What’s happening this weekend-Dinosaurs Before Dark

High school football: The Hagerty High School Huskies face off against the Oviedo High School Lions in a backyard brawl at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 at OHS, 601 King Street, Oviedo. The Winter Springs High School Bears play New Smyrna Beach at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 at home, 130 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs.

Enjoy pizza and drinks while participating in volunteer projects that will help local struggling families at Family Fun Night from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 at The Sharing Center, 600 N. U.S. Highway 17-92 in Longwood. The event is for folks aged 5 and older. Get more information.

Catch the Singalong Tour with Phil Wickham, Pat Barrett and Brandon Lake is at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 at CrossLife Church, 45 W. Broadway Street in Oviedo. Get more information.

Magic Tree House Collection’s Dinosaurs Before Dark will perform at the Winter Springs Performing Arts Center with show times at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. The WSPA is at 1425 Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs. Get for more information.

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Hang out with other car enthusiasts at the Oviedo Cars and Coffee event from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 9 at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road, Oviedo. Get more information.

Enjoy carnival games such as coin toss, ping pong goldfish, balloon pop, ring toss, the wheel of fortune and catch a ducky at the Old Fashioned Fall Carnival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at The Old Red Barn of Geneva, 2993 W. Osceola Road, Geneva. There will also be a cake walk, face painting, kettle corn, snow cones and cotton candy. Get more information.

Kids and their families can make paper bag monster puppets and hang out with farm animals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 at Green Acres Farm of Oviedo, 1700 Marsh Street, Oviedo. Supplies are included with a $10 ticket, paid at the door or by registering here. Get more information.

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Megan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oviedo Community News, the only independent news source for Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. She oversees editorial content, policy and staff. She attends meetings, sends out the e-newsletter and curates conversations in the community to understand the information gaps that OCN needs to fill. She also works to create partnerships that can strengthen the bond between community and newsroom.

She has served as an award-winning community journalist for more than 20 years, including as associate editor for the East Orlando Sun and a reporter for the Seminole Voice, the Winter Park-Maitland Observer and Orlando Magazine.
In 2024, Megan was named Editor of the Year by the Society for Professional Journalism. With the Central Florida Foundation and Central Florida Public Media, she co-found the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
She served as treasurer for the Florida Press Club for seven years and has won awards from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Florida Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalism. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism (now called the Reed College of Media) at West Virginia University.

Megan also loves yoga, running and playing board games with her family.