What’s happening this weekend — wine, cheese and shop; running for a cause; lots of live music

Friday

Enjoy free wine and cheese while shopping at the Old Red Barn of Geneva during the Barn’s First Friday of the Month Shopping Night from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 4 at 2993 W. Osceola Road in Geneva. Get more information.

Saturday

Dress in your favorite green attire and run for a cause at the Sham Rock N’ Run 5k. Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 5 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 2021 W. S.R. 426 in Oviedo. The event benefits HOPE Helps, Inc., a local nonprofit that works to prevent and reduce homelessness. Get more information.

Live music, more than 60 local vendors selling crafts, plants, fresh produce and ready-to-eat food will be at the Oviedo Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at the Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway Street in Oviedo. Pets are welcome. Tours of the Lawton House are available during market hours. Get more information.

 

There will be free painting for kids and outdoor games, plus $5 face painting and $4 specialty coffees at Rustic Journeys’ Spring Fling weekend event, happening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 5 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at 1192 E. State Road 434, Winter Springs. Get more information.

If you love beer and dogs, stop by the City of Oviedo’s Bark & Brew festival, happening from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Center Lake Park, 299 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo. The free festival features 60 different craft beers to sample, pet activities and demonstrations, including a Wiener Dog Derby, vendors, food trucks and live music. Get more information.

Landon Noland plays live at Cafe Panuzzo’s in Oviedo this Saturday.

Catch Landon Noland playing live from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Cafe Panuzzo’s, 1003 Lockwood Blvd. in Oviedo. Noland plays classic rock and pop from the ‘50s on up to current hits. Get more information.

Catch live music by Rockin’ Rod from 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Irish 31, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo. Get more information.

Future events

Join a local ladies’ social club at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 11 at Fire on the Bayou Restaurant, 2960 W. S.R. 426 in Oviedo. Get more information.

Meditate while making pottery at the Pinch Pot Meditation event from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Serenity Center, 2040 Winter Springs Blvd. in Winter Springs. The event costs $40 and includes all needed materials. Get more information.

Oviedo Cars & Coffee is from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 12 at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road, Oviedo. 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.

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