What’s happening this week ― Poker tournament, community garden work and show tunes

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April 20, 2022
Join the Community Garden work day this Saturday. Photo courtesy of The Florida Institute for Community Inclusion.

Thursday

Perfect Pours’ Beer and Bingo event is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at 855 E. State Road 434, Suite 1137, in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Try your luck at the inaugural Seminole Splash Poker Tournament from 7-10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at Oviedo Brewing Company, 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. The proceeds benefit Seminole Splash youth basketball. Learn more.

Friday

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Palmetto Landing’s grand re-opening celebration, offering drinks, hors d’oeuvres and tours, is from 4-6 p.m. Friday, April 22 at 1016 Willa Springs Drive in Winter Springs. Learn more.

John Mazz Live, featuring original music and covers, is playing from 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, April 22 at Irish 31, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo. Learn more.

The community is invited to the Oviedo Optimist Club’s Sunshine Dance at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22 at First United Methodist Church, 263 King Street in Oviedo. There will be music by DJ Big Dan the Music Man, food and drinks. Learn more.

Saturday

Pick up some fresh fruits and veggies at Big Daddy’s Farm’s Old Fashioned Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 285 Howard Ave, Oviedo. Learn more.

The Florida Institute for Community Inclusion’s Community Garden Work Day is from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 23 at the First United Methodist Church of Oviedo, 263 King Street in Oviedo. Learn more.

Sunday

There will be a Paint Your Pet’s Portrait class from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at Calliope Street studio, 1670 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Learn more.

Hear some show tunes favorites and participate in the fun at Penguin Point Productions’ We Love Broadway ’22 show at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Tickets cost $15. Learn more.

Future events

Enjoy live music while playing bingo from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 25 at Beef O’ Brady’s, 1817 E. Broadway Street in Oviedo. Learn more.

Boozy Bingo at Bonfires Bar and Grill is from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 at 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more.

The city of Winter Springs’ Explore Outdoors spring festival is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Central Winds Park, 1000 Central Winds Drive in Winter Springs. There will be a tree giveaway, a chalk art competition, live entertainment, free kids’ activities, rock climbing, a butterfly release, and arts and crafts vendors. Learn more.

The Winter Springs Police Department, G.R.O.W. Central Florida, and other local law enforcement agencies are collecting new sports balls to inspire positive interactions with police officers. Donations can be dropped off in the lobby of the police department, located at 300 N. Moss Road, from now until May 6. The donated balls will be distributed to Orange and Seminole County law enforcement agencies to hand out to kids. For more information, contact Officer Ballew at 407-327-1000 or tballew@winterspringsfl.org. 

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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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