Local events this week – Percy Jackson musical, OHS band performs, and cornhole

Find local events in Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs in this free, weekly listing, including a production of “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical”, a cornhole tournament, a performance by the Oviedo High School Band and Color Guard and back-to-school events.

Thursday 

Join a Family Paint Party event, drawing a “cute cow,” from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 at Songbirds Music, Art, & Dance Center, 181 E. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Children at least 5 years old and adults are welcome to participate. Tickets cost $15 per artist. Learn more.

Join the Home Buying Experience Workshop, hosted by Fairwinds Credit Union, from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 at 1475 Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Join a new tap dancing class for kids, ages 6 and older, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 at First United Methodist Church of Geneva, 270 First St. Tickets cost $5. Learn more.

Compete in a cornhole tournament and enjoy cocktails from 9 p.m. to midnight Thursday, Aug. 3 at Kava Culture, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. The first two winners will receive $25 and $10 gift cards. Learn more.

Friday

Enjoy live music of the ’60s hits by the SHE-Nanigans duo from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Unit 1314, in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Watch “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” from 7-9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 at Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Tickets cost $20. Learn more.

Watch the Oviedo High School Band and Color Guard perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 at 601 King St. Learn more.

Saturday

Create your own scrapbook at a monthly Scrap & Craft event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Community Alliance Church, 4815 E. Lake Drive in Winter Springs. Tickets cost $25 and RSVP is required. Learn more.

Try different kinds of honey and donate school supplies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Black Hammock Bee Farms, 2385 Howard Ave. in Oviedo. Give school supplies and get $2 off the farm’s “school kit, ” including Elderberry Syrup and Raw Honey. Learn more. 

Join the Mad Science Oviedo Laboratory Open House event from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Mad Science Laboratory, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Enjoy 10% off Lab items and find out about educational classes for kids. Learn more.

Take part in Oviedo Mall Kid Crew’s school supply scavenger hunt from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Participants will gather at Precious Fine Jewelers, where they will receive a backpack and map to begin a scavenger hunt. Free registration to join the Kid Crew is required. Learn more.

Sign up for a 15-minute karaoke night slot at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Kava Culture, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Enjoy Trivia Night, hosted by the nonprofit organization Fraternal Order of Eagles, from 8-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Aerie 4449 FOE Eagles, 132 W. State Road 434 in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Sunday

Create a late-summer-themed painting from 4-6 p.m. at an event hosted by The Social Painter on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Unit 1314, in Winter Springs. The $35 admission fee covers paint, brushes and a pre-traced 12” by 16” canvas panel. Learn more.

Future events 

Learn about The Florida Institute for Community Inclusion’s fall programs from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 263 King St. in Oviedo. Learn more.

Win free drinks and a cash prize at Bingo Night from 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Unit 1314, in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Join the Winter Springs Community Association, meeting to donate school supplies benefitting Winter Springs students, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Pho Au Lac & Boba Tea, 158 Tuskawilla Road, Unit 1300, in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Learn how to care for fruit trees at Your Edible Paradise Seminar at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Lukas Nursery & Butterfly Encounter, 1909 Slavia Road in Oviedo. Learn more.

Enjoy Anastasia the Musical: Youth Edition by Inspired Theater Company from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 at The Foundry Church, 1491 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs. Tickets cost $15. Learn more.

Regular events 

Regal’s Summer Movie Express offers $2 family movies for the first show of the day every Tuesday and Wednesday over the summer at its Oviedo location, 1500 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd. Learn more. 

District Eat and Play’s Kids Bowl Free program happens every weekday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during summer months at 1395 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Shoe rental is included. Learn more.

Join Oviedo Brewing Run Club’s Tuesday night run from 6:30-10 p.m. at 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Participants gather at the front of Oviedo Brewing Company every Tuesday evening and start the run at 6:30 p.m.

Dementia-Friendly Dining is every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 701 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs and every Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. at the Town House Restaurant, 139 N. Central Ave. in Oviedo. Families and friends may bring their loved ones who are living with dementia to a friendly, safe, and enjoyable meal. Learn more.  

Enjoy yoga outdoors at 9 a.m. every Wednesday at Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. The drop-in cost is $10 per person. Learn more.  

Take a yin-meditation yoga class to relax your mind, body and soul every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at Sweet Surrender Yoga & Holistic Wellness, 2040 Winter Springs Blvd. in Oviedo. It is $5 for the first class and $15 for regular classes. Learn more.

Sing your heart out at Open Mic Nite every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials, food options and live music. Learn more.  

Stretch out every Saturday at BodyInUnity Yoga School’s Oviedo Community Yoga-by-the-Lake at Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Participants should bring a towel to place under their mat, water and bug spray. The drop-in cost is $10 per person. Learn more.  

Be a bookworm with Storytime at B. Dalton Bookseller at 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Kids can enjoy snacks and activities while improving their literary skills. Learn more.  

Enjoy live traditional Irish music sessions every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Irish 31 Oviedo, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Adventure Cycling offers two night bicycle rides a week. Enjoy a No Rider Left Behind ride for the whole family from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights. Learn more. 

Get a more intense workout at the Throwdown ride, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday. Learn more. Both start at 1491 E. State Road 434, Suite 110, in Winter Springs. 

The Irish 3.1 Run Club meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Irish 31, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Think and Drink Trivia Night is every Sunday from 8-10 p.m. at Kava Culture Kava Bar, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials and a weekly changing trivia theme. Learn more.  

Enjoy Trivia Night every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Bonfires Kitchen, 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Join the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post every Thursday for their Burger Night event from 5-7 p.m. at the Winter Springs VFW Post 5405, 420 N. Edgemon Ave. Learn more.  

Learn the art of improv comedy from 6-7 p.m. for teens and from 7-8 p.m. for adults every Wednesday at Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Classes are $25 a session billed in four-week increments of $100. Learn more.   

Get ready to cycle with a Breakfast Ride every Saturday from 8-11 a.m. at Adventure Cycling, 1491 E. State Road 434 Suite 110 in Winter Springs. Ride either 8 or 20 miles and enjoy a potluck-style breakfast afterward at this free event. Learn more.  

Run through Oviedo’s historic downtown every Tuesday night with Oviedo Run Club. Most folks who attend this casual, social run start the run just before 6 p.m. Participants start in the parking lot of Oviedo’s Historic Celery Pre-cooler, located at 159 N. Central Ave. and run the distance of their choice along the Cross Seminole Trail. New members get a free T-shirt. Learn more. 

Enjoy Free Bingo Night at District Eat and Play Oviedo every Friday night from 6-7 p.m. at 1395 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.

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