Trivia night, graduation party, and family fun

Show off your arcade trivia knowledge, celebrate your fifth grader’s graduation, and spend an afternoon bowling at a Family Fun Festival.

Thursday

Create a rain garden with your kids at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Seminole County Public Library’s East Branch, 310 N. Division St. This event is hosted by the Cuplet Fern Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Learn more. 

Join Swifty’s Arcade for trivia night from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at 855 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs. The theme is arcade trivia. Learn more. 

Enjoy a senior-exclusive improv comedy show from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at Imagine Performing Arts Center, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. There will be a short presentation given by Charter Research before the show, and tickets are free for seniors. Learn more. 

Friday

Watch Sandz of Time play live from 7-10 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Oviedo Miller’s Ale House, 312 W. Mitchell Hammock Road. Learn more. 

Attend a Beyonce dance party from 8-11 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Kava Culture Kava Bar, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Learn more. 

Register your kids for a golf tournament starting at 8:30 a.m. and enjoy a dinner featuring a silent auction at 6 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Twin Rivers Golf Club, 2100 Ekana Drive in Oviedo. The registration fee for a golfer is $50 and dinner costs $30 per person. Learn more.

Saturday

Shop local vendors and tour the historic Lawton House at the Oviedo Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at 200 W. Broadway St. Learn more. 

Try qigong, an ancient breathing and movement exercise, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square, Suite A, in Oviedo. The cost for a ticket is $25. Learn more. 

Join a watch party for UFC boxing match Ring of Fire: Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at Irish 31 Oviedo, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road, Suite 1501. There is no entry fee. Learn more.   

Celebrate your fifth-grade student’s graduation at Splash-N-Bash from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at Oviedo Gym & Aquatics Facility, 148 Oviedo Blvd. This is a kids-only party where they will rotate between the Gym, Splash Zone, and Rockwall. The first 50 tickets sold cost $25, and the regular-priced tickets are $35. Learn more. 

For homeschooling parents, Central Florida Home Educators is hosting a Used Curriculum Sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18 at CrossLife Church Student Center, 45 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo. Nearly 300 sellers will be selling used learning materials. Learn more.

Lukas Nursery & Butterfly Encounter is hosting a house plant care seminar at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18 at 1909 Slavia Road in Oviedo. The class is made for beginners, and the cost to attend is $10. Learn more.

Enjoy a free olive oil tasting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at Oviedo Olive Oil, 1305 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

Sunday

Attend an improv for actors class with Peter Allen Vogt from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Studio Lot Orlando, 1210 Oviedo Mall Blvd. The cost for a ticket is $27.50. Learn more.

Take your kids to Oviedo Bowling Center’s Family Fun Festival from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at 376 E. Broadway St. The cost for two games and shoes is $12, and there will be free face painting, games, and ice cream. Learn more. 

Combine a circuit workout class and brunch at Muscles & Mimosas from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Valdes Performance, 521 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs. The cost is $20 for non-members and $10 for members. Learn more.

Watch a special screening of “North by Northwest” for the movie’s 60th anniversary at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Regal Oviedo Mall, 1500 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd. Ticket costs vary based on time selected.  Learn more. 

Future Events

Enter in a silent auction and raffle from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at Froggers Grill & Bar Oviedo, 27 Alafaya Woods Blvd. Proceeds benefit local little league teams. Learn more.

Participate in a Journal Junkies club meeting from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at BeauQCreations, 1327 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo. The cost to attend is $10, and materials will be provided. Learn more.

Learn more about your Graphic 45 Card Kit in a scrapbooking kit class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at BeauQCreations, 1327 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo. Make a spring-themed project in addition to the class. The cost is $40. Learn more.

Join American Legion Memorial Post 243 for a Memorial Day Remembrance at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27 at Oviedo Cemetery, 15 W Broadway St. Learn more.

Attend a blind wine tasting from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. There will be live music and all bottles for purchase will be discounted for wine tasters. Learn more.

Regular events

Take part in four rounds of live pub-style trivia with the Five Minute Professor from 7-9 p.m. every Monday at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. Questions cover topics such as history, geography, pop music, TV shows, science, nature, movie stars and space travel. Prizes are given every week, and a raffle takes place the last Monday of every month. Enjoy happy hour before and after trivia. Learn more.

The above pub-style trivia with the Five Minute Professor also takes place from 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday at Gator’s Dockside, 167 E. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Prizes are given every week, and a raffle takes place the last Wednesday of every month. Enjoy an all you can eat boneless wings special on Wednesday. Learn more. 

Dementia-Friendly Dining is every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 701 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs; every Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. at the Town House Restaurant, 139 N. Central Ave. in Oviedo and every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at Pepe’s Cantina, 3100 Alafaya Trail. in Oviedo. Families and friends may bring their loved ones who are living with dementia to a friendly, safe, and enjoyable meal. Learn more.

Take a break from winter events with a 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 the 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.

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.

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. SR 434, Suite 110, in Winter Springs.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Get ready to cycle with a Breakfast Ride every Saturday from 8-11 a.m. at Adventure Cycling, 1491 E. SR 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.

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.

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.

Get up on stage and share your talent for open mic night from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. every Sunday at Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park. Learn more.

Take part in twice-a-week yoga sessions at 9 a.m. every Monday and Thursday at 3 p.m. at Oviedo Woman’s Club, 414 King St. in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Practice calming yin meditation on Tuesdays from 6-7:15 p.m. at Our Suite Village, 1750 W. Broadway St., Suite 112, in Oviedo. The first class is $5 and regular classes are $15. Text Cathy at 786-520-6736 to reserve a spot and learn more.

Join community acupuncture on Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.at Zen Space Wellness, 1945 W County Road 419, Suite 1111, in Oviedo. Prices range from $25-50– pay what you can afford for 30-60 minutes. Call Melanie at 407-488-8830 to schedule an appointment and learn more. 

Visit Pepe’s Cantina’s Sunday brunch with $19.99 bottomless mimosas, sangria, and beer. It takes place every Sunday from 11:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. at Pepe’s Cantina, 3100 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more.

Visit the Oviedo Farmer’s Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month at The Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St. Enjoy a selection of food from various local businesses. Learn more. 

Attend Oviedo Jeep Club’s monthly meetups from 6-8 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month at varying locations. Mingle with other Jeep owners while enjoying food and drinks. Learn more.

Enjoy free coffee with fellow car enthusiasts at Cars & Coffee from 9 a.m. to noon on the 2nd Saturday of each month at Rock & Brews Oviedo, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. Learn more.

Bring your special needs child to Special Needs Open Gym from 2-3 p.m. monthly at United Gymnastics Academy Oviedo, 542 S. Econ Circle in Oviedo. The cost is $5. Learn more. 

The Human Compassion Project hosts Breakfast by the River from 10 a.m. to noon every Sunday at Barr Trail, 851 Barr St. in Oviedo. Fruit and tea is provided, and attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket. Learn more.