Bowling, open mic night, and many ways to help out a cause

There are multiple ways to go bowling – or just hang out at the lanes, plus ways to give back to the community or hit the road with running clubs this week.

Thursday

Belt out some tunes at open mic night at The Wedding Barn at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 at 323 E. Franklin St. in Oviedo. There will be food from Fat Sally’s. Learn more. 

Play Designer Purse Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Keller Williams office, 59 Alafaya Woods Blvd. in Oviedo. The cost is $25. Learn more.

Registration is open for Oviedo Citizens in Action’s 3rd Annual Bowling Classic from 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at Oviedo Bowling Center, 376 E. Broadway St. The event supports the local service organization. Learn more. 

Friday

Enjoy live music and barbecue as Briskets BBQ invades The Wedding Barn from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at 323 E. Franklin St. in Oviedo. Learn more.

Enjoy an improv comedy show hosted by Imaginary Friends Improv at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at Imagine Performing Arts Center, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Tickets cost $12. Learn more.

Sit back and listen to live music by Layla Brisbois from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at Oviedo Rock and Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. Learn more.  

Catch live music by T-Rex of the Supervillians from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the Lazy Gator Bar, 2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road in Oviedo. Learn more.

Saturday

Attend a painting and drawing class from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at The Artistic Hand Gallery & Studio, 353 N. Central Ave. in Oviedo. The class will be repeated on Saturday, Aug. 31. Learn more. 

Get your car washed for a cause: Eagle Scout Troop 931 will host a car wash from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the 7-Eleven gas station on the corner of Lockwood Boulevard and County Road 419. Funds will help to build a sensory garden at Stenstrom Elementary School. Learn more. 

Join family-friendly activities, learn about fall programs and sports and connect with other families at Oviedo YMCA Family Center’s Healthy Family Day, happening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 7900 Red Bug Lake Road. The event is free and open to the whole community. Learn more.

It’s Grand Prix Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Seven Tails Circuit at the Oviedo Mall, 1465 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Orlando Mini-Z Club is hosting the race. Learn more. 

Learn the lanes at a free youth bowling clinic at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Oviedo Bowling Center, 376 E. Broadway St. Learn more. 

Get your trading cards ready and join Versus Games’ Trade Night event at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at 1320 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in the Oviedo Mall. Learn more. 

Take a breath and help the community at the Yoga for a Cause event at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square, Suite A, in Oviedo. The event includes yoga, fresh juice and lettuce wraps, acupuncture and more. The fundraiser will benefit E.S.T.H.E.R. Single Mothers Outreach. Learn more. 

Sunday

Have breakfast out at the Winter Springs VFW from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 25 at 420 N. Edgemon Ave. Learn more. 

Relax with free yoga at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at The Food Factory Oviedo, 888 City Walk Lane. Learn more. 

Get some popcorn and watch the 70th-anniversary presentation of Alfred Hitchcock’s mystery thriller, “Rear Window,” from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at Regal Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

Future events

Give to a veterans’ shoe drive from noon-3 pm. Saturday, Aug. 25 at Rock & Brews Oviedo, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. The event will accept new and gently used shoes to help ROC Stop Seizures Inc. Learn more. 

Talk business at a multi-chamber-of-commerce mixer from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at Oviedo Brewing Company, 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

KidStrong Oviedo will host an open house from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at 345 Mike Roberto Way, Suite 1107, in Oviedo. There will be center tours, free popcorn, snowcones and mini games. Learn more. 

Enjoy a $5 movie, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at Regal Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

Grow a green thumb and learn about fall vegetable gardening at a Lukas Nursery seminar at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at 1909 Slavia Road in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Beautify the community starting with Oviedo Boulevard during the Adopt-A-Road Cleanup from 9-10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 at Oviedo Dental Arts, 499 E. Mitchell Hammock Road. Learn more.

Play trivia with the Oviedo Community News team and celebrate three years of public service journalism in the community from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Suite 1314, in Winter Springs. Space is limited. Learn more. 

Regular Events 

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.

Mondays

Enjoy “Mingle Mondays” with varied activities every Monday from 10 a.m.-noon at Palm Medical Centers, 220 Alafaya Woods Blvd. in Oviedo. Anyone aged 65 and older can participate in a different activity every week, such as rock painting, charades, bingo, trivia and more. Learn more.

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 on the last Monday of every month. Enjoy happy hour before and after trivia. Learn more.

Play trivia from 7-9 p.m. on Mondays at The Food Factory Oviedo, 888 City Walk Lane. Trivia is hosted by MissingLink Entertainment. Learn more. 

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

Tuesdays

Take a yoga class every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. with Don Cross at the Rural Heritage Center, 101 E. Main St. in Geneva. The class meets in the Lake Jessup Room. Text Don at 407-415-3809 for more information. 

Take 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 Precooler, 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. 

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.

Wednesdays 

Join The Geneva Village Homemakers at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Geneva Community Center, 161 First St. in Geneva. The all-age group has a book club, a cards and games club, and a dinner club. Learn more or call 407-349-0040.

Make unique greeting cards during card classes from 2-4 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday at BeauQCreations, 1327 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo. 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. Learn more.

Experience community acupuncture on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 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. 

Test your skills at a weekly chess meetup with Seminole County Chess from 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday at the Oviedo Mall Food Court, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.

Pub-style trivia with the Five Minute Professor 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. 

Thursdays

Get an intense workout at Adventure Cycling’s Throwdown ride from 6:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday. Learn more. It starts at 1491 E. State Road 434, Suite 110, in Winter Springs.

Join local veterans every Thursday for a Burger Night event from 5-7 p.m. at the Winter Springs Veterans of Foreign Wars 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.

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

Play trivia from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday at Oviedo Oyster House, 1340 Alafaya Trail. Learn more. 

Race your radio controlled car at a Seven Tails Circuit event at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Oviedo Mall, hosted by the Orlando Mini Z Club. The event invites folks to come “test, tune and race.” Learn more. 

Fridays 

Join the “Fabulous Fridays” tea party every Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at Palm Medical Centers, 220 Alafaya Woods Blvd. in Oviedo. Anyone aged 65 and older can play games while enjoying music, pastries and tea. 

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.

Saturdays 

Attend karaoke night at Oviedo Oyster House at 9 p.m. every Saturday at 1340 Alafaya Trail. 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.

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.

Sundays 

Attend breakfast by the river every Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon at Barr Trail, 851 Barr St. in Oviedo. This is a family-and-dog-friendly event that offers fruit, tea and more. Learn more.

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

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

The Museum of Geneva History is open from 2-4 p.m.  every second and fourth Sunday at 165 First St. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. Find local archaeological finds, pioneer crafts, family records and Civil War information. Learn more by calling 407-349-5697.