West Volusia calendar — Hunter Safety Course at DeBary Hall

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DeBary Hall

By Margie Dykes
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Aug 1, 2009 - 9:44:50am

Saturday, Aug. 1

Hunter Safety Course

8 a.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. A member of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will teach wildlife conservation and firearm safety. Course may be used to complete the mandated requirement for a hunting license. Participants younger than age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Call JoAnne Peagler at (352) 625-2804, or visit www.myfwc.com.

DeLand Saturday Market

8 a.m.-noon on West Indiana Avenue in Downtown DeLand. Call (386) 738-0649.

Deltona Public Market

8 a.m.-noon at Deltona City Hall, 2345 Providence Blvd. Call (386) 878-8900.

Saturday Opening

8:30-10:30 a.m. at West Volusia Habitat for Humanity, 604 S. Spring Garden Ave., DeLand. Habitat for Humanity will be open to allow anyone who can not come in during normal weekday hours to ask questions about qualifying for a Habitat home, or to obtain information about volunteering for Habitat. Call (386) 734-7268.

'A Day in Florida History'

9 a.m.-4 p.m. at DeLeon Springs State Park, 601 Ponce DeLeon Blvd. Authentic Seminole village and soldiers' encampment; Native American dancing; crafters; living-history demonstrators; live music. At 1 p.m., re-enactment of a Seminole War battle. Admission by donation. Call (386) 985-4212.

Saturday Morning Matinee: Captain Kidd

10 a.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Tickets: $5 adults; $3 children age 8 and younger. Call (386) 736-1500.

Gospel Explosion, and Health and Wellness Fair

10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Earl Brown Park, on South Alabama Avenue, DeLand. Health vendors; food vendors; gospel singing; and much more. Free.

Lemonade Lectures

2 p.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Norma Blackman will discuss "Pioneering in Florida: The Women's Voices of Early Lake Helen." Light refreshments will be provided. Free. Call Heather Hohman at (386) 668-3840.

Charter-School Sign-up

2 p.m. in the DeLand High School auditorium, 800 N. Hill Ave. A pre-enrollment application sign-up for a proposed K-8 Charter School (Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts) in Lake Helen. The sign-up also includes a survey of the community demand for this school, which plans to open in the fall of 2010. Call Wendy Long at (407) 222-3002.

Friends of the Bandshell Summer Concert Series

7:30 p.m. at the Bandshell, 70 Boardwalk, Daytona Beach. Featuring Sounds of Sinatra. Free. Call (386) 258-9544.

Godspell

7:30 p.m. at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 203 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford. A musical by Stephen Schwartz based on the Gospel according to Matthew. Tickets: $23 VIP; $18 orchestra; $15 balcony; $10 students. Call (407) 321-8111.

'Red, White and Boogie' Summer Dance

7:30-11 p.m. at the Orange City Sorosis Club, 222 E. University Ave. Proceeds to benefit the Back-to-School Supply Drive. Tickets: $8 per person; $15 per couple. Call (386) 717-7505.

Sunday, Aug. 2

Sunday Morning Farmers Market

7 a.m.-1 p.m. at Victoria Park Village Center, 1431 Orange Camp Road, DeLand. Call (386) 740-3700.

Benefit Car Wash

10 a.m. in the parking lot of John's Appliance City, 911 S. Volusia Ave. (U.S. Highway 17-92), Orange City. A fundraiser for Sean Stiller, who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Call (386) 717-6267.

Godspell

2 p.m. at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 203 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford. A musical by Stephen Schwartz based on the Gospel according to Matthew. Tickets: $23 VIP; $18 orchestra; $15 balcony; $10 students. Call (407) 321-8111.

Charter-School Sign-up

2 p.m. in the DeLand High School auditorium, 800 N. Hill Ave. A pre-enrollment application sign-up for a proposed K-8 Charter School (Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts) in Lake Helen. The sign-up also includes a survey of the community demand for this school, which plans to open in the fall of 2010. Call Wendy Long at (407) 222-3002.

Classic Movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

5 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Tickets: $7.50 adults; $5.50 students. Call (386) 736-1500.

Ongoing Events

'Confessions of a Suburban Primitive: Paintings by Carl Knickerbocker'

Through Aug. 23. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at The Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $3; free for children under age 12 and for members, and for everyone on Sundays. Call (386) 734-4371.

'Eye of the Needle: Fiber Art by Katherine K. Allen, Eleanor A. McCain and Barbara W. Watler'

Through Aug. 23. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at The Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $3; free for children under age 12 and for members, and for everyone on Sundays. Call (386) 734-4371.

'Imagining Flora and Fauna: Oleda Baker, A Naive Painter'

Through Aug. 23. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at The Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $3; free for children under age 12 and for members, and for everyone on Sundays. Call (386) 734-4371.

'Legendary Florida: The Florida History Paintings of Jackson Walker'

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, at the Volusia County Historic Courthouse, 120 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand. This collection of paintings by Jackson Walker is on extended loan from the permanent collection of The Museum of Florida Art. Free admission. Call (386) 734-4371.

Women Artists Exhibit

Through Aug 16. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 North U.S. Highway 17-92, DeBary. A juried exhibit by women artists in cooperation with the Florida Committee of the National Museum for Women in the Arts. Free. Call (386) 668-5553.

— margie@beacononlinenews.com

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