West Volusia weekend calendar

Opening Reception: 'The Beauty of Florida'

10 a.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Featuring landscape painter Cathy Berse. Free. Call 386-668-3840.

By Margie Dykes
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Feb 5, 2010 - 2:48:54pm

Friday, Feb. 5

Concert: 'Outside the Box'

7:30 p.m. in the H. Douglas Lee Chapel in Stetson University's Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. New music by Stetson composers and performers. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Call 386-822-8950.

Saturday, Feb. 6

Trash and Treasure Sale

7 a.m.-3 p.m. at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of DeLand, 1401 W. New York Ave. Call 386-734-0677.

DeBary Farmers Market

8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary. Call 407-443-6965.

Diabetes Health Fair

8:30 a.m. at Chisholm Community Center, 520 S. Clara Ave., DeLand. Free. E-mail Silretha Dixon at entyceu79@yahoo.com.

Lake Helen Health Fair

9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Blake Park, 493 S. Lakeview Drive. Healthful-living demonstrations, presentation, and information handouts. Free H1N1 shots given by the Volusia County Health Department. Call Nancy Wilson at 386-228-2121.

Opening Reception: 'The Beauty of Florida'

10 a.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Featuring landscape painter Cathy Berse. Free. Call 386-668-3840.

'Cache Away, Part One'

10 a.m.-noon at the Lyonia Educational Center, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona. Learn how to geocache and how to read a compass. Free. Call 386-789-7207.

'Book Mutations: From Literature to Art' Workshop

10 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. An exploration of the contemporary art form of altered books. For teens and adults. Tuition: $55 members; $65 nonmembers. Advance registration required; call 386-734-4371.

Lecture: Self-Sustaining Lifestyles

2 p.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Pat High will talk about her 10-acre self-sustaining home in Central Florida, with domesticated wolves. Free. Call 386-668-3840.

'Colors of Courage: A Celebration of Black History in America'

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Tickets: $22 general admission at the door; $20 pre-sale; $18 senior citizens and students. Call 386-736-1500.

Grand Opening of I.A.M. Metaphysical Centre

2-6 p.m. at I.A.M. Metaphysical Centre, 140 E. Michigan Ave., Lake Helen. Refreshments, healings, and mini-readings. Call 386-228-0910.

Book-Signing

4-6 p.m. at The Muse Book Shop, 112 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Authors Tim Dorsey and Bob Morris will sign copies of their books. Call 386-734-0278.

'Motown Magic'

7:30 p.m. at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 203 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford. Tickets: $35 VIP; $30 orchestra; $25 balcony; $10 students. Call 407-321-8111.

Hearts for Haiti Benefit

7:30-11 p.m. on the Stetson University campus. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Stetson music faculty and students will perform in the H. Douglas Lee Chapel in Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd.; 8:30-11 p.m. K-G and the Band will perform in the Quad around Holler Fountain, along with Michael Slowey. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for the outdoors portion of the benefit. T-shirts, posters and refreshments will be for sale. Proceeds and donations will go to Doctors Without Borders, the American Red Cross, and Oxfam. Call 386-822-8920.

La Fete Fantastique

7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at the DeLand National Guard Armory, 401 S. Alabama Ave. Sponsored by the Krewe Nouveau. Dressy casual party attire. Must be age 21 or above to attend. Tickets: $25. Proceeds to benefit The House Next Door. Tickets can be purchased at Dressed Boutique, 108-B S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Visit www.krewenouveau.com.

Sunday, Feb. 7

'Colors of Courage: A Celebration of Black History in America'

2 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Tickets: $22 general admission at the door; $20 pre-sale; $18 senior citizens and students. Call 386-736-1500.

Curator-Led Gallery Tour

2 p.m. at the Florida Museum for Women Artists, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., Suite 1, DeLand. Curator David Swoyer will lead a tour and discussion of the Inaugural Juried Exhibition showing now through Feb. 14 at the museum. Free. Call 386-873-2976.

Wildlife Tour

2-4 p.m. at the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge on Mud Lake Road, DeLeon Springs. Presented by Roger Fulton and the West Volusia Audubon Society. Free. Call 386-956-6089, or visit www.rogerfulton.com.

Alumnus Recital

3 p.m. in the H. Douglas Lee Chapel in Stetson University's Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Featuring clarinetist Shawn Copeland. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Call 386-822-8950.

Candlelight Prayer Vigil

6:30 p.m. at Earl Brown Park, 751 S. Alabama Ave., DeLand. A prayer service in support of and calling for the release of seven Baha'i leaders imprisoned in Iran, whose trial and fate will be decided on this day. Free.

Ongoing Events

'The Beauty of Florida'

Through Feb. 28. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Featuring landscape paintings by Cathy Berse. Admission: $5 adults; $4 senior citizens; $2 children ages 5-12; free for children age 4 and younger. Call 386-668-3840.

Florida Retrospective

Through Feb. 25. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, in the Rose Room Gallery of the Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach. Enter at the gate on North Wild Olive Avenue. An exhibition by local photographers Larry Barenbaum, Kevin Boldenow, Charlene Edwards, Pat Gilmer, Karen Kershaw, Lola Lawrence, Diane Miller, Steffen Mittelhaeuser, Harry Moulis, Kathleen Rasche, Marlene Rimensberger and Alison Thomas. Free.

'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.

'Lost and Found'

Through Feb. 27. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday, at Tongue and Groove Gallery, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand. Featuring the work of Stacia Hollman, Kathy O'Meara and Anna Tomczak. Free. Call 386-873-2943.

'Oscar Bluemner: Art and Identity Between the World Wars'

Through April 28. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at Stetson University's Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. (adjacent to Sampson Hall). Free admission. Call 386-822-7266.

'Paradoxes Portrayed: Drawings and Assemblages'

Through Feb. 28. 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. An exhibit by Ummarid Eitharong. Admission: $3; free for children younger than age 12 and for museum members, and for everyone on Sundays. Call 386-734-4371.

Selections From Stetson University's Permanent Collection

Through March 14. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at Stetson University's Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. (adjacent to Sampson Hall). Free admission. Call 386-822-7266.

2010 Members Show

Through Feb. 6. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Saturday, at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary. Free. Call 386-668-5553.

Works by Stetson Art Graduates

Through March 14. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at the Duncan Gallery of Art in Stetson University's Sampson Hall, 132 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Call 386-822-7266.

— margie@beacononlinenews,com

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