Music festival headlines calendar April 27-29, 2012

By Margie Dykes
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Apr 27, 2012 - 4:07:13pm

Friday, April 27

Fourth Friday and DeLand Art Walk

6-9 p.m. at Artisan Alley behind The Beacon office and in shops in Downtown DeLand. Artist displays and vendors.

Fiddler on the Roof

7:30 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. The beloved musical about a Jewish family in Czarist Russia. Tickets: $25 VIP-preferred; $20 adults; $18 senior citizens; $10 students/children; $16 per person for groups of eight or more. Call 386-736-1500.

Saturday, April 28

Farmers Market

8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, corner of Saxon Boulevard and U.S. Highway 17-92, DeBary. Free admission. Call 407-443-6965.

Spring Cleaning Community Garage Sale

8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Earl Brown Park, 751 S. Alabama Ave., DeLand. Vendor fee: $12; free admission. Call 386-740-6860.

Trunk to Treasure Rummage and Bake Sale

8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Boston Avenue Charter School, 340 N. Boston Ave., DeLand.

Heritage Classic and Antique Car Show

8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Blake Park, 493 S. Lakeview Drive, Lake Helen. Free admission; $20 to show a vehicle. Call Pat Meinelt at 386-734-1912.

Deltona Farmers Market

9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the intersection of Tivoli Drive and Providence Boulevard.

Spring Frolic Music and Dance Festival

9 a.m.-10 p.m. at the Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts, 1776 Lightfoot Lane, Barberville. Admission: $6 adults; $4 children ages 6-12; free for children age 5 and younger and for Settlement members. Call 386-749-2959.

HAM Radio Operators Field Day

10 a.m.-3 p.m. at DeBary City Hall, 16 Colomba Road. Free. Call 386-668-2040.

Flower Design Class

1-3 p.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Cost (includes fresh flowers): $25. To register, call Betty Suber at 386-753-9988.

DeLandapalooza

1 p.m.-1 a.m. at venues throughout Downtown DeLand. Presented by Songwriters Showcases of America. Tickets: $15. Visit www.ssa.cc.

Panel Discussion: ‘Religious Freedom in the 21st Century: Can Religion and Government Just Live Together in Peace?’

6 p.m. at Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 425 S. Volusia Ave., Orange City.

Moonlighters Swing Band Benefit Concert

7-9 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Orange City, 259 W. University Ave. Tickets: $5.

Fiddler on the Roof

7:30 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. The beloved musical about a Jewish family in Czarist Russia. Tickets: $25 VIP-preferred; $20 adults; $18 senior citizens; $10 students/children; $16 per person for groups of eight or more. Call 386-736-1500.

Sunday, April 29

Spring Frolic Music and Dance Festival

9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts, 1776 Lightfoot Lane, Barberville. Admission: $6 adults; $4 children ages 6-12; free for children age 5 and younger and for Settlement members. Call 386-749-2959.

Paper-Shredding Fundraising Event

10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mainstreet Community Bank, 101 Northlake Drive, Orange City. Proceeds to benefit American Business Women’s Association scholarships. Cost: $5 per bag or box of papers to be shredded. Call Chrissy Gorman at 386-668-2870.

Majestics of Daytona Beach Car Show

10 a.m.-4 p.m. at East New York and North Alabama avenues, Downtown DeLand. Free admission; $20 to show a car. Call 386-215-5508.

Sunday Matinee @ the Library: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

1:15 p.m. in the DeLand Area Public Library auditorium, 130 E. Howry Ave. Rated PG-13. Free.

Opening Reception for ‘Iconoclass’ by Harold Garde

2 p.m. at the Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. A screening of the film Harold Garde - Still Painting, followed by a reception. Admission: $10 non-museum members; free for museum members. Call 386-734-4371.

Fiddler on the Roof

2:30 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. The beloved musical about a Jewish family in Czarist Russia. Tickets: $25 VIP-preferred; $20 adults; $18 senior citizens; $10 students/children; $16 per person for groups of eight or more. Call 386-736-1500.

Organ Tour and Recital

6 p.m. in the H. Douglas Lee Chapel in Stetson University’s Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Visit www.cfago.org.

Ongoing Events

‘Albert P. Daly Memorial Exhibit’

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, at the DeLand Memorial Hospital Museum, 230 N. Stone St. Featuring art and artifacts from the Belgian Congo (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) from the mid-20th century. Free admission; donations gladly accepted. Call 386-740-5800 or 386-740-6813.

‘Architectural Counterpoints’

Through July 15. 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. Featuring the works of Louise Lieber, Roxanne Horvath and Peter Rumpel. Admission: $5 general public; free for children under age 12 and for members. Call 386-734-4371.

Bob Robbins Memorial Museum/Library

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday, at the Commemorative Air Force hangar, off Marsh Road, DeLand. World War II artifacts and memorabilia belonging to Boeing Aircraft Corp. chief test pilot Bob Robbins. Free admission. Call 386-337-4499.

DeLand Naval Air Station Museum

Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, at 910 Biscayne Blvd. Free admission. Call 386-738-4149.

Deltona Veterans Museum

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at Deltona Veterans Memorial Park, corner of Elkcam Boulevard and Evard Avenue. Free admission. Call 386-789-8247.

‘Dr. Gilbert and Ora Seigworth Medical and Apothecary Exhibits’

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, at the DeLand Memorial Hospital Museum, 230 N. Stone St. Featuring an extensive collection of authentic artifacts and furnishings from medical practice from long ago, a unique iron-lung exhibit, an old-time doctor’s office, and an operating room. Free admission; donations gladly accepted. Call 386-740-5800 or 386-740-6813.

Exhibition by Bill Moran

Through May 18. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, at DeBary City Hall, City Council Chambers, 16 Colomba Road. Free admission. Call 386-668-2040.

‘Expanding Visions’

Through June 22. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, at the Florida Museum for Women Artists, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., Suite 1, DeLand. Admission: $5 adults; $3 children; free for museum members. Call 386-873-2976, or visit www.FloridaMuseumforWomenArtists.org.

‘Iconoclass’ by Harold Garde

April 29-July 15. 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: $5 general public; free for children under age 12 and for members. 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.

Stetson University Senior Thesis Exhibition

Through May 2. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, at Stetson University’s Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, on the Palm Court/Quad, 139 E. Michigan Ave. Free admission. Call 386-822-7270.

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