Grow a new tradition this year with a gorgeous Living Succulent Wreath featuring instruction from Jill Sleisher with The Shop at Bok! This workshop includes everything you need to create a stunning piece of door decor, including instruction, basic framework materials, and plants. Make it your own by selecting 15 succulents from an array of choices that will last year-round. Event Date & Time Saturday, October 28, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location Alexander Discovery Center Price $50 for...

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Grow a new tradition this year with a gorgeous Living Succulent Wreath featuring instruction from Jill Sleisher with The Shop at Bok! This workshop includes everything you need to create a stunning piece of door decor, including instruction, basic framework materials, and plants. Make it your own by selecting 15 succulents from an array of choices that will last year-round. Event Date & Time Saturday, October 28, 2023 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location Alexander Discovery Center Price $50 for...

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Join Holly Giles, Master Naturalist and Environmental Specialist for a walk on the grounds of DeBary Hall. Attendees will explore the local ecosystem of native and non-native species and select specific specimens for closer examination under microscopes. Children over 12 are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Reservations recommended.

Join me out in the Tyson House as I share all of the secret compartments in my old lap desk.  See what lap desks contained.  I can help you make a calligraphy book mark. _________________________________________________________ My new book THE TREASURE TRUNK will be available for purchase. _________________________________________________________ History comes alive at Education Day on Friday November 3rd. Great for families and groups! Scheduled tours are available by emailing education@osceolahistory.org. Included with your admission: Live historical interpreters at every building and...

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Join me out in the Tyson House as I share all of the secret compartments in my old lap desk.  See what lap desks contained.  I can help you make a calligraphy book mark. _________________________________________________________ My new book THE TREASURE TRUNK will be available for purchase. _________________________________________________________ The annual Pioneer Day celebrates Osceola County’s first residents and the pioneering spirit of the late 19th century. Step back in time at this annual festival hosted at the Pioneer Village at Shingle...

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CHECK WEBSITE TO CONFIRM DATES AND TIMES Dates given are not certain. The festival offers tradition — fry bread, alligator wrestling and Seminole crafts — but also celebrates the diversity of native cultures with entertainers brought in from other tribes. When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,  Friday and Saturday (CONFIRM DATES AND TIMES ON WEBSITE) Where:  The festival takes place on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. From I-75 (Alligator Alley), take exit 49, Snake Road.  Travel north about 17...

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2022 was a year-long, bicentennial celebration of the life of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) as the founder of the profession of landscape architecture in the United States and his firm’s work, later led by his two sons, that spans more than a century. Now it is time to look forward and learn about the next generation of practitioners who carried on this remarkable design legacy. In Florida, and Lake Wales in particular, that legacy is represented in the work of...

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Take a free 15-mile guided bike tour along the East Central Regional Rail Trail, starting at Green Springs Park and ending at Guise Road. Participants will learn about local history, native plants, and the water quality of Green Springs. Bring your own bicycle and helmet, make reservations by calling 386-668-3840 or emailing lperez@volusia.org, and meet at Green Springs Park, 994 Enterprise Osteen Road, Deltona.

150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION

Join us with Elaine Berner as she presents the Monarch Migration Miracle. Fall is when the eastern Monarch population migrates from as far north as Canada to the overwintering sites in Mexico. With over four decades of studying the Monarch and two trips to Mexico to visit the overwintering sites, Elaine will present an up-close view of this awe-filled experience in the Alexander Discovery Center. Registration required. Event Date & Time Friday, November 10, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m....

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Join us at the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 38th annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference, November 11–13, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina, at the Durham Convention Center and at Durham-area farms. Even more info here: carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-agriculture-conference/ Please see provided link for all of the details.