March 2010

Friday, March 12

Friday Night Live
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy great live entertainment in a beautiful outdoor setting.  The top local artists perform Jazz, Pop, Big Band, Classic Rock and Contemporary music on a weekly basis.  Old Blue Eyes is back in town so get ready for The Sounds of Sinatra with John Anthony.  The Rat Pack Tribute band will play all the favorites from Sinatra and his buddies.

 

Saturday, March 13

Winestock
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Winestock features over 60 wines for sampling, live music, great food and informative seminars regarding  wine and wine making. To learn more about the event or to purchase tickets please visit www.WinestockUncorked.com. Sponsored by Winestyles Altamonte, Omaha Steakhouse, Cafe Murano, Lasik Plus,  XL106.7, Real Radio 104.1, WJRR 101.1 and The City of Altamonte Springs.

Sunday, March 14

CROP Hunger Walk
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2010 Central Florida - South Seminole CROP Hunger Walk to raise awareness and funds to fight hunger both locally and globally.  This event is produced by Church World Service.  For more information please visit www.cropwalk.org.

Friday, March 19

Friday Night Live
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy great live entertainment in a beautiful outdoor setting.  The top local artists perform Jazz, Pop, Big Band, Classic Rock and Contemporary music on a weekly basis.  This week enjoy the Party Rock sounds of King's County (formerly Kabang).  For the past 6 years King's County has been the house band at Disney World's Pleasure Island.  Performing on all the top stages there, King's County has built a considerable following with vacationing Disney World regulars around the globe. The band performs on the average 180 shows a year. Over the past 4 years King's County has played New Year's Eve at Pleasure Island with such bands as Styx, Hootie and the Blowfish, Joan Jett, Duran Duran and The B-52s.

Saturday, March 20

Private Event
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Plaza, overlook and fountain areas will be closed for a private event.

Cranes Roost Sunset Cinema
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bring your blankets and chairs and enjoy a family friendly movie on the lawn in front of the tower.  This free event is presented by St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Longwood.  Bring the entire family for a fun, free evening together under the stars.  Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Sorry, no pets are allowed in the Plaza area.

This month's feature film is Charlotte's Web. This is the story of a little pig named Wilbur who was born a runt, and Mr. Arable decides to kill it! His daughter Fern begs him to let the helpless little pig live. Her father decides to let Fern keep him as a pet. Wilbur meets a bunch of new friends including Charlotte. Once Wilbur turns five weeks old Fern has no choice but to sell him to another farm. Mr. and Mrs. Arable calls up Fern's uncle Mr. Homer L. Zuckerman. Meanwhile, Wilbur has notice that Mr. Zuckerman and Lurvy are plotting to kill him! So he hatches a plan with his dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. It's up to Charlotte to save Wilbur's life before he'll end up on the dinner table at Christmas time!

This great family film is free and open to the public.

Sunday, March 21

Weddings Around the World
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Weddings Around the World is a brand new outdoor bridal event held here at Cranes Roost Park. This event will feature vendors, fashion shows and a simulated reception.  Prospective brides and grooms can get information from the proposal to the honeymoon and everything in-between. For more information please visit www.WeddingsAroundtheWorld.net

Cranes Roost Blvd. will be closed for this event; no pets will be allowed in the park.

Friday, March 26

Friday Night Live
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Come out to Cranes Roost Park and enjoy great live entertainment in a beautiful outdoor setting.  Friday Night Live is a free concert series, open to the public, which showcases top local artists who perform Jazz, Pop, Big Band and Contemporary music on a weekly basis.  Each live concert is sure to have everyone up on their feet dancing! This week enjoy the sounds of R&B/Jazz with a performance by Cornucopia.

 

Saturday, March 27

Private Event
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Plaza, overlook and fountain areas will be closed for a private event.

Private Event
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Plaza, overlook and fountain areas will be closed for a private event.

Sunday, March 28

Light of Hope Candlelight Vigil
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

This event is a candlelight vigil for abused and neglected children of Seminole County sponsored by Seminole County Friends of Abused Children.