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Tangerine Florida’s favorite writer, Jeff Titelius, has once again done a great job of sharing the upcoming Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra’s performances this month. The first concert will take place on Thursday, January 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Mount Dora at St. Patrick’s Church on Old Highway 441. A second performance will take place on Friday, January 13 at [...]
The staff of The Ol’ Packing House got to meet Shaquille O’Neal today at the Umatilla Cracker Christmas Parade. Gracious as ever, Shaq patiently posed for pics with parade participants. At 7’1″ he towered over the Packing House elves. Ken’s son Seth didn’t get into the picture but shook hands with the big guy. What a great guy!
Umatilla is hosting its 36th Annual Cracker Christmas Parade and Festival. The parade is scheduled to start at 9 am in downtown Umatilla. Local businesses will be open during the daylong event. Free
Via Jeff Titelius The glorious sounds of Christmas will once again echo through the halls of Saint Patrick’s Church in Mount Dora on Friday, December 9, with a special Christmas concert by the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra. In what promises to be an awe-inspiring and melodic spectacle, “Holiday Lights” carries on the legacy of the [...]
Umatilla will host the Cracker Christmas Parade & Festival for the 36th time next Saturday. This won’t be your everday Christmas parade, rumor has it that Santa Claus will be there along with some real Florida crackers including Anthony “Ya ain’t got no friends at the acution” Pellitteri who will be holding an auction along the route. The Cracker Christmas Parade and Festival is from 9 to 4 p.m. December 10, 2011 at Cadwell Park, 4 Cassady St. and the parade at 9:30 a.m
The Cinnamon Inn Bed and Breakfast in Tangerine and the 125-year-old Tangerine Community Church are part of the 2011 Mount Dora Christmas Tour of Homes from 11 am until 4 pm December 3 – 4, 2011. Tickets with maps are $15 and can be purchased at the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and at the Lakeside Inn [...]
The Parade line up begins at 12:30, with step off at 1 PM on December 3rd. The route is from 11th Street and Donnelly St to Charles St and Donnelly. It usually attracts several thousand parade watches along the route, last year more than 70 units participated. The parade theme is a “Star Spangled Holiday.”
The Lake Ola Boat Parade will be held on December 10th at 6pm. See Margie {or leave a comment here} for more information.
November 26, 2011 (Saturday after Thanksgiving) Join us for a Centennial themed lighting in Donnelly Park and downtown Mount Dora with close to 2 million sparkling lights & Santa! Location: Donnelly Park Times: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with Light Up at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce at (352) 383-2165
