2025
47th Annual Christmas in the Park presented by the Morse Museum and the City of Winter Park
Summoning the Demon: Art + AI at the Edge of Control
Emotions Dance and SGP Movement Dance Company present Untold Stories
Solana Fine Art presents Let’s Gather: The Art of Coming Together
Fall 2025 Exhibitions at the Rollins Museum of Art
The Sage Project Phase III Opens September 19 at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center
Discover Emotional Wellness Through Movement: Join “Expression Through Movement” on August 20
Solana Fine Art Presents: The Art of Fashion An Inspired Collaboration of Fine Art and Fall Fashion
The Morse Museum’s 2025–2026 Season of Exhibitions and Programs
A Week of Art Without Borders: Latin Performing Arts Festival (FLAE) Turns Five
Polasek Museum Announces Upcoming Exhibition – On View August 26 – December 7, 2025
Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition coming to Winter Park Library
Central Florida Vocal Arts Opens 14th Season with The Music Man, in Concert
“Music at the Casa” Fall Series: World-Class Talent Under the Stars
Summer Family Programs at the Morse Museum
Rollins College Celebrates 135th Commencement
- Solana Fine Art Welcomes Annie Anderson to the Gallery Roster
- Multi-skilled Ms. Desiree Montes takes the cabaret stage at The Winter Park Playhouse in her new solo cabaret – Sounds of Desiree: Reprisin’ and Manifestin’ – in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series – May 28 and 29, 2025
- Solana Fine Art Welcomes Artist Anabel Rub Peicher to Its Roster
- Jennifer Deery Appointed Executive Director of the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
- Winter Park Housing Authority Celebrates 55 Years of Service and Community Impact
- Multi-talented Russell Stephens premieres new solo cabaret – Leading Ladies: Legends of Stage and Screen – in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series – April 23 and 24, 2025
- Polasek Museum Announces Upcoming Exhibition – Runs May 6 – August 17, 2025 Je, Niko Huru? Threads of Freedom: Njeri Kinuthia
- Solana Fine Art Presents In Full Bloom: The Spring Show & Jewelry Trunk Show with Be On Park Featuring Cal Breed, Elizabeth Fischer Chapman, and Wyanne Thompson
- The Winter Park Playhouse In Collaboration With Barbara Chandler Productions presents – Spirituals, Jazz and Opera – Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 7:30pm
- New Twist On Classic – Gigolo: The New Cole Porter Revue – Hits The Winter Park Playhouse Mainstage March 14 – April 12, 2025
- Morse Museum Spring Exhibitions and More
- The Ever Popular Mr. Kevin Kelly Sings the Classics in Latest Solo Cabaret – I’ve Heard That Song Before – in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series, March 26 and 27, 2025
- 66th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
- Solana Fine Art Welcomes Renowned Artist Mark Middleton with Special Exhibition for World Wildlife Day
- Solana Fine Art Presents “Made Me Blush” – A Celebration of Love and Emotion
- Winter Park Paint Out Plein Air Festival
- S.R. 426 Safety Improvements
- Winter Park Playhouse kicks off the new year with a fun-loving tribute to the music of the 1960’s Boardwalk in The Bikinis – January 24 through February 22, 2025
- Solana Fine Art Welcomes Three Visionary Artists to Its Esteemed Roster
- Jazz Musicians Tony Wynn & Cameron Brown headline next Music at the Casa
- Local Arts Leader to Represent the Southern United States on Global Stage at Prestigious ISPA Convention in New York City
2024 News & Events
- Music at the Casa Series Kicks off January 5
- Opera Orlando’s Gabriel Preisser Performs Holiday Solo Cabaret – Christmas Around the World – in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series on December 18 and 19, 2024
- Winter Park Library Reaches $1 Million in Donations from Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
- Winter 2025 Exhibitions at The Rollins Museum of Art
- The Rollins Museum of Art acquires a significant early 20th century painting by British artist Roger Fry for its permanent collection.
- Solana Fine Art Grand Opening Showcases Exceptional Contemporary Art in Winter Park
- Moody’s Ratings upgrades the City of Winter Park, FL Electric Enterprise’s revenue debt rating to Aa3
- The Winter Park Playhouse Creates Laughs for The Holidays with – Wreck The Halls! – November 15 – December 21, 2024
- Sensational Singing Seamstress – Ms. Monica Titus – Premieres New Cabaret – Behind the Seams! – in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series on November 20 and 21, 2024
- Winter Park Land Trust Tree Committee and Mead Botanical Garden to Host: “Tree Time”- Green Up Winter Park
- Ena Heller To Depart The Rollins Museum of Art After 12 Years Named Next Executive Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art
- Acclaimed Professional Performer – Ms. Laura Hodos – Premieres Her Newest Cabaret – Bewitched! Love and Other Enchantments – in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series on October 16 and 17, 2024
- Morse Museum Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Tiffany Chapel Installation at the Museum
- Winter Park Lifelong Learning Foundation announces exciting, inaugural programs
- FDOT – Project Update on SR 527 (North Orange Avenu e from Clay Avenue to South Orlando Avenue)
- 50+ FYI Expo to be held at Winter Park Community Center
- Acclaimed Broadway Artist Darryl Reuben Hall Returns to Central Florida to Premiere Solo Cabaret in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series – September 25 and 26, 2024
- Fall 2024 Exhibitions at The Rollins Museum of Art
- The Winter Park Playhouse 7th Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals Breaks Attendance Records and 8th Annual Festival Submission Process Opens July 1, 2024
- Popular Professional Vocalist – Sahid Pabon – Premieres Solo Cabaret at The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series – August 21 and 22, 2024
- An Investment in the Future of Winter Park: City Commission Approves Blue Bamboo’s Proposal for Library Reuse
- Free Family Programs at the Morse Museum
- The Morse Museum Appoints Hugh F. McKean Curator
- Morse Museum Celebrates Independence Day With Free Admission on July 4
- FDOT – Roadway and Pedestrian Safety Improvements on North Orange Avenue from Clay Avenue to South Orlando Avenue
- A Nightout of Food, Drink & Live Jazz
- Fast paced one-man legendary tribute – George M. Cohan Tonight! – hits The Winter Park Playhouse Mainstage – May 10 – June 9, 2024
- Summer 2024 Exhibitions at The Rollins Museum of Art
- The Winter Park Playhouse In Collaboration With Barbara Chandler Productions presents – Rhythms of the Caribbean – Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 7:30pm
- The 7th Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals at The Winter Park Playhouse Announces Winning Selections for June 2024
- High-Energy Broadway Hit – Five Guys Named Moe – Jumps onto The Mainstage at The Winter Park Playhouse – March 15 through April 20, 2024
- Winter Park Library Expands Operating Hours to Include Sundays
- Park Avenue District Hosts Inaugural Community-Building Event
- FAT Electric is gearing up for an official opening slated for May 1
- Multi-talented vocalist Deejay Young returns to The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series in New Cabaret – Somewhere In The Crowd – March 20 and 21, 2024
- The 65th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival March 15, 16, 17, 2024
- The Winter Park Playhouse Announces their New 2024-2025 Series of Professional Musicals!
- Winter Parks Best Night Out of Food, Drink & Live Music
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents Resonate Festival in Partnership with Winter Park Institute
- Neil Sedaka Musical – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – On Stage at The Winter Park Playhouse – January 19 through February 17, 2024
- Rotary Club of Winter Park Charitable Foundation Holds 14th Annual “Denim & Dazzle” Giveback Gala to benefit local non-profit agencies serving children and families.
2023 News & Events
- Winter 2024 Exhibitions at The Rollins Museum of Art
- 45th Annual Christmas in the Park Presented by the Morse Museum and the City of Winter Park
- Tony Bennett Classic Tunes Ring In the Holidays at The Winter Park Playhouse in A Swingin’ Christmas – The Holiday Music of Tony Bennett – November 10 – December 16, 2023
- Winter Park Land Trust Tree Committee to Host: “Let’s Talk Trees—Beat the Heat, Trees are Cool”
- Special opportunity to attend a concert at the Dr. Phillips Center
- Winter Park Library receives Tech Logic’s People First Award for innovative spaces and people-centered programs
- Casa Feliz Book Launch Open House
- Morse Museum Opens Two New Exhibitions This Fall
- Rollins Ranked No. 1 Regional University in the South
- Celebrate the awarding of $1.35MM for the Loch Haven chain of lakes on Friday, September 29
- The legendary music of Barbra Streisand comes to life as Russell Stephens debuts his new solo cabaret – A Piece of Sky – at The Winter Park Playhouse – October 11 and 12, 2023
- Intimate and Immersive Dracula Takes Over CityArts this October
- Powerhouse Pair – Dustin and Courtney Cunningham – Debut New Cabaret in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series September 13 and 14, 2023
- 50+ FYI Expo to be held at Winter Park Community Center
- The Rollins Museum of Art Welcomes the first American stop of the Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection
- Heather Alexander steps in to the Winter Park Playhouse’s Popular Country-Western Musical – Honky Tonk Laundry
- The Winter Park Playhouse Kicks Off Its New Season With Popular Country-Western Musical – Honky Tonk Laundry
- Rollins College appoints prominent business leader as new Dean of Crummer Graduate School of Business
- Polasek Museum Announces Upcoming Exhibition – Japanese Embroidery: A journey of Tradition and Innovation
- Unearth the impossible as Central Florida Vocal Arts presents The Secret Garden
- Acclaimed Off-Broadway Musical – Desperate Measures – completes the popular Winter Park Playhouse 20th Anniversary series
- Furthering a diverse talent pipeline: CFVA Summer Institute moves to the Ren
- Polasek Museum announces upcoming exhibition – George Nock: Breaking Barriers
- The Rollins Museum of Arts Presents: The 2023 Studio Art Senior Exhibition Continuum
- The Rollins Museum of Art selected to participate in AAMD’s 2023 paid college internship program
2022 News & Events
- The Rollins Museum of Art Announces Fall 2022 Exhibitions
- Bach Festival Society Announces its 88th Season
- Sing with the Best! Bach Festival Society announces Choir Auditions
- Celebrate Independence Day with Free Admission to the Morse Museum
- FDOT Public Information Meeting for Orange Avenue (S.R. 527) Improvements including adding a roundabout
- Rollins Museum of Art – Summer Exhibitions
- Bach Festival Society Announces Reduced Ticket Prices for Elijah performance at Steinmetz Hall
- Bach Festival Society Presents 87th Annual Bach Festival Throughout Central Florida
2021 News & Events
- Elizabeth Gwinn Steps Down from Bach Festival Society
- Winter Friday Films and the Morse Museum’s Lecture Series Return
- Bach Festival Society Remembers 9/11 Attacks at Dr. Phillips Center’s Frontyard Festival™
- Winter Park’s Cornell Fine Arts Museum announces rebranding; introduces The Rollins Museum of Art, launching September 2021
- 50+ FYI Resource Expo
- The Morse Museum is back and free for the month of August
- Crealdé presents “As I Am” Exhibition and special events showcasing Florida-based artists with disabilities
- Fairbanks Avenue widening from U.S. Highway 17-92 to Ward Avenue
- Winter Park Publishing Company transfers ownership of Winter Park Institute; remains committed to its success
- Save the Date: Winter Park Fashion Week 2022
- The 62nd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, May 14, 15, 16, 2021
- Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Announces 2021-2022 Season
- FDOT U.S. 17-92 Improvements, Orange County Public Hearing Information
- New online tool aims to make recycling easier for central Florida residents
- FDOT U.S. 17-92 Improvements Public Hearing
- Bach Festival Choir to Perform at Dr. Phillips Center’s Frontyard Festival™ for First Performance Since March 2020
- Rollins College Celebrates Fred Rogers’ Birthday
- AdventHealth relaunches WholeMe genomic study with screening for additional markers
- The 62nd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival – Virtual & Live
- The Winter Park Playhouse continues live performance with dynamic musical – Respect: A Musical Journey of Women
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra hosts Annual Spring Pops in Winter Park’s Central Park
- The 62nd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival New Dates – Virtual Festival will be March 15-31 & Live Festival will be held May 14, 15, 16
- Bach Festival Society of Winter Park presents 86th Annual Bach Festival in Knowles Memorial Chapel and Central Park
2020 News & Events
- Bach Festival Society’s ‘Spirit of the Season’ sells out; second performance added
- Morse Museum Shop launches online with Tiffany favorites and perfect gifts
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra rings in the holiday season in Winter Park’s Central Park
- Bach Festival gets in the spirit of the season with Voctave
- Virtual community meeting about proposed Winter Park hotel
- October marks five-year anniversary of restored Capen House’s Grand Opening
- Bach Festival Society presents “Bach off the Avenue” in Central Park West Meadow
- Emerging from the embers, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s fireplace hood is permanently installed at The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art on October 20
- North New York Avenue closure for railroad crossing work
- Bach Festival Society features Beethoven and Masterworks in the 86th season
- New acquisitions and spring installations mark The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art 2020–2021 Season
- Westchester Avenue road closure for railroad crossing work
- Polasek Museum announces plans to reopen to the public
- Artistic Director Endowment established to honor John V. Sinclair’s 30th Anniversary
- Winter Park Library: a community resource for civic engagement
- January and February at the Morse: free lectures and films, and a weekend open house
2019 News & Events
- It’s all connected – trails project provides safe route for local park users
- Winter Park Library Board of Trustees select Sabrina Bernat as Executive Director
- Gingerbread Express coming to a station near you
- Winter Park Sunday Running Group food collection
- Polasek Museum to Host 12th Annual Winter Park Paint Out – April 19 to 25, 2020
- The Winter Park Holiday Boat Parade is coming soon!
- 41st Christmas in the Park will be presented by The Morse and The City of Winter Park on December 5
- The Alfond Inn at Rollins Named One of the Top 5 Hotels in Florida by the Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards 2019
- Holidays at the Morse: inaugural Thanksgiving weekend open house, Christmas in the Park, and Christmas Eve
- Polasek Museum Announces Winter Exhibition Venetian Canals of Winter Park: The Art of Don Sondag
- Orange County Transportation Town Hall Meeting
- Northbound detour occurs again on U.S. Highway 17-92 at Winter Park-Maitland city border
- Tickets now available for Bach Festival’s 85th season
- Crealdé School of Art features a collection of cultural significance in two simultaneous craft art exhibitions
- Call for plein air artists: Winter Park Paint Out, April 19 to 25, 2020 – Deadline for entry is Friday, November 1, 2019, at 5 p.m.
- Polasek Museum announces Fall Exhibition – September 3 to December 1, 2019 – Tongue in Cheek: Humorous Sculpture
- Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation – Doing Good in Our Neighborhood
- SunRail Train Activity This Weekend – Grade Crossing Testing (June 2)
- Learn about American Art Pottery during Free Summer Family Programs at the Morse
- SunRail Train Activity This Weekend – Grade Crossing Testing (May 19)
- Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Pattern Community Input Workshop
- The Morse provides free admission to Federal employees impacted by the government shutdown
- Bach Festival Society, Winter Park organizations celebrate Philanthropist John M. Tiedtke during 84th Annual Bach Festival Feb 10 – Mar 3, 2019
- The Winter Park Public Library has partnered with the State of Florida to offer Career Online High School diploma program
- Rites of Spring at the Morse: Enjoy free admission and more on select Fridays and weekends in March and April