2025
“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