Apopka Events Calendar

LISTED ARE EVENTS THAT WERE ROUTINELY AVAILABLE. CALL FIRST.

Beginning February 1, changes will begin to the city’s senior program schedule. Senior class exercise and Zumba will move to the Apopka Community Center/VFW, 519 S. Central Ave., to ensure ample social distancing. Masks are not required while exercising, but are during socializing. Call 407-703-1640 for information.

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PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
03/31/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
01 Apr
04/01/2019 - 04/02/2019    
All Day
Members of the Apopka Police Department will be serving the public on Monday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 2, for lunch and dinner at Chili’s [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/01/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/02/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
02 Apr
04/02/2019    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Art Class: 9:00 a.m., at the Fran Carlton Center, 11 N. Forest Ave., Apopka. For more information, call and leave message for Nancy McDonald at [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/03/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
03 Apr
04/03/2019    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EARLY BIRD BINGO at Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Semoran Blvd.. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the early bird game starts at 6 p.m. [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/04/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
04 Apr
04/04/2019    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TOPS Chapter #646. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), TOPS, a non-profit organization, will help you reach a weight goal with support from friendly, caring members, education, [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/05/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
05 Apr
04/05/2019    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Motorcycle Night: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Porkie’s BBQ, 256 E. Main St., Apopka. Every Thursday night will feature drawings, prizes, trophies and just [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/06/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
06 Apr
04/06/2019    
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Loaves & Fishes, an Apopka faith-based social services organization, will hold its annual Walk For Hunger on Saturday, April 6, at Sabal Point Elementary, 960 [...]
06 Apr
04/06/2019    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
A huge yard sale will be held Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Church of the Holy Spirit, corner of Sixth [...]
06 Apr
04/06/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/07/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
07 Apr
04/07/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/08/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/09/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
09 Apr
04/09/2019    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Art Class: 9:00 a.m., at the Fran Carlton Center, 11 N. Forest Ave., Apopka. For more information, call and leave message for Nancy McDonald at [...]
09 Apr
04/09/2019    
6:30 pm
SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH: The American Cancer Society group discussion on prostate cancer is held at the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce building, 180 [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/10/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
10 Apr
04/10/2019    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EARLY BIRD BINGO at Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Semoran Blvd.. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the early bird game starts at 6 p.m. [...]
10 Apr
04/10/2019 - 04/13/2019    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wekiva High School is presenting, The Wedding Singer, and some faculty who are celebrity impersonators in the production are Krista Kelly (Olivia Newton-John); Delphenia Davis [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/11/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
11 Apr
04/11/2019    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TOPS Chapter #646. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), TOPS, a non-profit organization, will help you reach a weight goal with support from friendly, caring members, education, [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/12/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
12 Apr
04/12/2019    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Motorcycle Night: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Porkie’s BBQ, 256 E. Main St., Apopka. Every Thursday night will feature drawings, prizes, trophies and just [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/13/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
13 Apr
04/13/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/14/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
14 Apr
04/14/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/15/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
15 Apr
04/15/2019    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
“Open Heart Kitchen”: The Golden Years Senior Ministry of St. Paul AME Church will sponsor a soup kitchen, on the third Monday of every month, [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/16/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
16 Apr
04/16/2019    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Art Class: 9:00 a.m., at the Fran Carlton Center, 11 N. Forest Ave., Apopka. For more information, call and leave message for Nancy McDonald at [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/17/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
17 Apr
04/17/2019    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EARLY BIRD BINGO at Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Semoran Blvd.. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the early bird game starts at 6 p.m. [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/18/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
18 Apr
04/18/2019    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TOPS Chapter #646. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), TOPS, a non-profit organization, will help you reach a weight goal with support from friendly, caring members, education, [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/19/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
19 Apr
04/19/2019    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Motorcycle Night: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Porkie’s BBQ, 256 E. Main St., Apopka. Every Thursday night will feature drawings, prizes, trophies and just [...]
19 Apr
The Zellwood Drama Team and First Baptist Church of Zellwood will present the 15th annual outdoor Easter pageant “The Love Offering” on Good Friday, April [...]
20 Apr
The city of Apopka has three events planned for Saturday, April 20, at the Northwest Recreation Complex, 3710 Jason Dwelley Parkway. The first is the [...]
20 Apr
04/20/2019    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
The third Saturday, from 8-10 a.m., a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage links, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and coffee, orange juice and water, for a [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/20/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
20 Apr
04/20/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/21/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
21 Apr
04/21/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/22/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/23/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
23 Apr
04/23/2019    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Art Class: 9:00 a.m., at the Fran Carlton Center, 11 N. Forest Ave., Apopka. For more information, call and leave message for Nancy McDonald at [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/24/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
24 Apr
04/24/2019    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EARLY BIRD BINGO at Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Semoran Blvd.. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the early bird game starts at 6 p.m. [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/25/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
25 Apr
04/25/2019    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TOPS Chapter #646. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), TOPS, a non-profit organization, will help you reach a weight goal with support from friendly, caring members, education, [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/26/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
26 Apr
04/26/2019    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Motorcycle Night: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Porkie’s BBQ, 256 E. Main St., Apopka. Every Thursday night will feature drawings, prizes, trophies and just [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/27/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
27 Apr
04/27/2019    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
58th Annual Apopka Art & Foliage Festival, Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, April 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Kit Land Nelson Park. [...]
27 Apr
04/27/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/28/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
28 Apr
04/28/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
58th Annual Apopka Art & Foliage Festival, Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, April 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Kit Land Nelson Park. [...]
28 Apr
04/28/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/29/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
04/30/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
30 Apr
04/30/2019    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Art Class: 9:00 a.m., at the Fran Carlton Center, 11 N. Forest Ave., Apopka. For more information, call and leave message for Nancy McDonald at [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
05/01/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
01 May
05/01/2019    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EARLY BIRD BINGO at Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Semoran Blvd.. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the early bird game starts at 6 p.m. [...]
02 May
05/02/2019    
6:30 am - 9:00 am
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday, May 2, in the Community Center/VFW Post 10147, 519 S. Central Ave. Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president of [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
05/02/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
02 May
05/02/2019    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TOPS Chapter #646. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), TOPS, a non-profit organization, will help you reach a weight goal with support from friendly, caring members, education, [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
05/03/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
03 May
05/03/2019    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Motorcycle Night: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Porkie’s BBQ, 256 E. Main St., Apopka. Every Thursday night will feature drawings, prizes, trophies and just [...]
03 May
05/03/2019    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Apopka Council of Catholic Women (CCW) will host “An Evening of Bunco” in the St. Francis of Assisi Parish Center, 834 S. Orange Blossom [...]
04 May
05/04/2019    
All Day
The Apopka Proud country music concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, at the Apopka amphitheater that is located at the Northwest Recreation Complex off [...]
PLANT CLINIC by UF Mid Florida Research Center
05/04/2019    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PLANT CLINICS BY TELEPHONE FOR RESIDENTIAL HORTICULTURE. You may call the Plant Clinic from 8-Noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call into the Extension Service Plant [...]
04 May
05/04/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Splash Pad at Kid Land Nelson Park is now open weekends during April and May from 10-6 Sat.-Sun. only. 407-703-1642.
04 May
05/04/2019    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Bluegrass and Country Music Festival, an Orange County Parks and Recreation event, will include children’s  activities, food vendors and wildlife exhibits. 10 a.m. –5 [...]
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OCPS – SCHOOLS ARE SET TO RE-OPEN, but decisions must be made as to how. Traffic patterns will change. Stormy weather comes and goes! Be careful with your umbrellas. And always watch out for those pedestrians… and ducks. Don’t TEXT while driving – Please! You WILL pay a fine.


Children must be five years old on or before September 1 to start kindergarten. To enter first grade, a child must be six years old on or before September 1 and must have successfully completed kindergarten (Florida Statute 1003.21).Immunizations must be current.


Start Times for Elementary School: 9:05-3:20, Middle School: 9:50-4:1High school: 7:40-2:40


City of Apopka’s Northwest Recreation Complex, 3710 Jason Dwelley Parkway, Apopka 32712, 407-703-1784. On any given weekend, you can see many, many families in attendance at the beautiful complex setting participating in various organized sport programs, Amenities at the complex include: Soccer Fields, Softball Fields, Baseball Fields, Multi-Purpose Fields, Sand Volleyball Courts, Outdoor Basketball Courts, Tennis Courts, Walking Trail, Amphitheater, Playground, Concession Stands.


11-mile wildlife drive (complete with directional signs) (opened in 2015) on Lake Apopka shores, by entering from Lust Road off Binion Road, about a mile south of Camp Wewa in the Plymouth area, for one-way drive, 10 miles per hour, with possible wildlife spotting stops. DO NOT FEED THE GATORS – IT MAY CAUSE CLOSING OF THE TRAIL If you are stopping, drive will take more than 1 hour. Drive runs by canals used in muck-farming days. The one-way drive exits on Jones Road in Zellwood. You will see a freshwater marsh system and wildlife dependent on that type of system. The drive is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and federal holidays and is controlled by the county. Open during daylight hours only (one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset). Official sunrise and sunset hours can be found online.  The road is closed on other days due to ongoing restoration work. The trail is 11 miles long..


Wekiwa Springs State Park is a 7,000-acre Florida State Park in Apopka, Florida. It is located 20 minutes north of Orlando, off Interstate 4 at exit 94, near Altamonte Springs and Longwood. The park also contains the head water of the Wekiva River. Address: 1800 Wekiwa Circle, Apopka 32712, open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call 407-884-4311.


Central Florida Railway Historical Society welcomes the public to a free lecture presented (to be announced). Meetings postponed until future dates. Call 407-760-5827 for information.


Coffee with a Cop is scheduled Sat., from time to time at McDonald’s on 233 E. Main Street. Meet with Apopka Police Chief Michael McKinley and other officers to discuss matters of concern to you, and enjoy a cop of coffee.


Volunteers Needed – The Debbie Turner Cancer Center needs volunteers to help in the office Monday thru Friday from 10-4. Help for an hour or two would be great. Call Joann at 407-880-2111 or 407-920-2882 cell.      


GFWC Apopka Woman’s Club, meets at First United Methodist Church, 201 N. Park Avenue. Call 407-880-2111 for more information.


Computer Classes in both English and Spanish: Available daily or weekly at OCLS North Orange Branch.* Classes are: Computer Basics, Excel, Word Resume Writing, Email for Seniors, ELLIS English Lab, Word, Online Job Searches, Power Point, Internet, Open Lab, How to use a mouse and keyboard, etc. Call OCLS North Orange Branch* for more details.


Habitat Volunteers: Go to www.habitatseminoleapopka.org, click on volunteers. There are a number of opportunities available at the Restores. Call  407-696-5855  or 407-880-8881 to sign up for information.


*(OCLS) Orange County Public Library North Orange Branch Address: 1211 E. Semoran Boulevard, Apopka 436 (Semoran) and Thompson Road. www.ocls.info. To reserve a space, call 407-835-7323.

**Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce, 180 E. Main St., Apopka. For more info, call 407-886-1441


Community Events Calendar INFORMATION: For community events, fund raisers, and non-profit organizations send info: fax 407-889-4121, or email ads@theapopkachief.com


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