Classical music lovers - mark your calendars for May 2, Saturday, at Peabody Auditorium, for the Bach Festival Choir, which will partner with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Daytona Beach International Festival. They will perform Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, one of the few classical 20th-century works embraced by popular culture. Stravinsky's Firebird Suite is also on the program.
The Bach Festival Choir and London Symphony first paired in July 2007 to perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 to critical acclaim. The Orlando Sentinel said of that performance: "Friday's first-rate performance showed the Winter Park choir was every bit the equal of the world-class London Symphony Orchestra."
During the year, the Festival Choir performs 5 major choral works, donating more than 26,000 hours of time. Bach Festival Society Artistic Director and Conductor John V. Sinclair will prepare the choir for this performance with the London Symphony Orchestra and says, "It is truly a pleasure to sing such great repertoire with one of the world's greatest orchestras. I am proud to be a part of this fantastic partnership." The choir and London Symphony will be under the baton of conductor Daniel Harding for this performance.
For more information about the concert or to order tickets, contact the Florida International Festival at 1.866.978.3243 or visit www.dbif.com . Broadway World comments, "Located in Daytona Beach, the Florida International Festival is the greatest achievement of the Central Florida Cultural Endeavors, presenting the biannual Festival to East Central Florida for over three decades. The highlight of each Festival season is the 10-day residency of the London Symphony Orchestra."
The Daytona Beach area offers entertainment and activities for every interest. It's a great place to live!
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Daytona State College Offers Great Cooking Classes
Several culinary education classes will be offered by Daytona State College, that combine lectures with hands-on training and interaction with Chef Costa Magoulas.
First is Seafood Cooking Class," from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 27. Learn to create seafood appetizers, soups and entrees such as oysters rockefeller, crab and avocado salad, coconut seafood cream chowder, seared tuna with salsa verde, baked fish Mediterranean and seared scallop with remoulade sauce. A quick and easy Key lime pie will top off the meal.
Chocolate lovers interested in the history of chocolate won't want to miss "The Wonderful World of Chocolate," class from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Learn to prepare a chocolate fondue or fountain, a molten chocolate cake, chocolate tiramisu, simple chocolate mousse, Aztec chocolate drink and the classic turkey mole poblano.
Reduce fat without losing flavor in "Healthy Vegetarian Cooking," scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. April 3. Make salad dressings without an aftertaste, experience vegetarian dishes that taste and look great and learn how to prepare gluten-free foods.
Classes are held in the Mori Hosseini Center, Building 1200, Room 128, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Cost for each class is $75. Space is limited. Register by calling 386-506-3859 or visit Daytona State College.
(Resource: News-JournalOnline)
First is Seafood Cooking Class," from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 27. Learn to create seafood appetizers, soups and entrees such as oysters rockefeller, crab and avocado salad, coconut seafood cream chowder, seared tuna with salsa verde, baked fish Mediterranean and seared scallop with remoulade sauce. A quick and easy Key lime pie will top off the meal.
Chocolate lovers interested in the history of chocolate won't want to miss "The Wonderful World of Chocolate," class from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Learn to prepare a chocolate fondue or fountain, a molten chocolate cake, chocolate tiramisu, simple chocolate mousse, Aztec chocolate drink and the classic turkey mole poblano.
Reduce fat without losing flavor in "Healthy Vegetarian Cooking," scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. April 3. Make salad dressings without an aftertaste, experience vegetarian dishes that taste and look great and learn how to prepare gluten-free foods.
Classes are held in the Mori Hosseini Center, Building 1200, Room 128, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Cost for each class is $75. Space is limited. Register by calling 386-506-3859 or visit Daytona State College.
(Resource: News-JournalOnline)
Daytona Beach Center for Business Excellence
The Orlando Business Journal reports that the Center for Business Excellence in Daytona "has received about $4 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
"The organization that serves as the regional workforce board for Flagler and Volusia counties will use the funds to support employment and training activities, according to a release.
The funding came from $165 million of the $13 billion received by the state. According to the release, Florida is one of 16 states selected to be tracked by the federal government on stimulus performance. The Center for Business Excellence is a Daytona Beach-based employment and training provider for Volusia and Flagler counties."
The Center provides recruitment-related services, human resource information and training opportunities to our business and job seekers community. Their services are funded through various public and private sources. Their job is to help the business community reduce recruitment costs, and provide the information and resources they need to attain and maintain qualified employees at no additional cost to the business and job seekers.
Contact info:
329 Bill France Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
1-386-323-7074
http://www.centerforbusinessexcellence.net/
"The organization that serves as the regional workforce board for Flagler and Volusia counties will use the funds to support employment and training activities, according to a release.
The funding came from $165 million of the $13 billion received by the state. According to the release, Florida is one of 16 states selected to be tracked by the federal government on stimulus performance. The Center for Business Excellence is a Daytona Beach-based employment and training provider for Volusia and Flagler counties."
The Center provides recruitment-related services, human resource information and training opportunities to our business and job seekers community. Their services are funded through various public and private sources. Their job is to help the business community reduce recruitment costs, and provide the information and resources they need to attain and maintain qualified employees at no additional cost to the business and job seekers.
Contact info:
329 Bill France Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
1-386-323-7074
http://www.centerforbusinessexcellence.net/
Volusia State of County Address
Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno focused on county accomplishments in his State of the County speech Thursday, citing the newly expanded Ocean Center convention center, slated to cost about $81.5 million in resort tax money, including nearby streetscape improvements and late additions.
Bruno also cited county investments in Community Redevelopment Areas and its work securing grants, including $2.3 million to support building a new International Speedway Corp. national headquarters in Daytona Beach, and projects such as building the Beach Safety headquarters in Sun Splash Park and a collaborative effort with Deltona to build an outdoor amphitheater at Deltona Regional Library.
But, with local residents and businesses struggling and Volusia governments facing a budget year in which property values could be down by 20 percent, the news was hardly all good. Bruno warned about the lack of money to build and maintain roads and the dwindling money for public education.
As residents, we have a lot to be proud of living in Volusia County and the same economic challenges which face most of the country - ones that our officials seem committed to face.
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Bruno also cited county investments in Community Redevelopment Areas and its work securing grants, including $2.3 million to support building a new International Speedway Corp. national headquarters in Daytona Beach, and projects such as building the Beach Safety headquarters in Sun Splash Park and a collaborative effort with Deltona to build an outdoor amphitheater at Deltona Regional Library.
But, with local residents and businesses struggling and Volusia governments facing a budget year in which property values could be down by 20 percent, the news was hardly all good. Bruno warned about the lack of money to build and maintain roads and the dwindling money for public education.
As residents, we have a lot to be proud of living in Volusia County and the same economic challenges which face most of the country - ones that our officials seem committed to face.
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Monday, March 23, 2009
Daytona Beach Community Service
35 kids and 5 adults spent Saturday painting Roderic Williams' home on Alamanda Street. These weren't just any kids helping a neighbor - they were Campbell Middle School students and adults from the Rec Group of United Cerebral Palsy of East Central Florida.Last year, Dan Lucas, a Campbell Middle behavior specialist, brought some students to this same street to paint the home of Eunice Williams, who lives next door to Roderic Williams, although they are not related. "We thought, 'You know, the house next door needs some help, too,' " he said.
Lucas persuaded Walmart to donate the paint and cookout fixings, and then he coaxed the students into showing up, one of whom walked three miles from his home to participate. Fifteen-year-old Majid Sulimen said it was only the prospect of helping people that got him out of his usual Saturday morning routine of hanging and watching movies: "It's awesome," he said.
The experience had Dotti Bernhard, a United Cerebral Palsy recreation specialist, thinking she'd like her group to partner more with Campbell Middle School students.
"Here we have young and old, interracial, people with disabilities, people without," she said. "People who don't get out and see this are missing something that's still good in the world."
The media reminds us daily of all the bad news in the country and world - it's nice to just look inside your own community and find Good News!
Sherry Armstrong, REALTOR
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Saturday, March 21, 2009
iMPACT Invitational Coming to Daytona Beach
The iMPACT Invitational Golf Tournament, a benefit for the American Lung Assn. of Florida, will be held at the LPGA International, Legends Course, April 3-5, 2009. Purse will be $100,000, and winner $14,000. For information, visit iMPACT Enterprises Invitational.
Women's professional golf has surged in popularity and this event promises to showcase the next wave of young stars. Long-term rivalries to be played out on the LPGA Tour over the next few decades will begin here on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. The players you watch during the week come from as many as 24 countries around the world, and begin the season with great credentials and previous success in amateur and collegiate golf.
As the LPGA’s developmental tour, the Duramed FUTURES Tour has graduated more than 300 players to the LPGA Tour. Many of these professionals have become the world's top-ranked players. This year's event offers you the chance to watch players who most likely will move on to the LPGA Tour. Mexico's Lorena Ochoa was the 2002 Player of the Year on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, became the LPGA's top rookie in 2003, then went on to earn honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as the LPGA's Rolex Player of the Year. Tour alum Angela Park was the LPGA’s top rookie in 2007. Inbee Park won the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. This year 31 Duramed FUTURES Tour alumnae will join the LPGA after earning membership based on their performances in 2008.
Visit the Golf Page on my web site for information, map, and links (pun intended) to all the golf courses in the area. See you at the tournament!
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
www.sherryarmstrong.com
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Women's professional golf has surged in popularity and this event promises to showcase the next wave of young stars. Long-term rivalries to be played out on the LPGA Tour over the next few decades will begin here on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. The players you watch during the week come from as many as 24 countries around the world, and begin the season with great credentials and previous success in amateur and collegiate golf.
As the LPGA’s developmental tour, the Duramed FUTURES Tour has graduated more than 300 players to the LPGA Tour. Many of these professionals have become the world's top-ranked players. This year's event offers you the chance to watch players who most likely will move on to the LPGA Tour. Mexico's Lorena Ochoa was the 2002 Player of the Year on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, became the LPGA's top rookie in 2003, then went on to earn honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as the LPGA's Rolex Player of the Year. Tour alum Angela Park was the LPGA’s top rookie in 2007. Inbee Park won the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. This year 31 Duramed FUTURES Tour alumnae will join the LPGA after earning membership based on their performances in 2008.
Visit the Golf Page on my web site for information, map, and links (pun intended) to all the golf courses in the area. See you at the tournament!
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
www.sherryarmstrong.com
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Friday, March 20, 2009
Census Shows Florida Still Growing
Census numbers released yesterday show that in central Florida, Flagler County is the fastest growing, 3.5% last year, but Volusia County shrank 0.3%. Palm Coast was the fourth fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation between July 2007 and July 2008.
Volusia County population is now estimated at 498,036 as of 7/1/2008, down from 499,734 on 7/1/2007. Brevard County, Seminole County, and Orange County grew less than 1%.
Other fast-growing counties were Sumter at 3.7%, Osceola at 3.1, and Lake at 2.3%.
It will be interesting to see how demographics change as we turn from a boom to a recession to - hopefully - some economic stability. Central Florida is a great place to live and now the real estate opportunities are the best in a generation.
Contact me to discuss your options, and search our MLS at my web site.
Sherry Armstrong
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Volusia County population is now estimated at 498,036 as of 7/1/2008, down from 499,734 on 7/1/2007. Brevard County, Seminole County, and Orange County grew less than 1%.
Other fast-growing counties were Sumter at 3.7%, Osceola at 3.1, and Lake at 2.3%.
It will be interesting to see how demographics change as we turn from a boom to a recession to - hopefully - some economic stability. Central Florida is a great place to live and now the real estate opportunities are the best in a generation.
Contact me to discuss your options, and search our MLS at my web site.
Sherry Armstrong
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Daytona Beach Pier to be Restored
Daytona Beach is taking over development rights of the yet-to-be built amusement pier and putting up a couple million dollars to restore the landmark. The City Commission still has to approve it, but a new lease with Diland Corp. limits the developer's involvement in the landmark pier to the next 25 years, while the city picks up the tab for major upgrades that will restore it to its former glory. "Everyone wants to see the pier look like it did 20 years ago," Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services Paul McKitrick said.According to News-Journal Online, "Diland paid $1 million for the development rights of the pier five years ago and has made more than $2 million worth of significant improvements, but the slipping economy plus bureaucratic red tape have delayed the second amusement pier."
Built in 1925, the pier has been remodeled to its Victorian-era resemblance to the Weston-super-mare pier in London since Diland took over, Fincke said. The city is hoping to secure Ecological Cultural Heritage Outdoors (ECHO) grants from Volusia County to help pay for some of the costs to bring it back to its heyday.
The city's plans for the pier's future still include the adjacent Santa Monica-style amusement pier Diland Corp. was supposed to build as part of the original agreement, City Manager Jim Chisholm said.
Read the full article at News-Journal Online.
Riverfront Park in Daytona Approved
The News-Journal Online reports that the Daytona Beach city commission voted 7-0 to turn the $2.8 million riverfront land parcel on Halifax Avenue into a park.The Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that acquires land for public use, proposed a partnership with the city that would require the trust to purchase the 1.58-acre property just south of Main Street. In turn, the city would buy it from the nonprofit -- with all the title changes, environmental surveys and paperwork completed by the trust. From there, the trust would help the city get a grant from the state's Florida Communities Trust Program to pay for half the cost -- about $1.4 million.
Area redevelopment funds would be tapped to pay for Daytona's portion. Mayor Glenn Ritchey said he hoped the city has the opportunity to secure the grant and move forward with the comprehensive land changes and purchase next year.
Read the full article on News-Journal Online.
Sherry Armstrong
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
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