Cappleman Medical Group
Isabell Fowler June Engineering Premier Academy Attic Door Crabtree Ink. Macaroni Grill
Ward and Judy Britt Jack H Ross Groves Garden Music School Silver Springs Citrus Woodard & Curran Hillcrest Insurance Larry & Debbie Cappleman ABC Fine Wines & Spirits Brenda & Stan Smith
College Park Ace Hardware Rod Reeves Steve & Ginny Stanford Biosphere Consulting Ann & Bob Ellis Winter Garden Feed Store Andy Davis Harry & Larry's Bar-B-Que R. C. Stevens Construction John and Linda Rees Mickey & Susan Shiver Vintage Sky Salon Mark & Beth Nelson Zenergy Fitness Julie Teal Annette & George Spigener Mark & Arden Griffith Cliff & Jean Hiatt Derek & Ann Blakeslee Irv Lipscomb Page Mediation The Chef’s Table Birket Engineering Don & Carole Wingate West Orange Glass Maury & Gretchen Boyd William N. Asma P.A. Orange Bank Dennis & Samantha Robinson
Heller Bros.
Kate & John Huey
The Orlando Sentinel,
West Orange Times,
Asia Trend Magazine,
Opportunity Knocks Advertising Inc.
Party Plus, Attic Door, West Orange Junior Service League, Garden Cathedral Church of Winter Garden, Bert Valdes, MoonCricket Grille, My City Eats Magazine, Barry L. “Mac” McClendon, Orange County Parks and Recreation, Benjamin J. Lembrée, Tonya Robertson, Alpha Order, John Dunwell, Kim Kialy, Winter Garden Pizza Company, Leonardo’s Catering, Nuts and More, Quiznos, Felinda’s Catering, D.S.W. Gator, Brothers and Sisters BBQ, Uncle John’s Famous, CK Jerk Shack Gourmet Island BBQ Catering, Leslee Stephens, Linda Severance, Denise Wurster, Nicole Manvel Walls, Brian Fallon, Kathryn Pettit, LaDonna Watson, Todd M. Nichols, Dolores Key, W.G. Police Department, W.G. Parks and Recreation, W.G.City employees and all the Museums and Garden Theatre board members and volunteers.
In keeping with the citrus industry heritage of West Orange County each year the Winter Garden Music Fest commissions the creation of a Music Fest Citrus Label. These labels and other Music Fest merchandise are on sale at the Music Fest. They are sure to become a collectors item.
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Winter Garden Music Fest takes place on Plant Street in Historic Down Town Winter Garden, located in West Orange County, Florida.
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From downtown Orlando: Take the East-West Expressway/State Road 408, west until it ends at the Florida Turnpike. Bear right (northbound) onto the Turnpike. Stay in the right lane and take the first exit onto State Road 429 (toll road). Again, bear right, heading north. Take the first exit off the 429 at Plant Street. Turn left onto Plant Street and go about two miles west to downtown Winter Garden.
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From Lake County: Go west on State Road 50 to Main Street in Winter Garden (approximately 3 miles east of the SR 50/Florida Turnpike intersection). Turn left, heading north on Main Street. As you approach the downtown area, there is parking just prior to Plant Street on the left and right of Main Street.
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From the Florida Turnpike: If coming from the north, take the first State Road 50 exit and head east on State Road 50 to Main Street in Winter Garden (approximately 3 miles east of the SR 50/Florida Turnpike intersection). Turn left, heading north on Main Street. As you approach the downtown area, there is parking just prior to Plant Street on the left and right of Main Street.
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If coming on the Turnpike from the south, take the first State Road 50 exit (Ocoee). Bear to the left on the exit and head westbound on State Road 50 about 1.5 miles to Dillard Street. Turn right onto Dillard and go about 1 mile to the intersection with Plant Street. Turn left onto Plant and park.
3:00-3:30 Audrey Lee Johnson: Folk/Acoustic/Indie
(Main St. Stage)
3:00-3:30 Forever Plaid; Musical Theater Preview
Produced by TheatreWorks Florida
Sponsored by Mrs. William Fuller
Forever Plaid will run Oct. 9-25 at the Garden Theatre.
For Tkts: Dial 407-877-4736, then hit 0 for the Box Office.
(Garden Theatre)
3:30-4:00 Dominic Gaudious: Multi Cultural
(Lakeview Stage)
4:30-5:15 Brian Smalley: Guitar/Acoustic/Folk
Sponsored by Apple Air Conditioning
(Lakeview Stage)
5:15-6:00 Randie Paul: R & B
Sponsored by Pristine Pools, LLC
(Main Street Stage or Garden Theatre)
6:00-7:00 Orlando Sanchez & Akangana: Latin Jazz
(Lakeview Stage)
7:00-7:45 Whitney Hogan and the Revolutionaries: Rock/Alternative/Americana
Sponsored by Attic Door
(Main St. Stage)
7:00-7:45 UCF Jazz Ensemble and Vance Villastrigo: Big Band Jazz
Sponsored by John and Sharyn Murphy
(Garden Theatre)
7:45-8:45 Nova Era: Classic Music w/a Groove
(Lakeview Stage)
8:45-9:30 Robin Gallo:
Soulful Acoustic Pop/Funk
Sponsored by Universal Orlando
(Main St. Stage)
8:45-9:30 UCF Jazz Ensemble: Big Band Jazz
Sponsored by John and Sharyn Murphy
(Garden Theatre)
9:30-10:15 Men with Mortgages: Classic Rock
Sponsored by Sikes and Van Der Riet, Attorneys PLLC
(Lakeview Stage)
10:15-11:00 The HWY 50 Band: Alt Country/Americana
(Main Street Stage)
Sunday Oct 4th
1:00-1:45 Adam’s Road: Christian Pop
Sponsored by Edgewater Hotel
(Main St. Stage)
1:00-1:45 The Orlando Deanery Girls Choir: Classical Choral
Music Ministry of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke
(Garden Theatre)
1:45-2:30 OWOC Gospel Singers & Band: Gospel/Praise Music
Sponsored by Orlando World Outreach Center
(Lakeview Stage)
2:30-3:00 Orlando Taiko Dojo: Japanese Taiko Drums
(Outside the Garden Theatre)
3:00-4:00 The Wyndbreakers: Irish/Scottish
(Main St. Stage)
3:15-4:00 Garden Community Choir & Sounds Like Chicken: Choral
(Garden Theatre)
4:00-5:00 Rosie O'Grady's Highland Bagpipe and Drum Band : Celtic Revue: Music, Singing & Dance
Sponsored by: The New World Celts
(Lakeview Stage)
Performers, Performance Times & Location Can Change Without Notice.
Garden Music School Workshops 40 S.Main Street
FREE Friday, Saturday & Sunday-Times TBA
Garden Music School Instructors share their experiences, show a few tricks of the trade & are always open to questions.
Surabhi Adesh: Sitar Forest Rodgers: Guitar & Banjo Jim Young: Bass & Upright Ricard Calabro (Richard & Pickering): Guitar Chris Marsden: Social Networking for Musicians Voxtropolis
KidzFest Activities Hosted by Winter Garden Heritage Foundation Museums
Balloon Arch Provided by Party Plus
This year KidzFest will be filled with lots of cool adventures. You will be able to build a bear & fill different shaped bottles with colorful sand. Their will be real train rides, carnival games or you can spend some time in one of our bounce houses. We will once again have our passport program for the Kids. When you get all the spaces filled you can bring it back to KidzFest to receive a special surprise. There will also be lots of fun "Kid Friendly" performances including The Swanson Family Band, The Taliko Indian Dancers, Junkanoo Near You, Orisi Risi African Folklore & The Orlando Taiko Dojo Japanese Drummers.
KidzFest Hours:
Friday October 2nd 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday October 3rd 12:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday October 4th 1:00pm-4:00pm
Parents with Kidz welcomed to join in the fun!
Executive Producer: Ronald W. Sikes
Producer/Show Director: Frank Siano
Audio Systems & Lighting Provided by
Jim Durbin/Durbin Audio Designs
MF Production Stage Manager: Joshua Cousino
Stage Managers: Pat Semler, Heather Gamage, Rebecca Hamlin
MF Technical Director: Jason Small
Garden Theatre General Manager: Alauna McMillen
MF Art Design: Andy Crabtree/Crabtree Ink Corp.
Museums Director: Ben Salata
Logistics: Jay Conn/City of Winter Garden
Event Coordinators: Terry Clark, Jonathan Proto, Shanny Colon, Gerry Semler and Shawn Raskin.
Website Design: Avis Marie Barnes: Bitter Bird Webs
The Winter Garden Music Fest is like no other. It is a FREE three day outdoor and indoor music celebration held on Plant Street in Historic Downtown Winter Garden. Music Fest is the only Music Festival that showcases a diverse collection of Central Florida’s finest musicians and expose the community their music styles.
Music Fest boasts over 20 different music genres that could include: Country, Jazz, Blues, Americana, Classic Rock,Southern Rock, Blue Grass, Alternative, Regas, Pop, Folk, Classical, Opera, Musical Theater, Choral, Christian Pop, Gospel, R&B, Zydeco, Native American, Japanese, African, and Celtic.
The kids will have a blast at the KidzFest enjoying family friendly entertainment and activities. Music seminars will also be offered FREE to the public at the Garden Music School. So join us each year and sample the food, shop at the vendor's booths, bring your folding chairs and just sit back and enjoy the MUSIC.
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation
President: Ronald W. Sikes Vice President: Ann Ellis Secretary: Andy Davis Treasurer: Charlie Hardiman Board Members: John Murphy, Ward Britt, Geraldine Gallagher, Star L. Kraschinsky, Barbara Roper, Becky Stafford, Don Lake and Keith Smith.
All proceeds generated from the Winter Garden Music Fest will benefit
the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. To become a Music Fest sponsor please contact:
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation
P. O. Box 770657 Winter Garden, Florida 34777 Phone (407)656-3244
Visit our websites: http://www.wghf.org/ and www.wintergardenmusicfest.com
The WGHF is a small dynamic organization that includes the Heritage Museum, Railroad Museum, Family History Center and the newly restored Garden Theatre. Museums are always open FREE to the public thanks to community and corporate support.
Heritage Museum
The Heritage Museum, established in 1998 & housed in the 1918 Atlantic Coast Line Depot, is a chronicle of the history of Winter Garden & West Orange County. Permanent exhibitions feature local histories from the people that made significant contributions to the development of Winter Garden. From tractors to citrus labels, photographs & memorabilia, a fire truck & caboose, the Heritage Museum is a must see in Winter Garden
The Central Florida Railroad Museum
Opened in 1983 this museum is located in the former Tavares & Gulf depot. It has the finest Florida railroad memorabilia collection anywhere including one of the largest collections of dining car china in the country.
Museums Music Fest Hours:
Friday October 2nd, 1pm-8pm,
Saturday October 3rd, 12pm-8pm
Sunday October 4th, 1pm-5pm
Garden Theatre
Garden Theatre
Located in the heart of historic downtown Winter Garden, the Garden Theatre is operated by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. The theatre restoration project, which began in 2003, showcases an atmospheric theatre in a Mediterranean-style venue. The former single screen movie theater hosts live theatre, dance & music, cinema viewings, various community events & educational programs. We invite you to join us this season & see for yourself all that downtown Winter Garden has to offer.
Garden Theatre 2009-2010 Season
October: Forever Plaid, Abracadabra It’s Magic, Dr. Zombies Theatre of the Unexplained, November: Voci Dance, Crimes of the Heart,
December: Jaimie Roberts Holiday Cabaret, SLEIGH, In His Name,
January: Colours of Courage, February: Jazz on Edge Festival, Driving Miss Daisy, March: Garden Encore!, Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), April: A Blues Evening, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, May: Garden Community Choir
Tickets prices vary $12-$22. For more info visit www.gardentheatre.org or call 407-877-4736
The Bears and Friends (Stuff and Dress Bears and Friends, Puppets, Halos and Wands, Baby Afghans, Beanies, Scarves, Shawls and Rag Rugs)
Coconut Clean LLC. (Bar, Liquid and Foaming Soaps, Scrubs, Balms Shampoos, Salts, Oils and Mists: all Products are Hand Crafted with Organic Ingredients and essential oils)
Maureen Valley Knits (Hand Knitted Wearable Art, Shawls, Scarves, Skirts, Wraps, Belts, Wrist Warmers and Afghans)
Alison’s Jewelry (Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold and Semiprecious Stone Jewelry with an Asian Flair)
Nubian Concepts (Haircare Products; Shampoos, Conditioners, and Moisturizers, Figurines, Oils and Oil Burners)
Apu Maki (Finely Burned and Carved Gourds and High Quality Bromeliads)
Creations in Stained Glass (Stained and Fused Glass Items)
Red Moon Henna and Body Art (Henna Art and Henna Decorated Drums)
Chef Robby (Specialty Sauces (BBQ and Hot Marinades) Salad Dressings, Rubs and Seasonings)
Name Heritage Int. (Family Name History, Coats of Arms, Prints and Embroideries, Celtic Heritage Giftware and Celtic Silver and Pewter Jewelry)
Jewelry Flamingo (Handcrafted Beaded Glass Jewelry and Custom Handbags)
Indians R US (Native American Handmade Jewelry and Crafts)
All Stars Dips (Chip and Dessert Dips)
The Fritz Ritz (Jams, Jellies, Mustards, Salsas, Chutneys, Oils, Vinegars, Fosters, Nut Butters, BBQ Sauces, Pasta Sauces, Seasonings, Pickled Items, Cake in a Jar)
Angie’s Jewelry Design (Sterling Silver and Gemstone Artisan Jewelry)
Brothers Cigar Co. (Hand Rolled Cigars: Individuals and Boxes: Toros, Torpedos and Churchills)
Ka Ribbean Korner (Jamaican & Caribbean Themed T-Shirts, Hand Crafted: Jewelry, Footwear, Clothing, Head Wear & Jamaican CD’s)
we just went down to Saturday nights festivities.. WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!! due to work shedules we couldn't go for every hour.. but you guys and gals did a fantastic job. Keep up the good work.. i already cannot wait for next year. THANK YOU to everyone involved. Jim & Nicole
