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January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee

December 7, 2011 - MEETING CANCELLED February 8, 2012 All Meetings are at 3:00 p.m. in the upstairs Boardroom, 126 E. Orange Ave., Daytona Beach. For more information contact Gail Miller, gail@daytonabeach.com

Halifax Area Advertising Authority

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Wednesday, December 21, 2011, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Wednesday, February 15, 2012, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Wednesday, April 18, 2012 (Annual Meeting). Meetings are at 2 PM in the CVB second floor boardroom, 126 E. Orange Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida, unless...

Advertising Advisory Committee

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Wednesday, December 21, 2011, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Wednesday, February 15, 2012, Wednesday, March 21, 2012 and April 18, 2012. Meetings are at 10:30 AM in the CVB second floor boardroom, 126 E. Orange Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida, unless otherwise noted. Contact: Sharon Bernhard, 386-255-0415, ext. 118, or email: sbernhard@daytonabeach.com

Tour & Travel Sales Advisory Committee

November 1, 2011 January 12, 2012 February 9, 2012 March 8, 2012 April 12, 2012 All Tour & Travel meetings are scheduled at 9:00 a.m. in the upstairs Boardroom at the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 126 E. Orange AvenueContact: Jennifer Kaniaris, Program Coordinator, 386-255-0415 ext. 124

Meetings & Conventions

Meetings are held monthly at 8:30 a.m. For more information contact: Courtney Hewlett, chewlett@daytonabeach.com

Stuart Rome - Signs and Wonders
Oct 19, 2011 - Mar 19, 2012
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday, and 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday.Southeast Museum of Photography's Lyonia Gallery, Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona. Stuart Rome followed in the footsteps of many of the great pro-genitors of natural science and journeyed to the heart of the Florida Peninsula. His celebrated landscape images draw...

DOUGLAS KIRKLAND: RETROSPECTIVE - Fifty Years of Photography
Oct 21, 2011 - Feb 19, 2012
EXHIBITION EVENTS: ARTIST TALK, BOOK SIGNING & RECEPTIONFriday, October 21 at 6 p.m. Artist Talk sponsored by Canon. Artist's Talk, Book Signing and Opening ReceptionExhibition Season: October 21, 2011 - February 19, 2012ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Renowned for his work in photojournalism, celebrity portraiture and film photography, Douglas Kirkland's retrospective is a compelling look into a career in...

Reflections II - Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, from the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown
Nov 01, 2011 - Mar 25, 2012
The Museum of Arts & Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach. The most comprehensive and prestigious collection for Florida Watercolors will open as part of Reflections II. Featured artists include John James Audubon, Winslow Homer, Doris Lee, Reginald Marsh, Thomas Moran, Jane Peterson, Ogden Minton Pleissner, Anthony Thieme, Laura Woodward, and Andrew Wyeth. (386) 255-0285 www.moas.org.

The Metropolitan Opera Live at Ocean Walk Shoppes
Jan 21, 2012 - Apr 14, 2012
3-10 pm. Family friendly 3-7 pm. Trick or treating at all participating retailers. Monster Mash Music Mix and contest contest. FREE carnival games for the kids. Happy Haunted Hour 6-10 pm. $20 Spooktacular Cocktail Challenge (for 21+ guests only). Adult costume contest at Mai Tai. $1,000 cash prize. Judging from 10 pm-midnight. Ocean Walk Shoppes, 250 N. Atlantic Ave. www.oceanwalkshoppes.com

Teapots From the Collection of Arthur Goldberg
Jan 27, 2012 - Mar 02, 2012
6 - 8 p.m. Opening reception. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, exhibit hours. Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center at Stetson University, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. The Center will be closed March 5 - 9. www2.Stetson.edu/HandArtCenter (386) 822-7270

Judith Page - The Politics Of The Personal
Jan 27, 2012 - Mar 02, 2012
6 - 8 p.m. Opening reception. 7 p.m. January 30th - Artist's Lecture. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday. Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center at Stetson University, Instructional Media Center Room 25, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Sculpture and Paintings: 1986 - 2010. Exhibition continues through March 2. ...

Concentrated Color: Watercolors by Oscar Bluemner from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection
Jan 27, 2012 - May 02, 2012
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Stetson University Duncan Gallery of Art - Hand Art Center 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Featuring selections from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection. Opening reception 6 - 8 p.m. January 27. Curator's Talk by Dr. Roberta Samith Favis 7 p.m. on February 29 in the Instructional Media Center, Room 25. (386) 822-7266.

Surfland Exhibit by Joni Sternbach
Jan 27, 2012 - Apr 22, 2012
6 - 8 pm January 27, Artist Talk, Book Signing and Opening Reception. Southeast Museum of Photography, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Exhibit: January 27 - April 22. Hours: Tues, Thurs, Fri: 11 - 5 p.m.; Wed: 11 - 7 p.m.; Weekends: 1 - 5 p.m. Historic technique meets contemporary subject in the stunning luminosity of SurfLand. ...

Speedweeks 2012
Jan 28, 2012 - Feb 26, 2012
The action kicks off with Grand American Road Racing's famous Rolex 24 at Daytona. Daily racing events lead up to the prestigious crown jewel of racing, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500. www.DaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com (866) 761-7223.

Atlantic Center’s Harris House presents the extraordinary works of John Westmark
Jan 31, 2012 - Feb 17, 2012
Share This: Fearless, independent and scandalousAtlantic Center's Harris House presents he extraordinary works of John Westmark Exhibition Dates: January 7, 2012 - February 17, 2012Opening Reception: Saturday, January 7, 4 - 7 p.m. With sewing patterns and paint John Westmark depicts women of strength and courage. "I am interested in...

African Museum of the Arts Reception
Feb 01, 2012 - Mar 10, 2012
4 - 8 p.m. African American Museum of Art 325 Clara Ave., DeLand. The Private Art Collection of Rudene and Julius Francis. www.AfricanMuseumDeland.org (386) 873-2532. FREE

Children's Etiquette Program - The Etiquette Seed
Feb 04, 2012 - Feb 25, 2012
8:15 - 10 a.m. February 4, 11 and 18; 5:30 - 8 p.m., February 25. Halifax Plantation, 3400 Clubhouse Drive, Ormond Beach. The Etiquette Seed offers a social skills building program for your boy or girl ages 6 to 10. Give your child the opportunity to be the best that he or she can be! This program includes lessons on: manners, proper introductions, handshakes,...

Teen Leadership Program - The Etiquette Seed
Feb 04, 2012 - Feb 25, 2012
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. February 4, 11, 18; 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. February 25th. Halifax Plantation, 3400 Clubhouse Drive, Ormond Beach. The Etiquette Seed can be the voice that opens dialogue and shows your teen the path to success. Register soon for this social skills building program for your boy or girl ages 11 to 18. Participants must attend all four days of the program and will receive a graduation...

Downtown Daytona Farmers Market
Feb 04, 2012
8 a.m. - 12 Noon. Every Saturday in Downtown Daytona Beach on City Island. Fresh, local fruits & vegetables, organic options, baked goods, dried fruit & nuts, garden plants, handmade jewelry, kettle korn, healthy coffee, citrus, jams & jellies, raw honey, edible plants, local fish & shrimp, orchids, locally made salsa, dream catchers, handmade soaps & candles, BBQ and other prepared...

Mary Schimpff Webb: Open It! at the Atlantic Center, New Smyrna Beach
Feb 04, 2012 - Feb 25, 2012
Mary Schimpff Webb: Open It!Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4, 4-7 pmArtist's Talk & Enameling Demo: Friday, February 17 at 11 amFree and open to the publicOn Exhibit February 4 - 25, 2012 The New Smyrna Beach gallery, Arts on Douglas will be presenting a celebration of fine jewelry making in an exhibition by Mary Schimpff Webb entitled Open It! Mary's distinctive use of...

NFL Ticket
Feb 05, 2012 - Feb 06, 2012
Ocean Walk Shoppes at 250 North Atlantic Avenue presents "The Best NFL Ticket On the Beach"! Three venues to watch 1 great destination! Over 50 TVs to watch the hottest games! Ocean Walk shoppes and Movies, Mai Tai Bar, Sloppy Joe's and Wing House. www.OceanWalkShoppes.com (386) 947-2493 / (386) 239-0014 / (386) 255-1893.

VanGo Mobile Museum Visits Volusia County Schools
Feb 06, 2012 - Mar 29, 2012
VanGo Mobile Museum would like to invite artists to participate in "They Call Me Mellow Yellow: Color, Science and Symbolism" beginning Monday, February 6th through Thursday, March 29, 2012. VanGo provides children who attend low-income schools with an opportunity to participate in a unique, educational "field trip." Artists loaning original art will have the satisfaction of knowing they are...

Cafe Cinematique presents: Improv & Indie
Feb 07, 2012
8 p.m. Cafe Cinematique of Daytona, 242 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Live improv comedy with Random Acts of Insanity followed by an indie movie! Cinematique offers dinner, drinks & movies all at one table! www.Cinematique.org (386) 252-3118 $5FEB 7: Mesrine Public Enemy #1: The story of notorious French gangster Jacques...

Jerry Seinfeld Live Concert - Peabody Auditorium
Feb 11, 2012
7 p.m. Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach.Due to popular demand, America's premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy. Hailed as "the master stand-up comic of his generation" and "the best comedian of our time" in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in...

Wine & Chocolate Walk
Feb 11, 2012
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Downtown Daytona Beach, Beach Street. Calling all wine and chocolate lovers. A decadent and delicious Wine & Chocolate Walk begins at Cinematique of Daytona, 242 S. Beach Street, where attendees will receive their Wine & Chocolate Walk Passport and beverage tickets. Event attendees will spend the afternoon strolling through Downtown Daytona Beach visiting...

Downtown Daytona Farmers Market
Feb 11, 2012
8 a.m. - 12 Noon. Every Saturday in Downtown Daytona Beach on City Island. Fresh, local fruits & vegetables, organic options, baked goods, dried fruit & nuts, garden plants, handmade jewelry, kettle korn, healthy coffee, citrus, jams & jellies, raw honey, edible plants, local fish & shrimp, orchids, locally made salsa, dream catchers, handmade soaps & candles, BBQ and other prepared...

DeLand Craft Beer Festival
Feb 11, 2012
1- 5 p.m. Artisan Alley, downtown DeLand. Featuring over 70 craft beers, rare & vintage beers, educational break out sessions & a home brew competition. Must be 21 to enter. Purchase tickets at DeLand Abbey, West Volusia Beacon and MainStreet DeLand Association. www.DelandCraftBeerFestival.com Advance tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door (if available).

Jeff Dunham, Comedian
Feb 12, 2012
5 p.m., Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach. Comedian, ventriloquist and television star Jeff Dunham is bringing his "Controlled Chaos" tour to the Ocean Center arena. This will be Dunham's second appearance at the convention facility. Tickets are $42.50 plus applicable service charges. Tickets may be purchased at the Ocean Center box office, all...

Colonial Marker Dedication and Open House
Feb 12, 2012
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Three Chimneys Sugar Mill Archeological Site, 715 West Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach. The Ormond Beach Historical Society will host this special Open House. FREE. A colonial marker will be dedicated on-site by the Daughters of the American Colonists. Please plan to attend and please bring your friends, neighbors, and especially young people...

Recital with Jacob Bartlett & Lisa Lawrence
Feb 12, 2012
3 p.m. Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, 698 W. International Speedway Blvd. (corner of Lincoln Street), Daytona Beach. Music Department recital with Jacob Bartlett (Baritone) & Lisa Lawrence (Piano). www.cookman.edu. (386) 481-2926 or (386) 481-2465.

Cafe Cinematique presents: Improv & Indie
Feb 14, 2012
8 p.m. Cafe Cinematique of Daytona, 242 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Live improv comedy with Random Acts of Insanity followed by an indie movie! Cinematique offers dinner, drinks & movies all at one table! www.Cinematique.org (386) 252-3118 $5FEB 7: Mesrine Public Enemy #1: The story of notorious French gangster Jacques...

Advertising Advisory Committee meeting - February 15, 2012
Feb 15, 2012
The next meeting of the Advertising Advisory Committee will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in the upstairs conference room at the CVB office. Gail Miller, Administrative Assistant, Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau, (386) 255-0415, ext. 129, Fax: (386) 255-5478 daytonabeach.com

Paris Belongs to Us (Paris nous appartient)
Feb 16, 2012
1:30 p.m. The Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. (Building 1200), Daytona Beach. Dir. Jacques Rivette (France, 1962) 141 min. Curious as to why a young man would take his own life, Betty Schneider visits many of the places frequented by the dead youth. A playful movie indebted to noir in its conspiratorial storyline and...

Downtown Daytona Farmers Market
Feb 18, 2012
8 a.m. - 12 Noon. Every Saturday in Downtown Daytona Beach on City Island. Fresh, local fruits & vegetables, organic options, baked goods, dried fruit & nuts, garden plants, handmade jewelry, kettle korn, healthy coffee, citrus, jams & jellies, raw honey, edible plants, local fish & shrimp, orchids, locally made salsa, dream catchers, handmade soaps & candles, BBQ and other prepared...

Budweiser Shootout/ARCA 200
Feb 18, 2012
Times to be announced. Daytona International Speedway 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, part of Speedweeks 2012. A section of the Oldfield Grandstands will be open free to the public with access available through the lobby of the Daytona International Speedway ticket office. (800) PIT-SHOP.

Mardi Gras on MainStreet Dog Parade
Feb 18, 2012
11a.m.- 4 p.m. DeLand Chess Park Watch pups and their two legged friends parade through downtown DeLand dressed in costume. www.DogParadeDeLand.com $15 - $20

Cruisin' Downtown DeLand Car Show
Feb 18, 2012
3 - 7 p.m. East Indiana Avenue in Downtown DeLand. Classic cars & rods line the avenue. Live DJ, giveaways, shopping & dining. www.MainStreetDeLand.org (386)-624-5027 FREE

The Best Of Times
Feb 18, 2012 - Feb 19, 2012
3 p.m. Athens Theatre, 124 North Florida Avenue, DeLand. The Fab Follies like you have never seen before!!! Now in their 14th season, The Fab Follies, a Las Vegas style song and dance troupe, comprised of 30 very talented guys and gals, is back by popular demand! Elizabeth A. Taylor Productions, Inc. presents this showstopper "The Best of Times", a spectacular...

Atlantic Center for the Arts Presents: Elizabeth Hand, TJ Wilcox and Liz Lerman
Feb 20, 2012 - Mar 11, 2012
Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach. ELIZABETH HAND, noir fiction; TJ WILCOX, visual artist; LIZ LERMAN, choreographer. Pabst Visitor Center & Gallery. On Friday, March 9: INsideOUT, at 7 p.m. Harris Theater, ACA (386) 427-6975. www.AtlanticCenterForTheArts.org

Cafe Cinematique presents: Improv & Indie
Feb 21, 2012
8 p.m. Cafe Cinematique of Daytona, 242 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Live improv comedy with Random Acts of Insanity followed by an indie movie! Cinematique offers dinner, drinks & movies all at one table! www.Cinematique.org (386) 252-3118 $5FEB 7: Mesrine Public Enemy #1: The story of notorious French gangster Jacques...

The Living Legends of Auto Racing Charity Auction, Autograph Session & Awards Banquet
Feb 21, 2012
6 p.m. Shores Resort and Spa, 2637 S. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores. The Living Legends of Auto Racing will be hosting their Annual Charity Auction and Autograph Session. Legends on hand to sign autographs are; Johnny Allen, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Jack Anderson, Dave Dion, LIghtnin Epton, Dick Fleck, Ray Fox, James Hylton, Jack Ingram, Flossie Johnson, Joe...

Ray Stevens' Comedy
Feb 21, 2012
7:30 p.m. Peabody Auditorium 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach (386) 253-2901 www.peabodyauditorium.org

The Living Legends Charity Auction and Celebrity Book Signing
Feb 21, 2012
6 p.m. The Shores Resort and Spa (formerly The Hilton), 2637 S. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores. The Living Legends of Auto Racing will host a Celebrity Charity Auction and book signing. The event will benefit the Victory Junction Gang and other local charities. Guests for the evening will include, Johnny Allen, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Jack Anderson, Dave Dion,...

Spamalot - Broadway
Feb 22, 2012
7:30 p.m. Peabody Auditorium 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach (386) 253-2901 www.peabodyauditorium.org

Artisan Alley & DeLand Art Walk
Feb 24, 2012
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Downtown DeLand. Gather with friends every fourth Friday of the month at Artisan Alley and also enjoy the DeLand Art Walk! DeLand Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the Historic Downtown area. Art galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants and boutiques host artists within their businesses on the fourth Friday of every month, rain or shine. Look for an...

Beach Racing Day
Feb 24, 2012
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, 4931 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet. See beach racing cars and talk with former drivers, owners and mechanics who used to race on the beach. Take photographs and get autographs. Included in the cost of regular admission, no advance reservations required. Regular admission to the lighthouse museum is $5 for adults (12...

Moving Mountains at Daytona Playhouse
Feb 24, 2012 - Feb 26, 2012
7:30 p.m. Friday - Sunday and 2 p.m. Friday. Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jassamine, Daytona Beach. Directed by: Larrie Tiffany. Charlie is a 65 year-old widower who spends his days pursuing "mature" ladies on a beach in Florida. He offers companionship and the ladies are all too happy to accept his advances. That is, until he meets Polly, a recent widow who doesn't make...

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty
Feb 24, 2012
7 p.m. Peabody Auditorium 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach (386) 253-2901 www.peabodyauditorium.org

Downtown Daytona Farmers Market
Feb 25, 2012
8 a.m. - 12 Noon. Every Saturday in Downtown Daytona Beach on City Island. Fresh, local fruits & vegetables, organic options, baked goods, dried fruit & nuts, garden plants, handmade jewelry, kettle korn, healthy coffee, citrus, jams & jellies, raw honey, edible plants, local fish & shrimp, orchids, locally made salsa, dream catchers, handmade soaps & candles, BBQ and other prepared...

Daytona 500
Feb 26, 2012
Time to be announced. Daytona International Speedway 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. 800-PITSHOP. www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Auditions at Daytona Playhouse - Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn
Feb 26, 2012 - Feb 27, 2012
Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd., (off Halifax Ave.) Daytona Beach. 386-255-2431)Auditions: February 26 & 27 at 7 p.m.Directed by: Bruce HeighleyPerformances: April 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 - 7:30 p.m.April 8, 15 - 2 p.m.3 men - 3 womenAuditions at the Daytona Playhouse are open to everyone, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE. None of the characters are pre-cast. Auditions consist of...

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Flyover at Daytona 500!
Feb 26, 2012
Daytona International Speedway, 1801 International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. The world-renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will provide race fans with the flyover during the National Anthem for the 54th annual Daytona 500 - the prestigious season-opening event for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The Thunderbirds flyover will feature six F-16 Fighting Falcons, the Air...

Cafe Cinematique presents: Improv & Indie
Feb 28, 2012
8 p.m. Cafe Cinematique of Daytona, 242 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Live improv comedy with Random Acts of Insanity followed by an indie movie! Cinematique offers dinner, drinks & movies all at one table! www.Cinematique.org (386) 252-3118 $5FEB 7: Mesrine Public Enemy #1: The story of notorious French gangster Jacques...

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