Archive for ‘October’

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Pumpkin Patches

Driving home from work last night, I saw my first pumpkin patch of the year. Located on Clarke Rd. about two blocks north of the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee, the 1/4 acre site was packed corner to corner. In the ten or so seconds I had while waiting at a stop light to look […]

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AST Dew Tour - Playstation Pro starts today

Today is the opening day of the AST Dew Tour’s Playstation Pro event being hosted in the Amway arena. Admission is free if you’ve purchased a ticket for any of the Friday, Saturday or Sunday sessions. This is because today’s events are practices and preliminaries only. The first final comes tomorrow evening at 8PM with […]

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Plazaween on Wall Street in Downtown Orlando

If you’re looking for some Halloween entertainment in the Downtown Orlando area, the 7th annual “Plazaween: Nightmare on Wall St.” returns again this year on Saturday, October 27th and Wednesday, October 31st.
The event, titled “2007 DEADLY SINS”, will feature a street party and a midnight costume contest on each of the nights. There are over […]

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Great Dates Orlando - Wrapup

In wrapping up this month’s book review and giveaway of “Great Dates Orlando: 52 Ways to Discover Orlando’s Romantic Side“, I thought I’d give some recommendations on who should buy the book. As I noted in the review, “Great Dates Orlando” is an excellent source of information on some of the area’s best locations and […]

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Orlando Halloween Events

There are some additional Halloween events listed on the WFTV channel 9 website that may be of interest to you. Here are a few that sound interesting to me …
Halloween Haunted Hike
Face painting, haunted displays, food and the famous Haunted Hayride at Gateway Park in DeBary on Saturday, October 20th from 6-10pm.
Fear in the Forest
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Orlando Magic to play in China

The Orlando Magic’s preseason makes a giant move as the team heads to China for a three-game exhibition in Shanghai and Macao starting Wednesday. Joining the Magic will be Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with the Chinese national team. The games, which will be broadcast to over 200 countries, represent the third journey […]

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