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The 119th annual Georgefest is upon us with a weekend full of events in Eustis, plus some other treasures to find in Lake County like a Home and Garden Show in Clermont, the Meet Me in Mount Dora festival and even a Strawberry Festival at Oak Haven Farms.  By the way, have you ever wondered what could go wrong with beer, paint and goats? Find out with a paint and sip at C & C farms.  Here’s what’s on tap:  Georgefest Carnival The annual Georgefest carnival is back with new and exciting r...

Project Summary: Young Peacebuilders Clubs (YPCs) are small groups of young people who identify problems, and then design, implement and evaluate solutions, and repeat. YPCs are student-led and supported by Adult Mentors. Young Peacebuilders (YP) provides the training and coaching to partner organizations who want to use the YPC model and provide a Coordinator responsible for implementing YPCs through their organization. The selected consultant will help YP develop the e-learning system to remo...

Share: Joensuu, Finland – 17 February, 2021 – Valamis, the global leader in digital learning technologies and workforce development, partnered with Sverok to create an innovative learning solution for 55,000 gaming members. Sverok, a Swedish national federation for non-profit gaming clubs, focuses on supporting local gaming clubs to help them expand. Sverok is one of Sweden’s largest youth federations and helps young gamers manage their gaming associations. Sverok’s goal with the learni...

2021 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards finalists are announced The finalists have been announced for the 2020 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards following an extended 10-month programme. It’s the fifth year that the competition has been run, and it goes ahead amid unprecedented challenges for the tourism industry. Among the finalists are Burnham’s Bev and Sarah Milner Simonds who succesfully held the eat:Portishead food festival last summer. “It is an understatement to say...

THE finalists have been announced for the 2020 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards, after an extended 10-month programme. This is the fifth year that the competition has run, and it has done so in unprecedented times for tourism. “It is an understatement to say that the past year has been challenging for the tourism and hospitality industry, with many finding themselves in truly desperate situations," said awards organiser Nell Barrington. "We hope that the announcement of this ...

With the extra weekend this month, Lake County has some extra special events for kids and adults alike.  It’s the last weekend to enjoy the circus at Whispering Oaks Winery, hear the sounds of the sixties in Clermont and enjoy the great outdoors at Trout Lake Nature Center and the Lil’ Bit of Life Farm.  Here’s what’s on tap:  The Circus at Whispering Oaks Feel like a kid again at the final weekend of The Circus at Whispering Oaks Winery, 10934 County Road 475 in Oxford. The show beg...

On Jan. 7, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University hosted a virtual screening and discussion of “Picture a Scientist” — a documentary film that chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for female scientists.

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Early Care and Education Consortium (ECEC) issued a joint letter confirming that the nations largest child care providers will work towards ensuring all child care center teachers and staff have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as its available. They also are calling on state and local regulatory bodies to classify teachers as frontline workers so that they are prioritized to receive the vaccine. COV...

Enter the FSEA’s 28th Annual Gold Leaf Awards Competition—ENTRIES DUE MARCH 8, 2021 The Foil & Specialty Effects Association has opened the 28th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition. FSEA invites companies in the finishing, printing, folding carton, greeting card and binding industries to submit their best work. Login or register now to gain instant access to the rest of this premium content! The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) has opened the 28th Annua...

Share via Shortlink Clockwise from left: 475 Clermont Avenue, 5200 1st Avenue and 445 Albee Square West in Brooklyn (Google Maps; StreetEasy) With Manhattan in dismay, Brooklyn came to play. With more people staying home in the outer boroughs this year, retailers came to them, signing leases for some major square footage. But half of the year’s largest leases were signed in January and February, before the impact of the pandemic became clear. The deals varied greatly. Some were your t...