Things To Do
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Today
♦Pet Costume Contest: The 16th annual event will feature a large dog contest at 11 a.m. and small dog contest at 1 p.m. A pet trick-or-treat will be from noon-3 p.m. and will include more than 30 Park Avenue merchants and petrelated vendors. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Downtown Winter Park, Park Ave., Winter Park, free, 407-644-2969.
♦Kids’ Halloween Party: Includes a costume party with lunch, games and a screening of “Monster House.” 11 a.m., Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, $18, 407-629-1088.
♦Fall Home and Garden Show: Includes vendors and demonstrations. 11 a.m., Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, $9, 407-685-9800.
♦An Afternoon with Author Susan Carol McCarthy: Includes a discussion about the author’s latest book, “A Place We Knew Well.” 2 p.m., Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, free, 407-836-6751.
♦Little Shop of Horrors:
7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and Oct. 29, 2 p.m. Sundays (through Nov. 8), Osceola Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, $15-$22, 407-846-6257.
♦Fall festival: Activities will include live entertainment, games, inflatable rides, a tea room, silent auction, artisan’s boutique, purse boutique, bake sale, raffle, car show and a variety of international festival foods. noon-6 p.m. Oct. 25, Nativity Catholic Church, 3255 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, admission is free, 407-322-3961.
♦Tiffany concert: Performances are at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8 p.m., Epcot, 10,000 Buena Vista Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, $97 adults, $91 (ages 3-9), free (age 2 and younger), 407-824-4321.
♦MasterSounds Jazz Trio: 7 p.m. Sunday, Vines Grille & Wine Bar, 7563 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando, free, 407-351-1227.
♦Streetlight Manifesto: with Dan Potthast and Sycamore Smith. 7 p.m., House of Blues, 1490 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, $22 (all ages), 407-934-2583.
♦Essence of the Soul: Poetry, comedy and spoken word. 7 p.m., Cleopatra Hookah Lounge, 7733 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando, free, 407-235-4533.
♦Terry Myers: 12:30 p.m., Altamonte Chapel, 825 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs, free, 407-339-5208.
♦La Cage Aux Folles: 2 p.m., Garden Theatre, 160 West Plant Street, Winter Garden, $25-$33, 407-877-4736.
♦You Can’t Take It With You: 2:30 p.m., Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., Orlando, $31-$38, $18-$25 Mondays, 407-297-8788.
♦Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Tale: A theatrical version of Washington Irving’s macabre story. 3 p.m., Breakthrough Theatre, 419 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, $12-$20, 407-920-4034.
Monday
♦Dennis DeYoung: Performances are at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8 p.m., Epcot, 10,000 Buena Vista Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, $97 adults, $91 (ages 3-9), free (age 2 and younger), 407-824-4321.
♦CareerSource Central Florida: Spend time with the experts from CareerSource Central Florida to explore the services they provide and connect with employment opportunities using career counseling and skill development workshops. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Winter Garden branch of the Orange County Library System, 805 E. Plant St., Orlando, free, 407-835-7323.
♦Community health fair: Firefighters from Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach Shores will offer free blood pressure checks, and Walgreen’s will provide flu and pneumonia shots. Local vendors will share information about heart health, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis, nutrition, juicing and breast cancer awareness. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach, free, 386-676-4191.