Events

In this fun and creative class led by CFCArts teaching artist Chris Hicks, you’ll use the words of others to create a work of your own. Have you always wanted to write poetry but you’re not sure how? In this fun and creative class led by CFCArts teaching artist Chris Hicks, you’ll use the words...

Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection, and to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Part meditation, part listening exercise, Sound Baths are healing musical...

Join licensed mental health counselor Jill Hamilton Buss will help you understand how your brain and how the process of attention works. What we focus our attention on in amplified; it becomes our experience. This unique session with licensed mental health counselor Jill Hamilton Buss will help you understand how your brain and how the...

This program has been cancelled. Join us for Composting 101, a class intended for growers to learn the basics of composting. Join us for Composting 101, a class intended for growers to learn the basics of composting. In this presentation, led by Dawson Amico of Fleet Farming, a non-profit program of IDEAS For Us, you’ll...

Join us for our monthly free-flowing Exercise Your Creativity art “happy hours.” When was the last time you picked up a colored pencil or paintbrush? Did you know engaging in small acts of creativity in everyday life increases your overall wellbeing? If you’ve often said, “I’m not creative!” this is the opportunity for you to...

Join presenter AlÍsa Trinidad, the founder of The CommuniTea Hub and an artist with a reverence for nature, for this month’s IDEAS Hive: Ancestral Wisdom and Climate Change. What can we learn from indigenous cultures and our ancestors? Are there any similarities between their wisdom and the regenerative movement within our culture today? Join presenter...

In this workshop, led by CFCArts Simone Boos, you’ll learn some basic watercolor techniques while connecting different colors with emotions Have you ever viewed a piece of art or heard a song and a wave of emotions just hit you? Joy. Sadness. Nostalgia. Longing. Awe. These are all emotions commonly associated with great art. Picture...

Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection, and to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Part meditation, part listening exercise, Sound Baths are healing musical...

Julie Ward, a certified ACE health coach, leads a tasting of herbal teas and accompanying meditations. Tea, with its centuries-old roots in Eastern medicine and cultural practices, has long been considered a way to good health, happiness, and wisdom. Now, modern western researchers are realizing tea’s role in managing mental and physical health – in...

April is National Volunteer Month, dedicated to honoring the many contributions volunteers make to organizations throughout our communities. It’s also a great time to inspire YOU to make a difference. Many say they want to volunteer, they're just not sure how to get started or what opportunities are available to them. That’s where we come...

Learn to reduce waste in cooking two ways – by using every part of the ingredients and by incorporating creative ways to utilize leftovers. In honor of this month’s Earth Day, we encourage you and your family to find simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint. One way is to critically think about the meals...

This spring history comes alive in the CHWB Nutrition Theatre under the guidance of Rachel Simmons, the archivist at the Winter Park Library How many times have you smelled a cake baking and felt instantly transported to your grandmother’s kitchen? Perhaps nothing ties us more to our past than food. It can conjure up an...

This spring history comes alive in the CHWB Nutrition Theatre under the guidance of Rachel Simmons, the archivist at the Winter Park Library How many times have you smelled a cake baking and felt instantly transported to your grandmother’s kitchen? Perhaps nothing ties us more to our past than food. It can conjure up an...

Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection, and to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Part meditation, part listening exercise, Sound Baths are healing musical...

Join Chef Collette Haw in the Nutrition Theatre for an Italian Feast, where you’ll learn how to make and sample three recipes When you think of Italian foods, if you only think of rich, carb-heavy, red sauced pastas, it’s time to shift your perspective. Italian cooks have a passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients, and mamma...

In honor of Earth Day, join Dr. Daisy Fiore from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey to learn more about these native raptors Did you know raptors, such as hawks, owls, Bald Eagles and osprey, play a vital role in Florida’s ecosystem? The health of these birds is crucial to our environment. Join Dr....

Come join us and meet cookbook author Jeffrey Eisner as we celebrate the launch of his latest cookbook! A few years ago, the Instant Pot, an electronic pressure cooker, became the kitchen essential you simply had to have. Sales of the appliance skyrocketed and a cottage industry of sites, YouTube channels and books popped up,...

Come celebrate The Ward & Wellbeing Earth Day Block Party with us on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, from 8 AM - 11:30 AM at CHWB and next door in Ward Park. The Run for the Trees 5K begins promptly at 7:30 AM. The Ward & Wellbeing Earth Day Block Party is back for another...

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to make a one-of-a-kind book with a marbled cover and bind it with a beautiful hand-stitching. Learn how to make a one-of-a-kind book with a marbled cover and bind it with a beautiful hand-stitching that you learn in this unique workshop! Your personal creation is great to use as...

Learn how to host an unforgettable farm-to-table dining experience with delicious recipes featuring seasonal produce. Learn how to host an unforgettable farm-to-table dining experience with delicious recipes featuring seasonal produce. In this program, Allison Harrell, a Registered Dietitian and Culinary Medicine Specialist, will prepare simple recipes perfect for entertaining and featuring spring must-haves for your...

Join this poetry workshop, hosted by CFCArts teaching artist Chris Hicks, and learn about new and traditional ways to write poetry. When was the last time you read a poem? Have you ever tried writing your own? There’s no time like the present to learn how to write poetry! Studies show it’s not just good...

In this class, led by Judy Minear, you’ll learn how to safely incorporate essential oils to suit your health and wellbeing goals. The essential oils market is booming and it can feel overwhelming to know where to begin. Would you like to feel more confident about your use of essential oils? In this class, you...

Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection, and to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Part meditation, part listening exercise, Sound Baths are healing musical...

When work takes center stage in your life and you feel continually out of balance, your mental and physical health are at risk. When work takes center stage in your life and you feel continually out of balance, your mental and physical health are at risk. Typically stress rises, sleep suffers, and if not corrected...

Have you considered growing your own herbs? It’s an easy, affordable and healthy way to add fresh flavors to your regular dishes. With skyrocketing grocery costs, we’re all looking for ways to save money on food costs. Have you considered growing your own herbs? It’s an easy, affordable and healthy way to add fresh flavors...

Join us for our monthly free-flowing Exercise Your Creativity art “happy hours.” When was the last time you picked up a colored pencil or paintbrush? Did you know engaging in small acts of creativity in everyday life increases your overall wellbeing? If you’ve often said, “I’m not creative!” this is the opportunity for you to...

Best-selling author Jancee Dunn is peeling back the layers on perimenopause and menopause in her new book, “Hot and Bothered.” At long last, real and meaningful conversations surrounding the life-changing transition of menopause are occurring. For far too long, women endured this season in silence, but lately, everyone from talk show host Drew Barrymore –...

Led by art educator Fabiola Hansen of the Crealdé School of Art, you’ll learn the basics of watercolor painting. In this class, you will learn the basics of watercolor painting, including color mixing, brush handling, and a bit of drawing composition. You will also be introduced to different techniques such as wet-on-et, dry-brush, and lifting,...

Come learn about Florida’s fantastic falcons with Dr. Daisy Fiore from Audubon Center for Birds of Prey and her special feathered friends! How many species of falcons are found in Florida? And what makes a falcon, a falcon? Did you know this group of birds includes the planet's fastest animal? Come learn more about these...