Orlando Big Band Holiday Concert
Get ready for the big band sounds of yesterday at the Athens Theatre, as the Orlando Big Band plays some of the classic holiday songs from the 1930s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s.
The show starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. All seating is reserved and all is socially distanced.
For information, call 386-736-1500.
Restaurants open on Christmas Day
Decided you don’t want to cook on Christmas, or maybe you just want to relax and let someone else do the work? You have options. This is a list of restaurants in Daytona Beach that will be open on Christmas Day as posted on the website DaytonaBeach.com:
A 35-year-old woman attacked a motel maid and then threatened to jump over a second-floor railing, according to a news release from the Volusia County Sheriff s Office.
But after a sheriff s deputy knocked on her motel room door, she walked out and tossed her dog over the railing instead, the sheriff s office said.
The dog was not seriously injured and has now been renamed “Miracle.”
And Allison Murphy was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and resisting an officer with violence, both felonies, according to the release. Murphy, whose last known address was in Clearwater, was being held without bond Tuesday at the Volusia County Branch Jail.
Dec 14, 2020 11:04 AM DeLand, FL - Volusia County Schools is asking the public to review and offer input on the state of Florida s new instructional materials (textbooks) that focus on English Language Arts (ELA) for kindergarten through 12th grade. The potential instructional materials can be viewed online on the VCS website. You ll be able to ask questions, offer opinions, and learn more about the materials at three public meetings during the first week of January. The public meetings will be held: 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Shapiro Blue, 1500 Lexington Ave., DeLand, FL 32724. (Please park in front of the building.) 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at University High School, 1000 W. Rhode Island Ave., Orange City, FL 32763. (Park in front of the main office. The Lecture Hall is off the front entrance.) 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at Mainland High School, 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114. (Enter the Auditorium Lobby off of the front park