Events calendar: Build vertical oyster gardens in Ormond Beach, celebrate Pride in Bunnell

What to do this week in Ormond Beach and Palm Coast.


Volunteers Brian Alexander, Carol Murray and Scott Skare help make vertical oyster gardens for Ormond Beach residents during the workday on Saturday, June 22. Courtesy photo
Volunteers Brian Alexander, Carol Murray and Scott Skare help make vertical oyster gardens for Ormond Beach residents during the workday on Saturday, June 22. Courtesy photo
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Thursday, June 26

Clear Your Shelves, Clear Your Mind

When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, and Friday, June 27

Where: Coastal Gateway Sales Office, 2 Camino Del Mar, Palm Coast

Details: The Hammock Dunes Social Committee is collecting books on behalf of the Friends of the Library in Flagler County. Book donations for future book sales help fund children's programs, technology upgrades, new resources, author visits, workshops and cultural events. To thank you for your donation, the social committee will offer coffee and a sweet treat. For more information, email Brie at [email protected].

Palm Coast Concert Series

When: 6-8 p.m.

Where: The Stage at Town Center, 1500 Central Ave., Palm Coast

Details: See the band Half Step Down at this free community event. There will be live music, food trucks, vendors, yard games, and beer and wine. Bring a chair. 

Friday, June 27

Barbecue and Jazz

When: 4-7 p.m.

Where: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast

Details: The North East Florida Jazz Association invites the community to listen to jazz while enjoying some barbecue at its annual Barbecue and Jazz event. The music will feature NEFJA scholarship winner and popular local Jazz percussionist Ethan Grussgott and his quintet. Tickets cost $45. Seating is limited. For tickets or more information, visit NEFJA.org or call Muriel McCoy at 386-445-1329.

CMTW presents 'Beetlejuice Jr.'

When: 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 28

Where: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S. 1, Ormond Beach

Details: Children's Musical Theatre Workshop is celebrating its 43rd year and presenting its 2025 Summer Musical Theatre Camp Show. This musical is based on the movie turned Broadway phenomenon and tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange an unusual teenager. Tickets cost $25 for 13 and up and $200 for children 4-12. Kids 3 and under are free with a paid adult ticket. Visit ormondbeachperformingartscenter.csstix.com.

Saturday, June 28

Oysters for Ormond: Vertical Oyster Garden workday

When: 9 a.m. to noon

Where: River Lily Inn B&B, 558 Riverside Drive, Daytona Beach

Details: Come build vertical oyster gardens to hang on Ormond Beach docks. Help protect the river, connect with friends and create cleaner, healthier waters for generations to come. Clubs, groups, or students who want volunteer hours for an environmental project are welcome. Bring a team of six to compete for prizes.

Mini felted landscapes

When: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Ormond Memorial Art Museum, 78 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach

Details: Create a mini landscape using 2D needle felting techniques with Liz Canali. Participants will learn how to translate the design, choose the appropriate woods, create a sky, foreground and details. All materials are included. Class costs $50 for members and $60 for non-members. Register at www.ormondartmuseum.org/classes-programs.

Third annual Children's Business Fair

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, Palm Coast

Details: Hosted by Culinary Wellness, this is a one-day fair created for local youth vendors to sell and showcase their products and/or services. There will be handmade crafts, artwork, 3D prints and other products made by children ages 6-18. Registration closes on June 20. Youth vendor fee is $30. Visit childrensbusinessfair.org/palmcoast.

Stroke Awareness 

When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: South Ormond Neighborhood Center, 176 Division Ave., Ormond Beach

Details: Healthier Wealthier Wiser, Inc. is hosting its third seminar of the year, this time themed on stroke awareness with guest speaker Shirley Thompson, a registered nurse. There will be a free lunch and health screenings by the Daytona Beach Black Nurses Association, Progress Medical Research of Port Orange and other vendors. RSVP by emailing [email protected].

Pride in Bunnell

When: 12-5 p.m.

Where: 2K Ranch, 6067 Tangerine Ave., Bunnell

Details: Pride in Bunnell is back for its second year, and this year's festival will include local artists, vendors, food trucks, live music, a kid's fun zone with a bounce house, and a drag performance. Free admission. There will be an adults-only after party beginning at 6 p.m., and admission into this is $10 per car. Visit https://www.facebook.com/share/1ShjqKf3rp.

ARRL Field Day

When: 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29

Where: Hammock Community Center, 79 Mala Compra Road, Palm Coast

Details: Ham radio operators from the Flagler Palm Coast Amateur Radio Club, Flagler Emergency Communications Association, Flagler County Assist, and Flagler County Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Flagler County will be participating in this national amateur radio exercise lasting 24 hours. 

Tuesday, July 1

Recipes and Reads Culinary Lab: Basic Cooking — Spice Lab: Sumac

When: 2 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

Details: Learn all about sumac and its uses in this cooking demonstration, presented by library staff. Free event.

NASA Launch Services

When: 3:30 p.m.

Where: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach

Details: NASA’s Launch Services Program is responsible for launching rockets delivering spacecraft that observe the Earth, visit other planets, and explore the universe. Discover what it takes to launch into space. You will also get a chance to take home some NASA items. Free event.

Friday, July 4

Stars and Stripes parade

When: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Where: North 6th Street to South 6th Street along A1A, Flagler Beach

Details: The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach will present its annual parade, following its traditional route, for the Fourth of July. Free.

United Flagler 4th

When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Flagler Executive Airport, 201 Airport Road, Palm Coast

Details: Flagler County residents and visitors are invited to the United Flagler 4th Community Celebration, hosted by Flagler County Government and the cities of Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell. Gates open at 5 p.m. and fireworks start at 9 p.m. There will be vendors, a beer garden, kids' activities and a main stage with a DJ. At 6:30 p.m., local officials will recite the Declaration of Independence. Free event.

Independence Day Celebration

When: 8-9:30 p.m.

Where: Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach

Details: Join the city of Ormond Beach for its annual Fourth of July fireworks display. Live music begins at 8 p.m. The shuttle buses will start at 7:30 p.m.and the last shuttle will leave at 9:45 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m. Call 386-676-3241.

Ongoing

Memory Makers Quilt Guild

When: 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first Wednesday of each month

Where: UF/IFAS Extension Flagler County Education Center, 150 Sawgrass Road, Bunnell

Details: Join the Memory Makers Quilt Guild. All are welcome.

BAM Senior Fitness Class

When: 9:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays

Where: Palm Coast First Baptist Church, 6050 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast

Details: Join this Balance and Motion class and develop strength and endurance, core stability and balance. Taught by senior fitness specialist Artie G, the class is open to all fitness levels and free with most insurances. A donation is accepted for those without coverage. See full schedule at synergyseniorfitness.com or call 386-931-3485.

Women's book club

When: 12:30-2 p.m. every Tuesday

Where: Central Baptist Church, 152 Fairview Ave., Daytona Beach

Details: Join this book club, which will study "Love Stories of the Bible Speak" by Shannon Bream. The book club will meet in the Marchman Building, room 117. Contact Sylvia Meincke at 386-451-5223.

Moms of Pre Schoolers

When: 9:30-11:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Friday of the month

Where: Central Baptist Church, 152 Fairview Ave., Daytona Beach

Details: Moms of Pre Schoolers is a free faith-based program for moms, moms-to-be and their preschoolers for support and encouragement. Breakfast is provided, as well as a video with discussion and crafts. Playtime offered for children, with adult supervision. Call 386-255-2588.

MOAS exhibitions

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Where: Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach

Details: Want to spend a day looking at fine art? The Museum of Arts and Sciences has the following shows on display: "Bugs Outside the Box: Discover the Art Within the Sciences" ; "Shoosty Bugs: An Art Infestation" ; and "It's a Ship Show: Florida's Maritime Canvas."

 

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