In two weeks, Thurston House will mark another milestone – 18 years providing wonderful accommodations to guests from all around the world. So far we have enjoyed guests from 21 countries, every state and even 3 territories! It has been a wonderful place for us to live, and we hope that we have many more [...]
The Fall is when things start to get busy again in Central Florida. There is a variety of upcoming events very near to Thurston House B&B in Maitland – 10/1-10/3 - 34th Annual Art Under the Stars – Maitland Rotary Arts Festival 10/8 – Groovy In The Grove – Maitland History’s 12th Annual Benefit Auction 10/9-10 [...]
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Coming in September – Exquisite Harmony, works in collage by Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson. There is an opening reception Friday, September 10 from 6-8pm, then “Meet the Artist” on September 11th at 1pm. There is even a collage workshop planned for Friday-Sunday, October 22-24, from 10-4pm. Come and learn from the best, the artist herself! [...]
What is the Great Florida Birding Trail? The Great Florida Birding Trail is a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, supported in part by the Florida Department of Transportation and the Wildlife Foundation of Florida. This 2,000-mile, self-guided highway trail unifies nearly 500 birding sites throughout Florida. Modeled after the successful Great [...]
Thursday, December 2, 2010 6:15 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (Rain date December 3) Each year, on the first Thursday of December, the Morse Museum helps launch the holiday season in Winter Park when it lights up Tiffany windows in Central Park and presents the Bach Festival Choir, Youth Choir, and Brass Ensemble in concert. This December is [...]
Hosted by the Maitland Rotary – The 34th Annual Maitland Rotary Art Festival! A fine art show and sale, 10/1 to 10/3, 6pm-10pm Friday, 10am -10pm Saturday and 10am – 5pm Sunday, surrounding beautiful Lake Lily in Maitland, Central Florida. This is one of the finest boutique art festivals, where only 150 artists vie for over $20,000 in awards. The Maitland Rotary [...]
Central Florida was the capital of Florida citrus in the early years, especially around the time of the founding of Lake Maitland – 1885. This area lead the world in citrus production until several freezes devastated groves, pushing the citrus operations further south. Cyrus Brooks Thurston had a variety of citrus on his 160 acres [...]
BYE-BYE old, and HELLO new! After 19 years of service to us, our old Trane 5 ton a/c -heat pump system wore out. It kept going through tremedous heat times, and kept us warm during those few very cold times. Considering 12-15 years is usually the maximum life for these types of units here in [...]
Date Night Movie – “Duplicity” August 6 – Movie begins at dusk. Oscar® winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as two sexy spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair. When they find themselves on either side of an all-out corporate war, they’ll put everything on the line to remain one double-cross [...]
Current Exhibitions William Vincent Kirkpatrick: American Impressionist July 16- September 5, 2010 Florida Impressionist painter William Vincent Kirkpatrick was born in St. Augustine in 1939. The artist studied at the Maitland Art Center (originally called the Research Studio) with Lois Bartlett Tracy, who was a Bok Fellow (resident artist) in 1950, near the end [...]
18 years for Maitland B&B - WOW!
In two weeks, Thurston House will mark another milestone - 18 years providing wonderful accommod...Planning ahead for Central Florida Fall Events!
The Fall is when things start to get busy again in Central Florida. There is a variety of upcomi...Exquisite Harmony at the Maitland Art Center
Coming in September - Exquisite Harmony, works in collage by Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson. T...851 Lake Avenue
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