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May 12th, 2011
The Maitland Art & History Association just launched a brand new website! This new site better reflects their mission to the community of Maitland North Orlando after they merged the Maitland Art Center and the Maitland Historical Society several months ago. Check out their facilities, including several museum buildings, and plan your visit to this wonderful area. [...]
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May 2nd, 2011
The date is coming and you have no idea what to get for your Mom or the Mother of your children. They deserve nothing but the best! Be creative this year and give the gift of a Maitland Winter Park getaway. Our premier North Orlando bed & breakfast is the perfect combination of a secluded hide [...]
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April 23rd, 2011
The Morse Museum’s new galleries feature the recently restored Daffodil Terrace and 250 art and architectural objects from Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. This new gallery is huge and features all sorts of information about this estate and how it came to be. There is everything from architectural drawings, to a menu [...]
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April 13th, 2011
The Monster Ball Tour, the latest from Lady Gaga, arrives in Orlando on 4/15/2011. The show is at the new Amway Center, just minutes from our North Orlando lodging, Thurston House. Enjoy the thrill of this lively show, and later spend the night in the peace & quiet that our Maitland Winter Park bed & breakfast is [...]
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April 8th, 2011
Coming to Central Florida and the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center – Hair! Show dates are June 21-26, and go on sale May 6th. Plan ahead for this fabulous show! Buy your tickets, reserve your room now at North Orlando’s finest bed & breakfast Thurston House in Maitland, and prepare to be entertained!
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March 30th, 2011
New Hope for Kids is an amazing organization, and is based in Maitland Central Florida. Both this event and New Hope for Kids are just minutes from our North Orlando lodging, Thurston House Maitland Bed & Breakfast.
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March 28th, 2011
It’s Ricky Martin’s first tour in four years! Catch him when his “Musica+Alma+Sexo” tour rolls through the Amway Center in downtown Orlando on April 8. Tickets are $46-$126, on sale now. Our Orlando lodging Thurston House bed & breakfast is a very convenient 5 miles away from the center. Enjoy the show, then come back to the [...]
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March 22nd, 2011
Leu Gardens Publishes New Book! To celebrate 50 years of community education and inspired gardening, the Gardens’ Board of Trustees has released Florida Oasis: A Photographic Tour of Harry P. Leu Gardens (Cool Springs Press, November, 2010). The title is a fully illustrated tour through the history and botanical collections of the Harry P. Leu [...]
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March 22nd, 2011
All the Maitland Historical Museums are open for tours Thursdays-Sundays from Noon-4 p.m. Closed major holidays. Nearby to Thurston House B&B, are the Maitland Historical Museum and Telephone Museum, & The Waterhouse Residence Museum and Carpentry Shop Museum. Exhibiting now at the Maitland Historical Museum in Central Florida – Maitland on the Move The Maitland [...]
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March 14th, 2011
2011 Festival March 18th-20th Located in Winter Park’s Central Park bounded by New England Avenue on the South and Garfield Ave. on the North, Park Avenue on the East and New York Avenue on the West. Friday, March 18th, 9 AM to 6 PMSaturday, March 19th, 9 AM to 6 PM Sunday, March 20th, 9 [...]
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