Taste of Home Cooking School Show

Love to cook? Love to Eat? The Taste of Home Cooking School is having a show at the News-Journal Center at 221 N. Beach Street in Daytona Beach on March 1st. The doors open at 4:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. The cost is $20.00 and everyone gets a gift bag. There will be door prizes, demonstrations, and plenty of exhibits. Tickets are limited so grab them at the News Journal (901 Sixth Street) or call 386-681-2262.

Art Fiesta

The 50th Annual Art Fiesta is this weekend! It is held along Canal Street and throughout downtown New Smyrna Beach on Saturday and Sunday, February 26th and 26th. Starting at 9am and running through 5pm both days. There will be entertainment, art and food. Sissy the Clown will be in front of City Hall from 10am-4pm doing face painting for the kids.

The full entertainment schedule can be found here.

New Smyrna Beach Garden Club Rummage Sale

The New Smyrna Beach Garden Club is holding their Annual Rummage Sale on March 2nd and 3rd. The sale starts at 8am and runs until 2pm both days.

The Garden Club is located at 2000 Turnbull Bay Rd. It is right near the NSB Sports Complex. This rummage sale has a bit of everything, household items, clothes, china, sports equipment, if you can imagine it...they probably have it. This sale also is typically better quality items...I went last year and was amazed by the great selection of nice things. Enjoy!

Volusia County Lifeguard Tryouts

Volusia County Summer Lifeguard tryouts are coming up:

Saturday, February 25th - Port Orange YMCA-10am-2pm
Saturday, March 3rd - Daytona State College Aquatic Center-10am-2pm
Saturday, March 10th - Ormond Beach, YMCA - 12:30pm-4:30pm

Applicants must be 17 years of age and swim 500 meters in less than 10 minutes, swim 50 yards in less than 30 seconds and run a half mile in less than 3:15. There is a background check and drug test and the pay starts at $9.37 per hour. If selected there is a mandatory training class and a 40 hour First Responder/CPR Course.

You can call the county at 386-239-6414 ext. 230 for more information

Mardi Gras Events

If you can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, then here are some things to do here in New Smyrna Beach!

Tuesday, February 21st from 8:30am - 11:00am there will be a Dixieland Breakfast held at the Coronado Civic Center. The Civic Center is located behind the Shuffle Board Courts at 223 Flagler Avenue. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and are available at Gone Bonkers, Sealand Real Estate and Buddy Davenport Insurance. It is $14.00 the day of the event.

Tuesday is also the Annual Fat Tuesday Parade on Flagler Avenue, there will be food, entertainment and the parade. The fun starts at 7:00 pm. The Budweiser Clydesdale's will lead the parade.

Enjoy and support your local business!