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Blood Drive

🩸 Donate Blood at Avalon Park Wesley Chapel

OneBlood’s Big Red Bus is coming to Avalon Park Wesley Chapel! Small act. Big impact.

🗓️ Saturday, October 24th
⏰ 2-4:30 PM
📍 Avalon Park Wesley Chapel

🎁 All donors receive a $20 eGift card, a Halloween T-shirt, and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening.

Appointments are encouraged. Visit oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code 57393. ID required. 🙌

One offer per donor, per donation. No cash value. Not transferable. Gifts may vary. For more information, visit oneblood.org/details.

Downtown Saturday Market 10/24

🛍️ The Downtown Saturday Market is returning to Avalon Park Wesley Chapel with a refresh now that the park is open!

Come shop small businesses and spend your Saturday with us and Florida Penguin Productions.

🗓️ Every 2nd and 4th Saturday
⏰ 10 AM-2 PM
📍 Avalon Park Wesley Chapel

Fall Community Yard Sale

Fall Community Yard Sale in Avalon Park Wesley Chapel!

Shop the neighborhood and score some great deals at our Fall Community Yard Sale!

🗓️ Saturday, October 24th
⏰ 8 AM-Noon

Want to participate? Register your address by emailing pogueann@yahoo.com
For more information, contact Ann Pogue: 813-495-4274

Art Snacks Pt. 3 – 10/27

🎨 Art Snacks At Avalon Park Wesley Chapel!

Get a taste of new art skills each Tuesday! Every class explores a different technique and produces a finished piece to take home.

📅 Every Tuesday, September 1st Through October 27th
🕡 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Avalon Park Flats Leasing Trailer, Corner of Avalon Park Blvd & Beale St
💵 $25 Per Class or $200 For The Full Series – https://www.eventeny.com/events/art-snacks-pt-3-33237/
🎨 All Supplies Included
👩‍🎨 Led by Artist Sally Yoder

Learn art theory and try new materials every week!

🗓️ Class Schedule
Sept 1: The Importance of Value in All Art Forms — John Singer Sargent, Charcoals
Sept 8: Illustration, Botanical Drawing From Life — Ann Swan, Colored Pencil
Sept 15: Impressions — Paul Klee, Watercolor on Hot Press
Sept 22: Edges — J. M. W. Turner, Watercolor on Cold Press
Sept 29: Tint, Tone, Shade, Atmospheric Perspective — Winslow Homer, Liquid Acrylic
Oct 6: Complementary Colors — Van Gogh, Acrylic, Heavy Body
Oct 13: Metallic à la Gustav Klimt — Metallic Acrylic
Oct 20: Pet Portraits — Bonnie Snowden, Pastels
Oct 27: Perspective — Richard Estes, Markers

Sign up for one class or the whole series and produce art every session! 🖌️✨

Wandering Willow Haunt – Haunted House

👻 Wandering Willow Haunt

Wandering Willow Haunt is open on Halloween night in Avalon Park Wesley Chapel!

🗓️ Saturday, October 31st
⏰ 8-11 PM
📍 5602 Wandering Willow Dr

Sponsored by KML Heating and Air. 🎃

Downtown Saturday Market 11/14

🛍️ The Downtown Saturday Market is returning to Avalon Park Wesley Chapel with a refresh now that the park is open!

Come shop small businesses and spend your Saturday with us and Florida Penguin Productions.

🗓️ Every 2nd and 4th Saturday
⏰ 10 AM-2 PM
📍 Avalon Park Wesley Chapel