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Chef Wolfgang Puck appearance

10-06-09
Karyn Smith

Chef Puck will be appearing at the Grand Cafe in Downtown Disney on Thursday, October 8th. Book signing at 6pm, and Signature dinner cooked by Chef Puck himself to follow. If you're a fan, make sure you're there.

The Waldorf Astoria now in Orlando

10-06-09
Karyn Smith

October 1st, 2009 ,Thursday, is the GRAND OPENING of the WALDORF=ASTORIA Orlando at Bonnet Creek. “William Waldorf Astor, heir to John Jacob Astor III, built the original 13-story Waldorf Hotel on the site of his Fifth Avenue mansion. Opened in 1893, the Waldorf immediately became the gathering place for the world's wealthy and society's elite. Four years later, Waldorf's cousin, John Jacob Astor IV built the adjacent 17-story Astoria Hotel. Separate, yet equivalent in grandeur and prestige, both The Waldorf and The Astoria were designed by acclaimed architect, Henry Hardenbergh, who in an act of great foresight added a three-hundred-foot-long marble corridor connecting the two hotels. This corridor, built to connect the two buildings, became an enduring symbol of the combined Waldorf and Astoria hotels - it is represented by the "=" in The Waldorf Astoria. The Waldorf=Astoria – Orlando is opening alongside a brand new 1,000-room Hilton, and the two hotels will share 150,000 square feet of convention and meeting space. The development is tucked in a pocket of land near Walt Disney World called Bonnet Creek Resort. Surrounded on three sides by Disney, Bonnet Creek was never sold to the theme-park company when Walt Disney secretly began acquiring thousands of acres in the area in the 1960s. There were 18 separate companies/corporations that were used to purchase in secret, the land now known as, the WDW property.

Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival on Oct. 17

10-06-09
Karyn Smith

Orlando Taiko Dojo will perform for the second year at this exciting event! Come and cheer all participants!

Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort
Saturday October 17th, 2009
WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort, Florida

In its second year,the Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort is shaping up to become one of the premier annual dragon boat events world-wide. Held in the epi-center of Downtown Disney® Area, the event will capitalize on the rapid growth of the sport in Florida and the southern states. Introducing the sport to Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex, the Festival will soon become a marquee event in North America.

Please email us at info@gwndragonboat.com or call us at (416) 962-8899 if you have any questions.

For more information:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=83139179410

Celebration Fl: Bridge Club - *New Day and Time*

09-17-09
Karyn Smith

Thursdays Heritage Hall 1pm Duplicate Bridge (starts October 1) 5pm Free Intermediate Classes (October 15 – November 19) 7pm-Beginner Duplicate Bridge For more information or to register, please contact Margaret Cooke at mcooke1241@comcast.net.

2 new Restaurants at Disney. La Cava del Tequila & Kouzz

09-17-09
Karyn Smith

August 31st will be the soft opening of La Cava del Tequila, at the Mexican pavilion in Epcot. They will feature Mexican dishes along with 70 varieties of tequila The second new restaurant opening is Kouzzina by Iron Chef Cat Cora. Cuisine at Kouzzina (Greek for “kitchen” and pronounced “koo-zee-nah”) is Mediterranean. Located on Disney's Boardwalk it will be featuring Mediterranean cuisine. Some of the specialties offered are: Greek spinach pie, lamb, Greek doughnuts and baklava. The Official opening is scheduled for September 17th, but they are having a soft opening NOW. Kouzzina is replacing Spoodles on the Boardwalk