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The Halifax Humane Society's Dog Park On Ice – Christmas in July event is returning to the Daytona International Skateway at the Sunshine Mall, 2400 S Ridgewood Ave. Owners and their dogs can get a break from the heat and slide on the ice for several hours to cool down and have fun with other pet lovers.
Small dogs will have the arena at 6 p.m. and large dogs can be on the ice at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11. On-site registration begins at 5:30 p.m.
To register, visit halifaxhumanesociety.org/events/index.
Sugar Mill Elementary to start a grandparents support group
Sugar Mill Elementary will be hosting a new support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren. The group meeting will allow grandparents in similar situations to share their experiences.
The group will meet once a month to exchange experiences and knowledge. At some meetings, there will be speakers that can help answer questions and provide information about available services, as well as any legal rights that caregivers may have.
The meetings will be held at Sugar Mill Elementary, 1101 Charles St. The first meeting will be held at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9.
To RSVP, call Marie Bracciale at 322-6171, extension 39208.
Port Orange library plans youth art show
The Port Orange Regional Library, 1005 City Center Circle, is having a summer art show for children to celebrate how libraries and art rock.
Children in fifth grade and under are invited to create an image that expresses how “Libraries Rock” on an 8.5 inch by 11 inch sheet of paper. No other sizes will be accepted. Entry forms are available at the children’s desk. Each child may submit one entry. Artwork should be turned in at the children’s desk between Monday, May 28 and Saturday, June 9.
Library staff will randomly select 22 images to go on display in the children’s room from Wednesday, June 13 through Friday, Aug. 3. The rest of the images will be displayed in a binder in the children’s room.
Call the children’s desk at 322-5152, extension 20939.
The Stage at Thank You Five to present “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
Next month, "A Doll's House, Part 2," will be shown at the Thank You Five Theater, 4606 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Unit 2N.
The production follows Nora Helmer in Henrik Ibsen's landmark 1879 drama as she struggles to find out who she was. The sequel is set 15 years later but was written almost 140 years after the original.
Visit thankyoufive.org or call 295-5699.
Katie Tripp to speak about attracting pollinators to yards
Katie Tripp, a supervisor with the Volusia Soil and Water Conservation District, will offer tips to attract birds and butterflies to yards at 2 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the Port Orange Regional Library, 1005 City Center Circle.
Tripp is an avid organic gardener who is passionate about protecting pollinators and supporting efforts to promote locally sourced and sustainable food crops.
Reservations are not required for this free program.
Call the library at 322-5152, option 4.
18th Annual Daytona Beach Juneteenth Celebration to commemorate the end of slavery
The Juneteenth Festival Committee will host the 18th annual Juneteenth Celebration during the week of Saturday, June 16. The historical celebration commemorates the end of slavery in 1865. It was two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation that the slaves living in Galveston, Texas, finally received the announcement that slavery had ended.
The festival will be held at the Cypress Park, 925 George Engram Blvd., and will include a day of music, live entertainment, food, educational displays, recreational activities, fashion shows, a petting zoo, bungee jump and rock climb. Approximately 6,000 people from within and around the community are expected to participate in the festival.
Call 569-3347.
Retired Marine Science Center director to speak about bird migration
In early May, billions of birds are on the move, migrating from their winter homes to their more northerly breeding grounds. Seabirds such as Cory's Shearwaters and Wilson’s Storm-Petrels from as far away as Africa and Antarctica are just off the Volusia County Shore.
Michael Brothers, recently retired Director of the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, will explore these worldwide bird movements and introduce some of the new scientific understandings of the mystery of bird migration.
The event will be held on Monday, May 21, at Sica Hall, 1065 Daytona Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Call 441-4036.
