Florida artist’s work on display at DeLand museum

Biketoberfest report positive from event organizers, motorcyclists and some vendors

LAKE BUENA VISTA – High school students from across the Southeast and beyond will descend on Walt Disney World Resort this month for HBCU Week featuring a college fair, a parade of high-stepping marching bands, a battle of the bands and a live ESPN broadcast.

A choo choo train ride was one of the activities for children and the young at heart on Saturday at the 24th Juneteenth Family Festival at Cypress Park in Daytona Beach. For a roundup of Juneteenth events in Volusia County, see the June 24 issue of the Daytona Times.

An evening of music starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Daisy Stocking Park in Daytona Beach. It’s part of the city-sponsored Midtown Music Concert Series with a performance by Dante’s Pride.

Daytona Beach gathering place for boys and girls re-opens

Event will take place June 18 at the Midtown center

Asthma is a long-term chronic health condition that affects the lungs and air-ways. It’s a common health condition in the U.S. but it can also be fatal.

Daytona Beach festival draws hundreds of locals

Oscar incident has sparked interest about the condition that causes hair loss. Daytona’s Angie Bee helps others understand it and accept it.

Despite cold weather and the coronavirus, the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated locally with plenty of activities.

The 11th annual F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival brought plenty of authors, culture, literacy and entertainment to Daytona Beach from Jan. 6 through 8.

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The 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. remembrance will kick off with a January 4 screening of a rarely-seen civil rights documentary at the Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS), followed by a spoken-word performance of King speeches at a local church.

The Halifax Humane Society’s 11th  Annual Mutt Strutt event is Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Daytona Beach Bandshell behind the Ocean Walk with check in beginning at 8 a.m.

The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will forever be in the hearts and minds of Americans.

The Tony Bobbitt Tip-Off Classic basket- ball tournament brought plenty of excitement, trash talking, entertainment and fun to the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach from Aug. 13-15.

Travelers now have an opportunity to sign up for TSA PreCheck at an upcoming enrollment event at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB).

There will be a Fourth of July Veterans Parade, beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 4, on Main Street in Daytona Beach.

Members of the B.A.L.D.Y. Athletics AAU boys basketball team recently washed cars at the Hideout Lounge, 1120 Derbyshire Road, Holly Hills. Coach Terry “Baldy’’ Johnson and the team members were washing cars to help their youth travel basketball team. B.A.L.D.Y. Athletics is a youth sports a…

Juneteenth events happening in Daytona and DeLand

The Exploring Gifts and Graces (EGG) program is accepting applications for its online summer program hosted by Bethune-Cookman University.

Halifax Health will host a summer job fair on Saturday, May 22, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The third Annual Malcolm X Day Celebration brought plenty of food, entertainment, cultural arts information about the renowned Muslim minister and human rights activist.

On May 15, the Daytona Beach Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host a community shredding event. It will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Mainland High School at 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd.

The Islamic Center of Daytona Beach was the site of a COVID-19 vaccination event on April 30.

Kingdom Community Outreach Ministry held its first community event on April 24 at Daisy Stocking Park in Daytona Beach. Vendors shared criminal justice, education, health, employment and voter registration information. Attendees included Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young and other loca…

Storytellers: Faith Ringgold + Aminah Robinson is a two-artist exhibition featuring a mini survey of mixed media artworks by African American female artists Faith Ringgold and Aminah Robinson.

The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, April 19, in the Hope Place cafeteria, 1340 Wright St., Daytona Beach. Members will review and take action on previous meeting minutes and explore the topic of community land trusts. The public is invited to attend, partic…

Is it the right thing to do or mark of the beast? BY DAVID FLESHLER SUN SENTINEL/TNS FORT LAUDERDALE — At River West Palm Beach Church, Pastor Corey Erman stood in front of the congregation on Easter morning and denounced the “scamdemic” of COVID-19 and the “big, big, big con job” of testing…

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Easter church service will be a little different at many local churches. The holiday will be celebrated with the COVID-19 safety precautions in place, including limited attendance and virtual services. “We do have services in place for Easter Sunday, but we’ll…

As part of the Freedom Series at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Bethune-Cookman University Concert Chorale will present “Songs of Love, Joy, and Faith,” on Friday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. The Orlando concert is a ticketed event that is open to the public and will be held as a…

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES After sitting out 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is back in action for 2021. The Division 1 men’s college basketball tournament is customarily played on home courts, but is breaking from tradition this year, hosting t…