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We’ve scoured the Space Coast toprovide you with these upcomingevents, sure to satisfy all ages and

interests:• ‘The Plants That Built Florida:’ The

story of Wild Florida being told at Bre-vard Zoo this spring has taken on newdimensions since Professor Worm-wood’s Pioneer Garden opened March1, featuring “The Plants That BuiltFlorida.”

This exhibit is being featured as partof the “Art of Sand, Wild Florida: Past,Present and Future” exhibit and willshowcase that even plants were part ofthe unprecedented intermingling ofold world and new. The exhibit ismade possible thanks to the supportof Rockledge Gardens.

Five hundred years ago, when thefirst Spanish ships reached the shoresof Florida, one of the great exchangesof human history began. Not only didEuropeans and Native Americansmeet for the first time, but plantspecies mixed and mingled, as well.

Some of the plants in the exhibitinclude:

• Bald cyprus: Its use, as dugoutcanoes, made this one of the mostimportant plants. Early Indian groupsfrom Timucua, Seminole and Mikosu-kee used cypress wood for fibers,houses, cooking tools, toys, drums, oxbows and coffins.

• Spanish moss: One legend tells ofthe Spanish explorer, Gorez Goz, abearded ruffian, who traded goods fora beautiful Indian maiden. The sight ofthe Spaniard frightened the girl andshe ran away. Gorez chased her, climb-ing after her to the top of a tree. Themaiden escaped, but Gorez’s beardbecame entangled in the tree branch-es. There he died, but we can still seehis “gray beard” hanging on the tree.

• Muscadine grape: One of the firstnative plants to be successfully culti-vated by the Europeans, these grapes

were being made into wine by theFrench settlers at Fort Caroline as earlyas 1594.

For more information about BrevardZoo or “Art of Sand, Wild Florida: Past,Present and Future,” visitBrevardZoo.org orFacebook.com/pages/Brevard-Zoo/46784544215.

• Travis Park in Cocoa will play hostto a free Spring Carnival from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23.

This community event will featuregames, face painting, prizes, snowcones, cotton candy and a dunkingbooth.

Travis Park is at 790 Barton Blvd. inCocoa.

For more information, call (321) 633-1871.

• Seed saving seminar at library:

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March 22, 2013 CELEBRATE SPRING

Kick off the spring growing seasonwith an informative and money-sav-ing seminar on how to save the seedsfrom your own garden on Sunday,March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Franklin T.DeGroodt Memorial Library, 6475Minton Road S.W., Palm Bay.

Brevard County master gardenerLucia Chankersingh will teach par-ticipants the ins and outs of savingyour own seeds.

Learn why to save seeds, when toharvest them, how to store them andthe difference between open-polli-nated and hybrid seeds.

The seed-saving seminar intro-duces new participants to theDeGroodt Library seed exchange.Bring in your own labeled, home-grown or heirlooms seeds and tradethem packet for packet for seedsfrom the seed bank. Seed envelopesare provided at the library. Grow,save and share!

Contact Nancy Garmer at FranklinT. DeGroodt Memorial Library formore information at (321) 952-6318.

• Spring day camps-north: Bre-vard County Parks and Recreation’sNorth Area Parks Operations is offer-ing spring break day camp for chil-dren in the Titusville area enteringfirst grade through eighth gradefrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Mon-day, March 25 through Friday, March29.

Register for spring break camp atSandrift Community Center, 585 N.Singleton Ave., Titusville.

The weekly fee is $60 per child,with reductions for additional chil-dren in the same family. Camprequires a minimum of 12 partici-pants. A daily rate of $20 is availablewhen the child is attending three orfewer days during the week.

Extended care is available from6:30-9 a.m. and from 4-5:45 p.m. Thefee for early or late care is $15 perweek, or $7 per day; for early and latecare, the fee is $30 per week or $12per day. Late pickup fee (15 minutesafter conclusion of program) is $20

per child/per occasion. Fees are dueat the time of registration or on thefirst day a child attends.

Additional information aboutthese activities can be obtained bycalling Jann Faiga (Sandrift) at (321)264-5037.

• Spring break camps: BrevardCounty Parks and Recreation, Cen-tral Area, is offering spring breakcamps at three locations in CentralBrevard for children currently inkindergarten through sixth grade.The camps will be held March 25-29.Registration is now open.

Camps will be offered at the fol-lowing locations: Travis Park Com-munity Center, 2001 Michigan Ave.,Cocoa; McLarty Park CommunityCenter, 790 Barton Blvd., Rockledge;and Kiwanis Island CommunityCenter, 951 Kiwanis Island ParkRoad, Merritt Island.

Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The fee is $60 per child or $20 perday. For an additional fee, beforecare starting at 7 a.m. and after careuntil 6 p.m. is available at all loca-tions.

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Pre-registration is recommended by March 22,and a minimum enrollment is required to havethe program at each location.

For more information or to register, call the Cen-tral Area Parks and Recreation Office at (321) 633-1874 or visit www.brevardcounty.us/parkscentral.

• Flashlight egg hunt: Children in first-through sixth-grades hunt unassisted at thisnighttime event. Bags will be provided foryour eggs, but bring your own flashlight.

Arrive at DeSoto Soccer Field by 8:45 p.m.Thursday, March 28. The hunt begins at 9p.m.

Cost is $7 per child. Purchase tickets byMarch 27 at the DRS Community Center,1089 S. Patrick Drive, Satellite Beach.

For more information, call (321) 773-6458.• A Crafts Fair and Kid’s Springtacular will

be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March30, at the Viera Regional Community Center.

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free for adults accompanying children. The event includes take-home crafts,

games, bouncy houses, snow cones, cottoncandy, popcorn and an egg hunt at 11 a.m.

The Crafts Fair and Kid’s Springtacular areboth sponsored by Brevard County Parks andRecreation.

Crafters can obtain applications at theViera Regional Community Center, 2300Judge Fran Jamieson Way in Viera.

Vendor spaces, 8 feet-by-8 feet, are $31.80and include a 5-foot table. All spaces areindoors, and payment must be received byWednesday, March 27.

For more information, call (321) 433-4891.• Fair and springtacular: A Crafts Fair and

Kid’s Springtacular will be held from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the VieraRegional Community Center.

Admission is free for the crafts fair. TheKid’s Springtacular is $2 per child, and freefor adults accompanying children. The eventincludes take-home crafts, games, bouncyhouses, snow cones, cotton candy, popcornand an egg hunt at 11 a.m.

For more information, call (321) 433-4891.

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When it comes to cleaning, she sug-gests starting small.

“You don’t want to get burned outsuper fast because you want to seeaccomplishment,” Mrs. Barber said.“It gives you that momentum to con-tinue.”

If the cleaning focus is the closets,she says to start with one rack of cloth-ing. If the kitchen is in mayhem, startwith a drawer.

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During the cooler days, the bestplace to start can be the garage.

Looking at the big picture can bedaunting and overwhelm before thegarage door is fully open.

“Focus on one corner at a time andwork around the room,” Mrs. Barbersaid.

“Life can and will interrupt you,” sheadded. “If you don’t think you havetime, set a timer for 15 minutes andgrab a black bag for trash and fill itwith trash for the those 15 minutes.The next day do the same thing and

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Shannon Perez has been capturingmemories through her lens for 13years. She loves every minute of it.

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“I’m a creative type, and I alwaysknew I would do something thatwould offer new opportunities andchallenges every day that would keepme excited about what I do,” she said.“Photography has never felt like a job.I wake up each day excited about thepeople I’m going to meet, the newways I can push myself and makebeautiful images that make peoplehappy.”

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lege to be a part of the most impor-tant events in the lives of my couples,”she said. “I meet new people, see newplaces and constantly meet chal-lenges that feed my creativity andkeep me just as passionate today as Iwas when I started.”

She said she approaches weddingphotography knowing that the pic-tures will preserve memories for yearsto come.

“With weddings, it’s an amazingfeeling to know I’m creating imagerythat will be viewed for generations,”Mrs. Perez said. “I always shoot wed-dings keeping in mind that one daythe grandchildren and beyond will belooking at them and hearing the sto-ries of this special day.”

Mrs. Perez offered a few tips tothose looking for the perfect photog-rapher to capture the memories of awedding:

• Q: When hiring a photographerfor a wedding,what factors should betaken into consideration?

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about your wedding plans and get anidea of the personality of your pho-tographer. The way you feel is animportant element of why you hire awedding photographer, as you’ll bespending a lot of time with this per-son on your wedding day and more.

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