Enjoy the luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek as it transforms into a Winter Wonderland featuring holiday activities that delight travelers and locals alike. Children can write out and share their Christmas wish lists with Santa, hear fanciful stories lovingly told by Mrs. Claus, pose with the family in a holiday photo booth and receive a festive face painting and fun balloon art to … [Read more...]
Sock It to Cancer
At the exclusive Sock It to Cancer fundraiser, guests may use up to five new adult- or child-size pair of holiday socks to vote on the decorated Christmas trees of 30 participating charities, browsing trees while enjoying delicious culinary treats, desserts and a holiday signature drink. The tree with the most socks receives a $5,000 donation. Proceeds will benefit The Adam … [Read more...]
Nutcracker Ballet performance at Rosen Shingle Creek
Dancing mice, toy soldiers and sugarplum fairies come to life in Rosen Shingle Creek's Nutcracker Ballet, a holiday tradition performed in the hotel's grand lobby by the talented young dancers at the Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance in Windermere. Enjoy the free dance performance, then browse the more than 30 Christmas trees decorated by local nonprofit organizations, who … [Read more...]
Don’t Curb It…S.W.A.P. It!
The St. Cloud Tree Advisory Committee - S.W.A.P. (St. Cloud’s Winning Arbor Patrol) team encourages you to recycle your Christmas tree towards an investment in our continued efforts to restore the Urban Forest. Instead of tossing an old Christmas tree to the curb, the S.W.A.P. team offers a “tree-rific” opportunity to swap it for a containerized tree or palm that best suits … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Holidays in Florida
On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. The Christmas holidays gently settle upon Floridians like drifts of pollen atop our cars. Or they did. Or will. I’m not sure, newspaper publishing calendars escape me. When I was a … [Read more...]