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The Orlando Science Center celebrates Women in Science Day with interactive activities and guest speakers. Presentations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will focus on STEM careers for women in a variety of scientific fields. Admission: $19.95 for adults; $17.95 for students and seniors; $13.95 for ages 3-11. Details: osc.org.
♦Spring Flower Festival:
Flower exhibits, hay rides, live music, food trucks, bonnet contest and parade, and live showing of the Kentucky Derby at the City Hall lawn. Proceeds benefit The Pink Bow Foundation, which provides essential hygiene kits to local homeless teenagers. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Historic Downtown Clermont, Montrose Street and 8th Street., Clermont, admission is free.
♦Bluegrass and Folk Music Festival:
The 18th annual event will feature live music, children’s activities, food vendors and wildlife exhibits. Bring lawn chairs. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Magnolia Park, 2929 Binion Road, Apopka, $4 for adults (cash), free for children 12 or younger, information: 407-886-4231.
♦Art in the Park:
The 45th annual event will include artists and crafters, entertainment, food vendors and a kids’ craft zone. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Rockefeller Gardens, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach, admission and parking are free, details: 386-676-3241.
♦Display of World War II memorabilia:
Gainesville resident Ryan Lowry will discuss and display some of the World War II memorabilia he has collected, which includes more than 5,000 World War II artifacts covering almost every theater of the war. The presentation is part of the Lemonade Lectures series, which is sponsored by the Enterprise Historical Conservancy and Volusia County. Light refreshments and lemonade will be served. 2 p.m., DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary, free, 386-668-3840.
♦Living Room Screening:
Original short films. 4 p.m., Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave, Winter Park, $10, 407-636-9951.
♦The Little Mermaid:
The former Pinocchio’s Marionette Theater puppet team presents musical mermaids and manatees. 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden, $7-$25, 407-656-3244.
♦Short Attention Span Play Festival II:
Six original short plays. 7 p.m. today-Sunday, Magic Curtain Productions Theatre, 2860 S. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, $15, 248-739-0987.
♦Clermont Garden Walk:
Presented by the Clermont Garden Club. Tour five private residential gardens at your own pace. There will also be a plant sale and raffle. Walk begins at Clermont Garden Club, 849 West Ave., Clermont. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., admission: $10.
♦St. Johns River Festival of the Arts:
The event will feature more than 150 arts and crafts vendors. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Downtown Sanford, 1st Street, Sanford, free, details: 407-416-1779.
♦Information Session for Prospective Foster Families:
In honor of Foster Care Awareness Month in May, Community Based Care of Central Florida and Florida Hospital are holding the event to help find 100 foster homes for local children in need. CBCCF is a nonprofit organization that manages the foster care system in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties. 10:45-11:45 a.m., Florida Hospital Church Worship Center, 2800 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, free, 321-441-2060.
♦Doll show and sale:
The Greater Orlando Doll Club’s 29th annual event will include more than 100 booths of antique, modern, artist and vintage dolls and bears as well as supplies, books and fabrics. Doll appraisals and repair services will be available. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Venue on the Lake: The Maitland Civic Center, 641 S. Maitland Ave., Maitland, $4 for adults, 407-678-5678.