🌱 Stetson Jazz Ensemble and 10 more events

Good morning West DeLand! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Delandapalooza 2026 at Wander Bar: Mobile Bartending and Cocktail Lounge
• THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Athens Theatre
• The Expanding Man, A Steely Dan Tribute at Athens Theatre

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 63.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.

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📸 Around West DeLand

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West DeLand

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Delandapalooza 2026
  Wander Bar: Mobile Bartending and Cocktail Lounge, 208 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  Athens Theatre , 124 N Florida Ave , DeLand
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• The Expanding Man, A Steely Dan Tribute
  Athens Theatre , 124 N Florida Ave , DeLand
  7:30 pm
• Stetson Jazz Ensemble
  Second Stage Theatre at Stetson University , 600 N Woodland Blvd , DeLand
  7:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  Athens Theatre , 124 N Florida Ave , DeLand
  7:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Open Studio Time Sat 4/25/26
  Tess Blum Art , 510 W Minnesota Ave , DeLand
  1:00 pm
• Thin Man Watts Jazz Festival
  Museum of Art-DeLand , 100 N Woodland Blvd , DeLand
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Daybreak - The Music and Passion of Barry Manilow
  Athens Theatre , 124 N Florida Ave , DeLand
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Sun-N-Fun Air Show
  DeLand High School Lakeland Florida
  8:30 am
• Storytime @ The Museum
  Museum of Art – DeLand Downtown , 100 N. Woodland Blvd. , DeLand
  11:00 am
• Art for All
  Museum of Art – DeLand Downtown , 100 N. Woodland Blvd. , DeLand
  4:00 pm
• THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  Athens Theatre , 124 N Florida Ave , DeLand
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

DeLand

• City of DeLand to host annual tree giveaway April 18 (beacononlinenews.com)
• Kingspan Completes 29,000-Square-Foot Headquarters Retrofit in Florida (usglassmag.com)
• DeLand auto dealer accused of defrauding vehicle owners of more than $80K (wesh.com)

Orange City

• Counting Giants in Florida's Blue Spring State Park (sierraclub.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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