🌱 Introducing 'Adult Recess' + Brigadoon Annual Garden Party

Up and at 'em, Dunedin! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Dunedin today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 82 Low: 68.

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Here are the top five stories today in Dunedin:

1. Dunedin Parks & Recreation is offering a new program called "Adult Recess" at the Dunedin Community Center for anyone age 18 and older. Kids don't have to have all the fun! Adulting is hard — but it doesn't have to be! The program will be held on Wednesdays at 1:30 PM between April 6 and May 25. This is your opportunity to get out of the house and unwind with some of your favorite social games. Each week will feature a different game: giant pong, dodgeball, cornhole, fowling, Frisbee golf, and volleyball. Bring your friends, come out to play, and embrace your inner child. For more information call (727) 812-4530 or stop by the community center. (Dunedin Patch)
2. The Dunedin Fine Arts Center will host the 42nd Annual Garden Party on April 10 between 5:00 and 8:00 PM at the Dunedin Golf Club. The evening will include an idyllic evening in Brigadoon, a Scottish village that only appears once every 100 years. Tickets start at $50. Attendees can expect live music, food, drinks, and other themed festivities. Scottish attire is encouraged! (DFAC)
3. The sounds of bagpipes and drums will soon reverberate throughout the city as the 54th Highland Games and Festival returns to Dunedin for the first time in two years on April 1 and April 2. Attendees can expect to catch the Florida Open Highland Dance Championships, Scottish heavyweight athletics, vendors selling Scottish crafts, clothes, and other knickknacks, traditional Scottish foods, and more. The event will kick off with a parade through downtown Dunedin on Friday evening at 6:30 PM ending with a block party with food, drinks, and live music. The festival will then be held on Saturday in Highlander Park between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Get your tickets now online! (TBN Weekly)
4. Pinellas County’s seasonal reclaimed water restrictions begin on Friday, April 1, and run through Thursday, June 30. Due to supply fluctuations between the north and south county systems, the watering schedules for reclaimed water users are different for customers in each service area. Enforcement of watering restrictions is currently being intensified to encourage responsible use of reclaimed water. Read the full article to learn when you may irrigate based on your address. (Newsbreak)
5. Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro recently sat down for an interview with the Star discussing the upcoming season. Shapiro discusses what's next for the team, increases in payroll, how they plan to recover from the pandemic, the new 12-team format, the possibility of more balanced seasons in the future, the recent lockout, and much more. Open the full article to read Shapiro's opinion on these matters. (The Star)

Today in Dunedin:

• Free Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Seminar at Hale Senior Activity Center (10:00 AM)
• S.T.E.P.S. to Connect family dance class at Hope Grove (4:00 PM)
• Live music with Janelle Sadler at the Fenway Hotel (5:00 PM)
• Live music with Matt Plaisted at The Smokehouse (6:00 PM)
• Dunedin Toastmasters meeting at Unity Community Church (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Dunedin has announced the parking lot at Wood Street will be temporarily closed starting April 11. While it will be open for the weekend, all cars must be vacated from the lot before Monday, April 11. (Facebook | Dunedin Parking Map)
• After winning Gold Keys at the 2022 Pinellas County Art Region of The Scholastic Art Awards, three local students went on to win big at the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards including Dunedin High School senior Melina Larson who won a Gold Medal for her piece titled "Shut Up Kid." Larson will be invited to attend the 99th Annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Thursday, June 9. (Facebook)
• Fun Fact: Game of Thrones director David Nutter graduated from Dunedin High School in 1978! (Facebook)
• The Warehouse Club of Dunedin is looking for donations for its fifth annual art auction. All mediums are accepted. The auction is scheduled for June 25. (Facebook | TWC)
• A Bird Banding Demonstration event is scheduled for April 9 in Hammock Park with time slots between 8:30 and 10:30 AM. Observe Master Bird Bander, Jim McGinity, and his team as they capture and band migratory birds in the park and learn how ornithologists do their research and what they have learned about the birds that migrate through this part of Florida. Sign up for this event online now! (Facebook | Sign Up)

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