(FREE EVENT) Every Thread Counts: Weaving Arts and Science for Healthy Young Minds
Schedule
Thu Feb 05 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2005 Mizell Ave, Winter Park, FL, United States, Florida 32792 | Winter Park, FL
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FREE COMMUNITY EVENT:Join us for a special evening kicking off the annual Winter Park Arts Weekend! Enjoy live performances by local youth, and help us celebrate the powerful role the arts play in supporting children’s wellbeing.
We’re excited to welcome Dalouge Smith, Founder and Executive Director of Creating Abundance Collaborative and a nationally recognized expert on the intersection of youth arts programs and positive mental health. Dalouge will deliver a powerful keynote exploring how the arts support kids' emotional regulation and sense of belonging.
This interactive presentation invites the audience to reflect on personal experience and knowledge as the starting point for understanding how song, dance and all the arts contribute to young people's positive mental health. By drawing upon findings from brain research and adolescent development science, the session will explore how the arts already support emotional regulation and social cohesion, and steps for making these reenforcing activities more universally available.
This is an event for the entire family! Counselors from WPHF’s CHILL program will be on hand to lead our youngest attendees through fun and engaging mental wellness activities, while an inspiring panel discussion dives deeper into the impact of arts programs right here in our community.
The evening, which is hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation and the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation, will also feature special performances from young local artists.
Reserve your seat today! 🔗 https://web.cvent.com/event/bca69294-74bf-4c2e-a971-98acd655d4f1/regProcessStep1
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The Winter Park Arts Weekend, sponsored by AdventHealth and Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, is hosted by the 24 member organizations of the Winter Park Arts + Culture Alliance and will feature dozens of community events and performances at Central Park’s Main Stage and many cultural venues throughout the city. Visit wpinspires.org/artsweekend to learn more about all the activities for this four-day extravaganza.
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2005 Mizell Ave, Winter Park, FL, United States, Florida 32792Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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