Daytona Inn Beach Resort

September 1, 2011
There's plenty to see and do in the Daytona Beach area as summer winds down and our fall and winter festival season heats up! Be sure to check out these local happenings.

Rockin and Riding on Main Street
September 3, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Main Street Station, 316 Main Street, Daytona Beach
Enjoy this Labor Day Weekend party featuring live music and lots of fun! Main Street Station features two full, open-air bars, ample and visible bike and car parking, nightly specials, live music, dancing, pool tables, free WI-FI, theme nights, free lockers to store your valuables while you enjoy Main Street, live video web-streaming, "Main Street Label" T-Shirts, souvenirs and the largest, cleanest, restrooms on Main Street! www.316MainStStation.com FREE

BBQ & Buffet at the Bandshell
September 3, 1 - 4 p.m.
Oceanfront Bandshell, 250 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
Enjoy BBQ and other tasty food samples from your favorite Ocean Walk Shoppes. Visit each restaurant with your BBQ Badge for FREE tastings at WingHouse, Johnny Rockets, Bubba Gumps, and Sloppy Joes! This family-oriented event also features kids' activities, live music, contests and prizes, a BBQ Cook-Off and much more. (386) 258-9544 www.DaytonaBandshell.com FREE

Star Spangled Summer Concert and Fireworks!
September 3, 7 p.m.
Oceanfront Bandshell, 250 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
Don't miss this Labor Day weekend celebration! Join us for the final Star Spangled Summer Concert of the season. Live Music by RhythmPhocus and The Original Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band. Fireworks immediately following the concert. (386) 258-9544 www.DaytonaBandshell.com FREE

Buckler's Craft Fair
September 3 - 4, Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Volusia County Fairgrounds, 3150 E New York Ave., Deland.
Love crafts? Then stop by the fairgrounds to see what professional, award-winning craftspeople from across the country have to offer as they exhibit and sell a variety of handmade crafts including furniture, wood items, toys, dolls, bears, clothing and accessories, etc. (386) 860-0092 www.BucklerCraftFair.com $6

Historical Bus Tour
September 3, 9:45 a.m.
The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach.Scenic
Presented by the Ormond Beach Historical Society, this two-hour tour includes the Ormond Scenic Loop, Fairchild Oak, Three Chimneys Sugar Mill Ruins, Ormond Indian Burial Mound and historic homes along the way. A knowledgeable tour guide will interpret the 30 sites on the route. Bus leaves from The Casements parking lot. (386) 677-7005 - www.OrmondHistory.org $7 - $20

Opera, Ballet & Shakespeare! Nabucco Theatro Antico (Italy)
September 4, 2 p.m.; September 6, 5:30 p.m.
Cinematique of Daytona, 242 Beach St., Daytona Beach
Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Running time: approximately 160 minutes.
Follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered, and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (in English, Nebuchadnezzar). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. Juan Pons stars in Nabucco, from the Teatro Antico, in Taormina, Italy. (386) 257-3778 www.Cinematique.org $20

Daytona Cubs Baseball Game
September 4, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Sunday.
Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave.,Daytona Beach.
Take me out to the ballgame! Cheer on our local boys of summer - the Daytona Cubs. (386) 257-3172 www.DaytonaCubs.com $6 - $12

Luau Night
September 4, 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. 2700 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach
This ballroom buffet will feature delicious appetizers, salads, entrees, desserts and a whole roasted pig! You'll also enjoy live music and hula and fire knife dancers. (386) 672-3770 www.DaytonaBeachResort.com $25

Queen to Play (Joueuse)
Through September 8, 11:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Cinematique of Daytona, 242 Beach Street, Daytona Beach
Rated: NR / 101 minutes / In French with subtitles
Oscar winner Kevin Kline and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica. (386) 257-3778 www.Cinematique.org $5

In The Light of Darkness: A Photographer's Journey after 9/11 by Kate Brooks
September 9 - December 16; September - November hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 1- 5 p.m.
December hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12 - 4 p.m.
Artist's Talk, Book Signing and Opening Reception: Friday, September 9, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. (Building 1200) Daytona Beach
This exhibition is a collection of photographs and personal essays that chronicle a young photographer's 10-year odyssey since September 11th. Now, on the eve of the tenth anniversary of those fateful events, Kate Brooks' perilous journeys through all of the major conflicts in the world in this past decade is recorded in a series of gripping essays and installations. The exhibition encompasses four major regions and conflicts and draws images into chapters about Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Palestinians. (386) 506-4475 www.SMPonline.org FREE

"Sail Away On The S.S. Lilian"
September 9, 5:30 - 10 p.m.
Anderson Price Memorial Building, 42 N Beach St., Ormond Beach
The Heritage Preservation Trust invites you to join them for this inaugural award ceremony, dinner and dancing fundraiser. Cocktails served at 6:30 p.m. The guest of honor is Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno, who has been a great supporter of historic preservation in Volusia County throughout his career. Show your support for this historic event by adding it to your social calendar. Only 150 seats are available for this dinner/dance, so make your reservations now! (386) 299-5628 www.HeritagePreservationTrust.org $75

Arts on Stage
September 9 - 10, 5 - 9 p.m.
Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach.
This event will feature fine art by community artists, live music, local restaurant vendors, wine tasting, children's art projects and more. (386) 671-3460. www.PeabodyAuditorium.org FREE

Bethune-Cookman University vs. South Carolina State Football Game
September 10, 4 p.m.
Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium, 3777 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach
Love college football? Then get out to Municipal Stadium to take in a Bethune- Cookman University Wildcats game as they take on South Carolina State.
www.BCUAthletics.com $27