Vanessa Blakeslee, author of Train Shots, will host a book release party at the Eden Bar in Maitland from 2-5 p.m. on March 15^th.

The synopsis reads: a single mother rents a fundamentalist preacher’s carriage house. A pop star contemplates suicide in the hotel where Janis Joplin died. A philandering ex-pat doctor gets hooked on morphine while reeling from his wife’s death. And in the title story, a train engineer, after running over a young girl on his tracks, grapples with the pervasive question—what propels a life toward such a disastrous end?

For more information on Train Shots or the release event, visit Blakeslee’s website.

Come shop the largest quality selection of plants in Central Florida with experts on hand to help you choose the right plants for you. Don’t forget to bring a wagon or plant cart to carry your purchases. Great food will be available to purchase, so you can stay all day.

The plant sale will take place at Leu Gardens on March 15^th and 16^th at 9 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit Leu Gardens’ website.

The Melbourne Chamber Music Society will bring music group Stile Antico to St. Marks United Methodist Church on Friday, March 14^th.

This magnificent vocal ensemble will be performing a highly interesting program of liturgical music from the Renaissance. Composers such as Palestrina, William Byrd, Orlande de Lassus and Josquin Desprez will be featured.

For more information, visit the Melbourne Chamber Music Society’s website.

Linda Hall, a local artist known for her sculpture and paintings of still life, will display her paintings in a Valencia College Art Exhibit entitled, Linda Hall: Paintings and Sculpture. The show will run from January 17^th through this Friday, March 7^th. The gallery is free and open to the public during the hours 8:30-4:30 Monday through Friday. For more information, visit Valencia’s website.