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Orange County Regional History Center will play host to multiple public events in December, including sessions that look back at Cypress Gardens and return to the early days of Orlando’ s Colonial Plaza shopping center.

On Dec. 5, the downtown Orlando museum’s Lunch & Learn session is titled “The Legacy of Cypress Gardens.” Jeremy Hileman, assistant curator of collections, will guide participants through the origins of the Winter Haven attraction, its famed ski shows and its large gardens. Cypress Gardens opened in 1936 and is now the site of Legoland Florida theme park. Admission is $5 ($17 with pre-ordered lunch option).

On Dec. 6, a former history center Lunch & Learn ventures out of downtown for “Colonial Plaza and the Era of th

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