Obopry.com - Information on the Obopry Blossom music club in Weirsdale, FL
Title
The Orange Blossom Opry
Contact
Administrative:
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- Leesburg Florida
- United States 34788-4576
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- (352) 742-1574
Registrant:
- The Orange Blossom Opry
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- Weirsdale Florida
- United States 32195
Description
The Orange Blossom Opry is a family oriented, smoke free, alcohol free, country music showcase located in the small Central Florida community of Weirsdale ( In Marion County, south of Ocala, north of Leesburg and close to Belleview, Lady Lake and The Villages.). It is located in what was originally the Weirsdale School Gymnasium.
The Weirsdale School was opened in 1923 to serve students in grades 1 - 12 from East Lake Weir, Weirsdale and the surrounding areas. It became Weirsdale Elementary School in 1955 when Lake Weir High School was opened in Sunset Harbor to serve area students in grades 7 - 12. It was closed when the present Weirsdale Elementary School was opened and the buildings remained essentially unused until the gymnasium was converted several years ago to serve as an opry house. The Opry first opened as "Haw Hee's", then became the "Weirsdale Opry" and finally "The Orange Blossom Opry".
The current owners, Estelle and Earl Benson , are in their second season and the Opry Cast , or, as they are also known, the "Orange Blossom Opry Band", has presented a variety of musical styles, mostly traditional country and Bluegrass, and its own special brand of humor for the past six years.
