Metallica to play Camping World Stadium
Metallica’s WorldWired 2017 North American Tour will be stopping in Orlando’s Camping World Stadium on July 5. This is the band’s first full-scale tour on the continent in eight years, according to the...
View ArticleMennello Museum conducting community survey as part of 5 year strategic plan
The Mennello Museum of American Art is asking the public for feedback before conducting a five-year strategic plan. Executive Director, Shannon Fitzgerald, will be using the information gathered to...
View ArticleCity of Orlando hosting flag redesign contest
The City of Orlando is launching a public design competition to overhaul the municipal flag, which was originally designed in 1980. Community members are asked to submit their idea for a new design by...
View ArticleOrlando’s Awesome Foundation funds SunRail Art Museum
Local artist Nicki Drumb was awarded an Awesome Grant to fund her Art is Moving installation concept. The Awesome Foundation Orlando is a local chapter comprised of ten local philanthropists that each...
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Vain event posters cause uproar in Mills 50
MILLS 50 ART BOX BY LEE VANDERGRIFT, PHOTO BY DANNY GARCIA Vain Nightclub (Facebook | Website) is at the center of an uproar in Mills 50 after photos were posted on the Mills 50 Main Street District...
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Orlando Museum of Art acquires more art for their collection
Kate Gilmore, Blood From a Stone, 2009, single channel video (running time 8:09 minutes). The Orlando Museum of Art (Facebook | Website) has just added three new works of art to their collection. The...
View ArticleWhat’s Up Downtown: A look into Downtown’s past walking tour
The Downtown Development Board is hosting a walking tour to highlight historic points of interest in Downtown Orlando on Thursday, March 2. The 45-minute walking tour will feature multiple guest...
View ArticlePolasek Museum hosting lecture on Haitian culture and art history on March 14
ART BY FRANTZ ZEPHIRIN The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens (Facebook | Website) will be hosting a lecture entitled, “Haitian Culture Through the Lens of Art History” on Tuesday, March 14, at...
View ArticleSubmissions now open for Florida Theatrical Association musical workshop series
Florida Theatrical Association is bringing back their New Musical Discovery Series this fall at the Mezz and the Abbey in South Eola, this fall. The series showcases new musicals written by aspiring...
View ArticleOrlando Soup is back for 2017 and taking speaker submissions
PROMO: Orlando Soup (Facebook | Website), the micro-grant dinner where diners vote on a community project to fund as part of their dessert. Diners enjoy a simple supper of soup and salad before...
View ArticleCrane Watch: Groundbreaking of Steinmetz Hall to take place Monday, March 6
The new phase of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the construction of Steinmetz Hall, is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Monday, March 6. Steinmetz Hall will be a 1,700 three-tier...
View ArticleOrlando Philharmonic to play “Race for Space” concert in Winter Park’s...
The City of Winter Park will hosts the Orlando Philharmonic‘s Race for Space concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 12 in Central Park. The event will feature space-inspired music by John Williams, including...
View ArticleEnzian screening “A League of Their Own” in Central Park
Enzian Theater (Website) will be hosting a screening of A League of Their Own as part of their free Popcorn Flicks series in Winter Park’s Central Park. Guests are encouraged to bring their own...
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Downtown Orlando Partnership announces Golden Brick winners
The Downtown Orlando Partnership hosted their 2017 Golden Brick Awards on March 7, 2017 at the historic Ballroom at Church Street. This was the 28th year for the annual awards luncheon that recognizes...
View ArticleCreative City Project renames annual event
Creative City Project (Facebook | Website) has changed the name of their annual art event to Immerse. While the popular October event name will change, the organization behind it will remain under the...
View ArticleNew video game website launched in Orlando
A new Orlando-based website has been launched that takes a close look at the world of LGBTQ video game news. The Gaymer will share all LGBTQ-related news in the video game industry. Stories covered so...
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Ask Bungalower: What’s being unveiled at the Lake Eola flags?
UPDATE: Scroll down to see a photo of what the installation looks like, unveiled. Photo by Trung Nguyen of Snap! Studio Booth (Website). “Lake Eola – the 3 flags – what’s covered up there?” – Blake...
View ArticleDid You Know-town: The City has its own pottery studio?
VIDEO VIA CITY OF ORLANDO The City of Orlando’s public Pottery Studio (Facebook | Website) was originally established in 1968. The focus of the public program is to provide a safe place for City...
View ArticleVIDEO: West Art District Open House
Take a tour of the sprawling West Art District (Facebook), which is located on Central Boulevard between Orange Blossom Trail and Westmoreland Drive. The new art space in Parramore held an open house...
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Photographer looking to exhibit photos of Pulse tattoos and murals
UCF Librarian, Carrie Moran, is the recent recipient of funding from the Citizen Curator Project (Website) and will be using the funds to curate and display an exhibit at the UCF Art Gallery, based on...
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