11 Questions with John Rife from East End Market
By Brian Carlson (Website) EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS INTERVIEW WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED BY CARLSON ON HIS OWN BLOG IN 2014. NEW INTERVIEWS WILL BE POSTED ON BUNGALOWER THIS SPRING. You can’t deny people are...
View Article“Disenchanted the Hilarious Hit Musical” at the Plaza Live
Disenchanted the Hilarious Hit Musical is a show that features a comedic look at Disney princesses. This performance is not for children and is recommended for guests aged 13 and older. The musical...
View ArticleChurch has filed for permissions to expand Faith Arts Village campus
Park Lake Presbyterian Church (Website) has filed paperwork with the City of Orlando, declaring their intent to expand the footprint of their existing Faith Arts Village campus. Faith Arts Village...
View ArticleWest Art District on notice for non-compliant murals
The West Art District is a 45,000 SF campus comprised of a group of colorful buildings, located in Parramore, at the corner of Central Boulevard and Westmoreland Drive. The former auto shop/car parts...
View ArticleCrane Watch: Construction has begun on second phase of the Performing Arts...
The groundbreaking of Steinmetz Hall, the long-awaited second-phase of the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, was held on March 6, and construction has already begun. The 1,700 SF acoustical hall...
View Article59 photos of Orlando Flag submissions
The City of Orlando’s flag re-design contest attracted over 1,000 submissions, from around the world, including Belgium and Canada. Although the top ten submissions have already been chosen, we asked...
View ArticleSam Flax-commissioned artists present portraits to OPD
Local art supply shop, Sam Flax (Facebook | Website), commissioned Orlando-based artist Kevin Wood (Website), to create portraits of two fallen officers. The portraits commissioned by the business were...
View ArticleInhabit: Dick Steinborn
Inhabit is a series by local photographer David Lawrence (Website), that shares stories about the people who call Orlando home. It is an exploration of where people live and spend their days, whether...
View ArticleDuet for Theremin and Lap Steel to perform at Avalon Gallery
Atlanta-based duo, Duet for Theramin and Lap Steel, will perform at the Gallery at Avalon Island (Website) on April 28. The duo, comprised of Scott Burland on the theramin and Frank Schultz on lap...
View ArticleFinalist selected for flag task force vote
With over 1,400 votes the majority has chosen its favorite flag design. In total, the contest received over 10,000 votes. The Flag Design Committee will reconvene this week in order to make the...
View ArticleFancy Easter hat party raises over $1,000 in donations for Zebra Coalition
The 2017 Easter Bonnet Jubilee was held Saturday, April 15 at The Venue in Ivanhoe Village, and saw over 50 people creating over-the-top hats as part of a fundraiser for the Zebra Coalition (Website)....
View ArticleMilk District Main Street seeks local artists for electric box program
Orlando’s newest Main Street program, The Milk District (Facebook | Website) is looking for local artists to paint a series of electrical storage boxes in the neighborhood. The call for artists,...
View ArticleNew exhibit at Mennello Museum features five local artists
The Mennello Museum of American Art (Facebook | Website) will host a new exhibit called Our Orlando from May 19 to June 18, featuring work by five local artists; Katrina Constantine, Hillery Powers,...
View ArticleWMFE to host ZipOde Throwdown, April 27
90.7 WMFE is celebrating National Poetry Month by asking Central Florida residents to submit original poems about their ZIP codes, “ZipOdes” if you will. “Each ZIP code is five numbers, so we’re asking...
View ArticleBungalower and the Bus: Episode 11, April 21
SPONSORED: This episode of Bungalower and the Bus is brought to you by Kaleidoscope Venue for the Arts (Facebook | Website), a new warehouse/gallery located in Longwood, Florida. Bungalower’s Editor...
View ArticleCity adds new step to flag review process
As Mayor Buddy Dyer hinted at in our recent episode of Bungalower and the Bus, HERE, there is a new step in the flag re-design process. The City will be working with the top four finalists to improve...
View ArticleDowntown Information Center is giving away free Orlando posters
Visitors to the Downtown Information Center will be able to take home a free Orlando poster. The poster’s feature winning photographs from the latest Best of DTO Photo Contest. Click HERE to see the...
View ArticlePhoto Tour: Reyes Mezcaleria to soft open in early May
As we wrote HERE in January, Citrus Restaurant will be replaced by a new Mexican concept. That new concept, Reyes Mezcaleria (Facebook | Website), will soft open on Monday, May 1, if all goes well with...
View ArticleCall for Artists: “Pride of Parramore” bronze relief for Fire Station 2
The City of Orlando is accepting conceptual renderings for a bronze relief sculpture, to be installed on the front wall of the new Fire Station 2 building in the Parramore District. The chosen Pride of...
View ArticleArtegon artists keep on creating following mall closure
Adrenaline Films (Facebook | Website) has created a short called After Artegon that follows a handful of vendors after the closure of Artegon Mall. The artisans profiled in the piece include: Genki...
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