INHABIT: NHU PHAN AT LYNN FASHION
SPONSORED by lil indies: Inhabit is a series by local photographer David Lawrence (Website), that shares stories about the people who call Orlando home. It’s an exploration of where people live and...
View ArticleNSFW: Orlando Fringe is giving away their old “stuff”
EDITOR’S NOTE: NOT SAFE FOR WORK The Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival (Website) is giving away year’s worth of accumulated things this week in honor of World Fringe Day, which was July 11. Fringe-lovers...
View ArticleVoting is open for DTO photo contest finalists
Following a City-wide call for submissions, the Downtown Development Board has chosen their finalists for the Best of DTO photography contest. Orlandoans can now vote for their favorite photo simply...
View ArticleCity of Orlando wants their own Poet Laureate
Mayor Buddy Dyer has announced that the City of Orlando, through a partnership with United Arts of Central Florida and local indie-publisher Burrow Press, is looking to appoint their first Poet...
View ArticleBeyonce of Urbanism, Candy Chang, coming to Winter Park
World-renowned artist and urban designer, Candy Chang, will speak at Rollins College on January 18 at 7:30 p.m., thanks to the on-going generosity of the Winter Park Institute‘s free public lecture....
View ArticleWatch “Star Wars: A New Hope” with live accompanying orchestra
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will perform live to a screening of Star Wars: A New Hope in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. The score of the...
View ArticleTracy Turnblad dances her way to Dr. Phillips this weekend
Encore Cast Performing Arts (Website) will be presenting Hairspray at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, July 22-23. The award-winning musical won eight Tony Awards and is set in 1962...
View ArticleUnited Arts launches new award recognizing local leaders
The Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation (Website), via a gift to United Arts (Website), has established the Jerry Hilbrich Arts Leadership Award for “outstanding community leaders who support the arts.”...
View ArticleDinner Party Project partners with local artist for unique new series
Pop-up dinner event company, the Dinner Party Project (Website), has partnered with local ceramics artist LeAnn Siefferman, on a series of dinners where people will share a meal and ideas on topics not...
View ArticleThree-car crash takes out sign at Mennello Museum
At 11 a.m. on July 20, three cars were involved in an accident at the entrance of the Mennello Museum (Website). One of the cars managed to hop the curb and strike the museum’s iconic trumpeting angel...
View ArticleMills 50 installs first of six new bike-shaped bike racks
The Mills 50 Main Street program is installing six new bike-shaped bike racks along the Mills corridor this month. The bikes are each a different color and have the Mills 50 branding on the front tire....
View ArticleCool Job Alert: Teachers at the School of Performing Arts
CFCArts (Website) is looking for teachers to work at their School of Performing Arts. Instructors in all methods of performing arts are also being hired to teach in applied lessons. Duties and...
View ArticleCindy Wilson, Sh-Booms, and a new Bungalower cocktail, Thursday, July 27
Cindy Wilson of the B-52’s will take the stage with The Pauses, and the Sh-Booms at Will’s Pub on Thursday, July 27 at 9 p.m. Wilson’s new song styling is being described as, “Cindy Wilson’s current...
View ArticleCity adopts new flag
City Council approved the new flag design in today’s Council meeting, just in time for the City’s 142 birthday, on July 31. The new flag will be raised at 1 p.m. at City Hall, on the city’s “birthday.”...
View ArticleGame of Thrones musical coming to Orlando, this winter
A musical parody on the hit HBO series Game of Thrones is coming to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this January. The 90-minute musical comedy looks at the first six seasons of the...
View ArticleOwner of “Artborne Magazine” looking to sell
Artborne Magazine (Facebook | Website) is for sale. The owner of the fledgling arts magazine, Jonathan Yubi, has moved to New York City and is looking to sell. The asking price is $30,000. Yubi told...
View ArticlePandora concept art on display at OMA
The Orlando Museum of Art is hosting an Avatar-themed event featuring work inspired by the new Animal Kingdom attraction. Giant earring-wearing John Rohde, a Walt Disney Imagineering executive, is...
View ArticleMennello Museum has a new pet membership
The Mennello Museum of American Art has launched a new Pet Membership program. Families and individuals with pets can now purchase a Four-legged Friend or Feathery Friend membership for $25 which will...
View ArticleDocumentary “Lionhearted” celebrates Red Lion Pub
Red Lion Pub closed in September 2016 after 27 years of business. The bar, which was located at 3784 Howell Branch Road in Winter Park [GMap], was known for a robust selection of live music and diverse...
View ArticleBUNGALOWER AND THE BUS: EPISODE 26, AUGUST 4
Each week on Bungalower and the Bus, Jon Busdeker and Brendan O’Connor discuss the top headlines of the week, restaurant openings and closings, and the top events of the coming week. This week’s...
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