Functionally Literate celebrates National Poetry Month with powerful headliners
In honor of National Poetry Month, Orlando reading series Functionally Literate will be hosting two contemporary poets; Vidhu Aggarwal and Derrick Austin, at 1300 Brookhaven, on April 23 at 7 p.m. The...
View Article90.7 WMFE wants you to write a poem based on your ZIP code
WMFE is celebrating National Poetry Month by asking Central Florida residents to send them original poems about their ZIP codes, “ZipOdes” if you will. As each ZIP is only five numbers, your ZipOde...
View ArticleYouTube darlings Postmodern Jukebox are coming to Orlando
The jazzy, ragtime pop cover band Postmodern Jukebox is coming to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, October 18. The group made a name for themselves with their viral videos...
View ArticleThornton Park wants Winter Park’s spurned street performers
Photo by Scott Swigart Following Winter Park’s recent decision to move street performers from Park Avenue sidewalks and over to identified “Free Speech Zones” in Central Park, the Thornton Park Main...
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Lake Highland Prep to build giant sneaker sculpture
Lake Highland Preparatory School will be adorning their athletic fields with a giant sculpture of a sneaker. The over-sized shoe was proposed by the LHPS Arts League and will be located on school...
View ArticleOrlando Fringe Festival is still taking art submissions for Visual Fringe
SPONSORED: The 25th Orlando Fringe Theater Festival is coming up fast and Visual Fringe, the visual arts portion of the two-week event, is accepting submissions. The show is unjuried and uncensored...
View ArticleWatch a film about the Fringe, at Fringe
On the Fringe, a feature-length documentary about the life of performing artists who tour the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit, will premiere at this year’s Orlando Fringe Theater Festival. The Orlando...
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In Memorium: Orlando loses two of its biggest chearleaders
Orlando lost two of its biggest fans this past week. Gino Nicolas, a staunch supporter of the Parramore community, and Morgan Steele, a beloved Orlando painter known for his eccentric takes on Orlando...
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Hideaway Bar is getting a new mural
Following the construction of new bathrooms at the Ivanhoe burger joint and watering hole, Hideaway Bar (Facebook), the exterior of the building will be getting a new set of murals. Local muralist...
View ArticleLocal designer selling Eola fountain stickers on Etsy
Local designer Rhett Whithey has started selling some innovative Orlando-inspired designs on his Etsy shop, RhettWitheyDesign. The UFOrlando sticker, pictured above, is available for $4.00 before...
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Orlando Museum of Art announces Florida Prize in Contemporary Art 2016 Artists
Sergio Vega, “The Lost Steps” The Orlando Museum of Art has announced the next cohort of artists to be selected for the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibit, which will be on display from May 14...
View ArticleAsk Bungalower: What is going to happen to the Dixie Fried Chicken sign?
Following the news that Dixie Fried Chicken would close, our readers immediately began to ask about the fate of the iconic South Orange sign. We reached out to the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of...
View ArticleCelebrate Macbeth’s Ten Year Anniversary by drinking on a roof
SPONSORED: The company that started in 2006 as Macbeth Photo is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a name change. Macbeth Studio now specializes in much more than just photography, and has...
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Did You Know-town: The Morse Museum is hording neon signs in a secret warehouse?
We have written a couple of times about the growing collection of neon signs that have been saved by the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park (Website); once concerning the Merita...
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Urban Think Foundation is returning to Thornton Park with camp and pop-up
Urban Think Foundation, the parent organization of Burrow Press and Page 15, is returning to the former home of its old Urban Think bookstore in Thornton Park. Page 15 will be hosting its 9th annual...
View ArticleDDB and CRA host Creative Placemaking workshop
June’s What’s Up Downtown event, hosted by the Downtown Development Board and the Community Redevelopment Agency, will focus on Creative Placemaking. The event is on June 2, at 5:30 p.m., and will be...
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Finding the Fountain of Youth Tacky Tourist Party coming to History Center
SPONSORED: Mark your calendar for June 9 and grab your best party armor: The Orange County Regional History Center invites you to party like you don’t live here at the “Finding the Fountain of Youth...
View ArticleArt in Odd Places Orlando launches call for project proposals
Art in Odd Places (AiOP) is ramping up for their November street art festival downtown and is now accepting submissions for a broad range of installations. Artistic disciplines accepted include: visual...
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Starter Studio grad launches crowdfunding platform for social justice
SPONSORED: BackStory (Facebook | Website) is a graduate of the fifth cohort of local entrepreneur school, Starter Studio (Facebook | Website). BackStory is an online crowdfunding platform that uses the...
View Article21 photos from the upcoming Searching for the Seventies exhibit at the...
Searching for the Seventies: The Documerica Project is an exhibition created by the National Archives and Records Administration and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
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