Weekend Top 6 Piicks for January 26 and 27, 2019

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Saturday January 26, 2019

8am to 1pm Free. Parramore Farmers Market. The east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across from City View. Purchase quality, fresh and healthy food grown in your own
neighborhood by local farmers, including Fleet Farming, Growing Orlando,
and other community growers.

10am to 4pm. Free. Sanford Farmers Market. First and Magnolia Sanford.

10:30pm to 12:30am Free with dinner reservation. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL. Hot blooded flamenco dancing.



Sunday January 27, 2019

10am to Noon Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

Noon to 2pm Free but get some fish. Florida Gospel Jam. Fish on Fire 7937 Daetwyler Drive Belle Isle FL. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday.

10pm to Midnight Free. Comedy Open Mic. Austin’s Coffee, 929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL.  Free comedy show! Come out and laugh, or give it a try yourself.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for January 5 and 6, 2019

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Saturday January 5, 2019

8 am to 1pm Free. Parramore Farmers Market. The east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across from City View. Purchase quality, fresh and healthy food grown in your own
neighborhood by local farmers, including Fleet Farming, Growing Orlando,
and other community growers.

 8pm to 10pm Free. Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts. Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL. Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts at 800 Delaney Ave on the 1st Saturday of each month. Free fun!

10:30pm to Midnight Get a drink and or food. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL.  Hot blooded Flamenco dancers with acoustic guitar accompaniment.

Sunday January 6, 2019

10am to Noon. Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

Noon to 1pm Free. Yoga. Lake Eola Park near the Red Gazebo. Bring your own mat.

6:30pm to 8:00pm $10-$20 suggested donation. Please also bring food or wine to share. Holly Cordero’s Steamin’ Quartet. Timucua White House 2000 South Summerlin Orlando, FL 32806
.

The Steamin’ Trio is made up of players
from the Central Florida area with a sense of New York Flair. The
Steamin Trio plays tunes from jazz standards to Brazilian to Funk to
arrangements of pop tunes in a Jazz fashion. These guys even perform
holiday music! They deliver wonderful jazz entertainment with amazing
solos and wonderful audience engagement. Home of the original Jazz
Drinking Game! First 20 to reserve a ticket also get a free CD!

Holly Cordero, bassMike Harris, saxJoe Barone, pianoKen Shadrake, drums

Weekend Top 6 Picks for December 22 and 23, 2018

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Saturday December 22, 2018

8am to 1pm Free. Parramore Farmers Market. The east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across from City View. Purchase quality, fresh and healthy food grown in your own
neighborhood by local farmers, including Fleet Farming, Growing Orlando,
and other community growers.

 

9am to 2pm Free. Sanford Farmers Market. Magnolia Square East 1st St, Sanford, FL 32771.

Sanford Farmers Market in the heart of historic downtown.

10:30pm to 12:30am Get a drink or bite. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL. Hot blooded Flamenco dancing set to acoustic guitar.

Sunday December 23, 2018

10am to Noon Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

10am to Noon Get a coffee. Irish Music.  Olivia’s Coffee House, 108 N Bay St, Eustis, FL.

10pm to Midnight. Get a coffee. Comedy Open Mic. Austin’s Coffee, 929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL. Free comedy show! Come out & laugh, or give it a try yourself.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for December 1 and 2, 2018

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Saturday December 1, 2018

10am to Noon Free. Orlando Shakes Volunteer Orientation. Orlando Shakes 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, Florida 32803. Please join us for Orlando Shakes’ Volunteer Orientation – a perfect way
to learn more about volunteering. Returning volunteers will brush-up on
the basics and changing policies; new volunteers will learn what they
need to know to join the team.

During this free orientation, all
our volunteers will learn how to get involved, take a brief tour of the
Theater, receive an overview of benefits and policies, and enjoy some
light breakfast food and drinks!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Breakfast & Check-In: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Orientation: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Questions: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

8pm to 10pm Free. Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts.  Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL. 1st Saturday of every month.

10:30pm to 12:30am Free but get food and or drink. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL.



Sunday December 2 2018

10am to Noon. Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

Noon to 3pm Donation based. Music at the Casa. George Weremchuk and the Hippocrene Saxophone Quartet. Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789. Members of the public are invited to visit the historic home museum, listen to live music and take a tour
of our historic home museum and the James Gamble Rogers II Studio by
trained docents.

2pm to 4pm. Museum admission applies. Adults $10,  Seniors (60+) $8, College Students with ID $8, Students (K-12) $3, Members and children 4 and under are free. Meet and Greet Jan Kaláb. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789. Contemporary Prague artist Jan Kaláb is known internationally for his
innovative 3-D graffiti. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1978 at a time when
graffiti was a form of protest in Eastern Europe, he made a name for
himself in the 1990s as the country was opening itself up to Western
influences. Kaláb later became known across Europe as “Cakes” and took
his art to New York in 2000, making an impression while painting train
cars alongside other well-known graffiti artists. Since 2007 Kaláb has
experimented with abstractions on canvas, earning him solo exhibitions
in Argentina, Germany, Paris, London, New York, and Miami. The Polasek
Museum exhibit will include sculptures, 3-D canvases, select new works,
and an original installation.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for November 3 and 4, 2018

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Saturday November 3, 2018

8am to 1pm Free. Parramore Farmers Market. The east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across from City View. Purchase quality, fresh and healthy food grown in your own
neighborhood by local farmers, including Fleet Farming, Growing Orlando,
and other community growers.

8pm to 10pm Free. Shuffleboard. Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL.  1st Saturday of each month.

10:30pm to 12:30am Free with dinner or a drink. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL.  Hot blooded Flamenco dancing to acoustic guitar.

Sunday November 4, 2018

Daylight Savings Time Ends.

10am to Noon Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness. A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

11am to 5pm Free. Japan Festival. Kissimmee Lakefront Park, 201 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, FL 34741. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans separate Orlando from Japan’s awesome
cultural opportunities. However, you won’t have to sleep between two
portly snorers on a flight to Tokyo because Orlando’s packing plenty of
Japanese culture as it is. Authentic music, dance, food and dress will
decorate the Disney-crazed city to provide the culture shock you
desperately crave.

 6:30pm to 8:30pm Free. PARCELs: MFAs In Progress. Orlando Brewing 1301 Atlanta Ave, Orlando, Florida 32806. Another edition of PARCELS! The November readings will feature work from
Alicia Ezekiel-Pipkin, Jessica Vervoort, Lance Milham, Malcolm Kelly,
and an MFA Alum reading from Vanessa Blakeslee!

Weekend Top 6 Picks for May 5 and 6, 2018

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Saturday May 5, 2016

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free but get a drink or two. Thomas Watkins in concert. Marlow’s Tavern 6889 Eagle Watch Drive, Orlando, FL 32822. Marlow’s Tavern is in a great location near the airport,
convenient to everything. Great food, tons of parking, and a friendly
atmosphere.

 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free. Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts. Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL. Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts at 800 Delaney Ave on the 1st Saturday of each month. Free fun!

10:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL. Hot blooded flamenco dances to acoustic guitar.

Sunday May 6, 2018

10:00 a.m. to Noon Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

Noon to 1 p.m. Donation. Yoga. Lake Eola near the red gazebo. Bring your own mat.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Maitland Stage Band. Maitland Art Center 231 W Packwood Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751. Jim Foy directs the Maitland Stage Band featuring Harry James and
Benny Goodman selections with singer Tina Stefanos-Philips performing
Helen Forrest tunes. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the beautiful Art
Center and the Rotary Plaza Stage, Sunday May 6, FREE concert.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for December 30th and 31.

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Saturday December 30, 2017

7 AM to 3 PM – Free. Citrus Bowl Parade. Staging area is on Orange Avenue  North of Robinson Street. The Florida Citrus Parade has grown to become one of the
largest sports affiliated parades in the nation, an annual tradition
that occurs each year between the Camping World Bowl and the Citrus Bowl
games. In addition to its signature floats made of citrus fruit, the parade
features spirited high school marching bands from throughout the nation,
participating bowl game college marching bands, specialty units and
other exciting performances. Upwards of 3,000 participants take part in
this spectacular event.

The parade begins on Orange Avenue and Robinson Street and continues
south on Orange Avenue, east on Anderson Street, then north on Rosalind
Avenue. The parade concludes at Rosalind Avenue and Robinson Street. The
route is 1.4 miles in length and takes 90-120 minutes to complete.

7 PM to 9 PM – Free. Ybor City Art Walk. 7th Ave Ybor Tampa, Florida 33605. Featuring a number of arts
organizations and artsy businesses, be sure to R.S.V.P. here to get the
official map for the walk!

This event will begin at 7 pm and end at 11 pm (or maybe there will be an
after party!)

Here are the participating locations:

The Bricks of Ybor,
Bloodline Tattoo,
Ybor Arts Colony,
Hot Wax,
Wandering Eye Art Gallery,
Dysfunctional Grace,
Moon Over Havana Arts Gallery,
Live Arts Labs.

There will be other businesses joining the lineup so stay tuned!

10:30 PM to 12:30AM – Free but get a drink or bite. Son Flamenco. (Ceviche Tapas, 125 W Church St, Orlando.) Hot-blooded Flamenco dancing to acoustic guitar.

Sunday December 31, 2017

10 AM to Noon – Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. (University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando.) The Method of Heartfulness, a simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources. http://heartfulness.org 

Noon to 1 PM – Free. Yoga. Lake Eola Park near the red gazebo.

Noon to 3 PM – Free. Music at the Casa. (Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park.) Members of the public are invited to visit our historic home museum on a Sunday afternoon from 12 to 3 pm, listen to live music and take a tour of our historic home museum and the James Gamble Rogers II Studio by trained docents.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for October 7th and 8th.

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Saturday October 7, 2017

5 PM to 10 PM – Free. 10th Annual Zombietoberfest. Audubon Park Garden District Orlando, Florida 32803. Orlando’s original zombie festival returns, with all the dread, undead and revelry that entails. Food trucks, open air market, zombie crawl, costume contest, food and drink specials and more.

7 PM to 10 PM – $35. 10 x 10 Orlando Urban Sketching Workshop. The workshop will be held at Zombietoberfest. Urban Sketchers is celebrating 10 years by inviting sketchers from
around the world to attend ten on location workshops with an Urban
Sketching official instructor in your city! You may choose to
participate in one or more of the workshops at the following prospective
locations in Orlando.

Goals

1. Show stories from your city, one drawing at a time

2. Improve your drawing skills

3. Learn how to select, frame and design visual stories on a page

4. Learn how writing and drawing can work together to communicate more to your audience

5. Experience the advantages of group learning and seeing the many paths to success

10:30 PM to 12:30 AM Get a bite or drink. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL. Hot blooded Flamenco dancers perform to live acoustic guitar.



Sunday October 8, 2017

10 AM to Noon. Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

 2 PM to 3 PM, Free. Celebrate with Dance. Orlando Public Library 101 East Central Avenue Orlando Fl. Enjoy a lively performance of Spanish folk dances by Alborea Dances in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

2 PM to 6 PM Get a drink. Halloween Hair of the Dog Day Charity Event. The Thirsty Topher

(601 Virginia Drive Orlando FL). A canine costume contest tops off a day of raffles, complimentary homemade dog treats and mingling with furry companions.
Donations will be made to the Humane Society’s disaster fund.