Weekend Top 6 Picks for January 6th and 7th.

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Saturday January 6, 2018

Noon to 4 PM – Free.  Winter Music Series.  Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards (19239 US 27 North, Clermont, Florida 34715.)  Each Saturday afternoon during the month of January, Lakeridge Winery
holds its famous Music Series, featuring live music on the outdoor
stage, and inside at thier Wine and Cheese Bar upstairs in the winery.
The musicians selected are all fantastic performers, hand-picked from
the wealth of talent located throughout Central Florida. Lakeridge wine,
beer, soft drinks and a variety of food is available for purchase,
along with complimentary winery tours and tasting.

BAND SCHEDULE:

OUTDOOR STAGE

Jan 6, 2018 NOON – 4pm Ronnie Duncan Band

Jan 13, 2018 NOON – 4pm The Nightly Grove Band

Jan 20, 2018 NOON – 4pm Shawline

Jan 27, 2018 NOON – 4pm Mike Quick Band

WINE and CHEESE BAR

Jan 6, 2018 NOON – 4pm Joe Hand

Jan 13, 2018 NOON – 4pm Bobby Koelble

Jan 20, 2018 NOON – 4pm Bobby Blackmon

Jan 27, 2018 NOON – 4pm Jeff Whitfield

8 PM to 10 PM – Free.  Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts. (Orlando’s Beardall Courts, 800 Delaney Ave, Orlando FL.)

8:30 PM to 10:30 PM – Free.  The Geek Easy with Amy Watkins and Open Mic.  (The Geek Easy 114 S. Semoran Blvd Suite #6, Winter Park, Florida 32792.)  Open to all: Musicians-Lyricists-Artists-and Poets of all kinds.  Bring out the cape and have some fun.

Sunday January 7, 2018

10 AM to Noon – Free.  Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class.  (University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811.)

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

Noon to 3 PM – Donation based.  Music at the Casa.  Harpist Christine MacPhail.  (Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789.)  Members of the public are invited to visit on a
Sunday afternoon to listen to live music and take a tour
of the historic home museum and the James Gamble Rogers II Studio by
trained docents.

Yelp Event at the Polasek

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Yelp held an event at the Albin Polasek Museum for active Yelp reviewers. When I pulled in, I noticed cars parked on the grass lawn so I parked beside them. When I walked towards the building I noticed that there was valet parking available. The young woman at the reception table looked up my name and made up my name tag. Inside an artist was painting a portrait. Christine MacPhail, a harpist was playing just outside the back door. The sweet music drifted through the flower garden as the sun set. There was a food station set up with a delicious ravioli and pasta dish from Brio Tuscan Grill.

I needed my book light to sketch since it was soon pitch black outside. I kept layering on washes making my sketch darker and darker. Inside the museum there was a show of Soviet propaganda art. Socialist Realism was established in 1934 and lasted through the Cold War. The artists were required to communicate the ideals of Revolutionary Socialism and social responsibility to the citizens. Artists were able to travel the world and were paid handsomely. Their oraznization was called “The Workers of the Revolutionary Poster.”

One poster that caught my eye was done in 1961, the year I was born. Castro stood heroically in the foreground with excited citizens cheering all around him. The poster read, “The People of Cuba are Undefinable!” 1961 was the year of the Cuban Missile crisis. The world was almost thrown into nuclear war as America and the Soviets faced off. I am amazed my parents were willing to bring a new life into a world on the brink of total annihilation.