Weekend Top 6 Picks for August 19th and 20th.

Saturday August 19, 2017

 10AM to 4PM free – Commander’s Call. Museum of Military History 5210 West Irlo Bronson Hwy Kissimmee FL 34746. This ongoing program is held on the 3rd Sat of each month is designed to
appeal to families, military memorabilia collectors, history buffs,
re-enactors and others interested in military history. In addition,
persons interested in displaying, trading or selling their military
items such as honor coins, swords, photographs, military buttons, scale
model boats & planes, military art, uniforms or other equipment
register in advance by calling the museum to reserve a spot.

Re-enactors and  veterans are welcome to come in uniform to add to the history and authenticity of the military experience. Non-military booths such
as health care providers, home improvement, local attractions or other
businesses are invited to be vendors for minimal donation.
INFO & Register: 407-507-3894 or to register your table space.

2PM to 11:30PM Free – Open House. Orlando Shakes 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, Florida 32803. Open House and Movie Night to celebrate the beginning of our 29th
Season. Drop by for an hour or stay the whole time–we’ll have on-going
activities into the evening.

Open House | 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Festivities will include:

Open rehearsal during Man of La Mancha
Scenic, lighting, and sound demonstrations.

Crafts and coloring for the little ones.

Backstage tours.

Story time with characters from your Children’s favorite stories.

Discussions with Orlando Shakes’ artists.

Prop and costume museum.

Movie Night in the Park | 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Shakespeare In Love | Rated PG-13 (edited for nudity)
A young William Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his
ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

6PM to 9PM $35 for 1 class – 10 x 10 Orlando Urban Sketching Workshop. Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801. Urban Sketchers celebrates 10 years and they are celebrating by introducing the first long term Urban Sketching course
ever! Sketchers from around the world are invited to attend ten on location classes with an  official Urban Sketching instructor to learn or improve the core value of Urban Sketching, Discover the World, one Drawing at a Time.

In this third  class, we will be continuing to use principles of perspective to create sketches of small dioramas of historic local buildings from the museum collections. Ticonderoga pencils, ink, and watercolor will be used for the final sketches.

Instructor info:
Thomas Thorspecken has been documenting arts and entertainment in Central Florida for the past
10 years. He started the online news site, Analog Artist Digital World in 2009 as a New Year’s
resolution to do one sketch a day for a year. It became a lifestyle and he continues to put down roots
in his community by discovering Orlando’s story one sketch at a time. This course will encourage
students to carry a sketchbook everywhere they go, and write articles that explain what transpired as
the sketch was being done. The hope is to get artists to document the city’s history with their sketches.

Sunday August 20, 2017

10PM to 4PM Free – Lake Eola Farmers Market. South East corner of Lake Eola Park.



Noon to 1PM Free – Yoga. North East Corner of Lake Eola Park. Bring your own mat.

Noon to 3PM Donation based. Music at the Casa. Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for August 12th and 13th.

Saturday August 12, 2017

4 PM to 6PM – Free. Young Voices. JB Callaman Center, 102 North Parramore Ave, Orlando. Teen Open Mic Every second Saturday of the month.

9 PM to 2 AM – Free. Perseid Meteor Shower. Night sky. According to NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke, the Perseids are perhaps the
most popular meteor shower of the year. Typical rates are about 80
meteors an hour, but in outburst years (such as in 2016) the rate can be
between 150-200 meteors an hour. The meteor shower’s actual peak is
around 1 PM EDT on August 12, which means that the night before and the
night after will both have good rates; Cooke said the show would be
slightly better in the predawn hours of Aug. 12, but that there would be a
decent show both nights.

7 PM to 10 PM – $25 to $35. The Merry Widow. Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E Princeton St, Orlando, Florida 32803. A modernized version of Franz Lehár’s Operetta. This production features the best vocal talent in the area with members of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra. Rendezvous are rampant. Complications abound.

Sunday August 13, 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.

Noon to 1 PM – Free. Yoga. North East corner of Lake Eola Park near the Red Gazebo.

2 PM to 5 PM – $25 to $35. The Merry Widow. Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E Princeton St, Orlando, Florida 32803. A modernized version of Franz Lehár’s Operetta. This production features the best vocal talent in the area with members of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra. Rendezvous are rampant. Complications abound.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for July 1st and 2nd.

Saturday July 1, 2017

4:30PM to 6:30PM Free. Market2Park. Shady Park Hannibal Square New England and Pennsylvania Avenue Winter Park Florida. Small farmers market.

7PM to 11PM 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! (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

Expect to be wowed!

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

Sunday July2, 2017

10AM top 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 11:45AM Free. Brad Shur’s Cardboard Explosion! 66 E Station St, Apopka, FL 32703. FREE PUPPET SHOW! Join us at Station Street Studios for Cardboard Explosion! Five original stories come to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination! With help from the audience, puppeteer Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters, then brings them to life right before your eyes. Get ready to outsmart dragons, choose-your-own superpower, and train adorable animal sidekicks in this fun, energetic, participatory show. Fun for all ages! This performance is sponsored by the Big Potato Foundation, Central Florida Puppet Guild, Ibex Puppetry and Good Knight Theatre.

Noon to 3PM Donation. Music at the Casa. Guitarist Brian Hayes. Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for June 24th and 25th.

Saturday June 24, 2017

11Am to 1PM Unknown price. Flower Essence and Yoga Class. Bloom Florist 325 West Gore Street Orlando FL.

7PM to 11PM 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!

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 businessess joining the lineup so stay tuned! For any questions please feel free to contact the Ybor Art Alliance here through Facebook.

Expect to be wowed!

8PM to 11PM Free, but get food and drink. Jazz Saturdays. Cork and Fork American Grill 5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle, FL 32812. Saturday Jazz to make them an even bigger part of everyone’s family and they certainly continue welcoming everyone into theirs.

Sunday June 25, 2017

11AM to 12PM Free. Yoga Mass. Lake Eola North East corner of the park near the Red Gazebo.

Noon to 3PM Donation. Music at the Casa.  Vocalist Holly Sahmel and Friends. Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

2PM to 4PM Free, but get coffee. Irish Music. Olivia’s Coffee House, 108 N Bay St, Eustis, FL. http://www.oliviascoffeehouse.com/

Weekend Top 6 Picks for June 3rd and 4th.

Saturday June 3, 2017

9am to 1pm Free. Orange County Hurricane Expo

South Econ Community Park 3800 S. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando FL. Learn about hurricane preparedness and pick up free emergency supplies like weather radios and first aid kits.

10aqm to 4pm Free. Florida Highwaymen Meet and Greet.  Meet seven of the African American artists who found success in the
segregated South of the 1950s and hear their stories. Art available for
purchase.

Noon to 2pm $9 Pulse Tribute Event: The Birdcage.  Benefit screening of the Robin Williams comedy. Net proceeds go to the Better Together Fund.

Sunday June 4, 2017

10:00an to 11:30am Free. Healthfulness 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.Weekly.

3:30pm to 4:30pm Free, Paul Adey. R and B. Orlando Public Library 101 E. Central Blvd. Downtown Orlando Fl.

5pm to 2am $35-$45 Arena Nighttime Pool Party: onePULSE Tea Dance.  DoubleTree By Hilton Orlando at Sea World 10100 International Drive I-Drive Universal. Close out the 27th annual GayDays Celebration. A portion of the proceeds go to the onePULSE Foundation. 

Weekend Top 6 Picks for May 20th and 21st.

Saturday May 20, 2017

1pm to 10pm Accidental Music Festival Marathon! 80 West Grant Street, Suite 11, Orlando, FL 32806. Accidental Music Festival’s Marathon AMF celebrates the emergence of Orlando as a hotbed of contemporary classical and creative music on May 20th. Featuring 18 ensembles and soloists performing a day-long concert of music almost exclusively by living composers at the Sodo Shopping Center, the event seeks to highlight the work of new and established groups dedicated to new music. This year there will also be family-friendly events during the day, including acoustic and electronic instrument petting zoos, where kids of all ages can test out instruments and learn about making music.

Lineup:

1:00p – Valhalla Quartet (student ensemble)

1:30p – Opera Orlando

2:00p – nullstate

2:30p – UCF Percussion Ensemble

3:00p – Yen-Yaw

3:30p – Alterity Woodwind Quintet

4:00p – Elizabeth Baker

4:30p – Continuum Quartet

5:00p – Helena

5:30p – dbDuo

6:00p – Luis Guerrero

6:30p – Belt & Ramirez

7:00p – blacksunblackmoon

7:30p – Lush Agave

8:00p – Hippocrene Saxophone Quartet

8:30p – Moloko Plus

9:00p – Thomas Milovac Unit Colossus

9:30p – Ensemble AMF

3pm to 11pm Free. Swamp Sistas La La at Orlando Fringe 2017. Outdoor stage Lock Haven Park. Orlando songwriter Beth McKee and Park Ave CDs are co-presenting the fifth annual Swamp Sistas La La, a family friendly, musical gathering of female-fronted acts, on May 20 from 3 to 11 p.m. on the Fringe Lawn Stage in Loch Haven Park. The musically diverse lineup ranges from singer songwriter to folk rock, a capella, rhythm and blues (both kinds) and Hip Hop, plus Orlando’s best story teller.

The event is part of the Orlando Fringe Festival and will raise money to help Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida fight local hunger with a virtual fund drive at www.lalasummerhope.com. Funds raised will go to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Summer Hope for Kids program to feed kids from low income families this summer, when no school means no school breakfast or lunch to many who need it. The campaign will run from April 26 until the end of the day on May 20th, cash and check donations will also be accepted at the La La.

Performing at the La La are:

LUVU, E-Turn, Terri Binion, Lynn Drury Music, Beth McKee, Sybil Gage & her Catahoulas, O-Sky, Helena, Renee is a Zombie, storyteller Madeline Pots, Kayonne Riley Music, Ka Malinalli and Loi Jeannette.

7pm $12. O-Town: Voices from Orlando. Fringe Brown Venue Orlando International Fringe Festival 812 Rollins Street Orlando Fl. David Lee,
recipient of the 2016 Orlando International Fringe Festival’s Lifetime
Achievement Award has created an original theatrical event that shares
stories and experiences from the days, weeks and months following the
aftermath of the Pulse nightclub attack that occurred in Orlando on June
12
th,
2016. Interviews, blog postings and stories from the Orlando Sentinel
newspaper come to life on stage in a very personal and intimate way
through a company of
18 local Theatre Artists.

Sunday May 21, 2017

11pm to 5pm. Free. Streetscape Arts Market on Pine Street. CityArts Factory 29 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801. We are starting a quarterly arts market downtown on Pine Street. We are looking for artists, artisans, crafters, jewelry makers, musicians, and food vendors.

Our goal is to continue growing the arts scene downtown. This will be a fun outdoor event that happens once a quarter. Spread the word and get in on the ground floor. 10×10 spots are going for $10. Email today for an application.

2:30pm to 1pm $12. Phantasmagoria’s “Wickedest Tales of All”. Fringe Orange Venue Orlando Shakespeare theater, 812 East Rollins Street Orlando Fl. Called “One of the most unique theater troupes in the country.” by Good
Day Atlanta, Phantasmagoria returns to Fringe with its all new touring
show “Wickedest Tales of All” – Haunted Storytelling, Phantastical
Dance, explosive stage combat and puppetry all woven into a tapestry of
macabre and whimsical horror. Featuring works by Poe, Dickens, and tales
of legend and folklore, this acclaimed Victorian Horror Troupe is sure
to chill and thrill all audiences!

10:30pm to 3:30pm $12. Corsets and Cuties- A Burlesque Cabaret- #Flawless. Fringe Black Venue, The Venue 511 Virginia Drive Orlando FL. Corsets & Cuties are back for round 3 of Fringe in an all-new
review. Listed among the Best of Orlando Burlesque (Orlando Weekly), the
Cuties are celebrating the best of the City Beautiful bringing their
unique mix of talent & cheeky humor to the stage. Sponsored by
Premier Couples Superstore, audiences have the chance to win fun take
home prizes. With a different guest star featured each show- we invite
you to see why the Cuties are #flawless. 18 and Up – Nudity, Sexual Content. 60 minutes.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for May 13th and 14th.

Saturday May 13, 2017

4pm to 6pm Free. Young Voices. JB Callaman Center 102 North Parramore Ave Orlando FL. Teen Open Mic Every second Saturday of the Month.

7pm to 9pm Free. Brewery Tour. Orlando Brewing, 1301 Atlanta Ave, Orlando, FL.

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

Sunday May 14, 2017 Mother’s Day

Noon to 1pm Free. Yoga. Lake Eola near the red gazibo. Bring your own mat.

2pm to 4 pm Free. Script Reading Workshop. Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show, 8267 International Drive, Orlando, FL. Read and workshop plays.

10pm to midnight. Free but get a coffee. Solo Acoustic Spoken Word. Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way, Orlando, FL.

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

Saturday April 6, 20

4pm to 8pm Derby on Park $69 General Admission. Winter Park Civic Center 1050 W Morse Blvd, Winter Park, Florida 32789. Orlando’s Premier Kentucky Derby Party:

Presented by Mercedes-Benz of Orlando and Anthony Dinova, Realtor. As a guest at Derby on Park, Central Florida’s Premier Kentucky Party all you have to do is enjoy the best Derby Day party experience! Dress in your favorite derby attire, eat, drink, and cheer for your favorite horse. During the 4-hour event, Orlando’s top merchants set up to offer unlimited complimentary food, wine, specialty EG Vodka cocktails, Mint Juleps and Craft beer. Meanwhile, The Dana Kamide Band performs their Las Vegas show plus special guest on saxophone—all leading to a fun evening.

$69 General Admission Includes:

  • Being greeted with a mint julep or champagne
  • All the drinks you want (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
  • All the fun you and your friends can have
  • Music Featuring The Dana Kamide Band + Guest sax
  • Best Hat Contest – $500 in cash and prizes for top 3 voted hats
  • Viewing the most exciting 2 minutes in sports (the Kentucky Derby) on multiple large screen TVs while rooting for your favorite horse. 
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     7pm to 10pm Free.  PechaKucha v20 Celebration! The Orange Studio 1121 N Mills Ave, Orlando, Florida 32803. 20×20! Please join us for a private invitation-only party to celebrate reaching our 20th PechaKucha Night in Orlando! We’re inviting every one of our past speakers (135 of  you!) to come celebrate with us (and some surprise guests). A chance for you to see old friends and for us to say Thank You! There is no charge, but please follow the link and register with Eventbrite to help us estimate crowd size.

    8:30pm to 10:30pm Free. The Geeek 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 April 7. 2017

    10am to 4pm Free. Lake Eola Farmers Market. South East corner of Lake Eola.

    Noon to 1pm Free. Yoga. Lake Eola near red gazibo.

    Noon to 3pm Donation. Music at the Casa. Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789. Beautiful Music String Quartet.

    Weekend Top 6 Picks for April 22 and 23.

    Saturday April 22, 2017

    1:30pm to 4pm Free. Protest of St. Augustine’s Anti-Artist Laws. Plaza de la Constitucion and on St. George Street. PleinAir artists from around the nation will converge on St. Augustine in protest of St. Augustine’s Anti-Artist Laws, and Historic City News local reporters will be there.

    Currently PleinAir artists in St. Augustine are subject to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine for “illegally” PleinAir painting or drawing in the City’s downtown parks and sidewalks. PleinAir painting is defined as painting in the open air or painting outdoors.

    In support of St. Augustine’s PleinAir artists’ First Amendment rights to Freedom of Expression in public spaces, PleinAir artists will “illegally” paint and/or draw throughout the City’s “prohibited” parks and sidewalks.

    In defiance of the City’s Anti-Artist laws, PleinAir artists will set up their easels in the Plaza de la Constitucion and on St. George Street starting at 1:30 p.m., in individual acts of civil disobedience. The “Paint In” will last approximately two-and-a-half hours.

    Artists who do not wish to be arrested plan to set up a small easel and a blank canvas, symbolic of their support for the local artists, and in protest of the City’s restrictions on their First Amendment rights to paint and draw in public spaces. The city has laws that ban “painting,” “drawing,” “displaying,” and/or “selling” art in public spaces, but none against setting up an easel with a blank canvas. Laws against “intentionally” blocking or impeding pedestrian traffic still apply.

    All of the artists who plan to paint or draw recognize that they are subject to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine if they “illegally” create art in the City’s “prohibited” public spaces, and are making provisions to make bail.

    Starting at 1:00 p.m. we will begin meeting with people in the Plaza near the former “Slave Market” to answer any last-minute questions and hand out extra 8.5″x11″ signs.

    6pm to 9pm$120 for members, $150 for non-members. Participation Dinner Affair. Art and History Center, Germaine Marvel Building 231 W. Packwood Avenue Maitland, FL 32751. One of Central Florida’s most intriguing fundraising events,
    Participation is a feast for your senses. Local artists transform dining
    tables into works of art, and guests enjoy dinner with the artist at
    these unique creations. The evening includes live performances and
    demonstrations, a silent art auction, elegant dining and more.

     2017 Artists: Bob Barnett, Victor Bokas, Whitney
    Broadway, Stephanie Cafcules, Nathalie Chikhi, Anthony Deal, Danielle
    DeGuglimo, Marla E, Jeri Eisenberg, Lauren Gilmore, Derek Gores, Dan
    Hess, Matt Larson, Rebecca Sexton Larson, Faren LeJeune, Richard
    Munster, Suzanne Oberholtzer, Danny Powell, Kelly Maier Rex, Rebecca
    Rose, Elizabeth St. Hilaire and Trent Tomengo.

    8pm to 10pm $5. The First Annual Tribute To Morgan Steele. Will’s Pub 1042 N Mills Ave, Orlando, Florida 32803. A Tribute to local artist, writer, eco-activist, and Legend Morgan Steele.

    Featuring:

    Dirt McCoy and Friends with:

    Sabrina Ambra

    Mandaddy

    Erik Grincewicz

    And Mick McIuan

    Franchise

    Love Destruction

    Eugene Snowden

    And Jim O’Rourke

    Local Artists and Exhibits



    Sunday April 23, 2017

    10am to noon. Free. Painting Demo Light on water Michelle Held. Lake Lily Drive, Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL 32751. Part of the week long Winter Park Paint Out hosted by the Polasek Museum.

    1pm to 3pm $40 Yoga Sketching Workshop. The Art of Fitness, 5154 Dr Phillips Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819.

    Thomas Thorspecken (Thor) will offer instruction on how to draw the human form by sketching a Yoga Master in
    action. The class will cover the importance of finding a quick gesture
    before focusing on detail. Poses will be short to start 1 minute to 2
    minutes) and get progressively longer as students loosen up. 10 minutes
    for the longest pose. We will focus on loose line work that stresses
    keeping the figure from being vertical or stiff. Get a drawing workout
    while drawing a yoga workout.

    Art Of Fitness is a personal training and yoga studio in Dr. Phillips.
    The studio features an upscale design focused on inspiring clients to
    look and feel like a work of art. Golf fitness, meditation, tai chi,
    nutrition, personal training, yoga and yoga with pet therapy is all part
    of the atmosphere at this creative studio.

    Elite Animation’s mission is to provide the highest quality education
    with top industry experts in the Art of Animation to students around the
    world from ages 8 and up (and Adults). We strive to offer a unique,
    engaging and innovative animation programs, bringing real life
    experiences to the classroom and providing students with the tools to
    maximize their marketability and increase their opportunities for
    college placement and advancement in various industries, not just
    Entertainment.

    9pm to 11:55pm Free but get a coffee. Comedy Open Mic. Austin’s Coffee, 929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL.  Free comedy, or give it a try yourself.

    Weekend Top 6 Picks for April 8th and 9th.

    Saturday April 8, 2017

     3:45pm to 8pm. $8 in advance,  $10 at the door. Double Header! Orlando Roller Derby vs. Savannah Derby Devils.

    Game 1 – Orlando Ozone Slayers vs Savannah Derby Devils

    Game 2 – Orlando Sun Blockers vs Savannah Hostess City Hellions

    Doors open at 3:45pm, first whistle is at 4:00pm.

    We will have a 50/50 raffle, bring some cash! The money collected will be benefiting High School High Tech, a program that exposes children with disabilities to careers in the STEM fields.

    We will also have NEW MERCHANDISE! We have some shirts, tanks and koozies with our brand new logo!

    Seating is provided at this venue.

    After party will be directly after the game, at Ollie’s Public House in College Park.

    Ollie’s Public House

    3400 Edgewater Dr,

    Orlando, FL 32804

    4pm to 6pm Free. Young Voices. JB Callaman Center 102 North Parramore Ave Orlando Fl. Teen Open Mic Every second Saturday of the Month.

    10:30pm to midnight Free but get food and drink.  Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL. Hot blooded flamenco dancers to live acoustic guitar.

    Sunday April 9, 2017 

    10am to 3pm $35 Registration Fee: Register online Earth Day Quick Draw Competition Sponsored by the Polasek Museum. The Quick Draw Competition is part of The City of Winter Park’s Earth Day Celebration and sponsored by The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. We invite you to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 9; from 11am- 3pm, by capturing her finest outdoor scenes in Central Park along Park Ave. The Quick Draw Competition is a plein air, or outdoor painting competition and is open to anyone who wishes to participate, amateurs and professionals, ages 16 and up. This is a fast and fun event to watch and participate in!

    If you would like to paint in the Quick Draw, follow the registration process. Artists have only TWO hours to complete their work. During this short time, all registered Quick Draw participants will set up their supplies and paint or draw en plein air in downtown Winter Park. Blank canvas will be stamped the morning of at the Albin Polasek Museum’s check-in booth located along the north side of Central Park, parallel with the train tracks, to ensure that all paintings were created within the limited timeframe. After the paintings are completed they will be displayed on the artist’s easels along the park’s north boundary for a public “Art Stroll.” During the “Art Stroll” from 12:30-2:30 pm the public will be encouraged to vote for their favorite and help us choose a “People’s Choice Award.” At 2:30 pm the artwork will be judged, and awards will be given out at the Main Stage. Works will NOT be for sale and must be removed at 3:00 pm. Everything about the Quick Draw is quick…so don’t miss out!!!

    • Prizes will be awarded for the following categories:

    1st Prize – $250

    2nd Prize – $150

    3rd Prize – $75

    People’s Choice – $100 – Sponsored by the City of Winter Park

    • In addition, every participant will receive a City of Winter Park Earth Day tee-shirt at morning check-in.

    • $35 Registration Fee: Register online at http://polasek.org/quickdraw/

    • Limited registration spots available so sign up today! Cut off for registration is April 8th at 5:00 pm.

    Quick Draw Schedule:

    9:00 am – 10:00 am: Mandatory artist check-in and canvas stamping at Albin Polasek Museum’s booth (near north train tracks in Central Park)

    10:00 am – START horn will sound. Artists have until 12:00 Noon to paint within the Park Ave/ Central Park district, within walking distance

    12:00 Noon – END horn will sound

    12:00 Noon – 12:30 – Artists return to the registration area and drop off their finished work

    12:30-2:30 pm – “Art Stroll” and “People’s Choice Award” voting

    2:30 pm – Judging (Closed to public)

    2:45 pm – Award presentation, located on the East Stage near Garfield Ave

    3:00 – Artists pickup their painting and easel

    Noon to 5pm. Free. Fresh Squeezed. Morean Arts Center 719 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Performance art you can drink with a straw!

    As part of the six-artist exhibition “Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in Florida” at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, award-winning performance artist Brian Feldman will be presenting a juicy new project of the same name; his first in Tampa Bay.

    “Fresh Squeezed” will be the longest performance art piece in Pinellas County history, as well as of Brian’s career, at 140 hours over 23 days.

    During each weekend of the exhibition, Brian Feldman will be in the gallery window meticulously making and serving 100% fresh squeezed Florida orange juice in compostable cups for gallerygoers to enjoy, and all for the price of a drawing.

    Draw him a picture of an orange for a small!

    A picture of a glass of orange juice gets you a medium!

    Or you can draw Brian making your orange juice and receive a large!

    Oranges provided by Maxwell Groves est. 1935.

    Colored pencils, crayons, markers, watercolor paint sets and card stock paper will all be provided.

    The gallery walls surrounding Brian are envisioned to be filled with over a thousand drawings by the end of the exhibition.

    The performance will be live streamed in its entirety at periscope.tv/BrianFeldman.

    “Fresh Squeezed” references [1] both parts of the exhibition’s name (literally “Fresh Squeezed,” and “Emerging” [newly created, i.e. orange juice]); [2] the once-proud citrus industry in Pinellas County, 90 years removed from its heyday*; [3] Brian’s lifelong love of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice (that you can chew!), thanks to his grandfather’s daily act of making it for him as a child; and [4] his career-long exploration of durational and participatory performance art.

    2pm to 4pm. Free. Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of National Bird.Winter Park Public Library 460 E New England Ave, Winter Park, Florida 32789.  NATIONAL BIRD follows whistleblowers who, despite possible consequences, are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. The film gives rare insight through the eyes of both survivors and veterans who suffer from PTSD while plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries.