Saturday May 7, 2016

 11am to 6pm Free. Big Bang Bazaar – INDIE ART, CRAFTS and VINTAGE BAZAAR. 625 E Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, FL. We are pleased to announce that Big Bang Bazaar (Indie Art, Crafts and Vintage Bazaar) will take place at a new indoor venue! The event is family friendly and appropriate for all ages! Admission and parking are free to all guests!

Big Bang Bazaar will feature a curated selection of over 200 local Indie artists and crafters, along with a free photo booth, and movies playing all day! Shoppers will find a wide variety of goods, all handmade by local artisans! Products such as clothing, accessories, jewelry, original art, art prints, housewares and much more will be available for purchase!

Interested in VENDING?

Noon to 11pm $10 Online TicketSmashington 2016. Mills 50 District 1200 Weber St, Orlando, Florida. Soul of the City has started an exciting new partnership with Local Music and Art culture! Our vision is to bring a diverse, and interactive art experience to Orlando for the 4th year in a row!!

Smashington 2016 Art & Music Festival, is an all day celebration of progressive music and art culture.

This years’ festival will feature over 80 Music acts, live performance art by Perego of The Art Army, dozens of local business vendors, plus more fun and exciting activities making this one of the biggest mix of Central Florida’s up and coming artistic talent.

We will be showcasing Urban and Street Art styles by incorporating graffiti walls, community art walls, a chalk walk and spray painting a school bus!

There will be live performance Art, Acoustic duos, Bands, HipHop acts and a collection of Central Florida’s rising artistic talent featured across 5 stages. With the help of an exciting lineup of Performers, Creators and Progressive brands to share the stage with, we are displaying a new look and feel on community culture events.

8pm to 11:30pm Free but drink and donate. Jazz Jam and More! Bar Louie 7335 W. Sand Lake Rd. Orlando, Fl. TOP Musicians and Vocalists…

Some Internationally known!

Featuring Joseph Jevanni-Keys, Jacqueline Jones-Vocals, Carl Lewis-Sax and many more. Hosted by Yvonne Coleman, MNJJ Co-Founder and Radio Personality Jazzy103.com

Great Music, Great Food & Drink,

Great People, Great Ambiance.

A Sophisticated, Casual Atmosphere. 

Plenty of seating and they have an

Outdoor Patio with a Fire Pit!

Bar Louie will donate 20% of net sales to 

HAPCO Music Foundation, our charity for the month.

This event has provided great entertainment and supported charities since 2008.

THANKS to all of the Musicians, Vocalists and Supporters for making this event a HUGE success.

Sunday May 8, 2016 

Noon to 2pm Donation based. Community YogART class: 7 Chakra series. Artegon Marketplace 5250 International Dr, Orlando, Florida. Every 2nd Sunday of the month YogART will be hosting FREE Color Therapy Yoga classes for the community at Artegon Marketplace (located in the community room across from section B6 – use movie theater entrance)

We are excited to bring you our “7 Chakra Series” that will focus each class on each individual chakra: breaking down it’s color, meaning, location and function. This particular class will revolve around our second major energy point known as “The Sacral Chakra”.

Color Therapy glasses will also be provided for those who wish to experience the effects of color therapy. Orange will be the primary focus for our Root Chakra but you may wear any color you want to work with.

This is an ALL LEVELS class which incorporates stretching, breathing exercises and light yoga poses geared around the Sacral Chakra.

We also have a color wheel on our site that explains the benefit of each color (glasses) Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. http://www.yogartinc.com/color-therapy-chart/

Please bring your own yoga mat and prepare to unwind.

1pm to 5:30pm Free Family Day. The Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 East Princeton Street, Orlando, FL. The make-and-take craft table is open from noon-2:30 p.m., and docents are available to give mini-tours of the museum. Then it’s open house in the galleries until 4:30 p.m. Every second Sunday.

2pm to4pm Free. Script Reading Workshop. Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show, 8267 International Drive, Orlando, FL. Read and workshop plays.

Saturday April 16, 2016

7:30am to 8:30am Free. Tai Chi. Rose Garden Winter Park Central Park.

5pm to 11pm. Free. Angels and Artisans – A women’s show. The Imperial at Washburn Imports-Sanford 116 E 1st St, Sanford, Florida. There are so many beautifully creative strong inspiring women here and gone, that have touched us all, many that have survived or living with Cancer. a true night of inspiration,love, reflection, and most importantly action. Networking for many local groups that make life a little easier for those dealing with this monster. Deep reflection and honor to those that have passed. Our loved ones. …. interested? This is going to be a beautiful show at the Current-Sanford Magazine Gallery. join us! All artists are invited to participate, all mediums,styles, and installations welcome.

8pm to 11pm. Free. Get a free ticket or hall pass. The Flying Horse Big Band Swings and has a Funky Good Time. Walt Disney Theater. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Avenue Orlando FL. Central Florida’s ultimate big band brings a swinging end to the UCF celebration.

Sunday April 17, 2016 

9am to 5pm Free. $1 Nudes Sale and Art Studio Clearance. 5543 Bay Side Drive Orlando FL. Nude figure drawings by Thor of Analog Artist Digital World are available for just $1 each to clear out inventory and lighten a studio move.

1pm to 6pm Free. Ten10 Art Market.  Ten 10 Brewing Company 1010 Virginia Dr, Orlando, Florida. Art..music..food..beer …plus other interesting things… Every 3rd Sunday.

10pm to Midnight Free, but 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.

Saturday April 2, 2016

7pm to 9pm $30 per person. Price includes all paint supplies, canvas and a free glass of wine. Wine and Paint with Bethany Myers. Vinyl Arts Bar 75 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida. This is a fun and interactive experience where you get to be the artist. Guided by a professional artist, you’ll get to paint your own piece of artwork and bring your canvas home with you. This event is great for couples, girl’s night out, or just a group of friends wanting to socialize and meet new people.

Please arrive 15 minutes early. The painting begins at 7pm sharp.

About the Artist Instructor:

Bethany Myers is an Orlando artist best known for her brightly colored blind contour paintings and also works in photo realism, mixed media and line drawing. She has taught art to elementary school kids, senior citizens and all ages in-between. Project driven, Bethany has painted street art boxes for the Mills50 organization in downtown Orlando and completed a project in which she produced one painting a week for a year. She is currently working on a mural for a local women’s/children’s shelter.

9pm to 11pm No Cover. 1st Saturday Jamboree with the Bloody Jug Band (Special Guest Will Brack OMB). St. Matthew’s Tavern at the Orlando Beer Garden 1300 N Mills Ave, Orlando, Florida. The Bloody Jug Band has Partnered Up with St. Matthew’s Tavern at the Orlando Beer Garden for a MONTHLY Event. We’re Calling it the ‘1st SATURDAY Jamboree’ and will be Not Only performing at the Venue Each Month, but ALSO inviting a Local Musician to come Join the Jamboree with us.

8pm to 11pm Free but get food and drink. Jazz Saturdays. Cork & Fork American Grill 5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle, FL. Jazz Saturdays will feature live entertainment by Jazzanova musicians.

Sunday March 29, 2016

1pm to 3pm. Free. Reflecting Florida: Storytelling through Image and Word. Bookmark It 3201 Corrine Dr, Ste 109, Orlando, Florida. Bookmark It’s Reflecting Florida author series returns with a double book launch event for both Gary Monroe’s “E.G. Barnhill: Florida Photographer, Adventurer, Entrepreneur” and Jeff Kunerth’s “Forty: Newspaper Stories 1970-2014”. Looking back at Florida’s unique history thought the public lens of journalism and tourism, these books each capture the art of storytelling through image and written word.

Author Q&A and booksigning to follow presentations. Rick Kilby, author of “Finding the Fountain of Youth: Ponce de Leon and Florida’s Magical Waters” will be moderating the event.

4:30pm to 6:30pm $8 Orlando Roller Derby: Arkham Assailants VS. Sunnyland Slammers. Semoran Skateway 2670 Cassel Creek Blvd, Casselberry, Florida.Come watch Orlando Psycho City Roller Derby! Get ready for a KILLER rematch! The Sunnyland Slammers will be taking on the Arkham Assailants! Doors at 4:30pm, first whistle at 5:00pm. It’ll all go down at our home rink, Semoran Skateway.

Food and BEER will be available at the snack bar; all beer and wine charitable contributions go to benefit the Greyhound Pets of America, Senior Sanctuary.

Help Orlando Psycho City Derby girls LIGHT IT UP BLUE!!! We will have a 50/50 raffle, bring some cash! Half will go to the winner and the other half will go to Autism Speaks! This internationally recognized charity raises funds for Autism Research. In March 2014, Autism was a part of 1 in 68 children’s lives. Now that statistic is said to be 1 in every 45. Help bring awareness and funding to this cause by participating in our raffle and our donation station at the merchandise table!

Remember to bring your own chairs; chairs with rubber bottoms are allowed on the track, high heels are not.

10pm to Midnight. Free. 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.

Saturday March 19, 2016 

9am to 2pm Free. Transference. Galloway Community Gallery at the Winter Park Welcome Center, 151 W Lyman Ave,Winter Park, FL. Transference reflects the notion that a contemporary artist’s practice is born of influence, transference, exchange and inheritance. Art is not created in a void; it’s a product of our current time and the place and develops from an awareness of individual and collective experiences. It is a phenomenological exchange, a transference of understanding between artist and viewer. Exhibition opens March 7 and runs through April 3.

List of artists:

Rachel Simmons

Martha L. Lent

Dina Mack

Brittany Metz

Patricia Lois Nuss

Dawn Roe

9am to 6pm All weekend. Free. Winter Park Art Festival. Central Park (Winter Park’s first amendment-zone). Be sure to create something on the opposite side of Park Avenue, or boycott.

5pm to 11pm Free. Cfl Creates the Crooks Club and EDEDRON. The Imperial at Washburn Imports-Sanford 116 E 1st St, Sanford, Florida. Apartment E Frankie presents in the round room “Ededron” inspirational original local artwork. One night only!, CFL creates Collective presents their debut event “The Crooks Club”,and special guests. Acoustic performances throughout the evening in the main room. also: the Apartment YOU installation “works in progress” and as usual we have the room in the back where all are encouraged to bring up to (3) three pieces of art ready to hang that night! No prior drop off on this one.. spotlighting a solo artist in round room monthly, and filling the room on the spot in the back galleries..all mediums accepted! 5-11pm, all ages, meet and greet spotlighted artist meet and greet at 8pm,and the stage shows begin!

Sunday March 20, 2016

1pm to 11pm $8 Will’s A Faire at Southern Fried Sundays Presented by The Lovely. Will’s Pub 1042 N Mills Ave, Orlando, Florida. Will’s A Faire at Southern Fried Sunday Presented by The Lovely. Sunday March 20th. A one day retro, vintage, local and handmade market with live music, food and fun indoors and out!

Bands performing outside from 1:30pm-8:30pm: JUNO smile, Fast Preacher, SKIP, Zap Dragon & The Attack, Oak Hill Drifters, Circa and Timothy Eerie. Inside Will’s, after 7pm: Ben Prestage and The Downgetters! The outdoor music is free to the public and all ages are welcome. Bring the Family! The later inside show is an $8 cover & 21+. Food Trucks: Daydream Pizza, Caro-Bama BBQ and more.

2pm to 5pm Potluck. Crow – Coordinated Response on Wellness. True Serenity, 1100 Montana St, Orlando, FL. Crow – Coordinated Response on Wellness will be born on March 20th.   An explanation of Crow, the principles of Crow and vision will be laid out.  It will be pot luck style.   Please bring something to share or contribute $5 to the space.  “Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.”

― Ann Voskamp

2pm to 4pm $24 – $28. The Whale. Garden Theatre 160 W Plant St, Winter Garden, Florida 34787

On
the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a six-hundred-pound recluse
hides away in his apartment eating himself to death. Desperate to
reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only
to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. In this
gripping and big-hearted drama, The Whale tells the story of a man’s
last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected
places. This play was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play. It won a Lucille Lortel Award for
Best Play and won a Drama Desk Special Award for Significant
Contribution to Theatre.

Saturday March 5, 2016

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

8pm to 10pm Free. Marc With a C’s record release party for “Unicorns Get More Bacon!” The Geek Easy 114 S Semoran Blvd, Ste 6, Winter Park, Florida. Marc With a C’s new album is called “Unicorns Get More Bacon”. It’ll be out on Tuesday, March 8th. But… come and celebrate the new stuff with a full-on rock show! Marc will be backed by Jim Myers and Emmit Dobbyn, and the show will be opened by the fantastic Uke-A-Ladies! Doors at 8 PM, show begins at 9 PM. No live streams, just an up-close, personal, loud and sweaty concert. Free and all ages!

8:30pm to 10:30pm $20 Touch, The Human Experience. Me Dance Theater of Orlando 1300 La Quinta Drive Orlando FL. Follow the lives of twelve humans in dealing with their vulnerable lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during the Great Depression.

Sunday March 6, 2016 

10am to 5pm Free. Art In The Park ll. Shadow Bay Park is conveniently located near the corner of Turkey Lake Rd and Conroy Rd, less than 2 miles down the street from Universal Studios. You are invited to another Art In The Park event where artists can come together to create, share good vibes and ideas picnic style while relaxing in a peaceful park setting! There are no specific agendas or expectations on what you may wish to create and all modalities are welcomed… drawing, painting, writing, sculpting, crafting, photography, etc. If anyone would like to work on a communal mural that’s great too! You can bring blankets or chairs for your seating comfort along with a picnic basket or cooler along with any supplies you may need. I usually listen to Pandora on my little speaker but anyone interested in playing gentle acoustic music with their instruments is fine. Friends are also welcomed to join you. For those with children, there’s a jungle gym playground located near the rest rooms.

This is a free event with ample free parking available. Bathrooms are also on the premises. There are trash receptacles throughout the park so please leave the area as tidy as you found it. Shadow Bay Park is conveniently located near the corner of Turkey Lake Rd and Conroy Rd, less than 2 miles down the street from Universal Studios. Let’s hope for great weather but in the event of rain, the event will be rescheduled.

Noon to 3pm Free. Music at the Casa, Amy  Xaychaleune.  Casa Feliz 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL. Violinist Amy Xaychaleune (Amy X.) received her Masters of Music Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and her Bachelors at Florida State University. After returning from the UK, she has performed with the Evita Broadway Tour, Sting, and Adam Levine. She is currently performing in local orchestras (including Brevard Symphony and Orlando Philharmonic), Disney World (Mo’rockin, Harambe Nights, and Candlelight Processional), Universal Studios as a soloist (Diagon Alley/King’s Cross Station), and with touring acts.

2pm to 4pm Free. Grady Kimsey: Artists Talk. Hannibal Square Heritage Center 642 W New England Ave, Winter Park, Florida. “Art Legends of Orange County: Grady Kimsey – Progressions, Works by Former Students” at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, February 5th to April 2nd, 2016.

Featuring Henry Sinn
Randy Smith
Cheryl Smith
Kyle
Pam Coffman
Sa Sisaleumsak
Terry Sisaleumsak
Jay Spalding
Carlos Richmond
Melissa Kimsey-Hickman
Paula Pell
Greg Freeman
Cindy Freeman
Lynn Warnicke
Marty Whipple

With eight decades of life experiences to draw upon for inspiration, Grady Kimsey enjoys critical and popular success as a sculptor, potter, painter and instructor. He earned his B.A. in fine arts from the University of Tennessee in 1950, and then completed his master’s in education from Rollins College in Winter Park in 1969. Kimsey served as a professor of art for 20 years at Seminole Community College, where he founded the Fine Arts Gallery in 1980. His awards are many, including The Council of Arts and Sciences for Central Florida Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Arts” and a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. In the dual exhibitions co-curated by Barbara Tiffany, Curator of Gallery Do not sketch outside at this Exhibitions and Manager of Painting & Drawing, and David Cumbie, Sculpture Garden Curator and Sculpture Studio Manager, both Grady Kimsey’s enduring creative spirit and his extensive mentor ship over many decades are honored. 

Do not sketch outside at this event. You could be imprisoned for 60 days and fined $500.