Saturday August 22, 2015

11am to 6pm Free. Big Bang Bazaar. Central Florida Fairgrounds & Expositions Park 4603 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida. We are pleased to announce that Big Bang Bazaar (Indie Art, Crafts and Vintage Bazaar) will take place at a new indoor venue this year! The event is family friendly and appropriate for all ages!

Big Bang Bazaar will feature a curated selection of over 200 local Indie artists and crafters, along with a free photo booth, Orlando Psycho City Derby Girls 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!

For more information about this event, please visit the website, or on Facebook.

Noon to 4pm Free. Homegrown Rummage Sale!! (to benefit the Co-op). Homegrown Local Food Cooperative 2310 N Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida. ONE DAY ONLY! Come and find great deals on clothing, shoes, housewares, art, vintage, small furniture items, etc., at the Homegrown Local Food Cooperative. All proceeds will benefit Homegrown.

7:30pm to 10:30pm Free. Michele Roldan-Shaw’s Farewell Reading. Kerouac House 1418 Clouser Ave, Orlando, Florida. Please join us for Michele’s farewell reading. Doors will open at 7:30, and light refreshments will be available. You are welcome to bring something you’d like to drink.

Sunday August 23, 2015

10am to 6pm Free. Moving and Yart Sale. 10313 Brownwood Ave. Orlando Fl.  The Migas are moving, that means we will have some unique items we are parting with. Please come and help give our stuff a new home. We will post pics of most items as we set them aside.

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

1pm to 3pm Free.  Yoga. Lake Eola Park, 195 N Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL East lawn near the red Pagoda. Every week.

Saturday August 8, 2015

6:15pm to 10pm $150 Orlando’s Taste of the Nation. Orlando World Center Marriott

8701 World Center Dr., Orlando FL. Orlando’s Taste of the Nation® for No Kid Hungry brings together the
area’s top chefs who donate their time, talent and passion to end
childhood hunger in Central Florida. Along with culinary delights,
guests have the opportunity to sample select wines, cocktails and
premium beers and enjoy silent and live auctions and entertainment.
Every dollar raised fights hunger and homelessness in the Central
Florida. Local beneficiaries include Coalition for the Homeless of
Central Florida and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.

Participating Restaurants:

4Rivers Smokehouse and The Coop

A Land Remembered at Rosen Shingle Creek

Artist Point at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort

B Resort and Spa and American Q

B.B. King’s Blues Club

Black Fire Bull

Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine

Cafe Tu Tu Tango

Cala Bella Restaurant at Rosen Shingle Creek

Capa at Four Seasons Resort Orlando

The Capital Grille Orlando and Millenia

Cress Restaurant

Cuba Libre

Dragonfly Robata Sushi & Grill

Emeril’s Tchoup Chop

Empress Sissi Cake & Pastry Specialties

Fresh Point

Fulton’s Crab House, Downtown Disney

Highball and Harvest at Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes

Itta Bena

JJ’s Grille

JW Marriott

K Restaurant and Wine Bar

Lafayette’s Music Room

Marlow’s Tavern

MOOR at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

Old Hickory Steakhouse at Gaylord Palms Resort

Opa Orlando

Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside

Orlando World Center Marriott

Red Wing Restaurant

Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld

Seasons 52 Fresh Grill

SeaWorld Orlando

Second Harvest Food Bank – Culinary Training Program

Soco Thornton Park

Symphony Pastries

Tapa Toro Tapas Bar

Three2OH Ice Cream

TR Fire Grill

Universal Orlando Resort

Urban Tide Hyatt Regency

The Whiskey

Yak and Yeti Restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

8pm to 2am $10 at the door. The Scene II” Alternative HipHop Music  and Art Festival. Venue 578, 578 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL. “The Scene” is an Awesome Interactive Art and Music event in Downtown Orlando that celebrates ALL elements of alternative Hip Hop. Featuring local bands – MC’s – Spoken Word Artists – B-Boys/Girls and more, all under one roof with many entertaining surprises in between! Witness LIVE graffiti and art demo’s on the patio from some of Central Florida’s best artists! There will be over two dozen vendors and designers throughout the venue! Our goal for ‘The Scene 2015’ is to create consumer awareness in Orlando’s Alternative Hip Hop scene. By connecting local bands and artists with local businesses, we help merge and familiarize each other’s fan bases. Together we are a Cultural Marketplace.

Performances By: Phraydoe Peans and The Family Gang – AmIam – Kallahann The Coolest – Bezz Believe – Chico Money – Trini Elav8 – MC Freak – Afrodeeeshzzz – Twan D – Overlordz – Shaman Treez – Andrew Ramos – Fp The Freshman – Mehsi – Colby Stiltz – Split Soul – International Rob – Rogue Mob – Nosis – Mehsi – Identified Truth – GanK Green Gang – Darkchocolate Blackwell – Crescendo Merc – Infy Nite TraxX – International Rob – Deuce Deuce – Colby Stiltz – Jrue Smith -Red Sky – Lu berra And Josh Dollars – Kerryspace – Pudgeylocs – Quest 4 Life – SIRE – Boogs malone – StillTeamGreen – OG SHINOBI NINJA.

8pm to 10pm Free. Jupiter Groove. The Copper Rocket Pub 106 Lake Ave, Maitland, Florida. Jupiter Groove will be at the all new The Copper Rocket Pub!

Sunday August 9, 2015

10am to 10pm Nerd Fest. Weekend Pass – $50. the biggest and best annual multi-day nerd party!

Part music festival, part family reunion, all fun!

Dates are August 7-10, 2015!

Aug 7 and 10 are FREE and at The Geek Easy

Aug 8 and 9 are ($27 each day or $50 for the weekend) at the Orlando Science Center

All ticket sales go directly to benefit the Orlando Science Center to support science and education!

Noon to 4:30pm Free. Family Day on the Second Sunday. 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.

9pm 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 July 25, 2015

8:30am to 4pm Free. National Dance Day. Cultural Park (lawn in front of the Loch Haven Neighborhood Center). This year’s event will encourage families and friends to begin the morning of July 25 at the NDDO Community Celebration, located at Cultural Park, to participate in exercises, dance routines, and performances by Central Florida dance professionals.  Within walking distance of the park is the Orlando Ballet Central Campus where 30 free specialized dance classes will be offered throughout the day to ages 3-100, including special needs movement classes.  Central Florida dance company directors, choreographers, and fitness instructors will share different styles of dance through body conditioning, dance technique, and choreography at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.  NDDO desires to bring educational, community-driven dance opportunities to non-dancers and dancers alike! All red items are dance sessions we can sketch.

Opening

8:30am – Holly Harris – NDDO Opening Address / Introduce Elisa

8:35am –  Elisa DeFoe – Stretch/Cardio Workout

NDD Routine #1

9:00am –  Holly Harris – Share NDDO Details, Pump Up Crowd for Filming / Introduce Myles

9:05am –  Myles Thoroughgood – Teach Beginner NDD Routine to the Community

9:25am –  Announcements from Center for Contemporary Dance

Stage Performances 

9:30am –  Red Bull BC One – breakdancing

9:35am –  Moore Dance Project – contemporary

9:40am –  Dr. Phillips Center – jazz

9:45am –  Emotions Dance – contemporary

9:50am –  Adam Boreland – contemporary ballet

NDD Routine #2

9:55am –  Holly Harris – Share details about Red Bull BC One, Pump Up Crowd for Filming / Introduce Ellie

10:00am –  Ellie Potts Barrett – Teach 2nd NDDO Routine to the Community

10:25am –  Announcements from Orlando Ballet

Stage Performances 

10:30am –  Clarissa Crox Turner and the Squad – hip-hop

10:35am –  Dawn Branch Works – modern

10:40am –  DG’s Afro-Latin Dance Project – latin

10:45am –  Orlando Ballet – ballet (piece #1)

10:45am –  Orlando Ballet – ballet (piece #2)

10:50am –  Holly Harris – Closing Remarks

NDDO Free Dance Classes at Orlando Ballet School Central Campus

July 25 – 8AM-4PM

2201 McRae Ave. 

Orlando, FL 32803

AFTERNOON SESSION  – ORLANDO BALLET CENTRAL CAMPUS

12PM

Beginning Ballet
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet
Beginning Modern (upstairs)

Barre/Stretch

Pilates 

1PM

Beginning Hip Hop
Intermediate/Advanced Hip Hop
Intermediate/Advanced Modern (upstairs)

Salsa

Swing 

2PM

Beginning Contemporary
Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary
Beginning Breakdance/Street Dance (upstairs)

Modern Latin

African 

3PM

Beginning Broadway Jazz
Intermediate/Advanced Broadway Jazz (upstairs)
Improvisation

Dance Fitness

Stretch and Recovery

8:30am to 4pm Free. World Wide SketchCrawl 48. Cultural Park (Lawn in front of the Neighborhood Center) 610 N. Lake Formosa Drive Orlando FL 32803. The Orlando SketchCrawl falls on National Dance Day.
Artists should meet in Cultural Park in the morning. Text me (Thor) when
you arrive so I can be sure you find the group. (407) 760-2813. See NDD above for the day’s schedule of sketch opportunities.

6pm to 8pm Free. Brewery Tour. Orlando Brewing, 1301 Atlanta Ave, Orlando, FL.

8pm $20 Phantasmagoria “Wicked Little Tales”. The John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center
Mandell Theater (Loch Haven Park – Orlando, Florida on the corner of 1792 and Princeton). The critically acclaimed Victorian Horror Troupe
PHANTASMAGORIA, in collaboration with DiDonna Productions, will premiere
its new touring show, with a
limited engagement July 24, 25 and 26.

General Admission $20.00 / Student $15.00 / $5.00 per ticket VIP add on
For will call/cash only at door please call 407.328.9005

Sunday July 26, 2015

Noon- 5:00pm Suggested $5 donation. Cardboard Art Festival. Inside the Sodo Shopping Center
at 45 W. Crystal Lake Street, store #117, Orlando, FL 32806 (same side as TJ Maxx, across from Gator’s)
Cardboard is something we pack up, ship off or store
away. But did you know it’s one of the most-loved mediums to work in for
artists all over the world? TheDailyCity.com
will celebrate cardboard art for the third year in a row with four days
of parties, kids events, and open gallery hours inside an empty
storefront in Orlando, Florida. Kids Fringe Cardboard Matinee  1:00pm- 3:00pm $1 per kid to participate.

10am to Noon Free. Super Joy Riders. Eastern entrance of the Lake Eola Farmers’ Market. Participants dress as superheroes and ride en masse around the city as they check off their scavenger hunt-like list of Do Gooder Duties; collecting litter, helping senior citizens cross the road, returning shopping carts, basically performing small acts of kindness for an hour and a half of hilarity and love. The Super Joy Riders: Do Gooder Bike Ride is an exercise in community organizing and active engagement. We hope to use the ride as an opportunity to show how helping people can be simple, fun, and easy, especially while wearing a cape.
You + Superhero Costume + Bike = Best Sunday Ever

1pm to 3pm Free. Yoga. Lake Eola Park, 195 N Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL. Weekly at the East end of the park near the Red Pagoda.

8pm $20 Phantasmagoria “Wicked Little Tales”. The John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center
Mandell Theater (Loch Haven Park – Orlando, Florida on the corner of 1792 and Princeton). The critically acclaimed Victorian Horror Troupe
PHANTASMAGORIA, in collaboration with DiDonna Productions, will premiere
its new touring show, with a
limited engagement. Sunday night July 26th is the last show in Orlando.

General Admission $20.00 / Student $15.00 / $5.00 per ticket VIP add on
For will call/cash only at door please call 407.328.9005

Saturday July 11, 2015

8am to 2pm Free. Second Seconds. Monthly antique flea market.

2pm to 4pm $5 with a dish. $10 without. 16th annual Independence for the Animals Picnic/AND Help rescued greyhounds. Mead Gardens 1300 S Denning Dr, Winter Park, FL.join ARFF at our old fashion summertime picnic at beautiful Mead Gardens in Winter Park!

Summertime means FUN! And what better way to spend a summer afternoon than with fellow vegetarians and activists! Join ARFF for an afternoon of fun and games, entertainment and delicious vegan food!

So bring your friends and family, your favorite vegan dish

(with ingredients card) and join us for this summertime tradition.

*A portion of the proceeds will benefit greyhound adoption*

6pm to 9pm Free. Bastille Day Bike Decorating Contest.  1603 Winter Park Rd, Orlando, FL.  Ride your decorated bike to #APGD’s 7th Annual Bastille Day Festival and be automatically entered in our Bastille Bash Bike contest! Show us your finest French decorating ideas and you might win some of our fun, cheap prizes! The Bastille Bash Bike contest will take place at our Bastille Day Street Celebration (6 to 9 pm), outside Emmanuel Episcopal Church Orlando, FL. Ride up anytime you want – judging and prizes will be handed out at around 8 pm-ish!

Sunday July 12, 2015

1pm to 3pm $5 Film Slam. Enzian Theater, South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL. Originally a project of University of Central Florida’s Downtown Media Arts Center, Enzian became the home of FilmSlam when DMAC closed in 2006. Now in its fifth year at Enzian, FilmSlam continues to be a popular outlet for indie and student filmmakers throughout the State of Florida.

FilmSlam will usually be held on the second Sunday of each month at 1PM at Enzian.

COME CELEBRATE INDEPENDENTS DAY!!!

It’s so hot outside our brains just melted! So, this month we’ve booked the craziest FilmSlam line up of the year.

Experimental Films, Puppet Films, Art Films, Bartenders throwing bottles, Gangsters, a Music Video….this has to be the most amazingly eclectic line we’ve had for all of 2012.

Program starts at 1pm sharp. Q&A with the filmmakers to follow screening.

1pm to 3pm Free. Script Reading Workshop. Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show, 8267 International Drive, Orlando, FL. Read and workshop plays.

9pm to 11pm Free but grab 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 June 27, 2015

10am to 4pm Free. LibCon. Orlando Public Library 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL. A day-long celebration of books at the Orlando Public Library. Come and check it out for book signings, panel discussion, and writing workshops!

The Author’s Fair in Library Central will feature 26 authors of all genres from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. NYT Bestselling Author and Printz Honor recipient Rick Yancey will give the keynote address at 11 a.m. and sign immediately after his talk. Yancey’s book The 5th Wave is now a major motion picture, releasing 2016. From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., there will be panel discussions for both readers and aspiring authors.

Attending authors are: R.L. Austin, Kait Ballenger, Vivi Barnes, Stacy Barton, Richard Lee Byers, E.M. Caines, Doug Dillon, Lucienne Diver, James Driggers, Christina Farley, Maria Geraci, Lori Goldstein, Shane Hinton, Nathan Holic, Trisha Leaver, Ethan Long, Tawdra Kandle, Marianne Kirby, David Lapham, Lynne Matson, Amy Christine Parker, H.D. Smith, J.A. Souders, Jeff Strand, Nancy Robards Thompson, Lynne Waddell. (Subject to change.)

11am to 4pm Free. Snap! Orlando presents : ‘Snap! Book Day’ 1013 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida. Enjoy a quiet afternoon mimosa and coffee with art and photo books, Limited Edition European periodicals, magazines and art guides. This is the kick-off to a recurring event held on select Saturdays at Snap! Space.

Collectors are willing to pay steep prices for the world’s finest art and photography books. We’ll be showcasing signed rare editions from the likes of Duane Michals, Gottfried Helnwein, Irwin Olaf, Mei Xian Qiu, Sebastiao Salgado, Tom Chambers, Zun Lee, Viviane Sassen and many more. Sometimes these books have captured an era or a location, sometimes they have helped to coin an artistic trend, most often they are simply the finest work of a particular artist or photographer.

Along with art and photography books, we will showcase the best periodicals in fashion, European magazines, photo magazines and architectural guides. Post and current editions will be on view for your perusing pleasure! Also on view is our current exhibition, ‘LIFE IN REAL TIME.’

Free parking in Snap! Space’s lot on Thornton Ave. behind the building. Snap! Space is the 5,000 sq. ft. indoor/outdoor gallery home of Snap! Orlando, a 501(c) 3 charitable foundation with the mission to celebrate master photographers, and artists, discover and cultivate emerging talent and promote the appreciation of photography and art worldwide. www.snaporlando.com

2pm to 4pm Free. The Warriors Party and Charity Event. Rogue Pub 3076 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, Florida. Come out and play Saturday, June 27th starting at 2p for a Warriors themed charity event benefiting the Pug Rescue of Florida. Enjoy a Warrior themed draft line-up, costume contest, purchase some Warrior inspired art from local artists and get a chance to meet some of the awesome pups from the Pug Rescue! http://warriorsparty.com/hello-world/

Sunday June 28, 2015

10am to Noon Free. Super Joy Riders. Eastern entrance of the Lake Eola Farmers’ Market. Participants dress as superheroes and ride en masse around the city as they check off their scavenger hunt-like list of Do Gooder Duties; collecting litter, helping senior citizens cross the road, returning shopping carts, basically performing small acts of kindness for an hour and a half of hilarity and love.
The Super Joy Riders: Do Gooder Bike Ride is an exercise in community organizing and active engagement. We hope to use the ride as an opportunity to show how helping people can be simple, fun, and easy, especially while wearing a cape.
http://www.superjoyriders.com/

You + Superhero Costume + Bike = Best Sunday Ever

We are inviting Orlando to come with us on a fun filled bike ride of awesomeness on the last Sunday of the month. Dress like a superhero, hop on a bike, and follow our scavenger hunt list of Good Deeds as we all try to save the world with small acts of kindness.

Look for the capes!

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

1pm to 3pm Free but get a coffee. Irish Music. Olivia’s Coffee House, 108 N Bay St, Eustis, FL. http://www.oliviascoffeehouse.com/