Weekend Top 6 Picks for June 25th and 26th.

Saturday June 25, 2016

2pm to 8pm Free. Love By Design. 2424 E. Robinson Street, Orlando, FL. (also known as the Tasty Tuesdays food truck location behind the Milk District bars).  In response to the tragedy at Pulse, AIGA Orlando is inviting our entire city to Love by Design, an event that will inspire and empower us all to stand against discrimination.

Love By Design is for civic leaders, creative professionals and anyone else who cares about the future of our city. Representatives from the LGBTQ and Muslim communities will share their stories as we begin the process of healing from our collective heartbreak. Together, we will determine how to move forward as a city that lives with more love every day.

Even more than a reflection on this tragic event, Love by Design will be an all-day celebration of The City Beautiful’s talent, diversity and resilience. Local artists and designers will donate original work for sale and auction. Food and entertainment will be provided by local musicians and food trucks. Proceeds will benefit OneOrlando, the fund formed by the mayor’s office to respond to the needs of our community in the wake of the Pulse Tragedy.

AIGA Orlando is a professional association for design and creative professionals. Formed in 2000, the association currently has about 250 members, and grew 68% in 2015 alone. Their mission is to nurture a thriving creative community and serve as a hub for creatives in the area.

7pm to 9pm $5 Drums and Lyrics: A Summer Solstice Celebration. True Serenity 1100 Montana St, Orlando, Florida. Connect to the primal energies of Creation as spoken word artists deliver soul-moving poetry to the sounds of a live tribal drumming circle. Bring your drums, instruments and words. Let’s celebrate the Summer Solstice, life, commUnity and Mother Earth with our gifts. All ages event. Beverages and light bites will be available. You are also welcome to bring food and drinks to share. Invite your friends and family. At True Serenity, we know that pets are family too. Pets must be on a leash and are allowed at all outside areas.

7pm to 9pm $3 IWPS2016 SAFE! Words! Finals! Henao Contemporary Center 5601 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, Florida.

Sunday June 26, 2016.

10am to 1pm Free to $10. Sketch Orlando Eola. Lake Eola – Outside Eola House – 512 E. Washington St, Orlando, FL. Sketch Workshop. Join ASLA in our second Sketch Orlando series,
this time exploring Lake Eola’s dynamic spaces with artist Thomas
Thorspecken and landscape architect Greg Bryla. This series will focus
on VALUE and COLOR with a pencil, a pen and watercolor.

2pm to 4pm Free Yoga. Free Yoga. Lake Eola Park, near the red pagoda. Weekly.

10pm to midnight. Free but get an iced 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 June 18th and 19th.

Saturday June 18, 2016

10am to 4:45pm Free. Orlando Book Festival. Orange County Library System (FL) 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando, Florida. The Orlando Book Festival is a day-long celebration of books at the Orlando Public Library. Join us for book signings, panel discussions, writing workshops, and a keynote address from New York Times bestselling novelist, screenwriter, and game designer Chuck Wendig. This event is free and open to the public. More information.

Attending Authors:

Diana Abu-Jaber

Sarah Andre Author Page

Catherine Bailey: https://www.facebook.com/catherinebaileybooks

James C. Clark

Trish Doller

Lauren Gibaldi

Janice Hardy

J.J. Howard

USA Today Bestseller Ward Larsen

Meredith McCardle

Katheryn Russell-Brown

Medeia Sharif

NYT Bestseller Milly Taiden

Eric Telchin

Jenn Marie Thorne

NYT Bestseller Chuck Wendig

NYT Bestseller Nathan Whitaker

11am to 7pm Free. Festival of the Sea. Orlando Festival Park 2911 East Robinson Orlando FL.

8pm to 11pm Free. InkSpeak Writer’s Meet-up. The Milk Bar Lounge 2424 E Robinson St, Orlando, Florida. ough and loose writing meet-up hosted by JoeXO. All writers welcome! Come work on your blog posts, screenplays, collection of poetry, erotic fan fiction, sci-fi epic, state of the union speech, college astronomy essay, or that letter to your ex.
Come with an idea, get a drink, then shut up and write with us!
If enough people want to share after, we can give/get feedback, but that’ll be up to those in attendence.

Sunday June 19, 2016

7pm to 9pm Vigil for Pulse Shooting victims. Parliament House, 410 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL.

7pm to 9pm Vigil for Pulse Shooting victims. Ember, Orlando, 42 W Central Blvd, Orlando FL.

8pm to 10pm Vigil for Pulse Shooting victims. Baitul-Aafiyat Mosque: 9501 Satellite Blvd, Suite 103 Orlando FL. Prayer service.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for June 11th and 12th.

Saturday June 11, 2016 

 3:30pm to 5pm Free. Young Voices. JB Callaman Center 102 North Parramore Ave Orlando FL. Teen Open Mic Every second Saturday of the Month.

6:30pm to 8:30pm $5 Fundraiser for Sierra Club Central FL Group.
Orlando Brewing 1301 Atlanta Ave, Orlando, Florida. Wrist bands will be
avail starting at $5 and up, and this will get you $1 off drafts inside
the Brewery.

We’re working on a line-up of some live music, as
well as, artists to vend outside the venue. Would you like to possibly
vend? Email Maria to learn more/if you’re interested:

Maria.bjoubert@florida.sierraclub.org

If you’re looking to connect with like-minded enviro folk — this is an evening for you!

7:30pm to 11pm Free, bring a dish. Welcome Potluck Dinner for Ryler Dustin. Kerouac House 1418 Clouser Ave, Orlando, Florida. Please join us in welcoming Kerouac House summer resident Ryler Dustin. This event is a potluck dinner, so please bring something to eat and/or drink and share.

Sunday June 12, 2016. 

11am to 1pm Free. Pride Month Bagel-nanza. Bagel King 1455 E Semoran Blvd, # 113, Casselberry, Florida. Join us for Sunday Brunch at our “Eat n Greet”.

1pm to 5pm Free. Family Day on the Second Sunday. 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.

4pm to 8pm Free. Social Change Night. Spacebar 2428 E Robinson St, Orlando, Florida.  Milk District. The goal of this event is to encourage civic
participation and create communities that are engaged with social issues
and change through art.
The event will feature visual art,
music, song, spoken word, poetry, plays, dance, print graphics, and more
all around social themes such as the environment, justice, women’s
rights, equality, world peace, civil rights, education, mental health,
and more.
Performances will be held at the Milk District’s
Spacebar at 2428 E. Robinson Street and artist displays and vendors will
be surrounding the Milk District’s parking lot area.
The event is free and open to the public.
Partial proceeds of the event with benefit ArtReach Orlando,
a local nonprofit arts outreach program that works with children in
under-served communities exploring the nexus between art and social
justice in Orange County, Florida.
To submit as an
artist/performer, email RickyLy2007@gmail.com with name, issue subject,
descriptions, video/jpeg files if applicable, scripts, etc by Wednesday
June 8th at 8pm. We also have space available for vendors and advocacy
organizations. Send us an email!

Weekend Top 6 Picks for June 4th and 5th.

Saturday June 4, 2016.

7pm to 10pm $50 Love, Always, in all ways! East End Market 3201 Corrine Dr, Orlando, Florida. Modern Widows Club Fundraising Event. So excited to make this event a celebration of living a life full of love, always, all ways! Chef Tonda at La Femme du Fromage‘.

8pm to 11pm Free, but get food and drink. Jazz Saturdays. Cork & Fork American Grill5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle, FL. Jazz Saturdays will feature live entertainment by Jazzanova musicians.

8:30pm to 10:30pm Free. Amy Watkins and Open Mic. The Geek Easy 114 S. Semoran Blvd Suite #6, Winter Park, Florida.  Open to all: Musicians-Lyricists-Artists-and Poets of all kinds

Bring out the cape and have some fun.

Sunday June 5, 2016. 

1:30 to 3:30pm Free. Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA. First Unitarian Church of Orlando 1901 E Robinson St, Orlando, Florida. Join the League of Women Voters of Florida, Global Peace Film Festival and Peace & Justice Institute for the documentary, Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA. The film tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, including survivors and victims’ families. The film exposes how the powerful gun companies and the NRA are resisting responsible legislation for the sake of profit – and thereby putting people in danger.

A panel discussion will follow the film. Panelists will include Kate Ranta, a survivor of domestic gun violence, Rev. Bryan Fulwider of WMFE’s “Three Wise Guys,” and Valencia State College Professor Aaron Powell.

Tickets are free.

2pm to 4pm. Free Yoga. Lake Eola Park, 195 N Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL near the red pagoda. Weekly.

10pm to Midnight. Free. Charades In The West Lobby with Andy Matchett and Friends. lil indies 1036 N. Mills Ave (Next door to Will’s Pub), Orlando, Florida.

Weekend Top 6 Fringe Picks for May 28th and 29th.

Saturday May 28, 2016 

5:45pm to 6:45pm A Long Time Ago: The Eighties Strike Back. Orange Venue. John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. The show is a retelling of the Original
Star Wars Trilogy blended with the Neon-nougat center of the 1980’s.
Classic characters are skewered by 80’s archetypes and all the moments
are captured in 80’s song parodies. Relive the only three Star Wars
movies in a whole new way.

6:15pm to 6:30pm $10. 21 Chump Street: The Musical. Purple Venue. John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. A high schooler falls in love with an undercover cop. 21 Chump St. An
action packed, 15 minute musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Creator of
‘Hamilton’ and ‘In The Heights’ and from NPR’s This American Life.

10pm to 11:30pm $11. Joe’s NYC Bar. St. Matthew’s Tavern at the Orlando Beer Garden

1300 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803. Joe’s NYC Bar is thrilled to return for the 25th Anniversary of the
festival and our 6th year of being a part of the Orlando Fringe. This
year we will clear 40 performances during Fringe (2001-04, 15-16) and
our 100th performance of the show over all. During our run, over 150 of
Orlando’s finest musicians, painters and actors have made Joe’s their
home.

Sunday May 29, 2016

7pm to 7:15pm Donation. Assassinations and Other Macabre Tales. Jamie Mikens theater (a closet) John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803.  Creepy true stories of the American Presidency told to you by puppets.
Held in an dark intimate theater filled with the macabre. It’s the
stories you wish they would have taught you in school.

7pm to 8pm $10. Douchbags. Yellow Theater in the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. Step inside the cringe-worthy lives of three American males as we
explore the inner-workings of the 21st century douchebag in their native
habitat. A shocking commentary on modern relationships, “Douchebags” is
sure to raise eyebrows and bring the laughs.

9:30pm to 10:30pm $11. Phantasmagoria: Wickeder Little Tales. Orange Venue. John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803. This show thunders into the Fringe  with
its evocative, haunting and whimsical tales of horror, “Phantastical”
dance, music, explosive stage combat, large scale puppetry and
enthralling storytelling. 

Weekend Top 6 Fringe Picks for May 21st and 22nd.

Saturday May 21, 2016 

Noon to 1pm $11 Plus a Fringe button $10 good for all shows.  Phantasmagoria: Wicked Little Tales. Orange Venue in the Shakespeare Theater 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL.    The show thunders into the Fringe with its
evocative, haunting and whimsical tales of horror, Phantastical dance,
music, explosive stage combat, large scale puppetry and enthralling
storytelling.

5pm to 6:10pm $11 Livingroom Theater. Pergande home, 1314 Chichester St Orlando, FL Paths of absurdity, raw truth and love intersect as Bear, Otter and Dog
invite you into a living room to share vignettes reflecting on our
humanity. Through pensive to comical conversations, experimental
performance pieces and live instrumentals a story emerges. “A primal,
playful joy in the moment…” – analogartistdigitalworld.com

7pm to 7:15 pm $721 Chump Street. Purple venue in the Shakespeare Theater 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL.  A high schooler falls in love with an undercover cop. 21 Chump St. An
action packed, 15 minute musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Creator of
‘Hamilton’ and ‘In The Heights’ and from NPR’s This American Life.

Sunday May 22, 2016 

12:45pm to 1:45pm $10 A long Time Ago: The 80s Strike Back. Orange Venue in the Shakespeare Theater 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL. The show is a retelling of the Original
Star Wars Trilogy blended with the Neon-nougat center of the 1980’s.
Classic characters are skewered by 80’s archetypes and all the moments
are captured in 80’s song parodies. Relive the only three Star Wars
movies in a whole new way.

3:30pm to 4:10pm $10. O.K.: Physicality of Mentality. Pink Venue in the Shakespeare Theater 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL. Close to 1 in 5 adults suffers from a diagnosable mental health issue,
yet the subject remains taboo. In effort to raise awareness and
encourage understanding, members of Red Right Return delve into their
personal experiences with mental illness. Through contemporary dance and
spoken word, “O.K.: physicality of mentality” offers audiences glimpses
into life with depression, anxiety, OCD and addiction.

10:30pm to 11:30pm $10. Douchbags. Yellow Venue in the Shakespeare Theater 812 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL. The show is a bold new powerhouse production with bravado to spare: Step inside the
cringe-worthy lives of three American males as we explore the
inner-workings of the 21st century douchebag in their native habitat. A
shocking commentary on modern relationships, “Douchebags” is sure to
raise eyebrows and bring the laughs.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for May 14th and 15th.

Saturday May 14, 2016. 

Noon to 10pm. FREE Admission. FREE Parking. End of Days Film Festival. Gods and Monsters 5250 International Dr, Ste E8, Orlando, Florida. Screening Action, Sci-fi, Horror, and Comedy short films from around the world. View the schedule of films online.

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

8pm to 11pm. Free but order food and drink. Jazz Saturdays. Cork and Fork American Grill5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle, FL. Jazz Saturdays will feature live entertainment by Jazzanova musicians.

Sunday May 15, 2016. 

10am to 4pm. Free. Lake Eola Farmer’s Market. South East Corner of Lake Eola Park.

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 and; laugh, or give it a try yourself.

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

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.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for April 30th and May 1st.

Saturday April 30, 2016

10am to 4pm Free. Seventh Annual Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk and Urban Art Festival. Hannibal Square Heritage Center 642 W New England Ave, Winter Park, Florida. The annual festival celebrates culture and diversity through art and music. More than 25 Florida artists offer their works for sale, including members of the original Florida Highwaymen and the B-Side Artists collective. There’s music by the Porchdogs Cajun and Zydeco Band and Orisirisi African Folklore. A “Kid-folk” workshop culminates in a public parade. Food trucks.

Noon to 8pm Free. Earth Fest. Secret Lake Park 200 N Triplet Lake Dr, Casselberry, Florida. The City of Casselberry and Casselberry’s Friends of the Park will be hosting the 7th annual “Earth Fest 2016” , Seminole County’s largest Earth Day event!! The celebration will be held on April 30th, 2016 from 12 Noon till 6 PM, followed by EarthFest Jam concert from 6—8 PM, at its new location in Secret Lake Park-Casselberry. Our goal is to provide a positive venue and unique opportunity for participants to learn about their environment, while sponsors, vendors and artisan’s showcase their Earth-friendly products and services. Earth Fest 2016 is a FREE community sponsored event.

7pm to 9pm $30 per person. Price includes all paint supplies, canvas and a free glass of wine. Wine and Paint Social. Vinyl Arts Bar 75 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida. Join us for some wine and painting. 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.

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.

Sunday May 1, 2016

1pm to 4pm Free. Music at the Casa. Casa Feliz 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL.

2pm to 4pm $40 The Taste at I-Drive 360! I-Drive 360, Home of the Orlando Eye 8445 International Dr, Orlando, Florida. The Taste at I-Drive 360, will benefit Esophageal Cancer at Florida Hospital. Come and enjoy samplings of food from 9 restaurants featuring a variety of flavorful bites while enjoying all of the attractions the I-Drive 360, Home of the Orlando Eye has to offer!

Ticket includes tastings from the following restaurants:

Outback Steakhouse – Orlando – I-Drive 360

Paramount Fine Foods USA

Buffalo Wild Wings

Tin Roof Orlando

Cowgirls Rockbar Orlando

Sugar Factory Orlando

Shake-shack

Naru Sushi Bar Orlando

Tapa Toro

2pm to 4pm Free Yoga. Lake Eola Park, 195 N Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL near the red pagoda. Every week.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for April 16th and 17th.

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.