My favorite thing: Orlando Fringe Festival
For two weeks each spring, Loch Haven Park changes. Schoolchildren picnicking on the grass disperse and a sea of tents appears. Bands play, wine flows, funnel cakes fry, a juggler...
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2016 Orlando Fringe Festival: How to Fringe
Here are the five steps to a successful Fringe Festival: 1. Get a button. There are plenty of free activities at the Orlando Fringe Festival: Listening to the entertainment on...
Do we need more art museums?
The other day I heard two women say that Central Florida needs more "art museums." The remark got me thinking: Do we? I'm all in favor of more art —...
Polasek Museum breaks the rules with ‘Sight Unseen’
WHAT: You know how in museums, there are all those signs and ropes and cameras and docents and security guards making sure you don't touch the art? Do all those...
‘Lights, Motors, Action!’ leaves Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a bang
The dust has settled on the "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" at Disney's Hollywood Studios. After a run of more than a decade, the last performance of the show...
Remembering ‘Dream Along With Mickey’ as it ends Saturday at Walt Disney World
I caught one of the final performances of "Dream Along With Mickey" at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom this week: The show ends on Saturday, April 2, to make way...
Orlando Philharmonic concert salutes Mozart (and the bassoon)
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in its next Focus Series concert, which takes place this Monday, March 14. The program includes the great composer's Divertimento in...
Yearlong project salutes local ‘art legends’
You probably can't name 20 superstars of the local visual-arts scene. But organizers of a yearlong project encompassing galleries throughout Central Florida hope to change that. The area's major museums...
Concert review: Idina Menzel at the Dr. Phillips Center
Late in her sold-out Orlando concert, singer-actress Idina Menzel confessed she had been feeling "a little low" before the show began. "Thank you for reviving me and reinvigorating me," she...
‘Frozen Fireworks Spectacular’ lives up to its name
Fire and ice don't really go together (except in "Game of Thrones") -- but Disney World has found a winning combination in setting fireworks to music from its monster hit...