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Friday, February 3
An Orlando Exchange: A Real Living Wage
Join us for an exchange of ideas and words in the Church Street Exchange Building on Friday, February 3 at 7:30 a.m. October’speakers include; Scott Maxwell, Matt Broffman, and Andi Perez. The discussion will centered on the concept of a living wage, applied to Orlando. Breakfast will be available for purchase and will begin at 7:30 a.m. with pay-by-donation coffee available at the Church Street Exchange location of Downtown CREDO. The panel discussion will beginning promptly at 8 a.m.
Surfaces 2.0 – Opening Night Party
OPENING NIGHT EVENT for SURFACES 2.0 Friday, February 3rd @ 6 pm – 11 pm SURFACES IS BACK with amazing new artists and installations… Join us opening night in the gallery to celebrate innovative works exploring the versatile mediums of light and sound through PROJECTIONS, LASERS, INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS, VIDEO ART, SOUND INSTALLATIONS, and more.
Yoga Under the Stars
Beer & Yoga at 6:30 PM on Friday, February 3rd. This class is taught by AcroSarah (Sarah Burnett) and each $10 ticket includes a Tier 1 beer of your choice (Blonde Ale, Pale Ale, Right on Red! Ale, O-Town Brown Ale, Blackwater Porter, Orlando Weiss, or Eminent Domain). Sarah Burnett completed her 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India, where she lived in an ashram at the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains.
Dinner with Curator Dr. Deborah Willis at Snap! Space
SNAP! DINNER SERIES presents : Dinner in the Gallery with ‘Posing Beauty’ Curator DR. DEBORAH WILLIS Join us for an evening with Dr. Deborah Willis, curator of “Posing Beauty in African American Culture” exhibition, on view at at Snap! Space. 7 pm – Cocktail hour with private tour of exhibition. 8 PM – Dinner in the gallery with curator Dr. Deborah Willis.
February Movie Night
Enjoy an outdoor movie in a beautiful garden. Blankets or chairs are recommended. You may bring a dinner picnic basket. Alcohol is permitted. Enjoy the James Bond fim, Spectre Gardens open at 6:00 p.m., Movie time at 7:30 p.m. Garden Admission is $6 adult, $3 child (K-12th grade) and Leu Members receive free admission. Admission is collected at the door.
Saturday, February 4
Mount Dora Arts Festival
42nd Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival Presented by: Mount Dora Center for the Arts Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 4th & 5th, 2017 9 am-5 pm both days. Free Admission, but help support the Arts and MDCA with a Donation at the Entrances, we’re a 501 (c) 3 organization. www.MountDoraArtsFestival.org What better way to celebrate one of the top Downtowns in the country than by walking America’s favorite home-town! Filled with fine-art from national artists, along a magnificent lake view.
Sam Flax Wall Project
The Sam Flax Wall Project is a block party style celebration dedicated to fostering collaborations and partnerships. By establishing a visual presence we hope our community will join us in using art to shed light on issues in today’s society. Mural Artists Painting Live : Boy Kong Chaya Av Chris McAlister Danny Rock and others.
Plastics Unwrapped Exhibit Opening
Join us for the opening of our newest exhibit, Plastics Unwrapped on Saturday, February 4. From 10 a.m. to noon, vote for your favorite decorated tree in Heritage Square Park; find out who the winners are at 1 p.m. FREE. EDIT: Only the outdoor events are free for that exhibit, the museum will still be general admission.
Arts For ALL Day
Join us for the day and fully immerse yourself in a variety of arts and cultural experiences available to us in Central Florida! Ranging from Shakespeare to modern dance, you’ll have the opportunity to see more than 60 local artists and organizations in action…all in one location. United Arts is presenting Arts for ALL Day on February 4, 2017 at Loch Haven Cultural Park in Orlando, FL.
Dead Beat Pop Up at Lil Indies
Dead Beat Books is popping up for the afternoon at Vita Luna Cafe inside lil indies! Come hang. If you get hungry or want to see more of our books you can grab Sweet Utopian brunch down the road inside our storefront at The District At Mills 50
Nora’s sugar shack 13th anniversary party
Nora’s sugar shack is celebrating their 13th anniversary on Febuary 4th! They will have beer tasting, live music, and tacos from Lets taco bout it. We are partying from 3pm to around 8 pm so bring your friends and their friends and their friends too for food, fun, music, and beer!
Girl Scout Cookie Pairing w/ Ballast Point
It’s that time of year again– Girl Scout Cookie time! Come join us for a delicious treat, featuring Ballast Point. Pairing: Thin Mints with Mint Victory at Sea, Carmel De’Lites with Coconut Victory at Sea, Peanut Butter Patties with Peanut Butter Victory at Sea and Lemonades with Pineapple Sculpin. There will also be boxes of Girl Scout cookies for sale.
2017 Trash 2 Trends Fundraiser – A Recycled Runway Show
Trash 2 Trends has become a yearly fundraiser for our nonprofit organization Keep Orlando Beautiful. The purpose of this fundraiser is to educate attendees about the seemingly limitless possibilities of materials that many consider trash. In addition all proceeds from the event are then put directly back into our nonprofit side where the funds are used to purchase required outreach event materials to ensure volunteer safety, impactful changes, and overall community engagement.
Grand Opening Party | Freehand Goods
We hope you can join us for the Grand Opening of the Freehand Goods Workshop & Stockroom inside of East End Market! We’re excited to show off the new space & all the new products we’ve been working on. Brittany is creating some complimentary cocktails from Domu & Local Roots is offering $2 off beer & wine for guests of our party. Food will be available from some of the other vendors and inside Domu.
An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin
Show date: Saturday, February 4, 2017 Show time: 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35.00 Walt Disney Theater Lily Tomlin, one of America’s foremost comediennes, continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation, and video.
Sunday, February 5
Green Up Corrine
Join us as we freshen up our pollinator pathway planters along Corrine Drive. Sponsored by Audubon Park Community Market, Park Ave CDs and Compost Orlando, we’ll be planting new greenery to beautify the area and, more importantly, provide food and shelter to native butterflies. Meet in front of Redlight Redlight Feb. 5 at 9 am. Bring handtools if you have ’em, but it’s not required.
Uncomfortable Brunch Presents: Kids at Will’s Pub
This month Uncomfortable Brunch presents: Kids; A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking, and deflowering virgins. Menu will be up soon… but if you’ve been out to a screening the last few months you know something good will be in store. Vita Luna Cafe will be there to provide craft coffee and tea to take care of all of your caffeine needs.
Super Block Party
It’s Super Bowl time! The biggest and best watch party for the Big Game in Central Florida is in the heart of Downtown Orlando! Are you ready for some football? Of course you are because Super Bowl 51 is right around the corner! Grab a seat in front of our massive 16 ft. LED TV on Wall Street, or watch the big game inside any of our 7 bars.
Erotic Poetry Night V: Smut, Actually
The Drunken Odyssey presents its annual live show of erotic poetry, erotic prose, amorous thoughts, and smut, this year in the posh bohemian confines of Vinyl Arts Bar. The Drunken Odyssey All Stars will feature Naomi Butterfield Ephraim Scott Sommers Diane Turgeon Richardson Wilson Santos Stephanie Rizzo Brian Downes Rachel Kolman Lexi Senior Teege Braune Lisa Roney Madison Strake Bernath & your host, John King.
Sunday night at Wills Pub, local synthwave artist Moondragon is the opening act for national synth artist Gost. Should be a fun night of retro, and not-so-retro, synthwave.