Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend.
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Friday, March 3
Creative Mornings March
Featuring Rene Nguyen
Prime Rib & Pints
It’s our two year anniversary and we want to celebrate with YOU! We’ll be serving plates of smoked prime rib with duck fat salsa verde & barbecue gastrique, tarragon potatoes, and a salad of Florida peaches with mizuna. $25 per plate. Includes a piece of birthday cake! Cask & Larder beer pints will be half price ($3), and we’re taking $2 off canned and bottled beers, and $1 off wines by the glass.
March Critical Blast!
Orlandos largest bicycle ride rolls this Friday! Meet at the park around 530, ride leaves at 615!!! We hope to see all of all of you out riding and enjoying this wonderful community event! All bikes are welcome, all riders are welcome, please bring lights, wear a helmet… it’s not required but way sexier than a head injury!
TED Ethology: Primate Visions of the Human Mind
TED Ethology: Primate Visions of the Human Mind Run Time: 00:49:35 Q&A with Coco Fusco: 30 minutes Internationally acclaimed artist Coco Fusco will present a screening of her video, TED Ethology: Primate Visions of the Human Mind, at the Orlando Museum of Art, Friday March 31, 2017 at 6pm. Fusco will introduce the video and conduct a question and answer session after the screening.
Antony and Cleopatra
By William Shakespeare Orlando Shakespeare Theater – Goldman Theater Playing March 29 – April 30, 2017 William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” tells the tragic romance of Marc Antony and Cleopatra. The victors of Rome’s civil war have divided the Empire amongst themselves and Marc Antony has traveled to exotic Egypt to rule his corner of the globe. There he encounters Egypt’s mysterious monarch, the irresistibly entrancing Cleopatra.
Kaleidoscope’s Fifth Friday -Moon Train- Open Gallery Art Event
Come enjoy an evening with artists at Kaleidoscope Venue For The Arts in Longwood. This is an Open Gallery event, Bring Art, See Art, Buy Art! We will be preparing for the art show to open the following day, so artists will be here in gallery hanging art, artists are welcome to bring their own art to show for the evening. Donation bar available with beer and wine, come have a relaxing, fun and stimulating time! (Image credited to:http://lightorialist.com/bright-moon-moonlight-tonight)
Thrift House at Tanqueray’s | March 31
Thrift House is playing a full 3 hours worth of covers and originals at Tanqueray’s. Come dance, sing, laugh, and cry with us!
Saturday, April 1
Vintage Garden Show
It’s that time again our favorite Spring Specialty Show the Sixth Annual “Vintage Garden Show” April 1 & 2 9AM – 5PM. This show is bursting with spring blooms, and displays to inspire you for your home indoors and out. Shop vendors from all over the Southeast, enjoy a complimentary Kid’s Craft Tent, pet portraits by Leash, Inc., and tasty plates of food while listening to toe-tapping music. Take in the abundant variety of foliage, antiques, and vintage ware.
Tiny Home Festival
We are inviting our community to learn and explore ideas about different Tiny Home designs, construction options, benefits of living tiny and challenges to overcome in the process. ► Tour 5 Unique Tiny Homes on Wheels ► Learn from Tiny Home Owners, Builders & Experts ► Explore your desire of Living Tiny Workshops (included with admission).
Mills 50 Madcap
The second annual Mills 50 Madcap takes place on Saturday, April 1! Madcap is sort of like a scavenger hunt – sort of like a pub crawl – but mostly like a party! Individual participants and teams gather at The Brass Tap – Mills Park at noon to receive instructions and clues. Participants will go to various locations and solve puzzles and complete tasks before moving on to the next location. After finishing, everyone will gather at Ten 10 Brewing.
Rabbit or Jackalope Taxidermy Class
This class is designed for beginners to learn professional level techniques used in small mammal taxidermy. By focusing on the facial features, students will create a rabbit or jackalope shoulder mount that can be affixed to a plaque or hung as is. Students will learn proper skinning and fleshing procedures, how to split, turn and position facial features, including the ears, proper preservation techniques, grooming, and the traditional methods of sculpting and carving a bust to create a shoulder mount.
Downtown Brew
Bring your pretzel necklaces and come join the party while you enjoy unlimited samples of over 40 different types of craft beer. You will get to decide who takes home the People’s Choice trophy. A sneak peak of some of the *breweries participating this year include The Bear and Peacock; Black Cauldron Brewing; Broken Strings; Orlando Brewing, Reprise, Tactical Brewing, Kona, Goose Island, Tampa Bay, Big Top, Big Storm, Shipyard, Sweetwater, Motorworks, First Magnitude, Bold City, Tomoka, Suncreek Brewing
Melrose in the Mix: Swamp Sistas Songwiters Circle
Join us for the first in a series of intimate in-studio recording performances as Orlando singer-songwriter Beth McKee brings her assembled Swamp Sistas Songwiters Circle to the Melrose Audio Studio for a special afternoon session. Beth will be joined by Hanna harber, Renee Arozqueta and Ka Malinalli, as the Circle takes turns performing original material and accompanying one another before a small studio audience – all while being recorded. Seating for this event is very limited.
Artborne Release Party @Timucua
Please bring food or wine to share.Beer provided by Orlando BrewingBeer available: Chocolate Mint Girl Stout & Uncle Matt’s Organic Grapefruit Pale Ale Doors Open at 6:00PM with Magazine signing and artist meet & greet.
KIRA KIRA POP – knife city
??? AGES 18 & UP ??? $12 tickets (including service fees) AVAILABLE NOW @ http://www.kirakirapop.brownpapertickets.com Kira Kira Pop is a live celebration of all things J-Pop, Anison, & Japanese Idol with plenty of other inspired styles mixed in to bring you joy! Come dance in a safe environment where all are welcome! Featuring Live Performances.
Sunday, April 2
Annual Turkish Food Festival
ANNUAL TURKISH FOOD FESTIVAL APRIL 2, SUNDAY 11am-6pm Join us for a lovely day for the entire family in Casselberry Authentic Turkish Cuisine Turkish Coffee & Tea Traditional Folk dance Turkish Bazaar- Arts & Crafts Kids’ Games & Activities Cotton Candy-Popcorn Bounce Houses Face Painting Calligraphy-Turkish Arts
Uncomfortable Brunch Presents: Irreversible at Will’s Pub
Irreversible is not a nice movie. But, since the dude who started this thing is leaving for Chicago after this event he wants to go out on a high note. So not only do you get brunch, a movie, and a decent buzz you can say good-bye to Josh. He would appreciate it for sure. Irreversible is a tragic, rather upsetting story, told in reverse-chronological order.
Stouts for Snouts
At Orlando Brewing, we LOVE dogs! So kicking off our 11 year Anniversary Celebration Week we will be having Sniffing Snouts Pit Bull Rescue out for a meet & greet with adoptable pups! “Yappy Hour” beer prices & raffles! Limited release: Johnny Don’t Like Stout (Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout): Lord Vorlauf Imperial Stout aged on Jalapeno Peppers and Cacao Nibs .
Wall St. Mania Block Party
Get ready to rumble at Wall St. Plaza before heading to Camping World Stadium for Wrestlemania 33 this Sunday! Our Sunday Funday block party starts at 2pm including 7 venues and 2 city streets in the heart of Downtown Orlando! Pin down your brunch plans and come smell what Sideshow is cooking from 11am-3pm! Match up your favorite plate from the full a la carte brunch menu with bottomless Mimosas & Bloody Marys.
Fascinating Fungi – Intro to Mushroom Identification with Jon Martin
Beginner’s level mushroom identification class and introduction to mycology (the study of mushrooms) with a focus on Florida mushrooms. This course will introduce students to concepts of field mycology and cover the uses and importance of mushrooms, descriptive terminology, basic taxonomy, methods of identification, proper collection and preservation techniques, major groups of mushrooms, common genera and species, edible and medicinal mushrooms, toxic and deadly mushrooms, reference resources, mushroom photography tips, and more.
The Price is Right Live!
Show date: Sunday, April 2, 2017 Show time: 3:30 p.m. Tickets start at $36.50 Walt Disney Theater The Price Is Right Live™ is the hit interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to “Come On Down” to win. Prizes may include appliances, vacations and possibly a new car! Play classic games from television’s longest running and most popular game show from Plinko™, to Cliffhangers™, to The Big Wheel™, and even the fabulous Showcase.
