Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend.
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Friday, April 28
Happy Hour
Enjoy a unique experience as Paint Out artist TBD showcases the art of TBD. A wine/beer bar will be available for happy hour specials beginning at 5:00 p.m. Take a stroll around the gardens and the wet-room gallery before the demo starts at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
6th Annual Florida Pole Fitness Championship
http://www.FloridaPoleFitnessChampionship.com Florida’s Elite Pole & Aerial Fitness Championship The 6th annual Florida Pole Fitness Championship on Friday, April 28th and Saturday, April 29th at The Plaza Live Theater in Orlando, Florida. It will be a spectacular alternative fitness and dance style show featuring the best Pole Athletes and Aerialists aged 10 and up in the state of Florida! Special performances by past champions and international circus performers Albena Aleksandrova, Kennedy Mason, Derick Pierson and other surprise guest performers.
April Critical Blast!
APRIL CRITICAL BLAST!!! If you haven’t heard, March was big so lets make this one even bigger! Bring your friends, tell your homies, get a bike and ride with the largest group ride in Orlando! Bring your lights, bring your bike, maybe wear a helemt, keep the adult soda on the low low. Lets try and set a good example for the community and welcome new riders, be cool with traffic and have a great time doing it.
Ixchel Song Garden Opening at Culture Pop!
This month, we will be unveiling Earthtones: the Ixchel Song Garden at Maitland Art Center alongside Culture Pop! Architect as Artist. You can find our song garden directly past the museum on the right. We will have our garden tools that have been made into instruments and hooked up to amps, our structure will be open for your viewing, and we have created a line-up of readers and musicians for the evening.
Perception & Reality II
PERCEPTION & REALITY II RSVP ► https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perception-reality-ii-tickets-32224562534 Snap! Orlando, in collaboration with United Arts of Central Florida, presents ‘Perception and Reality II’, featuring interactive art, immersive art installations, digital and 3D art, geometric and x-ray art exhibitions in the three galleries, at Snap! Downtown. Artists include Nick Veasey, Ginger Leigh, Nathan Selikoff, Shelley Lake, John Hiigli, Dan L. Hess, and Ryan Buyssens. Doors open at 7PM. Exhibition curated by Patrick and Holly Kahn.
Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel
The name of this Atlanta duo implies a proper classical recital, a rigid formality. But Scott Burland (theremin) and Frank Schultz (lap steel) don’t do scripted, improvising not so much distinct sounds as evolving eddies of sound, vapors of tones that develop and transform gracefully.
Orange Blossom Jamboree Pre-Party with The Applebutter Express, Harmonica Man and the Sawgrass Band, funkUs and Wild Root at Will’s Pub
Friday April 28th Will’s Pub is hosting an official Orange Blossom Jamboree Pre-Party with The Applebutter Express, Harmonica Man and the Sawgrass Band, funkUs and Wild Root Music! Orange Blossom Jamboree a.k.a. OBJ is a multi-day music and art festival in Brooksville, FL. with OBJ #8 happening 5/18-5/21 2017. Come to the Orlando Pre-Party at Will’s Pub to catch some of the bands playing OBJ and get a chance to win weekend passes.
Always Nothing Presents: Femme Hop Vol.2
ALWYSNTHNG is a platform for creative culture based out of Orlando. FEMME HOP- a tribute to the extremely talented yet often overlooked women in hip-hop fuckin the game up Sounds by: Cabyus Deviant Art Heaux FIONA Performances by: DVWEZ Unofficial: TIME Tiger Fawn DRUM MACHINE CIRCLE The Henao Centemporary Center MORE +TBA
Industry Party
Sponsored by Ten 10 Brewing Company By Invitation Only – To be invited, buy a Binge, Film Lover, or Producer Pass! Filmmakers and film lovers gather for a casual evening of fun. New friends and future projects are celebrated in a casual atmosphere…with plenty of beer.
United We Jam powered By Mood the Party
Live Music Live Multimedia Art Curating and Performances by some of Orlando’s most wonderful Creatives. The second installment of United We Jam~ Powered by MOOD the Party Lineup DiViNCi of SOS Alfredo AmIam Rodriguez II Blue November Iam Elsha Kayland Sejour Spit Poetry Live Art By: Halsi HalsiHali Vanness Johnson Joe Quillsong German Lemus Selfismo And More Music: Chris Mendez
Grand Opening Party – OPEN BAR
Sláinte, Orlando! Join us from the heart of Church Street on Friday April 28th as we unveil Irish Shannons Irish Pub to Central Florida. The whiskeys & stouts will be flowing as we open our doors to the public for the first time with a weekend celebration equipped with OPEN BAR libations from 10-11:30p.
Saturday, April 19
Run for the Trees Jeannette Genius McKean Memorial 5k
Join us for a Run for the Trees 5k run/walk, which is a unique point to point event. 7:30 am 5k (3.1 miles) 8:45 am: Kids Run (Free) 9:15 am: Awards Presentation The last mile is on the tree-canopied, wilderness dirt road of Genius Drive. This privately owned glimpse of old Florida is opened to the public only once a year, for this event.
Memories of Vietnam: Stories from Central Florida
Presented by the Orange County Regional History Center and WUCF TV Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, April 30, noon – 5 p.m. Central Floridians with memories of the Vietnam War, especially veterans of the war and Vietnamese Americans, are invited to share your history and become part of the History Center’s permanent collection.
Visual Storytelling Workshop (artists 15-21 years old)
Do you have a visual story to tell? Do you like comic books or graphic novels? Since the beginning of time, humans have illustrated their stories, feelings, and observations of the world through drawing and painting. In this workshop, students will explore a variety of techniques and mediums to create their own illustrative work of art. Together, we’ll discover how illustrations differ from other types of drawings and paintings.
People’s Climate March Orlando
Historically, American society has failed to make connection between direct impact of environmental injustices,our climate crisis, and our economy. The climate crisis is a symptom of a deeper problem: an ECONOMY based on extraction and exploitation of resources and people. This economy benefits a few at the expense of communities and the planet. Climate action must be rooted in RACIAL, ECONOMIC and GENDER JUSTICE.
Preserving History in the Aftermath of the Pulse Tragedy
Orange County Regional History Center’s Chief Curator Pamela Schwartz and Collections Manager Whitney Broadaway share details about the One Orlando Collection Initiative, dedicated to collecting, preserving, cataloging and storing over 3,000 condolence memorial items in the aftermath of the Pulse Tragedy.
Orlando City SC vs. Colorado Rapids
*Tickets in the Club and Midfield East Premium sections include select food and beverage for free. *SUPPORTER SECTION – Safe-standing section, no assigned locations. Instead of seats, each row as a rail that provides safety as well as a cup holder for drinks. When in the home supporter section, always wear purple! If purple isn’t your thing then alternate colors are black, gray or white.
9th Annual WPPO Garden Party
Join us for a special night en plein air at the Polasek Museum. We’ll be celebrating the masterful works of our paint out artists as we bring the 2017 Winter Park Paint Out to a close. Meet the artists from this year’s event and see the entire exhibition. This is an evening of fine food, drink, and entertainment! For ticket information, click the link above or email [email protected]
Dancing on the Drive 2017
Join us on Saturday, April 29th along Edgewater Drive in the heart of College Park from 6 – 11PM. Reserve a ‘Table for 10’ for the best seat on the Drive, or bring your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy another great evening with friends and neighbors. There will be a DJ in the center of it all playing your favorite tunes, a dance floor, great vendors, and the Classic Car Show will be back.
The IDignity Shindig
Join IDignity for a chance to win prizes, mingle with incredible people and enjoy classic casino games such as Blackjack, Roulette, and Craps. — Event Details: Date – April 29, 2017 Location – DoveCote, 390 N Orange Ave #110, Orlando, FL 32801 Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Gaming from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. -Cocktail attire, please. -Tickets are $50 and include appetizers, two drink vouchers, and 1,000 in casino chips.
5th Saturday Underground ART Event at Kaleidoscope Venue
Presented by the Subterranean Collective and Hosted by Kaleidoscope Venue For The Arts. Great underground art by multiple artists, and music by The Strange Trip! $5 cover starts at 9 PM Beer, wine, sodas available for donation.
Sunday, April 30
National Small Business Week
Show your love for APGD this week by shopping and dining in the Audubon Park Garden District, an award winning shopping and dining ecodistrict. There will be special offerings and activities throughout the week, as well as special spotlights on businesses that do things you might not know about but should. (They don’t really brag on themselves, so we will this week!)
Florida Salsa Festival 2017
Get your advanced tickets at a discount NOW: FloridaSalsaFest.com Think your salsa is Florida’s best? Register to compete in the salsa competition at floridasalsafest.com/salsa-competition/. Over 2,500 in cash and prizes will be given away! Join us for the Annual Florida Salsa Fest block party on the Sunday before Cinco on the brick streets of Thornton Park, surrounding Mucho Tequila & Taco Bar.
Virginia Schenck
Virginia SchenckSunday, April 30th7:00pm Doors, 7:30pm Show.$10-$20 suggested donation. Please also bring food or wine to share. Combining straight-ahead swing and daring, progressive improvisation, vocalist Virginia Schenck has recorded three albums as VA. A graduate of Florida State University, Virginia has garnered attention for her interpretations of the music of jazz great Abbey Lincoln on her album “Aminata Moseka”.
