Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend.
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ONGOING
Recycle Art Show- Call to Artist
CALL TO ARTISTS WHAT: RECYCLE Art – Orlando 2017 WHEN: July 22rd through July 31th,
26th Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
The Orlando Fringe is back for the 26th annual festival, May 16th through the 29th. With over 1,200 performances from local, national and international performing arts companies, as well as area high school thespian troupes, there is truly something for everyone at the Orlando fringe. Enjoy the sounds at the FREE Outdoor Stage and bring the kids for Kids Fringe on the weekends. For tickets and information, visit orlandofringe.org.
MegaCon Orlando
Orange County Convention Center North / South Concourse 9400 Universal Blvd Orlando, FL 32819 Show Hours: Thursday, May 25th, 2017: 4pm – 9pm Friday, May 26th, 2017: 10am – 7pm Saturday, May 27th, 2017: 10am – 7pm Sunday, May 28th, 2017: 10am – 5pm Facebook: MegaCon Convention Twitter: @MegaConvention Website: http://www.megaconorlando.com *Appearances subject to change due to work commitments.
Friday, May 26
Creative Mornings Orlando with Nick Sambrato
Join us this Friday at Credo Conduit as we welcome Nick Sambrato, Founder of Mama’s Sauce as well as VP of it’s parent company, Fiction. Mama’s Sauce is a renowned print shop in the national graphic design culture and only came about because of many-a-serendipitous events.
Curator’s Tour – Patrick Martinez: American Memorial
Join Dr. Amy Galpin for a tour of the exhibition “Patrick Martinez: American Memorial,” which opens May 25 and runs through September 10, 2017. The act of mourning offers an opportunity to express pain and to demonstrate respect. In public, mourning can function as a political protest, a defiant act, and ultimately an expression of love. In Patrick Martinez’s paintings and neon work, memorials take myriad forms.
May Critical Mass!!!
Meet up round 530, be ready to roll round 6! Come out and join Orlandos largest bicycle ride! Tell your friends, tell your wife, bring the whole family!! Please wear a helmet and bring lights! DO NOT PARK IN THE NORMAL LOT! Due to the Fringe Festival parking will be limited! BEST POSSIBLE IDEAS… park around the Mills area and ride over… or just… ummm ride your bike? Hope to see y’all Friday!!
Saturday, May 27
Asian Cultural Festival 2017
Come celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Enjoy cultural entertainment, arts & crafts and Asian Ethnic food featuring China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and more. Free Admission.
Red, White & Brew
Memorial Day the WOB way! From 12-5pm join us for a Memorial Day weekend celebration WOB style. Cookout for all to enjoy, fun outdoor games such as a watermelon seed spitting contest, a pie eating contest, and your favorite all-American brews on tap! $1 from the selected draft options will go back to Wounded Warrior Project, with special feature from 21st Amendment Brewery Draft Lineup: NEW Blood Orange Brew Free or Die Hell or High Watermelon Brew Free IPA Watermelon…
Watercolor Pet Portrait Workshop
In this class, you will learn how to paint a watercolor painting of your pet, and I’ll show you my step-by-step process for painting realistic animals. We’ll start by picking the perfect reference photo of your fur baby (I’ll reach out to you before the class to help with this!), and we’ll also cover where to find quality supplies, how to master watercolor techniques like painting fur, noses and eyes and of course, how to sketch out your painting.
Pop Up Dinner
Are you a beer aficionado? a craft beer connoisseur? then join us Saturday night for a few brews and our delicious peruvian menu! GB’s Bottle Shop and Tasting Bar is a unique beer and wine retail store as well as craft beer bar. Feel free to drink while you shop for bombers, growlers, 6 packs, and more! They feature 20 rotating taps, and a bottle inventory eclipsing over 200 great beers and growing. #orlandoiswonderful indeed.
Functionally Literate presents: Jeff VanderMeer / Orlando, FL
Functionally Literate presents: Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer will read and discuss his new novel “Borne”
Nina Bonina Brown at the Parliament House
From Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the incredible Nina Bonina Brown joins us to kick off Memorial Day Weekend and the 10 DAYS OF INSANITY leading up to Gay Days! Shows at 10pm & 12am with the Footlight Players.
The Twin Peaks Party – by Body/Talk
It only took 25 years, but our favorite surrealist murder mystery is coming back. And what better way to commemorate this rapturous tv moment than by opening up a portal directly into Twin Peaks. Will’s Pub will become a place of darkness, mystery, and endless possibility. We’ll dance to moody music, eat cherry pie, and enjoy some damn fine Twin Peaks cocktails (also coffee.).
Sunday, May 28
5.28.17 Swarm Ride
Join Fleet Farming Orlando for our bi-monthly Swarm Ride! This is a free community event that invites YOU out to bike and farm with us in the Audubon Park Community. We meet at East End Market in the garden, then ride out less than a mile away to resident’s front and back lawns converted into productive farmlettes. Bring your bike! Juice bikes available to rent.
Orlando Carnival Downtown 2017
Orlando Carnival celebrates 30 Years of Carnival on May 28th, 2017 The Original Orlando Carnival Association will host the 30th annual Orlando Carnival. The Carnival will be held Downtown Orlando on Sunday May 28th starting at noon. Carnival is a family-friendly festival filled with pageantry and a weekend of parties will celebrate the culture of the Caribbean.
1st Annual Swine and Shine Memorial Day Weekend Party
☀️ Annual Swine and Shine Memorial Day Weekend Party ☀️ Food: Brunch 11-3 & Pig Roast all night long Bev: Kona beers & Specialty frozen drinks Entertainment: Jeff White & Soul Taxi , #Trainwreck & Angel from Monsters in the Morning. FREE VALET FREE DRINK WITH UBER. Arrive by boat or jet ski ? Bring your paddle boards & kayaks The Waterfront Orlando just solved all your Sunday problems.
Free Southern Fried Sunday in The Park at Orlando Fringe Fest!
Southern Fried Sunday at The Orlando Fringe Festival 2017, Sunday May 28th in Loch Haven Park, Under the Big Tent on the WPRK FREE Outdoor Stage! Free Event! All Ages Welcome! BBQ & Food Vendors! Beer Tent & Full Bar.
Orlando Urban Sketchers – May Sketchcrawl
May sketchcrawl gathering is coming up Sunday the 28th. It will also be the day we will reveal of Orlando Urban Sketchers Logo. As part of the international Urban Sketchers community we’ve now defined our Orlando Chapter identity and it’s not… Mickey Mouse ears! Come join us and be part of a story in the making! Meet Viviana Castro the talented Logo designer when she reveals her artwork and share the excitement with us all.
