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FRIDAY, APRIL 6
UCF Celebrates the Arts 2018
UCF Celebrates the Arts is an annual eight day showcase of music, performances and interactive visual displays that runs April 6-14, 2018 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando.
Sideline Wine & Dine benefiting the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation
Eat. Drink. Be Charitable. Sideline Wine & Dine presented by OAI Visual Branding will bring a taste of Orlando to the suites at Camping World Stadium! Proceeds benefit the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation, especially its annual summer camp program for the children of West Lakes.
Opening Night Party
Celebrate opening night of the 2018 Florida Film Festival with a thrilling premiere of American Animals and meet the film’s star Blake Jenner.
WPRK 91.5 FM Presents Frequencies: A Benefit for WPRK and IDEAS for Us
WPRK began booking this show as a celebration of returning to the air, but the discovery of an Eagle’s nest at the prospective new home of our antennae has pushed back our return to FM broadcasting. Instead of abandoning this show, we’ve decided to partner with IDEAS for Us to launch a new concert series called Frequencies.
Movie Night at Leu
Enjoy a current or classic film in a beautiful garden. Gardens open at 6:00 p.m., Movie time at 8:30 p.m. Films: April 6 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. You may bring a dinner picnic basket and seating is recommended. Alcohol is permitted. This movie is rated PG. Under 13 years of age requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Gimme a Brake Free Brake Light Changes
Join us at the Callahan Community Center on April 7th from 10 am until 2 pm to get your brake light changed FOR FREE! NO QUESTIONS ASKED! Harassment, violence and brutality from police forces across the nation are a huge issue, particularly for communities of color. The Washington Post published a 2014 report containing the numbers: “Black drivers are 31 percent more likely to be pulled over than their white counterparts.
Spring Market at Audubon
Come out for Central Florida’s best artists, native and Florida friendly plants, locally produced artisanal foods, handmade crafts, music, food trucks and more at APGD’s Spring Market at Audubon.
TPD Car Classic Car Show
TPD Car Show on Eola Drive Family Friendly Free Event!! *On Eola Drive between Central Blvd and Mariposa Street* This will be a 50/50 mix of Classics and Muscle Cars! Great fun for the whole family. DJ playing fun classic music from the 50’s and 60’s and we LOVE strollers and your 4-legged furry friends.
The APGD Garden Tour
Tour some of the most beautiful and unique gardens right here in the Audubon Park Garden District on Saturday, April 7, 2018, 1 to 5 p.m. We will have a variety of gardens to visit from classically lush to sustainable backyard habitats, urban farmlettes, tropical gems and more.
Orlando Brewing’s 12th Anniversary
Help Florida’s oldest organic microbrewery celebrate our dozenth year of operation! We’ll drop limited release beers, host an art market, and rock out to some of Orlando’s music legends.
Orlando Sound Bites
Orlando Sound Bites is a combination of great music and tasty food, bringing out local restaurant establishments and pitting them alongside local artists and headlining act The Cadillac Three! The event is free to attend and you can purchase sampling passes to eat and drink the evening away with friends and family.
Thrift Shop Pub Crawl Downtown Orlando With Central Florida Chive
Who’s ready to pop some tags?! Channel your inner Macklemore, hit up your favorite thrift shop, and grab your best outfit for the Thrift Shop Pub Crawl.
Brown Bag Brass Band Live at The Imperial
Getting ready for the New Orleans Jazzfest with the amazing Brown Bag Brass Band!
Vanessa Barros Andrade Deconstructed
Dj DeviantArt Heaux plays a deconstructed set as Vanessa Barros Andrade. Come listen to her play every song she’s ever played as a DJ and as a person. This is a very rare MacBook Pro laptop DJ set!! Heaux is used to playing club CDJs in Ibiza. Watch this very rare deconstructed performance.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
Urban Sketching Class at Crealde
Learn to sketch from subject to the environment. Classroom sessions will focus on sketching clothed models and progress towards sketching the model and classroom environment. Learn how to incorporate storytelling into your sketches in our location sessions.
Brechner Series: “Oh, Florida!” with Craig Pittman
Oh, Florida! That name. That combination of sounds. Three simple syllables, and yet packing so many mixed messages. To some people, it’s a paradise. To others, it’s a punchline. As author and journalist Craig Pittman shows, it’s both of these. Craig Pittman is a native Floridian. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him “the most destructive force on campus.”
