March 2018
Free Doughnut Friday
Come celebrate one month down with us with a free doughnut from Orlandough -Vegan and non vegan options available. -Free Mini Doughnut with your choice of drink -Limit one per customer. -Doughnuts can not be purchased. -Flavors and updates on whats sold out will be posted here day of. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
Find out more »April 2018
Drink and Draw Every Tuesday After Tasty
Every Tuesday after Tasty, Sarah Jane Rozman will be hosting a drink and draw. Winner gets $$$ for their bar tab! Come draw. Come drink. Come hang!
Find out more »Beer and Board Games
Wednesday!!! Bring a board game and challenge your friends. Or just come and drink and challenge people to random contests.
Find out more »Thursday Night Bingo: Florida Man Edition
Our Innagural bingo night! Join us every Thursday for beers and bingo. Bingo card themes will change often, but they will always be dumb. This week hosted by: M.C. McWin Current Theme: Florida Man
Find out more »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 Pr0 laptop DJ set!! Heaux is used to playing club CDJs in Ibiza. Watch this very rare deconstructed performance! Techno House Femme Hop Minimal House 120 bpm 121 bpm Blog House Haunted House Spooky Techno Rihanna
Find out more »Closed Mic: Poetry Night
A curated lineup of local poets hosted by Nathaniel C. Bek Bridget Reagan Raymond Jimenez Matador the First Arjun Govindan Tod Caviness
Find out more »Derek Woods Art Opening and Welcome Home Party
Derek Woods Cartoon artist extraordinaire has returned back to Orlando after a year of walking the states and living in bushes. Come checkout and purchase some framed original art work, zines, stickers, and prints. Free event Saturday 4/28 6-9pm Specialty cocktails will be available DJ Mispac3 will follow the event at 10pm
Find out more »May 2018
Twins & Junior: Free Double Feature at The Nook
What's better than Arnold Schwarzenegger? A sweet little side of Danny Devito! May's monthly movie night will be a double header featuring Junior and Twins Free Cover | 8pm-it's over
Find out more »Toast & Jam: That’s My Jam Tapping
Tapping a limited release blueberry sage saison + free toast samples! This beer is a collaboration between Red Cypress Brewery + our jam provider Smiling Goat Goods. $5 pours of DUM PUNCH (house cocktail made with Smiling Goat Goodsblueberry shrubs) $5 pours of That's My Jam Event is followed by live music with Absolute Fantasy / Harsh Radish
Find out more »Absolute Fantasy / Harsh Radish
This is a show. NO COVER. We love you. Absolute Fantasy reconciles the ecstatic, melancholy, and absurd, like a graveyard on the beach. -Check it out @ absfan.bandcamp.com Harsh Radish is a maker of abstract pop and digital folk music that employs both earnest harmony and playful dissonance. -Check it out @ https://squiggledot.bandcamp.com/album/sd42-harsh-radish-boundary-animation
Find out more »June 2018
Orlandough Pop-Up at The Nook
Local handcrafted artisan doughnut vendor Orlandough will pop-up on Saturday! ---> $1 off drafts with the purchase of a doughnut <--- // vegan options available // Framework Craft Coffee House will also be in the house pouring coffee
Find out more »Brian Killeen live at Vox Box
Lo-Fi acoustic night warm up gig with Brian Killeen. Join us for a night of fantastic original songwriting and amazing vocal inflections. 18+ Free to the Public 10 p.m.
Find out more »Mandee Jovovich live at Vox Box
is Orlando's newest Lo-Fi acoustic performance and listening venue for emerging and sanctified local singer / songwriters. We launch our new acoustic solo series with Mandee Jovovich tonight. Join us for some original material by local indie artists of all styles in a very intimate setting at . 9 p.m. 18+ Free to the Public.
Find out more »July 2018
Get Lit: America Edition
A night of poetry & prose hosted by Nathaniel C. Bek! Featured performances by Daniel J. Buchell, Eddie Dts Figures & Whitney Paige Hamrick followed by a circle cypher >> Pieces about America if you've got em >> Potluck - bring your favorite 4th of July dish if you wish >> Free photo session with sparklers in the parking lot after
Find out more »Black Crow Cabaret
Right off her successful run at the Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival, Monica Titus will return to the stage for an encore performance of Black Crow Cabaret at The Nook on Robinson. This one-witch show tells the story of an immortal siren - from her trial and execution in 1640’s England, to her party days in French court, through her life as a performer today. Her dark and compelling tale relates the follies of man and witches alike, combining spoken word storytelling, original…
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Email Print Share Add to iCal click to enlarge gal_nymphomaniac.jpg Uncomfortable Brunch Presents: Nymphomaniac
A special screening of both uncut parts of Lars Von Trier's epic about a woman's sexual history.
Find out more »Bon Voyage Patrick Green
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Come say so long to the one of a kind Pat Greene. Pat is heading to Costa Rica to write, explore and live. Although this is a great loss for us, it's exciting for him. Come swap stories and share laughter.
Find out more »September 2018
Steve Garron Private Collection Art Show
Steve Garron, an avid art collector, has put together a special exhibit for the Nook featuring a few of his favorite artists. Consisting of mostly one of a kind and hand painted prints, this show is designed as an affordable way to spread the love of contemporary art. Join us from 6-9pm for drinks and opening reception. Pizza, Punk Rock, and Beer to follow from 9-2am. Cover Photo Art: Justin Hager - Ice Hockney
Find out more »October 2018
80s Horror Triple Feature
Kicking off the season right... Join the Nook for a Halloween Special Feature! Out back in our lot we will be showing 3 horror classics... Critters Evil furry creatures from space terrorize a small farm town. Imagine if Gremlins were half as good but twice as cheesy. The Fly Jeff Goldblum and David Cronenberg made one of the ickiest body horror films of the 80s with this one. Seth Brundle had a great idea for an experiment… it does not…
Find out more »Loudar
French Poetry Improvisation meets Avante Garde Musical Composition. Yes, art for art's sake. Come experience this one of a kind performance. 18+ Free to the Public
Find out more »December 2018
Eugene Snowden Returns to The Nook
The man, the myth, the legend returns to The Milk District! Eugene Snowden will bring it full-tilt with an early show and a late show like back in the old days. Come boogie! 18+ // No cover
Find out more »The No Brainer Beertending Gig with Pat Greene and Don Price
Mark your calendars!! Don Price joins Pat Greene for an evening of story telling and historical highlights....while attempting to bar-tend at The Nook on Robinson.
Find out more »Holiday Double Feature!
Come watch some holiday flicks in the parking lot at The Nook. Both modern classics in their own way, and both a lot more interesting than seeing if an angel gets their wings every time a bell rings. Gremlins 7pm Do not expose the MMogwai to bright lights or sunlight… it will kill it, do not let it get wet, and whatever you do never feed it after midnight. Kicking it off with the Spielberg produced classic. Come for Gizmo……
Find out more »Dog Sweater Party & National Cupcake Day
Cuteness & cupcakes! Bring your dog in a sweater or wear a dog on a sweater for a chance to win a bar tab 1PM: El Bulli (tirisimu imperial stout) tapping 2-6PM: CayCakes Bakery vending cupcakes 5PM: Best Dog in Sweater & Best Dog on Sweater judging $2 off drafts & $1 off cans
Find out more »Customer Appreciation Brunch (Free food & Films)
s the year winds down we would like to give our thanks for the ride so far! As a token of our appreciation, we will be hosting a one of a kind party including: A free Brunch Buffet: Menu coming soon. All day Happy Hour $2 off Drafts $1 off Bottles and Cans $5 Wines and Cocktails $12 Bottomless Mimosas and Finally a screening of 3 free films! Blindspotting-Hereditary-First Reformed Our resident movie dude, Josh Martin, will be showing 3…
Find out more »Party like its 1919
The year is 1918, There is a jazz trio playing all the best hits in the background, the bartenders are serving up some of the best cocktail specials; and plenty of cold beer is being passed around. Rumors of a prohibition are circling, this next year may be the last before all the alcohol is banned. There is a photographer taking photos to memorialize the evening. Everyone is dressed to impress. A champagne toast at Midnight as the band plays…
Find out more »January 2019
Trash Person Prom
Party for the garbage people! >> First 25 folks get a free Doritos Locos Taco with 1st drink > $1 off bevs if you come dressed in a trash-themed getup >> Crowning of Trash King & Qween at midnight! > $5 can wine >> $3 Polar Pilsners > $8 Miller Highlife Champagne bottles
Find out more »Yaupon Brothers & Florida Hops Orlando Pop-up!
Cool people want to hang out together and try cool things. We're gonna make that real easy for you. Come see the Yaupon Brothers and Florida Hops, and try the awesome Florida-origin delicious concoctions we've teamed up to create. It's a meet & greet for the ages. And it's free!
Find out more »KIP Presents: A Podcasting Life w Peter of SAgC
Our monthly speaker series Knowledge is Power (Every 3rd Wednesday) brings in long term podcasting veteran Peter Taborsky of SCOTCH & "good" CONVERSATION Come hear him speak on podcasting, life, and possibly his dog Rosie. This will also be recorded to be featured as a future podcast. So come out, learn, and ask all the questions you want as a QnA will follow the presentation. 21+ No Cover
Find out more »Brown Bag Brass Band at The Nook
Orlando's only New Orleans-inspired Brass Band: Brown Bag Brass Band is one of Central Florida's hottest live acts, always performing by the motto, "Good Time Party Music." The b4 have become an integral part of the live scene and have been dubbed, by themselves, Orlando's official "Party Band." Come out for a night of free entertainment like no other! http://www.brownbagbrassband.com Come listen, dance, or just drink! 21+ No cover
Find out more »February 2019
Orlando Lady Boss Anniversary and Galentines Day Celebration!
In 2016, a little podcast started to tell the stories of women in Orlando who impact, inspire, and grow the Orlando community. We're now celebrating three years of storytelling so grab a gal pal and come out to celebrate with us! THIS IS A FREE EVENT! Drink Specials: - BOGO local craft beer draft - $5 wines (red, sparkling or dry) - $5 specialty cocktail We'll also have some light appetizers and of course the opportunity to meet other awesome…
Find out more »F*** Love Double Feature
Looking to escape all the love and romance February has to offer? Join us for a screening of two not so romantic films... 7pm (500) Days of Summer Summer doesn’t believe true love really exists. Tom falls in love with her. This ends well, obviously. Though lumped in with other stories of the millennial obsessed with the manic pixie dream girl, this movie actually writes its female lead with depth and doesn’t pull punches when it comes to the male…
Find out more »March 2019
One Year Anniversary Party!
We soft opened in March of last year & what a year it's been! To celebrate this milestone so we are throwing a party & you're invited Kaleigh Baker will be playing 2 sets for your enjoyment Hot Asian Buns will be out back serving some of the best foods The Van Cam will be out for you to capture some memories Drink specials all night Cupcakes will be served // free midnight toast Help us kick off year 2!
Find out more »Art Swap + Print Party at The Nook
Please join us for an evening of ink, art, and beer at The Nook! Bring any type of art you are willing to trade: be it posters, canvas, clothing, crafts, records, tapes, ect... Trade your art with other artists and collectors. Bring your own T-Shirt or whatever you want to print on for a workshop done by CULT EYE. They will provide stamps, paper, printmaking supplies and totes will be for sale! Come out for a night of artistic fun!…
Find out more »Bada** Women Double Feature
Its Women history month and we want to showcase some Bada** females in cinema! Come watch Charlize Theron kick butt in Fury Road and Lori Petty take down the establishment in Tank Girl! Films will be shown in our lot out back! Bring chairs as seating will be limited. Dixie Dharma will be set up for all your food needs! Doors 7pm 8 pm - Mad Max: Fury Road Technically a Mad Max flick, but this story is really about…
Find out more »Hip-Hop with Friends
R.C. Mike is back to host the ultimate jam session! OPEN MIC FORMAT // all forms of performance art welcome 18+ // NO COVER
Find out more »Bunny Café at The Nook
Snorggle and play with adoptable rabbits while treating yourself to a nitro cold brew from Framework Coffee. Volunteers will be on hand to answer all your questions from feeding and housing to how to interpret the mysteries of bunny language. Admission is free. Baked goods for humans and healthy snacks for those adorabuns will be available by donation.
Find out more »April 2019
Coffee with Pat Greene
Come by Saturday to the Nook from 9 AM - 1 PM. I will be serving a coffee. It's the first day of the pop-up coffee that I will be doing in April at the Nook. I'm working on projects. I would like a little input, and some ideas of some things my Orlando friends are looking to happen. Come by and see me, and get a cup of coffee. The other days will be announced in a few days.
Find out more »June 2019
Screw the System: monochrom & PFFV present a smutty extravaganza
SCREW THE SYSTEM: monochrom and Porn Film Festival Vienna present a smutty (and brain-pervy) evening +++++++++++++++++++++++ Lecture performance (~60 min.): Sex, Tech and the Future of Screw-It-Yourself By Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom) We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porn game, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. New technologies are quick to appeal to pornography consumers, and thus these customers…
Find out more »July 2019
Bill & Ted Double Feature
Join quintessential slacker icons Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan and Bill S. Preston, Esq on their Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey. With help from Rufus they have to save the world, meeting Aristotle, Billy the Kid, Joan of Arc, and even Death along the way. 8:30pm Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 90 minutes 10:00pm Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey 93 minutes Bring chairs as seating will be limited. Food from Gringos Locos, Iron Cow and Badass Sandwich welcome! No cover // 18+
Find out more »August 2019
An Evening with Sick ’n’ Wrong
Stephen Stull, creator of the Sick ’n’ Wrong Film Festival, will be presenting a selection of short films from previous years of the event, quite likely in an inappropriately inebriated state.
Find out more »Post Apocalypse Party
We're turning The Nook into The Nuke for an end of days after party! FREE Twinkie with drink purchase FREE Flamethrower shot at midnite $2 room temp (or $3 cold) Polars $5 Toxic Tonics **Costumes encouraged** 21+
Find out more »Indian Classical Music At The Nook, Coffee With Pat Greene
Join us for coffee with Pat Greene this Saturday morning while enjoying the sounds of live Hindustani (North Indian Classical) music by Ben Tiptonford on sitar, Pratyush Goberdhan on violin, and Sankalp Goberdhan on tabla! Event starts at 9am, music starts at 10am.
Find out more »Brown Bag Brass Band is Back at The Nook
Orlando's only New Orleans-inspired Brass Band: Brown Bag Brass Band is one of Central Florida's hottest live acts, always performing by the motto, "Good Time Party Music." The b4 have become an integral part of the live scene and have been dubbed, by themselves, Orlando's official "Party Band." Come out for a night of free entertainment like no other! http://www.brownbagbrassband.com Come listen, dance, or just drink! 21+ No cover
Find out more »September 2019
Karaoke Party 3: Return of DJ Mispac3
You asked, We answered! Another Karaoke Party is on its way. Come sing out your favorite tunes new and old. Bring your friends and do a duet! If you have a song in mind, we can probably find it. Get there early, Sign up starts at 8 and goes to midnight. Drink specials all night. Hosted by DJ Mispac3 21+ No cover
Find out more »More Coffee with Pat and some Ukulaliens
Come out this Saturday to hear Pat heckle people playing the ukulele. Good times.
Find out more »Friday The 13th on Friday the 13th in 3D
Friday the 13th Double Feature 8:30pm Friday the 13th Part 3 - in 3-D! The first in the long-running series to feature Jason in his iconic hockey mask. People get killed, a bunch of them… we all know the story. But this entry has something extra special. When it was released it came out in 3-D! We will be providing glasses so everyone can enjoy this in all its cheesy (and gory) glory. 10:00pm Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter…
Find out more »Rap Comedy Jam!
R.C. Mike is back alongside DJ Rubox and DJ Fatboy to host the ultimate jam session! OPEN MIC FORMAT // all forms of performance art welcome 18+ // NO COVER
Find out more »October 2019
The Nook Presents: T.G Lee High’s Homecoming Dance
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we transform The Nook into T.G Lee High for our Homecoming Dance: Dancing Through the Decades! Dress up in your favorite decade, grab a date or go stag, get into your limo (uber) and come on out for this special event. Snap a pic with our mascot and nominate your Homecoming King and Queen (Gender does not apply, winners announced at midnight) and grab a bite from Hot Asian Buns in the Alvarez…
Find out more »80’s Halloween Classics at The Nook
Free Movie Fridays presents: 80s Halloween Triple Feature This year for Halloween The Nook will be the place for a whole night of 80s gore and spooky fun. Plenty of ghosts, ghouls, monsters, blood, guts, and then some. Films will be screened in our back lot as well as inside. Seating will begin at 6:30 pm 7:00 pm Beetlejuice He’s the ghost with the most. The Tim Burton classic is kicking everything off. This flick has it all… Michael Keaton,…
Find out more »November 2019
Bunny Cafe at The Nook
Come meet and pet our adorable furry friends while learning what it takes to give them loving and healthy indoor homes. Volunteers will be on hand to answer all your questions about feeding, housing, and connecting with these wonderful animals. ADMISSION IS FREE. The rabbits will be housed inside the bar for their safety and comfort while patron seating will be outside with tables and tents. There will be food available for purchase with La Empanada Food Truck and The…
Find out more »Ugly Orange Presents: Pearl & the Oysters + Acoquí & TV Dinner
Ugly Orange Presents... --a farewell to-- Pearl & The Oysters (Gainesville) https://pearlandtheoysters.bandcamp.com/ Acoqui https://acoqui.bandcamp.com/ TV Dinner at The Nook on Robinson // Free // 8 PM
Find out more »December 2019
Ugly Orange Presents: The Hills ( a dramatic reading)
hey, guys so I recently watched the epic age-defying drama the hills for the very first time and I would like to share some of my favorite scenes with you... live with real actors. this performance will feature scenes from seasons 1-3 join us at the nook for a sunday matinee auditions tba
Find out more »A Nightmare Before Christmas Gothic Ball
Break out your best black because on Friday the 13th it's a nightmare before Christmas and The Nook will host an unholy masquerade! Dark Christmas decorations Live jazz trio in the house Photo booth $5 Blood of Virgins drink special 21+// No Cover
Find out more »90’s Christmas Classics at The Nook
Free Movie Fridays presents: 90s Xmas Double Feature Films will be screened in our back lot! Seating will begin at 6:30 pm Jingle All the Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhJYMEzQA-Q 7 pm What passed for a family comedy in the mid 90s is pretty bizarre. Sure this is a Schwarzenegger vehicle where he is out to get his son the perfect Christmas gift (we all wanted a Turbo Man after this came out), but there is an underlying weirdness to this flick that…
Find out more »Circuit Church Holiday Pajama Synth Party
Don't spend Boxing Day in your boxers! Put on your PJs and come down to The Nook on Robinson for Circuit Church on 12/26, 8pm. Music by: Pressurewave Void Machine Modal Plane Berz3rkr Visuals by: Chris Zabriskie Florida beers, nice wines, and music. Bring your friends and come down!
Find out more »Dapper & Dashing a NYE soirée
A decade is coming to an end and what better way to ring in a new one than looking your best! Dapper Men and Dashing Dames join us at The Nook for an evening of class and elegance. A complimentary toast of champagne at Midnight, a live string ensemble will be playing for your entertainment, and most importantly: Admission is Free A photo booth will be available in our outdoor patio to commemorate your evening. Arrival will begin at 8…
Find out more »January 2020
Bartering and Beer: An Art / Books / Vinyl & Clothes Swap
For the first time ever The Nook will be hosting a bartering swap! Bring anything from art to records, used clothes to books or zines. Possibly trade some Christmas gifts that grandpa or grandma gave you that just doesn't really doesn't fit in to your ascetic. No money transactions here, just a good old fashioned swap. Maybe get a nice pair of boots for that pile of books you read ages ago, or get a sweet record for a painting…
Find out more »February 2020
Valentines Day Movie Night at The Nook
Free Movie Fridays presents: 90s Rom Com Double Feature Films will be screened in our back lot! Seating will begin at 6:30 pm 7pm Never Been Kissed Drew Barrymore is a babyfaced journalist looking to make her big break happen. So she goes undercover as a student in high school. Things get complicated when she starts to fall for her high school teacher though. I guess there were no ethical issues with age of consent in 1999. 8:30pm 10 Things…
Find out more »Rockin Robinson After Party
As the dust settles from another great event, lets get into party mode and dance the remainder of the night away. DJ JIM GRAVES starts at 10pm Anyone with a wristband from RR will have access to drink specials. This event is free so if you missed the fest, you can still come out and have a great time. 21+
Find out more »March 2020
The Nook Talent Show
A monthly all arts open mic! When we say all arts, we mean it. Can you burp the alphabet? Come out. Do you interpretive dance? We want to see it. Pull up to perform or just catch the show. Hosted by Chichi Gregor 21+ // no cover
Find out more »September 2020
iScream Flash Mob
In lieu of a maddening year and in celebration of the Nook getting ice cream we are hosting a 60-second group yell in our parking lot. This is an outdoor event but MASKS ARE 100% REQUIRED. If you do not wear your mask 100% of the time Zeus will smite the and you will be told to leave the lot. You are also required to respect social distance. The group yell will go down from 3 PM to 3:01 PM…
Find out more »December 2020
Milk Mart Holiday Mask-querade
* THIS IS AN OUTDOOR, MASK MANDATORY EVENT! * Those who are unable to wear a proper face covering should not plan to attend. Let's kick this whack year to the curb with one super awesome, super socially-distanced event! Milk Mart is back for one more before 2020 ends, and we hope you'll join us. Need a last minute gift for your holiday celebrations? Trying to shop local during these trying times? Looking for any excuse to get out of…
Find out more »The Last Tasty Takeover of 2020!
Join us this Tuesday in The Milk District for the last event of the year with: Ceylon Hut Cholo Dogs Chicken Waffle Grill Eatalian Jacked Up Tacos Little Blue Donut Los Cipotes Maya Rosa Philreal's Smokin' BBQ Free Parking is available by our awesome neighbors at The Plaza Live from 6-11pm, located at 425 N Bumby Ave *Face coverings will be mandatory by all staff and guests while not at a table - Thank you for doing your part to…
Find out more »The Nook Does NYE
Dress up & join us to cheers the end of the most trash of years! Jazzy vibes, photobooth, local bevs & free bubbly toast at midnight Outdoor/distanced seating available + masks required while in motion
Find out more »February 2021
Suds and Scopes
Join the Emil Buehler Planetarium at The Nook on Robinson, in Orlando's Milk District for our first-ever social distancing telescope star party! A live view of various objects in the night sky will be projected on a screen for all to see. This event will be outside and socially distanced. Masks are required when standing and moving about. Participants must be 6 feet from the telescope viewing area. Check out The Nook on Robinson's list of beverages: https://thenookonrobinson.square.site/
Find out more »The Nook Turns Three!
We're raising a glass to three years Nookin'! Pull up for free three-year Nook pins, free cupcakes, and a free bubbly toast at midnight. We'll also have special release Florida beers in the house and a Nooklehead photobooth. FOOD TRUCK: Hot Asian Buns | 6 PM-10 PM Cheers to @jrzart for the pin design and to all the homies who have helped keep us going through the pandemic. We cannot express how grateful we are to continue to be able…
Find out more »March 2021
Movie Trash – Mac and Me
New monthly movie series, Movie Trash at The Nook of Robinson, kicks off with the hilariously bad Mac and Me! Do you love E.T.: The Extraterrestrial but think it would be better with cheaper special effects, less engaging plot, and an extended McDonald’s commercial in the middle of it? Well Mac and Me if the flick for you! So, come get drunk and heckle along with the absurdity that only could have been made in the 80s. Movie Trash at…
Find out more »June 2021
Movie Trash – Cool as Ice
“When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.” Cool as Ice is as good as that tagline on its poster. Vanilla Ice plays Johnny. He is a Suzuki-riding badass rapper who gets stuck in a small town. But you aren’t going to believe what happens next… he falls in love with a local girl! I know, crazy. But that isn’t all… she and her family are in the witness protection…
Find out more »August 2021
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie – Movie Trash
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie In the 80s movie executives and toy companies had no real regard for children or sheltering them. This could not be better exemplified than by the astoundingly terrible, yet morbidly fascinating, Garbage Pail Kids Movie. A riff on the equally, but not as grotesque, Cabbage Patch Kids phenomenon… this is one of the rare flicks that rocks a 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Must be seen to be believed… and for real, beers and a…
Find out more »September 2021
The 2-Piano Benefit Concert
The 2-Piano Project is an immersive music performance and benefit. The audience will sit between two recently restored pianos as artists perform a wide variety of compositions - from jazz to cabaret to classical and more. Following the event, the restored pianos will be donated to local schools and community groups to support music education. This event is brought to us by self-taught Texas-based composer Nathan Felix. The evening will conclude with Felix’s two-piano composition, Texas Skies, where the audience…
Find out more »October 2021
Milk Mart Spooky Soirée
Who else is a big Halloween fan? Literally all of you? That's what I thought! Join us on October 3rd for Milk Mart's annual Halloween market! The best way to kick off the season is with a lazy Sunday full of shopping and eating, right? Come out and shop for new Halloween decor, costume pieces, and all kinds of unique local goodies. Costumes are welcome and encouraged!
Find out more »Leprechaun Double Feature – Movie Trash
The Leprechaun franchise was pretty straightforward the first three movies. Leprechaun gold is stolen, Leprechaun kills a bunch of people while delivering Irish puns, and that was about it. While Warwick Davis rules in all of them, the formula was wearing thin. Well, they certainly figured out how to pump new life into the flicks with 4 and 5. And that is what we will be watching… Leprechaun in Space and Leprechaun in the Hood. Leprechaun in Space generously has…
Find out more »Bandwagon Community Concert – Opera Orlando
Please join us for what promises to be an evening of amazing art and community. Presented in collaboration with Opera Orlando, the Milk District Main Street Program and The Nook On Robinson, this is a FREE community concert with soloists from Opera Orlando performing selections from Verdi's La Traviata.
Find out more »Drink N’ Draw: Hallow-Wieners
Make art with us out back on Thursday! We'll provide pens, paper, and theme. This month's theme: Hallow-wieners Hosted by @jrzart every 4th Thursday Winner gets $10 bar tab
Find out more »November 2021
Hoppy Hour @ The Nook on Robinson
Help support Orlando Rabbit Care & Adoptions by joining us for an evening of fur and fun at The Nook on Robinson.The event will feature a Silent Charity Auction hosted by one of our charming (and adoptable) bunbassadors. We won't be allowing direct contact with our rabbit friend for health reasons, but we guarantee you'll want to bring them home with you! Everyone that contributes $10 or more through the auction will receive a discount on drinks. Do it for…
Find out more »December 2021
Opera Orlando presents Selections From The Secret River – FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT
Join us as we enjoy selections from Opera Orlando's production of "The Secret River" in an outdoor free concert. Donations to Levitt Pavilion Orlando are welcome. We will be raffling off a "Build Your Own Guitar" class by El Camino Music School, so come early and bring a chair if you like.
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Orlando Zine Fest 2021
Dozens of Central Florida-based zinesters, artists, small press publishers, and writers celebrate independent print with Orlando Zine Fest 2021 on Saturday, December 18 outside of The Nook on Robinson. Entry is free! Vendors determine swap/purchase preferences. with: 44:16 The Book Arts Guild of Central Florida Bonk! Circuit Church Corazón de Pollo Cross Pollinator Dead Horse Publishing Demented Comix Elizabeth Allen-Cannon Funky Alligator Illuminated Paths and Broken Machine Films Is It Over Yet? Ivan Riascos Jest ISSUES a MOPEn Mag Joyce…
Find out more »Milk Mart Holiday Market
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Let's get jolly and enjoy a day of last-minute holiday shopping together at Milk Mart! Join us on December 19th for Milk Mart's annual Holiday Market! The last Sunday before Christmas, it's often your last chance to snag local goods from a market setting; and you know we bring the goods! With over 80 local vendors to shop from, there's something for everyone on your list. Interested in vending with us? Visit www.MilkMartOrlando.com to…
Find out more »Nook Year’s Eve
Dress up & ring in 2022, Nook-style! Jazzy vibes, photobooth & free bubbly toast at midnight. Stick around right after midnight for our 1st annual Resolution Roulette NO COVER | 21+
Find out more »January 2022
Movie Trash presents Showgirls
Movie Trash at The Nook presents Showgirls Some movies are considered instant classics, but as the age you realize what garbage they are… Forrest Gump, Avatar, 2004’s Crash. Movies like that. But some are so universally hated upon their release that there is nowhere to go but up. Showgirls fits that perfectly. Imagine a bad remake of All About Eve, made for Lifetime, with a TON of nudity and you’d be close to the ridiculous awesomeness that is Showgirls. Nomi…
Find out more »March 2022
The Nook Turns 4!
Drinkin' beers to celebrate 4 years! Pull up for free four-year Nook pins, free cupcakes, and a free bubbly toast at midnight FOOD TRUCK: Hot Asian Buns | 7PM First 50 homies get a Nookie goodie bag! Cheers to @jrzart for the pin design
Find out more »April 2022
Movie Trash presents CATS!
Movie Trash at The Nook presents CATS! Saturday, April 2nd at 8pm Just before the pandemic ruined our lives, director Tom Hooper tried his best to beat Covid to the punch with his mind-boggling screen adaptation of the Broadway hit Cats. Imagine these filmmakers being given $100 million dollars to make a movie based on a stage play that already doesn’t really make sense, has pretty mediocre songs, and is uncomfortably horny for being an entirely feline cast… then these…
Find out more »Movie Trash presents CATS!
Movie Trash at The Nook presents CATS! Saturday, April 23rd at 8pm Just before the pandemic ruined our lives, director Tom Hooper tried his best to beat Covid to the punch with his mind-boggling screen adaptation of the Broadway hit Cats. Imagine these filmmakers being given $100 million dollars to make a movie based on a stage play that already doesn’t really make sense, has pretty mediocre songs, and is uncomfortably horny for being an entirely feline cast… then these…
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