This Week In Art

New experiences shape our reality. Let yourself connect with new people in Orlando this week.- This Saturday, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts hosts PechaKucha Night Orlando v28. See a wide variety of presenters have 20 slides and get 20 sceonds to explain each of them.- Also this Saturday, the Orlando Book Festival happens at Orange County Library System (FL), including panels, writing workshops, book signings, and more from bestselling authors from all over the country.- Saturday & Sunday, Harry P. Leu Gardens is having their Leu Gardens’ Annual Spring Plant Sale. Over 50 growers and vendors are selling a variety of plants and outdoor accessories.- This week is your last chance to experience From Here, an original musical by Orlando's Donald Rupe, at Central Florida Community Arts.

Orlando is so much more than a city for tourists. We're a city for ARTISTS! Connect with Orlando's artistic institutions 'This Week In Art'.- Friday & Saturday, UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival Concert I, an amazing weekend of jazz currated by UCF professor Jeff Rupert, takes place at the UCF campus.- Emotions Dance Inc. uses contemporary dance to tell personal stories of courage and perseverance at 'Untold Stories' this Friday & Saturday at Orlando Shakes.- Opening Friday at Garden Theatre, see the epic Ben Hur like never before ... as a comedy. Struggling actors rehearse the grand tale of the fictional Jewish prince and merchant, offstage rivalries and romances interfere with their chariot races and sea battles.Get out and experience your city!

Orlando, experience three classics like never before happening 'This Week In Art'.- Opening Wednesday, Orlando Shakes hosts the classic adventure, The Three Musketeers, running through March 22.- Friday, lOrlando Ballet Company and School starts their run of the Disney classic Cinderella presented by the Orlando Ballet, running through Sunday.- This Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra performs 'Hansel & Gretel' as part of their Symphony Storytime Series at The Plaza Live series.You've know them all. Now get out and experience a new take on these classics.

Connect with Orlando and its many creative communities. We're here to share just a few of the events happening "This Week In Art"- Friday & Sunday, Opera Orlando takes you into a western in real saloon at The Girl of the Golden West. Specialty cocktails, appetizers, and desserts will add to the evening with cash bars also available.- Tuesday, jazz-funk-R&B fusion ensemble The Conglomerate returns to Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts.- Wednesday, Orlando Story Club tells stories of sleepless nights at OSC: Past Our Bedtime at The Abbey.- Friday & FREE, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park hear world-class organist Stefan Kiessling, organ.Get out and see your city and all its creativity this week

Whether you're into art, theater, or orchestra, there's something happening for you this week in Orlando!- Saturay is Free! Family Day at Orlando Museum of Art.- Saturday, Orlando Repertory Theatre opens Anne of Green Gables, a play about an orphan girl and her new family living on a farm.- Saturday & Sunday, revel in the art of over 300 artists at the 45th annual Mount Dora Arts Festival.- Saturday at Bob Carr Theater, see the world premiere of 'A Fiddle Concerto'.Go experience something amazing!

We live in an a vibrant city full of creativity. Experience at least one, if not more, of these wonderful events happening 'This Week In Art'.- Explore the west with a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers led by one-armed Captain John Wesley Powell as they set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. An all female cast of 'Men On Boats' opens Thursday at Mad Cow Theatre and runs through Feb 9.- Beginning Saturday, ZORA! Festival 2020 celebrates the life of Zora Neal Hurston with public talks, museum exhibitions, theatrical productions, arts education programming, and a 3-day Outdoor Festival of the Arts.- Thursday, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park hosts Insights & Sounds: The Greatest Composers You've Never Heard Of. Experience compsoers whose talent has escaped notice in modern times.- This Friday, Garden Theatre opens 'Violet', a folk musical about a woman's cross-country journey to find healing.It's a beautfiul week in Central Florida. Get out and see your city!

Orlando is buzzing this week with theater, orchestra, and robots(?). Experience all our city has to give before the robot apocolypse.- Running Friday through Monday, Otronicon allows you to walk on the cutting edge through state-of-the-art gaming and simulation technologies, including military and medical simulators not typically available to the public.- Friday, Central Florida Community Arts opens 'The Lion In Winter'. Typical family squabbles can’t compare to those of the English monarchy gathering for the holidays, especially with the king’s three sons all vying for the throne.- Wednesday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra debuts Resonate at The Plaza Live. You will hear the music of Mozart, paired with works by visionary composers of today.- Saturday, Orlando Repertory Theatre presents Pip-Squeak: An Anti-Bullying Magic Show 2020. Because of his small size as a child, Tony was bullied in the cafeteria, in the gymnasium, on the playground, and generally anywhere there were no adults present. Now using comedy, amazing magic tricks, juggling, and a coat-rack loaded with costumes, Tony gently and humorously teaches children how to cope with being bullied.Get out and try something new.

Orlando's theater scene is one of the most prominent in the country. This week, we explore 20+ plays happening around the city. No matter what you're into, there's something for everyone to connect to.- Starting Thursday, enjoy the best of Orlando Fringe at Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest. 22 wildly different plays stretching across genres until Sunday.- Saturday, Crealdé School of Art hosts the 9th annual Night Of Fire, featuring a variety of art created in-part with fire.- Becoming Dr. Ruth opens this Wednesday at Orlando Shakes. The play is filled with the humor, honesty, and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became “Dr. Ruth”, Americaʼs most famous sex therapist.- An extension of 2019's sold out performances, Theater On The Edge presents 'TALK RADIO'.Get out and see something amazing this week!

2020 is upon us. The question is ... What are you doing for New Years Eve?- Bring in the new decade at Wall St. Plaza where one ticket gets you into eight venues.- 180 Skytop Lounge are hosting a classy NYE party.- Over in Winter Park, The Alfond Inn is hosting a live band.- Enjoy a block party in the Thornton Park District.- For the kids, Orlando Science Center is hosting Rawr-in' Noon Year’s Eve! during the day.

As we close out this decade, we want to thank YOU, Orlando, for another incredible year. We foresee the city growing a lot next decade and we can't wait to experience it together. See you 2020!

We don't often remember individual Christmases. It's the Christmas traditions that make the holidays so magical. Start a new tradition this year with one of these Orlando events happening this week!Friday through Sunday, Opera Orlando presents All is Calm, a poignant and moving musical set during World War I at the Western Front, Christmas 1914.- Phantasmagoria's "A Christmas Carol" - Orlando Performances opens this Friday and runs through Monday at Orlando Shakes.- This week is 3rd Thursday Orlando in the Downtown Arts District. There's open galleries all along the streets.- Saturday, The 502s host their Christmas Special at the Timucua Arts Foundation.- Sunday, The Buzzcatz Holly Jolly Christmas Show is a Christmas matinee happening at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts.

Orlando's arts communities are definitely feeling the Christmas cheer. Are you? Get in the spirit by connecting with your city. It's "This Week In Art".- Friday at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, see a holiday classic, The Nutcracker, presented by Orlando Ballet, running through December 23.- Thursday through Saturday, Central Florida Community Arts hosts Tis the Season! A Holiday Extravaganza. Experience the powerful 300 voice community choir, rockin' musicians of the symphony orchestra, as well as the high-kicking, spectacular members of the CFCArts Dance Company for what has become one of Central Florida's most celebrated holiday traditions!- Wednesday, enjoy live storytelling at Orlando Story Club: Homecoming at Downtown Arts District Orlando. Anyone with a story can put their name in the hat for a chance to share.- Hear Christmas classics performed by Bach Festival Society of Winter Park this Saturday and Sunday at Knowles Memorial Chapel.- Sunday, Orlando's inclusive dance troupe, Chance 2 Dance, hosts The Nutcracker Reimagined: An Inclusive Retelling of a Classic.

Start your week by planning to experience all that Orlando's creative communities have to offer. It's 'This Week In Art'.- This Friday, the 2019 Tree Lighting Celebration takes place at Lake Eola. Enjoy the annual lighting of the tree, The Daily City's Food Truck Bazaar, and a performance from the Orlando Concert Band.- Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre opens The Spitfire Grill, a musical about a restaurant raffled-off and love that sprouts out of this contest.- Also opening Wednesday, experience the sequel to 'Pride & Prejudice' Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Orlando Shakes.- Friday, Harry P. Leu Gardens hosts their monthly Movie Night featuring 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"- Sunday, kick-off the holiday season as Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras hosts FSYO's Miracle at Mead Garden.Get out and experience your city.

Orlando is booming with arts and culture just waiting for you to join in. Don't miss your opporutinty to connect with your city "This Week In Art".- This Saturday & Sunday, come celebrate the many cultures that call Orlando home at FusionFest 2019. There will be food, dance, music, fashion, film, and spoken word from all over the world.- Monday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents Bach & Beyond. Explore the world and music of South America as in demand soloist Bridget Kibbey, performs a World Premiere harp concerto by Brazilian composer João Luiz Rezende.- Experience some jazz from Jeff Rupert Quartet Wednesday at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents 'Home For The Holidays'. Albert George Schram leads a musical celebration like no other featuring the Holiday Singers and Opera Orlando Youth Chorus, in familiar classics and new surprises.- The 9th annual Orlando Pottery Festival is this Saturday and Sunday at the Florida Army National Guard Armory.- Sunday, Messiah Choral Society hosts their 47th Annual Performance at Bob Carr Performing Arts Center.

It's finally cooling off outside and your Orlando is more alive than ever. Connect with your fellow art lovers at one or more of the followig events happening "This Week In Art".- Friday, jump into the holiday spirit with Central Florida Community Arts at A Christmas Story, running through December 15.- Enjoy another Christmas classic as Garden Theatre hosts A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, opening Friday and running through December 22.- Monday at CityArts, The In-Between Series: Afro-Puerto Rican Rhythms celebrates the musical style with a little bit of history, demonstration of the rhythms and dance, and applications in modern music.- Wednesday & Thursday, Winter Park Playhouse presents the latest in their "Spotlight Cabaret" series with Opera Orlando's Gabriel Preisser. This event is sold out, but some standing room tickets remain, and they have a wait list for seating.

You don't have to live a life disconnected from your community. Orlando is full of creatvitiy and events waiting for you. Here's what's happening "This Week In Art".- This Saturday, enjoy an evening of jazz, R&B, rock, and more all along Edgewater Drive at College Park JazzFest 2019.- Experience "The Greatest Show (& Tell) On Earth" this weekend at Maker Faire Orlando 2019. There will be more than 300 exhibits highlighting technology, sceince, robots, & all things creativity.- Playing Friday through Sunday, Mister Rogers: The Musician shares the musical side of our childhood friend and Rollins College alumni with special guest musicians and a capella group Voctave.- Friday at Fierce Entertainment Studios in Fashion Square Mall, OIFW Style Night Out - Sip, Mix, Mingle, Party is a night of makeup, fashion, hair and more!Get out and do something new.

Experience Orlando's thriving arts communities this week. Don't be ... scared to do something new!

Connect with your Orlando arts communities and live a more creative life. Here's what's happening "This Week In Art".- This Saturday & Sunday, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park presents Haydn's "The Creation", described as the “chaos” of a non-existent world, the bliss of Adam and Eve, and the humor of a creeping lowly worm.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents Beethoven's 5th, Rei Hotoda, leads your Orlando Philharmonic in the most iconic piece in all of classical music.- Friday & Saturday, Central Florida Community Arts performs A Hero’s Journey. Place yourself in the center of the story as we reflect on what it means, how it sounds, and how it feels to be a hero.- Starting Saturday, Orlando Shakes opens Miss Nelson is Missing!, a musical about a classroom in peril after their teacher goes missing, running through November 16.- Starting Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre opens Boesman and Lena. The human need for kindness, hope, and compassion is on display during a particularly violent era of governmental racism and suppression, running through November 17.Don't forget, IMMERSE's The Worlds Of CORKCICLE & Architects Of Air are open all this week. Get your ticket at creativecityproject.com/corkcicle2019

Orlando is full of artists doing cool stuff. Join the community. Here's what's going on 'This Week In Art'.- Wednesday, Orlando Shakes opens the classic Macbeth, running through November 24.- Friday, a two-part Halloween event at Harry P. Leu Gardens. Haunting Tales starts with family-friendly stories then, after intermission, continues with wicked, hair-raising tales.- All this week at Enzian Theater, the South Asian Film Festival celebrates the Eastern culture with five selected films.- Opening Friday, Orlando Repertory Theatre hosts How I Became A Pirate, a pirate-themed musical, running through November 10.- Also opening Friday, Central Florida Community Arts hosts the thrilling musical Sweeney Todd about a barber turned serial killer.Do something this week! And don't forget Immerse 2019, October 18 & 19.

Cities shouldn’t be defined by theme parks. They should be defined by artists. Get out and enjoy one of the many events happening this week in Orlando's arts communities.- Wednesday, jump into the scary spirit with Orlando Story Club: Spooked! at The Abbey.- Thursday, (talented or not) sing your heart out when Opera del Sol & Central Florida Vocal Arts present Celebrity Lip Sync Battle & Fundraising Event! also at The Abbey.- You have two weeks left to see Mad Cow Theatre's rendition of the literary classic, Pride and Prejudice.- Friday, Harry P. Leu Gardens hosts Movie Night, featuring the psychological horror film 'The Others'.- Friday & Saturday, celebrate Latinx culture at ARTE BAJO La Sombrilla, a music, art, dance, and food festival at Center for Fine and Performing Arts at Seminole State College.- Saturday, celebrate the Woodstock 50th Anniversary with Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra as they remember legends like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Santana, Janis Joplin, The Who, and so many more.- Sunday, enjoy four classical orchestras at Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras's 63rd Season Opener.Get out and do something new.

The chill of a thrilling play. The sound of a saxophone. The sweet taste of orange juice. All happening 'This Week In Art'. Get out experience the real Orlando.- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra starts their season with Opening Night with Branford and Boléro. See America’s most acclaimed saxophonist, Branford Marsalis, joins the orchestra for an unforgettable performance.- Wednesday, Jeff Rupert plays Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts. Jeff is a Yamaha performing artist, record producer, recording artist, freelance tenor saxophonist, full-time professor, and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF).- Also Wednesday, Timucua Arts Foundation hosts Dones and Devlin’s Millenia. This saxophone duo is known for both their masterful musicianship and their engaging personalities.- Get a taste of Orlando's citrus industry at Citrus Pop! A Celebration of All Things Sweet, Fresh, & Juicy opening Friday at Art & History Museums - Maitland.- Friday, get ready for this annual event to go gold. It's La Maschera goes Royal at The Abbey. Live Entertainment by Midnight Mayhem, dancing, silent auction, gourmet food and more!- The Humans opens Friday at Annie Russell Theatre and runs through. The play is at once a witty domestic comedy, intense family drama, and goose-pimply thriller.

Start your week by planning to experience all that Orlando's creative communities have to offer. It's 'This Week In Art'.- This Friday, Winter Park Playhouse opens 'Desperate Measures', a musical-comedy-gone-wrong, featuring a nun, a sheriff, a saloon girl, and all the hijinx that insue.- Stop by Enzian Theater all week for the Global Peace Film Festival.- Saturday is the CFLSketch - 2019 Central Florida Sketch Comedy Festival, featuring morning workshops and an evening of comedy.- Saturday at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts, Carol Stein Band are performing a variety of musical genres from jazz to classical or musicals and cabarets to pub songs.And don't forget, we're one month from Immerse 2019 in Downtown Orlando!

Are you ready to live a life of creativity? Then check out what's happening 'This Week In Art'.- Orlando Repertory Theatre presents Tuck Everlasting, a story about adventure, starting Saturday and running through the end of the month.- This Friday, Snap! Orlando Downtown opens their 2019 Florida Showcase with a party featuring cocktails, music, and, of course, Florida art.- Friday through Sunday, Opera Orlando presents '6 of VIII : The 6 wives of Henry VIII'.- Enjoy an evening of dance at A Magi Temple Belly Dance School for Hafla Celebrating 30 Year Belly Dance Orlando Anniversary.

We're here to connect you with Orlando's creative communities. It's 'This Week In Art'.- Wednesday, Orlando Shakes opens 'Evita'. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony Award-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as the wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America. It runs through October.- Tuesday, Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Floridaopens 'Let Me Be Myself', an exhibit covering the life of Anne Frank.- Friday is Movie Night at Harry P. Leu Gardens. This month they're showing 'Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom'.- Saturday & Sunday, Orlando Science Center opens Bubble Bash! Love Mess Fest at Orlando Science Center? Then you’ll love the squeaky clean sister event.Get out and do something new!

Connecting you with Orlando's many cultural scenes, it's 'This Week In Art'.- Tuesday, Enzian Theater shows Wes Anderson's second film at Cult Classics: Rushmore.- Head over to Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts for some free jazz. It's Thursday Night Hang: Eddie Marshall Trio.- Opening Friday, Central Florida Community Arts host Next to Normal, a contemporary musical about a bipolar woman and her suburban family as they cope with mental illness.Get out and do something creative!

The intimacy of theater when you can see every detail is something you're missing out on if you've only ever seen productions in huge rooms. "This Week In Art" is here to connect you to Orlando's many artistic scenes.- Friday, Ragtime the Musical opens at The Garden (through Sept 15). At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. In New York City, a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician are brought together by the promise of the future.- Thursday & Friday, CFCArts Presents Into the Woods. Classic fairytale characters collide in Sondheim's fairytale masterpiece.- Opening Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre hosts Fade. A true-to-life new comedy, Mexican-American Lucia is hired to write for a Latina TV character in a cutthroat Hollywood TV studio.- Cornell Fine Arts Museum hosts their monthly Saturday Highlights Tour, a free docent-led tour of works currently on view at the museum.

If you're not connecting with Orlando's creative scenes, you're missing out on inspiration, awe, and the meaningful experiences. Get out and enjoy one of these events!- This Saturday, enjoy some science projects and have a beer! It's Adults-Only Science Night Live ft. TMNT! at Orlando Science Center.- Hear both legendary works and new orchestral pieces at Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center for OCCO presents Locals and Legends.- This week is 3rd Thursday Orlando in Downtown. Tons of open galleries including the hub of the event, CityArts Factory.- Wednesday, UCF Jazz professor and piano savant Richard Drexler performs at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts.

Connect with your community through creativity. Orlando hosts movies, theater, and more 'This Week In Art'.

Connecting you with Orlando's cultural communities, it's "This Week In Art".- A unique feat in theater, Central Florida Community Arts takes over a courtroom at Orange County Regional History Center for their production of Twelve Angry Jurors.- As a part of First Thursday, Orlando Museum of Art opens three new exhibits.- Friday, Harry P. Leu Gardens will show Mission Impossible as part of their Movie Night series.

Is Orlando more than a city full of theme parks and tourists?- Florida Prize 2019 is running at Orlando Museum of Art through August 18. Our favorite exhibition every year, come see emerging Florida artists from throughout the state.- (UPDATED) Thursday, Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts hosts Thursday Night Hang: Eddie Marshall Trio. Admission is FREE.- Sunday at The Alfond Inn, take a docent-led tour of the works on view at Sunday Tour at The Alfond Inn.Get out and experience something new.

Orlando is a vibrant city full of creativity. Don't miss one of the events happening 'This Week In Art'.- This Friday, Orlando music venue Blue Bamboo Center For The Artscelebrates Blue Bamboo's 3rd Anniversary feat. the Orlando Jazz Orchestra.- Central Florida Community Arts is currently hosting Bye Bye Birdie, a musical about a 60s rockstar being drafted to war, showing through the 28th.- Garden Theatre hosts Flashdance: The Musical through the 28th. This classic tells the story of a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night.- Opening Friday, Newsies at Osceola Arts, tells the invigorating tale of a band of young "newsies".Get out and take advantage of what your city has to offer.

Don't let your kids sit home all summer! Orlando is full of summer camps to keep their brains and bodies active while school is out.- Orlando Repertory Theatre hosts theater camps for the little actor/actress in your life.- Orlando Science Center has a ton of science and technology summer camps to keep your kids thinking.- Have a little artist on your hands? Orlando Museum of Art hosts camps teaching them about the visual arts.- Orlando Ballet Company and School teaches a wide variety of dance at their summer camps.- Enzian Theater hosts camp for budding filmmakers.- Art & History Museums - Maitland presents even more visual arts camps.- Central Florida Community Arts has a wide variety of options, from music to theater.- Orange County Regional History Center hosts history and cultural camps.They need something to do this summer! Get your kid interested in the arts!

Orlando is booming with events this Fourth of July week! Don't miss out on celebrating with your city!

It's 'This Week In Art', here to keep you connected to the best in arts & culture in Orlando.- This week is your last chance to catch 'Once' at Mad Cow Theatre. This classic musical tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music.- Thursday, a unique show comes to Timucua Arts Foundation. At Jeremy Seghers: Three Stories, watch three different short stories play out, one at a time on each level of the house.- Saturday at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, PechaKucha Night Orlando v26 gives a host of speakers 20 images, 20 seconds each to tell their whatever story they wish.- Also Saturday, it's Liberty Weekend with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, a free concert getting us ready for The Fourth Of July.Get out and do something new and exciting.

Beat the heat. Miss the rain. And enjoy Orlando. It's 'This Week In Art'.- The Third Thursday Gallery Hop is this week! CityArts functions as the hub for the event and they will be opening a new exhibit, Metamorphosis.- A new play 'Outside Mullingar' opens at Mad Cow Theatre and runs through July 14.- There's even more theater at the Florida Festival of New Musicals, happening at Winter Park Playhouse.- This Friday, East End Market hosts Evening Exchange at East End, a monthly event with tons of local makers, food, and fun.Get out and do the thing!!!

Orlando is home to a burgeoning music scene. This week, catch at least one of these performances before their done. Let us know which one you can't miss.

Into dance? Theater? Museums? Farmers markets? Food trucks? No matter what you're into, there's something happening in Orlando this week for you. And better yet, a lot of it is free!- This Wednesday, Cornell Fine Arts Museum presents Happy Hour Art Tours at The Alfond Inn, a free tour of the Museum’s Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art.- Also Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre opens Once, a powerful love story, underscored by emotionally charged music.- Friday & Saturday, Emotions Dance presents Blur at Orlando Shakes, a performance that examines social media, pop culture, and asks the question, "Are we really connected?"- Sunday, The Daily City presents the Indoor Farmers Market, featuring many local creatives selling their goods.- Also Sunday, The One Orlando Alliance hosts Love and Kindness on the Lawn, a free event to enjoy local music, food trucks, share some hugs and create happy memories while remembering those who continue to need our love and support.Get out and do something new and exciting!

The Orlando heat is in full effect, so here are some inside events happening this week to keep you cool.

Groundbreaking theater, this week only. Orlando Fringe continues this week in Orlando Loch Haven Park. Hundreds of shows including :- Are you lovin' it? : A surreal romp with dancing Japanese businessmen, everyone's favorite Krazy Kitty, many Poos and delicious WacDonalds for all.- Spare the Rod : The story of Crayton, an LGBTQ+ man, navigating life with an abusive mother, a loving father, and the art that wouldn’t let him go.- Shakespeare's Terminator the Second : A 17th-century version of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, constructed solely of lines from the plays of William Shakespeare.- Also, it's your last week to see Billy Elliot: The Musical at the Garden Theatre.Whether you're a theatre buff or newbie, get out and see some plays!

Orlando, do not let mom miss out on all things happening "This Week In Art". She'll never forgive you if you do.- Let mom stop and smell the roses at Harry P. Leu Gardens annual Mother's Day event where mom gets in free!- On Wednesday, Professor of Jazz Studies at UCF, pianist, bassist, vocalist and composer/arranger Richard Drexler performs at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts.- Thursday & Friday, Central Florida Community Arts presents 'Spectacle!', combining show-stopping production numbers from stage and screen, selections from classical music’s greatest composers, and timeless songs from the past 100 years.- Saturday, 38 artists present at Orlando Pottery Festival: Spring Festival & Arts Market.Get out and do something new and exciting!

It's never been a better time to get involved with one of Orlando's man artistic communities. Here's what's happening "This Week In Art."- This Sunday, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras have their 62ND Season Finale Concert at Bob Carr Performing Arts Center.- An 11-year old boy journeys from the boxing ring to a ballet class in Billy Elliott The Musical, continuing through the month of May at Garden Theatre.- Thursday at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts, experience Orlando's jazz scene at Thursday Night Hang: Marco Bojorquez Band.- Fun for the little ones, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents the Symphony Storytime Series.What'd we miss? Post more Orlando events in the comments!

There's a lot going on in Orlando this week and if you miss all of it, you will regret it. Here's what's happening "This Week In Art".- This weekend, catch one of the four performances of Arcadian Broad's Wonderland: Mad Tales of The Hatter performed by the Orlando Ballet Company and School.- Friday at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts, experience a fusion of Appalachian old-time, Balkan folk music, Swing Manouche, and early New Orleans Jazz at Resonant Rogues with opening act Beth McKee.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates France and its renowned classical composers at "French Soiree."- Saturday & Sunday, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park presents Power of Romanticism and Resurrection.- Sunday, a new show by a local playwright, Joseph Hayes presents "A Slow Ride" at Timucua Arts Foundation. Three generations of women — the eccentric, hold-out-hippie grandmother, her conventional daughter, and the Goth granddaughter who is fed up with both of them — take a Sunday ride.

Springtime in Orlando means one thing, events, events, events. Don't let the heat of summer arrive without enjoying your city!- This weekend, Orlando Repertory Theatre opens Suessical The Musical, an homage to the children's literature genius, Dr. Suess.- UCF Celebrates the Arts 2019 continues this week and, this weekend, the Flying Horse Big Band performs the music of Ray Charles.- Friday, the Florida Film Festival opens at Enzian Theater, featuring 180+ films over 10 days.- Saturday, Harry P. Leu Gardens hosts the Spring Jazz'n Blues Concert.Get out and experience something new!

- This weekend, UCF Celebrates the Arts 2019 kicks off at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, including dance, installations from us, and Titanic the Musical.- Friday & Saturday, Central Florida Community Arts presents Spring Swing at Mead Gardens, featuring CFCArts' Big Band in their first-ever featured concert!- Friday, FAVO Faith Arts Village Orlando hosts FAVO First Friday 90th Art Show with open studios and sales on local art.- Sunday, Maitland Stage Band hosts a free concert at Art & History Museums - Maitland. More info : Maitland Stage Band at MAC.Get out and see your city.

Orlando is a city rich with culture. Culture that you should experience. Here's what's happening "This Week In Art."- This Sunday, celebrate Florida Cowboy Heritage Day at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens.- Friday, Opera Orlando opens Pagliacci/Pulcinella, an emotionally charged show that ranges from high comedy to intense tragedy. It runs until the 26th and features Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.- Friday and Saturday, UCF Jazz presents the UCF Orlando Jazz Festival, featuring clinics, master classes, and performances by internationally acclaimed artists.- This is your last week to see Hamlet & Gertrude and Claudius at Orlando Shakes.There's a ton happening this week. Go out and experience something amazing!

Orlando! Do you like plants? Ballet? The circus? Orchestra? We're breaking down all the local events happening "This Week In Art."- This Saturday & Sunday, take home a new friend at Leu Gardens' Annual Spring Plant Sale!- Tuesday, get up close and personal with the Orlando Ballet Company and School at Uncorked at The Abbey.- Thursday, the circus marvel returns with Cirque du Soleil in Orlando at The Florida Mall.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" at Bob Carr Performing Arts Center.- Sunday, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras presents FSYO POPS in the Garden, an orchestral take on hit songs and Broadway tunes.

Orlando, we're here to make your week a little more creative. It's "This Week In Art".- Thursday, artwork comes to life with sound at Guillermo Galindo Performance - Sonic Borders III. See this musician/conceptual artist perform for FREE at Cornell Fine Arts Museum.- Also Thursday, Alterity Chamber Orchestra presents “Reveries”, their first full chamber orchestra concert of the season, at The Abbey.- Beat Bugs: A Musical Adventure at Orlando Repertory Theatre is fun for the whole family! Hear The Beatles' classic songs while insect pals embark on a mission to save Strawberry Fields.- George Orwell's classic '1984' is brought to the stage starting this Friday at Garden Theatre.- This Saturday & Sunday, the Windermere Fine Arts Show presents over 150 artists displaying their artwork.Go! Enjoy your week! Enjoy your city!

Are you into classical music? How about rock bands? Dark comedies? Shakespeare? No matter what you like, Orlando has a creative event you need to attend "This Week In Art."- This Friday & Saturday, experience the four season through classical music with Concertos by Candlelight: Four Seasons Around the Globefrom Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra performs the classic Beethoven's 7th at Bob Carr Performing Arts Center.- Also Saturday, Vienna Boys Choir perform at Community Presbyterian Church in Celebration.- ALSO Saturday, see tons of local musicians at Rockin' Robinson in The Milk District.- Saturday & Sunday, stuff your face at Lake Eola for the Downtown Food & Wine Fest 2019.- Opening Wednesday, Orlando Shakes hosts Gertrude and Claudius, the prequel to the classic 'Hamlet'.- Opening Thursday, Mad Cow Theatre hosts Gloria, a dark comedy about the opportunistic culture of modern media.- Opening Friday, Central Florida Community Arts presents My Favorite Year, the story of Benjy Stone, and his dream to be TV writer.Get out and experience something new!

Be part of Orlando’s vibrant arts and culture scene. Connect through one of these experiences. It's "This Week In Art."- This Friday, Saturday, & Sunday is Winter Park Weekend of the Arts. Downtown Winter Park will serve as the location for family-friendly art activities. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art is free all three days and Bach Festival Society of Winter Park presents Voctave: Orchestral Debut.- Also on Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, Bailamos! Presented by Orlando Ballet, a night of latin dance, at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.- Saturday at The Mennello Museum of American Art, Indie-Folkfest hosts vendors, food, and, of course, lots of folk music.- Sunday, 2019 Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival happens in Mills50, starting with a parade at 11.Get out and experience your city.

ORLANDO! Whether you're a fan of plays, painting, photography, orchestra, big bands, or musicals, there's something going on for you "This Week In Art."- Orlando Shakes opens the classic, Hamlet, this Wednesday.- Friday, Snap! Orlando opens Snap! Space presents: 'Duane Michals: The Portraitist', featuring more than 125 portraits from his 60-year career.- Also this Friday, award-winning artist Donna Dowless opens the 15th Annual Heart & Soul exhibition at Grand Bohemian Gallery.- Saturday is SAM FLAX Wall Project 2019. The Orlando art supply store gives their walls to the city's artists. There will be food and music to celebrate Sam Flax of Orlando's new look.- See one of the country's most popular jazz bands this Friday at the Flying Horse Big Band Concert.- Monday, Central Florida Vocal Arts opens A Tale of Two Cities, the musical, based on Charles Dickens's classic novel.- Sunday, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park presents Spiritual Spaces: A Musical Retreat.- Sunday, see Maitland Stage Band Free Concert at Art & History Museums - Maitland.- Sunday, guitarist Bill Mize performs at Timucua Arts Foundation.There's too much happening this week to stay home. Get out and enjoy your city.

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