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Shock and Awe II

So apparently someone in this town loves horrible, unspeakable attrocity. That show from Dandelion's that was so hot it could only hang for one night (you know, the one that involved Girl Scouts)? it's now been moved to Artzy Mama's, 1309 Wilfred Ave., off Virginia Ave. Get your fill, you sick monkeys!
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Freedom You Can Toke

Quick Balderdash question. Category: Initials.
C.R.A.

Does it stand for Citizens for Ripe Artichokes? Cigar Rights of America? Caucasian Rectal Authority? Careless Writers Association?

Actually, it was the second one. Yes, there is a league with membership fighting for the common man's and woman's rights to puff like a Victorian London chimney in public. And if you find it a little harder to breathe today, it's because they're coming to Orlando.

Hundreds of enthusiasts and hand-rolling experts will be pleading their case for an individual's right to give lung cancer to those around her/him. A veritable who's who of aficionados will be on hand to explain how and why everyone should enjoy a good stogie. People ...

Ignore This Post

There is important information on this page. Not this. This is just from the Silly Desk, but I had to share:

Avalon Park to Host Free Yoga Class to Benefit Hungry Children

That's nice and all, but don't you think they would appreciate some food more?

(2 p.m. Saturday, bring a donation of canned goods, yadda yadda)

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Shock and Awe in O-Town

People, we've got controversary. Right here in the City Beautiful. With a capital "C" and that makes a sound like "K" and that rhymes with "A" and that stands for Art. (My rhythm is off, but you get the gist of it.)

Tonight, and only tonight because the contents of this event are "too controversial to stay up for the entire month" (from the press release), Dandelion Communitea Cafe is hosting an art show. The exhibit consists of pieces by some local Girl Scouts. These girls were deeply, deeply offended by something. So they decided to paint about it. And. ...

You mean, like, Baked Alaska?

Sorry, but I just don't think this got enough paper from us this year. Saturday is the 19th Annual Taste of the Nation... national... tasting... thing. For $100 (or $125, depending on how very important you are), you get to snack on delectable prepared by 30 chefs from Central Florida's finest restaurants. (So that cute Wendy's fry cook won't be there?)

The whole ordeal is put on by Share Our Strength, an organization devoted to feeding starving children. In fact, they list it as the "nation's premier culinary event to end childhood hunger" (as opposed to the nation's premier culinary even ...

Last chance to feed a Red Chair

If you haven't been to IKEA for a couple weeks (shame on you! consumer credit spending is the only thing holding this economy together!), stop by this weekend to see the Red Chairs before they're gone.

43 child-sized chairs sit prominently at the top of the main escalator, each decorated by a different Orlando arts group. Some went all out: Bach Festival built a piano, IBEX Puppetry made a monster.

But no decorator is more dedicated than performance artist Brian Feldman, who is devoting 100 hours to sitting in the display, for all the Swede-ish shopping public to see.

The chairs are there during normal store hours through Monday August 4th. Brian will b ...

Shakespeare With Heart

This is simply eveything I love about humanity, so I will make no joke here. In fact, I won't even truly comment on it. The press release says it well enough (with some minor style editing):

SHAKESPEARE WITH HEART

Free Performance Friday, August 1 at 7:30 p.m.

in the Margeson Theater

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in partnership with UCF is pleased to announce Shakespeare with Hear ...

Hobbing the Nobs

Are you tired of the political oligarchy being a cadre of old white men? Wish it was a cadre of young white men? Then you're probably a Young Republican! This Thursday is the Orange County Young Republican's Candidate HobNob. Here, you can rub elitist elitist-bashing elbows with the best and brightest this county has to offer.

On the card is Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty, John Tegg, Eric Eisnaugle, and then I stop caring (acually, my interest ended with the word Crotty). With State Rep. Andy Gardiner as MC!

The event is ...

Work... For Free!

Don't you miss the good old days? Time was something was going wrong in your village, you just chuck a couple virgins and a goat to their deaths and thankful gods fixed it. Now we've got to sacrifice our own damn time if we want things to get better. Lousy lack of active volcanoes in the area. In any case...

Maybe you've noticed what a crap bunch this latest generation of kids is. With their baggy pants and their swearing, they make a mockery of everything us decent folk done for 'em. It's time for action! Valencia Community College is looking for mentors for Take Stock in Ch ...

And the Rest

Gonna cram in a bunch of stuff here, so bear with me.

Remember the old chant, "No blood for oil"? (Good times.) Well now you can literally trade your blood... for oil! Now through July 31 (started on the 17th, sorry), Florida Blood Centers is giving away $10 gas cards (i.e. almost 2.5 gallons) with donations of your hemoglobin. (You can also get a Big Red Bag cooler, but pffffttb.) You can go to www.floridasbloodcenters.org to find any of the accepting centers. So go ahead and open your veins straight into your fuel tank. (Also, I guess, you'll be saving crushed ...

Free the Chicago 10!

If you have the chance to see Chicago 10, the documentary about the 1968 Democratic Convention protests now playing at the Enzian theater, do it. (Visit Salivation Army for more Enzian news.)

As mentioned in Steve Schneider's brief First Shot synopsis, the film features a rotoscoped version of the trial of Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Bobby Seale, etc., which was classically absurd. There's no film of the trial, so director Brett Morgen (The ...