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FFF offers a fine selection of Florida films ranging from Pulse survivors to endangered panthers
CALENDAR GIRLS Directed by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen, Calendar Girls tells the buoyant story of Florida’s “most dedicated dance team for women over 60.” With their glamorous maquillage, goofy homemade costumes and intricate choreography, these troupers transcend any idea you might have of what a senior citizen is or should be. Whether they’re prancing…
Volusia County art teacher arrested for playing loud music to disrupt FSA testing
On Tuesday afternoon, a Creekside Middle School art teacher was arrested for blasting music while the Florida Statewide Assessment was in progress. Martin Reese posted two videos on his Instagram. In the 50-minute-long video, he talks about how students are “stressed” after being away from school due to the COVID pandemic and now have to…
Researchers bribed Fox News viewers into changing the channel. You won’t believe what happened next
What I most clearly recall from the media ethics class I took as an undergrad — yes, there was such a thing, and yes, this was two decades ago — was the idea that the media can’t tell you what to think, but it can tell you what to think about. (There was also a…
Bachata star Prince Royce will steer his ‘Classic Tour’ through Orlando in September
You don’t often see young musicians announcing ‘greatest-hits’ tours, but Prince Royce has done just that with his upcoming late-summer/fall “The Classic Tour.” And crucially, the bachata star has the catalog to back up that claim. Royce marks a decade of his vibrant music on this tour, promising a tour thorough the high points of his performing.…
Lawsuit against college ‘intellectual freedom’ surveys moves forward
A day after the state began surveys to measure “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses, a federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a constitutional challenge to a 2021 law that spurred the surveys. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a three-page decision that denied a motion by the state to…
More news about Winter Park Village renewal, Battle of the Food Trucks Sunday in Sanford + more Orlando food news
OPENINGS: More Winter Park Village news to share: We already told you about Ruth’s Chris Steak House moving to the old Pier 1 Imports space; now we can tell you that contemporary Caribbean restaurant Chayote, a concept created by renowned chef Alfredo Ayala in Puerto Rico and purchased by another renowned Puerto Rico-based chef, Mario…
Things to do in Orlando, April 6-12: Justin Bieber, Jerry Cantrell, Demetri Martin, K.Flay
Our selections of the best things to do this week. Wednesday, April 6 Drug ChurchHardcore iconoclasts Drug Church come to town behind their boundary-smashing new album Hygiene. Word is that the band (and audiences) are going hard, so be prepared for some exuberance. 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, $18-$20 April 6-12…
Orlando concert picks this weekend: Wolf-Face, The Darkness, Pearl and the Oysters
If you head out, be safe, be cool. Wolf-Face 10-Year Anniversary Show: These Tampa cult heroes play punk rock while dressed as an all-Teen Wolf basketball team. If you know nothing more of them, that alone should be incentive enough to check them out. But if you do know them, then you know their shows…
Henry Rollins dispenses sound advice and gritty anecdotes to Orlando this week
It’s said that only two things in life are certain — death and taxes. You can also add “Henry Rollins returns to Florida” to that list, except people actually look forward to that one. Rollins has been a public figure for over 40 years, but each time we see him, it seems to be in…
Orlando cultural mover and shaker Pat Greene’s solo exhibition gives some much-needed local perspective
2022 was supposed to be the year when Orlando fully rebounded from the pandemic, but although the theme parks’ attendance has returned to pre-pandemic levels, our arts and cultural scene seems like it’s been taking a step backwards for every forward pace. Over the past three months, negative news like the acoustically lackluster launch of…
