Jessica Bryce Young
Jessica Bryce Young has been working with Orlando Weekly since 2003, serving as copy editor, dining editor and arts editor before becoming editor in chief in 2016.
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Your Orlando weekend agenda: MadSoul, Bassrush, Movie Trash, Monster Jam, Uncomfortable Brunch, Gloria Gaynor + more
Things to do all over town Friday-Sunday
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Your Orlando weekend agenda: Arden Jones, Longwood Pirate Days, Hanson, Celebrate Lunar, Joshua Redman
Central Florida concerts and events Feb. 23-25
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National treasure the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Orlando for a two-night run
The iconic modern dance company has been telling stories of social change for decades
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Orlando artists Mär Martinez and Leah Sandler respond to personal and global crises with gallows humor
The Uncertainty Principle
Posted inMusic
Orlando concert calendar Jan. 12-14: A Flock of Seagulls, Jacuzzi Boys, Tribute to Paul Simon, Black Caligula and more
Live music around town this weekend
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Shiny new Casselberry Arts Center gives Orlando art lovers a new destination
Inaugural show ‘Experience Contemporary’ features a healthy mix of local and out-of-town artists
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‘Type Out Loud’ printed-arts exhibition opens at UCF Art Gallery
Print’s not dead — check out this history of the broadside
Posted inNews
Orlando’s Amway Center changes name to Kia Center
Orlando’s main city venue will no longer be named after a protein powder pyramid scheme
Posted inMusic
Orlando concert calendar, Dec. 20-23: Last chance to see live music before Xmas
James Brown Holiday Get Down, Jimmy Joslin’s Birthday Bash, LeAnn Rimes and more
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Orlando events Dec. 13-19: A new film from Yorgos Lanthimos, a bouquet of Nutcrackers, and lots of local holiday shopping
25 festive activities to keep you busy this week
Posted inMusic
Orlando concert calendar, Dec. 13-19: Bad Santa, Jinglerock, Chuck Magid’s 8th Annual X-Mas Rager
Plus lots more live music all around town, holiday-oriented and not
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Snap! Orlando presents the ‘Florida Showcase’ group art show, opening Friday
Give the gift of art, in a ‘Snap!’
Posted inMusic
Orlando concert calendar: 23 shows to see this week, from Celebration of Queerness at Stardust to La Goony Chonga at The Social
Plus Tamar Braxton, G-Eazy, Slander, El Alfa and more
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Orlando concert calendar: Live music around town Nov. 30-Dec. 5
From classical for the Swifties to local noise, plus DVSN, Justin Quiles, the Watson Twins and more
Posted inOrlando Guides
Book review: ‘Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades,’ by Rebecca Renner
Renner is a natural storyteller, and she does superlative service to wild Florida
Posted inOrlando Guides
Book review: ‘How to Live: A Memoir-in-Essays,’ by local author Kelle Groom
Groom’s ‘memoir in essays’ could almost be called a memoir in poems, so lyrical is her language