Best Of 2011

Arts and Entertainment - Readers' Picks

BEST ALTERNATIVE ARTS SPACE

1st: Blank Space Art Gallery
201 E. Central Blvd.
407-481-9001
blankspaceorlando.com

2nd: Urban ReThink
625 E. Central Blvd.
407-704-6895
urbanrethink.com

3rd: CityArts Factory
29 S. Orange Ave.
407-648-7060
orlandoslice.com

BEST ART GALLERY

1st: CityArts Factory

2nd: Twelve21 Gallery
1221-C N. Orange Ave.
407-982-4357
twelve21gallery.com

3rd: Blank Space Art Gallery

BEST ARTS ADVOCATE

1st: Beth Marshall, Beth Marshall Presents

2nd: Margot Knight, United Arts of Central Florida

3rd: United Arts of Central Florida

BEST BRIAN FELDMAN PROJECT

1st: The Skill Crane Kid

2nd: Brian Feldman Marries Anybody*

3rd: Pillowlando

BEST DANCE TROUPE

1st: Voci Dance
vocidance.org

2nd: Yow Dance
yowdance.org

3rd: Orlando Ballet
orlandoballet.org

BEST ARTS FESTIVAL

1st: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
wpsaf.org

2nd: Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
orlandofringe.org

3rd: Nerdapalooza
nerdapalooza.org

BEST FRINGE FESTIVAL SHOW

1st: Dog Powered Robot
dogpoweredrobot.com

2nd: Bitches of the Kingdom

3rd: Onomatopoeia

BEST IMPROV GROUP

1st: Sak Comedy Lab
29 S. Orange Ave.
407-648-0001
sak.com

2nd: Orlando Improv
9101 International Drive, Suite 2310
Pointe Orlando
407-480-5233
theimprovorlando.com

3rd: Mama’s Comedy Club
8267 International Drive
407-363-1985
www.sleuths.com

BEST LOCAL ARTIST

1st: Marcia Herring
marcialainherring.com

2nd: Andrew Spear
spearlife.com

3rd: Kat Ebert
katebertartist.com

BEST LOCAL AUTHOR

1st: Jana Waring
waringis.com

2nd: Bob Morris
bobmorris.net

3rd: Andrew C. Dieppa
andrewcdieppa.com

BEST MOVIE THEATER

1st: Enzian
1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland
407-629-0054
enzian.org

2nd: AMC 24 at Downtown Disney
1500 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista
888-262-4386
amctheatres.com

3rd: Cobb Plaza Cinema Cafe 12
155 S. Orange Ave.
321-558-2878
cobbtheatres.com

BEST MURAL

1st: Various Andrew Spear murals around the city
spearlife.com

2nd: Sam Flax’s wall
1800 E. Colonial Drive
407-898-9785
samflaxsouth.com

3rd: Hideaway Bar Wall
516 Virginia Drive
407-898-5892
thehideawaybar.net

BEST MUSEUM

1st: Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N. Mills Ave.
407-896-4231
omart.org

2nd: (tie) Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
445 N. Park Ave.,Winter Park
407-645-5311
morsemuseum.org

2nd: (tie) The Orlando Science Center
777 E. Princeton St.
407-514-2000
www.osc.org

3rd: Mennello Museum of American Art
900 E. Princeton St.
407-246-4278
mennellomuseum.com

BEST PUBLIC ART

1st: CityArts Factory
29 S. Orange Ave.
407-648-7060
cityartsfactory.com

2nd: Mills50 Art Boxes

3rd: (tie) Andrew Spear Murals

3rd: (tie) Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N. Mills Ave.
407-896-4231
omart.org

BEST RADIO STATION

1st: 104.1 FM, WTKS

2nd: 91.5 FM, WPRK

3rd: 106.7 FM, XL

BEST SPOKEN WORD ARTIST

1st: Tod Caviness

2nd: Patrick Scott Barnes

3rd: Shawn Welcome

BEST STREET ARTIST

1st: Swamburger

2nd: Longshoremen at SeaWorld

3rd: (tie) Andrew Spear

3rd: (tie) Dolla Short

BEST STRIP CLUB

1st: Dancers Royale
5221 E. Colonial Drive
407-281-0120

2nd: Rachel’s
8701 S. Orange Ave.
407-858-9800
401 Semoran Blvd.,
Casselberry
407-767-2977
rachels.com

3rd: Diamond Club
527 N. Semoran Blvd.
407-737-2130

BEST THEATER COMPANY

1st: Mad Cow Theatre
105 S. Magnolia Ave.
407-297-8788
madcowtheatre.com

2nd: Sak Comedy Lab
29 S. Orange Ave.
407-648-0001
sak.com

3rd: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
812 E. Rollins
407-447-1700
orlandoshakes.org

BEST THEATER SPACE

1st: Orlando Shakespeare Theater
812 E. Rollins St.
407-447-1700
orlandoshakes.org