Best Of 2020

Best COVID-Related Art Show
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Redefine Gallery, 'Stay Home Make Art'

April 16, 2020

Throughout March and early April, Redefine Gallery's single-named owner-curator Parker (part of a trio that includes Peter van Flores and Mauricio Murillo) says, he used his art to sublimate the anxiety of the rising pandemic. Then, "I started seeing other artists posting amazing pieces created with the same intention, and was super impressed with the amount of quality work that had already been created in a short period of time," he says. So Redefine mounted Stay Home Make Art, a virtual art show for the quarantined era. It was a symbol of solidarity with every artist, every essential worker, every human fighting their personal fight against the virus.

Arts & Culture: Best of Orlando 2020

Arts & Culture: Best of Orlando 2020

Arts & Culture

Best Arts Event or Art Festival
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1st: Epcot International Festival of the Arts disneyworld.disney.go.com

2nd: Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival orlandofringe.org

3rd: The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival wpsaf.org

Best Burlesque Troupe
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1st: Corsets & Cuties, a Burlesque Cabaret corsetsandcuties.com

2nd: Les Vixens lesvixens.com

3rd: The Ladies of the Peek-a-Boo Lounge instagram.com/ladiesofthepeekaboo

Best Comedy Club or Night
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1st: SAK Comedy Lab sakcomedylab.com

2nd: Orlando Improv Comedy Club

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3rd: Shit Sandwich Comedy Showcase bullandbushorlando.com

Best Dance Company
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1st: Orlando Ballet orlandoballet.org

2nd: Phantasmagoria phantasmagoriaorlando.com

3rd: Central Florida Irish Dance centralfloridairishdance.com

Best Film Fest or Series
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1st: Florida Film Festival floridafilmfestival.com

2nd: Orlando Film Festival orlandofilmfest.com

3rd: Uncomfortable Brunch enzian.org

Best Gallery
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1st: CityArts orlandoslice.com

2nd: Mills Gallery millsgalleryorlando.com

3rd: Snap! Orlando snaporlando.com

Best Literary Reading Series
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1st: Orlando Story Club orlandostoryclub.com

2nd: Loose Lips

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3rd: Functionally Literate burrowpress.com/fl

Best Local Actor
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1st: Carlos Navarro iamcarlosnavarro.com

2nd: Ben Ptashinsky instagram.com/equityben

3rd: Laura Hodos laurahodos.com

Best Local Author
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1st: James Holmes jamesholmesauthor.com

2nd: Owl Goingback

owlgoingback.com

3rd: Kristen Arnett