Fresh Market announces that the lease is signed for Mills Park store
Today the Fresh Market specialty grocery store announced that it has signed a lease to open its 31st store in the state at the planned Mills Park development at Virginia and Mills. In June, the Mills 50 Main Street announced that the supermarket was going to be part of the new complex, but Fresh…
Fringe First Mondays presents Blue & Tod’s Cabaret
Monday, Aug. 6 – Fringe First Mondays: Blue & Tod’s Cabaret 7 p.m. Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E. Rollins St. RSVP to nicole@orlandofringe.org $10 Just when you thought it was safe to assume that you were no longer a wild-eyed theater gypsy with a thing for food on sticks served near a beer tent, the…
Sunday Film News Roundup — August 5th, 2012
It’s kind of hard to get away from the Olympics right now, even for movie writers. The Olympics are, in some ways, more cinematic than movies are. Nerves, last gasp thrills and lots (and lots) of tears. All the things we love about movies. I was shocked this week to read that women and gay…
Canines, Cats & Cabaret fundraiser to benefit Orange County Animal Services
Sunday, Aug. 5 – Canines, Cats & Cabaret A fundraiser for Orange County Animal Services 7:30 p.m. Orlando Repertory Theatre 1001 E. Princeton St. 407-484-4910 gofundme.com/canine-cabaret $25, cash or checks only
O’Leary Talks Senior Leadership, Bowl Ban, Team Depth at Media Day
Embossed on the cover of each 2012 UCF Football Yearbook is one word which rings loudly in Coach George O’Leary’s ear. It reads, “Finish.” Something his Knights had trouble with last season. A stepping stone to propel this team to the next level. “When you look at games, [losing] six games by seven points or…
Drinkers go throat-to-throat at the Beer Olympics
Saturday, Aug. 4 – Beer Olympics 2-5 p.m. World of Beer 7800 Dr. Phillips Blvd. 407-355-3315 drphillips.wobusa.com $20 for team of four Yeah, sure, the group of athletes competing in London this week is a notable bunch, but the Olympians taking center stage at this event also possess some serious talent – some have also…
Hands Across the Sand rally to be held at Lake Eola Park
Saturday, Aug. 4 – Hands Across the Sand 11 a.m. Lake Eola Park 101 N. Rosalind Ave. handsacrossthesand.com free It was merely two months prior to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that Dave Rauschkolb held the inaugural Hands Across the Sand demonstrations across a bevy of Florida beaches. Now, two…
This Week’s Top 25 from Park Ave CDs + POP ETC is playing an in-store there on Monday!
Before we get to this week’s Top 25 chart from Park Ave (OMG, did Kreator really sell more than Edward Sharpe last week? HUZZAH!), please permit this public service announcement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qgPkz-yPXU POP ETC (formerly known as the Morning Benders) is doing an in-store on Monday, Aug. 6 at 5:30. You should go. The new record…
Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart tonight at Amway Center
Friday, Aug. 3 – Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart 7:30 p.m. Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407-440-7000 amwaycenter.com $45-$145 Back in the early ’80s, Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart were both pop stars. This may sound like the most obvious statement in the world (and one that also ignores the fact that they were both…
Three local architects featured in Archinotics art show
Friday, Aug. 3 – Archinotics 6-9 p.m. Mucario Law 1817 N. Orange Ave. 407-574-8872 free Everybody knows architects are boring, right? They only draw straight lines. And their handwriting is all the same, like a machine’s. Wrong: The three architects showing their work at August’s Ivanhoe Village’s First Friday Art Stroll – Gregory Stock, Stephen…
Vice magazine gets on the Orlando party bus
Be proud, Orlando. Very proud. A writer for Vice spent a big night out in our fair city. She got on board on of our famed downtown party buses, and this is what she found. Recently, we also sent a writer out to take a ride on one of those buses of debauchery. His report…
Photo Gallery: Universal’s Mysterious Soundstage 44 Project
A few weeks ago in Live Active Cultures, I commented on the rapid and unexpected demolition of Universal Studios Florida's long-dormant Soundstage 44 (once home to Murder, She Wrote and Hercules & Xena special effects demonstrations), and quipped that I'd lay coin on a year-round haunted house being constructed on the spot. Luckily, I don't…
California-based ALAK headline block party
Friday, Aug. 3 – ALAK Block Party with ATTIC, Surfin Serf, Permanent Nap 5 p.m. 715 N. Thornton Ave. deadprecedence.com free On the surface, this event doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. It’s even listed as being held at a place called “Cloud 9” in Thornton Park that doesn’t exist. In reality, it’s a…
Opening in Orlando — August 2nd, 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild — Reviewed this week. (PG-13) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days — It’s The Flamingo Kid turned sideways! Wimpy old Greg Heffey fakes a job at a country club in this latest feature film adapted from the popular kids’-book series. Believe it or not, this is the third annual entry…
Portobello hosts Farmers Market Cooking Class with Tony Mantuano
Saturday, Aug. 4 – Farmers Market Cooking Class with Tony Mantuano 1 p.m. Portobello Downtown Disney 407-828-8996 portobellorestaurant.com $50 So, what, it’s not enough that Tony Mantuano – possibly one of the nicest chefs ever to quickfire on Top Chef Masters, proving that King Jerk Chef Syndrome isn’t inevitable – is offering to feed you?…
Tennessee’s Matt Woods brings some country to Will’s Pub
Thursday, Aug. 2 – Matt Woods with Have Gun Will Travel, Six Time Losers 8 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $5-$7 Don’t let our bullshit country music stations fool you – the Orlando underground loves its twang hard and honest. And Tennessee’s Matt Woods is one of the more noteworthy practitioners…
Savage Love
I have a question regarding pornography usage and browser histories. As a matter of courtesy to my wife (and anyone else who may use our devices), I always clear the browser history on whatever device (computer/iPad) I may have used to view pornography. I have always just assumed that she doesn’t want to see "Teen…
Remix
A fresh take on a classic American drink: the Arnold Palmer
Happytown
The week where we watched (and listened!) as ALEC threatened to buy Florida legislators off again, worried about the imminent privatization of…
Council watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Tip Jar
Julia Child Restaurant Week, Laziza Restaurant, BBQ Tonight, Jose Baranenko at Williams-Sonoma, Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila, Stefano’s and Chatham’s Place
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Debut filmmaker Benh Zeitlin crafts a dazzling Hurricane Katrina allegory, complete with dinosaurs!
Quiz: How much of a creep are you?
Alcohol is liquid courage. It’s great for helping you summon the strength to chat up the beaut in the corner you’ve been eyeing all night. She’s doing her own thing. She’s laughing with friends, meeting new people, dancing to the music, passing out drinks, collecting money from bar patrons … wait a minute. The gorgeous…
Museum of Florida Art turns a gloriously unsparing eye on our state
DeLand museum’s fall season presents beautiful but grim work by Purvis Young, Barbara Neijna, Jim Jipson and Kyle
Album Reviews
Reviews of albums by Jeff the Brotherhood, Ponderosa, and Joss Stone
Mad Cow Theatre moves into new home
As anticipation rises, the old space receives a fond farewell
After hitting a major milestone, rapper Big K.R.I.T. keeps moving upward
Meridian, Miss., is a city with few marks of fame. During the Civil War, Union Army General Sherman ravaged Meridian with fire. Peavey, the well-known electronics and amplifier company, is based in the city (2010 population: 41,000), as was pioneering 1920s country singer Jimmie Rodgers. But thanks to native Justin Scott (aka Big K.R.I.T.), the…
Live Active Cultures
If there’s a theme running through this year’s Summer Shorts presented by Playwrights’ Round Table, it’s communication breakdown
Dirty Projectors focus on 'just melody and some words'
Success didn’t come a moment too soon for Dirty Projectors. Three years ago this summer, their van was hit by an out-of-control car that had flown over a median. The van went up on two wheels, flipped over and slid down the freeway. In the aftermath, a tour bus seemed like a much better idea.…
Ha Long Bistro
Pho and more at a familiar space with a new face
'Red Lights'
Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver slum it in this limp thriller from a Spanish auteur
Maakies
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Off the Avenue celebrates its 100th episode
Florida-based web series brings national attention to local bands
Drink Events
Things to do for people who like to drink
This Little Underground
The two founding principals of local booking force Norse Korea Presents have officially gone their separate ways (albeit amicably enough to cross-promote each other’s concerts). But this past week showed that both dudes are still doing cool shit. The beat N.K. Presents, now under Kyle Raker’s primary watch, has really been helping to mitigate the…
Rotation
What local artists are listening to. This week: Jon Silva of the Fallen Sons
Video: Best of Orlando Party 2012
On July 18, Orlando Weekly held the party of the year at the Beacham – we hosted 1,200 guests, Stormtroopers, Ewoks, Mr. Gold Orlando and as many Best of Orlando 2012 winners as we could squeeze under one roof. Were you there?
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) The astrological omens suggest that you now have a lot in common with the legendary Most Interesting Man in the World – adventurous, unpredictable, interesting, lucky, one-of-a-kind. To create your horoscope, I have therefore borrowed a few selected details from his ad campaign’s descriptions of him. Here we go: In the…
Nerdapalooza Festival
The 5th annual music fest anticipates its biggest year to date, and its most awkwardly public presence
Sight & Sound’s Best Of Poll Out Today (Now w/ 2012 Lists)
Every 10 years dating back to 1952, the British Film Institute’s official magazine, Sight & Sound, issues a challenge worldwide to filmmakers and critics: give us your top 10 films of all time, and they have. Over the years, it has become widely regarded as one of the finest curated lists of “best” films (though, I find…
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New Orlando Concert Announcements [Cent. Fla Hardcore & Punk fest, Mono, Negative Approach (!), Primus, Black Moth Super Rainbow, more]
Aug. 25: Central Florida Punk & Hardcore Festival (Orlando Elks Lodge) Aug. 31: Cowboy Mouth (House of Blues) Sep. 6: (hed) PE, Rising Up Angry (Social) Sep. 20: Green River Ordinance (Social) Sep. 27: OFF!, Negative Approach (Social) Oct. 10: Langhorne Slim (Social) Oct. 11: Carbon Leaf (early show @ Social) Oct. 11: Peaches DJ…
On sale this week: Flobots at Backbooth
On sale: Friday, Aug. 3 Flobots with Astronautalis 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 Backbooth 37 W. Pine St. 407-999-2570 backbooth.com $13-$15 Down the road: Aaron Neville, Aug. 8 at The Plaza Live Stokeswood, Aug. 9 at Will’s Pub Big K.R.I.T., Aug. 10 at The Beacham Neon Trees, Aug. 11 at House of Blues…
Go for gold: Where to watch London 2012 Olympics
Hey, just because Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Gabby Douglas and the rest of the 2012 Olympians are reaching their physical peaks doesn’t mean those of us watching have to. What better way to revel in our countries athletic expertise than with a cold pint of beer and the company of fellow countrymen? Here’s a roundup…
