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Aug 23-29, 2023 / Vol. 37 / No. 44
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by Jerrica Schwartz

Best New Music Venue: Conduit

Without a doubt, this new concert venue made the biggest shockwaves in the local music landscape this year. The mighty triad of promoter Pete Olen (Endoxa Booking) and club owners Will Walker (Will’s Pub, Lil Indie’s, Dirty Laundry) and Jerry Dufrain (the Orpheum in Tampa) — all of whom are Central Florida concert cornerstones —…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Two-Way Artist’s Way: Artists on Couches

We are huge AOC fans — well, yes, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, but right now we mean Artists on Couches. This project of Orlando-based artist Kelly Joy Ladd has totally caught fire (a term we use with caution since she primarily works in cut paper and textiles) since launching in 2020. Deceptively simple, the Instagram-based project opens…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Season for Orlando’s Art Scene (No, Hear Us Out): 2022-2023

Despite the Basquiat-shaped elephant in the room still trampling Orlando’s reputation, the visual arts have regained their pre-pandemic momentum. There are dynamite shows from every contender in town: Rollins Museum of Art, Snap!, Mennello Museum of American Art, Hollerbach’s ArtHaus, CityArts, the Maitland Art Center, FAVO Arts Village, Flying Horse Editions — even OMA, despite…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Clowns in Town: The Nook on Robinson

Coulrophobes, beware! In the heart of the Milk District, the Nook provides a cultural smorgasbord of events: Movie Trash’s screenings of B-movies, Circuit Church’s eclectic showcases of local electronic music, the chance for people to play their own records on Vinyl Night. The list goes on. But for clown enthusiasts — coulrophiles? — the calendar…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Taste of CDMX: Tacos al pastor at Hunger Street Tacos

Watching David Creech manhandle a massive inverted pyramid of meat, then secure it onto a rickety “flame thrower” trompo on Cinco de Mayo this year was a scene right out of the streets of Mexico City (well, minus the Cinco do Mayo part). That the slow-roasted adobo pork served on an heirloom corn taco with…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Way to Try Blue Algae: Soho Juice Co.

When you’re looking for a tasty treat but also want healthy superfoods to fuel your body, Soho’s got you covered. We took a friend who had no idea what spirulina or blue algae were until she tried them in a smoothie here — she’s a convert! And who knew dates would be such a delicious…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Freestyle Rap Improv: Free Daps

This fresh-faced and eager bunch of fellows could be the best — and nicest! — thing to happen to freestyle rap since B-Rabbit extolled the virtues of Mom’s spaghetti. Their melding of lightning-quick rhymes with more traditional improv games makes their regular visits to SAK Comedy Lab (an oasis of hometown support on their seemingly…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Home Influencers: Gold Dust Home

We could (and sometimes do) spend hours scrolling through @gold_dust_home on Instagram, just to feel that dreamy, sunny, color-saturated vibe — the only reason we don’t go to the store and hang out in the actual environment is that we’d leave with massive credit card debt. If you have a better grip on your impulse…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Patriarchy-Defying Summer Camp: Orlando Girls Rock Camp

As they say, it’s a man’s world. That’s why Orlando Girls Rock Camp is essential as a place reserved just for female, non-binary and trans youth to find their voices through artistic expression in a world not tilted in their favor. Open to campers ages 8-17, the amazing OGRC group are doing foundational work and…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Deaf Jam: Warm Frames live

So, yes, you should bop over to the History Center if you want to see Jim Leatherman’s photos of Sonic Youth in full early 1990s flight. But if you want to experience that sneering noise circa the eternal now, you need to catch new Orlando band Warm Frames live. Which we did! Several times! The…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Way to Decolonize Your Plate: Seed the Stars

Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” We have some incredible seed starters in our region, activists and dedicated citizen scientists who cultivate our ecosystem by creating one steward at a time. Check out the incredible team Seed the Stars, right here…

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Best Headbanger Radio: ‘Metal Train’ on WPRK 91.5-FM

You might not equate the term “college radio” with looks that kill or blood that rains, but that train meets weekly on Rollins College’s student and community station, WPRK 91.5. Every Friday at around midnight (give or take), DJ Rob Penticoff pours out hours upon hours of molten metal both old and new. It’s a…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best At-Long-Last Solo Release: Katie Burkess

Between musicians and concertgoers alike, anyone who’s been active in the Orlando music scene in the past decade-plus knows Katie Burkess. Whether it’s been through her work in the Legendary JC’s, Liberation 44, Eugene Snowden’s combos, the Absinthe Trio, Kevin Maines Band or Leisure Chief, she’s a key figure on every stage she stands on.…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Way to Taste History: Savor Tooth Tiger

Graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Allyson Schurig blends her love of history and her skill for cooking at Savor Tooth Tiger, a charming video series in which she cooks foods of the era while relating the historical context of the recipes — all while dressed in period garb. On the website, you’ll find the recipes…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Natural Wines: Golden Hour Wine

Golden Hour Wine in Baldwin Park is the loveliest natural wine shop and bar owned by the loveliest oenophile, Heather Lavine. With a couple of questions, Lavine’s wine wisdom steers patrons in new and appreciated directions of tasting. Bringing a pack of cards to the shop, sitting and chatting with friends over a glass of…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Brewery Next Door to a Union Hall: Ten10 Brewing Co.

Located just yards away from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 636 union hall on Virginia Drive (with the slogan: “United Forever, Divided Never”), Ten10 Brewery is a cozy, unpretentious taproom with a food menu and booze that hits the spot. Stop in for trivia on Thursdays, after a run with Run Club on…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Hello It’s Me Again: You Blew It! Reunion

May 6-7, 2023 Five years since their hiatus, Orlando was resigned to the idea of never seeing emo legends You Blew It! play live again. So when the band announced their first Will’s Pub reunion show, it’s no surprise it quickly turned into two back-to-back sold-out shows. The best of Orlando truly came out those…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Wave of Mutilation: Gouge Away’s return show

July 29, 2023 Resurgent Florida (and that includes some deep Orlando roots) hardcore titans Gouge Away finally graced an Orlando stage again, in front of a sold-out crowd at Will’s Pub, after way too many years. Performers and audience alike went full fathom frenzy from the first note, holding forth amid a flail of audience…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Stomp Speech: Maxwell Frost onstage with Paramore

June 2, 2023 Most (pop-)punk moment of the year for Orlando? No contest. It was when Orlando’s U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost jumped onstage with Paramore in Washington, D.C., to join in on a song and maybe tell our governor to fuck off in the process. Frost was surprise-invited onstage at the Capital One Arena to…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Black Sugar Boba: Krave Tea

We’ve tried many different boba shops throughout the Orlando area, and Krave Tea continues to take the cake (or the tapioca pearl, in this case). A favorite is their classic black sugar boba milk tea: The warmth and sweetness of the boba paired with the refreshing milky tea is a combo that has us “Krave”-ing…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Slight Return(s): The Za-Boo-Zays

It’s always an event whenever local folk supergroup the Za-Boo-Zays gathers to play a show, but the shows they did last year when various members were no longer living in Central Florida became downright mandatory. The Za-Boo-Zays consist of three stars in their own right — Hannah Harber, Olivia Wynn and Kaleigh Baker — joining…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Small but Mighty Museum: Mennello Museum of American Art

Among Orlando’s many incredible cultural offerings, the Mennello Museum of American Art is a small gem. An architecturally impressive expansion is in the works under dedicated director Shannon Fitzgerald, but we have to admit we will miss the tiny galleries and the innovative way Mennello staff turns limitations into strengths. mennellomuseum.org Related Stories

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Best Arts Education: Rollins Museum of Art

Rollins Museum wins because of the caliber of their educational offerings, particularly the family art kits distributed in partnership with the Orange County Public Library System. Along with materials and prompts, they include free YouTube art activities, some of which are pretty impressive — both parents of this writer’s kids have graduate degrees in art…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best I-4 Off Ramp: Lee Road

With the completion of I-4 Ultimate, the multibillion-dollar “silver bullet” for Orlando’s traffic problems, it’s clear that until Orange County legislators invest in public transportation, I-4 will continue to frustrate us all. As testimony, we present our “favorite” exit (read: most frustrating): the Lee Road off ramp. It takes the cake with one of the…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Backdrop for a Protest: Orlando City Hall

Are you looking to make a political statement with an Insta-worthy shot? Look no further than Orlando’s City Hall. City Hall’s downtown location features a natural stadium riser, allowing activists to create captivating visuals during their pressers. (Fun fact: The previous building was blown up during the filming of Lethal Weapon 3.) So, whether you’re…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best and Tiniest Restaurant: Meng’s Kitchen

This little four-seater is deep inside the iFresh Supermarket, and serves Thai street food along with other southeast Asian delectables. It’s squeezed in a corner between a bakery, huge bags of rice, raw spices, and sad fish staring dully out of their tanks, so you get a free Bangkok-alleyway atmosphere minus the brutal hot smog.…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Coffee Culture: Lineage Coffee Roasting

Some of the best coffee in the world is served here (and at their East End Market counter) by friendly, knowledgeable and generous baristas, making regular visits to this coffee shop an easy choice. More than a coffee roaster, the Lineage family is curious about and committed to coffee: traveling to source their beans, creating…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best “Call It a Comeback”: TzariZM

Creatively, Orlando’s TzariZM has spent recent years deep in production work for notable acts like Planet Asia, Homeboy Sandman, Wordsworth, Apathy & Celph Titled and Killarmy’s 9th Prince. This year, the hip-hop warhorse at last returned to his roots as a rapper after nearly a decade and got back on the mic with his album…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Beginnings: 0 Miles Per Hour et. al.

We interviewed Orlando’s own up-and-comers 0 Miles Per Hour back in March. The Gen Z band is taking the local scene by storm; winning UCF’s battle of the bands, touring the country, trying their luck at SXSW and building their own ever-growing fan base. They are part of a growing community of promising and burgeoning…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Bear: ‘Blaze’ the black bear

This obviously very competitive award goes to the young black bear spotted at Lake Eola Park in early June of this year, who camped out for several days as wildlife officials worked to get ahold of the little guy. For days, Orlandoans followed to action on social media for updates like “The Bear came down…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Free Skate: Barber Park Hockey Rink

When it comes to recreation, few things are as timeless as roller skating. But with only about three rinks in the greater metro area, it can get tight out there on the floor, and one shared sentiment between serious skaters and novices alike is that crowds can be a bummer. Get this: Orange County’s Barber…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Sushi Happy Hour: Sushi Pop

With the downtown Winter Park location now closed for good, the Oviedo original is your only option to partake of the Sushi Pop way of doing a happy hour. It’s worth the extra minutes’ drive, as everything that was good about the brand has settled neatly into its flagship spot: The service is attentive, the…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Neighborhood Sustenance: The Strand

The Strand is the ideal place for a first date, a solo diner, a regular meeting place for established lovers, or to chat with your favorite co-worker over a craft beer. The owners, Alda and Joe Rees, gift guests with an intimate dining experience that highlights a seasonal and straightforward menu, fresh ingredients and a…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Rat-a-tat: Kait Sardin, aka @kaitrock

It may seem that there are no two more diametrically opposed dance forms than hip-hop and Irish dancing, the straight up-and-down, no upper-body movement jigging somewhat bastardized by Riverdance. (If we were to make an Epic Handshake meme for the two, though, the center would say “Make Some Noise!”) But after studying Irish dance from…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Prank the Fans: Banksyland

Feb. 17-19, 2023, Central Florida Fairgrounds How do you protest a “fake” exhibition of your work when you’re famous for rejecting the notion of copyright? That’s the dilemma that faced enigmatic street artist Banksy last year as a touring art show dubbed “Banksyland” made its way around various countries. A note on the artist’s website…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Urban Ruin: Fashion Square Mall

This is a very competitive category, with so much abandoned retail space in Central Florida, but Fashion Square is easily the most photogenic of them all with its weedy parking lots, chain-link-fenced demolition site, leak-stained cavernous interior emptiness and general air of vanished grandeur. (Plus a creepy clown ride, because you gotta have a creepy…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Latinx Marketer: Samí Haiman-Marrero

The Urbander communications agency states its mission as “transforming businesses to advance humanity.” Pretty heady stuff, except with Samí Haiman-Marrero at the helm, it’s no idle boast. Urbander’s Puerto Rican-born president and CEO is wielding her past experience in corporate America to offer comprehensive business insights that bridge the divide between entities Latin-based and non.…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Cup of Decency: Framework Craft Coffee House

This new Mills 50 brick-and-mortar isn’t just progressive in their coffee stylings, they’re also forward-thinking in their ethics. Although they recently implemented a suggested price guide to avoid confusion or awkwardness, Framework remains true to their commitment to be an inclusive place to get a high-quality cup of coffee regardless of means (#NOTAFLOF — “No…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Politico Turned Actor: Anna Eskamani

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said there are no second acts in American lives; fortunately, he said nothing about side hustles (as far as we know). Witness the example of versatility being set by State Representative Anna Eskamani, the respected and tireless champion of District 42, who last year branched out into acting by taking part…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best No Shushing: Melrose Pop Festival

June 10, 2023 The inaugural Melrose Pop Festival at the downtown library was definitely a highlight this year. The daylong event featured a carefully crafted roster of artists including Marc With a C, Hannah Stokes, Oak Hill Drifters and Eugene Snowden — all making a righteous clatter in the Melrose Center Stage. And there was…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Cats and Tatts: Cattoo Day at Golden Tarot Ink Club

Every year for the past five, Golden Tarot Ink Club hosts Cattoo Day, a fundraiser and adoption event, with the Orange County Animal Shelter. Get a purrfect tattoo, help find cats and kittens a forever home (possibly your own) — it’s a fur-sure win-win proposition. The artists work for free that day, donating their usual…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Way Better Than It Needed to Be: The Trap

Picture this: We stumbled into the Axe Trap for a semi-aggro Valentine’s date night, but we were shocked to find that the star of the show was the food — catch us still dreaming about “The 2600” (a six-ounce Prime Angus filet mignon covered in caramelized gorgonzola, nestled inside a warm brioche bun). Not only…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Fruit Snacks: Nick’s Edibles

Want to get your fruit snack on? Consider planting some native edible fruit trees. Nick’s Edibles — a public Facebook group run by Nick Finan — is a trustworthy and exciting fruit tree nursery and venture, and Nick will happily help you with any questions you may have regarding fruit trees. Try out the local…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Barista-Slash-DJ: Goth Tommy at Starbucks Colonial Plaza

Who knew a Karen-dependent operation like Starbucks could be a reliable source of goth vibes? On afternoons when impeccably tasteful barista Tommy is on duty at the Colonial Plaza location, you get the best playlist of the dark stuff since Barbarella moved out of downtown. We’re talking the greatest hits of bands like New Order…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Percussive Pork: Porchetta at Crocante

Those quick to admonish others for playing with their food have clearly never indulged in Yamuel Bigio’s “Kan Kan” porchetta at Crocante Restaurant. This boneless round of loin and belly rotisseried for six hours yields an outer ring so shellacked, so crackling, so … crocante, that one can’t help but pick up a knife and…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Carpet: Orlando International Airport

We recognize that Orlando International Airport has a shiny new carpet-free terminal; but nothing can replace our deep, unyielding affection for the faded green-blue hues of MCO’s floral carpet. It’s a carpet that’s easier on the ankles and brings a sense of comfort. You know you’ve arrived when you’ve set your foot down where millions…

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Best Hangover Meal (Eat In): Se7en Bites

So, you’ve woken up from a wild night out. You’re potentially in not your own bed, unsure of the decisions that got you here. That final tequila shot might be the culprit, but one thing’s sure: You’re hungover AF. Don’t worry; we’ve got the perfect cure: Se7en Bites. Gather your sunglasses and some water, and…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Store to Explore for Hours: Maya Books and Music

With over 100,000 different commodities ranging from books to CDs to records to posters to artwork to any other type of vintage goodie you can think of, Maya Books & Music has something for everyone. We love this place for its comfortable yet mysterious ambience, with its many rooms and nooks, distinctive poster-lined walls, eccentric…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best These Trix Aren’t for Kids: Moods Drops

Fluent Cannabis Dispensary, getfluent.com Like terpene-powered fruit cocktail syrup, THC oil Moods Drops (available at Fluent dispensaries) are an economical and non-skunky way to regulate your, well, mood without cashing your lungs. Both the indica-based and the sativa-based varieties have a breezy lack of edge; no paranoia here so long as you follow the very…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Way to Roll With the Homies: Limo Cycle Tours

Have you ever wanted to feel like a bachelorette celebrating her impending nuptials by cruising through Nashville on a moving pub? If so, you need to go for a spin with Limo Cycle Tours. You and 14 of your closest friends will pedal your way to some of Sanford’s coolest bars — all while drinking…

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Best Nuts: Grilled lamb testicles at Friendly BBQ

Lu chuan’r is colloquial Mandarin for the sideward action of stripping through a skewer of grilled meat with your teeth, and at Friendship BBQ on West Colonial Drive, teeth meet their match with a dizzying array of meats, most notably the grilled crown jewels of a young ruminant. If you haven’t juggled lamb balls in…

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Best Urban Micro Trail: Lake Druid Park Single Track Trail

For bicyclists, the City of Orlando does some things right, and this little wooded trail is one of them. A pump track outside gives mountain bikers a warm-up before they swerve around a clay pile to enter the jungle. “Rock Garden” is actually broken concrete all jaggedy and mossy, good for your nerves; “Root of…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Lost in the Ether: Haize

It’s trap-goth phantom Haize’s world and we’re just living in it. This new Orlando musician seemingly materialized out of nowhere, going from open mics to Circuit Church to opening slots for the likes of Leætherstrip and Planning for Burial, and then releasing a truly essential album this year, 222. Their performances are equal parts ritual…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Dental Dream: Floridians for Dental Access

Oral health in Florida is among the worst in the nation. Sixty-six of Florida’s 67 counties lack the amount of professionals needed to provide care, and the expense of dental care isn’t supported by Medicaid, leaving many to simply ignore preventative care and visit emergency rooms with toothaches or dental emergencies. Central Florida Health Care,…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Uncategorizable Creative: Lauren Garvin

Lauren Garvin, founder of Doe Creative, seems to have found a way to excel at every endeavor she’s put her talents to, and the list is long: brand designer, photographer, clothing designer, podcaster, calendar maker. Garvin even produces her own independent newspaper, the Daily Doe. But these projects aren’t simply an opportunity to showcase her…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Hangover Meal (Takeout): Deli Desires

These bialy sandwiches are absolutely incredible. Every time we order one, we wish we had two instead. The latkes, corned beef and bacon (no, it’s not a kosher deli) will weight down your troubled tum and the everything-spice tomatoes, fresh herbs and crisp pickles will put some fresh nutrients into your system. It’s a great…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Dough Show: The Dough Show

Walk into the Dough Show near UCF and you’ll be greeted by a mesmerizing performance from Alexandrian pastry maestro Ahmed Hamam. The man is the Egyptian equivalent of a pizzaiolo — not of pizza dough, mind you, but of delicate feteer meshaltet, or feteer, as it’s commonly known. Hamam works, stretches and pounds the gossamer-thin…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Community Pulse: Audubon Park

There are lots of great neighborhoods in Orlando, but none are quite as socially vibrant as the Audubon Park Garden District. Sure, hoods like downtown, Mills 50, Thornton Park and the Milk District are social hot spots. Audubon Park, however, has much more of a for-us-by-us ethos. While it proudly maintains its small scale, its…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Every Day Is Dab Day: Piattella

Piattella, a terpene-rich aged water hash that looks like Nutella and hits like a nuke, has landed in Orlando thanks to the heads at Sunburn Cannabis — the only legal dispensary in the United States that offers it. The cold-cured artisanal hash is vacuum-sealed and aged, allowing the cannabinoids to interact with each other and to…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Late Night Sweet Treats: Snowbean

We first discovered Snowbean while looking for a place to watch a supermoon one night. Snowbean’s adorably decorated deck proved to be the perfect place to do so and a perfect place to grab a sweet treat while we gazed at the night sky. Not only is this Korean cafe open until 1 a.m. every…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best After the Flood: Swamp Sistas hurricane relief show

Oct. 29-30, 2022 Winter Park’s Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts was buzzing with activity over Halloween weekend, as the venue teamed up with Swamp Sistas La La Foundation to hold a two-day benefit show for local hurricane relief efforts. The Blue Bamboo Festival for Hurricane Relief, organized and curated by Blue Bamboo’s Chris Cortez…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Bathroom to Use: Whatever Aligns With Your Gender Identity!

Everyone needs a bathroom. We don’t care what idiotic and bigoted laws Florida’s majority-conservative legislature decides to copy and paste from the right-wing national playbook of laws that make everyone’s lives more miserable while they get even richer. The best bathroom is the one that aligns with your gender identity, and for anyone forced to…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Cheap Drinks: Burton’s Thornton Park

Burton’s is an Orlando staple. Established in 1937, it’s the perfect hole-in-the wall neighborhood sports bar — cheap drinks, great selection of beers, strong pours and awesome staff. There’s indoor and outdoor seating, plenty of flatscreens for all your sporting needs, and billiards and darts, along with a juke box, for your entertainment needs. Pro…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Tasting Menu Dish: Chim Cut at Camille

Camille is already poised to be the best restaurant opening of the year, so it’s no surprise chef Tung Phan’s French-Vietnamese tasting menu concept in Baldwin Park serves the best tasting menu dish we’ve had this year. His chim cút features Manchester Farms quail brined in lemongrass for 24 hours, then air-dried for two days…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Hope for the Next Generation of Theater: Clark Levi

Most people would be hard-pressed to rack up the accomplishments as an independent writer, director and producer that Clark Levi has amassed at the tender age of 24. There must have been some free lines of code in his LinkedIn profile, though, because he’s additionally accepted the roles of development assistant at the Orlando International…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Grocery Store to Hear Someone Aggressively Playing Ted Nugent on their Bluetooth Speaker in the Cheese Aisle: SoDo Publix

We’re firm believers that grocery shopping and theater shouldn’t be mutually exclusive experiences. There’s better parking when you take in the matinee; however, evening performances tend to bring in more verve from the performers and often they conveniently leave a shopping cart directly in your parking space for you upon arrival. As we walked to…

by Orlando Weekly Staff

Best Piano Bar: Musical Mondays at the Ren

The Renaissance Theatre Co. is where Orlando’s musical theater community comes to play. The company has incredible original shows (and they pay their performers and employees at least $15 an hour). Every week at Musical Mondays you’ll find live pianists, featured Broadway performers and incredible local talent taking the stage to belt out show tunes…

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