Orlando Magic host Miami Heat tonight at Amway Center
Monday, Dec. 31 – Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat 5 p.m. Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407-440-7000 orlandomagic.com $70-$2,350 It’s always fun when regional rivals the Orlando Magic meet up with the Miami Heat, but this New Year’s Eve matchup is extra intriguing, considering the adorably competitive drive of the “Dwight who?” Magic lineup…
Dead Precedence Illest New Year’s Eve features A.T.T.I.C., ALAK
Monday, Dec. 31 – Dead Precedence Illest New Year’s Eve 7 p.m. The Acre 4421 Edgewater Drive 407-704-5161 facebook.com/pages/dead-precedence free Sure, you could romp around downtown with the glitterati, but how many other people saw the cryptic cat video invite, narrated Stephen Hawking-style, for the New Year’s Eve party hosted by local pseudo-label Dead Precedence?…
Enzian throws James Bond New Year’s Eve Party
Monday, Dec. 31 – James Bond New Year’s Eve Party 7:30 p.m. Enzian Theater 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland 407-629-0054 enzian.org $20-$400 When compared to the legendary James Bond, he might be considered awkwardly cagey, incessantly randy and particularly toothy. But this time around, Austin Powers moves in as resident secret agent at Enzian’s annual…
Bright Light Social Hour tonight at The Social
Saturday, Dec. 29 – Bright Light Social Hour 9 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $12.50-$15 Don’t let the ridiculously ironic facial hair fool you – Bright Light Social Hour is more than just another pretty mustache. These guys are the darlings of the indie music media, and for good reason: They…
Death by Pop-Up Shop closing party tonight
Saturday, Dec. 29 – Death by (Blank): A Farewell Celebration 4 p.m.-midnight Death by Pop-up Shop 1844 E. Winter Park Road facebook.com/ deathby popupshop free Well, it was fun while it lasted. The retail space next to Stardust at 1844 E. Winter Park Road has been an object lesson in the cycle of life, death…
Orlando Citrus Parade makes its way around downtown Orlando
Saturday, Dec. 29 – Orlando Citrus Parade 10 a.m. downtown Orlando starting at the corner of North Orange Avenue and East Robinson Street orlandocitrusparade.com free to watch along route, $28 for grandstands It’s just not the end of the year without our futile attempts to navigate around closed streets as about 3,000 folks make their…
Jeff Mangum PSA: It’s not sold out yet!
I was a tiny bit surprised this morning when my little email newsletter from The Social alerted me that Jeff Mangum tickets are not sold out yet. So, if you have been sleeping on the fact that he never tours, and right now he is miraculously touring, AND you don’t have to drive all the…
The Other Others: 10 More Underrated Titles from 2012
As we get set for the new year, we looked back at some of the most underrated films that came out this year in the paper. Time and space (and shitty writing) only allowed for a few of the many to be noted, so we take to the blog to point out a few more…
What’s your 20? The NRA and the right to bear privacy
The comedian Barry Sobel once recalled that, when he was growing up, everything seemed to be happening “at this hour.” “Where are you going at this hour?” his parents would demand. “Who could you be calling at this hour?” And they’d mock him mercilessly whenever he dared pick up the phone at a time when no…
New York Times’ Frugal Traveler visits Orlando
It’s not exactly news when a big daily newspaper with a travel section comes to town, but we were pleased to read Seth Kugel’s Frugal Traveler blog on the New York Times’ site today because it hit on some of the local places that we really do think are worth sending out-of-town visitors. He heads…
Regrets and resolutions
Bartending during the holidays is similar to serving during summer – people are laid back and ready to party. The cooler air and the overwhelming spirit of giving makes them more cheerful, generous and carefree. It’s also a unique time, because the bars are usually filled to capacity with holiday office party after-parties. If you…
Yelp presents Moonlight Stroll at Greenwood Cemetery
Friday, Dec. 28 – Greenwood Moonlight Stroll 8-10 p.m. Greenwood Cemetery 1603 Greenwood St. 407-246-2616 RSVP required at yelp.com/events/orlando-fl-us free with donated item Greenwood Cemetery, in the leafy Lake Davis neighborhood just south of Thornton Park, is the final resting place of many of Orlando’s ex-movers and shakers (moving and shaking no more, we hope).…
Thee Grotto returns
As an old-school club kid who fell in love with electronic music in the ’90s, I’ve always wanted to interview Eli Tobias, and the perfect opportunity arose with the reopening of Thee Grotto in downtown Orlando, scheduled for New Years Eve. We finally hooked up on the roof of Black Chapel Tattoo and chatted…
On sale this week: The Queers at Will’s Pub
On sale now! The Queers 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $13-$15 Down the road: The Adolescents, Jan. 3 at Cafe DaVinci Father Figure, Jan. 3 at Will’s Pub Donna the Buffalo, Jan. 5 at The Plaza Live SheHeHe, Jan. 7 at Will’s Pub Hopsin, Jan. 9…
Eugene Snowden’s Kwanzaa Kickoff Party tonight at Will’s Pub
Wednesday, Dec. 26 – Eugene Snowden’s Kwanzaa Kickoff Party 9 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $5 This is the part where it stops being all red and green and starts being black all over, as famed spastic crooner Eugene Snowden – who, we should note, remains one of the most charismatic…
The others
Films from around the world went mostly unnoticed this year
Top tables
It wasn’t easy, but we chose our five fave restaurant openings of 2012
Ink and Pain
The five best animated films of 2012
Savage Love
I just started an intense relationship with a guy who has a boyfriend. This guy and I love each other. However, he is uncomfortable with me meeting his boyfriend. I’ve asked if it’s OK that we’re fucking, and he said they’re in an open relationship so it’s OK. I asked if it’s OK that we’re…
Repeat as needed
This year’s most soothing sounds
Local anesthesia
Ten stories that rocked Central Florida in 2012
Thought for food
A dozen books on cooking and eating that made 2012 delicious
Out with the old, in with the New Year
You survived another year and the (supposed) end of the world; celebrate by drinking your face off at one of these bubbly shindigs
This Little Underground
The best (and worst) of 2012
Maakies
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Forced perspective
Memorable moments of 2012 in Orlando arts and culture
Happytown
Sad-song saga of the gold-plated Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Live Active Cultures
2012’s most memorable moments in theater, thrill rides and theme parks
Choice cuts
The grade A albums that made 2012 memorable
Council watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Range life
Maybe these were the best albums, maybe they weren’t
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) In the sci-fi film trilogy The Matrix, the heroes are able to instantaneously acquire certain complex skills via software that’s downloaded directly into their brains. In this way, the female hacker named Trinity masters the art of piloting a military M-109 helicopter in just a few minutes. If you could choose…
First-rate films
Pi, ‘weenies and other tasty movie-theater morsels from 2012
Spirit in the night
A look back at the best local nights of 2012
Stop the presses. Please.
In 2012, Florida was at the epicenter of some of the year’s most disturbing national stories
