Eddie Huang reads from his memoir at Rollins College
photo by Atisha Paulson Tuesday, March 19 – Eddie Huang Reading 7 p.m. Mills Memorial Hall, Rollins College 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park 407-646-2000 rollins.edu free Bigmouth strikes again! Chef, memoirist, dedicated shit-talker and Rollins grad Eddie Huang has had a big two weeks since we put him on our cover (“Huang time coming,” Feb.…
Comic Book Men’s Kevin Smith & Bryan Johnson @ The Improv 3/26
If you read these pages regularly, you’d know that I’ve soured considerably on Kevin Smith as a director in the years since Dogma, my favorite of his films, and was particularly put out by his war against film critics, despite the fact that it was critics like Amy Taubin who helped get his career started. But…
Sunday Film News Roundup — March 17th, 2013
It’ll be a light roundup this week. Not related to St. Patrick’s Day, I just spent most of the week curled in the fetal position, whining and whimpering between coughing fits because I had the flu. I didn’t look at the real news much this week aside from the new Pope, never mind movie news.…
The Clover Crawl to benefit 2013 AIDS Walk Orlando
Sunday, March 17 – The Clover Crawl 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Ember 42 W. Central Blvd. aidswalkorlando.org donations accepted It might be called “Orlando’s First Sunday Fun-Day GLBT and Straight Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl,” but we’d call it splitting hairs. That’s because we know how festive our city’s LGBT populace is – between the…
Brett Tanner Benefit Show tonight at Will’s Pub
Saturday, March 16 – Brett Tanner Benefit Show with Junior Bruce, Shroud Eater, Hollow Leg, Bog Prophet, Tug 8:30 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. willspub.org $10 Ain’t nothin’ cool or easy about losing a member of the music scene. Last summer, the Orlando metal community was staggered by the loss of Junior Bruce…
More than 50 Florida-based growers featured at Leu Gardens’ Annual Plant Sale
Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17 – Annual Plant Sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Harry P. Leu Gardens 1920 N. Forest Ave. 407-246-2620 leugardens.org free They don’t call it the Audubon Park Garden District for nothing. When you combine the area’s modest, locally owned Palmer’s Garden & Goods along Corrine Drive and the expansive, lush Leu Gardens around the…
13th Southeastern Photography Invitational: A Sense of Place opens at Crealdé
‘Alamo Plaza Hotel’ by Richard McCabe Friday, March 15 – 13th Southeastern Photography Invitational: A Sense of Place 7 p.m. through May 25 Crealdé School of Art 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park 407-671-1886 crealde.org free Photography is as much a historical document as it is an art. Every pretty portrait and thunderstormy landscape is…
All Around the World: Foreign Film in 2013 (Part 4)
Calvary – John Michael McDonagh (Ireland) Since they’ve come into the international film scene with the Oscar-winning short film Six Shooter, the Brothers McDonagh have been a welcomed breath of fresh air to the Apatow minion dominated comedy scene. Six Shooter was by Martin, not John Michael, but the two share the similarly wicked sense…
OW Beer Survey
// We told you about our favorite local bars, but it seems a lot of people got understandably irked to see certain beloved Orlando haunts overlooked in The Beer Issue. So now it’s your turn. Crack a beer and answer these five questions to have your say in the matter. Cuz we don’t know about…
All Around the World: Foreign Film in 2013 (Part 3)
Like Someone in Love – Abbas Kiarostami (Iran via France via Japan) Among Kiarostami fans, the Tokyo-set Like Someone in Love caused something of a split. Though he’s made films outside of Iran before, it’s a bit of a departure for the Iranian director, whose usual mode of working involves searching out the core of a complex…
Jim Helsinger hosts An Evening With Sir Patrick Stewart
Friday, March 15 – An Evening With Sir Patrick Stewart 8 p.m. Lowndes Shakespeare Center 812 E. Rollins St. 407-447-1700 orlandoshakes.org sold out Sir Patrick Stewart, the man of a thousand memes, is coming to Orlando not just to geek out with the Trekkies at MegaCon but also to hang around the types of folks…
Celebrities, gaming and more at MegaCon 2013
Friday-Sunday, March 15-17 – MegaCon 2013 1-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Orange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive 386-364-1826 megaconvention.com $25-$60 A sort of DMV for those wishing to retain their geek cards legally – or, perhaps, a Klingon kibbutz – this 20-year-old nerdgasm of all of the things…
UCF MFA thesis exhibition opens at UCF Art Gallery
#31, chez moi Series, Jeremy Eldridge 2012 Projected Photograph on Linen, dimensions variable Thursday, March 14 – Six Trick Pony 6-8 p.m. through March 29 UCF Art Gallery, Visual Arts Building 4000 Central Florida Blvd. 407-823-5470 gallery.cah.ucf.edu free Uh-oh. When we saw the words “social commentary” in conjunction with “MFA thesis show,” our hearts sank…
New Retro Mickey Mouse Cartoons Arriving Online
Here in Orlando, the city built on Mouse money, we're used to seeing Mickey as an underpaid actor in an uncomfortable oversized outfit, or perhaps a pricey plush souvenir. Kids know him as the hero of the Fantasmic! show if they are lucky, or the awkward computer-generated host of the Mickey Mose Clubhouse if they're…
Sketch comedy troupe Whitest Kids U’Know tonight at the Plaza Live
Wednesday, March 13 – Whitest Kids U’Know with Trevor Moore 7 p.m. The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazaliveorlando.com $18 Since IFC stopped airing the Whitest Kids U’Know in 2011, the sketch comedy troupe by appearances seemed to amicably disband, with members Trevor Moore going solo with “Drunk Texts to Myself,” and Sam…
Nona Tap Room
This upscale pub’s bustle and flows keeps Lake Nona denizens coming back
We rate Orlando’s craft beer bars
On a scale of 1-5 for beer nerdery, where do Orlando’s craft-beer bars fall?
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist covers Old Flings, Mount Moriah and William Tyler
Opening this week
The Call, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and Mindless Behavior: All Around the World
In Your Queue: 'We Have a Pope' and 'For Ellen'
Movies streaming online now
Avant garde Brooklyn band Zs play Timucua
Zs endeavor to elevate electronic music through classical methodology
Beer pong: the great uniter
Taps from Scratch to host beer-pong tournament in hope of bridging the beer-culture divide
Happytown: Dove World Outreach protests pansexuals at Firestone
Religious zealots threaten to rain on pansexual parade
Review: 'The Gatekeepers'
Dror Moreh’s Oscar-nominated documentary, gets extraordinary access into Israeli intelligence
The Beer Issue
Ticky Tocky, Ticky Tocky! Hoy! Hoy! Hoy!
Savage Love
I’m an actor in New York City. A lot of people think actors are whores, but last week I almost became one. I responded to a casting call for a film project called Sniff. The ad – on Playbill’s website – called for two male actors to film a short scene. The pay was $100…
Culture 2 Go
Our new monthly roundup of performing arts news
'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' is back
Animated favorite bounces onto Blu-ray for 25th anniversary
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) "If it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid." That could turn out to be a useful mantra for you in the coming week. Being pragmatic should be near the top of your priority list, whereas being judgmental should be at the bottom. Here’s another mantra that may serve you well:…
Beeraphernalia
From beer snobs to beer slobs, there’s a gadget for everyone
Our favorite Orlando beer joints
These bars may not have the craft cachet but provide the perfect backdrop for just drinking a beer
The awkward teenage blues
Stephanie Barber’s new book, “Night Moves,” recognizes that online commenting has become a form of literary modernism
Designing woman
Edith Wharton is best known for her novels, but her first book transformed American homes
Party rapper Afroman performs in Winter Haven
Fame gave him the slip, but Afroman won’t quit
No growlers allowed in Florida
Arcane state law will allow you to buy a container of two pints or a gallon, but not a standard 64-ounce growler
Live Active Cultures
D23’s Disney Fanniversary 2013 was a bit butt-numbing, even for this hard-core Disnerd
Irish car bomb cupcakes
Your favorite St. Patrick’s Day shot in cake form
Album Reviews: Teith, Pissed Jeans, Warm Soda
Get your noisy fix, then indulge in beachy glam pop with these three solid releases
Craft beer in a can
Downtown bar Eternal Tap showcases the best in canned beer
How to play beer pong
Remember: This is a drinking game, not an Olympic sport, so rules may vary
Tip Jar: local food news
This week: McKnight’s Soul Food, pop-up dinner at Tomazin Farms, Hannibal Square wine tasting festival and much more
Happytown: Will Weatherford attacks state pensions and Medicaid
New Florida House Speaker flails and flip-flops on his stance on critical safety-net issues
Pull the stick out, America: Facts, feelings and the chasm in between
We like to consider ourselves the pro-science bunch, but we progressives sure can be quick to spurn a fact when it threatens to give us a sad. “I guess I picked the wrong week to retweet Justice Thomas.” Exhibit A: Back in February, Connecticut State Representative Ernest Hewett landed in hot water after he made…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
This week’s best bets for Orlando’s partying set
St. Patrick’s Day Events in Orlando
A list of shenanigans to keep you busy (and buzzed) this St. Patrick’s Day
On sale this week: Relient K at the Beacham
On sale: Friday, March 15 Relient K Friday, April 26 with Hellogoodbye, William Beckett The Beacham 46 N. Orange Ave. 407-648-8363 thebeacham.com $17-$30 Down the road: The Dear Hunter, March 21 at The Social Chuck Ragan, March 22 at The Social Deftones, March 22 at Hard Rock Live The Summer Set, March 23 at…
Pitchfork darlings Pinback tonight at the Social
photo by Chris Woo Tuesday, March 12 – Pinback with JP Inc. 8 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $15 If you visit the Social’s website listing for this show, the first two comments tell you almost everything you need to know about Pitchfork darlings Pinback. The first is “best band ever.”…
GORELANDO: Film Review: ‘The Frankenstein Theory’
Found-footage meets classic horror in this surprisingly effective meta-mashup Despite semi-popular opinion, the found footage genre isn’t just a bunch of amateurs with cameras attempting to make horror Well oftentimes, it is. But every now and then, when the gore-gods smile upon us, actual filmmakers band together to create something special. Something that transports you…
