Dear Robert Zimmerman: Flipping the bird isn’t an offense punishable by death
While we were putting today’s issue to press, a new bizarre drama surrounding George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin to death in Sanford last year, was unfolding. And Zimmerman has his brother to thank for this one. The Wonkette blog pointed out Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., went on a Twitter rampage yesterday…
Noooooo!!! Big Wheel Provisions Food Truck is calling it quits … at least for now
This terrible news just came in via Big Wheel Provisions’ newsletter. Well, terrible for us. Probably fantastic news for chef Tony Adams and his crew: “We have decided to close Big Wheel Provisions for the season, and take on a project up north, on Nantucket. I will be the head chef at a restaurant…
SNL’s Seth Meyers hits UCF Arena
photo by Mary Ellen Matthews Monday, March 25 – Seth Meyers with Colin Jost 9 p.m. UCF Arena 50 N. Gemini Blvd. 407-823-6006 ucfarena.com free-$25 For nearly 12 years, deadpan dreamboat Seth Meyers has been winking and nudging his nerdy observational comedy upwards to universal acclaim on Saturday Night Live. These days, as the lead…
Sunday Film News Rounsup — March 24th, 2013
It’s been a lot to catch up on since I spent last week and a good part of this week with the flu, but the only thing I was really upset I missed out on the day it was released was a new Mickey Mouse short film called Croissant de Triomphe that also features Minnie as a…
Bluegrass band Old Crow Medicine Show tonight at House of Blues
photo by Crackerfarm Sunday, March 24 – Old Crow Medicine Show with Robert Ellis 7:30 p.m. House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side Lake Buena Vista 407-934-2583 hob.com $27-$30 No, Old Crow Medicine Show ain’t yer daddy’s music. Your granddad’s, maybe. But with all the original American fire that burns in the band’s belly, this…
Local artisans featured at Big Bang Bazaar – Nerd Is the Word shopping event
Saturday, March 23 – Big Bang Bazaar – Nerd Is the Word 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Maitland Civic Center 641 S. Maitland Ave., Maitland 386-457-8438 bigbangbazaar.net $5 When it comes to shopping, there’s a difference between popularity, where everyone has it, and originality: You know, that sweater or watch or pair of shoes only you have.…
Video: Interview with Clone Wars star Ashley Eckstein at OSC
It doesn’t seem like six months since the Orlando Science Center’s Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit opened, but the display of iconic film artifacts is about to end its run. To commemorate in advance the April 7th closing, voice actress and online entrepreneur Ashley Eckstein is appearing today (Saturday 3/23) at OSC to…
In Your Queue: 24 Free Akira Kurosawa Films on Hulu
Just to supplement our home video column this week, Criterion announced today that they would be celebrating Akira Kurosawa’s birthday this weekend by streaming 24 of his films (plus a few bonus videos) for free all weekend. The titles include some of his most famous, like The Seven Samurai, Ikiru and The High and the…
Senate 64-ounce beer growler bill edges closer to law
The elusive half-gallon growler in its natural habitat Last week, as part of our Beer Issue coverage spanning all things fizzy, fantastic, and served in a stein, we filled you in on (surprise) a wonky, archaic piece of Florida legislation, this one prohibiting breweries from packaging their beer in 64-ounce resealable jugs, or growlers. Some proponents of…
Wickets to Fair Trade Croquet Tournament to benefit Ten Thousand Villages’ Learning Tour Fund
Saturday, March 23 – Wickets to Fair Trade Croquet Tournament 9 a.m. Winter Park Croquet Field 346 Park Avenue North, Winter Park 407-644-8464 winterpark.tenthousandvillages.com $40 per team of two We know what you’re thinking: I don’t know anything about croquet. For all you know, it’s an antiquated sport, similar to golf, that’s often associated with…
La Femme Fondue: The Art of Christie Miga tonight at Timucua White House
Friday, March 22 – La Femme Fondue: The Art of Christie Miga 7:30 p.m. Timucua White House 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. timucua.com free Though we may have grown accustomed to the quirkier cardboard re-use aspect of Atlanta-born artist Christie Miga through the outsiders’ utilitarianism of this year’s Cardboard Art Festival and perennial favorites Dog Powered…
Theatre Review: Better Days (Episode 3)
The third installment of SAK Comedy Lab's live late-night sitcom Better Days marks a turning point for writers John Valines and Tod Kimbro. After two expository episodes, their series finally settles into its groove, and grows beyond sci-fi snark into emotional character development. (Read my earlier reviews of the pilot episode and episode 2.) March's…
Hay Is for Horses: Urban ReThink holds workshops in preparation for upcoming Broomstick Pony Derby
If Quidditch seemed too complicated to you – racing around on broomsticks while trying to catch the snitch – this broomstick-mounted game (without magic) might be easier to grasp. Starting this week, Urban ReThink will hold a series of workshops where participants have the chance to create their own pony, on which they’ll mount as…
I get no kick from Kickstarter: Saving movies from democracy
You may not have heard, but a revolution might just be brewing in the way movies get made. “Mars” attacks — because the price was right. Fans are turning to the crowd-funding site Kickstarter to bankroll feature films based on some of their favorite properties. A Veronica Mars movie passed its $2 million target after just…
California’s Peach Kelli Pop tonight at the Peacock Room
photo by Hayden Shiebler Thursday, March 21 – Peach Kelli Pop with Pillow Fight, Sexcapades 9 p.m. The Peacock Room 1321 N. Mills Ave. 407-228-0048 thepeacockroom.com $3 Yes, the weather is yo-yoing nonsensically, and it’s harder than usual to remember what season we’re in here in Florida. But! One show this week is sure to…
March Madness starts today. Fill out your bracket now!
The highly anticipated annual NCAA men’s college basketball tourney starts today with a 12:15 p.m. game, which pits Valparaiso against Michigan State. If you haven’t yet filled out your bracket, you can go to any of the following websites and do so for free. But hurry, you only have until noon today! ESPN Tournament Challenge…
Chris Tobar Rodriguez’s Native art show opens at Extra Large Gallery
Thursday, March 21 – Native 8 p.m. Extra Large Gallery 431 E. Central Blvd. 407-839-0080 extralargegallery.com free Using “primitive” tools of spray paint, X-Acto knives, black ink pens and paints, Christopher “Tobar” Rodriguez prepares to showcase his latest works in this week’s Native at the XL Gallery. His art continues to draw inspiration from the…
Video: Knightly News interview with James Seevakumaran’s roommate Arabo “BK” Babakhani + audio of 911 call
UCF student publication Knightly News has posted a video interview with Arabo “BK” Babakhani, the roommate of former student James Seevakumaran, who was found dead by police in his dorm room early Monday morning. Babakhani says that after Seevakumaran pointed a gun in his face, he ran to his room and called 911, thwarting his…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Sanford Pints N’ Paws Craft Beer Festival, Bark and Brew Beerfest, Beer School, Harlem Shake Edition Crazy College Paint Party and MORE!
The Brink hosts East Coast Hip-Hop vs. West Coast Hip-Hop (Pharcyde A/V Tribute)
Thursday, March 21 – Brink 3rd Thursdays: East Coast Hip-Hop vs. West Coast Hip-Hop (Pharcyde A/V Tribute) 9 p.m. The Brink Orlando 47 W. Amelia St. 407-388-4384 brinkorlando.com $10 If your Facebook wasn’t swarmed with invites announcing the latest string of weekly hip-hop-themed nights announced by devoted Orlando scene-maker Swamburger (and friends!), you’ve got to…
Video: Police raid on UCF dorm room
Early Monday morning, police raided a UCF dorm and discovered the body of former student James Seevakumaran, a 30-year-old business major who was in the process of being evicted from his dorm in Tower 1, as well as a handgun, an assault rifle and IEDs. Police think Seevakumaran was planning a massacre on the campus…
Happytown: Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll's odd resignation
Carroll’s ties to a company that ran so-called internet cafes
Youth Lagoon – 'Wondrous Bughouse'
Scary good
Feedback
Music updates from around town: Beacham, Sandwich Bar, Amway Center
Happytown: Koch Bros. want to buy Tribune
If it’s true, it could put Orlando Sentinel in the hands of conservative political dabblers
Full Tummy Project feeds homeless people's pets
East Orlando organization runs soup kitchen for animals
Beloved kids' show Yo Gabba Gabba! brings live show to town
Nick Jr.’s most indie-friendly program successfully translates adult favorite music to the kids
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) "Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings," says poet Muriel Rukeyser in her poem "Elegy in Joy." "Not all things are blest," she continues, "but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed." I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks. Be extra sweet…
Wasabi Modern Japanese Cuisine
Conveyor belt sushi takes diners for a ride
Live Active Cultures
Sir Patrick Stewart’s Orlando Shakes appearance enthralls both Trekkies and Shakespeareans
Nosh Pit: Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles’ S’more waffle
S’more waffle, $4.99, Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles | various locations | facebook.com/melissaswaffletruck Call it weird, but I’m not that into breakfast foods. So when I stumbled upon Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles food truck at a local mobile food gathering, I fully expected a menu of hangover brunch fare. Then I spotted…
Opening this week
The Croods, Inappropriate Comedy, Olympus Has Fallen, and Oz the Great and Powerful
'Admission'
Tina Fey’s lukewarm dramedy gets a B-minus
Curtis Meyer verses the world
Finding “beauty and art in the mundane” with Orlando slam poetry survivor
Bill of Goods
Senate Bill 306 – Professional Sports Facilities
'Spring Breakers'
New Harmony Korine flick just another in a long list of yawners about rebellious young’uns
In Your Queue: 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' and 'Dark Horse'
These three films, now streaming on Netflix, portray adults who fail at one of Western civilization’s only rites of passage – leaving home
'Six Trick Pony: UCF MFA Show'
In capitalism’s twilight, six artists ask the question: What comes next?
Savage Love
DEAR READERS: I’m off this week. To tide all of your hot and/or kinky and/or sore asses over, here’s a column I wrote 15 years ago. Some newer readers might’ve missed this column when it originally appeared, so I’m rerunning it now because I still get questions about "gerbiling" on a daily basis. – Dan…
Tip Jar: local food news
In this week’s round-up, Food Truck Wars, Food Truck Row at Disney, organic gardening classes and more
Big Wheel’s chef Tony Adams opens pop-up restaurant at Urban ReThink
photo by Brian Carlson Tuesday, March 19 – Kennebec 6-8:30 p.m. March 19-23 Urban ReThink 625 E. Central Blvd. kennebecrestaurant.com reservations required Most of the time, a pop-up restaurant is a chance for a chef with an established restaurant to experiment, stretch the boundaries a little. In the case of Kennebec, though, it’s more like…
On sale this week: Digitalism at the Social
On sale: Friday, March 22 Digitalism 9 p.m. Friday, May 10 The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $20 Down the road: Kitty, March 28 at The Social Wes Fif, March 29 at Backbooth Maroon 5, March 30 at Amway Center Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, March 30 at Universal Studios…
