March 18-24, 2026
John Legend, MegaCon, May Pang’s photos of John Lennon, the Baker’s Son, our Selections of the best events of the week and more.
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John Legend brings an intimate evening of songs and stories to Orlando
When John Legend brings his latest tour to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, audiences can expect more than a traditional concert.
The Ren celebrates their hard-won homecoming with a festive reception Friday
Expect familiar faces, visiting dignitaries, flowing libations and teary eyes at the Ren’s Homecoming Reception on Friday — and more than likely, a drag show.
Another cheeky take on the Bard, ‘Something Rotten!’ comes to the Pugh Theater
In Something Rotten!, the Bottom brothers struggle to write a hit play while living in the shadow of Shakespeare
Stroll through Winter Park this weekend to enjoy the Sidewalk Art Festival
Three days of art, sunshine and people-watching return at the 67th annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival takes over downtown Winter Park. One of the nation’s oldest outdoor art fests will transform Central Park and surrounding Park Avenue into a sprawling open-air gallery featuring hundreds of artists from around the country. More than 1,000 artists…
The Baker’s Son in Kissimmee is proof that good bread runs in the family
The Valerios are a multigenerational family of bakers who owe a large part of their success to the late Victor Valerio Sr. and his better half, Milagros. The husband-and-wife tandem brought their baking talents from the Philippines to the United States and, in 1979, opened the modest Valerio City Bakery in San Diego County. It…
Fandom explosion MegaCon is back in Orlando, this time with the singular Mr. T
MegaCon is back in Orlando this week for four full days of celebrities, cosplay, vendors, panels, meet-and-greets and pop-culture overdrive. There are some impressive guests this year — from John Cena to Gillian Anderson, John Carpenter to Liv Tyler — but one of the names that jumped out to us most was 1980s icon Mr.…
The improv icons of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ perform at Hard Rock Live
Some of the faces of improv-comedy TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are heading to Orlando as part of a United States tour. Whose Line was an unlikely hit in the wholesome and innocent 1990s (by comparison to this decade, anyway), launching careers like Wayne Brady’s and Colin Mochrie’s. In Orlando, show regulars Jeff…
Streaming debuts this week: ‘Imperfect Women,’ ‘Furies,’ ‘Deadloch’ Season 2 and more
Premieres Wednesday, March 18: Furies — Season 2 of the French crime thriller finds Lyna playing a dangerous game by feeding the police info about the gangster family she’s infiltrated. This is normally where I’d joke about being shocked to see the French straddling both sides of a conflict, but I kind of don’t feel…
Turtleneck Collective is a revolving, star-studded cast of Orlando notables
Orlando’s Mike Levin has enough laurels to kick back. Beginning in the 1990s with bands like Shyster and Sunday Morning Revival, to 2000s-2010s band The New Lows, to current band Curtains, his music spans four decades here.
Orlando’s Helena Collective reclaim vocal arts and Eve’s origin story at Timucua
Orlando’s Helena Collective performs 7 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Timucua Arts.
Underground legends Cavity rise again at Will’s Friday
Cavity, Thrull, Bunaand and Skeletizer play Will’s Pub 7 p.m. Friday, March 20.
May Pang’s photos give viewers an inside look at John Lennon’s 1974 Disney trip
Did you know that one of the most monumental moments in the history of music happened right here at the Most Magical Place on Earth? At the height of the rock & roll revolution, college dropout May Pang bluffed her way into a secretarial job at ABKCO Music & Records (managers of the Rolling Stones…
Jazz rap innovator Pete Rock comes to Judson’s Live for two shows
An intimate engagement with Pete Rock, a living legend who traces the direct lineage of Black excellence from jazz to rap with devotion and brilliance.
