May 17-23, 2017

May 17-23, 2017 / Vol. 33 / No. 22
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Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘The Merkin Sisters’

Who are the Merkin Sisters? How do they do what they do? What exactly is it that they do do? Those questions and more are asked, but few are answered in what might well take top honors as the Fringiest Fringe Show of this festival. Monologist Stephanie Morin-Robert (whose Blindside, a sweet and slightly sickening…

SeaWorld Orlando releases loggerhead on ‘World Turtle Day’

This afternoon SeaWorld Orlando released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle that had apparently eaten too many sand dollars. In January, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission found a 218-pound loggerhead sea turtle in the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce. At the time, the turtle was missing its left front flipper and floating with…

Local grind-noise group Ad Nauseum to play Uncle Lou’s tonight

Local grind/noise/sludge heavyweights Ad Nauseum make a very welcome return to live work in the company of comrades Forms and Acid Baptism. The twist ending, however, is that they’re promising that this will be their last local gig for awhile. The carnage goes down tonight at 9 p.m. at Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall. Tickets are…

Too Much Sauce opening on Mills Avenue

Evan Dimov, the man behind popular sandwich joint Hot Krust Panini in Dr. Phillips, is opening a rice/quinoa/salad bowl joint in Mills Park. The quick-service concept will move into the space previously occupied by Giraffas Brazilian Grill in the Fresh Market Plaza. While the focus of the offerings will be fresh bowls, homemade sauces, wings…

Slumberjack to play album release show this weekend at Will’s Pub

Local indie unit Slumberjack are currently on the road, on the final dates of a two-week run promoting new album Oddly Calm, but this weekend they’ll be returning to Orlando to play a album release/homecoming show with some local and touring heavy-hittters. Slumberjack play their album release show at Will’s Pub with Emperor X, Harsh…

Claddagh Cottage Irish Pub will open new location this summer

Claddagh Cottage Irish Pub will be reopening on Curry Ford Road near Bumby Avenue later this summer. Orlando Weekly restaurant critic Faiyaz Kara informs us that the new stand-alone building, which is located at 2421 Curry Ford Road, should open later this summer, possibly by July. Claddagh Cottage was previously located at 4308 Curry Ford…

Foxtail Coffee Co. and Tamale Co. coming to the new ‘Hourglass District’

Two real estate professionals have grand plans for a parcel of land southeast of downtown. Husband-and-wife tandem Giovanni Fernandez and Elise Sabatino, who own real estate brokerage and property management firm National Real Estate, are in the process of transforming the Curry Ford Road/Bumby Avenue corridor into what they’re dubbing the “Hourglass District” – so named for nearby Hourglass Lake. The proposed…

Possible nude beach coming to Palm Beach County

Some Palm Beach County beach-goers are pushing for permission to tan certain body parts that don’t typically see the light of day. According to the Palm Beach Post, the Palm Beach County Freedom Beach Initiative sent a letter to the County Commission last Thursday expressing interest in implementing a nude beach at the north end…

Free theme park admission and reduced hotel rates for Florida teachers

Summer vacation isn’t exclusively for students – teachers get a break too, and Florida theme parks are showing their appreciation for educators. Disney Springs is offering special room rates for preschool, daycare and kindergarten through college teachers and support staff starting from $72 per night at all seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels from May…

A sinkhole has opened up directly in front of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

A formidable sinkhole, which in no way should be used as a metaphor for anything, has opened up near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. According to a statement from the town of Palm Beach, a 4-foot-by-4-foot hellmouth was found Monday morning near a newly installed water pipe on Southern Boulevard directly in front…

Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop to play the Social tonight

What Tommy did next. Bash & Pop, the Post-Replacements, pre-Guns N’ Roses musical outlet for bass-basher Tommy Stinson hits the road again, touching down in Orlando tonight.. Bash & Pop plays the Social tonight with Plane Versus Cult and Run Raquel at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16-$18. Related Stories

Newborn Commerson’s dolphin calf dies at SeaWorld

A newborn Commerson’s dolphin calf, whose mother made headlines earlier this month for getting pregnant while on birth control, died only minutes after being born last weekend at SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park. The calf died Saturday, May 20, says SeaWorld.  The current pod of Commerson’s dolphins at SeaWorld is supposed to be the last group…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘The Unrepentant Necrophile’

Last year, New York’s Coldharts won my heart (and multiple critics’ choice awards) from the very first moments of their charmingly chilling Edgar Allen. This year, Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan return with a show that is every bit as unconventional and uncompromising as their last, but a little harder to fall in love with…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Chase Padgett: Five Stars’

Nashville Hurricane and 6 Guitars, the shows that launched Chase Padgett’s success on the touring circuit, were both birthed in Orlando, so it’s appropriate that the award-winning performer returned to our Festival for the world premiere of Five Stars, his first new solo show in four years. Unlike his previous productions, in which he skillfully…

Band of the Week: Colorvision

Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s “Band of the Week.” Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Colorvision. Colorvision is playing Uncle Lou’s on May 24. Just the facts: Who’s in the band?It’s been difficult to find people who share the vision I try to portray. The…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Black in the Box’

Time travel is a familiar dramatic device, but I can’t remember a Fringe show using it with such devastating effect as Black in the Box, a one-man multimedia performance artwork exploring the black experience in America. Writer-performer Marlon Burnley enters a chain-wrapped wooden trunk and emerges in 1619 as an African-American Everyman. From the slave…

Sheer Mag show why their stars are aligning fast

THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Sheer Mag and Flamethrower, Will’s Pub, May 18 Sheer Mag is a young band that’s rising hard with lots of street heat, enough to all but guarantee that their debut album (Need to Feel Your Love) slated for July 14 release will pop off. And from the full, buzzing and rowdy house…

Universal Orlando adds ‘The Shining’ to Halloween Horror Nights 27

Here’s Johnny! For the first time ever, the iconic Stanley Kubrick film The Shining will get its own maze at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando, beginning in September. According to a press release from Universal, guests will be able to explore the Overlook Hotel and bear witness to caretaker Jack Torrance’s “spiraling descent…

Tim Tebow autographs ball after throwing it into man’s testicles

Tim Tebow, a former University of Florida quarterback turned Mets baseball prospect, kindly autographed a baseball after tossing it square into a man’s testicles this week. According to the New York Post, Tebow’s Columbia Fireflies (the Mets’ Single A team) were warming up ahead of their game Tuesday, May 16, against the Lakewood BlueClaws, when Tebow…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Roller Coaster’

For the record, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure — where the concept behind Fringe legend T.J. Dawe’s new monologue was birthed — is not a roller coaster (as the show’s title suggests), but a dark ride/simulator [/end Comic Book Guy voice]. That nerdy niggle is evidence that Dawe…

Pam Bondi says Trump’s firing of James Comey was ‘justified’

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who once asked for and received a $25,000 campaign donation from Trump while “investigating” his sham of a university, thinks the president did the right thing by firing former FBI Director James Comey. From the Tampa Bay Times: “I think it was justified. He has every legal right to do…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘The American Heretics Comedy Tour’

Comedian Stewart Huff served up his skeptical Southern-fried stand-up at the last three Orlando Fringes, earning raves for Donating Sperm to My Sister’s Wife, Darwin vs. Rednecks and Sense Ain’t Common. This year, he’s brought along two of his questioning comic comrades, proving that Huff isn’t the only antidote to Jeff Foxworthy working the mic…

Military exercise sparks 8,000-acre wildfire at Florida Air Force range

This week a military training exercise sparked an 8,000-acre wildfire at Avon Park Air Force Bombing Range near the Highlands-Polk County line. The fire started Wednesday afternoon, and according to Fox 13, was 50 percent contained by Thursday. Avon Park Air Force Range brush fire burning thousands of acres. Putting in some fire lines, letting…

Downtown bar Tap & Grind opening second location in Mills 50

Downtown Orlando’s surf-themed beer bar, Tap & Grind, will open a second location in the Mills 50 district this fall. As first reported by The Daily City, the new watering hole will be located at 1213 N. Mills Ave. Manager Jackie Kopie told us that the concept has not quite been hammered out yet, and that they’re…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Snack’

Orlando’s Gromalot Theatre Factory (formerly PB&J) is back with their celebrated brand of family-friendly physical comedy. And though their latest offering isn’t exactly a four-course meal, it’s far more than the snack its title implies. Written and directed by Orlando Fringe favorite Brandon Roberts, Snack stars Roberts, Becky Eck, Todd Zimmerman, Terrence Yip and Candace…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Fruit Flies Like a Banana: World Tour’

Fruit Flies Like a Banana scored back-to-back spots on my Fringe Favorites lists in 2015 and 2016 by melding lyrically loony musicianship with color guard-like choreography. For this year’s World Tour edition, an opening act on two-wheeled “hoverboards” gets the show off with a bang (hopefully not literally, given their volatile batteries) before it settles…

Florida Supreme Court rules against slot machines

In a highly anticipated decision, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday squashed a broad expansion of slot machines in at least eight counties, saying the decision to allow pari-mutuels to add the lucrative games rests with the Legislature, not voters. The unanimous decision, siding with state regulators in a lawsuit filed by Gretna Racing, not…

Dubstep producer Zomboy to perform at House of Blues this summer

U.K. dubstep DJ/producer Zomboy has announced the dates for his “Rott N’ Roll” North American tour and there is an Orlando date in the mix. The performers is a live favorite on the festival circuit, has seen his tunes slipped into Skrillex sets and just recently remixed the Chainsmokers’ “Don’t Let Me Down.” Zomboy takes…

Watch the new music video from Orlando indie band Someday River

Local indie-pop outfit Someday River have just premiered a music video for new single “Isn’t It.” The video is from a live performance filmed at Ace Metric Cycles in Audubon Park – and the song originally appeared on the Pulse benefit compilation Heartbeats. The single is the first new music from the band since their…

Florida woman rolls SUV after hitting 9-foot gator on I-75

A Florida woman’s car flipped over multiple times after hitting a 9-foot alligator that was in the middle of Interstate 75. According to Florida Highway Patrol, 34-year-old lawyer Jennifer Rosinski of Cooper City, Florida, walked away from the incident with only a few cuts and bruises. The alligator, on the other hand, not so much. Rosinsky told the…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Caws and Effect’

For those of us old enough to remember the days before every classroom had a TV, the overhead transparency projector was the lowliest of media presentation devices, way less cool than the 16-millimeter projector and even lowlier than the filmstrip. Well, now I apologize for anything bad I’ve thought about overhead projectors in the past,…

SeaWorld announces new Sesame Street land coming to Orlando

If your kids ask how to get to Sesame Street, the answer will soon be SeaWorld Orlando. Today, the theme park announced that it will overhaul the Shamu Happy Harbor play area into a new permanent Sesame Street land, which is planned for fall 2022. SeaWorld and Sesame Place, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Martin Dockery: Delirium’

Over the past decade, Martin Dockery has taken Orlando Fringe audiences on an acid-soaked bike trip through the dark fantastic into the Holy Land, but this year the manic monologist is diving deep into his personal life with deliriously entertaining results. Dockery’s latest solo work is split into a triptych of three wildly disparate tales…

Orlando tow truck owner killed over $285 bill

The owner of an Orlando tow truck company was shot and killed Tuesday by a man angry about a $285 bill for his impounded car. Orlando Police say Tremain Polk, 35, was arrested on first-degree murder charges after firing a gun at Paul Gren, 53, owner of the Tow Truck Company at 639 W. Robinson St.  The…

Orlando Philharmonic announces Sounds of Summer concert series

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra today announced the details of this year’s Sounds of Summer concert series to happen on Monday evenings at the Plaza Live during the summer months. True to form, this year’s program time travels from Mozart to the Beatles. This year’s program includes: Colors of Brass 7 pm, Monday, July 10 Music…

Authorities bust ‘golf cart theft ring’ operating near The Villages

Sumter County Sheriff deputies arrested multiple suspects last week in connection with what they referred to as a “golf cart theft ring” operating in and around The Villages. According to SCSO, James Logan, Heather Senn and Johnny Hurst III were all implicated with stealing and flipping a high-end golf cart. From SCSO: On May 11, 2017,…

In-Between Series goes total noise with Rat Bastard, Anna Mikhailova and SSLOTS

THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Anna Mikhailova, Rat Bastard, SSLOTS, The Gallery at Avalon Island, May 15 Noise was the spotlight of the latest edition of the vanguard In-Between Series featuring two notable out-of-town artists: Rat Bastard and Anna Mikhailova. There are multimedia artists and there is Anna Mikhailova. She’s an experimentalist who expresses in practically every…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘The Last Five Years’

Jason Robert Brown’s 2002 Drama Desk Award-winning song cycle The Last Five Years tells a age-old story: Ambitious author Jamie (Austin Stole) and aspiring actress Cathy (Suzie Juul) meet in Manhattan, fall in love, get married, then fall apart. The only real innovation in the familiar plot is that all of his scenes are chronological,…

36 free shows happening in Orlando this week

Wednesday, May 17 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints Of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. The Forefathers 8 pm at The Imperial at Washburn…

It’s too damn hot in Florida

In the words of former Orlando native Rob Thomas, “Yeah, it’s a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun.” According to a recent climate report by the National Centers for Environmental Information, the state of Florida hasn’t witnessed a hotter start to a year since 1895. Florida’s average temperature for January through April…

Orlando Fringe 2017 review: ‘Psycho Mode’

Movie adaptations and jukebox musicals are ubiquitous these days, but I’m pretty sure John B. deHaas is the first to think of taking Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho and replacing Bernard Herrmann’s stabbing strings with the synthesized songs of Depeche Mode. Just as in the movie, Marion Crane (Jessica Hope) embezzles from her employer (Joe Swanberg)…

Gimme Shelter: Meet Marley

Looking for a frisky, furry friend? Meet Marley! Marley (A372618) was brought to us because his owner could no longer care for him, so now he’s looking for a new home. Marley is 4 years old and he has quite a bit of energy. He is very friendly and outgoing, and he enjoys eating treats…

NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC.

NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS USED IN THE HOME, OFFICE OR GARAGE WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALES ON MAY 26, 2017 AT LOCATIONS & TIMES INDICATED BELOW, TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN…

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The following vehicle is to be auctioned at Avalon Towing, 549 N Goldenrod Rd Orlando Fl 32807 at 7:30am on May 31, 2017 Vehicle will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bid are: cash only, and buyer must have funds on hand at time of…

Selections: Our picks for the best things to do in Orlando this week

Wednesday, 17 Claudia Quintet MUSIC New York “post-jazz” ensemble Claudia Quintet has been going strong since 1997, kicking against genre restrictions and suffocating formalism with their voracious sonic appetites and an arsenal of reeds, accordion, vibraphone, double bass and drums. For the Claudia Quintet, rules are meant to be broken, and time and structure meant…

Our top picks for Orlando Fringe Festival 2017

Historically, my picks for which Fringe shows will be the hottest tickets have proven about as accurate as the 2016 presidential polls. Nevertheless, I persist, and again present my list of highly anticipated productions, based on the artists’ past performances, previews and insider word-of-mouth. Since there are too many local shows with great potential to…

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Stacey Renzelman, of 12302 Roper Blvd, Suite 103, Clermont, FL 34711, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: AnnOlivia’s Sweet Shop and Bakery It is the intent of the undersigned to register “AnnOlivia’s Sweet Shop and…

Creative cocktails highlight the unassuming Ivanhoe Craft Bar & Packy

Essay question: Why should I drink here? Unassuming new Ivanhoe Village joint from the owners of the nearby Savoy combines the best of both worlds: well-stocked package store (perfect for the less-than-social) and casual, cozy cocktail bar. Though there is beer and wine available, the spotlight is on a creative menu of craft cocktails that…

The ABCs of Orlando Fringe 2017

We’ve updated our annual A-to-Z (all right, W) guide to getting the most out of the festival. Check out show details, festival policies and venue maps at orlandofringe.org, where you can also buy tickets, and keep an eye on Orlando Weekly’s show reviews at orlandoweekly.com/fringe2017. App Look for the official Orlando Fringe app on the…

Notice of Auction

Notice of Auction 1985 Boat Trailer with VIN# 1LWBD7716E11 will be auctioned on 5/26/2017 at 9:00 am. James Warren Jr. 8550 Old Winter Garden Rd., Orlando, FL. 32835. Notice of Auction 1986 Boat with VIN# FGBG2765H586 will be auctioned on 5/26/2017 at 9:00 am. James Warren Jr. 8550 Old Winter Garden Rd., Orlando, FL. 32835.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND…

Notice of Public Auction

Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction…

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Auction for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on June 6th, 2017 at 9:00 am at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Hwy., Orlando, FL. (407) 273-5880 2007 FORD 1FMDK02107GA28640 2014 LINC 5LMJJ2H51EEL07287 2014 BASH LHJTLBBN5EB200053 2004 HOND 2HGES26734H549646 2005 HOND 2HGES165X5H576837 2002 CHRY…

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 1996 Dodge VIN# 1B4GP44RXTB461027 1999 Honda VIN# 1HGCG5643XA116380 1995 Mercedes VIN# WDBHA22E0SF156462 2004 Infiniti VIN# JNKCV51E74M102317 2002 Mazda VIN#1YVGF22D125270783 2006…

Savage Love: ‘Anti-Climax’

I’m a happily married straight man. My wife, who is 33 years old, cannot orgasm through intercourse since we had our last child. Her explanation is that she has this constant sensation to pee. Now we find other means to please her through toys, oral, etc. Are there exercises or other means to get her…

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale. 1996 DODGE VIN# 2B5WB35ZXTK170360 2009 CHEVROLET VIN# 1G1AT18H897255343 1989 YAMAHA VIN# JYA3HHE0XKA001839 To be sold at auction at 8:00AM on…

Remembering the Orlando 49: Joel Rayón Paniagua

Every week between now and the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shootings, Orlando Weekly will profile a person killed on June 12, 2016. This week: Joel Rayón Paniagua Joel Rayón Paniagua was the hard-working breadwinner for his family back in Veracruz, Mexico. The 31-year-old left his country to work in gardening and construction because…

NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC.

NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS USED IN THE HOME, OFFICE OR GARAGE WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALES ON MAY 25, 2017 AT LOCATIONS & TIMES INDICATED BELOW, TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN…

Today is free smoothie day at Orlando-area Smoothie Kings

Smoothie King is offering a sweet deal to help Orlando cool off today. Today’s is “Free Smoothie Day” at all of Smoothie King’s Orlando-area locations. The King is offering one free 12-ounce Strawberry X-Treme smoothie per guest until 7 p.m. The offer is only available while supplies last, so it’s first come, first serve. Here…


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