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20 memorable moments in Orlando Fringe history
Once again, it’s time for the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival (renamed earlier this year as simply Orlando Fringe) – and this year our readers’ longtime favorite annual arts event is even shinier than ever. That silver sheen the Orlando Fringe is sporting is in honor of its 25th edition. In that quarter-century, the fest…
Judge rejects challenge to Florida’s education system
A Leon County judge Tuesday rejected a wide-ranging challenge to the state’s education system, saying lawmakers had met their constitutional obligation to provide a free, high-quality public education for Florida students. But advocates and parents who filed the lawsuit said they plan to appeal the ruling, potentially laying the groundwork for a landmark opinion by…
Will he? Won’t he? Morrissey and Riot Fest
In a world where the trappings of rock music and rock festivals become increasingly professional and workaday, musical chaos agents are a breath of fresh air. It’s just weird that one of them is an aging British singer with a penchant for dramatics. Morrissey was among the first wave of headline announcements for this year’s…
Audubon Park Garden District wins 2016 Great American Main Street Award
Huge congratulations to the Audubon Park Garden District, which this week won the 2016 Great American Main Street Award. The National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, names just three districts winners each year out of a field of more than 2,000. APGD director Jennifer Marvel was on hand in Milwaukee,…
Watch these Florida fishermen hoist a 347-pound ‘game changer’ fish
While fishing the Crosthwait Memorial Fishing Tournament, Capt. Paul Christie and his team, Jumbo Shrimp, reeled in a huge warsaw grouper, or as it’s referred to throughout the video above, a “game changer.” “Game changer. That’s a game changer right there,” says an onlooker as the massive goliath grouper is hoisted from the boat. According…
False Punk’s homecoming a loaded rager with Socialite, Ian Iachimoe, Thee Wilt Chamberlain and Crit (Uncle Lou’s)
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND False Punk alone are always worth the price of admission. In terms of who the city’s most electrifying punk band is right now, they’re still kings of the mountain with no credible threat on the horizon. It’s not because there aren’t enough legit contenders – there are – it’s just that they’re…
Seminole County asks FWC to stop future bear hunts
Seminole County commissioners, over opposition from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said Tuesday they don’t want another statewide bear hunt. Or, at least, they don’t want such a hunt in their backyard. County commissioners, who in December established outdoor trash rules for homeowners as a way to reduce human encounters with black bears,…
3 local shops where you can score Memorial Day meats this weekend
In case it snuck up on you, Memorial Day is Monday (three-day weekend, woot!), which officially signifies the start of grilling season. Publix might be your go-to for #allthemeats to throw on the barbie, but this year, we suggest forgoing convenience in favor of supporting some local butchers vending high-quality meats you might not find…
The NRA is targeting a Jacksonville lawmaker over a failed ‘Stand Your Ground’ measure
A Jacksonville lawmaker, who two years ago received a perfect rating from the National Rifle Association, is now a target of the Second Amendment group as he seeks to become a circuit judge. In a letter Saturday to NRA and Unified Sportsmen of Florida members, influential gun-rights lobbyist Marion Hammer deemed House Judiciary Chairman Charles…
Orlando Police say a black bear was spotted in College Park
Orlando Police say local residents have reported spotting a young black bear in the College Park neighborhood Tuesday morning. The baby or juvenile bear was seen in the 1000 blocks of Bryn Mawr and Smith streets and near Dartmouth Park on West New Hampshire Street around 8 a.m. OPD says the bear appears to be moving…
The world’s largest cruise ship is coming to Florida
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, is about to begin its trans-Atlantic voyage to its new home in Florida. The 1,188-foot-long ship stretches 20 stories into the air. It’s currently going through smaller sailings while it gets its “sea legs” before coming to South Florida. Costing roughly a billion dollars,…
Zombies are taking over I-Drive, and it’ll cost you to stop them
Zombies have seen massive success in pop culture over the past few years, and now Orlando has been invaded by these brain eaters. Down on International Drive, at least three major zombie attractions have either opened their doors or are currently in the process of opening. The first one to open is the new Zombie…
Modest Muslim boutique opens in Orlando Fashion Square Mall
For the first time in her life, Naeemah Kahbir can walk into a store, try on a dress and buy it right off the rack. While it might seem like a small privilege, it’s something the Muslim American woman had never experienced in her hometown of Philadelphia. Most of the time, she shops for modest…
Fringe Review: ‘VarieTease: Carnivale’
In 2007, Carnivale raised the bar for spectacles to aspire to at the Orlando Fringe, and established VarieTease as a fan-favorite fixture of the Festival. I was afraid nothing could live up to my rose-colored memories of that original production, but this year’s revival exceeded even my elevated expectations. VarieTease: Carnivale BlueLaLa Entertainment LLC…
Florida reports 36 pregnant women with Zika virus under new CDC guidelines
Under new federal guidelines, the number of pregnant women in Florida with the Zika virus jumped from nine cases to 36 cases after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the way officials were counting women. The CDC now says all pregnant women with evidence of the Zika virus, even if they don’t have symptoms, will counted,…
Local H show announced for this summer at the Social
Alt rock heroes Local H today announced an upcoming show in Orlando as part of a lengthy spring/summer tour that reunites original drummer Joe Daniels with current lineup Scott Lucas and Ryan Harding. The show will take place August 22nd at the Social. This tour consists of the band doing a set of newer material and then performing…
This drone footage of 70 sharks eating a whale carcass is the most metal thing you’ll see today
Around 70 tiger sharks were caught on video consuming the carcass of a humpback whale in Sharks Bay last week. Tour Company Eco Abrolhos encountered the feeding frenzy while taking passengers on a cruise in Dirk Hartog Island. The company captured footage of the feeding using a drone and a GoPro camera, and estimated there to…
Bookmark It moving sale Wednesday through Friday
Yes, it’s true … local indie bookstore Bookmark It is leaving East End Market, soon to be popping up in three different spots around town. There’ll be a Bookmark It stall at the Lovely, just down the street at 2906 Corrine Drive, opening in June. Those impulse buys will also still be possible at the…
Farm & Haus to take over Bookmark It space at East End Market
Farm-Haus, the farm-to-table meal delivery service operating out of East End Market, will take over the Bookmark It space when the indie bookstore vacates at the end of the month. Brittany Walsh-Lyne and husband Patrick say they plan on changing the name to Farm & Haus to reflect their new retail space which they plan…
Get a taste of gourmet veg from Dixie Dharma paired with wine from Quantum Leap
When it comes to fancy food events, vegans get the fuzzy end of the stick – most of those dinners are Bacchanalian feasts of marrow bones and foie gras and runny French cheeses. People who don’t eat animals like to get Bacchanalian once in a while, too, but they rarely have the chance. Dixie Dharma…
Fringe Review: ‘From Broadway to Obscurity’
Why would a Midwestern boy who dreamed about being on Broadway since playing Toto in the second grade walk away from a role in the Great White Way’s hottest show after nearly 1,200 performances? Actor Eric Gutman takes Fringe audiences on his journey to that fateful decision using his terrific tenor voice and comedic talents…
Fringe Review: ‘Murder Sleep’
My final review of this year’s Fringe is of a show that shouldn’t work. It’s an odd jigsaw puzzle of comedy, drama and suspense, with performances that aren’t always on-target. But thanks to the red-hot eroticism of Sara Cutlip and Steven Johnson as a mysterious couple who seem equally comfortable with screwing each other and…
Fringe Review: ‘Space’
In Space no one can hear you scream, but they can hear you interrogate, humiliate and manipulate your fellow astronauts, according to this claustrophobic sci-fi thriller from writer-director Corey Volence, co-writer of 2013 Fringe hit Key of E. Unlike the spacey spoofs and parodies that have proliferated at this year’s Fringe, Space is an original…
Fringe Review: ‘Phantasmagoria: Wickeder Little Tales’
Phantasmagoria: Wickeder Little Tales doesn’t lack for atmosphere. The show has Orlando’s steampunk storytelling troupe retelling classic horror stories from the likes of Mary Shelley, the Brothers Grimm, Edgar Allen Poe and more. And while the tales themselves are well-known at this point, the troupe does an impressive job giving the storylines their own macabre touch. Phantasmagoria: Wickeder Little Tales John…
Tampa’s Empire Cinema brings new thrill to post-punk aesthetic (Will’s Pub)
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND A recent homegrown lineup (May 19, Will’s Pub) was topped by noted Orlando indie names Pathos, Pathos and Reverist, who rocked my latest guest showcase at last month’s Florida Music Festival. But way down at the bottom of the bill was a nice find in Empire Cinema, who are apparently Tampa as…
Fringe Review ‘Roller Derby Saved My Soul’
I’ve seen plenty of death-defying acts at Fringe already this year, but none quite as impressive as Nancy Kenny’s ability to roller-skate in endless circles around the postage-stamp Black Venue stage while delivering hilarious and touching monlogues without tumbling off into the audience. I know nothing about roller derby beyond what I learned from the…
Marion County Sheriff arrested, indicted for perjury
Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair was arrested Friday afternoon after being indicted on two counts of perjury and one count of official misconduct. The Ocala Star-Banner reports the charges stem from a grand jury investigation of the agency’s deputies to decide if any “wrongdoing, like excessive force, was systemic.” When Blair appeared before the grand…
Fringe Review: ‘NINE’
A word of warning to anyone who bought tickets for NINE expecting a Yestin/Kopit musical: This ain’t no Fellini-esque fantasy. Rather, playwright Jane Shepherd’s NINE is a brutal, uncompromising exercise in elliptical onstage agony that plays like the offspring of Samuel Beckett and torture-porn films like Saw. Bereft of any backstory beyond a brief news…
Nasty tone dominates Grayson-Murphy primary race for US Senate seat
Congressman Alan Grayson has long mocked his U.S. Senate primary opponent Patrick Murphy as not being a true Democrat. Lately, as Murphy has become the clear pick of the party establishment, from the White House on down, Grayson has churned out the descriptions “lickspittle pillock” and —- closer to the 21st century —- party “sock…
Punk provocateurs Period Bomb explode gloriously at Uncle Lou’s
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Although I was pulling double duty between concerts at Will’s Pub and Uncle Lou’s last Wednesday (May 18), I just wasn’t able to catch everything. Life is unfair like that. There were a couple other bands at the Uncle Lou’s show that I wanted to see but couldn’t, but the one that…
Magic Johnson remembers playing basketball with Prince
Blasphemy! In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Magic Johnson called into question Prince’s basketball playing abilities, previously lionized in “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” on Chappelle’s Show. “He talked so much trash! He thought he had a real jump shot! And I had to remember that this was Prince I was playing against so I had…
Libertarians host “Legalize Freedom” convention in Orlando
Libertarians will gather in Orlando next week for the Libertarian Party National Convention. The “Legalize Freedom” convention, starting on May 26, will be held at Rosen Centre Hotel and Resort, and include debates and guest speakers. The weekend convention will bring delegates together to pick a presidential and a vice-presidential candidate to represent the party in the upcoming…
Fringe Review: ‘Triassic Parq’
It’s hard not to like Triassic Parq. The Sylvia Viles-directed musical is a raunchy retelling of the seminal film Jurassic Park (the name change comes from wanting to avoid a lawsuit, as explained in the opening song), now told from the dinosaurs’ point of view. It’s an unorthodox idea, and one that doesn’t seem like it should…
The former Circle K location in Mills 50 will soon get a new tenant
Ever since the Circle K in Mills 50 closed its doors for good last December, strange things have been afoot. Who will be moving into this busy locale? Will there be beer and snacks? Well, the mystery has been solved. As first reported by Brendan O’Connor at the Bungalower, a demo permit was filed earlier…
Concert by Henrietta, Ivadell and Kinder than Wolves explores heavy-soft dynamics (Will’s Pub)
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Henrietta is one of those Orlando bands that’s gotten a decent amount attention locally and beyond (they got a nice little write-up on Noisey not too long ago). Unfortunately, and for no real good reason other than conflicts of schedule preventing me from seeing them perform, none of that notice has been…
Orlando 48 Hour Film Project moves to July; first meetup on Saturday
The Orlando 48 Hour Film Project will be held in July this year instead of its usual August. The competition will be held July 15-17, with all the films being screened the following Friday and Saturday, and the awards screenings taking place July 29. The first filmmaker meetup will be at Buffalo Wild Wings at…
Florida brewery creates biodegradable and edible 6-pack packaging
Local marine life rejoice, Florida-based Saltwater Brewery is making edible and environmentally friendly 6-pack beer packaging. The brewery paired up with advertising agency We Believers to create the first fully-edible beer can package. The edible and biodegradable 6-pack packaging is “made from the byproducts of the brewing process”, like wheat and barley, according to Discover…
Fringe Review: ‘Paint Chips’
Voci Dance may have started out with an advantage – I went into their opening-night performance of Paint Chips already familiar with, and a great fan of, Ken Nordine’s circa-1966 Colors recordings. Even if I sat with my eyes closed and simply listened, I was going to enjoy myself. But Voci artistic director Genevieve Bernard and…
Fringe Review: ‘Women Behind Bars’
A satire of 1950s B-movies, Women Behind Bars mostly lives up to the low expectations that one brings to such a raucous, raunchy affair. In fact, the Fringe patrons I saw it with repeatedly cackled with the enthusiasm of a cock-fight audience. Though these types of productions always have a welcome place at Fringe, this…
Fringe Review: ‘Chocolate Cake’
Marsha wants to be Martha Stewart, from whom she draws “courage, hope and ambition.” She also draws a healthy dose of comedic creepiness and obsession, as she will seemingly stop at nothing to achieve her dream of becoming an on-screen baking queen as one-half of the sister team known as the “Modern Day Marthas.” It’s…
Will’s Pub launches the Shady Brunch Comedy Show for the Sunday Funday crowd
Expanding on the boozy Sunday offerings of the Uncomfortable Brunch film series, Will’s Pub starts a similar concept for fans of comedy this week. The Shady Brunch Comedy Show, hosted by Shaw Smith, is scheduled for every fourth Sunday of the month to bring some of the area’s best comedic talents to the day-drinking crowd.…
Enjoy a Saturday morning fish fry at Organize Now’s community garage sale
Garage-sale hunting usually starts with you looking for a vintage-chic vanity with a distressed finish, but somehow, you end up buying those bedazzled decorative pillows that you know damn well don’t match your couch. If you’re looking for a good bargain and don’t want to waste a Saturday morning, check out the People’s Community Garage…
Fool’s Gold Records bring a killer tour package featuring Tommy Trash to Tier
Celebrated beats and rhymes imprint Fool’s Gold Records is staging another of their annual Gold Gone Wild package tours, proving that their acts are as capable live as in a studio. Australian DJ and producer Tommy Trash headlines this year, with support from a sampling of Fool’s Gold’s current roster; this Orlando date boasts supporting…
Stock up on summer reading at OCLS’ annual Spring Book Sale
Like teen pop stars, books are subject to a rise-and-then-fall popularity curve. So those 50 copies of, say, Gone Girl the library purchased last summer to keep up with borrowers’ demands, well … this summer about 48 of them are probably twiddling their thumbs on the shelf. Their downfall is your windfall, though, as deaccessioned…
Watch new Magic coach Frank Vogel do ‘Stupid Human Tricks’ on Letterman back in 1986
Frank Vogel, the former Indiana Pacers head coach and now newly minted Orlando Magic head coach, has always been true to the game. As you can see in the above clip, a 10-year-old Frank Vogel appeared on Late Night with David Letterman’s “Stupid Human Tricks” segment back in 1986 and, with almost zero effort, showed…
Secret society Penumbra offers tours of its hidden community to Fringe patrons
Central Florida has long been a breeding ground for utopian dreams. From the artist colony founded in Maitland, to the more recent New Urbanism communities of Baldwin Park, Celebration and Harmony, Central Florida has had its fair share of unique communities dedicated to creating the ideal life. Now, there’s a new interactive experience in Orlando…
Florida now issuing birth certificates listing both same-sex parents
Florida health officials have started listing both spouses on birth certificates of children born into same-sex marriages and hope to have new birth certificates adding the option of “parent” —- in addition to “mother” and “father” —- by mid-July, according to court documents filed this week. Saying the birth-certificate issue is now moot, the state…
Orlando City’s Kaká remains highest paid MLS player in 2016
With a guaranteed compensation totaling $7.167 million, Orlando City captain Kaká tops the list of the highest-paid players in Major League Soccer. That puts the Brazilian star slightly ahead of Sebastian Giovinco of Toronto FC by about $52,000, according to the 2016 salary list released by the MLS Players Union this week. ESPN FC reports Kaká…
Bloomberg: NFL Pro Bowl is coming to Orlando
The NFL has decided to move its all-star Pro Bowl event from Hawaii to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium, according to a report from Bloomberg. The media organization granted anonymity to three sources who confirmed the news before the NFL could announce anything. Bloomberg reports Orlando bid out Honolulu, Houston and Sydney, Australia for the event. Both…
Fringe Review: ‘Beware the Dark in Winter Park’
“There is no better place to die than Winter Park,” the cast of this show tells us. Yet, for more than an hour, they prove themselves wrong by dying on stage at the Gold Venue. Beware the Dark in Winter Park John Ryan and his DIVAS – Orlando, Florida 6 REMAINING DATES THROUGH MAY 28,…
Fringe Review: ‘No Tweed Too Tight: Another Grant Canyon Mystery’
If the nonsensical adventures of a “two-bit, washed-up insurance investigator from Des Moines, Iowa” sounds like a bad idea for a one-man Fringe show, you haven’t met Ryan Gladstone. With or without his 1970s tweed pants and jacket, the Canadian actor is a comedic tornado, at least when combined with the riotous script he co-wrote…
Le Dîner en Blanc comes to Orlando soon, offering the delish charms of the bourgeoisie
Le Dîner en Blanc, the flash-mob/pop-up/outdoor dinner party/picnic comes to an undisclosed locale in Orlando for the very first time this fall, and it promises to be an all-white affair. The “all-white” referring to the dress code, of course – “head to toe in ALL and ONLY WHITE and ELEGANT,” as stated in Dîner en…
Florida now has a Nile crocodile problem
Joining an already robust list of invasive species, Florida researchers have now confirmed that three Nile crocodiles were indeed captured near Miami, and more are probably out there. According to the Washington Times, University of Florida researchers recently published a report showing DNA testing from three crocs captured back in 2009, 2011 and 2014 does, in…
The Orlando Magic have reportedly reached a deal with Frank Vogel
The Orlando Magic have reportedly found a new head coach in Frank Vogel. According to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, the Magic agreed to terms with the former Pacer’s coach Thursday afternoon. The Orlando Magic have reached a deal in principle with Frank Vogel, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. — Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) May 19,…
Teen breaks Florida record with 68 pound flathead catfish
13-year-old Charles Patchen reeled in a record-setting flathead catfish last weekend that was about his same size. Along with his step-father Bryan Atwell, the teen from Alabama reeled in the state-record with the 63.8 pound flathead catfish on the Chattahoochee River last Sunday at 2:30 p.m, beating the previous record by eight pounds, according to FWC.…
15 free concerts in Orlando this week (5/25-5/31)
Wednesday May 11Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints Of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Oriented Music Group Open Jam 10:45 pm at St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. Underhill, Oklahoma Stackhouse 10:30 pm at…
Bad Boy Records reunion tour coming to Florida in September
It’s really real. Puff Daddy, now known as Diddy, is gathering up the leading lights of his Bad Boy imprint for a massive reunion tour slated for late summer of this year. Slated to perform so far are Bad Boy alum like MA$E, Lil’ Kim, the L.O.X., Faith Evans, 122 and Puffy himself. The tour…
Vote for your favorite dead Floridian to replace Confederate general statue
As Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith’s days of representing Florida come to an end, state officials want you to pick a new Florida icon to grace the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The Florida Department of State says it’s looking for deceased Floridians who made significant contributions to the state or country’s history, economy,…
Watch marine artist Guy Harvey paint a new shark mural at SeaWorld
Guy Harvey, a world-renowned marine wildlife artist and ocean conservationist, will be live painting an original mural at SeaWorld Orlando next week. According to a press release from SeaWorld, Harvey will be painting the mural on May 23 and 24 in SeaWorld’s Shark Wreck Reef, a shark-themed area of the park that will host the highly-anticipated 73…
Fringe Review: ‘Fruit Flies Like a Banana: Alphabetical Disorder’
Fruit Flies Like a Banana was my favorite family-friendly show of 2015’s Fringe, and the Fourth Wall’s follow-up, Alphabetical Disorder, is every bit as delightful. The setup is deviously simple: Each letter of the alphabet represents a different two-minute musical comedy skit in the instrumental ensemble’s repertory, and audience members determine the show’s running order by selecting vowels…
Fringe Review: ‘Sex With Animals’
Let’s get something straight right at the start: Sex With Animals is NOT about bestiality, despite what Facebook’s censors and the 1,700 petition-signers who tried to get Ryan “the Bisexual Lion” Good’s show banned from London might believe. Rather, it’s a deranged, debauched, and deeply researched dive into how animals of every species (including homo…
Fringe Review: ‘Daddy Issues’
Peter Aguero’s autobiographical monologue Daddy Issues starts with him in the backseat of his family’s 1978 Chevy Impala, as his hulking, abusive father invites a violent hitchhiking vet into their car. It’s a gripping story that is soon revealed to be a complete lie, but that isn’t the last disappointment in this heartfelt but uneven…
Fringe Review: ‘Edgar Allan’
Before Poe was the gloomy poet beloved by goths everywhere, he was lonely little 11-year-old Edgar Allan. As played by Katie Hartman, whose raven hair and avian features prefigure the author’s most famous work, Edgar is far more energetic than the sad-eyed alcoholic he was to become (though the signs are there in his ever-present…
Fringe Review: ‘The 11 O’Clock Number: Life Is a Musical’
I was a big fan of the 11 O’Clock Number’s initial offering at the 2015 Orlando Fringe, and with this year’s Life Is a Musical, the long-form musical improv troupe shows no sign of a sophomore slump. The onstage quartet (Mhairi Berg, Byron Trevor Martin, Rachel Kent, Ed Picard) backed by keyboardist Alieda Sekulich creates an original…
‘Pop Jungle’ from graffiti artist Yong is a highlight of this month’s Third Thursday
This Third Thursday gallery hop brings a special highlight: Redefine Gallery’s exhibition by Brazilian street artist Yong. His colorful creations draw on everything from graffiti to cartoons to 8-bit video games, resulting in work that’s both immediate and, well, fun. For this exhibit, Pop Jungle, Yong draws inspiration from his homeland in a show full…
Def Leppard returns to Amway sans laryngitis
We thought the cab driver was trying to be funny when he picked us up to take us to the Def Leppard show a few months ago and was all “Didn’t you hear it was canceled?” and we were all “LOL, really funny dude.” But it wasn’t funny, because it was true: The triple-bill show…
Scott, Bondi remain quiet as transgender student bathroom debate comes to Florida
Social conservatives, angered by the federal government’s “guidance” that school districts should allow transgender students to use restrooms and other facilities of their choice, are pressuring Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi to push back against the initiative. But so far, Scott and Bondi have resisted getting pulled into the politically combustible issue…
According to FWC, Florida boating accidents saw a significant increase in 2015
A new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission showed a strong increase in the number of boating accidents in Florida in 2015. According to the FWC’s 2015 Boating Accident Statistical Report, Florida experienced 737 boating accidents last year. That’s 103 more than in 2014. “Many of the accidents in this report could have…
Ten10 Brewing teams up with Lineage Roasting for Tweak’d Fest this Saturday
This Saturday, May 21, Ten10 Brewing Co. plans to get you sh*tfaced and super-awake at the same time. Prepare your body. To wrap up American Craft Beer Week, Ten10 teamed up with Lineage Coffee Roasting in something they are calling “Tweak’d Fest.” “Because we have a taste for great coffee, we joined forces with Lineage Coffee…
Florida judge sides with FSU on ‘game day’ gun policy
Florida State University won’t have to pay damages to a gun-rights group for incorrect information about firearms published in a 2015 football “game day” guide. Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson ruled Tuesday that the issue became “moot” because the university corrected the information shortly after receiving the complaint in September. The initial “game day”…
FORM Arcosanti Festival has deep Florida roots
Last weekend’s FORM Arcosanti Festival enchanted attendees who ventured out to the “experimental community” in Arizona. The festival hosted artists from Smog to Skrillex in intimate settings at odds with current trends in music festivals. (Is bigger really better?) The New York Times was even effusive with praise. Look a little closer, though, and despite the…
Fringe Review: ‘Slut Like Me’
Logan Donahoo’s scandalously educational Field Guide to the Gays series packed the Purple Venue over the past few years, and this year’s Slut Like Me will put audiences right where he wants them: in the Brown. This year’s PowerPoint-punctuated presentation is perfect for anyone – gay, straight, or simply curious – seeking to free themselves from…
A Winter Park woman says she found an image of Jesus in her baby’s dirty diaper
Winter Park resident Katy Vazquez recently posted a photo of her baby’s dirty diaper to Facebook, claiming the child’s poo stain is a sign from God. The post, which has been shared over 4 thousands times, shows exactly what you think it does, a dirty diaper with a shart mark that sort of looks like a…
Fringe Review: ‘My Stroke of Luck’
In My Stroke of Luck, California actress Diane Barnes imparts her own true story of a stroke that, instead of claiming her life, inexorably altered her relationship with her teenage son and herself. Though Barnes is undoubtedly sincere and her effort heartfelt, her performance lacks the requisite power and finesse to elicit in her audience…
Fringe Review: ‘Jimmy Hogg: Figgy Pudding’
It’s been a long few years since storyteller Jimmy Hogg (Like a Virgin, A Brief History of Petty Crime) graced our Fringe stages with one of his frenetically funny rants. For the 25th festival, Hogg has returned to offer Orlando’s audiences metaphorical spoonfuls of a flaming liquor-drenched treat from his British upbringing, and this serving…
Fringe Review: ‘Douchebags’
After impressing audiences last year with Anne Frankenstein, a love letter to grindhouse schlock and Nazi exploitation films, director Adam McCabe returns to Fringe with a more subdued one-act about modern dating. Douchebags, also written by McCabe, depicts three nameless men – only one of whom is really a douchebag – dealing with relationship issues. …
Period Bomb blends riot grrrl ferocity and postpunk weirdness at Uncle Lou’s
LA’s Period Bomb hearkens back to the Slits, Lunachicks and Super-Heroines: bands that cut a loud, proud and visually flamboyant swath through the punk scenes of their respective times. Period Bomb beats the boys at their own volume-dealing game and adds just the right hint of “I’ll cut you if you look at me sideways”…
Florida man charged with holding family hostage for 3 months
A Haines City man allegedly held a family of five hostage for three months in their Davenport home, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The Ledger reports Larry Gene Howard, 29, was arrested May 7 after Richard Collins called 911 and told officials he and his two nieces and two nephews were being held captive in…
Florida officials reject $250 million federal foreclosure assistance funds
Despite Florida still being the center of the nation’s foreclosure crisis, state officials chose not to apply for $250 million in federal foreclosure assistance funds that would have helped struggling homeowners. The Tampa Bay Times reports the U.S. Treasury Department announced in February it was allocating $2 billion in two phases of $1 billion each…
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The Struts It’s a tale as old as time itself: young British guitar band with just the right hair and cheekbones emerges amid a flurry of buzz. Meet this year’s Libertines/Supergrass/Darkness. Not a bad position to be in. 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the Social, $15-$17 Pink Talking Fish Never in even the most…
Hardcore icons Agnostic Front stay vital through music
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Seth Kubersky’s top 5 Fringe picks for 2016
The Animatronicans (Mo Laughs Comedy) Josh Siniscalco’s robotic Abe Lincoln stole several past shows with cameos; now he’s starring in Jeff Jones’s Wanzie-directed theme park satire alongside attractions veterans Janine Klein, James Keaton and Doug Ba’aser. Edgar Allan (The Coldharts) Brooklyn-based Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan play a tweenage Poe and his rival in an…
Here’s how to Fringe like a pro
ADMISSION COSTS Show tickets can be purchased at one of Fringe’s five box offices or online at orlandofringe.ticketleap.com, and range from free to $11. The $10 Fringe button is a required one-time purchase that funds Fringe’s operations – all ticket sales go to the shows themselves. Without a button and a ticket, you will not…
How to make the most of free fun on the Fringe lawn
As any veteran Fringer can tell you, half of the fun of Fringe can be found at the central lawn of Loch Haven Park. It’s where you can grab a drink or some food from rotating food trucks, relax in the shade, and hear people pitch their shows (or talk shit about the shows they…
The Dapper Duck Bar puts forth extra effort that pays off
Dapper Duck Bar 28 S. Orange Ave., 407-286-0256, dapperduckbar.com After work or after hours? Both, plus a serious lunchtime scene Beer/wine or liquor too? All of it Check all that apply: ☒ fancy cocktails ☒ make ’em strong and keep ’em coming ☒ wine list (5 choices or more) ☒ craft beer ☒ beer:…
