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Richard the Adequate
Downtown street magician and comedian entertains the bar crowd
Live Active Cultures
The rides are back! “Spin-and-pukes” have returned to the annual IAAPA trade show
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Happytown: A requieum for a Twinkie, more on elections aftermath
Hostess goes out of business and takes 280 Orlando jobs with it, Gov. Rick Scott demands some answers about who made this elections mess, the final tallies on the amendment votes
Requiem for a Twinkie
Everyone’s read that Hostess Brands Inc. has declared bankruptcy (check the company’s press release, blaming it on a Baker’s Union strike here). What does it mean for consumers? No more Wonder bread! No more Drake’s cakes! No more Merita (which is the local bakery affected by this news). Click the image for a slightly larger…
Black Friday DVD/Bluray Deals
-Firstly, the Barnes and Noble Criterion 50% off sale has been extended a week, to November 26th. We suggest picking up Chungking Express while you still can, as it’s gone out of print and will soon be rare as people hold on to them with a kung fu death grip. There is some confusion about…
Photo Gallery: OW at Winter Park Harvest Festival and Jingle Eve on Ivanhoe
Yesterday (Saturday 11/17/12), two significant seasonal celebrations were held in the Orlando area, and the Orlando Weekly was there at both to show our support for the community. The day began at the Winter Park Harvest Festival, which drew a large crowd to the west meadow of Central Park for food trucks, folk music, and…
Sunday Film News Roundup — November 18th, 2012
I woke up this morning all excited that tonight was the night that Lindsay Lohan made her big comeback in Liz and Dick, but it turns out I’m a week early. It’s not the movie itself I’m excited about, of course. It’s that once the thing has aired all of the awful ads will finally…
Florida A&M Rattlers and Bethune-Cookman Wildcats compete in annual Florida Classic
Saturday, Nov. 17 – Florida Classic 2 p.m. Florida Citrus Bowl 1610 W. Church St. 800-745-3000 floridaclassic.org $10.75-$202.50 It goes without saying (but we’ll say it anyway), this annual college football game will forever be marred by last year’s hazing death of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion. And we can only imagine that fans…
Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2
The sparkle is gone from this undead saga
Eddie Huang > Guy Fieri x a million
I have nothing to add to this whole Guy Fieri mess* — at this point, NO ONE has anything to add to it; it’s all been said, forwarded, Facebook-shared, hyped, backlashed, chewed up and regurgitated ad infinitum, ad nauseam. OK, but: I do have two things. First, that menu reads like it was written by…
Ivanhoe Village hosts Jingle Eve street party
Saturday, Nov. 17 – Jingle Eve 3-11 p.m. Ivanhoe Village Main Street, Orange Avenue between New Hampshire and Princeton streets 407-393-8765 facebook.com/ jingleeve free Santa has his checklist, but any holiday lover keeps one as well, an itemized set of expectations rooted in the familiarity of seasonal traditions. Sort of like how some families put…
Happy Birthday to Roy Neary and Co., Close Encounters turns 35
Thirty five years ago today, Steven Spielberg’s jaw dropping b-movie classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, was released in theaters. No one knew what the hell a close encounter was, but they quickly learned as they watched Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) and Gillian (Melinda Dillon) search frantically the kidnapped little Barry (Cary Guffey), culminating in…
Winter Park Harvest Fest celebrates community food producers
Saturday, Nov. 17 – Winter Park Harvest Festival 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Central Park’s West Meadow 150 N. New York Ave., Winter Park wpharvest.com free In a world dominated by corporate interests and faceless food conglomerates, one elite group of heroes stands between us and the mystery meat and veggies of the future – our local…
Smashed
Modest 12-step drama shows the hard road to recovery
Hurricane Sandy’s wake-up call
Climate change is becoming harder to ignore
Game on at Southern Pinball Festival
Friday-Sunday Nov. 16-18 – Southern Pinball Festival Various times Crown Plaza Orlando Universal 7800 Universal Blvd. 407-781-2107 southernpinball festival.com $15-$60 Whether you’re a deaf, dumb and blind kid who happens to be an arcade prodigy, or just one of those thick-in-the-middle bar denizens with the odd trigger finger, it’s safe to say that the promise…
Third Thursday Gallery Hop & Art Walk tonight in downtown Orlando
Thursday, Nov. 15 – Third Thursday Gallery Hop & Art Walk 6-9 p.m. CityArts Factory 29 S. Orange Ave. 407-648-7060 cityartsfactory.com free We have to hand it to the Downtown Arts District: October’s Dia de los Muertos-themed Third Thursday was pretty amazing. And this month’s gallery hop, while not as thematically consistent, looks to be…
Free Elmo Already
Just one day after claiming Elmo Muppeteer Kevin Clash had sex with him while he was 16, the grown man at the center of the controversy recanted his claim, stating he was of a legal age when his relationship with Clash started, stating (through his lawyer) that “his sexual relationship with Mr. Clash was an…
Orlando-based alt-rock band the Passenger tonight at Will’s Pub
Wednesday, Nov. 14 – The Passenger with Emperor X, Pretty & Nice, Out Go the Lights 9 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $5 If you missed Weezer last week, don’t fret. This week, you can catch the Passenger, Orlando’s latest feel-good alt-rock band that conjures a similar vibe through their own…
Japanese action comic punk band Peelander-Z tonight at the Social
Wednesday, Nov. 14 – Peelander-Z 8 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $10-$12 An Aquabats show is fun and all, if you’re into that Adam West Batman kind of thing. But a Peelander-Z concert is really where it’s at for the modern kid – both the actual kind and the 30-something, bearded…
Cuban/Latino hip-hop group Cypress Hill tonight at The Plaza Live
Wednesday, Nov. 14 – Cypress Hill 8 p.m. The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazalive orlando.com $25 Hey, weed is legal in some places now, and if you want to thank anybody for it, go ahead and thank Cypress Hill. The first Cuban/Latino hip-hop artists to make it big (they were nominated for…
On sale this week: Flogging Molly at House of Blues
On sale: Wednesday, Nov. 14 Flogging Molly 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side Lake Buena Vista 407-934-2583 hob.com $35-$38 Down the road: Asia, Nov. 21 at The Plaza Live Ace Hood, Nov. 23 at Firestone Live 2 Chainz, Nov. 25 at The Plaza Live Japandroids, Nov.…
Take me, show me, buy me
Orlando Weekly staffers, freelancers and friends tell you what they want to eat, drink and get for the holidays
The Sessions
John Hawkes and Helen Hunt grin and bare it in this genial sex parable
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Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) In old Christian and Islamic lore, the dove was a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The bird was considered so pure and sacred that the devil, who was an expert shapeshifter, could not take on its form. The dove had a different meaning in other traditions, however. Among the ancient Greeks,…
Orlando Holiday Guide 2012
A comprehensive listing of all the jingle belling, caroling, Nutcrackering and eggnogging taking place in Orlando this holiday season
Tip Jar
This week’s roundup: Sunshine Homebrew Challenge, Homegrown Co-op, Jersey Mike’s and more
What to buy a music lover
Music lover gift guide shares secret of successful gift selection
Savage Love
Reading you over the years has absolutely changed my mind on gay marriage. I wanted to let you know that. I also live in Maryland, and (as you know) we voted last week to allow same-sex couples to legally marry. I was excited that I got to vote for marriage equality in my home state,…
Fresh
Intimate café offers an antidote to Hannibal Square’s trendy restaurant scene.
Now Playing
Opening this week
Gifts for foodies and cocktail hounds
An online shopping guide for those who live to eat
On the Rocks
Been caught stealing
Eight great gifts for movie buffs
Blu-ray players and memberships and box sets make for a reel-y good holiday
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Happytown: Poor Rich White Lady and Dorworth's out the door
A Q&A with the worried woman who fretted on your TV all during campaign season; a recount votes state Rep. Chris Dorworth out of office
Sixties soul group The Sh-Booms record new single
The Sh-Booms debut new songs at Soul Fried Sunday, start production on first music video
Lincoln
Steven Spielberg’s new biopic is less about war, more about the spirit of Civl War-era politics
