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Recycle your nasty old cooking oil tomorrow
If you’ve got a tub full of grease festering under the kitchen counter leftover from your holiday revelry, don’t dump it in the neighbor’s backyard when nobody’s looking – the city of Orlando wants it. Bring your used cooking oil to the City Hall Rotunda tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 27) between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.,…
Liz and Dick and Everyone We Know
Just some quick thoughts I had while watching Lifetime’s Liz & Dick — which by strict movie of the week standards isn’t so terrible, but by any normal film standard is a miserable, artless, lifeless lump: -My prevailing thought this whole time was, “at least they’re off Marilyn for now.” And let’s be honest, that’s…
Sunday Film News Roundup — November 25th, 2012
Three days later and I’m still stuffed from Thanksgiving, but it only makes it easier and more logical to gorge on movies along with gorging on leftover pie and corn bread stuffing. The cold I came down with this week didn’t help much since I was konking out left and right, but I managed to…
Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz tonight at The Plaza Live
Sunday, Nov. 25 – 2 Chainz 9 p.m. The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazaliveorlando.com $27.50-$75 Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has been ubiquitous on the hip-hop landscape this year. He adds the common-man touch to Kanye West’s skeletal “Mercy” (Pusha T and ’Ye rep Audemars Piguet and Margiela; 2 Chainz rocks Polo). He…
Stardust Video & Coffee hosts costume party in honor of The Hobbit film release
Saturday, Nov. 24 – There and Back Again: The Art of Middle Earth 7 p.m. Stardust Video & Coffee 1842 E. Winter Park Road 407-623-3393 stardustie.com free Quick – how many characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit can you name? If your answer sounded something like, “Bilbo, Gandalf, Gollum and I’m out,” then some of…
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Presents Home for the Holidays at Bob Carr
Saturday, Nov. 24 – Home for the Holidays 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre 401 W. Livingston St. 407-770-0071 orlandophil.org $29-$70 It’s that special time of year again, when the weather gets nippy, the children frolic on the ice and cuddled by the fireplace is the best seat in the house.…
RalphFest 2 Tribute and Benefit Show inundates downtown Orlando
Saturday, Nov. 24 – RalphFest 2 Tribute and Benefit Show with the Legenday JC’s, Thomas Wynn and the Believers, Christ Charles Trio and more 5 p.m. The Beacham and various venues in downtown Orlando 407-648-8363 thebeacham.com $15 It’s been a year since Orlando lost Ralph Ameduri Jr., a man whose talents supported some of the…
Black Friday Blowout with Alligator Indian tonight at Stardust Video & Coffee
Friday, Nov. 23 – Black Friday Blowout with Alligator Indian, Michael Parallax, Telethon, Thee Wilt Chamberlain 9 p.m. Stardust Video & Coffee 1842 E. Winter Park Road 407-623-3393 stardustie.com $5 Alligator Indian isn’t an Orlando band, but the pair behind Asheville, N.C.’s spooky-good foray into at times Kate Bush-esque pop hails from here, and it…
There’s always room for pie
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here’s a pie chart to get you in the mood. Click the image to make it big enough to read. Now, let the gorging begin! by CouponCabin.Browse more data visualization.
Shopping on Black Friday?
Are you shopping on Black Friday? So are a whole shit-ton of other people. While trying to find information about how many people plan to partake in Black Friday this year, I stumbled across this handy infographic that puts the consumer trend into perspective. A bit disturbing, but not surprising. by ereplacementparts.Learn about data visualization…
In Clubs This Week
11-21-12
Old Spice Classic pits eight college basketball teams in head-to-head match-ups
Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 22-25 – Old Spice Classic various times Thursday-Friday and Sunday ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista 888-632-6951 oldspiceclassic.com $20-$100 There must be something in the air (balls!), because as of recently, Orlando’s seen its fair share of basketball-related hype: Last week, Amway Center landed a piece…
Enzian Theater hosts Fighting for Danielle fundraising party
Wednesday, Nov. 21 – Fighting for Danielle 10 p.m. Enzian Theater 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland 407-629-0054 enzian.org $10 Maybe you know Danielle Best – she’s a bartender at the Eden Bar at the Enzian, so if you’re a regular there, there’s a good chance she’s served you a drink. But even if you don’t…
Boys Noize at House of Blues Orlando canceled
Get ready to go to Plan B, if you were hoping to see Boys Noize this weekend. We’re told Boys Noize had some issues with customs and won’t be making it to their House of Blues show, intended to be on Saturday (Nov. 24). If you are curious about refunding your ticket or possible rescheduling,…
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist checks out Cypress Hill, Tiny Waves and the New Lows
Savage Love
I am a 22-year-old straight female. I used to babysit for a wealthy family, but their children have outgrown babysitters. The dad of this family is very into martial arts/fighting and has invited me over several times for "self-defense training." I have accepted his invitations a few times, and it has always started off as…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) "Don’t think about making art, just get it done," said Andy Warhol. "Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." I encourage you to adopt that mini-manifesto for your own purposes in the coming weeks.…
RalphFest 2 reunites four of Orlando's favorite past bands
Reunion shows at RalphFest 2 include Princeton’s Guff, My Friend Steve, Brown Note and Throcket Luther
Opening this week
Life of Pi In adapting Yann Martel’s celebrated novel about an Indian boy who becomes shipmates with a hungry tiger, director Ang Lee takes full advantage of the 3-D medium: Life of Pi is filled with astonishing lyrical beauty and grandiose magical realism. Dramatically – well, that’s another story. Lee and screenwriter David Magee rely…
Tip Jar
This week’s roundup: Lakeridge Winery chocolate festival, Heritage Square Holiday Brew Fest, Festivals of Speed Wine Connoisseurs’ Dinner, Cress cookbook and more
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook proves that high-quality, mainstream entertainment for grown-ups has not yet perished
Japandroids returns with a new record to The Social
Celebration Rock offers more lo-fi fun from this rock duo that never thought they’d make a second album
Doctor feel good
Oliver Sacks’ new book details the varieties of hallucinations – and his own drug use
On sale this week: Infected Mushroom at The Beacham
On sale: Saturday, Dec. 1 Infected Mushroom 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 The Beacham 46 N. Orange Ave. 407-648-8363 thebeacham.com $20-$35 Down the road: Todd Carey, Nov. 28 at Backbooth Carlos Mencia, Nov. 29 at Orlando Improv Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Nov. 29 at Will’s Pub Of Monsters and Men, Nov. 30 at The Beacham…
The Sword, Eagle Claw, Gypsyhawk tonight at The Beacham
Tuesday, Nov. 20 – The Sword, Eagle Claw Gypsyhawk 7 p.m. The Beacham 46 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $15-$17 Oofah, look at that lineup. Even if you were clueless about all of them, could this be mistaken for anything but a very heavy metal bill? Yet if you are familiar then you realize how…
