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Kaleigh Baker is back in town
She’s got a new backing band and a more mature sound, and she’s bringing it to the Beacham to play a show with Thomas Wynn and the Believers and…
Trick or Beat!
Halloween, everyone’s favorite month-long holiday is back. And, as usual, there are a wealth of EDM events you can attend where you can go and act like you’ve never been out in public before. You know, standard Halloween modus operandi. When is Halloween anyway? Wednesday? Friday? Next week sometime? Every night has a costume…
Debate-watching parties in Orlando tonight
Looking for a good place to watch the presidential debate tonight? Here’s a list of places that’ll be hosting debate-watching parties in and around Orlando. Urban Flats 55 W. Church St. Obama for America Victory Counsel will be hosting Legends Sports Bar & Grill 1315 S. Orange Ave., #1F When: 7-10:30 p.m. Legends…
Man tasered by Casselberry police for jaywalking says police had no reasonable suspicion
Just got a heads up about a local case that made national news in July, when Casselberry police stopped two individuals for jaywalking. When they asked the couple for ID, a shouting match ensued. Police attempted to arrest 25-year-old Zikomo Peurifoy – for what, it’s not entirely clear – then tased him several times for not…
Passion Pit at House of Blues tonight
Monday, Oct. 22 – Passion Pit With Youngblood Hawke, Wild Belle 7 p.m. House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side Lake Buena Vista hob.com $25-$27 Sometimes, with great creativity comes great pain. That’s certainly the case with Michael Angelakos, the lead singer of Cambridge, Mass., electronic-pop group Passion Pit, who catapulted to sudden success in…
Sunday Film News Roundup — October 21st, 2012
HBO premiered its Alfred Hitchcock/Tippi Hedron biopic, The Girl, last night in primetime. A co-production with BBC, the film tells the story of the living prison Hedron was kept in by an obsessed Alfred Hitchcock in the 1960s. Aside from the diminutive English actor Toby Jones in the role of Hitch, there was very little…
Indie-pop group Reptar tonight at The Social
Saturday, Oct. 20 – Reptar With Le Blorr, Eyes Lips Eyes 8 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $12-$15 Strap on your diapers kids, because it’s time to get lost in the tropical-tronic toy store once again with Reptar (sans the little Rugrats). The Athenian (as in Georgian, not Grecian) quartet hit…
Just Desserts! So, Vice President Joe Biden walks into a Dairy Queen in Orlando and…
This is what happens when you stay in on a Friday night. According to a VPOTUS pool report from this evening, Joe Biden popped by a Dairy Queen in Orlando (doesn’t specify where in Orlando, but PROBABLY near the interstate) sometime around 7 p.m. and “ordered a chocolate and vanilla swirl, then chatted with a…
Photo Gallery: Dia De Los Muertos at CityArts Factory
Last night, downtown's Pine Street in front of the CityArts Factory was closed to vehicle traffic, making way for a parade of face-painted freaks, dancing monsters, and fungi-vending food trucks. No need to panic; it was all just part of the Downtown Arts District's 3rd Annual “Dia de Los Muertos” Third Thursday gallery opening. The…
Ani DiFranco plays the Plaza Live tonight
Hey Ani DiFranco fans: Guess who’s playing the Plaza Live tonight? Doors open a t 7, show’s at 8. Get your tickets here.
Mi Familia Vota encourages Hispanic voters to vote early this year
Popluar Hispanic civic organization Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to increase Latino participation in elections across the country, will hold a rally tomorrow at the Bravo Supermarket on Semoran Boulevard to encourage Latino voters to not just vote, but to take advantage of Florida’s early voting opportunity. “Early voting gives Americans across…
Longtime OMA director Marena Grant Morrisey retiring at end of 2012
This is pretty huge news — the leader of our largest local art museum is leaving. Marena Grant Morrisey has been with Orlando Museum of Art since 1970, and has been celebrated for keeping the institution afloat during tough economic times. During her tenure, the Museum’s Acquisition Trust has added hundreds of significant modern works to…
Pumpkins & Pies event raises money for Orlando Folk Festival
Saturday, Oct. 20 – Pumpkins & Pies: An Orlando Folk Festival Fundraiser 3-6 p.m. Mennello Museum of American Art 900 E. Princeton St. 407-246-4278 mennellomuseum.org free-$10 You might have noticed – not from Orlando’s warm temps – that the fall season is here: The arrival of the much-anticipated pumpkin-spice latte, theme parks metamorphosis into fright…
Tune In: Rare Animation Marathon, Sunday on TCM
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an animator. My career path hit a little snag when I came to the painful realization that I draw about as well as Roger Rabbit remembers his lines, but I’ve always had that wish in the back of my head to be able…
Listen to tracks from the New Lows’ new album, coming out Nov. 13
Orlando’s the New Lows have a record coming out Nov. 13. It’s called I Couldn’t Sleep, and they’ve put up three new singles on Bandcamp to tempt you with. Perhaps you will listen to them and buy the record. Or go to one of their multiple upcoming local shows: Oct. 26 @ Will’s…
Orlando Solar Bears host their first home game at Amway Center
Saturday, Oct. 20 – Orlando Solar Bears vs. Florida Everblades 7 p.m. Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407-951-8200 orlandosolarbearshockey.com $12.25-$45 It’s time for Orlando hockey fans to come out of the woodwork. Because, as the newest sports team on the block (and the third professional hockey team to play in Orlando), the Solar Bears…
Roadkill Ghost Choir releases new EP, ‘Quiet Light’
DeLand folk-rock outfit captures the depth of their panoramic sound
Care Bears trying to get some brony action
Look what we got in the mail. It’s the Care Bears original series 30th anniversary collection. We haven’t heard that the Care Bears are experiencing a revival, a la the My Little Pony craze that’s turned grown men into cartoon-pony lovers. But you never know. We’ll be giving this box set of Care Bear DVDs…
Opening in Orlando — Friday, October 19th
Alex Cross — This season’s WTF casting coup puts Tyler Perry into the role of novelist James Patterson’s homicide detective, shown here on the trail of a serial killer played by Matthew Fox (taking time out from his Twitter-documented hobby of beating women to play the bad guy for a change). Having a beloved icon…
Opening in Orlando — Thursday, October 18th
Paranormal Activity 4 — It wouldn’t be Halloween without another installment in this decade’s Saw. This one’s actually a sequel to Paranormal Activity 2, revisiting the story of Katie and Hunter after the third installment confused hardcore fans by unexpectedly veering off into an exploration of the human-trafficking trade in Southeast Asia. “We tried to…
Get your Zombie Fix
It’s that time of year again. Zombies, lamebrains, zed-heads, whatever your undead moniker-of-choice may be – they are here. Some show up on the streets, on the movie screen, or even participate in 5k obstacle courses. (Zombies need aerobic exercise, too, you know.) So, here’s a roundup of zombie-related events to help you get your…
Adult Literacy League hosts Lawyers for Literacy Spelling Bee fundraiser
Thursday, Oct. 18 – Lawyers for Literacy Spelling Bee 5:30 p.m. Sheraton Orlando Downtown 400 W. Livingston St. 407-422-1540 adultliteracyleague.org $100 While it’s unlikely to unleash anything as spellbinding as that one time when everybody cared about spelling bees because that girl we can’t remember nervously fiddled with her face between each painfully recited letter…
New Orlando Concert Announcements [BB King, Koffin Kats, Mercer & Johnson, the Civil Wars, more]
Oct. 22: Maladroit, Aerolas, Abandon the Midwest (Will’s) Oct. 30: Larry & His Flask (Will’s) Nov. 2: Mercer & Johnson (Lil Indie’s) Nov. 3: The Who (Amway) Nov. 10: Ben Prestage (The Alley) Nov. 10: The New Lows CD release (Will’s) Nov. 15: Jimmy Thackery (The Alley) Nov. 16: American Aquarium (Will’s) Nov. 19: Koffin…
Japanese post-rock band Mono tonight at the Social
Thursday, Oct. 18 – Mono 9 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $14-$16 Epic Japanese post-rock band Mono have always been grand in scale and ambition. But all those mounting descriptions of them being “symphonic” or “nearly classical” have now been made literal by their incredibly filmic new album, For My Parents.…
Dia de los Muertos and Monster Factory tonight at CityArts Factory
Thursday, Oct. 18 – Dia de los Muertos and Monster Factory 6-10 p.m. CityArts Factory 29 S. Orange Ave. 407-648-7060 cityartsfactory.com free The streets of downtown Orlando will inevitably fill with the usual Halloween-costumed drunkenness, but this event is sure to satisfy both the socialite and the art lover. Celebrating its third year, this annual…
Let me tell you how it will be… Scott Randolph replaces deceased Earl K. Wood for Democratic TAXMAN
Updated below with response from the Jim Huckeba campaign. For all of the bizarro grave-dancing that did and didn’t occur when 96-year-old Earl K. Wood passed away early Monday – thereby becoming unlikely to fulfill his duties as Orange County Tax Collector should he have won in November – there was an equal amount of…
On sale this week: 2 Chainz at The Plaza Live
On sale: Friday, Oct. 19 2 Chainz 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazaliveorlando.com $27.50 Down the road: Die Antwoord, Oct. 24 at The Beacham Into It Over It, Oct. 25 at Will’s Pub Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Oct. 26 at Tinker Field Wanda…
Fathom Events presents Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 17-18 – Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day 7:30 p.m. various theaters visit fathomevents.com for theater listings and to buy tickets $15 There are some among our readers whose only idea of Led Zep is the pale imitation enacted in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous – a movie that got the scene right, got the groupies…
VOD Review: Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters – Adam Cornelius (2012) (4 Stars)
I’m not sure if I’ve lost more waking hours or sleeping hours to Tetris, but it’s a depressing number of each. A person can’t just casually play Tetris. A distant cousin of games like dominos and Breakout, at its slowest levels Tetris a perfectly simple game of creating lines for points. At its highest speeds,…
The Traveling One Show tonight at Julio Lima’s Orange Studio
Wednesday, Oct. 17 – The Traveling One Show 6 p.m. The Orange Studio 1121 N. Mills Ave. orlando.aiga.org $5-$20 Mad Men your night: Relive the famous Don-wins-a-Clio episode (“Waldorf Stories,” Season 4) with an evening out at Julio Lima’s Orange Studio to take in the annual One Club awards show. (Perhaps a few stiff Scotches…
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I’m pro-choice. The anti-choice position – particularly the dumb contention that "personhood" begins when sperm hits egg – is illogical and unappealing. It’s not the most unappealing quality I can think of in a partner, though – that would probably be dishonesty. Your advice last week to the young woman who discovered that her boyfriend is anti-choice…
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Bam! Chef Emeril Lagasse serves up new recipes at the Mall at Millenia
You might have seen him on TV shows like Bravo’s Top Chef and Cooking Channel’s Fresh Food Fast, or dishing up his Cajun-inspired fare on Food Network. Next week, Chef Emeril Lagasse (chef/proprietor of Orlando-based restaurants Emeril’s Orlando and Tchoup Chop, among 11 others across the nation) stops by the Macy’s store in Mall at…
The Attack heading out for a month-long tour with the Misfits
On Friday, Orlando’s own punk rock stalwarts The Attack are starting a month-long tour opening for the Misfits. It won’t be the first time the Attack has shared the stage with Jerry Only & Co, as it was a handful of recent Florida dates the two bands played together that helped the Attack secure this…
