Best Of 2015

Best Arts Event/Festival
1. Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, orlandofringe.org

2. Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org

3. Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com

Best Recurring Arts Nights

1. Thornton 2nd Thursday Wine & Art Walk, thorntonparkdistrict.com

2. 1st Thursdays at Orlando Museum of Art, omart.org

3. Third Thursday Gallery Hop – Downtown Arts District, orlandoslice.com

Best Arts Advocate
1. Blue Star

2. Pat Greene

3. Terry Olson

Best Burlesque Troupe
1. Peek-A-Boo Burlesque, stardustorlando.com

2. VarieTease, thevenueorlando.com

3. Polylust Burlesque, polylust.tumblr.com

Best Comedy (club, group or night)
1. SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave., 407-648-0001, sak.com

2. Improv Orlando, 9101 International Drive, 407-480-5233, theimprovorlando.com

3. Shit Sandwich at Bull & Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St., shit-sandwich.com

Best Film Festival  or Series
1. Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com

2. Uncomfortable Brunch, uncomfortablebrunch.com

3. Love Your Shorts, loveyourshorts.com

Best Library
1. Orlando Public Library (OCLS main branch), 101 E. Central Blvd., 407-835-7495, ocls.info

2. Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, 407-623-3300, wppl.org

3. Maitland Public Library, 501 S. Maitland Ave., Maitland, 407-647-7700, maitlandpubliclibrary.org

Best Local Visual Artist
1. Betsy Johnson, betsyjohnson.net

2. Andrew Spear, spearlife.com

3. Boy Kong, facebook.com/boy.kong

Best Local Author
1. Billy Manes

2. Teege Braune

3. Vanessa Blakeslee

Best Local Poet/Spoken Word Artist
1. Ashley Inguanta

2. Tod Caviness

3. Shawn Welcome