Nicole Darden Creston
All Things Considered Host & ReporterNicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined Central Florida Public Media in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy. When local issues have received international attention, Nicole has reported worldwide for TV news outlets such as CNN, HLN, ABC, Fox News Channel, and BBC News 24.
When she’s off duty, Nicole can often be found performing with one of Central Florida’s many theatre companies, or taking in local arts, culture and music.
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The Central Florida Community Arts Choir is offering the classic cross-country road trip vibe without the gas prices or back-seat bickering at this weekend’s show, “Road Trip: USA.” -
Yezdan Givci's physical-slash-digital – or phygital – book is called “Journey,” a narrative coloring book for kids and adults with original music accompanying every page. -
For Central Floridians who relish a good pickle, the news is sweet, not sour, with Pickle Fest. It's an all-local event with bands, creators, and of course, special pickle dishes. -
Valencia College Theater is exploring the importance of art by proposing worlds where art does not exist in this weekend's series of five-minute one-act plays called “Art/World Without Art.” -
This year’s 35th annual Florida Film Festival starts April 10th at the Enzian Theater with more than 160 movies on offer, originating from around the globe and in our backyard. -
Author Jaroslav Kalfař is returning to UCF to discuss his experiences and his novel, "Spaceman of Bohemia." It was recently made into a film starring Adam Sandler. -
Thousands of people participated in the third national No Kings protests in more than 20 Central Florida events from Ocala to Orlando to Palm Bay. -
In his Orlando Museum of Art exhibition, “A Day of Four Sunsets,” artist Dennis Scholl uses the space race to explore collective memory - moments experienced culture-wide. -
MamboYa Dance Company's owners are both dancers and veterans who aim to give back by building a sense of community and joy with weekly social dances. -
In an outdoor piano performance called a MindTravel Experience, composer Murray Hidary plays music on a beach or in a park and the audience hears the music through headphones.
