“Spotlight” covers arts, culture, and entertainment from a Central Florida perspective. But, like the arts itself, “Spotlight” strains its boundaries and may even cross them if there’s a need! “Spotlight” aims to call attention to people and events that offer enrichment to its listeners. That enrichment comes in many forms: from a discussion about how art can take its audience on an emotional journey that creates empathy where none existed before…to news about a local theater or museum when its inner workings have outsized consequences…to a belly laugh from much-need comedic relief. “Spotlight” will also share performances from creators of all stripes and endeavor to amplify voices not often heard. It’s an engaging and exciting listen with a mind-broadening mission.
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United Arts of Central Florida is running a just-the-facts information campaign that spells out what could happen to local arts if Amendment 3 passes.
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Have you ever heard classical music written for a surround sound performance? The Bach Festival Society offers that rare chance Sunday, when 300 musicians present Berlioz Requiem at Steinmetz Hall.
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A Renaissance festival takes over downtown Sanford on October 24, in time for Halloween. Costumes are encouraged. Enchanted Knights: Dungeons of Downtown is free for all loyal subjects of the realm.
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The Rock Cauldron Cabaret is a jukebox musical that brings the “hocus pocus” of Winifred, Mary and Sarah to the Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this weekend.
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“Take Me Home” was filmed at the home of writer/director Liz Sargent and stars her sister, Anna, who has cognitive disabilities. It examines disability, aging, and the work of caregiving.
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Marilyn Monroe, Captain Jack Sparrow, Britney Spears, and Austin Powers walk into a bar. No, that's not the setup for a joke, it’s a few of the personalities seen at the Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators.
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Downtown Orlando gets a glow-up this weekend, as the Orlando Mural Festival comes to paint the town red (and other colors, too). You can watch 15 artists create new large-scale murals across downtown.
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A commemoration of 25 years since 9/11 at Rollins College will feature former U.S. Poet Laureate and author Billy Collins reading his poem, “The Names.”
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The play “The Guys” was written by journalist Anne Nelson. It’s based on her true story of helping a bereaved fire captain write eulogies for the firefighters he’d lost on 9/11.
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The 3rd annual Orlando Out Fest runs September 10 -13. It’s a weekend-long performing arts and film festival featuring local LGBTQ+ stories, artists and history.
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"Swamp Legends" is the theme of this weekend's History After Dark event, featuring drinks, games and a hunt for the elusive Florida cryptid called the Skunk Ape.
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Sometimes you find art in unexpected places. Orlando's Hourglass Brewing is one. You could say it’s growing from an Artistic Acorn, the nom de guerre of curator Alex Ramirez.