“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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This year, Palm Bay will see its first celebration of Emancipation Day, when Caribbean nations were freed from British imperial slavery in 1833. Guyanese chef Hollis Barclay tells the story through food.
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Winter Park Playhouse has been rebuilt from the ground up, with a public Grand Opening slated for July 17th after Tuesday's official ribbon-cutting.
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The Morse Museum is celebrating July 4th and America 250 with events that highlight arts accessibility, music and a special exhibition of some quintessentially American items.
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Caleb Wiles creates magic tricks from the ground up and performs them for audiences, as he's done on TV shows like “Penn & Teller’s Fool Us." He'll be at Magic Studio on I-Drive this weekend.
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A locally written musical set in New York during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance and centered on Langston Hughes' poetry is coming to Judson's Live, opening on Juneteenth.
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A new play from a Central Florida playwright examines trauma, grief and recovery through the eyes of a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
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Make Music Orange County is a Central Florida project that aims, for one day, to blanket the whole county in music performed by the community that’s free to the community.
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The Central Florida Public Media Tiny Desk Showcase is back, with live and local musical artists chosen by you. The five bands will perform Thursday, June 4th at the Beacham in downtown Orlando.
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A global play writing competition based in Orlando is seeking new works written in Spanish. Open Scene, the arts organization behind the competition, is accepting submissions until May 31st.
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Central Florida Vocal Arts has a program for underserved kids from Orange and Osceola County School Districts that stretches into the group's Summer Institute.
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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.”
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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.