
“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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Black Theatre Girl Magic is holding its 5th annual Juneteenth event Facets of Freedom. A small, socially-distanced COVID-era event in 2020 grew to this year’s full-blown festival.
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The CFCArts Symphony Orchestra's space-focused concert called Final Frontier covers space from pop culture to enduring classics to Central Florida’s role in space history.
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The Central Florida Public Media Tiny Desk Showcase is back for 2025, featuring live and local music chosen by you! This time, we had to get a bigger venue: the Beacham in downtown Orlando.
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As the arts are facing funding cuts at the federal, state, and local levels, artists at the Orlando Fringe take on one question: Why are the arts important?
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Orlando Gay Chorus is celebrating its 35th birthday with two performances this month. The show is “Choral Kaleidoscope” and features music from across the chorus’s history.
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An espionage-based exhibit lets visitors become secret agents and use real spy gadgets to crack a case and get a STEM lesson at the same time.
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The city of Orlando turns 150 years old in July and a celebration is underway in the form of an exhibit at the Orlando County Regional History Center, Orlando Collected.
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In the midst of arts and cultural funding cuts, we talk to the head of Chance2Dance, Florida's first sensory-friendly dance school, about serving special-needs students.
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The final weekend of the event takes over the Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts with offerings from visual arts to traditional theater to tech-driven surprises.
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A community event by the Alianza Center aims to share the magic of movies with multilingual families. The TheaterEars app syncs the Spanish version of a movie to an English one in real time.
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Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley, the comedy duo #IMOMSOHARD, say it all started when a sleep-deprived Smedley forgot her newborn’s name in a relatable viral video moment.
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The 66th annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is this weekend. The outdoor festival regularly draws a lot of attention from the art world, as well as hundreds of thousands of attendees every year.