“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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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.
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In the history center’s hands-on Animationland exhibit, visitors can bring their own characters to life and explore animation's local legacy at Disney.
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Playwrights’ Round Table is a Central Florida-based theater group that specializes in producing new works, and they offer two monthly judgment-free workshops for playwrights, experienced and aspiring.
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The Immerse event takes over ten city blocks downtown, with hundreds of performances and interactive experiences featuring global arts groups as well as local artists.
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Unexpected generational family connections were unveiled in Sanford along with a commemorative quilt honoring historic Goldsboro, one of the first Black townships in the US.
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The City of Orlando is celebrating this 100th anniversary of Black History Month celebrations with arts and cultural events.
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The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida has unveiled "Hope and Humanity," telling the stories of ten Central Floridians who survived the Holocaust.
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Opera Orlando's "Silent Night" is based on true events during World War One. It examines the spontaneous Christmas Eve ceasefire of 1914, when music replaced gunfire on the battlefield.
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Arts and culture in the City of Winter Park takes center stage on the first weekend of February, during the “Winter Park Arts Weekend,” dubbed “A Tapestry of Experiences.”
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The play is written and performed by Matthew Moore, a professional actor diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease. He wants to share his patient experience.
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The Solaria Singers professional choir performs a holiday concert at the Orlando Museum of Art, based around the culturally shared concept of light emerging from dark.
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This year's family-friendly Violectric show features signature musical mashups, pics with Santa and Mrs. Claus, guest vocalists, and two local school orchestras joining the band onstage.