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Shannon Elyse Curry and Nneka Jones share an Afrofuturist 'View From Within' at Maitland Art Center gallery

Two talented young painters share their vigorous and colorful work.

By Richard Reep

May 1, 2024

It is impossible to overstate how different the world was in 1937 when André Smith created the Research Studio, now part of the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Knocking over the South's Jim Crow barriers and traditional male art-world barriers, Smith saw within the heart of the artist by collaborating with Zora Neale Hurston in nearby Eatonville, among many others...

Nneka Jones, ‘Destroy the Myth’

The Bureau on International Drive rolls out the Underground Game Show, a brand-new entertainment offering fiendishly difficult questions

A terrific alternative for those who find escape rooms anxiety-inducing.

By Seth Kubersky
May 1, 2024
Broadway in Orlando: Star Rob McClure breathes fire into musical stage adaptation of 'Mrs. Doubtfire'

'Mrs. Doubtfire' runs through April 28 at the Dr. Phillips Center's Walt Disney Theater

By Seth Kubersky
Apr 25, 2024
Mennello Museum shows off items from its permanent collection in 'Self Taught Black Artists in the American South'

A soul-stirring show that builds a narrative of transcendence

By Richard Reep
Apr 24, 2024
Precocious playwright Ciara Hannon returns to Orlando as the Fringe’s new special events producer

But first, a revival of her 2021 hit 'An Adele Horror Story'

By Seth Kubersky
Apr 24, 2024
Dancer-choreographer Clymene Aldinger left for NYC over a decade ago, but her work retains a deep Orlando connection

She's still collaborating with her secret weapon, Kurt Rambus

By Seth Kubersky
Apr 12, 2024
Vicki Landon looks to the future as the new director of Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs Office

Landon will continue the decades-long legacy left by her predecessor, Terry Olson

By Alexandra Sullivan
Apr 9, 2024
April 14 is the last day to witness this extraordinary exhibition of work by First Nations artists in Orlando

Check it out at the Polasek Museum in Winter Park

By Richard Reep
Apr 4, 2024
MSC cruises have an intimate, Eurocentric approach to leisure sailing

Dining, drinking and decompression seasoned with a dash of charming eccentricity

By Seth Kubersky
Apr 4, 2024
Orlando, what are you doing for April Fools' Day?

April Fool's Day is not a federal holiday, sadly

By Orlando Weekly Stacker and Andrea Vale
Apr 1, 2024
SeaWorld celebrates its 60th birthday with a pair of revamps: a gentle remake of Tassie’s twin water slides, and a total makeover with new Penguin Trek

Fans are buzzing about the bounty of new attractions that's promised to blossom at the area's top two theme park resorts

By Seth Kubersky
Mar 27, 2024
Theater review: 'Jagged Little Pill' flips the playbook on jukebox musicals with a strong book and expressive choreography

Unfortunately, the audio mix may remind you of the worst days of the Bob Carr

By Seth Kubersky
Mar 21, 2024
Orlando tattoo artist and improv comedian Chris Trovador premieres 'Ink Addicted'

The show conveys his journey through clowning, live painting and spoken word

By Seth Kubersky
Mar 20, 2024
Snap! Orlando opens 'Timeless,' a show of photos documenting icons of hip-hop culture

Photographers Brian Cross and Eric Coleman, aka Mochilla, travel light but prepared

By Richard Reep
Mar 20, 2024
Orlando Nerd Nite turns 11 as international anthology hits bookshelves, including some local contributors

'Nerd Nite is what TedX should've been'

By Kyle Eagle
Mar 12, 2024
Two fresh Orlando productions featuring songs and stories you haven’t seen or heard before, both with strong women anchoring the tale

See 'Belladonna: The Musical' and 'Scalia/Ginsburg' this weekend

By Seth Kubersky
Mar 12, 2024
Orlando celebrates Black History Month in art at City Hall's Terrace Gallery

Jump at the sun

By Richard Reep
Feb 28, 2024
Outrageous Orlando improv crew Mama’s Comedy Show leaves I-Drive

Friday night starts their run at their new home: Ten10 Brewing

By Seth Kubersky
Feb 28, 2024
Review: Broadway in Orlando brings touring 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' to the Dr. Phillips, but it's more meh than magical

There's no elephant in the room.

By Seth Kubersky
Feb 26, 2024
Without Fear Theatre presents a 'neurospicy' new rock opera in downtown Orlando

The Central Florida troupe developed 'Find Me' while part of the Collective arts incubator at Fringe ArtSpace

By Seth Kubersky
Feb 23, 2024
Orlando theater review: Theater West End's revival of emotional roller coaster 'Steel Magnolias' runs through March 3

If 'laughter through tears' is your favorite emotion, book your tickets and stock up on tissue

By Seth Kubersky
Feb 21, 2024

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