Thursday, May 16 – Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk with Kyle Cox 7 p.m. Backbooth 37 W. Pine St. 407-999-2570 backbooth.com $8-$10 Canadian folk-pop outfit Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk flaunt their joyous grassy sound this week at Backbooth. Carried by singer Lauren Mann’s voice and uke, the Fairly Odd...
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FAR OUT ISN’T FAR ENOUGH: THE TOMI UNGERER STORY ★★★★ It’s tough to beat a documentary that takes an already intriguing subject and makes it even more fascinating. Far Out Isn’t Far Enough takes famed illustrator, author and satirist Tomi Ungerer and does just that. Ungerer grew up in Alsace, a region historically divided...
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Back in December, we mourned along with everyone else when Real Radio suddenly pulled the plug on popular radio show SBK Live. It seems Soul Brother Kevin and crew were collateral damage in a Clear Channel shakeup that cost a number of radio personalities and employees across the country their jobs. But Kevin, Angel...
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The 22nd Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival might still be over two months away, but Fringe season has already kicked into high gear with last Monday night's fundraiser at Hard Rock Live. The second annual Fringe event at the Universal Orlando venue was hosted by film star and beat boxing legend Michael Winslow, who...
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“Winter Park, y’all! ” Rolls off the tongue, no? Well, Winter Park Saloon hopes it will soon. That’s right, (sub)urban cowboys, the City of Culture and Heritage is about to get its own Gilley’s! The new country video bar opens this weekend in the former McRaney’s Tavern space next door to 4 Rivers. (Some...
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Lining the shores of Lake Eola Park, this two-day culinary adventure has guests tasting the likes of Fogo de Chao’s sliced picanha (top sirloin), Dexter’s street tacos and New England lobster rolls from Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.
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And hopes are high for this season, with offseason additions of out-fielding brothers Justin and B.J. Upton, alongside reliable contributions by veterans such as second baseman Dan Uggla.
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Since its inception, the Best Animated Film category used to be an almost automatic Pixar win. They times are not exactly a-changin’, but the landscape for animated films certainly is. Dreamworks is still behind the pack as far critical acclaim goes (though kids love their films), but the emergence of LAIKA and the Pixar...
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Last weekend, downtown Orlando's Orange County Regional History Center debuted a new exhibit dedicated to the art of theme park design. A Year in the Life: Backstage to Onstage at Universal Orlando Resort will remain on display throughout 2013, featuring a seasonally rotating gallery of props and costumes. I spoke with Michel Perkins, the...
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Crossfire Hurricane – Brett Morgan (2012) Another cross-project of the BBC and HBO, Crossfire Hurricane is essentially the Forty Licks of Rolling Stones documentaries. Every film I’ve spoken about thus far — and plenty I couldn’t get to — are spliced, cut up, borrowed from and sampled by Brett Morgan to create this greatest...
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