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Barry Kirsch leads Fourth Annual Murder City Photography Christmas Lights Photo Walk

December 8, 2012
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Barry Kirsch leads Fourth Annual Murder City Photography Christmas Lights Photo Walk

Kirsch dispenses hard-won tips and tricks for nighttime shooting, and sits down with participants after the walk to review images and make suggestions.
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The Singing Christmas Trees returns with display of 250,000 lights

December 7, 2012
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The Singing Christmas Trees returns with display of 250,000 lights

Inspiring the name of the evening of music are two extravagantly decorated, 40-foot-tall tree-shaped pews that hold the church’s choir.
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Photo Gallery: Holidays are Here at Universal and Busch Gardens

December 6, 2012
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Photo Gallery: Holidays are Here at Universal and Busch Gardens

We're less than a week into December, but Christmas is already in full effect at our area theme parks. I had a chance last week to check out this year's seasonal offerings at Universal Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa. Universal's mainstay Macy's Holiday Parade has returned to the Studios for a 12th annual outing,...
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Free outdoor concert at the 34th Annual Christmas in the Park

December 6, 2012
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Free outdoor concert at the 34th Annual Christmas in the Park

If you struggle to find a bit of Christmas warmth in your soul, a trip to see the windows all lit up while the Bach Festival Choir puts on a live concert should fix what ails you.
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Merry Fringein’ Christmas Raises Funds for 2013 Fringe

December 4, 2012
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Merry Fringein’ Christmas Raises Funds for 2013 Fringe

Last night, local arts supporters gathered in Orlando Shakes's Margeson Theatre to celebrate a new holiday traditions. The Orlando Fringe Festival shifted this year's usual Halloween fundraiser to December, rebranding it as Merry Fringein' Christmas. Festival producer Michael Marinaccio and general manager George Wallace began by welcoming the audience, especially new United Arts CEO...
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Holiday craft fair, pioneer demos and more at Cracker Christmas

November 30, 2012
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Holiday craft fair, pioneer demos and more at Cracker Christmas

The spirited settlement – founded Dec. 25, 1837, as a U.S. Army fort during the Second Seminole War – hosts a two-day Cracker Christmas, a colloquial ode to the Old Florida way of holiday merriment, complete with an outdoor barbecue, more than 150 artisans brandishing made-by-hand wares, an antique engine and tractor display, and...
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26th Annual Festival of Trees opens at OMA

November 9, 2012
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26th Annual Festival of Trees opens at OMA

This nine-day Orlando holiday staple not only attracts the young ones with the Reindeer Romp: Peter Pan’s Pajama Party (Nov. 14), but it also appeals to the grown-ups with food, wine and music at the Holiday Stroll (Nov. 16).
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Video: Christmas Town Preview at Busch Gardens Tampa

July 15, 2012
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Video: Christmas Town Preview at Busch Gardens Tampa

When I was growing up in New Jersey during the prehistoric ante-Best Buy era, the popular local electronics chain Crazy Eddie (Slogan: “His prices are INSANE!”) advertised an annual “Christmas in August” sale. The owner Eddie Antar ended up in the slammer for securities fraud, but his spirit lived on in Tampa this past...
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Selection Reminder: Christmas Day Carillon Concerts at Bok Tower Gardens!

December 25, 2011
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Selection Reminder: Christmas Day Carillon Concerts at Bok Tower Gardens!

Sunday, Dec. 25 – Christmas Day Carillon Concerts A writer-editor by trade, Netherlands native Edward Bok delved into a bit of everything: He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author with a handful of published books, an openhanded philanthropist, an advocate for sex education, an environmental and public-health activist, and a lover of architecture. His last...
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Selection Reminder: Christmas Eve Open House at the Morse Museum!

December 24, 2011
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Selection Reminder: Christmas Eve Open House at the Morse Museum!

Saturday, Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve Open House This event is your antidote to all the Christmas-prep madness that’s consumed your soul during the past several weeks. Step inside the dimly lit lobby of the Morse Museum on Christmas Eve and let the chamber music wash away the nightmarish memories of Black Friday, Cyber...
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