Terry Hummel: Art events in Orlando include the good — and the sad
Nearly five months after United Arts CEO Margot Knight announced her resignation, and with just a week until its annual multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign kicks off, the group that collects and...
View ArticleThis week: Otronicon, SeaWorld's Just for Kids, Merle Haggard
Now that we're out of Santa season, new events are set at Central Florida theme parks and attractions this week. + Otronicon, a salute to all things tech, begins its annual four-day run at Orlando...
View ArticleMennellos' personal art shines with love
Gazing at the walls of the Mennello Museum of American Art, visitors to its newest exhibition won't just be looking at great works of art. They'll be looking at a love story. "I fell in love with her...
View ArticleRipley's to mark World Sword Swallowers Day
The Ripley's Believe It or Not museum on International Drive will take part in a global observance of World Sword Swallowers Day on Feb. 25. Dan Meyer and Will Rotten will perform a free...
View ArticleNew 'Skyspace' opens at Sarasota's Ringling Museum
Art is in the eye of the beholder, and a new feature at Sarasota's John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art looks to shift viewer's perspectives of light with what is known as a Skyspace. The Skyspace is...
View ArticleNude Nite for adults only
The five judges in the Orlando Sentinel's 24th annual Holiday Art Contest had no easy task as they sorted through almost 1,300 pieces of artwork. They were looking for outstanding work that captured...
View ArticlePhilharmonic's 20th season: Broadway, opera, Swingerhead and the circus
Next season, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will offer two operas, welcome back Andrew Lane and Michael Andrew, collaborate with Orlando Shakespeare Theater and turn its attention to Broadway. And...
View ArticleThe challenges of underwater photography
One of our great joys in Florida is living near the water. Growing up, swimming in the natural springs and ocean waters was my world. These waters are treasures that must never be taken for granted....
View ArticleCentral Florida Political Pulse biographies
David Damron writes: "Born and raised in the northeast, I moved south to finish college and graduated from the University of Florida in 1995. After covering schools, social services and governemnt in...
View ArticleEarly job helped put 'Pappy' Kennedy on path to history-making career
Recently I came across a century-old photo that speaks to both the longevity of our area's tourism business and the opportunities it afforded Central Floridians. The elegant young men in the image, who...
View ArticleThis week in theme parks: Goodbye to Jaws, 'Guitar,' Grinchmas
Where to go, what to do at Orlando's theme parks and attractions during the week of Dec. 26, 2011: + The Orlando Science Center spotlights three performers as it winds up its exhibit called "Guitar:...
View ArticleNew 'Skyspace' opens at Sarasota's Ringling Museum
Art is in the eye of the beholder, and a new feature at Sarasota's John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art looks to shift viewer's perspectives of light with what is known as a Skyspace. The Skyspace is...
View ArticleThis week in theme parks: Goodbye to Jaws, ‘Guitar,’ Grinchmas
They affect the taxes you pay and the schools your children attend. Some control massive workforces. Others hold political sway all the way to Washington. They are Central Florida's power players. And...
View ArticleFlorida travel in early February: Mount Dora Arts Festival, Everglades...
The five judges in the Orlando Sentinel's 24th annual Holiday Art Contest had no easy task as they sorted through almost 1,300 pieces of artwork. They were looking for outstanding work that captured...
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