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The Arts Connection Minute lists arts events across Central Florida - it's heard weekdays at 3:04pm

Monday, 11/5

The Southeast Museum of Photograph opened its new facility last Saturday at Daytona Beach Community College and there are 4 exhibits on display
Steve McCurry - A Tibetan Pilgrimage
FIRST AND LAST rarely seen early work by André Kertész
Shahrzad Kamel documents her recent journeys through Iran and Afghanistan
And work by Iranian photographer and film director Abbas Kiarostami. A free film series begins this Wednesday at 7pm. The 4 exhibits can be seen through mid January
http://www.smponline.org/

these exhibits close soon

DOPPELGANGER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CORNELIA HEDIGER closes Friday at Valencia Communtiy College’s East Campus Gallery
www.valenciacc.edu/gallery

COLLAGE, CONSTRUCTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS also closes Friday at the COMMA Gallery
www.commagallery.com

and ALL OVER THE PLACE closes Sunday at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland.
www.polkmuseumofart.org/content/

Tuesday, 11/6

the 6th Annual Florida Writers Association statewide conference is this weekend at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
http://www.floridawriters.net

REFLECTIVE NATURE, classic and contemporary images rendered from mirror, by Karen van Beest, opens today at Leu Gardens
www.leugardens.org

There’s an Opening Reception tonight from 5-7 for the Annual Seminole Community College Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit
www.scc-fl.edu/arts/2007-08arts-calendar.htm

There are 2 concerts this week at Valencia Community College tonight at 7:30 with the Commercial Music Ensemble and the Contemporary Ensemble, and on Thursday, the Symphonic Band and the Jazz Lab Band will give a concert. Both are in the East Campus Performing Arts Center
www.valenciacc.edu

and there are concerts at UCF the Jazz Chamber Ensembles tonight at 8, and the Percussion Ensembles Friday night at 8
http://music.ucf.edu/news_events.php

Wednesday, 11/7

The Orlando Area Writers Group holds meetings on the 1st Wednesday of each month, which is tonight it runs from 6:30-8:30pm at the University Club in Winter Park
http://fwaorlando.wordpress.com/

Morrissey is in concert at the King Center tonight at 8
www.kingcenter.com

The Orlando Film Festival opens tomorrow night and runs through Sunday, with over 40 independent feature films, documentaries and shorts.
www.OrlandoFilmFest.com

Classical, Ragtime and All That Jazz is a special concert featuring pianist Wes Hamrick and Friends. It’s a benefit for the Orlando International Piano Competition. It’s Friday night at 7 at Millenia Fine Art in Orlando
RESERVATIONS: 407.645.2525
http://orlandopianocompetition.org/

And The Bay Street Theatre in Eustis has added 2 additional performances of the musical I Do! I Do! - this Friday night at 8 and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
http://www.baystreetplayers.org

Thursday, 11/8

There’s a meet the artist reception for Karen Carasik tonight from 6-8 at Steinway Piano Galleries in Altamonte Springs and the Bernie Lee Quartet will perform
407-339-3771 or
http://www.steinwayorlando.com/

The Emperor’s New Clothes closes this weekend at Orlando Repertory Theatre
BUT opening tonight at the Rep is TOMATO PLANT GIRL part of the new Sideways Series performances times are Fridays- 7:30 p.m., Saturdays- at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays- 2:30 p.m.
http://orlandorep.com/

Also opening tonight is URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Seminole Community College
www.scc-fl.edu/arts

and The Piano Lesson by August Wilson opens tonight at UCF Black Box Theatre
http://theatre.ucf.edu/currentseason.php

Friday, 11/9

Voci Dance will perform this weekend at the Osceola Center for the Arts in Kissimme. The show is a collaborative effort with a local visual artist and a Seattle based composer. Performances are tonight and tomorrow night at 8 and Sunday at 2
www.vocidance.org
www.ocfta.com

The Space Coast Pops Orchestra will present its 22nd annual Holiday Gift Concert this Saturday afternoon at Merritt Island First Baptist Church the audience is asked to bring a food donation for the Central Brevard Sharing Center
http://www.spacecoastpops.com/

The Tre Corde Piano Trio gives a concert Sunday at 3:30 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Port Orange the ensemble features 3 pianists performing on one keyboard
http://www.ladyofhope.org/

and, The Stetson University Concert Choir will perform the Duruflé Requiem this Sunday at 6 at the Cathedral of St. Luke in downtown Orlando.
http://www.stlukescathedral.org/CathedralSeries07_08.html