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

Monday, 11/26

This is the final week to see DR SEUSS WANTS YOU! at the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center.
http://www.holocaustedu.org

Pianist Emanuel Ax is in recital tomorrow night at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. http://www.flsouthern.edu/news.asp?ACTION=view&ID=460

The poetry group, Tuesday Voices, meets tomorrow night at Seminole Community College
There’s also a Holiday Choral Concert at the college tomorrow at 7:30
www.scc-fl.edu/arts

and the King Center in Melbourne offers up a variety of holiday events this week - MICHAEL MCDONALD’s CHRISTMAS on Wednesday; A Smooth Jazz Christmas with Dave Koz this Saturday, and opening tomorrow night in the King Center’s Studio Theatre is the Capitol Steps they’ll perform Tuesday thru Sunday
www.kingcenter.com

Several art exhibit close at the end of November, including
TheJuried Exhibit by BEAUX ARTS OF VOLUSIA at the Art League of Daytona Beach
www.itsmysite.com/beauxarts/

BODY of EVIDENCE artwork by San Francisco artist Eleanor Dickinson at the COMMA Gallery in Orlando
www.commagallery.com

and Florida Wild Paintings landscapes by Brenda Poff Hill at Historic Bok Sanctuary in Lake Wales
http://www.boksanctuary.org/

The film series at the Southeast Museum of Photography continues tomorrow night at 7 with THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES by Abbas Kiarostami. The museum is in its new facility at Daytona Beach Community College
http://www.smponline.org/

And Raff Ellis, author of memoir, KISSES FROM A DISTANCE will talk about his book tomorrow night at 7 at the Winter Park Public Library Raff will also be a guest on this week’s Arts Connection
http://raffellis.com/raffellishomepag.html

The Melbourne Chamber Music Society is in it’s 30^th anniversary season and it commissioned a piece to celebrate. It will premiere at Thursday night’s concert with the Borealis Wind Quintet at 8pm at St. Marks Methodist in Indialantic
http://www.melbournechambermusicsociety.com/current.php

The Peabody Auditorium presents the musical CATS on Wednesday & Thursday
http://www.peabodyauditorium.org/

other plays opening this weekend include -
A TUNA CHRISTMAS at The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
www.orlandoshakes.org

CHRISTMAS MY WAY a Sinatra Holiday Bash - at Theatre Winter Haven
http://www.theatrewinterhaven.com/

And MIRACLE ON 34^TH STREET at the Sands Theater Center in DeLand
http://www.sandstheatercenter.com/

Finally, there’s a Holiday Concert at Daytona Beach Community College tommorrow night & Friday
http://dbcc.edu/

This is the last weekend to see The Spitfire Grill at the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora
http://icehousetheatre.com/

other plays opening this weekend include
Jean Shepherd’s A CHRISMTAS STORY at the Osceola Center for the Arts
www.ocfta.com

EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL at The Bay Street theatre in Eustis
www.baystreetplayers.org

CELEBRATE ME HOME at the Winter Park Playhouse
www.winterparkplayhouse.org

and there’s a 1-night only performance of The Gift Of The Magi tomorrow night at the Polk Theatre in Lakeland
http://www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com/SpecialEvents.html

It’s also a great weekend for dance
The GEORGIAN STATE DANCE COMPANY from Russia is at the King Center tonight
www.kingcenter.com

there are 2 productions of THE NUTCRACKER Ballet South will be at Valencia Community College’s East Campus, and The Russian Ballet of Orlando performs at Winter Springs High School Friday night, at Lake Eola Saturday night—that’s a free show—and at the Plaza Theatre, Sunday at 4
http://www.balletsouth.com/
www.russianballetorlando.org

and the Center for Contemporary Dance revives its holiday tradition with MAKULU performances are this Saturday and Sunday at the Helen Stairs Theatre in Sanford
http://thecenterfordance.org/

Friday, 11/30

The Seminole Community College Gospel Choir will perform a Holiday Concert tonight at 7:30
http://www.scc-fl.edu/arts/2007-08arts-calendar.htm

The annual holiday concert by the Brass Band of Central Florida is this weekend…to meet the growing popularity of this free concert, there are now 3 performances at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Oviedo tonight at 7, and Saturday at 2 and 7
www.brassbandofcentralflorida.org
www.stlukes-oviedo.org

Christmas with The Orlando Chorale is this Sunday at 2:00 at 1^st Methodist in downtown Orlando they also have a benefit wine tasting tonight from 5 to 8 at Bullfish in Winter Park
www.theorlandochorale.org

Seaside Music Theatre offers sevearl holiday events this weekend they’re teaming up with the Junior League of Daytona Beach for A MERRY MARKET, Saturday from 1 util 8; there’s a holiday brunch on Sunday at the theatre prior to the 2pm performance of WHITE CHRISTMAS and A VERY BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CONCERT is Sunday night at 6:30
http://www.seasidemusictheater.org/