The Arts Connection Minute lists arts events across Central Florida - it's heard weekdays at 3:04pm
Monday, 12/31
First Night is a family-friendly, alcohol-free News Year’s Eve event held in cities across the country. In Florida, you’ll find First Night events in Cocoa and in Leesburg http://www.cocoafl.org/CurrentEvents.asp?EID=140 http://firstnightleesburg.org/
This Friday the Irish duo Four Shillings Short will perform at the Lakeside Music Room in Winter Haven reservations are required for this house concert see the Arts Minute page of wmfe.org/artsconnection for details
http://ww.art.net~4ss/ Reservations Required: (863) 293-1510
The exhibit, ADORED ARTISTS IV closes Saturday at the COMMA Gallery in Orlando
www.commagallery.com
And ARTISTIC PROCESS TO PUBLIC TREASURE just opened at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach the exhibit features work by former master artists who have taught at the center, and are on loan from the Orlando Museum of Art
http://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/
Tuesday, 1/1
TOOLS AS ART, THE HECHINGER COLLECTION, closes Thursday at Orlando City Hall www.cityoforlando.net/arts
Other exhibits closing soon are the Municipal Fine Art Show at the Lake Wales Arts Center, ROBERT MUELLER’s artist books from his journey through Iceland; and REFLECTIVE NATURE, classic and contemporary images rendered from mirror, by Karen van Beest at the Garden House Gallery at Leu Gardens
www.lakewalesartscenter.org www.brevardartmuseum.org www.leugardens.org
And, a new exhibit opening tomorrow is TRADITION AND CHANGE: AN ELEGANT GATHERING it’s at the Polsaek Museum in Winter Park and features replicas of famous pieces of Chinese porcelain.
www.polasek.com
Wednesday, 1/2
1st Thursdays at the Orlando Museum of Art is tomorrow from 6-9 the theme is Photography: Wet and Dry, with both traditional and digital photography http://omart.org/
There’s also a 1st Thursday event at Dandelion Communtea Cafe it’s from 9 to 11 and features digital artwork by E. R. Jess, photography by Gregg Matthews and paintings by Heather Renaux.
www.dandelioncommunitea.com
BLAST! is at the King Center tomorrow night at 8 it was the winner of the 2001 Tony Award for "Best Special Theatrical Event" and features brass, percussion and visual performers
www.blasttheshow.com www.kingcenter.com
and THE SMALLEST WITNESS: THE CRISIS IN DARFUR THROUGH CHILDREN’S EYES opens tomorrow at the Holocaust Memorial Resource Center in Maitland. The exhibit features artwork depicting the violence in Darfur, created by the country’s youngest victims.
www.holocaustedu.org
Thursday, 1/3
Playwrights' Round Table presents Launch 2008 the new play festival is tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at Theatre Downtown www.playwrightsroundtable.org
The Harvey Robbins Royalty of Doo-Wopp will perform Friday night at 7:30 at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach
www.peabodyauditorium.org
Jazz trumpeter CHRIS BOTTI performs at the King Center tomorrow night at 8
www.chrisbotti.com www.kingcenter.com
and, an Opening Reception for MASTER METALWORKERS is Saturday from 7 to 9 at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. The exhibit features work by members of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths and runs only through next Thursday, Jan. 10 there will also be a series of workshops at the center from Sunday through Thursday
www.fsgne.com www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
Friday, 1/4
The Festival of Orchestras presents the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, tomorrow night at 8 at the Bob Carr Auditorium. Conductor Pinchas Zukerman will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and the Brahms Symphony no. 1 www.festivaloforchestras.org
The Space Coast Pops will give a concert tomorrow at 2:30, featuring vocalist Elisabeth von Trapp. It’s at Merritt Island 1st Baptist Church 321-632-7445
The Orlando Museum of Art offers a family art event on the 1st Saturday of every month from 10am to noon
www.omart.org
There’s a tribute to Liberace at the Helen Stairs Theatre in Sanford Saturday night
www.helenstairstheatre.com
and, Music Live presents the Glitter and Glamour Opera Gala, Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 at Lake Sumter Community College
www.musicliveinfo.com
Saturday, 1/5
An Opening Reception for Mostly Now, Some Then pottery by Tom Brewer, is this afternoon from 4-7 at Arts on Douglas in New Smryna Beach. www.artsondouglas.net
MASTERS OF SURF PHOTOGRAPHY 2 opens today at the Brevard Art Museum in Melbourne, featuring work by ART BREWER, a pioneer in surf photography.
www.brevardartmuseum.org
The new Tony-award winning comedy, The Little Dog Laughed opens tonight at the Footlight Theatre at the Parliament House and runs Saturday nights at 7:30 through February 9.
www.WANZIE.com/boxoffice
The Maitland Art Center presents an art show tomorrow from 10am to 2pm in conjunction with the City of Maitland Farmer’s Market. The Fresh Art Stand will offer a variety of artwork for sale all for under $200.
www.maitlandartcenter.org
and The Osceola Center for the Arts presents an Elvis Tribute Show with Jim Jinelli, tomorrow at 2
www.elvisconcert.com www.ocfta.com
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