The Arts Connection Minute lists arts events across Central Florida - it's heard weekdays at 3:04pm Learn about other cultural events at the Red Chair Project
Monday, 3/10 The Orlando Philharmonic presents a Focus Series concert tonight on the music of Aaron Copland. It starts at 7 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. Classical guitarist Anton Del Forno will give a concert tonight at 7;30 at Morrison Methodist Church in Leesburg Ching-Wen Hsiao gives a Piano Recital tonight in Lakeland, at First Presbyterian Church And this is the last week to see an exhibit by ceramic sculptor and printmaker Barbara Sorensen. It closes Thursday at the Lake Wales Arts Center
Tuesday, 3/11 The annual Quilt Display and Wearable Art Show by the Frostproof Art League in Polk County opens today The Daytona Beach International Festival presents the Pat Metheny Trio tonight at 7:30 at the Peabody Auditorium MOVIN’ OUT the broadway show with music by Billy Joel and choreography by Twyla Tharp comes to the King Center in Melbourne tonight at 8 and tomorrow at 2 and 8. Then enjoy an evening of dance by Twyla Tharp when Orlando Ballet presents Movin’ Up 3 by Tharp it runs this weekend Friday & Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 2 at the Bob Carr perofrming arts center
Wednesday, 3/12 Eve Ensler is speaking tomorrow night at Stetson University she is the author of The Vagina Monologues, and she’s the founder of the V-Day global movement to end violence against women and girls. The event starts at 7:30 in Elizabeth Hall Chapel in DeLand A concert of Music for Lent and Easter will be presented by the professional Shrine Choir at Mary Queen of the Universe Shrine in Orlando the concert is tomorrow night at 7:30 and this is the final weekend for these plays Neil Simon’s BILOXI BLUES at Theatre Downtown ***new update- the show has been extended thru 3/22 another Neil Simon play - CALIFORNIA SUITE at The Henegar Center for the Arts in Melbourne IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE at The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, with The Moonlight Players in Clermont HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING at The Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach SOUTH PACIFIC at Titusville Playhouse and The Full Monty at Lakeland Community Theatre
Thursday, 3/13 If you’re ready to enjoy some irish entertainment before st. Patrick’s day here are some suggestions- Enjoy the pipes and drums of THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS & THE BAND OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS both from Edinburgh, Scotland. They will perform tonight at 8 at the The King Center in Melbourne Orlando’s own pipe band the Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders is also performing tonight at the Live after Five event in Sanford, as well as on Monday in the St. Patrick’s Day parades at The Villages and at Fiddlers Green in Winter Park Irish entertainer Ken McBride comes to the Helen Stairs Theatre in Sanford on Saturday, www.helenstairstheatre.comThe Daytona Beach International Festival presents celtic fiddler Natalie MacMaster Saturday night at the News Journal Center and she’s also appearing in Melbourne Tuesday at the King Center. The Daytona festival, by the way, continues to celebarte with a classical concert by Irish pianist Barry Douglas and the ensemble Camerata Ireland that’s on march 19th and the organization brings in The Irish Rovers on March 27. www.kingcenter.com finally, the merchants and art galleries on Flagler Avenue in New Smyrna Beach will celebrate St. Patrick's Day from noon to midnight this Monday, with music and Irish food
Friday, 3/14 In honor of the toy exhibit at the History Center, there’s a RETRO GAME NIGHT tonight from 6 until midnight you can play a variety of classic board and video games, including Candyland and Monopoly, Pac-Man and Space Invaders and even Twister. Cocktails and the Cosmos is back the monthly social event at the Orlando Science Center is tonight from 6 to 10 and theme theme is lions that’s to celebrate the new giant-screen film at the center - ROAR: LIONS OF THE KALAHARI. The Central Park Art Festival in Winter Haven is this weekend and the Winter Park Art Festival is also this weekend it runs today until 6, tomorrow from 9 to 6 and Sunday from 9 to 5 and features over 225 national and international juried artists Take the family to enjoy a puppet show this Saturday the Coad Canada Puppets of Vancouver presents THERE’S A DINOSAUR IN THE CLOSET, Saturday at 11am and 2pm at the Beardall Senior Center in downtown Orlando. Tickets are available by cash only and includes a puppet workshop following performance. RSVP to info@orlandopuppetfestival.comSpace Coast Ballet presents SPARTACUS, Saturday night at 7 at the King Center in Melbourne and these plays OPEN this weekend DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Melbourne Civic Theatre CHICAGO at Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach Ruthless, the musical, at the Daytona Playhouse and the King Center precsents EVITA Sunday at 3 & 7:30
Saturday, 3/15 The Orlando Science Center presents Fossil Fest today and tomorrow hours are 11am to 4pm and you can be a paleontologist for the day --dig for fossils and create your own. The Space Coast Pops is giving a big band concert today at 2:30 at the Merritt Island First Baptist Church The Pelican Piecemakers Quilt Guild is holding their 15th annual quilt show today until 4pm at Christ Community Church in New Smyrna Beach another edition of SING LIVE USA is tomorrow night at 7 at the Linda Chapin Theatre the chorus and orchestra presents "Sing the Movies". The theatre is in the Orange County Convention Center and The first ever Jewish Heritage Festival is tomorrow from 11am to 5pm at the News Journal Center in Daytona Beach. Eight Halifax area synagogues are joining forces to present the festival, which will feature two music stages, food, artists, vendors and a children’s area. National performers include Sam Glaser and The Mike Eistenstadt Band.
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