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

To find more cultural events, visit The Red Chair Project, Central Florida's official guide to arts and culture.


Monday, 4/7

There’s an Opening Reception tonight from 6-9 for the exhibit FACE TO FACE it’s an invitational juried show at the Orlando Mariott downtown.

And tomorrow night, the Comma Gallery has its monthly reception this time it’s an exhibit of new works by painter and sculptor, Grady Kimsey
http://commagallery.com/

Author Barry Lopez, winner of the National Book Award, will speak at Valencia’s East Campus library, tomorrow at 1
www.valenciacc.edu/visionsvoices

The broadway musical CHICAGO comes to the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona tomorrow night
www.BroadwayinDaytonaBeach.com

This is the last week to enjoy KID STUFF at the Orange County History Center the interactive exhibit features toys from the past 50 years, along with a look at the history of video games. It closes Sunday, April 13th
www.thehistorycenter.org

and this is also the final week to see Menopause the Musical at the Plaza Theatre performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2, Fridays at 7:30, Saturdays at 4 and 7:30 and Sundays at 3
http://theplazatheatre.com

 
Tuesday, 4/8

Orlando Opera’s final performance of Puccini’s TURANDOT is tonight at 7:30
www.orlandoopera.org

Valencia Community College is marking its 40th anniversary with a concert tonight at the East Campus, featuring the Mozart Coronation Mass and the world premiere of a work commissioned for the occasion
www.valenciacc.edu/east/finearts/music

Valencia will also present an afternoon of Student-Directed One-Act plays tomorrow from 1 until 4 at the east campus theatre
www.valenciacc.edu/theater

There are 2 concerts at UCF tonight the UCF Chamber Orchestra, and a faculty recital by tenor Jeremy Hunt
http://music.ucf.edu/news_events.php

The Russian film series at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona continues tomorrow night with the 1930 film EARTH
www.smponline.org

and if you’d like to enjoy music in the intimate setting of a living room the Lakeside Music Room in Winter Haven will present old time fiddler Dan Levenson this Thursday reservations are required -
(863) 293-1510


Wednesday, 4/9

Bay Two opens tonight at Mills Park that’s a new gallery at Mills Avenue and Virginia in Orlando. The event starts at 7 and features art, music, and film.
http://www.eventsatmillspark.com/

The Orlando Ballet School will present "Stars of Tomorrow", a program showcasing the school’s emerging talent. Performances are Thursday at 7, Friday at 8 and Saturday at 2 and 8 at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center on North Orange Avenue
(407) 426-1739. 

DAVID POMERANZ who is well known as a songwriter for Barry Manilow, has created a theatre piece on Charlie Chaplin it’s called A Life in Concert and it’s at the King Center Studio Theatre in Melbourne Thursday through Sunday
www.kingcenter.com

These plays close this weekend
I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY at Orlando Repertory Theatre
SPORT at the Winter Garden Theatre, presented by PB & J Productions

And these plays OPEN this week
THE MIRACLE WORKER at the Bay Street Theatre in Eustis
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at the Helen Stairs Theatre
THE DINING ROOM at the Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach
CLUE, THE MUSICAL at Melbourne Civic Theatre
TARTUFFE by Seminole Community College

And Empty Spaces Theatre presents a Becket Festival featuring 11 of Samual Beckett’s short plays and Waiting for Godot. It runs April 11th thru the 20th plus there are free readings at locations around central florida,.
http://emptyspacestheatre.org/


Thursday, 4/10

The UCF Guitar Series continues tonight at 8
http://music.ucf.edu/news_events.php

The 2008 Bach Festival in Polk County is Friday, Saturday and Sunday
http://www.bachfestivalpolkcounty.com/index.html

There an Opening Reception tomorrow night at Millenia Fine Art for painter Cicero Greathouse; his exhibit of work inspired by mandala art and Florida landscapes runs through the end of May
http://www.milleniafineart.com/cat/Orlando/The-Locations_441.aspx

Friday Nights at the Morse continues thru the end of this month tomorrow night you can enjoy a gallery demonstration at the Morse Museum in Winter Park
www.morsemuseum.org

And the WMFE Open House Saturday from 10 until 3 there will be lots of activities for the whole family, including music performances by Stetson University’s Barron String Quartet, the Apollo String Quartet from UCF, violinist Robert Kerr, The Four Aces Barbershop Quartet and a new recorder group called Consort Primavera. It’s all right here at the WMFE studios on east colonial drive
http://www.wmfe.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_openhouse


Friday, 4/11

EQUIFEST is Saturday, April 12 from 10 to 5 at the Lake Helen Equestrian Center. The annual festival features champion horse demonstrations and an equine art show. It’s held in conjunction with the annual Equus art exhibit at the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand
www.MuseumofFloridaArt.com.

The Great Public Art Challenge is tomorrow from 2 until 4 the treasure hunt among downtown Orlando’s public art offers prizes and it begins at the Orange County Administration Center on Rosaline Avenue
www.ocfl.net/arts

Also on Saturday is the Taste of Oviedo from 10 until 6 - featuring local restaurants, arts & crafts and live entertainment.
http://www.tasteofoviedo.org/

 

Saturday, 4/12

There’s a lot of great music to enjoy this weekend the Orlando Philharmonic performs tonight at 7 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Oviedo and again on Monday at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. and the Philharmonic’s next Darden Family concert is tomorrow afternoon with the delightful BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS, a story about a boy whose family has rented a room to the famous composer. Pre-concert Activities start at 2 and the concert is at 3 on Sunday
www.stlukes-oviedo.org
www.orlandophil.org

The Brevard Symphony Orchestra closes its season with a concert of Russian music tonight at the King Center in Melbourne. Plus you can meet music director Chris Confessore and musicians Sunday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 at the Barnes & Noble in Melbourne
www.brevardsymphony.com

The Bach Festival presents Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 tonight at 8 pm and again tomorrow at 3 in Knowles Chapel at Rollins College
www.bachfestivalflorida.org

Central Florida Folk presents the eclectic music of Mountain Brew it’s a free concert Sunday at 2:30 at Langford Park in Orlando
http://www.cffolk.org/

The Space Coast Pops are performing Saturday at 2:30 at the Merritt Island First Baptist Church
321-632-7445

And The Imperial Symphony’s annual cookie concert is tomorrow at 3 at the Lakeland Center
http://www.imperialsymphony.org/schedule/details.asp?EventID=110

also - don’t forget that The Great Public Art Challenge is coming up this afternoon from 2 to 4 the treasure hunt among downtown Orlando’s public art offers prizes and it begins at the Orange County Administration Center on Rosaline Avenue
www.ocfl.net/arts

 

 

 

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