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Morris’ Moulin Rouge: The Ballet. This take on Moulin Rouge is a dazzling two-act performance full of high kicks, swirling skirts and radiant lights, all summoning up the spirit of the famed cabaret. The plot follows the troubled relationship between two young lovebirds trying to make a name for themselves in 19th-century Paris, and it’s a high-energy experience you shouldn’t miss. This ballet was staged in Orlando back in 2020, and quickly became one of Orlando Ballet’s most popular productions, and this new take might even vault that high bar of expectation. This Moulin restores 40 pandemic-trimmed minutes to the show, giving audiences even more time in this bohemian world. The shows features a special performance from Opera Orlando’s Raphaella Medina singing “La Vie En Rose,” a perfect pairing (especially so near Valentine’s Day). Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $29$129. — Gabby Macogay

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 11-12

Local Love Weekend

SATURDAY, FEB. 11

Atomic Family Launch Party in-the-buff living canvases, as well as live body painting, DJs and “immersive experiences.” Not for the prone-toblushing and/or moralizing. Canvas Event Venue, 1401 Florida Mall Ave., nudenite. com, $40. — Matthew Moyer

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 9-12

Moulin Rouge: The Ballet

The Orlando Ballet brings a taste of bombastic Parisian nightlife to the City Beautiful with their production of Jordan

If your relationship survived the pandemic, it might be a good idea to swamp your significant other beneath a sea of gifts. To that end, hie thee over to the Audubon Park area for several local-centric markets and events this weekend. Sunday brings the return of the Vintage Valentine Market. Taking place in the parking lot anchored by Park Ave CDs and the Lovely, this one promises plenty of vintage and artisanal goods. Just across the street in front of Owl’s Attic, the Mellow Market: Sweethearts Edition brings more vintage wares, art and plants the same afternoon. There will also be the requisite food, drink and music to distract you from dropping dollars. Of course, if you’d rather just drown your solo sorrows, there’s a neighborhood-wide “Local Love Wine Walk” on Saturday night. And then you can sleep right through said markets if the occasion calls for it Audubon Park Garden District, East Winter Park Road and Corrine Drive, helloapgd.com, free-$20.

— MM

Boomers grew up crouching under their school desks as a futile technique of protecting themselves from atomic bombs; Gen-Xers grew up with both the understanding that “duck and cover” drills were a joke and the certainty that a nuclear war would happen in our lifetime But Atomic Family was written by a member of Gen Z, UCF grad Ciera Horton McElroy, and we must admit we are curious to see how the half-life of nuclear anxiety fares in this fourth generation to grow up with The Bomb. Like a radioactive isotope, it seems that fear mutates rather than steadily decaying and decreasing; McElroy’s novel deals with the environmental effects of buried nuclear waste — both the title and the plot play on the hidden secrets within the average nuclear family — a sadly notfictional consequence currently playing out in the waterways of the South. The book is out Feb. 28, but you can get an early copy and get it signed by the author, too, at this reading. Maybe she’ll throw in an anecdote about Tritagator and Dioxinator, the two radioactive alligators currently living in the Savannah River. 6 p.m., Zeppelin Books, 885 N. Orange Ave., zeppelinbookstore. com, $7. — Jessica Bryce Young

Flesh Eater

The International Noise Conference is happening in Miami this year, but a lot of things have changed about the annual event. It won’t be at Churchill’s — closed still, though not becoming a Chili’s — but rather spread over several venues, and the usual pre-INC string of shows in Florida aren’t taking place. However, Orlando gets a small whiff of the INC vapors on Saturday at Uncle Lou’s, as three acts fresh from INC will be taking over the venue — no doubt battle-honed after facing down that MIA crowd. Leading the way is Nashville trio Flesh Eater, who craft dense cascades of electronics and ghostly vocals that sometimes remind us of Public Image Limited circa Metal Box (and we usually hate doing the band-comparison jazz circa the year 2023). New York’s Computer (not our C0mputer) create pulverizing electro-industrial blasts. Choice Hymns of the Fallen do trancelike and cathartic noise mantras, and locals Bacon Grease and Mother Juno support. 8 p.m., Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave., $10. — MM

Paws in the Park

With a woof-woof here and a woof-woof there, Paws in the Park returns to Lake Eola this weekend. For 29 years, the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando has hosted this community event to raise funds for their work — providing care and finding homes for abandoned dogs and cats — and get the word out on all the pets in their care eager for adoption. The day features both human and canine diversions including the pet costume contest, dock diving, lure courses, a beer garden and a variety of food trucks and shopping. And it’s all for a good paws … er, cause! 10 a.m., Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive, pawsinthepark.org, free. — Reina Nieves

Music

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8

Drive In, Twin Suns, North By North, Run Raquel 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$12.

Highwind, Eric Jafet, Surf Witch 8 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $7-$10.

JazzPro Series Presents: CuBop 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.

Matt Nathanson 7:30 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $29-$60; 407-228-1220.

THURSDAY,

FEB. 9

Antemesaris Rock & Roll People’s Party 32 4 pm; Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Road, Brooksville; $100; 352-754-3082.

The Koffin Kats, The Krank Daddies 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15.

Lil Darkie 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $35; 407-246-1419.

Neko Case, Patty Griffin 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $44-$85; 407-228-1220.

Soulfly, Bodybox, Half Heard Voices 6 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $22; 407-673-2712.

Sticky Steve, Jacob DanielsonMoore, Borrowed Sparks, Dougie Flesh and the Slashers 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.;$5; 407-270-9104.

Strfkr, Das Kope 7 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $22.50; 407-648-8363.

Zachary Scott Kline 8 pm; The Tin Roof, 8371 International Drive; free.

FRIDAY, FEB. 10

Antemesaris Rock n Roll People’s Party 32 11 am; Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Road, $100; 352-754-3082.

Blunt Force Trauma, High Pressure, Throwin Up, Future Bartenderz, Hellcat Tendencies 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $5; 407-270-9104.

Brian Smalley 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.

Candlelight: Valentine’s Day Special “Romeo and Juliet” 6:30 & 9 pm; Azalea Lodge at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park; $50-$60.

Dan Taylor 7 pm; Dees Brothers Brewery, 210 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; free; 407-732-4008.

Gerald Law II and The Clutch 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; free-$25; 321-234-3985.

Gideon, for The Fallen Dreams, Orthodox, Guerrilla Warfare 6:30 pm; Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive; $20-$22; 407-766-6264.

Howling Midnight, Sick Dogs, Moat Cobra, Gnarcoossee 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7-$10.

Inaugural All-White Southern Soul Love Fest: Tucka, King George, Jeter Jones, Tina P and DJ Trucker 4 pm; Apopka Amphitheater, 3710 Jason Dwelley Parkway, Apopka; $20-1400; 954-560-4812.

The King’s Singers 7:30 pm; Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $48; 407-646-2000.

Marsh 9 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $20; 407-985-3507.

The Molly Ringwalds 8:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $18-$85; 407-934-2583.

Of the Trees, Black Carl! 8 pm; Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St.; $25-$55; 407-996-6686.

Pajama Party 6:30 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $5-$10; 407-623-3393.

Sundown Sessions: Blair Carlyle’s Desert Angels Duo 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Take Lead, Glass House Point, Wild Love, Well Kept 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10-$12; 407-673-2712.

SATURDAY, FEB. 11

Antemesaris Rock & Roll People’s Party 32 10 am; Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Road, Brooksville; $100; 352-754-3082.

April Brown and the After 5 Band

7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $25; 321-234-3985.

Flesh Eater, Bacon Grease, Mother Juno, Computer, Choice Hymns Of The Faith 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $10; 407-270-9104.

Broken Hearts Fest: Famous Last Words, LIMBS, Dark Divine, Vagrants, Colorblind, Spider Inside Her, Not Enough Space, Hollowbrook 4 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-673-2712.

The Commodores 7 pm; Bayside Stadium, 5677 Sea World Drive; $9.99-$85.

Control This 9 pm; Sloppy Taco Palace, 4892 S. Kirkman Road; 407-574-6474.

Future Sound of Breaks: Arrival 7 pm; Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St.; $35-$50; 407-996-6686.

Goo Goo Dolls ; Universal Studios Florida, 6000 Universal Blvd.; $188.99; 407-363-8000.

Jake Eddy Trio 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951.

Mirror Parts, Venus Child, Flowers For Emily, Sistamatic 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $10-$12; 407-623-3393.

New Dawn Fades: A Tribute to Joy Division and New Order 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15.

Orange Blossom Trail, Enigmal, Chronic Reflux, Widows, Dear Sister Kodos 7:30 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $10; 407-322-7475.

Space Motion 9 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $10; 407-985-3507.

Sundown Sessions: Heather DeSanctis 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

“Venus Ascending!” 7:30 pm; Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-646-2000.

WJRR Native Noise Presents: Orlando Rocks 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $13; 407-934-2583.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12

Antemesaris Rock & Roll People’s Party 32 10 am; Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Road, Brooksville; $100; 352-754-3082.

Auto Chlor, Hifi Envelope, Snotnoze Saleem 10 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; 407-270-9104.

Bee Gees Now 4 pm; Bayside Stadium, 5677 Sea World Drive; $9.99-$85.

Central Florida Jazz Society Presents: UCF Flying Horse Big Band 3 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., $20-$35; 407-636-9951.

Let It Be: A Tribute to the Beatles 6 pm; Bayside Stadium, 5677 Sea World Drive; $9.99-$85.

Sundown Sessions: Esh Morgan 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.;free.

“Venus Ascending!” 3 pm; Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-646-2000.