2
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
3
4
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
FREE | JULY 24-30, 2019
Florida Group Publisher Graham Jarrett Editor in Chief Jessica Bryce Young Editorial Staff Writer Jenna Lyons Calendar and Film Editor Thaddeus McCollum Music Editor Matthew Moyer Contributors Peg Aloi, Rob Bartlett, Jen Cray, Jason Ferguson, Maisie Haney, Liv Jonse, Holly V. Kapherr, Faiyaz Kara, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Anthony Mauss, Cameron Meier, Richard Reep, Leah Sandler, Steve Schneider, Madeleine Scott, Nicolette Shurba Editorial Interns Christian Casale, Clarissa Moon, Annabelle Sikes Advertising Director of Sales Jeff Kruse Senior Multimedia Account Execs Dan Winkler, Matt Whiting Multimedia Account Exec Scotty Spar Classified and Legal Rep Jerrica Schwartz Sales Department Administrator Rachel Gold Marketing and Events Senior Marketing and Events Manager Jessica Pawli Events & Promotions Coordinator Kelsey Stidham Marketing and Sales Coordinator Nathaniel Frecks Creative Services Art Director Melissa McHenry Production Manager Daniel Rodriguez Graphic Designer Justin “SKIP” Skipper Business Director of Operations Hollie Mahadeo Business Specialist Allysha Willison Circulation Circulation Manager Collin Modeste
Cover photo and photo above by Matt Keller Lehman
NEWS + OPINION 7 Your Words + “This Modern World” Readers react, plus Tom Tomorrow
Euclid Media Group Chief Executive Officer Andrew Zelman Chief Operating Officers Chris Keating, Michael Wagner VP of Digital Services Stacy Volhein Director of Digital Strategy Colin Wolf Regional Digital Director Fran DiCarlo Senior Marketing and Events Director Cassandra Yardeni Digital Operations Coordinator Jaime Monzon Controller Kristy Dotson euclidmediagroup.com National Advertising: Voice Media Group 1-888-278-9866, vmgadvertising.com Orlando Weekly Inc. 16 W. Pine St. Orlando, Florida 32801 orlandoweekly.com
9 ICYMI Brief news stories from the past week
11 Informed Dissent Our system of government, devised when slavery was legal and white supremacy was a given, must change – or break
13 Bandwidth limit exceeded Orlando was the only city in the country to openly test Amazon’s fledgling real-time facial recognition software. Turns out it never actually worked
16 Ready or not A month from today, 7,700 UCF students will descend on downtown Orlando. Are we ready … and are they?
Phone 407-377-0400 Fax 407-377-0420
19
Orlando Weekly is published every week by Euclid Media Group Orlando Distribution Orlando Weekly is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. Copyright notice: The entire contents of Orlando Weekly are copyright 2019 by Euclid Media Group LLC. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Publisher does not assume any liability for unsolicited manuscripts, materials, or other content. Any submission must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. All editorial, advertising, and business correspondence should be mailed to the address listed above. Subscriptions: Six-month domestic subscriptions may be purchased for $150; one-year subscriptions for $240. Periodical Postage Pending at Orlando, FL POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Orlando Weekly, 16 W. Pine St., Orlando, FL 32801.
25 FOOD + DRINK
MUSIC
25 Spreading out
37 Tender forever
Chef Leroy Bautista builds on his jam biz with modern daytime diner Nic & Luc Scratch Kitchen
ARTS + CULTURE
25 Tip Jar
19 House of horrors
Short takes on restaurants we’ve reviewed recently
Colson Whitehead’s latest novel, The Nickel Boys, fictionalizes Florida’s infamous Dozier School
19 Culture 2 Go Mad Cow and Theater West End announce new seasons, tickets go on sale for Seasons, plus more in seasonal performing arts news
23 Live Active Cultures Is 3D dead for good, or is its widespread elimination just a pendulum swing?
The ever-evolving pop music of Gabby’s World will enrapture you
Mon Petit Cheri Café, home of Orlando’s “signature dish,” the honey nougat glacé, has closed, plus more in local food news
37 Picks This Week Great live music rattles Orlando every night
41 This Little Underground Hurricane Party release hot new debut album in Orlando; Catfish Dinner look to honk up the heavy
27 Recently Reviewed
CALENDAR
FILM
42 Selections 44 The Week 45 Down the Road
35 On Screens in Orlando Movies playing this week: The Farewell, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and more
Back Pages 54 Savage Love 54 Gimme Shelter 55 Classifieds
35 Film Listings Cinema-oriented events to go see this week
orlandoweekly.com
37
●
JULY 24-30, 2019
●
ORLANDO WEEKLY
5
Readers react to stories from last week. On July 16, we reported on a recent study from the Union of Concerned Scientists warning that, without drastic intervention, Florida temperatures will rise to life-threatening highs as soon as 2036 (“Florida’s heat will be ‘life-threatening’ by 2036, says study”). @Chad Dingman I just gave up and moved to NC 4 years ago. Too hot for too long down there. Back in the day you could set your clocks by the afternoon showers, now it’s all concrete and asphalt, no more swamps throughout the state, and it’s drying up and burning up. @Jeff Lane Here’s an idea: Stop approval of so damn many building permits. Less trees, more asphalt. It’s a no-brainer. @Amanda E. Brannin That pushes my suicide up a bit in my schedule. @Traci Stover Meeker Land use change and urbanization causes higher temperatures. Concrete, asphalt and buildings cause more heat, less trees to
provide shade, more development = more [money] for land developers. No one cares, money talks, corporate greed is destroying our earth. @Monica Wire Our abuse of the planet is making it happen quicker than expected. Good old boys who do not believe in science have messed us up. @Sam Smith 50 years ago we were going to be gone completely in the state of Florida and New York would be a polar ice cap. Educate yourselves people. Man-made global warming is a lie. @Cas B. Kriechbaum Jr. That can’t be true, we’re supposed to be under the rising ocean. @Michelle Semel We’ve past the point of no return, unfortunately. Anything anyone does now (and it seems like no one gives a damn anyway) will just be putting a bandaid over a gushing wound. Humans have destroyed themselves. Took only 100 years or so. @Jesse Wolfe So you’re saying rent will finally go back down to a reasonable rate?
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
7
8
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
BY JENNA LYONS
Puerto Ricans in Florida demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Roselló, Confederate statue becomes a hot potato, and other news you may have missed last week. »
Hundreds gathered in Orlando to demand the resignation of Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló. The governor of Puerto Rico has been in hot water since a private chat with his advisers was recently made public. The messages were filled with sexist and misogynistic jokes, as well as comments mocking journalists. Waves of protests shot up around the commonwealth, spreading to Florida, too. Florida has one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the state, which lead to a demonstration outside the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration office on Lake Eleanor Drive last week. Rosselló initially tried to write off the controversial chat group as a way to vent after “18-hour work days.” By Sunday, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2020. He remains adamant, however, that he won’t resign.
»
One of the most scenic restaurants in America is right here in Central Florida. The Boathouse at Disney Springs over in Lake Buena Vista made OpenTable’s list of 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America. The Americanstyle restaurant had three dollar signs but four and a half stars on the ranking, with 92 percent of people recommending the spot. Other Florida spots include Le Mar in Miami, Ulele in Tampa and the Salt Rock Grill in St. Petersburg. Florida had 15 restaurants on the list this year. The only state with more was California, which had 24.
»
The South won’t rise again in Lake County, apparently. At least eight mayors in the region, including Mount Dora Mayor Nick Girone, signed a letter hoping to prevent the arrival of a Confederate general statue at Lake County Historical Society and Museum in Tavares. The statue, in the likeness of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, is leaving the Florida Capitol after a 2018 decision to replace it with one of civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune. Now, the statue’s a hot potato.
»
Florida is hot now, but in a few years it could get hot enough to kill us. Highs here will become life-threatening by 2036 without much-needed intervention, according to a study from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Thanks, climate change. The study, “Killer Heat in the United States,” analyzes the projected impact of global emissions intervention. Current projections have Central Florida experiencing 123 days per year with a heat index above 100°F by some time between 2036 and 2065.
»
Orlando’s facial recognition surveillance program with Amazon is officially kaput. The two-phase pilot ended last Thursday, along with 15 months of controversy over the face-scanning software. “At this time, the city was not able to dedicate the resources to the pilot to enable us to make any noticeable progress toward completing the needed configuration and testing,” Orlando’s Chief Administrative Office said in a memo to City Council, adding that the city has “no immediate plans regarding future pilots to explore this type of facial recognition technology.” Orlando was the only city in the country to openly test Amazon’s real-time facial recognition software. When the American Civil Liberties Union brought the pilot to light in May 2018, a number of civil rights groups voiced their opposition. orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
9
10
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
WATCHING DEMOCRACY BURN
Our system of government, devised when slavery was legal and white supremacy was a given, must change – or break BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N
If the stars align just right its debt. Before Trump won his party’s nomnext November, Donald Trump could lose the popular vote by as much as five points and still win the White House, according to an analysis the New York Times Upshot blog published Friday. If that happened, Republicans would likely control the Senate and might retake the House, even if they receive fewer votes than Democrats. Over the next two decades, such disparities between votes and outcomes are likely to become more common – and prominent. By 2040, 70 percent of America’s population is expected to live in just 15 states. That means that the other 30 percent – largely white, rural and conservative – will control the Senate and have an even greater say in the Electoral College. Meanwhile, partisan gerrymandering, blessed by the Supreme Court last month, will allow conservative legislatures to weaken Democratic representation in Congress. So as Baby Boomers die and Gen Z grows up, the U.S. could become more ideologically progressive but remain, if not conservative, then stagnant, held hostage by a shrinking Republican base riven with status anxiety and plagued by strains of racism and nativism that grow more pronounced as the country grows less pale. The government will be left impotent – unable or unwilling to address crises like climate change and social inequality. The Democratic coalition, frustrated by its fecklessness, will radicalize and rupture. And eventually, the whole system will just break. I wish that scenario were more farfetched. By design, the American system is resistant to progressive reform. The exceptions prove the rule: It took the Civil War to pass the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. It took the Great Depression to get the New Deal. It took the decades-long civil rights movement (and JFK’s assassination) to enact the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts and the Great Society. And it took a financial collapse for Barack Obama to push through even modest financial and health care reforms in the face of unprecedented Republican obstruction. That was before the Tea Party captured the GOP. Before the U.S. nearly defaulted on
ination. Before Mitch McConnell denied Merrick Garland a Senate hearing. Before things really went off the rails. Donald Trump didn’t break American democracy; he’d never have become president had it been healthy. Nor did he break the Republican Party. But he found in the GOP a sickness ripe for exploitation – a fear of the future, of social and economic upheaval. And he spoke to it in a language it understood – importantly, a language that made its enemies apoplectic, which, in turn, bonded its members, who saw themselves as victims of elites who scorned their values and traditions. This is how Trump – a braggadocious libertine who dodged the draft, fucked porn stars and has golden toilets in his Manhattan penthouse – became the voice of Christian Middle America: He appealed to grievance. He promised order. He scapegoated immigrants and minorities. This is Demagoguery 101, nothing original. But it didn’t need to be. Nor did Trump need to be a good salesman to sell it. He simply shoveled the bullshit they were desperate to hear. If he didn’t do it, someone else would have. Trump was supply meeting demand. When Trump is gone, the demand will remain. That’s why sticking to the old norms and hoping the other side eventually comes to its senses is fantasy. There’s no accommodating the bone-chilling proto-fascism we watched in North Carolina last Wednesday, when several thousand white people at Trump’s rally chanted for the deportation of a Somali-American member of Congress who had dared criticize Dear Leader. The rot that Trump has fomented needs to be ripped out root and branch. Saving our democracy begins with – and may depend on – defeating him. But that’s just the first step of a larger project. We must also take on the antidemocratic anachronisms that could prevent us from rising to the immense challenges ahead – e.g., climate change, which won’t wait for the GOP to get its shit together. Should Democrats retake Washington, they could begin with a law requiring non-
partisan redistricting, banning voter ID laws, restoring voting rights for former felons and creating an Election Day holiday. Then grant statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Then eliminate the Senate filibuster. After that, encourage states to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (only 74 electoral votes to go!). David Faris, the author of It’s Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics, says Democrats should go further: increase the size of Congress, split California into seven states to give it a larger (and bluer) presence in the Senate, and add more Supreme Court justices and then stack the court with liberals. None of that requires a constitutional amendment, just one good election and political will. To Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, the authors of How Democracies Die – which I discussed in the first three parts of this series – such an escalation will only make things worse. But to Faris, the choice is simple: Fight back or get run over. To be sure, what Faris is proposing is a point of no return. But the current rules entrench a status quo that’s increasingly unrepresentative and unresponsive, especially for people of color. As Harvard political scientist Danielle Allen wrote in the Washington Post after the deadly white-supremacist march in Charlottesville in 2017, the U.S. is trying to do something that’s never been done: “The simple fact of the matter is that the world has never built a multiethnic democracy in which no particular ethnic group is in the majority and where political equality, social equality and economies that empower all have been achieved.” Maybe a system of government devised 230 years ago – when slavery was legal, white supremacy was a given, the country’s population numbered less than 4 million and the very concept of liberal democracy was new and untested – could use a touchup. As Levitsky and Ziblatt point out, there’s nothing magical about the Constitution. For two centuries, its words have been held together by norms. Now those norms are being eviscerated in the service of illiberalism. So perhaps the way to salvage the American experiment isn’t through blind fidelity to the past, but by making our democracy more democratic. feedback@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
11
NEWS BANDWIDTH LIMIT EXCEEDED Orlando was the only city in the country to openly test Amazon’s fledgling real-time facial recognition software. Turns out it never actually worked BY JOEY ROULETTE
O
rlando’s two-phase pilot with Amazon to try out real-time facial recognition software ended last Thursday, capping 15 months of technical lags, bandwidth issues and uncertainty over whether the controversial face-scanning technology actually works. The city’s second pilot phase with the software, called Rekognition, began in October 2018 using four cameras at the police department’s headquarters, three in downtown and one outside a community recreation center. The technology is designed to automatically identify and track suspects in real-time using facial recognition algorithms. “At this time, the city was not able to dedicate the resources to the pilot to enable us to make any noticeable progress toward completing the needed configuration and testing,” Orlando’s Chief Administrative Office said in a memo to City Council, adding that the city has “no immediate plans regarding future pilots to explore this type of facial recognition technology.” The pilot program started in December 2017. After the first phase, which ended in June 2018, the city mulled for weeks whether to continue testing, eventually starting the second phase in October 2018. The decision to cut ties with Amazon Rekognition when the second phase ended Thursday was swift. An Amazon Web Services spokesperson said in a statement “we believe our customers – including law enforcement agencies and other groups working to keep our communities safe – should have access to the best technology.” “Over the past several months, we’ve talked to customers, researchers, academics, policymakers, and others to understand how to best balance the benefits of facial recognition with the potential risks,” the spokesperson said in an email, citing an AWS blog post that says police should analyze faces returned by a Rekognition search and only consider results if it shows a 99 percent confidence threshold. The American Civil Liberties Union brought Orlando’s pilot with Amazon to light in May 2018, triggering nationwide pushback from civil rights groups concerned about privacy breaches, the technology’s potential for abuse and its tendency to misidentify women with dark skin more frequently than white men. Matt Cagle, a technology and civil liberties attorney at the ACLU, congratulated OPD for “finally figuring out what we long warned – Amazon’s surveillance technology doesn’t work and is a threat to our privacy and civil liberties.”
“This failed pilot program demonstrates precisely why surveillance decisions should be made by the public through their elected leaders, and not by corporations secretly lobbying police officials to deploy dangerous systems against the public,” Cagle said. Florida currently has no laws regulating the use of facial recognition. Two cities in California and Somerville, Massachusetts, have banned police use of the technology. The memo said Orlando would continue to seek other advances in technology, “further supporting our city’s mission to become America’s premier Future-Ready City.” Ideally, officers would have been able to upload a photo of someone’s face to the system and receive an alert when Rekognition found a match within live surveillance camera streams. Amazon employees made numerous visits to City Hall throughout the pilot to outfit Rekognition on the city’s network for free, but even in second-phase testing, little progress was made for Orlando. “We haven’t even established a stream today. We’re talking about more than a year later,” Rosa Akhtarkhavari, Orlando’s chief information officer, said in an interview with Orlando Weekly during the second pilot. “We have not, today, established a reliable stream.” Akhtarkhavari, Orlando’s technology czar who spearheaded the pilot, said bandwidth issues prevented city staff from running the powerful software in conjunction with any more than one camera – and sometimes that signal wouldn’t work as expected. “We’ve never gotten to the point to test images,” she said. Before the second phase began, former Orlando police chief John Mina said the city had “made good strides in testing this technology,” even though downtown surveillance cameras largely proved incompatible with Rekognition. Amazon offered to supply Orlando with its own surveillance cameras for the pilot, but the city declined. Orlando’s surveillance cameras lacked the right video resolution to get clear images of the group of officers volunteering as subjects, and the height at which each camera was positioned – roughly 10 feet from the ground – meant only the tops of their heads would show up in streams, according to a person who helped the city install Rekognition during the pilot’s first phase. The person, who asked not to be named for this story because of a confidentiality agreement, said video feeds would randomly disconnect whenever officials could get a stream running with the software. The Orlando Police Department ran into similar bandwidth issues in 2017 when researchers at the University
of Central Florida’s Computer Vision department tested real-time, predictive action recognition software on 10 surveillance cameras outside downtown. The test ended after a year with little progress, mainly because OPD and City Hall lacked the personnel capable of maintaining such an advanced – and yet unproven – system that was designed to learn on its own, constantly gathering visual clues in surveillance videos to inform how accurately it could see what comes next through the lens of public cameras. Orlando is the only city in the country that openly tested Amazon’s fledgling real-time facial recognition software. Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon is the only other known client using a variant of the software, where deputies can upload a photo of an unidentified suspect and run it through a database of images for a possible match long after an incident occurred. After a 15-month Rekognition pilot marred by technical hurdles, it’s unclear how Seattle-based tech giant Amazon will aim to build on its investment, having flown teams to Orlando to help build out the software at no cost to the city. Rekognition, based on machine-learning algorithms whose accuracy to identify faces is only as good as the data it trains with, relies on the so-called MegaFace dataset of nearly 5 million face photos and two other datasets that Amazon shrouds as proprietary. Surveillance feeds can provide valuable data for machine-learning-based facial recognition software, and are used by universities to develop technologies similar to Rekognition. “Surveillance cameras and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) also offer tremendous amounts of video data recorded from top and oblique view points,” said one UCF study in 2016, which relied on surveillance footage from an engineering building on campus. An extension to Orlando’s contract with Amazon in 2017 for the Rekognition pilot – when it was called a “Beta Service” – says any data ingested from the city “may be stored and used to develop and improve” the “machinelearning, artificial intelligence and similar functionality” for Amazon Web Services and its “affiliates.” “Your Content that is processed by the Beta Service may be transferred outside of the AWS region where Your Content is processed,” the document, obtained in a records request, said. Cassandra Lafser, a spokeswoman for the city, said Amazon does not store any city data and the Beta terms were never agreed to, even though the document said it supplements any kind of existing agreement the city has with Amazon. Akhtarkhavari did not know whether the terms were agreed to months after an Amazon employee sent it to the city, according to an email with Orlando’s chief procurement officer, David Billingsley. Billingsley did not respond to multiple requests for comment, and Lafser was unwilling to coordinate an interview between the purchasing official and Orlando Weekly.
orlandoweekly.com
feedback@orlandoweekly.com ●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
13
The Dr. Phillips Commons at the new UCF-Valencia downtown campus as it appeared on July 21, a month before classes start.
READY OR NOT A month from today, 7,700 UCF students will descend on downtown Orlando. Are we ready … and are they? BY JE NNA LYONS
T
his isn’t a new park, or a bike trail, or the grand opening of a shopping center. This is a 15-acre college campus, upon which some 7,700 students will descend in almost exactly one month. Classes start Aug. 26 at the new UCF-Valencia downtown campus. Ready or not, the students, faculty and staff are coming. And at the moment, says Thomas Chatmon, executive director of the city of Orlando’s Downtown Development Board, the to-do list is more like a “scroll.” That includes putting the final touches on the essentials, like infrastructure, parking and transportation, and public safety. From the infrastructure standpoint, officials are working to make sure students can actually enter the building. The campus is still under construction, UCF officials say. In an interview July 17, Chatmon said only one place in downtown Orlando’s Creative Village – the 68-acre live-work-learn space that will house the new campus 16
– has a certificate of occupancy. The certificate means all the boxes are checked and it’s open to the public. At press time – Monday, July 22 – the only place on campus that has one is Amelia Court, a 256-unit apartment complex that aims to serve tenants with a range of incomes. (It opened July 12.) “The rest of them are still scurrying to reach that, and they have to pass these inspections to insure that they’re safe. There’s a lot of pressure to that,” Chatmon says. “Again, 39 days from now everybody comes, and if you don’t have your certificate of occupancy, you can’t let them in. It’s illegal.” If time starts to run out, the developments can get a temporary certificate of occupancy, known as a TCO, but that, too, requires passing a certain threshold of inspection tests. “That process of back and forth between the city people and the developers and the construction people really is ongoing, ongoing, ongoing,” Chatmon said. “There’s a ton of pressure and work going on not only
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
PHOTO BY MATT KELLER LEHMAN
to ensure that they physically finish, but they physically finish in a manner that is consistent with city code.”
“WE’VE GOT TO BE READY.”
The team of SchenkelShultz Architecture, Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Skanska USA took on development and construction of the major arms of campus, including the “academic core” of the new campus: the Dr. Phillips Academic Commons at 514 W. Livingston St. Out at the site of the new developments, construction crews were on the job. Cranes parked off Livingston Street stretched toward buildings, where some windows were still unglassed and boarded up. “We deal with a lot of developments’” says Chatmon. “Those ribbon-cutting dates can be pushed back. … These 7,700 are going to show up, so we’ve got to be ready.” Three major buildings comprise the campus. The main organ will be Dr. Phillips Commons, a 148,000-squarefoot, four-story structure equipped with a library, classrooms, tutoring and studying spaces, and a moot court for law students. Just across the street is Union West, a 15-story building that will house around 600 students from the sixth floor up. Student services and classrooms will take up the lower floors, including Valencia College’s Walt Disney School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality. The ground floor will welcome restaurants and retailers like Addition Financial, Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts, Qdoba and Vera Asian, a futuristic restaurant with a “sushi making robot.”
Then there’s the UCF Communication and Media Building, already established at 500 W. Livingston St., which is undergoing renovations. Formerly known as the UCF Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology, and Entertainment and home to programs like Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and the Center for Emerging Media, starting in August it will also house the Nicholson School of Communication and Media. The building is currently open, but the parts undergoing renovation are closed until the grand opening day of the downtown campus. As for transportation, SunRail, Lynx buses, and UCF shuttles will send students back and forth from the main campus. Motorists can use a new four-story, 580-space parking garage that will also be part of the campus. Its high-tech features include license plate recognition, security cameras, electric charging stations, and a parking space counter on each floor. Barnes & Noble will run a university bookstore on the ground floor, along with the campus services office. On the public safety front, there will be not only UCFPD, but also the city’s Downtown Ambassadors on call. From day one, Chatmon says, ambassadors will patrol the campus, but it’s not clear how many. The city is renegotiating their agreement with Block by Block, the subcontractor that manages the ambassadors program. On average, three UCF Police officers will be patrolling the downtown campus at any given time, says Courtney Gilmartin, a university police spokeswoman. UCF Police officers will be the primary responders to calls for service, she said, and Orlando Police Department will provide support if necessary. “Our officers are excited about bringing our agency’s philosophy of community policing and our dedication to campus and community partnerships to UCF Downtown,” Gilmartin writes in an email. “The officers selected to work at this campus understand the game-changing nature of this project, and they’re looking forward to playing a part in UCF Downtown’s success.” UCFPD started patrolling the area on June 28 to familiarize themselves before the crowds arrived. Downtown campus security will mirror patrols at UCF, which means all the same features: blue light phones, security cameras, UCF Alert messages and 24/7 uniformed patrols will be available. Blue, a 2-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever that specializes in explosives detection, will also be part of the downtown team. A short video published online in May shows Commander Scott Freeman, who will be leading UCFPD downtown, giving an overview of security measures on the new campus. “Because our campus is located in downtown Orlando, we will be adding additional security measures to ensure that faculty, staff and students who are working late feel safe inside our building,” Freeman says in the video. After hours, students and staff will need a UCF keycard to access buildings and offices.
“PROXIMITY MATTERS.”
All these moving parts of the new downtown campus are coming together thanks to a jaunt to Arizona six years ago. Inspiration came from Arizona State University, which did the same thing more than a decade ago. In December 2013, former UCF president John Hitt met with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to tell him about Arizona State University’s downtown campus, saying that Dyer needed to see it, says Kathy DeVault, Orlando’s director of strategic partnerships.
A proposed rendering of the Dr. Phillips Commons IMAGE COURTESY UCF
Two weeks later, Hitt, Dyer, and leadership from UCF, the city and Creative Village were on a plane, bound for Phoenix to check out the new campus. Shortly after, Dr. Falecia D. Williams, West Campus president for Valencia College, joined talks as well. Wellington “Duke” Reiter, former consultant for UCF downtown, was the dean of design at ASU when they first proposed their downtown campus and was tasked with conceptualizing it. ASU started out in 2006 with 3,000 students and two renovated buildings. Now, with a number of newly built colleges and student housing, their campus hosts more than 12,000 students. UCF chose to welcome 7,700 students on purpose: It was ASU that gave UCF the idea to start out with that happy medium. Not too few, and room to grow. “I think 8,000 is a great starting number for UCF. It’s fantastic,” Reiter says in a phone interview, adding it’s important students don’t feel like they’re on a satellite campus. “There is clearly a chance for UCF to play a role in the city of Orlando, which will turn out to be more significant than I think people will imagine,” Reiter says. “It will just really turn the tide. Proximity matters.” UCF officials say that 300 faculty and staff will work on the campus. Of the 7,700 students attending classes downtown, they estimate that 5,400 will be from UCF and 2,300 from Valencia. With this downtown campus, the inevitable question lurking has been what will it look like when thousands of middle-class millennials begin milling around the Parramore district. Gentrification of the historic Orlando neighborhood has long been a talking point in the city. Chatmon said it’s “not by accident” that Creative Village’s first opened building is a “mixed income resi-
dential building” set to accommodate a confluence of demographics. That building “sends a signal that we’re about affordability for all economic stratas,” Chatmon says. “There’s been a concerted effort and a collaboration of all parties pertinent to Creative Village not only to not allow gentrification to be the norm or to happen,” Chatmon says, “but to ensure everything that is here is here for the use, for the betterment, for the convenience, of the entire neighborhood. The entire community.” An economic development study released by UCF in 2015 predicts the development will bring Orlando between $33.9 million and $59.7 million in tax revenue through 2032. Still, there’s no predicting what the first phase will look like next month. “On Aug. 27, the campus will be open and we’ll probably need to come back as a city and re-evaluate what’s working, what’s not, what city services do we need to alter, how do we do this a little bit differently,” DeVault says. “Gratefully, we’ve got really good partners that are in it for the long haul with us and will be at the table to help us ensure that we can shift and change as we need to make it the best experience possible.” In the final stages, development director Chatmon says the biggest component is finding out how to “direct the orchestra”: perfecting infrastructure, transportation, parking, public safety, and all the other components to strike one unified chord. “I don’t think we’ve left any rock unturned,” Chatmon said. “The planning effort has been holistic, comprehensive and thorough. I think we’re going to get it right. I really do.”
orlandoweekly.com
jlyons@orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
17
[ arts + culture ]
BY SETH KUBERSKY Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras, and Creative City Project are teaming up to present “Orchestrate” at the Immerse 2019 downtown arts festival in October. Five musicians or bands will be selected to have two of their songs professionally arranged and performed during the first evening of the event, accompanied by a live orchestra.
THE NICKEL BOYS (Doubleday, 224 pages)
Mad Cow Theatre has announced the “Big 10” shows that will form the spine of their 23rd season, which starts in September with Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Other shows in the larger Harriet venue include the musicals Memphis and The Spitfire Grill, Men on Boats, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and Intimate Apparel. Mad Cow’s Zehngebot-Stonerock stage will see Boesman and Lena in October, followed by Last Train to Nibroc, The Children and Collective Rage.
Colson Whitehead
HOUSE OF HORRORS
PHOTO VIA THE PUBLISHER
Colson Whitehead’s latest novel, The Nickel Boys, fictionalizes Florida’s infamous Dozier School BY JESSICA BRYCE YOU N G
C
olson Whitehead’s latest novel opens in a dirt lot in Eleanor, Florida, where a developer waits impatiently for archaeology students to finish going over the empty land that they’re ready to turn into an office park. The site was formerly a grazing pasture for a dairy farm run by “students” of a reform school, and everyone’s ready to bury that part of the past. When one young excavator notices that the “dirt looks wrong,” though, further exploration reveals scores of unmarked graves, halting the project and providing empirical evidence for the horrific tales that had been told about the school for decades. Eleanor is, of course, the thinnest of veils fictionalizing Marianna, Florida, and the Nickel School is Whitehead’s stand-in for the infamous Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Just as in the novel, the archaeologists’ discovery leads to nationwide press coverage, so too was this the case in Marianna. And just as no one in the wider world out-
side the small town knew or cared about those abandoned bodies, one of the Nickel boys points out, “no one believed them until someone else said it.” The Dozier School is just another chapter in Florida’s terrible history of racism. To date more than 80 (mostly black) bodies have been exhumed from the grounds of the school, where they were buried and left to rot without markers. These are just the victims that were killed by the abuses that went on in the “reform school,” which would more properly have been called an unregulated prison. Some of those who survived told their families; some even told lawmakers and reporters, but no one believed until the bodies began literally coming to light. Whitehead writes, “The beating room had a bloody mattress and a naked pillow that was covered instead by the overlapping stains from all the mouths that had bit into it.” After his first trip to the beating room,
Elwood, the novel’s protagonist, reads a pamphlet explaining that “the boys were called students, rather than inmates, to distinguish them from the violent offenders that populated prisons.” Mentally, Elwood notes sourly, “all the violent offenders … were on staff.” This is Whitehead’s second book based on true events of African American experience in America, but in many ways The Nickel Boys is unlike 2016’s The Underground Railroad. It’s a taut read at just around 200 pages, unlike the temporal drifts of Underground Railroad. Railroad wove fantasy into the history of the slaves’ escape route; Nickel Boys is a straightforward recrafting of the awful truth, barely dramatizing the facts of the matter. The “White House,” the dairy farm, the University of South Florida archaeology students – all of it’s taken straight from investigators’ reports. The outrage readers of The Nickel Boys will feel is unbuffered by any of the fantastical reimaginings of Underground Railroad. As well, the Dozier school was only closed in 2011, leaving no conscience-salving fig leaf of historical distance for readers. If you are distressed by the events of the novel, it asks rhetorically, were you equally distressed by the news? And what did you do about it? It’s a question that flays to the bone, in a novel unsparing in its insistence that we acknowledge our complicity. jyoung@orlandoweekly.com
orlandoweekly.com
●
Theater West End’s second season will bring Green Day’s rock musical American Idiot to Sanford next April for the Broadway show’s first local production. Between this October and August 2020, Theater West End will also produce Once on This Island, A Christmas Story, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, A Chorus Line, Always … Patsy Cline and Ragtime.
Tickets are now on sale for Seasons: The Musical, which will be presented by Aaron Safer’s New Generation Theatrical and director Kenny Howard at the Dr. Phillips Center’s Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater Sept. 11-21. Seasons premiered at the 2014 Orlando Fringe, and was also produced in New York. New Generation will also present the inaugural Be Original new play festival at Dr. Phillips in October; local playwrights can submit scripts to newgentheatrical.org now through Aug. 1.
Now Playing Bye Bye Birdie, through July 28 at CFCArts … Snow White, through July 28 at Lowndes Shakespeare Center … Flashdance: The Musical, through July 28 at Garden Theatre.
Upcoming Twelve Angry Jurors, Aug. 1-11 at Orange County Regional History Center … The Obscurity Show, Aug. 3-4 at Downtown Arts Collective … White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Aug. 8-11 at Penguin Point … Mary Poppins, Aug. 9-25 at St. Lukes … Heartbreak House, Aug. 9-Sept. 1 at Mad Cow Theatre.
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
19
20
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
21
22
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
BY SETH KUBERSKY
Is 3D dead for good, or is its widespread elimination just a pendulum swing?
MINION MAYHEM AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO | PHOTO BY SETH KUBERSKY
I’d originally intended to spend with Terminator 2: 3-D (once heralded as this edition of Live Active Cultures exploring Universal Orlando’s new value-priced Endless Summer Surfside Inn and Suites, where I enjoyed a short working staycation last week. But while I was using the hotel’s early park admission privileges for guests at Universal Studios Florida, I inadvertently stumbled across the unadvertised expiration of a once-unstoppable trend in themed entertainment. Its obituary might not have been noted in the newspapers, but fans of funky plastic glasses and eye-poking effects should hold July 18 in their memories, because – at least as far as Despicable Me’s mischievous Minions are concerned – that’s the day that 3D died. It’s a long-held truism that Disney designs attractions with physical sets and animatronic figures, while Universal builds simulators and projection-based rides. In fact, partisan fans of the competing resorts have been screaming at each other online about “screenz” for so long, they may have failed to notice that the old cliché has recently been turned upside down. Disney’s latest E-Tickets, including Flight of Passage, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and the upcoming Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, all rely heavily on screens. Meanwhile, Islands of Adventure’s new Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure emphasizes practical effects, as will Universal Creative’s upcoming Secret Life of Pets and Super Nintendo projects. That inversion isn’t accidental, and it didn’t occur overnight. Disney pioneered 4D theme park attractions in the 1980s with shows like Captain EO and MuppetVision, but Universal raised the bar in the 1990s
the best theme park show in town, but now closed and being replaced by a 3D-free stunt show) and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, which is arguably still the best dark ride in Orlando. Screen-based attractions cemented Universal’s reputation as the place to “Ride the Movies,” but after the back-to-back additions of Jimmy Fallon and Reign of Kong, 3D fatigue reached a peak as guests grumbled about having to wear glasses for every ride. Now, in the clearest sign yet of 3D’s decline, Universal has unceremoniously yanked the third dimension from Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, removing the glasses along with the delightfully sadistic preshow safety video. When it debuted in 2012, Minion Mayhem was lauded for its then-new Infitec dichroic projection system, which produces brighter, sharper 3D images than older polarized filters. The same technology was later used in Transformers and Escape From Gringotts, and until last week the ride remained one of its best showcases seven years later. This change wasn’t entirely unexpected – Universal Studios Hollywood converted their version to 2D several weeks ago, and the installation in Japan was never 3D – but the resort’s Twitter feed had previously denied it was being planned, and the switch seemed to catch some employees by surprise. It also comes after Universal imported Hollywood’s Fast and Furious attraction without its 3D effects and received wretched reviews for the ridiculously out-of-scale Vin Diesel. I can already hear some readers shouting “good riddance,” with good reason:
motion sickness, eye strain and other kinds of discomfort are often associated with 3D, particularly when executed poorly. And I admit being biased as a lifelong fan of the format, who invested in equipment to watch increasingly scarce 3D Blu-rays at home. But even if you believe that Universal has too many 3D attractions, simply removing 3D from a ride designed around it isn’t the solution. Unlike Star Tours, which disguises its screen as a windshield, or The Simpsons Ride, which uses a giant dome to fill your peripheral vision, Minion Mayhem relied on the immersion of stereoscopic depth to distract you from the fact that you’re sitting in a room with a bunch of other people, staring at a movie. And without anything popping out of the screen, sight gags like the dangling banana don’t make visual sense. 3D’s sharp decline isn’t confined to theme parks, as a look at the local movie theater listings or flat-screen advertisements will confirm, and its failure is largely attributable to its greatest success. James Cameron’s Avatar (which was recently surpassed as the all-time adjusted box office champ by Avengers: Endgame) both resurrected the long-dormant fad and sparked a gold rush that ensured it would quickly flame out from inferior content. And with 4DX theaters like Pointe Orlando now affordably offering the kind of immersive experiences only theme parks once provided, visitors are less happy spending $120+ on admission to sit in a shaking seat and get spritzed by water. Personally, I still feel 3D, when properly used, has its place in attraction design, especially when seamlessly integrated with sets and practical effects. It may be out of favor for now, but I’m expecting the pendulum to swing back someday, as soon as someone invents good glasses-free 3D and the craze kicks up all over again. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
23
tip jar
[ food + drink ]
BY FAIYAZ KARA
NIC & LUC SCRATCH KITCHEN
OPENINGS Sixty Vines, a Napa-inspired restau-
851 E. State Road 434, Longwood 321-972-6415 nicandluc.com $
PHOTO BY ROB BARTLETT
SPREADING OUT Chef Leroy Bautista builds on his jam biz with this modern daytime diner BY FAIYAZ KARA
F
or 20 years, chef Leroy Bautista cheffed about in capacities both corporate and executive in New Orleans before moving the fam to the steamier climes of Miami. There, he helmed the kitchens at both Angelique Euro Café and Il Corso Trattoria in Coral Gables before taking over culinary operations at Shape Lovers, a Miami-based meal delivery service company. But only after making a conscious decision to start his own jam and preserve business did Bautista draw the attention of such notables as Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who served Bautista’s spreads at his Miami restaurants, and Martha Stewart, who honored the chef with an “American Made” nom in 2015. Now Bautista’s in Central Florida, still hawk-
ing his small-batch jams in flavors ranging from apricot-lavender (my fave) and scorpion pepper (your PB&J will never be the same) but also putting a bit of that cheffing experience to good use at Nic & Luc Scratch Kitchen. You may have passed it on your way to Tima’s House – the Euro-Balkan restaurant and grocer that’s also housed inside the Shoppes at Village Square in Longwood. Nic & Luc sits next door, in fact, the breakfast fare, plant-based bowls and artisanal sandwiches being a sort of antidote to the platters of cevapi and börek Tima serves. The space has a Scandi aesthetic, which just makes the gorgeous hummus toast ($7) flecked with everything spice and pumpkin
seeds look all the more Scandi and, when the morning sun glints off the slick of olive oil, all the more gorgeous. The toast is a wheatberry bread from Olde Hearth and the side of salad uses greens from the Barefoot Farmer, a vendor Bautista became familiar with when he sold his jams at the Audubon Park Community Market. The morning glory doesn’t stop there: a remarkably simple “chicken pig’wiche” ($6) comprising two slabs of applewood smoked bacon and a fried egg atop cheddar, baby spinach and tomato served in a buttered bun is as fuss-free and feel-good as it gets; or an exceptionally fresh “Buddha Bowl” ($9) of farm greens and quinoa holding sway over rounds of roasted beets, cubes of raw sweet potato and poppy grape tomatoes. Hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds lend a bit of crunch while a peppery splash of gochujang vinaigrette is hereby my salad dressing of choice. There’s the option to add chicken ($4), roasted pork ($5) or shrimp ($6) to your bowl and the option to convert it into a wrap for $1 more. There are eggs and omelets to be had and while the coffee comes courtesy of Nespresso pods, that could change in the near future as Bautista entertains the thought of partnering with a local coffee purveyor or roaster. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., after which Nic & Luc (they’re the names of Bautista’s two boys, BTW) turns into a commissary kitchen and, let me just say, you’d do well to get your hands on a patty melt ($9) before the handover. A third of a pound of grass-fed beef in between thick slabs of grilled sourdough with melted cheddar and caramelized onions is the stuff diner dreams are made of. I cared none that a sassy, gumchewing, Flo-like character didn’t serve it to me, nor did it matter that I enjoyed it while seated on a white midcentury molded chair and not a red bar stool. That said, you won’t find any cherry pies to end with here, but both homemade chocolate chip ($2.50) and lemon sugar cookies ($2.50) coat your palate with the sort of butter-filled madness that’ll have you finishing them in their entirety even when your gut cries no and your haunches plead for mercy. Now that’s my kinda jam.
rant featuring 60 wines on tap, will open in the space recently vacated by Kona Grill next spring … Korean BBQ joint Seoulicious will open next month in the Highland Lakes Center at 7379 W. Colonial Drive … Tolédo, a rooftop restaurant at the new Gran Destino Tower in Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, has opened. The Spanish restaurant’s aesthetic blends surrealism, Catalan modernism and flourishes of 1930s avant-garde … Ceviche Bar inside Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar on Chickasaw Trail has opened with former Iron Chef contestant Roberto Treviño (El Buda) at the helm. Don Julio also opened an outpost at Waterford Lakes two weeks ago and will soon open locations in Lake Nona and Orlando International Airport … Black Bean Deli will open next month in the old Winnie’s Oriental Garden space … After a ceiling collapse a few months ago, Blue Bird Bake Shop will reopen in August in Audubon Park … Also opening next month is Mount Dora Marketplace, a food hall-ish venue featuring scores of vendors including P Is for Pie, Nosh (a NY-style deli), Cassie’s Cupcakes, Ceviche Mix, the Gourmet Chocolatier and a beer bar called the Filling Station featuring 28 craft brews on tap … Look for NYC-based barbecue chain Brother Jimmy’s BBQ to open in Pointe Orlando by year’s end.
CLOSING Mon Petit Cheri Cafe, home of the infamous honey nougat glacé (aka Orlando’s Signature Dish) has closed.
NEWS A Pokémon pop-up bar called PokéBar will come to Orlando Oct. 26 and 27, allowing participants to catch the cute little buggers while filling up on Pokémonthemed burgers and drink. No poke will be served and a location has yet to be announced … In the wake of last year’s sexual harassment allegations, Foxtail Coffee named John Hufferd as new COO … More than 120 restaurants will participate in Orlando Magical Dining Month, which runs from Aug. 23 to Sept. 30. Visit orlandomagicaldining.com for more.
EVENTS Mockingbird, a local pop-up focusing on innovation, modern techniques and progressive Florida cuisine, will stage a seven-course dinner July 27 at the Emeril Lagasse Kitchen House in College Park. Cost is $90 with seatings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com
fkara@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
25
26
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
recently reviewed EDITED BY JESSICA BRYCE YOUNG
$$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$
$10 OR LESS
The price range generally reflects the average cost of one dinner entree. Bakeries, ice cream shops, etc. reflect $15-$25 relative cost for one person. Search hundreds more $25 OR MORE reviews at orlandoweekly.com
$10-$15
F&D WOODFIRED ITALIAN KITCHEN
Sister restaurant to Lake Mary’s F&D Kitchen & Bar and F&D Cantina, F&D Woodfired Italian Kitchen serves a menu of Neapolitan-style pizza and hearty pastas (using local noodle maestros Trevi) to the delight of residents in the Hourglass District. Notable dishes: yielding meatballs of Italian sausage and pangrattato; thinribboned cacio e pepe with Italian pork; and a wild mushroom pappardelle in a lovely porcini cream sauce. Vegans, take note: There’s also a vegan pizza menu. Open daily. 2420 Curry Ford Road, 407751-5697; $$
POKE HANA
Cool Mills 50 spot does poke right for purists and nonconformists alike, but there’s more than ruby cubes of fish to be had here. Crackly rice-shell tacos filled with everything from pulled pork to spicy salmon to grilled chicken are worth a look, as is musubi – be it Spam or vegan fried tofu. Acai bowls are also offered, but for an ending Hawaiian-style, a serving of Dole whip is as tubular as it gets. Open daily. 1225A E. Colonial Drive, 407-601-0283; $
SETTE
This Italian concept by Se7en Bites owners Va and Trina Gregory-Propst offers plenty of rustic bites and comfort, from housemade pastas like one-noodle lasagna and mushroom pappardelle to addictive arancini and “pot roast” risotto. Desserts, as expected, are of the epic variety. 1407 N. Orange Ave., 407-704-7771; $$$
THE OLD JAILHOUSE
An ambitious restoration and renovation easily makes this restaurant the most stunning in all of Sanford. Chef Bram Fowler’s “Sun Belt Cuisine” highlights everything from Southern California to Louisiana to Lowcountry staples. Cocktails are taken just as seriously here as the wine list. Don’t leave without a bite of the buttery bananas Foster bread pudding. Closed Sundays. 113 S. Palmetto Ave., Sanford, 407-548-6964; $$$
PROPER & WILD
Chelsie and Jamie Savage’s high-end veg restaurant makes the perfect complement to the couple’s casual (and uber-popular) Sanctum Cafe. The plant-based cuisine CONTINUED ON PAGE 31
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
27
28
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
29
30
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27
has a tonier touch than the Colonialtown eatery, but dishes like spicy makhani curry, beet tartare and chickpea fries prove equally gratifying. Don’t pass on the burgers – the yellow curry and kimchi version is east-meets-far-east remarkable. 155 E. Morse Blvd., Winter Park, 407-5438425; $$
COCO COCINA MEXICANA Who knows whether serving regional Mexican fare in upscale digs is enough to reverse the curse of this South Eola space, but dishes like a bracing aguachile negro and crunchy/creamy chapulineand-guacamole tacos give one hope. Weekend brunches are highlighted by $4 margaritas. Closed Monday. 100 S. Eola Drive, 407-601-5750; $$
EOLA GENERAL Neighborhood general store by Sean Kelley (Henry’s Depot), Shaun Noonan (Dixie Dharma) and Joe Roberti (Grain & Ember) has plenty of good eats to go around, namely hearty sandwiches (get the French dip), boards (cheese, beef jerky, pickled veg and fruit) and breakfast items (bagels, sliders). You’ll find a nitro cold brew being poured courtesy of Wavelength Coffee, Swan City Bagels and pastries by Buttermilk Bakery. Open daily. 522 E. Amelia St., 407-723-8496; $
JALEO Chef/humanitarian José Andrés brings his tapas concept to Disney Springs with much fanfare and it lives up to the hype. From sharable plates of pata negra and paella to grilled meats (the secreto is a must), the food – much like the 22,000-square-foot restaurant’s avant-garde and expressionist design – is impressive. Two different chef’s tasting menus are offered, and worth the splurge. Open daily. Disney Springs, 1482 Buena Vista Drive, 321-348-3211; $$$$
HINCKLEY’S FANCY MEATS Matt Hinckley, a champion of responsible agricultural practices, brings a wealth of experience to his East End Market meat shop, where his display case of smoked meats, terrines, rillettes and pâtés often stops folks in their tracks. Some mighty fine sandwiches can be had too, notably the crackling porchetta on ciabatta and a banh mi made with duck liver pâté. East End Market, 3201 Corrine Drive, 786-6711023; $$
BOXI PARK Lake Nona shipping-container food park houses numerous food concepts, from burgers and tacos to fried chicken and lobster rolls. Beer, wine and cocktails are also offered in addition to live music, volleyball courts, playgrounds and a dog park. Open Thursday to Sunday. 6877 Tavistock Lakes Blvd., 407-536-9666; $ n
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
31
32
ORLANDO WEEKLY ●● JULY 24-30, 2019 ●● orlandoweekly.com
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
33
34
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
ON SCREENS IN ORLANDO
FILM LISTINGS Cult Classics: The Rock Action blockbuster about an FBI agent (Nicolas Cage) who teams up with a former British spy (Sean Connery) to stop a terrorist who has taken over Alcatraz prison. Tuesday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $9; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. The Farewell A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies. Opens Friday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Give Mike a Mic: Wild Wild West A slew of local stand-up comedians roast Will Smith’s biggest flop. Wednesday, 7 pm; World of Beer Downtown Orlando, 431 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-614-7004. Glory A special 30th anniversary screening of the Civil War drama starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington. Wednesday, 4 & 7 pm; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood BY STEVE SCHNEIDER
OPENING THIS WEEK: The Farewell “The Asian audience always shows up,” exhibitors sighed in relief when The Farewell opened to massive success in New York and L.A. two weeks ago. But we can forgive them that broad (and kinda racist, really) analysis: They’re just thrilled this comedy-drama based on the true-life experiences of Chinese-American filmmaker Lulu Wang doesn’t appear to be aping the death spiral of summer 2019’s other indie flicks. Rapturous reviews lend extra hope that The Farewell will be a hit in markets where “the Chinese experience” mostly means a Friday night out with the squad at P.F. Chang’s. In the story, a family stages a wedding as an excuse to visit their grandmother, whose terminal illness they have elected to not tell her about. See, I remember when the reason you faked a marriage was to get a juicy raise out of your boss. But I guess the sitcoms and movies I grew up on didn’t adequately reflect the Chinese experience. Hey, you gonna finish that lettuce wrap? (PG; opens Friday at Enzian Theater, Maitland) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood When it comes to depicting bad artistic judgment, little tops that old SNL sketch in which Harry Shearer and Paul Shaffer pitch a stage musical called Two Men – one of those men being Charles Manson. “How many fingers would you have if you lost one? Nine!” sings Garrett Morris, crazed to a degree only kitsch can fully embody. I flash back to that sketch every time I see or read something about Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time
PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES
in Hollywood, in which the hand of fate moves a down-on-his-luck TV actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt) ever further into the orbit of the Manson family murders. Wow, really? Thank God Tarantino has never shown a predisposition toward poor taste. I mean, it isn’t as if this very movie was originally going to be released on the 50th anniversary of the murders themselves and then moved up for “undisclosed reasons.” Oh wait, that’s exactly what happened. I guess you could go blue in the face trying to convince some people that life and death are real things, and thus deserving of slightly higher respect than that which we afford stupid movies and TV shows. But that ship sailed long ago, brother. Instead, try not to be unsettled when you realize that Hollywood is Tarantino’s ninth film. See what I’m getting at? Nine movies. Nine fingers if you lost one. As Morris sang, “It’s coming your way. And it’s not going to be good.” (R)
ALSO PLAYING: Maiden The year 1989 is the setting for this documentary about an allfemale yachting team that defied sexist convention to compete in the prestigious Whitbread Round the World Race. Filmmaker Alex Holmes was previously responsible for Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story, which means his oeuvre may boast the lowest testicle count in docs. (Oh, sure. Like Lance Armstrong deserves our sympathy.) (PG; playing at Regal Winter Park Village & RPX)
KidFest: Tito and the Birds Animated Brazilian film about a shy boy who searches for a cure to a strange plague. Saturday, 1 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; free; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. KidFest: Tron A talented computer engineer gets transported into the digital world and becomes a freedom fighter. Sunday, 1 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; free; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Kiki’s Delivery Service Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film about a young witch who leaves home to start a delivery service on her broom. Sunday, 12:55 pm, Monday, 7 pm; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com. The Muppet Movie A special 40th anniversary screening of Jim Henson’s feature film about a frog, a pig, a bear and their friends. Thursday, 12:30 & 7 pm, Tuesday, 12:30 & 7 pm; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com. Noche de Cine: Tangerine Screening of Sean Baker’s film about a trans prostitute searching for her boyfriend on Christmas Eve. Hosted by QLatinx. Thursday, 6:45 pm; College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St.; free; qlatinx.org. Sci-Fi Drive-Up Theater: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Film adaptation of the beloved Douglas Adams series of books, radio plays and television programs. Monday, 6 pm; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300; wppl.org. Soar Into Space Movie Marathon: Gravity Sandra Bullock stars as an astronaut who must figure out a way to get back to Earth after a disaster aboard the International Space Station. Monday, 11 am; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-8357323; ocls.info. Sunspots Cinema: Showcase of Contemporary Experimental Filmmaking Showcase of experimental film shorts from Florida. Saturday, 8 pm; CityArts Factory, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407648-7060; cityartsfactory.com. Wild Rose A Glaswegian ex-convict single mom tries to make it as a country singer in Nashville. Through Thursday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
35
36
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
[ concert preview ]
GREAT LIVE MUSIC RATTLES ORLANDO EVERY NIGHT
GABBY’S WORLD with Bellows, TV Dinner 8 p.m. Monday, July 29 Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. willspub.org $7
Tijuana Panthers Tuneful Long Beach garage reprobates support Together Pangea at Soundbar. 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at Soundbar, $15
TENDER FOREVER
PHOTO BY MICHAEL TODARO
The ever-evolving pop music of Gabby’s World will enrapture you BY IDA V. ESKAMANI
“O
h, how my heart can fly when your smile has good intentions/And ‘hi’ can mean the world to me.” Intoned with gossamer voicing and a profound vulnerability, the opening lyrics to “The Thunder Answered Back,” off Gabby’s World’s 2015 record O.K., capture the simple yet devastating power of Gabrielle Smith’s music. On the road somewhere between Salem and Arcata headed to her next gig, the frontwoman and producer of Gabby’s World spoke with a wicked sense of self: “I understand the rules, so I can break them.” This is a level of self-assuredness that’s evolved from over a decade of songwriting and lived experience. Evolving through various reincarnations, the band Gabby’s World, formerly known as Ó and then Eskimeaux, began in 2007 when Smith started releasing experimental and noise albums. Throughout the last 12 years,
the band has evolved in name and sound toward the boundless beat-driven bedroompop Gabby’s World is known for today. Anchored by Smith’s prose and ethereal voice, Gabby’s World exudes a level of exuberance and emotional vulnerability that resonates deeply with listeners. It’s music that soundtracks our widest grins and hardest cries. Smith is a gifted songwriter, and her discography serves as a testament to that fact. Every word serves a purpose and paints with a rare vibrance. “I really love thinking about how reading a song is just as rewarding as listening to it, or rewarding in a totally different, but equal way,” said Smith. “I tend to write my poems first, and then jam them into songs.” Deeply personal songs are born out of this process, reflections of Smith’s own triumphs and tribulations and the constant battles between the world around her and the inner workings of her mind.
Gabby’s World’s 2018 record, Beast on Beast, takes on the isolation brought on by a public life, and features raucous rock operas alongside gentle minimalism. The opening track, “Winter, Withdraw,” falls in the former category. Through rolling arrangements culminating in a thundering finale, Smith pleads, “Through the growing divide/will you please provide a cloudy feeling I can ride?” Atop warm guitars and decisive percussion of distinctly indie flavor, Smith reveals insecurities in the confessional “Body”: “I’ve got this body./ This body without basic benefit of the doubt./I watch you treat me so delicately/ but if I fall I deserve it.” Smith speaks about her journey as a musician forthrightly. A classically taught violinist who sang in her choir growing up, Smith taught herself all of the instruments she currently plays in the band. “At first, I didn’t have any idea what I was doing. I was just trying to make soundscapes and loops and trying to figure out what is song structure,” said Smith. “I think the thing that changed the most over time is my understanding of and commitment to building and destroying song structure.” It’s this process of creation and devastation that shapes those kaleidoscopic soundscapes. This year marks a decade of touring for the band, a milestone Smith never thought attainable: “My understanding of how a musician works has just been unfolding. When I first started, it was a realization I genuinely had that musicians are people … I thought of them in this very immortalized way.” Their upcoming show will be the fourth time Smith has played in Orlando, and according to her, “We always play at Will’s Pub.” And the City Beautiful has left an indelible imprint on the band’s collective heart, in large part due to a show at Will’s years ago with a scary hesher biker who refused to pay an $8 cover, and a softspoken bouncer who had a job to do. Weird and wonderful, it is these quintessentially Orlando moments that keep the band coming back. In that way and more, “hi” can mean the world to us as well. music@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
●
Unwed Sailor A night of post-rock elegance with Chad Ford’s Unwed Sailor, along with locals Chapters and Dearest. 9 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Will’s Pub, $8
Whirlynn Tampa improv-synth artist creates equally harrowing and hooky music on the spot. Not to be missed. 9 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Grumpy’s Underground Lounge, donations suggested
Unsung Zeros Veteran Orlando pop-punkers are back for a reunion show. But fear not, they’ve got a new album to celebrate too! 8 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Soundbar, $15
Charles Irwin Gloriously ragged Tampa indie-rockers play a stacked early show with Rocko English, Yr Glow and Even Less Friends. 7 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Stonewall Orlando, contact organizers for price
ATHRS Bass Emporium shines the spotlight on heady local ATHRS, who combines pop-punk with the headrush of EDM/bass. 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Soundbar, $5-$10
Kinky Prawn Raucous Melbourne punks come to town to play a free edition of the venerable Turnbuckle Tuesdays. 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Will’s Pub, free
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
37
40
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
BY B AO L E - H U U HURRICANE PARTY | PHOTO BY JEN CRAY
This week, a couple of big hip-hop homecomings, and some locals look to give metal some more drawl.
HURRICANE PARTY AND ASTRONAUTALIS, WILL’S PUB, JULY 18
Having Astronautalis and Hurricane Party MC Bleubird on the same bill is a tap into one of the richest wells of Florida hip-hop talent in modern history. Make that ever. And that fountainhead traces right back here to the 407. Although neither artist is native to Orlando, both Floridians cut their teeth on these very streets and have ties embedded enough for honorary scene citizenship. From the size, spirit and credentials of the audience, it was clear: This was a deeply local homecoming. And though years go by between Astronautalis’ returns, it was Hurricane Party’s night because they had a brand-new record to celebrate. Just released on tastemaking Miami label Limited Fanfare Records, Hurricane Party’s debut LP, Juice, is pure Florida in a bottle, forever riding that line between truth and hyperreality. Color-splashed, sun-warped and gaudy-cool, it’s tropical hip-hop expansionism that proves musical experimentation can be a banger instead of a pill. To suitably drop the neon bomb of their new record, Bleubird and Rickolus came this time with more props, more pageantry, more personnel and a goddamn balloon drop. Oh shit, y’all, it’s a party. And it popped off like a real-life Lonely Island video, only done by the natives instead of the tourists. Live, the new Crockett and Tubbs of hip-hop showcased practically the entire album. With Juice as the docu-
Hurricane Party came this time with more props, more pageantry, more personnel and a goddamn balloon drop. Oh shit, y’all, it’s a party ment, Hurricane Party are officially one of the freshest, most original joints to rise from Florida in ages.
TWANG METAL MONDAY, WILL’S PUB, JULY 15
One of the more intriguing theme nights that’s emerged lately in the city’s live music landscape is Twang Metal Monday at Will’s Pub. The idea is an evening of heavy metal covers reinterpreted as country songs. Of course this Hayseed Dixie-esque concept could fall short – gimmicks always abound with irresistibly ripe low-hanging fruit – but it’s an unholy matrimony I can get down with in theory. Hatched and organized by frontman P. Taylor Hodges of Orlando trad-country act Catfish Dinner, this fledgling series features Catfish Dinner alongside area musicians willing to play along and honk up the metal. This second edition’s guests included Trig Johnson and Zack Maruniak, whose individual sets had varying degrees of fidelity to the theme. Trig Johnson opened the night with some picks that, though neither metal nor especially heavy, were at least studi-
ous and obscure, like Lloyd Cole. But he gets full credit for twisting the psychotic rage of Ministry’s “Stigmata” into a slinky come-on. Pretty sure that’s a first. Zack Maruniak, however, played it in a jam-dude way that was not metal, not country and, even less forgivable, totally soft-core. Like some unwitting victim of a cruel performance setup, he proffered a setlist that ranged from not metal (Eddie Money, Bon Jovi, Journey) to the straightup antithesis of metal (Depeche Mode, Eurythmics, fucking Night Ranger). The closest he got was a Guns N’ Roses cover, but that was the distinctly radio-friendly “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Host band Catfish Dinner, however, did it right. With a loose-limbed honky-tonk step, the five-piece combo charged across a set that included Ozzy, Guns N’ Roses, Motörhead, Alice in Chains and KISS. And although few self-respecting headbangers would claim Warrant’s “Cherry Pie” as metal, it was almost hilarious as a country song. Almost. A covers night with a nice hook, Twang Metal Monday is a fun, relaxed night out. More thematic commitment by the guest participants would be nice to keep it true to its name, though. It’s an event worth having because probably few things are more head-on Florida than the collision of country and metal. And this, apparently, is what some elementary school teachers (which is what the event’s creator mentioned he was) do by night. Yeah, the kids are gonna be all right. The next one’s already booked at Will’s on Aug. 12, so mark your calendars. Or better yet, try to get on the bill yourselves. But maybe Google “heavy metal” first. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
41
Thursday, July 25
Pepe’s Truth or Dare Improv COMEDY
Pepe, the flamboyant, mohawked, overly-familiar-with-his-audience creation of Rob Ward, has been one of those only-in-Orlando phenomenons since his debut at the Orlando Fringe more moons ago than we want to admit to. He hasn’t popped up as frequently in recent years, which is a shame since when he wasn’t paying attention, some racist frog meme stole his name. But he returns to SAK Comedy Lab this week to host an improv Truth or Dare show that will keep both the performers and the audience on their proverbial toes. Expect big hair, bold wardrobe choices and plenty of laughs. – Thaddeus McCollum 9:30 p.m. | SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave. | 407-648-0001 | sak.com | $10
Friday, July 26
Nasal Spray MUSIC
Tampa underground lifer Phillip Taylor is experiencing something of a creative renaissance at the moment. Besides fronting post-punk band Sleeping Pills and being the man behind the mask in pitch-dark synth act Cold Medicine, Taylor is taking a step into the light with his latest project (and taking the medical theme of his project names to its logical conclusion), Nasal Spray. Nasal Spray revels in the glitz and glitter of Italo-disco dance decadence, all glorious sunrises and comedown anthems after a long night of dancing and nightclubbing. Local opener Pressurewave effortlessly straddles both the wonky ends of the local modular synth community and the more propulsive synthwave subgenre. – Matthew Moyer with Pressurewave | 10 p.m. | Stonewall, 741 W. Church St. | 407-373-0888 | facebook.com/stonewall.orlando | $7-$10
Saturday, July 27
Samantha Riott and Rat Bastard MUSIC
OUR PICKS FOR THE BEST EVENTS THIS WEEK
42
Here’s an utterly mind-blowing way to start your Saturday night (we’re honestly reeling that this show is a reality). Miami noise king and road warrior Rat Bastard decided that a mere one show in a night wasn’t enough, and slotted in this early event at the Nook on the way up to a later Gainesville show with NYC firebrand experimental musician and spoken word artist Samantha Riott. We have no idea if they will be performing solo or in tandem, but either way we win. Rat Bastard specializes in volcanic guitar and electronics chaos, and Riott is beyond intense; her unflinching and deadly serious work merges poetry, prophecy and confrontation, calling to mind Lydia Lunch and Kathy Acker. We’re not worthy. – MM 6 p.m. | The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St. | facebook.com/thenookonrobinson | donations encouraged
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019
●
orlandoweekly.com
Saturday, July 27
Sunspots Cinema: Showcase of Contemporary Experimental Filmmaking FILM
The Sunspots Cinema experimental shorts block at the Florida Film Festival is one of the can’t-miss annual events for fans of experimental film. Its name is derived from Sunspot Cinema, a collective of current and former UCF film students and faculty dedicated to experimental film and video culture in Central Florida. For this non-festival outing, the group promises to present a selection of films that allow artists to use an “unfiltered canvas” and “dazzle and corrupt your expectations of what cinema can be.” So it’s basically three hours of candy for your eyeholes. – Clarissa Moon 8-11 p.m. | CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave. | 407-648-7060 | orlandoslice.com | free, donations optional
Saturday, July 27
MLS All-Star Concert: Prince Royce MUSIC
As any soccer fan already knows, Orlando’s Exploria Stadium (we still haven’t quite gotten used to that name, bee-tee-dubs) is the site of this year’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game on Thursday, July 31. But before the actual game, common wisdom says there has to be some sort of skills challenge – baseball has its homerun derby, basketball has its slam-dunk contest – and soccer is no exception. But the All-Star Skills Challenge is all the way down at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. Thankfully, you have a closer option. Head to Wall Street Plaza and not only can you watch the Skills Challenge on their screens, but you can eat and drink at far cheaper prices than on any Disney property. After that, bilingual pop star Prince Royce performs for free on the plaza stage, which sounds way better than trying to drive back to town on I-4. One small hitch: You have to register on MLS Soccer’s website first. – TM with A-Trak | 6 p.m. | Wall Street Plaza, 25 Wall St. | mlssoccer.com | free, registration required
Tuesday, July 30
Shawn Mendes MUSIC
PHOTO BY BRIAN ZIFF
Though it seems like a dream that Canadian pop icon and former Vine star Shawn Mendes would be coming to Orlando on tour, the time is finally here for the Mendes Army. Known for his singing, songwriting and instrumental techniques, as well as his ability to melt girls’ hearts worldwide, Mendes has rocked the music world since his first lead single, “Life of the Party,” was released off his Handwritten album in 2015. Mendes is heading to Orlando as part of his third headlining tour, supporting his 2018 self-titled album. Fans will be sure to hear new pop-rock hits perfect for summer parties, including “In My Blood” and “Lost in Japan,” as well as tearjerking classics like “Stitches.” Alessia Cara, known for her hit singles “Here” and “Scars to Your Beautiful,” is joining her fellow Canadian as an opening act. Mendes explores texture and tempo with a creativity fueled by wearing his heart on his sleeve, a trait that gives all listeners something to relate and sing right back to. – Annabelle Sikes with Alessia Cara | 7:30 p.m. | Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. | 407-440-7900 | amwaycenter.com | $46-$699
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019
●
ORLANDO WEEKLY
43
THEWEEK
Submit your events to listings@orlandoweekly.com at least 12 days before print to have them included
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24-TUESDAY, JULY 30 COMPILED BY THADDEUS MCCOLLUM
MUSIC WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Donavon Frankenreiter 7 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; $20; 386-873-2943. Hallow Point, A Fine Line, Omer Shankle, Alone With Demons, Love Pit 7 pm; The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10-$13; 407-673-2712. The Neu Old Boyz 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free. Technasia 9 pm; Celine Orlando, 22 S. Magnolia Ave.; free-$10. Together Pangea, Tijuana Panthers, Ultra Q 7 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $15-$18.
THURSDAY, JULY 25 Ice Nine Kills, Not in Vain 6 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; SOLD OUT. Stephen Christian & Christian McAlhaney (Anberlin) 7:30 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-246-1419.
Ice Nine Kills Thursday at Soundbar PHOTO BY ERIC LEVIN
Unwed Sailor, Chapters, Dearest 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $8-$10.
FRIDAY, JULY 26 Coro, Jenni Renee 9 pm; Haven Orlando, 6651 S. Semoran Blvd.; $15-$20; 407-757-0258. Firewater Tent Revival 8 pm; The Inn Between, 2486 Old New York Ave., DeLand; free; 386-469-9271.
Flaw, September Mourning, NoSelf, Catcher and the Rye 6 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $12; 407-322-7475.
SATURDAY, JULY 27
He$h, Bommer 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10-$25; 407-504-7699.
Bithlo Rising 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Inkapalooza 1 pm; Icon Park, 8375 International Drive; $30; 321-297-3360.
The Bloody Jug Band 9 pm; Wing Shack, 4650 E. Michigan St.; free; 407-381-4798.
Joe Gauthreaux 8 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $10; 407-425-7571.
Getting Away With It: An INXS Tribute 9 pm; Remix, 1217 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-801-5300.
Carly Rae Jepsen 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $40.25-$173.25; 407-934-2583.
MLS All-Star Concert: Prince Royce, A-Trak 6 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; free; 407-849-0471.
Jack Graham & Friends 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.
Classic Albums Live: Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $16-$31; 407-351-5483.
Orlando Girls Rock Camp Showcase 3 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10 suggested donation.
Mephiskapheles, the Freecoasters, Control This!, the Ambassadors 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12-$15.
Eugene Snowden, Oak Hill Drifters 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; contact for price; 407-270-9104.
Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi Tribute 7:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $8.75; 407-934-2583.
Femmelectric: FoxForce005, Kurt Rambus, Michelle Jones, Dani Orieta, jream 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Flashback Friday: The Ultimate Throwback Party 8 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $10-$15.
44
Whirlynn, Alien Witch, Jiblit Dupree, Tomokie’s Cup 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; contact for price; 407-270-9104.
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
Samantha Riott and Rat Bastard 6 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free. Sun Tzunami 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980. Tortured Soul, DJ BMF 8 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $15.
Chase Shelleé Underground Retro With Chase Shelleé Stardust Lounge – no, not that Stardust, the downtown Stardust – capitalizes on its retro, basement-speakeasy vibe this week with a performance from jazz vocalist Chase Shelleé. The songstress keeps the vibe smoky, bluesy and jazzy with covers of jazz standards, making you feel like you’re set dressing in a pulp detective serial. Don’t trust anyone who asks you to spy on their spouse tonight, shamus. 9 p.m. Wednesday; Stardust Lounge, 431 E. Central Blvd.; $10; facebook.com/stardustlounge. orlando.
Black Violin Feb. 8, 2020, at the Dr. Phillips Center Jonas Brothers, Aug. 9 at Amway Center
The Jamey Fox Official Release Party Lizzy McCormack’s Irish Pub has teamed up with Foxtail Coffee and Jameson Irish Whiskey to create a chilled Irish coffee called the Jamey Fox. What does this have to do with Oscarwinning actor Jamie Foxx, you ask? Not a thing. But they do claim that if Foxx shows up on the night of the release party – full of specials and giveaways, natch – he’ll receive a free bar tab. Hope you’re reading Orlando Weekly, Jamie. 6-10 p.m. Thursday; Lizzy McCormack’s Irish Pub, 55 N. Orange Ave.; various menu prices; lizzymccormacks.com.
Thornton Park Putt N’ Pour Pub Crawl The fifth annual Putt N’ Pour Pub Crawl comes to Thornton Park this weekend for a daydrinking friendly miniature golf tournament. All stops on the crawl feature creative obstacles for you to putt your way through while grabbing a drink at each hole. Don’t worry, it’s only nine holes, not a full 18; you’ll survive. Scorecards can then be submitted for prizes at the afterparty, taking place this year at the Abbey. Noon-4 p.m. Saturday; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $15-$50; thorntonparkdistrict.com.
Follow the White Rabbit Hate trying to pick a spot to try on a Saturday night? Leave it up to someone else and buy in to a secret party at an undisclosed location. The event promises a Prohibition-era, speakeasy atmosphere full of “bootleggers, gangsters, flappers and bass,” so it sounds a mix of retro and modern. Party organizers Antisquare Underground’s previous events have been at places like an aircraft hangar and the middle of the woods in Plant City, so be prepared for anything, we guess. 5 p.m. Saturday; location TBA; $20-$35; facebook. com/antisquareunderground.
Slash, Aug. 13 at Hard Rock Live UB40, Aug. 18 at House of Blues Backstreet Boys, Aug. 24 at Amway Center Alejandro Sanz, Sept. 5 at the Dr. Phillips Center Sonata Arctica, Sept. 7 at the Abbey Angels & Airwaves, Sept. 10 at House of Blues Jenny Lewis, Sept. 11 at the Beacham The Pietasters, Sept. 14 at Will’s Pub
The Growlers, Sept. 21 at the Plaza Live Aesthetic Perfection, Sept. 21 at Will’s Pub Deep Purple, Sept. 26 at the Dr. Phillips Center Orville Peck, Sept. 26 at the Social Dane Cook, Sept. 27 at the Dr. Phillips Center Built to Spill, Oct. 10 at the Social Nahko & Medicine for the People, Oct. 10 at House of Blues Wayne Brady, Oct. 12 at the Dr. Phillips Center Amigo the Devil, Oct. 16 at the Abbey
Juan Luis Guerra, Oct. 27 at Amway Center
Jonathan Van Ness, Nov. 23 at the Dr. Phillips Center
Foreign Dissent 6, Oct. 28 at Will’s Pub
Sara Bareilles, Nov. 24 at Amway Center
The Black Keys, Nov. 6 at Amway Center
Ariana Grande, Nov. 25 at Amway Center
Stiff Little Fingers, Nov. 6 at the Plaza Live
Nick Offerman, Dec. 5 at Hard Rock Live John Prine, Dec. 6 at Bob Carr Theater
AJR, Nov. 8 at Hard Rock Live
Nile, Dec. 11 at Soundbar
Miranda Lambert, Nov. 9 at Amway Center
The Isley Brothers, Dec. 17 at Bob Carr Theater
Sammy Hagar, Nov. 9 at the Dr. Phillips Center
Rockapella, Dec. 20 at the Plaza Live
Thievery Corporation, Nov. 9 at House of Blues Elvis Costello, Nov. 11 at the Hard Rock Live
Jim Gaffigan, Dec. 27 at the Dr. Phillips Center
Pup, Sept. 19 at the Beacham
Alison Krauss, Oct. 19 at the Dr. Phillips Center
Titus Andronicus, Nov. 13 at Will’s Pub
Black Violin, Feb. 8, 2020, at Bob Carr Theater
Alan Jackson, Sept. 20 at Amway Center
The Chainsmokers, Oct. 26 at Amway Center
Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Nov. 15 at Will’s Pub
The Beach Boys, Feb. 19, 2020, at the Dr. Phillips Center
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
45
SATURDAY, JULY 27
Carly Rae Jepsen MUSIC
If you had told us 20 years ago that one of the most critically discussed and dissected musical forms of the 21st century would be the female-fronted pop song, we would have laughed. But we were little shits back then who thought that obscurity was the same thing as depth. And to be fair, no one saw the likes of Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Halsey or Carly Rae Jepsen coming; we had all of our money on Radiohead (oops). Jepsen – the most underrated Canadian import since fries & gravy – comes to the House of Blues this week on the heels of her fourth album, Dedicated, yet another collection of masterful pop hooks like “Too Much” and “Now That I Found You,” which is paired with maybe the most magical cinematic ode to cat ownership ever in its video. Live, Jepsen is backed by a unsurprisingly tight band capable of turning any surface into a dancefloor and reminding the audience that before she came into our lives, we missed her so bad. – Thaddeus McCollum with Phoebe Ryan | 7 p.m. | House of Blues, 1490 Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista | 407-934-2583 | hob.com/orlando | $32.50-$66.75
Unsung Zeros, Teen Agers, Shane Hagan 8 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $15. Vnderground the Party: Body//Talk & Vinacular 8 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; $7-$10; 407-332-9636.
SUNDAY, JULY 28 Bach Festival Society Summer Sing 2 pm; Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2000.
Rod MacDonald, Joe Virga 2 pm; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $15 donation; 407-679-6426.
MONDAY, JULY 29 Bellows, Gabby’s World, TV Dinner 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7-$10.
TUESDAY, JULY 30
Dennis Cruz 8 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $10.
Fusion Showcase Awards Night 7 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $10.
Florence & Normandie, Woolbright, Letters to Part, Sunstrife 6 pm; Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive; $8.
Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara 7:30 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $66.50-$378.01; 800-745-3000.
One Live Sunday 5 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $5-$100; 407-246-1419.
Turnbuckle Tuesday: Kinky Prawn, DJ Bartab 10 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Retirement Party, the Obsessives, Expert Timing 7 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $13-$15.
TWRP 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $17-$75; 407-704-6261.
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
47
48
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
THEATER JULY 24-28
Snow White The Brothers Grimm fairy tale comes to life onstage in a fast-paced, comical rendition of the classic story of love, envy and magic. 10:30 am & 2 pm; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $10; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.
THEWEEK Rod Z Sunday, 7 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $12-$42; 407-4805233; theimprovorlando.com.
JULY 25-28
DANCE
Bye Bye Birdie A loving send-up of the early 1960s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll. 7:30 pm; Central Florida Community Arts, 250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd.; $18-$25; cfcarts.com.
Perú Independence Day Celebration The Raymi Dance Company performs several traditional dances from Perú. Sunday, 1:30 pm; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-896-4231; omart.org.
Flashdance: The Musical Musical adaptation of the 1983 film about a female welder who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Saturdays, 7:30 pm and 2 pm; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $30-$35; 407-877-4736; gardentheatre.org. Li’l Abner Youth musical based on the old newspaper comic strip. 7 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $18; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com. The Producers Mel Brooks’ musical based on a Mel Brooks film about Broadway musicals. 7:30 pm; Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand; $25-$29; 3867361500; athensdeland.com. JULY 29
Orlando New Works Series: The Birthday Anthology New work from playwright Michael Knight comprised of seven 10-minute plays. 8 pm; The Mezz, 100 S. Eola Drive; free; 407-423-9999; mezzorlando.com.
COMEDY Anniversary Stand Up Comedy Show with Rauce Padgett Thursday, 8:30 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $10; facebook.com/ironcowcafe. Bull & Bush Open Mic Weekly stand-up comedy open mic. Wednesday, 8:30-10:30 pm; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-7546. Grandma Lee Wednesday, 8 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $15-$45; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Harland Williams Friday, 8 & 10:30 pm, Saturday, 7 & 9:45 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $20$50; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Leanne Morgan Thursday, 8 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $15-$20; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Pepe’s Truth or Dare Improv Thursday, 9:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $10; 407-648-0001; sak.com.
Russian Ballet Orlando: Giselle Ballet about a peasant girl named Giselle who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover, Albrecht, is betrothed to another. Thursday, 7 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $45-$55; drphillipscenter.org.
ART OPENINGS/EVENTS
Lifted Veils: The Works of Brian Philips An exploration of the terrifying beauty and complexity of existence. Saturday, 7 pm; The Manes Emporium of Doubt, 1318 E. Harding St.; free. A Midsummer Night’s Fling An evening of cocktails, small bites, mingling, art and music. Saturday, 5-7 pm; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; free-$60; 386-734-4371. Swirling Memories and the Paintings of Firelei Báez Spend an evening sipping wine and talking art at the museum with exhibition curator Katherine Navarro. Thursday, 6 pm; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; free; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.com. Things on Things Art by former Orlando Weekly staffer Brendan O’Connor, who transforms thrift store canvases by populating them with whimsical characters. Friday, 6:30 pm; Downtown Credo Coffee, 706 W. Smith Street; free; 407-250-4888; downtowncredo.com. CONTINUING THIS WEEK
20th Century Mexican Art from the Zapanta Collection The evolution of Mexico’s cultural landscape unfolds with paintings ranging from religious iconography to scenes of the everyday. Through Sept. 8; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu. Art Talk A monthly showcase of African tribal art and Orlando’s local artists. Saturday, 2-8 pm; Three Masks, 1023 W. Colonial Drive; free; 407-426-7355. orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
49
50
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
Capitulation Combining mundane materials with great wit and craft, Dustin Boise expresses the intimate relationship between the world of material objects and the imagination. Through Friday; Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 138 E. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora; free; 352-3830880; mountdoracenterforthearts.org. Charles Hosmer Morse’s Arts and Crafts Study at Osceola Lodge A display of furniture and household items from Osceola Lodge, the Winter Park winter home of Charles Hosmer Morse. Through Jan. 31, 2021; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $6; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org. Earth Into Art: The Flowering of American Art Pottery This exhibition provides a window on key developments in American Art Pottery, including the contributions of Storer, McLaughlin, and others. Through Sept. 27, 2020; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $6; 407-645-5311. Eye of an Era: The Legacy of Chuck Stewart Photographs by Chuck Stewart, known for his portraits of jazz singers and musicians of the 20th century. Through Saturday; Snap Space, 1013 E. Colonial Drive; free-$20; snaporlando.com. Feeding the Influence Group showcase of artistic projects from 10 different artists focused on the influence of social media. Through Aug. 11; CityArts Factory, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-648-7060; orlandoslice.com. Flora: The Art Show Group art show with works inspired by indigenous Floridian plants. Through Aug. 30; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060. The Florida Prize in Contemporary Art This exhibition features 10 of the most progressive and exciting artists working in the state today. Additionally, one of these outstanding artists is selected to receive a significant monetary award. Through Aug. 18; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org. Forced to Flee Art quilts have long challenged the notion that quilting is a “comfortable” art form, and this powerful exhibition shows that. Through Aug. 24; Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne; free; 321-674-6129; fit.edu.
THEWEEK Immersion Into Compounded Time and the Paintings of Firelei Báez Considered one of the most compelling voices in contemporary art at this time, Báez tends to work in large and empowering scales, not purely to suggest importance, but also to create a physical, enveloping space to give voices that may have been forgotten the chance to captivate the audience. Through Sept. 1; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5-$10; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.com. Letters Typographic art from Valencia graphics faculty, staff and alumni. Through Aug. 2; Anita S. Wooten Gallery, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail; free; 407-582-2298; valenciacollege.edu. The Photography of James Hand This show is an example of Hand’s many miles traveled documenting the easily passed by and forgotten pieces of Florida. Through Aug. 18; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org. Pressed Editions: Experimental Contemporary Prints Showcases works by innovative individual printmakers based in Central Florida and by UCF’s Flying Horse Editions, a nationallyacclaimed printmaking-publishing research studio that has collaborated with internationally renowned artists. Through Sept. 1; Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $6; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org. Ruptures and Remnants: Selections from the Permanent Collection The objects in the museum’s permanent collection date from antiquity to the present day. The works in this installation periodically change and on occasion feature long-term loans in conversation with works from the permanent collection. Through Dec. 31, 2020; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu. Sensory Overload A multimedia art show featuring all female artists. Through Aug. 10; CityArts Factory, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-648-7060; orlandoslice.com.
The Game of Life Group art show with works focused on the theme of games and gaming in various forms. Through Aug. 13; Orlando Game Space, 421 E. Robinson St.; free; orlandogamespace.com.
Space Oddities: The Sequel This exhibit features hundreds of new Memphis design objects never-before displayed at the Modernism Museum, including items from David Bowie’s personal collection. Ongoing; Modernism Museum Mount Dora, 145 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; $8; 3523850034; modernismmuseum.org.
My Name Is Pedro: A Visual Biography of Pedro Brull Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Brull started his journey as an artist as an apprentice to well-known muralist Rafael Rios. Through July 26; Mills Gallery, 1650 N. Mills Ave.; free; 855-336-3653; thegalleryatmillspark.com.
Storytellers XVII: West of the East Coast Tracks Photographs by teenagers in New Smyrna Beach, documenting the African American community. Ongoing; Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-539-2680. orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
51
52
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
EVENTS Coffee With Pat Greene Coffee and conversation with the local arts guy. Saturday, 9 am; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; various menu prices; facebook.com/thenookonrobinson. CurryFest A food and music festival focused on Caribbean music and cuisine. Saturday, 2 pm; Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $25-$50; 407-2953247; curryfestfl2019.eventbrite.com. Flavors of Florida Enjoy a slice of summer flavors with a selection of perfectly paired Florida dishes, cocktails and brews at Disney Springs restaurants. Through Sept. 2, 11 am-11 pm; Disney Springs, 1486 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista; various menu prices; disneysprings.com. Putt N’ Pour Pub Crawl Visit nine Thornton Park bars and restaurants to be challenged by custom golf holes while enjoying drink specials, prizes, live music and more. Saturday, noon-4 pm; Thornton Park District, 10 N Summerlin Ave.; $15; 407-701-9382; thorntonparkdistrict.com. White Party Celebrity Fashion Show More than 600 people wearing all white enjoy champagne and cocktails along with a fashion show featuring local boutiques with celebrities. Saturday, 8 pm; Celine Orlando, 22 S. Magnolia Ave.; $25-$400; guyswithties.org.
LEARNING Back-to-School Drive Help students in need start the school year with the supplies to succeed. A Gift For Teaching is Central Florida’s primary provider of free school supplies to teachers for students, and they need your help. Through Sept. 1; A Gift For Teaching, 6501 Magic Way; 407318-3123; agiftforteaching.org/supplydrive. Canvas Tote Painting Workshop Learn how to create a personalized canvas tote bag. Wednesday 6:30 pm; Lucky’s Market Winter Park, 7580 University Blvd., Winter Park; $35; luckysmarket.com. A Night With Cole NeSmith The CEO of the Creative City Project talks about the process of creating irresistible live brand engagements. Thursday, 6 pm; Serendipity Labs Orlando – Downtown, 450 S. Orange Ave.; $10-$20; 407-392-9051; aaf-orlando.org. Summer School: Visual Arts Law Free talk about artists’ rights under the law in the field of visual art, photography and graphic design. Thursday, 5:30 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org.
CIVICS Florida Main Street Annual Conference Conference on urban planning and redevelopment attended by representatives from several Florida Main Street programs.
THEWEEK Wednesday, 8 am; Aloft Hotel Orlando Downtown, 500 S. Orange Ave.; free-$205. Rethinking the City for All Conversation about how the physical configurations of cities impact residents’ opportunities and access. Tuesday, 6:30 pm; Credo Conduit, 1001 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-348-8851; credoconduit.com.
LITERARY Diverse Word Spoken word open mic. Tuesday, 8 pm; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-3621864; dandelioncommunitea.com. Revising Your Novel Learn how to analyze your work and prioritize issues by breaking down tasks for revision rounds from editor Racquel Henry and Arielle Haughee. Thursday, 6:30 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. Wednesday Open Words Poetry and spoken word open mic. Wednesday, 8:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364; austinscoffee.com.
FAMILY SteveSongs Concert for children and parents. Wednesday, 10 am; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. Winter Park Rocks Children of all ages are invited to decorate rocks and then leave them around Winter Park for others to find. Thursday, 10 am-noon; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free.
SPORTS Atomic Wrestling: Wham Bam Slam 3 Pro wrestling. Saturday, 6:30 pm; Florida Liquidators, 4440 Metric Drive, Winter Park; $20-$50. Orlando Critical Mass Community bike ride through downtown. Friday, 5:30 pm; Loch Haven Park, 777 E. Princeton St.; free; 407-246-2283. WWE NXT Professional wrestling. Thursday, 7 pm; Orlando Live Events, 6405 S. U.S. Highway 17-92, Fern Park; $10-$20; 407951-8751; orlandoliveevents.com. Yoga at CityArts An hour of fluid, dynamic, lighthearted vinyasa flow surrounded by fine art. Saturday, noon; CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; $15; 407-648-7060; orlandoslice.com. n orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
53
B Y DA N S AVAG E
I’m a 36-year-old straight guy, happily married for more than 10 years, and a longtime reader. My wife and I are monogamous. We’re good communicators, well matched in terms of libido and slightly kinky (light bondage, Dom/sub play in the bedroom). For the last few months, I’ve been thinking about trying prostate play, and I have a couple of questions. A lot of bloggers and other writers in the sex-advice complex tout the health benefits of regular prostate massage, but I haven’t found any academic research to back up some of the lofty claims that are being made. Does prostate massage reduce the risk of prostate cancer and prostatitis? Now the relationship question: I’ve brought partnered prostate play up with my wife, and it’s a hard pass for her. Hygiene is an issue, but that’s easy to take care of (shower, enema, gloves, towels on the bed, etc.). The other part deals with our power dynamics. Typically, I’m the Dom, and, based on the limited conversations we’ve had about this, there is something about penetrating me that she finds deeply uncomfortable. What should I do? How do I frame this conversation in a way that may make her more comfortable and gets her finger(s) in my ass? We’ve shared so much – she’s an incredible partner who has helped me realize so many of my fantasies, and I’d like her to be a part of this one, too. Partner Protests Prostate Play If there were any legit studies out there that documented the health benefits of regular prostate massage, PPPP, Richard Wassersug, Ph.D., would know about it. Wassersug is a research scientist at the University of British Columbia, where he studies ways to help prostate cancer patients manage the side effects of their treatments. “I’d like to believe that I’m knowledgeable on this topic,” Wassersug says, “[but] I checked PubMed to see if I’d missed anything in the relevant and recent peerreviewed medical literature. As I expected, there are no objective data supporting the claim that ‘regular prostate massage’ reduces the risk of prostate cancer and prostatitis. [And while] prostate massage can be used to express prostatic fluid for diagnostic purposes, that’s not the same as using it for the treatment of any prostatic diseases.” But that doesn’t mean that prostate massage isn’t beneficial; absence of evidence, as they say, isn’t evidence of absence. “We [just] don’t know,” Wassersug says, and finding out “would, in fact, take a very large sample and many years to collect enough data to provide a definitive answer.” But there definitely is something you can do right now to decrease your risk of 54
prostate cancer, PPPP: Two large studies found that men who ejaculate frequently – more than 21 times per month – are roughly 35 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer than men who blow fewer loads. So if sticking things up your butt makes you come more often, then science says sticking things up your butt will reduce your risk of prostate cancer. Researchers don’t know exactly why coming a lot may reduce a man’s risk for prostate cancer. There’s no data to support one frequently mentioned theory – that ejaculation may flush out “irritating or harmful substances” that could be gathering in the prostate along with the fluids that make up roughly 30 percent of a man’s seminal fluids – so, again, more research is needed. And until those studies are done, men and other prostate-having people should err on the side of ejaculating as often as (safely and consensually) possible. As for convincing your otherwise submissive wife to finger your ass, PPPP, you could search for “power bottoms” on the gay section of Pornhub – assuming your wife enjoys gay porn – and familiarize her with the concept of dominant penetratees. You could also add female condoms to your list of hygiene hacks – put one of these trashcan liners in your ass, and the only thing your wife will get on her fingers is lube. But if anal play is a hard no for the wife, you’ll have to enjoy anal play solo. I am a poly nonbinary person, and I’ve been seeing this guy in a BDSM context for about six months. About two times a month, he canes me and destroys my ass, I get to call him “daddy” and I get fucked in mind-blowing ways. In the beginning, I expressed interest in dating (with more emotional investment), and he said he didn’t have the mental space for it but he’d be interested in trying to develop something eventually. So we’ve played and had fun, and I’m starting to get feels for this guy … buuuuut … he’s given me no indication he’s interested in anything beyond our current arrangement. I’ve said, “Hey, let’s schedule a date,” something like dinner, coffee, a walk around the fucking block, but he just wants to fuck, no talking. What he wants isn’t what I’m looking for, so I decided to take my business elsewhere and focus my energy on my other relationships. Well, his mom just got diagnosed with cancer and has a couple months to live. He’s devastated. What are the ethics of breaking up here? I dislike just ghosting, but he’s got other friends and lovers to support him. He doesn’t really need me. But he does on occasion send little “thinking of you” texts. So am I able to ghost him? Do I owe him
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
“FINGERING IT OUT”
a conversation about wants and needs? I’d like to be friends – I am part of a small kinky community, I’m friends with some of his fuck buddies and I’m going to run into him again – but this isn’t a time in his life when he should be worrying about the feelings of a now-and-then spanking partner. Ghosting Has Obvious Shortcomings That Suck You’ve constructed a false choice for yourself, GHOSTS: either initiate a conversation about your wants and needs or ghost him. But there’s no need for a wants-and-needs convo, as you’ve already had that conversation (more than once) and his don’t align with yours. So instead of disappearing on him, you can simply respond to his “thinking of you” texts with short, thoughtful, compassionate texts of your own. (“Thinking of you, too, especially at this difficult time.”) The odds that he’ll want to meet up in the next few months seem slim, and you can always claim a scheduling conflict if he should ask to get together. Being friendly is the trick to remaining friends after a casual sexual arrangement ends. Kindly acknowledging someone’s texts – or greeting someone in public – doesn’t obligate you to sleep with (or submit to) them again. And while in most cases I would advise a person to be direct … in this case, I think you should simply step back. Calling him to say, “Hey, I know your mom has cancer and is dying, but I needed to tell you I’m not interested in fucking around anymore, OK?” will make you seem selfinvolved, thoughtless and uncaring – you know, not the kind of person someone wants to remain friends with after a casual sexual arrangement ends. Now, if you were this man’s primary partner, GHOSTS, and you’d been thinking about ending the relationship before he got the news about his mother, I would encourage you to wait a few months and love and support him through this process. (Unless the relationship was abusive, of course, which this one wasn’t.) But you’re just a FWB – a “friend with bruises,” in your case – and this man has other friends and lovers around him, people whose support he can rely on during this difficult time. On the Lovecast, how pain turns into pleasure: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net ITMFA.org
Meet Sadie (A427220)! This sweet girl has been with our shelter for over 100 days, and she is patiently on the lookout for her furever home. Sadie was surrendered by her owner and, according to her previous family, she is friendly with men, women and children, but she would prefer to be the only dog in the home. Sadie does well riding in cars, is leash-trained and responds to commands, and also knows some obedience traits. Sadie is a staff favorite, and we would love to see her go home with her furever family soon, as we know she deserves to be in a loving home getting all the belly rubs she loves to get from our staff. For the month of July, we are featuring the Dapper Dogs & Classy Cats promotion. Dogs and cats have a $10 adoption fee. Visit our shelter today to find your new furever friend! Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. through 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, please call 407-836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.
Marketplace CASH FOR CARS! We buy all cars! Junk, high-end, totaled – it doesn’t matter! Get free towing and same day cash! NEWER MODELS too! Call 1-866-535-9689 (AAN CAN) Denied Social Security Disability? Appeal! If you’re 50+, filed for SSD and denied, our attorneys can help get you approved! No money out of pockets! Call 1-844-218-7289 (AAN CAN) DISH TV - Over 190 Channels Now ONLY $69.99/mo! 2yr price guarantee, FREE Installation! Save HUNDREDS over Cable and DIRECTV. Add Internet as low as $14.95/mo! Call Now 1-800-373-6508 (AAN CAN) DISH TV - Over 190 Channels Now ONLY $69.99/mo! 2yr price guarantee, FREE Installation! Save HUNDREDS over Cable and DIRECTV. Add Internet as low as $14.95/mo! Call Now 1-800-373-6508 (AAN CAN) WANTED - All motorhomes, fifth wheels and travel trailers. Cars, vans and trucks any condition. Cash paid on the spot. Call 954-595-0093.
Wellness A PLACE FOR MOM has helped over a million families find senior living. Our trusted, local advisors help find solutions to your unique needs at no cost to you. 1-855-993-2495 (AAN CAN) PENIS ENLARGEMENT PUMP. Get Stronger & Harder Erections Immediately. Gain 1-3 Inches Permanently & Safely. Guaranteed Results. FDA Licensed. Free Brochure: 1-800354-3944 www.DrJoelKaplan.com (AAN CAN) PENIS ENLARGEMENT PUMP. Get Stronger & Harder Erections Immediately. Gain 1-3 Inches Permanently & Safely. Guaranteed Results. FDA Licensed. Free Brochure: 1-800-3543944 www.DrJoelKaplan.com (AAN CAN)
Real Estate ROOMS FOR RENT
$115-$150 per wk. OBT/23rd St. Call 347-419-6990
Legal, Public Notices
Auction: Notice is hereby given that Compass Self Storage Intents to sell the property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under the Florida Self Storage Facility Act (Section 83-80-83.809). The owner will sell at public auction for CASH through competitive bidding on August 14, 2019 at 12:30 PM or thereafter At Compass Self Storage 800 Greenway Prof. Ct. Orlando Fl. 32824 (407)438-9334, Auctioneer Jerry Mahaffey License #AB2314, AU1139 will be on site with 15% BP. Unit 1101 Patti Van Dam, 1313 Sixto Santiago, 1438 Julio Casiano, 1656 Julie Lyden, 2432 Jose Gil. Contents on the above includes House goods, furniture, boxes. 7/24/19, 7/31/19. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1751 Fortune Rd Kissimmee FL 34744, 407-414-5303 on 8/13/19 @ 10:00am Hiram Javier Torres tires, Harold Garcia household goods, TV, guitar, Andrew Candelaria clothing, luggage, pictures, Jessica Hernandez household items, tires, rims, Wilson German Rivera Melendez totes, bags, ladder, Reneir Reyes bicycles, power washer, scooter, gardening tools, exercise equipment, Arlicia Manson pictures, computer, TV, household items, Barbara Ralston TV, household goods, boxes, Arlene Diaz household items, Jessica Giron stroller, toys, bags, Frederick Smith fridge, pictures, shredder, totes, boxes, luggage. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 540 Cypress Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34759, on 08/13/19 @ 12:30PM, 863-240-0879 Ramona Urena TV, bins, boxes, Maline Baez baby Furniture, William
Lamont Washington household items, Nadine Jasmine Joseph household items, Doret Jackson Household items, Doret Jackson Restaurant equipment, Doret Jackson Restaurant equipment, Jeff St. Louis household items, Andrew James Henry Household items, Daniel Ortiz Household items, Liz Marry Laro Rosa household items, Ciera Turner Boxes, Steven Perez Household Goods, Tod Dornberger Boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud, FL 34769, 407-504-0833 on 8/13/19 @ 1:00pm Glenda’lee Munger tools and household items, Mariah Rider household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee Fl 34746, 407-429-8867 on 8/13/19 @ 11:00am Angelica Perezhousehold goods, Dorna NobleFurniture. Clara Figueroa- household items. Bruce Friedman -1994/ Ford. Alan Bacchiocchi- Furniture, plastic bins. Samuel Galarza -household goods, personal items. Erick E Herrera- Reyes- Household goods, personal items. Lunzy Sistrat- 5 sets of furniture, living room set, china set, sofa, love seat, tables, lamps. Jonathan Rodriguez- Household goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
55
Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF SHIRLEY JEAN DEESE, Deceased. File No. 2019-CP-001720-O, Division Probate NOTICE TO CREDITOR The administration of the estate of Shirley Jean Deese, deceased, whose date of death was February 16, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for ORANGE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 N. Orange Ave., Suite 355, Orlando, FL 32801. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is 7/17/19. Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Shannan Field, Esq. Attorney, Florida Bar Number: 95572,1135 S. Washington Ave. Suite A TITUSVILLE, FL 32780 Telephone: (321) 362-5414 Fax: (321) 577-0316 E-Mail: shannanfield yahoo.com. Personal Representative: June Raynor, 511 Brockway Ave, Orlando, Florida 32807 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/DOHERTY WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP17-670 In the Interest of: K.A. DOB: 10/01/2017, minor child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: John Adcock (Father), 6939 Villa De Costa # 303, Orlando, Florida 32821. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the
56
above-referenced child (children); you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia A. Doherty, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. at the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION. Pleadings shall be copied to Audrea Beth Ashcraft, Attorney for the State of Florida 882 S. Kirkman Road, Ste. 200, Orlando, Florida 32811. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 27th day of June, 2019. This summons has been issued at the request of: Audrea Beth Ashcraft, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 101358, Children’s Legal Services, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Ste. 200, Orlando, FL 32811, 407-563-2308, Audrea.ashcraft my families.com. CLER OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/DOHERTY WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP17-670 In the Interest of: K.A. DOB: 10/01/2017, minor child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Brittany Velong (Mother), 6939 Villa De Costa # 303, Orlando, Florida 32821. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child (children); you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia A. Doherty, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. at the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION. Pleadings shall be copied to Audrea Beth Ashcraft,
Attorney for the State of Florida 882 S. Kirkman Road, Ste. 200, Orlando, Florida 32811. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 27th day of June, 2019. This summons has been issued at the request of: Audrea Beth Ashcraft, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 101358, Children’s Legal Services, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Ste. 200, Orlando, FL 32811, 407-563-2308, Audrea.ashcraft my families.com. CLER OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP16-75 In the Interest of: minor child, A.K. DOB: 02/07/2018. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA: To: ANDRIA KEY, Address Unknown. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the abovereferenced child, you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia Doherty on August 20, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone (407) 836-2303 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 9th day of July, 2019. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer Ware, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 109969. Senior Attorney for Children’s Legal Services State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32811, (407) 563-2380, Jennifer.Ware my families.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. DIVISION: 07/ DOHERTY CASE NO.: DP15-44 In the Interest of: minor child, T.L. DOB: 09/11/2006. NOTICE OF ACTION: TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: CHANTE ALLEN, Address Unknown. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child, you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia Doherty on July 29, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone (407) 836-2303 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 25th day of June, 2019. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer Ware, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 109969. Senior Attorney for Children’s Legal Services State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32811, (407) 563-2380, Jennifer.Ware my families.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. FLORIDA PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. JULY 2019 DESCRIPTION, FOUND LOCATION: MONEY 11000 BLOCK NARCO-
OSSEE CELL PHONE 1200 BLK W SOUTH ST CELL PHONE LIME/SOUTH TABLET 65 BLOCK E CENTRAL BV MISC CELL PHONES 65 BLOCK E CENTRAL BV CELL PHONE 5000 BLK L B MCLEOD PRINTERS 100 BLK ANDES AVE TV MONITOR 100 BLK ANDES AV COMPUTER MONITORS 100 BLK ANDES AV COMPUTER TOWERS 100 BLK ANDES AV CELL PHONE ANDERSON/ BUMBY SCANNER 100 BLK ANDES AV LAPTOP 4600 BLK W COLONIAL DR FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAYS – THRU- THURSDAYS, 9:00 AM TILL 3:00 PM NOTICE OF ASSUMED NAME AND COMMON LAW COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK 1. Business name: DEMETRIC LUVINGSTON POOLE 2. Date Filed :06/09/2019 3. File Number: 1088189000024 4. Minnesota Statues, Chapter 333 5. Name Holder(s) Poole, Demetric Luvingston 6. PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUISNESS: c/o 1719 Americana Blvd 28a Orlando Florida [32839] 7. Filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State 8. Status: ACTIVE/GOODSTANDING. 1. This constitutes actual and constructive notice of the copyright protections for the trade- name/trademark, “DEMETRIC LUVINGSTON POOLE”©, an original expression created on or about May, 24TH 1981, with all rights reserved, held by Demetric Luvingston Poole, for the Demetric Luvingston Poole Trust, Said common-law tradename/trademark may not be used, printed, duplicated, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, neither in whole nor in part, nor in any manner whatsoever, without the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgement of the Trust, herein after “Secured Party. 2. “ With the intent of being contractually bound, any juristic person, as well as the agent of said juristic person, assents, consents, and agrees that neither said juristic person, nor the agent of said juristic person, shall display, nor otherwise use in any manner, the common-law trade-name/ trademark, nor the law copyright described herein, nor any derivative, variation, and/or spelling and printing of Demetric Luvingston Poole, including and not limited to all derivatives, variations in the spelling, abbreviating, upper/ lower case rendering and writing of said trade name/trade-mark. 3. Secured Party neither assents, nor consents. nor agrees with, nor grants, nor implies any authorization for, any unauthorized use of trade name• trade-mark, and all unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. 4. Mutual Assent Implied and
Express Contract Executed by Unauthorized Use of Secured party Common Law Copyrighted Property; Self-Executing Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use of Secured Party’s Common Law-Copyrighted Property: By these terms, both the person and the agent of said person engaging in unauthorized use of copyrighted property, hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Interloper” does assent, consent, and agree that any use of the trade name/trade-mark, except the authorized use as set above constitutes unauthorized use, unauthorized reproduction, copyright infringement, and counterfeiting, of Secured Party’s commonlaw copyrighted property. 5. IS contractually binding upon said Third Party Interloper, securing an interest in said Interlopers assets, land, and personal property for equal consideration and not less than 1,000,000.00, in US Silver Dollar Coin convertible at the legal and lawful ratio prescribed by law of 24:1 of Silver Dollars to Federal Reserve Notes per usage per signatory, based on the estimated value of the secured trade-name/ trade- mark at the time of this notice. 6. Any person claiming an adverse interest challenging, or rebutting the rights of the Secured Party may write to the Trust in care of:1719, Americana Blvd 28A , Orlando, Florida [32839], non domestic/without the USA. Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2019 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Maitland, 7803 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; L55 Denice Jackson $501.95, D26 Johnny Gardenhire $462.12, L59 Casja Randolph $406.37, L61 Brandon Nickell $406.37, A39 Robinson Berry $239.15, A16 Brandon Nickell $358.58, A30 Jamila Alexander $329.44 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1184 Lorenzo Weathers $977.76, 1277 Felicia Hermit $674.52, 1131 Michael Batson $578.88, 1317 Molly Jackson $770.04, 1190 Brandy Gilliland $709.04, 1271 Derrick Strickland $525.89, 1257 Janelle Hartzog $525.89, 1303 Charles Powers Weathington $823.76 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; D112 Sone Ndobe $593.35, C105 Jason Koch $587.79, B112 Stephanie Forbes
$624.02 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran, 2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792; 1244 Erik Brunson $495.24, 2274 Melina Sibille $493.00, 1191 Kenneth Martin $612.20, 1233 Jennifer Izaguirre $670.01, 1407 Kevin Drake $529.04, 1111 15 Jose Burgos $952.04, 1676 John Chase $695.96, 1078 Luis Barreto $282.62 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; C033 Christina Huertas $497.32, C047 Jenny Hazen $560.84, A083-84 Ashley Schimmer $591.96, E013 Eunice Booker $357.20, C038 Ashley Schimmer $677.32 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773; 1423 Gennorris Jones $645.08, 1708 Faythe Thomas $397.20, 1202 Tyrone Coleman $317.90, 1450 Donna Bors $317.90, 1617 Truck Recovery $503.81, 1033 Richard Parker $535.82, 1203 Kenya Hopkins 613.28, 2585 ’Negee Young $311.75, 1170 Sherrie Bess $655.96, 1593 Gustavo Santos $317.90, 2580 Marquis Johnson $378.56, 2370 Brittnye Smith $563.98, 5002 Anette Martin $635.82, 1728 Katrina Jackson $241.91, 1278 Tonya Mays $357.20, 1120 Anita White $671.64, 1265 Anette Martin $535.82, 2225 Francisco Cuevas $567.83 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Rinehart, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, FL 32771; 3077 Nicholas Fort 461.81, 2157 Jared McDonald $442.56, 3117 Alnisa Williams $275.77, 3169 Daniel Habibe $848.04, 4184 Paul Darling $474.36, 4116 Wesley Graham $389.00, 2035 Barbara Wofford $824.80, 4052 Travis Shore $432.80, 3056 Antonio Webb $550.40, 2096 Lynette Ratcliff $486.36. NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MON ES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPAN FAC L T ES. STORAGE LOCAT ONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, M SCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCT ONS ARE HELD TO SAT SF OWNER’S L EN FOR RENT AND FEES N ACCORDANCE W TH FLOR DA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECT ONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8 am and RUNS CONT NUOUSL . Uhaul Ctr Clermont- 13650 Granville Ave -Clermont 8/14/19 3072 Leanne Parker 1132 Roxanne Eadie 2017 Beverly Watson 3142 Rustum Senauth 1043 Roxanne Eadie 3070 Leanne Parker 2218 Ray Esposito 3100 Mary Torres 1116 Theresa Scaver 3178 Michael Burnside 3071 Sherry Kock 2079 Melissa Kurz
3019Julian Jordan Uhaul Ctr Ocoee -11410 W. Colonial Drive- Ocoee 8/14/19 1006 Shakiya Jarrett 2379-83 Laura Allen 1514 Amaury Diaz 3507-09 Dale Vied 3543-45 Judy Riccitelli 3438 Breanna Sykes 1301 Mary Money 1621 Keya Hinds 3312 Tapika Thomas 1626-15 Eydie Costa 1201 Taunya Harris 1516 Michael Flowers 2522 Ryan Sarjoo Uhaul Ctr Four Corners- 8546 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy- Kissimmee None for this auction Uhaul Stg Haines City- 3307 Hwy 17-92 W- Haines City 8/14/19 F0651 Nelson Villegas A0011 April Davidson H0919 Carlos Tufino G0785 Chris Mccoy A0056 Shannon Curtis G0781 James Chappell F0603 Jason Lee Uhaul Ctr Hunters Creek- 13301 S. Orange Blossom Trail- Orlando 8/14/19 1621 Angel Otero 3234 William Schmidt 2521 Catherine Sutherland 2072 Erin Mcgregor 3415 Shirley Saenz 2419 Loamy Diaz 3056 Andre Vas 2141 Erin Mcgregor 2146 Andre Robinson 1307 Egna Mogollon 1518 Michelle L Bowens 3021 Timothy Erickson 2510 Laura Davenport 2416 Karma Butler 1226 Georgio Lopez 2335 Stephanie Scull Uhaul Stg Gatorland - 14651 Gatorland Dr- Orlando 8/14/19 1072 Noelia Colon 547 Davell Knight 731 Kimberly Butler 297 Maudeline Milien 713 Manuel Nietp 945 Melissa Thompson 300 Angel Morales 1109 Ebony Prehay 1111 Damaris Davila 751 Daniel Vazquez 552 G L Recycling Corp Gilberto Rodriguez 764 Holly Eckenroth 1114 Anderson Nieves 515 La’toya Andrews Notice Of Public Sale Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www.personalministorage. com/Orlando-FL-storage-units/ for more info. Michigan Mini-200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806-at 10:30am: 35 Laurence E Fosgate Jr Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 210 Carol Ann Roberts 246 Jamel Devon Gainey 324 Tracy Lynette Carmichael Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804 -at 11:00 am: 0083 Marcus Onesimus Reese 0237 Victoria atherine
Lynch 0253 Kadetra Lawann Robinson 0346 Rodsheen Antwain Stokes Personal Mini Storage West4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30 am: 108 Rannie Peterson 115 Jannaka Breanda Byron 220 Kathy Louise Gagel 231 Kathy Louise Gagel, 237 Shayeon Lamont Davis 276 Stasia Whitley 279 Pierre -Louis Yves 424 Monica Lashell Hodges 450 Valerie Darlene oung 476 Vince Delrenard Brown 507 Aris Jone 604 Mario Aristor 626 Aquanette Lynett Beacham 640 Arkeisha Sherisse Perez 297B Zebadiah Leonard Atwell Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 0133 Denise Rene Parkson 0240 Clifford Arnold 0634 Samantha Sue Riley 0711 Kimberly Ann Hudson 0837 Tyree Deshawn Baker 0930 Jose M Flores Tapia, Tapia Tree Services 0940 Robert Adrian Brown II 0952 Robert Rudolph Wilson 0953 Kayla Jana Tucker 1741 Jose Manuel Zapata Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1043 John Kerby St. Hilaire 1118 Maxene Jeanlouis 2044 Derrick Jerome Guinyard 3177 Brazilia Eteria Shane Towns 3252 Sharise Shantay Laster 4033 Vontany Denise Proctor 4065 Judeine Chrisnet Riley 4095 Jazmine Anne Hensley 5045 Inaki Triman Bethea 6018 Tracy King. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: August 8th, 2019 12:00 pm at the Mindful Storage facility located at: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL. 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #K208- Furniture, #1024-Boxes, #D227- Clothes, #2223-Households, #1140- Households, #B103- Boxes #F219-Boxes, #J213- Furniture, #1180- Furniture, #1141- Households, #2106Households, #1142-Boxes, #1161Households, #C104- Households. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on August 9th, 2019 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Services, LLC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no
title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; 19UUA66246A046347 2006 ACURA 1B3HB48B27D313016 2007 DODGE 1FADP3J29EL311131 2014 FORD 1FAHP56S24G135181 2004 FORD 1FTWW33P45EA75328 2005 FORD 1G1JC5SH9F4149447 2015 CHEVROLET 1G1PE5SB5E7134957 2014 CHEVROLET 1G1PE5SB9E7114419 2014 CHEVROLET 1G2 H58N774244250 2007 PONT AC 1HGCD5568VA211011 1997 HONDA 1HGES16384L006898 2004 HONDA 1J4GK48K53W608811 2003 JEEP 1N6ED27T 3C411234 2003 N SSAN 1N BU4EE4A 246273 2010 TOYOTA 1 VHP80C275M28571 2007 MAZDA 2B4GP25G R313582 1999 DODGE 2HGFA16529H362647 2009 HONDA 2T2G 31U57C018341 2007 LE US 3D4GG47B09T181435 2009 DODGE 3N1AB7AP3F 306954 2015 N SSAN 3N1CB51D 4L881615 2004 N SSAN JM1NC26F670136938 2007 MAZDA JTMB 35V775024642 2007 TOYOTA L9NTEL A4D1003071 2013 TAOI WVGAV7A 5GW515928 2016 VOL SWAGEN V1 W9608V1038848 1997 VOLVO NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 10850 COSMONAUT BLVD ORLANDO, FL 32824, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERAT ON TOW NG AND RECOVER , LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. AUGUST 5, 2019 1FTCR14 2RPB58683 1994 FORD 1N4AL2EP3BC129144 2011 N SSAN 1N BR12E42 625506 2002 TOYOTA 3C8FY68B82T324359 2002 CHRYSLER AUGUST 11, 2019 MHDN45D 2U277462 2002 H UNDA WBAEV53462 M00832 2002 BMW AUGUST 12, 2019 4T1BG12 5TU757140
1996 TOYOTA AUGUST 17, 2019 2T1BURHE C207084 2019 TOYOTA NOTICE OF SALE Morningstar Storage, located at 3350 Dovera Dr, Oviedo, FL 32765: 407-744-1270 announces the sale of 3 storage units on August 5th, 2019 at 12:30 pm EST: Name, Unit #, Contents Melissa Ramirez 1004 Household goods, Brandy Smith D168 Household goods, David Pizarro 3115 Household goods. Dated this 17th of July 2019 And 24th of July 2019 NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Auction for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on August 14th, 2019 at 9:00 am at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Hwy., Orlando, FL. (407) 273-5880 2000 MAZD 4F4YR16C4YTM29630 2013 CHEV 2G1WG5E31D1189508 2006 FORD 1FTRE14W86HB29207 2006 DODG 2D4GP44L06R780296 2008 VOL WVWBA71F48V032773 2005 AUD WAUDG68E95A508661 2004 PONT 1G2NW12E14C183131 2001 DODG 1B3ES46C61D195557 2006 HOND 1HGFA15566L075411 2017 N SS 3N1CN7AP4HL894167 2002 FORD 1FAFP44482F200589 2004 FORD 1FTP 14514NC28622 NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 1999 Nissan V N# 1N4DL01D3 C271756 1998 Ford V N# 1FTR 17L6WNB91203 1999 Honda V N# 1HGCG5541 A039414 2015 Volkswagen V N# 1VWAT7A36FC079448 2003 Mazda V N# JM1BJ225631211888 2009 Yamaha V N# LPRSA20A79A823150 2002 Mazda V N# 1 VGF22C825277978 2002 Toyota V N# 4T3 F13C 2U430750 1997 Honda V N# JHMEJ6576VS010067 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 07, 2019 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
57
Employment General Manager: (Orlando, FL Resp for planning, direct’g, coordinat’g the operat’ns of a private sector organizat’n. Duties responsibilities incl formulat’g policies, managing daily operat’ns, plann’g the use of materials human resources, but are too diverse general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of mgmt or admin, such as personnel, purchasing, or admin services.The ideal candidate must be proficient in Spanish English however must master the Spanish language. The candidate may also supervise 10 wrkrs. 2 yrs exp as a General Mgr reqd. The individual must be able to run w/the operat’n immediately. Mail resume to ACD AMER CA CORP. 8229 Narcoossee Park Dr. Ste 308, Orlando, FL 32822 .Attn Mr. Jorge epez Graphic Designer- F/T for Church of the Savior, Inc. in Orlando, FL will direct & implmt dsgn projects for church. Must be uent in Russian (written & verbal , ach’s deg in Graphic Dsgn or fine arts (or academic equiv) + 5 yrs. exp. in the job o ered (will also accept 5 yrs. exp. in advtg or mktg, if exp was gained while employed w/ a religious organization). Mail CV: Pastor Fredericksen to 2392 W. Church St, Orlando, FL 32805. Head of North America Site Assessment for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc. (Orlando, FL to mnge team of wind rsource & ste assessmnt eng in cmpltng all ste assessmnt actvties. Re Bach in mech/indstrial eng or rel + 5 yrs e p in ob o d or or a rel pstn prfrmng wind trbne ste assessmnts usng IE dsgn stndrds, incl Stndrd 61400. Prr e p mst incl (a 5 yrs e p assessng wind trbne ste suitblty, power prfrmnce & acoustcs, usng mdlng tools, i.e. WindPro, WAsP, OpenFOAM, Bladed or Fle & (b 3 yrs e p wr ng w/ wind eng systms & prvdng tech spprt to wind farm cstmrs. Wll accpt any equiv suiable combo of edction, exp & trainin. Wll not accpt less thn bach + 5 yrs prgrssve, post degree exp. Trvl w/in N. America up to 10% of time. Mail resumes: Julie Tobin, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc., 3500 uadrangle lvd, Orlando, FL 32 1 .Ref JT/ MV. Must be authrzed to wrk in US prmnntly.
Regional Financial Manager in Orlando FL. Req. Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance or frgn equiv. 24 mos. exp in the ob off’d or as Finance Oper. Analyst. Resumes to Cashmaster USA, nc., 9665 Tradeport Dr., Orlando, FL 32827. Senior ivil Engineer for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc. (Orlando, FL to dsgn & adpt steel & cncrte wnd trbne foundtn & tower cnnctn for US wnd frms usng CAD/ AM dsgn tools. Re ach in civil/structural eng or rel + 2 yrs e p in ob o d or a rel pstn wrkng in steel & cncrte cnstrctn indstry. Prior expe mst inclde: (a 2 yrs e p prfrmng strctrl aalysis, inspctng steel & cncrte strctres & prfrmng advnced ftigue & root cause anlysis for steel & cncrte strctres (b 2 yrs exp usng CAD/CAM or sim dsgn tools & E cel A s/s & mcro prgrmmng to automte ts s (c 1 yr e p wr ng on dsgnng wnd trbne fndtn & tower cnnctn that meet ntionl & intl stndrds & (d 1 yr e p usng Abaqus, Anasys or sim eng smltn SW. Wll accpt any equiv suiable combo of edction, exp & trainin. Wll not accpt less thn bach + 2 yrs prgrssve, post degree exp. Lcal, ntnl & intal trvl req up to 10% of time. Mail resumes: Julie Tobin, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc., 3500 uadrangle lvd, Orlando, FL 32 1 .Ref JT/ G. Must be authrzed to wrk in US prmnntly. TECHNICAL/ ENGINEERING ServiceNow, nc. has the following position available in Orlando, FL: Sr. Technical Support Engineer (5822 Apply understanding of ServiceNow software and web platform to troubleshoot difficult technical issues. Send resume by mail to ServiceNow, nc., Attn Global Mobility, 2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Must reference ob title and ob code 5822. Accountant City of Casselberry 6399632 Accounting Specialist Give Kids The World 6399071
After School Counselors -YMCA Elementary School Programs YMCA of Central Florida 6358029 Assistant Branch Manager Financial Relationship Consultant Regions an 6399166
58
ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JULY 24-30, 2019 ● orlandoweekly.com
Associate Professor of Engineering Technology Seminole State College of Florida 6398719
Bartender / Server Embassy Suites Orlando - La e Buena Vista South 6397075 D Service Representative Holler Classic Automotive Group 6398656
enefits Analyst La eland Regional Health 6399167
Catering Coordinator ARAMARK-U F 6395524 Center Manager European a enter 6395619
oncert and Sport Event Sta Andy Frain Services 6395536
Coordinator - Special Projects Early Learning oalition of Orange County 6399784 Customer Service Representative Food With Care, Inc. 6399070
Customer Service Representative - Mobility Services LYNX 6397768
Deputy Sheri - Patrol Orange ounty Sheri ’s O ce 6399168 Dialysis Nurses - E perienced Mobil Dialysis 6395873
DME Athletic Trainer Orlando Orthopaedic Center 6399011 Electrician Cru 6399209
orlandoweekly.com
●
JULY 24-30, 2019 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
59