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11 ICYMI: Trans youth healthcare ban in effect, book-banning made easier, who will worry about the statues??? and other news you may have missed last week, plus ‘This Modern World’
13 Poison pill: Republicans are advancing union-killing legislation, opposed by Florida union members across party lines, despite hefty costs to the state
15 Expanding the field: New Florida legislation would admit more Black farmers into the medical cannabis industry
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17 Staying live: Comedy legend Tracy Morgan, back on the road, easily sells out an Orlando performance run
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BY RYAN DAILEY AND JIM TURNER, NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
» Florida trans youth can no longer start gender-affirming care, as treatment ban takes effect
Florida doctors could lose their medical licenses if they order puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgery for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria, under a Florida Board of Medicine rule that took effect last Thursday. Opponents of the ban, pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, pledged to file a lawsuit challenging the rule. A Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule with identical prohibitions will take effect March 28. The state Department of Health in July filed a petition seeking a rule-making process on the contentious issue of treatment for gender dysphoria, which the federal government defines clinically as “significant distress that a person may feel when sex or gender assigned at birth is not the same as their identity.”
DeSantis is among GOP politicians nationwide targeting gender-affirming care for minors. DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo argue that gender-affirming treatment for youths is experimental and not backed by robust clinical research. But dozens of medical associations contend that the state’s approach is at odds with widely accepted guidelines and that gender-affirming treatment is safe, effective and medically necessary. Under the new rules, minors currently being treated with puberty blockers or hormone therapies would be allowed to continue the treatment. Children who have begun to socially transition but have not started puberty blockers, however, would be ineligible for such treatment. The new Board of Medicine rule took effect as lawmakers consider proposals that would enshrine the prohibition against gender-affirming treatment for minors in state law and impose other restrictions. A Senate measure would make it a felony for doctors or other health-care professionals to order puberty blockers, hormone treatment or surgery for transgender minors.
» Florida House bill expands private school vouchers to cover all students,
including home-schooled
The Republican-controlled House last Friday passed a measure that would make every Florida student eligible for taxpayer-backed school vouchers, as Democrats and other critics slammed the expansion as a “coupon for millionaires.” House members voted 83-27 along almost-straight party lines to pass the bill. The Senate could consider a similar bill (SB 202) as early as this week. The proposals have sailed through the Legislature, and Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged that he would sign a vouchers expansion. Opposition to the House bill centered, in part, on eliminating income-eligibility requirements that are part of current voucher programs. Families would be eligible to receive vouchers under the bill if “the student is a resident of this state and is eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school in this state.”
Rep. Marie Woodson, D-Hollywood, echoed many other opponents Friday when she criticized the possibility that wealthy families would receive vouchers. “This bill is an $8,000 gift card to the millionaires and billionaires, who are being gifted with a statesponsored coupon for something they can already afford,” Woodson said. The Florida Education Association teachers union also derided the measure as providing an “$8,000 taxpayer funded coupon for millionaires and billionaires,” saying in a tweet that the measure is a “terrible idea.”
» Florida Senate proposal would prevent local governments from removing Confederate monuments
Local governments would be blocked from removing historic monuments from public locations and could face lawsuits, under a controversial proposal that started to advance last week in the Florida Senate. In a 5-3 party line vote, the Republican-controlled Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee approved a bill (SB 1096) designed to stem efforts that have increased during the past few years to remove monuments and markers, most tied to the Confederacy. Bill sponsor Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, said the proposal would give standing to people to file lawsuits if they believe they have “lost history” or the ability to teach about the past because of the removal or relocation of monuments or a failure to protect the structures from damage. “There are many concerned individuals in my district who have been watching the news in the past few years and have seen historical monuments of all shapes and sizes, of all political creeds damaged, vandalized for political purposes,” Martin said.
The “Historical Monuments and Memorials Protection Act” would apply to a wide range of items, including plaques, statues, markers, flags and banners that are considered permanent displays “dedicated to a historical person, entity, event or series of events, and that honors or recounts the military service of any past or present military personnel
or the past or present public service of a resident of the geographical area.” People responsible for taking down, damaging or removing monuments or memorials would be open to civil lawsuits, including the threat of increased damages known as “treble” damages and punitive damages. A similar measure (HB 1607) has been filed in the House.
» Florida House panel approves bill that would allow anyone to challenge books taught in schools
A Florida House panel approved a bill that would bolster a process for people to object to school instructional materials and for parents to limit school-library books their children can read. The House Education Quality Subcommittee voted 13-5 along straight party lines to support the measure, with sponsor Stan McClain, R-Ocala, pushing back against opponents who characterized it as enabling book bans. “This idea that book banning is taking place, and all of that, is a myth and is not true. Members, what we’re trying to do is ensure that our parents continue to have the opportunity to know what materials are being used to instruct (their children) and to have the ability to challenge that,” McClain said. Lawmakers during the 2022 legislative session passed a law designed to intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials. It required school boards to adopt procedures that, in part, provide for the “regular removal or discontinuance” of books from media centers.
The bill (HB 1069) approved last Wednesday would require that all instructional materials selected for use in school districts be approved by the state Department of Education. It also seeks to make the process easier for people to object to instructional materials and library books. The bill also would require that objection forms provide contact information for school districts that would point people toward submitting objections. If an objection is filed on the basis that materials contain pornography or depictions of “sexual conduct,” the bill would require that the books or materials be removed within five school days “and remain unavailable until the objection is resolved.” The measure also would limit instruction on “human sexuality,” and would define “sex” as “the classification of a person as either female or male based on the organization of the body of such person for a specific reproductive role, as indicated by the person’s sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, and internal and external genitalia present at birth.”
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POISON PILL
Republicans are advancing union-killing legislation, opposed by Florida union members across party lines, despite hefty costs to the state
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER
Florida Republicans last week advanced legislation, described as “union busting” by critics, that would impose new restrictions on most of Florida’s public sector unions and could cost the state nearly $1 million.
The legislation’s bill sponsors, State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R) — who admitted he’s never been a union member — and State Rep. Dean Black (R), say their proposals are meant to increase transparency within unions and hold unions leaders accountable to the interests of the workers they represent.
But union members in Florida who could stand to be affected by the bill — ranging from Florida’s public school teachers, to sanitation workers, public healthcare workers, transit workers and more — say the GOP proposals would threaten their unions’ survival and could cost them benefits afforded to them under their union contracts.
Dozens of union members from across the state last Thursday, including self-described Republicans, (again) pleaded with lawmakers to oppose the legislation.
“The only thing transparent about it is that it is a union killer,” said Florida State University professor Jeff Beekman, who said he comes from a family of public elementary school teachers in Volusia County.
Gretchen Robinson, a teacher in Orange County Public Schools, previously told Orlando Weekly she also felt the bill was designed to kill her union. “It’s a mean bill. It’s going to hurt families, and it’s going to hurt all educators’ families, and especially it’s going to hurt working-class families,” she said.
Under SB 256 (and a similar House version, HB 1445), public sector unions representing over 150,000 workers in Florida would face a number of controversial changes. Under the legislation, non-exempt public employee unions would, for instance, be barred from automatically deducting union dues from members’ paychecks, which Sen. Ingoglia previously described as a “privilege” and not a “right.”
Because Florida is a right-to-work state, automatic dues deduction is only an issue that applies to workers who willingly sign up for union membership. Under Florida’s right-to-work policy, workers in unionized workplaces are covered by a union contract, regardless of whether they are dues-paying members or not.
Those union contracts, known as collective bargaining agreements, include agreements on things such as pay raises, health insurance benefits, retirement benefits, grievance procedures and sick leave: things that could be threatened if this legislation were to pass, due to the 60% membership threshold the legislation would also require unions to maintain in order for them to remain in place.
“That means their wage scale is gone overnight. Their health care benefits: gone. New health care plan, your deductible through the roof,” Curtis Hierro, with the Communications Workers of America union, told lawmakers. “This has real-world ramifications for hundreds of thousands of working Floridians who have used their union as a passport out of poverty.”
Union workers, on average, make over 10% more than their nonunion counterparts, according to the Economic Policy Institute. And unions have also shown to help reduce
racial and gender wage gaps, as well as wage gaps between workers in the private and public sectors.
Hierro told lawmakers that he personally grew up in a troubled, impoverished household in South Miami-Dade. His mom worked as a sex worker, his father got caught up in the drug trade. “And I made it out of that life,” Hierro said, his voice rising. “I made it out of that cycle because of my labor movement and my union that gave me a voice, that gave me opportunity.”
Sen. Ingoglia, a former chair of the state Republican party who’s filed a number of controversial bills this year, said that SB 256 wouldn’t threaten workers’ collective bargaining rights, which are enshrined in Florida’s state constitution, along with the nation’s oldest right-to-work policy.
THE COST OF TARGETING PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS
According to a bill analysis for the House version, published prior to last week’s meeting, the process of recertifying unions that fall under that 60% threshold could cost the state upwards of $900,000.
Ingoglia guessed that his proposal would cost the state close to $1 million, but added that he believed that money would be added to the state budget. Democratic Sen. Geraldine Thompson, who represents parts of Orange County, said she’d rather see that money go directly toward the paychecks of hard-working Floridians.
The Amalgamated Transit Union, representing 6,000 transit employees in the state of Florida, believes that nearly $1 million dollar figure is just a conservative estimate.
According to the ATU, the passage of this legislation could also potentially prevent the state from receiving as much as $525 million in federal funds in 2023 alone, due to employee protection requirements baked into the Federal Transit Act. Under that federal law, public transit systems that wish to receive federal funds must offer certain protections to mass transit employees, including “the preservation of rights and benefits of employees under existing collective bargaining agreements, the continuation of collective bargaining rights, the protection of individual employees against a worsening of their positions in relation to their employment.”
The ATU estimates that passing SB 256 could lose Florida billions of dollars over the life of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden in 2021.
“By requiring recertification elections and prohibiting bargaining over and enforcement of existing dues deductions provisions in existing collective bargaining agreements, SB 256/HB 1445 would void existing employee protection agreements required as a condition for federal transit grant funding and prevent compliance to obtain future grant funds,” the ATU wrote in a letter addressed to Florida legislators, forwarded by the union to Orlando Weekly.
“If Florida state law stripped transit employees of their right to bargain over dues deduction and require recertification elections jeopardizing their representation rights and labor contracts, the U.S. Department of Labor would be unable to make such a certification, preventing Florida transit authorities’ ability to receive federal transit funding,” the letter added.
Dwight Mattingly, president and business of the ATU Local 1577 in Palm Beach, said the city of Orlando alone could stand to lose $43 million in federal funds for transportation. In Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, that loss could amount to $150 million combined. And those are just in some of the big metros.
This concern isn’t without precedent. The Salt Lake Tribune reported earlier this month that a Utah bill that’d strip transit workers of their collective bargaining rights altogether could jeopardize their state’s own federal transportation funding.
But union members say it might as well. Although Florida’s teachers unions are already required to maintain a duespaying membership of at least 50% of all eligible employees, under a controversial bill signed into law in 2018, other public sector unions only need 30% of eligible members to sign cards in order to gain formal union recognition.
A 60% membership threshold, union leaders say, is difficult to achieve in a right-to-work state, where you don’t have to pay union dues to reap the benefits of having a union. Unions that don’t meet that 60% would, under the bill, need to recertify with the state’s Public Employee Relations Commission in order to remain valid, so to speak.
And that could be costly.
That bill in Utah goes further than Florida’s proposals, however, in explicitly stripping workers of their union rights. And it’s unclear if the decertification risk under Florida’s HB 1445/ SB 256 would constitute enough of a threat to transit workers’ collective bargaining rights to prevent the acquisition of federal funds.
Two calls that Orlando Weekly made to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Management-Services to inquire after this risk went unanswered by press time.
But, in a letter last month, the director of the DOL reportedly warned Utah lawmakers that any law that “removed or diminished any transit employees’ collective bargaining [continued on page 15]
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rights” would raise “serious concerns” with the federal agency’s ability to certify federal grant applications for the Utah Transit Authority, according to the Tribune Steve Simon, a wastewater treatment plant operator and business agent for the ATU’s local in Tampa said these latest legislative proposals in Florida are nonetheless “a senseless attack on frontline workers,” including sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers, and code enforcement officers who could see their union overburdened or decertified under the bills’ requirements.
“I do not need the government telling me what I can and cannot deduct from my paycheck,” said Elizabeth Rasmussen, a teacher of 15 years in Polk County, told lawmakers in the Senate’s Fiscal Policy Committee. “I was raised on conservative principles of freedom and small government, and this bill is the opposite of those principles.”
AN ATTACK ON FLORIDA’S TEACHERS
Although similar legislation has been proposed in Florida since at least 2011, this year’s proposals are modeled after a “Teachers Bill of Rights” proposal from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an opponent of the state’s teachers unions.
DeSantis has signed into law a number of policies in recent years that have created chaos, confusion, and frustration in Florida’s public schools — from Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law (which Florida’s GOP is trying to expand this year) to a law regulating which books are “appropriate” enough to remain in school classrooms and libraries.
Many teachers, and Democratic lawmakers, say these educational policies have been imposed rather than addressing issues such as insufficient teacher pay (Florida’s average teacher salary ranks near dead-last nationwide), an ongoing labor shortage in schools and violence among students, as well as bread-and-butter issues affecting all workers, such as Florida’s housing crisis.
“We have teachers who are demoralized. We have a teacher shortage,” said Sen. Thompson. “We have problems with teacher retention. And we’re here today to attack teachers. That’s what this bill boils down to.”
Sen. Shevrin Jones (D) pointed out that the only open supporters of the bill were representatives from conservative think-tanks and business groups, like Americans for Prosperity — a Koch-funded conservative libertarian organization — and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
“But the real people sitting inside this room who came to stand at this podium, beg and plead to us not to do this to them — those are the people who we represent,” said Jones.
Orlando State Sen. Victor Torres, a former union cop from New York and an ongoing dues-paying member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union, even in retirement, also bashed the bill.
But, despite Democratic opposition, both bills cleared their respective committees Thursday along party lines.
Only one Republican senator, out of 14 on the Senate’s Fiscal Policy Committee, voted against the legislation, which union members have described as an attack on their rights as workers and their freedoms as residents of the so-called “Free State of Florida.”
All Democrats who heard the bills voted them down.
“Make no mistake, this is going to cause harm,” Torres told Orlando Weekly over the phone after the vote. “These are working people. These are people that get up every day to do their jobs and to provide a service for the public. And for me, I can’t understand why you go after them.”
SB 254 is now ready to go to the full Senate for a vote, while HB 1445 will head to another subcommittee.
Because Florida’s legislature is controlled by a Republican supermajority, Republican lawmakers would need to break party lines to block the bills’ otherwise likely passage.
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EXPANDING THE FIELD
New Florida legislation would admit more Black farmers into the medical cannabis industry
BY ERIC TEGETHOFF
The state is dragging its feet on promises to bring Black farmers into the booming cannabis industry, and some Florida lawmakers want to change that. After the state finally chose one Black farmer to receive a license to grow and dispense medical cannabis last year, two bills coming up for consideration during the 2023 legislative session propose to significantly expand the field.
The 2017 law implementing Florida’s cannabis program included a provision that one Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license must go to a farmer who had received a settlement in the Pigford v. Glickman case. Plaintiffs in that decades-old lawsuit alleged the United States Department of Agriculture discriminated against Black farmers when doling out loans and assistance.
After a five-year delay, the Florida Department of Health issued a license for a Pigford applicant in September. The winner was Terry Donnell Gwinn, a farmer in north Florida. The 11 other Pigford applicants who weren’t selected have since challenged the state’s decision.
Orlando Rep. Bruce Antone and some of his Democratic colleagues want to help out the rejected farmers. House Bill 493 would award licenses to the applicants who were denied during the Pigford process. It would also allow descendants of the Pigford litigants to apply for licenses as part of this protected class. Under the legislation, Pigford litigants, their descendants, and the joint venture partners of Pigford applicants would get the maximum points possible for their diversity plans when applying for licenses. The Office of Medical Marijuana Use employs a point system for selecting applications.
The Pigford case alleged discrimination by the USDA between 1981 and 1996. It was first settled more than two decades ago, in 1999. Many of the farmers who received settlements are in their 80s or older.
Florida’s lack of haste selecting a Pigford farmer has added insult to injury. An 84-year-old Ocala resident, Moton Hopkins, received the highest score on his application but died while waiting for the license to be issued.
“Any interest Mr. Hopkins had in the MMTC application ceased upon Mr. Hopkins’ death, as the licensure qualifications are personal to Mr. Hopkins and do not flow to third parties,” health officials wrote in denying his application.
Lawyers for the team behind Hopkins’ application challenged the decision, arguing that the denial is “fundamentally inconsistent” with the Pigford settlement, which “recognized that the heirs of an identified and qualified farmer are intended beneficiaries.”
In February, an administrative law judge sided with the state in its denial of Hopkins’ application. Hopkins’ lawyers intend to appeal the decision.
Another bill, Senate Bill 1356, also would award licenses to Pigford applicants. St. Petersburg Sen. Darryl Rouson, sponsor of SB 1356, has worked for years to get a license to a Black farmer in Florida. Unlike Rep. Antone’s bill, Rouson’s measure does not include heirs to the Pigford litigants. Antone says he and Rouson haven’t yet spoken about their similar pieces of legislation.
Antone’s and Rouson’s bills resemble language in the law implementing the medical cannabis program. The 2017 law offered licenses to applicants who were denied entry into the 2014 low-THC cannabis program, which preceded the voter-approved medical program. In 2018 and 2019, the Department of Health issued nine licenses to those applicants. Although it acted faster than with the Pigford applicants, the Department of Health was slow in issuing those nine licenses as well. It was finally jolted into action after a 2018 ruling by Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham, who excoriated the Office of Medical Marijuana Use’s point system for selecting applications.
An administrative law judge excoriated the system for selecting applications, writing, “The Master Spreadsheet and Score Card are not modern-day Tablets of Stone upon which the inerrant Law was inscribed by the hand of the Almighty Bureaucrat.”
One of the rejected applicants, Leona Robinson from Escambia County, highlights the need to expand the license pool, Rep. Antone told Orlando Weekly
“In the case of Ms. Leona Robinson, who I’m trying to help with this bill, she is 100 years old,” Antone said. “She is not out there with a till trying to grow any crop, but she does use her land for timber harvesting. And so this bill would allow her descendant to apply for a license as a Pigford farmer.”
“The Master Spreadsheet and Score Card are not modern-day Tablets of Stone upon which the inerrant Law was inscribed by the hand of the Almighty Bureaucrat,” Van Laningham wrote in his recommended order.
Florida has only issued 22 medical cannabis licenses, although it plans to issue another 22 this year. The Department of Health has said a 2021 Supreme Court case challenging the program’s vertical-integration setup for Medical Marijuana
Treatment Centers caused the years-long holdup. Still, Antone says only a select few are participating in the billion-dollar industry.
“We’ve got some legislation now that will hopefully allow additional African American farmers, meaning folks that are descendants of the Pigford farmers, to take advantage of this opportunity and make some money selling medical marijuana.”
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STAYING LIVE
Comedy legend Tracy Morgan, back on the road, easily sells out Orlando performance run
BY SHELTON HULL
There is very little one can say about comedian and actor Tracy Morgan that hasn’t been said before, usually by him, usually in a loud voice with inflections that imply that Morgan even shocks himself at times. He’s set to play five shows over the course of three days at the Orlando Improv this week and tickets are already sold out, but don’t let that stop you from trying!
Born in 1968, Morgan grew up in the notorious Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. His early years weren’t easy, being raised in relative poverty by a single mom and an absentee father. He dropped out of high school to sell drugs, but soon discovered that he had a gift for comedy, one that allowed him to transcend his circumstances and achieve global fame, albeit not without a few slip-ups along the way.
After debuting as a side character on the sitcom Martin, Morgan made his initial splash in the industry during his
run on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003, where his natural charisma and amiably chaotic style marked him as a star from almost the very start. He was probably best known for playing the outrageous Brian Fellow. Morgan managed to stand out in an era when the cast was stacked with future legends. In fact, Morgan actually got the gig after beating out no less than Stephen Colbert in the final round of auditions.
He was there until 2003, and then he starred in his own, selftitled show, which ran on NBC for one season in 2003-04, as well as making guest spots in a dizzying array of movies and TV shows ranging from Half Baked to Squidbillies, from Crank Yankers to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Then there’s his role on 30 Rock, which aired from 2006 to 2013. More than anything else, it was his work as Tracy Jordan, the character lovingly crafted for him by fellow SNL alum Tina Fey, that will live forever in the form of
countless clips and memes. If his career had ended at that point, he would have gone down in history as a comedy legend. And that was nearly the case.
All the jokes stopped, almost forever, on June 7, 2014, after Morgan’s Sprinter bus crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike. One passenger was killed and five others suffered critical injuries, most notably Morgan. The crash wasn’t his fault, but he paid a heavy price, breaking his nose, his leg and his ribs, along with a traumatic brain injury.
After the crash, Morgan was not seen on camera for nearly a year. It took Morgan a very long time to even feel comfortable in public, let alone on stage, but he showed great courage in taking fans through this process with him. His most recent TV role was playing Tray Barker on his criminally underrated show The Last OG, which aired for four seasons from 2018 to 2021.
Today, those dark moments from nearly a decade ago are set back firmly in the rearview mirror, and Morgan is back in peak form. That’s good news for friends and fans alike, many of whom have already bought their tickets for Orlando. Do you have yours?
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BY SETH KUBERSKY
An openly bisexual, sword-wielding woman sneaks into a convent, rescues her involuntarily cloistered girlfriend, steals the corpse of a dead nun, and sets the abbey ablaze to cover their escape. No, this isn’t the opening scene of HBO Max’s latest ultraviolent hit; nor is it the plot of a book DeSantis’ minions have removed from school libraries. Rather, it’s merely one in a long list of unbelievable-buttrue episodes in the life of Julie d’Aubigny, the outrageous late 17th-century opera star known as “La Maupin.”
D’Aubigny’s larger-than-life story is largely forgotten today, despite being the subject of numerous novels and plays, but this weekend Rogue Stage (roguestage.com) aims to make some noise on her behalf with their concert reading of Queen of Swords. I recently spoke with Thom Mesrobian, co-writer of the new rock musical, about the long road to its debut on March 24 and 25 during Timucua’s 2023 WordPlay Festival (timucua.stellartickets.com) and his big hopes for its future.
Mesrobian is the producing director of Rogue Stage (“Polk County’s professional theater company”), and initially grabbed Orlando
Fringe audiences’ attention with button-pushing parodies like 2014’s FrankenChrist: The Musical and 2016’s Trump/Hamilton parody Simpleton. More recently, he created and starred in the 2022 Critics Choice Awardwinning Be a Pirate, which Mesrobian calls a “thinly veiled autobiography of my own life, where I had my dream of being a professional actor deferred until the age of 40.”
Sixteen years later, Mesrobian has worked for Disney and every other theme park, and is still employed as an entertainer at the Florida Aquarium — despite his actor father’s opposition to Mesrobian following in his footsteps.
“The feedback I had on Be a Pirate was humbling,” says Mesrobian. “I had one guy tell me that it didn’t just change the way he thought about storytelling, but the way he thought about being a father. … I think it just resonates with everybody — especially artists — who are always struggling with ‘what I want
to be’
versus ‘what I have to do.’”
A similar tension drew Mesrobian to Julie d’Aubigny’s story, which he began developing into a musical in 2016 after stumbling upon a YouTube video recounting her more fantastical exploits. The cross-dressing prima donna of the Paris Opera was notorious for singing arias while dueling her conquests’ cuckolded husbands, and her arson-abetted escape (described above) instantly screamed “rock & roll” to Mesrobian. So he turned to his Simpleton collaborator, Ben Shepler (whom he first developed a relationship with while working at the now-defunct Holy Land Experience), who provided a song he’d written for his punk band in the early aughts. “It was just the sound that I wanted for the show. I heard it, I was like, ‘that’s it.’ I started writing lyrics to it. Three hours later, I had recorded them and send it back to him, and that was our first song.”
That initial burst of creativity was followed by “a ton of research on her life and what she experienced, trying to separate legend from fact, [and also] a lot of listening to my LGBT friends to understand what it would have been like to be a member of that community in the 1600s.” Initially intended as a fast Fringe followup to Simpleton, Mesrobian quickly found “that was just too restricting; I needed a cast of 20 [and] two and a half hours to tell all the stories. There’s no way to cut it down and do her justice.” In the end, he and Shepler have assembled 20 songs and “a good-sized book,” which they hope will come in under the threeplus hours of the first version they previewed five years ago.
While previous workshops of Queen of Swords were directed by Mark Hartfield, artistic director of Rogue Stage, this concert version is staged by acclaimed director Tara Kromer.
“I felt it was really important to get some diversity into the creative team, to get some different voices to speak and to interpret the story,” says Mesrobian, who only knew Kromer by reputation before approaching her to helm this project. “I’m all about collaboration; I realize my own limitations and what I can do, and that there’s lots of other people around me who are as good or better at things than I am.”
That sentiment extends to Mesrobian’s partnership with Shepler, whom he credits with taking the basic melodies he “bangs out” on keyboard (which he admits “all tend to sound like Journey or Gin Blossoms”) and “bring[ing] that pop-rock and punk-rock sensibility into the show.” He compares the genre collision of Versailles and rock opera to Hamilton’s mashup of the Founding Fathers with hip-hop, and envisions that in a fully staged production “the whole aesthetic of the show is going to be this blending of French style and everything from rock to ’80s New Wave.”
This Timucua concert is just the latest step in Queen of Swords’ saga, which also includes a six-song EP released online in 2021. Mesrobian hopes investors or producers will attend this weekend’s concerts and share his vision for where the show could someday go: “One day I saw the story of Hadestown, which started as a six-song folk music EP,” says Mesrobian. “They performed in a hollowed-out bus in Vermont, and then 10 years later it won the Tony Award. If people can do that with Hadestown, I think I can do that with this show. I believe that much in the story.”
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Thom Mesrobian presents Queen of Swords, a new rock musical set in 17th-century France about the bisexual, sword-wielding opera singer known as “La Maupin”
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Queens of Swords is staged at Timucua this weekend | photo by Les Jinques Photography
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BREW HA HA
New York Beer Project in Horizon West goes big on space, beer and grub
BY FAIYAZ KARA
The Big Apple-esque branding of New York Beer Project, a bonkers 24,500-square-foot beer house and gastropub in Winter Garden, belies its upstate roots — Western New York roots, to be exact. Like the 17,500-square-foot original just outside Buffalo in Lockport, New York, and the 16,000-square-foot NYBP in Victor, New York, the bricked behemoth in Horizon West is built to resemble an old New York City brewing warehouse. There’s MTA subway lettering, a melonshaped chandelier resembling the one in Grand Central Station, and big Scrabble tiles above the doors spelling out things like “Hell’s Kitchen” and “I Hate Tourists.” OK, the latter doesn’t appear anywhere, but the point I’m trying to make is that all this Manhattanalia sure beats an interior filled with more geographically correct images of missed field goals, abandoned factories, winter blizzards and Irv Weinstein. (Kidding, Buffalo, just kidding. Laugh a little. And RIP, Irv.)
9230 Miley Drive, Winter Garden 407-798-8304 nybeerproject.com
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BY FAIYAZ KARA
OPENINGS+CLOSINGS:
Joking aside, I think Weinstein would
approve of seeing crispy wings ($16 for 10; $30 for 20) served in traditional Buffalo style with celery, carrots and blue cheese. NYBP will even make them extra crispy if you ask, but the Eyewitness News legend would certainly fault serving them virtually dry instead of wet. We had to ask for extra sauce to enjoy them, though enjoy them we ultimately did. Same goes for the beef on weck ($16), another Queen City classic with luscious roast beef served in a kummelweck roll properly crackly with caraway seeds and coarse salt. It’s served with jus, a pickle and a batch of forgettable truffle-Parmesan fries that tasted neither like truffle nor Parmesan and spent too long in the fryer. An item NYBP does cheese up right are the mozzarella logs ($12). Not sticks, mind you, but logs, each a veritable superfreak (to use the term coined by Buffalo native Rick James).
American and Swiss cheeses goo up the patty melt ($17), arguably the best item we ordered thanks to 10 ounces of burger,
caramelized onions and honey mustard on buttery grilled sourdough. Pairing the sandwich with sweet potato fries, a whole lot better than the truff-parm misfires, was a good choice. Pairing it with NYBP’s Coconut IPA was even better. Which brings me to the beers: Many are brewed on-site in the massive brewery, and you’d do well to get a flight of four 5-ounce pours for a very reasonable $10 — the Destination IPA, snowbird Florida stout and strawberry shortcake cream ale being faves of ours.
There’s beer in the cheese sauce of the “Manhattan Mac” ($14), and a buttery crumb topping too. A shame there wasn’t any salt. There are also seasonal specials on the menu and seeing it was still technically winter, we went with the winter stew ($18), a hearty plate of slow-roasted beef, baby carrots and blistered corn plopped onto whipped potatoes. Swigs of the Destination IPA made the meal all the heartier.
Did we need to end with a warm chocolate chip cookie skillet ($9)? No, but like I said, it was still technically winter, and we were all getting in touch with our own private Buffalos. BTW, the NYBP brand is growing — our very capable server mentioned to us that the fourth location will open in Orchard Park, New York, home of the Buffalo Bills, later this year. By the looks of it, it would appear that Kelly and Kevin Krupski, the New York owners of the mammoth beer and grub house, are in an empire-building state of mind.
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Tommy Bahama and Winter Park go together like old money and bad fashion, so no surprise that Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar, a restaurant, bar and retail store embracing the brand’s “easy, relaxed spirit,” will open in the revamped Winter Park Village later this year, just in time for the holidays. There was a Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar & Store at Pointe Orlando, but it closed in 2018 … Look for Simply Capri, a new venture by former Patina Restaurant Group CEO Nick Valenti, to open at Disney’s Flamingo Crossings this May. The restaurant promises the best from the Amalfi Coast (minus the views) including wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, classic meat and seafood dishes, salads and modern cocktails … Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails, the new concept from Thriving Hospitality, will serve its Asian-influenced, tapas-style menu and tiki-inspired cocktails starting May 15 at 1336 N. Mills Ave. in Mills 50 … Shipley Do-Nuts, the Houstonbased shop specializing in handcrafted doughnuts, kolaches and other fried dough goodies, will open April 30 at 5919 S. Orange Blossom Trail and May 31 at 2255 S. Semoran Blvd. … Cafe La Tasca, offering imported Iberian meats, cheeses, beer and wine, will open April 1 in the MetroWest Village at 2459 S. Hiawassee Road … High-end whiskey distillery Forward/Slash, featuring a tasting room and full cocktail bar, will also open April 1 at 650 S. Capen Ave. in Winter Park. No joke.
NEWS+EVENTS:
After 15 years with Tabla, executive chef Sajan Prem is leaving the Indian restaurant to pursue an opportunity with 5th Element Indian Restaurant in Sanford … More Indian food news: Aashirwad, from the same folks behind Bombay Street Kitchen, has launched a new menu highlighting slow-cooking methods and modern presentations, with a focus on “unique and complex spice blends” and “made-from-scratch preparations.” Some of the new dishes: Maharashtrian eggplant koliwada, chicken Chettinad served on crepe-like rava kal dosa, and braised lamb shank rogan josh … It’s that time of year again! Orlando Burger Week kicks off March 29 and runs through April 12 with a host of restaurants offering special burgers for $10 and under. Visit orlandoburgerweek.com for more.
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NEW YORK BEER PROJECT
[ food + drink ]
Beef on weck at the New York Beer Project | photo by Rob Bartlett
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ON (small) SCREENS IN ORLANDO
by Steve Schneider
PREMIERES WEDNESDAY:
Invisible City — As Season 2 of the Brazilian fantasy series finally gets underway, environmental policeman Eric (Marco Pigossi) is waking up in a nature reserve, his loved ones having brought him back to life after he heroically sacrificed himself at the end of Season 1. Sounds a lot nobler than coming to at 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning and realizing you’re flat on your back at Gatorland with no idea how you got there, right? (Hope I didn’t give too much away there.) (Netflix)
The Kingdom — Season 2 is the swan song for this Argentinean entry, with Pastor Emilio finding his presidency threatened by a bunch of disaffected youngsters and their spiritual leader. Wow, who knew Marilyn Manson still had that kind of pull? (Netflix)
Rurangi — The International Emmy winner comes to Hulu for its second season. This time, transgender activist Caz Davis (Elz Carrad) finds himself at the center of a New Zealand culture war between LGBTQIA+ kids, farmers, various Maori and “ancestors from the past (that) reach out to the living with unfinished business.” Great, now you can’t even use a unisex bathroom in peace without Grandma Aroha having something to say about it. (Hulu)
Waco: American Apocalypse — Newly unearthed footage from the 1993 standoff sparks a documentary that will give QAnuts plenty to reconcile. “The gubmint was infringing upon the rights of sovereign citizens, so that’s bad. But the sovereign citizens they were coming after were pedos, so that’s … good? Thank God I already live in a constant state of cognitive dissonance, or I’d be unsure how to handle this.” (Netflix)
PREMIERES THURSDAY:
The Lesson Is Murder: Complete Docuseries — Graduate school can actually be fun, if your teacher is a former FBI agent who leads your class on in-depth investigations of horrific killings. As an added incentive, for every 10 dismemberments they study, they get a pizza party. (Hulu)
The Night Agent — The bestseller by Matthew Quirk becomes a suspense series about an FBI grunt (Gabriel Basso) who gets caught up in a conspiracy that reaches from Big Tech to the federal government. Wow, that far? Can’t wait for that pulse-pounding chase scene of him walking briskly down the hall. (Netflix)
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection
— Eight shorts running five to seven minutes in length showcase the work of a dozen animators from groups that are
underrepresented in the industry. You know, like people who can’t afford to do cartoons as a hobby. (HBO Max)
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Season 3 — After a one-season experiment of gathering at someone’s home (that surprisingly resulted in zero casualties), the girls are back on the road, making a trip to Thailand to take in the sights and air their endless grievances. A surfeit of good restaurants means plenty of opportunities to yell across the table at a cat. (Peacock)
PREMIERES FRIDAY:
I Am Georgina — In Season 2 of her reality series, celebrity football girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez reveals what it was like to experience the best moment of her life and the worst moment of her life, all in the very same year. Unless she’s just being melodramatic, but you wouldn’t expect that of someone who lists Gucci as a charitable dependent. (Netflix)
Love Is Blind — The first five episodes of Season 4 let us get to know the 30 new singles who are going to be trying to take a relationship from “verbal only” to full-on matrimony. Sample inspirational dialogue: “You know, Romeo and Juliet didn’t work for a reason.” Well, sure. But what do Baz Luhrmann’s directorial decisions have to do with this? (Netflix)
My Kind of Country — Music stars Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck go on a worldwide search to find competitors who can light up the Nashville scene, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusivity. Apparently, the show’s title is short for My Kind of Country Is the Kind That Gets Your Ass Beat at the County Fair. (Apple TV+)
Reggie — Baseball great Reggie Jackson looks back on his lifetime of accomplishments and the front-row seat he’s enjoyed at his country’s concurrent stumbles toward racial harmony. But if really wants to make news, he’ll finally explain that time Enrico Pallazzo had to stop him from killing Queen Elizabeth.
(Prime Video)
Up Here — If you had to revisit the tail end of the 20th century, would you want to see it rendered as a musical romantic comedy? Some of the creatives behind Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen and Hamilton are betting that you would. Apparently, they’re also betting that you don’t remember Spice World, because talk about defining an era in a way that makes everything else superfluous. (Hulu)
Who Were We Running From — This Turkish crime series follows a single mom and her daughter as they move from one hotel to another, ever on the lam from the shadows of their past. Great, we’re so cynical now that we can’t even remake Slums of Beverly Hills and keep it a comedy. I don’t wanna imagine what’s going to happen when these chicks get to Bel-Air. (Netflix)
PREMIERES SUNDAY:
Great Expectations — Olivia Colman is Miss Havisham and Fionn Whitehead is Pip in a series adapted from the Dickens classic by Steven Knight, who did 2019’s Guy Pearce–led A Christmas Carol. Sounds high-tone, but nobody will hold it against you if you would have preferred to see what the Muppets could have done with this one too. (FX on Hulu)
Rabbit Hole — Returning to the “thriller series” milieu he knows so well from 24, Kiefer Sutherland takes on the role of a corporate spy who gets framed for murder by the perpetrators of a vast conspiracy. He has eight episodes to figure it all out; the good news is that if he isn’t satisfied with his progress, he can just torture the shit out of himself. (Paramount+)
PREMIERES TUESDAY:
Mae Martin: SAP — The nonbinary, bisexual Canadian comic muses on life’s little bittersweet realizations, like the children they never had. Given that Martin’s previous Netflix special led to their acclaimed 2020 series, Feel Good, they probably shouldn’t regret squeezing out shows instead of puppies. (Netflix)
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[ film + tv ]
Streaming
premieres you won’t want to miss this week.
Shalom Brune-Franklin and Fionn Whitehead feature in a new adaptation of Dickens’ Great Expectations | photo courtesy Hulu
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HERE COMES THE SUN(SHINE STATE)
Author Bob Kealing
BY KYLE EAGLE
on the Beatles’ watershed 1964 tour of Florida
It often seems like the legacy of the Beatles will loom large over popular culture until the end of time. New information, content and unearthed rarities somehow still make their way into the market, many decades after the erstwhile Mop-Tops called it a day in 1969. Beatlemania is a voracious master, after all. Now a worthy — and localized — addition to the Fab Four canon is the new book Good Day Sunshine State (University Press of Florida, March 2023) by author and Florida cultural archeologist Bob Kealing.
Kealing, an Emmy-winning broadcast journalist (NBC/ WESH) has made a career of uncovering the fascinating stories of people and things rooted in Florida. His books piece together a colorful tapestry of our local cultural heritage, much of it still resonating in the present day — be it the female empowerment story of Tupperware or the genesis of country rock via the Gram Parsons mythos.
Good Day Sunshine State is no different. Kealing dug deep into the lore around the Beatles’ 194 tour stops in a preDisney Florida (a period that is far too often “passed over in history,” in Kealing’s mind), with new interviews and copious research painting a vivid picture of the Beatles’ time in the state at the fever pitch of Beatlemania.
The book begins in Miami Beach and ends in Jacksonville as part of the Beatles’ North American
tour in 1964, soon after their historic Ed Sullivan debut. The takeaway is of a band making the publicity rounds as the times were changing at a rapid pace, socially and musically.
At the height of Camelot, JFK had been in Florida a week prior to his assassination and that weighed heavily on people. That was really fresh on people’s minds and there still was this national and local malaise with a sense of collective shock that such a vital president could be cut down in such a horrible way.
That was certainly the feeling I got when I talked to the entire Life magazine team that did that iconic Beatles cover with them in the swimming pool during their stay in Biscayne Bay. The reporter, Gail Cameron, was with Jackie and the JFK camp from the beginning, at the center of it, and she was there when the Beatles arrived in early February of 1964. And she said that it was finally a time the nation could smile again, that we could feel joy and laughter. So the Beatles’ timing couldn’t have been better, because heaven knows the nation needed it badly.
How did the process for this book begin?
My friendship with Hard Rock archivist and musician bon vivant Jeff Nolan, plus my own fanship of the band. He was kind enough to give me access, and it was just stunning,
like this four-page handwritten letter from Paul McCartney to this guy who’d been their bodyguard while they were in Miami. In it you can see the extent of the warmth and the friendship that they developed. When I started to piece together the extent of their time here in Florida I found out that the Beatles spent more time here in the Sunshine State than anywhere else in North America during that watershed year.
Much like Elvis did during his early touring years … another recurring theme. Did you go into these archives with that knowledge beforehand?
Any book I write relies heavily on serendipity. You have to see where the information takes you. The fact was that they spent a lot of time in Miami Beach, Key West and Jacksonville and the info was there to discover.
Such as?
They met Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali] the week prior to his ascendancy to the world championship. This was such a watershed time, as I mentioned, not only in Florida but all over America. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Tinker Field to deliver a speech in which he talked about segregation being on its deathbed, saying, “A civil rights act can’t make a man love me, but it might keep him from lynching me.” And the Beatles really picked up on that very quickly and put into their tour rider that they weren’t going to play to segregated audiences. That simple. In that sense, they were ahead of their time.
Do you think that might have come from being postwar youths in Britain and also being of the generation that really took Black music to heart?
I think that hits the nail right on the head. In fact, they toured and [took] pictures with Little Richard, and it’s during this time where they met Billy Preston, who later played a significant role on Let It Be. They toured with African American R&B artists like the Exciters. I got to interview one of the members, Lillian Walker, and she talked about how the Beatles loved to have a good time and cut up, but when they believed in something and took a stand they meant it and weren’t going to back down.
You have to think that was a pretty gutsy thing to do for them, because they were just hitting the crest of their popularity, and it was a risky stand at that time to say they weren’t going to play to segregated audiences.
Did they write any well-known songs while they toured here?
“You Can’t Do That,” for sure. Two others are likely — “If I Fell” and “When I Get Home.”
They met a lot of people along the way, and you gathered 30 firsthand interview accounts for this book. Any standout stories?
My favorite was from this sailor, John Trusty, who partied with the Beatles at the Key Wester Motel and club. He described beautifully how he first heard the Beatles as he was driving from Chicago, bound for Key West, where he was being stationed. Driving along this deserted highway, snow all over the place, when all of the sudden this Beatles song comes blasting over the airwaves and how joyous it was. And again, this is just after JFK, and he describes his extreme reaction to hearing the Beatles for the first time.
His story is great and, yes, his reaction is fantastic. Cinematically so!
He factors in at the very beginning of the book and it really sets the tone for what the Beatles did for folks like him, America’s youth.
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Good Day Sunshine State by local author Bob Kealing | courtesy photo
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LOCAL RELEASES
“Matt Kamm does house music” are not words I thought I would ever be stringing together. But as one of the most established weirdos in the Orlando music scene, he’s never adhered to any expectations but his own.
So, yes, Kamm has taken his Tele & the Ghost of Our Lord vehicle down the electronic music rabbit hole — into dance music territory, even — on his latest EP, Crown of Horns. But settle down, bros. Don’t come looking for sick bass drops or the wub-wubs here. Rather than the visceral kick of modern EDM, Kamm is, unsurprisingly, more interested in electronic music’s cerebral side, leaning into its deep ambient and psychedelic roots.
In fact, opening track “Dryner 3” is probably the only one of the six-song collection that’s club-friendly with its classic acid-house throb. Tracks like the looping cascade of “Creantine,” the subsonic murmur of “Felming Zipper” and the intergalactic transmission of “Anthropomene” are all beatless headphone odysseys more suited for astral projection than the dance floor. “Gosjtardiddy” is a heady swirl in line with electronic outsiders like Silver Apples. The overall frequency is more outer space than Electric Daisy Carnival.
Further distinguishing this record is a pulse that’s more organic than most modern electronic music, with all analog synths and a live musician’s touch. Besides some vocals — vocoded and otherwise — that add humanity to the proceedings, two of the instrumental tracks were recorded entirely live.
Crown of Horns now streams everywhere.
CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK
Guster, Nicole Atkins: Boston’s Guster have been a reliable alt-rock force for over 20 years, but East Coast opener Nicole Atkins deserves special spotlight all her own. With
a crooner sound that’s a retro-tastic pastiche of soul, pop and countrypolitan of the 1950s and 1960s, she’s one of the brightest modern torchbearers of Roy Orbison’s flame. Live, expect her songs to cast the room in golden vintage rays like a glamorously moody dream. (7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, Plaza Live, $33.50)
Daddy’s Beemer, Better Than This, The Synthetics: South Carolina band Daddy’s Beemer are one of the most immediately likable under-the-radar bands to come to town in a while. Their winsome, pop-smart indie rock bursts with sparkling melody and gusts like a bracing breeze. And they do all the jangle and chime so well that it feels like they could go from obscurity to being the next guitar-pop saviors at any minute. Rounding out the bill will be Miami garage-pop band Better Than This and Orlando post-punk group the Synthetics.
(8 p.m. Friday, March 24, Will’s Pub, $12-$15)
BY BAO LE-HUU
The Dancing Bones, Saucers Over Washington, Lady Heroine, LeLe & the Bloodspitters: This bill is a nicely diverse sampler of current local talent. Ever since changing their name to Saucers Over Washington, the band formerly known as the Grizzly Atoms have been funneling their high-spirited indie rock through the wind tunnel of shoegaze to good results. New but credentialed Orlando band LeLe & the Bloodspitters are making punk weird again. I don’t know if alt-rockers Lady Heroine are making a Serge Gainsbourg reference with their name but I’m going to assume they are because that’s the world I want to live in. Finally, the Dancing Bones will bring the noise and grunge. (7 p.m. Friday, March 24, Stardust Video & Coffee, $5 suggested donation)
Temptress, Destroyer of Light. Loose Touch, Bunaand: Between Texas doom-metal bands Temptress and Destroyer of Light, this show is already guaranteed to be heaviness galore. But equally notable are the openers, who are probably two of the most exciting new Orlando bands bubbling up from the underground right now.
Loose Touch, though new, are a band of elite local veterans. While their collective résumés range wide and include excellent names like Summerbirds in the Cellar, Acoqui and Ad Nauseum, among many others, this new hard-rocking act so far is looking like a juggernaut of riffs, scuzz and fuzz.
Bunaand are a very heavy dose of sludge doom laced with psych metal that impressed when I saw them last summer opening for Crowbar. (8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, Will’s Pub, $13)
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As one of the most established weirdos in the Orlando music scene, Matt Kamm in his Tele & the Ghost of Our Lord guise never adheres to any expectations other than his own
Tele & the Ghost of Our Lord | photo by Christina Kamm
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
Landfill Harmonic
“The world sends us garbage. We send back music,” says Favio Chavez, music director of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, in Landfill Harmonic. Cateura is an enormous landfill dump sited in the capital of Paraguay, Asuncíon, and the orchestra consists of the slum-dwellers who live and work there. They play instruments made entirely out of garbage: a cello built from an oil canister, a drum with a head made from a cast-off X-ray. The Global Peace Film Festival is sponsoring this screening of the 2015 documentary at the Plaza Live, home of the Orlando Philharmonic — whose instruments are made of ebony and rosewood, not tin cans and spatulas, but whose love of their craft is no greater than the young members of the Recycled Orchestra. This documentary pulls out all the stops to tug viewers’ heartstrings; if there’s any failing, it’s that it glosses over the political and socioeconomic structures at play in South America and the motivations of the adults in charge of the group in order to bask in the “transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit” vibes. But said vibes are undeniable, and we could all use a little loverade these days. 6 p.m., Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., free but RSVP required, eventbrite.com . — Jessica Bryce Young
National Miss Comedy Queen Pageant
It speaks volumes about the determination, bravery and commitment — and pretty please do take note of those qualities, right-wing assholes — of drag performers that we’ve got a national competition of drag comedians coming to Central Florida to do the damn thing on stage during a distinctly unfunny time in the Sunshine State. For a 17th (!) year, participants will square off in categories including comedic talent, outrageous evening gown and 60-second spokeswoman. At the end of it all, current Queen MrMs Adrien will hand her crown to this year’s winner. Laughter is a powerful
of the
force — come see it wielded by some of the most glamorous. And yes, admission is age 18 and up, because we have a bunch of disingenuous, hateful scolds running Florida. 7 p.m., Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $73.18 . — Matthew
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MARCH 23-26
Director’s Choice
As Orlando Ballet’s 2022/2023 season winds down — the last fling being an upcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire — the troupe is putting on a program of three short ballets to showcase “stars of tomorrow” from the Ballet’s Second Company. Attendees will see “Paquita,” Heath Gill’s “The Next Big Thing” and the premiere of New York–based choreographer Natrea Blake’s “Breakthrough” piece from the Dance Accelerator 2 choreography competition. Should be a fine — and doubtless graceful — crash course. Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, 600 N. Lake Formosa Drive, orlandoballet.org, $30-$85 . — MM
SATURDAY, MARCH
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Music Fest Orlando’s name may get lost in the eternal scroll of social media, but don’t you dare sleep on a festival lineup that includes Fantasia, Babyface and the 69 Boyz in our own backyard. The roster of this new local fest features a mixtapeworthy array of R&B and hip-hop artists including Goodie Mob, Fantasia, Babyface, Plies, JT Money, the 69 Boyz, Lyfe Jennings, Levelle, KowKow and Pretti Emage. The day also gives some spotlight to local artists including Arkeshia, Ashley Peck, Lolita and The Don D’rel. Hosting duties come courtesy comedian Rickey Smiley. If you needed any more incentive, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will go toward students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities through the HBCU Initiative. 1 p.m., Central Florida
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Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, musicfestorlando.com, $75-$500. — MM
Pints n’ Paws Craft Beer Festival
Life will be anything but “ruff” for the attendees — both four- and two-legged — of Pints n’ Paws this weekend. The craft beer festival goes big as it bounds happily into an 11th year. The annual fundraiser for area pet rescues features over 100 breweries, food trucks, live entertainment and vendors taking over downtown Sanford. There’s even a poster dog contest, with the winner getting their furry friend on the official event poster and marketing (deep down you know print is better, Instagram-famous pet accounts). The event is free to attend if you just want to gawk at dogs (a noble pursuit), but to taste the delish craft beer, you have to be 21 or older and buy a ticket. VIP tickets get you in an hour earlier with the added attraction of a T-shirt and koozie. 1 p.m., Historic Downtown Sanford, Second Street and Sanford Avenue, pintsandpaws.com, $50-$65.
— Reina Nieves
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
Winery Dogs
American rock supergroup the Winery Dogs invites you to experience musical “Xanadu” with them as they make a tour stop in Orlando this week. The trio — drummer Mike Portnoy, bassist Billy Sheehan and guitarist Richie Kotzen — all boast stints in popular rock and metal bands under their collective belts, including Poison, Dream Theater and Mr. Big. With (majority) roots in ’80s glam metal and a determination to bring that sound into the now, the Winery Dogs are ready to rawk the City Beautiful and intoxicate you. 7 p.m., Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., plazaliveorlando. org, $27. — Gabby Macogay
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
JazzPro Series Presents: Jeff Rupert Quartet 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.
Memphis Motown Soul Experience 5 & 8 pm; Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand; $30-$35; 386-736-1500.
New Found Glory, Leanna Firestone 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $34-$60; 407-228-1220.
One Night of Queen: Gary Mullen and The Works 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $39.50-$69.50; 407-358-6603.
Pink Martini, China Forbes 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35; 407-358-6603.
The Slaps, Mirror Parts 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; 15-$18.
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
Fusion’s March Showcase 7 pm; Level 13 Event Center/Soundbar, 5043 Edgewater Drive; $26.75$144.70; 321-389-6120.
Guster 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $33-$60; 407-228-1220.
Teardrops On My Guitar: A Taylor Swift Acoustic Night Allie Sawicki, Kaci Jo, Layla Brisbois. 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15.
Thursday Night Hang 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-636-9951.
Weeping Wound, Downswing, Enox 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407-673-2712.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Beyond Frontiers, Rockit Fly 7-10 pm; Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd., Altamonte Springs; $15; 407-592-0002.
Cigano Swing 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., $25-$35; 407-636-9951.
Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $21-$36; 407-351-5483.
Daddy’s Beemer, Better Than This, The Synthetics 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12-$15.
Dancing Bones, Saucers Over Washington, Lady Heroine, LeLe and the Bloodspitters 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $5; 407-623-3393.
The Innovators Music Group, Kpod, Bebe Esco, Caidence, Your Cousin, Alex
8:30 pm; Grumpy’s Underground Lounge, 1018 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 786-285-7138.
Punk Nites.com: Pop Punk Emo Karaoke 9 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $10; 407-322-7475.
Shrek Rave 9 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $17-$55; 407-934-2583.
Spring Friday Nights 5 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-645-5311.
The Steep Canyon Rangers 7 pm; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $45-$50; 863-676-1408.
Sundown Sessions: Jordan Foley 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
Ana Gabriel 8 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $61-$171; 800-745-3000.
Ella and The Bossa Beat 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951.
Firefall, Skin Deep 6 pm; Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd., Altamonte Springs; $20; 407-592-0002.
Gino and the Goons, Curleys, Saddle Up Playboi, Problem Pack
8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.
Insights and Sounds: Aspen Trio with John Harbison, Lecturer 7:30 pm; Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407-646-2000.
Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, Indorphine, Vertebreaker, Auditory Armory 8 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $15; 407-322-7475.
Music Fest Orlando: Fantasia, Babyface, Goodie Mob, Piles, Lyfe Jennings, 69 Boyz, Levelle 1 pm; Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $75$500; 407-295-3247.
Orlando Transit Authority: Tribute to Chicago 7:30 pm; Ritz Theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $23-$30; 407-321-8111.
Party101 with Matt Bennett 8 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $20-$60; 407-934-2583.
Spies, Lies and Treble Clefs 3:30 & 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $10$134.94; 407-358-6603.
Spring Jazz and Art Festival: Will Donato, Blake Aaron 6 pm; Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry; free.
Sundown Sessions: Jessica Delacruz 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk, Piano 7:30 pm; Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $30; 407-646-2000.
Vader, Krisiun, Decrepit Birth 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-673-2712.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
Brother Hawk 8 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $13; 407-673-2712.
Eli Young Band 7 pm; Bayside Stadium, 5677 SeaWorld Drive; $9.99-$85.
Loner., if I’m Lucky, Original Issue, Its Painfuil 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $8-$10; 407-623-3393.
Maitland Stage Band 3 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-636-9951.
Sundown Sessions: Hannah Stokes 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Waynard Scheller and Rainbow Full of Sound 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; 407-704-6261.
The Winery Dogs 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $27-$50; 407-228-1220.
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UCFest Speaker Knight: Brittany Broski 8 pm Friday; Addition Financial Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd.; $25; 407-823-6006; additionfiarena.com.
DANCE
Director’s Choice Meet the stars of tomorrow as the Orlando Ballet Second Company comes into its own. Thursday-Sunday; Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, 600 N. Lake Formosa Drive; $30-$85; 407418-9828; orlandoballet.org.
ART
All that Glitters: The Society of Gilders An installation in partnership with The Society of Gilders. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $12; 407-647-6294; polasek.org.
textile work represents his identity as a Ghanaian in America. Through Friday; The Sculpture House, 120 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry; free; 407-262-7700; casselberry.org.
Figurehead: Music and Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground This special exhibition tells the story of the local music scene with a focus on underground rock music and the club circuit. Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; free-$10; 407-836-8500; thehistorycenter.org.
Impression and Reality Paintings of American Impressionism and Realism alongside important works from prestigious Florida museums. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-2464278; mennellomuseum.org
MONDAY, MARCH 27
Masked Wolf 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $25-$70; 407-934-2583.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Seminole State College Spring Jazz Night 7:30 pm; Ritz Theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; free; 407-321-8111.
Strawberry Girls, Body Thief, Standards, Tang 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $22; 407-246-1419.
THEATER
Bright Star Bluegrass, Americana music and Southern sugar mix in this gentlespirited musical. 7:30 pm; Theatre UCF, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; $25; 407-823-1500; arts.cah.ucf.edu.
Creature Feature Weekly horrordrag show by Blackhaüs. Ages 18+. 10 pm; Renaissance Theatre Co., 415 E. Princeton St.; $10; instagram. com/blackhaus_creaturefeature.
The Money’s in the Basement A showcase of Natalie Doliner’s wide-ranging vocal ability and storytelling prowess. 7:30 pm Wednesday-Thursday;
Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-6450145; winterparkplayhouse.org.
Noises Off Makes hilarious fun of what goes on backstage in any theatre. Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand; $12-$32; 386736-1500; athensdeland.com.
Queen of Swords The true story of Julie D’Aubigny, an openly bisexual opera singer and swordfighter who lived in 17th-century France. 7:30 pm Friday-Saturday; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $25; 321-234-3985; timucua.com.
Shout! The Mod Musical OffBroadway musical features a score of hit music by Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Lulu and more. Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park; $20-$46; 407-6450145; winterparkplayhouse.org.
The SpongeBob Musical Dive into the undersea town of Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob and his quirky circle of friends and neighbors. SaturdaySunday; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $15-$45; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com.
Sweet Charity Classic Bob Fosse musical about Charity Hope Valentine, a taxi
dancer with rotten luck. Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee; $28; 407-846-6257; osceolaarts.org.
COMEDY
17th Annual National Miss Comedy Queen Pageant Drag queen contestants from around the country compete to be the next national titleholder.
7 pm Thursday; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $73.18; drphillipscenter.org.
Bob Marley Not that Bob Marley.
7:30 pm Saturday; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $39-$50; 407228-1220; plazaliveorlando.org.
Chelcie Lynn “2 Fingers and a 12-Pack” Tour. 8 pm Thursday; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $32.50-$60.50; 407-351-5483; hardrock.com/live.
Sam Morril “The Class Act” tour. 7 pm Friday; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $35; 407-2281220; plazaliveorlando.org.
Tracy Morgan
See page 17. Various times ThursdaySunday; ages 21+; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $48-$58; 407480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.
Art Encounters: One Act of Kindness, A World of Difference Works by Guillermo Galindo, Patrick Martinez, Monte Olinger and Joe Wardwell. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.
Bill McSherry: Convergence: Architectural Insights Features 41 photographs taken in historic locales around Florida. Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-3894; southeastmuseumofphotography.org.
Cheryl Bogdanowitsch: The Shape of Things Raised near woodlands and with parents interested in the natural world, wood has always been an important part of Bogdanowitsch’s life and is the foundation for her sculptures. Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.
Cultural Fabric An exploration of travel, cultural identity and commonalities with work by Brant Slomovic, Mär Martinez, Diana Zhang, Martha Diaz Adam and Elise Stürup. Snap Downtown, 420 E. Church St.; free; snaporlando.com.
David Lawrence: An Instant Polaroid Show
Opens 4 pm Friday; Framework Craft Coffee House, 1050 N. Mills Ave.; 321-270-7410; instagram. com/frameworkcoffeehouse.
Eugene Ofori Agyei
Agyei’s installation of ceramic and
In Our Eyes: Women’s, Nonbinary, and Transgender Perspectives from the Collection Highlights the unique experiences of female, transgender and gender-nonconforming artists by addressing issues such as racial and gender identity, sexuality, discrimination and violence. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.
Lecture: “Henrietta King’s 100+ Year Legacy: The Main House” Lisa Neely, archivist of King Ranch, discusses one of only a few private residences still occupied that has Tiffany glass windows and Tiffany furnishings. 2:30 pm Wednesday; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org.
Maitland’s Attic: A Journey through the History of a Small City An interactive exploration into the history of Maitland and its surrounding areas. Art and History Museums — Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $6; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org.
Origins: Two Generations of Art / Mia Bergeron / Michel Bergeron Local father and daughter, both remarkable and widely exhibited artists, share work in a joint exhibition. Leesburg Center for the Arts, 429 W. Magnolia St., Leesburg; 352365-0232; leesburgarts.com.
Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s United States Brings together work by artists in the
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United States during the 1930s who, through their art, produced radical critical commentaries on the social injustices plaguing the country in their time. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.
Relentless Courage: Ukraine and The World at War A gripping visual portfolio that reminds us of our shared humanity. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $20; 407-896-4231; omart.org.
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. Modernism Museum Mount Dora, 145 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; $8; 352385-0034; modernismmuseum.org.
The Story Quilters of Hannibal Square Exhibit themes include artist reflections on the Black experience, spirituality, justice, femininity, family and nature. Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-539-2680; hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org.
Threshold: Recontextualizing SelfPortraiture Photographs by Brittney Cathey-Adams, Eva Birhanu, Jillian Marie Browning, Adama Delphine Fawundu, André Terrel Jackson, Tommy Kha, Lorena Molina, Azya Lashelle, Lorenzo Triburgo, Sarah Van Dyck, Jon Wes. Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; 386-506-4475; southeastmuseumofphotography.org.
Twentysomethings: Works and NFTs The private collection of Fabio Sandoval, a 25-year-old local who has been collecting art for the past six years. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $20; 407-896-4231; omart.org.
(un)Common Form
A conversation between two diverse sculptors, Kendra Frorup and Maxwell Hartley, whose works are informed by the rich landscapes of Florida and the Bahamas, where Frorup grew up. Art and History Museums — Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $6; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org.
Visual Field: RMA Staff Picks
An opportunity for each RMA staffer to share with viewers a work from the collection that resonates in a
personal way. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.
What’s New? Recent Acquisitions
Includes works by artists Myrna Báez, Mark Bradford, Norman Daly, Troy Makaza and Sebastiao Salgado, among others. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.
Women Artists Group
Beatrice Athanas, Francine Levy, Eliza Pineau Casler, Marianna Ross, Bonnie Shapiro, Deborah B. Smith and Lillian Verkins. Casselberry Art House, 127 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry; free; 407-262-7700; casselberry.org.
EVENTS
11th Annual Pints n’ Paws Craft Beer Festival Sample craft beer from over 100 breweries, interact with other dog lovers, enjoy food trucks, music and most importantly help raise funds for local pet rescue charities.
1 pm Saturday; Historic Downtown Sanford, Second Street and Sanford Avenue; ages 21+; $50-$65; 407339-0879; pintsandpaws.com.
16th Annual Taste of Lake Mary Restaurants include Terramia Ristorante, Tabla Cuisine, Peterbrooke Chocolates, Zaza Cuban Comfort, Cork & Olive, Tim’s Wine Market, and many more. 5:30 pm Monday; Orlando Marriott Lake Mary, 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary; $55-$99; 407995-7013; lakemaryrotary.com.
The 29th Annual Taste of Oviedo Learn new techniques from a culinary demonstration, sip on adult beverages, discover your new favorite festival food, dance to live music, find unique shopping vendors in the Oviedo Roots Farmer’s Market area, or jam to silent disco. 10 am Saturday; Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo; free-$20; owsrcc.org.
AdventHealth Winter Park Road Race
A 10K, 2-mile, and kids’ run so the whole family can participate. Saturday 7 am; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; $33-$96; 407-8961160; winterparkroadrace.com.
Art in Bloom An annual springtime fundraiser since 1983 showcasing respected dealers offering an array of
fine-quality antiques, paintings, jewelry, porcelain, vintage collectibles, and much more. Friday-Sunday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $12$20; 407-896-4231; councilof101.org.
Art in Bloom’s Mystery Home Tour
Guests of the 40th annual Art in Bloom are invited to hop on a bus from the Orlando Museum of Arts to an undisclosed mystery home for a once-in-a-lifetime tour. 11 am Saturday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $50; 407-896-4231; omart.org.
Art Party: The A + H Annual Gala Artist interviews and live painting followed by a live art auction, delicious food and drinks, and your Central Florida community in its finest creative cocktail attire. 6 pm Saturday; Art and History Museums — Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $65-$1,000; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org.
Chef Night: Chef Alexia Gawlak of Swine and Sons
Bringing Southern-inspired food with an elevated spin to the kitchen house. 6 pm Monday; Edible Education Experience, 26 E. King St.; $90; RSVP requested; edibleed.org.
Festival Latino Downtown Highlighting different Latin American countries with food and music from Plena de Barrio, Mariachi America Canta, Grupo Kon Clase, and DJ Joe Ortiz. 11 am Saturday; Ocala Citizens’ Circle, SE Osceola Ave., Ocala; free; facebook.com/latinfestivalocala.
Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival A forum to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening practices, featuring an array of vendors and presentations by wildflower and gardening experts. 9 am Saturday; Downtown DeLand, Indiana Avenue and South Woodland Boulevard; free; mainstreetdeland.org.
The Great Duck Derby
A springtime tradition features little yellow rubber duck races and lots of fun, free activities. 10 am Saturday; Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park; free-$20; 407-622-6323.
Kick Bright Shop Grand Opening
Special exclusive buttons available only for the event and other top-secret surprises. New vintage clothing selec-
tions, decorative kitschy artwork, toys & collectibles and the “world famous” button wall will be in full effect. Noon Saturday; Kick Bright, 2436 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-897-3414; facebook.com/kickbrightzineshop.
Longwood Pirate Seafood Festival
Family-friendly event features a variety of food vendors, plus pirates, mermaids and more. Saturday-Sunday; Reiter Park, 301 W. Warren Ave., Longwood; free; longwoodfestival.com.
Operation Green Light
Allows Orange County residents to pay overdue court obligations while saving the 25 percent collections surcharge. 7:30 am WednesdayFriday; Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407- 836 2316; myorangeclerk.com.
South Street Sweethearts: Spring Edition Soft Friends, Kat Puglisi,
Doe Creative, and Alyssa Maldonado Design. Plus brunch by Easy Luck, drink deals from Whippoorwill. 10 am Sunday; Whippoorwill Beer House and Package Store, 2425 E. South St.; 321355-3964; whippoorwillorlando.com.
There Will Be Stories Story
Slam: I Quit! Bring a 5-minute (mostly) true story about quitting something to win up to $100. Stories must be told without props or notes. 7 pm Thursday; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; free; 813-665-0992; facebook.com/stardustie.
Uptown Art Expo
More than 140 art exhibits, chalk street paintings, festival foods, and live music all weekend long. Friday-Sunday; Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd., Altamonte Springs; free; 407592-0002; uptownartexpo.com. n
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): If we were to choose one person to illustrate the symbolic power of astrology, it might be Aries financier and investment banker J.P. Morgan (1837–1913). His astrological chart strongly suggested he would be one of the richest people of his era. The sun, Mercury, Pluto and Venus were in Aries in his astrological house of finances. Those four heavenly bodies were trine to Jupiter and Mars in Leo in the house of work. Further, sun, Mercury, Pluto and Venus formed a virtuoso “Finger of God” aspect with Saturn in Scorpio and the moon in Virgo. Anyway, Aries, the financial omens for you right now aren’t as favorable as they always were for J.P. Morgan — but they are pretty auspicious. Venus, Uranus and the north node of the moon are in your house of finances, to be joined for a bit by the moon itself in the coming days. My advice: Trust your intuition about money. Seek inspiration about your finances.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The only thing new in the world,” said former U.S. President Harry Truman, “is the history you don’t know.” Luckily for all of us, researchers have been growing increasingly skilled in unearthing buried stories. Three examples?
No. 1: Before the U.S. Civil War, six Black Americans escaped slavery and became millionaires. (Check out the book Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills.) No. 2: Over 10,000 women secretly worked as codebreakers in World War II, shortening the war and saving many lives. No. 3: Four Black women mathematicians played a major role in NASA’s early efforts to launch people into space. Dear Taurus, I invite you to enjoy this kind of work in the coming weeks. It’s an excellent time to dig up the history you don’t know — about yourself, your family and the important figures in your life.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Since you’re at the height of the Party Hearty Season, I’ll offer two bits of advice about how to collect the greatest benefits. First, ex-basketball star Dennis Rodman says that mental preparation is the key to effective partying. He suggests we visualize the pleasurable events we want to experience. We should meditate on how much alcohol and drugs we will imbibe, how uninhibited we’ll allow ourselves to be and how close we can get to vomiting from intoxication without actually vomiting. But wait! Here’s an alternative approach to partying, adapted from Sufi poet Rumi: “The golden hour has secrets to reveal. Be alert for merriment. Be greedy for glee. With your antic companions, explore the frontiers of conviviality. Go in quest of jubilation’s mysterious blessings. Be bold. Revere revelry.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you have been holding yourself back or keeping your
expectations low, please STOP! According to my analysis, you have a mandate to unleash your full glory and your highest competence. I invite you to choose as your motto whichever of the following inspires you most: raise the bar, up your game, boost your standards, pump up the volume, vault to a higher octave, climb to the next rung on the ladder, make the quantum leap, or put your ass and assets on the line.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to an ad I saw for a luxury automobile, you should enjoy the following adventures in the course of your lifetime: Ride the rapids on the Snake River in Idaho, stand on the Great Wall of China, see an opera at La Scala in Milan, watch the sun rise over the ruins of Machu Picchu, go paragliding over Japan’s Asagiri highland plateau with Mount Fuji in view, and visit the pink flamingos, black bulls and white horses in France’s Camargue Nature Reserve. The coming weeks would be a favorable time for you to seek experiences like those, Leo. If that’s not possible, do the next best things. Like what? Get your mind blown and your heart thrilled closer to home by a holy sanctuary, natural wonder, marvelous work of art — or all of the above.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s an excellent time to shed the dull, draining parts of your life story. I urge you to bid a crisp goodbye to your burdensome memories. If there are pesky ghosts hanging around from the ancient past, buy them a one-way ticket to a place far away from you. It’s OK to feel poignant, OK to entertain any sadness and regret that well up within you. Allowing yourself to fully experience these feelings will help you be as bold and decisive as you need to be to graduate from the old days and old ways.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your higher self has authorized you to become impatient with the evolution of togetherness. You have God’s permission to feel a modicum of dissatisfaction with your collaborative ventures — and wish they might be richer and more captivating than they are now. Here’s the cosmic plan: This creative irritation will motivate you to implement enhancements. You will take imaginative action to boost the energy and synergy of your alliances. Hungry for more engaging intimacy, you will do what’s required to foster greater closeness and mutual empathy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet
Richard Jackson writes, “The world is a nest of absences. Every once in a while, someone comes along to fill the gaps.” I will add a crucial caveat to his statement: No one person can fill all the gaps. At best,
a beloved ally may fill one or two. It’s just not possible for anyone to be a shining savior who fixes every single absence. If we delusionally believe there is such a hero, we will distort or miss the partial grace they can actually provide. So here’s my advice, Scorpio: Celebrate and reward a redeemer who has the power to fill one or two of your gaps.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet e.e. cummings wrote, “May my mind stroll about hungry and fearless and thirsty and supple.” That’s what I hope and predict for you during the next three weeks. The astrological omens suggest you will be at the height of your powers of playful exploration. Several long-term rhythms are converging to make you extra flexible and resilient and creative as you seek the resources and influences that your soul delights in. Here’s your secret code phrase: higher love.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s hypothesize that there are two ways to further your relaxation: either in healthy or not-so-healthy ways — by seeking experiences that promote your long-term wellbeing, or by indulging in temporary fixes that sap your vitality. I will ask you to meditate on this question. Then I will encourage you to spend the next three weeks avoiding and shedding any relaxation strategies that diminish you as you focus on and celebrate the relaxation methods that uplift, inspire and motivate you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Please don’t expect people to guess what you need. Don’t assume they have telepathic powers that enable them to tune in to your thoughts and feelings. Instead, be specific and straightforward as you precisely name your desires. For example, say or write to an intense ally, “I want to explore ticklish areas with you between 7 and 9 on Friday night.” Or approach a person with whom you need to forge a compromise and spell out the circumstances under which you will feel most open-minded and open-hearted. P.S.: Don’t you dare hide your truth or lie about what you consider meaningful.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean writer Jack Kerouac feared he had meager power to capture the wonderful things that came his way. He compared his frustration with “finding a river of gold when I haven’t even got a cup to save a cupful. All I’ve got is a thimble.” Most of us have felt that way. That’s the bad news. The good news, Pisces, is that in the coming weeks, you will have extra skill at gathering in the goodness and blessings flowing in your vicinity. I suspect you will have the equivalent of three buckets to collect the liquid gold.
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I’m a straight cis woman who could never orgasm from vaginal penetration alone. But suddenly I am able to come just from vaginal penetration now that I’m middle-aged! This was never the case for me before, and I’ve never heard another cis woman talk about suddenly being able to come during PIV after hitting her late 30s. Is this common?
Suddenly Having Intensely Felt Tremors
“We too often think about orgasms as stable or unchanging,” says Dr. Debby Herbenick, a professor at the Indiana University of Public Health, a prolific and widely published and cited sex researcher, pundit and author, and director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion. “In fact, orgasms sometimes shift over time or in response to certain life stages or body experiences — experiences such as pregnancy, the postpartum period or menopause.”
While Herbenick couldn’t say for sure why you’re so suddenly able to come from just PIV alone — something most women can’t do — she did share some possible explanations.
“First, it may just be learning over time, especially if SHIFT has a new partner, is exploring in new ways with a long-term partner, or is paying attention to vaginal sensation in ways SHIFT perhaps didn’t before,” Herbenick says. “Or maybe SHIFT’s just open to the experience now in ways she wasn’t earlier.”
Basically, SHIFT, if you ran out of fucks to give — something most women eventually do — and consequently became more vocal and assertive about your pleasure and the positions, speeds, depths of penetration, etc., that work best for you, you could be experiencing PIV very differently now.
“Another option is anatomical change,” Herbenick says. “While the changes are slowmoving, cisgender women do experience anatomical shifts — the angle of vagina in the body can change over time. I’ve always found this fascinating, and this may be contributing to how intercourse feels for SHIFT. Because along with changes in vaginal angle come changes in how the vagina and cervix may be stimulated during intercourse.”
If the angle of your vagina has shifted even slightly, SHIFT, the angle or angles of penetration that work best for you now — new angles that hit you just right — could be stimulating your clit, internally or externally or both, in ways PIV didn’t use to.
“Another possibility could be shifts related to hormones and the brain,” Herbenick says. “If SHIFT is around perimenopause or menopause, no doubt she’s noticed a range of ways that hormonal changes are affecting ways that her body feels. Orgasm is not just about the clitoris or vagina; these are stimulating points, but they’re only one part of what contributes to orgasm. How we sense and perceive those sensations are influenced by our brain, which is also influenced by hormones.”
Finally, SHIFT, assuming you can still come from oral, manual and vibrational stimulation,
I think we can safely file your question — suddenly being able to come from another kind of stimulation — in the “good problem to have” drawer. Enjoy!
Follow Dr. Herbenick on Twitter @DebbyHerbenick and on Instagram @DrDebbyHerbenick.
While trying to fall asleep the other night, insomnia struck again, and I decided to use the masturbation trick to knock myself out. I must have struck a creative nerve because a question popped into my head: Could I penetrate myself with my own penis? I’m a straight man and I’ve never received anal but the thought of giving has always aroused me. Could I give it to myself? Since fully erect obviously wouldn’t work, I relaxed, lubed up and only massaged myself to a state of semi-engorgement. And I was able to do it! And then, after applying a little pressure to the base of my cock, I was able to create an in-andout piston-like action that made me come right away! In my own ass! Does that have a name? Could I hurt myself if I do it a lot? Despite being a straight man, I’m not at all bothered by what I did — if anything, I’m bothered it took me 30 years to figure this out. Did I miss the boat by not watching any gay porn? Please enlighten me!
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Last week a hateful right-wing troll told me to go fuck myself —not something I need to do for myself, as I have people for that — and this week a straight reader of mine goes and fucks himself Coincidence? Or did reading my column last week, which I assume GAFM did, plant a seed in him? Anyway, GAFM, hung dudes who can fuck themselves — guys who can twist their own hard cocks around far enough to slip them into their own asses and then rock back and forth on their taints until they come in themselves — were
“COMING AROUND”
the crazy new thing in gay porn for 10 minutes 20 years ago. And while I’m sure there are still plenty of porn performers out there fucking their own asses and uploading videos to PornHub and OnlyFans, it’s not the crazy new thing anymore, and doesn’t get the attention (or the clicks) it once did. It’s still fucking crazy, though — crazy to do (requiring a degree of flexibility at the root of the cock that not all men possess) and crazy to think about (some people really can go fuck themselves). And since I’ve haven’t heard from or about anyone who accidentally snapped his dick off trying to fuck his ass, GAFM, I’m gonna assume this is relatively safe — just take it slow, be sober and use a lot of lube.
I’m a woman in my late 40s, married 20 years. My husband is in his late 50s. My sex drive was low for a while but now is quite high. I’m not sure exactly what accounts for the change, but some marriage counseling improved communication, which no doubt helped, and I got into porn and vibrators, which increased my pleasure and therefore my interest. Now, I like to have sex or masturbate once a day. However, this has caused some friction between me and my husband. He just doesn’t want sex as often as I do, and he doesn’t want me masturbating as often as I’d like to. He claims the noise from the vibrator is distracting. I’ve tried to be flexible, but he needs more sleep than I do, so sex and masturbation are off the table between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., which are both good times for me — right before sleep, right after waking up — which leaves during the day, while our children are at school, but he’s not always interested during the day. But if I masturbate before I head to work, he says the noise disturbs him. (He works from home.) I think he’s being selfish. Most of the time when I approach him for sex — or mutual masturbation, which I also enjoy — he has trouble maintaining
an erection. He says he doesn’t want to “deal with a doctor” about getting a medication that might help. I say if he doesn’t want to deal with doctors, let me use my toys! But he insists the noise disturbs him while he’s working. How do we remedy this situation? Am I the unreasonable one here or is he being unreasonable?
Buzzing Sounds
You’re up for fucking and/or messing around all the time lately, your husband’s not up for fucking and/or messing around much at all lately, and you’re happy to take care of yourself routinely — which is an entirely reasonable solution, BS, and your husband should invest in a pair of noisecanceling headphones and/or get out for the 10 long minutes it takes for you to get yourself off in the morning. I will take your husband’s side on the nighttime masturbation blackout — no vibrator use in your shared bed between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. — as it can be difficult to get to sleep when someone is using a vibrator beside you. But you should be free to take your vibrator to the living room, the kitchen, the bathroom, the car or the roof when you wanna vibe one out at 10 p.m. … and if you’re not free to do that, well, there are worse problems in your marriage than your current sexual disconnect.
Finally, you don’t have to “deal with a doctor” to get erectile dysfunction meds anymore, as they can be prescribed and ordered online. But there has to be an interest … and it doesn’t sound like your husband is interested, at least not right now. It’s possible your husband feels sexually inadequate and worries he’s disappointing you, and the sound of your vibrator makes it harder to ignore those feelings — which might be something to talk about with a couples counselor.
Send your burning questions to mailbox @savage.love.
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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1420 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804 (407) 312- 8736, on 4/4/2023 @ 12:00PM: Michael ParkerChina Set. 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: April 4, 2023 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 831 N. Park Avenue Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450-0345 Mary Ligon Ezell-household goods, clothes, boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com.
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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: April 4th, 2023 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/TYNAN CASE NO: DP22-445 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: J.L. DOB: 09/26/2022. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Mary Lucate (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 Honorable Circuit Judge Greg A. Tynan on April 27, 2023 at 9:00 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. The Hearing will be conducted in person. 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 MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 13th day of March, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer McCarthy, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 0086793 Senior Attorney for State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Children’s Legal Services/DCF Jennifer.McCarthy@myflfamilies.com.
Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Heather L. Higbee, on April 13, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING. You must appear in-person on the date and at the time specified.
By: /s/ CLERK OF
THE
CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP15-299 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: J.A. DOB:03/06/2020, J.A. DOB:03/15/2021, A.A. DOB: 06/11/2022 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING AND MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA To: JARVIS AKINS last known address: 4610 Conley St. Orlando, FL 32811 WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental
FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD(REN). 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. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 2ND day of March, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Chelsea Bogdan, Esquire FBN: 0123752 Chelsea.Bogdan@myflfamilies. com, Children’s Legal Services. By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 21377 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: T.C. DOB: 07/09/2012. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: SAMANTHA EATON, 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 Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Friday, April 28, 2023 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 THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 14th day of March, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: Khairiya C. Bryant, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 23221 khairiya.bryant@myflfamilies.com CLERK 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: 3/TYNAN, CASE NO.: DP20-428 In the Interest of: R.B. DOB: 09/28/2021, minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: MELISSA BRUMMITT, A.K.A. MELISSA ANDREA BRUMMITT, ADDRESS UNKNOWN WHEREAS 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 on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Judge Greg A. Tynan, at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF 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 NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 14th day of March, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 111746 State Attorney Department of Children and Families layali.salem@ myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. TAHIRAHN. PATTERSON, Petitioner and BERNARD THOMAS, JR., Respondent. Case No.: 2022-3234 Division: DOMESTIC RELATIONS NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PETITION TO DISESTABLISH PATERNITY TO: BERNARD THOMAS, JR., 1661 VOTAW RD. APOPKA, FL. 32703 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for DISESTAB-
LISHMENT OF PATERNITY has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to TAHIRAH N. PATTERSON whose address is 14338 CLARKSON DR, ORLANDO, FL 32828 on or before 5/4/2023 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at ORANGE COUNTY CLERK OF COURT 425 N. ORAMGE AVE. ORLANDO, FL 32801 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or emailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION:
41 CASE NO.: 2022-DP-14. IN THE INTEREST OF: A.M. DOB: 01/06/2017, S.M. DOB: 11/28/2018, K.M. DOB: 08/06/2021, Minor children. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: LAURA BANCROFT
Unknown Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on April 6th, 2023, at 11:00am at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. 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 TO THE CHILD WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 23rd day of February, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41
CASE NO.: 21-DP-67. IN THE INTEREST OF: L.G. DOB: 08/30/2017, Minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: AYLA DEJESUS, Unknown
Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on April 27th, 2023, at 2:30pm at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. 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 TO THE CHILD WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 13th day of March, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA. IN THE INTEREST OF: A. S., SEX F, AGE 10, DOB 02/2012, CASE #2023-JV-JR-0009 CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN JENNIFER ZELIK SMITH (mother); KEVIN SMITH (father); SANDRA CARTER (guardian); ANY UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER; AND ANY ONE ELSE CLAIMING A PARENTAL INTEREST IN THE ABOVE CHILD You are notified that a Petition for Dependency concerning the above child was filed against you in said court on 02/09/23 and by reason of an Order for Service entered by the court on 02/07/23 YOU ARE COMMANDED AND REQUIRED TO BE AND APPEAR before the Monroe County Juvenile Court, for a hearing at the Monroe County Justice Center, Forsyth, Georgia on 02/22/23; and on 04/13/23 following service by publication. Serve an answer on Petitioner’s Attorney, James E. Patterson, P.O. Box 1006, Forsyth, Georgia 31029. You may obtain a copy of the petition by contacting the Monroe County Juvenile Court Clerk. WITNESS the Honorable Judges of this court, this 9th day of February, 2023. /s/ LINDSEY TAYLOR, CLERK, MONROE COUNTY JUVENILE COURT.
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. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
March 2023
DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY:
1. Key chain w/keys &; fobs, watch S Orange Ave/E Gore St
2. Keys 40 Blk of W Washington St
3. Key fob 5100 Blk of International Dr
4. Cellphone N Orange Ave/W Central Blvd
5. Key fob 600 Blk of Amelia St
6. Keys 5200 Blk of Lake Margaret Dr
7. Cellphone 7700 Blk of Glynde Hill Dr
8. Keys S Orange Ave/E Pine St
9. Cellphone 5900 Blk of Westgate Dr
10. Key fob 1100 Blk of Gunnison Ave
11. Scooters W Livingston St/N Orange Ave
12. Cellphones 5400 Blk of International Dr
13. Backpack w/ misc. Items 10 Blk of S Orange Blossum Trl
14. Keys 40 Blk of W Washington St
15. Cellphone 40 Blk of W Washington St
16. Backpack w/misc. Items 6400 Block of Westgate Dr
17. Cellphone Cypress Creek Blvd/ Vineland Rd
18. Keys N Orange Ave/Wall St
19. Backpack w/ misc. Items 4500 Blk of Anson Lane
20. Backpack w/ misc. Items 2000 Blk of Orange Center Lane
21. Bike S Orange Ave/Butler Dr
22. Bike 200 Blk of Eola Pkwy
23. Bike 700 Blk of N Formosa Dr
24. Currency 9400 Blk of N Fuqua Blvd FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY
– THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL
3:00PM
Notice Is Hereby Given that Saltzman, Tanis, Pittell, Levin and Jacobson, LLC, 900 S Pine Island Rd, Ste 800, Plantation FL 33323, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Sanford Pediatric Associates, Part of the Pediatric Associates Family, with its principal place of business in the State of Florida in the County of Broward has filed an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name with the Florida Department of State.
Notice Is Hereby Given that Saltzman, Tanis, Pittell, Levin and Jacobson, LLC, 900 S Pine Island Rd, Ste 800, Plantation FL 33323, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Sanford Pediatric Associates, with its principal place of business in the State of Florida in the County of Broward has filed an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name with the Florida Department of State.
Notice of Auction
Personal Property of Kenny Archibald unit 17, will be sold for cash to satisfy Owner’s Lien in accordance with Florida Statutes Self-storage Facilities act on April 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM. Property consisting of tools and household items. Sale to be held at the Premises: Orange Avenue Storage at 414 Fairlane Ave, Orlando, FL 32809
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 April 6th, 2023 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; E26 Kenneth Hamilton $644.60, AA3772A RENEE SMITH $5,333.20, 0203 cassandra antoniu $725.50, F12 KARIM BELL $381.95, C13 Sheila Ford $709.50, U78 Mystery Room $659.05, C54 Karen Nau $1,057.60, E27 isidro ramirez hernandez $1,194.60, B57 Garry Mackall $472.00
U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1299 Daniel Laymon $699.95, 1341 Karl Hiller $342.20, 1000 tempie oliver $572.75 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; AA4805H Charline Rodriguez $3,223.70, AA4031K Stephen Allison $1,577.00, AA2528C Cresta Pillsbury $903.35, AA6337F Yazmary Franco $2,496.00, AA8880F Yazmary Franco $2,517.70, AA4101E Charline Rodriguez $3,223.70, AA2269G ANDREW ONJUKKA $903.35
U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 2158 Deneil Mohammed $914.02, 2506 Michael jackson $452.40, 1454 clinton Thompson $398.92, 1088 DAVID ANDERSON $750.62, 2773 DWAYNE D KENT $420.90, 1154 Kimberly Bridgeforth $575.06, 1049 casey pounders $399.28, 2468 Nikkolai Serrano $452.40 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Longwood, 650 North Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; D011 SHERRY JOHNSON
$684.11, A067 chris hays $383.36, B05758 Eboni Carty $527.15, A084 walter timmes $407.21, B078 BEN MAGALDINO
$415.31 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive,
Sanford, Fl 32773; 2614 Jeannine LaTour
$409.80, 1549 Amy Jackson $303.50, 2003
Dacia Ocasio $327.35, 1423 matthew lazin
$741.28, 2612 eannine LaTour $409.80, 2712 Sam Weaver $388.48, 1559 David
Brincko $311.36, 1561 Melissa Maley
$303.50, 2591 Keiyshard Bobb $255.02, 0011 Mckenzie Schuler $385.80, 1298
Michael Gallon $409.80, 1238 Jeannine
LaTour $409.80, 2558 Alaiyna Williams
$228.80, 2013-17 WAYNE WRIGHT
$694.76, 1773 rosary gifford $327.35 UHaul Moving & Storage of Sanford, 3101
S Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773; 0204
Kenadi DelaCerna $583.48, 0185 shannon sharrow $325.74, AA0770B steven
johnson $1,876.40, 1974 BENJAMIN
BLUITT $437.40, 0179 Oco Hepburn
$554.68, 1769 Bryan Juarez $437.40, 1512 John Gammell $576.00, AA5359N
steven johnson $1,876.40, 1182 Towanda
Anderson $224.60, AA4037A Savanah
Echevarria $3,259.95, AA6914R Anna
Sieniarecki $554.00, AB0725B JAKERIA
BATTLE $364.40, AA4444G Andrew Bays
$3,276.45, AA4635A Latichia Macon
$2,097.05, 1337 Arturo perez $248.45, 1998 CYNTHIA RIVERA $437.40, 2006
SHANNON PALADINO $320.45, AA8897K sandra Benda $1,519.35, AA1093H Jason
Campbell $2,047.65, AA2125A Jason
Campbell $2,047.65, 0170 Ramon Alvarez
$638.48 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811
Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 1060
SUSAN gant $431.30, 4156-57 Barbara Rosenwinkel $535.01, 4165 SUSAN gant
$750.80, 4159 Kim Baker $426.49, 3166 Robin Bellamy $448.16, 1062 Yanique Roberts $384.26.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINOUSLY. U-Haul
Moving & Storage of Haines City: 3307
U.S. Hwy 17-92 W, Haines City, FL 33844
March 11, 2023 F0606 Shanita Brown, G0786 henry daniels, H0930 SHANTU
LAWRENCE, F0667 Luis & Iris Aquino, A0038 Juan Disla U-Haul Moving & Storage of Four Corners: 8546 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34747.
March 11, 2023 2371 RICKEY WOOTTEN, 2034 ROGER FISHEL, 2233 edwin olguin, 1861 Paola Medina, 1422 Darren Ewing, 2161 rod wilmont, 2178 Brittany Gardell, 1437 Marcus Acosta, 1726 ALICE
GEORGE, 2023 Dawn Bagget-wal, 1730
ALICE GEORGE, 2022 Sharee Porter, 1108 Tina Lemieux.
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, April 4, 2023 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-FLstorage-units/ for more info. Michigan
Mini-200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806-at 10:30am: 35 Natalie Perpie 55
David Tyrone Hill 101 Tony Pritchard 127
Johnny Candelario Cruz Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 238 Jessica
Gadd 260 Cori Jackson 352 Devan Bonds
440 Kitanoumi Williams 455 Ferdinand
Gonzalez 462 Ferdinand Gonzalez 466
Bobby Greer 478 Miguel Rappa 488 Caitlynn Christensen B8 Ferdinand Gonzalez
B24 Jose Antonio Martinez Personal Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30 am:
131 Regina Williams 158 Terra Armstead
238 Marzetta Cassandra Polite 283
Chandra Elaine Cuyler 284 Adrian Collins
325 Guerline Muller 363 Lashawnia Mays
382 Marlonde Pierre Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00
am: 55 Devon Hamilton 273 Arthur Jones
295 Maurice Willis 632 Sean Barriero 634
Donell Butler III 725 Shana Macdonald
Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325
Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30
am: 212 Elizabeth Ashley Vaughn 529
William Jacobe 536 Shawn Ferree 606
Laura Mitchell 747 Willie Lamor Culver
748 Willie Griffin 808 Robert Smith 937
Michelle S Rosales 1027 Junior Tavil 1118 Wilson Francisco 1401 Luis Gabriel
Rodriguez Gonzalez 1530 Nerrica Devine 1546 Tequila Chenice Davis 1705 Victor Richardson 1758 Latonya Evette Thomas 1760 Eric King 6212 Jessica Casey Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00
pm: 1006 Dakota Thompson 1020 Bernadette Alston 1030 Jamale Omar Ruise
1058 Larry Blue 1093 Lashane Roger 2062
Latosha Demonia 3151 Nathan Graham 3232 LC Gibbs, Jr. 3270 Taylor Thornton 4070 Roland Saldana 4088 Laquinta
Caldwell-Hart 4107 Belisaria Jimenez
Baez 4116 Casheika Butler 5026 Fredrick Alexander 5044 Raul Vazquez 6028 Lee Homer Simmons 6039 George William Page.
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: April 19th, 2023 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #A104-Households, #1084-Households, #1039-Households, #1015-Households, #2081-Furniture, #2092-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 April 7th, 2023 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 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;
3VW2B7AJ7JM234134
2018 / VOLK
1HGCM66583A084995
2003 / HOND
1GNDT13SX22287504
2002 / CHEV
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2015 / FRHT
1G1AK55F977155052
2007 / CHEV
1HGCR3F98GA016060
36 ORLANDO WEEKLY ● MARCH 22-28, 2023 ● orlandoweekly.com
2016 / HOND
1FTFW1CV6AFB44155
2010 / FORD
1JJV532D9CL669239
2012 / WANC
1G1FH3D76L0117638
2020 / CHEV
4T3ZF13C8YU238851
2000 / TOYT
1HD1PLF135Y956128
2005 / HD
57BGS8351N1064674
2022 / CLBT
2HGFC2F82MH534016
2021 / HON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:
ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 4/7/2023, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes.
ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.
1FATP8UHXL5179927
2020 FORD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:
CORTES TOWING SERVICE gives notice that on 4/7/2023 at 10:00 AM the following vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at 245 ORANGE AVE., LONGWOOD, FL 32750 to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to Florida statute 713.78.
4T1BG22K5XU867164
1999 TOYT
2T1CF28P2YC290851
2000 TOYT
1J4GX48NX4C333368
2004 JEP
1G1AK52F457503891
2005 CHEV
1FAHP53U76A217340
2006 FORD
3VWRM71K49M090619
2009 VOLK
KNDJT2A25A7162920
2010 KIA
JTDBT4K32B1408950
2011 TOYT
5NPEC4AB0CH370683
2012 HYUN
2C3CCABG3DH685394
2013 CHRY.
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 GENERATION
TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/
or all bids.
APRIL 6, 2023
1FAHP3FN1AW209495
2010 FORD
1G1PG5SB1D7143860
2013 CHEV
2FAHP71V19X148857
2009 FORD
4T1BE32K52U576233
2002 TOYT
APRIL 7, 2023
1FAFP34N35W188942
2005 FORD
1G1AD5F5XA7176032
2010 CHEV
4T1BK36B65U013232
2005 TOYT
APRIL 13, 2023
2C4GM68415R305355
2005 CHRY
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2005 NISS
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 2603 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.
APRIL 6, 2023
1C4RJEAG7EC113821
2014 JEEP
2HGFB2F56CH512057
2012 HOND
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2018 RIYA
APRIL 7, 2023
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2009 MAZD
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2013 TOYT
APRIL 9, 2023
2C4RDGEG0KR535218
2019 DODGE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Preston’s Towing. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 07:00 am 605 E Donegan Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34744, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. 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:
4/13/23
1HGCM56383A034672
HOND 2003
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NISS 2019
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KIA 2010
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TOYT 2012
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LEXS 2000
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NISS 2015
4/15/23
4T1GK12E0SU859345
TOYT 1995
4/17/23
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BENT 2012
4/29/23
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FORD 2022
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #
5341 – 2310 W Carroll St, Kissimmee, FL 34741 to satisfy a lien on TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 at approx. 11:00 am at www.
storagetreasures.com: Natheline Gaskin / Ashline Auguste-Harriott /Alicia Baker /
Kimberly Jo Small / Christopher Andrew Ortiz / Omar McDonald Jones / Ivette
Irizarry / Christiana Holloman NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 6174 – 1004
North Hoagland Blvd. Kissimmee, Fl. 34741 to satisfy a lien on TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 at approx. 11:30am at www. storagetreasures.com: Ricardo Gabriel
Carbajal Alvarez / ISAIAS DANIEL TORRES ALDARONDO / Roscoe Orlando Jr Baker / BONNIE GRAZIUSO / Rebecca
Pauline Waldron / Noel Gonzalez /
Aurelio leon / Latori Franklin / Michael Clemente / Jose Melendez NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold
for cash by CubeSmart # 6177 – 1830 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Kissimmee, Fl. 34744 to satisfy a lien on TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 at approx. 12:00 pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Dewayne
Smith / Armando Blanco-Cuellar / Nydia Haydee Rivera / Ashley Olan NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0671 – 100 Mercantile Court, Ocoee, Fl 34761 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Moston
Clarke / Aldo Giuseppe /ALDO GIUSEPPE
BARTOLONE / Erick Flores / Larry Gene Bowen NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Selfstorage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0693 – 1015 North Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32818 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 at approx. 11:00am at www. storagetreasures.com: Mounia Iman
Joseph / Mounia Joseph /Jamie Dorsey / Trishunda Peterson / Shanique Burgess / SB / Shaquan Anthony Walters / Shaquan Walters / Dorothy D Carter / DC / Khorian Augustus Moore / Khorian
A Moore / Cynthia San Miguel / CS / Cristiane Gusmao / Michelle Reed / Corey Vincent McKnight / Corey McKnight
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0420 –5301 N. Pine Hills Road, Orlando Fl 32808 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Derrick
David Dillon / Thierry G Nertilus / Rachelle Kashey Stanley / Tomeisha
Sade Fisher / Lisa Thomas / Jamale
Ruise / Deniece Wynn / Mary Stanley / Tommie Lenard Haynes / Geeddes
D. Brown / Geddes Brown NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0430 –7400 West Colonial Dr, Orlando Fl 32818 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 at approx. 12:00 pm at www. storagetreasures.com: Doniel Richmond/ Theodore Washington /Orixa Aguilar
Martinez / Nicholas Barnes/ Nicholas Jerome Barnes/ Nicholas J Barnes/ Nicholas S Barnes/ Nicole J Barnes, SR/ Nicklus J Barnes, SR/ Nichols Barnes/ Nick J Barnes/ Barnes Nick / Madison
Dean Beni / Jeffrey Aaron Eves / Miguel Angel Camacho III NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 5868 –4752 Conroy Storage Lane, Orlando Fl 32835 to satisfy a lien on THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 at approx. 10:30am at www. storagetreasures.com: Christine Ducille
Taylor / Dana BELL / Dolores Romulus
Jean Mary / Charmaine Mureen Waite / Victoria Jeanne Haberek / Rodrigo
Barcelos Ferreira Nunes / Deena Scott / Olivia Ayson / Dominique Scott / Princess Bonilla / Geneva Pennington / Ramon Pinero / Cheryl Hundley / Madeline Silva NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #351 – 10425 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando FL 32837 to satisfy a lien on THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 at approx. 11:00am at www.storagetreasures.com: Gary Olson/ Justin Kahlil Ferguson / Jahsenyah Jackson NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 5961 – 1540 Sullivan Rd., Davenport, FL 33896 to satisfy a lien on
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures. com: Laurie Salmi / Anthony Barksdale / Michael Anthony Nieves / Jordon Antonio Berry / James Patrick Leschak / Ruben Mendez / Rosa Melendez /John King / Roana Cipriano-Mazzucco / Paul Thomas Rodgers / Carolina Oliveira / Pedro Adorno / Tarsha Jackson / Ericka Rivera NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Selfstorage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 5694 – 7720 Osceola Polk Line Rd., Davenport, FL 33896 to satisfy a lien on THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures. com: Anthony Thompson / Valdinei Santos.
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:
2022 YNGF
VIN: LL0TCKPX3NYS01179
2008 Pontiac
VIN: 2G2WC55C281142145
2008 Ford
VIN: 3FAHP08108R246849
2013 Chevrolet
VIN: 2G1FK1EJXD9187120
2020 Chevrolet
VIN: 1G1ZD5ST3LF155782
2008 Ford
VIN: 1FMCU02Z68KE22105
2014 Ford
VIN: 1FADP3K27EL272022
To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on April 5, 2023 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC
ORDER OF PUBLICATION, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Roanoke City
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: Ki’Yon Terell Casan Smith City of Roanoke DSS v. Kevin Grant Smith, Jr.
The object of this suit is to: terminate the residual parental rights of Kevin Grant Smith, Jr pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 16.1-283(B) and 16.1-283(C) and Section 16.1-283(E). “Residual parental rights are defined by Section 16.1-228 of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended as the rights and responsibilities remain ing with a parent after the parent loses custody of a child, including, but not limited to the right to visitation, consent to adoption, the right to determine religious affiliation, and the responsibility for support. The termination of your residual parental rights will permanently end all of your rights and responsibilities to the child named in the petition. The ties between you and your child are severed forever and you become a legal stranger to the child.” It is ordered that the defen dant Kevin Grant Smith, Jr. appear at the above-named Court to protect his or her interest on or before April 11, 2023 at 9:00 am. Case No. JJ050258-07-00 Michelle Exsparagoza, Clerk. 3/1, 3/ 8, 3/15, and 3/22/2023.
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Employment
Administrative Supervisor needed for Garcia Realty Group, Kissimmee, FL 2 rslv cust complaints & ans policy / proc Qs. Skd agents & comm wk duties. Anlyz & rpt fin rpts 2 mgr. Compute comms. Req BA Deg. F/T mail res: E. Garcia, 3000 Loopdale Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34741
Director, Field Human Resources (Signature Aviation US Holdings, Inc.; Orlando, FL) to provide leadership, guidance, and counsel. Resumes: HR, 13485 Veterans Way, Ste 600, Orlando, FL 32827.
Financial Services Representative needed for Domus Global Tax Advisors, LLC, Orlando, FL 2 compile acct info & file related frms. Execute wire xfer of funds. Proc apps, file appt bus structure docs. Ans fin & tax svcs qns. Obtain & adv of credit & D&B rpts. Req bachelor’s in BA. F/T mail res: Domus GTA, 7680 Universal Blvd, #510, Orlando, FL 32819.
IT Specialists sought by Pelliconi Florida, LLC in Orlando, FL responsible for Installation, Configuration, and support of company softwares. Responsible for the administration of all branch IT services including laptops, PCs, printers, email, network, and phone systems. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or related field or foreign equivalent, plus 5 years of experience as IT specialist. Skills/Experience: 5 years of experience in a Networking environment. 5 years of experience managing Microsoft products e.g.: Outlook, Exchange, Word, PowerPoint+ Experience with Microsoft Desktop/ Server Operating Systems. 5 years of experience working in and providing operational documentation. 5 years of experience with file and print sharing, including security and user permissions management. 5 years of experience using SAP ERP software. SAP Certified Application Associate. IBM Certificate in IT & Network Fundamentals. IBM Certificate in Application Development. Mail resume to Yasmin Sanchez at 2501 Principal Row, Orlando, FL 32837.
Marketing Specialist, F/T - Orlando, FL - Lim Law, P.A. The Mktg Specialist will test new mktg mediums & measure the cost per lead & closing of leads across test mktg; Manage all social media mktg; Manage mktg prgms; Research, analyze & monitor fin’l, technological, & demo-graphical factors to capitalize on mkt opportunities; Assist w/ special projects. Requmts: At least a Bach’s in Mktg or Business Mgmt or foreign equiv & 4 yrs exp in Mktg or Mktg related field.
Resumes to: info@lim.law or Mail to: Lim Law, P.A. Attn: Nancy Weiss, 159 Lookout Place, Ste 101 Maitland, FL 32751.
PASTRY CHEF Create pastries, baked goods, & confections, by following a set recipe. Decorate & present pastries & baked goods in a tasteful & beautiful way. Reqmnts: 24 mo exp. Interested applicants contact Mr. Georgios Papageorgiou, Éclair Affaire LLC, 10392 W. State Road 84, #110, Davie, FL 33324
Rep Services, Inc. is looking for a Sales Rep who will answer customers’ questions about the product, prices, availability and uses; Estimate quotes, prices, credit or contract terms, warranties (if
any) and delivery dates; Prepare sales contracts; Negotiate details of contracts and payments; Arrange and direc delivery and installation of equipment;
Administrative duties such as preparing reports, keeping sales records, and filing reports; Prepare drawings using AutoCad software that meet specific customer needs. Regular business travel to Brevard, Monroe, and Dade Counties.
Requirements: BA in Business Admin + 24 months of exp. in sales or sales related exp. OR no degree + 48 months of exp in sales or sales related exp. Must have AutoCAD design software exp. Send to: Rep Services, Inc. Attn: Nathan Almon 165 West Jessup Ave. Longwood, FL 32750 or email to: nathan@repservices.com
Senior Test Engineer Job Code 7001 (Prolifics Inc., Orlando, FL) Works w/ business users & stakeholders for gathering business reqs. Devel QA strategy & project plan. Apply various testing techniques & prep & execute the test cases. Perform Pre-deployment Regression, Smoke on QA & Pilot builds. Uses tools such as SOAP UI, REST Web Services JIRA, & Jenkins. Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivt in Comp. Sci./Eng. or related, + 5 yrs of progressive work exp in the field. Location: Orlando, FL & various unanticipated locations w/in the U.S., relocation may be required. Please refer to job code & email resume to jobs@prolifics.com
Business Center ManagerCommercial Technology Underwriting Management GreatInsuranceJobs.com 6561651
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Inventory Control Specialist-Fire/EMS Polk County Board of County Commissioners 6561627
Transporter Orlando Health 6561591
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Lifeguards / Swim Instructors, Downtown Orlando YMCA Family Center YMCA of Central Florida 6561545
Housekeeping - HousepersonEmbassy Suites by Hilton Orlando LBV South Embassy Suites Orlando - Lake Buena Vista South 6561539
Zamboni Driver City of Orlando 6561463
Entertainment Coordinator Venues Give Kids The World 6561389
Install Technician Audio Enhancement 6561386
Director, Compensation University of Central Florida 6561384
Administrative Assistant - Public Services City of Winter Garden 6561326
Suite Attendant $16.80 - Caribe Royale Hotel Caribe Royale Orlando 6561226
Major Account Executive Stax 6561225
Manager Project Management Office Orange County Clerk of Courts 6561223
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Director of Staff Inclusion and Belonging Rollins College (RC) 6560717
General Manager/ Designer Sipley The Best 6560715
Operations Technician - Plumber ($1000 Sign On Incentive) Orange County Government 6560237
Receptionist Kovacsik Law 6558872
Retail Brand Ambassador Corkcicle 6558312
Immediate Job Opportunities - Now Hiring In A Variety Of Departments! SeaWorld Orlando 6558100
Driver Education Instructor (Full-Time) Florida Safety Council 6558027
Golf Course Superintendent Evermore Resort 6557915
Mechanic - Tire Technician Carroll Fulmer Logistics Corporation 6557698
Payroll Administrator Ardan, Inc 6557256
Porter - Facilities Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 6556030
Customer Service Representative Energy Air Inc. 6555922
*SEASONAL SUMMER POSITION* Site Supervisor Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida 6555784
Clinical Services Coordinator Brevard Family Partnership 6555677
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Educational Advisor Seminole State College of Florida 6553130
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Account Manager/Inside Sales Hibernia Nursery 6552692
Lead Utility Technician City of Casselberry 6551287
Electrician Shaffer Electric 6551036
Install Technician Audio Enhancement 6561386
Director, Compensation University of Central Florida 6561384
Claims Specialist Training Program2022-23 GreatInsuranceJobs.com 6561383
Software Engineer - Cloud (Java) GreatInsuranceJobs.com 6561382
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DEPUTY SHERIFF Seminole County Sheriff’s Office 6561541
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Accounting Manager - Senior Level Reunion Resort & Club 6560238
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