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The fake Basquiat crisis did not end with the termination of the disgraced director, but rather has only deepened. The lack of integrity, first and foremost among the board of trustees of the museum is, to put it not so politely, an ongoing dumpster fire. Nothing says this as clearly as the fact that the board has asked an outside local law firm to conduct some kind of review of the museum. The good men and women of the board of trustees are still not aware that they failed at their one task — namely, to preserve the integrity of the museum — and so they see no need to face the conse quences of their failure and resign.

Anatomy of the dumpster fire:

• The crisis did not end when a crisis management firm was contracted. (Great decision, awful execution.)

• The crisis did not end when Luder Whitlock was brought back. (Red flag.)

• The crisis did not end when Luder Whitlock resigned. (Huge red flag.)

• The crisis did not end when the nowformer chair penned an op-ed for the Orlando Sentinel. (Fuel on the fire.)

• The crisis did not end when the nowformer chair stepped down, yet remained on the board. (More fuel on the fire.)

• The crisis did not end when board members Mark Elliott and Nancy Wolf were appointed to head a task force. (Inactivity in the face of crisis is fuel on the fire.)

• The crisis did not end when board members cried that they were kept in the dark. (More fuel on the fire.)

• The crisis did not end when board member Mark Elliott was appointed chair of the board, possibly not in accordance with the bylaws. (More fuel.)

• The crisis did not end when newly ap pointed chair Mark Elliott apologized, but took no responsibility. (Is he sorry for what happened or sorry that they got caught?)

Will the Akerman law firm put an end to the crisis? Absolutely not. Because at root, the board is passing the buck of account ability, which also implies that they have their own side of the story that is not known, and this is the manner they have chosen for it to be heard so they can be exonerated.

Some additional concerns regarding the Akerman inquiry:

First of all, and most importantly, what is the scope and mandate of this inquiry? The truth will be found not in the results, but in the way the issues for review are framed. And given that there is an FBI investigation still ongoing, won’t much, if not all, that is at the heart of the matter be excluded?

Will the report be made public? Immedi ately and completely?

Are the board members committed to accepting the results? Mr. Elliott pledged

in a phone conversation with me that he would accept the findings, including his resignation, should it be called for.

What is the museum hoping to gain by such an inquiry? If the trustees had any concept of integrity, they would have resigned immediately after the FBI shut down the exhibit. This deflection is more fuel on the dumpster fire. Anything short of a recommendation that the entire board of trustees resign will be a further insult to the people of Orlando, and will certainly give the appearance of a rigged and farcical process. The former judge and board mem ber who cried that she had no knowledge of the behind-the-scenes Basquiat drama misses the point: It doesn’t matter that you didn’t know; you should have known, that was your job, and your common sense should have been enough to figure it out. Not to mention the owners of the collection are convicted felons! (When I heard that the OMA was chosen to present 25 neverbefore-seen Basquiat works, I was skeptical. I did some research, and when multiple red flags popped up, I reached out to a known Basquiat expert and authenticator, the Basquiat Estate and Thad Mumford’s sister, all of whom were most accessible.)

The museum and its board do not like criticism, and have repeatedly asked us to wait indefinitely while taking no steps, an attempt to convince us that we are “putting this behind us.” The necessary response to this arrogant and continued stonewalling is public impatience and a demand for mean ingful and respectable action. The severity of the required steps is in direct proportion to the enormity of the failure and disgrace. Mark Elliott, sadly, is not capable of figuring out for himself that he is not addressing the crisis. There is no need for the Akerman law firm, period, and certainly no reason to set them up as judge and jury. The way, the only way, to end a crisis of integrity is to take responsibility, personal responsibility, which in this case means to resign.

A word must be said about Luder Whit lock, the only person in this entire debacle who showed integrity. When he felt that he could not continue, that he and the board were at odds, Mr. Whitlock resigned. This was the “canary in the coal mine” moment.

Museums must maintain their integrity at all costs. This, in fact, is the reason boards of trustees exist. The fact that the board of trustees of the OMA is still unable to under stand that they failed, miserably, and that they are hoping to be vindicated in some way is totally unacceptable.

A museum should see itself as an institu tion for the public, dedicated to serving the public good. Whom does the present board of trustees serve? The answer shown clearly, by both their own words and actions, is that they serve themselves only and are unashamed of doing so. Failure by the pres ent board to resolve this crisis may in fact lead to the ultimate demise of the museum. We need to move on, without those who do not have the best interest of the museum at heart.

— Samuel S. Flax, Orlando

☞ The Orlando Museum of Art is still bogged down in a crisis of integrity

» Gaetz unlikely to be charged in sex trafficking probe, according to report

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is unlikely to face charges from the years-long probe into whether he engaged in sex trafficking, according to a new report from the Washington Post. Speaking to people within the Department of Justice, the paper found that prosecutors recommended against charges in the case, worrying that the credibility of two witnesses who spoke against Gaetz would not stand up in court.

One of those two witnesses was the woman at the heart of the investigation. Over the last several years, prosecutors interviewed her alongside Gaetz associates to determine whether or not Gaetz enticed her across state lines for the purposes of sex while she was still a minor, a crime punishable under federal sex trafficking statutes. In addition to the woman, prosecutors are reportedly worried that the testimony of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg would not hold water. The former Central Florida politico was convicted last year on sex trafficking and fraud charges, the former stemming from his relationship with the aforementioned woman. Greenberg has yet to be sentenced, as he hoped to receive leniency by cooperating with investigators. While his sentencing has been delayed several times, it appears his testimony was not enough for investigators.

Greenberg and the anonymous woman were far from alone in testifying against Gaetz; his ex-girlfriend testified before a grand jury in Orlando earlier this year. Investigators were focused on an eventful trip to the Bahamas where Gaetz, Greenberg, his ex and the anonymous woman were all in attendance. The trip was at the heart of further investigations into corruption among Florida politicians.

» OCPS Superintendent sends message amid increase in prank threats on schools

Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Vasquez left an audio message for parents regarding an increase in joke threats throughout the Orange County School District last week. “Some students may think of this as a prank, but this is not a joke and it’s taken very seriously,” Vasquez said. “It doesn’t matter if they say it, text it, write it, snap it or post it on social media, students who make threats can face serious consequences according to our Code of Student Conduct and through law enforcement.” Vasquez also encouraged parents to speak to their children about the importance of safety and check there are no prohibited items in their backpacks before sending them to school.

Vasquez’s statement follows a series of prank threats throughout the OCPS system this past week. West Orange High School in Winter Garden received two written threats within the span of two days, sparking investigation from deputies. A suspect for these threats has since been identified, the sheriff’s office said. Maitland High School, in Volusia County, released a statement similar to Vasquez’s after a prank shooting scare caused panic on Friday, Sept. 9. “To prevent these types of situations from occurring in the future, we are asking parents and guardians to communicate with their children how dangerous these pranks are, how they create a very unsafe school environment, and how serious the internal and external consequences are,” the Twitter statement read. Anyone who becomes aware of a threat should report it through the FortifyFL app, Vasquez said.

» Plane carrying ‘DeSantis is a human trafficker’ banner flies over Orlando

A plane flew a banner over Orlando last week bearing the message “DeSantis is a human trafficker,” following the Florida governor’s decision to send migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard earlier this month. The flight comes after Ron DeSantis stood by his decision to trick 50 migrants into a flight to Massachusetts. The stunt, intended to showcase liberal hypocrisy in the face of having to deal with an influx of migrants, largely backfired when the town welcomed the families and offered care. However, that fact hasn’t penetrated the conservative sphere, with DeSantis and others still gleeful about the stunt and planning more. The next location in the governor’s ongoing campaign of human trafficking is Rehoboth Beach, a small Delaware town where President Joe Biden has a vacation home. That information was revealed ahead of time by flight plans, giving the town time to prepare. “We are aware of the situation and are working with state and local partners to compassionately address this situation and take care of the migrants who may arrive,” a spokesperson for the city told the Daily Beast. “Beyond that, we don’t have any additional comment.” A Texas sheriff launched an investigation into whether or not DeSantis’ first flight from Texas to Massachusetts broke the law. Bexar County top cop Javier Salazar accused DeSantis of exploiting the migrant workers for “political posturing.”

» Amazon Fresh grocery store planned for Maitland shopping center

The Orlando Business Journal reports that the online retailer and recent entrant into the grocery game will build an Amazon Fresh store in the planned Trelago Market shopping

center. Amazon has owned organic megachain Whole Foods Market since 2017. Amazon Fresh began its life as a produce and grocery delivery service, growing into brick-and-mortar grocery stores starting in 2020. Fresh acts as a sort of downmarket cousin to Whole Foods, and has opened locations in many American and European cities. Several of these locations have been cashierless, with customers being charged by sensors that detect what they carry out of the store. Amazon operates three Whole Foods Markets in the Orlando area, but this Amazon Fresh location would be their first in the region. OBJ’s unnamed sources also say the retailer has eyes on a location in Winter Garden.

» Seminole Dems headquarters also hit with ‘fascist’ graffiti

Yet another Seminole County political HQ has been vandalized. Mere weeks after some suspiciously neat graffiti was found on the headquarters of the Seminole County GOP in Casselberry, the Democratic Party office was also tagged with graffiti that appears to be in conversation with that first bit of vandalism. The windows of the building in Longwood were sprayed with the messages “UR Fascist Too” and “End Both Parties.” Like the former incident, an anarchist A was painted on the building. Unlike the Republican Party incident, the taggers managed to get some spray paint on the window frames and drew the A outside the bounds of its circle, the lack of which led to suspicion about the first spray-paint bombing. The building was also draped with a homemade banner that said “Free Palestine.” The Seminole County Dems condemned the original vandalism against the GOP in August. Seminole County police are investigating both incidents.

» Florida highway shuts down after trucks spill massive load of Coors Lights

A major party foul resulted in multiple lane closures on a section of highway in Hernando County last Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a collision involving four semi-trucks and one pickup shut down southbound lanes of Interstate 75 at mile marker 296 and sent cases of Coors Light spilling across the roadway. It was unclear exactly what led to the crash and what happened to all those cases of “The World’s Most Refreshing Beer.” Only minor injuries were reported, says FHP.

» Two Orlando routes named among 10 worst traffic snarls in U.S. Two roads in Orlando have been named among the top 10 worst for traffic in the entire United States. The study by traffic analysts Inrix measured typical congestion and hours lost sitting in traffic on American roads. The study found that the average American driver lost 36 hours of their life sitting in congested traffic last year. Drivers who took the two problematic Orlando routes were well above that number, however. The study found that drivers during rush hour who traveled I-4 West between the Beachline Expressway and FL-429 lost an average of 74 hours in traffic. Anyone taking US-17 South from 192 to The Oaks Boulevard also suffered, losing 59 hours in traffic. Those numbers were good for third- and seventhworst congestion in the U.S., respectively. In spite of this, Orlando proper was nowhere to be found on the list of most congested cities overall. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Miami made up the top five.

Gaetz likely to avoid formal charges, Orange County schools push back against prank threats, Amazon Fresh grocery store to open in Maitland, party foul on I-75 and more news you may have missed.

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: HIGH MAINTENANCE

Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics

BY RYAN DAILEY, NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

ABlack farmer who has grown soy beans, corn, peanuts, watermelon and peas on his 1,137-acre McAlpin farm for more than four decades can add a new crop to the mix — marijuana.

Terry Donnell Gwinn, who operates Gwinn Brothers Farm with his brother Clifford, is in line to be the state’s newest medical-marijuana operator. The Suwannee County farmer beat out 11 other applicants who were vying for a license earmarked for a Black farmer with ties to Florida.

The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced it had issued a “written notice of intent” to approve a medical-mar ijuana license for Gwinn, setting the stage for what could be drawn-out litigation over the coveted opportunity to join the medicalpot industry.

Florida voters in 2016 passed a consti tutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. The resulting 2017 law included a provision requiring health officials to issue a license to a Black farmer because none of the African-American farmers in Florida could meet eligibility requirements for an earlier round of state licenses.

In addition to awarding a license to a Black farmer, this week’s decision could help pave the way for health officials to double the number of medical-marijuana operators in the state — currently at 22, not including Gwinn — as also required by the 2017 law that set guidelines for the industry.

The health department’s decision to award the license to Gwinn is almost certain to spur litigation from medical-mar ijuana hopefuls who lost out. All but five of the medical-marijuana businesses currently operating in the state were issued licenses after drawn-out legal and administrative challenges.

“Everybody who lost is going to chal lenge,” Daniel Russell, a Tallahassee lawyer with the Dean Mead firm who represents one of the applicants, told the News Service of Florida. “We all saw how this went last time. There were supposed to be five licens ees and now there’s more than 20, and it happened via litigation strategies and lob bying strategies. So that’s what we’re going to do again.”

HUDDLED MASSES

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial decision to send about 50 asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard drew a pair of law suits this week, as well as national attention.

The Sept. 14 flights started in San Antonio, Texas, and stopped at an airport in the Northwest Florida community of

Crestview before heading north to the Massachusetts island enclave.

Sen. Jason Pizzo, a North Miami Beach Democrat, filed a legal challenge in Leon County circuit court Thursday alleging that the governor’s move violates the state Constitution and a separate Florida law.

To pay for the charter flights, DeSantis’ administration tapped into a $12 million fund lawmakers this year steered to the Florida Department of Transportation “for implementing a program to facilitate the transport of unauthorized aliens from this state consistent with federal law.” State records show that the state agency paid Vertol Systems Company, Inc. nearly $1.6 million this month for “relocation of unau thorized aliens.”

Pizzo’s lawsuit cited part of the Constitution and said “substantive” poli cies are required to be approved in separate laws, rather than through the budget.

DeSantis, the Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis are named as defendants in the lawsuit.

The 13-page complaint emphasizes that the asylum seekers, mostly from Venezuela, had been in Texas, not Florida, after cross ing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Pizzo’s legal challenge also accused the DeSantis administration of violating a state law that bars government agencies from entering contracts with transportation companies if those companies are “will fully providing any service in furtherance of transporting a person into the state of Florida knowing that the person is an unauthorized alien, except to facilitate the detention, removal or departure of the per son from this state or the United States.”

DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske issued a statement criticizing Pizzo — a for mer prosecutor — and noting that he voted for the budget in March. Lawmakers vote on the overall budget and not individual sections, though they can propose amend ments addressing sections.

“Senator Pizzo never misses an oppor tunity for his 15 minutes of fame and is challenging an action on an appropriation he voted for,” Fenske said.

On Tuesday, lawyers representing some of the asylum seekers who were allegedly “tricked” into boarding the flights filed a potential class-action lawsuit seeking to stop the governor from luring immigrants to travel across state lines.

The legal challenge, filed by attorneys with the Massachusetts-based Lawyers for

Civil Rights, seeks unspecified monetary damages and asks a federal judge to block the DeSantis administration from “inducing immigrants to travel across state lines by fraud and misrepresentation.”

In Texas, the immigrants were given items such as $10 McDonald’s gift cards and promised “free shoes” if they would agree to take the flights, with many of the people not understanding where they were going, according to the allegations. The immi grants were placed in a hotel for several days before boarding two charter planes on Sept. 14.

Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, told reporters Wednesday that his organization also requested anonymity for the plaintiffs because they have received “a barrage of hate messages and death threats” as they try to recover from daunting journeys to the U.S. and subsequent trauma from their relocation to the Northeast. The request was granted by U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs.

Espinoza-Madrigal, a lawyer, called the lawsuit “the first of its kind” in the nation.

“We are dealing with an unprecedented situation. Never before have immigrants been endangered in this way,” he said.

RATTLERS STRIKE AT STATE

Arguing that the state has failed to meet funding obligations and other commitments to Florida A&M University, six students on Thursday filed a potential class-action law suit accusing state officials of “intentional discrimination” against the historically Black school.

The federal lawsuit alleged that the state has maintained “a segregated system of higher education” and that Florida’s disparate funding and support for FAMU violated constitutional equal-protection rights.

“Throughout its history and up to the present day, Florida has purpose fully engaged in a pattern and practice of racial discrimination, principally through disparate funding, that has prevented HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), including FAMU, from achieving parity with their traditionally White institution (“TWI”) counterparts,” the lawsuit said.

The state of Florida, the Board of Governors for the state’s university sys tem and Chancellor Marshall Criser are named as defendants in the federal lawsuit, which was filed in the Northern District of Florida.

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LOSING THEIR RELIGION

Evangelical Christians have sold their souls and turned their beliefs from a theology into a cultural identity in service to the party of Trump

BY JEFFREY C. BILLMAN

As a child, I attended a fundamentalist parochial school, one of those primarily white private schools founded in the South after the civil rights movement for reasons that, of course, had nothing to do with race; don’t be silly.

The school brought in speakers to tell us, as 13-year-olds, that dinosaurs roamed Noah’s Ark, Bigfoot is real and God watches us masturbate. (I should probably bring that up with my therapist.) It’s possible the years have twisted my memory, but I recall a Bible teacher telling us Salem’s witches had it coming. I definitely remember a high school history teacher — also a football coach, natu rally — informing us that the Civil War was really about tariffs.

On the other hand, I — slow, short, not terribly coordinated, occasionally stoned — was a two-sport varsity athlete, so I suppose there’s an upside to everything.

In any event, the experience left me with a lifetime’s worth of the evangelical version of Catholic guilt and a strange fascination with fundamentalist politics.

I’ve watched with morbid curiosity as those who purported to be the only true fol lowers of Jesus volunteered to be co-opted by a reactionary strain of American conser vatism, as the same crowd that had fits of apoplexy over a president’s affair became loyal foot soldiers for a libertine con artist.

Psychologically, the attraction isn’t hard to explain: Fundamentalists and right-wing populists both score off the charts on mea sures of authoritarianism. Even so, it’s been interesting to see how the merger — which was underway since the mid-20th century but reached its zenith under the Trump administration — has affected both religion and politics.

Recently, Ligonier Ministries and LifeWay Research published their semi-annual “The State of Theology” survey, a poll that seeks to “take the theological temperature of the United States to help Christians better understand today’s culture and to equip the church with better insights for discipleship.”

Its findings were remarkable, especially coming from a fundamentalist organization.

“Despite the clear teaching of scripture,” the survey reported, nearly half of evan gelical Christians said that God “learns and adapts to various situations.” Nearly twothirds reject the notion of original sin, which the survey attributes to the “influence of humanistic philosophies and worldviews.”

A majority — 56 percent — of evangeli cals believe God accepts people of multiple faiths, up 14 points from the 2020 survey; 43 percent deny the divinity of Jesus, and 26 percent say the Bible isn’t literally true.

These are literal heresies for Christians who do not merely attend evangelical church es but espouse core evangelical beliefs.

But while evangelicals’ theological views have grown less fundamentalist, more than 90 percent of evangelicals still hold to fun damentalist teachings on abortion and sex outside of marriage. The percentages that see both as sins have risen in recent years, in fact.

At the same time, however, 28 percent of evangelicals say that the Bible’s condem nation of homosexuality no longer applies — not a lot, but way up from 11 percent in 2020 — and 37 percent agree that “gender identity is a choice,” up from 22 percent two years ago.

Younger evangelicals are significantly more liberal on those two questions, but not on abortion or premarital sex.

I’m not sure what to make of that dichoto my. Perhaps wider acceptance of and greater exposure to LGBTQ individuals has caused some evangelicals to rethink their adherence to Bronze Age understandings of human sexuality and gender, while a generation of True Love Waits shaming is still working its magic. Or it could be that evangelicals, like religion itself, are full of contradictions.

But two things strike me as true: One, modern evangelicalism is as much a cultural identity as it is a set of cohesive religious beliefs, and this cultural identity is fully enmeshed in the Republican Party. Two, while evangelicalism is forgetting its cat echism, America is losing its faith.

A recent Gallup poll found that only 81 percent of Americans said they believe in

God, the lowest level in the survey’s history and down from 92 percent in 2011. Church attendance is collapsing. Increasing numbers of Americans say they have no religious affili ation — and millennials and Gen Zs are the least religious generations this country has ever seen.

It doesn’t take a prophet to see where this is headed.

It’s no coincidence that the once-fringe idea of Christian nationalism — the idea that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and the separation of church and state is a myth — is taking hold on the far right, with figures like Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis embracing or flirt ing with it.

In a recent survey, 61 percent of Republicans said they wanted Congress to declare the United States a Christian nation, though 57 percent of Republicans also said (correctly!) that the Constitution doesn’t allow such a thing. (In other words, more than half of the Republicans surveyed want Congress to do something they know is unconstitution al.) More than three-quarters of evangelical Republicans want Congress to establish a national religion, so long as it’s theirs; fewer than half of other Republicans do.

Unsurprisingly, older Republicans are keen on a Christian state; they’re more likely to be evangelicals. Also unsurprising is the role of white grievance: 59 percent of Americans who think white people are discriminated against are good with Christian nationalism.

Like fundamentalism, racial grievance is a branch of the authoritarianism tree.

Donald Trump intuited that evangelical leaders would — after a few promises — over look his past sins and fall in line. They did.

They didn’t sell their souls for nothing. They got Roe overturned, after all. But in their fealty to Trump, they turned their religion into a cultural identity that served Trump’s political movement.

In the process, they did neither God nor American politics any favors.

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BY SETH KUBERSKY

This Saturday, the luxurious life and lonely death of Coco Chanel comes to the stage in the form of a brand-new opera, but this world premiere isn’t having its grand debut at the Met or Palais Garnier. Instead, contemporary composer Nathan Felix is presenting No. 5, his first-ever full-length work, here in Orlando at the Timucua Arts Foundation.

If his name sounds familiar, that’s because Felix’s original outdoor one-act operas Fury in Sound and The Wizard of Loch Haven Park lit up the Orlando Fringe festivals in 2019 and 2021. And although the one-time indie rocker has earned acclaim from Austin to Albuquerque (not to mention New York City) for his orchestral creations, he’s returned to Central Florida to launch his most ambitious project yet because of one thing: our people.

“I like to be able to come to Orlando two or three times a year because of all the friend ships I’ve made, and the talent also,” Felix told me at the start of our recent phone inter view ahead of his first rehearsal with the cast of No. 5

“I mean, it’s cool to have friends that are also uniquely talented [and] believe it or not, Orlando was really the only place that I’ve done staged operas — at Timucua; they’re the ones that gave me that opportunity.” Since his last production there — 2021’s RibasDominicci and The War Bride — he’s been focusing on immersive site-specific works

for museum exhibits, like La Malinche: The Traitor, about Cortes’ conquest of Mexico.

Felix’s newest work — which, at 70 min utes, is his longest — was fueled by his second great love, after composing. “If I didn’t go into music, fashion has always been something I’ve been very curious about and interested in,” he says, and iconic entrepreneur Coco Chanel was always a particular inspi ration. “I love her story, because she crosses paths with the Lost Generation that I love in Paris; Gertrude Stein and Dali and Buñuel, those are some of my heroes.”

That struck me, and I said, let me go back and explore, and see why.”

baton for Felix’s last Orlando appearance.

NO. 5

9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1

Timucua Arts Foundation 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. 321-234-3985

Although her story has been dramatized before, Felix decided to “try and find a little twist” by digging deeper into her romantic relationships with an English aristocrat, an iconoclastic composer and a Nazi diplomat.

“This woman — strong, independent — [who] really liberated a lot of women for multiple decades, she died one of the richest people in the world, and she died alone.

The result of Felix’s research stars soprano Molly Ann Anderson as a young Coco Chanel, with Claire Hodges taking up the role in her later years. Felix met Anderson during the 2021 Fringe and cast her as his own grand mother in The War Bride; he says he wrote the leading role for her after becom ing “so enamored by [her] talent and skill set,” and bonding with Anderson’s aunt over their shared love of Chanel. They are joined by Jacob Pence as Boy Capel, Michaela Wright as legendary composer Igor Stravinsky, and Madison Marie McIntosh as Hans Günther von Dincklage, nearly all of whom have worked with Felix before. “I love working with the same people,” he says. “That’s just part of what I love about music: building the friendships, and working with the people I like.”

Another important collaborator on No. 5 is conductor Ethan Lolley, who also held the

“He combines talent, charisma, and a very genuine sort of nature that he creates in the rehearsals,” says Felix. “That’s really impor tant for me, to have an environment that feels warm and welcoming. Yes, we’re all here to work and make sure we get the best product, but I try and avoid friction, and Ethan just has this great way of working with each singer or instrumentalist and listening to them, [so] he was my first choice.”

Finally, lest the label “opera” intimi date you out of attending, Felix insists that although No. 5’s musical style is “not musical theater performance, it has this very upbeat pop sensibility tone … whereas my other operas [are] very dramatic, so the music’s a little heavier, this one is really light and it’s fun, and I’m excited; I think the audience was really going to enjoy it.”

Following the show, he’s off to San Antonio to mount two more operas (one of which will be broadcast on Texas Public Radio), but with a little lottery luck he’ll be back here for the 2023 Orlando Fringe. Perhaps he could write one of his immersive operas about a counter feit artwork scandal; I can suggest the perfect venue for him to stage it ...

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Contemporary composer Nathan Felix presents No. 5, his first-ever full-length opera, here in Orlando at the Timucua Arts Foundation

Ahead of Saturday’s debut, the cast of ‘No. 5’ rehearses | courtesy photo

THE WELLBORN SUPREMACY

The Wellborn plates bites of tropical splendor fused with French, Latin and Asian flair

BY FAIYAZ KARA

It didn’t take long for the Mawardi Brothers to put their trendy fingerprints on the historic Wellborn property after taking it over in 2019. In just three COVIDera years, their Team Market Group not only spiffed up the rooms of the Art Deco hotel and surrounding buildings, but cleaned up the grounds, contem porized the aesthetics and, under the charge of culinary director Nick Grecco, completely mod ernized the Wellborn’s menu.

Grecco’s been a busy man of late, overhaul ing the food options at TMG’s Robinson Room and developing menus for Plantees (which opened in April), Taco Kat (opening next month) and two restau rants slated to open next year — Primrose Lanes Restaurant & Bowling Club and livefire cookhouse Eastwood in Mills 50. Good thing he has executive chef Ivesant Geigel to run things at the Wellborn. The restaurant, occupying both floors of the

quaint I.W. Phillips House, has been a haven for zoomers and fashionistas but, thanks to Geigel, is about to be a favored destina tion for the city’s food-conscious as well. The classical training and experience he received at the Tavistock Restaurant Group and under Tim Keating at Flying Fish Café and Urbain 40 shows. A seemingly simple chilled cucumber salad ($10) comes with a superb mix of Persian, English and Kirby cukes dressed in a dashi-spiced sesame vinaigrette and crackled with a sprinkle of qui noa. It was garnished with marigolds from the Wellborn’s garden and it set the tone for the creative small plates that followed.

Also of note: grilled brie ($22) on Olde Hearth brioche stuffed with duck confit and white truffle oil. Beneath the bite-sized sam mies was a sop-worthy mango jam. Our server called it a real “slutty” dish, and we appreciated that happy ending. Best grilled

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cheese in town? Perhaps. The avocado and crab dip ($17) was friséed like it was about to make its entrance to the Met Gala, while the trio of lamb ribs ($24), nestled in an onion raita, glazed with a guava barbecue sauce and crunched with shaved almonds, played up substance, not style. Grilled prawns ($20), however, stole the show. Slicked in a chili-lime butter, then garnished with pickled gypsy and jalapeño peppers, these head-on buggers are worth the trip alone. “Revelatory,” said my dining comrade, and revel in these we did.

And very much like the second-floor space, the menu is tropically eclectic and not without its comfort. Food on a stick provides that for me, though others, like my sis, are repulsed by the thought of stick-skewered foods. “I don’t like the taste of wood in my mouth,” she says.

I’d have her try Grecco and Geigel’s Florida red snapper to convince her oth erwise. It was marinated in a sweet/tangy miso-tamarind, charred, then broiled before being served over an onion cream sauce (like a soubise but without the flour) and stabbed with a couple of sticks. On top was a scallion kosho, a condiment fashioned from yuzuroasted jalapeños.

If this doesn’t convert the stick-averse, the beef tenderloin churrasco ($21) set in a “saltado” sauce (it’s basically a bordelaise reduced with soy) and crested with chimi churri and garlic chips likely won’t either.

Nor will Japanese eggplant ($15) brushed with a torched pepper aioli, dotted with bubu arare and drizzled with a Malta cara mel sauce. That eggplant, and the roasted cauliflower ($15) with calabaza, pepitas and green chili vinaigrette, are considerate plantbased items.

If Bibb lettuce wraps served with 48-hour sous-vide short rib ($42) are offered when you visit, get them. The 12 ounces of Creekstone Farms beef, slivered and glazed with a ginger-pineapple soy, came with pick led peppers, mostarda and a sesame-soy dip.

Now, if the name Amanda McFall rings a bell, it’s because she’s one of Orlando’s finest pastry chefs, having sweetened the proverbial pots at Ravenous Pig and Urbain 40 and now doing the same for TMG. Her banana rum cake ($12) with rum-butter caramel sauce, coffee crumble and bruléed bananas was killer. Her coconut flan ($12) embellished with kiwi, strawberry and shards of lime merengue was a tropical tour de force.

But here’s the kicker: All this incred ible food is being made out of a food truck hidden on the Wellborn’s grounds. Grecco says they’ve started the process of building a permanent kitchen, but it’s still in the works. I, for one, am anxious to see what this team can produce with a fully functioning kitchen. Rest assured that when it’s finished, the Wellborn will be reborn. Again.

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OPENINGS+CLOSINGS:

Pizza Bruno will open its College Park location the first week of October in the old Tin & Taco space at 2429 Edgewater Drive. Owner Bruno Zacchini says the pies in College Park will be a riff on his love of New Jersey-style pies (sauce on top of the cheese and toppings) and will have a thicker crust than the Neapolitan pies at his Curry Ford location. They’ll also be fired in an electric oven, not a wood-fired one. Tables inside the restaurant will be reservation-only and seating at the bar will be on a firstcome, first-served basis … Black Magic Pizza, the popular pizza pop-up fusing New York-style pizza ingredients with Neapolitan cooking techniques, has signed a lease to take over the space next to Rockpit Brewing at 14 W. Illiana St. Owner Traviss Santos anticipates an early 2023 opening … Look for Bad As’s Burgers, sister operation to Bad As’s Sandwiches, to open in the old Kathi Rolls space on Curry Ford Road this week. They’ll use Australian wagyu beef and fresh-baked whitesesame and whole-wheat buns for their signature and build-your-own burgers … After opening The Wilson at the InnSide by Meliá New York Nomad in 2018, IGC Hospitality will open The Wilson inside the Meliá Orlando Celebration Oct. 8. The Wilson is being touted as a “quirky, unconventional, seaside-inspired bistro” … In other hotel restaurant news, Rosa Mexicano, with 10 locations on the Eastern seabord, will replace Fresh Mediterranean Market inside the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in early 2023. Expect “a fresh take on Mexican food, authentic Mexican heritage, culinary techniques and lively dining.”

NEWS+EVENTS:

Luke’s Kitchen in Maitland hosts a five-course tasting experience com plete with craft cocktails on their patio Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. Cost is $125 Oktoberfest at City Works Eatery & Pour House in Disney Springs will feature a limited-time, German-inspired menu (currywurst, pork belly spaetzle, pork schnitzel) along with festive beers through Monday, Oct. 3 … The second annual Taste of Space food festival runs Friday, Sept. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Kennedy Space Center. Access is included with regular admission. Visit kennedyspacecenter. com for more.

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PREMIERES WEDNESDAY:

Blonde — Ana de Armas plays the title role in this avant-garde biopic predicated on the idea that “Marilyn Monroe” may have been a patriarchalist invention that stifled the real Norma Jean Baker. Huh! That sounds so crazy it just might be true. Just nobody try to deconstruct Joey Heatherton, or I’m taking hostages. (Netflix)

The D’Amelio Show — In Season 2, the D’Amelio family deals with the life changes brought about by their daughters’ unprec edented success on TikTok. The first sign of trouble: Younger child Charli declares her intention to snag more male followers by adopting the identity “Ana de Armas.” (Hulu)

Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga — Believe it or not, a woman actually left me for one of those Redditors who made a whole bunch of money in the GameStop short squeeze of early 2021. So you can bet I’m going to be monitoring this docuseries about the whole tawdry affair with keen interest. And when I say “monitoring with keen interest,” I mean “getting a prompt from Netflix that reads ‘You seem to be affixing a noose to the rafters. Do you want to keep watching?’” (Netflix)

Too Hot to Handle: Brazil — A second season of self-denial sees Brazilian hotties competing for a cool 100 grand, with the prize pot going down every time they engage in some sort of physical affection. Thank goodness we have this franchise to identify the precise dollar value of intimacy, because it saves us all a trip to OBT. (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY:

Dragons: Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky — Season 4 begins with an infestation of metal-eating baby dragons and ends with a case of mass amnesia. And in retrospect, I’m sure everybody wishes that’s how Game of Thrones had ended as well. (Peacock)

The Empress — Austrian history supplies the source material for a German-made mini series that shows one Elisabeth “Sisi” von Wittelsbach (Devrim Lingnau) receiving the cold shoulder from the Habsburg family she’s just married into. But they have to learn to live with her, because it’s the 1850s and there’s no paparazzi they can pay to bump her off and make it look like an accident. (Netflix)

Looney Tunes Cartoons Halloween Special — The recently previewed “Hex Appeal” is part of a collection of shorts that prove these characters still have a home on the rapidly imploding HBO Max. As long as you don’t read too much into that shot of David Zaslav burning Witch Hazel at the stake. (HBO Max)

Sissy — A bachelorette weekend is the launch ing pad to horror and comedy as a woman seeks revenge on the supposed BFF who re placed her with another girl. Honestly, I liked Bridesmaids better when the only parts that qualified as horror were the scenes the dudes wrote. (Shudder)

PREMIERES FRIDAY:

The Amber Ruffin Show — The first five epi sodes of Season 3 herald some big changes for the Seth Meyers spin-off, including its first-

ever live audience. Picked up by the house mic: “We can’t say ‘shrill’ anymore, right?” (Peacock)

Entergalactic — Kid Cudi celebrates the re lease of his new album with a tie-in animated special about an artist who finds himself falling for a photographer just as his career is about to take off. As opposed to most artists, who only fall in love with the camera. (Netflix)

Floor Is Lava — The lava is allegedly even hot ter in Season 3 — a tongue-in-cheek boast to be sure, given that the competitors are actu ally navigating a lukewarm substance that’s been likened to Panda Express orange sauce. In related news, I’ve finally updated my Tinder profile. (Netflix)

Get Rolling With Otis Season 2 — Otis the Tractor returns for a another helping of the can-do spirit that makes him a beloved fixture at the Long Hill Dairy Farm. And to think that elsewhere in the multiverse, he’s nothing more than the Mayberry town drunk. (Apple TV+)

The Greatest Beer Run Ever — It’s 1967, and exMarine Zac Efron is on a mission to bring beer and other reminders of home to his buddies who are still serving in ’Nam. Does this mean we’re one day going to have to watch Nick Jonas deliver Domino’s to Baghdad? (Apple TV+)

Hocus Pocus 2 — All of your friends who knew the exact date their local Spirit Halloween was going to open this year are on tenterhooks about Hocus Pocus 2, hoping Disney hasn’t

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made a sucky sequel to the cult-favorite flick (which, they will privately admit, actually kind of sucked to begin with). The Sanderson Sisters and Billy Butcherson are back to wreak more mischief, with Orlando’s own Ginger Minj in tow to put a drag spin on the material. Wait, that wasn’t drag they were do ing all along? (Disney+)

Human Playground — Idris Elba narrates a docuseries that demonstrates how sports and recreation act as society’s glue across the globe. Exhibit A: Look at how many good people from all walks of life have been united by their hatred of Tom Brady. (Netflix)

My Best Friend’s Exorcism — If Stranger Things hasn’t slaked your thirst for teen horror stories set in the ’80s, here’s an adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s novel about demonic possession in the days of the Trapper Keeper. Hendrix has reportedly described the source material as “Beaches meets The Exorcist,” so I guess that makes Bette Midler the Lovecraftian Elder God of Halloween 2022. (Amazon Prime)

Phantom Pups — In this family comedy series, a Canadian kid discovers his new home is haunted by three ghost dogs, whom he then tries to restore to corporeality. Excuse me? You find out you’ve inherited a trio of undead canines, and all you can think about is making them real again? You’re supposed to have them terrorize your enemies for you, Gordie! (Netflix)

Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror — Executive producer Bryan Fuller gifts us with four documentary episodes that follow the history of LGBTQ representation in horror. The odds in favor of an appearance by Fuller’s former collaborator, Bryan Singer: 1 in 666. (Shudder)

Rainbow — Spain offers its own take on The Wizard of Oz, with teen heroine Dora leaving home for the big city in order to indulge her musical talent. Now all it needs is a Black mermaid, and the fake reviews will write themselves! (Netflix)

Ramy — In Season 3, Ramy’s New Jersey family faces the fallout of having sacrificed their spiritual health to get ahead in business. Which are exactly the sort of doubts you can afford to have when you’ve gotten ahead in business. (Hulu)

Wolfboy and the Everything Factory — Season 2 hinges on the discovery of a basement level below the Factory, where workers produce “all of the destruction in the universe.” So you mean CPAC is back to having only one loca tion again? (Apple TV+)

PREMIERES SATURDAY:

Huluween Dragstravaganza — America’s favor ite cross-dressing superstars celebrate the spooky season in an old-fashioned variety special. Ideal viewing for anybody who starts to get twitchy when they have to go more than 24 hours without looking at Ginger Minj. (Hulu)

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The War on Drugs bring a bold new album and an ever-evolving live sound to Orlando this week

BY ALAN SCULLEY

Adam Granduciel and his band, the War on Drugs, came into the making of their latest album, I’m Not Here Anymore, having reached a whole new level with their career.

The band’s previous album, A Deeper Understanding, won the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2018 and the acclaimed album had topped 200,000 copies sold and charted higher than any of the group’s three previous albums.

For some musicians, such achievements (and the expecta tions that follow) would generate a fair amount of pressure and expectation for the next album. But for Granduciel, mak ing I’m Not Here Anymore was more like business as usual. Any pressure just comes from wanting to achieve a funda mental goal with each album.

“Even after our first record, which was basically a hodge podge, but it had a release on a label and we did touring, and some people bought it, I was like ‘Oh man, what the hell is the next album going to be?’” Granduciel said in a recent phone interview with Orlando Weekly.

“So I just had to kind of put my head down and find out what I loved about, at that time, music, songwriting and making music. Then after Slave Ambient [their second album], I kind of did the same and with Lost in the Dream, I had to follow that up with something because that one obvi ously brought us new fans. So I feel like it’s always been, like, put your head down and do the work. Put your head down and write some songs and explore melodies and collaborate with people and see where you end up.”

Where the War on Drugs have ended up so far is enviable enough. The band’s current tour finds the group headlining theaters, large clubs and even some outdoor amphitheaters — a sure sign that the band’s audience continues to grow.

Granduciel’s journey with the War on Drugs started out around 2005 in Philadelphia, when he teamed up with Kurt Vile and the duo emerged a few years later with Wagonwheel Blues, the first War on Drugs album.

Vile stepped away not long after that to focus on what has since become a successful solo career. The War on Drugs became Granduciel’s own project.

A key point came with the third album, 2014’s Lost in the Dream It landed on more than 50 yearend best album lists and continues to sell, having currently moved more than 350,000 copies.

Just as significantly, a more stable band lineup came together during this period, with Hartley and keyboardist Robbie Bennett (who came on board in 2010) joined by the other current members of the band: drummer Charlie Hall, sax/keyboard player Jon Natchez and guitarist/keyboardist Anthony LaMarca.

With A Deeper Understanding the War on Drugs took another step forward, having signed with major label Atlantic Records and then earning the Grammy award. A concert

album, Live Drugs, followed in 2020, as work was well under way on I Don’t Live Here Anymore

Like the other War on Drugs albums, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” involved extensive studio work, especially from Granduciel (along with producer Shawn Everett).

After completing early versions of a number of songs, Granduciel and Everett spent the next three years doing what they always do to complete an album — taking apart the original versions of the songs and rebuilding them piece by piece into finished studio tracks.

Granduciel says he loves this process as he (with assis tance from Everett, some guest musicians and the other members of the War on Drugs) seeks to create the best treat ment for each song.

“It’s just like everything is in a state of flux,” Granduciel says. “Like some songs, you never have a day where you’re confused. You’re just always building. It makes sense. And those are satisfying. Sometimes you’re just exploring like the sonics. Sometimes you know, the song is there, but you know it can be taken somewhere sonically. Really the main thing is just having fun with it. It’s just peeling stuff apart, running

stuff through other stuff, making cool sounds and seeing what mistakes might happen along the way and embracing those.”

The result of this approach on I Don’t Live Here Anymore is a set of 10 strong songs encompassing Americana, pop and classic rock, but with a modern sonic edge. On “Change,” “Harmonia’s Dream” and “Victim,” Granduciel and Everett apply shimmering tones that add sparkle to the engaging pop melodies of the songs.

The airy synthetic sounds and percussion of “I Don’t Wanna Wait” bring to mind Peter Gabriel, while “Living Proof” recalls Wilco’s more pensive material. “Old Skin” is rootsier, with some Dylan-esque harmonica added for good measure, while “Wasted” has some synth-pop overtones added to its driving tempo.

The War on Drugs began touring in January, and as with his studio work, Granduciel views playing shows as an ongo ing opportunity to improve as a live band and deliver better and better shows.

“I’m just never satisfied with anything,” he says. “Having that mentality is cool because you’re kind of just always searching for something cool, whether it’s a guitar tone, an arrangement or something, you know, something new, some thing to keep the excitement level up.”

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LOCAL RELEASES

With a smart stitch of pop-punk and emo, Orlando’s Expert Timing have steadi ly woven their way into the hearts of the regional punk and indie scenes. It’s been a straightforward and affecting formula that they’ve been carving with increased precision for the past handful of years. But brand-new album Stargazing is a marked graduation for the beloved band. While Expert Timing’s winsome essence hasn’t changed, their incandescence beams here with notably more amplitude. Across 11 songs that demonstrate more span than ever before, their melodic punk template now packs indie-rock dimen sion. Sonically, their new canvas is more widescreen and their strokes are bigger and longer, particularly in the instrumentation and Katrina Snyder’s singing. The result is that Expert Timing’s famous heart now beats with deeper resonance. With this realized album, Expert Timing immediately become much more than a simple pleasure. It’s their most evolved look to date and puts them in an impressive new league alongside bands like That Dog and An Horse. Stargazing now streams everywhere, with vinyl coming in November through Count Your Lucky Stars Records.

Local indie-folk act Someday River and Orlando indie-pop expat the Dropout have lit an interesting joint in recent sin gle “Light Again.” The Dropout lays the foundation with an electronic step and a prominent hook from his signature sax, and then Someday River’s Greyson Charnock infuses his band’s warm psychedelic melodi cism. The gestalt is a lush, hazy zephyr that floats somewhere a little different than the usual pockets of the respective artists. If only all comedowns could be this chill. “Light Again” now streams everywhere.

CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK

KMFDM, Chant, MC Ocelot: With industrial music in the throes of an underground renaissance right now, the iron is hot and clanking for one of the genre’s most iconic bands to return and rip the system again. Besides one of the lengthiest and most distinctive catalogs in industrial music, KMFDM’s art-rock attitude always promises a show packed with provocative style.

Powered by Bradley Bills — who’s drummed for the illustrious likes of Pigface, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Die Krupps and the Skatenigs — Austin opener Chant loads the bill with more industrial pedigree.

Salt Lake City rapper MC Ocelot will add some hip-hop spice to the affair. (8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, Hard Rock Live, $29.50$38.50)

Rage for Women’s Rights: Now that the War on Women is the official legal stance of the land and not just a punk band, a big

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swath of America has suddenly woken up to the culture war that’s been going on, largely one-sided, right underneath them. Those grapes of wrath have finally led to a ground swell of outrage and action across the nation.

Our local music scene has responded, too, with an uptick in rallies and benefit shows. This latest event will be a star-studded twonight affair across two venues to raise money for the crucial nonprofit Florida Access Network (flaccessnetwork.org) and spread awareness about looming abortion restric tion.

Opening night will take over Uncle Lou’s (8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, $10) and feature bands Antagonizör, Problem Pack, Mother Juno, Super Passive and KT Kink. The next night will be just up the street at St. Matthews (8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, $20) with Surfer Blood, Wet Nurse, Tight Genes, Caustic Bats and Sagittarius Aquarius. Both events will be preceded during the day by food trucks, guest speakers, art vendors and raffles beginning at 1 p.m. Go have fun, rock out and let the SCOTUS know that what they just poked was a giant.

Let the Speakers Pump: Although long known as a battle-rap hero, Orlando’s Madd Illz is also a graphic artist. With this combination hip-hop art party and cypher, he’ll be merging those two sides under one roof.

In addition to both performing and showcasing some of his own new art, Madd Illz will preside over a curated night filled with live painting, performances and a big freestyle rap sesh by veteran MCs. Expect a multimedia art experience with hip-hop swagger. (8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Austin’s Coffee, free)

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With a smart stitch of pop-punk and emo, Orlando’s Expert Timing have steadily woven their way into the hearts of the regional punk and indie scenes. And new album Stargazing is a marked graduation for this beloved band

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A disclaimer to these Selections and listings: It’s more than likely Orlando will be experiencing some severe weather (if not a hurricane) this week. So if a show here grabs you, please check with the venue beforehand to make sure it’s still happening. Stay safe and dry!

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29

Todd Barry

So much of the material of cult-favorite comic Todd Barry hinges on his razorsharp deadpan delivery that it’s only fitting he’s named his current outing

“The Stadium Tour.” But, nacho-buying opportunities aside, the Dr. Phillips Center is a much better place to revel in Barry’s sardonic and slightly skewed outlook (he had a joke about Fugazi’s $5 cover charge in the 1990s, for gods’ sake). The comedian — improbably a UF alum — has been speaking softly and carrying a big nihilistic stick for over 35 years now on stage, in multiple Netflix specials, and very satisfyingly in animated fare like Dr. Katz and Bob’s Burgers. It’s a rescheduled show from 2021, which is bleakly ironic given a possible hurricane heading our way. This almost sounds like a Todd Barry setup. 8 p.m., Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $29.75.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 1

Airplay

Orlandoans were bummed when Creative City Project announced a pause on its perennial Immerse arts takeover of downtown Orlando this year. But that doesn’t mean they’ve been sitting on their hands. As a follow-up to their lit event, Anthology, the immersive art installation Airplay will take over the Seneff Arts Plaza in front of the Dr. Phil through the month of October. The project from U.K.-based Architects of Air offers a series of air-filled architectural marvels for guests to get lost in. CCP promises a blown-up garden and interactive characters. Architects of Air describes their inflatable, multi-colored

labyrinths as “a world apart from the normal and everyday, accompanied by a gentle sensory soundscape.” Through Oct. 30. Seneff Arts Plaza, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., creativecityproject. com, $20. — Alex Galbraith

BLEH Expo

Orlando now has a second zine fest, and this week’s event is sure to pair excellently with the Orlando Zine Fest in December. The inaugural BLEH Expo comes courtesy of the creative minds behind the local and truly excellent No, Nothing anthology zine — a regularly published showcase for local illustrators and writers. BLEH — an acronym for “Bleh. Lousy expo, huh?” — is dedicated to showing off the best the region has to offer in small press, comics and zines. Though the event is free, be sure to bring pocket money for inky goodness. 5 p.m., Stardust Video & Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road, facebook.com/stardustie, free. — MM

No. 5

As part of Timucua Arts Foundation’s Hispanic Heritage Month programming, this intriguing and promising new opera runs (for one night only). No. 5 takes a musical look at the life of fashion legend Coco Chanel in five acts (a nod to Chanel’s iconic perfume Chanel No. 5). This opera is the brainchild of Nathan Felix, a MexicanAmerican composer known for his experimental and immersive works, including an opera staged on a bus and one based on the life of Kurdish activist Abdullah Öcalan. 7 p.m., Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., timucua.com, $25. — MM

SUNDAY, OCT. 2

Bob the Drag Queen, Monet X Change

Get ready for audacious and stunning costumes, lip-syncs and plenty of low blows. Two of the most beloved stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race are stopping into Orlando as part of a 14-city tour and bringing all the petty banter we know and love. Bob the Drag Queen and Monet X Change’s extravaganza of a show will serve as a continuation of their epic battles made famous on their “Sibling Rivalry” podcast, where

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they dissect new episodes of Drag Race. Although they’re not from the same drag family and not actually related, the hilarious comedy duo gush with a love-hate chemistry that’s both entertaining to watch and reminiscent of the back-andforth you’d have with your own favorite — or least favorite — sibling.

7 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., plazaliveorlando.org, $35-$90. — Melissa Perez-Carrillo

MONDAY, OCT. 3

Lil Nas X

Forget what you heard about him giving Satan a lap dance … or don’t.

Lil Nas X is still touring on his debut pop-rap album, Montero. Contrary to his persona as a professional memelord on Twitter, Nas gives fans a musical inside look into how he metamorphosed from a closeted, depressed Atlanta kid to the exuberant queer icon he is today. The show presents an opportunity to experience up close the wide variety of sounds Montero explores — irreverent pop-punk, Santana-like guitar ballads and brassy pop-rap.

Lil Nas X will not disappoint, if the extravagant production employed at recent award-show performances is any indication of the spectacle he’ll bring to the Hard Rock stage.

7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., hardrock.com, $53$68. — MPC

MUSIC

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28

Lagwagon, Bigwig, Grumpster 7 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., ages 12+, $28.50, 407-648-8363.

Sabrina Carpenter 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., $35-$77.50, 407-351-5483.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29

I Prevail, Pierce the Veil,

Fit for a King, Yours Truly 6 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $45-$86.75, 407-934-2583.

KMFDM, Chant, MC

Ocelot 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., $27.50$30.50, 407-351-5483.

Little Lazy, Zapachi, Bozo, 2PHRYED, Holding On for Dear Life 8 p.m., Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave., all ages, $5, 407-2709104.

Los Auténticos

Decadentes 9 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., $55$75, 407-648-8363.

Milton Nascimento 8 p.m., Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., $39.50-$99.50, 844-513-2014.

A Pop Punk Affair: Live From ’05, Blink-180 Deux 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $12-$15.

Wisin y Yandel 8 p.m., Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., $39$649, 800-745-3000.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Bonobo, O’Flynn 8 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $35$50, 407-228-1220.

Bring Me the Horizon, Knocked Loose, Grandson, Siiickbrain 6:30 p.m., Addition Financial Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd., $36-$56, 407-823-6006.

Matthew Hall, Sad Halen, Surf Witch 7 p.m., Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road, all ages, $10, 407-6233393.

Noche de Verano Sin Ti: Celebración de Bad Bunny 9 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $20-$25.

Rage for Women’s Rights Antagonizer, Problem Pack, Super Passive, Mother Juno, KT Kink, Black Caligula. 9 p.m., Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave., $10, 407-270-9104.

Rare Americans 6 p.m., The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., ages 12+, $15, 407-648-8363.

Sebastián Yatra 8 p.m., Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., $55, 844-513-2014.

Sinne Eeg 8 p.m., Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, $25-$35, 407636-9951.

UCF Flying Horse Big Band Concert 8 p.m., UCF Communications Building Auditorium, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., $10-$25, 407-823-1500.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1 Arizona 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $32.50-$70, 407-934-2583.

The Birthday Massacre, Dead Posey, Korine 7 p.m., The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive, $25, 407-704-6261.

Cid, Yokai 9 p.m., Elixir, 9 W. Washington St., $10-$20, 407-9853507.

Cigano Swing 8 p.m., Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, $25, 407-636-9951.

Fayuca 7 p.m., West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford, free, 407-322-7475.

Lithium (Nirvana Tribute), Mad Alice (Alice in Chains Tribute)

6 p.m., Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St., $20-$30, 407-996-6686.

Nitti Gritti, Saymyname

9 p.m., The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave., $9.99-$49.99, 570-592-0034.

The Planets

You’ll hear Mars’s bellicose hammer blows, Venus’ gentle serenity, Mercury’s fleet-footedness and Neptune’s mysteries with voices singing wordlessly, fading away into the unknown., 3:30 p.m., Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., 407-770-0071.

Rage for Women’s Rights Surfer Blood, Wet Nurse, Caustic Bats, Sagittarius Aquarius, Tight Genes. 1 p.m., St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave., $20.

Remi Wolf, Orion Sun 8 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $47-$143, 407-2281220.

A Slightly Spooky Shindig Pangolin, Casket Culture, Our Escape, Bewitched by You. 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $10.

Steeln’ Peaches: An Allman Brothers Revue 9 p.m., Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford, $15-$120.

Wisin y Yandel 8 p.m., Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., $39$649, 800-745-3000.

SUNDAY, OCT. 2

Ceramic Animal, Trash Panda 8 p.m., Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive, $15, 407-7666264.

Glaive, Aldn 7 p.m., The Abbey,

100 S. Eola Drive, all ages, $25, 407-704-6261.

The Planets 3:30 p.m., Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., 407-770-0071.

The Polar Boys 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $12-$14.

Rauw Alejandro 8 p.m., Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., 800-745-3000.

MONDAY, OCT. 3

Jayo and Friends Live 7 p.m., B Nice, 151 E. Washington St., free, 352-419-9818.

The Knocks, Cannons 7 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., $30-$99, 407-648-8363.

Ninja Brian, Super Guitar Bros, Jim Roach 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $15.

TUESDAY, OCT. 4

Ninja Sex Party 8 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $39, 407-228-1220.

Teddy Swims 7 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., $25$125, 407-648-8363.

The War on Drugs 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $44.50-$100, 407-934-2583.

FILM

Cult Classics: Hocus

Pocus

After moving to Salem, Max and his sister Dani accidentally free a coven of evil witches. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, $10-$11, 407-629-1088, enzian.org.

Midnight Movies: Tremors

Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire battle monster worms in the Nevada desert. 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, $10-$12.50, 407-629-1088, enzian.org.

Moonage Daydream

Illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the most influential artists of our time. 6 & 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, $10-$12.50, 407-6290054, enzian.org.

Poltergeist

“They’re here!” A typical family in a quiet California suburb faces a frightening ordeal when their home is invaded by a poltergeist. This is why you always do a thorough title search before buying a house. 7 p.m. Wednesday, various theaters, $13.38-$14.91, fathomevents.com.

THEATER

SEPT. 28-OCT. 1

A Doll’s House, Part 2 The door slam that concludes Ibsen’s A Doll’s House propelled drama into the modern age: Nora walks out on her husband, her family, her life. What if, many years later, there’s another knock? You need no familiarity with Ibsen’s 1879 masterwork to love this riotous sequel. The Annie Russell Theatre, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu, $20.

SEPT. 28-OCT. 9

Rent

Jonathan Larson’s iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford, 407-548-6285, theaterwestend.com. n

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh was born under the sign of Libra. He said, “The root-word ‘Buddha’ means to wake up, to know, to understand; and he or she who wakes up and understands is called a Buddha.” So according to him, the spiritual teacher Siddhartha Gautama who lived in ancient India was just one of many Buddhas. And by my astrological reckoning, you will have a much higher chance than usual to be like one of these Buddhas yourself in the coming weeks. Waking up will be your specialty. You will have an extraordinary capacity to burst free of dreamy illusions and murky misapprehensions. I hope you take full advantage. Deeper understand ings are nigh.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I invite you to be the sexiest, most intriguing, most mys terious Scorpio you can be in the coming weeks. Here are ideas to get you started. No. 1: Sprinkle the phrase “in accordance with prophecy” into your conversations. No. 2: Find an image that symbolizes rebirth and revitalization arising out of disruption. Meditate on it daily until you actually experience rebirth and revitaliza tion arising out of disruption. No. 3: Be kind and merciful to the young souls you know who are living their first lifetimes. No. 4: Collect deep, dark secrets from the interesting people you know. Employ this information to plan how you will avoid the trouble they endured. No. 5: Buy two deluxe squirt guns and two knives made of foam rubber. Use them to wage playful fights with those you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There’s an ancient Greek saying, “I seek the truth, by which no one ever was truly harmed.” I regard that as a fine motto for you Sagittarians. When you are at your best and brightest, you are in quest of the truth. And while your quests may some times disturb the status quo, they often bring healthy transformations. The truths you discover may rattle routines and dis turb habits, but they ultimately lead to greater clarity and authenticity. Now is an excellent time to emphasize this aspect of your nature.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s imag ine you are in your office or on the job or sitting at your kitchen table. With focused diligence, you’re working on solving a problem or improving a situation that involves a number of people. You think to yourself, “No one seems to be aware that I am quietly toiling here behind the scenes to make the magic happen.” A few days or a few weeks later, your efforts have been successful. The problem is resolved or the situation has improved. But then you hear the people involved say, “Wow, I wonder what happened? It’s like things got fixed all by themselves.” If a scenario

like this happens, Capricorn, I urge you to speak up and tell everyone what actually transpired.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): To honor your entrance into the most expansive phase of your astrological cycle, I’m call ing on the counsel of an intuitive guide named Nensi the Mercury Priestess. She offers the following advice. No. 1: Cultivate a mindset where you expect something unexpected to happen. No. 2: Fantasize about the possibility of a surprising blessing or unplanned-for miracle. No. 3: Imagine that a beguiling breakthrough will erupt into your rhythm. No. 4: Shed a few preconceptions about how your life story will unfold in the next two years. No. 5: Boost your trust in your deep self’s innate wisdom. No. 6: Open yourself more to receiving help and gifts.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Colin Wilson describes sex as “a craving for the mingling of consciousness, whose symbol is the mingling of bodies. Every time part ners slake their thirst in the strange waters of the other’s identity, they glimpse the immensity of their freedom.” I love this way of understanding the erotic urge, and recommend you try it out for a while. You’re entering a phase when you will have extra power to refine and expand the way you experience blending and merg ing. If you’re fuzzy about the meaning of the words “synergy” and “symbiosis,” I suggest you look them up in the diction ary. They should be featured themes for you in the coming weeks.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Howe describes poetry as an “amorous search under the sign of love for a remem bered time at the pitch-dark fringes of evening when we gathered together to bless and believe.” I’d like to use that lyri cal assessment to describe your life in the coming days — or at least what I be your life. In my astrological opinion, it’s a favorable time to intensify your quest for interesting adventures in intimacy; to seek out new ways to imagine and create togetherness; to collaborate with allies in creating brave excursions into synergy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

reformer Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) had a cabin where he escaped to think deep thoughts, work on his books and literally growl. As a genius who escaped enslave ment and spent the rest of his life fighting for the rights of his fellow Black people, he had lots of reasons to snarl, howl and bellow as well as growl. The coming weeks would be an excellent time for you to find or create your own growlery, Taurus. The anger you feel will be especially likely to lead to constructive changes. The same is true about the deep thoughts you sum

mon in your growlery: They will be extra potent in helping you reach wise practical decisions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind,” wrote Gemini poet Gwendolyn Brooks. I love that advice! The whirlwind is her metaphor for the chaos of everyday life. She was telling us that we shouldn’t wait to ripen ourselves until the daily rhythm is calm and smooth. Live wild and free right now! That’s always good advice, in my opinion, but it will be especially apropos for you in the coming weeks. Now is your time to “endorse the splendor splashes” and “sway in wicked grace,” as Brooks would say.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): away,” advised novelist Henry Miller in a letter to his lover. “Look straight at everything. Look it all in the eye, good

At a party recently I was chatting with a par ent who mentioned that he lets his (elementary school age) kids look at porn. He had a laissezfaire attitude about the whole thing, but I found it disturbing. Am I being a judgey childless witch?

There were no middle schools where I grew up, so an “elementary school age” child could be a 6-year-old first-grader or 14-year-old eighthgrader. For the record: I obviously don’t think a 6-year-old should view porn, and a responsible parent would not allow a young child to view pornography. I also know it’s almost impossible for a parent to stop a motivated 14-year-old kid from looking at porn. So, if this man’s children are older, perhaps he said, “lets his kids,” when he meant, “can’t stop his kids.” Whatever his kids’ ages, you can’t stop him from not stopping his kid from looking at porn, but you are free to offer him some unsolicited advice. (Is there anything parents enjoy more?) You could also send him the clip of Billie Eilish on Howard Stern talking about how watching porn at a young age really messed with her head.

My husband likes to be naked all the time at home. I think he should cover up when he’s in front of the big window in our front room and can be seen from the street, but he says I am body-shaming him. What do you think?

I dated a guy who thought he should be able to walk around in front of his large picture windows at home, naked and sometimes hard (morning wood-y), and he was adamant about it. And then one day the police came and arrested him for indecent exposure. Anyway, you should put up curtains and/or plant some tall bushes in front of those picture windows.

I’m 44 and on the dating scene for the first time in 11 years. A few months ago, I hit it off with a hot, hot guy. Great! My problem/question is about distractions during sex, and I need a sanity check. Once during intercourse, Hot Guy called out an answer to an NPR news quiz that was playing in the background. Is this behavior rude? I’m operating under the assumption that if one’s mind wanders during sex, one should at least pretend to be focused.

“Maybe this letter writer should’ve chosen a more appropriate time for intimate relations — like when ‘This American Life’ is playing,” said Peter Sagal, the host of “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!,” National Public Radio’s long-running news quiz program. “Still, I completely understand

why the letter writer would be offended by this man’s behavior. First, by thinking our show would be appropriate as an audio background for lovemaking — although Bill Kurtis is known, for good reason, as the Barry White of anchormen. And second, the fact that he actually answered questions out loud while in flagrante. But the letter writer shouldn’t think he was completely ignoring her to concentrate on us: Our questions aren’t that hard.”

I’m a 40-year-old cis het man. For more than 20 years — most of my life so far — I’ve been obsessed with one woman. We were never a couple, and I haven’t had contact with her since my mid-20s. How to get past this? The easiest way would probably be to start a relationship with another woman. Or I could get therapy — but I don’t know if my insurance would cover it.

Some days my Instagram feed is mostly memes about how straight guys will do literally anything to avoid getting the therapy they clearly need … and your question brought every one of those memes to mind. I mean, you’ve been miserable for almost two decades and you can’t be both ered to even check whether your health insur ance covers the therapy you so clearly need? Jesus, dude. Make that phone call, get some therapy, don’t date anyone until you’ve been see ing your therapist for at least a year.

My husband and I (bio female, newly trans masc) recently became poly. We have created a “closed kitchen table poly quad” with our two best friends. The breakdown is one older married couple and one younger engaged couple, and it’s getting serious. We are now talking about moving in together. Any tips on living together for poly newbies? I think we have a chance at making it work long-term, but I don’t want to add pressure.

Here’s a tip for poly newbies: Don’t move in with other singles, couples, triads, battalions, etc., you just started dating. If moving in together is the right thing to do, moving in together will still be the right thing three years from now. If it’s the wrong thing to do, moving in together will be a disaster three months from now. Take it slow.

A date recently tried acting out a Daddy Dom roleplay with me. I don’t want to judge, but …

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 / TYNAN CASE NO: DP20534, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: S. R. DOB: 08/24/2014. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Stephanie Cruz Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regard ing the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable judge Greg A. Tynan on October 11, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michi gan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. For this hearing, all parties shall participate IN PERSON. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEAR ING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 25th day of August, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Sacha C. Dixon, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 1017790 Orlando, FL 32801 Sacha.Dixon@myflfamilies.com

CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA.

JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP20-321, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children: K. B. DOB: 05/25/2016, C. A. DOB: 07/05/2020 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Willie Brinson Address Unknown: A Petition for Ter mination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable judge Heather Higbee on October 27, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michi gan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. For this hearing, all parties shall participate IN PERSON. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEAR ING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). WITNESS my hand

and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 31st day of August, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: George Lytle, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 985465 Orlando, FL 32801 George.Lytle@myflfamilies.com, CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP20-321, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children: K. B. DOB: 05/25/2016, C. A. DOB: 07/05/2020 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Tyrone Davis Address Unknown: A Petition for Ter mination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable judge Heather Higbee on October 27, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michi gan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. For this hearing, all parties shall participate IN PERSON. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEAR ING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 31st day of August, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: George Lytle, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 985465 Orlando, FL 32801 George.Lytle@myflfamilies.com, CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 / TYNAN CASE NO: DP19-642, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: N. S. DOB: 06/16/2014. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Tariq Bagley Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regard ing the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable judge Greg A. Tynan on October 18, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michi gan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. For this hearing, all parties shall participate IN PERSON. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEAR ING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 1st day of September, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Sacha C. Dixon, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 1017790 Orlando, FL 32801 Sacha.Dixon@myflfamilies.com

CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN THE

MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD. DOB: 04/24/2010, Minor Adoptee. CASE NO.: 2022-DR-7838-O NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: TARA LYN WALTERS of Orlando, FL ; Caucasian female, DOB: 03/03/1972, Brown Hair, Gray/Hazel Eyes. Slim build, 5’7” approx. 120 lbs., mother of the minor child born in Orange County, FL on 04/24/2010. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses if any to Ashley Filimon, P.A. whose address is 1524 E. Livingston St. Orlando, FL 32803, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 425 N, Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you and the Court may enter an Order granting the Termination of Parental Rights for Adoption of the child. Copies of all court documents for this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Courts office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Courts informed of your current address, You must file a response with the Clerk by 11/10/2022. Dated 9/12/22, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, BY: /s/ Juan Vazquez, DEPUTY CLERK. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: I HEREBY CERTIFY that this has been filed in the Florida E-Portal this 23rd day of September, 2022 and a copy has not been provided to anyone. Father’s rights have been terminated and the notice is for the mother. /s/ Ashley Filimon, Esq., Ashley Filimon, Florida Bar No. 0095954, Ashley Filimon, P.A., 1524 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32803, Telephone: (407) 801-5022, E-mail: afilimon@legalperson. com, Attorney for Petitioners.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP22191 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: L.B. DOB: 03/17/2022. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: MARY GRACE BERNIER, 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 before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at the Juve nile 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 CONSTI TUTES 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. WIT NESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 8th day of September, 2022. 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 OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVI SION: 41 CASE NO. 20-DP-08 IN THE INTEREST OF T.S.-G. DOB: 11/29/2017,

MINOR CHILD. NOTICE OF AC TION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Elizeu Nunes-Goncalves (unknown address)

A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren); you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on November 28th, 2022, at 3:30p.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN 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 22nd day of September, 2022. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022-CP- 002725-0. IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MARGARITA GARCIA NEGRON, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of MARGARITA GARCIA NEGRON, deceased, whose date of death was June 1, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32801. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITH STANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE DENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is 9/21/2022. Attorney for Personal Representative: /S/ Coren J. Meeks, Esq., Florida Bar Number: 091856, MEEKS AND CEELY, P.L., 311 East Rich Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32724m Telephone: (386) 734-0199, Fax: (386) 469-0091, E-Mail: coren@meeksandceely.com ,Secondary: becky@meeksandceely.com. Personal Representative: /S/ Angel Ulises Tron coso Garcia, 5510 Golf Club Parkway, Orlando, FL 32808.

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 DEPART MENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

September 2022

DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY:

1. Bags with electronics, clothing and misc. Items N Westmoreland Drive

2. Tools 4500 Blk of 36th St.

3. Bag, Cellphone 2700 Blk of S Orange Ave

4. Cellphone 9000 Blk of Jeff Fuqua Blvd

5. Cellphones with misc. Items 40 Blk of W. Washington St.

6. Cellphones 1000 Blk of Plymouth Ave

7. Clothing 4000 Blk of International Dr.

8. Cellphone 5000 Blk of Commander Dr.

9. Tools, Cellphone N Orange Blossom Trail

10. Cellphone with misc. Items 9000 Blk of Jeff Fuqua Blvd

11. Bag 500 Blk of Lake Ave

12. Cellphone 300 Blk of N. Glenwood Ave

13. Cellphone 5700 Blk of Lake Underhill Rd. 14. Electronics 6200 Blk of International Dr.

15. Bicycles 30 Blk of Westmoreland Dr. 16. Bicycle 6000 Blk of International Dr.

17. Currency 1200 Blk of W. South St.

FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 3:00PM

NOTICE is hereby given that the under signed, Arch Eaton, of 5104 The Oaks Circle, Orlando, FL 32809, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following ficti tious name: Eaton Consulting It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Eaton Consulting” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 9/19/2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCK ERS 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, SEC TIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. Uhaul of CTR Haines City: 3307 US Hwy 17-92 W, Haines City, FL 33844 10/11/2022

F0676 Jeanne Sherif, G0732 Keriston Gay, G0781 Takijah Rasheed, A0134 Martin Reid, H0905 Einezre Jones, G0799 JOSE SANCHEZ, A0082 Ambiorix Crisostomo, F0624 Allen Moore, G0712 Eric Davis, A0056 Alexis Watkins, F0616 James or Janice Copeland, E0522 Allen Moore. UHaul Moving & Storage of Four Corners: 8546 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34747 10/11/2022 1316

Michel’le Tyler, 1625 Vitor Cantalejo, 2372 Toni Holland, 2197 Natalie Noboa, 2407 Fidela Torres, 2233 Edwin Olguin, 1903 Atnia Avila, 1245-49 Lasandra Smithinnis, 2196 Jose Mato, 2337 Ashley Taylor, 2376 Kaylea Nicholas, 1748 Emilio/Yullie Velez, 1620 Kayla Higgs, 2023 Tynnel Phillips, 1872 Devion Jackson, 2178 Christopher Hay, 2213 Lasandra Smithinnis, 1636 Lasandra Smithinnis, 1546Amy Quisen berry Faustine, 1520 Laquesha DuBose, 1605 Steven Gindlesberger, 2111 Derrick Campbell, 2284 Travis Kollman, 2211 Lasandra Smithinnis, 2397 Brian Paulino, 2014 Ashley Reyes.

Notice of Public Sale

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on October 14th, 2022 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 3498 Canoe Creek Rd St. Cloud, FL 34772. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be re moved at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances, unless other wise noted. A114- Karla Leon A298- Gina Carlo A336- Lisa Stine A337- Lisa Stine B102- Adrian De Jesus B127- Jonathan Davila B155- Jorge Torres C133- James Tate C174- John Cento.

Notice of Public Sale

Notice is hereby given that Value Store It 27, will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sales will take place on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) on behalf of the facilities management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on www.storagetreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final.

Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. No one under 16 years old is permitted to bid. The property to be sold is described as “General Household Items” “Personal Property” unless otherwise noted. Unit # – Name – Description. Value Store It 27 at 1700 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL. 34747

will list storage units on www.storaget reasures.com at 9:00 AM: 1016-Kenneth Blakely;1046-Margaret Torres;2051Katrina Krueger;2069-Sweetmari PizarroRivera;3116-Chris McElwain.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC 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: 4H67H2H221435

1972 Buick skylark

1L39U20157871

1972 Chevy impala 1GNDS13S122178044

2002 Chevy trailblazer

To be sold at auction at 9:00 am. on October 15, 2022 at 3804 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando FL 32804 LONDON

AUTO SALES LLC

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

My Towing Company Will sell the following vehicles to the highest bidder on the following dates at 8:00AM 1800 N Forsyth Rd., Orlando FL 32807

10/20/2022

2013 Hyundai Elantra White 5NPDH4AE1DH259004

Term of the sale are cash. My Towing Company reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Vehicle sold as is, no warranty, no guarantee, no title.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on October 07, 2022 at the loca tions indicated: Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 (407) 429-8867

@ 12:15 PM: Monica Sharmila Vernon Table, Mattress, and boxes, Edgardo Ayala twin mattress bunk bed queen mattress couch tumpline broken down dressers nice size & tool box, Lamont Reaves Flat screen tvs bed room sets washer n dryer home appliances, Janna Patrick Household items, Eva Leonard beds table chairs HHG couch, Matthew Longs Bedroom set and furniture alongside with clothes. 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.

Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Value Store It 29 – Ocoee will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sales will take place on Tuesday, October 19th, 2022. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) on behalf of the facilities management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on www.storagetreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. No one under 16 years old is permitted to bid. The property to be sold is described as “General Household Items” “Personal Property” unless oth erwise noted. Unit # – Name – Descrip tion. Value Store It 29 at 1251 Fountains West Blvd, Ocoee, FL 34761 will list stor age units on www.storagetreasures.com at 11:00 AM A037 Allison Kent/ Allison A. Kent/ Allison Ava Kent; A048 David Paul Rocco; B071 Tatia Shantae Moore; C050 Angel Neshae Harris.

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: October 12th, 2022 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #1128-Households, #1057- Households, #K220-Households, #J203-Households, #2219-Furniture, #2209- Furniture, #2206-Households, #2143-Households, #2106-Households, #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 October 14th, 2022 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;

JHMGD38678S058649

2008 / HONDA 2FMDK39C17BB28925

2007 / FORD

5N1AT2MV9GC821776

2016 / NISS 5FNYF18565B001105

2005 / HOND 3AKJGLD52GSGU0579

2016 / FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA JA3AU86U78U038734

2008 / MITS WVGAV7AX4CW525876

2012 / VOLK 3N1CN7APXGL820394

2016 / NISS

1JJV532DXPL401340

2022 / WABASH 1GR1P062XNT431787

2022 / GDAN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

CORTES TOWING SERVICE gives notice that on 10/14/2022 at 10:00 AM the fol lowing 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.

1HGEG8652SL039078

1995 HOND FLA57790

2005 ASPT.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GEN ERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the fol lowing dates, 08:00 am at 2603 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, pursu ant 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.

OCTOBER 15, 2022

2GNAXJEV7J6271227

2018 CHEV

4T1SK11E9SU526024

1995 TOYT

OCTOBER 16, 2022

1FMZU63E7YUB12574

2000 FORD KMHDN45D73U486398

2003 HYUN

OCTOBER 17, 2022

2T2GK31UX8C028445

2008 LEXS

OCTOBER 21, 2022

JH4CL96995C015924

2005 ACUR

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/

2001 CHRY 3G5DA03E34S503677

2004 BUIC KMHDU46DX8U501307

2008 HYUN OCTOBER 20, 2022 JTMBD33V975067845

2007 TOYOTA MOTOR CO

OCTOBER 21, 2022

1G1PE5SB1G7203940

2016 CHEV

2G1FD3D39F9279024

2015 CHEV

Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.stor agetreasures.com ending on October 14th, 2022 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 2435 W SR 426 , Oviedo, FL 32765 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase.

Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances . 0007 – Morgan Brothers, Inc 0041 –Peter Andre Bernard 0045 – Peter Andre Bernard 0171 – Thomas Yensco 0175 –Thomas Yensco 0185 – Thomas Yensco 0192 – Thomas Yensco 0341 – Tiana Woods 0392 – Mike Skelly.

Notice of Public Sale: Personal Property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to. Contents may include household items, luggage, toys, furniture, clothing, commercial equipment, etc. Auction to be held at Compass Self Storage, 203 Neighborhood Market Rd Orlando, FL 32825 on October 14th, 2022 at 11:00 am or thereafter. Viewing at time of sale only. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of pur chase. Sale is subject to adjournment. 120-Connor Tinglum 1046-Angelo Ortiz 2082-Cinamon Toon

Notice of Public Sale: Personal Property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to. Contents may include household items, luggage, toys, furniture, clothing, commercial equipment, etc. Auction to be held at Compass Self Storage, 14120 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL 32826 on October 14th, 2022 at 11:00 pm or thereafter. Viewing at time of sale only. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Sale is subject to adjournment. #1723- Donald Ohler #2311-Camille Gayles #1704-Tracy Taylor #1245-Tina Serrano #2512-Melanie Gomez #1811-Jeremy Sharritt.

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:

10/18/2022

JTKJF5C73B3006572

TOYT ML32A4HJ9FH011635

2015 MITS 10/21/2022

1FTRE14271HA10179

2001 FORD

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:

2009 Toyota VIN: JTDBL40E899076724

2011 Ford VIN: 1FMHK7F82BGA79454

To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on October 19, 2022 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

NOTICE OF SALE

ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property de scribed below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act. Bidding takes place on lockerfox.com and concludes Friday the 14th day of October, 2022 at 9:00 AM with payment following in CASH at the facility. Store Space Millenia, 4912 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL, 32839. Pierre-Louis, Gary Household Goods; Paguandas, Devin Household Goods; Young, Vincent Household Goods; Hamp ton, Gregory Household Items; Reynolds, faith Household Goods; Spears, Rasheed Trejan Household Goods; Guzman, Paula Household Goods; De Jesus Rodriguez, Jose Household Goods; Acree, Shundra Household Goods; Young, Michael Household Goods; ROGER, JOEL JEROME Household Goods; Carn, Kelvin Household Goods; Cook, Samantha Household Goods; Lubin, Dasha House hold Goods. Store Space Sanford - Stor age, 3980 E. Lake Mary Blvd., Sanford, FL, 32773. Elliott, Scot Household Goods; Frederick, Kayla Household Goods; Rowswell, Cheryl Household Goods; Anderson, Seth Household Goods; hamilton, Joseph Household Goods; MacDonald, Stephen Household Goods. Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Dated 9/28/2022 and 10/5/2022.

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Head of Finance & Accounting (Orlando, FL) Direct fin’l planning & strategy. Establish, maintain & review budgets. Analyze business operations. Dvlp & implmt acctg policies. Prep monthly reporting packages in compliance w/ IFRS. Direct activities of personnel. Prep, analyze, or verify records. Confer w/ co. officials. Bach’s deg & 2 years exp req’d. Exp must incl monthly fin’l reporting w/ IFRS standards. 40 hrs/wk. Send resume to Country Director Fatih Kozan, Temsa North America Inc, fatih.kozan@temsa. com

Market Associate & Analyst to prepare reports of findings; collect & analyze data on customer demographics, prefer ences, needs, & buying tendencies to identify & analyze potential markets & other factors affecting product demand in the restaurant industry; conduct research on consumer opinions & marketing strategies; measure & assess customer & employee satisfaction; attend staff conferences to provide management with information concern ing the promotion, distribution, design, & pricing of restaurant products or ser vices; develop & implement procedures for identifying advertising needs. 4 yrs. of work exp. required in Marketing. Written resumes only mailed to: City Farms, LLC, 4104 Millenia Blvd., Ste. 114, Orlando, FL 32839; Attn: Mr. Petrakis.

Project Engineer, F/T, (Orlando, FL), sought by Primeland Real Estate Devel opment LLC. Must have Master’s deg or foreign equiv. in Civil Engg, Construction Mgmt, Architecture, or other related dis cipline + 60 months of exp. reqd, w/ skills in the following: engg & construction s/ ware, commercial renovation & projects, teaching & contracting exp., knowl of civil engg & construction codes. Competitive sal. Email res only to karen@ primelandusa.com.

THE GREEK CORNER IS HIRING! –  Servers full or pt, Line cook full or pt, Prep cook full or pt We are busy! Apply in person 1600 N Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32804

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