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Bearing the brunt of our stupidity The reason there are more bearhuman conflicts is because humans are encroaching on the bears’ natural habitat (“Florida wildlife officials give thumbs up for black bear hunt this fall,” April 16). Florida continues to grow at a rapid rate with subdivisions and strip malls being built in areas that bears live. RobertT 1977, via orlandoweekly.com

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Cinema-oriented events to go see this week

Daredevil D’Ononfrio

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I totally agree with your review of my man Vincent, as well (“Daredevil is good, but Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin is where the show shines,” April 15). I love the way you put the whole show in perspective! Like you, I am not setting out to tear apart one’s acting skills. The series was absolutely gory but the acting, especially Mr. D’Onofrio’s, was “top-notchedly” stellar! Dee AnthoneezGramma, via orlandoweekly.com

Alex Garland takes an all-too-familiar plotline and makes it his own in Ex Machina

8 This Modern World 10 Growing up Jeb Money, connections and political promise helped prime former Florida governor Jeb Bush for a presidential run

music 29 So misunderstood Wilco’s career retrospective What’s Your 20? favors songs obsessed with drugs, heartache and

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Yesterday’s avant-garde is today a basis for new art; to look at the work of Byron Browne and Peter Reginato is to see the armature for contemporary abstraction

Great live music rattles Orlando every night

15 Live Active Cultures

plus Diarrhea Planet explodes all over Backbooth

No My Little Pony: Florida Anime Experience is “the only 100 percent pure anime convention in Floridax”

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food & drink 17 Tip of the Capa

We could be looking at a whole new era for FMF,

38 Selections 40 The Week 41 Down the Road

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21 Recently reviewed Short takes on restaurants we’ve visited lately

Daredevil is an excellent example of the best casting, then the best performances out of the cast. The photography, locations, even the music add to this wise and fiery show. D’Onofrio just nails it. Can you imagine anyone other than Clint Eastwood saying, “Make my day?” Likewise, you can’t imagine anyone except D’Onofrio playing Fisk. It is his. CarolGH, via orlandoweekly.com

31 This Little Underground

Sexy Spanish steakhouse soars to the top of our list of must-eat restaurants

Drinking at Belle Isle Yacht Pub is a lot like drinking at a friend’s house

It doesn’t make any sense. They are concerned that bears are coming into neighborhoods, but the hunters won’t be hunting in neighborhoods. They will be hunting in the woods. So bears will die, but it won’t be the ones feeding out of people’s trash cans or bird feeders, now will it? Old backwoods mentality. If we shoot enough of them, we will be bound to get at least one of the right ones. Susan Elizabeth McKinnon, via Facebook

Loved it. Dry in the middle. But started and finished awesomely. Zach Rogers, via Facebook

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Movies playing in theaters this week: Age of Adaline, Little Boy and The Water Diviner

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“From where I sit, it is difficult to understand how suing CMS on day 45 of a 60-day session regarding an issue the state has been aware of for the last 12 months will yield a timely resolution to the critical healthcare challenges facing our state.” Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando Source: Miami Herald

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The program was adopted in 2006 by the Bush-Cheney administration, and since then it has helped hospitals help the uninIt’s starting to feel like Gov. sured, but when the Affordable Care Act Rick Scott is suffering from a Don Quixote was passed, the goal was to keep people out complex. He spends a lot of time kicking up of those hospital emergency rooms by giving dust and going into battles them a way to access trawith people – the federal ditional healthcare, either government, scientists, his on the exchanges or via own cabinet – with the Medicaid expansion. If Year the federal government notion that he’s fighting the Affordable Care Act is gave Florida a one-year some noble war to make implemented the way it’s extension of the Low Income things better for people. intended, far fewer people Pool program and a warning But his efforts often prove will be going to emergenthat it would expire in 2015 to be questionable, at best. cy rooms as their primary If anything, they consume healthcare outlet – they’ll time, energy and resources that could be better be going to doctors, specialists and clinics. So used to just get things done. theoretically, there should be no need to conCase in point: His announcement last tinue to help states fund an inefficient, unfair week that he’s going to and unhealthy system. “take legal action against But that only works if Obama” for refusing to states are willing to parcommit to giving Florida take in the Affordable Care Year Gov. Rick Scott created $1.3 billion to fund the Act by using federal dola budget proposal that relied state’s Low Income Pool lars to offer Medicaid to on the Low Income Pool program, which helps the uninsured. In Florida, funding to make ends meet hospitals cover the cost approximately 800,000 of services for uninsured uninsured people would patients who show up in be covered by Medicaid droves in emergency rooms because they don’t expansion, and the bulk of the expense would have coverage and therefore have little access be picked up by the federal government. But to traditional, less costly healthcare services. Florida has refused to do so, and Gov. Scott

Year the state Agency for Healthcare Administration has requested Low Income Pool Funding through, despite the fact that the program is scheduled to expire now

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obstinately insists that, despite the state’s refusal to partake in the new system, the feds should continue to give his administration money to spend however it wants. Because that money helps keep the status quo – and he’s banking on it to balance his budget, even though he knew the program was set to expire in June. In fact, he knew it in April 2014, when the feds agreed to expand the program one more year and told the state that it would need to improve its healthcare system so that it could exist without the LIP program. The feds gave Florida one final year of LIP expansion, but made it clear that federal programs to assist with the cost of covering uninsured or low-income individuals would be restructured. It would be up to the state to do its homework to make sure its programs were more efficient and met federal goals if it wanted funding for them. And now, despite the fact that he’s practically built his entire administration on refusing to orlandoweekly.com

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accept federal funding for anything – rail expansion, Medicare expansion – he’s insisting that the state must have it. All of it. Now. “It is appalling that President Obama would cut off federal healthcare dollars to Florida in an effort to force our state further into Obamacare,” he said in his announcement last week that he would sue the federal government to force it to continue to fund LIP. He claimed that Florida would not expand Medicaid because he did not want to take part in another program that the federal government could “walk away from,” as it’s doing with LIP. What he fails to acknowledge, though, is that LIP was never a guaranteed funding source – it was always a conditional, discretionary fund that had to be renewed every several years. Funding for Medicaid, however, is guaranteed by law, is not conditional and will not expire. Apples, meet oranges. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Anyway, nobody’s super-happy about the governor’s decision to sue the federal government – especially not Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, who is one of a handful of Republicans in the state attempting to at least come up with some kind of acceptable healthcare expansion plan. Last week, he told the governor that his proposed tax cuts are on hold in the Senate until this mess could be worked out in a way that makes sense. He even reached out to the House to suggest that it’s time to find “common ground and present a unified solution that is best for Floridians” when it comes to healthcare expansion. Oddly, nobody seems to be eager to join him at the table to hash things out. They’re probably too busy tilting at windmills.

Storms imminent Perhaps

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Obama’s trip to the Everglades on Earth Day this week to talk about climate change is his way of flipping the bird to Gov. Rick Scott for all of the jackassery he’s engaged in recently. Obama will be in the Everglades April 22 to

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talk about how climate change and rising sea levels threaten the U.S. economy. He’ll likely not be joined by the governor, who is known for avoiding dealing with climate change at all costs – to the point that he doesn’t even want the terms “climate change” or “sustainability” to be used in official state Department of Environmental Protection communications or memos. So what better state than Florida for Obama to hold a national address on the subject?

Ivanhoe Village development project proceeds On the agenda for the Orlando City Council this week was an item that requested that the city “abandon” sections of Alden Road in Ivanhoe Village to make way for the Yard at Ivanhoe Village, a multistory mixed-use project proposed by Real Estate Inverlad. Abandonment of the roadways would turn them over to Inverlad, which plans to construct 630 residential units in a complex known as the Yard at Ivanhoe Place.

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Money, connections and political promise helped prime former Florida governor Jeb Bush for a presidential run By ryan McCrimmon, The Texas Tribune

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eb Bush was born Feb. 11, 1953, in Midland, Texas, which was rapidly expanding amid a West Texas oil boom. The family moved to Houston when Jeb was 6 years old, and he quickly formed a close group of neighborhood friends — the sons of businessmen and lawyers who were friends and colleagues of his father. “We were with each other all the time,” said friend Jim Bayless. “All of our friends’ parents were collectively our parents. Any other parent had full disciplinary authority over kids that were not their own.” Life in Tanglewood in the 1960s orbited around Jeb’s house and the makeshift baseball diamond in the backyard where the kids gathered after school. In little league and pickup games, Jeb, steeped in the famous Bush competitive culture, stole the show. “He was about the only one who could hit the ball over the fence, sometimes landing in the neighbor’s pool,” Kerr said. Jeb was an unusual combination of athletic ability. He threw right-handed and batted lefty, recalled his friend David Bates. He had long arms and quick feet, a

powerful serve on the tennis court and a decent mid-range jumper on the basketball court. But Jeb stood out for other traits that would become the building blocks of his professional and political persona. “He was unfailingly polite and respectful,” Bayless said. “That’s just the way all those Bush kids were. It made the rest of us look bad.” “He always stood out as being a little more serious, being a little more focused,” Bates said. “He never got into any trouble.” A spokesman for Jeb Bush declined to comment for this story. Kerr remembers Jeb’s reaction at a Houston Astros baseball game when the hometown crowd started booing centerfielder Jimmy Wynn because he was in a slump. “Jeb sort of stood up and let the fans know they were not being very loyal,” Kerr said.

he capacity to separate from a crowd – to do what he thinks is right instead of what everybody else is doing – could distinguish Bush from other likely GOP presidential contenders tossing red meat to the conservative base. At the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference last month, Bush himself was booed by the audience when an interviewer mentioned Bush’s stances on undocumented immigration and Common Core education standards, which don’t exactly match the conservative canon. “Over time, we have to start being for things again,” Bush told the audience. “If we share our enthusiasm and love for our country and belief in our philosophy, we will be able to get Latinos and young people and other people that you need to win.” Some political analysts think Bush’s against-the-grain stance on those issues could be based on politics more than personal conviction. “I don’t know if it’s authenticity so much as it is a calculation that a hard-core, comprehensive conservative will have a hard time winning” in a presidential election, said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “You’re going to have much higher rates of participation by minorities and young people and other groups that tend to favor Democrats.” Sabato said Bush could be trying to define himself even during the GOP primary “as a kinder, gentler Republican, to quote his father, or a compassionate conservative, to quote his brother.” Such comparisons to his father and older brother, former President George

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efore Jeb Bush was a likely White House contender, or the governor of Florida, or a wealthy real estate broker, a banker, a college tennis player or even a pot-smoking prep school student — before all of that, he was in the newspaper business. Ten-year-old John Ellis Bush was coeditor of the Neighborhood Round-Up, a handwritten periodical he created with best friend Rob Kerr and distributed door-to-door for “only 5 cents” apiece in the wealthy Tanglewood subdivision of Houston. In the Feb. 23, 1963, edition, slipped discreetly between scribbled articles on new neighbors moving in and boyhood shenanigans, there was a news nugget of particular importance: “Mr. Bush wins unanimously as head of Harris County Republicans.” The fifth-grade scrawl marked what would become a landmark moment in the Bush family legacy: the launch of a political career that would land George H.W. Bush in the Oval Office. It was also a reminder that amid Jeb Bush’s carefree Texas childhood, the aura of political potential was always hanging over him. As George H.W. Bush’s second son moved from Houston to Austin and back again, he was quietly honing the political chops that would lay the foundation for his own public ascent. And childhood friends and business colleagues in Texas say he did it with an unassuming relatability combined with the ability to stand out in a crowd.

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graduate in his mid-20s, Arnold said, but he could also “get down with the folks” they met across Venezuela. “He’s a people person,” said Dan Gramatges, a former senior vice president at the bank who dined with Jeb and Columba.

W. Bush, have vexed Jeb Bush, who often has to remind crowds that he is his own man with his own ideas. But there are also those, mostly in wealthy circles, who show a great deal of loyalty to the Bush brand. It’s evident from talking to old friends and colleagues who heap endless praise on Jeb, George H.W. and the entire clan. “There is no family that is classier,” Bayless said. “Everybody loves the Bushes.” Bolstered by the vast Bush network of confidants and contributors, Jeb Bush is rapidly assembling a campaign machine that could also set him apart from other Republican contenders. In the 1960s, Jeb and his friends could name every player in Major League Baseball, Bates said. By 2015, he’s learned the political heavy-hitters, and how to play the field.

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eb Bush left Texas at age 14 to attend boarding school in Andover, Mass., following the trajectory of his father and brother. His time at the prestigious Phillips Academy was an aberration that largely consisted of bad grades, marijuana and apathy, the Boston Globe reported recently. But Bush has credited a study abroad trip his senior year to León, Mexico, where he met his future wife, Columba Gallo, with setting him back on the right path when he returned to Andover. He swapped drinking and smoking for writing letters to Columba and finished his last quarter at Phillips on the honor roll. After nearly losing his way in New England, Jeb Bush passed on Yale – the old watering hole for college-age Bush men – and chose the University of Texas at Austin. Jim Bayless, Jeb’s Tanglewood friend, said all those boys felt a “strong gravitational pull” toward the university. In Austin, Jeb lived in the new Dobie Center high-rise with Rob Kerr, David Bates and another friend. Kerr said they spent most of their free time hanging around the apartment complex, which had a swimming pool and a movie theater. The roommates played poker, set up miniature golf courses in the hallway, and listened to jazz and Taj Mahal records on their stereo. Looking for some culture, they frequented a foreign movie theater across the street that showed films like Death in Venice and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. “I think we were aware of trying to grow as people,” Kerr said. Jeb kept up with tennis, partnering with Bates to dominate intramural tournaments. The next year, when the varsity team needed a 12th player to make an even number, several members of the team recommended Bush to Coach Dave Snyder. After one practice, Snyder decided he

could hang with the scholarship players. Bush was added to the 1973 roster, listed as a 6-foot-1-inch, 165-pound sophomore. He didn’t travel with the team, but tallied four singles wins, five doubles wins and zero losses. Even in tennis, Bush couldn’t escape his family legacy. One of his teammates said the Bush name might have helped him make the squad. “Frankly, given his connections, the coach was happy for him to come out and participate,” said Dan Nelson, who spoke highly of Bush’s character and tennis ability. “I will admit that if he had just walked on as somebody without his family background, I doubt if he would have been a member of the team.” Snyder said he didn’t know anything about the Bush family at the time, though he “found out pretty quickly.” “He was good enough to be on the team,” Snyder said. “He probably had other things on his mind.” Friends say those other things were school and Columba. “It was clear that he was smitten,” Bates said. “He was in love with her and talked about her often.” When it was time to work, Bush worked. The focus he discovered after meeting Columba in Mexico carried over from Andover. When his friends decided to rush fraternities, Bush stayed behind – he wasn’t interested in dates or parties, Kerr said. It took him less than three years to graduate magna cum laude with a degree in Latin American studies. “He had a very good ability to study really intently while other people were goofing off,” Kerr said. “He was probably more studious than the rest of us.” After a few years of constant phone calls and occasional visits, Jeb, 21, married

Columba, 20, at the UT-Austin University Catholic Center in 1974.

ush returned to Houston after graduation and took a job at Texas Commerce Bank. After a short stint as a loans officer, he was tapped to help set up an office in Caracas to manage hundreds of millions of dollars flowing out of the Venezuelan oil fields. “We needed someone who spoke Spanish well, who had the ability to go into a situation with a lot of unknowns,” said Bill Arnold, vice president of the bank’s Latin America division at the time. Still in his early-20s, Jeb picked up and moved to South America with Columba and their first two children, George P. and Noelle. But Bush wasn’t fazed by the challenges of starting a new life with a young family in a foreign country, Arnold said. He described Bush as a “bundle of energy” and a fastidious money manager. When filling out expense reports, Bush left no stone unturned. “I would say, ‘Jeb, we trust you on these $3 items. We don’t need diaper invoices,’” Arnold said. Arnold traveled across the continent with Bush hunting for new business. He recalled making cold calls together from a hotel phonebook, asking would-be clients to let Texas Commerce manage their energy portfolios. Bush had a knack for winning them over. “He was very perceptive about people,” Arnold said. At Texas Commerce, Bush developed one of the classic tools of the political trade: a wide range of relatability. At social functions with bank bigwigs and political VIPs like Lady Bird Johnson, Bush had a remarkable sense of poise for a recent orlandoweekly.com

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o hear his friends tell it, Jeb Bush always stood out as a gifted athlete, a top student, a straight-talking people person, but it was never a big deal. His political promise was always there, but never in your face. When Bush was in the Texas Commerce office in Houston in the mid-1970s, another banker named Bill Helms told Bush that his father — U.S. liaison to China at the time — would make a great president someday. “I think he’d be interested in that,” Bush replied, to Helms’ surprise. “Most people demur when you say something like that,” Helms said. “He didn’t boast. He was just kind of matterof-fact. He was confident his dad could be president.” It was the same Jeb who once scribbled, “Mr. Bush wins unanimously as head of Harris County Republicans.” Ask Bush’s closest friends whether they thought he was destined to follow the trajectory of his father and brother – a bid for the White House – and they all say pretty much the same thing: They had no clue at the time, but looking back it makes perfect sense. Bush left the bank to work for his father’s 1980 presidential campaign. Afterward, he settled in Miami with his family, entered the real estate business and made a small fortune. His foray into politics mirrored his dad’s – Republican Party chairman in Dade County. Bush later served as Florida’s secretary of commerce and, eventually, its governor. Rob Kerr and David Bates have followed Jeb’s rise from the backyard ballpark in Tanglewood to the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee, from hawking 5-cent newspapers to cold-calling customers in Venezuela to the biggest sales pitch of his life – a bid for the presidency. “We’re very happy for what he’s achieved,” Bates said. “But neither of us are entirely surprised how well he’s done.” feedback@orlandoweekly.com Jay Root contributed to this report. This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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Byron Browne, “Feeding the Birds” (1945, crayon and ink on paper)

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eLand’s leafy mien is a welcome respite from the hot chaos of the city, reassuring the visitor there is still order in this world. On Woodland Boulevard’s busy sidewalk, a nude on a large banner boldly proclaims the Museum of Art’s new show, and this small Southern town is swinging enough to go with it. Urbane sophistication is this museum’s sly manner, and with Byron Browne and Peter Reginato, the visitor is treated to modern art’s rich visual story, once the sole province of the metropolis. In this museum both Browne and Reginato come across innocent and fresh, revealing playfulness. A giant bouquet of brightly colored wriggles and curvoids greets the visitor in the lobby. “Hot House,” one of Reginato’s larger pieces, explores forms and shapes eerily familiar – that is, if the paintings of Paul Klee, Joan Miró or Wassily Kandinsky have ever passed by the viewer’s eye. Reginato breaks them off the canvas and into the third dimension. They reach out and exuber-

antly capture space with wire cages, spirals and irregular flat plates at completely odd angles. Reginato acknowledges his inspiration from these groundbreaking artists, and pushes them into new territory with sculpture. In our ephemeral digital age, even plastic seems meaty and old-school, so these welded-steel structures are impossibly out of our time. (Oh, the ’90s!) Upon closer inspection, the cobalts and scarlets are brushy, lumpy and soft. An untitled small work sprouts colorful magenta and yellow curlicues out of a green trunk, its pink and blue roots undulating over the pedestal’s white surface. The urge to stroke its friendly form is almost irresistible, as if it were a toy. Upstairs, Byron Browne’s portraiture continues the story of modern art’s joyful experimentalism. “Blue Lion,” a 1936 figure study, incorporates a strong black texture

into a classic Cubist composition, with the titled figure depicted in a series of geometric shapes. Browne, a militant campaigner for modernism in his day, helped pave the way for abstraction, and his sure hand is seen in paintings such as “Fourth of July,” a beautifully abstract impression of this American nighttime celebration. Like Reginato, Browne’s work on the surface appears chaotic and unorganized, yet there is a deep structure to these that yields to the viewer upon contemplation. Both artists were members of the avant-garde, seeing abstraction as the predominant way to express ideas. Yet, as Browne once famously said, “There cannot be a new art without a solid basis in understanding of past art.” His art, along with Reginato’s, is now that basis, for us to see into the new art of today. arts@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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No My Little Pony: Florida Anime Experience is “the only 100 percent pure anime convention in Florida” Need proof that the nerds have had their revenge? Just look at your Facebook feed. Between last week’s The Force Awakens trailer release at Anaheim’s Star Wars Celebration and Orlando’s convention center-stuffing MegaCon the week before, it’s clear that pop culture cons have become an Internet-breaking cash cow. The time to gawk at geeks is long gone, says the co-founder of this weekend’s fifth annual Florida Anime Experience (April 24-26 at Park Inn by Radisson; floridaanime.com). After a quarter-century of watching Florida’s con culture blossom from behind the scenes, he should know. Our story starts circa 1989, when 15-yearold Tom Croom hopped into a Trans Am with two older friends and drove down to South Florida for his first Trek Fest. “We had spent all night after playing Dungeons & Dragons putting together costumes as security officers from Star Trek made of sweatpants and sweatshirts,” Croom recalls. “We won first place in the costume contest [and] got to go onstage and meet none other than George Takei.” Croom continued attending sci-fi conventions across Florida throughout high school and college, but mostly quit by the late 1990s, when I met him while we were

both working at Universal Orlando. He began dating a girl (now his wife) who was into Japanese animation, and while accompanying her to a Mills 50 Asian import store they spotted a flier advertising an upcoming anime convention. “I explained to her that if you’re hot and you put on a costume and go to one of these things, you’ll probably win free stuff,” Croom explained. “So she dressed up as Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon, and went to the very first Anime Festival Orlando in the year 2000. She won awards there, and we subsequently went to a second anime convention the same year called JACON.” As his interest in the genre grew, Croom discovered that “Orlando and San Diego were two of the biggest hotbeds for the original fan-sub revolution, getting anime to the masses before it was retail-available in the United States.” The art form’s current popularity is thanks in part to pioneering translation efforts by some early-’90s University of Central Florida students, whom Croom calls the “true hipsters of anime.” It’s oddly appropriate that America’s anime obsession was sparked in Orlando, since according to Croom, “The style and history of anime is based on the animation art of classic Walt Disney.” After attending a couple of cons, Croom was asked to assist with the second Anime Festival Orlando. “I agreed to, with the explicit caveat that I’m not looking to try to run somebody’s show,” he remembers. “Before I knew it, it was the day of the show, and I’m walking around the conven-

tion with an earpiece on. The convention chair is curled up in a ball wearing ragged tennis shorts and a ratty T-shirt, basically not knowing what to do or how to handle everything that was happening.” By the late 2000s, Croom saw that “geek was becoming so mainstream that [Florida was] becoming super-saturated with pop-culture events. … Everybody and their mother [was] saying, ‘Oh, I can create a convention, this is easy.’ People would try to start up a convention and suddenly lose a ton of money.” After helping with the final JACON in 2009 and assisting with the enormous Anime Expo and GenCon events, Croom and company launched Florida Anime Experience in 2011. “There are over 60 pop culture conventions that will happen in 2015 [in Florida],” says Croom, “and at least 10 to 20 percent claim to be anime conventions,” but also cover Marvel superheroes and Nickelodeon cartoons. “They’re really multi-genre shows, waving the flag of anime to draw people. Florida Anime Experience wanted to go against the grain. We are actually the only 100 percent pure anime convention in Florida. There’s no My Little Pony.” Furthermore, Croom says FAE is “trying to put the culture back into pop culture,” with kendo demonstrations, Japanese language classes and even origami arts, as well as the increasingly popular hobby of cosplay, which Croom has seen evolve “from ‘Look what I made’ into ‘Hey, I can buy this.’” While promoting handcrafted creativity over store-bought self-involvement, FAE has no place for prejudice. “We wholeheartedly embrace gender equality,” Croom says. “Friday night we host a cross-play contest which celebrates gender bending in cosplay, [and we] have non-harassment policies now written into our rules.” “Is the convention industry becoming commercialized?” Croom asks rhetorically when I raise Informa Canada’s recent purchase of MegaCon. “Yes, it’s just like any other Darwinian business model: You’re going to have niche-market shows that succeed really well, and you’re going to have chains that succeed really well.” This year’s FAE centers around Neon Genesis Evangelion, a giant-robot action series with heavy Christian symbolism that’s still somewhat obscure in the states, despite being iconic in Japan. While the area’s supersized cons feature stars from mainstream hits like Walking Dead, Croom is content with FAE’s focus: “You go to MegaCon, it’s kind of like going to Walmart, you’ll find everything there. Supercon in Miami is more like Target, a little more hipster because you’re in South Beach,” Croom says. “But if you go to our [convention], we’re the Apple Store. We’re about one thing, and we’re doing our damnedest to make that one thing the best product you could have.” skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Tip of the Capa Sexy Spanish steakhouse soars to the top of our list of must-eat restaurants BY FAIYAZ KARA CaPa 10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista | 407-313-7777 | fourseasons.com/orlando | $$$$

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’m not going to deliver a diatribe on levels of service at restaurants in this city, but just know that the “good help is hard to find” dictum is as common an utterance among chefs and owners as the general dining public. So it’s always nice to go to a place where they understand and value the importance of good service; where waiters aren’t just knowledgable, but intelligent enough to know that the customer comes first. That place is Capa. And, yes, it’s at the Four Seasons. I know what you’re thinking: “Sure, I’ll get good service, but I’ll pay an arm and a leg for it.” I can only remind you that you get what you pay for. When it’s all said and done, what lingers isn’t the significant crimp in your wallet, but a remembrance of your repast. Last year, this Basque-inspired steakhouse finished at the top of our annual list

of places that you can eat and drink equally well. So, trust me, you’ll want to arrive a little early to enjoy a stiff gin-tonic or two on the resort’s rooftop terrace prior to dining. Once led to your table (look up and behold Peter Gentenaar’s striking work of paper art), the idea is to sit back and let the gentlemen and lady servers do their thing. An open kitchen allows guests to get a peek of chef Tim Dacey and his staff at work, though, in all likelihood, your eyes will fix on the jamón de bellota, a pure Iberico acorn-fed ham, perched on the ledge tempting any and all who catch sight of it. A plate of the luscious meat will run you $39, but it’s just so very hard to say no – even more so when you witness all the deep-pocketed, expense-accounted buggers having their way with it. Capa’s menu is a focused hybrid of modern takes on Basque and Spanish staples and USDA Prime cuts of beef. That said, Asian-inspired hamachi crudo ($12), nestled against slivers of clementine and flecked with grated horseradish, will start

your meal off in superlative fashion, but you could say that about most any starter here. The lone exception might be the lightly fried cauliflower ($11) with capers and a poached egg. I say that only because it seems more like an appetizer you’d find at a falafel joint (like Hubbly Bubbly). Just one look, and I fell hard for the remolacha, a plate of beautiful cuts of red and yellow beets ($12) graced with whey foam. Instead of the usual complement of goat cheese, Dacey’s is served over buttermilk cream. Other raciones worth considering: peppery rounds of grilled octopus ($14) and celery root over a pistachio-romesco puree topped with shaved pork loin (we couldn’t get enough of that puree), and heavenly foie gras ($17) served with membrillo (quince cheese) and a Marcona almond drizzle. From the list of mains, a new entry – succulent roasted duck ($36) with braised salsify, Florida peaches and pickled mustard seed – was one of the finest preparations of fowl we’ve sampled. Seriously. And my preferorlandoweekly.com

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ence for the bone-in filet ($69) over the 40-day dry-aged, bone-in ribeye ($66) is akin to preferring a Maserati GranTurismo over a Maserati Quattroporte. If you skipped out on the plate of jamón Iberico de bellota, consider ending with a bowl of watermelon gazpacho and lemon sorbet ($11). The unique dessert is sided with mini melon cylinders topped with diced jamón – Serrano, not Iberico. Like the gazpacho, you’ll immediately Instagram the guindilla ($12), a chocolate cream and Reus hazelnut “cake” ($12) served with spicy chocolate ice cream. Service couldn’t have been better, either. As we perused the wine list, we half-expected the somm to be summoned, but our server was more than capable of handling those duties. Sure, dining among tourists and conventioneers can be an annoyance, albeit an expected one, but if it gets to you, just do as the Spanish do and order another gin-tonic.

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Belle Isle Yacht Pub Address/phone/web: 7521 S. Orange

Outside drinking? Y

Ave., 407-850-3491

After work or after hours? Both

Dog-friendly? Y

Bathrooms: nightmare or not bad?

Beer/wine or liquor too? Beer

Not bad

Check all that apply:

TVs? Y N What’s on? Sports

fancy cocktails make ’em strong and keep ’em coming wine list (5 choices or more) craft beer beer: the usual suspects wide selection of bottles (more than 15) wide selection on tap (more than 15)

Food? Y

DJs? Y

Loud music or background music? There’s live music sometimes, but otherwise it’s nondescript to nonexistent.

Games? Check all that apply: pinball video pool darts other: air hockey

Essay question: Why should I drink here? You hear this a lot, but the Yacht Pub really is like drinking at a friend’s house (well, the big covered porch is, anyway, with its dartboard, air hockey table and random assortment of battered couches). Inside it’s a compact, cozy spot to get a decent beer or three, watch the game, or maybe take in a band on the tiny stage. 18

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Francesco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Sicilian specialties star at this Maitland ristorante, with wood-fired brick-oven pizzas stealing the show. Pastas, like the beautifully plated penne Palermitana, are worth seeking out, but be wary of mealy veal Siciliano and flavorless calamari steak. Hand-fashioned desserts like profiteroles and strawberry tiramisu help make dealing with service deficiencies more bearable. 400 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-960-5533; $$

Pho Curry Ford Modest joint on Curry Ford Road serves dependable pho soups and other Vietnamese staples. While we weren’t blown away by the bún vermicelli bowl with bland grilled pork and shrimp, the hearty beef stew banh mi served with doughy French bread and an aromatic pho tai were both stellar. A decent list of vegetarian items are offered, including fat tofu-filled spring rolls and taro-stuffed egg rolls; no desserts are offered. Open daily. 3334 Curry Ford Road, 407-930-6267; $

Boca Tampa-based boîte is the latest to make a go of this jinx spot, and does so with intermittent success. Wonderfully crisp fried green tomatoes with pimento, tomato jam and house bacon are an impressive starter, as is the farmhouse salad with greens grown right on the walls in the resto’s “vertical garden.” Mains can be hit (panseared wahoo over pineapple salsa, black bean paste, celery puree) or miss (overdone and over-garlicked bistecca). Cocktails are somewhat cloying, but desserts, thankfully, aren’t. 358 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-636-7022; $$$

Rome’s Flavours Roman husband and wife bring a small slice of the Eternal City to Winter Park with simple, rustic, full-flavored dishes. Rustic “paddle pizzas” served on floured cutting boards are just as delectable as the hearty potato soup and flank steak served over arugula. The focused menu also features a variety of salumi and al dente pastas. Whatever you do, sample their gelatos, CONTINUED ON PaGe 22

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preferably in the form of an affogato. 124 E. Morse Blvd., Winter Park, 407-951-8039; $$

Another Broken Egg Another Broken Egg’s menu is rooted in Cajun and Creole cookery, which means flavor, flavor and more flavor. Don’t miss the fried green tomato app or the perfectly melty lobster-and-Brie omelet. What the biscuit beignets lack in lightness, they make up for with buttery richness. A full bar slings Bloody Marys and Kahlúa-spiked coffees, and the dark roast is served in earthenware crocks; this place has charm down to a science. 430 N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 407-790-7868; $$

The Egg and I As far as breakfast joints go, this SoDo eatery is as pedestrian as it gets. Breakfast standards and some with South-of-theBorder slants are, well, standard. Nothing particularly remarkable about the waffles, French toast, frittatas or Benedicts. Weekends are busy, though, so be sure to call ahead. No reservations. 2380 S. Orange Ave., 407-244-5077; $

The Meatball Shoppe Small Azalea Park eatery serves up (what else?) meatballs in six different varieties, which can be enjoyed three different ways – on top of a side (consider penne pasta, polenta or white bean ragout), “smashed” into a ciabatta roll or “alone” (over greens). Meatballs, be they traditional Italian, spicy pork or lamb, are moist and juicy, though meals can leave you wanting more, given that just three meatballs come in an order. Local Muse gelato and pricey but tasty mini cannoli comprise the dessert offerings. 7325 Lake Underhill Road, 407-270-6505; $

Mynt Understatedly elegant Indian joint brings standard curry house fare guised as haute cuisine to Hannibal Square. (The perfume of the tandoor oven scents the whole neighborhood.) Flavors work in such dishes as uttapham sliders, but fancy plating makes for impractical eating. There are plenty of options on the menu: creamy, subtly sweet lamb pasanda, flaky lacha paratha, and Cochin fish curry – a bowlful of rich, spicy comfort food. 535 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, 407-636-7055; $$$

American Q Barbecue makes rodizio-style rounds at American Q. Buffet cuts like brisket with Texas bark and andouille sausage are Lone Star State-worthy; be wary of desiccated pork shoulder and flank steak, however. A la carte items like Texas beef ribs and Mississippi fried catfish gratify, but hit the pocketbook hard. Service is professional and friendly but, unlike Texas de Brazil, can lag. Interesting cocktails and swine candy keep barflies buzzing. 1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, 407-827-3080; $$$ n

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The Sound of Music Includes a specially produced introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne that will give insight into what has made this musical one of everyone’s favorite things. Wednesday, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com. Touch of Evil Orson Welles’ other masterpiece: a stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town. Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300. Last Days in Vietnam Academy Award-nominated documentary about the final days of the Vietnam War. Panel discussion with some of the people featured in the documentary afterward. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; free; 407-823-1300; wucftv.org/ specials/last-days-vietnam.

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Opening this week Age of Adaline Having to appear in a shitty Green Lantern movie is the sort of experience that can really age an actress, right? Apparently not! In Age of Adaline, Blake Lively plays a woman who develops a condition that allows her to go through the 20th century without growing any older, affording her the kind of adventures only perpetual youth can bestow. You know, kind of like what Scarlett Johansson is to the 21st century. (OH, SORRY, BLAKE! WE KEEP FORGETTING WE SHOULDN’T BRING THAT WHOLE THING UP.) Speaking of bygone eras, Katherine Heigl was supposed to be in this thing too, but she says she dropped out to adopt a kid. And when has her sincerity ever been in question? The cast includes Harrison Ford, on a break from his main gig of giving safe-flying tips to Germanwings pilots. (PG-13) Little Boy Roma Downey and Mark Burnett (A.D.: The Bible Continues) are the executive producers of this faith-based homily about a California tyke who becomes convinced that per24

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forming acts of charity will move God to end World War II and bring his dad home. “Cloying and callous,” says Variety, which questions the decency of suggesting that dropping a couple of atomic bombs on civilian populations is worth the life of one little towheaded bastard’s pop. I dunno – wouldn’t you nuke Dayton and Scranton to get Bob Belcher back? (PG-13) The Water Diviner For his first foray behind the camera, Russell Crowe directs his favorite actor – himself! – in a historical drama that finds an Australian dad and widower determined to retrieve the bodies of his sons, who have perished in the Battle of Gallipoli. See, if he had just listened to Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, he could have prayed real hard, and World War I would have ended the minute it started, with the Allies dropping the Big One on the guy who shot Archduke Ferdinand. Sixteen million lives saved, Crowe settles into perpetual paternal bliss, and years later, there’s one less hotel clerk with a phone-shaped dent in his noggin. Epic win all around. (R)

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Bad Movie Night: Troll 2 Considered by many to be one of the absolute worst films of all time, this film doesn’t even have a troll in it. Get a raffle ticket with each beer purchase, but don’t expect to win anything if you don’t stay for the whole flick. Wednesday, 8 p.m.; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd.; free; 407-332-9636. Understanding Art: Impressionism - “The Gang of Four” First of a four-part miniseries about the Impressionists. Friday, noon; McKean Pavilion, 161 W. Canton Ave., Winter Park; free. Marcel Duchamp This documentary explores the short but vital career of this trailblazing artist, his decision to leave visual art in favor of chess, and the lasting influence of his work. Friday, 1:30 p.m.; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475.

Absolut Warhola The documentary-comedy follows the filmmakers as they travel through eastern Slovakia to interview Andy Warhol’s extended family from rural Slovakia, who offer few insights on a person they barely knew. Friday, 7 p.m.; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475. The Met Live in HD: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Catch interviews with the cast, crew and production teams during intermission to get an unprecedented look at what goes into the staging of an opera. Saturday, 12:30 p.m.; multiple locations; $19$25; fathomevents.com. Peanut Butter Matinee: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea A whale of a tale about adventures under the sea with Captain Nemo and his submersible ship, the Nautilus. Sunday, noon; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $5; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. White House Overture Screening of a 40-minute documentary about the Timucua White House. Monday, 7 p.m.; Timucua White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; free; 407-595-2713; timucua.com. Bill Hicks: Relentless Legendary comedian Bill Hicks performs at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal in 1992. Includes previously unseen footage of Hicks. Monday, 8 p.m.; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com. Cult Classics: El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky’s psychedelic Western that combines Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy. Tuesday, 9:30 p.m.; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $5; 407629-0054; enzian.org.

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My monster Alex garland takes an all-too-familiar plotline and makes it his own By PaTr i C k Co o P e r

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he Frankenstein template has endured as one of the most retread themes in literature and art since Mary Shelley first conjured her modern Prometheus in the early 19th century. A brilliant, troubled scientist creates an intelligent robot that becomes self-aware. The creator fails to acknowledge the individuality of its creation and yadda yadda yadda, the robot rebels and kills its master. It’s only natural that most viewers will go into Alex Garland’s Ex Machina expecting this rehash, albeit glossed up and put in a slick new package. Despite following a great deal of well-worn territory, the film manages to engage its audience with its icy and efficient delivery and consistent undercurrent of malevolence. Garland (a respected screenwriter and novelist) gives his gorgeously designed film a muted tone that got way under my skin and rattled my guts even when I knew what to expect. And even when the plot feels familiar, Ex Machina’s riffs on consciousness and sexuality are always intriguing. A bald and bearded Oscar Isaac stars as Nathan Bateman, a reclusive billionaire genius who spends his days developing his artificial intelligence and his nights getting black-out drunk on Japanese beer. At age 13, Nathan created the code that would become Bluebook, the most popular search engine in the world. This wealth has not only allowed Nathan to live on a private estate the size of Delaware, it’s also allowed him to play God. Or at least think he’s playing God. Isaac honestly gets better with each and

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every role. From Drive to Inside Llewyn Davis and his incredible turn in last year’s A Most Violent Year, the dude is nuanced to a hypnotic degree. Here he’s just so incredibly cool as Nathan Bateman. He downplays everything so well, and he never artificially amps up the emotion. Bluebook employee Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) flies to Nathan’s estate to perform the Turing Test (see: The Imitation Game) on Ava (Alicia Vikander), an A.I. who’s no more than a pretty face with half a body. She may move like a wind-up doll, but Ava has just as much dimension as Nathan and Caleb (and in the case of the latter, maybe even more). She’s enigmatic and highly inquisitive, oftentimes throwing questions right back at Caleb. In a lot of ways, she’s a fantasy woman (minus a few working parts) who encompasses all of Caleb’s and Nathan’s sexual anxieties. It’s interesting to note that Ava isn’t Nathan’s first try at creating an A.I. being, and all the previous ones he’s made have also been female. Boy billionaires will be boy billionaires. The weighty ideas Garland delivers in the film are presented almost exclusively through conversations between Nathan and Caleb. It’s a much quieter, more organic method of getting your ideas across than we see in most Hollywood sci-fi fare. The atmosphere of unease and anxiety is extremely palpable, up until the film’s closing minutes when some choices Garland makes splinter the richness of the story. Garland’s screenplays (Sunshine, 28 Days Later, The Beach) are kind of infamous for their rocky final acts, and many will argue that Ex Machina is no different. Aside from the climax, Ex Machina is a wickedly smart sci-fi tale that traverses familiar territory, but it has enough unique (and abnormal) qualities to satisfy adult audiences. feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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Ben Prestage Florida native Ben Prestage knows a thing or 20 million about swamp blues, and his stretched-out sets stomp through country, blues and folk until the music gives in and bows out, showing his mangrove roots. 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Will’s Pub, $8

Jamey Johnson Hit songwriter Jamey Johnson penned modern chart-toppers like “Give It Away” and “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” for George Strait and Trace Adkins before getting his due as a solo artist. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at House of Blues, $26-$28

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So misunderstood Wilco’s career retrospective What’s Your 20? favors songs obsessed with drugs, heartache and identity crisis By AshlEy BElAngEr wIlCo with royal Thunder 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 | Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd. | 407-351-5483 | hardrocklive.com | $33-$63

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new generation of music fans checked the mirror for gray hairs last November when Wilco dropped their career retrospective double album, What’s Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994-2014. The imaginative, genre-leaping instrumentation and thought-provoking poetry in Jeff Tweedy’s lyrics – which can be staggeringly simple or epiphanyinducing from their complexity – launched the band to mainstream success at a time when many artists in the alt-country realm played it safer and truer in a more sensible, timid attempt to gain steam the old-fashioned Nashville way. Wilco’s experiment paid off, winning a zealous fan base as well as critics’ hearts with early releases like Being There (1996) and Summerteeth (1999), then steamrolling through the 2000s with success after success on releases like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), A Ghost Is Born (2004), Sky Blue Sky (2007) and their last full-length, The Whole Love (2011). Now celebrating 20 years since A.M. debuted Tweedy’s then-

hotly anticipated band, the retrospective is adequately fogged out, bogged down and heart-cogged over the course of 38 tracks. The songs are organized in clumps by album, and What’s Your 20? presents these bundles in order of release. Priority is given to earlier albums, with more songs represented off each, betraying a nostalgia or sentimentality for songs that set the stage for Wilco early on, like “Misunderstood” (Being There), “Via Chicago” (Summerteeth) and even the later “Jesus, Etc.” (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot). These three albums take up half of What’s Your 20?, which should appease their longtime fans, but it also suggests later releases somehow stuck a little less, despite fully committing to Wilco’s now tried-and-true thematic formulas. In the band’s typical country-leaning fashion, if you’re looking for love, the song selection finds it in all the wrong places, favoring catalog standouts focused on heartache and dealing with being an outcast over more romantic songs. “I’m the Man Who Loves You” does make the cut, playing nicely since it seems to be a prequel to A.M.’s “Box Full of Letters” (also featured). Being There’s “I Got You” is the album’s first straight-up love song. But

two-thirds of the album’s songs dwell on breakups, isolation and drug culture. Tweedy’s tug of war between life-giving and destructive little fixes appears throughout Wilco’s catalog, often used to feed into moments of self-doubt and existential confusion, most obviously in songs like “A Shot in the Arm” (Summerteeth) and “Handshake Drugs” (A Ghost Is Born) where Tweedy cries, “If I ever was myself, I wasn’t that night.” There are also the casual drug references that put a stoner stench on tracks like “I Must Be High” (A.M.) and “Heavy Metal Drummer” (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot), helping to craft a more relatable dude narrator from the easily estranged, flawed and abstract poet behind Wilco’s primarily imagery-dense songwriting. While sex and drugs sell, an undersung aspect of Wilco’s lyrics is this meta quality where certain songs discuss how their fame, earned from songs about being misunderstood, actually conflicts with feeling so misunderstood. Listen back on “Ashes of American Flags” (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) to lines like “I shake like a toothache every time I hear myself sing” and on “Sunken Treasure” (Being There) where rock & roll maims, tames and names the band. Then, of course, there’s “Wilco (the Song)” off Wilco: the Album, and, well, while Tweedy may never be fully understood by his lovers or his fans, hey, at least we see what you did there. abelanger@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Finally! Local bands remembered how much shows at Stardust rule! And lucky us: This necessary venue revival features the experimental magic of quirky, catchy rockers Adam and the Plastic. 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Stardust Video & Coffee, free

Earthday Birthday Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against and Slash headline WJRR’s outdoor Earth Day rock fest that also features a midway and art walk. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Central Florida Fairgrounds, $59

Monophonics Invigorating soul band Monophonics return, touring on their just-dropped Sound of Sinning, and we’re guessing the title track will thicken the blood of anyone in attendance when they unleash its outrageous emotion on stage. 8 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at Will’s Pub, $13-$15

Justin Wells Kentucky country band Fifth on the Floor’s Justin Wells plays an intimate solo show at Lil Indies, where the gravel in his voice will garnish your cocktail nicely. 10 p.m. Monday, April 27, at Lil Indies, free

The David Mayfield Parade He’s opened for like-minded Americana figureheads like the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons and taken the stage at major festivals like Bonnaroo, but this week his noted folk fireworks show explodes at the pub. 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at Will’s Pub, $7

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Diarrhea Planet BY B AO L E - H U U

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We could be looking at a whole

new era for the Florida Music Festival (April 16-18) here. By ditching big-name headliners and showing the music for free, the city’s longest-running music festival made a seismic pivot this year. The organizers were pretty frank with me in admitting that the headliner business had become a headache, citing the drain of dealing with agents and pointing out how it shifted focus away from the discovery aspect of the festival. Of course, this wouldn’t be such an issue if the big names were current heavy-hitters that generated a contagious buzz, but they weren’t. Getting truly exciting marquee names has never really been FMF’s forte. For me as a voracious music fan, the discovery element has always been the best part of FMF, and it’s something organizers say they want to return to. Fostering an active culture of curious showgoers is what I’m forever behind, and making the shows free certainly helps that. For live-music lovers, it’s a major win. The barrier to entry can’t be lowered any further, so if you can’t be bothered to check something out at zero cost, then just give up now. I don’t know how much this change was the result of FMF having a good, hard look in the mirror and how much was simply a response to economic reality. But either way, the result is good in principle and a return to something more meaningful and exciting to true music heads. The news of this major development, however, came late. Making the announcement only about two weeks before the

The other big intrigue is how four guitarists play together without being a messy circle jerk.

festival start isn’t, I don’t think, enough time for the paradigm-breaking idea to effectively rewire the set attitudes that people have about FMF. My guess is that we won’t really be able to measure the ripples of this defining sea change until the returns are witnessed during subsequent editions. But the shift is significant and, coupled with the evaporation of practically all other contending festivals, ought to bring back some of FMF’s original appeal. We’ll see how this move will ultimately affect the festival’s viability. For showgoers, though – and, I believe, for young bands – this is the best thing FMF has done since it started. And more people should’ve taken advantage of it. More complete and specific coverage on FMF can be found online at Orlando Music News (blogs.orlandoweekly.com/ orlando-music-news).

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The best non-festival show I saw this week was Nashville’s Diarrhea Planet (April 16, Backbooth). The big, brown elephant in the room is that name. I’m only the billionth one to bring it up, but a band with

that juvenile moniker starts out at a pretty deep deficit. So it’s to their tremendous credit that their music and live display render it utterly inconsequential, a seemingly impossible feat until you see them in person. That is but the first of many intriguing aspects of this band. The other big one is how four guitarists play together without being a messy circle jerk. But enough about what they don’t do. What they, um, do do is kick out mainlining, life-affirming party-punk songs with maximum glory. They’re triumphant, inciting and, ahem, explosive. And they send up a room like a rocket. Thanks to local promoter Norse Korea, they’ve been coming here with impressive frequency (twice in the past six months). For a must-see act, that’s a great thing. Warming up the stage just before was Orlando pop-punk band Panther Camp. I admit that pop-punk is a genre that I, as a general rule, tend to treat with apathy and dereliction. It’s not something I feel guilty about. As far as I’m concerned, it’s earned that, as arguably the most overrun and diluted stripe of punk rock. But it can be done well, and Panther Camp does just that. They neither get dumb nor overreach. They just keep things focused, anthemic and skyward. That energy and charisma was enough to allow frontman Jason Smith to pull off a Jesus walk on top of the crowd even though they weren’t the headliner. By the time they rolled out a cover of the Dead Boys’ “Sonic Reducer,” this crowd was primed. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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CAREER TRAINING IN THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY AWAITS YOU Do you want to “turn your love for animals into a lifelong career?”

Pursue your dream career as Pet Groomer, Veterinary Assistant or a Veterinary Technician. The Institute of Technical Arts is an independent, private, postsecondary school, specializing in applied education and training at the diploma and associate degree levels. Your future looks bright at ITA to get your training for a new and rewarding career. We have scholarships and financial aid to those that qualify. Our history defines us. The Institute of Technical Arts (ITA) was started in Orlando, Florida by Laura Lee Lundberg, a dynamic and industrious entrepreneur, who had a vision of opening her own pet grooming salon. This dream was realized in 1988 in Winter Park, Florida when FiFi’s Poodle Palace began transforming the community’s scruffy puppies into their inner show dogs. In 1996, FiFi’s School of Pet Grooming opened, and was licensed by the Florida Department of Education, moving Ms. Lundberg’s enterprise into the field of education. In 1999, the school added a Veterinary Assistant program, attracting a more diverse student body. The arrival of the new millennium in the year 2000 marked a substantial moment in the school’s history, as we changed our name to the prestigious Florida Institute of Animal Arts. An educational milestone was reached in 2001 when the school was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Another exhilarating event occurred in 2002 when the school gained national recognition by the United States

Department of Education. Significant changes occurred in 2013 as we became the Institute of Technical Arts and moved to a much larger and more centrally located campus in Casselberry, Florida. We also started offering an Associate of Science degree program in Veterinary Technology. In 2014 ITA’s Veterinary Technician Program was granted Initial programmatic accreditation by the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA). The CVTEA is recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) as the accrediting body for veterinary technician programs. ITA’s Pet Grooming Salon, located on campus, is a full-service salon, open to the community, offering extremely reasonable prices. “Fido” and “Fifi” and their friends are encouraged to sample from our full/partial grooms, therapeutic baths, teeth brushing, and spa services, including our refreshing apricot exfoliating scrubs and blueberry facials. Mention this article to receive a Free Hot Oil Treatment with any bath! (Up to a $10 value) Call ITA’s Grooming Salon at 407478-PAWS (7297) to schedule an appointment for your pet. (Valid month of April only.) ITA’s Veterinary Clinic opened its doors in early 2013 and offers full veterinary services to the community at affordable prices. The 5,000 square-foot clinic is located within the School of Animal Arts and has a multitude of services available for your pets such as: surgery, dentistry, radiology, ultrasound, routine medical procedures, and emergency medical treatment. The hospital is accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), surpassing over 900 standards of excellence, putting it in the top 12% of animal hospitals in the U. S. Mention this article to receive HomeAgain microchipping for $25, including Lifetime

Registration! Call ITA’s Veterinary Clinic today at 321-280-PETS (7387) to schedule an appointment for your pet. (Valid month of April only.) If you are looking for the opportunity to “turn your lifelong passion for animals into an exciting new career”, look no further! Call the Institute of Technical Arts today to schedule a tour of the campus at 321-280-5-ITA (482), text us at 321-2826-ITA (482), find us on the web at www.myITA.edu, or visit us at 436 Start Road 436 Casselberry, Fl. 32707.

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Sage Francis & Solillaquists of Sound MUSIC Having think-rap giant Sage Francis back in town would be occasion enough, as would having our own hip-hop superheroes Solillaquists of Sound electrify the stage like they especially do for their transcendental hometown shows. But having them both back together? Well, this is gonna be huge. Orlando knew the Solillaquists’ worth early on, but it was Francis who showed it to the world in 2005 by taking them under wing and on

tour. From that springboard, the real-life family group vaulted to national profile, where they rolled out a grand multimedia artistic odyssey that would etch them as the most important Orlando indie rap act, certainly of their time and perhaps of all time. The original combination of these forces made some serious magic and history. Now just imagine what the reunion will be like. – Bao Le-Huu 9 p.m. | The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave. | 407-246-1419 | thesocial.org | $15-$20

10:30 a.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday | Park Inn by Radisson, 3011 Maingate Lane, Kissimmee | 407-536-9272 | floridaanime.com | $20-$200

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Rob Mazurek’s São Paulo Underground and Black Cube SP You won’t find a more adventurous sonic explorer than Chicago-based Rob Mazurek (but lucky for us, we have the Civic Minded 5 to excitedly point him out). He’s a true tinkerer, incorporating computer programming and electronic keys to take his cornet places most jazz enthusiasts would never dream of traversing. His alternate universe of music is masterfully conjured by the players who comprise the cornet player’s electric jazz trio, São Paulo Underground, and his Black Cube SP, a frantic collision of São Paolo Underground with Brazilian rabeca fiddle player Thomas Rohrer; both perform this week in an almost out-of-place but decidedly cool engagement at cruddy Will’s Pub. With the bands’ influences ranging from early-’70s Miles Davis to Tortoise, it’s also a surreal invitation to time-travel and surrender to the group’s imaginative Brazilian folk-fueled whirl. – Ashley Belanger

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FLORIDA ANIME EXPERIENCE PHOTO BY GREYLOCH ROB MAZUREK PHOTO BY DANIEL VASS

Time to bust out your Buster Sword and strap on your weeaboo shorts, because Florida Anime Experience is charging in for a fifth year! Only this time, it’s featuring everybody’s favorite twisted masterpiece, Neon Genesis Evangelion. With a robust artist alley and a solid selection of voice actors, it may not be the biggest anime fest this town has seen, but it certainly has the most heart. The usual suspects are still there; the video game rooms coupled with a wicked vendors room will keep you busy, while a ton of panels like “Anime Scene IT!” and exclusive autograph signings with some of your favorite niche pseudo-celebrities keep the party going. If MegaCon wasn’t enough to scratch that Japanimation itch, prep your wallet and head on over. As Yui Ikari put it, “As long as you’re alive, anywhere can be paradise.” – Adam McCabe EVENTS

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Earth is pretty OK. It has a bunch of air we can breathe, water we can drink and food we can eat. And until we can find a habitable exosolar planet to colonize (fingers crossed for you, Kepler-442b!), it’s pretty much the only place we can live. Each year, the Vegetarians of Central Florida group (also known for their annual VegFest) gets together to throw basically a big “thank you” party for Earth with food, music and tons of activities. This year, look for a lot of food-centric activities and speakers, including tasty cooking demos, and keep an eye out for Ibex Puppetry, who are putting together a bunch of puppets for an Endangered Species Parade. If that sounds like something you’d like to capture for posterity, join Thomas Thorspecken for the World Wide SketchCrawl from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., then follow him to Fashion Square Mall to sketch the Chalk Walk, another cool event happening this Saturday. Another thing we like about this little corner of Earth? There’s always tons to do. – Thaddeus McCollum

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If you’re a child of the ’90s, you likely spent your weekday afternoons after school watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the floor of your parents’ living room. Though Mike, Don, Leo and Raph’s most famous enemy has always been Shredder – the nemesis of their mentor, Splinter – the brains behind the baddies was Krang, a living brain from Dimension X who used his genius to design hightech weaponry aimed at making large batches of turtle soup out of the reptilian ninjas. The bizarreness of Krang’s concept has kept the character out of any of the filmed adaptations, but he’s finally getting his due at Acme Comics this weekend. An art show devoted to the oddly cute cerebellum is taking place there, inspired by an Argentinian art show called Krang LSD. Expect to see illustrations, paintings, sculptures, custom toys and even a life-sized model of Krang in his walker at this show. The organizers have had such an overwhelming response to the concept that Pat Fraley, the original voice of Krang from the ’90s TV show, recorded voiceover for a promo spot, which you can see at orlandoweekly.com. Come hungry, because Daydream Pizza will be offering up their signature TMNT-inspired pepperoni and marshmallow pizza in the parking lot. It’s a no-brainer. – TM

Church Street in downtown Orlando was made for block parties, and we can’t think of a better place for this year’s Downtown Pour. More than 40 vendors will line the streets, which will be closed to vehicle traffic, pouring sips of wine, beer and spirits for participants who can (and judging from previous years’ events, do) drink themselves silly. It’s not all about the alcohol (although it kind of is), as there will be art to browse and live music to keep you entertained. When you get hungry, participating restaurants include the Dubliner, Rusty Spoon, Graffiti Junktion and the new Ferg’s Sports Depot – although food’s not part of the pour, so bring some cash. Tickets for the event are only $20 ($30 if you buy them the day of the event), and at that price point, you know you can easily sip your money’s worth. Just don’t drive home afterward – that’s what Uber and Mears are for. – Erin Sullivan

MUSIC It seems as if 24-year-old California native Tyler, the Creator’s creativity is at a constant catapult following the release of an all-new album, Cherry Bomb, and the launch of an all-new application, Golf Media, within a week’s span. Leader of the misfit collective Odd Future, Tyler and friends also run their own clothing line, radio show and sketch comedy series, Loiter Squad, on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. His last two shows in town turned the venue into a sold-out frenetic frenzy, and with his new album carrying a range of different styles, what to expect from Tyler at the Plaza is optimistically uncertain. – Luis Vazquez

Central Florida Earth Day

EARTH PHOTO BY NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER KRANG ART BY SAM J. ROYALE AND ENZO GARZA

EVENTS

10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Lake Eola Park, 195 N. Rosalind Ave. | 321-331-1859 | cfearthday.org | free

Boss Krang Art Show

Downtown Pour

Tyler, the Creator

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7 p.m. | The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave. | 407-228-1220 | plazaliveorlando.com | $29.50-$40

4 p.m. | Church Street Station, 127 W. Church St. | 407-448-0051 | ignitorevents.com | $20

noon | Acme Superstore, 905 E. State Road 434, Longwood | 407-331-0433 | acme-superstore.com | free

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ConCerts/events Ben Prestage 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $8. Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. The Groove Orient 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck With Reggie Williams 9 pm; The Imperial at Washburn Imports, 1800 N. Orange Ave.; free. Ladies Night Blues Jam 8 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848. The Love Sound Experience 8:15 pm; Pranic Healing Center of Central Florida, 619 N. Thornton Ave.; $5-$10 donations. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-898-7733. Tim Barry, Sam Russo, Bartender Brian 8 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $12-$14; 407-246-1419. Torque: Molecule, Seebass, Circle K, Collaborator 10 pm; Native Social Bar, 27 W. Church St.; $5; 407-403-2938. Was 9 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free.

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Dorm Wednesday 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888. Grandpa Jerry’s Open Mic 7 pm; Holly and Dolly’s, 500 E. State Road 436, Suite 1020, Casselberry; free; 407-276-2926. Jazz Night 9 pm; Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way; free; 407-482-5000. Ladies Night 9 pm; The Green Bar, 400 E. State Road 436, Casselberry; free; 407-332-6470.

Red Carpet Karaoke 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980. Trivia Nation 8 pm; Frank and Steins, 150 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-412-9230. Trivia Night 7 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-322-7475. Trivia with Doug Bowser 7:30 pm; Hamburger Mary’s, 110 W. Church St.; free; 321-319-0600. Untucked Bingo with Ginger Minj 5:30-9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

Acoustic Wednesdays 8:30 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

Marx Open Mic Jam Night 9 pm; Belle Isle Bayou, 5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle; free; 407-250-6763.

Wednesday Karaoke Nights 6-9 pm; Yellow Dog Eats, 1236 Hempel Ave., Windermere; free; 727-505-4566.

Bearaoke 8 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

Prom Night Wednesdays 8 pm; NV Art Bar, 27 E. Pine St.; free; 407-649-0000.

Wicked 10 pm; Bullitt Bar, 33 E. Pine St.; free; 407-839-0999.

ConCerts/events Al Jarreau 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $45-$75; 407-228-1220. All-Star Blues Jam 8 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848. The Beatdown, Control This! (Featuring Beebs), Askultura 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5-$7. Jamey Johnson 7:30 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $26-$28; 407-934-2583. Leisure Chief 10 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Sage Francis, Solillaquists of Sound 9 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $15-$20; 407-246-1419.

Secrets, We Who Dare, Forever Taken, the Kind One, Giraffe Fight 7 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $12; 407-999-2570. Shak Nasti & Friends 10 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; $8. The Strive, Eversay, Felicity, Crowned Rebels 6 pm; Bombshell’s Tavern, 5405 Edgewater Drive; $5-$10; 407-730-3999. What So Not 10 pm; Venue 578, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $15; 407-872-0066.

Clubs/lounges Bar Brawl Club 9 pm; The Milk Bar, 2424 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-4954. Bears In The City Presents: Thirsty Thursday Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; Free; 407-425-7571. COnTInued On Page 43

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Reading Between the Wines You might want to dress up for this event, held at the Orlando Science Center. The Adult Literacy League’s largest fundraiser features a talk from popular mystery author Tim Dorsey, along with food from restaurants we can’t really afford to eat at very often, like Highball & Harvest and Urban Tide, among others. Tickets are pricey, but if you put your liver and stomach to work, you can easily come out ahead. 6-9 p.m. Wednesday; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $100-$800; adultliteracyleague.org

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Side by Side Beer Dinner Winter Park wine bar the Parkview plans a four-course dinner paired with beers from Cigar City and Left Hand Brewing. Expect some nice flavor combinations from Left Hand’s Smoke Jumper or Cigar City’s Maduro with the Parkview’s housecured charcuterie or short-rib Wellington. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; The Parkview, 136 Park Ave., Winter Park; $40; facebook.com/ theparkviewwp

German Fest Celebrate spring with German

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food, live traditional Bavarian folk music, and lots and lots of Hofbräu. Enter the steinholding competition, where you can show off your drinking arm by holding a full Maßkrug directly in front of you until your arm collapses and you waste all that bier. Now you have to buy another bier. 2-11 p.m. Saturday; German American Society of Central Florida, 381 Orange Lane, Casselberry; $5 donation; orlandogermanclub.com

Pussy Pump Pub Crawl Local zine collective Tittie-Thyme is putting together a pub crawl in Mills 50 that may kill you. Any pub crawl that starts at Wally’s doesn’t hold any illusions about its purpose. From there, join the TT gang as they hit up a free show at St. Matthew’s Tavern, then (assuming you’re still able to walk) trek down to the Space for a keg show. You’ll probably want to make sure your Uber account isn’t suspended before starting this one. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors, 1001 N. Mills Ave.; free; facebook.com/tittiethyme

Steel Panther May 7 at the Beacham Alanis Morissette, April 29 at Hard Rock Live Crizzly, April 30 at Venue 578 Earl Sweatshirt, May 2 at Venue 578 The Fleshtones, May 3 at Will’s Pub David Dondero, May 4 at Lil Indies Neutral Milk Hotel, May 5 at the Beacham Boston, May 7 at Hard Rock Live Shy Girls, May 7 at the Social Flogging Molly, May 7 at House of Blues Steel Panther, May 7 at the Beacham

FIDLAR, METZ, May 12 at the Social

Saigon Kick, May 30 at the Social

Ceremony, June 23 at the Social

Jason Isbell, Craig Finn, May 13 at the Plaza Live

The Business, June 3 at Backbooth

Juicy J, June 26 at Venue 578

Old Crow Medicine Show, May 14 at House of Blues Natural Child, May 15 at Will’s Pub Whiskey Business, May 15 at Cheyenne Saloon Built to Spill, May 15 at the Social Mae, May 17 at House of Blues Seven Lions, May 17 at Venue 578 Alkaline Trio, May 19-22 at the Social

Five Eight, May 8 at Will’s Pub

Steve Earle & the Dukes, May 23 at the Plaza Live

Jenny Lewis, May 10 at the Beacham

Dragonforce, Kamelot, May 23 at House of Blues

Minus the Bear, May 11 at the Social

Melt Banana, May 28 at Backbooth

Warped Tour, July 5 at Tinker Field

Blueprint, June 4 at the Social

Mewithoutyou, July 5 at the Social

New Kids on the Block, June 5 at Amway Arena Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional, June 5 at House of Blues Charli XCX, June 12 at the Beacham The Rolling Stones, June 12 at the Citrus Bowl Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, June 13 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Neon Trees, July 10 at the Beacham

My Morning Jacket, August 4 at Hard Rock Live Alice in Chains, August 10 at Hard Rock Live

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“Weird Al” Yankovic, August 11 at Hard Rock Live

The War on Drugs, June 17 at the Beacham Cory Branan, June 19 at Will’s Pub Murder Junkies, June 20 at Backbooth

Culture Club, August 16 at Hard Rock Live Brandon Flowers, August 18 at the Beacham

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Bad Suns M u s I C Last year, the catchy-as-all-get-out Bad Suns oh-oh-oh’ed their way to national attention with their debut, Language & Perspective. It’s decidedly pop, but each song is roughed up almost in secret by added textures and unusual percussion choices. Hits like “Cardiac Arrest” captured enough hearts locally to bump their Orlando show from the intimate Social to the massive stage next door at the Beacham. What’s refreshing about the release is where the band’s head was at in the process. Singer-guitarist Christo Bowman told HuffPo that their intention was to buck the trend of single-song success and create an album with a clear progression, intended to be listened to front to back. So play the thing at least once all the way through before the show if you’re a modernminded fan who exclusively got caught up in “Cardiac Arrest.” – Ashley Belanger

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Bebop Blues Jam and Voo Doo Party 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980. Frankie Knuckles Tribute Dance Party 9 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060. Geek Trivia 9 pm; Cloak and Blaster, 875 Woodbury Road; free. Guts and Glory - Pop Punk Night 11 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free; 407-999-2570. Indiecent Thursdays Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-839-04357.

Latin Night 9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; contact for price; 407-425-7571. Locker Room Thursdays 5 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

Open Mic with Chuck Culbertson 9 pm; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499. Poker Tournament 8 pm; Belle Isle Bayou, 5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle; free; 407-250-6763.

Mixx Thursdays with Rob Lo 10 pm; ONO Nightclub, 1 S. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-701-9875.

Re-Freshed 10 pm; Cafe Annie, 131 N. Orange Ave.; free-$5; 407-420-4041.

Naked Thursdays 10 pm; Shakai, 43 E. Pine St.; contact for price; 321-332-5749.

Retuned 10 pm; The Monkey Bar, 26 Wall Street Plaza; free; 407-481-1199.

Open Mic 8 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

Slowburn Thursdays with DJ Nigel John The Courtesy Bar, 114 N. Orange Ave.; free.

Open Mic Night 8 pm; Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way; free; 407-482-5000.

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Words Out Loud 9-11:30 pm; Loud Hookah Lounge, 225 N. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-717-4670. FrIday, aprIL 24

ConCerts/events All Time Low, Issues, Tonight Alive, State Champs 7 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $28.50-$31; 407-934-2583.

American Jazz Pianist Competition 7 pm; Timucua White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; free; 407-595-2713.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place 9:30 pm; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499.

Rob Mazurek’s São Paolo Underground and Black Cube SP 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$12.

Ark, Waitress, Adam and the Plastic, Nate McManus 8:30 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; free; 407-623-3393.

Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Hail the Sun, Aglacia, Stolas 6:30 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; SOLD OUT; 407-999-2570.

Sandra Collins 9 pm; Epic, 57 W. Pine St.; $10-$20; 407-367-9789.

Bass Penguin: Rob Slack, Funk Baby, FoxForce 005 10 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-228-0804.

Displace 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Überthday: Clay Rendering, Ars Phoenix, Burnt Hair 9 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

El Mayor 9 pm; Venue 578, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $25; 407-872-0066.

Shock & Awe: Alekay, SST, Impression, MC Allterrain 10 pm; Sandwich Bar, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-421-1670. Square One Records Launch: Michael Seuss, Wyatt Alexander, Dankte, X-Am, Charles Preston, Paco Escobar, Miles Farewell, Enzo 9 pm-2 am; Red Lion Pub, 3784 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park; $5; 407-535-0390. Stokeswood, Ghost Owl 8 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; free; 386-873-2943. Yugoskavia, Victims of Circumstance 9 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-322-7475.

Clubs/lounges DJ BMF 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. DJ Cliff T 10 pm; Aero, 60 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730. DJ Jay 9 pm; The Green Bar, 400 E. State Road 436, Casselberry; free; 407-332-6470. Friday Night Ladies Night 10 pm; Ember Bar and Restaurant, 42 W. Central Blvd.; contact for price; 407-849-5200. Karaoke with Cindy 7:30-10 pm; American Legion Memorial Post 19, 5320 Alloway St.; free; 407-293-9515. Platinum Friday 4 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888. Uberbahn 9 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060. Wall Street Plaza Block Party 11 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; free; 407-8490471.

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Blackberry Smoke, Temperance Movement, the Ben Miller Band 7:30 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $22.50$25; 407-934-2583. Blood Sweat and Tears, Bo Bice Noon; The Magnolia House at Trilogy Orlando, 100 Falling Acorn Ave., Groveland; $35-$65; 866-977-6849.

Nuka Waves, Foul Shots, the Sayonaras 7-11 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free. Rock & Roll Cream Dream 10 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free. Volumes, Apnea, Entombed in the Abyss, Death With Dignity, I Shot the Albatross 6:30 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $15; 407-999-2570.

Mendelssohn’s Elijah 7:30 pm; Mendelssohn’s take on the English oratorios of Handel. Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $25-$60; 407-646-2000; bachfestivalflorida.org. sunday, aprIL 26

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Ancient Sun 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

The Capital, Teach Me Equals, UFO Sex Scene, Hypoluxo 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5.

DJ Cliff T 10 pm; Aero, 60 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730.

Monophonics, the Groove Orient 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $13-$15.

Cartel, Hit the Lights, TEAM*, Driver Friendly 5:30 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $16-$18; 407-648-8363.

Jazz Meets Motown Open Mic 8-midnight; Clarke Grub & Pub, 1113 S. Clarke Road, Ocoee; $10; 407-294-3332.

Sean Hamilton & Kevin Von Kampen 7 pm; Timucua White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; free; 407-595-2713.

Earthday Birthday: Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against, Slash and more 11 am-11 pm; Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $59; 407-295-3247.

Midnight Mass Dance Party Midnight; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $4; 407-999-2570.

John Jorgenson Quintet 7 pm; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $20-$25; 863-676-1408. The Mowgli’s, Hippo Campus, FENCES 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $15-$17; 407-246-1419. The Mud Flappers, the Palmettes 8 pm; The Hourglass Brewery, 255 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-719-9874.

The Original Vintage Saturdays 9 pm; Vintage Lounge, 114 S. Orange Ave.; free-$10; 877-386-7346.

Southview, A Call for Kylie, Middle Child, Raising Cadence 6:30 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; donations accepted; 407-270-9104.

Saturday With the Beat 10 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $10-$20; 407-648-8363.

SusieCool, Curtis and Loretta 2:30 pm; Villa ConRoy, 1521 W. Ivanhoe Blvd.; $12 suggested donation.

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Barbez 7 pm; An innovative blend of experimental rock, Old World cabaret, contemporary classical and European folk music. Congregation Ohev Shalom, 5015 Goddard Ave.; free; 407298-4650; ohevshalom.org.

Acoustic Open Mic with Chris Dupre 9 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980.

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An Tobar Trivia 6 pm; An Tobar, 600 N. Lake Destiny Drive, Maitland; $5; 407-267-4044. Bingo After Dark 10 pm; Waitiki Retro Tiki Lounge, 26 Wall Street Plaza; free; 407-481-1199. Blues Jam hosted by Doc Williamson 5 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848. Open Mic at the Falcon 3 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060. Sunday Night Special with DJ Preston Rockwell III 4 pm; Olde 64, 64 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730. Tropical Sundays with DJ Frankie G 10 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $5-$15; 407246-1419.

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Mendelssohn’s Elijah 3 pm; Mendelssohn’s take on the English oratorios of Handel. Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $25-$60; 407-646-2000; bachfestivalflorida.org.

Curtis Earth Trivia 7 pm; Graffiti Junktion - Thornton Park, 900 E. Washington St.; free; 407-426-9503.

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ConCerts/events Bad Suns, Kiev 7 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $15-$18; 407-648-8363. Jazz Meets Motown 7-10 pm; Bohemian Hotel Celebration, 700 Bloom St., Celebration; free. Justin Wells (Fifth on the Floor) 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. Reggae Mondae with Hor!zen 10 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Sammy Hagar and the Circle 7:30 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $37.50-$117.50; 407-351-5483.

Clubs/lounges Bawdy Bingo With Trixxie Deluxe 8 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $5.

Game Night 9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571. Noche Latina 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888. White Trash Bingo with Doug Ba’aser 10 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

oPera/ClassICal Adam J. Brakel Organ Concert 3:30-4:30 pm; Adam Brakel, Director of Music at St.. Ignatius Cathedral in Palm Beach Gardens has performed throughout the U.S., England and France and has won several scholarships and awards. St. James Cathedral School and Assembly Hall, 215 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-422-2005 ext. 1006; stjamesorlando.org. Orlando Philharmonic: Finishing Schubert’s Unfinished 6 pm; This program features Schubert’s (Unfinished) 8th Symphony, with Beethoven’s Overture to Prometheus and Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 1. The COnTInued On Page 51

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Adam J. Brakel Organ Concert 3:30-4:30 pm; Adam Brakel has performed throughout the U.S., England and France and has won several scholarships and awards. St. James Cathedral School and Assembly Hall, 215 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-422-2005 ext. 1006; stjamesorlando.org.

MAYSfest 2015 4 pm; Youth orchestra concert. Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; $15; 407-849-2020.

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ConCerts/events The Color Morale, Slaves, Vanna, Favorite Weapon, Hurricane Charley 6:30 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $15; 407-999-2570. The David Mayfield Parade, Larry Fulford & Alex Luchun, Kristopher Byerly 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.

Twisted Tuesday With the Luna Bellum 8 pm; Red Lion Pub, 3784 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park; $2 suggested donation; 407-677-9669. Tyler, the Creator; Taco 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $29.50$40; 407-228-1220. Wilco 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $45-$90; 407-351-5483.

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The Groove Orient 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Bears in the City Bear Beats Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

IM5, Austin Jones, Bailey McConnell, the Weekend Riot, the House on the Cliff 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20-$75; 407-246-1419.

Dirty Bingo 9 pm; Stardust Lounge, 431 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-839-0080.

Jazz in the Courtyard with the DaVinci Jazz Experiment 7-9 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; free; 386-873-2943.

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Robert Johnson 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Jazz Tuesdays 7:30 pm; The Smiling Bison, 745 Bennett Road; free; 407-898-8580. Lob Law, Harum Scarum, Secret Tree House, Beardmouth 8:30 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-270-9104.

Drunken Trivia with Mike G. 8 pm; Graffiti Junktion College Park, 2401 Edgewater Drive; free; 407-377-1961. Geek Trivia Tuesdays 7 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd.; free; 407-332-9636. Grits ‘n’ Gravy 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; free-$3; 407-839-0457. Hambingo with Miss Sammy and Carol Lee 6:30 pm; Hamburger Mary’s, 110 W. Church St.; free; 321-319-0600.

Ivanhoe Trivia Knight 6 pm; The Hammered Lamb, 1235 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-704-3200. Korndogg’s Karaoke 10 pm; Shine, 25 Wall Street Plaza; free; 407-849-9904. Soul Shakedown Tuesday With DJ BMF 10 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free. Sound Culture with OAM 10 pm; Vixen Bar, 118 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-246-1529. Total Request Tuesdays with DJ Deron Martin 7 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888. Trivia Tuesday with Doug Ba’aser 5-9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571. Tuesday Trivia Night 9 pm; Yellow Dog Eats, 1236 Hempel Ave., Windermere; free; 407-296-0609. Twisted Tuesday 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-649-3888.

ThEaTEr Bad Dog After 10 years of sobriety, Molly Drexler tumbles off the wagon by driving her Prius through her house. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 pm and Wednesdays, Sundays, 2 pm; Lowndes COnTInued On Page 52

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Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $10-$45; 407-4471700; orlandoshakes.org. Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser’s sensational musical introduces you to the classiest gang of New York mobsters you’ll ever meet. Wednesday-Saturday, 8 pm and Saturday, 2 pm; Rollins College, Annie Russell Theatre, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-646-2145; rollins.edu. James and the Giant Peach Young orphan James flees from his two conniving aunts. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 10:15 am & noon, Saturdays-Sundays, 2 pm and Wednesdays, 10:30 am; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $9-$15; 407447-1700; orlandoshakes.org. The Lady Juliana A 60-minute showcase of Elaine Pechacek’s new musical before the show makes its official world premiere as part of the York New Musical Festival in York, England. Saturday-Sunday, 8 pm; Queen’s Head Theatre, 5429 Lake Howell Road, Winter Park; $10; squeakywheel theatreproject.com.

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Pippin Musical about a Dickensian circus. Wednesday,Friday, 8 pm, Saturday, 2 & 8 pm and Sunday, 1 & 6:30 pm; Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $33.75; drphillipscenter.org. Putting It Together Featuring nearly 30 of Stephen Sondheim’s well-loved songs. Thursday, 2 pm, FridaySaturday, 2 & 7:30 pm and Sunday, 2 pm; Winter Park Playhouse, 711-C Orange Ave., Winter Park; $18-$38; 407-6450145; winterparkplayhouse.org. Robert and Andrea Stack: Double Stack Songs of experience, from young and dumb to dumb and not-so-young. Monday, 8 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $10-$15; 407-7046261; abbeyorlando.com. The Shop A new 360-degree live theatrical production that combines comedy, high energy dancing, crowd interaction, drumming and live music. Sunday, 2 & 5 pm; DRIP, 8747 International Drive; $38; 561503-0091; loudlivetheshop.com.

South Pacific This epic musical romance centers on a group of American sailors and Navy nurses stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. Mondays, ThursdaysSaturdays, 8 pm and Sundays, 3 pm; Central Christian Church, 250 W. Ivanhoe Blvd.; $15-$18; 407-937-1800; cfcarts.com. The Women The plot involves the efforts of a group of women to play their respective roles in an artificial society that consists of vanity, comedy, tragedy, hope and disappointment. Thursdays, 7 pm, FridaysSaturdays, 8 pm and Sundays, 2 pm; The Princess Theater, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $20; 407494-8474; cornerstonetheatre company.com.

ComEdy Duel of Fools SAK All-Stars making it all up on the spot. Thursdays, Fridays, 7:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407-648-0001; sak.com. Earthquake Live standup. Friday, 8 & 10:30 pm, Saturday, 7:30 & 10:15 pm and Sunday, 7:30 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $25; 407-480-5233. Mama’s Comedy Show A 90-minute improv comedy show. Fridays-Saturdays, 10 pm; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater, 8267 International Drive; $10; 407-363-1985; sleuths.com. COnTInued On Page 55

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Life Upon the Wicked Stage Presented by Florida Theatrical Association Features live singing and dancing to some of the Broadway’s most popular standards. Friday, 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $15; 407-7046261; abbeyorlando.com.

Noises Off A cast of itinerant actors rehearse a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 pm and Sunday, 2 pm; Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. Highway 192, Kissimmee; $22; 407846-6257; osceolaarts.org.

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Mick Foley: Cheap Pops! Comedy and stories from the popular wrestler. Friday, 7 pm; Full Sail Live, 141 University Park Drive, Winter Park; $25; 321-263-0586; therealmickfoley.com. Open Mic Comedy Night Comedy open mic. Sunday, 8:30 pm; The Persian Room, 1155 W. State Road 434, Longwood; two drink minimum. Orlando Is Tight Penultimate edition of Backbooth’s monthly comedy night. Free T-shirt for the first 10 paid covers. Wednesday, 9 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $5; 407-9992570; backbooth.com. Spacebar Comedy Showcase Underground comics perform every Wednesday night. This is not an open mic. Wednesdays, 10 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-228-0804; facebook. com/spacebarcomedy. Surrendering: Improv With Michelina Wingerter Improv comedy show. Wednesday, 8:30 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $10; thevenueorlando.com. The Three-Legged Dog Show Comedy showcase hosted by Jacob Galang and Mat Karako. Thursday, 8:30 pm; Vespr Craft Coffee & Allures, 626 N. Alafaya Trail; free; facebook. com/threeleggeddogshow.

Wanda Sykes Stand-up comedy from the Emmywinning comic. Saturday, 7 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $47.50-$65; 407-351-5483; hardrock.com.

danCE 4th Annual Florida Pole Fitness Championship Pole fitness competition. Saturday, 6 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $20-$50; 407-228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com. Big Bang Boom Cabaret: Best Picture Movie-themed burlesque show. Friday, 8:30 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $16-$20; thevenueorlando.com. Las Vegas Strip Burlesque and cabaret show. A sexy, casino-themed evening full of glitz, glam, magic, feather fans, gorgeous performers and great music. Saturday, 10 pm; Bikkuri Lounge, 1919 E. Colonial Drive; $15; 407-501-7336.

arT oPenIngs/events 100 for $100 One hundred pieces of local artwork priced to sell at $100 each. FridaySunday, 6-9 pm; Gallery on First, 211 E. First St., Sanford; free; 407-323-2774. 50 Shades of Black and White An evening of photographic fine art by Doug

Heslep, plus aerial dance group House of Bods Fitness, atmospheric sounds by Danny Kasler and cocktails. Friday, 9:30 pm; Aloft Hotel Orlando Downtown, 500 S. Orange Ave.; free; dougheslepfineart.com. Boss Krang Art Show Art show inspired by the talking brain from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Saturday, noon; Acme Comics Cards & Collectibles, 905 E. State Road 434, Longwood; free; 407-331-0433. Chairs 4 Charity A fundraising gala and live auction. Using a chair as their canvas, 10 Central Florida artists will create their renditions of the 1920s. Includes food, beverages and live music. Thursday, 6-10 pm; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $75; 407-8752040; mustardseedfla.org. Home One-night art show revolving around the theme of “home.” Musical accompaniment by Wheeler Newman. Friday, 5-11 pm; The Current Galleries, 202 E. First St., Sanford; free. Junkbots in Space Local artist Randall Smith exhibits his third collection of super-cute Junkbots. All works are priced to sell at $100. Wednesday, 6-10 pm; BART, 1205 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-796-2522. Lifelines An exhibit that COnTInued On Page 56

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showcases local talent and their unique interpretations of the connections we celebrate with family and our planet. Through July 16; Thai Purple Orchid Café and Grocery, 9318 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407203-3891; thaipurplecafe.com. Local Art Night DRIP dedicates a night to local artists with dancers performing, a DJ spinning and the Public Records covering an entire Smashing Pumpkins album. Thursday, 8-11 pm; DRIP, 8747 International Drive; $5; 347855-3747; ilovedrip.com. Rare Featuring art from UCF students and alumni Anna Cruz, Paul Finch, Jason Lake and Clay Dunklin. Friday, 6:30-9 pm; Canvs, 101 S. Garland Ave.; free.

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ContInuIng tHIs week And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations Using the powerful medium of story quilts, this exhibit narrates nearly four centuries of African American history. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 am-5 pm and Sundays, 12-5 pm; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; $12; 407-836-8500; thehistorycenter.org. Art in Chambers: Points in Time. Landscapes, Emotions and Memories Paintings by Chris Robb. Mondays-Fridays, 8 am-5 pm; Winter Park City Hall, 401 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; free. Bayeté Ross Smith: Taking Aim Art that examines race and media. Through July 28; Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, 227 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville; donation suggested; 407-647-3307. The Bride Elect – Gifts From the 1905 Wedding of Elizabeth Owens Morse Tiffany art glass, Rookwood pottery and Gorham silver. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 9:30 am-4 pm and Sundays, 1-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

Clyde Butcher: Nature’s Places of Spiritual Sanctuary Photographs from the Ansel Adams of the Everglades. Through May 16; Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-5392181; artandhistory.org. The Consciousness of Dreams Art from Miguel Angel Carrasco. Through May 4; The Hammered Lamb, 1235 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-704-3200. I Know It’s Only Rock & Roll But I Like It Music posters from artists like Erin Nolan, Andrew Spear, Jim Ivy and more. Through May 20; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free. Jim Leatherman’s Greatest Hits Photo Retrospective 1984-2014 A photography retrospective documenting the best of underground music history over the course of 30 years. Through May 20; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060. Larry Moore Solo Exhibition Paintings and illustrations from artist Larry Moore. Saturdays, 11 am-3 pm and Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 am-5 pm; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-428-1133. Lois Crisp Stover: In Your Face Life-casts combined with hand-built ceramCOnTInued On Page 59

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The Winter Park Paint Out Garden Party A special night “en plein air” at the Polasek Museum. Mingle with the artists and enjoy fine food, drink and entertainment. Browse and purchase oneof-a-kind artwork. Saturday, 6-9 pm; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $50-$80; 407647-6294; polasek.org.

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ics. Saturdays, 12-4 pm and Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 am-4 pm; Lake Eustis Museum of Art, 1 W. Orange Ave., Eustis; $5; 352-483-2900; lakeeustisartmuseum.org. Maya Lin: A History of Water Sculptures, drawings and large-scale installations by the famed designer of the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Memorials. TuesdaysFridays, 10 am-4 pm and Saturdays, Sundays, 12-4 pm; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-896-4231; omart.org. New Refractions Features art by New York artist Andréa Stanislav, who creates collages out of bright colors, glitter and refractive film. Ongoing, 6-9 pm; Twelve21 Gallery, 1121 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-9824357; twelve21gallery.com. Peace Out Peter Van Flores’ final art show in the Orlando area before he begins a residency in Northern California. Through May 20; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-6487060; redefinegallery.com. Peter Reginato: Eccentric Constructions Abstract sculptures composed of painted conceptual shapes made from welded steel. Through July 5; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-7344371; moartdeland.org.

Real Lives: Observations and Reflections by Dale Kennington Show by contemporary painter working in the style of New American Realism. Through June 7; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-246-4278; mennello museum.com. Rediscovering Byron Browne Works from one of the pioneers of Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract styles of painting. Through July 5; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-7344371; moartdeland.org.

American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-6455311; morsemuseum.org. Structure & Perspective Examines the intersection of organic and manmade forms. Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 am-4 pm; Snap Space, 1013 E. Colonial Drive; free; snaporlando.com. SVAD Faculty Studio Art Exhibit Monthlong art exhibit from UCF School of Visual Arts and Design faculty. Through May 11; The Terrace Gallery at Orlando City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-2464279; arts.cah.ucf.edu.

Rob Reedy: Three A virtual journey through Reedy’s solid awareness of his past and present and his interpretation of the world. Through June 30; The White Wall Gallery, 999 Douglas Ave. #2221, Altamonte Springs; free; 407-6825343; thewhitewall.com.

A Tim Burton Tribute Show An art show dedicated to the man whose unique style and vision have inspired a generation. Through May 1, 8 pm-2 am; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Sanford Art Walk Venues in Sanford’s downtown historic district open their doors to the public to showcase art, live music and more. Friday, 6-9 pm; Downtown Sanford, Sanford Avenue and First Street, Sanford; free; 407-3232774; sanfordartwalk.com.

Winter Park Paint Out Enjoy free admission to the Polasek while plein air artists create landscapes around the museum and sculpture gardens. Wednesday-Friday, 10 am-6 pm and Saturday, 10 amnoon; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-647-6294; polasek.org.

Selections From the Harry C. Sigman Gift of European and American Decorative Art Art glass, pottery, metalwork and furniture. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Saturdays, 9:30 am-4 pm and Sundays, 1-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of

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Audubon Park After Hours Learn about Audubon Park’s newest shop, the Lovely, and hear stories about the background behind the market and its artisans. Complimentary champagne and light bites served. Wednesday, 5-7 pm; The Lovely, 2906 Corrine Drive; free; 407-270-7729; audubonparkgardens.com.

4C’s 10th Annual Tees & Ties Gala Guests enjoy golf, food, an open bar and auctions. All proceeds benefit the 4C, a nonprofit that specializes in care and education for children. Saturday, 6-9 pm; Dewey’s Indoor Golf and Sports Grill, 7720 Turkey Lake Road; $100; 407-532-4124; teesandties.org.

Audubon Park Community Market Weekly local-vendors-only community market held rain or shine. Features local growers, ranchers, fishermen, artisans and musicians. Mondays, 6 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; free; 407-623-3393; audubonmarket.com.

Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu.

Canine Memorial Attendees honor the memory of their lost companions through the use of music, lantern dedication and other activities. Saturday, 6-9 pm; Harbor Park, 4990 New Broad St.; free; 561-5777050; floatinglanternmemorials.com. Celebrate The Children 2015 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida’s signature fundraising event of the year. The event promises an evening of fine dining, live and silent auctions, and exciting entertainment. Friday, 6 pm; Marriott Orlando World Center, 8701 World Center Drive; contact for price; 407-841-6855; bgccf.org.

Central Florida Earth Day The event will include healthy living and eco-friendly exhibitors, speakers and presentations; non-profits; dog and cat adoptions; restaurant booths; environmental and humane education; artist and craft corners; and live music and entertainment. All money raised will be used for local environmental education and outreach. Saturday, 10 am-6 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive; free; 321-331-1859; cfearthday.org. Downtown Pour Sample libations from 50 different tents, with two or three tastings per tent. Saturday, 4-7 pm; Downtown Orlando, Church Street, Orange Avenue and Church Street; $20-$30; ignitorevents.com. Florida Anime Experience Three-day pop culture event celebrating anime, manga, cosplay and video games. Friday-Sunday; Park Inn, 3011 Maingate Lane; $20-$45; floridaanime.com. Food Truck Fridays Live music, entertainment and a plethora of culinary options. Bring a receipt from any store in Artegon to guest services and receive $5 in Food Truck Bucks. Friday, 5-9 pm; Artegon Marketplace, 5250 International Drive; free; artegonmarketplace.com. Fresh: An Evening Farmers Market The Thornton Park district’s weekly farmers market. Wednesdays, 5-9 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and Osceola Avenue; free; tpdfresh.com. German Fest Festival celebrating German food, music, dancing and beer. Saturday, 2-11 pm; German American Society of Central Florida, 381 Orange Lane, Casselberry; $5; 407-834-0574; orlandogermanclub.com. Grapes, Grails & Ales Celebrating the Festival of Saint Arnold, Patron Saint of Brewers and Hop Growers, this event features food trucks, craft beers and wine from Rogue Pub, cathedral tours and live music. Saturday, noon; The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 130 N. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-849-0680. Green, Sustainable and Local Food Cooking Competition The nation’s first ACF-sanctioned green, sustainable and local food cooking competition, featuring chefs from American Gymkhana, Scratch and Le Cordon Bleu. Friday, 5:30-7:30 pm; Artisan Alley, Artisan Alley, DeLand; free; cressrestaurant.com. I Am Brave: Woman’s Success Seminar One-day event designed to develop and empower women to become leaders within their businesses, families and communities. Saturday, 10 am; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $45; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando.com. Mad Cow’s Black & White Bash Ultra-fancy benefit dinner to raise money for future Mad Cow productions. Ticket includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, cockCOnTInued On Page 63

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tails and a taste of cabaret. Formal attire required. Sunday, 6:30 pm; Kres Chophouse, 17 W. Church St.; $100; 407-2978788; madcowtheatre.com. Orlando Art & Craft Week Eight local bars have been paired with eight spirits and eight local artists for a weeklong celebration of local art and craft cocktails. Through May 3; multiple locations; various menu prices; facebook. com/artandcraftorlando. Orlando Farmers Market Sundays, 10 am-4 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive; free; orlando farmersmarket.com. Pussy Pump Pub Crawl Join the Tittie-Thyme collective as they go on a crawl of debauchery from Wally’s to St. Matt’s to the Space. Saturday, 7:30 pm; Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors, 1001 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-896-6975. Side by Side Beer Dinner A four-course meal paired with beers from Cigar City and Left Hand Brewing. Wednesday, 6:30 pm; The Parkview, 136 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; $40; 407-647-9103; facebook. com/theparkviewwp. Skill Focus: Burlesque’s Fourth Birthday Party Not a standard SFB show. There will be a few performances throughout the night, but the

“focus” is on celebrating the troupe’s anniversary. Saturday, 9 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd.; $5 suggested donation; 407-332-9636. Taste of Central Florida This event features signature dishes from Central Florida’s best restaurants and drinks from some of the area’s greatest wineries and bars. Fundraiser for AMIkids. Sunday, 2 pm; Winter Park Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; $20-$25; amikidsorlando.org. Tasters Guild Orlando April Wine Dinner Enjoy a fourcourse meal with separate wine pairings for each course. Tuesday, 6:30 pm; Funky Monkey Wine Company, 912 N. Mills Ave.; $59; 407-427-1447; tastersguildorlando.com. Tasty Tuesdays Food trucks take over the parking lot behind the Milk District every Tuesday evening. Tuesdays, 6:30-10 pm; The Milk District, East Robinson Street and North Bumby Avenue; various menu prices; facebook.com/ tastytuesdaysorlando. Viva la Musica Latin festival with live music and more. Saturdays; SeaWorld, 7007 SeaWorld Drive; price of admission; 407-363-2613; seaworldorlando.com. Winter Park Farmers Market Popular weekly farmers market in heart of Winter Park. Saturdays, 7 am-1 pm; Winter Park Farmers

Market, 200 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org. Winter Park Walking Food Tour This tour features carefully chosen local savory and sweet eats and treats that add to the rich history of Winter Park. FridaysSundays, 11:15 am-2:15 pm; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; $47; 800-656-0713; orlandofoodtours.com.

LEarning Dora and Diego: Let’s Explore! The exhibit features beloved characters Dora and Diego from Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!, along with their friends Boots, Map, Backpack, Isa, Tico, and of course Swiper, now in their own exhibit for preschoolers to explore as they learn and play along. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 10 am-5 pm; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $19; 407-514-2000; osc.org. Long Way to the Top: Hard Rock in Orlando 1977-1985 The exhibition narrates a unique era in Orlando history, when the greatest names in pop, rock, and heavy metal came to the City Beautiful to record and perform. Through May 31; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. COnTInued On Page 64

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Central Blvd.; $12; 407-8368500; thehistorycenter.org. Mythbusters Jamie & Adam Unleashed Who you gonna call? The hosts of the Discovery Channel’s popular program bust myths onstage for your enjoyment. I ain’t afraid of no myths. Friday, 8 pm; Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; $39.50; 407-849-2020. Nonprofit Leadership Panel: The Giving Millennial Central Florida’s top nonprofit thought leaders discuss how they can best engage the Millennial generation - as volunteers, donors and employees. Friday, 8:30-10:30 am; Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2405.

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Di-Verse Word Spoken word open mic. Tuesdays, 8 pm; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407362-1864; dandelion communitea.com. The Kerouac House Book Club Discusses Big Sur A discussion of Kerouac’s sad bastard autobiographical book. Sunday, 7 pm; Jack Kerouac House, 1418 Clouser Ave.; free; kerouacproject.org. Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word Poetry and spoken word open mic. Wednesdays, 9 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364; austinscoffee.com. Poetry Workshop With Elaine Person Let an experienced, published writer help you jump-start your writing. Learn writing techniques useful in prose and poetry to make your writing soar. Monday, 7-9 pm; Writer’s Atelier, 336 Grove Ave. Suite B, Winter Park; $30; 407697-1261; writersatelier.com. Reading Between the Wines Upscale food and wine tastings, a silent auction with one-of-a-kind packages, and an in-depth presentation and question-and-answer session with novelist Tim Dorsey.

Wednesday, 6-9:30 pm; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $100; 407-4221540; adultliteracyleague.org. The S.A.F.E.! Words! Poetry! Slam! Presents the 2015 Grand! Slam! The top 12 poets of the season battle it out in a slam poetry competition. Saturday, 7:30 pm; Bush Auditorium, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2000. There Will Be Verse: Clash of the Word Titans Slam poetry and prose competition. Tuesday, 8-10 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; free; 407-623-3393. Wine & Sign Fridays: Joanna Jakubcin The poet reads from and signs copies of her collection, Not Ready for Winter Springs. Wine samples are provided. Friday, 6-8 pm; Bookmark It, 3201 Corrine Drive; free; bookmarkitorlando.com. Writer’s Atelier Monthly Write-In Meet other writers and get some writing done. Be sure to bring your current work in progress. Saturday, noon-2 pm; Writer’s Atelier, 336 Grove Ave. Suite B, Winter Park; free; 407-6971261; writersatelier.com.

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Fleet Farming Swarm Ride Join the community in this pedal-powered movement to increase local food access, learn how to farm and make new friends. In less than a three- to four-mile ride you will visit several farmlettes and learn how to farm along the way. Sunday, 2-5 pm; East End Market, 3201 Corrine Drive; free; 321-2363316; fleetfarming.com.

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Shrek: The Musical The musical story of an ogre and his ass. Based on the hit film. Saturdays-Sundays, 2 & 5:30 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $18; 407-8967365; orlandorep.com. Superhero Sunday Bingo Superhero bingo hosted by Captain America and Black Widow. Sunday 2-4 pm; Acme Comics Cards & Collectibles, 905 E. State Road 434, Longwood; $4; 407-331-0433.

sporTs East End Market Community Yoga Join the ever-soenlightening Megan Hudson for an hour of relaxation and rejuvenation every Thursday morning in the market’s bright and welcoming event space. Thursday, 8 am; East End Market, 3201 Corrine Drive; by donation; 321-236-3316.

Orlando City vs Toronto FC Major League Soccer. Sunday, 7 pm; Orlando Citrus Bowl, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; $15.98$143.78; 407-423-2476. Paws for Peace Walk A fun and leisurely stroll for families, friends and their pets to raise money for pet care at Harbor House. Participants walk to raise awareness about the impact of domestic abuse on pets and their owners. Pal around with other pet owners or let your pups do the yapping. Saturday, 8 am; Blue Jacket Park, 2501 General Rees Ave.; $20 donation; 407-2463072; harborhousefl.com. Yoga in Lake Eola Park This weekly yoga group, which is taught by a rotating band of yogis, meets either at the northeast corner of the park near Panera Bread, or at the northwest corner by the amphitheater then gets down to it right on the lake. Everyone (all experience levels) welcome. Sundays, 11 am; Lake Eola Park, 195 N. Rosalind Ave.; free. n

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Audubon Park Kid Fest Throughout the district, families will find an array of workshops and hands-on activities where kids can make art, create music, cook, craft and much more. Saturday, 11 am-4

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) If you’re stumped about what present to give someone for a special occasion, you might buy him or her a gift card. The problem is, a lot of people neglect to redeem their gift cards. They leave them in drawers and forget about them. Financial experts say there are currently billions of dollars going to waste on unredeemed gift cards. This is your metaphor of the moment. Are there any resources you’re not using? Advantages you’re not capitalizing on? Assets you’re ignoring? If so, fix the problem. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) I usually have no objection to your devoted concern (I won’t use the phrase “manic obsession”) with security and comfort. But there are rare phases in every Taurus’ life cycle when ironclad stability becomes a liability. Cruising along in a smooth groove threatens to devolve into clunking along in a gutless rut. Now is such a phase. As of this moment, it is healthy for you to seek out splashes of unpredictability. Wisdom is most likely to grow from uncertainty. Joy will emerge from an eagerness to treasure the unknown. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) There may be a flood-like event that will wash away worn-out stuff you don’t need any more. There might be an earthquake-type phenomenon that only you can feel, and it might demolish one of your rotten obstacles. There could be a lucky accident that will knock you off the wrong course (which you might have thought was the right course). All in all, I suspect it will be a very successful week for benevolent forces beyond your control. How much skill do you have in the holy art of surrender? CANCER (June 21-July 22) What is your biggest excuse? Or rather, what is your THICKEST, SICKEST, MOST DEBILITATING EXCUSE? We all have one: a reason we tell ourselves about why it’s difficult to live up to our potential; a presumed barrier that we regard as so deeply rooted that we will never be able to break its spell on us. Maybe it’s a traumatic memory. Maybe it’s a physical imperfection or a chronic fear. You’d be wise to do an audit and reassessment of your own LAMEST EXCUSE. I suspect you now have insight about it that you’ve never had before. I also think you have more power than usual to at least partially dismantle it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) If you were a supporting character in a popular TV drama, the producers would be cooking up a spin-off show with you in a starring role. If you were in an indie rock band, you’d be ready to move from performing at 300-seat venues to clubs with an audience capacity of 2,000. If you have always been just an average egocentric romantic like the rest of us, you might be on the verge of becoming a legend in your own mind – in which case it would be time to start selling T-shirts, mugs and calendars with your image on them. And even if you are none of the above, I suspect you’re ready to rise to the next level. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Free at last! Free at last! Thanks to the Lord of the Universe or the Flying Spaghetti Monster or a burst of crazy good luck, you are free at last! You are free from the burden that made you say things you didn’t mean! You are free from the seductive temptation to rent, lease or even sell your soul! You are free from the mean little voice in your head that whispers weird advice based on fearful delusions! So now what will you do? You have escaped from the cramped, constricted conditions. Maybe you can escape to wide, open spaces that will unleash the hidden powers of your imagination.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first,” says Libra actress and activist Janeane Garofalo. I can think of other ways to measure bravery, but for your immediate future, her definition will serve just fine. Your ultimate test will be to freely give your tenderness and compassion and empathy – without any preconditions or expectations. For the sake of your own integrity and mental health, be steadfast in your intention to always strike the first blow for peace, love and understanding. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) It will soon be that time when you are halfway between your last birthday and your next birthday. I invite you to make this a special occasion. Maybe you can call it your anti-birthday or unbirthday. How to celebrate? Here are some ideas: 1) Imagine who you would be if you were the opposite of yourself; 2) Write a list of all the qualities you don’t possess and the things you don’t need and the life you don’t want to live; 3) Try to see the world through the eyes of people who are unlike you; 4) Extend a warm welcome to the shadowy, unripe, marginal parts of your psyche that you have a hard time accepting, let alone loving; 5) Any other ways you can think of to celebrate your anti-birthday? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) As I climb the first hill along my regular hike, both sides of the path are dominated by a plant with glossy, three-lobed leaves. They’re so exuberant and cheerful, I’m tempted to caress them, even rub my face in their bright greenery. But I refrain, because they are poison oak. One touch would cause my skin to break out in an inflamed rash that would last for days. I encourage you, too, to forgo contact with any influence in your own sphere that is metaphorically equivalent to the alluring leaves of the poison oak. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today the French Capricorn painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is regarded as a foremost pioneer of modern art. Some critics say his innovative influence on painting nearly matched Picasso’s. But during the first part of the 20th century, his work often provoked controversy. When a few of his paintings appeared at a major exhibition in Chicago, for example, local art students were shocked by what they called its freakishness. They held a mock trial, convicted Matisse of artistic crimes, and burned his painting Blue Nude in effigy. I don’t expect that you will face reactions quite as extreme as that in the coming weeks. But it will make sense to express yourself with such forceful creativity and originality that you risk inciting strong responses. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Leonardo da Vinci had skills in many fields, ranging from botany to engineering to cartography, but he is best known as a painter. And yet in his 67 years on the planet, he finished fewer than 40 paintings. He worked at a very gradual pace. The Mona Lisa took him 14 years! That’s the kind of deliberate approach I’d like to see you experiment with in the coming weeks. Just for a while, see what it’s like to turn down your levels of speed and intensity. Have you heard of the Slow Food Movement? Have you read Carl Honoré’s book In Praise of Slowness? Do you know about Slow Travel, Slow Media and Slow Fashion? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Modern movies don’t scrimp on the use of the f-bomb. Actors in The Wolf of Wall Street spat it out 569 times. The word-that-rhymes-with-cluck was heard 326 times in End of Watch, while Brooklyn’s Finest racked up 270 and This Is the End erupted with an even 200. But this colorful word hasn’t always been so prominent a feature. Before 1967, no actor had ever uttered it on-screen. That year, Marianne Faithfull let it fly in the film I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname. In the coming weeks, I invite you to break a taboo that’s maybe not as monumental as Faithfull’s quantum leap, but still fabulously fun and energizing. Be a liberator! End the repression! Release the blocked vitality!

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Meet the lovely kimber. Kimber (Animal ID #A301435) is a very sweet 2-year-old dog who loves to be petted. She was surrendered to the shelter by her owner a few weeks ago, and she’s still looking for a new home. She absolutely loves treats, and she can do some tricks for you as well. She enjoys playing outside and she is energetic, but she isn’t extremely hyper. Kimber does have heartworm disease, but it is very treatable. At orange County animal Services it’s currently $55 to adopt a dog, and the adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, a microchip and all vaccinations. To visit Kimber, or the other dogs and cats available for adoption, head to Orange County Animal Services, 2769 Conroy Road, 407396-3111, ocnetpets.com.

B Y D A N S AVA G E I’m an American woman living abroad and have started a relationship with a wonderful man from a Middle Eastern country. We are having a great time exploring what is a foreign country for both of us. The looming issue is sex, of course. He is a moderate Muslim, but he grew up in a strict conservative family and country. He’s 25 and has never even held hands with a woman. He is excited to change this now that he has broken away from his family. I have had many partners, both men and women, and am quite sexually experienced. I am curious about what to do when the time comes. Do you have advice on how to best go about taking a man’s virginity? I want to avoid as much insecurity on his part as I can. Going To Be His First

Be gentle, GTBHF. Also, make it clear beforehand that you’re his girlfriend and not his counselor or spiritual adviser. If he’s still struggling with the sex-negative, woman-phobic zap that his upbringing put on his head, he needs to work through that crap before he gets naked with you. He may have some sort of post-climax meltdown or crisis – like the ones so many repressed gay dudes have the first time they have sex with a man – and you’ll be kind and understanding, of course, but you won’t allow him to lay responsibility for the choice he made on you. As for the sex itself … Take the pressure off him by letting him know that this – his first time, your first time together – is about pleasure and connection, not about performance and mastery. Let him know that you don’t expect him to know what he’s doing at every moment, that a little fumbling and adjusting are normal even with more experienced folks, and that you’re both allowed to stop the action, talk about whatever’s going on, and then start again. And finally, GTBHF, let him know that you’re going to take the lead and reassure him that there’s nothing emasculating about being with – and being led by – a sexually empowered woman. Quite the opposite: A truly masculine straight man isn’t afraid of a woman who knows what she’s doing and what she wants. I am a 37-year-old man, and I sometimes get unbidden erections in public. They aren’t glaringly obvious, unless maybe I’m wearing a swimsuit at the pool, but of course, regardless of the situation, I feel like everyone can see it. I’ve heard people say it’s rude or could even be perceived as predatory to sport a visible woody under your clothes in public. There are countless websites devoted to shaming men with boners in public, and that doesn’t help the situation. Despite being mortified, deep down I want to believe that it should be OK to go about my business as long as I’m not being creepy. Is it OK to just go about my business until my hard-on subsides? Bummed Over Normal Erotic Raisings

The only people who’ll notice (or linger over) your unbidden erections are the ones staring at your crotch – and they’re the creeps, BONER, not you. So go about your business … unless you’re at the pool, in which case find an open poolside lounger and lie on your stomach until the crisis passes.

I have an open FWB thing going with a guy. He is my primary sex partner. We recently stopped using condoms when we’re together because we both passed STI tests several months ago and neither of us has been with anyone else since. But we are both free to have sex with other people, and it’s bound to happen sooner or later. If we always use condoms with the other people, is it safe for us to continue having condom-free sex with each other? What’s The Risk?

Condoms – when used consistently and correctly – greatly reduce your risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection. They provide excellent protection against HIV infection, gonorrhea and chlamydia; they’re slightly less effective at protecting you against herpes, HPV and syphilis. The condom-free sex you’re currently having with your fuck buddy can be regarded as risk-free because you’ve both been tested, you’re both STI-free, and you’re both not having sex with other people. But some risk will creep into your condom-free sex after you start having sex with other people, WTR – even if you’re using condoms. Your risk of getting an STI will be much, much lower if you use condoms – consistently and correctly – with those other partners, but sex with other partners will introduce some risk. I’m in a BDSM-centered relationship with my Master/boyfriend and wear his collar. We have a tumultuous relationship and argue often. The center of these arguments seems to be that I see myself as a strong female and in control of many aspects of my life, and he’d rather have me just go along with whatever he says. I like some BDSM play in the bedroom, but he wants me to be submissive to him 24/7. I’ve wanted breast augmentation for many years. He joined me at the first consult and was talking about the smallest implants possible. I have a small chest, and he is attracted to small chests, but I knew I wanted something more substantial – especially since I am paying for it and it’s my body. I ended up going bigger than what he wanted without telling him, and he’s expressed anger about what I did to “his body” (he believes he owns my body) without his consent. I couldn’t be happier with my boobs. He hates them. Now I just don’t know about my boyfriend. I love him, but I feel like he can’t remove himself from decisions I make for myself. Tits In Trouble

Your Master/boyfriend wants a slave/ girlfriend – he wants (and seems to think he’s in) a total power exchange relationship. But you want a guy who’s your equal out of the bedroom (and can’t dictate implant sizes to you because it’s not “his body,” it’s yours) and a fun BDSM playpartner/Master in the bedroom. You two need to have an out-of-role conversation/renegotiation about your interests in kink, and your limits and his expectations – and if you can’t get on the same page (if he can’t dial it way back), you’ll have to end things. On the Lovecast, it’s Dan vs. Cheryl Strayed in Advice Clash of the Titans: savagelovecast.com.

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Legal/Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE FOLLOWING TENANTS WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH TO SATISFY RENTAL LIENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE FACILITY ACT, SECTIONS 83-806 AND 83-807:CONTENTES MAY INCLUDE KITCHEN, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, BEDDING, TOYS , GAMES, PACKED CARTON, FURNITURE, TOOLS, TRUCKS, CARS ETC. THERE’S NO TITLE FOR VEHICLES SOLD AT THE LIEN SALE. OWNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BID ON UNITS. LIEN SALE TO HELD ON THE PREMISES WEDNESDAY MAY 6,2015 AT LOCATIONS AND TIME INDICATED BELOW. VIEWING WILL BE AT THE TIME OF THE SALE ONLY. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE ST. CLOUD350 COMMERCE CENTER DR ST CLOUD FL 34769-At 10.00AM 1259 Eric L Jackman , 1272 Resa D Sandora, 217 David Vines PERSONAL MINI STORAGE BROADVIEW2581 BROADVIEW DRIVE KISSIMMEE, FL 34744- AT 11:00AM: #134 Rose Tyrer; #145 Rhonda Whitt: A Simple Solution Tree Service; #205 Ronald Sherman II ; #315 Frankie Padgett; #432 Codey C. Jennings; #440 Wilfredo Baez; #452 Ryan Thomas Oliver; #570 Karina Okeefe; #572 Joshua Knightt; #603 Jose Ruiz II: AlphaBEST Education, Inc. ; #856 Ronald Sherman II:1957 Chevrolet Bel Air XLJ68W. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE KISSIMMEE - 1404 E. VINE ST. KISSIMMEE FL. 34744 AT 12:00 NOON: UNIT: 100 CYNTHIA COLON, UNIT: 173 SANDRA PARKSON, UNIT: 221 JOSHUA CLARENCE HENRY, UNIT: 258 ANGEL BERRIOS, UNIT: 310 KAYRIS MARRERO MELENDEZ. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE DYER: 932 DYER BLVD KISSIMMEE FL 34741 AT-1:30pm#3-NANCY REYES;#113EDGAR EZOFEIFA;#206-RAIMUNDO GUERRA;#231-DARRYL DALEY;#234-ANGEL MOHLER;#317-JOHN FROWEIN II;#406JOSEPH WHITE;#1305-MICHELLE GILKES. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE VINE; 608 W VINE ST KISSIMMEE FL 34741- AT 2:30PM 9005-Shannon Schaeffer; 1993 CHEV Vin#1GBHK34PE206361, B828-Patti Smith, C872-Maria Irizzy, F199-Angel F Hernandez Vazquez, F211-Terry Parker, G329-Lisbet F Arevalo Soto, H356- Devon Bennett, H376-Igon Soto Maldonado, H399-Jesus Marquez, H411-Katia Custodio, H483-Ereaka Sanders, I546-Henry Jones I565-Zuhey Cordero, I587-Tanishia Smith, I587-Victor Miranda, I608-Maricela Salinas, J674-Francisco Velez. WPC Industrial Contractors, LLC, CGC046120, is actively requesting bids from registered MBE/WBE subcontractors that specialize in underground utilities, sitework, concrete, demolition, landscaping,asphalt paving, MOT, precast buildings, HVAC, miscellaneous metals, electrical, and painting/coatings for the Iron Bridge Regional Water Reclamation Facility Wetlands Pump Station Improvements. This project bids on April 22, 2014 @ 5:00PM and its value is estimated to be $10,000,000. WPC Invites MBE/WBE subcontractors interested in submitting a bid for work on this project to please contact our estimating department at 904-268-0099 or email Eddie Ney at eney@ wpcind.com or Jeannette Saliba at jsaliba@wpcind.com. You can register in our Bid Room to access plans, specs, and addenda to all of the projects we’re bidding at www.wpcbids. com .

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 7/Latimore CASE NO.: DP13-470 IN THE INTEREST OF: S.E DOB: 10/16/2013, MINOR CHILDREN. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TPR ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA TO:Glenn Eldridge, Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced child(ren), a copy of which is attached. You are to appear on June 12, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806, before honorable Judge, Alicia L. Latimore, for a TPR Advisory. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. The mother/father are hereby advised, pursuant to §63.802(6)(g), Florida Statutes, that a parent whose rights have not yet been terminated has the right to seek a private adoptive placement for the child(ren), and to participate in a private adoption plan, through an adoption entity as defined in §63.032, Florida Statutes. As required by §63.165, Florida Statutes, the Department further gives notice of the existence and purpose of a state registry of adoption information. The purpose of the Florida Adoption Reunion Registry is to reunite persons separated by adoption where both parties seek such reunion. Persons affected by an adoption may list themselves and their contact information on the registry. Registration is completely voluntary. Additional information is available at http://adoptflorida.com/ReunionRegistry.htm. Contact information for the registry is as follows: Florida Adoption Reunion Registry, Florida Department of Children and Families,1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone 407-836-2303 within two working days of your receipt of this summons. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771. Witness my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County Florida on this 8th day of April, 2015. CLERK OF COURT. Jill Fowler, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 0045276. By:_____Deputy Clerk. Senior Attorney for Children’s Legal Services State of Florida Department of Children and Families 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 317-7417 - Telephone (407) 317-7126 - Fax.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 2012-CA-012228-O, ROSEVILLE PROPERTIES, LLC, VS. LAURIE M. O’TOOLE, ET AL, NOTICE OF SALE. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in this cause on December 10th, 2013 in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, the property situated in Orange County, Florida, described as follows: Lot 19, NORTH SHORE AT LAKE HART PARCEL 7- PHASE 1, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 47, PAGE(S) 147-1850, PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, more commonly known as 9944 Indigo Bay Circle, Orlando, Florida 32832 will be sold to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on www.myorangeclerk.realforeclose.com, on April 30, 2015. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. PETER P. HAGOOD, HAGOOD & GARVEY, Counsel for Plaintiff, 1001 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 250, Maitland, Florida 32751 Tel. (321) 2851900 Fax. (321) 285-1888 By: /s/ Peter P. Hagood, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0073784.

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Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on May 8, 2015 at 9:00 am, Rikers Roadside Services, 1425 W Taft Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL, 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; 2003 Suzuki, Vin#JS1GN7BA832101238; 1994 Ford, Vin#2FALP71WXRX197400; 2001 Dodge, Vin#1P3ES46C01D231533; 1995 Toyota, Vin#1NXAE09B0SZ334658; 1990 Trailer, Vin#1TA114828LG214788; 2008 Linh, Vin#LL8SZN4W680G00453; 2005 Chevrolet, Vin#2G1WF55K859377908; 2001 Buick, Vin#1G4CU541514153299; 1997 Chevrolet, Vin#1GNCS18W7VK101383; 2011 Jeep, Vin#1J4BA3H17BL586566; 2003 Mazda, Vin#JM1BJ245731156798; 2004 Volkswagen, Vin#3VWCM31Y04M315534; 2006 Hyundai, Vin#KMHFC46F26A108090;.

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. 2001 BMW VIN# WBAAV33491FU89550 2002 Dodge VIN# 1B4HR38N52F178199 2002 Nissan VIN# 1N4BL11D12C210170 1995 Dodge VIN# 1P3ES67C4SD152846 2010 Toyota VIN# 1NXBU4EE6AZ216482 2003 Toyota VIN# 5TBRT34103S369292 2004 Dodge VIN# 1B3ES56C44D5766785 1989 Ford VIN# 1FDKE30G0KHC03947 2004 Hyundai VIN# KMHWF35H04A941145 2011 SHEN VIN# L8YTCKPMXBS050003 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. On May 6, 2015, at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 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. Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC.

Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. and others will follow on May 7, 2015 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Maitland, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810, D16 Rachel Rivera $490.76 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 East Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703, 1336 Bruce Smith $324.60, 1380 Francisco Neri $263.45, 1191 Jessica Rego $620.35 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, D102 Maxine Earle $560.15, B115 Jazmeen Perez $771.00, B117 Lindsey Sauls $781.65, B130 Oghogho Onokpise $444.20 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750, E027 Michael Fineanganofo $535.60, C041 Dan Borders $621.20, C002 Timothy Ricci $465.05, A094 Andrew Bailey $291.35, B019 Peter John Herzig $657.60 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran, 2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792, 1029 Jason Rosa $732.45, 2400 Patrick Jones $772.65, 2303 Vincent Terranova $880.40, 1045 Michael Whicker $270.35 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773, 2033 Jon Deen $186.9, 1643 Christopher Wechter $1052.95, 1216 Audrey Winston $408.20, 2512 Natalie Gentry $484.30, 1203 Kerri Rinaldi $706.90, 1087 Mystery Room $862.03, 1627 Samuel Gonzalez $643.80, 1031 Shaunte Campbell $665.20, 1035 Nancy Poit $593.40, 1406 Jaqueline Molina $581.30, 5076 Carolyn Mercado $593.40 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Rhinehart, 1811 Rhinehart Road, Sanford, FL 32771, 2078 Randy Costa $415.35

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8 am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. Uhaul Ctr Kirkman-600 S Kirkman Rd-Orlando 05/06/15: 1102 Trey Simpson, 2015 Jessica Moyers, 2130 Quan Miller, 3054 Yvelaine Sincere, 3071 Fresnel Florvil, 3075 Kieta Gamble, 3114 Ronnie Sims, 5029 Antoine Furse, 5041 Marty Orten, 6003 Winston Griffin, 6009 Luis Fernandez, 6026 Idel Chin Uhaul Ctr Orange Ave- 3500 S Orange Ave-Orlando 05/06/15: 1153 Benjamin Basile, 1207 Jared Guerrero, 1524 Gengis Capote, 1630 Evgeny Fyuk, 1726 Susan Willis, 1930 Bryant Prowell, 2141 Vincent Picconi, 2210 Recovered DC1896K Daniel Ponce, AA8171D Petula Flavius Uhaul Ctr Baldwin Park- 4001 E Colonial Drive-Orlando 05/06/15: A100 Caitlin Boles, B110 Selinda Soto, B124 Tammy Brashear, B179 Georgyo Walkine, B211 Kyle J Miller, C110 Harriet Pollack, C112 Stephen Case, C122-23 & C126-27 Mark Cole, C124 Carlos Hernandez, C133 Carlos Maruri, D138 Francheska Rodriguez Uhaul Ctr Goldenrod-508 N Goldenrod Rd-Orlando 05/06/15: 109 Nancy Alvarez, 304 Sara Rabie, 320 Chandler Belaston, 504 Miguel Garcia,529 & 530 & 531 Alex Eddy, 704 Steven Alford, 741 Eric Martinez Uhaul Ctr Alafaya-11815 E Colonial Drive-Orlando 05/06/15:1125 Julia Quinones, 1224 Emmanuel Camil. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713585 at 9AM on May 5, 2015. Billis Auto Center, 1710 M. Forsyth Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, 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; 2010 MERCEDES GLK350, VIN: WDCGG5GB5AF522842.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 7/Latimore CASE NO.: DP13-470 IN THE INTEREST OF: S.E DOB: 10/16/2013, MINOR CHILDREN. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TPR ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA TO:Amber Eldridge, Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced child(ren), a copy of which is attached. You are to appear on June 12, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806, before honorable Judge, Alicia L. Latimore, for a TPR Advisory. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. The mother/father are hereby advised, pursuant to §63.802(6)(g), Florida Statutes, that a parent whose rights have not yet been terminated has the right to seek a private adoptive placement for the child(ren), and to participate in a private adoption plan, through an adoption entity as defined in §63.032, Florida Statutes. As required by §63.165, Florida Statutes, the Department further gives notice of the existence and purpose of a state registry of adoption information. The purpose of the Florida Adoption Reunion Registry is to reunite persons separated by adoption where both parties seek such reunion. Persons affected by an adoption may list themselves and their contact information on the registry. Registration is completely voluntary. Additional information is available at http://adoptflorida.com/ReunionRegistry.htm. Contact information for the registry is as follows: Florida Adoption Reunion Registry, Florida Department of Children and Families,1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone 407-836-2303 within two working days of your receipt of this summons. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771. Witness my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County Florida on this 8th day of April, 2015. CLERK OF COURT. Jill Fowler, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 0045276. By:_____Deputy Clerk. Senior Attorney for Children’s Legal Services State of Florida Department of Children and Families 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 317-7417 - Telephone (407) 317-7126 - Fax.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 2010-CA-014064-A001OX ROSEVILLE PROPERTIES, LLC, VS. JOSIUS JOSEPH, ET AL, NOTICE OF SALE. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in this cause on November 4, 2014 in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, the property situated in Orange County, Florida, described as follows: LOT 330, SILVER RIDE PHASE II, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGE (S) 72-74, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 2844 SALTER COURT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32818 will be sold to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on April 30th, 2015 online at: https://www.myorangeclerk.realforeclose. com Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. PETER P. HAGOOD, HAGOOD & GARVEY, Counsel for Plaintiff, 1001 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 250, Maitland, Florida 32751 Tel. (321) 285-1900 Fax. (321) 285-1888 By: /s/ Peter P. Hagood, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0073784.

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Central Florida Press Coordinator, Fulfillment Department 6080480

Universal Orlando CityWalk - Cold Stone Creamery - Cashier 6079843

Global HealthCare Ltd Administrative Assistant 6080478

Universal Orlando CityWalk - Moe’s Food Prep/Service Staff 6079842

Marriott International Cook I needed at The Residence Inn Orlando at SeaWorld 6080475

Market Traders Institute, Inc Senior Demand Generation Manager 6062755

Marriott International Bistro Cook - PM - The Courtyard Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village 6080473

Frontline Insurance Commercial Property Associate Underwriter 6080472

Frontline Insurance Commercial Property E & S Underwriter 6080470 Start your humanitarian career! Change the lives of others while creating a sustainable future. 1, 6, 9, 18 month programs available. Apply today! www. OneWorldCenter.org 269-591-0518 info@ oneworldcenter.org.

Salon Chair Rental Rustic Industrial French design 10 chair salon has a few chairs to rent! Located in Winter Park just between 436 and 17-92. A very warm elegant salon with lovely clientele just away from the crowded downtown area. Very roomy work space with a relaxed atmosphere and incredibly comfortable sinks your clients will enjoy not to mention a large parking lot to accommodate clientele. We are strictly a hair salon but have great neighbors down the way at New York nails for mani pedis! J and Company Hair Studio is a must visit to truly appreciate the space you would be renting. Please email if interested in seeing jandcompanyhairstudio@gmail. com. If you stop by please ask to speak to the owner, Jennifer. Orlando’s best kept secret!

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Market Traders Institute, Inc Education Project Manager 6062753

Marriott International Cook - Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld 6062752

Marketing Consultants of Orlando Sales & Customer Service Representative Full Time - NO Telemarketing 6069560

Marketing Consultants of Orlando Immediate Hire - Full Time - Training - Restaurant / Retail / Hospitality Background 6069561

Parallon Hospitalist Physician 6080468

Parallon Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA - Per Diem 6080433

Parallon Laboratory Shift Supervisor - ALLIED: LABORATORY 6080429

THE BATTERY BANK Inside Sales and Customer Service Professional 6080373

SoftRock Customer Care Position at #1 Company to Work for in Florida 6080073

Pro Image Solutions Printing Press Operator Helper 6080072

Total Marketing Concepts Verizon Sales Agent $200 sign-on bonus 6069531

Physician Associates Medical Records/Medical Registration Clerk 6067859

Physician Associates Medical Assistant - Float 6065063

Walt Disney World Resort Entertainment Stage Technician- Full/PartTime, Walt Disney World 6069519

Walt Disney World Resort Call Center Representative 6068018

Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando Hospitality Candidates 6080071

Walt Disney World Resort Bus Driver- Part Time, Walt Disney World 6068016

Universal Orlando Facilities - Electronic Control Specialist 6079844

WKMG Local 6 ClickOrlando.com Animator/Producer Commercial 6069517

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The Ritz Carlton & JW Marriott, Grande Lakes Nail Technician (on-call) - The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes 6062692

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Orlando Federal Credit Union Member Relations Associate 6062691

B Resort located in the Walt Disney World Resort Restaurant Server 6069501

Badcock Home Furniture & more Operations Analyst-Merchandising 6069515

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Sales Executive - Real Estate License Required 6069497

Marriott International Supervisor-Senior Pastry - Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld 6069513

City of Orlando Fiscal Manager 6079196

Florida Dolphin Tours Concierge 6052868

City of Orlando Equipment Operator - Heavy 6079195

YMCA of Central Florida - Lifeguards & Swim Instructors; Multiple YMCA locations, Dr. Phillips, West Orange & Osceola 6069508

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YMCA of Central Florida - Lifeguards & Swim Instructors - Multiple YMCA locations; Downtown Orlando, Winter Park, East Orlando 6069510

Ultimate Aircraft Airport Operations Managers / Supervisors / Cleaners 6062688

LYNX MAINTENANCE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR 6062687

Central Florida Press COMMERCIAL PRINTER: SHEETFED FEEDER OPERATOR 6069509

Sodexo General Manager 3 - Environmental Services / Custodial 6079135

St. Cloud Regional Medical Center CNA - Patient Care Tech 6067642

St. Cloud Regional Medical Center Register Nurse - MED/ PRN 6066392

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City of Orlando Police Officer Pre-application 6062725

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Sysco Delivery Driver - Sysco Central Florida (Ocoee) 6069835

Silver Springs Citrus, Inc. ELECTRICIAN 6069421

Caribe Royale Orlando Security Officer (3rd Shift) 6078603

Worldwide Interactive Services Sales Lead 6078602

County Materials Corporation Dispatcher 6078599

Reedy Creek Improvement District Permit Technician I 6071796

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