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A few more things Regarding Nos. 24 and 35 (“100 things to do in Orlando before you die,” June 17): After you’re done eating at Jeremiah’s and weather permitting, keep going on Cady Way Trail to where it hooks up with the (I think) Seminole Trail and keep on going into Oveido and see it from a different perspective. Next, after you’re back home from Leu Gardens with your new purchases, don’t forget to check with the Orange County Extension Office and check out their classes on landscaping, vegetable growing, irrigation and all else they have to offer. After all, your taxes support it, so take full advantage of it. Periferalist, via orlandoweekly.com

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26 Film Listings Cinema-oriented events to go see this week

7 Know It All Former Orange County employee files suit claiming racial discrimination

27 The art of dying

7 This Modern World

Dramedy Me and Earl the Dying Girl is a quirky mix of life, death and friendship

9 Where the sidewalk ends Once they were prostitutes and drug addicts scraping by on Orange Blossom Trail. Now, they’re showing people that there is a way out.

arts & culture 13 Thirteen ways of looking at a flag A post-mortem of “The Confederate Flag: A Belated Burial in Florida”

17 Live Active Cultures Gen Y’s production of The Flick brings an unconventional script to life with exceptional performances and observant direction

food & drink 19 Middling East Med fare, mod environment, meh results at Taboon Bistro

19 Tip Jar

music 31 Juicy details Comeback king Juicy J relies on pop chart toppers to pivot his career

31 Picks This Week Great live music rattles Orlando every night

32 Feedback Music updates from around town: The Groove Orient, Ralphfest, Woodstock

33 This Little Underground The War on Drugs prove they haven’t lost touch with the wailing sonics of their debut; Wrong outHelmet Helmet

calendar 34 Selections

4 Rivers Smokehouse to open in City Hall, Better Than Sex takes over the Wolfie’s Pizzamia space, plus more in our weekly food roundup

36 The Week

20 10 Under $10

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Faves like Gringos Locos, Lazy Moon and Kappy’s anchor our monthly list of spots where you can pick up lunch for less than a sawbuck

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

film 26 Opening in Orlando Movies opening this week: Max, Ted 2

Unfortunately, Central Florida and the state alike, is being transitioned into a pop-culture hub; instead of focusing on the natural beauty, vast citrus fields or god forbid, state parks. I am a member of a Florida pioneer family, and it’s honestly like watching someone you love die slow. It’s terrible because this state used to hold so much more. Mac Domingus, via Facebook

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Sticks and Stones First yes, this is your parents’ music (“This Little Underground: The rock & roll eternity of the Rolling Stones,” June 17) and that it influenced you is a good thing. But being that I was at the Stones show at the Tangerine Bowl in 1981, the difference is night and day. That the setlist in ’81 was much longer and better than the current tour. And yes, the argument is they were much younger then, but if they would have kicked opening act Temperance Movement to the curb and played an additional hour of Stones tunes, it would have made for a better show. Yes … F’n Mick can still rock with the best, but it’s more a “corporate” show now than times past. Hell, when I saw them at UF in Gainesville in ’94, they still had more inner-soul to them than they do now. Arrael Cano Jr., via email Got something to add? Email feedback@orlandoweekly.com.

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Former Orange County employee files suit claiming racial discrimination About African-Americans:

“Most of them are drug dealers, on welfare and need to stop making babies, they’re without ambition, and are the reason for rising crime in the community.” About Rastafarians: “They must not be very educated people because why would they wear their hair like that. It’s so nasty.” About Haitians: “I don’t understand how they are able to be in this country, and how did they get here?” These remarks – and more – were allegedly made by an Orange County government employee to a black colleague, according to a lawsuit filed in Orange County Circuit Court. Cindy D. Francis of Orlando accuses the county of firing her after she complained to supervisors, who allegedly did nothing as the abusive comments continued. Until her firing in the summer of 2012, Francis was a clerk in the county extension office at 6021 S. Conway Road. In cooperation with the University of Florida – also a defendant in the lawsuit – the office offers food and housing services to low-income residents. In the lawsuit, Francis accused Mary Sue Kennington of repeatedly making offensive remarks about black people that created a hostile work

environment. According to the lawsuit, a 2012 investigation by the University of Florida Institutional Equity and Diversity Department, initiated after Francis filed a complaint, concluded Kennington “did display inappropriate and unprofessional behavior.” Francis said she brought her complaints to Richard Tyson, the county extension director, but was ignored. When she filed complaints against Kennington and Tyson with the county Office of Professional Standards in 2011, the lawsuit says, she started getting reprimands for being “rude and unfriendly,” but she was never told who made the complaint, and she says she was given no information explaining what she had done. In February 2012, she filed a charge of race discrimination and retaliation with the EEOC, which the suit says was met with even more retaliatory measures. Ultimately, Francis’ employment was terminated. Orange County spokesman Doreen Overstreet said in an email that the county does not comment on pending litigation. Messages to Kennington and Tyson were not returned. Francis’ claims against Orange County have a complicated history. She first sued in 2013, but her case was transferred to federal court and then dismissed. She subsequently filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against attorney Divinne Betty Joseph Smith of the Joseph Firm over the handling of that case. The malpractice lawsuit, which Francis filed without an attorney, is pending in circuit court. – Michael McNarney

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Once they were prostitutes and drug addicts scraping by on Orange Blossom Trail. Today, they’re showing people that there is a way out. By AlmA Hill

n a rainy Monday night in Colonialtown, Phyllis Gamber is out with some friends. She starts a fresh pack of cigarettes on the outdoor patio of Houlihan’s on East Colonial Drive and gets ready to talk to a reporter about her life. The stone tables outside are still wet with fat drops of condensation that linger from a passing thunderstorm – a reminder that summer is in full swing in Florida. As appetizers and drinks begin to arrive, the 49-year-old Gamber says that she’s currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social work. Much of her time these days is spent either in class, or at her job as a server at the Rainforest Café in Fort Lauderdale. But just a little more than 10 years ago, she was spending most of her time on a different Orlando thoroughfare – one just as busy as Colonial Drive, but notorious more for its seedy traffic than its steady stream of consumers headed to Best Buys and Olive Gardens. In her previous life, Phyllis Gamber was a sex worker. For 20 years she lived on Orange Blossom Trail, and like a lot of women who live life on “the Trail,” as it’s often called, she struggled with addiction and the unfortunate circumstances that surrounded her lifestyle. “Every day out there is a test,” Gamber says when asked about her past. “I knew I had a family that cared very much for me. I tried to hide my addiction, but they knew. They always knew. I was ashamed. I was out there, just stuck.” Initially Gamber was just another student. She was studying at West Virginia University, but in her junior year, she attempted to transfer to the University of Central Florida. Her transcripts didn’t arrive in time for her to start during her intended semester, and with nothing but time on her hands, she made some friends. She started to party with them. She never made it to UCF. Instead, she found herself sucked deeper and deeper into addiction.

Over the years she spent working Orange Blossom Trail as a prostitute, Gamber developed a pretty significant record – according to documents filed with the Orange County Clerk of Courts between 1990 and 2002, she was arrested repeatedly for possession of controlled substances, prostitution and other crimes. In 2004, two warrants for her arrest were issued after she failed to appear in court twice – once in Orange County, and again in Seminole County – and Gamber was picked up once again. That arrest turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to her, she says. “When they caught me, I knew I was going to jail,” she says. “But I knew I’d never use cocaine again. I was drained physically and emotionally. I was just done.” A three-year stint at the Hollywood Work Release Facility mandated she remain sober, at least while she was there, but according to Gamber, her determination to change was what helped the new lifestyle stick. “I wasn’t willing to go back.” she says. “The thing that gave me the most incentive was seeing the girls before me that I knew and had known for a long time get clean and change their lives. And I always told myself, if they can do it, I can too.” On this rainy night at Houlihan’s, Gamber is celebrating the fact that not only has she been able to do it – she’s been able to help others who have as well. She is the founder of an informal meetup group that calls itself the Trailblazers, people who once barely scraped by on OBT but who’ve managed to put that in the past. Once a year these rehabilitated former addicts and sex workers come together in Orlando, from all over the United States, to swap stories, talk about their experiences and just see one another again. CONTINUED ON PaGe 10

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Stacey Davis has been coming to Trailblazers meetups since the first one, which took place five years ago at this same Houlihan’s. “This is a family,” he says. Davis has known Gamber since the 1990s, when they both lived on the Trail. He remembers several of the other Trailblazers from those days, too. Even before they all got clean, he says, they looked out for one another as best they knew how. “Christmas, Easter, we were sitting on bus benches together,” he says. “Hotel rooms, we’d tell ’em: ‘Listen I got a room, we don’t have nothing else. You can come lay on the floor if you need to. We’re a family.’” The group has grown every year since its first meeting in 2009, when five people, all of whom were connected in some way on the Trail, gathered to catch up; on this evening, there are at least 21 people swapping stories and reconnecting. The first “meeting” was actually more of an impromptu lunch with friends, Gamber says. She had come to Orlando from her home in Fort Lauderdale to pick up Davis, her boyfriend, from the Orlando Bridge Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program. She and Davis had both spent much of the previous two decades addict-

ed to crack cocaine. He was offered a term at the Bridge in lieu of jail time, and he accepted. This year’s Trailblazer meeting marks his sixth year of sobriety. Now he lives in Fort Lauderdale with Gamber, and he’s employed full-time at a restaurant there. He says that Gamber has been significantly supportive of his sobriety. In turn, the couple has tried to offer their support to others who feel like they don’t have anyone in their lives to help them get clean and be safe. “If you want to get clean, we tell you come on,” Davis says. “Whatever it takes, we’re gonna show you there’s a way.” Every year, there are more people who do want to get clean and they discover the support group by word of mouth. Some of them come to the Trailblazers for support. “There’s new people here every year. It’s amazing, ” Gamber says. “Some of these people I don’t even know.” And on this evening, they share their success stories, which reflect both the pain of the past and promise of the future. There’s Tricia, who after a lifetime of mental, physical and sexual abuse, found herself on the Trail in search of a crack fix. (At her request, her last name has been withheld.) Today she’s six years sober. She’s a devout Christian who does speaking engagements and ministers at prisons as often as she is permitted.

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Interestingly, Tricia is limited in the amount of help she’s been allowed to offer to people who are currently living the life she escaped. She was once a regular speaker at the prison ministry at Orange County Jail on 33rd Street in Orlando, she says, but there was a change in management at the facility, and it enforced new policies requiring background checks for people who do work there. Even though it has been 10 years since her last arrest, Tricia says she’s now barred from spreading her message of redemption to the inmates there. Then there is Alisa Arndt: After a relationship turned sour in 1999, a young Arndt turned to the streets; simply put, she says she had nowhere else to go. After spending some time living in the recesses along Westmoreland Drive, she gravitated to a small motel on Orange Blossom Trail where she spent 10 years battling addiction. News that she was expecting led her to clean up. In 2009, she found herself at the doors of the Orlando Coalition for the Homeless. There, she found education, aid and opportunity. The First Steps Program for Women there helped Arndt earn her GED, and the childcare program ensured her daughter had somewhere safe to go while she attended class. On May 7, Arndt’s husband and daughter watched from the audience as she

received her master’s degree in social work. She eventually hopes to become a substance abuse counselor. Despite her successes, Arndt says her past haunts her in unexpected ways. She can’t vote, for instance, because she’s an ex-offender – something she is fighting to change at the state level. “I’m big into advocacy,” she says. “I’ve been trying to work on a bill dealing with civil rights restoration for ex-offenders. Nonviolent ex-offenders.” During the past legislative session, Arndt and two classmates went to Tallahassee to support two bills that would promote the reintegration of nonviolent offenders into society. Neither bill made enough progress during this past session, but the matter will be raised again next year. Despite the lack of headway this year, Arndt is determined to keep trying. “I’m all about rehabilitation,” she says. “I’m really passionate about it, I want to help people; that’s why I went into social work.” As Gamber is quick to point out, people work hard to pull themselves out of lives of addiction, crime and pain, and many who end up working the Trail once led very different lives. “There’s a lot of things that people don’t know about the people out there

on the Trail,” she says. “There’s a lot of very educated people out there who just unfortunately have fallen on very hard times.” She talks about a young woman she knew who traversed the trail at night, barely out of her scrubs from her shift as a registered nurse, as well as a college grad with a corporate position at Martin Marietta Materials, which deteriorated over time. “It started off with the prostitution,” she says. “First it was once a month, then it was every other weekend. Next thing you know, he’s around more often, it’s Monday morning and he’s calling out of work.” And it’s not just a few people who’ve fallen victim to the Trail’s empty promises. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says that during 2015, 5 percent of the felony drug and prostitution charges in the entire county came straight from the Trail. Not everyone who tries to get off the Trail and get clean succeeds – and not all reintegrate into society. Even many of those in attendance at this year’s meetup have lengthy rap sheets, and some may still struggle. Which is why the Trailblazers is such an important support system for its members. People who’ve lived on the Trail have all experienced a desolation that only others who’ve been there really know, they say. They see people like Gamber, Davis

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and Arndt as a sign of hope as they try to find their way back – these people who’ve gotten clean and stayed that way are the trailblazers, leaving a path back to society for others to find. As the scene at Houlihan’s unfolds, Arndt’s laughter punctuates the atmosphere in contagious bursts. Children skirt the edges of the patio, playing abbreviated games of tag and snatching up appetizers from anyone unfortunate enough to look the other way. Gamber is animated. She can barely finish the interview, as Trailblazers new and old all rush to greet her. She bounces from one guest to the other, sharing memories of good times and bad, of life lived, of friends long gone who weren’t lucky enough to find their way out. The whole evening is like one big reminder that it’s really never too late to rejoin the party. If only everyone could see these people as they are tonight, rather than as who they used to be, Gamber says. They wouldn’t see so many former prostitutes, drug addicts and criminals – they’d just see people working to get by and trying to live meaningful lives. “It’s difficult,” she says. “Because people see you as what you were before. They just see the outside. They don’t know about the inside.” ahill@orlandoweekly.com

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A post-mortem of “The Confederate Flag: A Belated Burial in Florida” by jeSSiCa bryCe yoUnG

13 Flag Funerals project didn’t attract much notice outside the art world: “To mark the 150th anniversary of the end of Civil War, multi-media conceptual artist John Sims will organize a thirteen-state funeral for the Confederate flag on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015. The services are intended to invite a moment of reflection, remembrance and closure.” Sarasota-based Sims is known for his artistic investigations into the Confederate flag as symbol of racism. His installation “The Proper Way to Hang a Confederate Flag” hung the Stars and Bars from a noose, a pretty straightforward comment on lynching in the South, and his Recoloration Proclamation series reworked the flags of many nations in a “discourse on the psychological complexities of symbol warfare.” (The Confederate flag was recolored in the black, green and yellow of the Jamaican flag.) However, when the Florida event was announced, it, of the 13 planned burials, seemed most to catch fire in the public consciousness. What was essentially a performance art project – in each of the 13 Confederate states, a funeral would be held for the flag, complete with music and a poet to give a eulogy – was seen as a purely political statement, and commentary exploded in the local and national media, as well as across the blogosphere. On Memorial Day, in the Greenwood Urban Wetlands, the ashes of a burned Confederate flag were scattered in the water. Local artist and writer Julian Chambliss, chair of the history department at Rollins College, stepped up to organize the Florida burial, with the accompaniment of poet Vidhu Aggarwal and composer Jeremy Adams, both of whom created new works for the event. The ceremony was solemn, as befits a funeral, which this was – “a laying to rest of old hatreds,” one attendee dubbed it. Unlike many funerals, though, a complement of protesters waved signs, and those old divisions raised their heads yet again when Civil War historian Jeff Grzelak took an opportunity to debate Chambliss. Both leading up to and after the event, orlandoweekly.com

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Chambliss received physical threats, and his employer was called upon to fire him and denounce the event. One month later, we had hoped to present a “post-mortem” of the event, as might be considered appropriate after a highly contested if entirely metaphorical “death.” But in light of the current controversy surrounding the flag after the church shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, it seems this symbol has still not been laid to rest. Literally not: Since 1961 – the centennial of the first battle of the Civil War, but also the height of the Civil Rights struggle – the flag has been flown on the grounds of the South Carolina capitol, and was not even lowered to half-staff the day after the massacre. Here are some views on the Confederate flag from various perspectives.

“I chose to bury the symbol known as the Confederate flag in popular culture, which is actually a Confederate battle flag. This flag does not represent the South; it’s a contested symbol of a way of thinking and doing. It’s a symbol that’s regressive and repressive. People always say to me, ‘My family fought – that represents my family.’ That flag doesn’t represent your family. You represent your family.” — Julian Chambliss, in an interview Saturday, May 30

AMW: The Confederate flag constitutes the main focus of the Recoloration Proclamation project. The use of cotton references slavery and the cotton production industry is indicative of a Southern past. Elaborate on the impact that this charged image, the Confederate flag, has for you. JS: This flag means many things to many people. For me originally it means something rather sensitive related to supremacy. And like most competitive people, I resist political and social declaration of supremacy. Because I have worked with it as an object of art, it now lacks the emotional tension it once had for me. After working with it over and over the emotional tension was lessened. I am free, so to speak. — “Artists in Conversation: John Sims and A.M. Weaver,” Sept. 11, 2009, BOMB magazine

“Looks like John Sims and the rest of the race baiting, America hating racists will start with the Confederate flag, then progressively work on the American flag next. If you truly know your history, slavery still exists under the American flag. So if you are consistent in your hate, the American flag should go on the pyre as well....” — commenter

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unless something like this happens, nobody talks about it.’ “Mr. Brannon spoke bluntly about the effect of the killings on him. “‘What lit the fire under this was the tragic death of my friend and his eight parishioners,’ Mr. Brannon said. ‘It took my buddy’s death to get me to do this. I should feel ashamed of myself.’” — Jonathan Martin, “Republicans Tread Carefully in Criticism of Confederate Flag,” Sunday, June 21, The New York Times

Bigg Jim Jones, on the public “Orlando, FL Flag Funeral” Facebook event page, 2:06 p.m. Saturday, May 23

“What did I think? I thought it was a gratuitous insult and a brain-dead protest that dishonors my ancestors and the ancestors of 70 million. It got a lot of attention for the artist. People desecrate our flag every day; they’re right in the same boat with the Ku Klux Klan. Our people fought for the South. That symbol represents the Southern spirit. That symbol was on The Dukes of Hazzard; that was a positive thing – no complaints.” — Ben Lewis Jones, Chief of Heritage Operations for the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, in a telephone interview Friday, June 19. Jones was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s District 4 from 1989-1993. He was also, though he did not mention it in this interview, the actor who portrayed “Cooter” on The Dukes of Hazzard television show.

Remove the Confederate Flag From All Government Places MoveOn.org Petition by Karen Hunter to be delivered to the South Carolina State House, the South Carolina State Senate, and Gov. Nikki Haley: “The Confederate flag is not a symbol of Southern pride but rather a symbol of rebellion and racism. On the heels of the brutal killing of nine Black people in a South Carolina church by a racist terrorist, it’s time to put that symbol of rebellion and racism behind us and move toward healing and a better United States of America!” 3:56 p.m. Monday, June 22: There are currently 523,535 signatures. (On this date, there are six MoveOn.org petitions protesting government usage of the Confederate flag.)

“The purpose of this demonstration is to spark a healthy discussion about the symbol of the Confederate flag and about why it continues to be such a divisive subject, signaling to the more deeply-rooted problems that still exist in our society. As a person of Southern/ Confederate ‘heritage’ (that heritage being what so many defenders of the flag insist is its sole purpose), I fully support the burning and burial of what is not a badge of heritage for many of our fellow Americans, but rather, is symbolic of blatant oppression and systemic racism that continues today, sadly.” — commenter Dura Luxe, on the public “Orlando, FL Flag Funeral” Facebook event page, 1:58 a.m. Monday, May 25

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“Last night, Dylann Roof walked into a Charleston church, sat for an hour, and then killed nine people. Roof’s crime cannot be divorced from the ideology of white supremacy which long animated his state nor from its potent symbol – the Confederate flag. Visitors to Charleston have long been treated to South Carolina’s attempt to clean its history and depict its secession as something other than a war to guarantee the enslavement of the majority of its residents. This notion is belied by any serious interrogation of the Civil War and the primary documents of its instigators. Yet the Confederate battle flag – the flag of Dylann Roof – still flies on the Capitol grounds in Columbia.” – Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Take Down the Confederate Flag – Now,” Thursday, June 18, TheAtlantic.com

“State Representative Norman D. Brannon, who represents a conservative district upstate and was a friend of [Charleston shooting victim Rev. Clementa] Pinckney’s, said that Postscriptum: “Flags are bits he would file a bill in the next session of of colored cloth that governthe Legislature to remove the flag from the ments use first to shrink-wrap Capitol grounds. people’s minds, and then as ceremonial “‘The flag is kind of like algae in a lake,’ he shrouds to bury the dead.” — Arundhati Roy, said in an interview. ‘It’s just barely under War Talk, 2003 the surface, everybody knows it’s there, but arts@orlandoweekly.com

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“You have a problem with the Confederate Flag for history, but don’t protest or have a problem with this? Have you seen any Southerners burn or destroy a flag (Confederate or American)? No, we have more RESPECT for America than any of you. You keep saying it all history and 150 years old give up but do we attack any of you or your heritage? We do “The prevailing ideas entertained by our thing and support our Heritage. But [Thomas Jefferson] and most of the y’all must insist on constantly attacking leading statesmen at the time of the us calling us racists rednecks etc, who is formation of the old Constitution were, that the real racist? DOUBLE STANDARDS! the enslavement of the African was in viola- God Bless Dixie!” — commenter Billy Dorn tion of the laws of nature; that it was wrong Jr Scvmc, on the public “Orlando, FL Flag in principle, socially, morally and politically. Funeral” Facebook event page, 5:18 p.m. … This was an error. It was a sandy founda- Monday, May 25 tion, and the idea of a Government built upon it – when the ‘storm came and the wind blew, “As a people, we are fighting to mainit fell.’ tain the heaven-ordained supremacy “Our new Government is founded upon of the white man over the inferior exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations or colored race; a white flag would thus are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the be emblematical of our cause. Upon a great truth that the negro is not equal to the red field would stand forth our Southern white man; that slavery, subordination to the Cross, gemmed with the stars of our consuperior race, is his natural and moral con- federation, all combined, preserving in dition.” — From the “Cornerstone Address,” beautiful contrast the red, white, and blue.” a speech delivered by Alexander Stephens, — William Tappan Thompson, designer of Vice President of the Confederate States of the second national flag of the Confederate America, on March 21, 1861, just a few weeks States of America, quoted in the Savannah before the first shots of the American Civil War Daily Morning News on April 23, 1863

Last week I asked both Chambliss and Sims about their thoughts or feelings on what the burial(s) did or didn’t accomplish, now that they’d had a month to reflect. Chambliss replied, “I think the project accomplished a couple of things. It captured the ongoing complexity of the Confederate Flag as a symbol that has no place in the public sphere. … The fact that recent shootings have triggered a public protest around the flag merely highlights why the project was important. The public debate around race is a non-debate, with the consequences of racism devastating people of color every day. The flag’s meaning is clear to people of color and easy to ignore for the mainstream. This project started a conversation that we needed to have.” Sims replied: “No post-mortem – just getting started. LOL.” Three days later, he announced a new project, “The Confederate Flag: A Call to Burn and Bury – July 4th, 2015,” saying, “All those interested in this action are invited to do so as a group or as an individual, and to connect event photos and videos to #BurnBuryFlag.”

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Gen Y’s production of The Flick brings an unconventional script to life with exceptional performances and observant direction Orlando is the undisputed American capital of themed entertainment, but when it comes to more traditional theater, we are often disparaged in comparison to bigger cities. I’ve battled with outsiders, insiders and even myself over the alleged inferiority of our local theatrical community’s output versus “professional” out-of-town productions. It’s a problem that I anticipated would only accelerate with the opening of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, as well-funded tours siphon disposable dollars away from home-grown efforts. While it’s still too soon to say my fears were unfounded, I’ve recently seen encouraging signs that Orlando’s local theater can not only comfortably co-exist with our recent influx of road companies, but can even outshine them. First, don’t let the marketing fool you: Just because the ticket says “Broadway Series” and you’re nearly paying New York prices doesn’t mean what you’re watching is Great White Way-worthy. While Fairwinds always brings a couple of recent hits to town (next season’s headliners will be Beautiful and Kinky Boots Boots), there are also a couple of clunkers, usually identifiable by the lack of Actor’s Equity union coverage for the cast. Such was the case in last month’s Anything Goes, which was so exhausted it inspired me to forgo my review and flee at intermission. For a fraction of what those seats went

Coletyn Hentz, Marcellis Cutler, daniel Cooksley and Jessica Hope Grossman in The Flick

for, you might have seen GOAT and Baggy Pants Theater’s spectacular sold-out coproduction of In the Heights at Shakes. I was out of town until closing weekend and unable to write a review, but director Paul Castaneda and his huge cast of vets (Desiree Perez, Leesa Castaneda, Ana Bateman) and fresh faces (Matthew Roman, Erick Ariel Sureda) made me appreciate Lin-Manuel Miranda’s rap musical more than the original Broadway touring company could. Or if you missed that, you could visit the cozy Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater, where Gen Y and Artful Events are presenting Annie Baker’s The Flick as the Center’s first fully staged, locally produced production. The Flick is currently enjoying a wellreviewed Off-Broadway revival, but I can’t imagine the New York version exceeding Orlando’s, which brings this unconventional script to life with exceptional performances and observant direction. Avery (Marcellis Cutler), a film freak home from college for the summer, finds a menial summer job sweeping up popcorn in a failing one-screen movie theater. Sam (Daniel Cooksley), a gruffly genial Red Sox fan with limited career prospects, shows Avery the janitorial ropes and introduces him to Rose (Jessica Hope Grossman), a projectionist with Joker-green hair and baggy black clothes that belie her bruised inner beauty. The trio is quickly bonded by both crime (a petty scheme to defraud their douchebag boss out of a few extra bucks each shift) and romance (in the form of an awkwardly unrequited love triangle) as the fate of the theater’s aging celluloid projector – and, by extension, the struggle of analog culture to survive in the face of a digital future – hangs in the balance. That’s a perfect sitcom-style setup for a breezy evening of snappy repartee, but Baker’s script bravely takes the exact opposite approach by attempting to accu-

rately capture how real people try, and frequently fail, to communicate. The script must have more dashes and ellipses than actual words, since characters never seem to straightforwardly say what they mean, or even complete a sentence. While there are some wonderful monologues and moments of devastating dialogue, the strongest moments are in the agonizing silences, waiting for someone to express crucial words that never come. It takes a special kind of creative team to see the theatrical potential in something that seems flat and inconsequential on the page, so producer Aaron Safer and director Kenny Howard should be commended for having faith that Orlando audiences are willing to be challenged by a play like this. With no flashy gimmicks to fall back on, the superb cast must employ subtle active-listening skills to supply their characters with the needed naturalism. And Bonnie Sprung’s props and set are so spoton – from the felt walls to the grungy seats (rescued from Theatre Downtown) – that the floor almost feels sticky. I’ll admit to having the same mixed reaction that many had when The Flick premiered at Playwrights Horizon in 2013. I loved the play from moment to moment, but ultimately I question whether it really needs three hours to tell such a low-stakes story. I wouldn’t want Howard to rush his cast through any of the essential pauses, as Cooksley’s epic stillness at the end is one of the most thrillingly disciplined pieces of acting I’ve ever seen in Orlando. But a touch of trimming in the first act’s doughy middle and some tightening of the too-long scene transitions throughout would help the pacing feel a bit less plodding – though I suppose it’s appropriately enervating for a circular slice-of-life about dead-end employment. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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It’s a done deal: 4 Rivers Smokehouse will open on the ground floor of Orlando City Hall this fall. Better Than Sex, a dessert and cocktail restaurant based in Key West, is moving into the Wolfie’s Pizzamia space. They plan to open late September or early October, while Wolfie’s will close sometime in July. If the first batch of brews is any indication, Ten 10 Brewing is sure to be an anchor on Virginia Drive. With Gnarly Barley planning a move to the ’hood and Thirsty Topher planning to move into the old Cindy’s Tropical Cafe space, we may as well call this stretch the Brewski Belt. Look for Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House to open in the old Sizzler/ Houlihan’s site on I-Drive this August. The restaurant will boast a 1,200-item wine list. Croissant Gourmet will open in the former Sweet Shoppe space in downtown Lake Mary at the end of August, while their College Park bakery won’t open until the end of September.

Middling East Med fare, mod environment, meh results By FAIyAz KARA TABOON BISTRO 5911 Turkey Lake Road | 407-270-4848 | taboonbistro.com | $$

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t’s been more than four years since Wa Restaurant, a hidden gem near the Universal Studios backlot, shut its doors. When I reviewed the restaurant in February of 2010, I talked of how every so often a restaurant in this city makes a conscious effort to challenge the palates of its patrons and how, more often than not, the restaurant ends up closing due to a lack of response. I also talked of a foreboding consternation, given the dearth of diners inside the beautiful Japanese-fusion restaurant and how the complex in which Wa was housed was devoid of tenants. Sure enough, they ceased operations a year later, and those who had the pleasure of dining at Wa still lament its closure. So I was excited to hear that Taboon Bistro – a restaurant boasting the flavors of the Middle East – had moved into Wa’s slick and tranquil space. For one, Mediterranean cuisine is a little more accessible than Japanese fusion, and surely the magical hand of J.K. Rowling had led to increased traffic in and around the Promenade at Universal Plaza. Timing is everything in this business and Taboon, I thought, might have just caught lightning in a bottle. But

that sense – that foreboding consternation I felt at Wa – was just as palpable as we entered Taboon’s empty dining room one Friday evening. The decor, save for the tables and chairs, hadn’t changed one bit. The place still smelled like Wa, but it also reeked of defeat. Our server, bubbly and charming, seemed enthused about nearly every dish on the menu, and while some recommendations panned out, others … well, others were the result of a naive palate, to put it kindly. First, the good: basterma ($8). The dried rolls of spicy beef made a splashy entrance with the lovely addition of labneh dip. Grape leaves ($6), served slightly warm, were gobbled up wholeheartedly. And that’s where the good ends. The passable: Habra naeh ($10) is a steak tartare of sorts, but with a dollop of garlic and a sprig of mint in place of an egg yolk and capers. It was nicely presented, but just a bit too bland. Artichoke hearts ($6) anointed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and garlic were simple, straightforward and hardly spectacular. The kafta kebab ($16), which I had enjoyed on a previous lunchtime visit, was dried out on the inside, and it didn’t help that the dish was served with a subpar flatbread. And the bad: dry and lifeless squares of haloumi cheese ($8) woefully presented with messy cuts of tomato quadrants. Chicken

shawarma ($15), heavily basted in garlic and ginger, had a flavor unlike that of any shawarma I’ve ever tasted, which brings us to the ugly: the grouper ($24), or rather, “grouper.” The quotes indicate that neither I nor my fisherwoman of a wife believed for a second that what we were served was grouper. It didn’t look like grouper, and it certainly didn’t taste like grouper, though the heavy (and I mean heavy) lemon-pepper marinade made it near-impossible to tell what it was. Our search to end on a high note yielded mixed results. Crispless baklava ($3) was an utter bust, while osmalieh ($4) – a crunchy nest of phyllo filled with clotted cream and topped with crushed pistachios – fared a bit better. It looked nice, and I liked the texture, but there was a flavor vacuum nevertheless. It’s unfortunate that missing elements and odd flavor profiles mar so many of the offerings here. The fact that Taboon’s namesake – the doughy stuffed flatbread that’s such a popular street food item in the Middle East – isn’t offered is, in many ways, telling.

oPenInGS Toasted Crafted Grilled Cheese & Burgers is poised to open any day now on Narcoossee Road in Lake Nona … 5 & Diner, a ’50s-style diner with 12 signature burgers and breakfast service, has opened in Avalon Park … Tsar, a high-end bar and lounge, will open in the former DTA speakeasy space in the 101 Eola building … The Shisha Bowl, serving up hookah pipes, craft beers and kava shots, has opened on East Washington Street … Pier 407 Cajun Crab & Seafood has opened in the former Dawat/Kurry & Kabab Express space on East Colonial Drive near Rouse Road … Also on East Colonial Drive, Korea House is open in the space briefly home to Bamboo Sushi. eVenTS Fogo de Chão hosts a Celebrate the South American Harvest wine dinner (June 24) at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $95 per person … Chef’s Night at the Second Harvest Food Bank, June 25, will see Rusty Spoon’s Kathleen Blake whip up a four-course meal with wine. Cost is $75 … Blake, along with Henry Salgado, Kevin Fonzo, James and Julie Petrakis, Josh Oakley and many more, will be guest chefs at Bite Night June 29 at the Orchid Garden and Ballroom. Tickets are still available for “the most delicious night in Orlando.” Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com

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It’s our monthly roundup of 10 lunches that are a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, yet cost less than $10. Send nom-nominations to jyoung@orlandoweekly.com (no fast-food chains, please), and don’t forget to vote for your favorite Cheap Eats in our Best of Orlando Readers Poll at orlandoweekly.com. Beth’s Burger Bar 24 E. Washington St., 407-650-4950, and 5145 S. Orange Ave., 407-888-1190; bethsburgerbar.com A single burger is just $3.49; add a slice of Swiss (99 cents), some grilled onions, and some mushrooms (75 cents) and you’ve still got enough of your 10-spot left for a side of frickles ($3.49).

Carmel kitchen wine Bar 140 N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 407-513-4912; carmel-kitchen.com We tried the grilled lemon chicken and artichoke flatbread (with fontina, arugula, lemon and basil; $8.99) as part of their Bite 30 menu, and we can vouch: legit.

Gringos locos 22 E. Washington St., 407-841-5626, and 2406 E. Robinson St., 407-896-5626; gringoslocos.net The tasty “street tacos” (soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken or roasted pork, topped with onion, cilantro and lime) are two for $5.49 or three for $7.49.

kappy’s 501 N. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-647-9099; kappyssubs.com One of the most authentic diners in the area has amazingly low prices. Get a Philly cheese steak with sliced sirloin, provolone and onions for $5.75 and a root beer float for $2.55.

lazy Moon Pizza 11551 University Blvd., 407-658-2396; lazymoonpizza.com UCF-area pizza joint Lazy Moon has some of the best meal deals around – because college kids, I guess? You can’t beat the Boxcar Willy special: a gigantic slice and a pint of PBR for $4.75.

Mark’s Caribbean Cuisine 10034 University Blvd., 407-699-8800; healthyjamaicanfood.com

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A big plate of love for $7.99: aromatic brown stew chicken served with rice and cabbage and a side of plantains. Don’t stint on the Scotch bonnet hot sauce.

olea Mezze Grill 400 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-335-4958; oleagrill.com It’s one of those “Chipotle-style” joints: Pick your grain base (basmati rice or couscous) and top with your choice of protein (we like the fragrant lemon-and-oregano chicken), one or two spreads (like hummus or tzatziki) and toppings, plus a dressing if you want it, for $8.29.

Sloppy Taco Palace 4892 S. Kirkman Road, 407- 574-6474; stporlando.com A two-“Sloppy Taco” basket comprises a pair of lightly fried, flaky flour tortilla shells stuffed with chicken, steak, pork or ground beef, plus pico de gallo, plus queso sauce, plus black beans and rice, plus OMG you’re gonna need a post-lunch nap ($7.95).

Smashburger 3162 E. Colonial Drive, 407-286-3390; smashburger.com It’s a chain, but each location has a local specialty. Here it’s the Central Florida burger, with pimiento cheese spread, spicy brown mustard and fried green tomatoes for $6.29. Add Smashfries (tossed in olive oil, rosemary and garlic) for $1.99.

Super rico Colombian Bistro 57 W. Central Blvd., 407-426-7007; superricocolombia.com This dog’s got a bite: The “Spicy Perro” ($5) is a Nathan’s all-beef frank anointed with various “signature sauces,” topped with jalapeño relish, crumbled bacon and fried shoestring potatoes, and sprinkled with queso blanco.

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Spoleto Italian Kitchen Fast-casual Italian joint on the ground floor of a student housing complex across from UCF offers “culinary freeedom” to the college crowd. Pastas, focaccia flatbreads and salads can be customized with various fresh ingredients, sauces, dressings and notable upgrades, like tasty baked meatballs. Open daily. 12101 University Blvd., 407-658-0593; $

Urban Tide Locally sourced seafood is now the focus inside the Hyatt Regency’s signature resto Urban Tide, formerly Napa. A salad of locally grown tomatoes topped with Thai basil sorbet makes a refreshing start; the blackened skin-on Florida yellowtail snapper an immaculate main; and the spiceroasted pineapple rum cake with coconut sorbet an ideal ending. Service is stellar, and the wine list accommodating. Open daily. Free valet parking for the first four hours. Self-parking will be validated. 9801 International Drive, 407-345-4570; $$$$

Royal Indian Cuisine Casselberry curry house serves straight-up Indian fare – some fragrantly enticing, some confoundingly uninspired. Onion bhaji and chilli chicken hold promise, but steer clear of tough-crusted lamb samosas and dried-out seekh kebabs. Curries like chicken shahi korma and Kerala fish curry fare better, as does the okra slow-cooked in a bevy of spices. Desserts like gulab jamun and pistachio kulfi are uninspired and forgettable. 1410 State Road 436, Casselberry, 407-681-7542; $$

Shish.Co Mezze & Grill The bevy of Turkish delights fashioned behind the walk-up window of this glassblocked hut in Maitland is nothing short of stellar. From traditional kebab sandwiches (doner, kofte) to intriguing vegetarian items like the zucchini pancake, the dishes gratify. A highlight is the chicken kebab flatbread bowl with fluffy bulgur, though the lamb chops (cooked well-done) are exquisitely tender. End with kurabiyesi cookies and a spot of Turkish tea. 118 Lake Ave., Maitland, 407-636-7601; $

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Swine & Sons Handcrafted charcuterie may headline at this Winter Park takeout joint, but executive chef Rhys Gawlak’s unpretentious yet sophisticated Southern fare is the real star. His butcher sandwiches (love the pimento grilled cheese) and daily “Blue Pig Specials,” like Nashville hot chicken and coffee-grilled spare ribs, keep the small parking lot perpetually full. Desserts by noted pastry chef Alexia Gawlak guarantee endings are nothing but sweet. Don’t leave without perusing the retail provisions. 595 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 407-636-7601; $$

Pharmacy Pharmacy places an emphasis on creativity in the kitchen, as well as behind the bar. Start with one of the many “elixirs” – stiff, hand-crafted potions – before diving into such shareable options as roasted bone marrow with oxtail and chili-strawberry preserves or fried green tomato nuggets served over creamy corn curry. Mains vary by season, but what we ate – Swiss chard with sausage and pasta sleeves, and sea bass with a tableside pour of lemony Parmigiano broth – was superb. Dinner only. 8060 Via Dellagio Way, 407-985-2972; $$$$

The Boheme Restaurant Resplendent resto in the Grand Bohemian Hotel puts the “art” back in culinary arts, both in restaurant design and chef Laurent Hollaender’s creations. Escargots de Bourgogne play up Hollaender’s French heritage, but crispy fried smelt is the superlative starter. Current seasonal mains (roasted lamb loin; Maple Leaf Farms duck breast served with starfruit, spring forest mushrooms, Swiss chard and roasted marble potatoes) impress. 325 S. Orange Ave., 407-581-4700; $$$$

Capa Sexy rooftop resto at the Four Seasons shows off its style with Basque- and Spanish-inspired specialties and USDA Prime steaks. It’s hard to go wrong with any dish, but you’ll go right with hamachi crudo to start. Succulent roast duck with braised salsify, Florida peaches and pickled mustard seed is also a must. If beef is your craving, the bone-in filet is sublime, even if it sets you back $69. Desserts are all Instagram-worthy. 10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, 407-313-7777; $$$$

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 flavorless calamari steak. Hand-fashioned desserts like profiteroles and strawberry tiramisu make small service deficiencies more bearable. 400 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-9605533; $$ n

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FILM LISTINGS Gemma Bovery A modern take on Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. Through Thursday. Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $10; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Thursday Vintage Favorites: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 7 p.m. Thursday; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $6; 407-877-4736. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl A highschool senior befriends a classmate with cancer, which changes his perspective on life. Opens Friday. Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $10; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

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Opening this week Max Last I checked, “Max” was the most popular dog name in the U.S., which means that Ted Geisel’s widow could push a hell of a nuisance lawsuit if she got smart. Sadly, this movie has nothing to do with Mount Crumpet’s most illustrious quadruped. Instead, it’s the cinematic equivalent of one of those feel-good TV commercials in which a delightful doggie welcomes his master home from military duty overseas. Only this time, it’s the animal that comes home – without his Marine buddy, who died in the line of duty. And it’s up to ol’ Max to help the dead warrior’s family heal. Heard enough? Me too. (clears throat) Screw you, director Boaz Yakin. Screw you, stars Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church and Lauren Graham. Screw everybody who had anything to do with this cynical attempt to put an 26

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“Awwww” on a generation’s worth of wholly avoidable tragedy. And screw anybody else who ever tried to push a commercial product by exploiting the suffering of human beings who died in defense of yet more commercial interests. May that dog bite all your genitals off. Good soldier, Max; good soldier. (PG) Ted 2 It’s too bad this sequel wasn’t made at the tail end of the silent era, because then Seth MacFarlane and company could have used the tag line “TED talks.” But que sera, sera. In the followup to one of the most successful R-rated comedies of all time, our faux-furry hero is married and looking to have a baby. That means scoring some donor sperm from old pal Jawn – and if you think having to solicit the DNA of Mark Wahlberg is ●

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ignominy enough, wait until the legal system gets hold of Ted and demands that he prove he’s a real human being. Think carefully: Could Ben Carson survive that line of questioning? Similar uncertainties hang over this movie, since everything MacFarlane has done since the first Ted – including the box-office dud A Million Ways to Die in the West and his absurdly maligned stint hosting the Oscars – has contributed to the portrait of a career flameout. I also lament the absence of Mila Kunis, whose performance in Ted the first didn’t get nearly the recognition it deserved for sidestepping the whiny-girlfriend stereotype so many movies of this nature descend to. In Kunis’ place is Amanda Seyfried, whose arrival I don’t feel one way or another about. At least not until we see her boobs. (R)

Friday Cult Classics: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 7 p.m. Friday; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $6; 407-877-4736. MoviEola: Maleficent Enjoy a free family film on the east lawn of Lake Eola Park. 8 p.m. Friday; Lake Eola Park, North Eola Drive and East Robinson Street; free; cityoforlando.net. Peanut Butter Matinee: All Dogs Go to Heaven Animated tearjerker about a dog who finds himself the guardian of an orphan girl. Noon Sunday, Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $5; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Cult Classics: Hairspray John Waters classic starring Ricki Lake as danceloving teen Tracey Turnblad whose effort to get a spot on the Corny Collins show teaches the city of Baltimore about racial integration. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $5; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

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othing in this life that I’ve been trying could equal or surpass the art of dying,” George Harrison wrote. Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and writer Jesse Andrews might have taken inspiration from those lines when concocting Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, a quirky yet moving meditation on the life we discover during death. Belying its title, the film, which was the darling of this year’s Sundance Film

Festival, plays with our plot expectations, making us constantly question whether we’ll actually witness death. You’ll get no spoilers here, except to say that you might be surprised by what you do and don’t see. This is no The Fault in Our Stars or Love Story. Instead, it’s the feel-good terminalillness film of the year, a cross between Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson, with a dash of Werner Herzog. Greg, an awkward but intellectually witty teenager, thinks he has the politics of high school figured out. Treating all the cliques equally and showing no allegiance to a single one, he’s able to remain independent and unburdened by peer pressure or teenage entanglements. He even avoids contact with the stereotypical hot chicks and refus-

es to call his best buddy Earl a “friend.” He’s a “co-worker” instead, by virtue of the two making short film parodies together. (Just wait until you see the films!) This easygoing world is turned upside down when his overbearing mother (the “LeBron James of nagging”) suggests he befriend a fellow student, Rachel, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. A reluctant friendship blossoms, but the predictably sweet emotional bonding doesn’t, thanks to Gomez-Rejon, who, in just his second directorial effort, leads us down the cinematic path less traveled. Structurally, the film is oddly flawed. There is virtually no second act, Rachel is absent from the story for too long, the drug humor falls flat, and the production reeks of likability (if that’s a bad thing). The script is also peppered with eclectic characters – such as Greg and Earl’s favorite teacher (Jon Bernthal) – who never reach their full cinematic potential. But the movie manages to coast on its charm and honesty, its beautifully composed shots and its wonderfully

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endearing homages to classic cinema long enough to deliver one of the best endings of 2015. Thomas Mann (Project X) is effective as Greg, but Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel) as Rachel and virtual newcomer RJ Cyler as Earl are even better. She conveys a world of suffering and joy in a single expression, while he, playing what could be just another comical African-American cliché, exhibits refreshing realism. Even Molly Shannon as Rachel’s mom and Nick Offerman and Connie Britton as Greg’s parents add depth and texture to an otherwise straightforward narrative. “I have no idea how to tell this story,” Greg confesses to us at the start of his voiceover narration, which lasts the entire film but is rarely overbearing. Although Greg’s admission makes for a nice meta-beginning, it’s profoundly ironic considering GomezRejon and Andrews knew exactly what they were doing when they fashioned this coming-of-age tale of life, loss and rebirth.

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Juicy details Comeback king Juicy J relies on pop chart toppers to pivot his career By ALAN SCuLLEy JUICy J THe HUSTle ConTInUeS ToUr 8 p.m. Friday, June 26 | Venue 578, 578 N. Orange Ave. | 407-872-0066 | venue578.com | $30-$125

uicy J has been priming the pump for his next album, Pure THC: The Hustle Continues, for some two years now, letting an original target date for release in September 2014 come and go. He’s not being lazy. In fact, in a recent phone interview, Juicy J says he’s worked harder on this album than any of his previous releases. And as far the man whose birth certificate reads Jordan Michael Houston is concerned, the album could come out pretty much at any point. “I always say it’s done. But I also could go back into the studio and record like eight or nine new songs,” Juicy J says. “I’ll take my time with it. I just dropped a new single, ‘For

Everybody,’ so we’re going for adds on that [now]. But the album is pretty much done.” That song, which features guest appearances by Wiz Khalifa and R. City, is the latest in a series of singles Juicy J has dropped since winding up his touring cycle behind the 2013 album Stay Trippy. Juicy J is also keeping his fans supplied with new music by putting out a new mixtape, Blue Dream & Lean 2. The 17-track release is a sequel to his 2011 mixtape, Blue Dream & Lean, and features the song “All I Need (One More Drank),” which was originally released as a single. Juicy J hopes Blue Dream & Lean 2 will help sustain the momentum he built with Stay Trippy, an album that returned him to the front ranks of the hip-hop scene after a few down years. He first came on the scene a decade and a half ago as a member of the Memphisbased rap group Three 6 Mafia, which created a gritty style of hip-hop the group called “crunk.” That group made history when “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” won an Academy Award for Best Original Song – becoming the second hiphop song to receive that

honor (after Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” from the film 8 Mile). But following that achievement, Three 6 Mafia started to pull apart, and Juicy went solo in 2009. He had little success until he released the original version of “Bandz A Make Her Dance” on Twitter in 2012, and saw it take off on the web and in clubs (especially strip clubs). He then recorded a new version of “Bandz A Make Her Dance” with guest spots from Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz and got signed by Kemosabe/Columbia Records. That label released Stay Trippy with “Bandz A Make Her Dance” as the lead single, followed by another hit, “Bounce It.” Juicy J topped off his comeback with a guest rap on Katy Perry’s song “Dark Horse,” a tune that became a chart-topping pop hit. Thus, he joined Perry at the 2014 Grammy ceremony to perform “Dark Horse” for a worldwide audience of millions. Clearly unsatisfied by his accomplishments so far, Juicy J’s longer-range dream is to become president of a large record label. In fact, a main theme of Pure THC: The Hustle Continues revolves around Juicy J ascending to a CEO level and showing how to succeed in the music business while also enjoying the fringe benefits of being a hip-hop star – in other words, partying, relaxing and having the company of the fairer sex. “It’s very personal,” Juicy J says of Pure THC: The Hustle Continues. “It talks about where I came from and where I am now, how long it took me to get where I am. It’s a lot of different things. I’m talking about a lot of things. I’m talking about what me and Three 6 Mafia went through when we were just out in the streets hustling, trying to get on. So it’s a very personal album. I’ve definitely got some kicking stuff in there, too, because my life is a party. But it’s still a business, too, at the same time. I kick it when I kick it, but I definitely take care of business. I make sure everything is tight: My finances are tight, my family is tight, my friends are perfect.” While he waits for the right time to release the new album, Juicy J heads out on tour, playing a set that will include material from Stay Trippy, Blue Dream & Lean 2 and maybe a song or two from Pure THC: The Hustle Continues. One thing that will be very different from earlier tours will be how the music itself is presented. “There will be a live band with me this time,” Juicy J says. “I feel like with a live band it gives people more of a visual and it definitely gives it more of a bigger sound. Like you hear it on a record, when it went through a computer or whatever, and it sounds one way with a DJ. But when you get that live sound and a DJ, it’s like, wow. It’s a rock & roll show.”

Great live music rattles OrlandO EVErY nIGHT

The New Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra Get dressed up and go dancing at the end of every month when the music of Sam Rivers is revived by this capable and cherished group of local players. 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Will’s Pub, $7$10

The Wilderness The Modern Music Movement presents a night of left-field indie rock acts, including the pretty psych inclinations of local dazzlers the Wilderness. 9 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Social, $8

Ctrl PNL A new collective of artists, bands, DJs, writers and more combined their creative impulses for a new wave of events coming to Orlando. Consider this party their big debut and watch facebook.com/ctrlpnl for hip-hop pop-ups and otherworldly future-stuff. 9 p.m. Friday, June 26, at Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, free

Punk Fiesta What’sit Records and Room Full of Strangers have their phasers set to stun Spacebar (and Sandwich Bar next door!) with a beasty lineup that includes Coma Club, the Welzeins, Nuka Waves and more. 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Spacebar and Sandwich Bar, $5

The Grand Collab It’s a family-style weekend, so end it with the Grand Collab, a critically loved, genrespanning showcase that this month features AmiAm, Deaf 2 the Industry, Samurai Shotgun and more. 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Will’s Pub, $7

Nostradogmus Tally twee-punks Nostradogmus kick their tour off in Orlando with the rarely spotted Sasquatch that still stomps his big foot on Orlando’s folk scene, Goodrich and the Die Tryin’s. 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, at Will’s Pub, $5

Cymbals Eat Guitars Cymbals Eat Guitars are at the peak of their intriguingly angular song crafting with last year’s Lose, and we will eat our hat if you don’t swoon over their opening set for Say Anything. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at House of Blues, $19-$23

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a big part of ralphfest’s local legacy emerges quietly after the loud music festival fades out: The Ralph Ameduri Jr. Music Scholarship handpicks promising young musicians to equip them with professional instruments that ostensibly position them to become the backbone of the future generation of badass local players (and, if we’re thinking bigger, beyond). This year, the scholarship was awarded to two students: Jeremy Bianco and Symone Smith. Bianco, a bass player, received an LTD bass to continue his music education and sustain that rhythm that makes him tick. Smith’s instrument, however, was a little less straight32

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forward to order. Ralphfest organizer Jeff Sweat says it took him three weeks to track down a 1960 (“the golden age of clarinets”) Buffet Crampon R-13. After that, he worked with local music shop Underwood Music to fix it up to a point he says ensures she will never need to buy another clarinet. Congratulations to both scholarship winners – now get to fine-tuning your instrument! we reported last year that former OBT gay bar and venue Full Moon Saloon was being relaunched as Woodstock, but other than a trial run during last year’s Gay Days, we didn’t hear much about the project. Fast-forward to this year’s Gay Days, when Woodstock again held a soft opening to test the waters on their rad space, which features gazebos and an outdoor stage. They still have not announced an official opening date due to continued construction efforts, but you can sign up for email updates by texting “WoodstockOrlando” to 22828. Caution: Be sure to text the full phrase, or else you’ll get updates from a pretty granola farm company in New Jersey. reminder: Best of Orlando voting ends on Sunday, July 12. There’s a ton of great local bands already nominated on the ballot in categories spanning multiple genres (rock, electronic, hip-hop, singer-songwriter, country, jazz, metal, pop, punk, etc.), but every band is still in the running thanks to the write-in option. Head to orlandoweekly.com to, um, rock the vote? (Genuinely sorry I went there.) abelanger@orlandoweekly.com

THE GROOVE ORIENT PHOTOS COURTESY OF NORTH AVENUE STUDIOS WOODSTOCK PHOTO BY ASHLEY BELANGER

anyone who has ever seen the Groove Orient would easily guess the band’s highly musical background without ever knowing the members all met casually attending Rollins College while pursuing focused music studies. The group coalesced by happenstance, really, when David Vanegas (percussion, bass, vocals) and Chuck Magid (guitar, vocals) became mildly obsessed with performing at WPRK’s Fox Fest in spring 2013 and made a bid without even having a band to book. Remarkably, they got the gig, which was quickly followed by a chance invitation to record at Full Sail University, and they’ve been keeping it adventurous (yet tight and tasteful) ever since. This summer, the band embarks on a Southeast tour, so we caught up with the Groove Orient for an Off the Avenue session at North Avenue Studios. Go online now to see two new music videos for the Groove Orient’s hypnotically textured and crashing “Generation Y” and frantic, funk-paced “David T. Walker Jam,” plus read a full profile on this class act.

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The War on Drugs BY B AO L E - H U U

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA

I’m an original fan of the

War on Drugs. Having fallen hard for their debut LP, Wagonwheel Blues, back in 2008, I’ve been waiting an eternity for their Orlando debut (June 17, the Beacham). Thing is, I’m really only an unconditional fan of that first album. By the time they finally made it here, they had long become a very different band. There have certainly been moments in their subsequent material that have kept my fandom current, but only a small fraction of it evokes the primordial idea of what the War on Drugs is to me. Considering their trajectory since, however, my perspective is probably like a lonely salmon swimming against the tide of their now-large fan base, forever fixed on the asterisk of their oeuvre. I don’t know what happened to that gorgeous early aesthetic, whose groan and flurry sounded like Dylan swooning in a gale of noise. It’s not like Kurt Vile took that torch with him and carried it off. It just sort of evaporated into the ether like a beautiful, gauzy reverie, replaced in real life by soft-rock soundscaping. But live, it’s clear Adam Granduciel and company haven’t totally disowned those sonics, using some of that texture and girth to make the big room swim. In fact, that splendor was already conjured directly only two songs in with “Arms Like Boulders,” the burning avatar of Wagonwheel Blues. Even most of the considerably more sedate songs would eventually crest impressively live. Whether they were rendering their original fire or the dreamy nuance that’s defined them since, the War on Drugs sounded great

Just maybe chill on those boringly protracted space-outs a little, guys.

live. Atmospheric with enough focused peaks and swells to keep the experience vivid, their sonic profile was exceptionally measured and sculpted. Everything about them was, actually. Though this doesn’t always make them scintillating, they were unquestionably refined, something approaching masterful. It’s probably time I updated my conception of the War on Drugs. The emotional cost of it may not be as steep as I blew it up to be, not when it’s done this well. Even though they’re not that raggedly majestic force that first swept me, the complete band with meticulous production and tasteful stage design that they’ve become isn’t the worst consolation prize in the world. Just maybe chill on those boringly protracted space-outs a little, guys, and I think we can work it out.

The BeaT

If you aren’t already familiar with War on Drugs opener the Everymen, you probably will be soon. They’re the new poster children of Jersey rock soul rising from the underground and they’ve been road-dogging it hard in the last year or so.

Some of you may have already been lucky enough to see them up close as a headliner last summer at Will’s Pub (like we recommended). Even if all their overt Jersey references don’t signal their provenance to you, their sound certainly will. Blasting with the rough-cut American maximalism that Springsteen made famous, they’re a full-gang rock & roll stampede pushed into overdrive with sax and Catherine Herrick’s big belting voice. It’s a punked-up overhaul of the bar band concept, cranking out anthems that are soaked, uncontained and glorious. Unlike the precision of the War on Drugs, volume and magnitude are what matter in the red-blooded, blue-collar world of the Everymen. And even though they were the warm-up, they came like a wrecking crew and uncorked their sprawling, soulful storm like they were closing down the bar. Nobody works that classic Helmet chug better right now than Miami brute rockers Wrong (June 19, Backbooth). Shit, maybe they can come back this fall and show Helmet themselves how to be Helmet again (Sept. 26, the Social). In fact, Wrong is every bit as cocked and forceful as Helmet, just less uptight. In some books, that makes them superior. Of the three-band Atlanta delegation sharing the bill that also included Waste Layer and Strategic War Heads, the star was Rapturous Grief, a marvelously furious duo that comes on like bombs with a dynamic sound that blends hardcore punch with trench-digging metal chops. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Harrypalooza Vol. 5 EVENTS EVENT S

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Saturday-Sunday, 27-28

Kool Keith MUSIC One of the most intricate spitters, and forever revered for his imaginative spunk, Kool Keith is known (and as you’d expect, respected) under a number of monikers (Dr. Dooom, Dr. Octagon, Rhythm X), but what he’s not known for lately is dropping into Florida dive bars. That’s why this unusual gig, which also features Kid N Play’s DJ KidFlash, makes it easy to scratch any other commitments off the calendar. Whether you’re seeking a blast from the past or Kool Keith spooked you in 2012 with his Love and Danger threat (“Goodbye Rap”) and you want to be sure to see the twisted hip-hop figure before he fades out, Kool Keith’ll be keepin’ it surreal this Friday. – AB

with DJ Kid-Flash | 9 p.m. | Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave. | willspub.org | $15-$17

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orlando zine Fest

libCon

If “zine fest” conjures up images of sad card tables stacked with badly Xeroxed, folded-andstapled office paper, shake your head HARD to clear out the cobwebs; this two-day celebration will be nothing like that. Instead, works on paper (and even textiles) by roughly 20 local artists, poets and writers will be displayed for ogling and offered for sale. Artists like David Hoskins, Justin Luper, Adam LaVigne, Brandon Geurts and Tara Atefi will be cheek-by-jowl with established local zines like Is It Over Yet? and Tittie-Thyme; local live reading series Functionally Literate and Literocalypse will be on hand, as will scene sites Always Nothing and the Vinyl Warhol; and workshops on screenprinting, button-making and even how to make your own deodorant (yes) pop up on Friday. If you’ve always dreamed of achieving stardom and wealth in the exciting world of DIY publications, here’s your big chance. – Jessica Bryce Young

through the Orlando Public Library downtown and schmooze with more than two dozen authors of all genres, including Rick Yancey, Stacy Barton, Nathan Holic and Marianne Kirby. If you aspire to be the next Asimov, Sparks or Rowling, sit in on a panel discussion with advice for aspiring writers and participate in writing workshops. Bookworms will find their place, too, with book signings throughout the day. Yancey, a Florida native and bestselling author of the sci-fi book (and soon-to-be-in-theaters movie) The 5th Wave, will give a keynote address at 11 a.m. and sign books after his talk. – Caroline Fernandez

4-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday | The Space Station, 2539 Coolidge Ave. | lowerearthorbit.com | free admission; donation suggested

10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Orlando Public Library | 101 E. Central Blvd. | 407-835-7495 | free

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Saturday, 27

The Warriors Party and Chariot Event EVENT

2 p.m. | Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road | 407-985-3778 | warriorsparty.com | free

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Monday, 29

Bite Night

Tuesday, 30

Say Anything

Monday is the traditional chef’s night off, but (sorry, chefs) this week Orlando’s kitchen gods and goddesses will be working hard at Bite Night, our annual foodie heaven. Throughout the ornate Orchid Garden Ballroom on Church Street – an architectural fairy tale of graceful wrought-iron curves, stained glass and staircases meant for dramatic entrances – you’ll find tasting stations stuffed with samples from at least 20 of Orlando’s best restaurants. There’s no room for a full list here, but expect bites from the Rusty Spoon, K Restaurant, the Ravenous Pig, Cask & Larder, Cress, Soco, Txokos Basque Kitchen, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, the Smiling Bison, Peperoncino, Citrus, Kasa, Seito … from sushi to pastry to heirloom tomatoes to carpaccio, the flavors will run riot. Supporting the excess of sensory delights, a soundand-light show from the Violuminescence string quartet will accompany the small bites and refreshing libations. A silent auction will benefit Orlando’s Edible Schoolyard program; cocktail attire is required. Delicious. – JBY

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sAY ANYthiNG photo BY NeiL ViseL

7-10 p.m. | Orchid Garden and Ballroom, 122 W. Church St. | bitenightorlando.com | $55-$75

with Cymbals Eat Guitars, Modern Baseball, Hard Girls | 6:30 p.m. | House of Blues, 1490 E. Lake Buena Vista Drive | 407-934-2583 | hob.com | $19

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ConCerts/events The Deltaz 9:30 pm; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499. Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. Haley Mae Campbell & the Hardware 8 pm; The Tin Roof, 8371 International Drive; free; 407-270-7926. The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck with Megan Katarina 9 pm; The Imperial at Washburn Imports, 1800 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-228-4992.

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The New Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7-$10. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-898-7733. Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot - A Tribute to Billy Joel Epcot, 200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista; price of admission; 407-824-4321.

Clubs/lounges Acoustic Wednesdays 8:30 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778. Bearaoke 8 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888. 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.

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Jazz Night 9 pm; Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way; free; 407-482-5000.

Red Carpet Karaoke 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980.

Ladies Night 9 pm; The Green Bar, 400 E. State Road 436, Casselberry; free; 407-332-6470.

Rewind Wednesdays 10:30 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; free-$8; 407-934-2583.

Ladies Night Blues Jam 8 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848. Mac and Cheese Wednesday 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-839-0457. Marx Open Mic Jam Night 9 pm; Belle Isle Bayou, 5180 S. Conway Road, Belle Isle; free; 407-250-6763. Open Mic 8 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; free. Prom Night Wednesdays 8 pm; NV Art Bar, 27 E. Pine St.; free; 407-649-0000.

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

Thursday, JunE 25

ConCerts/events Adam and the Plastic, the Wilderness, Jessica Vacha 8 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $8; 407-246-1419. Bubbly Bears Birthday Bash: Summer Day Rescue, Tears of a Tyrant, Whiskey Sharts, Family Gang 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5. Dave Sheffield Trio 9 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; Leisure Chief 10 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Linear Downfall, The Welzeins, Harsh Radish, and Higgs Bozo 9 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; $5; 407-228-0804. Ottmar Liebert, Luna Negra 7 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $18.50-$21; 407-934-2583.

Pure Disgust, Social Damage, Gross 7 pm; The Space Station, 2539 Coolidge Ave.; $5. Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot - A Tribute to Billy Joel Epcot, 200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista; price of admission; 407-824-4321. Sweeter Than Solitude, Mosambo Percussion Ensemble 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-2709104.

Clubs/lounges All-Star Blues Jam 8 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848. Bar Brawl Club 9 pm; The Milk Bar, 2424 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-4954.

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Trapped in the Closet

Camp Movie Night: Trapped in the Closet (Chapters 1-22) Remember when R. Kelly lost his mind and released five chapters of a “hip-hopera” about infidelity and guns, all set to the same beat? Well, he then followed it up with seven more. Then 10 more. Then another 11. The cinematic sadists at the Geek Easy are using the first 22 of those chapters for an endurance challenge/drinking contest where you receive a raffle ticket for each drink purchased, but you have to make it through all of the episodes to be eligible to win. Try not to pee on anyone after all those drinks, Sylvester. 7:45 p.m. Wednesday; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; facebook. com/thegeekeasy

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JUNE SLIPPERY WHEN WET

Rumfest For the 11th straight year, Wall Street Plaza brings you a day of debauchery fueled by fermented sugarcane. Get unlimited samples of 20 different rum drinks while listening to reggae from Hor!zen, the Crazy Carls and I-Resolution. Upgrade to VIP tickets for access to air conditioning and free Red Stripe in the comfort of Monkey Bar. Just don’t start speaking in fake Jamaican patois. That shit’s tacky. 5-9 p.m. Saturday; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; $20-$50; wallstplaza.net

Punk Fiesta What’sit Records, usually known for events that maybe have a higher patchoulito-PBR ratio, goes punk with a parking lot party that features bands like Room Full of Strangers, the Welzeins and Coma Club, among others. Three stages, piñatas, vendors and, of course, beer are promised. Still no word on whether or not What’sit Records will actually get around to releasing a record. 6 p.m. Saturday; The Milk District Pavilion, 2432 E. Robinson St.; $5; whatsitrecords.com

“BON JOVI TRIBUTE”

JUNE

Florida Brewery Night Now that the oppressive heat of summer is upon is, it’s a good time to refresh both your palate and your familiarity with the Florida craft beer scene. Oblivion is hosting an all-Florida tap takeover from breweries like Angry Chair (Tampa), Due South (Boynton Beach), Persimmon Hollow (DeLand) and Tomoka Brewing Company (Port Orange). 4 p.m. Saturday; Oblivion Taproom, 5101 E. Colonial Drive; various menu prices; obliviontaproom.com

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JULY

ORLANDO ROCKS COUNTRY!

John Cleese & Eric Idle Oct. 17 at the Plaza Live Black Tusk, July 2 at Will’s Pub Warped Tour, July 5 at Tinker Field Mewithoutyou, July 5 at the Social Neon Trees, July 10 at the Beacham BJ Barham (American Aquarium), July 11 at Will’s Pub Hollywood Ending, July 12 at the Social Motion City Soundtrack, July 17 at the Beacham Round Eye, July 18 at Will’s Pub Lord Huron, July 21 at the Beacham Sealion, July 23 at Will’s Pub Jake Miller, July 24 at the Beacham Idina Menzel, July 25 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 311, July 26 at Hard Rock Live

Culture Club, Aug. 16 at Hard Rock Live

Eric Hutchinson, Sept. 16 at the Social

Citizen Cope (full band), Aug. 1 at House of Blues

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Aug. 16 at West End Trading Company

Billy Idol, Sept. 23 at Hard Rock Live

Whitesnake, Aug. 3 at Hard Rock Live

Brandon Flowers, Aug. 18 at the Beacham

My Morning Jacket, Aug. 4 at Hard Rock Live

Nashville Pussy, Valient Thorr, Aug. 19 at Will’s Pub

Orlando Nerd Fest, Aug. 7 at Orlando Science Center

Umphrey’s McGee, Aug. 21 at House of Blues

Charli XCX, Bleachers, Sept. 27 at House of Blues

Todd Rundgren, Aug. 23 at the Plaza Live

alt-J, Sept. 30 at Hard Rock Live

Donavon Frankenreiter, Aug. 28 at the Plaza Live

Here Come the Mummies, Oct. 9 at the Plaza Live

The Good Life, Sept. 1 at the Social

Autechre, Oct. 10 at the Social

ZZ Ward, Sept. 9 at the Beacham

New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Oct. 16 at House of Blues

Authority Zero, July 30 at West End Trading Company

Colbie Caillat, Aug. 8 at House of Blues The Get Up Kids, Braid, Aug. 9 at House of Blues Basement, Aug. 10 at the Beacham Alice in Chains, Aug. 10 at Hard Rock Live “Weird Al” Yankovic, Aug. 11 at Hard Rock Live

Best Coast, Sept. 11 at the Social

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Helmet, Sept. 26 at the Social

The Mercury Program, Aug. 13 at the Social

Zappa Plays Zappa, Sept. 12 at the Plaza Live

John Cleese & Eric Idle, Oct. 17 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

The Molly Ringwalds, Aug. 14 at House of Blues

Will’s Pub 20th Anniversary, Sept. 13 at Will’s Pub

A John Waters Christmas, Dec. 8 at the Plaza Live ●

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Nick Jonas, Sept. 26 at House of Blues

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27 Club Tribute Show Your 20s are hard, and doubly hard if you’re a rock & roll king or queen who’s expected to party and perform all the time. Some of them tend to burn brighter and faster than others, giving rise to the legendary “27 Club,” a surprisingly extensive group of superstars who died three years before the big 3-0. Tonight, a group of local musicians performs a tribute to the club’s members, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse, with two or three songs from each of the dearly departed. Dave Zimlinghaus of Zap Dragon and the Attack is scheduled to perform a spot-on (if abbreviated) recreation of Nirvana’s Unplugged in NYC set, green cardigan and all. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen tributes to these musicians, but this show is unique in its attempt to pay tribute to all of these musicians. Costumes are encouraged, so if you’ve ever wanted to recreate Brian Jones’ “death by misadventure” à la Sunset Boulevard, tonight’s the night. – Thaddeus McCollum

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Bears In The City Presents: Thirsty Thursday Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; Free; 407-425-7571. Bebop Blues Jam and Voo Doo Party 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980. Board Game Night The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd.; free; 407-332-9636. Geek Trivia 9 pm; Cloak and Blaster, 875 Woodbury Road; free. Guts and Glory - Pop Punk Night 11:30 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. Mixx Thursdays with Rob Lo 10 pm; ONO Nightclub, 1 S. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-701-9875. Naked Thursdays 10 pm; Shakai, 43 E. Pine St.; contact for price; 321-332-5749. Open Mic 8 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

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ConCerts/events Absolon, Armor of God, Angels of Babylon, Demented Truth 9 pm; The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $8; 407-673-2712. Bengali 600, Leisure Chief, Meiuuswe 9 pm; Red Lion Pub, 3784 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park; $7; 407-677-9669. Betty Who 8 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $25; 407-246-1419. Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $29.50$49.50; 407-228-1220. Ctrl PNL 001: 6ixfour, DJ Leftover, Midnight Inspector, Chrome & 5th Dimension 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-270-9104. Dave Sheffield Trio 9 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road;

Eden Shireen, Quiet District, Jackson Singleton 7 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $12; 407-999-2570. Juicy J 7 pm; Venue 578, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $30$125; 407-872-0066. Kool Keith, DJ Kid Flash 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15-$17. Orlando Rocks!: Mr. Bella, True Violet, Leaving Haven, the Dead Deads 8 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $5; 407-934-2583. Renderglow, Greg Little 7 pm; Disney Dolphin ResortBluezoo Lounge, 1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd, Lake Buena Vista; free; 407-934-1111. A Rocke and a Hard Place 9:30 pm; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499. Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot - A Tribute to Billy Joel Epcot, 200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista; price of admission; 407-824-4321.

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. Fame Fridays 10 pm; Ember Bar and Restaurant, 42 W. Central Blvd.; $10; 407-448-0216. Footloose 80s Night Midnight; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free; 407-999-2570. Karaoke with Cindy 7:3010 pm; American Legion Memorial Post 19, 5320 Alloway St.; free; 407-293-9515. The Patio Friday Night 9 pm; The Patio, 14 W. Washington St.; free; 407-354-1577. 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; 407-849-0471. saTurday, JunE 27

Square One Records 9 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; $5; 407-535-0390.

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14th Annual Summer Music Series: Big Chill Band 7:30 pm; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; 863-676-1408.

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27 Club Tribute Show 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10; 321-426-0187. Aquatic Bass: Frankie Bones, Rob-E & Security, Stylus, D-Extreme and more 11 am-10 pm; Monumental Hotel Orlando, 12120 International Drive; $20. Beth McKee and Crenshaw 8:30 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $10; 407-623-3393. Cedric Gervais 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10; 407-504-7699.

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Gnarly Whales, Clem McGillicutty and the Burnouts, Further Down, Casio Kyle Cobrahands, Whiskey Faithful 9 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free. Harrypalooza Vol. 5 with Saskatchewan & Mr. 3, VSN QST, Ted Massena, GRÜVV, GRANT, City Tucker 9 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-246-1419. King Cowboy Reunion Show 8:30 pm; Dexter’s of Winter Park, 558 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; 407-629-1150. The Legendary JC’s 8 pm; The Hourglass Brewery, 255 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-719-9874.

Primitive Man, Celeste, Ad Nauseum, Devalued, God Harvest 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-270-9104.

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Punk Fiesta: Room Full of Strangers, the Weizeins, She the Slut, Free the People, Twigs, Coma Club, Nuka Waves 6 pm; The Milk District Pavilion, 2432 E. Robinson St.; $5.

DJ Stranger Jazz/Funk Brunch 11 am-2 pm; Ethos Vegan Kitchen, 601-B S. New York Ave., Winter Park; free; various menu prices; 407-228-3898.

RawCore Hip Hop 10 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-928-5381. Slippery When Wet 7:30 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $8; 407-934-2583. Subgenius Devival: Room Full of Strangers, Danny Feedback and the Crack Rock Opera, Useless Jester, Generic Young Men, Get the Ghost, Windsor’s Ghost, Dobbstown Quartet 6 pm; Paddy’s of Winter Park, 1566 W. Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park; free. Terrorizer, Thicket, Dark Disciple, Thrashaholica, Destructonomicon 7 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $16-$20; 407-322-7475. The Train Wrecks, Six Time Losers, Prison Wine 7 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $12; 407-999-2570. Travers Chandler & Avery County 8 pm; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $20; 407-877-4736.

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

Midnight Mass Dance Party Midnight; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free; 407-999-2570. The Original Vintage Saturdays 9 pm; Vintage Lounge, 114 S. Orange Ave.; free-$10; 877-386-7346. Saturday With the Beat 10 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $10$20; 407-648-8363. Saturdays Party on the Patio With DJ Parry & DJ Rock Johnson 10 pm; The Patio, 14 W. Washington St.; free; 407-354-1577. sunday, JunE 28

ConCerts/events Ancient Sun 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. The Grand Collab: Amiam, Samurai Shotgun, Deaf 2 the Industry, Harsh Radish, Marc With a C 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.

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King Leonidas 7 pm; Timucua White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; free; 407-595-2713. Lazy Afternoon Sundays: DJ Bobbito, Rich Medina, Shortkut 5 pm; The Patio, 14 W. Washington St.; $10; 407-354-1577. The Ongoing Concept, Dayseeker, Outlands, Sea of Surrender, Letters to Part, This Present Darkness 4 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $14; 407-999-2570.

Orlando Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Billy Strayhorn and Benny Carter 3:30 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $16; 407-228-1220. Pierce Pettis, the Willow Wacks 2:30 pm; Villa ConRoy, 1521 W. Ivanhoe Blvd.; $12 suggested donation. Sunday Jazz Jams 12:30 pm; Altamonte Chapel Community Church, 825 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs; free; 407-339-5208.

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One Hit Wonder Wednesdays 10 pm; The Patio, 14 W. Washington St.; free; 407-354-1577.

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

Open Mic at the Falcon 3 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

An Tobar Trivia 6 pm; An Tobar, 600 N. Lake Destiny Drive, Maitland; $5; 407-267-4044.

Tropical Sundays with DJ Frankie G 10 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $5-$15; 407-246-1419.

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.

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ConCerts/events Jazz Meets Motown 7 pm; Bohemian Hotel Celebration, 700 Bloom St., Celebration; free. Nostradogmus, Goodrich & the Die Tryin’s, Future Kid Sisters 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5. Reggae Mondae with Hor!zen 10 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Clubs/lounges Bears in the City Bearaoke 9 pm; Bar Codes, 4453 Edgewater Drive; free; 407-412-6917. Curtis Earth Trivia 7 pm; Graffiti Junktion - Thornton Park, 900 E. Washington St.; free; 407-426-9503. Game Night 9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571. Live Acoustic Music 7 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; Noche Latina 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888. Rock Band Jam Night 8:30 pm; The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-673-2712. White Trash Bingo with Doug Ba’aser 10 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888. TuEsday, JunE 30

ConCerts/events Bryan Mays Jazz Sessions 8 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; Jazz in the Courtyard with the DaVinci Jazz Experiment 7-9 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; free; 386-873-2943. Jazz Tuesdays 7:30 pm; The Smiling Bison, 745 Bennett Road; free; 407-898-8580.

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The Plush Monsters, Ameriglow, Lauren Carder, Witch Kings 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $6. Say Anything, Modern Baseball, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hard Girls 6:30 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $19-$23; 407-934-2583. Twisted Tuesday With the Stereo Type 9 pm; Red Lion Pub, 3784 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park; $2 suggested donation; 407-677-9669.

Clubs/lounges Bears in the City Bear Beats Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571. Dirty Bingo 9 pm; Stardust Lounge, 431 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-839-0080.

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 Nation 7 pm; East Coast Wings & Grill SoDo, 3183 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-930-9464. Trivia Tuesday with Doug Ba’aser 5-9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

ThEaTEr Ain’t Misbehavin’ A celebration of Harlem’s Cotton Club and the heyday of swing, inspired by the music and philosophy of Fats Waller. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 pm and Sundays, 2:30 pm; Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St.; $37; 407-2978788; madcowtheatre.com. Blind Sided by the Walking Dead A one-man drama, with comedy and dance. Saturday, 8 pm; Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive; $25; 407-685-9800; walkerstalkercon.com. Dinner With Friends A tale of how the passing of time and passion affects us all, and a powerful insight into the changing nature of friendship and romance. ThursdaysSaturdays, 8 pm and Sundays, 3 pm; Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St.; $36.75; 407-2978788; madcowtheatre.com.

Geek Trivia Tuesdays 7 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd.; free; 407-332-9636.

Tuesday Trivia Night 9 pm; Yellow Dog Eats, 1236 Hempel Ave., Windermere; free; 407-296-0609.

Disney’s Alice In Wonderland WDPAC presents a showing of the classic Disney story. Thursday, 10 am & 7:30 pm, Friday, 7:30 pm, Saturday, 2 & 7:30 pm and Sunday, 3 pm; Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201-203 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $15; 407-321-8111.

Grits ‘n’ Gravy 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; free-$3; 407-839-0457.

Twisted Tuesday 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-649-3888.

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? A musical for anyone who ever

Drunken Trivia with Mike G. 8 pm; Graffiti Junktion College Park, 2401 Edgewater Drive; free; 407-377-1961.

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survived middle school. Friday, 7 pm, Sunday, 2 pm; Theatre UCF, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; $20; 407-823-1500. The Flick Comedic drama about three misfits working in a single screen movie theater in Central Massachusetts. Through July 12, 7:30 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35; drphillipscenter.org. I Love Lucy Live On Stage The classic TV series makes its way to the stage. WednesdayFriday, 8 pm, Saturday 2 & 8 pm and Sunday, 1 & 6:30 pm; Walt Disney Theater, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $33.75$93.75; drphillipscenter.org. The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde’s ‘trivial comedy for serious people.’ Thursday & Saturday, 7 pm; Theatre UCF, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; $20; 407-823-1500.

Logan Donahoo’s Field Guide to the Gays Parts 1 & 2 merged with new material. Saturdays, 7:30 pm; Footlight Theatre, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; 407-425-7571; Wanzie.com. Love’s Labours Lost Central Florida middle schoolers act in this play with their own props and costumes. Friday, 7 pm; Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, 812 E Rollins St.; free; orlandoshakes.org. Practically Perfect: An Evening With Ashley Brown Broadway’s original Mary Poppins in a one-nightonly cabaret performance. Saturday, 7 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $55$75; 407-896-7365. Sarah Hanchar: Happy Pink Girl Farewell Florida Sarah Hanchar tells stories and improvises. Tuesday, 8 pm; The Persian Room, 1155 W. State Road 434, Longwood; $10.

Whistle a Happy Tune A salute to the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, including numbers from Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I and more. Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, 8 pm and Sundays, 3 pm; Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park, 419A W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; $12-$20; 407-920-4034.

ComEdy Angelo Cianfrocco, Eric Henley Italian-American comedy. Thursday 7 pm; Club 39, 9700 International Drive; $10; bonkerzcomedy.com. Comedy Onslaught Presents: Chris Buck Thursday, 9 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $5; 407-9992570; backbooth.com. Conservatory Free improv. Monday, 7:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407648-0001; sak.com.

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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. The FUNdamentals of Improv Class A class on short form improv with a performance at the end. Wednesdays, 7 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 321-4388025; power2improv.com. Gen S The best of Lab Rats perform in this improv comedy show. Wednesdays, 7:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $5; 407-648-0001; sak.com. Jack’s Open Mic Comedy Night Open mic comedy night hosted By Myke Herlihy. Thursdays, 8 pm; Jack’s Pub & Grub, 5494 Central Florida Parkway; free; 407-787-3886. 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. Myke Herlihy, Charlie Bowie As seen on Comedy Central. Friday, 8:30 pm; Bonkerz Comedy Club, 10749 E. Colonial Drive.

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No Gimmicks, Just Funny Four local comedians (Justin Lawson, Tommy O’Neil, Sean Finnerty, Devin Siebold) leave it all on the stage. Wednesday, 8 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $8; 407-4805233; theimprovorlando.com. Owen Benjamin Unique blend of music and comedy. Thursday, 8 pm, Friday, 8 & 10:30 pm, Saturday 7:30 & 10:15 pm and Sunday 7:30 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $15-$17; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Parlor Tricks by Nick Comis A 45-minute illusionist show for all ages. Thursdays, 6 pm; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater, 8267 International Drive; $15; 407-363-1985; sleuths.com. Shenanigans Orlando Comedy Festival Improv performances and workshops. Saturday, 5 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $15-$40; shenaniganscomedyfestival. 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.

danCE Big Bang BOOM! Cabaret Presents Burlesque After Dark: Sci-Fi An evening of

questionably futuristic technology and irreverent striptease. Friday, 8:30 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $16-$20; bigbangboomcabaret.com. Hunks The Show All male Las Vegas male revue performance. Friday, 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $20-$100; 407-704-6261. Lost and Found: Improv with Michelina Wingerter You pick the music, Michelina Wingerter improvs a dance to it. Wednesday, 8 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $10; thevenueorlando.com. Move Live On Tour Siblings Julianne and Derek Hough will star in their all new dance production. Tuesday, 7:30 pm; Walt Disney Theater, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $44.50; drphillipscenter.org. Red Bull BC One Exhibition Breakdancing exhibition in advance of the Red Bull BC One North American Finals at the Dr. Phillips Center. Monday, 12:15 pm; Orlando City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-246-4279.

arT oPenings/events Artist-in-Residence Sharon Lee Hart The newest artist-in-residence shows her work. Tuesday, noon; Art & History Museums Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-539-2181.

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Baskets and Boxes Sang Roberson’s organic forms in terracotta. Opens Friday. Through Sept. 27; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; 407246-4278; mennellomuseum.com. June Art Walk Featured Artist: Jo Cobean Simonini Paintings “Long and Tall of Audobon”, and “Long Necked Ladies.” Friday, 6-9 pm; Hyder Gallery Center for Fine Art, 104 E. First St., Sanford; hydergallery.com. MAKE: An Exhibition of Groundwork Culminating in Finished Art One-night cultural event featuring local artists Andrew Spear, Jennifer Payne, Cliffton Chandler and Sky McDonagh, new literature and live music. Friday, 6 pm; True Serenity, 1100 Montana St.; free; 407-982-1333; mytrueserenity.com.

Gallery, 55 W. Church St.; free; 407451-6186; mkt.com/loft55gallery. Arts on Douglas: New Artists 2015 Artists Bobbi Baugh, Rose Thome Casterline, Lin Hilf, BJ Lantz and more. Through July 25; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; 386-428-1133. B-Side Artists Present: Awareness Month New work from Swamburger, SKIP, Chris Tobar, Lucy Fur, Peterson Guerrier, G Lemus, Peter Van Flores III and Jon Glassman Gardner. Through July 12; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060.

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.

Boss Krang A dedication of art based on the work of Krang, ruler of Dimension X. Through Thursday; Acme Comics Cards & Collectibles, 905 E. State Road 434, Longwood; 407-331-0433.

Ben Schonzeit: Brilliant Realism More than 30 works by photorealist Ben Schonzeit meticulously created on canvas, linen and polyester during the past 45 years, prized for their inherent sensuous and allusive qualities, fill the downtown galleries. Through July 12; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org.

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; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

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Master Artist Outreach: Marisa Olson An illustrated talk and Q&A with visual artist Marisa Olson. Tuesday, 2 pm; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org. Raw and Ardor A collection of art from Lake Wales. Through July 28; Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 138 E. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora; 352-383-0880. Residency #158: Opening Reception Welcoming Dael Orlandersmith (playwright), Marisa Olson (visual artist) and Stewart Wallace (composer). Friday, 5 pm; Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-427-6975; atlanticcenterforthearts.org.

Continuing tHis week ACA 26th Annual University Exhbition Featuring work by Nikolaus James, Zakriya Rabani, and Carlos Torres. Through July 31; Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach; 386-4276975; atlanticcenterforthearts.org. Alumni Focus: Commercial Success in Florida New work by distinguished alumni of the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies. Through Sept. 20; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org. Art by Qadra Yasmine Brown Abstract art representing therapy and creative escape. Through Aug. 31; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; 407-835-7481; ocls.info. Art in Chambers: Thomas Thorspecken Sketches from Analog Artist Digital World artist Thomas Thorspecken. MondaysFridays; Winter Park City Hall, 401 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org. The Art of Freedom Local artist Michelle Melendez. Through Tuesday; Loft

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Cabinet of Curiosities A collection of objects from natural history, geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious or historical relics, art and antiquities from the permanent collection. Through Aug. 30; Maitland Historical Museum and Telephone Museum, 221 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; 407644-1364; artandhistory.org. Departures A juried exhibition that highlights photography by recent graduates of the Daytona State College photography program. Through July 31; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org. Florida Prize in Contemporary Art Annual invitational of Florida artists. Criteria includes artistic excellence, engagement with significant ideas and achievement. Through Sept. 6; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

Heroes, Myths and Make Believe As part of downtown’s Third Thursday Gallery Hop, the Gallery at Avalon Island opens a new exhibition that brings together painters Tara Atefi, Matt Duke, Bethany Duvall, Brandon Geurts and Plinio Pinto. Through July 11; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free. Lifelines An exhibit that 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. Marcus Adkins’ Florida Landscapes Photography of the East Coast of Florida. Through July 6, 8 pm; The Hammered Lamb, 1235 N. Orange Ave.; 407-704-3200. Marianela de la Hoz: Speculum-Speculari A series of paintings about altered perception. Through Aug. 2; Cornell Fine Arts Museum,

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Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-7344371; moartdeland.org. 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. Rob Reedy: Three A virtual journey through Reedy’s awareness of his past and present and his interpretation of the world. Through Tuesday; The White Wall Gallery, 999 Douglas Ave. #2221, Altamonte Springs; free; 407-6825343; thewhitewall.com.

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Sandy Wynant’s Wildlife Photography Sandy Wynant displays her Florida wildlife photos at the Orlando Public Library. Through Tuesday; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7481; ocls.info. 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. 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 American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-6455311; morsemuseum.org. Shapely Vessels: Gourds From Around the World Exhibited gourds include artworks and statues, musical instruments, tea cups, snuff containers and more. Through Aug. 9; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-647-6294; polasek.org. St. Augustine at 450 Crealdé’s newest documentary project celebrates the oldest city in the United States on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of its founding. Through Aug. 29; Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407539-2680; crealde.org. UCF Thesis Exhibition Thesis photography portfolios from seniors graduating from UCF’s BS in photography program. Through July 31; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386506-4475; smponline.org. Wax Nostalgic Crayons carved into pop culture figures by Hoang Tran. Through July 10; Redefine Gallery, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060. Women and Abstraction A decades-spanning exhibit of abstract works by female artists. Through Aug. 2;

Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu.

EvEnTs Audubon Park Community Market Weekly local-vendorsonly community market, featuring 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. Bite Night Local chefs and restaurants, wine, cocktails and more. This event is the grand finale of Bite30. Monday, 7 pm; The Orchid Garden, 225 S. Garland Ave.; $45; bite30.com. Four Courses at Plancha Bryan DelBondio hosts a four course wine pairing. Thursday, 6:30 pm; Four Seasons Resort, 10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista; $125; 407-3137777; fourseasons.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. Market at Mills 50 A weekly community market. Tuesdays; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; willspub.org.

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Orlando Farmers Market Sundays, 10 am-4 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive; free; orlandofarmersmarket.com. Orlando Girl Geek Dinners Join for convo, food, and/or drinks. All women welcome. Friday, 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; 407-623-3393; orlandogirlgeeks.com. Rumfest 20 types of rum drinks, 3 hours of sampling, and live reggae and rock music. Saturday, 5 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; $25; 407-849-0471.

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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.

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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.

A Recent Acquisition of Francesco Solimena: A Neapolitan Master A lecture by Dale Montgomery Fellow Rangsook Yoon, Ph.D. Friday, 11 am; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; 407-6462526; cfam.rollins.edu.

Tuesday Is for Locals A spotlight on the local wares, each week. Drink specials on beer. Tuesdays; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Conquering Hunger Health Coach Donni Alvarenga gives tips on developing healthy eating habits. Thursday, 6:30 pm; Edgewater Library, 5049 Edgewater Drive; 407-295-3613.

Walker Stalker Con A zombie, horror and sci-fi convention. Saturday-Sunday; Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive; $45; 407-685-9800; walkerstalkercon.com. 54

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.

Journey Through Immigration Records Learn about family history by utilizing passenger lists, passports, alien registration cards and naturalization records.

Wednesday, 6:30 pm; West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road; free; 407-521-3330. Mummies of the World The largest collection of mummies ever assembled. Ongoing; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $27; 407-514-2000. Orlando Remembered A showcase of items highlighting people, places and events in Orlando’s history. Ongoing; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; $12; 407-836-8500; thehistorycenter.org. Solar Co-op Meeting Attend this meeting to decide if joining the Orlando & Winter Park Solar Co-op is right for you. Thursday, 7 pm; First United Methodist Church - Winter Park, 125 N. Interlachen Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-3409680; cfsolaradvocates.org.

CiviCs Luau for Lentils Handpackaging meals that will be distributed to the areas of greatest need. Register online. Friday, 6 pm; Feeding Children Everywhere, 830 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Unit 142, Longwood; free; 888-8916447; feedingchildreneverywhere.com. Groundbreaking of Orlando Police Department Headquarters The groundbreaking of the new Orlando Police Department

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Headquarters. Thursday, 10:30 am; 1200 W. South St.; free; 407-246-2182. Hillary Happy Hour A fundraiser for Hillary Clinton for America with special guest Mayor Buddy Dyer. Monday, 5:30 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $25; 407-704-6261. National Night Out Kickoff Learn about public safety, how to start a Neighborhood Watch program or host a National Night Out party, and interact with first responders from the Orlando Police and Fire Departments. Wednesday, 6 pm; Orlando Fashion Square, 3201 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-246-2369; orlandofashionsquare.com.

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[MUSIC] Ottmar Liebert see page 36

Di-Verse Word Spoken word open mic. Tuesdays, 8 pm; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com.

Friday Wine & Sign: Eric Dusenbery Eric Dusenbery showcases his book, Florida Soup: Putting History on the Table. Friday, 6 pm; Bookmark It, 3201 Corrine Drive; free; bookmarkitorlando.com. FWA Non-Fiction Mini Conference Seminars on writing tools, agents, making money, marketing and memoirs. Saturday, 8:30 am; Hilton Orlando North, 350 S. North Lake Blvd., Altamonte Springs; $99; 407-8301985; floridawriters.net. LibCon Twenty-seven authors from a variety of genres discuss books, writing and publishing. Saturday, 10 am; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7498. 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.

Orlando Zine Fest Featuring art, zines and more by Is It Over Yet?, TittieThyme, Functionally Literate, Always Nothing and more. Friday-Saturday, 4 pm; The Space Station, 2539 Coolidge Ave.; donations accepted. Stacy Barton’s Launch Party Stacy Barton launches her book, Lily Harp, with a potluck and music by Olivia Barton. Thursday, 7 pm; Bookmark It, 3201 Corrine Drive; free; bookmarkitorlando.com.

FamiLy Bingo Hosted by Spider-Man Admission includes popcorn and unlimited play. Prizes and fun for all ages. Sunday, 2 pm; Acme Comics Cards & Collectibles, 905 E. State Road 434, Longwood; $4; 407-3310433. Family Storytime Share stories and other activities between caregivers and children: ages birth to 5.

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Saturday, 11 am; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7481; ocls.info. The Frog and the Princess A world premiere adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s The Frog and the Princess. TuesdaysFridays, 10:30 am, Wednesdays, Fridays-Sundays, 2 pm and Saturdays, Sundays, 4:30 pm; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $9-$15; 407447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.

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Central Florida Mah Jongg Players All experiences welcome for weekly play. Wednesdays, 1 pm; Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo; free; 561-704-9302. College Park Pool Open Summer swimming. Through Aug. 23; College Park Pool, 2411 Elizabeth Ave.; $3; cityoforlando.net. Engelwood Pool Open Summer swimming. Through Aug. 23; Engelwood Pool, 6123 La Costa Drive; $3; cityoforlando.net. John Long Public Pool Open Summer swimming. Through Aug. 23; John Long Pool, 1218 N. Fern Creek Ave.; $3; cityoforlando.net.

Mascot Games Team mascots compete to benefit New Hope for Kids. Friday. 12:30 pm, Saturday, 2 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $12-$30; mascotgames.org. Orlando City vs Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer. Wednesday, 7:30 pm; Orlando Citrus Bowl, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; $35; 407-423-2476. Orlando Predators vs. New Orleans Voodoo Arena football. Saturday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $15-$250; 800-745-3000. Yoga in Lake Eola Park This weekly yoga group, which is taught by a rotating band of yogis, meets either near Panera or by the amphitheater. Everyone is welcome. Sundays, 11 am; Lake Eola Park, 195 N. Rosalind Ave.; $5 suggested donation. n

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Frozen Summer Fun at Walt Disney World A Frozen Royal Park Welcome, parade, sing-along and dance party with fireworks. Through Sep. 7; Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; 407-824-4321.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) During my regular hikes along my favorite trails, I’ve gotten to know the local boulders quite intimately. It might sound daft, but I’ve come to love them. I’ve even given some of them names. They symbolize stability and constancy to me. When I gaze at them or sit on them, I feel my own resolve grow stronger. They teach me about how to be steadfast and unflappable. I draw inspiration from the way they are so purely themselves, forever true to their own nature. Now would be an excellent time for you to hang out with your own stony allies. You could use a boost in your ability to express the qualities they embody. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) “Everyone is a genius at least once a year,” wrote German aphorist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. “The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.” According to my astrological analysis, your once-a-year explosion of genius is imminent. It’s even possible you will experience a series of eruptions that continue for weeks. The latter scenario is most likely if you unleash the dormant parts of your intelligence through activities like these: having long, rambling conversations with big thinkers; taking long, rambling walks all over creation; enjoying long, rambling sex while listening to provocative music. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “I think if we didn’t contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring,” says author Paul Auster. “It would be tedious to be alive.” But he goes even further in his defense of inconsistency, adding, “Changing your mind is probably one of the most beautiful things people can do.” This bold assertion may not apply to everyone all the time, but it does for you in the coming weeks. You should feel free to explore and experiment with the high art of changing your mind. I dare you to use it to generate extravagant amounts of beauty. CANCER (June 21-July 22) In its early days, the band Depeche Mode had the infinitely boring name Composition of Sound. Humphrey Bogart’s and Ingrid Bergman’s classic 1942 film Casablanca was dangerously close to being called Everybody Come to Rick’s. And before Charles Dickens published his novel Bleak House, a scathing critique of the 19th-century British judicial system, he considered 11 other possible titles, including the unfortunate Tom-all-Alone’s. The Solitary House that was always shut up and never Lighted. I bring this to your attention as the seeding phase of your personal cycle gets underway. The imprints you put on your budding creations will have a major impact on their future. Name them well. Give them a potent start. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) One summer afternoon when I was 7 years old, my friend Billy and I grabbed an empty jar from my kitchen and went looking for ants. Near the creek we found an anthill swarming with black ants and scooped a bunch of them in the jar. A little later we came upon a caravan of red ants and shoved many of them in with the black ants. Would they fight? Naturally. It was mayhem. Looking back now, I’m sorry I participated in that stunt. Why stir up a pointless war? In that spirit, I urge you to avoid unnecessary conflicts. Don’t do anything remotely comparable to putting red ants and black ants in the same jar. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) In order for everyone in your sphere to meet their appointed destinies, you must cultivate your skills as a party animal. I’m only slightly joking. At least for now, it’s your destiny to be the catalyst of conviviality, the ringleader of the festivities, the engineer of fun and games. To fulfill your assignment, you may have to instigate events that encourage your allies to leave their comfort zones and follow you into the frontiers of collaborative amusement.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your symbolic object of the week is a magic wand. I recommend that you visualize yourself as the star of a fairy tale in which you do indeed have a wand at your disposal. See yourself wielding it to carry out a series of fantastic tricks, like materializing a pile of gold coins or giving yourself an extraordinary power to concentrate or creating an enchanted drink that allows you to heal your toughest wound. I think this playful imaginative exercise will subtly enhance your ability to perform actual magic in the real world. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The taskmaster planet Saturn wove its way through the sign of Scorpio from October 2012 until the end of 2014. Now it has slipped back into your sign for a last hurrah. Between now and mid-September. I urge you to milk its rigorous help in every way you can imagine. For example, cut away any last residues of trivial desires and frivolous ambitions. Hone your focus and streamline your self-discipline. Once and for all, withdraw your precious energy from activities that waste your time and resist your full engagement. And if you’re serious about capitalizing on Saturn’s demanding gifts, try this ritual: Write either “I will never squander my riches” or “I will make full use of my riches” 20 times – whichever motivates you most. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) The advanced lessons on tap in the coming days are not for the squeamish, the timid, the lazy or the stubborn. But then you’re not any of those things, right? So there shouldn’t be a major problem. The purpose of these subterranean adventures and divine interventions is to teach you to make nerve-racking leaps of faith, whether or not you believe you’re ready. Here’s one piece of advice that I think will help: Don’t resist and resent the tests as they appear. Rather, welcome them as blessings you don’t understand yet. Be alert for the liberations they will offer. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “Man’s being is like a vast mansion,” observed philosopher Colin Wilson, “yet he seems to prefer to live in a single room in the basement.” Wilson wasn’t just referring to Capricorns. He meant everybody. Most of us commit the sin of self-limitation on a regular basis. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you’re entering a time when you’re more likely to rebel against the unconscious restrictions you have placed on yourself. You will have extra motivation to question and overrule the rationales that you used in the past to inhibit your primal energy. Won’t it be fun to venture out of your basement nook and go explore the rest of your domain? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “An obscure moth from Latin America saved Australia’s pasture-land from the overgrowth of cactus,” writes biologist Edward O. Wilson. “A Madagascar ‘weed,’ the rosy periwinkle, provided the cure for Hodgkin’s disease and childhood leukemia,” he adds, while “a chemical from the saliva of leeches dissolves blood clots during surgery,” and a “Norwegian fungus made possible the organ transplant industry.” I think these are all great metaphors for the kind of healing that will be available for you in the coming weeks: humble, simple, seemingly insignificant things whose power to bring transformation has, up until now, been secret or unknown. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) “She is hard to tempt, as everything seems to please her equally,” said artist Anne Raymo in describing a hedonistic acquaintance. A similar statement may soon apply to you. You will have a talent for finding amusement in an unusually wide variety of phenomena. But more than that: You could become a connoisseur of feeling really good. You may even go so far as to break into a higher octave of pleasure, communing with exotic phenomena that we might call silken thrills and spicy bliss and succulent revelry.

Orange County Animal Services has the purrfect couch potato who’s ready to lounge around and watch some TV with you. Meet Shadow! He’s a friendly 1-year-old male cat who was recently surrendered to the shelter because his previous family could no longer take care of him. Shadow gets along well with other kitties, and he’s litterbox trained. If you pet him and give him some affection, he’ll never leave your side. He’s on the search for a comfy new home. This month all cat adoption fees are waived thanks to the shelter’s Certified Pre-Owned Cat adoption promotion, so Shadow can go home with a great new family for free, and he’ll be neutered, up-to-date on shots and microchipped by the shelter. You can meet Shadow at orange County animal Services, 2769 Conroy Road, 407-396-3111, ocnetpets.com. orlandoweekly.com

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B Y D A N S AVA G E I am a male grad student who is technically engaged to a female grad student. She has numerous positive qualities, but she is repulsed by sex. She is very sensitive about her repulsion and becomes distraught when I broach the subject. She says that even the thought of doing anything sexual with me elicits a panic attack. She insists she is “broken” because, in hope of preventing me from leaving her, she forced herself to go further than she felt comfortable. We are both virgins, and the furthest that we ever went sexually was cunnilingus. She has never seen me completely naked or expressed any interest in making love to me. When she revealed that any form of sexual affection prompted psychological distress, I called off our engagement. She then threatened to kill herself and blamed me for her aversion to sex. I agreed to continue the relationship but insisted that we postpone marriage. She refuses to go to couples counseling. I love her and enjoy her companionship, but I feel rejected and bitter, and I am still with her mainly because of guilt. Although she denies that this contributes to the situation, she also holds strong religious convictions. She claims that she always had a weak libido and that bodily fluids (especially semen) disgust her. She also disapproves of my family and friends, my interest in science, my distrust of religion and my use of antidepressants. My questions: 1) If I did cause or contribute to her sexual aversion, do I have a lifelong obligation to remain with her? 2) Barring cheating, the impetus for her decision to break up with a previous boyfriend, what other options do I have? 3) Could her sexual aversion ever dissipate? 4) Could her sexual aversion stem from asexuality? Gradually Escalating Threats Obligate Unending Togetherness

1) You are not obligated to stay with this unpleasant woman for the next 50 years just because you made the mistake of proposing to her. And even if she started fucking you, GETOUT, do you really want to be with her? 2) Why bar cheating? If taking herself hostage is so intimidating that it prevents you from breaking up with her (threatening to kill herself = taking herself hostage), then go ahead and cheat on her, or pretend to, and let her break up with you. 3) Her sexual aversion may dissipate over time. But someone who doesn’t want to fuck someone rarely starts wanting to fuck that someone down the road. So she may get over her sexual aversion in time, but she’ll probably be fucking someone else when she does … even if she’s married to you. 4) Could be that, sure. But unless you’re willing to live a sexless life with a manipulative spouse who disapproves of your family, friends, meds, etc., the root cause of her sexual aversion is irrelevant. I am getting married to my partner next month. I’m super pumped. Her family is awesome and supportive. I’ve had a long back and forth with my family about the wedding – including inviting them and saying how much it would mean to me if they would come. I’m trying to be the bigger person, even though they have never been supportive of me as a queer person. I got a pretty intense email from my sister-in-law about how my family

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can’t support my engagement because blah blah Catholic blah. Yesterday was the RSVP due date, and none of them have responded. So now I’m going to have to call and outright ask if they’re coming and potentially absorb all their rejection personally. Here’s the kicker: I found out through Facebook that my brother, who I used to think was my ally, is getting married seven days after we are! And he forgot to invite me?! So what am I supposed to say when I call asking for RSVPs? Please Please Please Help

You are not going to absorb your shitty family’s rejection because you are not going to call each and every shitty member of your shitty family to ask each individual shit if they’re coming to your wedding. The shits aren’t coming – adjust your seating charts accordingly. And you know what? You don’t want these shits at your wedding. You don’t want to see your shitty sister-in-law’s sour face when you look out at your guests. You don’t want to see your shitty brother’s face – the shit throws you noncommittal shitty scraps and then in a shit move fails to invite you to his own wedding – when you cut the cake. You want people at your wedding who love and support you, who love and support your relationship – and your shitty family has made it abundantly clear that they are incapable of loving and supporting you. Don’t send any more invitations, don’t make any more phone calls, unfollow the fuckers on Facebook. Devote a week to grieving your loss and then resolve to focus on your wife-to-be, your education, your friends and your career. Focus on the life you and your fiancée are embarking on together. She’s your family now. My boyfriend and I have been together almost two months. Lately, he doesn’t seem that interested in investing in our relationship, but when I talk to him, he says the opposite. We are a bit long-distance (he lives an hour away). Two weeks ago, he went home to visit his parents. I was going to see him when he got back, but he said he wasn’t feeling well. Last week, he went to his best friend’s wedding. Now he tells me he’s got to go back home this weekend. His texting responses have gone down to where I am lucky to get a reply. If we are on the phone and the call drops, he doesn’t try to call me back, and he never answers when I call him back. I’m just trying to keep the lines of communication open, but he is making it difficult. What would be the best way to approach this? Boyfriend’s Absences Worry Lonely & Invested New Girlfriend

Don’t call or text your boyfriend for two weeks. If he doesn’t call or text you in that time – and he won’t – then you cancel your three-month anniversary party. My hunch is that this relationship has been over for a while, but your boyfriend lacks the decency to put you out of your misery. Looking on the bright side: You won’t have to waste any more of your time on this guy. On the Lovecast, Dan and the infinitely delightful Jason Schwartzman chat and chat and chat: savagelovecast.com.

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Legal/Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 CASE NO:.DP14-336 In the Interest of the Child: T.K.P, a female child, DOB: 1/8/2007 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIP, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO:Syndana R. Martin, 3244 W. Douglas Blvd., #1, Chicago, IL 60623 A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above referenced child, a copy of which is attached. You are to appear before Thomas W. Turner, Circuit Judge, Courtroom 5, on the 10th day of July, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806 for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. 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, 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/Reunion-Registry.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 in order to participate in a court proceeding or event, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: in Orange County, ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, (407) 836-2303, fax: 407-836-2204; at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving notification if the time before the scheduled court appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711 to reach the Telecommunications Relay Service. Pleadings shall be copied to Stephanie Evans, Attorney for the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 609 N. Powers Drive, Bldg. B, Suite 324, Orlando, Florida 32818, Stephanie. evans@myflfamilies.com. Witness my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County Florida on this 4th day of June, 2015. Clerk or Court.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 7/Latimore CASE NO.: DP12-480 IN THE INTEREST OF: S.D. DOB: 10/05/2012, MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TPR ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Tonya Bland, 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 August 7, 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 THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. 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/ Reunion-Registry.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 4th day of June, 2015. CLERK OF COURT, Jill Fowler, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 0045276, 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. By: _____Deputy Clark.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2014-CA-006628-O BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, v. LUIS F. COYT AKA LUIS FERNANDO COYT et. al., Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment entered in the above styled cause now pending in said court, that I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash. The sale shall be held online by the Clerk of Court at www.myorangeclerk. realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. on the 30th of June, 2015 , the following described property: LOT 62, AMBER RIDGE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 29, PAGE 88, OFTHE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property address: 734 SATIN LEAF CIRCLE, OCOEE, FL 34761 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. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court on June 12, 2015. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Room 2130, Orlando, Florida 32801, Telephone: (407) 836-2303 within two (2) working days of your receipt of this (describe notice); If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.” AIRAN LAW, P.A. Plaza San Remo, Suite 310, 6705 SW 57 Avenue (Red Road) Coral Gables, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305-666-9311 Facsimile: 305-665-6373 Service E-mail: reception@airanlawpa. com By:/s/ Megha M. Mahajan D.S. “Dar” Airan, Esq. Fla. Bar No.: 405825 x Megha M. Mahajan, Esq. Fla. Bar No.: 91831.

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 July 9, 2015 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 East Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703, 1026, Marysol Pagan, $704.00; 1150, Ann Gallagher, $886.60; 1176, Ann Gallagher, $1088.25; 1184, Mustafa Deshong, $878.40; 1359, Josephine Cooks, $1357.80 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, A100, Robert Vanny, $608.45; B130, Oghogho Onokpise, $611.30. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750, B051-52, Jeffrey Jolicoeur, $539.60; E004, Philip Vanderau, $507.80; E027, Michael Fineanganofo, $843.40. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran,2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792, 1030, John Barry, $428.60; 1052, John Saxon, $432.60; 1406 Darron Lee, $293.80; 1407, Gregory Vining $432.60; 1414, Jaime Firpo, $293.80; 1454, Kendria Pettaway, $293.80; 1512, Karla Serna, $382.00. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773, 1023, Willie Eugine Jr. Fourroux, $721.75; 1220, Paul Speed, $383.00; 1278, tonya Mays, $343.00; 1285, Robert Remus, $550.60; 235664, Karen Aytes-Rochester, $911.40. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Rhinehart, 1811 Rhinehart Road, Sanford, FL 32771, 2147, Jose Luis, $668.56; 4146, Ivory Jones, $668.56; 4155, Steve Austin, $336.60. Husband in search of spouse. If anyone has seen or knows the whereabouts of Ryanne De Lima Rover please contact Scott Dorough at 407-492-9679.

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 07/08/15: 1027 Marilyn Herriott, 1060 Raquel Cruz, 2043 Mikahla Morgan, 3075 Kieta Gamble, 3114 Ronnie Sims, 5036 Yolanda Williams, 6037 Travis Martin Uhaul Ctr Orange Ave- 3500 S Orange Ave-Orlando 07/08/15: 1157 Shameena Michele Hooker, 1201 Bobby Andrews, 1253 Brandon Harris, 1256 Georgine Gedeon, 1268 Emily Rios, 1824 Christopher Cruz, 1928 Stanley A Florence Uhaul Ctr Baldwin Park- 4001 E Colonial Drive-Orlando 07/08/15: B110 Selinda Soto, B211 Kyle J Miller, C122-23 & C126-27 Mark Cole, C124 Carlos Hernandez, C179 Jennifer Jean Rivera, C211 Hewnri Pereira, D205 Roxanne Plummer Uhaul Ctr Goldenrod-508 N Goldenrod Rd-Orlando 07/08/15: 223 Anibal Miranda, 615 Mildred Betancourt, 743 Leo Mciver Uhaul Ctr Alafaya-11815 E Colonial Drive-Orlando 07/08/15: 1122 Duston Overton, 1132 Christopher Love, 1240 Darrell Wright, 1255 Anthony Cotton, 1506 Joe Capati, 1511 Michelle Bono.

NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Auction for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on July 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Highway, Orlando, FL. 407-273-5880. 2001 FORD 1FTZR15E31TA59843

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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. CONTENTS MAY INCLUDE KITCHEN,HOUSEHOLD ITEMS,BEDDING,TOYS, GAMES,BOXES,BARRELS, GAMES, PACKED CARTONS, FURNITURE, TRUCKS, CARS, ETC. THERE IS NO TITLE FOR VEHICLES SOLD AT LIEN SALE. OWNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BID ON UNITS. LIEN SALE TO BE HELD ONLINE ENDING WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 AT TIMES INDICATED BELOW. VIEWING AND BIDDING WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www. storagetreasures.com, BEGINNING 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED SALE DATE AND TIME! PERSONAL MINI STORAGE EDGEWATER 6325 EDGEWATER DR ORLANDO, FL 32810 - AT 12:30 PM: 0237 STEVEN J GRODE - 1978 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE VIN #2F0000827, 2 OTHER MOTORCYCLES - NO VIN #S AVAILABLE -PARTS ONLY; 0348 DONALD PARAMORE; 0603 EBONY MIELL JONES; 0827 WILLIAM JOSEPH SEARS;0919 MICHEL DENISE IRIZARRY-SUTTON; 0936 STEVEN J PROVAU; 1208 RONALD LEE JOHNSON;1216 JASON NICHOLAS DAVID, INNOVATIVE WORX INC;1227 ERICA GONZALEZ;1430 PATRICK DAVERMAN;1633 BRIAN CLIFFORD GIRVAN SPAULDING;1705 SHAUNETIA MONTREISE GREGORY. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE FOREST CITY ROAD - 6550 FOREST CIY ROAD ORLANDO, FL 32810 - AT 1:30 PM:1012 CAROLYN SANCHEZ, 1027 GERALDINE ELAINE PENDER,1069 MICHAEL FRANKLIN,1092 CALIE MAGGIE MAX, 1106 ALEXANDRA LENEE ROBERSON,2058 PAULA DENISE WILSON, 2059 ROBERT UNDERHILL, 2075 RICHARD ANTHONY RENTZ, 2076 RICHARD ANTHONY RENTZ, 3005 LYNN HERRING, 3018 KEVIN LAMAR LIGHTFOOT, 3093 EDWIN A EDMONDS, 3209 MICHAEL ANGELO REESE JR, 3326 LUZ X SERRANO, 4002 LESTER COGGINS, 4028 KESHIA TRANA WILSON, 4059 JAMES ALLEN BURGMAN, 4086 BARBARA CHARRIE SCOTT, 4099 AMANDA SHANTA PATTERSON, 4121 FRANK POLITI, 5034 TOMMY EARL GREER 5042 DAHLIA ROBINSON, 6019 ALTROVESIA LECHELLE GRACE, 6047 DARIUS LARON BROWN 9013 ALAN KYLE GRES VIN#MAK54725027979 NC2569BR.

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. 2013 Bash VIN# LHJTLBBN5DB003835 2000 Nissan VIN# JN1CA31D6YT542312 2001 Volkswagen VIN# 3VWTG29M31M024735 2005 Chrysler VIN# 3C4FY58B85T595339 1999 Toyota VIN# 4T1BG22K4XU616703 2002 Ford VIN# 1FMZU63KX2UD47502 2012 Ford VIN# 1FAHP3F2XCL105565 1998 Honda VIN# 1HGCG2258WA002158 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. On July 8, 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.

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LOOKING for EXPERIENCED OPERATORS & TECHNICIANS Florida based sewer, wastewater treatment & pipe cleaning company looking for experienced operators and technicians. TRAVEL, CLEAN CDL LICENSE, DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. Competitive pay based on experience. Please call 407-809-5556 x102.

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enter job number to locate position 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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Golf Performance Therapist & Exercise Specialist needed, F/T in Winter Garden, Orange County, FL. Design fitness prog. that is geared towards injury prevention and optimizing the fitness level of the players at the Acad. Ensure and advise players on good nutrition and the importance of general health and well-being. Implement the fitness & training prog. at the Acad. by assessing players for deficiencies; designing individual rehab programs for each player and train them on the program; and conduct individual assessments to ensure their compliance with the rehab prog.. Perform Manual Therapy as required and work closely with swing coaches to verify if the players can move in a way that the coach instructs them. Intl. travel to Turkey on average 2-3 times per year required to:reassess the players, update and train them on their workouts, perform manual therapy as required. BA in Health Physical Education, Massage Therapy req’d. Also require TPI (Titliest Performance Institute) Certified Golf Specific Trainer. CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist). K-Tape certified. Golf Performance Therapist. Must have thorough knowledge of Neurosomatic Posturology and golf performance nutrition. Exp. in Golf Specific Training. Comprehensive understanding of golf swing and experience in working with tournament professionals (LPGA & PGA Tours). Credentials for LGPA Tour. Effective communication skills in Turkish lang. req’d; plus at least 12 months of work exp. in any related occupation. Mail resume to Jeff Hay, Director of Fitness & Nutrition, The Junior Golf Academy of Canada, Inc. DBA Core Golf Academy, 16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden, FL 34787.

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is hiring! Director of Christian Initiatives YMCA of Central Florida

The YMCA of Central Florida is looking for a dynamic faith driven leader to join our Corporate Metro Office in Orlando, Florida as the Director of Christian Initiatives. The incumbent will implement the Y’s mission and strategic planning for driving faith based initiatives to our members, employees, volunteers, and in the communities we serve. This individual will increase member engagement and cultivate key relationships and effective partnerships with community churches, local corporate partners, community leaders, and key volunteers to develop and sustain pastoral care capabilities and the ministry of presence at each Y Family Center location.

Program Director

YMCA Early Childhood (Lake Buena Vista) This individual must have a proven background in leadership and early childhood development initiatives. S/he will supervise program operations; including floor management, VPK, enrichment programs, food services as well as staff development and retention. This individual will be challenged to provide a successful track record in fiscal management and have experience in the creation and execution of innovative and revenue generating child care programs to promote the retention of existing students and engagement of new students.

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