Orlando Arts Magazine - Jan/Feb12 by Michele Mitchell

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what’s inside CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ROBIN MARIA PEDRERO; TED HOLLINS; ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART; DOUGLAS J. NESBITT; BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 VOL. 15 NO. 1

Departments From the Editor | 6 A Year of Choices

Looking Back | 8 A new exhibition at the Orange County Regional History Center pays homage to Puerto Rican baseball great Roberto Clemente.

People | 10 Singer/songwriter Michael Cavanaugh; actor Michael Raver; and artist Molly Chism

Cultural Eye | 12 We’re out on the town capturing the excitement of Central Florida’s cultural scene.

Dr. Phillips Center Update | 17 The latest on the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Features

UA Insider | 18 Moving Our Community Forward by Linda Landman Gonzalez; United Arts 2011 Donor Recognition List; ArtsFest Turns 10.

Brush Strokes | 24 Visiting artists and festival favorites highlight the 77th annual Bach Festival.

Labor of Love |32| Works from the private collection of one of the area’s most recognized names in art.

Arts Education | 26

Regional Showcase |34|

Decor | 28

A show of work by sculptor Barbara Sorensen kicks off a 10-month-long, Florida-centric exhibition series at Orlando Museum of Art.

Winter With the Writers brings international flair to Rollins College.

Ted Maines and Jeffrey Miller have built an art collection—and a life—together.

Cultural Calendar | 44 What’s happening in January and February.

Pillars of Pride |36| The 2012 ZORA! Festival pays tribute to Eatonville as the historic community celebrates its 125th birthday.

All Access Art |40| Municipal art is on display throughout the metro area; here’s where to find it.

Artist’s Space | 58 Fatima Lotfi Rice

On the cover: Amazon with Achilles Heel, a forged steel sculpture by Russell Whiting, is located on Central Boulevard across from Lake Eola. Photograph by Douglas J. Nesbitt.

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A Year of Choice I

n my family, on New Year’s Eve we bang pots outside to celebrate. It’s always been that way, but I have no idea why. And why do you have to kiss someone when the ball drops? Different countries, different traditions—in Spain, it’s customary to eat 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight. Apparently, there was a bumper crop of grapes in the 20th century, so the King of Spain decided that was a great way to get rid of a few. In Brazil, most people wear white for good luck and peace. My favorite— and certainly better than banging pans—is the custom of people who live in Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and Mexico. Those who have hopes of traveling in the New Year carry a suitcase around the house at midnight. Some even tote it around the block to ensure long-distance trips. We all want to celebrate the passing of one year and the start of another. So as I write this, I’m inclined to think of what a challenging year 2011 was in terms of economics, philanthropy and the meter of general happiness. However, I’ve also learned that as a result of hardships, people seem to be going back to simple. Not everyone needs a new 42-inch, flat-screen TV or the latest electronic gadget every year—maybe we finally understand the difference between want and need. A quote by Thomas Jefferson comes to mind: “I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.” I’m pretty sure that when we’re participating in our crazy traditions, the things we want most are the simple pleasures of life, and what better way to experience them than through the arts? Like language and laughter, art is instinctive. It allows us to express ideas and share our thoughts. It can relax and inspire us. The arts capture history, preserve culture and keep us connected. What a great way to celebrate 2012. This issue is full of stories about festivals, concerts, exhibitions and other opportunities to come together as a community. Maybe a few of us can even share a suitcase.

Cindy Bowman LaFronz Editor Orlando Arts Magazine

PHELAN M. EBENHACK

Cheers!

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Editor Cindy Bowman LaFronz Managing Editor Jessica Chapman Contributing Writers Justin Braun, Sandra Carr, Nancy Curry, Denise Bates Enos, Terry Godbey, Sarah Kinbar and Esteban Meneses Contributing Photographer Phelan M. Ebenhack Graphic Designer Michele Mitchell Senior Publications Advertising Coordinator Shelley Hampton Associate Vice President, Partner Development Sheryl Taylor 407.354.5568 Associate Director of Sales, Partner Development Sandi Daugherty Sr. Managers, Partner Development Terri Dougherty, Dottie Healy Managers, Partner Development Laura Bonniville, Timothie Tinsley Subscriptions Partner Relations & Development 407.363.5841 Publisher Gary Sain Associate Publisher Deborah Kicklighter Henrichs

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TRUSTEES The Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation Thomas P. Warlow, III Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Tony Jenkins Bright House Networks City of Orlando The Honorable Buddy Dyer CNL Financial Group Lisa A. Schultz Darden Restaurants, Inc. Clarence Otis, Jr. Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, Inc. Alan Ginsburg Family Foundation Alan H. Ginsburg Orange County, Florida The Honorable Jennifer Thompson Orange County Public Schools Ronald Blocker Seminole County, Florida The Honorable John Horan University of Central Florida Dr. John C. Hitt Walt Disney World Resort Jill Estorino

Orlando Arts Magazine is produced by everything ink, a division of Visit Orlando速, for United Arts of Central Florida. Visit Orlando: 6700 Forum Drive, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32821, Phone 407.363.5841, Fax: 407.370.5021. Subscriptions: $18 for six issues, $25 for 12 issues. Orlando Arts Magazine is published bi-monthly. Orlando Arts Magazine assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, negatives or transparencies. United Arts of Central Florida, 2450 Maitland Center Pkwy., Suite 201, Maitland, FL 32751-4140, UnitedArts.cc. Telephone: 407.970.2831, Fax 407.628.9110. Email: Cindy@UnitedArts.cc. This publication is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Advertising information: 407.354.5568. Copyright 2012 United Arts. All rights reserved. Any reproduction in whole or in part without the express written consent of United Arts is prohibited. Printed in the U.S.A. ORLANDO ARTS MAGAZINE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

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OUR CULTURAL PAST

Pride and Prejudice A NEW EXHIBITION AT THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER PAYS HOMAGE TO PUERTO RICAN BASEBALL GREAT ROBERTO CLEMENTE. BY NANCY CURRY

Running January 21 to March 18, Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente is a bilingual tribute to the right fielder honored as the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1966 and the first Latin American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Developed in part by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Clemente family, it includes rare photographs, baseball statistics and firsthand accounts from the people who knew Clemente best. “One of the reasons we’re holding this exhibit is that Latinos are underrepresented in museums all around the world,” says OCRHC Assistant Director Andy Sandall. “General audiences may not know why Clemente is so revered. As well, there will be a small display about baseball in Central Florida. It’s a big influence in the local community.” Despite achieving fame, Clemente never forgot his heritage or the prejudice he had faced. He fought for recognition of his fellow Latino baseball players, helped people in need across the U.S. and Central America, and held free baseball clinics for children in his homeland. Clemente died at the age of 38 on New Year’s Eve in 1972, when his plane crashed en route to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

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aving earned 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, four batting crowns and 3,000 hits——all while overcoming 1960s-era racial barriers——Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente may be best known for his sporting achievements, but the Puerto Rican native was also a dedicated humanitarian. Now, a new exhibition at the Orange County Regional History Center (OCRHC) celebrates his life and achievements.

LEGENDARY PRO BASEBALL PLAYER Roberto Clemente is the focus of a bilingual exhibition that highlights his humanitarian efforts, as well as his sporting accomplishments.

“This exhibit works on two levels,” says Sandall, “covering his baseball career and his humanitarian efforts. Both were influenced by his struggle … in those days, major league teams didn’t necessarily use all their best players, and Clemente was hidden in the minor leagues for a while. His raw talent brought him back up, but that struggle strengthened his resolve and informed his humanitarian side.” The exhibit kicks off Saturday, January 21, at 6 p.m. with an opening reception and screening of the 1975 film Roberto Clemente: A Touch of Royalty, hosted by Pittsburgh Pirates announcer Steve Blass, Clemente’s former teammate and close friend. Admission is $10 for members, $20 for nonmembers, and includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar (space is limited;

call 407.836.7010 for reservations). On Saturday, January 28, professional graffiti artist Hector “Nicer” Nazario will paint a large mural honoring Clemente in Heritage Square, with help from students at Grand Avenue Elementary, Howard Middle School and Jones High School. The event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is free and open to the public. Additional screenings of A Touch of Royalty will take place on Sunday, February 19 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., hosted by the film’s producer and director, Don Fedynak, and are free with museum admission. Call 407.836.8500 or visit thehistory center.org for more information. Orlando-based freelance writer Nancy Curry covers the arts and emerging technologies.

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The New Piano Man

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MICHAEL CAVANAUGH, singer/songwriter

ome of the most influential and widereaching music ever is that of the singer-songwriter tradition, and Billy Joel is an undisputed master of the genre. Now, the man he personally selected to star in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out, Michael Cavanaugh, will be back in Orlando for a January 28 performance of The Music of Billy Joel and More with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO). Orlando is actually where Cavanaugh’s career started to take off, but he grew up in Ohio. Part of a musical family, he was always surrounded by instruments and exhibited a natural talent at an early age. “I was a little rocker,” he says. “I have three brothers and they all play guitar. We’d listen to Kiss and Led Zeppelin, and I wanted to play drums. My parents bought me a snare drum and then they

heard how loud it was. My mom then bought a piano because she always played a little bit.” Cavanaugh was seven at the time and says, “I was all over it. I wanted to get my hands on anything musical.” After a stint playing at a piano bar in Cancún in the early 1990s, Cavanaugh’s friend got him what became his first full-time, in-house gig at Blazing Pianos on International Drive. He moved to Las Vegas in 1999 after being offered a similar job at the New York, New York Hotel and Casino, where he experienced an unbelievable stroke of luck when Billy Joel himself caught Cavanaugh’s act. The Piano Man was so impressed that the two performers ended up jamming together that night. After more than 1,200 performances of Movin’ Out, Cavanaugh put together his

own touring show, The Music of Billy Joel and More, in which the 39-year-old star instills a personal and heartfelt touch to classics such as “New York State of Mind” and “Don’t Ask Me Why.” “I was raised on Billy’s music. It’s a part of me,” says Cavanaugh. “It has definitely shaped who I am as a musician. He was my musical hero growing up.” Cavanaugh looks forward to playing in the city where his career was launched. “I always wanted to play Bob Carr. I lived in Orlando for almost five years and I still have a ton of friends there, so I can’t wait. Orlando is a special place to me.” Shows start at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. For tickets or information, call 407.770.0071 or visit orlandophil.org. —Esteban Meneses

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Raving Romeo TIM CHISM

MICHAEL RAVER, actor

ew York actor Michael Raver was exposed to the theater at an early age, thanks to his actress mother, who took him to see Broadway shows when he was just eight years old. He nurtured his artistic side at Tri-Valley Secondary School in Grahamsville, NY, where he became a singer, painter, sculptor and set designer. But he discovered his true calling at a community theater the summer before his senior year. “I have a profound respect for theater. It’s electric, seductive and powerful,” he says. “There’s really nothing like it, and I feel at home when I’m on stage.” Raver, 27, earned a BFA in acting from Pace University and has appeared in numerous productions. He will make his debut with Orlando Shakespeare Theater (OST) when he portrays Romeo Montague for the fourth time in Romeo & Juliet, January 27 to March 17. “I have an intimate relationship with Romeo and one of the things I love is that he’s such a mess. Those kinds of characters are really attractive to me because they’re a greater challenge,” says Raver, who has acted in many other Shakespeare plays and is passionate about his work. “Shakespeare’s plays have lasted for more than 400 years for a reason,” Raver says. “They’re beautiful, iconic and as relevant as when they were written.” Performances will be Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information, call 407.447.1700 or visit orlandoshakes.org. —Sandra Carr

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Color & Conflict MOLLY CHISM, painter

ttend the February 3 opening reception for Emerge! Molly Chism at the Maitland Art Center (MAC) and you’ll be taken in by two things. The first is the large-format, acrylic-on-canvas landscapes, which consume not only an entire wall, but the viewer as well. The second is Chism herself, who lives in a world almost completely populated by her own art, and whose primary dialogue is with the art she makes. A recent graduate of University of Central Florida (UCF), Chism is only 23 years old, but has already spent a year as an artist-in-residence at MAC. She has a large body of work that predominantly includes acrylics, but features watercolors, drawings and prints as well—and it will continue to grow leading up to the exhibition. “I’m spending all of my time painting right now,” says Chism. “I want to have the luxury of showing only work that I feel is ready.” Recently, she has been focusing on her greatest passion: color. “Even in my printmaking, I see through the eyes of a painter, and look for possibilities with color,” says Chism. She

explains that, as a colorist, she enjoys exploring the potential conflict between one color and another. “I love experimenting with color, to add other colors to see what happens to the blue that was there first, for example. To see how a color is muted or how it explodes depending on what it is paired with.” The paintings for Emerge! are serious, but their titles tend to upend their somber look. For instance, a quiet sky behind dark trees is echoed by a distant, ghostly forest in Had I Known You Were Coming I Would Have Put Something On. A strong impressionist influence also can be seen throughout her portfolio, from the elegant, hazy waves in Cover My Face with Bottled Skin to the purple and blue palm trees of Glam Bomb. Emerge! Molly Chism, which runs from February 3 to April 15, will feature more titles like these, as well as daring color work, both on canvas and in print. The opening reception will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 407.539.2181 or visit artandhistory.org. —Sarah Kinbar

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Orlando Art Is Everywhere F BY GARY C. SAIN

s we prepare for new challenges and opportunities in 2012, it’s a good time to remind ourselves about the arts and cultural options that are seemingly everywhere in Orlando. Why? Well, Orlando was built on imagination and innovation, and these assets help to motivate and inspire us in our personal lives, as well as our professional ones. Central Florida is home to numerous museums, galleries, theaters and performance venues. You can experience the arts at ethnic festivals, symphonies and pop concerts, dance shows, and events at our theme parks and attractions. And even a few places you might not expect, such as the area surrounding the Orange County Convention Center. Specifically, the new “art shelter” bus stops on International Drive that serve LYNX and I-Ride Trolley passengers. These stunning abstract shelters are one of the area’s most recent public art projects. They were designed by Walter Geiger, a world-renowned artist, and then created by Entech Creative Industries. A total of seven shelters were built to enhance the look and feel of the convention district. The Amway Center in downtown Orlando is yet another out-of-theordinary venue where public art is on display. The interior collection includes works from 21 local and national artists and is valued at $1 million, while the Geico Garage

features more than $250,000 in artworks, including Bill Starke’s Our Journey on the exterior of the northwest wall. This monumental piece has eight hand-sculpted, life-size human figures and represents individual and team achievement. Marcos Cruz’s Finding My Way series—a collaboration with children from the nearby Parramore community—is located in the garage’s interior at the elevator lobbies. Speaking of finding art everywhere, this year’s ArtsFest runs the entire month of February, with activities taking place at 87 locations in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. The festival features more than 300 events—from theatrical and musical performances to literary and visual arts offerings—and they are all FREE. What a great way to explore our diverse cultural offerings while keeping art affordable for all. There is indeed an upsurge in the public-art movement, with Orlando emerging as a leader. Our region’s impressive talent, and the great works that result, can be seen just about everywhere—even in some unexpected places, too.

olk art fanatics won’t want to miss the Hannibal Square Heritage Center’s first visiting exhibition of 2012. From January 20 to April 21, The Art of Missionary Mary Proctor will showcase the colorful works of the self-taught African-American artist. Proctor was running a junk store in rural north Florida when a divine message that “the door is the way” inspired her to start painting an old door. She began focusing on making art, and today she crafts three-dimensional works from found objects, including buttons, mirrors, jewelry and other trinkets. Often inspired by Bible scriptures and childhood memories, her distinctive pieces usually include written messages. Proctor’s Tallahassee shop is now known as the American Folk Art Museum & Gallery. She has been featured in The New York Times and in Smithsonian Magazine, and her work has exhibited nationally in galleries, festivals and the House of Blues in Orlando, Chicago and New Orleans, as well as in the Museum of African American Art in Tampa and Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum. The Heritage Center exhibition will include work from Proctor’s own personal collection and from the Mennello Museum of American Art. Proctor will speak at the opening reception, which will take place Friday, January 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 407.539.2680 or visit hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org.

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The Door to Art

Gary C. Sain President and CEO, Visit Orlando Publisher, Orlando Arts Magazine

THE WORK OF FOLK ARTIST MARY PROCTOR will be on display at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center from January 20 to April 21.

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n October 16, Art & History Museums — Maitland (A&HM-M) held its signature fundraising benefit, Evening in the Grove, at the Sheraton Orlando North Hotel in Maitland. The 13th annual gala event attracted more than 350 guests and featured a cocktail reception, dinner and live and silent auctions. The evening proved to be a record-setting one, with a total of $89,297 being raised to support the organization’s art and history programming.

ROGER PICKAR, past president of the A&HM-M board of directors, with his wife, Gloria Pickar.

ALAN OBERHOLTZER AND WIFE, SUZANNE, an A&HM-M board member, with U.S. Congressman John Mica, the honoree of the tribute dinner.

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ON SEPTEMBER 30, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida held its 5th annual Portraits of Hunger photography competition at Enzian. From left: Dave Krepcho, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank; winner Samantha Durand; documentary photographer Rick Lang; secondplace winner Anesu Mucherera; and arts and culture writer Josh Garrick.

ON NOVEMBER 6, more than 300 people attended the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center’s (HMREC) Kristallnacht commemoration, featuring the Dawson family as special guests. From left: Aimee Dawson, Greg’s daughter; Greg Dawson, author of Hiding in the Spotlight; local filmmaker Sue Stauffer, who is producing a documentary about the family; Greg’s wife, Candy Dawson; and Holocaust survivor Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson.

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A&HM-M BOARD PRESIDENT BILL TAUBEE; Andrea Bailey Cox, CEO and Executive Director of A&HM-M; and Dick Batchelor, the host and emcee for this year’s event.

THE NATIONAL ARTS PROGRAM FOUNDATION offered prize money for winners at the recent Osceola Center for the Arts (OCFTA) competition. From left: Chairperson Cindy Hartig; Pam Tapley, assistant superintendent for Osceola County School District; winners for ages 12 and under: Nate Adair, First Place; Abigail Bruneau, Honorable Mention; Jessica Czyipulis, Third Place; and Scout Townsend, Second Place; and Jules Davidson, director of visual arts for OCFTA.

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THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY (BFS) held its second annual fundraiser, Fête at Feliz, on October 13 at Casa Feliz Historical Home Museum in Winter Park. The evening included a preview of BFS’s 2011-2012 season, a silent auction and more. Left: Betsy Gwinn, executive director of BFS, and local arts patrons Sally Schott, Ruth Young and Jack Schott. Right: BFS Artistic Director and Conductor John V. Sinclair and his wife, Gail; arts supporters Cynthia Wood with Carol and Larry Humes.

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WINTER GARDEN MAYOR JOHN REES and City of Sanford Commissioner Mark McCarty at Mayor’s Night on October 15 at the Garden Theatre. After a special VIP reception, guests enjoyed a live performance of Little Shop of Horrors.

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ACTRESS LUCY CARNEY (LEFT) performed a poem by writer and cancer survivor Terry Godbey at the sold-out Pink Ribbon Project. Held September 16-18, the show raised $4,662 to fund mammograms for underserved women.

ON NOVEMBER 2, musicians, staff members and volunteers of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO) visited the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, where the kids got to try out real instruments and conduct a virtual orchestra. Here, bass player Robert Kennan works with 8-year-old Kendall Quinones Garcia.

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THE FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA (FSYO) was one of just 30 organizations selected by multiplatinum singer-songwriter Josh Groban to receive a donation from his Find Your Light Foundation. Here, FSYO students go backstage with the recording artist at his October 29 performance at the Amway Center.

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MORE THAN 600 GUESTS were at the Orlando Science Center (OSC) on November 5 for the Neanderthal Ball, its premier fundraising event, where they enjoyed fine food and beverages and participated in a diamond dig for an authentic half-carat diamond. Left: Craig and Alison Olinger. Right: Marcia Hope Goodwin, director of community affairs for the City of Orlando and a member of OSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees, and her husband, Kenneth.

ON NOVEMBER 5, more than 250 people attended the annual Safari Soiree fundraiser at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, including (left) Rebecca Myers, a member of the zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors, and Joy Bochner.

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he streets of Mount Dora will be filled with paintings, pottery and sculptures when the 37th annual Mount Dora Arts Festival takes place February 4 to 5. This fine arts event will feature 285 top artists from around the country offering paintings, pottery, sculpture and other fabulous finds. A panel of art experts will serve as judges and decide who will take home the $21,000 in prize money. Last year, thanks to a grant from United Arts of Central Florida, the festival was expanded to include emerging young artists. These high school students will once again get the opportunity to show their art alongside that of seasoned professionals to learn the ropes of being a festival artist. In addition, the main stage and beer garden venues will feature live entertainment on both days. For more information, call 352.383.0880 or visit mountdoracenterforthearts.org.

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rom January 13 to 16, the Orlando Science Center (OSC) will host Otronicon, Central Florida’s largest technology festival, for the seventh consecutive year. Diverse community partners, including Lockheed Martin, EA SPORTS, University of Central Florida and firsttime participant Walt Disney World Resorts, are teaming up with OSC to celebrate the role interactive technology plays in the way people live, learn, work and play. Attendees can try out the latest video games, explore a virtual reality environment in the Virtusphere, and simulate a high tech operation using the revolutionary daVinci surgical robot. In addition, there will be competitions, classes on how to create video games, as well as sneak peeks at some of the advanced simulators created right here in our own backyard. For the first time, guests can also experience themed laser light shows in the Dr. Phillips CineDome. OSC’s largest annual event, attracting more than 10,000 visitors, Otronicon isn’t just about fun and games. Simulation areas will illustrate how gaming technology is being used in the military, medical, sports and entertainment industries, and tech companies will be on hand to teach people about the exciting careers available. Access to the event is included with general admission tickets. For more information, call 407.514.2000 or visit otronicon.org.

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TECH TAKES CENTER STAGE at OSC’s Otronicon, an original festival that explores how technology shapes the way we live, work and play.

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his month, the nation pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Central Floridians get a unique opportunity to hear about the famed civil rights leader from one of the people who knew him the best. On January 24, Dr. Bernice A. King, his daughter, will give a free lecture at the Valencia College East C a m p u s P er fo r m in g Ar ts Center (PAC) at 1 p.m. Hosted by Valencia’s Office of Student Development and the Black Advisory Committee, King will touch on her father’s cultural and humanitarian contributions and discuss the importance of having a sense of purpose in life. Seating in the PAC is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis; however, her speech will be streamed live elsewhere on campus and at other Valencia locations. For more information, call 407.582.2038 or visit valenciacc-news.com.

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his February is the last chance to experience Orlando Ballet’s wildly popular Battle of the Sexes. Now in its third year, this provocative series blends modern music and powerful choreography as the men and women go head to head in a thrilling dance-off. Artistic Director Robert Hill will delight battle fans with excerpts from previous years, as well as new numbers that are even edgier. Battle of the Sexes III performances will take place February 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. and February 12 at 2 p.m. at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. Tickets start at $15. For more information, call 407.426.1739 or visit orlandoballet.org.

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n Saturday, February 18, join The Friends of The Mennello Museum of American Art for its 10th annual black-tie event at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. An Elegance Rediscovered begins at 6 p.m. with an open-bar cocktail reception, followed by a sit-down dinner at 7 p.m. The evening will include live music and live and silent auctions. Individual tickets are $375 per person, patron’s tickets are $750 per person and group rates start at $3,000 for a table of eight; proceeds benefit the museum. For tickets or sponsorship information, call 407.246.4278, x7 or email events@mennellomuseum.com.

Just Us Folks rom February 10 to 12, the 10th annual Orlando Folk Festival will bring art, music, dance and storytelling to the grounds of The Mennello Museum of American Art. On February 10, kids can enjoy hands-on activities during Children’s Day from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, more than 20 craftsmen will demonstrate everything from embroidery and broom making, to chair caning and woodcarving. Folk artists, storytellers and live entertainment also will be on hand, with participants such as Morgan Steele, Mr. B and Dawn Schreiner. Festivities will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will include performances by the Talako Indian Dancers and folk and bluegrass musicians. Patrons can bring picnic blankets and chairs, and leashed pets are welcome. Call 407.246.4278 or visit mennello museum.com for more information.

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BLUE HORSE 1 by Doug Hayes and paintings by Brenda Hein are examples of artwork the Park Lake Presbyterian Church hopes to encourage with a new arts complex.

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he Central Florida cultural community may soon have a new place to call home, thanks to the Park Lake Presbyterian Church. Located in downtown Orlando, the church owns the motel at Highland Road and East Colonial Drive, which has been vacant for almost three years. After much consideration, church officials are moving forward with plans to create an arts complex there called Faith Arts Village Orlando (FAVO). “The church has always promoted the arts,” says co-pastor Helen DeBevoise. “Everyone here has a personal love of art, and we want to reach out and be part of that community.” As a “village,” FAVO will be a place where local artists and musicians can work together to share their gifts of inspiration, and where church members, school and civic groups, and arts patrons can explore art as an expression of faith. FAVO is still taking shape, but former guest rooms are already being transformed into artists’ studios. You can check it out at the monthly 3rd Thursday Gallery Hop, when FAVO offers live entertainment and arts activities. For more information, call 407.841.6560 or visit plpc.org.

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THE LATEST FROM THE DR. PHILLIPS CENTER

Dreams Under Construction LOCAL ARTS PATRON URGES CENTRAL FLORIDIANS TO STAY THE COURSE.

scar Hammerstein, lyricist for many of Broadway’s best-loved songs, asked, “If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” Hammerstein’s never-give-up message in “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” from The Sound of Music is a perfect way to think about the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The path has been long—20 years in the making—but with the center now under construction, the dream finally is coming true. “A dream that will need/All the love you can give …” Because the center will transform Central Florida’s cultural, educational and economic landscape, my partner, Dan Dantin, and I have made a philanthropic commitment to the project. We invite you to join us in realizing this dream.

SANTOS/DANTIN; ARTWORK BY LUIS SOTTIL

FRANK SANTOS, LEFT, AND DAN DANTIN support numerous arts organizations in the region.

The Dr. Phillips Center will change all our lives in many wonderful ways: • Performing arts audiences will love the state-of-the art facility. • Local arts groups will have dramatically improved facilities and more options for performance dates.

• Arts education programs will be farreaching and incorporate the latest technologies. • Cultural tourists will be drawn to this showcase for the area’s impressive performing arts groups. • Residents will have a new place to meet and mix with fellow citizens. Securing the funds to include the symphony hall in the current construction is our next challenge, and I am sure that together, we can achieve that goal. Please stand with us at this pivotal moment for our region, and support this once-in-alifetime opportunity to really make a difference, both in the near future and for many generations to come. Let’s “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” together! —Frank Santos

ig blockbusters may get the most attention, but two Central Florida film events are keeping things small. From February 2 to 5, Garden Theatre (407.877.4736, gardentheatre.org) will host the inaugural StarLite Film Festival, which is focused on microbudget feature-length productions, or those that cost less than $100,000 to make. In Sanford, the second annual Love Your Shorts film festival (loveyour shorts.com) takes place February 10 to 12, showcasing films that are 30 minutes or less. There’s a new venue this year, the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, as well as an additional family-friendly category called “E” for Everyone. Tickets are $8 per block, ($2 for “E” for Everyone) or $58 for a weekend pass.

Notable Nominee L

ocal filmmaker Matt Morris recently received a Midsouth Emmy® nomination for his award-winning short documentary Pickin’ & Trimmin’. The film portrays a genuine slice of old-time Americana by highlighting life at a North Carolina barbershop where the atmosphere is laid back, the conversation free, and the bluegrass music a cut above the rest. In 2011, the film aired on dozens of PBS stations across the country and is up for an Emmy Award in the cultural documentary category. For more information and to watch the film, visit MattMorrisFilms.com.

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NEWS FROM UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Moving Our Community Forward BY L INDA L ANDMAN GONZ AL EZ

Margot Knight’s last letter stated, “Be open to the new. Change is needed. Change is constant. Change is opportunity. Change is good. Change is now.” We will embrace that wisdom and do the only thing we can do … move forward, continue weaving this beautiful tapestry as the next layer unfolds, opening our hearts and minds to its evolution. We must understand and appreciate the amount of work that went into what we have, and know that the same will be necessary to move forward and grow. We cannot rest on our laurels. Hard work, collaboration, understanding, respect and partnerships are all vital to shaping the masterpiece that is our arts community, for generations to come. As I write this letter in mid-November, I can report that we continue our search for our next president & CEO. The search committee is comprised of community stakeholders and leaders who understand the magnitude of United Arts’ mission. We are committed to selecting the best professional for the job and look forward to presenting him or her to the community as soon as possible. The arts convey a universal language that transcends individual differences in culture, educational background and

PHELAN M. EBENHACK

s we embark on the next chapter of United Arts’ history, we reflect on our legacy and recognize the challenges we face in the years ahead. We will continue to sculpt that legacy and build upon the amazing arts community in Central Florida, fully cognizant of the task that lies before us.

LINDA LANDMAN GONZALEZ, board vice chair and search committee chair, United Arts of Central Florida

ability. Developing creativity and imagination are critical components in the education of all children. Because the Orlando Magic shares this belief, it has committed much of its time and resources to the arts community and programs for youth, including a $10 million donation to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, we have forged a partnership with the Orange County Arts Education Center on several initiatives, specifically the Journey to the Arts program, which provides free transportation to Title I schools and some community centers located in the Parramore neighborhood, enabling them to “journey” to an arts experience. The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation is also

dedicated to awarding grants that offer children in our community the opportunity to experience performing arts, visual arts and music. Researchers from an educational research group at Harvard, “Project Zero,” have found that students who study the arts learn to see better, to envision, to persist, to be playful and learn from mistakes, to make critical judgments, and to justify such judgments. Through the arts, these students discover that there is more than one answer to a question. The arts are not only important to our community as a whole, but they are especially important for our youth. With that knowledge, we understand the impact and importance of our search for a new leader. Our community will continue to thrive through our collective commitment to the arts; and it is because of our trustees, our government and corporate partners, our arts education partners, foundations and individual donors, and most importantly, our incredibly talented and driven artists, that the arts will endure in Central Florida.

Linda Landman Gonzalez Vice President Community Relations and Government Affairs Orlando Magic Board Vice Chair Search Committee Chair United Arts of Central Florida

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United Arts 2011 Donor Recognition List U

nited Arts of Central Florida is a dynamic collaboration of 164 businesses, 8 governments and school districts, 38 foundations, more than 50 arts and cultural organizations and 3,188 artists and individuals. This partnership works to enhance the quality and variety of cultural experiences available throughout Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. Since its inception in 1989, United Arts has invested $117 million in local cultural organizations and educational programs. United Arts envisions a diverse, well-attended, fiscally sound arts community that serves Central Florida residents as well as visitors, and is deeply grateful to all of its donors and community partners who share this vision.

United Arts of Central Florida, Inc. Trustees 2011-2012 The Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation Thomas P. Warlow, III Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Tony Jenkins Bright House Networks City of Orlando The Honorable Buddy Dyer

CNL Financial Group Lisa A. Schultz

Orange County Public Schools Ronald Blocker

Darden Restaurants Inc. Clarence Otis Jr.

Seminole County, Florida The Honorable John Horan

Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Inc.

University of Central Florida Dr. John C. Hitt

Alan Ginsburg Family Foundation Alan H. Ginsburg Orange County, Florida The Honorable Jennifer Thompson

Walt Disney World Resort Jill Estorino

*Indicates Business Leadership Council members that have made a three-year commitment to support and stabilize arts and culture in Central Florida.

CORPORATE & GOVERNMENT DONORS Premier Partners ($250,000+) City of Orlando and Employees Darden Restaurants Inc. Darden Restaurants Foundation and Employees* Orange County, Florida, and Employees Orange County Public Schools and Employees Trustees ($100,000-$249,999) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida* CNL Financial Group and Employees* Seminole County, Florida University of Central Florida Walt Disney World Resort* Associate Trustees ($50,000-$99,999) Lockheed Martin Wells Fargo and Employees Chairman’s Council ($25,000-$49,999) Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. and Employees* Massey Services Inc. and Employees* Orlando Magic and Employees President’s Council ($10,000-$24,999) AAA and Employees* Akerman Senterfitt (In-Kind) Baker & Hostetler, LLP and Employees City of Winter Park Orlando Health Orlando Utilities Commission Employees State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs Platinum ($7,500-$9,999) Akerman Senterfitt and Employees Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A. Employees Holland & Knight, LLP and Employees Progress Energy and Employees Gold ($5,000-$7,499) Gary Lambert Salon, in honor of Robert Hill Greenberg Traurig, LLP

North Highland Rollins College Employees SeaWorld, Aquatica and Discovery Cove SunTrust Bank, Central Florida United Arts of Central Florida Employees Silver ($2,500-$4,999) Amazon Hose & Rubber Company Bach Festival Society Employees Cirque du Soleil Cultural Action Department Colonial Photo & Hobby Inc. Delphini Construction Co. Foley & Lardner Employees Fry/Hammond/Barr Inc. and Employees* Holiday Inn Club Vacations Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas* Orlando Inc.* Orlando Science Center Employees Rosen Hotels & Resorts* Walgreen Co. Bronze ($1,000-$2,499) A. Brian Phillips, P.A. ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Arts and Cultural Alliance of Central Florida Employees Carlton Fields, P.A. Centerplate Commerce National Bank & Trust Crealdé School of Art Faculty, Staff, Fellows and Volunteers Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP Employees DAC Bond Duke Realty Corporation* Eidson Insurance Gatorland* GrayRobinson, P.A. and Employees Hart Communications Inc. J.D. European Tours, LLC The Knob Hill Group* KPMG, LLP Employees Mary Palmer & Associates, LLC Orlando Equity Orlando Museum of Art Employees The Peabody Orlando

Planning Design Group, LLC* Premiere Show Group* Skanska USA Building Smart City* Spiderhost Inc.* Unleashing Performance Inc.* Ustler Group of Companies Valencia Community College Visit Orlando Employees Sponsors 98.1 José FM (ArtsFest) Audubon Park Community Market (ArtsFest) Bank of America (ArtsFest, Presenting Sponsor) Big Wheel Provisions, Chef Tony Adams (Art of Medicine) Bok Tower Gardens (A.L.I.G.N.) Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida (ArtsFest) Brevard Cultural Alliance (A.L.I.G.N.) Brighthouse Networks (ArtsFest) City of Casselberry (ArtsFest) Clear Channel Outdoor (ArtsFest) Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida (ArtsFest) William Coupon (Corporate Kickoff Event) Cox Radio Inc. (ArtsFest) Digestive & Liver Center of Florida, P.A. (ArtsFest/Art of Medicine) Downtown Avalon Park (ArtsFest) Express Signs & Graphics of Orlando (ArtsFest) Florida Citrus Sports (ArtsFest) Florida Hospital (ArtsFest) Grand Bohemian Hotel -- Orlando (Corporate Kickoff Event) H&H Printing (Arts+ Awards) Keke’s Breakfast Café, Winter Park (In Your Backyard) Marcus Coia (ArtsFestFL.com) Mix 105.1 (ArtsFest) Odyssey Creative (ArtsFest) Orange County Library System (ArtsFest) Orange County Parks and Recreation (ArtsFest) Orange TV (ArtsFest) Orlando Magic (ArtsFest) Orlando Sentinel (ArtsFest)

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Orlando Utilities Commission (ArtsFest & Red Chair Project) Progress Energy (ArtsFest) RedChairProject.com (ArtsFest) Ronald McDonald House Orlando (ArtsFest) SeaWorld Orlando (Arts+ Awards) Star 94.5 FM & Monica May (ArtsFest) State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs (ArtsFest) Steinway Piano Galleries (ArtsFest) UCF College of Medicine (Art of Medicine) Upper Crust Desserts (Art of Medicine) Visit Orlando (ArtsFest & Orlando Arts Magazine) WFTV-Channel 9 (Campaign PSAs) WKMG-Channel 6 (Red Chair Promotions)

INDIVIDUAL & FOUNDATION DONORS Trustees ($100,000+) Alan Ginsburg Family Foundation Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Inc. The Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation 1 Anonymous Donor Chairman’s Council ($25,000-$99,999) A Friend’s Foundation Bach Festival Society Choir Caroline and Jerry Brown Fund Stephen H. Goldman Foundation Inc. Bravo ($10,000-$24,999) Jacqueline L. Bradley and Clarence Otis Jr. M. Elizabeth Brothers Charles P. and Lynn L. Steinmetz Family Foundation, in memory of Amy Ginson Whit and Martha Cotten The Dick and Mary Nunis Charitable Gift Fund Buddy and Paula Eidel Joe R. Lee Family Foundation Inc. Rita and John Lowndes John and Carolyn Martin Harvey and Carol Massey Bob McAdam Kenneth and Ann Hicks Murrah Dr. Mary Palmer Publix Super Markets Charities Steele Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Florida David Sutton and Paula Shives Kathryn Chicone Ustler VanderWeide Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Waggoner Bryce West and Josh D’Ambrosio 4 Anonymous Donors Ovation ($5,000-$9,999) David and Judy Albertson John W. and Linda Cone Allen Lyn and David Berelsman Elizabeth Brownlee Dr. Andy and Verna Buchs Clifford and LaVonne Graese Foundation Val and Paul Collins Lucille P. Dean Greg DePrince and Debra Ayers Jane Diange Janet E. Donahue Robert and Tricia Earl Edward & Helen Layman Family Fund Elaine and Scott Taylor Foundation Michael Elsberry and Sally Blackmun Randye and Jay Falk Carol Stanley Fenner Gene and Amy Lee Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Florida Siegmund I. and Marilyn Goldman, in honor of Steve Goldman and Julie Goldman Klein Fredel and Jim Goodrich Samir S. Gupte John and Jeanne Miles Blackburn Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Hal Kantor Pat and Audrey Knipe Harriett Lake Jim and Kara Laurence Mr. Alex and The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon Lester and Sonia Mandell Ken and Trisha Margeson Joyce and John McLeod Blair and Diane Murphy, in memory of Tim Davis Daisy Ng Rosemary O’Shea Dave Pickens Jo-El Quinlan and Robert Bottelli The Rev. and Mrs. Eric Ravndal III Mr. and Mrs. Brad Richmond John and Margaret Sanders Frank Santos and Dan Dantin Rupe and Lisa Sidhu Estate of Lawrence Signorile Blaine and Rebecca Sweatt Chris Takashima Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tiedtke Joe and Sue Warren Wayne and Dr. Robin Roberts Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Florida Scott H. Wilson Leighton and Phyllis Yates Anonymous, in memory of Hilton Slung, M.D. 1 Anonymous Donor Encore ($2,500-$4,999) John and Lee Benz Rocky and Cissy Bergman Frank and Carol-Lynn Bevc Matt and Alana Brenner JJ and Erin Buettgen Laurie Burns Charlotte Caffrey Ted and Carol Conner Creative Gift Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker Dr. Leonard and Seline Dreifus Judith M. Duda Mr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Fields Claudia and Michael Griffiths Shirley and Jack Guignard Terri and Michael Harding Wallace G. Harper Elizabeth S. Hinchliff Bill and Donna Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holecek Allen and Dana Irwin Hugh and Caroline James Norma and Bernard Kaplan Marc and Henrietta Katzen Dan Kiernan Mrs. Virginia Klaasen Margot H. Knight and Nick Walsh Dr. Susan Cohn Lackman and Dr. Richard D. Knapp Dr. Mitch and Swantje Levin Mara and Harvey Levitt James R. Lussier and Nancy C. Jacobson Judy and Tony Lutkus Francille MacFarland, M.D. Malcolm and Mary Damon Clayton Foundation Paula and Michael Manchester The Mendel Melzer and Rosemary Maher Charitable Fund at Vanguard Charitable Foundation Robin H. Murphy Beth and Jack Nagle John Parker and Deede Sharpe Bob and Virginia Poe Jim and Alexis Pugh Richard and DJ Shantz Fund Rita and Jeffrey Adler Foundation Corrine K. Roy Richard Russell and Thomas Ouellette Drs. John and Gail Sinclair

Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter Charlie and Becca Sloan John Sprouls Elizabeth Allen Sterchi Tom and Terry Thorspecken Bob Thwaites Dr. Tracy Truchelut and Robert A. White Harold and Libby Ward Thomas P. Warlow, III Robert A. Warren Peter and Frances Weldon Shara and Keith White Theresa and Tim Willings Bill and Suzy Wilson Gayle Wirtz Ying Family Foundation Tom and Penny Yochum “Grateful for The Anonymous Donor” 2 Anonymous Donors Director ($1,000-$2,499) Abe O. Wise and Tess Wise Philanthropic Fund of Tampa Orlando Pinellas (TOP) Jewish Foundation Inc. P. Andrew and Autumn Ames, in memory of John M. Tiedtke Kurt L. Anderson George and Leslie Andreae Gordon and Susan Arkin Carol and Herb Arkin Kim Ashby, in memory of Bob and Katy Ashby Walter and Maria-Elena Augustin Randy and Lisa Babitt David B. Baer Renato and Cory Barbon Dr. Beth Barnes and Dr. John Crocitto Barony of Balquhain Foundation Andrea Batchelor Donna Mirus Bates Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beck Opal Benson Susan Fox Beversluis Shirley D. Bias Anita Blackwelder Tim Blaise John R. Bledsoe, Ph.D. Darryl M. Bloodworth Warren and Elise Bloom Albert and Cheryl Bogdanowitsch Russell and Mary Ellen Boice Laura M. Boisvert Ron and Teri Bojalad The Boyd Foundation, Inc. Jackie Bozzuto and Chris Fountas Connie and Roy Brand Berl and Kathy Brechner, in memory of Marion B. Brechner Lawrence D. Brown, M.D. Ms. Stewart H. Brown, in memory of John Blackburn Al and Nancy Burnett Michael and Mabel Burridge Larry Campbell Tom and Kathy Cardwell Phoebe M. Carpenter O’Ann and Pat Christiansen Dr. James C. Clark and Mary Stokes Steven P. Clawson Bill and Debbie Clements Dr. and Mrs. Delos R. Clift Drs. Jeffrey Cohen and Luci Belnick Dr. and Mrs. Trevor Colbourn Teresa and Jay Colling Robert Cope Mr. and Mrs. Coleman W. Cordell Stanley J. Cording Mr. Anthony and Dr. Cheryl Cotter William Coupon (In-Kind) Candice J. Crawford Ann and Carl Croft

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Meg and Rich Crofton Crotty-Brownlee Family Susan M. Curran Fred G. Curtis Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Davis Alan and Susan Davis Wayne and Francie Dear Mary L. Demetree William Demuth Duncan C. Dewahl Patricia DeYoung Frank J. Doherty Ava and Art Doppelt Bruce Douglas Drusilla Farwell Foundation Mrs. Buell G. Duncan Jr. Sonia Durrance The Honorable Ted B. Edwards Charles and Karen Egerton Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Elam Steve and Joan Elker Donald and Patricia Engfer Dr. and Mrs. Lee E. Eubank Ernesta Johnson Fay Dr. and Mrs. Tom and Elaine Federico George S. Fender, in honor of American Military/ Armed Forces Linda Ferrone Florida Charities Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jefferson Flowers Laraine and Phil Frahm Barbara and Richard Fulton Scott E. Galloway G. Glenn and Marlene Gardner The Honorable Lydia Gardner Mrs. Margaret Garland Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. George David George Suzanne E. Gilbert Jill Golder Susan Gray-McCoy Carol and Leonard Greenbaum Scott Greenwood and Pam Freeman Greenwood Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Gross Edye Haddock John and Virginia Hall, in honor of Tye VanBuren Sharri A. Harmel Paul M. Harmon John and Amanda Hatton The Honorable Martha O. Haynie Marty and Jim Heekin Mr. Harvey R. Heller Mr. and Mrs. Eldon L. Herron Fannie Hillman John and Martha Hitt Ruby Homayssi, LCDR, USN, Ret. Betty and Paul Hoyer Paul and Carol Hueber Valerie Insignares Dr. Diane M. Jacobs and Mr. Michael K. Shelley Tony Jenkins Dean Johnson Pamela Johnson Julian and Sheryl Meitin Advised Philanthropic Fund of Tampa Orlando Pinellas (TOP) Jewish Foundation, Inc. Otto and Wanda Kanny Jennifer and Kendell Keith Faron and RK Kelley Becky and Randy Kelley Mary F. Kelsh June Kennedy Maureen and Mark Kennedy Joe Kern Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kernek Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Kolb Jr. Michael and Darcy Krajewski Dr. Leslie and Mrs. Lynn Kramer, in memory of Adlyne and Myron Kramer and Samuel Kraighman

Col. and Mrs. Robert P. Kreps Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Kwon Rob and Wendy Landry Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lane Karen and Michael Lane Roy and Beverly Lassiter Mrs. Elizabeth D. Leedy Meredith E. Level Dr. Michael and Diane Levine Dr. Dorothy T. Lloyd Jordan Lomas Lopdrup Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Dave Lothrop Jesse and Jean Lunin John and Pamela Lyle Richard and Annette Manganel Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. March Paul and Glad Markunas Alex and Juliet Martins Anthony L. Massey David Reynolds Mattson Terri L. McCarty Daniel and Elizabeth McIntosh Mr. and Mrs. Rex V. McPherson II John and Rebekah McReynolds Curtis and Betty Ann McWilliams Bill and Ksenia Merck Dr. and Mrs. Robert Metzger Barry L. Miller Galen Miller Dr. Margaret G. Miller and Mr. Charles E. Miller, in memory of our daughter Jennifer C. Miller Jim and Cynthia Milligan, in honor of Jacklyn Wright Evelyn Moore Dale and Martha Morrison Murphy Family Foundation J. Michael and Helene Murphy Michael J. Muszynski, M.D. Annette P. Neel Neil and Malka Webman Family Philanthropic Fund of Tampa Orlando Pinellas (TOP) Jewish Foundation, Inc. Rich and JoAnn Newman Dr. Mike and Mary Jo Nocero Pat and Allan Norton Ms. Jean Nowry Paul M. Oppedisano Borron J. and Beppy Landrum Owen Margery Pabst/The Pabst Foundation, in memory of Mark Pabst Dr. and Mrs. Robert Palumbo, in honor of Marilyn and Larry Roofner, Robert and Tricia Earl Glenn and Beverly Paulk Gloria and Roger Pickar Melanie and Eddie Pipkin Martin and Ellen Prague Albert and Lisa Prast Dr. Steven and Nancy Price Sibille Hart Pritchard Paul S. Quinn Jr., in memory of Fannie Quinn Fred and Jeanie Raffa Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Raleigh Jolyon Ramer, in memory of Dorothy L. Ramer Christopher Ranck W.E. Randolph Phil and Diane Reece Patti Reilly-White Kevin and Rebecca Reynolds, in honor of Mary Peterson William and Barbara Robbinson Alfred and Myra Rodemann Elliot and Phoebe Rosewater Joan Ruffier John Daniel Ruffier James and Judy Russell Michael and Theresa Ryan Joe and Betsy Samuel Judy and Stan Sandefur

Conrad Santiago Jeffrey and Minter Schenck Steven Schmidt Sally and Jack Schott Jim and Pat Schroeder Paul and Elaine Schumacher BG Stephen M. Seay USA, Ret. Valerie Seidel Briggs and Victoria Sellers Salli and Greg Setta Mr. J. Richard Sewell Geanne and Adrian Share Joel H. Sharp Jr. Winifred J. Sharp James G. Shepp, in honor of Suellen Fagin-Allen Scot A. Silzer/Karen S. Day Ann and Charles Simpson Suk and Anu Singh Celnah Smith, in memory of my husband Leon Smith George E. and Gretchen Smith Robert and Janan Smither Drs. Maxine Tabas and David Smuckler Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. St. George Dale and Becky Stafford Jean Starkey, in honor of Robert Hill George and Barbara Stedronsky Juliana M. Steele and Kenneth H. Johnson Jim and Ginny Stuart Rene Stutzman Tamia and Grant Hill Foundation Bill and Kathy Taulbee James B. Thomas Roger K. Thompson Tom and Teresa Quinn Fund of the Whitefish Community Foundation Cynthia Tomlinson Deborah and Garritt Toohey, in honor of Ted Toohey Harry and Joan Travis Leila Edgerton Trismen Anthea Turner Mary K. Uhl Nancy and Egerton van den Berg Hardy Vaughn Donald and Berta Voorhees Lynda Walker and Marc Allaire Miriam Weston Robert B. White Jr. Whitney Family Foundation Trudy Wild Dan Williams Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wilson Mrs. Jean Woodbury, in memory of Dr. Ward Woodbury Angela Woods Kathy and Jon Yergler Ruth Young and David Meltzer Judge and Mrs. George C. Young Armand and Alison Zilioli Anonymous, in honor of CrealdĂŠ School of Art Ceramics 13 Anonymous Donors Gifts of $1,000 and more, as of August 10, 2011. We apologize for any errors or omissions. For a complete list of donors, please visit UnitedArts.cc. United Arts of Central Florida is also funded by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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NEWS FROM UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

ArtsFest Turns 10

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: NANCY BROWN; TOM HURST; KIESHALIA STEPHENS; OMA

UNITED ARTS CELEBRATES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARTSFEST WITH A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION.

ARTSFEST OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. Clockwise from left: Families can participate in a hands-on art activity at Crealdé School of Art; drama queens––and kings——will want to catch a show at the award-winning Mad Cow Theatre; The Center for Contemporary Dance will wow audiences with its unique brand of modern dance; and Orlando Museum of Art will be offering free admission on February 3 and 4 from noon to 4 p.m.

ho would have guessed a decade ago that United Arts of Central Florida’s (UA) fledgling fundraising campaign kickoff, ArtsFest, would become the organization’s premier cultural event? Launched in 2001, ArtsFest has grown into a community-wide celebration that last year offered 40,145 free experiences through 220 events in 81 venues across four counties. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, UA is expanding what has traditionally been a 10-day event into a month-long extravaganza, and encourages patrons to experience something new. Presented by Bank of America and sponsored by Orlando Sentinel Communications, ArtsFest will run February 1-29 and offer a plethora of opportunities to explore every facet of Central Florida’s diverse cultural landscape—all free of charge.

hear about fascinating experiences from people who have lived them. On February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., check out vibrant art by Robin Maria Pedrero, along with live music by Tommy Lee, at the Steinway Galleries. Families will enjoy decorating and racing their own ducks at Mead Gardens on February 18 at The Great Duck Derby. Another ArtsFest newcomer, the Central Florida Jazz Society, will present Harlem Renaissance: Tribute to Duke and Count on February 12 at The Abbey. Creative Sanford, University of Central Florida Opera and Mount Dora Music Festival will all make their ArtsFest debuts this year as well. That’s the Ticket Also for 2012, there is a new lottery system for events that require advanced reservations or have limited capacity. To get tickets, simply visit ArtsFestFL.com anytime from January 10 to 21 and click “Enter Ticket Lottery.” Patrons can select up to five performances they would like to see, and enter to win as many as five pairs of tickets (with a two-ticket limit per show). Winners

Festival Newcomers UA is pleased to welcome many new organizations, venues and events to this year’s lineup. Join arts advocate Tisse Mallon at Urban ReThink on February 5 and 19 for Human Library and

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will be drawn randomly and everyone who entered will be notified by January 25 if they won the tickets or where they are on the standby list. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary; however, a valid email address is required and a 30-minute no-show policy will be strictly enforced.

ROBIN MARIA PEDRERO

ArtsFest Faves Many festival favorites will be participating in ArtsFest again this year. On February 3, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will offer a special sneak peek of its Rite of Spring concert at a dress rehearsal at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. The Center for Contemporary Dance will present several performances of Moore Dance Project’s Sacred Slave Stories, a historically inspired modern dance project. When it comes to the stage, families will enjoy Pinkalicious The Musical at Orlando Repertory Theatre, while adults can check out the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Sunday in the Park with George at Mad Cow Theatre. The Orlando Public Library on Central Boulevard is always bustling during ArtsFest, and this year will be no exception. Multiple events are planned for each weekend of the month,

ON FEBRUARY 9, works by local artist Robin Maria Pedrero, including Rhapsody, will be on display at the Steinway Galleries, accompanied by live music by Tommy Lee.

including performances by Central Florida Folk and OrisiRisi African Folklore. Many museums throughout the region, including Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Orlando Museum of Art and the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, will be offering free admission (please see schedule for specific dates and times). And, of course, plenty of hands-on activities will be available through ArtsFest veterans, such as Crealdé School of Art and Lake Eustis Museum of Art. Whether you’ve attended ArtsFest before or you’re just discovering the area’s arts offerings, get out there and try something new. From dance and film to history and the visual arts, every aspect of Central Florida’s cultural community will be represented. Spanning Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, ArtsFest offers something for every taste and pocketbook. Mark your calendars and plan to join United Arts as it celebrates arts and culture at its best—right here in our own backyard! For a complete listing of events, visit ArtsFestFL.com. ORLANDO ARTS MAGAZINE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

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WHAT’S NEWS IN CULTURE

Bach Is Back

VISITING ARTISTS AND FESTIVAL FAVORITES HIGHLIGHT THE 77TH ANNUAL BACH FESTIVAL.

BY JUST IN BRAUN

The “all Bach” Bach Festival kicks off on February 17 and culminates on March 4 with a performance of St. Matthew Passion, conducted by historian and musician Dr. Christoph Wolff, director of Leipzig’s Bach Institute and the world’s premier Bach scholar. Wolff previously visited Winter Park in 2007 for a brief residency with the festival, but BFS is excited to welcome him once again. “Wolff is a scholar of the highest academic rank, studying Bach’s very manuscripts and seeing the inner workings of the genius’ mind. He has the inside information that no one else has,” says BFS Artistic Director John V. Sinclair. “I am eager to learn from his brilliance, along with the choir, orchestra and Rollins music students. I hope to share that knowledge with our audiences for the rest of my career.” Established in 1935 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of J. S. Bach, BFS performed only the composer’s masterworks until the 1960s, when its repertoire was expanded to include music that was influenced by Bach. The purpose of this year’s festival is to illustrate Bach’s continued importance to modern music. In support, a visiting scholar discussion with Wolff and Terry Teachout entitled

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he work of Johann Sebastian Bach has influenced countless pieces of music written since the Baroque composer’s death in 1750. Now, 262 years later, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park (BFS) is dedicating its 77th annual festival to showcasing the composer’s legacy.

THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK’S all Bach lineup includes St. Matthew Passion, performed in the original German and conducted by renowned Bach scholar Dr. Christoph Wolff.

“Is Bach Relevant in the 20th Century?” is planned for February 19. “Having the esteemed Dr. Wolff share his profound knowledge of Bach with our community is a great thrill and extraordinary educational opportunity,” says BFS Executive Director Elizabeth Gwinn. “I can’t wait to hear Wolff’s thoughts on how the Festival can keep Bach relevant in popular culture.” The Festival plans to expose new and younger audiences to Bach’s music by including performances by world-class guest artists. On February 17, organist Clive Driskill-Smith will present a program of pieces on the composer’s primary instrument, the organ. On February 25, the Bach Festival choir and orchestra will perform Bach’s “happiest” work, The Magnificats, pairing Bach’s baroque-era

composition with the classical-era version of the same piece by his son, C.P.E Bach. Also scheduled are programs of Bach’s solo works as performed by violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist Joshua Roman, two of classical music’s most talented young players. The return of the popular “Concertos by Candlelight” will take place in the Knowles Memorial Chapel and will include the composer’s acclaimed Coffee Cantata, as well as an appearance by the Bach Festival Youth Choir. In addition to the highly anticipated concerts, numerous free community events will be offered as well. For the full schedule of events, call 407.646.2182 or visit bachfestival florida.org. Justin Braun, manager of social media at ActivEngage, Inc., is a writer and musician.

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WHAT’S NEWS IN EDUCATION

A Literary Treasure Trove

WINTER WITH THE WRITERS BRINGS INTERNATIONAL FLAIR TO ROLLINS COLLEGE. BY T ERRY GODBEY

Decades after its founding, the series is still going strong. A favorite event of students, as well as of the community, this year’s program will have an international theme. “We are clearly a global literary family now,” says Director Carol Frost. “International writing reminds us of the freedom language gives us to open our hearts and speak our minds.” Who better to speak his mind than South Florida writer Carl Hiaasen, who will kick off the series on February 2. Hiaasen, a columnist for The Miami Herald and an award-winning novelist, has been called “a relentlessly sane voice in a hurricane of hypocrisy, hokum and hype.” His comedic writing combines thrilling plots, blunder-prone schemes, headstrong characters, and corrupt politicians. The other participants are poet Ilya Kaminsky, who was born in the former Soviet Union (February 9); Mihaela Moscaliuc, a Romanian poet who came to the States to study and stayed (February 9);

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inter With the Writers (WWW) is at the heart of Rollins College’s long-standing tradition of literary excellence. The annual event evolved from Animated Magazine, which wasn’t a publication, but a program that was established in 1927 by Hamilton Holt, the school’s eighth president. It brought a cadre of fascinating people——including James Cagney, J. Edgar Hoover, Ogden Nash and Carl Sandburg——to Winter Park to speak or read their work during Founder’s Week each February. Today, WWW attracts top literary talent, and its workshops and readings take place over several weeks. POET JIM SHEPHARD and Carol Frost, director of Winter With the Writers, engage an audience of literary enthusiasts at Rollins College last February.

Paula McLain, whose memoir about being raised in foster homes, Like Family: Growing Up In Other People’s Houses, landed her on the Today show (February 16); and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian writer (February 23). “We will hear five writers whose aim is the same, to give voice to the sweet and bitter secrets of family and country,” Frost says. “I think we like to read and to listen to fiction and poetry for what the words tell us about ourselves—in the neighborhood and half a world away. I’m looking forward to presenting new voices to the Central Florida community.” Master classes precede each reading, and the community is welcome at both. The format varies, as each author decides what to address and how. Kaminsky, McLain and Adichie will teach classes in workshop format, while Moscaliuc will

discuss translation, and Hiaasen will speak about an element of craft. It’s thrilling for the students to have literary masters review their work, but it’s a great experience for spectators, too. “The particular pleasure for the audience is to discover the approach each WWW writer takes and to hear a secret, now and again, about the creative process,” Frost explains. Readings are free and take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium. Master classes start at 4 p.m. in the same location (except Moscaliuc’s, which will be at 2 p.m. in Woolson House). For more information, call 407.646.2000 or visit rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters. Terry Godbey is a freelance writer and editor based in Orlando. Her third poetry collection, Flame, will be published this January.

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LIVING WITH ART

Partners in Art

TED MAINES AND JEFFREY MILLER HAVE BUILT AN ART COLLECTION—AND A LIFE—TOGETHER. BY DENI SE BATES ENOS | PHOT OGRAP HY BY PHEL AN M. EBENHACK

TED MAINES AND DONATELLA WITH PARTNER JEFFREY MILLER AND MR. BIG in the downtown Orlando home they’ve filled with an amazing array of artworks they’ve collected over 20 years.

f you heard about a place in Orlando where artworks by the likes of Warhol, Rauschenberg, Ruscha and Hammond were on display, you’d undoubtedly expect that the place in question was a museum or a gallery, wouldn’t you? In this case, it’s not either, but a private downtown home that boasts such a stellar collection.

The sleekly modern condominium of interior designer Ted Maines and attorney Jeffrey Miller, located in the Sanctuary building downtown, features art that combines humor, social and political commentary, and a thoroughly modern aesthetic. The condo’s walls are ablaze with color and energy that emanate from the bold works on display. The home’s artistic tone is set from the entryway, which has a signed print of Andy Warhol’s Flowers, 1964 and Born by Kiki Smith, a slightly menacing depiction

of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, both clad in vivid scarlet cloaks, with the wicked wolf lying dead at their feet. It’s a powerful introduction to the home’s art-filled atmosphere. Here, you’ll find Socialite, an arresting self-portrait of photographer Cindy Sherman rendered in oil by John Grande, that seems to snare every observer in the subject’s imperious stare. And in the elegant black-and-white marble master bath, there’s one of self-described “Light Artist” Chris Levine’s lenticular portraits

of 1980s icon Grace Jones, whose eyes really do follow the observer from every vantage point. It’s a collection that represents the couple’s 20 years of amassing art that resonates with them; every piece has meaning and significance beyond its obvious beauty. The Flowers, 1964 print, for example, represents a childhood memory for Maines, who first saw it with his mother in New York City back in the 1960s. When one of his art contacts located a signed print for him 40 years later, he specified that the frame should match the one he saw as a child. When it arrived, Maines was moved and delighted to see that the colorful print mirrored the original. “When I pulled it out of the box, it was exactly what I remembered,” he says. The 2,600-square-foot space itself, designed by Maines, provides an ideal backdrop for the bold artwork to shine. Understated furnishings, including streamlined modular pieces by upscale Swiss company USM, allow the art to take center stage. Sparkling Italian terrazzo floors, ceilings that soar to a height of 12 feet, cool white walls and strategically placed track lighting create a beautiful backdrop for a visual feast of pieces by such provocative and evocative artists as Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha and Jane Hammond. Local artists also are represented in the collection, including Frank Gady and Donna Dowless. The couple’s love of black humor and art with a message is evident throughout, in pieces such as the Buildings of Disaster series by Constantin and Laurene Boym. These small, sculptural renditions of notorious buildings, such as the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, site of the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, are fraught with (continued on page 30)

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ONE OF THEIR NEWEST ACQUISITIONS is Desire by Russell Young, a striking painting of Marilyn Monroe done on linen with diamond dust. Above the bed, Andy Warhol’s Flash suite features images of the prominent locations related to the Kennedy assassination.

THE DINING ROOM IS HOME to Untitled Portrait #48, a large John Grande oil painting of a photograph by Cindy Sherman. The piece is part of his “A Life in Film” series that explores the presence of third parties in self portraiture. On the left is Lotus 1 by Robert Rauschenberg.

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(continued from page 28) the dark side of American history. There’s also Philippe Starck’s Happiness Is a Hot Gun table lamp, whose base resembles a golden AK-47; the work serves as a protest against and a memorial for domestic violence. Standing next to the lamp are a pair of Frank Kozik’s Army Man figures, which are poised to fling not a grenade, but a rubber chicken. But it’s not all social-political satire; one of the couple’s favorite pieces is also one of their newest purchases: Desire by Russell Young, a luminous acrylic painting on linen with diamond dust of Marilyn Monroe. “It’s hard not to love that; it’s happy Marilyn,” says Maines. So what’s it like to live amid such artistry? “I love everything on the walls that we have,” says Miller. “I feel very privileged to be able to look at all of these pieces every day and enjoy them—and I do.” Adds Maines of the collection, “It’s the story of our life and our relationship.” Denise Bates Enos is a regular contributor to OAM and to Orlando magazine.

THE HALLWAY FEATURES ICONIC ART: Robert Rauschenberg’s Soviet American Array and Mao by Andy Warhol. A modern sculpture by local artist Frank Gady fits nicely there as well.

BUILT OVER THE SPAN OF TWO DECADES, the extensive collection reflects the personalities of its owners, including their love of black humor and fascination with historic and political figures of the 20th century.

THE MASTER BATH features elegant black and white marble and a captivating lenticular portrait of Grace Jones.

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Labor of Love WORKS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ONE OF THE AREA’S MOST RECOGNIZED NAMES IN ART.

ichael Mennello and his late wife, Marilyn, collected art for decades, including works from the American Impressionist era. Now, these pieces will comprise a new exhibition at The Mennello Museum of American Art. Style & Grace: The Michael & Marilyn Mennello Collection will run from January 20 to March 18. The American Impressionist movement dates to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when U.S. artists saw visiting exhibitions of works by French artists who were embracing impressionism. Many Americans traveled to study in Giverny, considered the epicenter for the movement since Claude Monet, its “father,” maintained his home and studio there. Style & Grace will feature masterworks from many of the era’s most prominent figures, including Lilla Cabot Perry, who studied with Monet for nine consecutive summers, beginning in 1889. Works by Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks and John Sloan also will be displayed. Part of a group of artists known as The Eight, they defied the custom of juried exhibits by organizing their own show at New York’s Macbeth Gallery in 1908. Their art showed a directness in both style and subject that helped launch an artistic revolution. The Armory Show of 1913 solidified that impending shift in American art by introducing modern works by U.S. and European artists. As a result, many American painters, including Milton Avery and George Bellows, embraced a new directness and bold painting style that was focused on dramatic brushwork and color. Style & Grace will offer audiences a rare chance to view the Mennellos’ ‘‘labor of love.”

The Yellow Girl, c. 1915, Pauline Palmer, oil on board

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Le Paravent Jaune, 1907, Lilla Cabot Perry, oil on canvas

Style & Grace: The Michael & Marilyn Mennello Collection January 20 - March 18 The Mennello Museum of American Art 407.246.4278 â&#x20AC;˘ mennellomuseum.com Portrait of Mrs. Ashton Potter, 1910-1913, John White Alexander, oil on canvas

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Dwellings V Installation, 2010, aluminum, 9' x 12.5' x 6'

Regional Showcase A SHOW OF WORK BY SCULPTOR BARBARA SORENSEN KICKS OFF A 10-MONTH-LONG, FLORIDA-CENTRIC EXHIBITION SERIES AT ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART.

ince being founded by a group of Florida artists in 1924, Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) has collected hundreds of works by talented individuals throughout the state. Now, an original 10-month-long series of exhibitions, Made in Florida, will showcase those artists and others who have been inspired by the Sunshine State, offering perspective on how Florida’s unique environment and culture have helped shape the work of artists around the world. Running January 7 to October 28, Made in Florida will feature three exhibitions

and a gallery display. Masterworks from OMA’s permanent collections will highlight critically acclaimed artists, such as John Singer Sargent, Cecilia Beaux, Clyde Butcher, John Chamberlain and Robert Rauschenberg. The first component, Barbara Sorensen: Topographies, is the largest retrospective ever for the prominent sculptor. On display January 7 to April 1, Topographies surveys the last 20 years of her work, with an emphasis on her resin and metal creations. It also includes her collaboration with videographer David Hiser and

composer Stella Sung on a site-specific audio/video/sculptural installation. A second cooperative project is the March 18 performance, Art and Dance: A Pas de Deux, a piece inspired by Sorensen’s work that will feature Orlando Ballet dancers, choreographed by Robert Hill and Eric Yow. Other special events include a lecture by art critic Eleanor Heartney, followed by a gallery tour with Sorensen on January 15; and on February 12, authors Ken Murray and Margie Pabst will interpret her artwork during Poetry Reading: Literature and Art.

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Entrada de Pyrenees PA1-00, 2000, monotype, 22" x 22"; collection of Orlando Museum of Art

Barbara Sorensen: Topographies January 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 1 Orlando Museum of Art 407.896.4231 omart.org

Shield de Pyrenees W4-07, 2007, stoneware & stones, 33" x 30" x 4"

Siren XI, 2006, stoneware, 91" x 28" x 19"

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Pillars of Pride THE 2012 ZORA! FESTIVAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO EATONVILLE AS THE HISTORIC COMMUNITY CELEBRATES ITS 125TH BIRTHDAY.

HISTORIC PHOTO OF CLARKE HOME COURTESY PEC

BY JESSI CA CHAPMAN | PHOT OGRAPHY B Y TED H OL L INS

ESTABLISHED IN 1990, THE ZORA! FESTIVAL has become Eatonville’s signature cultural event. Clockwise from top left: HATitude celebrates Hurston’s love of hats; the home of Joseph Clarke, one of the town’s founding fathers; thousands attend the Outdoor Festival of the Arts; a historic marker greets visitors.

s the oldest incorporated African-American municipality in the United States, the town of Eatonville is already historically significant. The fact that prominent 20th-century author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston grew up there solidifies its cultural importance. A leading figure during the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston and her work were greatly influenced by her life in the small Central Florida town. Founded by 27 men in 1887 at the height of the American “race colony” movement, Eatonville today is home to just 2,500 residents.

To celebrate the writer’s vast contributions, the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (PEC) organizes a festival in Hurston’s honor every January. Spotlighting Eatonville’s unique history has always been an important part of the event, but for 2012 it will become the main goal as the town prepares to celebrate its 125th birthday on August 18.

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From January 21 to 29, the 23rd annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of Arts and Humanities, or ZORA! Festival, will feature diverse programming centered on what have been the pillars of Eatonville since it was founded: religion, family, education and civic pride. The theme of this year’s event is “Rise of Community: The Town of Eatonville Models 125 Years of Self-Governance.” When it was first held in 1990, the festival was just three days long. Now, the multi-day, multidisciplinary event is a premier item on Central Florida’s cultural calendar. “The ZORA! Festival is evolving into a complex, fully engaging experience that you can’t do in just one day,” says N.Y. Nathiri, PEC’s director of multidisciplinary programs and a longtime Eatonville resident. As in years past, the 2012 program includes educational, artistic and scholarly elements, thanks to collaborations among multiple community partners and the efforts of numerous volunteers. Festival favorites, such as the “HATitude” brunch, will be back, alongside brand new offerings you won’t want to miss. Horticulture to Hip Hop Geared toward audiences ranging in age from infants to senior citizens, the 2012 ZORA! Festival begins on Saturday, January 21, with a free program called “Eatonville Story: The Town that Freedom Built.” It starts at the St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church at 4:30 p.m. and includes a mobile tour with stops at the Thomas House—dating to the 1890s, it’s the oldest home in Eatonville—and

the Moseley House Museum. The tour ends at Rollins College, where the archive department will present a special exhibition and scholars will host a roundtable discussion about the historical context of Eatonville’s founding. Presented in conjunction with the Florida Historical Society, Zeta Educational Thespian Association and Rollins College, the event sets the tone for the whole festival. “It’s a public program whose goal is to put the founding of Eatonville in historical context,” explains Nathiri. One of the most expansive additions to the festival is a horticultural component, which is being overseen by Everett L. Fly, a renowned landscape architect and historic preservationist. “We usually have dance, literature and theater,” says Nathiri, “but this is the first time we’re focusing on landscaping as an art form.” Introduced to address the important role agriculture and gardening have played in the community since its formative years, the programming starts on Wednesday, January 25, with a tour of University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Arboretum from 1 to 3 p.m. The focus will be on the new section that features foliage from Africa and Mexico. That evening, a panel discussion addressing the significance of gardening from a multidisciplinary perspective will take place in the library conference room at UCF from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Participants will include Fly, as well as local scholars Drs. Pat Bolan and Bruce Janz, with Dr. Kimberly Smith joining via Skype. Both activities are free and open to the public.

SPOKEN-WORD ARTIST TARA BETTS represents the festival’s literary roots at the 2011 event.

Fast Facts WHEN January 21 to 29

WHERE Eatonville is located a few miles north of downtown Orlando, and the bulk of businesses are on Kennedy Boulevard. The town’s two largest churches serve as the festival’s main venue in alternate years, with the St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church hosting the bulk of public programming for 2012. Other area venues are the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Art, historic Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School and Eatonville Town Hall, with additional events outside of Eatonville.

COST Most festival events are free, with the exception of the official opening reception at the museum, Yards and Gardens tours, the HATitude brunch and the ticketed concerts on the performance stage (on the Wymore field). Paid parking is available and it’s a good idea to carry cash since not all vendors accept credit cards. On January 28 and 29, a LYNX shuttle will provide free transportation to the Outdoor Festival of the arts from designated areas.

MORE INFO SERVING UP SMILES: Food is a main attraction at the Outdoor Festival of the Arts, where dozens of vendors offer everything from fish and chips to funnel cakes.

407.647.3131; zorafestival.com

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THE FESTIVAL ALWAYS ATTRACTS NOTABLE ENTERTAINERS, such as Ashford and Simpson, who performed at the 2011 event. Right: A brand new horticultural component to ZORA! explores the art of landscaping, spotlighting the important role agriculture and gardening play in the community.

From January 26 to 28, “Yards & Gardens in Historic Eatonville” will bring visitors to 10 of the town’s most interesting and varied landscapes during in depth mobile tours that include interactive talks, interpretive lectures and lunch at an area restaurant. Both vegetable and flower gardening will be explored during the program, which is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. “It’s really a departure from our usual festival format,” says Nathiri. “It will truly help introduce Eatonville and all its complexity.” Traditionally the biggest draw of the event, the Outdoor Festival of the Arts will take place the same weekend, January 27 to 29, bringing thousands of visitors to Eatonville. Admission is free and the expanded hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on

popular offerings—especially since children get to make their own selections— the program has distributed more than 35,000 books over the past five years. A large part of what keeps the ZORA! Festival fresh year after year is thoughtful programming that reflects current trends and unites people from different generations. An example of this is an innovative open-air forum called “Keeping It Real: Hip-Hop Culture and Community” that will take place on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. on the center stage. The interactive event was designed to help people understand the origin and importance of hip-hop culture, and to encourage dialogue among scholars, artists and people of all ages from the community. “Hip-hop has had such a global influence as an art form,” explains Nathiri. “We are a cultural institution, so when

A large part of what keeps the ZORA! Festival fresh year after year is thoughtful programming that reflects current trends and unites people from different generations. Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The center stage will feature free, ongoing entertainment, while the performance stage will host special ticketed concert events at night. Friday is Education Day, when the ZORA! Literary Initiative will provide one free age-appropriate book to kids ages 0-5 (while supplies last). One of the festival’s

it comes to this recent phenomena— meaning it’s developed within last 30-40 years—we want to explore that, not as a talking head, but in a way that people in the audience can participate.” As in years past, the Outdoor Festival of the Arts will feature dozens of vendors, artists and craftsmen at the International Marketplace, as well as the ZORA! Health

Village, where medical professionals will offer free basic health screenings. Families won’t want to skip a stop at the Amaya Papaya Play Zone, a recreational area designed for infants to five year olds. Located in the auditorium of the Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School, it will be nearly double the size it was last year. Saturday is “Family Day,” while Sunday salutes faith with “Inspiration Day,” which will include an 8 a.m. worship service at the Life Center Church led by Bishop Ronald Kimble, followed by a day of gospel performances by local and regional choirs and other acts on the center stage. History, Hats and More Although the festival has grown over the years to incorporate numerous elements, Hurston’s literary contributions and how they portray her hometown are still at the heart of the event. On Monday, January 23, “Zora in Eatonville,” a theatrical production based on descriptions of the town in several of her books, will be presented at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her writings, Hurston is also remembered for her love of hats, and the ZORA! Festival wouldn’t be the same without the popular HATitude brunch. Attendees pay homage to the late author by donning their favorite headpieces, which range from mild to

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FROM LEFT: MULTIGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING is a festival staple; Zora Museum Resident Curator Lonnie Graham and Carolyn Fennel, director of public affairs, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority; patrons flock to the International Marketplace, which offers clothing, jewelry, artwork and other items.

Jessica Chapman is the managing editor of Orlando Arts Magazine.

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lways a hub of ZORA! Festival activities, the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts is celebrating the town’s 125th birthday with Eatonville Envisioned, a series of four visual art exhibitions that will take place over two years. The first component, I Am Going to Eatonville, features photography by contemporary masters Deborah Willis, Lonnie Graham, Terry Boddie and Melvina Lathan. The show starts Thursday, January 26, with a special opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. that will include a gallery talk with Graham, the museum’s resident curator (tickets are $15). The museum will be open every day of the festival; instead of a set admission charge, donations are suggested for individual visitors. There is a fee for group tours, which also require reservations. I Am Going to Eatonville will be on display through July 21, and limited edition signed prints will be available for sale.

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wild. One of the community’s most beloved festival traditions, HATitude will be held on Saturday, January 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Orlando Downtown. Mrs. Annie V. Moore, a New Jersey resident who has been coming to Central Florida to attend the festival for years, is coordinating the family-friendly event, which requires paid admission. Educational components, such as panel discussions, lectures and seminars, have become an increasingly important part of the festival, attracting scholars from around the globe. On Tuesday, January 24, Dr. Irina Morozova, assistant professor of Comparative Studies at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow, will discuss her studies of Hurston’s work, revealing why it so fascinates her that she has traveled to Eatonville to participate in the festival the past three years. The program will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Eatonville branch of the Orange County Public Library. Whether you’re a veteran ZORA! Festival attendee or will be going for the first time, the 2012 event promises a unique lineup that celebrates the life and legacy of the famed writer, while paying homage to the town that helped make her a cultural icon.

IMAGES OF HURSTON’S HOMETOWN taken by four prominent photographers comprise I Am Going to Eatonville, the first in a series of four exhibitions that will be at the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts over the next two years.

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MUNICIPAL ART IS ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA; HERE’S WHERE TO FIND IT. BY DENISE BAT ES ENOS

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ohn Ruskin, the famed British art critic of the Victorian era, wrote: “the measure of any great civilization is its cities, and a measure of a city’s greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces.” His words continue to ring true in the 21st century, and a large part of what enhances the quality of public outdoor spaces is art. Luckily for Central Floridians, municipal art abounds, often in unexpected places and in unusual forms. Here’s a look at where and how art enhances our region.

The company’s team of artists worked with the youngsters to produce more than 150 artworks during a series of eight workshops in four community centers. Cruz decided to incorporate every child’s work into his artistic vision, engraving each piece onto architecturally integrated sculptures that he designed with a threefold purpose: to reveal the artworks as visitors approach the garage’s elevators, to connect to the parking garage’s architecture and to the exterior art, and to serve as visual color cues to help visitors navigate the parking structure. Another piece of downtown public art that’s especially popular with local residents is Amazon with Achilles Heel, a forged steel sculpture by Louisiana sculptor Russell Whiting. It’s located in front of the Publix on Central Boulevard, and neighborhood residents dress the sculpture in themed costumes for every holiday. BOBOSART, which curated the piece for ZOMUSA for The Paramount on Lake Eola condominium building, featured the sculpture in a flash-mob street dance video for breast cancer research that the company produced with Full Sail students, who taped and edited the video; you can check it out online at youtube. com/watch?v=W_pekaDuYcQ. MORE THAN UTILITARIAN Some municipal elements, such as utility and signal boxes, are necessary, but they don’t necessarily have to be ugly, as two local projects prove. In the Mills 50 District, nine transportation engineering utility cabinets have been transformed into “art boxes.” A judging panel was composed of Frank Holt, former public art manager for the City of Orlando and executive director of The Mennello Museum of American Art; Sarah Kelly, a member of the city’s Public Art Advisory Board; Curtis Carswell, owner of the Great Escape Frame and Art Shop; artists Diane Martens and Janet Walker; and Jeff Thompson, senior landscape architect for Walt Disney World and chair of the

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ART BY MANDATE Did you know that an Orlando city ordinance requires that one percent of the budget of all new construction downtown must be dedicated to public art? It’s a creative mandate that can only improve our municipal spaces. You can see the result of this ordinance at the Amway Center’s Geico Garage, where the cost for its interior and exterior artworks was $263,591. Orlando-based BOBOSART provided consulting and project management for the garage’s artworks. The City of Orlando hired local artist Marcos Cruz and Colorado sculptor Bill Starke with the task of producing public artworks that represent achievement, and according to Michael Lehman and Victoria Cerrone of BOBOSART, the pieces were curated on a common theme. They tell a story about people working toward their dreams, and about individual and team achievement. Interwoven is the tale of children in the Parramore district that surrounds the arena, illustrating their dreams, goals and challenges. The connection to the Parramore area is a deep and significant one. “The artworks align symbolically to the activities that take place in the arena, activities that require a high level of achievement, and to the aspirations of the city’s blueprint to leverage the venues to establish a sustainable economic advantage for the Parramore community,” says Lehman, the president of BOBOSART. Starke’s Our Journey is located on the northwest wall of the parking garage. The monumental work includes eight hand-sculpted, life-size human figures that appear to be scaling the wall as they kinetically tell a story of people working toward achieving a goal. The top figure, its arms raised in triumph, shows that the process culminates in success. Marcos Cruz’s themed series Finding My Way is located in the interior of the garage at the elevator lobbies. For this, BOBOSART designed a program that worked artistically with Parramore youth.

LOCATED ON THE AMWAY CENTER’S Geico Garage, Bill Starke’s Our Journey features eight life-size figures.

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NINE UTILITY BOXES in the Mills 50 district have been transformed into mini artworks.

Mills 50 design committee. The group vetted the artists, who morphed the utility boxes from dull metal cubes to lively spots of color and imagination. “The impact has been quite positive, not only by helping to brand the district and include public art into the landscape, but the boxes are a perceptible way to embrace and celebrate the diversity that makes our district so vibrant,” says Thompson. “This project also brought people within the district together with local artists who might never otherwise have become engaged in an expression of public art. This is part of what Mills 50 is

PART OF A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT created by artist Walter Geiger and produced by Entech Creative Industires, artistic bus shelters in the I-Drive area show how form and function can coexist.

boxes on street corners are now doing double duty as art. Students from the University of Central Florida (UCF) made murals to wrap the boxes to create dimensional art. The project, spearheaded and funded by the I-Drive Merchants Association, was overseen by Professor Rob Reedy from UCF. The purpose of the project is twofold: In addition to beautifying the area, the International Drive business community and law-enforcement agencies hope that the art wrappings will discourage graffiti scrawlers and ad posters from defacing the boxes.

“This is part of what Mills 50 is all about—–promoting a sense of community and building relationships in an effort to energize the arts, business and otherwise to make for a better quality of life.” —–Jeff Thompson, Mills 50 design committee chair all about—promoting a sense of community and building relationships in an effort to energize the arts, business and otherwise to make for a better quality of life for those within the district and the nearby neighborhoods.” For more information, go to mills50.org. And along the International Drive corridor, many of the traffic-control signal

I-Drive is also home to artistic shelters at bus stops. The shelters are part of a beautification project and were created by artist Walter Geiger and produced by Entech Creative Industries. These sleek, sculptural shelters illustrate that form and function can beautifully coexist. A total of seven shelters have been installed along the main drag of the tourist district.

DO THE POLK-A In Polk County, municipal works abound in the great outdoors. The area’s annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition is a collaboration between the City of Winter Haven and the Polk Museum of Art. Ten works are selected each year from submissions by artists from across the nation and displayed in Winter Haven’s Central Park. The next competition will take place this spring and will be the event’s 12th anniversary. Downtown Lakeland also boasts outdoor art, and there’s a new project in the works for spring that “celebrates urban agriculture,” says Meri Mass, executive director of the Polk Arts Alliance. Local art-in-motion company Platform Art is teaming up with the City of Lakeland, the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency and numerous community partners to create a permanent art walkway between the Lakeland Center and downtown. It will include a ceramic tile mural by artist Charlie Parker on the Orange Street Bridge. The project culminates on April 28 with “Art Party #19: Art in Agriculture,” a progressive art festival put on by the groups mentioned above, with help from other local organizations, such as

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ADAM WALLS’ SELF PORTRAIT in downtown Winter Haven won Honorable Mention at the 11th annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, which is just one of Polk County’s public art initiatives.

the Lakeland Center, the historic Polk Theatre, Polk Arts Alliance and the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority. For more information, go to polkarts.org or platformart.org. VIRTUAL ART TOUR Want to see municipal artworks from the comfort and convenience of your own computer? Terry Olson of the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs office

suggests visiting PublicArtArchive.org, where more than 50 of its public art pieces have been posted. There, you’ll find photos of Jefre Manuel’s Orlando Magic Mural at the Silver Star Community Park, Martha Lent and Larry Moore’s colorful work at the Goldenrod Park Recreation Center, Wellspring by George Baliker at the Orange County Convention Center and Winged Runner by Roy Shifrin at the Orange

GOLDENROD PARK Recreation Center features custom art by Martha Lent and Larry Moore.

County Administration Center, among others. Surfing the site might even inspire you to visit some of the works in person. You might not have noticed it before, but there’s art all around us. Art enriches our surroundings, enhances our lives and illustrates the measure of a community’s greatness that Ruskin wrote of. We’re lucky to live in a region that celebrates and promotes art in public spaces, so get out and enjoy it.

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ocal artist Brendan O’Connor noticed that many Orlando bus stops don’t have any seating for patrons. Launching what he calls the SIT project, O’Connor decorated a plastic chair, wrote “Sit” on the seat and set it out at the bus stop. His works feature bright colors, whimsical designs and accents such as artificial flowers. “There wasn’t any specific goal when I set out to do the SIT project; I just wanted to help address a need I’d seen in my neighborhood,” he says. “Yet as the project developed, I felt a need to see how far I could push the whole thing.” And while LYNX hasn’t officially endorsed the project, the Mills 50 folks have donated chains to secure the chairs at bus stops in that area.

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O’Connor is finding other ways to share his artistic talents as well, such as working with Keep Winter Park Beautiful to create flower-shaped rain barrels for community gardens in

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the area. “Projects seem to pop up all over the place and I’m not one to turn things down. I find public art is a great way to leave little love letters to your neighbors and an even better way of letting people know that you exist,” he says. O’Connor hopes his work will lead to similar projects: “Ultimately I would love to see other people inspired enough to go out and interact with their communities in fun, creative ways, whether that means putting a chair covered with silk flowers at a bus stop, painting a telephone pole to look like a totem pole, or just picking up trash.” For more information on his projects, email O’Connor at campoconnor@ gmail.com.

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MCCLAINE TIMMERMAN

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his January, local dancer, choreographer and director McClaine Timmerman will bring her second modern theater production to Central Florida audiences. Limit(ed/less) explores the limits people place on themselves and others, as well as the limitless aspects of life surrounding us. The show combines contemporary dance, video animation and theater, and the nine cast members include Timmerman, Ashley Kroft, Jimmy Moore and others, who leave it to viewers to decide whether each scene is of a limited or limitless nature. Experience the questions, intensity and emotional truth about limits at one of three shows, which will take place January 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. and January 15 at 2 p.m. at Orlando Repertory Theatre’s Black Box Theater. Tickets are $15 at the door, cash or check only; seating is open but reservations are recommended. For more information, call 407.721.3617 or email mrougemac@me.com.

January 1 n Arts & Craft Festival Flagler Beach, Veterans Park, 352.344.0657, tnteventsinc.com n Christmas at Pinewood Holiday Home Tour Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Eight from Florida The Mennello Museum of American Art, 407.246.4278, mennellomuseum.com n Harry’s Big Adventure Orlando Science Center, 407.514.2000, osc.org n The Little Drummer Boy Pinocchio’s Marionette Theater, 407.834.8757, pinocchios.net January 1 - 2 n GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World Orlando Science Center, 407.514.2000, osc.org n Jayne Crews-Linton New Florida Impressions Art Exhibit Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org January 1 - 4 n Leu’s Holiday House Leu Gardens, 407.246.2620, leugardens.org January 1 - 6 n Art for Sale, $200 and Under Show CityArts Factory, 407.648.7060, orlandoslice.com January 1 - 8 n Darker Shades of Red: Soviet Propaganda from the Cold War Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 407.647.6294, polasek.org n The Very Queer Portraits of Heyd Fontenot Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Zimoun Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org

n Contested Object: Ninomiya Kinjiro and Rollins College’s Cultural Property Controversy Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Faculty Biennial Exhibition 2011 Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Holidays at the Waterhouse Waterhouse Residence Museum, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n Kim Russo: Family Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n A Room of One’s Own: Women Artists from the Permanent Collection Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Scenes from the South: American Art From the Collection of James Fuller Appleton Museum of Art, 352.291.4455, appletonmuseum.org January 1 - 16 n Artists of Advertising Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org n Josef Albers: Colors Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org January 1 - 22 n Dialogue: Camilo Velasquez Maitland Art Center, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen Appleton Museum of Art, 352.291.4455, appletonmuseum.org January 1 - 28 n Olympus BioScapes Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org January 1 - 29 n The Amazing American Circus Poster: The Strobridge Lithographing Company Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org

January 1 - 13 n 7th Annual ArtistsRegistry.com Members Juried Exhibition Gallery at Avalon Island, 407.312.0708, artistsregistry.com

January 1 - 30 n Animalopolis Orlando Science Center, 407.514.2000, osc.org n Clay 2-D Exhibit Featuring Linda Brant Mucario Law Office, 407.574.8872, email theartshubfl@aol.com n Greek and Russian Icons from the MOAS Collections Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org n Illuminated Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts from the Collection of Ronald R. McCarty Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org

January 1 - 15 n Brain on Art: Parker Sketch Lake Eustis Museum of Art, 352.483.2900, LakeEustisMuseumofArt.org

January 1 - 31 n Picturing My Florida Photo Contest Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org

January 1 - 12 n Maxine Rude: Europe Displaced 1945-46 Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, 407.628.0555, holocaustedu.org

n Dance n Special Events n Film n History n Literature n Music n Science & Nature n Theater n Visual Arts

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January 1 - February 4 n Selections from the Southeast Museum of Photography Collection Southeast Museum of Photography, Atlantic Center for the Arts, 386.427.6975, atlanticcenterforthearts.org January 1 - February 12 n New Work: A Series of Bimonthly Exhibitions of Contemporary Art—–Wendy Babcox Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org January 1 - February 19 n Douglas Kirkland Retrospective Southeast Museum of Photography, 386.506.4475, smponline.org January 1 - February 26 n Borders of Paradise: The New World in the Eye of Explorers Maitland Historical Museum, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org January 1 - February 27 n Audubon! Birds and Quadrupeds of North America Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org January 1 - February 28 n Arabia Orlando Science Center, Dr. Phillips CineDome, 407.514.2000, osc.org

n Reflections II—–Watercolors of Florida

n Common Ground: The Art of the

1835-2000, from the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org

American Landscape Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org n Life Stories: American Portraits Past and Present Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org n Monumental Outdoor Sculpture Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org n Tricks of the Trade: Trends and Techniques in Contemporary Art Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org

January 1 - March 4 n Biennial Six: Featuring the Juried Work of Florida Artists Museum of Florida Art, 386.734.4371, MuseumofFloridaArt.org January 1 - March 24 n Hunt Slonem: An Expressive Nature Polk Museum of Art, 863.688.7743, PolkMuseumofArt.org

January 1 - July 30 n The Way We Were: Park Ave. in the 60s and 70s Winter Park Historical Museum, 407.647.2330, wphistory.org

January 1 - April 29 n The Serious Art of Make-Believe Orange County Regional History Center, 407.836.8500, thehistorycenter.org

January 1 - August 30 n Florida Artist’s program Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org n Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 407.645.5311 morsemuseum.org n Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Life and Art The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 407.645.5311 morsemuseum.org n The Mural Project Seminole State College Planetarium, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts

January 1 - May 14 n The Arts of Africa from the MOAS Collection Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org January 1 - June 30 n African Art Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org n Aztec to Zapotec II: Selections from the Ancient Americas Collection Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org

Popular children’s after-school programs offered; birthdays; cork & canvas nights; summer art program 407.841.9996 localcolorartstudio.com

Stained Glass classes; mention ad and receive 10% off of class; commission work, repairs, tools and supplies

Mosaic classes, mosaic supplies, mosaic gallery & gifts; mention this ad and get 20% off of any class or gift certificate!

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KIDS WON’T WANT TO MISS Bob the Builder, a special exhibition at the Orlando Science Center (OSC) on view January 28 to May 13.

January 1 - August 31 n 20th Century Abstract Art from the Ringling Collection Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org n The Art of Jade Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org n Crosscurrents of Design: Asian Export Ceramics Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org January 1 - September 1 n DeLand Sculpture Walk Museum of Florida Art, Historic Downtown DeLand, 386.734.4371, museumoffloridaart.org January 4 n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org January 5 n 1st Thursdays: Sculpture—–The Ultimate Process Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org

January 7 - April 1 n Barbara Sorensen: Topographies Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org

January 11 n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org

January 8 n Central Florida Jazz Society Presents: Phoenix Jazz Orchestra: Gary & Glenn Listort with Special Guest Don Scaletta The Abbey, 407.704.6261, abbeyorlando.com n Demonstration by Carol Frye—– Watercolor and Gesso on Paper Central Florida Watercolor Society, centralfloridawatercolor.com n SoundArt Music Series: Fabulous Flute Flare Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Appleton Museum of Art, 352.351.1606, ocalasymphony.com n Sweet Bird of Youth: Free Reading Series Orlando Shakespeare Theater Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 407.447.1700 orlandoshakes.org

January 12 n Popcorn Flicks in the Park Central Park, Winter Park, 407.629.1088, enzian.org

January 8 - 14 n Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers Conference The Atlantic Center for the Arts, 845.677.8559, blueflowerarts.com/wwc January 9 n Edward Bok Memorial Carillon Concerts Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Friends Music Academy: “The Sounds of Music 2012”—–The Wonderful World of Woodwinds Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, 407.896.6700, FriendsOrlandoPhil.org January 10 n Cult Classic Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org

n “The Romantic Piano” with William Wolfram and Christopher Wilkins Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra hosted by Mary Palmer, 407.896.6700, FriendsOrlandoPhil.org

n Teachers’ Forum—–Second Generations: Children of Holocaust Survivors Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, 407.628.0555, holocaustedu.org

n The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular UCF Arena, jamtour.com January 12 - 15 n Commencement Beth Marshall Presents, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Goldman Theater, 561.715.1225 January 12 - 16 n Dragons Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 407.440.7900, Amway Center, ringling.com January 12 - 22 n Launch 2012 Playwrights’ Round Table, John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 407.761.2683, thePRT.com January 12 - February 5 n The Marvelous Wonderettes Theatre Winter Haven, 863.294.7469, theatrewinterhaven.com

January 6 n Funny First Friday Comedy Jam Key Entertainment, Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com January 6 - March 18 n William H. Johnson: An American Modern The Mennello Museum of American Art, 407.246.4278, mennellomuseum.com

January 7 - 8 n 11th Annual The Villages Craft Festival The Villages, Spanish Springs Town Square, 561.746.6615, artfestival.com

DEEN VAN MEER

January 7 n Moonlight Carillon Concert Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Night of Fire Crealdé School of Art, 407.671.1886, crealde.org n Stargazing—–Seasonal Night Sky Viewing Orlando Science Center, Crosby Observatory, 407.514.2000, osc.org

LES MISÉRABLES comes to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre January 17 to 22 as part of the FAIRWINDS——Broadway Across America series.

n Dance n Special Events n Film n History n Literature n Music n Science & Nature n Theater n Visual Arts

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January 13 n Cocktails and Cosmos Orlando Science Center, 407.514.2000, osc.org n Culture & Cocktails Maitland Art Center, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n Second Friday Baterbys Art Auction Gallery, Pointe Orlando, 866.537.1002, baterbys.com

January 17 - 22 n Les Misérables FAIRWINDS Broadway Across America—Orlando, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 800.448.6322, OrlandoBroadway.com January 17 - March 17 n Glass Fascination: Form, Function and Art Museum of Seminole County History, 407.665.2489, seminolecountyfl.gov/museum

VALENCIA COLLEGE

January 13 - 15 n Limit(ed/less) McClaine Timmerman Presents, Orlando Repertory Theatre, 407.721.3617, email mrougemac@me.com January 13 - 16 n Otronicon Orlando Science Center, 407.514.2000, osc.org January 13 - 29 n M*A*S*H Fantasyland Theatrical Productions, POINTE Performing Arts Center, 407.374.3587, pointearts.org January 13 - February 12 n Nine Moonlight Players Warehouse Theatre, 352.319.1116, moonlightplayers.com January 13 - February 18 n Edson Campos Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 352.383.7753, mountdoracenterforthearts.org January 13 - March 10 n Beyond the Vessel—–Figures and Urns by Helene Schneider Crealdé School of Art, 407.671.1886, crealde.org January 13 - April 28 n Director’s Choice II Crealdé School of Art, 407.671.1886, crealde.org January 14 n Beatles Review Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com n Saturday Matinee Classics Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org n Super Series: Wolfram Plays Brahms Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 407.770.0071, orlandophil.org n Winter Dog Day Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org

VALENCIA COLLEGE features New Orleans Portfolio: Works by Barbara Brainart at its East Campus gallery, January 20 to March 9.

January 18 n ArtsMatters: The iPad as a Musical Instrument Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Concert Hall, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org January 19 n Gaelic Storm The Plaza Live Theatre, 407.228.1220, plazaliveorlando.com

January 15 - March 30 n BESA—–Albanian Muslim Rescuers During the Holocaust Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, 407.628.0555, holocaustedu.org

January 19 - 22 n Paul Strickland: Add Songs, Stir Beth Marshall Presents, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Goldman Theater, 561.715.1225

January 16 n Concerto Competition Florida Young Artists Orchestra, Trinity Preparatory School, 407.257.8886, fyao.org

January 19 - 29 n The Last Night of Ballyhoo UCF Theatre, 407.823.1732, theatre.ucf.edu

n KangaZoo School Break Camp at the

January 19 - February 10 n Art Exhibit Gallery at Avalon Island, 407.312.0708, galleryatavalonisland.com

Zoo Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 407.323.4450, centralfloridazoo.org

n Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Carillon

January 19 - February 16 n “Flat Planes” by Aaron Vaaler and Jeff Hoffman Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Gallery, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts

Concerts Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org

n Martin Luther King Presentation Garden Community Choir, City of Ocoee, 407.656.8535

January 19 - February 19 n Pinkalicious the Musical Orlando Repertory Theatre, 407.896.7365, orlandorep.com January 20 n Il Barbiere di Siviglia The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, 907.417.5555, firstcoastopera.com, FloridaOperaTheatre.org JEANINE TAYLOR FOLK ART

January 14 - 15 n Far Out! The Outrageous Comedy & Magic of Tony Brent Orlando Repertory Theatre, 407.896.7365, orlandorep.com January 15 n Il Barbiere di Siviglia Florida Opera Theatre, Vero Beach High School, 772.569.6993, VeroBeachOpera.org, FloridaOperaTheatre.org n Borders of Paradise: Explorers—–Gallery Walk Maitland Historical Museum, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org

January 17 - April 15 n Artful Strings: Four Centuries of Harp Making Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 407.647.6294, polasek.org

THE WORKS OF MATT SESOW will be on display at the Jeanine Taylor Folk Art from January 27 to February 19.

January 20 - 29 n Blithe Spirit Osceola Center for the Arts, 407.846.6257, ocfta.com January 20 - February 5 n Don’t Drink the Water Melon Patch Players, 352.787.3013, melonpatch.org January 20 - February 11 n I Love You Because The Winter Park Playhouse, 407.645.0145, winterparkplayhouse.org

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n Stargazing—–Seasonal Night Sky

January 20 - February 12 n Lend Me a Tenor The IceHouse Theatre, 352.383.4616, icehousetheatre.com January 20 - February 26 n Abstract Attitude: Patricia HK Zalisko Lake Eustis Museum of Art, 352.483.2900, LakeEustisMuseumofArt.org January 20 - March 9 n New Orleans Portfolio: Works by Barbara Brainard Valencia College East Campus, Anita S. Wooten Gallery, 407.582.2298, valenciacollege.edu January 20 - March 18 n Style & Grace: The Michael & Marilyn Mennello Collection The Mennello Museum of American Art, 407.246.4278, mennellomuseum.com January 20 - April 21 n The Art of Missionary Mary Proctor Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 407.671.1886, hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org January 21 n 2012 Metropolitan Opera National Council Florida District Vocal Competition Trinity Preparatory School Auditorium, 407.922.4688, seauditions.org

n Gospel for Teens Choir Alfond Sports Center, Rollins College, 407.646.2203, rollins.edu

n Nature Journaling Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org

n Orlando Concert Band St. Luke’s Concert Series, 407.365.3408, stlukes-oviedo.org

January 21 - 29 n The 23rd Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities—–The Rise of Community: The Town of Eatonville Models 125 Years of SelfGovernance Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, 407.647.3131, zorafestival.com January 21 - March 11 n For the Love of the Sea: Watercolors of Philip Steel Appleton Museum of Art, 352.291.4455, appletonmuseum.org January 21 - March 18 n Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente Orange County Regional History Center, 407.836.8500, thehistorycenter.org January 22 n Il Barbiere di Siviglia Florida Opera Theatre, Vero Beach High School, 772.569.6993, VeroBeachOpera.org, FloridaOperaTheatre.org n Live at the Gardens! Pianists Duo Turgeon Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org

January 25 n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org January 25 - March 17 n Romeo and Juliet Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Margeson Theater, 407.447.1700, orlandoshakes.org January 26 n Aesop’s Fables Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com January 26 - 29 n The Genghis Khan Guide to Etiquette Beth Marshall Presents, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Goldman Theater, 561.715.1225 January 26 - April 12 n Watercolor Art Classes with Owen Jolly Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org January 26 - July 21 n I Am Going to Eatonville Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, 407.647.3131, zoranealehurstonmuseum.com January 27 n A New Beginning, featuring Works by Stewart Jones Gallery on First, 407.323.2774, galleryonfirst.com n Return to the Ritz Free Movie Friday Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com n Sanford Art Walk Historic Downtown Sanford, 407.323.2774 January 27 - 29 n Florida Flute Convention Orlando Airport Marriott Hotel, 941.962.1649, floridaflute.org n Mount Dora Mixed Media Art Weekend Retreat Foxie Artist Productions, 407.310.7692, foxieartist.com

January 23 n An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, featuring Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/wpi January 24 n Depression and Bipolar Disorders in College Students, by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/wpi n Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture by Dr. Bernice A. King Valencia College East Campus Performing Arts Center, 407.582.2038, ValenciaCollege.edu n Tuesday Voices Seminole State College of Florida, Multipurpose Room, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts

MORSE MUSEUM

THE WINTER PARK HISTORICAL MUSEUM hosts The Way We Were: Park Ave. in the 60s and 70s, through July 30.

Viewing Orlando Science Center, Crosby Observatory, 407.514.2000, osc.org n Steve Blass on Baseball: A Pirate’s Life Orange County Regional History Center, 407.836.8500, thehistorycenter.org n Third Annual UCF Double Reed Day University of Central Florida, Visual Arts Building Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu n Water Coolers Mount Dora Community Concert Series, Mount Dora High School Auditorium, 352.383.1165, mountdoraconcerts.com

THE LAURELTON HALL wing in the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art features re-creations of the famed estate.

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January 27 - February 19 n Matt Sesow: From the Gut Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, 407.323.2774, jtfolkart.com n Sunday in the Park with George Mad Cow Theatre, 407.297.8788, madcowtheatre.com January 28 n Appleton’s 25th Anniversary Gala: “Le Belle Epoque” Appleton Museum of Art, 352.291.4455, appletonmuseum.org n Cooney World Adventures Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 407.323.4450, centralfloridazoo.org n Discussion: Leigh-Ann Pahapill Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Girl Scout Hats, Teas, and History Waterhouse Residence Museum, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n Sanford Seminole Art Association Sanford Seminole Art Association, 121 First Street, Sanford, 407.416.3834, email rtdeelee@hotmail.com n Seminole’s Got Talent Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com n Super Series: The Music of Billy Joel & More, Starring Michael Cavanaugh Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 407.770.0071, orlandophil.org January 28 - 29 n 83rd Anniversary Celebration Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Cagan Crossing Art & Craft Festival Cagan Crossing, 352.344.0657, tnteventsinc.com n Orange City Blue Spring Manatee Festival Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 407.323.4450, centralfloridazoo.org n Sanlando Depression Glass Show Sanford Civic Center, 407.298.3355, allisonglassworks.com/millie.html n Year of the Dragon The Center for Contemporary Dance, 407.695.8366, TheCenterForDance.org January 28 - April 8 n Leigh-Ann Pahapill Installation Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu January 28 - April 13 n British & Modern: Art by the Bloomsbury Group and Their Contemporaries Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Dust and Shade: Drawings by Charles Ritchie Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Romare Bearden at 100 Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Sam Gilliam: Contingencies Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu ORLANDO ARTS MAGAZINE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

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January 30 n Friends Music Academy: “The Sounds of Music 2012”—–Appreciating Stravinsky and The Rite of Spring Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, 407.896.6700, FriendsOrlandoPhil.org

UNIQUE FINDS AWAIT at the 29th annual Antiques Show and Sale at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) from February 17-19.

January 28 - April 13 n Winslow Homer, Julian Scott, and the Civil War Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu January 28 - May 13 n Bob the Builder Orlando Science Center, 407.514.2000, osc.org January 29 n Applause: A Sunday Recital Series—–Dr. Gary Wolf and Matitiahu Braun Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Concert Hall, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts

n Ayako Yonetani at the Polasek: Exclusive Chamber Concert Series Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 407.647.6294, polasek.org

n Il Barbiere di Siviglia Florida Opera Theatre, Valencia College, Performing Arts Center, 407.718.4365, valenciacollege.edu, FloridaOperaTheatre.org

n Faculty Recital: Keith Koons, Jeff Moore, and Kirk Gay—–Clarinet and Percussion University of Central Florida, Rehearsal Hall Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu

n Picturing My Florida Photo Contest: Facebook Exhibition and Public Voting Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org February 2 n 1st Thursdays: From Robots to Warlocks: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Art in the 21st Century Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org n Bach’s Lunch: Matitiahu Braun, Violin, and Pianist Dr. Gary Wolf The Cathedral of St. Luke, 407.849.0680, stlukescathedral.org n Boney James The Plaza Live Theatre, 407.228.1220, plazaliveorlando.com n An Evening with Pat Metheny: Music and Dialogue Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/wpi n Pat Methany: Master Class with the Rollins Guitar Ensemble Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/music n Jazz Series Concert: Pat Metheny Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.1517, rollins.edu/music n Winter With the Writers: Master Class and Public Reading with Carl Hiaasen Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.646.2666, rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters

January 31 n Cult Classic Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org n Faculty Concert Series: Department of Music Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.2233, rollins.edu/music n UCF Jazz Chamber Groups Concert University of Central Florida, Rehearsal Hall Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu

February February 1 n 83rd Anniversary Dedication Day Carillon Concerts Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Jazz Series Artist: Pat Metheny Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.1517, rollins.edu/music n Keb Mo The Plaza Live Theatre, 407.228.1220, plazaliveorlando.com n Pat Metheny: Career Retrospective Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/wpi n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org

February 2 - 5 n Starlite Film Festival Garden Theatre, 407.877.4736, gardentheatre.org

February 1 - 29 n ArtsFest United Arts of Central Florida, various venues, 407.628.0333, ArtsFestFL.com

n Folk Concert at Villa ConRoy, featuring Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen Central Florida Folk, cffolk.org

n Visiting Artists: Manhattan Brass Bach

BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY

Festival Society, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.2182, BachFestivalFlorida.org January 29 - 30 n IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts Atlantic Center for the Arts, 386.423.1753, atlanticcenterforthearts.org January 29 - 31 n 2012 Porcelain Art Show: Peachy Keen! Featuring Guest Artist Peter Faust The Florida World Organization of China Painters, The Bahia Shrine Center 407.660.8811, flwocp.com

THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY is bringing acclaimed quintet Manhattan Brass to Winter Park to perform on January 29.

February 3 n 3 In Motion Yow Dance, Dr. Phillips High School, 407.421.3564, yowdance.org, dphs.ocps.net n Edgar Cruz: Mount Dora Community Concert Series Mount Dora High School Auditorium, 352.383.1165, mountdoraconcerts.com n First Friday Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Funny First Friday Comedy Jam Key Entertainment, Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com n Sacred Slave Stories The Center for Contemporary Dance, Tavares High School, 407.695.8366, TheCenterForDance.org February 3 - 5 n Exploring Surface Design: Imagery in the Felt Medium Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, 407.323.2774, jtfolkart.com February 3 - 12 n The Piano Lesson Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Theatre, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts

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February 3 - 26 n The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Bay Street Players, 352.357.7777, baystreetplayers.org February 3 - April 15 n Emerge! Molly Chism Maitland Art Center, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org February 4 n Adult Program: Aphrodisiacs—–Myth or Realty with Francine Segan Orange County Regional History Center, 407.836.8500, thehistorycenter.org n Duo Piano Recital: Gloria Cook and Cynthia Lawing Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.2233, rollins.edu/music n Family Program: Chocolate 101—–History and Tasting with Francine Segan Orange County Regional History Center, 407.836.8500, thehistorycenter.org n Gallery Demos Featuring Cindy Sturla, Sharon Hyder and Andrew Dean Hyder Gallery on First, 407.323.2774, jtfolkart.com n The Long Run Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com n Master Class and Concert Featuring Jason Robert Brown Starving Artist Studios, Trinity Preparatory School Auditorium, 407.370.4909, starvingartiststudios.com n Moonlight Carillon Concert Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Stargazing—–Seasonal Night Sky Viewing Orlando Science Center, Crosby Observatory, 407.514.2000, osc.org n Super Series: The Rite of Spring Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 407.770.0071, orlandophil.org n UCF Wind Ensemble St. Luke’s Concert Series, 407.365.3408, stlukes-oviedo.org February 4 - 5 n Art in the Park and Music Festival Lady of Lake Chamber of Commerce, Historic Log Cabin Park, 352.344.0657, tnteventsinc.com n The 37th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 352.383.7753, mountdoracenterforthearts.org February 4 - March 29 n Celebration of Lake Wales Ridge Art Exhibit Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org February 4 - May 29 n Directors’ Choice: Favorite Artworks from the Collections as Selected by Dr. Gary R. Libby Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org February 5 n CFAMilies Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Demonstration by Pat Dews Central Florida Watercolor Society, centralfloridawatercolor.com ORLANDO ARTS MAGAZINE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

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FLORIDA SUNSET, by Charles Henry Chapin, is on display at the Museum of Arts & Sciences as part of Reflections II—–Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, which runs through February 28.

February 5 n Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, 407.628.0555, holocaustedu.org

February 7 n Encore! “Then Sings My Soul” Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Concert Hall, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts n Student Showcase Valencia College East Campus, Performing Arts Center, 407.582.2332, valenciacollege.edu

February 9 n Bach’s Lunch: Orlando Brass Quintet The Cathedral of St. Luke, 407.849.0680, stlukescathedral.org n Fauré’s Requiem: Cathedral Choir, Lake Brantley High School Concert Chorus, Chamber Orchestra and Organist Ben Lane The Cathedral of St. Luke, 407.849.0680, stlukescathedral.org n Popcorn Flicks in the Park Central Park, Winter Park, 407.629.1088, enzian.org n Winter With the Writers: Ilya Kaminsky Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.646.2666, rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters n Winter With the Writers: Mihaela Moscaliuc Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.646.2666, rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters

February 8 n Arts & Lecture Series: Larissa Humiston Emotions Dance, Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, emotionsdance.org n ArtsMatters: Chinese Opera Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Concert Hall, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org

February 10 n Culture & Cocktails Maitland Art Center, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n Elements of Nature Photography & Digital Capture Techniques Workshop with Allen Rokach Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Second Friday Baterbys Art Auction Gallery, Pointe Orlando, 866.537.1002, baterbys.com

February 8 - March 18 n Cymbeline Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Margeson Theater, 407.447.1700, orlandoshakes.org

February 10 - 11 n Prop 8 on Trial Beth Marshall Presents, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Goldman Theater, 561.715.1225

February 6 n Storytime at Leu Gardens Harry P. Leu Gardens, 407.246.2620, leugardens.org February 6 - 7 n 2012 Orlando Improv Festival Urban ReThink, OrlandoImprovFestival.com

February 10 - 12 n Battle of the Sexes III Orlando Ballet, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 407.426.1739, orlandoballet.org n Love Your Shorts Film Festival Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, LoveYourShorts.com, wdpac.com February 10 - 18 n Picasso at the Lapin Agile Annie Russell Theatre, 407.646.2253, rollins.edu/annierussell February 10 - 26 n The Bikinis: A New Musical Beach Party Garden Theatre, 407.877.4736, gardentheatre.org February 11 n Children’s Art & History Festival Maitland Art Center, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n International Piano Series: Guest TBA University of Central Florida, Rehearsal Hall Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu n Lecture: Christopher Reed Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 407.646.2526, cfam.rollins.edu n Luv Sux: Mixed-Up! Orlando Circle of Friends Chorus, Orlando Youth Theater, ocofchorus.com n Making of Glass Through the Ages, featuring Kevin Eagleton Museum of Seminole County History, 407.665.2489, seminolecountyfl.gov/museum n Saturday Matinee Classics Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org February 11 - 12 n 10th Annual Orlando Folk Festival The Mennello Museum of American Art, 407.246.4278, mennellomuseum.com n 45th Annual Osceola Art Festival Osceola Center for the Arts, 407.846.6257, ocfta.com n Elements of Nature Photography & Digital Capture Techniques Workshop with Allen Rokach Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org February 11 - March 11 n On and Off the Wall: The Theresa Disney Spring Collection Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, 407.323.2774, jtfolkart.com February 11 - June 16 n The Art of Doris Leeper Atlantic Center for the Arts, 386.427.6975, atlanticcenterforthearts.org February 11 - August 30 n Photographs from the Collection Museum of Arts & Sciences, 386.255.0285, moas.org

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February 12 n ArtsFest Event: Meet Mr. Waterhouse Waterhouse Residence Museum, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org n Celebration of Music Education Concert Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, College Park Baptist Church, 407.999.7800, fsyo.org n Central Florida Jazz Society Presents: Jarritt Sheel’s Harlem Renaissance—– Tribute to Duke Ellington & Count Basie The Abbey, 407.704.6261, abbeyorlando.com n A Concert from the Heart Florida Young Artists Orchestra, 407.257.8886, fyao.org n Faculty Concert Series: Morgan Davis, Soprano Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.2233, rollins.edu/music n Horns & Pipes: Brass, Percussion and Organist Ben Lane The Cathedral of St. Luke, 407.849.0680, stlukescathedral.org n Piano Masterclass: Guest TBA University of Central Florida, Rehearsal Hall Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu February 12 - 26 n Bay Street Project: Around the World in 80 Days Bay Street Players, 352.357.7777, baystreetplayers.org February 13 n Friends Music Academy: “The Sounds of Music 2012”—–The Magical Process of Composing Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, 407.896.6700, FriendsOrlandoPhil.org February 14 n Cult Classic Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org n Magic & Mariachi Valentine’s Dinner Bok Tower Gardens, 863.734.1222, boktowergardens.org n UCF Jazz Chamber Groups Concert II University of Central Florida, Rehearsal Hall Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu n Valentine’s Movie Night at Leu Gardens Harry P. Leu Gardens, 407.246.2620, leugardens.org February 14 - February 3 n Watercolors by Otto Heinigke The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 407.645.5311, morsemuseum.org February 15 n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org February 15 - 19 n Eleemosynary Fred Stone Theatre, 407.646.2145, rollins.edu/annierussell February 15 - 26 n A Raisin in the Sun Valencia College East Campus, Black Box Theater, 407.582.2900, valenciacollege.edu n Billy Elliot the Musical FAIRWINDS Broadway Across America—Orlando, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 800.448.6322, orlandobroadway.com ORLANDO ARTS MAGAZINE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

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February 16 n Bach’s Lunch: Matitiahu Braun, Violin, and Organist Ben Lane The Cathedral of St. Luke, 407.849.0680, stlukescathedral.org n Patrizio Buanne The Plaza Live Theatre, 407.228.1220, plazaliveorlando.com n Teachers’ Forum—–How Children Become UpStanders, featuring Dr. Susan Daniel Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, 407.628.0555, holocaustedu.org n Winter With the Writers: Public Reading with Paula Mclain Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.646.2666, rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters

n Focus Series: The Democratic Ideal

APPLETON MUSEUM

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Margeson Theater, 407.770.0071, orlandophil.org n Great Backyard Bird Count Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Timely Intelligence Matters: Taking on National Security Challenges of the Global Century, featuring Porter Goss Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/wpi

February 16 - 26 n Bury the Dead UCF Theatre, 407.823.1732, theatre.ucf.edu February 16 - March 16 n Central Florida Watercolor Society Gallery at Avalon Island, 407.312.0708, galleryatavalonisland.com February 17 n Clive Driskill-Smith, Organ Bach Festival Society, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 407.646.2182, BachFestivalFlorida.org February 17 - 19 n 29th Annual Antiques Show and Sale Council of 101, Orlando Museum of Art, 407.896.4231, omart.org February 17 - March 4 n 77th Annual Bach Festival Bach Festival Society, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 407.646.2182, BachFestivalFlorida.org n To Kill a Mockingbird Fantasyland Theatrical Productions, POINTE Performing Arts Center, 407.374.3587, pointearts.org February 18 n 22nd Annual UCF Clarinet Day University of Central Florida, Rehearsal Hall Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu n Live at the Gardens! Music Snapshot Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Masterpiece in a Day Gallery on First, 407.323.2774, jtfolkart.com n Stargazing—Seasonal Night Sky Viewing Orlando Science Center, Crosby Observatory, 407.514.2000, osc.org n UCF Symphony Orchestra St. Luke’s Concert Series, 407.365.3408, stlukes-oviedo.org February 18 - 19 n Girl Scout Hats, Teas, and History Waterhouse Residence Museum, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org

THE APPLETON MUSEUM OF ART presents For the Love of the Sea: Watercolors of Philip Steel, from January 21 to March 11.

February 18 - June 3 n Peter Paul Rubens: Impressions of a Master Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org February 19 n Animated Magazine with Billy Collins Winter Park Institute, Rollins College, Mary Jean Plaza, 407.691.1995, rollins.edu/wpi

n Chapel Service: J.S. Bach with Intro by Christoph Wolff and the Rollins Concert Choir Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 407.646.2233, rollins.edu/music

n Community School of Music: Piano Showcase Rollins College, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.2233, rollins.edu/music

n Symphonic Orchestra Concert on the

February 21 n Feb Four Brandywine Books, Winter Park, mcritters.com n Presidents Day Carillon Concerts Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Shakespeare Mock Trial Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Margeson Theater, 407.447.1700, orlandoshakes.org February 21 - March 25 n pARTicipation: Selected Works Maitland Art Center, 407.539.2181, artandhistory.org February 22 n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org February 22 - 26 n Ringling in Bloom Ringling Museum of Art, 941.359.5700, ringling.org February 23 n Bach’s Lunch: UCF Flute Ensemble The Cathedral of St. Luke, 407.849.0680, stlukescathedral.org n Winter With the Writers: Public Reading with Chimamanda Adichie Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, 407.646.2666, rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters February 23 - 26 n Lysistrata Stetson University’s Stover Theatre, 386.822.8920, stetson.edu

Celebration Foundation Classical Concert Series Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, Community Presbyterian Church, Celebration, 407.999.7800, fsyo.org

February 23 - March 18 n Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story Theatre Winter Haven, 863.294.7469, theatrewinterhaven.com

n Visiting Scholar Discussion: Dr.

February 23 - March 22 n Exhibition by Donte K. Hayes and Idith Levy Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Gallery, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts

Christoph Wolff & Mr. Terry Teachout—–Is Bach Relevant in the 21st Century? Rollins College Music Department, Casa Feliz, 407.646.2233, rollins.edu/music February 19 - 26 n Phantom Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 407.321.8111, wdpac.com February 20 n Animal Adventure Quest School Break Camp Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 407.323.4450, centralfloridazoo.org

February 23 - March 25 n Lyle the Crocodile Orlando Repertory Theatre, 407.896.7365, orlandorep.com February 24 n A Rigoletto Informance Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, hosted by Swantje and Mitch Levin, 407.896.6700, FriendsOrlandoPhil.org

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n Sanford Art Walk Historic Downtown

n Flute and Piccolo Day University of

Sanford, 407.323.2774

Central Florida, Visual Arts Building Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu n Imaginary Witnesses Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, 407.628.0555, holocaustedu.org n Live at the Gardens! Pianist Judity Alstadter Bok Tower Gardens, 863.676.1408, boktowergardens.org n Solo Works of J.S. Bach Bach Festival Society, Tiedtke Concert Hall, 407.646.2182, BachFestivalFlorida.org

February 24 - 26 n Spring Into Dance Yow Dance, Seminole State College Fine Arts Theatre, 407.421.3564, yowdance.org February 24 - March 11 n My Fair Lady Osceola Center for the Arts, 407.846.6257, ocfta.com February 24 - April 7 n The Magic Garden Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 352.383.7753, mountdoracenterforthearts.org February 25 n The Magnificats Bach Festival Society, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 407.646.2182, BachFestivalFlorida.org n UCF Wind Ensemble Concert University of Central Florida, Visual Arts Building Auditorium, 407.823.2869, music.ucf.edu February 26 n 52nd Sanford Seminole Art Association’s Annual Member’s Art Show Sanford Seminole Art Association, Sanford Civic Center, 407.416.3834, email rtdeelee@hotmail.com

February 28 n Cult Classic Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org n Encore! “Fun in the Sun” Seminole State College of Florida, Fine Arts Concert Hall, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts n Faculty Recital Valencia College East Campus, Performing Arts Center, 407.582.2332, valenciacollege.edu n Tuesday Voices Seminole State College of Florida, Multipurpose Room, 407.708.2040, seminolestate.edu/arts February 29 n Leap Year Day Brian Feldman Projects, 407.792.9421, brianfeldman.com

n Wednesday Night Pitcher Show Enzian, 407.629.1088, enzian.org

n What You Will Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Margeson Theater, 407.447.1700, orlandoshakes.org

IN THE NEXT ISSUE The March/April 2012 issue of Orlando Arts Magazine will include a guide to Central Florida’s cultural summer camps, as well as a preview of the 21st annual Florida Film Festival. The deadline to advertise is December 28.

For ad rates and specs, call 407.354.5568 Please send your cultural events for the March/April 2012 issue by January 16 to Cindy@UnitedArts.cc.

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PHELAN M. EBENHACK

rtist, graphic designer and teacher Fatima Lotfi Rice moved to Orlando in 1996 from her native Brazil. She grew up in São Paulo, where she graduated from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado. She primarily does large-format abstract and figurative art. “I love doing large works because you are just inside the painting,” she says. Rice specializes in multimedia, multisensory installations that always include live music, scents and other elements, whether a video or a person reciting poetry. She creates immersive experiences and demands viewers’ attention by tactics such as covering walkways with sand or leaves. “Sometimes you don’t even see what’s there,” she says of people at exhibitions. But that changes when they hear leaves crunching under their feet. “It doesn’t matter what you were thinking, it brings you into the moment.” Her work is influenced by the venue where it will show, and she starts a project by taking photos of the space. “It kind of goes from there. It’s almost like a track of thoughts—–the place brings me a lot of inspiration.” Her paintings also reflect her fascination with mythology and history, as in The Graciaes, which depicts the three graces, and in her most recent project, Les Troyennes, which was based on an adaptation of a play by Euripedes. Her private life plays a large role in her art as well. “I’m always talking about family and personal things,” says Rice, “but that doesn’t really matter in the end—– it’s just my way to work, that for me is important. In the end, I’m creating something universal that I hope everyone will look at and get something out of.” To learn more, visit fatimalotfi rice.com/Welcome.html.

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