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Friday, April 1, 2016

New bar stools, new suds in Orlando

New taverns pop up nearly weekly, way too often for us to keep up with all of them.

The $149 question: Who wants late-night Disney?

Who amongst us would spend $149 on Disney After Hours?

To Write Love on Her Arms celebrates 10 years of help

Melbourne-based nonprofit To Write Love on Her Arms is celebrating 10 years of helping people in crisis find a better and brighter tomorrow.

Restaurants

Brewmaster's Invitational Beer Fest in Cape Canaveral

Two words: bacon bar. That's this year's addition to the East Coast's new curated drinking party.

Music

They Might Be Giants in Orlando

The Brooklyn-by-way-of-Massachusetts duo's self-titled debut album in 1986 was, to say the least, original.

2016-17 season: 82nd Bach Festival will be bigger than ever

2016-17 season: 82ⁿ^d Bach Festival will be bigger than ever

The Bach Festival Society's 2016-17 season will include an expanded annual festival, the renowned Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony, a concert by pianist Olga Kern, an all-French program and an experimental program chosen by the audience.

Orlando Philharmonic seeks new magic in 'Flute'

When operagoers attend the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's production of "The Magic Flute," they will notice changes in their usual routine right off the bat.

Concerts this weekend

Check our complete list of concert events around Central Florida.

Movies

'Embrace of the Serpent' review: Worlds collide in Colombia's Amazonian jungle

Beautiful, strange, disturbing, "Embrace of the Serpent" is a film with a lot on its mind.

There's a good reason that Gerard Butler is not in 'Eye in the Sky'

It’s engaging, thought-provoking stuff, something no one has said sincerely about a Gerard Butler movie since, uh …

Arts & Culture

Beth Jones suits up for 3^r^d time as kids' fave Junie B.

As any grade-schooler can tell you, Junie B. Jones speaks her mind.

'Emerging Waves' opens at Henao Contemporary Center

The Henao Contemporary Center on Friday, April 1, opens "Emerging Waves: A Proper Introduction to 8 Orlando Artists."

Valencia College presents Moliere's 'The Bourgeois Gentleman'

The playwright uses his fast-paced farce to poke fun at social climbers in the pretentious middle class and snobbish aristocracy.

Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival in DeLand

Here's my philosophy: If you learn to think of weeds as flowers, you'll always have a green thumb.

Art puts a spring in your step

Spring has sprung! There are lots of happenings this week, so get out and support our artists with your attendance —and purchases.

Your art-to-do list

There's a variety of happenings this week: museum lectures, outdoor festivals, international exhibitions and artsy fundraisers. Some are in/around Orlando, others a short drive. One must-see event is 200-plus miles away — in Miami. Even if you can't get there this week you have until May 15, so put it on your art to-do list now.