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Friday, May 6, 2016

7 spots your mom will love for Mother's Day in Orlando

Year after year, my mom has the same request for her Mother's Day gift: Peace.

Star Wars Celebration returning to Orlando in 2017

"Star Wars Day" brought a big announcement for Orlando.

Restaurants

Try dishes inspired by artists at Florida Prize exhibition preview party

Try some tasty creations inspired by Florida artists at an exhibition preview party for the 2016 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art at the Orlando Museum of Art on May 13.

Music

Accidental Music Festival plans a marathon

Accidental Music Festival will present Marathon AMF on Saturday, May 7 -- a day of avant-garde classical, jazz, electronic and cross-genre music performed by Orlando-based artists.

Kenny G makes it mellow in Orlando

Just like the inexplicable love of the French for Jerry Lewis, China is crazy for Kenny G, specifically, the song "Going Home" from 1989's "Kenny G Live."

Magnolia Park Bluegrass Festival in Apopka

Though many of our favorite American things trace their roots to other cultures, we have always been good at making them our own.

Gin Blossoms set for concerts at Epcot festival

We're down to the final three weeks of the 90-day Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.

Concerts this weekend

Check our complete list of concert events around Central Florida.

Movies

'Captain America: Civil War' review: Satisfying superheroism

Those bullet points return, to far livelier and more satisfying results, in "Captain America: Civil War," the latest Marvel Studios exercise in ensemble superheroism and the fine art of making big piles of money.

The new Han Solo will reportedly be played by Alden Ehrenreich

"Star Wars" has found its new smuggler, according to reports that actor Alden Ehrenreich will be playing young Han Solo in the spinoff "Star Wars" film.

'Sing Street' review: A smart and catchy pop song in movie form

Set in 1985 Dublin, "Sing Street" is a seriously endearing picture from John Carney, the writer-director of "Once," about which I am crazy.

Arts & Culture

UCF's downtown arts festival is worth celebrating

It's not called a festival, but in its second year UCF Celebrates the Arts showed itself to be a worthy part of Orlando's arts-festival season.

Rachel Potter: From Broadway lights to Nashville nights

Performing on Broadway would be a dream come true for any young entertainer, but for Rachel Potter it was only part of a much larger journey to become a country-music star.