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Friday, July 22, 2016

7 great things to do with your kids in Central Florida

It's summer. It's hot. The kids need fun. You need to entertain.

Sleep concert, extreme-sports auction will benefit Pulse victims fund

The band Sleep will bring its distinctive sound to Orlando on Tuesday, July 26, with a mind to helping the city recover from last month's massacre at Pulse nightclub.

Behind the scenes at Universal's Skull Island

In the days before the soft-opening phase of Islands of Adventure's Skull Island: Reign of Kong, visitors might have spotted executive producer Mike West out chatting with ride hopefuls.

Restaurants

In the Kitchen: Learn to crack crab legs

Before you head out to Red Lobster’s Crabfest, hone your crab cracking skills with this video.

Mandoline makes DIY chips easy

It's funny how your taste in presents changes as an adult.

Dinner Party Project brings people together

Food has the power to bring people together.

Music

Sarah-Lee Dobbs sings the British songbook in cabaret

Orlando-based actress Sarah-Lee Dobbs will give two performances of a cabaret that salutes her homeland.

Tampa will get a dollop of Dolly Parton's down-home charm

On a bookshelf in my home sits a greeting card that never fails to make me smile.

Concerts this weekend

Check our complete list of concert events around Central Florida.

Movies

'Star Trek Beyond' review: Fun reboot makes the little things count

"Things have started to feel a little … episodic," acknowledges the commander of the USS Enterprise in his famous captain's log, three long years into a five-year 23rd century gig.

'Ice Age: Collision Course' review: A watered-down franchise appears extinct

Fourteen years after the first "Ice Age" animated film was a hit, the fifth installment in the franchise, "Ice Age: Collision Course," rolls into theaters.