Festivals, Concerts, Arts & Culture.
ArtsFest, presented by United Arts, will be held Feb. 4 – 14, 2010. The festival includes 205 free events in 75 venues throughout Lake, Osceola and Seminole counties and provides a free taste of the arts. Participating organizations include: The Mad Cow Theatre, Orlando Ballet and Orlando Museum of Art. Admission to all activities is free; some require advance reservations.
artsfestfl.com
The Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College is featuring three new exhibitions in its Spring 2010 Collection, opening Jan. 23. “Wonderful and Curious”is a natural history collection expanded to include many artifacts owned by former president of the university, Hamilton Holt; “Man and the Machine”features propaganda posters from the Stalin regime; and “Out of the Shadow”features works from 19th-century American women. Gallery hours are Tues. – Fri. 10 – 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun. 12 – 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and free for college students and children.
rollins.edu/cfam/
Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College presents “Man and the Machine.” Beginning Jan. 23, 2010, the new exhibit will display a selection of rare, Stalinist-era propaganda posters along with American and British propaganda posters from World War I. Admission is $5.
rollins.edu/cfam/
Mount Dora Center for the Arts is featuring a new exhibit, “A Textured Sense of Time,” by painter Arthur Natale through Feb. 8, 2010. Gallery hours are: Monday through Friday 10 – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Admission is free.
mountdoracenterforthearts.org
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will present the sixth concert in its 2009-2010 Super Series, “Pops à la Arthur Fiedler” on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2 and 8 pm. Tickets range from $13 – $65.
orlandophil.org
The Orlando Repertory Theatre is presenting the following shows for its 2009 – 2010 season:
•”The Giver” (Jan. 29 – Feb. 28)
•”Berenstain Bears On Stage: A Bear Country Musical” (Feb. 27 – March 28)
•”Ramona Quimby” (April 17 – May 23)
orlandorep.com; 407-896-7365 x 228 (media); 407-896-7365 (public)
The Orlando Science Center presents The Festival of Chocolate weekend March 6 – 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will feature chocolate tastings, a creative workshop for kids, educational chocolate museum and more. Admission is included in Orlando Science Center ticket price, which is $17 for adults and $12 for children.
festivalofchocolate.com
Orlando Science Center presents Otronicon, a convention that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the art, technology and science that form the foundation and future of the videogame and simulation industries. The convention will be held Jan. 15 – 18, 2010. Admission is $17 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 – 11.
osc.org
Orlando Shakespeare Theater will perform “Hamlet”Jan. 27 – March 13 and “All’s Well That Ends Well”Feb. 10 – March 14. Shows run Thursdays through Sundays and ticket prices range from $14 – $38.
orlandoshakes.org
The Plaza Theatre will be featuring the following concerts in February:
•Al Di Meola – Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.; tickets range from $29 – $47.50
•The Robert Cray Band – Feb. 19 at 8 p.m.; tickets range from $32.50 – $42.50
theplazatheatre.com
The Plaza Theatre presents the following shows during the month of January:
•Foundation presents: City and Colour, Jan. 11, 2010. Tickets are $20.
•Gaelic Storm, Jan. 14, 2010. Tickets are $17 in advance, $22 day of the show.
•Zach Deputy, Jan. 15, 2010. Tickets are $10.
•Central Florida Jazz Society presents: Kid Dutch & His New Orleans Music, Jan. 17, 2010. Tickets are $15.
•Leo Kottke, Jan. 22, 2010. Tickets start at $20.
•Christopher Cross, Jan. 23, 2010. Tickets start at $22.
•The Subdues, Jan. 28, 2010. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 day of the show.
•Guy Davis, Jan. 30, 2010. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 day of the show.
theplazatheatre.com
Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater’s “It’s No Mystery!” series presents “Nunsense: A-Men!” Jan. 15 – 30, 2010. Performed by an all-male cast, the comedy show depicts the little sisters of Hoboken putting on a musical variety show fundraiser. The audience can expect tap dancing, an audience quiz and an evening of comedy. Tickets are $17.
sleuths.com
The Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities will be held in Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Fla., Jan. 23 – 31, 2010. The festival celebrates Hurston’s life, literary works and the cultural contributions of people of African ancestry. Festivities include museum exhibitions, public talks and concerts. The events are free to attend.
zorafestival.com
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