This is a guide to a smattering of events occurring in the Greater Orlando Central Florida area. The sections are divided into Art, Music, Theater, Food, Nature, Etc, and Plan Ahead. There is surely something for everyone. There is also a complementary list of On-Going events in the area as well & you can find those by Clicking Here! These are events that either occur on a regular basis or are special events for an extended period of time such as Art Exhibitions & the Theater.
ART & LITERATURE
ANDRE G DUBUS III
What: The author of The House of Sand and Fog reads as part of the Winter With the Writers series
When: Feb 4 – 4pm
Where: Rollins College Bush Auditorium
1000 Holt Ave
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-646-2000
ART FROM THE HEART
What: First Thursday art party focused on love
When: Feb 4 – 6 – 9pm
Where: Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N Mills Ave
Orlando
Cost: $10
Contact: 407-896-4231
ARTSFEST
What: diverse arts & cultural offerings presented by United Arts of Central Florida
When: Feb 5 - 14
Where: various locations throughout Orlando & Orange, Seminole, Lake & Ocseola counties
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-363-5816
FRESH
What: interactive and edible environment exhibit featuring performances from DRIP
When: Feb 5, 6, 11 & 12 – 8pm
13th – 6:30 & 9pm
14th – 6 & 8:30pm
Where: Cameo Theatre
1013 E. Colonial Dr
Orlando
Cost: $55 – 107.50
Contact: 517-449-3765
STRAW INTO GOLD
What: Alabama folk artist Butch Anthony premieres his “intertwangled” sculptures of found objects
When: Tues – Sat – 10am – 6pm through Feb 14
Sun – noon – 5pm
Where: Jeanine Taylor Folk Art
211 E. First St.
Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-323-2774
LOVE OF ART
What: New America Art Magazine hosts a night of wine, live painting and music
When: Feb 6 – 6 – 9pm
Where: CityArts Factory
29 S. Orange Ave
Orlando
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-648-7060
MUSIC
JAZZ ON THE EDGE
What: Festival celebrating jazz music and performers of all ages
When: Feb 5 – 7pm
6th – 6 pm
Where: Garden Theatre
160 W. Plant St
Winter Garden
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-877-4736
THEATER & MOVIES
THE BIOGRAPHER’S CRAFY ART
What: lecture by Terry Teachout, the Wall Street Journal theater critic
When: Feb 3 – 7 – 9pm
Where: Rollins College Bush Auditorium
1000 Holt Ave
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-646-2000
BLOOD SIMPLE
What: Screening of the Coen brothers' noir directorial debut
When: Feb 3 – 8pm
Where: Little Fish Huge Pond
309 E. First St
Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-920-1321
ARTSFEST COMMUNITY PRE-KICKOFF
What: Information on a variety of local arts organizations, followed by screenings of Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Clue
When: Feb 4 – 5:30pm
Where: Enzian Theater
1300 S. Orlando Ave.
Maitland
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-629-0054
BROWN BAG MATINEE
What: The museum presents the documentary America’s First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson, the first in a four-part series on American paintings
When: Feb 5 - noon
Where: Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
445 N. Park Ave
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-645-5311
iMOVE 2.0: iCANDY
What: Voci Dance presents a kinesthetic art experience blending modern dance, technology, music and fashion
When: Feb 5 & 6 – 7:30pm
Where: The Orange Studio
1121 N. Mills Ave
Orlando
Cost: $10
Contact: 407-432-1133
OUT OF THIS WORLD: EXTRAORDINARY COSTUMES FROM FILM & TELEVISION OPENING PARTY
What: A day of activities kicks off this exhibit of iconic props and costumes from classic fantastic media from the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
When: Feb 6 – 10am - 4pm
Where: Orange County Regional History Center
65 E. Central Blvd
Orlando
Cost: $12
Contact: 407-836-8500
DANCE
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
What: The Russian Ballet of Orlando performs the classic story of the girl on the run and her diminutive companions
When: Feb 5 – 7pm
Where: Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
201 Magnolia Ave
Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-321-8111
iMOVE 2.0: iCANDY
What: Voci Dance presents a kinesthetic art experience blending modern dance, technology, music and fashion
When: Feb 5 & 6 – 7:30pm
Where: The Orange Studio
1121 N. Mills Ave
Orlando
Cost: $10
Contact: 407-432-1133
FOLKLORIC DANCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
What: The International Folk Dance Ensemble, USA Dance, Azizi and the Expressions and more present two days of dance and music events with styles from around the world
When: Feb 6 – 11am - 4pm
7th – 2 – 4pm
Where: Orlando Public Library
101 E. Central Blvd
Orlando
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-835-7481
9/11 AN AMERICAN MOMENT
What: Central Florida Ballet presents original choreography honoring the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
When: Feb 7 – 2pm
Where: The Plaza Theatre
425 N. Bumby Ave
Orlando
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-228-1220
NATURE/LANDSCAPING
BIRD MIGRATION
What: Fallouts, Hot Spots & Changing Seasons presented by Paul Lehman
When: Feb 2 – 7pm
Where: Harry P. Leu Gardens
1920 N. Forest Ave.
Orlando
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-647-5233
ECO-NOMIC LIVING EXPO
What: workshops on sustainability, energy, water quality & supply with Dr. Jan. Garavaglia and Tom MacCubbin
When: Feb 6 – 8:30am - 1pm
Where: Orange County Extension Education Center
6021 S. Conway Rd
Orlando
Cost: Free – reservations required
Contact: 407-254-9200
NATURES BOUNTY
What: speakers, vendors, refreshments, plant clinic with Master Gardeners & door prizes
When: Feb 6 – 9am - 1pm
Where: Winter Park Garden Club
1300 S. Denning Dr
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-644-5770
FOOD
SANFORD PUB CRAWL
What: Monthly trail hike through the bars of downtown Sanford
When: Feb 5 – 6pm
Where: Limoncello’s Waterfront
530 N. Palmetto Ave
Sanford
Cost: $15
Contact: 407-323-1911
CHILDREN
SENSORY FRIENDLY FILMS
What: The Autism Society shows The Tooth Fairy with the lights up and sound down to be sensitive to children with sensory challenges
When: Feb 6 – 10am
Where: AMC Pleasure Island 24
Downtown Disney West Side
Lake Buena Vista
Cost: $6
Contact: 407-298-4488
POLITICALLY CORRECT BEDTIME STORIES
What: Project Imagination reads fractured fairy tales from James Finn Garner's book
When: Feb 7 – 2 – 4pm
Where: Winter Park Public Library
460 E. New England Ave
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-623-3300
FUNDRAISER
CARS FOR THE CURE
What: custom auto show to benefit the American Lung Association of Florida
When: Feb 6 – 10am - 4pm
Where: Colonial Town Park
932 Market Promenade Ave
Lake Mary
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-425-5864
ETC.
TECHNICALLY, WE’RE DRINKING
What: Monthly gathering for local artistic and tech-oriented professionals
When: Feb 3 – 6pm
Where: The Monkey Bar
26 Wall Street Plaza
Orlando
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-481-1030
CENTRAL FLORIDA NIGHTS
What: Learn to identify different constellations, planets and more in Florida's unique night sky
When: Feb 5 & 19 – 8:30pm
Where: Seminole State College Planetarium
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford
Cost: $6
Contact: 407-708-2360
NEW VA HOSPITAL AT LAKE NONA – UPDATE & PROGRESS REPORT
What: presented by Timothy W. Liezert, Director of the VA Medical Center Orlando
When: Feb 9 – 7pm
Where: American Legion Winter Park Memorial Post 112
4490 N. Goldenrod Rd
Winter Park
Cost: Free – seating is limited
Contact: 407-671-6404
PLAN AHEAD
SAVING FLORIDA’S WATER
What: with Ann Moore, retired board member of the St. John’s Water Management District
When: Feb 10 – 10am
Where: Winter Park Garden Club
1300 S. Denning Dr
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-644-5770
SPRING LAWN TUNE-UP
What: learn how to start repairing the damage to your lawn due to winter pests, insects and weeds
When: Feb 13 – 9 - 41:30am
Where: Orange County Extension Education Center
6021 S. Conway Rd
Orlando
Cost: Free – registration required
Contact: 407-254-9200
LIVE MUSIC
What: with the Beautiful Music Jazz Trio
When: Feb 12 – 5 – 8pm
Where: Morse Museum of American Art
445 N. Park Ave
Winter Park
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-645-5311
WOOD STORKS: OUR MOST ENDANGERED WADERS
What: presented by the Orange Audubon Society with Jim Rodgers head of the Avian Research subsection of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
When: Feb 18 – 7pm
Where: Harry P. Leu Gardens
1920 N. Forest Ave.
Orlando
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-637-2525
STARTING A COMMUNITY GARDEN
What: the what, when & how as well as opportunities at the Theodore L. Mead Community Gardeners Learning Centre in Winter Park
When: Feb 20 – 9 - 11am
Where: Orange County Extension Education Center
6021 S. Conway Rd
Orlando
Cost: Free – registration required
Contact: 407-254-9200
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