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Daytona Beach Offers Spring Vacation Deals and Options

- Michelle Snow

Whether you want a beach getaway or just a daytrip from everything there is to do in Orlando Daytona Beach is a great choice.

Right now many of the city’s hotels are offering great deals – as low as $79 a night for stays from now through May 20.

And in addition to the normal beach fun, there are some cool events coming up including:

  • Native American Earth Festival (April 14-15)
  • Port Orange Jazz Fest & Art Fest (April 20-22)
  • King of the Inlet Fishing Tournaments (April 21 & May 19)
  • Halifax Oyster Festival (April 28); Art of the Automobile (May 4-5)
  • Ormond Beach Art in the Park (May 5-6)
  • the Ormond Beach Celtic Music Festival (May 19-20).

To get more information or to see the deals being offered, visit www.CelebrateSunshine.com.

Vans Warped Tour Set to Hit Orlando on July 29

- Michelle Snow

It’s mid-summer, which means it’s time for the annual visit by the Vans Warped Tour.

On July 29, the 2011 edition of the traveling music fest will set up at the Central Florida Fairgrounds for a day-long outdoor event.

Playing at this year’s event in Orlando are bands like Against Me!, Gym Class Heroes, Less Than Jake, Passafire, The Devil Wears Prada, and about 40 more bands.

There’s also skateboarding exhibitions, a Nintendo gaming area, plenty of merchandise booths and more for when you need a break from the mosh pits in front of the stages.

Oh, and bring an empty water bottle, since Klean Kanteen will be sponsoring free filtered water refilling stations to keep you hydrated during the day’s heat.

General admission tickets are still available for about $45 after Ticketmaster fees, but you get a lot of entertainment for that ticket price.

If you need more info, check out the official Vans Warped Tour website.

Orlando This Weekend: April 29-May 01, 2011

- Michelle Snow

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  Here’s a round-up of concerts and other events happening in the Orlando area this weekend.

Friday, April 29:

  • |: Space Shuttle Launch

    Endeavour Shuttle Launch (weather permitting at 3:47 pm) at Kennedy Space Center – Free

  • Epcot Flower & Garden Festival featuring Paul Revere & The Raiders at Walt Disney World – Free with Park Admission
  • Mike Herrera with guests at McRaney’s Tavern – $10
  • KGB at The Garage Bar in Sanford – Free
  • La Boheme at the Bob Carr P.A.C. – $15.75-$75
  • Leading Ladies at Theatre Downtown – $20
  • Maitland with guests at The Haven in Winter Park – $5
  • Charlie Murphy at the Orlando Improv – $30
  • Orlando Cabaret Festival at Mad Cow Theater – $12-$20
  • Toad the Wet Sprocket with Graham Colton at House of Blues – $26.25
  • Tribal Seeds at The Social – $12
  • Jim Van Fleet (CD release) at The Barn in Sanford – $5
  • Xanadu: The Musical at The Pointe Performing Arts Center at Pointe Orlando – $20/$35 with dinner

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Enjoy a Night of Improv at the Winter Park Playhouse on April 25

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Improv comedy is truly an art form. No scripts to follow, quick thinking on the feet, playing off one another – it’s not an easy form of comedy (not that comedy is easy to begin with).

If you enjoy improv, then you’ll want to check out “A Night of Long Form #2” on Monday, April 25, 2011.

Produced by the Orlando Improv Festival (which runs September 25 – 27, 2011, this year), the show will feature three long form improv formats performed by two local improv groups (The Early Show and Offsides Improv), a special guest appearance by Orlando Sentinel writer Kelly Fitzpatrick, a formal question and answer period with all of the performers and beer, wine and liquor for purchase.

Tickets are $10 if you purchase online by noon on April 25 (plus a service fee) and $15 cash only at the door.

The event takes place at 8pm – no late seating so get there on time! – at the Winter Park Playhouse (711 Orange Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789).

ANOLF #2 was produced by Mark Baratelli, of The Daily City blog.

Orlando This Weekend: January 28-30, 2011

- Michelle Snow

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  Here’s a round-up of concerts and other events happening in the Orlando area this weekend.

January 28:

  • Shirley Fox Artist Reception at Little Fish Huge Pond in Sanford – Free
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lowndes Shakespeare Center – $20-$38
  • John Pinette at the Improv at Pointe Orlando – $22
  • The Queers at The Social – $12
  • Rockit Fly at Garage Bar in Sanford – Free
  • Robin Trower at House of Blues – $24  >>
  • Shipyard Emporium grand opening in Winter Park – Free
  • The Used at Hard Rock Live – $30
  • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Mad Cow Theatre – $27
  • Zora Neale Hurston Festival in Eatonville – Free

January 29:

  • Advance Auto Parts Monster Truck Jam at the Florida Citrus Bowl – $15-$30  >>
  • Chicago The Musical at Theatre Downtown – $22
  • Escape the Fate at Firestone Live – $16
  • Full Circle at Garage Bar in Sanford – Free
  • Lakeridge Winery Winter Music Series in Clermont – Free
  • Lost in the Trees at The Social – $13
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lowndes Shakespeare Center – $20-$38
  • John Pinette at the Improv at Pointe Orlando – $22
  • Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway – $35 -$85 single tickets/$45-$395 packages
  • George Strait / Reba McEntire / Lee Ann Womack  at St Pete Times Forum in Tampa – $54.35-$105.80
  • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Mad Cow Theatre – $27
  • Zora Neale Hurston Festival in Eatonville – Free

January 30:

  • Big Gigantic at The Social – $14
  • Chicago The Musical at Theatre Downtown – $22
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lowndes Shakespeare Center – $20-$38
  • Obits at Will’s Pub – $12
  • John Pinette at the Improv at Pointe Orlando – $20
  • Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway – $35 -$85 single tickets/$45-$395 packages
  • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Mad Cow Theatre – $27  >>
  • Zora Neale Hurston Festival in Eatonville – Free

Highlights of the week ahead:

  • January 31 – Yonder Mountain String Band  at The Social – $20
  • February 01-06 – Broadway Across America: West Side Story – $35.75-$67.75
  • February 01 – Hellogoodbye at The Social – $15
  • February 02 – Groundhog Day Block Party at Wall St Plaza in downtown Orlando – Free
  • February 03 – Orlando Weekly party for February 2011 edition of Drink at World of Beer in Dr. Phillips – Free
  • February 03 – Penn & Teller at Hard Rock Live – $40 Upper Balcony / $50 Main Floor / $60 First 2 Rows and Lower Balcony
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