Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has announced it is planning the “Front Yard Festival,” a six-month long live entertainment event designed to reignite Central Florida’s local arts scene and bring people back together in a safe, engaging environment.
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Joe Bonamassa Announces Two Central Florida Dates in February 2020 .. @KingCenterPA @RuthEckerdHall @JBONAMASSA
Two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues-rock sensation Joe Bonamassa has announced U.S. tour dates for spring 2020, which include two Central Florida dates.
Hailed internationally as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, Bonamassa is one of today’s top live performers, winning over blues fans and making new ones.
Orlando Fringe Festival Returns To Thrill And Entertain May 14-27, 2019 #OFringe28 @orlandofringe
The 28th annual Orlando Fringe Festival returns May 14th-27th to Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village and Loch Haven Park, with a wealth of artistic endeavors, music, and more.
What is the Fringe? It is a 14-day arts festival that is founded on the concept of being 100% unjuried, uncensored, and accessible.
Downtown Orlando Music Venue Backbooth is now Soundbar
Downtown Orlando music venue Backbooth has undergone a renovation and is now known as Soundbar.
Besides the name change, the venue has received a sprucing up, including new murals by Cocoa Beach-based artist Van Eggers, and the removal of the step divider along the back wall in the main room.
Orlando Fringe Festival Returns To Amaze And Entertain May 16-29, 2017
The 26th Annual Orlando Fringe Festival returns May 16th-29th in Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village and Loch Haven Park, with a wealth of artistic endeavors, music, and more.
What is the Fringe? It is a 14-day arts festival that is founded on the concept of being 100% unjuried, uncensored, and accessible. Fringe Festivals began in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1947, and made its way to Orlando where it was started 24 years ago, in 1991.
‘The Music of Pixar Live!” to Debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Memorial Day Weekend 2017
Walt Disney World has announced Disney’s Hollywood Studios will present “The Music of Pixar Live! – A Symphony of Characters” starting May 26, 2017.
This limited-time event will showcase music from Pixar Animation Studios films, like Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, and Cars, complete with a live orchestra.
CitySurfing Orlando’s Picks for Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Orlando and Central Florida
Looking for a place to celebrate the end of 2014 and the arrival of the new year? Then check out this list of options to ring in 2015 here in Orlando.
From the theme parks to massive parties to low key celebrations to family events, here are our picks for celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Orlando area. Some are even free:
Velvet Sessions at the Hard Rock Hotel Presents Soul Asylum October 29
Every month, except November and December, the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando hosts a live concert called Velvet Sessions. It’s a 21 and over event that features classic rock and pop artists performing in an intimate club-like atmosphere.
This month, Soul Asylum will be performing on Thursday, October 29. The band formed in Minneapolis, MN, in the early 80s, but hit it big in 1992 with the album Grave Dancers Union, which had the Grammy Award-winning single, “Runaway Train.”