The Orlando Concert Series will be performing a free show on January 25th, with an open dress rehearsal on January 24th. According to St. Luke’s the program celebrates America’s musical landscape with composers and melodies which are as iconic as the Grand Canyon and the Liberty Bell. Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, Morton Gould, Leonard Bernstein and LeRoy Anderson are among the featured American composers. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and doors will open at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit St. Luke’s concert page.
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2014 Love Your Shorts Film Festival
The Love Your Shorts Film Festival will be coming to Sanford from February 14-16th. The festival features multiple screenings of short films up to thirty minutes in length.Per the Love Your Shorts Festival rules, audience members at each film block vote for their favorite film and winners are announced on the spot. The winning films from each block advance to a final block for a panel of judges to pick the overall festival winner. Winners of each block earn the festival’s award, the “Monroe,” an original piece of metal artwork named after Sanford’s Lake Monroe. Audience members will also have the opportunity to ask the filmmakers questions about their creative process. The event is $8 per film or $55 for the entire weekend. Festival “show times” are Friday- 7p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m.- 10p.m. and Sunday 1p.m.-7p.m. Visit Love Your Shorts Film Festival’s website for more information.
Orlando Museum of Art Celebrates 90th Anniversary!
To celebrate their 90th anniversary, The Orlando Museum of Art invites the Orlando community to its new exhibit and celebration event.
According to the museum, tremendous changes swept Europe between 1600 and 1800, the years in which the art in this exhibition was produced. Comprised of the major genres of painting that were popular at this time– portraits, religious paintings, landscape, scenes of everyday life, still lifes and interpretations of classical antiquity– the exhibition illustrates both the people and the objects that made the two centuries such a rich cultural age.
There will be a cash bar for beverages, complimentary soft drinks and appetizers. The event is $5 for non-members, and free for members. The event will run from 6-8 p.m. Visit The Orlando Museum of Art’s website for more information.
Winter With the Writers is Here!
Rollins College is hosting its annual Winter with the Writers! The events will take place each Thursday in the month of February and will feature multiple writers in a range of styles. All events are held on the Rollins College and are free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Suntrust Garage on Lyman Avenue. Featured writers include:
February 6-Charles Simic, master class at 4 p.m. and reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium.
February 13-Justin Cronin, master class at 4 p.m. and reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium.
February 20-Laura Van Den Berg, master class at 4 p.m. and reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium.
February 20-Alan Michael Parker, master class at 2 p.m. at Winter Park Plaza and reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium.
February 27- Madison Smartt Bell, master class at 4 p.m. and reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium
Please check Rollins website and Facebook page for more details.