Theatre UCF students will perform “And Then Came Tango” at the Orlando Repertory Theatre and UCF theatre from March 23rd through April 13th.
The play is inspired by the true story of Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins living in New York’s Central Park Zoo that form a bond, “adopt” an egg and raise the hatchling named Tango.
For more information, visit Theatre UCF’s website.
The Brevard Symphony Orchestra will perform “Carmina Burana” at the Maxwell C. King Center on Saturday, April 12th at 8 p.m.
Orff’s epic “Carmina Burana” will feature over 80 musicians and include guest vocal soloists, the Brevard Community Chorus, the BCC Concert Choir and the Brevard Children’s Chorus. Larsen’s unique piece for orchestra, Song-Dances to the Light, begins the concert and will highlight a children’s chorus, student narrators and Orff Ensemble.
For more information, visit the Maxwell C. King Center’s website.
Snap Space will host “A Certain Point of View” at 1013 E. Colonial Dr. from March 21st through April 20th. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
An illustrator and journalist working in and around Orlando, Thorspecken acts as a human camera, recording events and posting daily sketches on his digital diary. This is his way to document life in our community, one sketch at a time. On Saturday, March 29th from 1-3 p.m. Thor will sign his new book ‘Urban Sketching.’
For more information, visit Snap Orlando’s website.
Sleeping Moon Café and Austin’s Coffee in Winter Park will host a weekly event, alternating between the two venues, where tellers are encouraged to get in front of the crowd and share a story of theirs. Stories can range in time, but should be no more than 10 minutes long. The events are free and open to all who wish to attend and listen. For more information, contact Tim Rumsey. Below are a list of upcoming events:
Magic Carpet Ride
Sleeping Moon Café will host story-telling night on Thursday, March 27th at 7:30 p.m. Sign up will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the stories will start at 8 p.m. Once the limit of 10 volunteers is reached, the list will be “closed.” Tim Rumsey will host the event. The event is free and open to all, but a purchase from the café is asked.
Stories Never End
One of the events will be held at Austin’s Coffee on Thursday, April 3rd at 8 p.m. Sign up will begin at 8 p.m. and story telling will start at 8:30 p.m. Once 10 people have signed up to share their stories the list will be closed. The theme for the event is “Stories Never End,” but there is no theme that story tellers need to stick to.
