Poetry Ensemble of Orlando Holds Contest

January 29, 2014 Darlyn Finch Kuhn

According to Poetry Ensemble of Orlando, all poets are invited to participate in its 2014 poetry contest. All forms and themes of original, unpublished poetry of 32 lines or fewer are welcome. Entries must be postmarked between February 1, 2014 and April 10, 2014. Entry fees are $5.00 for the first poem and $4.00 for each additional poem. There is no limit to the number of entries.

To enter this contest, mail a typed copy, photocopy, or computer printout of each poem. Attach a cover sheet with name, address, telephone number, email address, poem title, and the number of lines. The author’s name must not appear on the entry. Manuscripts cannot be returned. Make checks payable to: Robert A. Osborne. Winners will be notified by April 30, 2014.

Send submissions to: Poetry Ensemble of Orlando

c/o Bob Osborne

319 Casa Grande Court

Winter Springs, FL 32708

Cash prizes and certificates will be awarded for first, second and third prizes along with an invitation to read the winning poems at the Ensemble’s May performance.

E-mail arf603@hotmail.comfor any questions regarding this contest.

What's Happening

St. Luke’s Concert Series

January 23, 2014 Darlyn Finch Kuhn

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..

What's Happening

2014 Love Your Shorts Film Festival

January 23, 2014 Darlyn Finch Kuhn

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.

Celebrations, What's Happening

Orlando Museum of Art Celebrates 90th Anniversary!

January 23, 2014 Darlyn Finch Kuhn

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.