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Editorial Staff Writers Monivette Cordeiro, Xander Peters Calendar Editor Thaddeus McCollum Music Editor Matthew Moyer Digital Content Editor Colin Wolf Contributors Peg Aloi, Rob Bartlett, Jen Cray, Jason Ferguson, Liv Jonse, Holly V. Kapherr, Faiyaz Kara, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Cameron Meier, Richard Reep, Joey Roulette, Moriah Russo, Leah Sandler, Steve Schneider, Madeleine Scott, Nicolette Shurba Editorial Interns Linzie Lawton, Shayla Phillips, Gunnar Shuler Advertising Director of Sales Jeff Kruse Major Accounts Specialist Leslie Egan Senior Multimedia Account Executive Dan Winkler Multimedia Account Executives Scott Navarro, Scotty Spar Classified and Legal Rep Jerrica Schwartz Account Manager Danielle Lebron Marketing and Events Events & Marketing Director Eric Landrum Marketing and Events Manager Rachel Hoyle Events and Promotions Coordinator Kevin Ruane Marketing Interns Kelsey Stidham, Hayley Ullman

Cover design by Melissa McHenry; above photo of Jose Belen by Jen Cray

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NEWS + FEATURES

9 Your Words Readers react to blog posts and stories from the April 11 issue

9 “This Modern World”

FOOD + DRINK

MUSIC 45 Had enough

29 Mo-Chica blues

The Coathangers don’t care what you think about

A standard offering of Peruvian fare doesn’t set Mo-Chica apart

them

29 Tip Jar

Great live music rattles Orlando every night of the week

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11 ICYMI Short briefs on news you may have missed in the past week

Baldwin Park’s Meza hopes to open by the end of the month, Fashion Square’s Food Truck Bazaar to end, plus more in our weekly food roundup

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15 The 420 Issue

37 Recently Reviewed

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Our annual look at the state of weed in Central Florida

45 Picks This Week

47 This Little Underground Curtis Harding shows the future of classic soul;

Short takes on restaurants we’ve reviewed recently

OMD arrive in Orlando renewed and recalibrated

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ARTS + CULTURE

27 Live Active Cultures A pair of audio-animatronic icons give us the real

FILM

41 Someone to Lean on Lean on Pete breaks narrative rules

41 Film Listings Cinema-oriented events to go see this week

48 Selections 50 The Week 51 Down the Road Back Pages

inside scoop on what’s up at Disney

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CALENDAR

43 On Screens in Orlando Movies playing this week: Super Troopers 2, Final Portrait and more

61 Gimme Shelter 61 Savage Love 62 Classifieds

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Readers react to blog posts and stories from the April 11 issue. On April 11, we published a story about longtime fans of the Orlando Magic and their perpetual wait for the basketball team to win at something – anything will do at this point. “How much longer will fans have to wait until that abracadabra moment, when everything finally comes together?” asked OW staff writer Xander Peters. “How much longer can the Magic continue its losing ways before a mutiny between team and fans takes place?” @Robert Perez Old white men [are] invested in the team and the arena strictly for profits. So management for Orlando Magic is just in it to turn a quick buck. They aren’t passionate about the sports. They just have chump change to throw around, so they do. Been the same story since 1991. @Pedro Henrique Praying they transfer the team to Alaska. @Michael Bowman Terrible ownership/ management.

On April 12, we wrote about the abrupt firing of Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel. Vogel compiled a 54-110 record during his two-season tenure and a 25-57 finish during the 2017-2018 campaign. “We would like to thank Frank for his contributions to the Orlando Magic,” Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman said in a statement. Rapper Master P even offered to coach the beleaguered franchise. @Doug Tirschel Magic have been pathetic for a long time. Why not? @Ron Barnes Way past due for a major overhaul of this organization. @Cole Roysum My strategy would be: set a screen, set another screen, pick and roll, screen again, kick out, knockdown, verticality, block shots, box-out, rebound, and then repeat. Results would speak for themselves. Call me, Magic, I got this! @Elliott DiGuiseppi Fine. I’ll do it.

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BY MONIVETTE CORDEIRO

Teresa Jacobs jumps into another race, Florida municipalities take aim at state ban on local gun restrictions, Scott announces U.S. Senate run and other things you may have missed last week. Mayor Teresa Jacobs will run for Orange County School Board: Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs’ political career is not over yet: The term-limited mayor announced last week she’s running for Orange County School Board chair. The board rules over the fourth largest school district in Florida. Jacobs, who was elected as Orange County Mayor in 2010, is set to leave office at the end of 2018. The current School Board Chair, Bill Sublette, is not seeking re-election. Her competition in the race for school board chair includes Matthew Fitzpatrick, an assistant director at Orange Technical College; Robert Prater, a teacher at Oak Hill Elementary School; and Nancy Robbinson, a member of the Orange County School Board since 2008 who was recently endorsed by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.

Disney head teases a 2020 presidential run in ‘Vogue’:

Rick Scott announces run for U.S. Senate seat: Florida Gov.

SeaWorld could face punishment from the SEC, company discloses: SeaWorld Entertainment disclosed in filings that the

In a profile for Vogue magazine, Disney CEO Bob Iger said he had been “seriously exploring a run” for president even before the 2016 election that gave us Donald Trump. Iger said he was “horrified at the state of politics in America today,” but he ultimately decided not to enter the race because of a merger deal with Disney and 21st Century Fox. The article states, “Though a political next act is unlikely, Iger continues to stick his neck out” by publicly supporting DACA recipients and athletes who kneel to protest police brutality. Maybe Iger could “stick his neck out” for people fighting for change that are closer to home – like his workers in Orlando. Disney unions have been fighting for over a year now to get a $15 per hour living wage at the theme park. The company is reportedly withholding bonuses promised to all employees from union castmembers until they accept the company’s contract.

Rick Scott wants to swim in a bigger pond, i.e. national politics. The term-limited Republican governor announced in Orlando last week that he’s challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for his seat. The race is expected to be one of the most expensive and closely watched campaigns of the 2018 midterm election season. “We’re going to do the exact same thing we’ve done in Florida, we’re going to turn around the national economy,” Scott said. “We’re going to make sure that Washington works for us.” So, if you like the way Florida is running with its guacamole beaches, cozy embrace of gun culture and health care cuts all around, vote for Rick Scott!

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff recommends the company face a civil punishment or administrative hearings for violating federal securities law. The SEC and U.S. Department of Justice have been investigating the company for trading in SeaWorld’s securities and comments made by executives about the impact from Blackfish, a documentary about the parks’ treatment of its orca whales. SeaWorld’s executives were accused of misleading shareholders about how the anti-captivity film financially affected the theme parks.

‘Orlando Weekly’ parent company Euclid Media Group purchases ‘Creative Loafing Tampa’: Hello to our new sister paper

across the state! The award-winning Tampa Bay alternative weekly publication formerly owned by SouthComm Inc. is now the ninth property for the privately held Euclid Media Group, which is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Since 1988, Creative Loafing has provided Tampa Bay with an independent perspective, local news, arts coverage and local event listings.

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THE 420 ISSUE Did you know medical marijuana is legal in Florida? Sorry for the rhetorical question – it’s just hard to tell, you know, because despite voters overwhelmingly approving Amendment 2 in 2016, many patients are still waiting for relief. The Florida Legislature took its sweet time coming up with laws to implement medical cannabis in the state and finally turned it over to the state Department of Health. DOH said, “Hold my beer,” and has managed to move even slower than the Legislature in coming up with regulations for patients and growers. The glacial pace pissed off even the most lackadaisical lawmaker – so much so that they voted in March to withhold $1.9 million in salaries and benefits from the department until health officials get their shit together.

It’s hard to tell how effective lawmakers were in putting the fear of God into the Office of Medical Marijuana Use – as of April 6, there’s still a backlog of more than 26,000 patients waiting for their card applications to be approved, according to DOH. Across Florida, cities with panicked local officials who still believe the myth of marijuana as a “gateway drug” made access harder for patients by banning dispensaries within their borders. You won’t find them in Winter Park, Apopka or Winter Garden – but dispensaries are allowed in unincorporated areas, thanks to fearless Orange County commissioners. So, how long is it going to take to get real access to marijuana – medical and recreational, in the forms we want it and in enough locations? Well, we’re a

long way from becoming the next cannabis mecca like Colorado, but regular Floridians across the state are fighting tooth and nail to get the medicine they need. This year in our annual 420 Issue, we’ve profiled pot patients who refuse to give up – including a local U.S. Army combat veteran who’s taken the federal government to court for his right to use medical marijuana, and a Tampa cancer patient who persuaded a Florida judge to let him grow his own. And we take a look at the (possible? probable?) future by visiting blaze-happy Sin City, and attending a secret cannabis-infused luncheon somewhere in Orlando. Step aside, basic pot brownies – only classy joints allowed.

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BATTLE FATIGUE For love of country and peace of mind, U.S. Army veteran Jose Belen fights the federal government for legal medical marijuana

BY XANDER PETERS

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JOSE BELEN | PHOTO BY JEN CRAY

ose Belen is years removed from the war, but the war isn’t removed from him. Every so often, in the most mundane of moments, his mind strays back to the dust-filled, mangled hell that was Iraq in the mid-2000s. He can hear the hysterical yelling, a back and forth of English and Arabic, then the gunfire. He can feel his feet running toward a car, where the family had been. He can see the young brothers in the backseat, their arms draped around each other in a protective hug, blood seeping out of exit wounds in their backs, where the gunshots had caught them with one fatal sweep. They were gone. But she wasn’t – their little sister, next to them in her beautiful white dress. She was alive, barely. Her deep brown eyes were open. She had taken a shot to the head. Belen can remember racing toward the U.S. Army’s medical tent with the girl in his arms, the doctors pushing him away as he lay her limp body on the table. “Don’t die. Don’t die. Don’t die on me,” he recalls himself saying. But minutes later, she, too, was gone.

He thinks about how he and the other soldiers walked outside the tent. The others began to cry, but Belen told them to shut the fuck up. This was the United States Army, “not the fucking Boy Scouts.” This was war; children die in wars. They would deal with it later. Today, more than a decade removed from his 14-month deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan, he’s still dealing with it. “She was a fucking child,” he says, tears welling in the corners of his eyes behind dark sunglasses. “I always wonder what happened to her, where she is, if she’s in heaven.”

“I left the battlefield 13 and a

half years ago,” Belen says, leaning forward on a park bench and settling his elbows on the tops of his thighs. He takes a deep breath and exhales, rubbing the open palms of his hands against each other. What seemed like the best remedy during the war – to tuck the trauma away in the most secluded corners of his mind – would lead to his eventual unraveling after he rejoined the civilian world. As he says, “I started remembering.” It’s late February, but the sunshine gleaming over Veterans Memorial Park just off the Sanford Riverwalk makes it feel like summertime. He comes here to clear his mind. Out of earshot of the city’s white noise, all you can hear are birds chirping and the dull roar of an old man pressurewashing his sailboat on a distant dock. Then, of course, there’s the noise inside Belen’s head, those unforgiving rumblings that come with post-traumatic stress disorder. The condition serves as a memento of his service as a decorated field artillery soldier in the U.S. Army – a parting gift for his patriotism and bravery. Like many soldiers, he survived the battlefield only to come home a fragment of the man he was. After years of trying and failing to find the right pharmaceutical cocktail – something that would quell the relentless nightmares and keep his temper in check – Belen found an alternative treatment that works for his health, but doesn’t work in accordance with federal law: cannabis. Now, the 35-year-old finds himself toeto-toe with the United States government, fighting for the rights of his fellow brothers and sisters in arms. He’s part of a group suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Agency and DEA Director Chuck Rosenberg for the right for all to legally use medical marijuana. (His medical marijuana certification as a patient in Florida is currently being processed.) Included in that group are Belen; Marvin Washington, a former NFL player who advocates cannabis for pain; Alexis Bortel,

a 12-year-old who requires cannabis oil for her epileptic seizures; Jagger Cotte, a 7-year-old who uses cannabis oil for a severe neurodegenerative disease; and the Cannabis Cultural Association, an organization that helps communities affected by the drug war participate in the legal cannabis industry. The lawsuit, originally filed in July in the Southern District of New York, argues that the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional, as is its definition of the herb as a drug with “no accepted medical use” and “a high potential for abuse.” It claims that the federal government has “admitted repeatedly in writing and implemented national policy reflecting that cannabis does, in fact, have medical uses and can be used and tested safely under medical supervision.” While several of his fellow plaintiffs require cannabis for physical ailments, Belen’s involvement demonstrates that medical marijuana can also help those afflicted with psychological disorders. Weed, he says, helps him get through the darkest moments, such as a recent trip to the dentist’s office with his 4-year-old daughter, where he flashed back to the day he watched the little girl die in Iraq. “I fought so hard to not break down in there. But that’s why cannabis helps, because it allows you to block the pain in a way,” he says. “I use it as medicine. Cannabis was able to help me find my smile again. That 19-year-old boy who enlisted – the kid before I got into Iraq that was going to kill if I had to, the guy who was bled of all emotion – started feeling love again, happiness, smiling.”

of treatment for PTSD” – which typically focuses on different forms of cognitive-processing methods divvied up over several sessions. There’s also narrative exposure therapy (i.e., talking through your trauma) and written exposure therapy (writing through it). Though the VA claims there isn’t research to support such methods, it also recommends things like yoga, meditation and acupuncture. Then there’s cannabis. It’s difficult to determine how many vets are using pot to treat their PTSD. The VA has only studied cannabis use among patients under its care, not among the general population of veterans with PTSD. Moreover, VA doctors can’t prescribe it because of federal law. That’s despite the fact that marijuana has been legalized in some form in 29 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Twenty-eight of those states (minus Alaska) now include PTSD in their medical marijuana programs. At the federal level, the problem goes deeper. In January, Sessions rescinded an Obama-era Justice Department memo that had paved the way for states to implement their own marijuana laws without federal interference, bringing the future of legal weed into question. But that confusion wouldn’t last, as President Donald Trump spiked Sessions’ move earlier last week without consulting his attorney general. Adding to the administration’s dysfunction with marijuana policy: In a letter dated Dec. 21, former VA Secretary David Shulkin – who was dismissed by Trump on March 28 – refused a request in October from Democrats on the House Veterans Affairs Committee to study marijuana’s effects. In their request, Democrats noted the nation’s growing opioid crisis, which killed more than 42,000 Americans in 2016, and the increasing demand from veterans and major service groups, such as Veterans for Medical Cannabis and Operation EVAC (Educating Veterans About Cannabis), that want cannabis available as a treatment option. In his response, Shulkin noted that federal law “restricts VA’s ability to conduct research involving medical marijuana or to refer veterans to such projects.” Shulkin also went further, arguing that some research found links between cannabis use

MILITARY VETERANS’ RISK OF SUICIDE IS 21 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE.

According to a 2016 report from

the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which analyzed 55 million veterans’ records from 1979 to 2014, approximately 20 veterans commit suicide every day. Many of those suicides come as a result of PTSD. In all, PTSD afflicts about 9 percent of the VA’s patients, as well as 20 percent of all Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Many of these vets receive trauma-based psychotherapy – what the VA’s website calls “the most highly recommended type

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and mental illness and suicidal ideation. While there’s some evidence to back him up – particularly among heavy users – many other studies have demonstrated the plant’s medicinal value. (The VA did not respond to Orlando Weekly’s request for comment.) Vets who use cannabis are often afraid to mention it to their VA physicians out of fear they might lose their benefits. Even after the VA issued a policy in December encouraging doctors to discuss marijuana with their patients, many still remain mum on the topic, says Melissa Bryant, chief policy officer for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans of America. “That’s the challenge,” Bryant says. “It’s been held up at least by the Department of Veterans Affairs to where there is a policy where the secretary allowed veterans to speak to their VA clinician about medical marijuana, supposedly without fear of retribution, without fear of losing their benefits. But it goes into your medical health record, and that leaves veterans wary of wanting to talk about it.”

“You know what?” Belen yelled

at his partner, Danielle, one afternoon in 2012. “You’re going to come home one day and my brains are going to be splattered all over the wall! I’m going to kill myself, just so you know that!” Belen was having another episode. His recurring nightmares had managed to twist his sleep cycle off track, which left him exhausted and susceptible to mood swings: high highs followed by low lows. At this point, he knew he was hell to deal with. As much as he didn’t want to admit it, he knew he needed help. By then, Danielle’s resiliency had begun to wear down, and she slammed their bedroom door in Belen’s face. As both their argument and Belen’s temper cooled, she walked into his home office and gave him an ultimatum: Go to the VA for help, which Belen had only done once since arriving stateside in 2005, or she and her son were going to leave. “Jose, I love you. My son loves you,” she told him. “I’ll stay with you until the day that I die, but I can’t go on another day with the pressure and fear of coming home and finding you that way. That’s not fair to me. That’s not fair to my son.” Belen entered the VA’s cognitive therapy program to cope with the loss of a friend in combat, even taking the time to stand alone in a cemetery at night as directed. He sat by himself in the dark, listening to recordings of himself during his sessions. And the doctors gave him a cocktail of pills and told him it would help. It didn’t. This wasn’t the first time medication hadn’t worked as promised. At age 23, not CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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JOSE BELEN | PHOTO BY JEN CRAY

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long after arriving home, Belen went to the VA. He says the doctor put him on a combination of antidepressants and Ambien, which made him sleepwalk, so he nixed that soon after and went about his life. These pills, those pills – for about five years, the cycle continued. Belen says he battled mostly in silence and often kept a pistol within reach, just in case he ever finally had the urge to pull the trigger. “You play the game,” Belen says. “Unfortunately, it’s an invisible wound, PTSD, so you can’t stick it, you can’t perform surgery on it to heal it. All you have

are these medications, and it’s trial and error. You start feeling like a guinea pig. You start realizing that pretty much for the rest of your life this is your option, being a zombie all day, the suicidal ideation increases, all that stuff.” By 2016, the triggers and suicidal thoughts had continued to escalate. In his job as a salesman with a major insurance company, he was given a work-from-home position. But that only allowed Belen to isolate himself from the public, which was counterproductive. Belen began self-medicating by starting his day off with a few gulps of Fireball whiskey. He had to hide his drinking from

Danielle; he’d start as soon as she’d leave for work in the morning. At night, Belen remembers lying in bed beside his wife – they married in 2014 – and infant daughter, thinking to himself that he should grab the pistol he kept under the mattress: Just blow your brains out right now. Just do it. If the right elements on the right day came together, Belen says, it would have happened. He knew he had to tell Danielle, so he did. She took his gun. They went to the VA. This time, he tried to convince himself that the pills were working. But Danielle knew better. His temper continued to flare. The situation came to a head on an early orlandoweekly.com

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Sunday morning in the driveway of their home, when Danielle awoke to find her husband’s brother and a friend dragging an already-drunk Belen into their car to keep him away from the house. He was going through another episode: This time, as he gazed at his Army service uniform hanging in the garage, he had convinced himself that that day, Oct. 23, was the day he would finally kill himself. Belen started grilling steaks on the front lawn at 6 a.m. while he waited to watch the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants face off in an early-morning game in London, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 21

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whole time drinking Fireball and texting his brother that he was going to end his life. Afterward, a VA doctor told Belen that he had been given the wrong medication and it was like “throwing gasoline on a fire.” So Belen decided that enough was enough. He toned down his drinking, quit the pills cold turkey and resorted solely to weight lifting and using cannabis. Since coming home from duty, he had used marijuana intermittently, though drug tests at his work kept him from using it regularly. What no one told Belen was just how bad the physical withdrawals would be once he kicked the pharmaceuticals. He discovered that one afternoon while at the gym when he was overcome with nausea. After dragging his vomit-covered self home, he sent his daughter inside with Danielle’s son: “Take your sister and lock yourself into your room. I’m extremely sick,” Belen told him. Once inside, Belen ran into his daughter’s room and grabbed the rosary beads hanging above her crib. Down to his underwear and dry-heaving himself into exhaustion, Belen was crying and sweating bullets. He fell to the floor. He curled into a ball and tried to rock himself to sleep, squeezing the rosary beads until his knuckles were white. He prayed until he passed out on the soft living room carpet.

Nick Etten, founder and execu-

tive director of the Veterans for Cannabis Project, argues that all federal studies on medical cannabis are set up to fail because there’s only one facility in the country – at the University of Mississippi – that’s licensed for use in Food and Drug Administration-approved research. “It’s how they obstruct beneficial research,” Etten says. “There’s a lot of demand for product that can be used in FDA-approved research, but there’s no supply because there’s only the University of Mississippi and nobody wants to touch that.” Etten says that many growers and researchers believe the facility is less than subpar. In 2016, the DEA relaxed its rules enough to let other institutions apply to be cannabis-research facilities. However, none of those applications have been approved. Veterans overwhelmingly support the study of medical cannabis for treatment. According to a November study conducted by the American Legion, 92 percent of veterans and caregivers support medical research on cannabis, while 82 percent of respondents support outright legalization of medical cannabis. The survey also found that 22 percent of veteran household respondents already use cannabis to treat a medical condition. “Overall, I think this is indicative of the

times,” Bryant says. “We’re seeing more and more discussion on how medical cannabis can help those who are suffering from chronic pain and from injuries.” Traditionally, that same chronic pain might have been treated with opioids. But because of the national epidemic, some have opted to use cannabis instead. About 60 percent of all veterans returning from the Middle East suffer from some sort of chronic pain, according to VA research. Moreover, a 2014 study by the VA found that 15 percent of veterans regularly use opioids, and a 2011 study found that veterans were twice as likely to die from an opioid overdose compared to the rest of the population. In addition, a recent study by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that states that offer doctors the ability to prescribe marijuana

FEWER PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS WOULD MEAN FEWER ADDICTIONS AND FEWER OVERDOSES. have 14 percent fewer opioid prescriptions. The researchers estimate that medical cannabis dispensaries reduced the number of opioid prescriptions by 3.7 million daily doses. The takeaway: Fewer opioids means fewer opioid addictions and overdoses for both veterans and everyone else.

If not for the severity of his condition, Belen wouldn’t have used cannabis for treatment. If not for cannabis, he would have never found his way to the Southeast Cannabis Conference in Fort Lauderdale in June 2017. If not for the conference, he would never have met Montel Williams – the daytime TV host, who’s a combat vet-

eran as well – who pulled him onstage for Belen’s first large public speaking opportunity. If not for meeting Williams, he would have never been hooked up with retired NFL player Marvin Williams, who convinced Belen to join the federal lawsuit. The lawsuit, however, was dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Feb. 26, on the grounds that the plaintiffs ought to first pursue “administrative remedies,” which could take as long as nine years, and that cannabis’ medical value is something for the attorney general to consider, not a federal court. The judge took pains to note that “this decision should not be understood as a factual finding that marijuana lacks any medical use in the [U.S.].” The plaintiffs are appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Regardless of what happens, this is the beginning, rather than the end, of the Belens’ ride. Jose and Danielle both resigned from their jobs, where he had been making upward of six figures a year, and launched an organization called Mission Zero, designed to help bring national awareness to veterans who are dealing with PTSD. It hasn’t been easy. The Belens were forced to give up their home and move in with Jose’s mother. With less money in their pockets, they’ve found themselves in lines at Salvation Army for food. “When you dedicate yourself to others, there is no clear path,” Belen says. Within eight months of using cannabis as his source of treatment, Belen says the difference in his everyday life is night and day. He wants to show more veterans the difference pot can make in their lives, too. It’s become his mission. The recurring nightmares, the outbursts, the mood swings – all that goes hand-inhand with post-traumatic stress. It hasn’t gone away, he says, but he’s coping with his condition instead of feeling like the walking dead. He cried leaving Iraq and he cried leaving Afghanistan. He had assimilated to the lifestyle that comes with fighting in a war. But over the last year, he’s finally begun to assimilate to his life outside of the war, more than 13 years later. Belen feels at peace. “What do you do when you come home and you’ve prayed for war every second you’re out there, and prayed to be in a situation where you can either take the enemy’s life or he can take your life?” he asks himself. He pauses. “You see shit, you’re a part of shit, and there are demons you take home with you. It’s part of the sacrifice,” he says. “This isn’t a fucking sob story for me. You’re conditioned mentally to never break – the warrior spirit goes within you.” Belen is years removed from the war, but the war will never be removed from him. xpeters@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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GROWING CONCERN Tampa cancer patient Joe Redner won the right to grow his own pot, but he’s not stopping until everyone has access to medical marijuana BY MONIVETTE CORDEIRO

J DESERT OASIS Legal weed tourism: What happens in Vegas? Blaze in Vegas BY SETH KUBERSKY

as Vegas is often described as a debauched Disney World for adults, so if any city’s experience with legalizing marijuana could be instructive for Orlando, it would have to be Sin City. Since July 1, 2017, anyone over the age of 21 can walk into a recreational dispensary, show a state-issued photo ID, and slap down cash (no credit cards accepted) for up to an ounce of cannabis, or the edible equivalent. When you arrive in Vegas nowadays, it’s impossible to miss the billboards ballyhooing bud along the drive into town, so of course I did some journalistic investigation during my last visit. I stopped by Essence Cannabis Dispensary (essencevegas.com), which is not only partly owned by Las Vegas Sun/Las Vegas Weekly publisher Brian Greenspun, but is the only pot shop operating on the Las Vegas Strip, conveniently located between the Stratosphere and SLS; visit weedmaps.com for other options. I arrived early enough to be among the only customers. (Pro tip: Shop before noon to avoid crowds.) After a brief check-in, I was ushered from the doctor’s office-esque antechamber into the inner sanctum. Imagine if Willy Wonka ran an Apple Store, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of what Essence’s showroom looks like: pristine white walls and gleaming glass cases

filled with colorful candies, psychedelic confections, lotions, potions and vaporizing contraptions. Flower (the bud or flower of the cannabis plant) is available in dozens of sativa, indica, and hybrid varieties, all labeled by THC and CBD content, and displayed in ventilated cubes for easy sniffing. While the reefer your (grand) parents rolled on their gatefold Goodbye Yellow Brick Road covers was only 10 percent THC, the THC content in flower sold today can be as high as 30 percent. The options can be overwhelming, so it’s a good thing that each shopper is assigned a personal “budtender” to help sort out your selection. There are just a few catches. One, while prices are reasonable – $43 for a top-shelf eighth of an ounce – steep taxes bring the total up to black market rates. Two, consuming cannabis in public – including inside any casino or hotel – is still prohibited. While you’ll smell sweet combustion under every pedestrian overpass from the Luxor to Caesars Palace, you’re safer sticking to edibles and vapes if you want to wander around indulging while gaping at the flashing lights, neon, streetwalkers and tourists. And finally, another friendly piece of advice: Stay away from the blackjack tables when you’re baked. In that state of mind, you’re far better off blowing your money on Cirque tickets. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com

oe Redner is rich enough to buy the necessary marijuana plants that will keep his Stage 4 lung cancer at bay on the black market. Instead, the 77-year-old Tampa strip club owner has decided to spend his wealth suing the state of Florida to uphold the promise of Amendment 2 and get everyone full access to the entire cannabis plant. “I hear from people every single day, over and over, who can’t afford this medicine,” he says. “They can’t afford it on the black market either. They’re just dying. They want to grow their own marijuana at home. … I sued to get the government to do what they’re supposed to do.” A Tallahassee judge agreed and ruled last week that Redner could legally grow his own marijuana. The order from Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers currently only applies to Redner, who will be allowed to harvest marijuana “solely for the purpose of his emulsifying the biomass he needs for the juicing protocol recommended by his physician.” Redner, who is a vegan, needs to liquefy the raw plant and drink eight ounces of cannabis juice daily to keep his cancer in remission, as recommended by his doctor. For that, Redner needs about 40 plants in various stages of maturation, his lawyer Luke Lirot says. But the Florida Department of Health said that under state law, registered medical marijuana patients were not allowed to grow their own cannabis. State rules also prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries from selling whole plants or flowers. Lirot argues Amendment 2 provides Redner immunity from criminal and civil penalties for growing his own marijuana for medical use because it defines legal cannabis as “all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds or resin.” In her ruling, Gievers said the state Health Department was “non-compliant” with the requirements set by voters who approved Amendment 2 for expanded orlandoweekly.com

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medical marijuana use in Florida. “The Court finds that Florida’s Constitution provides Mr. Redner’s right to grow his own medical marijuana so he can follow his physician’s recommendation,” Gievers wrote in her ruling. “Until and unless the [Florida Department of Health] stops violating its Constitutional duty and adopts the mandated presumptive regulation, the evidence clearly demonstrates that Mr. Redner is entitled to follow the recommendations of his certified physician.” As of press time, the state Health Department has filed an appeal, which placed an automatic stay on Gievers’ ruling, but Lirot has filed a motion to vacate the stay in Redner’s medical interests. Lirot says his client has always been someone willing to put himself into constitutional battles, mainly for the adult entertainment industry. In Tampa, he’s known as the “father of the nude lap dance.” “The way he describes chemotherapy was absolutely painful,” Lirot says. “He’s told me, ‘Marijuana was the only relief I had. It was all I could to do make myself feel remotely human because of the agony of chemotherapy.’ He thought it was only appropriate to put effort and money and make the sacrifice of being a plaintiff to get it for other people.”

Redner says he won’t stop until all Floridians have access to medical marijuana. “There’s still people that can’t grow their own,” he says. “I’m not gonna celebrate until we get to the end.” mcordeiro@ orlandoweekly.com

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POT LUCK In which our writer gets baked at a secret cannabis-infused four-course meal BY ANONYMOUS

hen someone invites you to a free multi-course meal, a flurry of thoughts pop into your head – like “What weirdo will I have to sit next to?” or “Is this really a meal, or a sequence of tasters that I’ll have to chase with Taco Bell?” and “Is it worth putting on pants for?” I’ve attended plenty of dinner parties and culinary circle jerks in my past, where afterward I stumble out to my car like a greasy-faced Violet Beauregarde, questioning my high blood pressure-inducing life choices. This dinner was different, though; it was gonna be made with pot, it was actually a lunch, and it was super-down-low secret, y’all. I saddled up in a popular dining establishment that had closed for the day for this speakeasy-style, pot-fueled pop-up, greeted by a crowd of giggling strangers and one dude who was already blissed out in the corner. My fellow diners were uber-trendy and affiliated with the restaurant that was hosting the meal, and our chef was visible via the open-concept kitchen, hard at work preparing our meal.

“Grab some nuts, they’re covered in weed,” slurred the smokin’-hot diner to my right. He was a trainer and also my future ex-boyfriend. Arrayed on the table before us were some bowls of assorted weedy nuts, a plate of weed bread with weed-infused oil to brush on it, and an Old-Fashioned cocktail with a weed tincture in it. Edibles can affect you in delayed waves, so you should always go slow. But that’s something you forget when you’re hungry and faced with multiple courses of yummy comfort food and a room full of strangers you don’t really want to talk to. That trainer guy was so hot, I didn’t want him to think I was a pig (or even that I ate food) but, as the dishes kept coming and my face became progressively more numb, I just kept eating. And eating. But so did he, because he’s a gentleman and didn’t want me to feel like a disgusting fat human. And the food was amazing. And we were super stoned. The dishes were expertly prepared and featured fancy marijuana strains that sounded like My Little Pony characters. Our unnamed and anonymous chef gave us a little show-and-tell with the actual buds that she used in her recipes.

• Gorilla Glue, or GG4, is a potent hybrid strain that is a bit euphoric and super-relaxing. It leaves you feeling “glued” to the couch, hence the name. It was chunky and had resin-covered buds that smelled like a hippie I dated once who never wore underwear. • Blue Dream was the No. 1 seller in Colorado and Washington state in 2015, probably because of its invigorating, energizing “brain high.” • Holy Grail Kush is super-strong, with a THC level of over 20 percent, but still really mellow. It smelled like citrus and made me want to make out with the trainer in an orange grove. • Alpine Star is a sativa-dominant hybrid out of California that was a total body stone but not a sedative. It’s used to treat patients suffering from chronic pain, depression or nausea. The aforementioned nuts (not the trainer’s) were made with Blue Dream and coconut oil. The bread was accompanied by a butter made with Blue Dream, followed by a lemony Caesar salad made with Alpine Star. The main course included a family-sized dish of decadent macaroni and cheese accompanied with the biggest chunks of pork belly I’d ever seen and a side of Brussels sprouts. (The mac and cheese might have been made with GG4? Not sure, y’all – did I mention I was super high?) And for dessert we had a brown butter cake with a Holy Grail dulce de leche. We all lingered as the weed seeped into our crevices, like lunch was a giant Mary Jane tea bag and we the jar full of water in the sun on your porch. We were baked. And orlandoweekly.com

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completely full of delicious, finger-licking weed food. I pretended to drive my car home but parked it around the corner and flopped myself into a Lyft like a beached dolphin, “ee-ee-ing” at the driver to get me home fast – all the while wondering if I should have snagged that leftover macaroni and cheese when the hot trainer wasn’t looking. Editor’s note: This party was part of a series of secret pop-up private meals by a local chef that are hosted in homes, offices and restaurants, featuring different menus every time but always with that key ingredient: marijuana. feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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AL: John and I tend to avoid crossing paths while at work in the interest of Presidential secrecy. In John’s show, The Carousel of Progress, exaggerated rumors get around. I can’t risk another misunderstanding like with the cast of the Enchanted Tiki Room who, to this day, give me the bird when I greet them. What is your opinion of Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Epcot, and have you spoken to the Ellen animatronic since her show closed? DF: Meh! My good friend John always says it seems like progress but I’m not optimistic. Those dinosaurs were happy they were getting shipped out to Disneyland to be part of their Primeval World exhibit. What they didn’t tell them is that they were going to be stripped and used for spare parts! That’s a ghastly thought. Ellen is super-depressed, though. In October 2016 she was being fitted with a new head and pantsuit for a relocation to the Hall of Presidents. Unfortunately, we know that didn’t happen.

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reports about Orlando’s theme parks in the mainstream media rehashing fan-fueled internet rumors and recycling the rants of unreliable bloggers. Rather than rely on speculation from anonymous sources, I’ve gone straight to some unimpeachable insiders who are true attraction icons. Dreamfinder (Jeff Jones), formerly of Epcot’s Imagination pavilion, and Abraham Lincoln (Josh Siniscalco), from the Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents, are usually bolted down in Walt Disney World, but they’ve escaped to the Parliament House for a revival of their award-winning Fringe comedy The Animatronicans. I caught up with the pair after their play (which runs through April 21) to get the real inside scoop. Orlando Weekly: What have you been up to since the last time we saw The Animatronicans? Dreamfinder: Searching the universe for sounds, color, ideas, anything that sparks the Imagination. Also, binge-watching Stranger Things. Abe Lincoln: I participated in a local recount of election results from a recent Disney castmember-of-the-month winner. Due to the fact that the panel who decided the winner did it in haste, I suspected the Russians were involved. I was right.

A pair of audio-animatronic icons give us the real inside scoop on what’s going on at Disney

DF: It’s a disaster! I’ve had many nights just imagining a wrecking ball going right through it. Put it out of its misery, for crying out loud. (I’m mostly just pissed they dismantled my Dreamcatcher and made it a decoration in a retail store.) AL: Strange things have been happening since the Muppets moved in. Miscellaneous Presidents at the Hall have complained of loud partying happening at night above our stage. While no one can prove the Muppets are behind the noise, we suspect that the puppeteers have a hand in what is going on.

How are you and the other presidents getting along with Trump’s animatronic? AL: I can’t say any of us except for a few have been graced with even a bit of eye contact, much less conversation, with AnimaTrump, due to the fact that he’s facing the wrong way. He’s only attempted to make nice with Benjamin Franklin because he’s on the $100 bill. He has no appreciation for the $5 bill or the penny. What do you think of the seasonal food festivals that have overtaken Epcot’s World Showcase? DF: I’m resentful because I’m animatronic and will never know what a pickle margarita or Canadian cheese soup tastes like. Though I imagine they taste like overpriced disappointment. How do you cope with the crazy crowds in the parks? AL: While we all love a full audience of those who appreciate the history of our great American nation, spring break tends to bring the disinterested air-conditioning seekers to our theater. At the end of the day, however, if nobody has yelled “LOCK HIM UP,” I’m a happy robot.

With all the new changes planned for Epcot, do you think the original Do you often socialize with other spirit of Imagination still has a audio-animatronics, like Figment, or place in the park? John from Carousel of Progress? DF: Anything is possible as long as the DF: Figment and I are still friends. I had people who love Epcot have a little spark dinner with him, the Timekeeper and Chad still in their heart and mind. Imagination last week – Chad is the name of the alien will live on forever at Epcot … and so will How do you feel about the current from the Alien Encounter. Nice guy, drools REO Speedwagon. state of your attraction? a lot. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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on the bar wall. Not that we didn’t notice it when we first entered, but the pause in A standard offering of Peruvian fare doesn’t set Mo-Chica apart between courses gave us, well, enough of a pause to properly behold it. I recalled BY FAIYAZ KARA the four-day trek I took to the Lost City of the Incas 13 years ago; eating cuy in Cuzco, hile I still haven’t found a can I say? I HEART heart, and these plush bug-infested fish in the Amazon, back-alley restaurant serving rocoto beef tickers come sizzling on a cast-iron snacks in Lima. I can’t say Mo-Chica’s seafood chaufa relleno – the deceptively fiery skillet with sliced potatoes and choclo. The red pepper stuffed with, among other hearts, I have to say, weren’t as earthy and ($15.95) induced any such dreamy reverie things, eggs, cheese, potatoes, aji panca and peppery as I would’ve expected – perhaps – the mussel-topped plate had more than meat (alpaca being my protein of choice, a more potent marinade of aji panca is in its fair share of uncooked rice kernels amid shrimp, octopus and calamari. The crunchy and the choice for many an Arequipeño) – order. Picture three wee Carmen Miranda heads raw rice threw the dish off and so we there’s certainly no shortage of restaurants where one can indulge in Peru’s madly on a rectangular dish and you’ll get an idea delved deeply into a plating of lomo saltado diverse cuisine. But while Novo-Andean as to the plating of the house causa ($7.50): ($15.95). Morsels of beef tenderloin couldn’t have been more plush; the and contemporary Peruvian fare get the boiled yellow potatoes fries, crisp yet yielding; spotlight around the world, our fair city, formed into drums, then the use of soy sauce evenalas, has been left in the dark. So, for now, layered with avocado and MO-CHICA CEVICHEhanded; and the rice – the we continue to refine our ever-discerning a creamy headdress of PERUVIAN GRILL rice – fully cooked. Sure, palates on traditional Peruvian cuisine, a chicken salad and botija 5700 International Drive it was a better dish, yet cuisine we became even more familiar with olives. Curlicues of huan407-723-8416 shrugs of indifference, a caina sauce (fashioned at Mo-Chica on I-Drive. mo-chicaorlando.com less-than-excited mood, Of the six varieties of ceviche served from ají amarillo peppers) $$ seemed to prevail. here, for example, we’d gladly re-familiarize simulate a sense of gyraWe ended with a caraourselves with the bracing and balanced tion, but it’s all illusory. mixto ($14.95) time and again. Buttressed The flavors fall a bit flat and it’s probably mel-rich flan or, as the Peruvians like to call by a mound of choclo (fat Peruvian kernels not a dish I’d pencil onto my dance card it, crema volteada ($6). “Volteada” literally translates to “upside-down” and, as good of corn), an even taller mound of corvina, again. In between sips of not-particularly-stiff as the dessert was, our faces showed othcalamari and octopus crowned by a divebombing shrimp was a true study in food pisco sours ($9.95), we nibbled on addictive erwise. The “upside-down” is where they sculpture. For me, the pull of anticuchos cancha – toasted Andean chulpe corn – and seemed to be trapped. ($12.95) proved too strong to resist … what noted the sizable mural of Machu Picchu fkara@orlandoweekly.com

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OPENINGS Susuru, a retro-themed, ramen-driven izakaya by Lewis Lin of College Park’s Jade Sushi & New Asian and managing partner Kenny Ly, will open this June in the Vista Centre Shoppes on Palm Parkway in Lake Buena Vista … The Little Blue Donut Co. will open “very, very soon” in the old Scratch space on West Fairbanks Avenue. They’ll offer Kahwa coffee from Tampa Bay, too … On the heels of opening their drive-through cafe in Altamonte, Foxtail Coffee has started construction on their newest location in SoDo, is on the verge of opening a café in the Hourglass District, and will serve its coffee inside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts … Meza, the Baldwin Park Mediterranean restaurant by Nazih Sebaali, former owner of Cafe Annie, is shooting for an April 30 opening … Another Imperial at Washburn will open at 170 E. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park this summer. Meanwhile, the Imperial in Sanford will morph into an Irish pub called Sullivan’s Public House this summer … Beer and convenience store Aardvark Beverages (2610 S. Fern Creek Ave.) will soon offer a full-service menu of bar bites, sandwiches, salads and flatbreads … Taco Maker Mexican Grill has opened its second location, this one on Lake Underhill Road just east of Goldenrod … This summer Bram Fowler, former chef-owner of Journeys Restaurant in Longwood, will open The Old Jailhouse on Palmetto Avenue in Sanford, which was, in fact, an old jailhouse … Over in Lake Nona, Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar will open in the Eagle Creek Retail Center sometime next year … Look for 33 & Melt, the gourmet grilled-cheese joint, to open in Avalon Park toward the end of May. CLOSINGS After a seven-year run, the Daily City’s Mark Baratelli announced that the Fashion Square Mall edition of the Food Truck Bazaar will end because of declining attendance … Turns out Framework Craft Coffee House won’t be opening in the old Just Drive car repair shop on Mills Avenue, at least not in the foreseeable future … Tommy Bahama’s Restaurant & Bar at Pointe Orlando will shutter April 23 after more than a decade in business. NEWS If you get the munchies on 4/20 (and you will), local outfit Orlandough is offering a “Munchies Donut Box” for $17.50 featuring four brioche-raised doughnuts. Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com

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THE EDISON

The Disney offshoot of the famed downtown L.A. restaurant/nightclub dazzles with its looks, but baffles with its uninspired and pedestrian menu offerings. Slabs of overdone bacon served on a mini clothesline, heavily breaded and goopy crab cakes, dry meatloaf served with very little gravy, and a meh lamb burger present lost opportunities at creativity. Flashes of brilliance come in the form of corn dogs and fiery lamb meatballs in harissa. A Rocky Road shake served inside a big-ass beaker is kitschy fun. Disney Springs, 1570 E. Buena Vista Drive, 407-5609288; $$$$

CHEF WANG’S KITCHEN

Beijing-born chef Jian Hua Wang serves some of the best Chinese food in the city. In addition to Northern Chinese and Dongbei specialties, Wang serves Sichuan classics – don’t pass on an infernal bowl of “water boiled spicy fish filet” or the veg-friendly “spicy napa heart wok.” A plate of Japanese eggplant, peppers and potato proffers a taste of the north. Other hits: beef chow fun and sturdy pan-fried beef knishes – dumplings reminiscent of Shanghainese sheng jian bao. Closed Tuesdays. 5148 W. Colonial Drive; 407-930-3188; $$

STICKY RICE LAO STREET FOOD

Within the spectrum of flavors at the city’s sole Laotian eatery, you’ll find the familiar flavors of sweet and spicy along with flurries of funky, fermented and fishy. Popular dishes include pork tapioca dumplings, sticky chicken wings and lemongrass beef jerky; the cucumber salad and papaya salad offer a blast of umami courtesy fermented crab, crab paste and shrimp paste more suited to advanced palates. Can’t pass on the sticky rice – no Laotian meal is complete without it from beginning to end. 1915 E. Colonial Drive, 321-800-6532; $.

GARP & FUSS

Winter Park restaurant in Park Avenue’s Hidden Garden pleases with its pub grub (great wings, burgers, boiled peanuts!) as well as more sophisticated gastropub fare like delicate crab cake bites or butternut squash ravioli with brown butter and fried sage. Handhelds range from fried chicken to Chicago-style Italian beef sammies. CONTINUED ON PAGE 39

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The Key lime pie in a jar is a worthy mealcapper. Closed Mondays. 348 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-960-5560; $$$

THE GLASS KNIFE

Luxe patisserie offers a gorgeous line of cakes, cookies, doughnuts and specialty pastries to satisfy the sweetest of tooths. Coffee from Onyx Coffee Labs (with whom they have an exclusive partnership) makes a perfect pairing, be it drip, pour-over, nitro cold brew or espresso-based. Savory items are served throughout the day – the cheddar biscuit sandwich and chicken pot pie prove gratifying. There’s a sizable covered outdoor patio, and it’s dog-friendly. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 276 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 407-500-2253; $$

EL BUDA

Chef Roberto Treviño’s dishes fuse Latin and Asian flavors and the results are nothing short of remarkable, be they dumpling of pork and plantains; ropa vieja bibimbap; churrasco with ho fun noodles, or edamame frito. On most days, Treviño will improvise off-menu dishes, and if dumplings con coco or sushi-grade tuna in Sichuan-pepita sauce make an appearance, order it. Either way, don’t pass on the duck breast with misohoney potatoes. Desserts lean toward the Latin. Closed Mondays. 116 W. Church St., 407-203-8171; $$$

PETER’S KITCHEN CHINA BISTRO

From the man that brought us Tasty Wok and Ming’s Bistro comes Peter Leung’s namesake house of Hong Kong delights. Dim sum is a popular draw on weekends, but dim sum items can also be ordered daily for lunch: chicken feet, turnip cakes, custard buns or stellar eggplant stuffed with fried shrimp. Can’t-miss items: butter lobster and beef chow fun, though less adventurous palates will gravitate toward buzzy orange chicken. Open daily. 3922 E. Colonial Drive, 407-895-8174; $$

PEPPINO’S ORGANIC ITALIAN KITCHEN & PIZZERIA

This Hourglass District eatery bustles with a great energy and conviviality thanks to gregarious owner Pete Priola. Straight-up comfort classics like top-notch arancini and linguine with clam sauce pack ’em in. Sandwiches are made with ciabatta and multigrain bread from Olde Hearth; pizzas – doughy cousins to Neapolitan-style pies – are decent. Closed Sundays. 2420 Curry Ford Road, 407-203-5467; $$

KADENCE

From the trio that brought us Kappo comes Kadence, a nine-seat stunner serving superlative multicourse omakases. Ingredients are ever-changing and are flown in twice, sometimes thrice, weekly from Japan; what they do with them is why a visit here is a must for any Japanophile. Sushionly lunches go for $61-$75 and feature 12 pieces, soup and dessert. 1809 E. Winter Park Road; $$$$ n

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Anime Nite Orlando: Cowboy Bebop Screening of select episodes of the anime series to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Thursday, 7:30 pm; Bikkuri Sushi, 1915 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-894-4494; propelleranime.com. Avengers Assemble! Film Festival: Doctor Strange After arrogant surgeon Stephen Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) hands are crippled, he seeks out mystic wisdom and ends up becoming Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme. Saturday, 10 am; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300; wppl.org. Avengers Assemble! Film Festival: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is reunited with his long-lost father (Kurt Russell), only to discover that his father has a sinister ulterior motive. Sunday, 2 pm; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300; wppl.org. Avengers Assemble! Film Festival: Spider-Man: Homecoming Peter Parker (Tom Holland) tries to balance life as a teenager and a superhero in Spider-Man’s first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Monday, 6:30 pm; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300; wppl.org. The Cat Returns From Studio Ghibli comes this story about a schoolchild who saves a cat from getting hit by a truck and ends up being whisked away to the Kingdom of Cats. Sunday, 12:55 pm, Monday, 7 pm; multiple locations; $13.31; fathomevents.com.

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Though it carries a strong animal-rights message, Lean on Pete is one of the most human films you’ll see this year. That’s Lean on Pete breaks narrative rules thanks mostly to the writing and performances, which demonstrate a patient and BY C AMERON MEIE R tender realism. Plummer, who was superb ean on Pete is the hardscrabble sentially American. Set and filmed mostly as the kidnapping victim in All the Money coming-of-age odyssey of a boy and in Oregon, and based on the novel by Willy in the World, is again stellar. As always, his eponymous horse. But while Vlautin, it reeks of the West. Depicting the Buscemi brings heart to an otherwise abhorthe equine is an unremarkable brown, the emotional and geographical wanderings of rent character, and he’s balanced nicely by Charley, Haigh’s film isn’t afraid to wander a warm and intriguing turn by Sevigny movie is a horse of a different color. A deceptively simple tale of 15-year-old as well – into territory that’s both bleak and (Boys Don’t Cry, Zodiac). Also memorable despite his small Charley (Charlie Plummer), whose life unexpectedly complex part is Travis Fimmel goes from comfortable to chaotic when in its depictions of (Vikings, Maggie’s family tragedy strikes, the drama was one despair, perseverance LEAN ON PETE Plan), who imbues of the highlights of the recent Florida Film and, ultimately, surOpens Friday, April 20 Charley’s dad with a Festival. If you’ve got your cinematic blind- vival. Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando sensitivity that belies Structured more like ers on, you might label this just another Ave., Maitland his gruff, immature boy-meets-world-meets-animal story. And three movies than a enzian.org exterior. And rounding you might be forgiven for that, as the film’s single, cohesive narra$11 out the strong supportfirst third focuses on Charlie’s unlikely tive, it does lose its way ing cast is Steve Zahn friendship with a horse owner named Del occasionally. Those (Reality Bites, War (Steve Buscemi), a jockey called Bonnie detours are sometimes for the Planet of the (Chloë Sevigny) and the horse itself, which welcome and someApes), whose unforgetis ultimately bound for a Mexican slaugh- times tedious, and, table encounter with terhouse. But the rest of the film veers admittedly, one entire surprisingly off course, mostly in a good sub-story and set of characters could be Charley challenges our perception of the excised. But at its core, this is a story of a protagonist. way. “You can’t get attached to the horse,” Technically a British production because soul going it alone and searching blindly of the English writer-director-producer for answers that may never come. Fittingly, Bonnie tells Charley. But Charley does, and team of Andrew Haigh (45 Years) and those types of searches are never neat and by doing so, finds himself. Tristan Goligher, Lean on Pete is quintes- tidy. feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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Cult Classics: Pretty in Pink 1980s Brat Pack teen comedy about a working-class girl (Molly Ringwald) who dates a rich, popular boy (Andrew McCarthy). Tuesday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $8; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Fragments of Truth Christian documentary about the reliability of ancient New Testament manuscripts. Tuesday, 7 pm; multiple locations; $13.31; fathomevents.com. Global Peace Film Festival Screening of five films selected by the Global Peace Film Festival in conjunction with Mount Dora’s Earth Day celebration. Friday, 6 & 8 pm, Saturday, 11 am, 1 & 3 pm; Mount Dora Community Building, 520 Baker St., Mount Dora; free; peacefilmfest.org. Lean on Pete Film about a 15-year-old boy who develops an attachment to a racehorse bound for the slaughterhouse. Opens Friday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. A Mediocre Documentary With Tom & Dan Screening of a new documentary about the local radio and podcast superstars. Wednesday, 7:30 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $44.95; drphillipscenter.org. The Riot and the Dance A nature documentary, but with 100 percent more Creationism. Thursday, 7 pm; multiple locations; $13.31; fathomevents.com. Shakespeare Film Festival: Othello Free screening of a film version of Shakespeare’s play about an interracial marriage. Monday, 11 am; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. APRIL 18-24, 2018

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BY ST EVE SCHN EID ER THIS WEEK: Dolphins The latest feel-good documentary from Disneynature is the story of a young dolphin’s coming of age. And maybe I’d feel better about the thought that went into it if Disney could decide what gender their lead character is. I mean, the movie’s official synopsis literally calls poor Echo a girl in one sentence and a boy in the very next. (The trailer calls him a boy, but only once, and fleetingly.) Is the world ready for the story of the first trans dolphin? If so, why didn’t Luc Besson get to make it? (G) Duck Duck Goose Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya and Carl Reiner walk into a bar. Actually, they walked into a recording booth, and what came out was the audio track to Duck Duck Goose, an animated comedy about a put-upon gander who has to care for two complicated ducklings. And boy, are they a wingful! (So, “gander” – that’s a guy, right? I mean, we’re sure about this?) (PG)

the Indiegogo campaign to fund its sequel reached its $2 million goal in 26 hours. (Filmmakers Broken Lizard ended up raising $4.4 million from that campaign, because there’s no reason to turn away money you had announced to the world you didn’t actually need.) The story has our hapless heroes – or somebody’s – policing an area along the U.S./ Canada border that has fallen into dispute. Does it belong to us, or does it belong to them? And when we find out, whose government gets that extra $2.4 million? (R) ALSO PLAYING: Aardvark A therapist (Jenny Slate) enters into a perhaps-ill-advised relationship with the brother (Jon Hamm) of one of her more disturbed patients (Zachary Quinto). Sounds like an unnecessary risk to her professional livelihood. I mean, she has heard of JDate, right? There’re plenty of crazy people on there. (PG-13)

Final Portrait Stanley Tucci’s latest writerdirector project is a 1960s period piece in which painter Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush) has critic James Lord (Armie Hammer) sit for him – in a portrait session that threatens to go on forever. Come on, Armie, you remember how to clear a room. Just eat a peach! (R)

Krystal William H. Macy directed this story of an 18-year-old who falls in love with an “exhooker-stripper-junkie-alcoholic.” See, this is where the use of hyphens gets ambiguous. Is she an ex- every one of those things? Are her hooking, stripping, shooting up and boozing days all behind her? Or does she still do some of that, just part-time and as an independent contractor? (R)

Super Troopers 2 Just in time for 4/20, here’s a little reward for all the people who made 2001’s Super Troopers a cult hit. I’ve never actually met one of them, mind you – have you? – but there were enough of them that

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GREAT LIVE MUSIC RATTLES ORLANDO EVERY NIGHT GoldLink Singular and hitmaking (“Crew”) Washington, D.C., MC throws down at the Beacham. See what everyone from Rick Rubin to XXL to Pitchfork is talking about. 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at the Beacham, $20-$75

Smokepurpp South Florida MC hits the road as the headliner of the newest installment of the Monster Energy Drink Outbreak Tour (and we fully support that sponsor); a collab mixtape with Murda Beatz is due out any minute. 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at the Social, $25-$50

Roland Loud Tape Release Party

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HAD ENOUGH The Coathangers don’t care BY JEN CRAY

hen asked where the Coathangers developed their supreme confidence onstage, drummer-vocalist Stephanie Luke laughs and tells Orlando Weekly, “Girl, I do not know. … We’re just at this point in our lives where we’re like, if you like it you like it, if you don’t you don’t and you’re the one who paid to come here, so if you don’t like it then the joke’s on you.” It’s a good lesson, not just for aspiring musicians, but for the rest of us, too. “We don’t really second-guess ourselves anymore. And we’ve gotten older, too, so I don’t really give a crap what anybody thinks of me. We don’t got time for that anymore.” It’s a confidence the ladies from Atlanta have possessed since the very early days, a strength onstage that is almost political in its power. It’s what gives them the guts to stop playing mid-song to scold an overly aggressive dude in the pit, as they did when they played a fiery show at Will’s Pub last year. “The whole reason that happened,

debut. “We’re not as angry but it still works … we’re just angry about different stuff nowadays,” Luke laughs. These days that anger is getting chanwhat you think about them neled into writing their upcoming album, due out next year. “We’re dipping into a bit of a political stance about things … with that we stopped playing, was because we all this crap that’s going on now, there’s no legitimately care about the people who way that we can NOT talk about it. We’re come to the show and we don’t want any- just as mad as everyone else,” Luke says. one to get a broken nose – because that’s “We just want to make sure that anybody happened before,“ Luke recalls. “We just who’s going through anything right now kind of go with our gut and if we see some- knows that, you know, you’re not alone. thing going on that isn’t quite right then we We have to stand together in this, that’s react to it just like if we were walking on the only way to move forward … to bond together and to listen to the street, you know? We people.” just like to be as interacAll that rage will be tive as possible with our THE COATHANGERS funneled through the fans and, hopefully, we with Minus the Bear Coathangers’ unique end up friends.” 6 p.m. Friday, April 20 filter of quirkiness, So, rest assured, the The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave. with the result having Coathangers have got 407-246-1419 “a positive vibe to it, your back, but if the thebeacham.com but also kind of a weird threat of a broken nose is $29.50 Coathangers-y vibe to too much for you, there’s it. We try to remain a live album on the consistent, but get betway. The Coathangers: 2 Nights of Magic, due for a June release, ter with every record and try to keep it encapsulates all of the fun and fury of the interesting so that you guys wanna keep band’s live show and features songs dat- listening. That’s the point, right?” ing all the way back to their manic 2007 music@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Local beatmaking collective celebrate the release of a new collaborative cassette with sets from Nubes, Mondrian Loop and Gwadcip$, among others. 9 p.m. Friday, April 20, at A Gallery Space Called Home, free

Femme Hop A very welcome return for this femmecentric rap/DJ night featuring sets from DeviantArt Heaux, Cabias and Fiona. 10 p.m. Saturday, April 21, Odd Jobs, $5

African American Masterpieces: Symphonic Spirituals The Bach Festival Orchestra teams with Bethune-Cookman University Concert Chorale for a heavy program of William Grant Still, William Dawson and R. Nathaniel Dett. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Knowles Memorial Chapel, $25-$65

Two Coin Crucial new Miami noise unit plays a free show at Lou’s; their creative development has been eccentric and accelerated. 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, at Uncle Lou’s, donations encouraged

Chloë Celtic Woman founding member and now solo artist heads out on the road, promising to play CW favorites alongside new solo works. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Venue, $25

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CURTIS HARDING, THE SOCIAL, APRIL 10

Alongside rising stars like Son Little and Florida breakout Benjamin Booker, Atlanta’s Curtis Harding is one of the leading lights in the current class of bright young soul saviors. But rather than the glorious but strict revivalism of renaissance icons like Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley, who brought due prestige and profile back to soul music, Harding et al. are bringing a young man’s game to it, inching the form forward with taste, evolution and style. Not surprisingly, a common hallmark of these new soul visionaries is an alternative music background, and Harding is no exception. His own pedigreed path has been marked by associations with CeeLo Green and the Black Lips (who just played Orlando with the Black Angels earlier this week), and his work has been released on indie darling labels like Burger and Anti Records. As some of those affiliations would suggest, Harding’s take on soul can be more than a little garage-minded. Live, however, his band’s grooves were lusciously classic, though broadened by some rock kick and psych expansion. Like a great old soul record, the crack quintet were radiant from the jump. With deep guitars, a beefy rhythm section, and plush keys and sax, this is a unit built for sonorousness. But making it all smolder is Harding’s rich voice, an athletic balance of young vigor and sweet wear. The sum total is a thing of velvet and muscle. With no opening act, the early crowd started off light. But within a couple of

The voice of OMD’s Andy McCluskey is a marvel of agelessness, and he still knows how to command a crowd. My hero, this guy.

songs, this band already had people down in the pit, cheering and moving. In venue news, the Social has remodeled its main bar. It’s worthy of note not as an interior design measure but because of its size. The bar top area is now actually smaller. While the thought of a smaller bar should horrify anyone, this move doesn’t reduce any access to the good stuff. It just translates the square footage from tabletop into standing room, which will pay dividends at the next sold-out show.

OMD AND GGOOLLDD, THE BEACHAM, APRIL 12

A show by synth-pop kings Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is a lot of history loaded into one night. Although one sort of eclipses the other at this point, there are two distinct schools of thought in the OMD appreciation society: fans of their artier early days as electronic adventurists and fans of their generationdefining pop. The poles of that divide, and the very fact of its existence, are symptomatic of the trajectory of their oeuvre. Although it seemed for a while there

that their international ’80s stardom would guarantee the group’s course, the dichotomy at the core of their DNA would ultimately contribute to their unraveling in the ’90s. Debating which side of their creative-commercial duality is superior really just comes down to a matter of personal preference. Although they were good as experimentalists, they were peerlessly masterful at grand pop anthems. An uncool opinion, I know. Now, three albums into their fullblown reunion, it looks like OMD have finally found a way to thread the needle and unify their halves, striking an art-pop balance probably not seen since before their John Hughes breakout. Thankfully, their melodic flair is still in bloom in their latest material. It’s just framed with a smart, timeless Kraftwerkian purity. It’s a sleek and streamlined sound that the band captures well on stage, incorporating enough live playing to be full and present. And, my god, the voices of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys are marvels of agelessness, especially the golden croon of the former. Even the way McCluskey moves does not observe age. The way he still commands the crowd shows the spirit is alive and well in him. My hero, this guy. And here in Orlando, it was an adoring crowd for a revived and appreciative band, the perfect union. To warm it all up, Milwaukee opener GGOOLLDD gave a performance of big dance-rock energy. Their tall, commercial-quality songs were stroked with enough brio, attitude and glittery enthusiasm to hang with the Sounds. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Wednesday, April 18

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit MUSIC

Jason Isbell has traveled many miles of significance to become one of the most decorated Americana artists of his generation. The Alabama son first emerged by proving his mettle enough to sit at the songwriter’s table alongside Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley in the Drive-By Truckers, a laurel that most would gladly ride into the golden sunset. In the decade since he stepped out on his own, however, he’s not only survived but thrived in a solo career that’s garnered near-universal critical acclaim and even multiple Grammy wins. Isbell’s work is defined by frank reflection – on self, place and, lately, the times. His most recent album, 2017’s The Nashville Sound, abounds in themes of modern America’s reckoning. And with the spell of his unmistakable country soul, Isbell has managed to penetrate deeper than even his most fiery and punk contemporaries into one of the most honest, thoughtful and important voices of the new American South. Add in English folk-rock titan Richard Thompson and you’ve got an unbroken continuum of legend in one evening. – Bao Le-Huu with Richard Thompson | 8 p.m. | Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. | 844-513-2014 | drphillipscenter.org | $32.50-$60

Saturday, April 21

Orlando Book Festival LITERARY

As an upgrade from those elementary school book fairs we know and miss, Orange County Library System is hosting a book festival with just a few similarities. S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times best-selling author of Wintersong, is the opening keynote speaker at the event. There are plenty of opportunities for bookworms to geek out over well-known novelists from around the country. To conclude the event, superstar author David Baldacci delivers a closing keynote speech. You can attend writing workshops and panels throughout the day, and authors are signing books all day as well. Don’t be afraid to bring the little ones; the event offers a kids corner where children of all ages can enjoy the world of storytelling. – Shayla Phillips 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd. | 407-835-7323 | ocls.info | free

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Ever since April 22, 1970, the entire planet has come together once a year to honor the pale blue dot we all live on that hurtles through space circling a giant ball of flaming gas. For the last 13 years, Central Florida Earth Day has been participating in that celebration. This family-friendly, dog-friendly event is host to environmental speakers, food-prep demonstrations, yoga classes, environmental education and more. It’s also the perfect place to be vegan – there are exclusively vegan vendors, promoting sustainable food sources that leave a smaller footprint on the planet than that of a carnivorous diet. In a vast universe, Earth is the only place humans call home; this event is all about taking care of it. – Gunnar Shuler 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Lake Eola Park, 512 E. Washington St. | cfearthday.org | free

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Saturday, April 21

Orlando Air Guitar Championships EVENTS

That’s right – you can actually play this instrument, unlike the guitar that’s collecting dust in the corner of your bedroom. Even better, it requires a minimal amount of talent, unless you count your best moves in the mirror as a real means of showmanship. So come out and make your parents proud, and bring your best Van Halen impression at this local qualifying tournament for the national air guitar championship in New York City. Attendance is free, so pack up your roadies (your friends) and hit the wide-open road (not really), because the rock star lifestyle beckons. – Xander Peters 5 p.m. | Hourglass Brewing, 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood | 407-262-0056 | hourglassbrewing.com | free

Sunday, April 22

Mayhem on Mills MUSIC

During the WWF boom years of the early 1980s, a major factor in the wrestling fed’s crossover success was the Rock N’ Wrestling Connection, a scheme dreamt up by wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano and singer Cyndi Lauper that combined wrestling and pop music into an unholy union – and gave us a couple of good Wendi Richter and Fabulous Moolah matches. Now, several decades later, local label Total Punk Records takes up that gauntlet as only they can. The inaugural Mayhem on Mills combines wrestling matches, sleazy punk and copious amounts of alcohol in the surely not-at-all balmy confines of the parking lot outside Will’s Pub. Confirmed to play are Golden Pelicans, Woolly Bushmen, and Tampa’s Gino and the Goons. The wrestling card is a bounty of area indie talent including Beastly Brody, Effy, the T.E.C.H. Squad, Carlos Gabriel and Hunter Law. Get ready to rumble. There, we said it. – Matthew Moyer with Gino & the Goons, the Woolly Bushmen, Golden Pelicans | 3 p.m. | Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave. | willspub.org | $10

Tuesday, April 24

Pink

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Is it possible to endure creatively in the rubble of the pop music industry? Alecia Moore – better known as Pink – is a pretty compelling case that the answer is yes. A singer and performer who rose to prominence during peak-’90s MTV with “Get the Party Started,” Pink has stayed relevant through the age of Spotify and social media; her album titles have always cocked a savvy eye at the ephemeral nature of the pop world, even titling a compilation Greatest Hits … So Far. Pink is currently in the midst of an arena tour promoting new album Beautiful Trauma, a master class in confessional pop that never loses the essential fizz and crackle of good radio music. Expect to see these songs writ large with full production during a tour that is pulling no punches. – MM with Kid Cut Up | 7 p.m. | Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. | 407-440-7900 | amwaycenter.com | $162-$695

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18-TUESDAY, APRIL 24 COMPILED BY THADDEUS MCCOLLUM

MUSIC WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 The Attack, Buster Shuffle, Mickey Rickshaw 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $6-$8. Bon Jovi 7:30 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $101-$346; 800-745-3000. Carol Stein and Friends 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407-636-9951. Goldlink, Masego 7 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $20-$75; 407-648-8363. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Richard Thompson 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $32.50-$60; 844-513-2014. Scott Yoder, the Suit Swingers, Jumbo Jade & the Macho Men, the Spoon Dogs 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; donations; 407-270-9104.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 Bon Jovi Wednesday at Amway Center

Aterciopelados, Leo Aether 8 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $27.50-$30; 407-648-8363. Cortez and Koelble 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-636-9951. Damien Escobar 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $35-$85; 407-228-1220. Jucifer 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10. Just Friends: Anti Keith, Danny G, Dayo Shyne and more 10 pm; Blackstar, 42 W. Concord St.; free; 407-872-0066. Kaleigh Baker 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. Smokepurpp, Comethazine, Larry June 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $25-$50; 407-246-1419.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Amuse, the Problem Addicts, the Longest Hall, Effit, Yellow Day Union, the Transdimensionalizers 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $5; 407-270-9104. 50

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Andy Hughes, Dave Cannalte, Billy Z. 11 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; contact for price.

The Witching Hour, Nomvdic, Steal the Day, Throwing Up 6:30 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $12.

Henrietta, Woolbright, Eastern Medicine 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5-$8.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

Juanes, Mon Laferte 7:30 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $11.75-$116.45; 800-745-3000.

American Party Machine, Ginko Balboa, Faces of Many 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $10-$12; 407-704-6261.

Minus the Bear, the Coathangers 6 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $29.50; 407-648-8363.

Arabeats 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.

Modest Mouse, Mass Gothic 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; SOLD OUT; 407-351-5483.

The Bloody Jug Band 8 pm; The Veranda at Thornton Park, 111 N. Summerlin Ave.; free; 407-872-8454.

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $34.50-$199.50; 844-513-2014.

Body//Talk Homecoming 9 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; $5-$10; 407-332-9636.

Selwyn Birchwood 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.

Collective Underground: Mendoza, Santos, User 10 pm; Vinyl Arts Bar, 75 E. Colonial Drive; free.

Universal Funk Orchestra, Evan Taylor Jones, Gary Lazer Eyes, Mountain Holler, FoxForce005 10 pm; Blackstar, 42 W. Concord St.; donations; 407-872-0066.

Earthday Birthday: Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Bush, Seether, Powerman 5000 and more 11 am; Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $65; 407-295-3247.

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Big Tim Is Doing This for Free Local “Poking the Bear” podcast host and comedy scene mainstay Big Tim Murphy has set up a night of comedy for a good cause. Tickets to this showcase – featuring talent like Rauce Padgett, Heather Shaw and Miguel Colon – benefit the Osceola Fire Department Benevolent, an organization that assists firefighters battling cancer caused by job-related hazards. 8 p.m. Wednesday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $10; theimprovorlando.com

Secret Garden Local graffiti-art bigwig Halsi is the creative director for Secret Garden, a pop-up group exhibition at the Henao Center. Far from a stuffy gallery opening, Secret Garden gathers some of the most vibrant artists in town along with cutting-edge music, live muralists, food and more for a proper party. 8 p.m. Saturday; Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive; $20-$35; henaocenter.com

Big Boi May 23 at the Beacham Ministry, April 26 at Hard Rock Live

Green Velvet, May 10 at the Beacham

David Crosby, April 29 at the Plaza Live

American Aquarium, June 25 at Will’s Pub

Lebowski Fest, April 27-28 at Will’s Pub

Mike Birbiglia, May 12 at the Plaza Live

Petit Biscuit, May 30 at the Beacham

Daryl Hall & John Oates, June 26 at Amway Center

The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, April 29 at the Social

Hayley Kiyoko, May 12 at the Beacham

The Dickies, June 1 at Will’s Pub

Body//Talk Homecoming Body//Talk’s roaming disco party lands at the Geek Easy this month with a theme. Dust off your party dress and relive your high school years at this Homecoming-themed dance party. Attendees are encouraged to dress up – and maybe buy your date a corsage or something to let them know you like-like them. 9 p.m. Saturday; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; $5-$10; bodytalkparty.org

Fang The Blackstar/Odd Jobs complex keeps their string of can’t-miss Saturday nights going with a guest DJ spot from Reggie Youngblood of Jacksonville’s Black Kids. Plus, DJs DeviantArt Heaux, Cabias and Fiona pay tribute to the bad bitches of rap with their femme-hop night. 10 p.m. Saturday; Blackstar/Odd Jobs, 42 W. Concord St.; $5-$8; theblackstar.club

Alan Parsons Live Project, April 29 at the Plaza Live Lil Durk, April 29 at Gilt Nightclub Yanni, April 30 at the Dr. Phillips Center The Brian Jonestown Massacre, May 3 at the Social Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, May 8 at the Beacham Florida Music Festival, May 10-12 in Downtown Orlando

Justin Timberlake, May 14 at Amway Center August Greene, May 15 at the Dr. Phillips Center Guided by Voices, May 16 at the Social

Erasure, July 8 at the Dr. Phillips Center

Joyner Lucas, June 2 at the Beacham Peter Hook & the Light, June 3 at the Plaza Live Lucero, Frank Turner, June 10 at House of Blues

Glass Animals, July 26 at House of Blues Sales, July 26 at the Social Sam Smith, July 11 at Amway Center Rod Stewart, July 26 at Amway Center

Oh Wonder, May 16 at the Beacham

The Glitch Mob, June 10 at the Plaza Live

New Found Glory, May 17 at House of Blues

Dua Lipa, June 13 at House of Blues

Hot Water Music, May 19 at the Social

Paul Van Dyk, June 23 at Gilt Nightclub

Paul Simon, Sept. 11 at Amway Center

Big Boi, May 23 at the Beacham

Maxi Priest, June 23 at House of Blues

Fall Out Boy, Sept. 16 at Amway Center

Bomba Estéreo, Aug. 10 at the Plaza Live Shakira, Aug. 14 at Amway Center

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SUNDAY, APRIL 22

Trixie Mattel E V E N TS

Oh hoooneyyy! The chemical burn from the spiral perm, Trixie Mattel, is coming to Orlando this weekend for a night of comedy, country music and probably some welldeserved bragging after recently winning Season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. The life-sized Barbie also known as Brian Firkus (no batteries included) has a lot to flaunt – aside from releasing her new album, One Stone, last month, this legend has a new show on Viceland with Jodie Foster groupie Katya Zamolodchikova. You’re going to hate yourself if you miss it, Barbara. – Monivette Cordeiro

7 p.m. | House of Blues, 1490 E. Buena Vista Drive | 407-934-2583 | houseofblues.com/orlando | $37.25

Fang x Femme Hop: Black Kids (DJ Set) 10 pm; Blackstar, 42 W. Concord St.; free-$5; 407-872-0066.

Yellow Claw 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $30; 407-504-7699.

Gaul, Von Nacht, Ad Nauseum 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $5 suggested donation; 407-270-9104.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

The New Guard Vol. 2: Sugar Plum, Absolute Fantasy 9 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Catatonic Scripts, the Robinsons, Despite Intervention, Sticky Steve 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; contact for price; 407-270-9104.

Orlando Philharmonic: A Tribute to Ella 2 & 8 pm; Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; $23-$85; 407-246-4262.

Mayhem on Mills: Gino & the Goons, Golden Pelicans, Woolly Bushmen 3 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.

Room Full of Strangers, Danny Feedback’s Crack Rock Opera, Doktor Faux & the Right Angles 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $6-$8.

Never Log Off: Fortuneswan, Eidolon, Absolute Fantasy, Emma Lee 10 pm; Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive; $5. orlandoweekly.com

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MONDAY, APRIL 23 AMP’d: Sandy Shugart & the January Band 7:30 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $15. Bad Fixes, Raspberry Pie, Run Raquel 8 pm; 64 North, 64 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730. Halo Circus, Gary Lazer Eyes 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7-$10. Joylane, Two Coin, Mother Juno, Bacon Grease 8:30 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; donations; 407-270-9104.

TUESDAY, APRIL 24

Natural Shocks Theatre performance to benefit Everytown for Gun Safety. Friday, 7 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $20; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com.

Once Upon a Crime: A Murder Mystery Dinner Show Saturday, 7 pm; I-Drive Grand Resort & Suites, 7056 S. Kirkman Road; $35; 863420-5320; mayhemshows.com.

Nunsense A-Men! Thursday, 2 pm, Friday, 7:30 pm, Saturday, 2 & 7:30 pm; Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park; $32$42; 407-645-0145; winterparkplayhouse.org.

Something Rotten! Tuesday, 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $34.25$89.50; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org.

Nunsense Cabaret Cabaret from the current cast of Nunsense A-Men!. Wednesday 7:30 pm and Thursday 7:30 pm; Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park; $23-$28; 407645-0145; winterparkplayhouse.org.

A View From the Bridge Final week of the local production. ThursdaySaturday, 7:30 pm, Sunday, 2:30 pm; Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St.; $16-$40; 407-297-8788; madcowtheatre.com.

THEWEEK COMEDY 420 Comedy Show With Jersey and Friends Friday, 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $4.20; 407-246-1419; thesocial.org. Alan Newcombe Friday-Saturday, 8 pm; Otters on the River, 4380 Carraway Place, Sanford; $10; 407-629-2665; bonkerzcomedyproductions.com. Anthony Jeselnik Saturday, 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; SOLD OUT; 407-228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com.

6ix 9ine 7 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $25-$75; 407-504-7699. AK1200 vs. Magic Mike 9 pm; Vintage Lounge, 114 S. Orange Ave.; $12. Chloë Agnew 7:30 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $25-$50. Pink, Kid Cut Up 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $162-$695. Skinny Lister, Beans on Toast 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $15-$17. Social Club Misfits, Riley Clemmons 7:30 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $20-$40.

THEATER Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Saturday, 2 pm; Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, 812 E. Rollins St.; $14-$20; orlandoshakes.org. The Animatronicans Saturday, 8 pm; Footlight Theatre, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $15-$20; 407-493-4083; animatronicans.com. Cabaret: Laura Hodos Tuesday, 7:30 pm; Winter Park Playhouse, 711-C Orange Ave., Winter Park; $23-$28; 407-6450145; winterparkplayhouse.org. Company Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm, Sunday, 3 pm; Central Florida Community Arts, 250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd.; $15-$25; 407-937-1800 ext. 710; cfcarts.com. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Friday-Saturday, 7:30 pm, Sunday, 2:30 pm; Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Highway 17-92, DeBary; $17-$19; 386668-5553; gatewaycenterforthearts.org. Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt Saturday-Sunday, 2 & 5:30 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $15-$25; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com. orlandoweekly.com

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Big Tim Is Doing This for Free Comedy benefit for Osceola County firefighters. Wednesday, 8 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $10; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Comics for Parkland Comedy benefit for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund and March for Our Lives. Thursday, 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $8-$10; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando.com. Jeff Dunham Sunday, 3 pm; Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee; $48; 800-745-3000. Kojo Prince Friday, 8 pm, Saturday, 7:30 pm; Bonkerz – Boardwalk Bowl, 10749 E. Colonial Drive; $10; 407-629-2665; bonkerzcomedyproductions.com.

wants to know the practical steps they can take to boost their arts business and make more money from their art. Wednesday, 11:30 am; Timucua White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $10; 321-234-3985; timucua.com. Secret Garden Exhibition A pop-up gallery exhibition with art, murals, music and more. Saturday, 8 pm; Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive; $20-$35; henaocenter.com. Shawn Garrett Art by local illustrator Shawn Garrett. Opens Friday, 6 pm, through May 20; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org.

THEWEEK

Soundwalk A guided walk exploring sound. Saturday, 11 am; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; SOLD OUT; 407246-4278; mennellomuseum.com.

Central Florida Earth Day The largest and longest-running Earth Day celebration in Central Florida, with vendors, entertainment, food, educational workshops and more. Saturday, 10 am-6 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive; free; cfearthday.org.

EVENTS 4/20 Beer Releases Two new cans and three limited kegs. Friday, 4:20 pm; Red Cypress Brewery, 855 E. State Road 434, Winter Springs; free; 407-542-0341; redcypressbrewery.com. 420 Festival Barber Fund Fundraiser Benefit party with food, entertainment, comedy and more. Friday, 7 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; contact for price; 407-412-6895; thebarberfund.org.

Don’t Pitch It, Fix It Bring items that need repair and share your expertise with others. Saturday, 1-4 pm; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300; wppl.org.

Shit Sandwich Featuring Larry Fulford. Saturday, 9 pm; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-7546. Stephen Lynch Musical comedy. Friday, 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $25$39.50; 407-228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com.

DANCE The Purple Obsession Prince Party Princethemed burlesque show and dance night. Saturday, 9 pm; Bikkuri Lounge, 1919 E. Colonial Drive; $12-$15; 407-986-4718; 18thvibeproductions.weebly.com.

ART OPENINGS/EVENTS

Arts and Drafts Celebrating eight local artists and craft beer from Southern Tier. Saturday, noon; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; free; 407-934-2583; houseofblues.com. Folk and Urban Art Festival The festival highlights a market of local emerging visual artists with a line-up of live entertainment, free art workshops and demos for kids and adults. Saturday, 10 am-4 pm; Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-539-2680. In the Artist’s Studio With Derrick Adams Discussion with the NYC-based artist, moderated by WKMG’s Mark McEwen. Friday, 6-9 pm; The Mezz, 100 S. Eola Drive; $50; 407-423-9999; orlandoslice.com. Masters of Post War Realism Lecture on narrative painting since World War II, including the mainstream Realism of Wyeth and Rockwell and the dramatic New Realism of the ’60s and ’70s. Friday, 5 pm; Museum of Art DeLand – Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $25; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org. No More Starving Artists This two-hour workshop is for any independent artist who orlandoweekly.com

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Earth Day Work Day A lunchtime sustainability fair with games, giveaways, music, and tips on how to be green at work and at home. Friday, 11 am-1 pm; Orlando City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-246-2555. Generocity Orlando Benefit gala for more than 50 local nonprofits. Wednesday, 6 pm; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $30-$75; 407-514-2000; osc.org. Israel Independence Day Festival A celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary, with live musical performances, children’s activities and more. Sunday, 10 am-4 pm; Walt Disney Amphitheater, Lake Eola Park, Rosalind Avenue and Washington Street; free; 407-246-2827; orlandojcc.org. Legendary Suffering: A Night in Hell Hellraiser-themed party with movies, drinks, cosplay and a cage dancer. Saturday, 8 pm; Gods & Monsters, 5421 International Drive; free; 407-270-6273; godmonsters.com. Local Collectors Fair Visit with local collectors exhibiting their treasures and learn ways to collect and preserve your own memories, collections and memorabilia. Sunday, 2-5 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. Maitland Spring Fish Fry An all-you-can-eat fish dinner presented by the Maitland Chamber of Commerce. Thursday 5-8 pm; Maitland Civic Center, 641 S. Maitland Ave., Maitland; $25; 407-644-0741; maitlandchamber.com. Orlando Air Guitar Championships Watch competitors shred on imaginary guitars. Saturday 5:30 pm; The Hourglass Brewery, 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-719-9874. Orlando White Party Weekend A weekend of drag stars and white attire at the Parliament House. Friday-Saturday, 8 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $10-$30; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com. Record Store Day A day of special releases and events at most local independent record stores. Saturday; multiple locations; free; recordstoreday.com. Suds and Scopes: Earth Edition Join the staff of the Emil Buehler Planetarium for a night of beer, talks, trivia, display tables, and telescopes to observe the night sky. Thursday, 7-10 pm; The Hourglass Brewery, 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-719-9874. Taste of College Park Enjoy food and wine from local chefs and vendors along with music and a charity auction. Thursday, 6-9 pm; Dubsdread Country Club, 549 W. Par St.; $50$60; 407-650-0100; collegeparkrotary.org. Taste of Winter Park Enjoy unlimited samples of signature dishes, refreshing beverages

THEWEEK and decadent desserts from 40 of the area’s top chefs, bakers, caterers and confectioners. Wednesday, 5-8 pm; Winter Park Farmers Market, 200 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; $45-$100; 407-644-8281; winterpark.org. Trixie Mattel The Drag Race All Stars winner shows off an array of talents. Sunday, 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $37.25-$52.25; 407-934-2583; houseofblues.com.

LEARNING Orlando Language Exchange Learn or teach a foreign language by practicing it in a social setting. Thursday, 8-11 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook.com/ironcowcafe. TEDxValenciaCollegeLive See TED talks, plus try hands-on activities, including experiments in virtual reality, augmented reality and green screens. Friday, 4-7 pm; Valencia College Winter Park Campus, 850 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-582-6800.

LITERARY Orlando Book Festival Daylong celebration of books, including best-selling authors S. JaeJones and David Baldacci, with panels, writing workshops, book signings and more. Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info.

SPORTS Central Florida Mah Jongg Experienced American Mah Jongg players meet weekly using the National Mah Jongg 2015 card and rules. Wednesday, 12:30-4 pm; MetroWest Country Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road; free; 561-704-9302. Nations Baseball Seminole County Smackdown Baseball tournament. SaturdaySunday; Boombah Sports Complex at Seminole County, 3450 E. Lake Mary Blvd., Sanford; free; playorlandonorth.com. Orlando City SC vs. San Jose Earthquakes MLS soccer. Saturday, 7:30 pm; Orlando City Stadium, 655 W. Church St.; $26-$64; 855-675-2489; orlandocitysc.com. The Orlando Shuffle Free shuffleboard event. All ages and new players welcome. Saturday, 7-9 pm; Beardall Senior Center, 800 S. Delaney Ave.; free; 407-246-4440. Star Wars Half Marathon: The Dark Side A 13.1-mile run through Disney property with Captain Phasma leading the charge. Sunday, 5:30 am; Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; $185$330; 407-824-4321; rundisney.com. n orlandoweekly.com

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“DOWN THERE”

B Y D A N S AVA G E

This week’s highlight is staff favorite Cody!

Handsome Cody (A397052) is available for adoption at Orange County Animal Services! This 4-year-old was initially found in very poor condition, emaciated at a weight of only 33 pounds. He captured the heart of the impounding officer and she took him home for foster care for a period of two months. Cody has made leaps and bounds in terms of his health and is now weighing in at 44 pounds. Thanks to his time in foster care, we know that he thrives in a home with other pets, both dogs and cats. Cody walks well on a leash and appears to be housebroken, making him the total package! For the remainder of April, OCAS adoption fees will be reduced to $5, $10 or $15, so we invite you to “spring” on over and take advantage of our spring promotion. Fees include sterilization, a microchip and vaccinations. Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information about adopting a shelter pet, please visit ocnetpets.com.

Background: I, a 21-year-old man, enjoy receptive fisting. I’ve also had constipation problems all my life. Question: I saw my doctor recently, and he tried to link my enjoyment of anal sex to my constipation. (Granted, I didn’t tell him EVERYTHING I do down there.) My understanding was that there was no causal relationship, assuming no serious injuries occur. Is there something I don’t know? Was my doctor just trying to be helpful? Fearing Inner Sanctum Tarnished “There are many myths about anal sex, but this is the first time I’ve heard this one,” said Dr. Peter Shalit, a physician in Seattle and a member of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. It’s also the first time I’ve heard anyone associate fisting with constipation – typically when fisting is mentioned in the same sentence as constipation, FIST, it’s as a cure. But it’s a myth that fisting cures constipation, of course, along with anal sex being inherently dangerous. “Fisting is a safe activity, provided that both the top and bottom are sober at the time,” said Dr. Shalit. “It does not cause damage or constipation or any other type of bowel problem. The same applies to other anal sexual activities, including anal receptive intercourse (getting fucked) and use of toys (dildos, vibrators, etc.) for anal stimulation – again assuming this is voluntary on the part of the bottom and that both partners are not under the influence of mind-altering drugs during sexual activity.” (For safety’s sake, of course, buttfuckers should use condoms and gay and bi men get should get on PrEP.) While many people engage in anal play while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and most emerge unscathed, uninfected, and un-constipated, FIST, getting fucked up before fisting is not a butt sex best practice. A fucked-up top can quickly become an out-of-control top, and a fucked-up bottom can be numb to feelings of discomfort that mean “slow down,” “stop and add more lube” or “stop altogether.” Despite the fact that millions of people safely engage in anal play, many people believe that anal play does irreparable harm to the anus – or the soul – and that sadly includes many doctors. “There is a misconception that these activities can cause damage by stretching or tearing the tissue, when actually the anus is very elastic and much of the ‘permission to enter’ actually involves intentional relaxation of the muscles by the bottom” and not force applied by the top, Dr. Shalit affirmed. (The top applies gentle pressure, the bottom breathes, relaxes and opens up.)

“If a person suffers from constipation, that should be addressed as its own problem and not blamed on any type of anal sexual activity,” said Dr. Shalit. “In addition: For obvious reasons, it’s not fun to bottom if you’re constipated, so it would be good to have this problem evaluated and treated by a nonjudgmental healthcare provider who understands that anal penetration – by fist, penis or dildo – does not cause constipation.” Finally, FIST, your doctor was misinformed, which is not helpful. If you don’t feel comfortable telling your doctor EVERYTHING you’re doing “down there,” you can find a new doctor – one you can breathe, relax and open up to (in a different way) – under “find a provider” at GLMA.org. I’m a 35-year-old straight man, engaged to my girlfriend of eight years. While we have a good sex life, she often won’t let me finger or lick her. When she does, she enjoys it and easily climaxes while receiving oral sex. But her higher brain functions get in the way, as she has internalized our culture’s body shaming. She has likened me “sticking my nose down there” to “sticking my head in the toilet.” Whenever I sexytalk about licking her, she reacts with a mood-killing “eww.” But she says she would enjoy it if she could let me. I can’t make heads or tails of it! When we have sex, she cuts foreplay short and gets straight to penetration. Since her pussy is not yet fully aroused and wet, we use lube and I climax long before she does. She feels pleasure and moans, but she really does not value her own orgasm. But I do, and I miss seeing her climax! I wish I could help her overcome her body issues – but when I “use my words,” she feels pressured and can’t relax. I am at a loss. Please help! Loves Inhibited Carnal Killjoy You could go with a grand, romantic, and slightly demented gesture, LICK: Clean the toilet and then stick your head in it to make a point about cleanliness making all the difference – and since the vagina is a self-cleaning organ and your girlfriend showers (so her labia, clit, taint and butt are clean), you should be able to stick your nose down there. Or you could use your words – but don’t use them when you’re about to have sex, LICK. Do it at a neutral time (a time when you can’t have sex), so she doesn’t feel like you’re attempting to initiate by raising the subject. First, ask her if she enjoyed oral when she allowed you to go down on her. (Remember, the fact that she climaxed isn’t proof that she enjoyed it. Her orgasm is a physiological response; her pleasure is a combo of psychological orlandoweekly.com

responses and physiological responses.) If oral is pleasurable for her when she can allow you to go down on her, figure out what was different about those times. Had she just stepped out of the shower? Was she a little tipsy or high? Did you go down there without asking, which didn’t give her higher brain functions/inhibitions a chance to kick in? (Please note: Not asking isn’t an option for new partners or new moves.) If you can figure out what worked and why – freshly showered, mildly buzzed, no questions asked – you won’t have to stick your head in the toilet to prove a point. My boyfriend and I just got back from Berlin, and we had a great time – until the last night. There was a dark room in the basement of this gay bar, and my boyfriend wanted to check it out and I did not. We are monogamous for now – I’m open to opening things up down the road – and I didn’t see the point of going down there. I told him that drunk in a gay bar at 3 a.m. wasn’t the right time to open up our relationship, and he angrily insisted he wasn’t trying to do that. But if we’re monogamous and want to stay monogamous, why go into a dark room at all? Dude Into Monogamy If it was your boyfriend’s intent to reopen negotiations about monogamy while horny men circled you in a dark room, DIM, that wouldn’t be OK. But it is possible for monogamous couples to enter sexually charged environments like dark rooms, sex parties or swingers clubs and emerge with their monogamous commitments intact. It’s advisable, even – or at least I’ve advised monogamous couples who want to keep things hot to visit those kinds of spaces. Go in for the erotic charge, soak it up and plow that energy into each other. So next time, go down there. You might have to bat a few hands away, but once the other guys realize you two aren’t there for anyone else, they’ll turn their attentions to others who are. On the Lovecast, poly expert Cunning Minx: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net ITMFA.org

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I, Samuel O. Ihekwoaba residing at 818 Cherry Valley Way, Orlando (Orange County) FL 32828 is using this medium to inform the general public that I am no longer living with Leverne Brown at 5823 Harness Court, Columbia, MD 21044 and in the process of finalizing the divorce with the Orange County FL Circuit of Courts. I have already mailed a copy of the divorce decree to the Howard County MD Sheriff Office to serve the Respondent. Therefore, my relationship with Leverne as husband and wife has ceased to exist. In order to satisfy a contractual landlord’s lien, under the provisions of the Florida SelfService Storage Space Act, public notice is hereby given that the following described property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder for cash only. The sale will be held at the times and locations listed below: A-AAAKey Mini Storage 1001 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807 April 26th, 2018 @9:30am: Shaquita Vigliotti-Kids Toys, Bags, and Clothes Mario Rodriguez-Minifridge, Kids Bed, Wooden Table and Totes, David Wells-A/C Unit, Tools, Buckets and Bags, Colin DunlapMicrowave, Wooden Table, Chair and Boxes, Brett Mifflin -Wall Art, Speaker, Chair and Boxes, David Hernandez Lopez-Misc Boxes, Bins, Bags, Walter D. Glenn-Desk, Bookcase, Chairs and Boxes, Miralda GuerreroAir Compressor, Generator and Ladder, Ruben Alers-Christmas Tree, Computer, Boxes and Bins, Stacy Grainger-Clothes, Boxes, Bins and Luggage, Rudolfo Lopez Jr.-Ladder, Baby Stroller, Clothes and Cooler, Stacy Grainger-Mini Fridge, Lamp, Totes and Boxes, Gloria Rivera-Speaker, Bicycle, Boxes and Clothes, Tiffany M. Rodriguez-Sofa and Couch Set, Chair and Bins, Luis LiconaSpools of Carpet and Basesboard, Bucket of Tar and Tools, Clyde

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Ellington-Comforter, Table, Boxes and Bags, Judith Torres-Dishes, Picture Frame and Boxes, Clyde Ellington-Grill, Bicycle, Luggage and Boxes, Carmen Diaz-Bar Stools, Boxes, Tables and Totes, Deborah S. Graziaplena-Washer, Dryer, Refrigerator and Television, Archie Megel- Folding Chairs, Entertainment Center, Kids Toys and Boxes, Everett Chin-Bicycle, Tools, Bags and Totes, Victor Meza-Clothes, Bags and Cushion, Michael Knight-Totes and Bags A-AAAKey Mini Storage 5285 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32839-2307 April 26th, 2018 @11:30am: Paulema AugustinT.V., Queen Mattress w/Headboard, Misc. Boxes and Bags, Brittany Nicole Snipes-Playhouse, Mattress Set, End Table, Misc. Boxes, Bags and Tubs, Leonardo E. Cordova-Small Freezer, Wide Screen T.V., Lamp, Misc. Boxes and Tubs, Tonya Dockery - 5 Tires and Rims, Cynthia BrockingtonT.V. Playpen, End Table and Boxes. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 CASE NO.: DP15-441 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: D.M. DOB: 02/07/2015, E. F. DOB: 02/19/2014 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA To: Devins Morgan, Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy Shea on June 4, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of April, 2018. This summon has been issued at the request of: Nancy A. Robak, Florida Bar No.: 88796, Senior Attorney for Florida Department of Children and Family. nancy. robak@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY:/S/ DEPUTY CLERK (court seal).

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION CASE NO.B16-0023- DP IN THE INTEREST OF: A. H. DOB: 04/28/2013 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIP, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Jennifer Nelson (AKA Nikki or Nicole) 207 Stevenage Drive, Longwood, FL 32779 A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above referenced child. You are to appear before Kenneth R. Lester, Jr., Circuit Judge, on the 29th day of May, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the Seminole Juvenile Justice Center, 190 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL 32773, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. The mother/father are hereby advised, pursuant to §39.802(4)(d) and §63.082(6) (g), Florida Statutes, that a parent whose rights have not yet been terminated has the right to seek a private adoptive placement for the child, and to participate in a private adoption plan, through an adoption entity as defined in 63.032 3 , Florida Statutes. As required by §63.165, Florida Statutes, the State further gives notice of the existence and purpose of a state registry of adoption information. The purpose of the Florida Adoption Reunion Registry is to reunite persons separated by adoption where both parties seek such reunion. Persons affected by an adoption may list themselves and their contact information on the registry. Registration is completely voluntary. Additional information is available at http: adoptflorida.com Reunion-Registry.htm. Contact information for the registry is as follows: Florida Adoption Reunion Registry, Florida Department of Children and Families, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700. Pleadings shall be copied to: Marissa Maxwell, Esquire, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Children s Legal Services, 2 21 S. Orlando Drive, Ste. 150, Sanford, FL 322773 (407-328- 5656). Witness my hand and seal of this

court at Sanford, Seminole County Florida on this 6th day of April, 2018. Grant Maloy, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller BY: /s/ Deputy Clerk, Court Seal. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.:01-2015- DR-649 DIVISION: AD IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND PROPOSED ADOPTION OF: C. M. R. (M) DOB: 09/25/2003, MINOR CHILD. NOTICE OF PETITION AND HEARING TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS PENDING ADOPTION, THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO: DONRELL CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS, 43 years old, African merican, ’ ’’ tall, with lac hair, and weight un nown. ddress un nown. ou are here y notified that a petition under oath has een filed in the a ove-styled court or the termination o your parental rights to C. M. R., a male child, orn revard County, Florida on 09-25- 2003, and or su se uent adoption. ou are here y commanded to e present and personally appear or a inal Hearing on the rd mended etition or Termination o arental Rights and or ermanent Commitment or Su se uent doption e ore the Honora le Ro ert . roe , a udge o the Circuit Court, in Cham ers, Room , amily Civil ustice Center, lachua County Courthouse, East niversity venue, ainesville, Florida, 32601 on WEDNESD , the th D O E 2018 AT 9:00 A.M, or as soon therea ter that counsel may e heard. DER SECT O . , FLORIDA STATUTES, FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE AND THE PETITION WITH THE COURT AND TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTITUTES GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE COURT SHALL END ANY PARENTAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OR ASSERT REGARDING THE MINOR CHILD. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT TO REPRESENT YOU IN THIS MATTER. IF YOU WANT AN ATTORNEY BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD ONE YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COURT AND THE COURT WILL APPOINT AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT O . nder the mericans with Disa ilities ct, i you are a person with a disa ility who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled to e provided with certain assistance at no cost to you. lease contact the D Coordinator, East niversity venue, Room , ainesville, lorida at at least

days e ore your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification i the time e ore the schedule appearance is less than days i you are hearing impaired, please call . you are dea or hard o hearing and re uire an S interpreter or an assisted listening devise to participate in a proceeding, please contact Court nterpreting at interpreter circuit .org. This notice shall e pu lished once a wee or our consecutive wee s in The Orlando ee ly newspaper at Orlando, lorida. T ESS my hand as the cler o said Court and the Seal there ore, this th day o M RCH . . . ess r y, Cler o Circuit Court s Deputy Cler . O CE O ADRIANE M. ISENBERG, P.A., driane M. sen erg, Es uire, ainesville, lorida , hone , acsimile: (352) 331-4996, Florida ar o. , aisen erg isen erglaw.com, legalassistant isen erglaw.com, ttorney or ermanent uardian. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA E ED SO CASE NO.: DP09-447 IN THE INTEREST OF: J.P. DOB: 05/08/2009 MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Nery Perez-Jimenez Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced child(ren), a copy of which is attached. You are to appear on June 19, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. before the Honorable Judge Daniel P. Dawson, Judge of the Court, at Juvenile Justice Center at 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806 on for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAIL RE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD(REN) NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. Witness my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County Florida on this 10th day of April, 2018. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer Shepard, Esquire FBN: 93027, Attorney for the State of Florida, Children s

Legal Services, ennifer.shepard@myflfamilies. com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, By: /s/ Deputy Clerk, (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 03/SHEA PINE HILLS SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP16-825 In the Interest of: E.L. DOB: 04/26/2014, minor child SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: ANGELICA EMPUNO (ADDRESS UNKNOWN) WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy R. Shea, on Monday, June 04, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAIL RE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD(REN) NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 19th day of March, 2018. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 0111 6, Children s Legal Services, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman, Ste 200, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 563-2380- Telephone, Layali. Salem@myflfamilies. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA D SO Shea estgate CASE NO.: DP16-513 In the Interest of: D. A., DOB: 06/20/2010, A. G., DOB: 04/10/2015, D.J., DOB: 07/08/2011, female children. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Alberto Green, Address

Unknown, WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren), a copy of which is attached. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy R. Shea, on 8th day of May, 2018 at 9:300 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD(REN) NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement ith an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 3rd day of April, 2018. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esq., Florida Bar 0111 6, Children s Legal Services, State of Florida, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32811, (407) 563-2380, Layali.salem@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA D SO Shea estgate CASE NO.: DP17-157 In the Interest of: R. B., a female child, DOB: 03/09/2017 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Tiara Banda, Address Unknown, WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren). You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy R. Shea, on the 5th day of June, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD(REN)

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NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement ith an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 11th day of April, 2018. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esq., Florida Bar 0111 6, Children s Legal Services, State of Florida, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32811, (407) 563-2380, Layali.salem@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 CASE NO.: DP14-511 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: H.S., DOB: 07/07/2005 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA To: Liz Sanchez Garriga, Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy Shea on July 2, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of April, 2018. This summon has been issued at the request of: Brittany Nesmith, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 109542, Senior Attorney for Florida Department of Children and Family. Brittany.nesmith@myflfamilies. com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BY:/S/ DEPUTY CLERK (court seal).

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. DIVISION: 07/ DAWSON CASE NO: DP17-127 IN THE INTEREST OF: E.J. DOB:12/01/2016, MINOR CHILD SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: JAMES JACOB, Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced child. You are to appear before the onorable Daniel Da son, Circuit Judge, on Friday, June 1, 2018, at :1 a.m., at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806 for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAIL RE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 28th day of March, 2018. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 109969, Attorney for the State of Florida. PLEASE CALL THE ATTORNEY AT (407) 317-7417 IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. CLERK OF COURT, BY: /s/ DEPUTY CLERK court seal . NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned,ToolsToDo Handyman LLC, of P.O. Box 550528, Orlando, FL 32805, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the follo ing fictitious name: All Purpose Pros It is the intent of the undersigned to register “All Purpose Pros” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/9/18 NOTICE OF PUBLI LIEN SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, T S, CLOT ES, BO ES OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS USED IN THE HOME, OFFICE OR GARAGE WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALES ON APRIL 27,

2018 AT LOCATIONS & TIMES INDICATED BELOW, TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN FOR RENT & FEES DUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SALE. ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. Public Storage Property 083275602 Raleigh St. Orlando FL 32811 AT 9:30 AM: 002 - riffin, Megan” “0029 - Perry, Denise” “0045 - Washburn, Chelsea” “0049 -Canole, Beverly” “0056 Monroe, Mike” “0075 - Babington, William 008 - Crouch, Tameka “0086 - Rodriguez, wilfredo” “0091 - Joseph, Betty” “0096 - Keene, Jeffrey” “0101 - Morris, Diana” 010 - Stacy, Cheryle 011 - Jackson, Pamela 012 - Rodgers, Charles 013 - ickman, Melissa 01 0 - Mcdonald, Ronald” “0156 – James, Maquisha” 01 0 - Mc horter, Sylvester “0204 - Corral, Jasmine” “0229 Smith, Carlos” “0232 - Gonzalez, Elian” “0233 - Rushton, Richard 02 1 - Mcneil, Dexter “0260 - Plaisimond, Darline” “0262 - Tan, Jason” “0266 - Wilson, Dorian 0282 - Dennis, Francina “0284 - brantley, quentin” “0298 - Cooper, Karolyn” “0323 - Gordan, Alexander” “0336 howard, john” “0339 - Galindez, Raquel” “0352 - Lewis, Valerie” “0361 - Johnson, Danny” “0392 Blanc, Manoucheka 0 02 - Watson, LaTonya” “0407 - Pennington, Nicole 0 1 - East, errard 0 2 - Jackson, Yolanda 0 36 - Macarthur, Laquiya 0 8 Jackson, Shalida 0 61 - Moore, Schacara 0 66 - raham, Antonio” “0468 - Barber, Donald” “0471 - King, Chuntail” “0487 - davidon, syretta” “0491 - Thompson, Jacob 0 - pchurch, Sie “0505 - Williams, Baresha” “0524 Ferguson, Matilda” “0529 - Battle, Sammay” “0535 - Herbert, Alison” “0541 - Fuerst, Jennifer” “0543 Mccallum, Alisa 0 60 - Lee, Andi “0561 - Baez, Madeline” Public Storage Property 07001 - 900 S. Kirkman Rd Orlando FL 32811 AT 9:40 AM: “1101 -Brown, Gregory” “1102 - Austin, Deanna” “1208 - Mills, Diann” “1603 Hall, Kendra” “1611 - Montante, Ashley” “1612 - Dinkel, Barry” “2110 - Sears, Steven” “2118 Morse, Amy” “2120 - Hamilton, Sylvia” “2125 - Hopkins, Dasma” 2 12 - Winters, achary 2 06 - Johnson, Jerlin” “2508 - Clardy, Lisa” “2515 - Stephenson, Da shinique 2 2 - ohnson, joshua” “2528 - Olizia, Mervilis” “2608 - Kirkland, Demetrius” “3112 - Jackson, Michelle 3210 - Austin, Steven” “3310 - Ruth, Jewell” “3327 - Alteme, Merline” “3506 Sullivan, Colin” “3531 - Clement, Michael 10 - Maldonaldo, Bernadette” “4107 - Engram, Jshone” “4113 – Willy, Aaronz” “4114 - Young, Travis” “4118 - Gilbert, Ella” “4214 - Rivero, David” “4321 - Jackson, Adrienne 0 - ruise,

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robin 1 - Council, Tracey 20 - Jacobs, Sha auna 21 - Benson, Christell” “4529 - Vaz, Manuel” “4611 - Robinson, Lonell” “5103 - Alexander, Phyllis” “5106 - Hines, Josephine” “6115 - wood, brandon 113 - La rence, Sheana” “8114 - Johnson, Imoni” Public Storage Property 20136 - 3900 West Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL, 32808 AT 9:50 AM: “A019 - Wingster, Zandra” “A022 Jackson, Latorris A023 - Sesler, Jacinda M A02 - Seago o, Krystle A030 Fedrick, Sharon “B014 - Bell, Wesley” “B022 - Clore, John” “B029 - Denham, Derrick B063 - arp, Maria “C004 - Bright, Marilyn” “C031 Valens, Megan” “D006 - RomineUrbanski, Sherry” “D014 - Clark, Constance D016 - Peterson, Anthony” “D020 - Roberson, Shakerra D0 1 - Mitchell, Emory M” “D042 - Nelson, Keith” “D052 - Goodwin, Kelli” “D073 - Blanton, Chantal” “D080 - Tarlbert Jr., Climmie” “D081 - Cox, Curtina” “D101 - Hughes, Antonio” “D104 - Baskerville, Roxieanna” “D121 - Dixon, James” “D124 - Copeland, Jesse J” “D128 Robinson, Trenton” “D147 - Doby, Tashanna” “E011 - Dinkel, Barry” “E016 - Miller, Willie” “E021 - Van Rynsoever, Ted (johannes)” “F004 - Wilson, Cliff” “F009 - Harjani, Rajesh” “F014 - Alford, Corinthia” Public Storage Property 25813 - 2308 N John Young Parkway Orlando, FL, 32804 AT 10:00 AM: A008B - Searcy, Laquinta A031 - Silfin, Magalie “A040 - EMBAUGH, DONALD” “A045 - massey, gregory” “B005 Balark, Ellis” “B007B - Abraham, Jennifer” “B013 - Larsen, John” “B014 - Lattimore, Kenesha” “B044 - ferguson, rose B0 0 -Ricci, Jose” “C015 - Knight, Cornell” “C023 - Gaw, Jennifer” “C070 Abraham, Jennifer” “C074 - Milord, Masine” “C083 - Coleman, Alvin” “C091 - MAYNARD, JON” “D003 - Brewton, Mia” “D004 - Banks, Mattie D012 - Parker, Na Keitha D01 - ackery, Cheraynna “D022 - Jessie, Karen” “D031 - Deboles, Antwon” “D036 - Rowland, Beverly” “D039 - Jones, Lashameka” “D051 - Torres, Maria” “D068 - Pruitt, Madison” “D093 - Stevens, Tianta” “D148 - Boles, Andera E008 - Koonce, Mena “E020 - Pablo, Andy” “E031 Banks, Olga” “E075 - MONTANEZ, JORGE” “F005 - Whitehead, Reginald F008 - Tracey, Kenroy “F029 - Johnson Jr., Johnny” “F057 - ADAMS, SHARON” “F075 - a , Micahel F0 2 - Massaline, Stephanie” “F116 - Merine, Leon” “O038 - Smith, Onnel” “O042 -FORD, JR., HENRY” Public Storage Property 24107 - 4100 N. John Young Parkway Orlando, FL, 32804 AT 10:10 AM: “A112 - Brown, Simmie” A11 - Stevens II, Lucas A12 - Vanrynsoever, Johannes” “A131 Pollard, Shamika” “A142 - Crozier, Gabrielle” “A144 - Troutman, Joetta” “B231 - Spasenie” “B231 – Kravchuk, Andrey B233 - Perez,

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Dariana” “B235 - Lobo, Gilson” “B266 - Vazquez, Maria” “C303 - Edwards, Alea” “C304 - Chang, Tasha” “C307 - Blair, Justin” “C350 - Jimenez, Ziomara” “C353 - Morris, Samuel” “D423 - Allen, Tonya” D 31 - Walker, Kilfiness E00 Mathis, Glenn” “E040 - Singletary, Chester E0 - Jackson, Tory “E086 - Billings, Bobby” “E101 Sapp, Oliver” “F619 - Johnson, Ericka F63 - Alvarez, eisha F63 - Thompson, ictoria “F646 - Paulino, Kiara D” “F662 Morales, Ideliza” “G724 - Gabriel, JodyAnne” “H810 - Reid, Chrissy” “H815 - Diggs, Kelsey” “J903 Cashen, Kevin” “J913 - Brown, Shanita” “J914 – Dreamlife Center” “J914 – Johnson, Steve” “P006 - Bartenstein, Jeffrey” “P014 – Cleveland, reg P02 - Concepcion, Edgar Public Storage Property 08723 - 1241 S. Orlando Ave. Maitland FL, 32751 AT 10:20 AM: “0052 - Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church 00 2 Scott, Karen “0321 - Edmund, Marie” “0393 Strait III, James” “3002 - Barnett Barclay, P.A 3002 – Kelly, Darlene” “4012 - Paul, George” “6027 - Butler, William” “7013 - Reyes, Chelsie” Public Storage Property 08767 - 1842 W. Fairbanks Ave Winter Park, FL, 32789 AT 10:30 AM: “1084 - Landwer, Nathan” “2057 - Baker, Pat” “2071 - Hartley, Barbara 21 - Radcliffe, Dorothy Kim” “3019 - Smith, Christine” “3163 - Amos, Carl” “3165 - Phillips, Natasha” “3238 - Coleman, Parris 0 1 - Erickson, Ryayone” Public Storage Property 08762 - 1023 N. Mills Ave ORLANDO, FL 32803 AT 10:40 AM: “1037 - Garrison, Tim” “2005 - Peden Channell, Sandra” “2014 - Johnson, Michaele 20 - Mills, Nia “2102 - Hendy, Jason” “2112 Hudson, Nathan” “2116 - Ayubo, Christopher 301 - Lott, incent 3082 - Johnson, Michaele 30 - Christian, olly 10 - Branch, Douglas” “4118 - Peden Channell, Sandra” “4113 – Crenshaw, April” Public Storage Property 08769 - 653 Maguire Blvd. ORLANDO, FL 32803 AT 10:50 AM: “0201 -Rath, Mark” “0514 - Kinsey, Heather” “0622 - Mohamed, Nicholas 1001 - Martinez, Jairo “2023 - Milien, Magda” “2048 Cole, Pamela” “2079 - Fernandez, Charles 2088 - Ko alczyk, Rick 210 - Rosario, ictoria 2118 - Cotton, Brandon” “2155 - Rieth, Charles” “3048 - Tarasoff, Andrea” “3057 - Jones, Bobbie” “3090 Buckley, James 31 6 - Ir in, Terry.” NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE

ELD TO SATISFY OWNER S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8 am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. Uhaul Ctr Kirkman-600 S Kirkman Rd-Orlando 5/2/18 5008 Shyrl Williams 2124 Florence Jones 2120 Winton Fortune 6048 Melissa Miller 6044 Winston riffin 011 Michael Drew 5003 Shavonda Campbell 4047 Duane Truax 2008 Brenda Wright 2122 Eduardo De Areujpo 016 Taradai Pulchansingh 20060 Sabrina Collins 1060 Amy Dorf 1112 Sable Shakarian 8011 Taira Gilbert 3084 Rafael Antonio 3056 Kvon Wilson 3107 Larry Patterson 3017 Heather Perkins 4013 Cindy Charles 6002 Shardae Boone Uhaul Ctr Orange Ave-3500 S Orange Ave- Orlando 5/2/18 1062 Moses Castillo Gonzalez 1921 Christian Santiago 1503 Mckinze amman 2303 Ra n Hayes 1730 Debra Joseph 1042 Marie Alvarez 212 Michael White 1524 Corey Williams 1707 Debra Joseph Uhaul Ctr Baldwin Park- 4001 E Colonial Drive- Orlando 5/2/18 B1 3- Jacquese Woodruff B123 Neelam Nayee D231 Torrance Williams C1 6 Justin Eaddy D185 Lilyanna Martin D104 Nicoles Manzanares C1 1 Aaron Eugene C130 Roxanne Razzani B118 Timothy Bell D103 Edward Browning Uhaul Ctr Goldenrod-508 N Goldenrod Rd- Orlando 5/2/18 430 Robertson Dieudonne 1506 Centro Intl Nueva Vida Grisel Rivera Baez 1419 Jolette Dula 337 Blondie Mcgahee 0 Anthony Brimhall 2 incent Williams 36 achary Telcy Uhaul Ctr Alafaya-11815 E Colonial Drive- Orlando 5/2/18 1229 Tiffnye Castro 1126 Henry Zifferblatt 1210 Juan Vega. NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE ELD TO SATISFY OWNER S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8 am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. Uhaul Ctr Clermont-13650 Granville Ave- Clermont 5/9/18 2023 Denise Cousins 3102 Kathleen ome 21 6 Cynthia Acosta 1111 Shalonda Demonia Uhaul Ctr Ocoee-11410 W. Colonial Drive- Ocoee 5/9/18 1629 Laketta Lewis 1019 Laketta Lewis 3219 Keesien Yu 2016 Dalmane Gray 3402 Asquith Armstrong 3 Jeffrey La 1310 Michael Campolattano 3356 Trueia Fuller

1 2 Eric Mathesius 1011 Precious Carter 3 16 uido Tesone 3016 Brian or Laura Totka 1564 Sasha Weston 1025-01 Keena Ferguson 3507-09 Dale Vied Uhaul Stg Haines City-3307 Hwy 17-92 W-Haines City 5/9/18 0 21 Francis Bustamanta AA1974F Robert Benoit AA3987F Robert Benoit AA6584F Robert Benoit A00 Bobby Nicholson F0624 Marie Perry AA8876CRobert Benoit AA8212F Robert Benoiy 0 18 Martin Francis AA382 F Robert Benoit A0043 Tanya Hart Uhaul Ctr Hunters Creek-13301 S. Orange Blossom TrailOrlando 5/9/18 3088 Dale Finkner 3038 Nelson Arias 3061 William Sanchez 12 6 Bradford Ingram 3241 Gregory Manigat 1252 Noelia Colon 1213 Chanel Bash 2249 Diana Molina 3143 Magdalena arcia 31 Carrie Oliver 322 -2 Jose Muniz 1333 German Gutierrez 1504 Wale Alayoku 2142 Terry Major 3403 Jorge Ortiz Uhaul Stg Gatorland- 14651 Gatorland Dr- Orlando 5/9/18 6 3 Michael Bro n 1138 Ashley Greene 537 Elaine Catoe 578 Jose Diego 505 Kimberly Butler 950 Sonalis Clay 885 Brad Ali 731 Kimberly Butler 208 Marsha Levitt. Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at - aul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy o ner s lien for rent and fees in accordance ith Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.80 . The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on May 3, 2018 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Maitland, 7803 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; U115 Julie Fitzgerald $295.31, B22 Tree of Life Ministries $431.23, D02 Robert Leighton 10 . , B Tracy Lo er 311.23, D26 Truck TM11 N Recovery 28 .32, O123 Mark Micksha .81 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1016 Brian Blake $543.74, 1065 Derrol Dillard $634.31 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; C140 Dahlia Rawlins $625.21, B101 Ann Marie Cobbs 6 .6 , C10 Jason Koch $624.87 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran, 2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792; 1248 Timothy Westbrook $496.62, 1662 Vilma Irias $282.98, 1512 Anesha Manuel $336.36 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; D011 Beverly McCoy 61.0 , E031 Jerry Long $304.27, A08990 Selena Rosario $577.07, E064

Jook-Ting Shim $368.39, B077-78 Itza Jimenez $472.39 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773; 1302 Luis Vargas $374.84, 1574 Sabrina Wilson $524.54, 1226 Charles Armstrong $341.82, 1278 Tonya Mays $267.89, 1288 Ramon Gomez $282.89 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Rinehart, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, FL 32771; 4010 William Smith $599.11, 3097 Yuranis Nunez $349.49. Notice Of Public Sale Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www.personalministorage. com/Orlando-FL- storage-units/ for more info. Personal Mini Storage Edgewater- 6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 0709 Gerodney Antonio Barnes, All For One, 0741 Alfred Joseph Wagner, 0743 Toneca Cewyon Harris, 0753 Raymond Scott Wiant, 1135 Shavonda Latrice Beauford, 2415 John David Smith Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1059 Tamara Nichole Joiner, 1106 Rodney Lee Dorsey, 3301 Billy Williams, 4126 Joseph R Marghieri, 5052 Unita Ann Mincey, 6038 Edward Francis Gessner Jr. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Vehicles sold “as is” and for parts only. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures. com beginning 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www.personalministorage. com/ Orlando-FL-storage-units/ for more info. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE FORSYTH - 2875 FORSYTH RD.

WINTER PARK, FL 32792 - AT 10:00AM: #241-Alberto Centeno Rivera,1997 Trailer Vin# NOVIN0201134221,1999 Vessel, Vin# KAW13807L899; #246-James Robert Hooper II MICHIGAN MINI STORAGE - 200 W. MICHIGAN ST ORLANDO, FL 32806 - AT 10:30AM: #46- Tavish Williams; #78-Darrelyn Bryant; #81-Drew Greenwald; #123-Scott Zubarik; #132-Scott Zubarik; #177-Guadalupe Burgos Camacho; #186-Michael Madden PERSONAL MINI STORAGE LAKE FAIRVIEW - 4252 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TR. ORLANDO FL 32804 - AT 11:00AM: #154-Samuel, Grey; #155- Swarthout, David Roy; #819-Monegan, Lirena Renee; #859-Tucker, Collenn Martha; #996-Hall, Margaret Jean PERSONAL MINI STORAGE WEST - 4600 OLD WINTER GARDEN RD. ORLANDO FL 32811 AT 11:30AM: #83-Darla Marie Williamson; #114- Fabienne Bruno; #114-Wangue Decembre; #168- Kamala Ellison; #206-Georgie Mae Carnegie; #218- Isaac James Carnegie; #240-Corey Lamar Stephens; #246-Luiz Jose Antonio Filho; #259- Michael Andrew Edge; #322-Esquire Investment Properties, LLC; #322-Arsalan Baig; #362-Flora Mateo Gonzalez; #373-Jennifer Denise Hair; #390-Georgie Mae Carnegie; #418-Charles Stone; #424-Chaketha Denise Kaeton; #486-Shantella Hunt; #487-Newton Beckett; #508-Nettie Sherese Smith; #618-Tyrone Fields; #623-Carl Lee Woods; #631-Bredrick Antonio Golston; #639- Malik Evans. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that on Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facilities listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following locations: April 26th, 2018 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 9:30a.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 5603 Metrowest Blvd. Orlando, FL 32811 (407) 445-0867 #07011Carolyn Rozier- household goods #03018- Johnny Valcourt- lawn eqpt, tires etc #06049-Donald Rajkumar- bins #02265- Michele Greene-household furniture, items etc #08015 Gloria Phillips- one bedroom, hutch 50 #03011-Michael Bell household items, etc 2006 SUZI GSX R1000K6 model #- JS1GT76A862106864 VIN#,(owner Michael Alexander Bell, lien holder Synchrony Bank) #01001- Ludwin Esquea- household furniture, items, etc #02025Fantazia Fuentes household personal items etc #09115 Lois Hill boxes, bins #01048-Lakeithia Rozier- living room set, table, clothes #02166 Vanidia Perez mattresses, couch, love set,

boxes #06075 Auriaunna Pate 2 mattresses, headboards, sofa, love seat #02089- Mark Rogers household, boxes #02001-Terry Bedem household goods #08019 Princess Delices 2 bedroom apt furnishing, boxes #02213 Tiago De Souza Bikelis furniture, from apt (mattresses small dresser, chairs) 11:00a.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 5592 L. B. McLeod Rd. Orlando, Fl. 32811 (407) 445-2709 #451 #887 Asha Jiawan - Household Goods, #881 Ten 55 Productions Inc. - Household Goods,#851 Ten 55 Productions Inc. – Household Goods, #656 Katina Young – Vehicle, #375 Dandrea Ikner – Couch, TV wall units, bunkbeds, dressers, Washer/Dryer,#780 Ten 55 Productions Inc. – Furniture, electronics,#827 Alvaro LazaroHousehold Goods,#734 Nikita Hosley – Clothes,#842 Tamela Mayfield - ousehold oods. 12:30p.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located 4601 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL. 32839 (407)630-9395 0G009,Lubener Octelus_ Doors, printer, fax, power- 0C025, Deborah Croker_Table, refrigerator, water heater, printer, toys, wheelchair- 0I026, Osvaldo Velasco Doctor table, boxes, file cabinets0B003, Daniel Hill_bed, computer, books, boxes, totes, cd- 0G030, magalita frere. Bags, boxes, cloths, personal, papers-0D025, Mariette Toussaint. _Pool chair, totes 0C013, Aryantee FORT. _furniture and personal items-P003, LESTER WILLIAMS_F 150- 0I048, LESTER WILLIAMS_trailer 1:30p.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL. 32839 (407)839-5518 #2005 Alejandra Lopez De Victoria – furniture, House hold goods, #3088 Rita Wooden- furniture, boxes, #3019 LaVisha Culbrethhousehold goods,#4058 Janelle Johnson- household items, bed, clothes. #4018 Jonathan Godbeepiece sectional, bed, 2 dresser. #3071 Juliet Vega -couch, twin mattress, full mattress, bunk bed frame, boxes. 3:00p.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 1420 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 312-8736 #156 David S. Glicken Funiture, #470 Marka McCoy China Cabinets, Chairs, Tables #806 James Bissett Household Goods #837 Marlie Duchatelier Sectional Sofa ,Queen Bed, Boxes #438 Adam Dyer Clothes. 4:30p.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 1001 Lee Rd. Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 539-0527 #4025 Eileen Martinezfurniture, boxes, totes,household goods, and toys, #4078 Alex Barclay-3 couches, full bed, 2 T s. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes pos-

session of the personal property. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that on Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facilities listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following locations: April 27th, 2018 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 9:30a.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2631 E Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 408-7437: #3071-David Krivan II. Parts, household goods, file cabinet. 22 2 Dunston Denese. Household. #2250- Phillis Menschner. Household goods. #1713 David Dunbar. Clothing, household goods. #1317 Brian Morgan. Furniture, household goods. #2315 Shannon Bute. Household items. 10:30a.m. at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 831 N Park Ave. Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450- 0345: #2021 Amanda Khoury Couch, TV, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Picture Frame, Vacuum Cleaner #1100-D Roy Saldana Mirror, Boxes, Bookshelf, Stroller. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on May 4, 2018 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Services, LLC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/ or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; 2HKRL1866XH545954 1999/Hond 5LMEU88H45ZJ19426 2005/Linc WAUBA24BXXN040089 1999/Audi 1G3GR62H814101226 2001/Olds 2HGFG12856H578101 2006/Hond 1N4AL11D36C145730 2006/Niss 1G6KD57Y24U129770 2004/Cadi 1N4AB41D9SC735171 1995/Niss 5NPEU46F36H075185 2006/Hyund KL1TD56636B668051 2006/Chev 4T1BE32KX4U329552 2004/Toyt 1N4AL11D32C190113 2002/Niss 1GCCS1446X8118723 1999/Chev WBABW33456PX85961

2006/Bmw 1FTEE14Y8RHB53382 1994/Ford 1N4BL11D85C286991 2005/Niss 1FMDK02165GA11533 2005/Ford 3GCPKTE31BG375908 2011/Chev 2D8GP54L43R237226 2003/Dodg WDBRF61J61F062161 2001/Merz 3N1BC1AP0BL398353 2011/Niss 2B6HB11X2XK503895 1999/Dodg 1J4G248S1YC150614 2000/Jeep JM1BC1418W0193435 1998/Mazd JT8BD69S810130001 2001/Lexs 5N1AT2MT7GC861840 2016/Niss 1HD1LC319GC435480 2016/Harley-Davidson 2T3WFREV5GW306649 2016/Toyt 1J4GK48K63W735258 2003/Jeep 1N4AL3AP6GC233582 2016/Niss MLHJC6111H5204887 2017/Hond 3VWD67AJ4GM344631 2016/Volk KL8CB6SA5HC747581 2017/Chev. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: CRD TOWING & RECOVERY gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 05/05/2018 at 113 Candace Dr Maitland Fl 32751 pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. CRD TOWING & RECOVERY reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. 1FTEX15H7PKB14985 1993 FORD F150 1GMDX03E0VD210260 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT 1FMZK02175GA20361 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: WBAGL63473DP63943 2003 BMW To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on April 27, 2018, 238 N Cottage Hill Road, Orlando, FL 32805 All Auto Towing, INC.

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Legal, Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 1992 Acura VIN# JH4DA9355NS015677 2004 Chevy VIN# 2G1WF55K549331614 1998 Acura VIN# JH4DB7668WS006074 2005 Chevy VIN# 1GCDS136158107908 2000 Toyota VIN# 4T1BG22K7YU750753 2014 Toyota VIN# 2T1BURHEXEC110004 1995 Ford VIN# 1FALP5245SA238791 2006 Acura VIN# JH4DC54836S008711 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on May 2, 2018 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

Employment Civil Engineer needed in Orlando, Florida for performing dynamic testing of piles and conducting dynamic pile driving monitoring; coordinating & reviewing of driven piles and drilled shafts at construction sites. Travel is req. to 10-15 jobsites/month in Florida (75% of job sites are in Orlando, 25% in other places in Florida), each trip is 1 day. BS + 1 yr. exp. w/conducting dynamic pile driving monitoring. Resumes to: GRL Engineers, Inc., Attn: Alison Taylor-Fischer, afischer grlengineers.com. EOE. No calls. (Principals only). ENGINEERING/ TECHNOLOGY ServiceNow Inc, enterprise IT platform provider, has openings in Orlando, FL for Senior Support Account Manager (8612) Responsible for understanding customer business strategies, challenges and IT landscape. Position may require travel up to 20% for occasional trips to customer sites to present quarterly reviews, on site customer wellness visits, attend Knowledge conferences and potentially attend SNUGs. Mail resume & reference job code to: ServiceNow Inc. Attn Global Mobility 2225 Lawson Ln Santa Clara, CA 95054. Mktg Director for Premier Health Network LLC, Orl, FL to design, implement, & facilitate annual mktg strategies for the org; Translate bus. Dept. objectives & strategies to prep brand portfolio objective, plans, strategies to facilitate membership growth; Dev

promotional materials; Dev & administer mktg database that includes prospect & client info, access to financial doc. and reports, applications of mailing list; Manage HMO agent schedules; Coordinate in-house HMO events; Organize internal monthly events. Req Bachelors in BA or foreign equivalent + 2ys exp. in mktg or bus dev or related field. T, mail resume to Roz, 121 S Orange Ave. ste 940, Orl, FL 32807. PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 Weekly Mailing Brochures From Home Genuine Opportunity. Helping home workers since 2001! Start Immediately! www. IncomeCentral.net (AAN CAN) Project Manager, RE Inverlad Dev LLC, Orlando, FL Use Revit to monitor building modeling data for MEP trades, value engineering & check trade awards, & Rhinoceros for shop drawings & feasibility studies. Manage integration of design & construction. Prepare schedules using Primavera P6 & MS Project. Coordinate submissions to the Bldngs Dept. Supervise procurement, bidding & negotiations with subcontractors. Monitor budget & do reports. Check submittals and RFI. Resumes to Chance at HR reinverlad.com Senior Software Developer Project Design, Analysis, Development & Management using SQL 2014/ 2012/ 2008/ 2005/ 2003/2008R2,TSQL,SSIS,SSRS ,AngularJs, Bootstrap, Synfusion, C# .NET. Create SQL objects and Work on OLAP Data warehouses, Modeling, Design. Understanding of integrations to include dataflo and interface solutions Perform tuning and backup/ recovery of databases and optimization of underlying operating systems and hardware architectures for clients. Must have Masters in Information technology or related and have 1 year experience in related field. Please email resume: li o@ dolphinsolutionsinc.com Senior Solutions Architect Develop architectures for and designing highly available systems using J2EE, XML, SOA, and open source technologies, coding projects on Java/J2EE Spring framework. Model skills using Rational Software Architect, UML; design methodology aligned to TOGAF. Assess the scalability, performance and availability by analyzing “as is” applications and infrastructure. Must have Bachelor in Computer Engineering or related and have 5 years experience in related field. Please email resume: li o@dolphinsolutionsinc.com

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