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Publisher Graham Jarrett Editor Jessica Bryce Young 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, Hannah Glogower, Alma Hill, Scott Horn, Liv Jonse, Holly V. Kapherr, Faiyaz Kara, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Cameron Meier, Richard Reep, Joey Roulette, Leah Sandler, Steve Schneider, Madeleine Scott, Nicolette Shurba, Abby Stassen Editorial Intern Kristen James 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 Advertising Coordinator Danielle Lebron Marketing and Events Events Director Zackary Rowe Marketing and Events Coordinator Rachel Hoyle Events and Promotions Coordinator Kevin Ruane

15 Cover, above and inside photos by Pawsitive Shelter Photography and Hot Dog Pet Photography

Creative Services Interim Creative Director Melissa McHenry Graphic Designer Daniel Rodriguez Business Operations Manager Hollie Mahadeo Business Assistant Allysha Willison

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ARTS + CULTURE

Circulation Circulation Manager Collin Modeste

FILM 37 Illuminating the darkness Darkest Hour shines a cinematic spotlight on Churchill

25 This is my truth, you tell me yours 10

NEWS + FEATURES

A handful of music books that would look good under the tree, under your cup of coffee, under the blankets

27 Live Active Cultures

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

39 On Screens in Orlando Movies playing this week: The Greatest Showman, Jumanji and more

A head-to-head comparison of the two hottest electronic adventures in Orlando

7 Your Words Readers react to stories in our last issue

7 This Modern World 7 ICYMI News you need to know but may have missed in the past week

9 Hungry for change Activists for immigrant protections go on hunger strike outside Marco Rubio’s and Stephanie Murphy’s Orlando offices

10 Radio silence WPRK 91.5 has been off the air for months – here’s why

11 PR->FL After escaping Hurricane Maria’s wreckage, Puerto Rican evacuees coming to Florida for medical care are stuck in limbo

13 Informed Dissent Florida senator Marco Rubio scored a small increase in a child tax credit. Big whoop.

15 The 12 strays of Christmas Fall in love with these faces from the Orange County Animal Shelter and open your heart and home

FOOD + DRINK

MUSIC

43 Supreme being King Britt imagines possible worlds and new realities with Fhloston Paradigm

29 Mouth from the South Miami-based Bocas Grill makes you open wide and say “mmmm”

29 Tip Jar

45 This Little Underground JD McPherson and Charley Crockett show that revivalism can still be fresh AF

CALENDAR

The Edison scheduled to open for New Year’s Eve at Disney Springs, Two Chefs Seafood Oyster Bar closes in the North Quarter, plus more in our weekly food roundup

46 Selections 48 The Week 49 Down the Road

31 Bar Exam Casselberry’s Bowigens Beer Company does one thing, and does it very well

35 Recently Reviewed Short takes on restaurants we’ve reviewed recently

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Readers react to blog posts and stories from the Dec. 13 issue. On Dec. 15, we reported on an undercover video that showed employees of an Okeechobee dairy farm using a blowtorch and a sharpened steel rod, among other abuses, on their animals. McArthur Dairy, one of Florida’s oldest and largest milk producers, sells at local grocery stores such as Walmart and Target. Publix canceled their dairy orders from the company.

owners that failed to properly manage the property – shame on you. I will ensure I never buy anything that contributes to your farm. BY XANDER PETERS

On Dec. 14, we published a story about Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet agreeing to spend $1.08 million on land to link an ambitious bicycle and pedestrian

Marco Rubio scores a tiny win in GOP tax overhaul, a man was stranded on the Lake Eola fountain after stealing a swan boat and other things you may have missed in the last week.

trail across Central Florida, including Kissimmee and Orlando. @Seiji Schoppert I should be excited but $1 million isn’t really that much nowadays. The

percentage of money this came from is

Republican tax overhaul after nobody called his bluff when he threatened to vote against the measure for not expanding child tax credits to more lowincome Americans. GOP leaders reportedly agreed to increase the per-child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000. Nine million poor families who owe no income tax could only get $1,100 in credits in the older version of the tax plan. Negotiations increased that number to $1,400 to appease Rubio, whose support was crucial if Republicans want to pass their $1.5 trillion tax overhaul. But let’s be honest, Rubio probably wasn’t going to vote against giving huge tax cuts to millionaires and corporations, even if the GOP establishment had figuratively slapped him in the face by ignoring his palaver.

pennies on the dollar. Every little bit to aid @Shirley Noel That must be why Publix was

people riding bikes helps, I suppose.

out of their coffee creamer for a few weeks!

@Rachel Rechsteiner Nice! Coastal running

Good for Publix – boycott McArthur!

miles in the near future!

@Sarah Poissant Those poor cows! I’m glad

@Austin Thomas How about we spend that

they were arrested. They need to permanent-

million on funding our public education

ly install video cameras in all milk farms.

system? You know, something that actually

@Michael Morenado To the people that

matters. OH! THAT’S RIGHT! We gave our

tortured these cows and the supervisors and

money to the private education profiteers.

Marco Rubio takes a W on child tax credits in GOP tax overhaul: On Friday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio got his way on the

A man was stranded on the Lake Eola fountain after stealing a swan boat: The Orlando Police Department rescued a

man around 3:30 a.m. Friday after he stole a swan boat at Lake Eola and then marooned himself on the fountain when the swan boat drifted away. The man, who may have been “under the influence of something,” reportedly screamed for help until Orlando firefighters came to the rescue, as anyone in their right drunken mind would do.

Activists fasted outside Marco Rubio’s Orlando office for immigrant protections: Bundled up to ward off the chilly

weather, activists huddled in lawn chairs outside U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s office last Wednesday in downtown Orlando – and five of them went on hunger strike from Tuesday morning to Friday afternoon. Their aim: to persuade Rubio to vote for a “clean” DREAM Act for DACA recipients and permanent residency for immigrants with TPS designations.

Family of man shot by officers sues Orlando Police Department for $5.5 million: Last week the family of Eric Provost, who was killed by Orlando police last year, filed a suit against the two officers involved, citing excessive force and wrongful death. In January 2016, when officers responded to an emergency call about a possible break-in at the Provost family’s home, police said Provost opened the door and pointed an airsoft gun at the officers. The incident spiraled into confusion, according to the officers’ story, leaving Provost dead.

Orlando airport relief center for Hurricane Maria evacuees will close this month: The disaster relief center set up

at Orlando International Airport in October to help Hurricane Maria evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will close on Dec. 29. As of last Thursday, the center had provided help to more than 28,000 people. A new disaster relief center providing the same services will eventually open in Orange County before the end of the year. xpeters@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Hungry for cHange Activists for immigrant protections go on hunger strike outside Marco Rubio’s and Stephanie Murphy’s Orlando offices By Mon ivette Cor d ei r o

undled in hoodies, knit beanies and blankets to ward off a brief chilly snap, activists huddled in lawn chairs outside U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s office last week in downtown Orlando as they fasted for immigrant protections. The five activists went on a five-day hunger strike outside Rubio’s office to try to persuade the Republican senator to vote for a “clean” DREAM Act for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and permanent residency for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status designations. The DACA program protects around 800,000 undocumented youth from deportation and gives them a chance to work legally, including almost 33,000 in Florida. A “clean” DREAM Act would not include provisions to increase funding for immigration enforcement, build a border wall or expand the private prison and detention center system. Florida is also home to an estimated 44,800 TPS recipients, including about 33,000 Haitians. The Trump administration rescinded DACA in September and gave Haitian TPS recipients 18 months to leave their homes or be deported. Ofelia Sanchez’s last meal was some soup on Monday. The 24-year-old says Orlando activists were inspired to do their own hunger strike by Miami activists who fasted in front of Rubio’s office last week. The Miami New Times reports a U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck circled the group as they protested. Sanchez, who works with the Youth and Young Adult Network of the National Farm Worker Ministry, says activists tried to deliver flowers to Rubio’s Orlando office at 201 S. Orange Ave. on Tuesday, but were not allowed in the private building. “I’m out here as somebody who isn’t personally affected but a lot of my family members are DACA recipients or undocumented,” she said. “I had the privilege of being born here, and I felt because I have that privilege, it was only right for me to be out here. My family can’t be out here for various reasons, but I can.” Sanchez says the group stayed outside Rubio’s office during the day and then slept together at a church. They got regular checks of their vital signs and drank water, tea, Gatorade and Pedialyte. The hunger pangs subsided, she says, but growling stomachs were audible. In the center, activists set up a makeshift altar with candles and photos of undocumented youth who are participating in the fast remotely.

Tareek Leonard, another of the fasting activists, decided to join the hunger strike to uplift the stories of undocumented immigrants. “The people who we’re fighting for maybe can’t come out and fight for their rights because of fear or a lack of safety,” the 20-year-old said. “I would like to tell Sen. Rubio that as someone who claims to be a champion for immigrants, something that would really prove that is by passing a spending bill with a clean DREAM Act and showing the Orlando community and the Florida community that you stand with undocumented immigrants and that you’re willing to support them in a pathway to citizenship.” On Thursday, the activists moved their hunger strike outside U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s office, but again were not allowed inside. Sanchez says that while the group is aware of Murphy’s own immigrant journey to the U.S., the Winter Park Democrat still voted for a controversial bill perceived as anti-immigrant. The bill, called “Kate’s Law,” toughens penalties for deported undocumented people who try to re-enter the country. The measure was named after a San Francisco woman who was allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant – Kate Steinle’s death was also used by President Donald Trump to bolster anti-immigrant sentiments during the campaign. A jury recently acquitted the immigrant suspect in Steinle’s case. “We understand that she wants to keep criminals off the streets, but these laws indirectly target undocumented people,” Sanchez said. “It sets a different standard for them than people born here because they’re from a different country. I think she needs to rethink her views on those laws and in the future continue to support legislation that doesn’t target undocumented people and helps TPS recipients on a pathway to citizenship.” In the past, Murphy has urged Congress to support DACA recipients, calling them an “integral part of the fabric of American society.” In a statement, a spokesperson for Murphy said the congresswoman is a steadfast supporter of “Dreamers” and the broader immigrant community as a refugee and immigrant herself. “She is a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act and has signed a discharge petition to promptly bring the bill to a vote on the House floor,” Javier Hernandez, a spokesperson for Murphy, said in a statement. “She also co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would provide a path to legal

status for TPS recipients from Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Haiti. Congresswoman Murphy understands the call for urgency from the passionate activist community, and is working in Congress to secure an enduring legislative solution for Dreamers and TPS recipients. She is also encouraged by the bipartisan DREAM Act negotiations currently taking place in the House and Senate.” The activists sent Murphy’s office a list of questions, including one asking whether Murphy would pledge to vote no on any spending bill that does not include a clean DREAM Act. Hernandez provided a statement from Murphy’s office saying that while Murphy supports undocumented youth, “shutting down the government would put millions of seniors, veterans, children, and many other vulnerable populations at risk – depriving them of critical federal resources. She is encouraged by the bipartisan negotiations occurring in the U.S. Senate to advance the DREAM Act and will continue to fight for its passage.” For his part, Rubio has recently stayed on the sidelines after being at the forefront of the 2012 version of the DREAM Act that never passed. The senator considers the DACA program unconstitutional but has previously stated he supports protecting undocumented youth. Tiffany Burks, 24, was part of the Miami hunger strike with 18 other people and was in Orlando on Wednesday fasting again. The University of Central Florida graduate says although the strike in Miami was hot and humid, it was also a healing experience. She doesn’t know if Rubio is paying attention, but she hopes he starts listening to his constituents. “Rubio is doing a disservice by not listening to people who are literally outside his office,” she said. “It just speaks truth to power that the fasting in Miami inspired this fast in Orlando. This is not the end – he can’t turn a blind eye to this. It’s in his face.” On Friday, the activists ended their fast with dates and chocolate-chip cookies. Stephanie Melendez said she was proud of herself for completing the hunger strike but disappointed in the responses from the two legislators. “We got lip service from Rep. Murphy, and we got nothing from Sen. Rubio,” she says. “We were expecting no response from Rubio, but it was frustrating with Murphy because she’s our representative for UCF. … It’s tough to say this, but if she wants to get re-elected, she needs to vote for the DREAM Act.”

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RADIO SILENCE WPRK 91.5 has been off the air for months. Here’s why BY XANDER P ETERS

hose who’ve attempted to tune their radio dials to 91.5-FM in recent months have been met with one of two things: all-out static or the occasional crackle of what sounds like Sunday morning church. No, Rollins College’s storied WPRK – the “Best in Basement Radio,” as it bills itself – hasn’t had the plug pulled. That’s bleed-over from its Christian contemporary neighbor on the dial, WHIF 91.3-FM. The problem is simple: WPRK’s antenna has been down for months, leaving them no way to broadcast a terrestrial signal. Simple though the problem may be, there’s no easy fix. Even though the station continues to stream online, it’s likely to remain off the airwaves for some time. On Sept. 8, less than two days before Hurricane Irma made landfall across Florida, the WPRK staff made the decision to sign off for safety, says Greg Golden, director of student media at Rollins College. So they shut down the radio station’s transmitter and carried books, binders and whatever else they needed out of the station’s basement studio to higher ground, safe from potential flooding. And then, like many other Floridians, they went home and hoped for the best. It was supposed to be a temporary hunker-down, but the silence on the FM dial would last. “The day after [landfall], when Rollins’ facilities management was doing an assessment of the campus,” Golden says, “they noticed that our antenna – our tower, more specifically, the tower holding the antenna on top of [the Mills Memorial Hall] – was leaning at an angle.” One of the brackets that had originally held the tower in place was damaged and hanging loose. Out of concern for students’ safety, administrators decided to vacate the area and take down the tower almost immediately. That was three months ago. Most of Central Florida is now back in pre-storm condition; the same can’t be said for WPRK. Golden explains that the station’s prolonged absence on FM airwaves is not only due to the removal of the tower –

it’s that the tower hasn’t been replaced because the Mills building (which houses the station’s office and studio) is up for renovation in June 2018. Reinstalling the antenna in its previous spot, which Golden estimates could cost the college as much as $100,000, isn’t practical if the school has to take it down again shortly after. Though no concrete dates have been set, Golden says Rollins administrators have been working with an offsite tower leasing company in recent weeks, with hopes that the signal will be on air again by January. Rollins president Grant Cornwell confirmed as much by phone, saying that it’s been a complicated issue and the strategy is slowly but surely coming together. Cornwell, a known proponent of the school’s radio station, acknowledges how important WPRK is in a community like Orlando. “I think it brings a voice of independent radio that’s getting harder to find on air,” Cornwell says. He went on to say that the transmitter will be relocated to a spot about a mile west of Rollins on Fairbanks Avenue, until the renovations of the Mills building are complete. As for where WPRK’s broadcast studio will be relocated once it’s turfed out of the basement it’s long called home, Golden says he and Rollins’ facilities management team, alongside the student staff, have been planning well ahead so as to make the move as seamless as possible. The school’s Division of Student Affairs has been generous enough to purchase equipment that includes acoustic solutions for the temporary space, Golden says, and the station staff are working with the team that’s planning the interior redesign of the Mills building too. So where does that leave WPRK and its community DJs and more than 50 student staffers? In student staffer and assistant station manager Syd Rock’s words, the situation only proves “how strong [the radio station] is.” “[WPRK’s] purpose is not to just serve Rollins,” says Rock, a sophomore at Rollins who has been involved with

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the station since high school. “It serves the entire Orlando community. Anywhere you go, if somebody mentions WPRK, if somebody knows it, then they know it for totally different reasons.” Programming-wise, however, nothing has changed. Longtime DJs like Anthony Mauss, who hosts the early Monday morning show “Bargain Bin Bonanza,” and student staffers are still plugging away as they do their best to maintain WPRK’s listenership. “[The radio station] is a crucial part of the community,” Mauss says. “I think WPRK reflects what the organic community of Orlando sounds like more than what the larger mass-market identity [of the city] is.” What has changed is that only a fraction of WPRK fans are able to listen, even though Golden says their online listenership has slowly gained momentum. “It’s certainly not a good feeling to not be on the air,” Golden says. “For us to be able to fully serve our community, being over the FM waves is the best way to do it.” Still, it’s promising that administrators haven’t said anything along the lines of how WPRK has had a good run over the last 65 years and it’s time to cut losses. As a former DJ and lifelong fan of WPRK who’s also on the station’s Community Advisory Council, Dave Plotkin views the antenna dilemma as yet another challenge for both the station and its latest class of young leaders. Plotkin – a WPRK godfather of sorts, who earned FM notoriety in his attempt to break a Guinness World Record by broadcasting for 110 hours straight in 2005 – recalls instances in which the station has seen far greater existential threats. In 2000, Plotkin worked with a group of community members and the student staff

to oppose a corporate purchase of the station by WMFE 90.7-FM, a

National Public Radio affiliate in Orlando. He says the move to rip WPRK from its basement dwellings at Rollins was all but said and done at the time, minus a signature from then-president of Rollins Rita Bornstein. “Because of the students’ work, the president didn’t sign the contract at the last minute,” Plotkin says. “It was very dramatic. The administration to this day … remember [the station members’ efforts] and still take a great deal of pride in the students who stopped the corporate sale of a radio station.” “That wasn’t the only time the station was threatened,” Plotkin continues. “But that was probably the closest to going

away or being something completely different that it’ll ever be.” Plotkin explains how despite the disappointment that students feel with WPRK being off the airwaves, it’s widely understood that for a natural disaster to take out the antenna is a very “Florida happened. thing” to have kind of the ethic “That’s of the students that work there,” Plotkin says. “Anything can threaten the station, and that keeping it alive and on the air is part of the job.” It’s interesting that a school like Rollins College, which lacks a mass communications department, would even have a college radio station; most are treated as learning environments for students of broadcast. But countless exstaffers say that even though it wasn’t part of their major, the station shaped their later careers. “It’s kind of typical for weirdos at Rollins to find a safe place at WPRK,” says Steven Head, a recently appointed member of the station’s Community Advisory Council and host of the Tuesday night show “Without Rhyme or Reason.” “I mean, I met the majority of my friends here. I got involved with music booking here. It really was a turning point in my life.” Along with WPRK’s eclectic nature, it’s integral to local radio history. The first message ever broadcast over the station’s airwaves was spoken by our 34th president, Dwight Eisenhower. WPRK isn’t just the state’s oldest college radio station – it’s the oldest radio station in Florida. And when WPRK is fully functional, on full form with student staffers and community members blasting out across the airwaves, it’s what Mauss describes as “radio in its purest form.” “I mean it’s sloppy, it’s accidental; it’s transcendent in the most organic way,” Mauss says. “There is no format, so it’s completely free-form radio. “I’ve always said the great thing about WPRK is you’re going to turn it on and you’re either going to hear the best radio you’ve ever heard or the worst radio you’ve ever head.” He continues: “And it’s great. It’s kind of that crapshoot.” xpeters@orlandoweekly.com

After escaping Hurricane Maria’s wreckage, Puerto Rican evacuees coming to Florida for medical care are stuck in limbo BY M ONI V E TTE CO R D E I R O

lorimarie Rodríguez knows staying behind in Puerto Rico’s darkness would have meant certain death for her 2-year-old son. From the moment he was born, Matthew González was a sickly child – in his first months, he was diagnosed with a deadly allergy to oats and Sandifer syndrome, a rare disorder that manifests as spasmodic movements of the back and neck caused by severe acid reflux. In the week before Hurricane Maria hit the island, Rodríguez, 36, says her son returned to the hospital, this time with a bleeding ulcer and other complications that required surgeries. After Maria hit, most of the island lost electricity and access to running water, including the hospitals. In addition to not having power, medical centers ran short on drug supplies as they took in more patients after the storm or were closed entirely. Rodríguez knew Matthew needed the care of specialists immediately, and the chances of finding that during a humanitarian crisis were slim. So, like thousands of others fleeing deteriorating conditions on the island, Rodríguez and her son boarded a plane to Orlando on Oct. 15. Unlike many who have made their way to Florida

and remained uninsured, Rodríguez says she was able to get Medicaid for Matthew approved immediately because of his condition. Two months later, she has a job with Hertz at the Orlando International Airport, but is struggling to find an affordable place to live for herself, Matthew and her 4-year-old daughter. “It’s really hard to make it here,” Rodríguez says. “All the help for housing is saturated [with requests], and I can’t live in a shelter because of my son’s health. I feel like they keep closing the doors on me because I don’t make enough money.” Local health care providers say hundreds of Puerto Rican evacuees, especially those on dialysis or who depend on insulin for their diabetes, have shown up at Orlando clinics seeking assistance. Advantage Medical Group, which has clinics in Central Florida and on the island, is offering all evacuees at least one consultation for a free physical or to update their prescriptions, says Roberto Vigoreaux, a spokesperson for the medical group. “Our labor has been one of helping patients figure out our medical system,” Vigoreaux says. “The majority of these

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people’s private health care plans don’t function [here] like they do in Puerto Rico, so they can’t use it.” Marni Stahlman, president and CEO of Shepherd’s Hope, says the organization’s charitable medical clinics for the uninsured have seen an increase of 300 patients who registered as evacuees, and that number keeps growing. Some Puerto Rican evacuees who had Medicaid on the island may not qualify in Florida when they reapply – Gov. Rick Scott chose not to expand the program in the state, which means Florida’s eligibility requirements are stricter. Federal officials have given hurricane victims, including Puerto Rican evacuees, until Dec. 31 to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. “Aside from not finding housing, the evacuees are having difficulty accessing resources – they don’t have their coverage, so while they may have access to dialysis, how are they going to pay for it?” Stahlman says. “This is by far so much more complicated than what we heard when Hurricane Katrina evacuees were going into Houston. We’re hearing from folks arriving that they don’t intend to go back – there’s nothing to go back to, even if they wanted.” mcordeiro@orlandoweekly.com

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MARCO RUBIO, JELLYFISH The Florida senator scored a small increase in a child tax credit. Big whoop. By the time you read this, the

Republicans’ sweeping tax overhaul will almost certainly be the law. As of Friday, two key holdouts – Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida – had announced their support, giving Republicans enough votes to pass the Senate even with the ill Sen. John McCain skipping town. Corker, you might remember, voted against the tax bill on the first go-round, citing the $1.4 trillion in red ink it would spill. But the version of the bill unveiled Friday, drafted by the GOP conference committee, also blew a hole in the deficit. So what changed Corker’s mind? As the intrepid investigative team at the International Business Times first reported Friday evening, the conference committee had added in an 11th-hour provision that potentially would benefit real-estate investors like Corker (and, for that matter, Donald Trump) to the tune of more than $1 million a year. Corker told the IBT that he had no idea that little goodie was in the bill when he signaled his support for it, nor did he know who inserted it; in fact, he said, he hadn’t read the thing. Color me dubious, but for the moment, let’s give Corker the benefit of the doubt. Rubio, meanwhile, was holding out for a more egalitarian nugget. (To back up: Nobody really expected Marco Rubio, who throughout his political career has demonstrated that he has the spine of a jellyfish, to vote against this thing. When

the time came, he would fold like a cheap percent. Populism this is not. To understand why that’s so, you have suit, and everyone knew it. But Republican leaders played along with his pretense.) to understand how the bill works. First off, Rubio, painting himself as a champion of almost none of the things the Republican the working class, threatened to withhold Party has told you about the bill are true. support unless the child tax care credit It does not simplify the tax code. It will not make Donald Trump and his ilk pay was expanded. The conference committee acceded to more. It will definitely not pay for itself. his demands, making the tax credit fully And it will not cause a tsunami of ecorefundable up to $1,400, up from $1,100 nomic and job growth. Instead, the bill is essentially a huge, originally. This gets wonky, but it means that low-income workers who do not pay permanent tax cut for corporations, with income taxes – but do pay payroll taxes a smaller, temporary tax cut for indi– will be able to recoup up to $1,400 of viduals. The doubled standard deduction, for instance, as well as the $2,000 credit. This income tax cuts, will amounts to $25 a month expire in 2025. By 2027, – woo-hoo? – and, to a New York Times analymake the numbers THE BILL IS A sis showed, the top 0.1 work, Republicans lowHUGE PERMANENT percent will see their ered the eligibility age after-tax incomes rise by from 17 to 16, but this TAX CUT FOR 3 percent, while the botwas good enough for CORPORATIONS, tom 50 percent of earners Rubio, who garnered a FINANCED BY A will see their incomes fall wave of positive headFUTURE TAX HIKE by 2 percent. lines (and sparked ON THE WORKING The individual tax speculation that he is cuts are front-loaded, angling for a 2020 presAND MIDDLE meaning they start next idential bid). CLASSES. year – a political move, Rubio’s generous considering it’s an elecpress coverage did tion year – but start to reveal a fair amount of dwindle after that, evenpolitical skill: He managed to paint himself as a champion of tually becoming tax increases for most of the little guy while championing a piece us. Because of Senate rules, Republicans of legislation that, once passed, will mark had to do it this way to prevent the bill a massive transfer of wealth to the top 1 from being subject to a filibuster. Their percent – or, more specifically, the top 0.1 theory is that a future Congress will vote orlandoweekly.com

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to keep the individual tax cuts going, so no big deal. But that’s only a theory – and you’ll note that while the individual tax cuts expire, the corporate ones do not, which kind of gives away the game, doesn’t it? So in short, this is a tax cut for the wealthy and corporations financed by a future tax hike on the working and middle classes. Given that a defining issue of our time is the yawning gap between rich and poor – the top 1 percent controls nearly 40 percent (!) of the U.S.’s wealth, while the bottom 90 percent controls just 23 percent – this is an unconscionable policy, aimed squarely at satisfying the GOP’s deep-pocketed funders while giving short shrift to the fundamental inequality that threatens our very economic system. Wealth, as the last three decades have dispositively taught us, does not trickle down. And if the working class doesn’t have enough money to buy things, everyone suffers. The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, and this monstrosity of a tax bill is only going to exacerbate matters. All of this is to say, if Marco Rubio actually gave a damn about the working poor, he would want his fingerprints nowhere near this trainwreck of a bill. But he doesn’t give a damn, so he sold them out for $300 a year. feedback@orlandoweekly.com @jeffreybillman on Twitter

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Fall in love with these faces from the orange County animal shelter, and open your heart and home BY MON IVETT E COR D EI R O, T HA D D EU S MCCOLLUM, M AT T HEW M OYER , XA N D E R P ETERS, COLI N WOL F A N D J ESSI C A BRYCE YOUNG

e haven’t brushed up on the whole Nativity Story thing since like fourth grade, but as we recall, nobody liked the guy who said, “No room at the inn!” Don’t be that guy. Open up your home, your heart and that cabinet where you keep all your tuna to one of these cute creatures this week – or go on down to the Orange County animal shelter and meet dozens more. It’s a sure bet that there’s a furry friend there just waiting to meet you.

About these photos: They were taken, with much effort and patience, by Pawsitive Shelter Photography (shelterphotos.zenfolio.com) and Hot Dog Pet Photography (hotdogpetphoto graphy.com). Cats can be more difficult to photograph than dogs, and Tom and Erika Pitera of Hot Dog and Paul Wean and Joan Reines of Pawsitive are candi-

dates for sainthood in our book. Not just because of how hard they worked on this project – it took half a day to get these pictures, and if you’ve never tried to put a hat on a cat, you haven’t lived – but because of the real effect they are having on adoption rates. In 2011, OCAS put down 11,000 animals; this year, thanks to the hard work of dedicated volunteers and full-time staff, just 4,500 so far in 2017. For the entire month of December, Orange County Animal Services has reduced adoption rates to only $12. Adoption fees cover sterilization, vaccinations and microchipping. Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road, and the shelter is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 407-836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.

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01. Leah AGE: 2 years GENDER: Male STAR SIGN: Leo (natch) ID: A391008 CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services TURN-ONS: Eye contact, slow blinks, catnip TURN-OFFS: Hands coming within 100 yards of my stomach FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Sleeping in sunlight, drinking out of the shower tap, reading Susan Sontag novels HIDDEN TALENT: Can see ghosts JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Intern bookstore cat FAVORITE HANGOUT: Wherever you are (though at a respectful distance) AMBITIONS: To catch that laser pointer bead FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: Hiding articles of clothing and personal effects under furniture for later inspection IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO: To the Strand in New York

03. Mac

ID NUMBER: A392739 AGE: 7 months GENDER: Female STAR SIGN: Clearly a Jellicle CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services TURN-ONS: Breaking your spirit until you become subservient TURN-OFFS: Being grabbed by tiny presidential hands FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Napping in a ray of sunshine with my butt on your pillow … hello, adult acne HIDDEN TALENT: Can meow in Spanish. Listen – ¡miau! JOBS BEFORE COVER MODEL: I worked part-time in the Texas toddler pageant circuit as a wig bun. You know what they say – the bigger the hair, the closer to the Holy Ball of Yarn in the sky. FAVORITE HANGOUT: The smallest cardboard box you own AMBITIONS: To be adopted by an entrepreneurial teen who will make me a viral meme that will advance my dominance over humans for the next century FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: Making you a better person by destroying the things you love (mostly just Taylor Swift posters) IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO: To Beyoncé’s house, duh

02. Simon AGE: 3 years GENDER: Male STAR SIGN: Libra CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services CELLMATE NUMBER: A391919 COMFORT FOODS: Mac & cheese (hint: I’m the Mac) GUILTY PLEASURE: Smoking a little cannabis … all the time HIDDEN TALENT: Ability to light said cannabis without possessing thumbs NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: To further my wardrobe of multi-colored, ruffly collars with little bells on them MOST SUCCESSFUL PICKUP LINE: “Are we in a litter box? Because I’m diggin’ you.” FAVORITE BAND: Pussy Riot FAVORITE HANGOUT: Behind the couch, barely out of sight, so I can swat at unsuspecting messy man-buns and other fading fashion statements, like giant scarves FAVORITE PLAYWRIGHT: Tennessee Williams, particularly Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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04. Horton ID NUMBER: 392980 AGE: 6 months GENDER: Female STAR SIGN: An innocent Gemini CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services THINGS THAT MAKE ME MEOW: Shredding your last toilet paper roll, slow birds, attacking your feet while you sleep THINGS THAT MAKE ME HISS: Dressing me in baby clothes GUILTY PLEASURES: Snacking on emergency bacon, ripping into your bread bag and taking a bite of each slice, watching you shower SECRET WISH: To grow these ears out and fulfill my destiny of becoming a lynx JOBS BEFORE MODELING: I had a low-wage gig at JetBlue as a neck pillow that stays warm and will NOT come off despite turbulence. PEOPLE I ADMIRE: Myself, in the mirror, constantly AMBITIONS: To find a home with the perfect equilibrium of complete devotion and terrorized respect for me FEARS: A closet shelf I can’t reach FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: Watch the “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” scene in Lion King on repeat

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AGE: 2, but this is only my first of nine lives GENDER: Male (definitely male, very male, so male it hurts) STAR SIGN: Taurus CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services CELL NUMBER: A392429 TURN-ONS: Birdwatching (or, as some felines call it, “birding”), bird-eating, eating other small available rodents, Tucker Carlson TURN-OFFS: “Dog people,” vacuum cleaners, bodies of water, pretty much all water, the satisfaction people get out of putting pet sweaters on me GUILTY PLEASURES: Watching YouTube videos of people falling down, long naps, pawing at and chasing Christmas ornaments MOST SUCCESSFUL PICKUP LINE: “It’s meow or never, babe.” FAVORITE BOOK: Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater FIVE-YEAR PLAN: To nail this adoption profile so I won’t end up eating out of the dumpster behind Hooters DREAM JOB: To hunt your run-of-the-muck house mice PET PEEVE: When I get tape on the bottom of my feet

05. Holly AGE: 1 year GENDER: Female ID: A388331 STAR SIGN: Sagittarius CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services TURN-ONS: Scarves, plastic bags, catnip mice TURN-OFFS: Dogs, water, citrus FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Trying to catch that red dot that appears out of nowhere HIDDEN TALENT: X-ray vision – only works in the pantry, though JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Did some seasonal work wrapping presents at the Florida Mall for tips. It didn’t go well. How’s a girl supposed to concentrate around all that ribbon? FAVORITE HANGOUT: On top of the couch, preferably one with a window above it AMBITIONS: I’d like to get my cosmetology license so I can help others with their nails. I’ll settle for a high-end scratching post, though. FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: Watching reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Hulu and hoping you don’t notice the effect on your recommendations IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO: To sleep

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07. Julius AGE: 1 year GENDER: Male ID: A392716 CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services TURN-ONS: Dank memes, free wifi, that web video where the dog can’t catch anything TURN-OFFS: Ajit Pai, telecom companies that are trying to end net neutrality FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Sharing selfies on Instagram, cultivating my brand, preparing meals from Blue Apron HIDDEN TALENT: Ranked in the top 20 percent of players in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds JOBS BEFORE MODELING: I briefly worked as an assistant parfumier, but the company wasn’t willing to go “fish-forward” as much as I wanted. Their loss. FAVORITE HANGOUT: Right on top of your iPad AMBITIONS: To make the front page of Reddit FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: Share pictures of cat food on Snapchat IF I COULD DO ANYTHING, I WOULD: Poop in Bright House’s shoe

09. Snow

AGE: 4 years old PRONOUNS: Them/they ID: A391662 CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? Rewriting and hitting send on an email to your boss while sitting on your laptop WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? Walking on a leash. Actually, that should be YOUR greatest fear – trying to make me. WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN YOURSELF? Um … nothing, not one thing, I’m creamy ginger perfection. WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS? Being stingy with the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? Ava DuVernay WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS? T.S. Eliot, Edward Lear, Christopher Smart, Tom Cox, H.H. Munro IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Nothing (see above) ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE? Every morning, when I swear to you that I haven’t eaten yet

08. Rocky AGE: 2 years old GENDER: Female STAR SIGN: Scorpio ID: A391746 CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services THINGS THAT MAKE ME MEOW: Artisanal catnip, feet that are under blankets THINGS THAT MAKE ME HISS: Tinder, conversations that begin with “Did you see that article on the Huffington Post?” GUILTY PLEASURES: Empty plastic shopping bags, bobby pins SECRET WISH: To lead an all-cat choir singing “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” JOBS BEFORE MODELING: Hypnotist (LOOK INTO MY EYES) PEOPLE I ADMIRE: Robert Smith, Bob Morris AMBITIONS: To be a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient FEARS: Bodies of water, Twitter FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN MY HUMANS ARE AWAY: Workshop my modern dance routines

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Caterina AGE: 8 years old GENDER: Male PRISONER NUMBER: A393542 NICKNAME: Burger … yeah, it was self-administered. I WISH I HAD: A Sonicare toothbrush HOBBIES: Power naps, getting in close for a serious snug, staring at nothing and screaming, waking up at 2 a.m. every night for a jog around the house, Bikram yoga FAVORITE FOOD: Fancy Feast, plastic bags, power cords SECRET DESIRE: Me, perfect and wonderful, sitting on your face while you, weak and pathetic, turn on the TV EMBARRASSING MOMENT: I once got my head stuck in a Pringles can for three days, but it turned out OK because it was Screamin’ Dill Pickle flavor. CELEBRITY CRUSH: Martha Stewart DARK CONFESSION: I think fruit on the bottom yogurt is better if you eat it straight up and don’t mix it. DREAM VACATION: You gone for two weeks

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AGE: 1 year old GENDER: Male (but gender is just a social construct) ID NUMBER: A391469 PERSONAL MOTTO: “Raaaeeeeeerrreee” HOBBIES: Sunbathing, pressing my face against yours, sticking my paws under the bathroom door because I know goddamn well you’re in there doing something WEIRD TALENT: I can position my butt directly in your face while you eat, no problem. THREE TRUTHS AND A LIE: I’ve never been to Paris. I hate dogs. I can swallow a fidget spinner. DARK CONFESSION: I once pretended the owner of a cool beach house was alive so that me and my buds could throw an awesome weekend rager. IDEAL HUMAN: Not picky at all, just looking for a human that’s subordinate and rich in kitty litter TURN-OFFS: Baths CELEBRITY CRUSH: John Cena DREAM JOB: I’d love to curl up on Rick Scott’s head and have him wear me like a turban.

11. Grinch AGE: 4 months old GENDER: female ID: A393541 CURRENT HOME: Orange County Animal Services WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? Making biscuits and drooling on your T-shirt, with occasional affectionate claw puncture wounds WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? The OCAS staff is really lovely, but I wouldn’t want to live here forever … I am afraid I’ll never get adopted. WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE? Well, I tried to bleach my mustache, but it didn’t work out so well. WHAT IS YOUR MOST MARKED CHARACTERISTIC? My jaunty half-white mustache (lemons outta lemonade, baby) WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST LIKE IN A MAN? Ability to use a can opener WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST LIKE IN A WOMAN? Willingness to share sushi WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION? My catnip-stuffed Trump doll WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO LIVE? YOUR HOUSE WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE? You, if you take me home.

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This is my TruTh, you Tell me yours A handful of music books that would look good under the tree, under your cup of coffee, under the blankets By Matthew Moy e r

here will never be a world where there are too many David Bowie coffee table books, and Bowie: The Illustrated Story (by Pat Gilbert; Voyageur Press, 224 pages, $40) succeeds on all fronts. The pale, textured cover makes a closeup of Bowie’s duotone eyes pop even more. Inside, there’s glossy page after glossy page of Bowie throughout his long chameleonic career, with MOJO stalwart Pat Gilbert gamely trying to provide context, full well knowing everyone is just flipping eagerly to the next pose. Completists, fear not – there are some shots that we’d never seen tucked inside these pages. An omnibus collection of critical writing on the music and life and Joni Mitchell roughly spanning the years 1968-2014, Joni: The Anthology (edited by Barney hoskyns; Picador, 320 pages, $26) functions both as a repository of primary source reporting on the brilliant, shape-shifting singer’s career, and as a reminder that, wow, a lot of early writing on women

in music by men was tremendously clunky as well as downright sexist. The reader is left completely unsurprised as Mitchell gradually withdraws from interviews, leaving her work to speak for itself. Credit to Hoskyns for doing deep dives into his Rock’s Backpages digital archives project, though. We suggest you pair the Anthology with Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell (by David yaffe; Sarah Crichton Books, 448 pages, $28), a much more satisfying and complete read. Journalism and humanities professor Yaffe was granted repeated audiences with Mitchell – instead of having to rely on rehashed press quotes – and combined with exhaustive research and deep listening to Mitchell’s oeuvre, has produced the most complete look at her life and art until she decides to write her own Morrissey-sized autobiography. Revelations and insight come fast and furious, and though the page count seems daunting at first, pretty much every page is essential.

While it could have very well been a case of “Lou Reed! Patti Smith! Richard Hell! Case closed!”, “Do You Have a Band?” Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City (by Daniel Kaye; Columbia University Press, 296 pages, $30) succeeds spectacularly by being something very much more than that. And sure, Reed, Smith and Hell are covered – with a laser focus on their early literary endeavors – but the scope of this book extends far beyond that unholy trinity. Equal time and space is given to NYC poetry/music godfather Ed Sanders (of the Fugs) as well as three figures who, to varying degrees, followed in the initial punk wake: John Giorno, Eileen Myles and Dennis Cooper. Placing Myles and Cooper within this milieu is revelatory and really puts the book into new territory rarely covered in other NYC punk histories. Often lost in the stampede of canonization of events in and around CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City, the Mudd Club in the Tribeca neighborhood of NYC was every bit as pivotal – and bacchanalian. The Mudd Club (by richard Boch; Feral house, 445 pages, $24.95) is told as a series of evocatively written and hazily disconnected vignettes and memories from the Mudd Club’s hard-living doorman Boch, and it hits the perfect balance between personal history and historical reportage. orlandoweekly.com

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Boch was no Studio 54-style velvetrope asshole pulling power trips; he was curating crowds and scenes and events. If you like sex and drugs sprinkled in with your rock & roll, this book brings that, along with astonishingly vivid recollections of shows as varied as a William Burroughs reading, the Funeral Etiquette Ball, and Lydia Lunch’s 8-Eyed Spy and Lizzy Mercier Descloux rewriting musical rules in real time. Meanwhile, on the West Coast, a contemporaneous punk movement was in full bloom. We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews With Women From the 1970s & 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene (by Stacy russo; Picador, 320 pages, $26) highlights individuals passed over in the usual Black Flag/Dead Kennedys/SST rush. Santa Ana College librarian and lifelong punk Stacy Russo undertook a project to document the experiences of women in the epochal Cali punk scene. The resulting work is tremendous. Each chapter is devoted to a different woman telling the story of her life in punk. Refreshingly, this book gives equal space to those on all sides of the stage/ audience divide, without any hierarchy. Kira Roessler and Phranc get equal space with fans and photographers and zine writers. The diversity among the participating interviews is way inspiring, too. mmoyer@orlandoweekly.com Dec. 20-26, 2017 ● orlando weekly

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Last weekend, Disney debuted

another highly anticipated installment of the Star Wars saga. Many critics and fans are raving about the way it harnesses the latest technology to push familiar characters into innovative new directions, but some may find it lacks a certain essential element. No, I’m not talking about The Last Jedi – though all of the above applies to the recently released Episode VIII – but rather Secrets of the Empire, an all-new virtual reality experience at the Disney Springs shopping complex. The last time I wrote about VR, I was burnt out on the emerging interactive medium after an onslaught of underwhelming experiences at November’s IAAPA convention. However, immediately after publishing that piece, I was given a demonstration of Zero Latency’s latest multi-player software at their Pointe Orlando location. My first encounter with the V-Play installation at Main Event Entertainment in 2016 was an eye-opener as to the technology’s potential, and their new “Outbreak Origins” zombie game showed further improvement in almost every aspect. Zero Latency’s chief competitor is the Void, which created the acclaimed Ghostbusters VR for Madame Tussauds in New York City. Now that “Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire” (which comes from a collaboration between the Void and ILMxLAB) has opened to the public at Walt Disney World, which attraction is worth your time and money? Here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two hottest electronic adventures in town.

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Zero Latency players begin in a briefing area at the back corner of Main Event’s arcade, where they are suited up and instructed in the use of their equipment by a live guide, who thoroughly explains the game’s rules and objectives. At the Void, guests first sign a lengthy legal disclaimer before being led into a surprisingly

A head-to-head comparison of the two hottest electronic adventures in Orlando

warehouse, with no actual obstacles or objects inside the arena other than the players and their guns. The Void, being custom-built only for Secrets of the Empire, shines by employing physical sets – including walls, furniture and props – allowing for analog interactions with the utilitarian orientation area. A video intro- digital environment. Your immersion is duction featuring Capt. Cassian (Diego enhanced by wind, heat, water, shaking Luna) and K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) establishes floors and even a vibrating vest (so you can the game as a prequel to Rogue One, but feel it when you’re shot with a laser), furdoes little to explain why you’re dressed as ther blurring the line between the virtual Stormtroopers, an important plot point that and actual. left several of my fellow players confused.

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GAMEPLAY

Unfortunately, this is where the Void turns toward the Dark Side. During Zero Latency’s eight-player mission, I felt like I was inside a well-designed first-person shooter; a variety of environments and weapons to explore, along with the ability to coordinate anti-undead tactics with my squadmates, lent a sense of agency to our experience. Secrets of the Empire is more like a video game’s tutorial level, leading four players by the nose through a series of set pieces with no illusion of free will, nor even feedback on whether you did well or not. While Zero Latency’s firefights are frantic 360-degree onslaughts that had me scrambling around the room, the Void AUDIO & VISUALS Neither game’s graphics can compete only offers static shooting galleries where yet with the CGI seen in cinemas, but you stand still blasting away at distant foes. the visuals are more than adequate to create an involving experience. The Void VALUE does a great job of capturing the look and While the Void, which costs $29.95 per sound of the classic Star Wars films, from person, is advertised as a 30-minute expethe architecture of the Imperial base to rience, less that half that is spent inside the the beeping of a scurrying MSE-6 mouse VR world. Zero Latency charges $25 for its droid, though up-close objects appear a 15-minute games, or $50 for half-hour probit pixelated. Zero Latency’s aesthetics grams like “Outbreak Origins,” and offers resemble a last-generation console game, 15 percent discounts with online reservabut the somewhat clunky character mod- tions. The bottom line is that I exited Zero els and the soundtrack of gunshots and Latency exhausted but elated, while the grunts are adequate for getting your adren- Void ended just as it was getting good, aline pumping. leaving me wanting more. Much like the new film, Secrets of the Empire is a mustsee for fanboys, but they shouldn’t expect PHYSICAL FEEDBACK Since Zero Latency offers multiple pro- it to fulfill all their Force fantasies. grams, its playing space is simply an open skubersky@orlandoweekly.com Both experiences rely on 3-D helmets and motion-tracking sensors to immerse you in the digital world, and each system has its own advantages. Zero Latency’s helmets felt a bit better balanced on my head, and boast a slightly wider field of view, though they are prone to fogging up in the heat of battle. The Void’s technology does a tremendous job of capturing hand motions down to individual finger twitches, but its headsets lack adequate focus adjustments, forcing me to wear my glasses underneath the goggles.

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by Faiyaz Kara

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PHOTO BY ROB BARTLETT

It should be noted that all of this food was delivered in one fell swoop. We sipped our cold passion fruit ($4.50) and guanabana ($4.50) juices until almost empty, then waited and wondered why our food was taking so long to show up as we Miami-based Bocas Grill makes you open wide and say “mmmm” watched the restaurant fill to capacity. BY FAIYAz KARA Just as the music decibeled to a higher volume, WHAM, four heaping plates were f you’ve come across a beverage in your with wok-smoked chicken ($13.50). The laid before us. We waited a while again social media feed that looks like a cross whole thing looks like a science experiment for dessert and coffee, but it was damn between Carmen Miranda and a Frosty, gone wrong – a goopy explosion of stringy well worth it. The torta tres leches ($9), a chances are it’s one of the milkshakes white cheese and some indeterminate yel- ridiculous presentation of the three-milks served at Bocas Grill. A more towering low sauce cascading over rounds of green cake served with a vanilla ice cream cone quaff you likely never will see, and it’s plantains and chicken. You could barely and a syringe filled with condensed milk, the unquestionable hook of this Miami- discern the wokky essence in the pollo, but one-ups their crazy-ass milkshakes. Be based pan-Latin outfit. But Bocas is more it was there. More so in the various “arroz still my beating (for now) heart. Oh, and than just cloying gulps of dessert extrava- al woks” – fried rice dishes akin to Peruvian they brew a fine macchiato ($3) and colagance. Much more. For one, the restaurant’s chaufa. Soy-stained and sesame-oiled, the da ($2.50), courtesy of the sweet Faema Venezuelan roots place the arepa front and rice with plush carne ($14.50) is absolutely E71 machine sitting at the back of the center and, uhh, up on the wall, where perfect. It holds up just fine for leftovers the restaurant. By the way, if you were a regular at a sprawling mural (rich in details of the following day as well. the restaurant’s predecesIf you want meat, the griddled corn cake’s history, yet somewhat sor – the charmingly Old lacking in linguistic translation) proves an picanha (aka coulotte, BOCAS GRILL World Bistro CloClo – the aka top sirloin cap) is a amusing diversion. 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd. space, you should know, But there’s nothing amusing about the fine bet. Two slabs for a 407-723-8351 has been thoroughly arepas here – they’re seriously stuffed mere $21, but sweet Simon bocasgrill.com deformalized. At Bocas, constructions, and none more so than Bolivar, that fat cap! It just $$ we couldn’t help but feel the pabellón criollo ($10.50). The fillings melts away in your mouth as though we were din– shredded beef, black beans and sweet and so easily makes its way ing in Brickell or Coconut plantains – comprise the holy trinity of into your bloodstream. A Venezuela’s national dish, all packed into side of wok-fired veggies deluded us into Grove. Certainly, the clientele, a majority of an arepa (along with some white cheese). thinking we were eating healthy, but the whom are native Spanish speakers, feeds It’s a glorious sandwich, all sweet, salty and fried cassava could’ve done with a dusting the sentiment, and feed we did. In fact, we put our money where Bocas’ of chile powder or a drizzle of lime. Plus, meaty. It’s cheesy too, but not nearly as cheesy there were a few undercooked clunkers in mouth is. as the long rectangular plate of tostones the mix. fkara@orlandoweekly.com

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OPENINGS The much-anticipated opening of the Edison, an industrial-gothic, electric company-themed restaurant inside Disney Springs, is slated for New Year’s Eve. Patina Restaurant Group’s other Disney Springs concepts – Maria & Enzo’s, Enzo’s Hideaway Tunnel Bar and Pizza Ponte – will open in early 2018 … Look for Olea Mezze Grill to open its third location in the old Teriyaki Madness space in the Colonial Plaza early next year. Olea has locations in Maitland and Sanford as well … Foodies Café, a casual breakfast-and-lunch spot with a focus on books and author events, is open on South Parramore Avenue … Tandoori Bowl, a fast-casual Chipotle-like Indian joint, has opened on North Alafaya Trail in Oviedo … The Rez Grill inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel near Tampa has opened. The kitchen is manned by Frank Anderson, who previously ran the kitchens at James Beard Award-winning Animal and Son of a Gun in L.A. CLOSINGS Two Chefs Seafood Oyster Bar in the North Quarter has closed. Chefowners Bernard Caramouche and Larry Sinibaldi have ended the partnership, though Caramouche and the Beacon Hill Group will continue to operate Muddy Waters in South Eola. NEWS Maggiano’s Little Italy at Pointe Orlando have scored themselves a Coravin system, so they’re making all the wines on their extensive list available by the glass. EVENTS The Alfond Inn and Belvedere present the “Bubbles and Ice Bash” Saturday, Dec. 30, from 8 p.m. to close. The New Year’s Eve Eve soiree will feature drink specials on Belvedere Vodka, Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label, Veuve Clicquot and Rosé. The event will also have a DJ, ice luge, and champagne fountain. Admission is free … The Christmas Day feast at Highball & Harvest will see Southern-inspired dishes prepared by chef Scott Pizzo and a raw bar along with live entertainment. Meals will be served from noon to 9 p.m. Cost is $115 ($45 for children 12 and under). Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com

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Bowigens Beer Company 1014 Semoran Blvd., casselberry, 407-960-7816, bowigens.com

“do one thing, and do it very, very well,” said some sage individual, before buying a four-beer flight from Bowigens Beer company and disavowing everything they believed in. Bowigens’ blocky, wood-burned taps pour robust triple IPAs and silky milk stouts alike. Strings of edison bulbs dangle from the taproom ceiling, warming this cozy, hop-box brewpub with the loosey-goosey glow of a good barleywine.

essAy question: why should i drink here?

short Answer/multiple ChoiCe:

BAthrooms: nightmAre or not BAd? Not bad.

After work or After hours? After work. The 9-to-drive never felt sweeter with Bowigens to look forward to.

BAg hooks? YES

Beer/wine or liquor too? craft brews, ciders and meads pour from drafts and bottles alike. CheCk All thAt Apply: fancy cocktails make ’em strong and keep ’em coming wine list (5 choices or more) craft beer beer: the usual suspects wide selection of bottles or cans (more than 12) wide selection on tap (more than 12) food served? NO smoking Allowed inside? NO dog-friendly? NO outside drinking? NO

tvs? YES whAt’s on? A dynamic duo of sportsball and the TBS Seinfeld Infinity Loop. dJs? NO live musiC? NO loud musiC or BACkground musiC? Your basic mid-aughts pop-punk playlist gAmes? CheCk All thAt Apply: pinball video pool darts other: A tidy cupboard of board and card games. come for the bombastic Battleship/Punderdome, stay for the sloptastic cards Against Humanity. orlandoweekly.com

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This Mills Park spot gives patrons the option to build their own bowls or choose from a list of signature combinations. The Luau Pork bowl should be topped with a fried egg and scarfed for a Big Islandinspired brunch. Swig Stubborn craft pop from the soda fountain and try a flight of hot sauces from the 11 on offer – carrying planks are provided to make the trek from table to bar easier. 1430 N. Mills Ave., 407-270-7747; $

anTonio’s risToranTe

This Maitland mainstay has been around for nearly three decades but it’s better than ever, thanks to creative and artistically plated dishes courtesy of executive chef Patrick Tramontana. Long-stem artichokes wrapped in crispy prosciutto and stuffed with goat cheese are as magnificent to eat as they are to behold. Entrée masterpieces include the braised lamb shank served with Parmesansweet pea risotto and oak wood-grilled mutton snapper with mushroom risotto and basil-pesto crème fraîche. Be sure to stop by the downstairs gourmet market on your way out. 611 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-645-5523; $$$

BBB Tofu house

Soondubu, the fiery Korean soup of pillowy silken tofu, is BBB’s raison d’etre, and you won’t find a better bowl of it anywhere else in the city. Reddened and rippling with fumes from chili powder and paste, the heady broth is simply magical. Seven soups ranging from “original beef” to seafood to kimchi are offered, though ordering any of their combo meals (you’ll do well to get the galbi) will score you a bowl of the house soondubu with shrimp, clams and squid. Don’t overlook the bibimbap or the Korean seafood pancake – both are spectacular. Closed Wednesdays. 5140 W. Colonial Drive, 407-723-8299; $$

The smiling Bison

Orlandoans have been migrating north for a taste of the Smiling Bison’s stellar fare ever since the Bennett Road location shuttered last year. It’s a beautiful space with some beautiful dishes being rendered

by chef-owner Josh Oakley. The bison burger, duck-lovers pizza, and housemade sausages are all can’t-miss items, but comfort can be found in the chicken pot pie, Cincinnati 5-Way, and grouper cheeks served in a buttery New England roll. Creative quaffs play right into Sanford’s rep as a cocktail town. Closed Sundays and Mondays. 107 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford, 407-915-6086; $$$

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Some mighty fine kebabs can be had at this Persian market and eatery in Longwood. Of note are ground beef koobideh kebabs, chicken kebabs fashioned from thigh and breast meat, and ghormeh sabzi, an herbaceous stew. Peruse the shelves of spices, oils and pickles, then make your way to the freezers for frozen desserts (get a tub of faloodeh and bastani), cheeses and beverages while you wait. A display case of sweets is hard to overlook – grab a few Persian cream puffs to take home. Open daily. 185 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, 407-951-8084; $

Teak neighBorhood grill maiTland

The Maitland outpost offers a menu identical to the MetroWest original, though execution here needs a bit of work. Still, you can gorge on a wide selection of hefty burgers, including such monstrosities as the cronut burger with a half-pound of meat and maple-pepper bacon, or the “Teak Challenge” – a twopounder with 27 slices of cheese, 24 slices of bacon and so much more. Open daily. 901 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407335-4835; $$

aJ’s Press

You’ll be, ahem, hard-pressed to find a better sandwich than the ones served up at the Longwood outpost of Tampa’s AJ’s Press. Mexican bolillo and telera rolls are weighty enough to hold the porky mélange of smoky ham, smokier Cantimpalo chorizo, and slow-roasted pork in the Cuban; a less filling ham and cheese option is just as solid. Our fave: a beer-braised brisket sammie with pickled jalapenos. Closed Sundays. 182 W. State Road 434, Longwood, 407-790-7020; $$

muddy WaTers

Cajun and Crescent City eats come to South Eola. From the gumbo to the smoked trout beignets, the food here is nomworthy of NOLA. Po’boys are fashioned from bread shipped in from Gambino’s in Metairie (get ’em with a side of chicken and sausage jambalaya); the shrimp and grits are damn-near perfect; and the Cedar Key clams in a white wine sauce with pancetta are worth getting extra bread for. The banana bread pudding will put you under its spell. Open daily. 101 S. Eola Drive, 407-843-9676; $$ n

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[ film + tv ] FILM LISTINGS Cult Classics: Hedwig and the Angry Inch A German emigrant living in a trailer in Kansas is the victim of a botched sex-change operation. Adapted from the critically acclaimed offBroadway rock theater hit. Tuesday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $8; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Die Hard Screening of the Bruce Willis action film, released in July 1988, that some idiots on the internet have decided is a Christmas film. Wednesday, 7:30 pm; The Swirlery, 1508 E. Michigan St.; free; 407-270-6300; swirlery.com. Holiday movies in the Park: The Nightmare Before Christmas Is it a Christmas movie? Is it a Halloween movie? See it with your kids and argue about it all the way home. Friday, 7 pm; Walt Disney Amphitheater, Lake Eola Park,

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was likely not as significant as the film suggests, and its death count was not as high.) In addition, Layton did not join Churchill’s staff – or even meet him – until 1941, though their close relationship is accurately portrayed. And some have even mistakenly labeled the film a convenDarkest Hour shines a cinematic spotlight on Churchill tional biopic that treads little new ground. But those criticisms matter little when By Cameron m eier you’re emotionally hypnotized by a visual n June 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Churchill’s relationship with symphony of performance, pacing, editChurchill reflected upon the ongoing King George VI and the fierce debate ing, cinematography and music that only Battle of Britain: “Let us therefore brace between those who urged war against Wright and perhaps three or four other ourselves to our duties, and so bear our- Hitler and those in favor of peace nego- directors are capable of conducting. Three months after the events of Darkest selves, that if the British Empire and its tiations (led by Chamberlain and Viscount Commonwealth last for a thousand years, Halifax). The evacuation of Dunkirk Hour, Churchill again “mobilized the men will still say this was their finest hour.” (Operation Dynamo) is also featured English language and sent it into battle” But before Britain could get to that finest prominently, just as it is in Christopher – as Halifax described the prime minhour, there had to be a darkest one. That Nolan’s Dunkirk, the only 2017 drama bet- ister’s rhetorical skills – by uttering the “hour” was actually spread over several ter than Darkest Hour. But perhaps most most famous thank-you in political hisweeks in May of that year, and Churchill significantly, this film also shines a light tory. Referring to Royal Air Force pilots who had faced down on Churchill himself was its timekeeper. the German Luftwaffe, Wind the clock forward 77 years, and and those close to him, he said, “Never in the the task has fallen upon Joe Wright to re- including his wife, DARkeST HouR field of human conflict create those events. The English director Clementine (Kristin Opens Thursday, Dec. 21 was so much owed by has been helming films for just 12 years Scott Thomas), and so many to so few.” but has already managed two masterpiec- his personal secretary, But he should have es: Atonement (2007) and Anna Karenina Elizabeth Layton (Lily also thanked himself, (2012). He made his first major misstep two James). Both actresses as it was primarily his years ago with the poorly conceived Pan, are excellent – as are own iron will, stubbut he’s now back in top form with Darkest Ben Mendelsohn as Hour – assisted by Gary Oldman’s career the King, Ronald Pickup as Chamberlain bornness and judgment that saved Western and Stephen Dillane as Halifax – but it’s Civilization from fascism. At the risk of performance as Churchill. By concentrating on just one month, Oldman (helped by great makeup) who metaphorical overreach, perhaps we Wright’s film (written smartly by Anthony will finally be carrying home the Oscar for now owe both Wright and Oldman an enormous debt of gratitude for creating McCarten) focuses like a laser on some best actor. Historians will quibble with the slight history’s greatest movie about history’s of the most important events of World War II, including the resignation of mischaracterization of the Siege of Calais. greatest British leader. Neville Chamberlain, the appointment of (Its impact on the evacuation of Dunkirk feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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Rosalind Avenue and Washington Street; free; 407-246-2827. Lady Bird Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut is a coming-of-age story starring Saoirse Ronan. Through Thursday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Merry Christmas Headphone Jack Premiere World premiere of a locally made film about three terrible people and the Christmas they share together in Winter Park. Saturday, 12:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $7; 727-534-1777; headphonejack. eventbrite.com. The rich Weirdoes Present: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening of the cult classic with a shadow cast, props and callbacks. Friday-Saturday, 11:15 pm; AMC CityWalk, 6000 Universal Blvd.; $11; richweirdoes.com. The Shape of Water The latest film from Guillermo del Toro details the romance between a mute custodian and a strange aquatic humanoid held in captivity. Opens Thursday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

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By STeve SCHn eid er oPening WedneSday, deC. 20: The Greatest Showman Hugh Jackman keeps up his Broadway chops, taking the center ring in a musical profile of the legendary P.T. Barnum. Barnum, you may recall, predicted the rise of Hootie and the Blowfish more than a century in advance, thanks to his famous pronouncement, “There’s a Rucker born every minute.” (PG) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle A sequel to the family adventure gets underway when the titular game is found on a sandy beach. Excuse me: I know my games. And if you see one washed up on shore, that’s Stay Alive. The survival game. Your turn, Hollywood. Move a lever. (PG-13) oPening THurSday, deC. 21: The Shape of Water This romantic fantasy has already earned many accolades, including “the best Guillermo del Toro film since Pan’s Labyrinth” and “a Guillermo Del Toro film that actually got made.” Its story of the relationship between a mute lady janitor and a mysterious sea creature – said to be del Toro’s homage to the Creature From the Black Lagoon – has already landed the picture a spot on the American Film institute’s list of the best movies of 2017. So you’re going to listen to any wiseass remark I might have to make here? (R)

oPening Friday, deC. 22: Downsizing Matt Damon stars in an Alexander Payne comedy about a global initiative to reduce every human being to 5 inches in size. Responds Michael Fassbender, “I ain’t folding it in half for nobody!” (R) Father Figures Step Brothers meets Mamma Mia!, with siblings Owen Wilson and Ed Helms trying to determine the true identity of their biological father. Katt Williams is in the supporting cast, so that’s the answer I’m going with, booboo. (R) Pitch Perfect 3 This threequel begins with the a capella group broken up, but swiftly reunites them to perform on a USO tour. Which sounds like a great idea. To me, Al Franken. (PG-13) oPening monday, deC. 25: All the Money in the World Kevin Spacey’s sexual indiscretions got him yanked (hey now!) at the 11th hour from the awards-bait role of J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott’s realitybased kidnap drama. And when I say 11th hour, I mean after all of his scenes were shot, and just weeks before release. Now, in the sort of twist the Jeopardy! writers dream about, Spacey’s replacement, Christopher Plummer, has been nominated for the Golden Globe instead. In related news, I understand Henry Cavill’s Justice League face is mounting a major campaign for a Kids’ Choice Award. (R) orlandoweekly.com

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Supreme being King Britt imagines possible worlds and new realities with Fhloston Paradigm By Matthew erao

n the heels of this summer’s ethereal new album sound. Last September, Britt was prepared to bring the After … , King Britt is bringing his project Fhloston project to the Social and provide Orlando with a taste of his Paradigm to Orlando. Coming up in Philadelphia, outré output, but the show was derailed due to hurricane King Britt has spent his nearly three decades in music Irma. Rescheduled for this week, Britt will finally bring jumping between genres, projects and concepts. From Fhloston Paradigm to the Social for what’s sure to be full immersion in the haunting landscape DJing to producing to composing, Britt’s he’s created. career has spanned the electronic music As the album title and the name of landscape. As part of his latest evoluKING BrItt PreSeNtS each song implies, After … deals heavtion, the prolific artist is diving into the FhLoStoN ParaDIGM ily in looking back on bygone things. headspace of experimental ambience and with DJ Nigel John, And while “… Life,” “… Glow,” and analog synth pieces. austen van der Bleek “… Touch” all evoke the ghostly quality “I have always loved experimental 9 p.m. Friday, dec. 22 of Fhloston Paradigm’s newer sounds, sounds and textures,” says Britt. “This The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave. “… Math” touches on something else project allowed me to dive heavy into this thesocial.org $15 that’s been lost. direction. Things happen when they are From the reverb-soaked, lyricless supposed to and 2009 was the year. I did a dedication to Charlie Cooper from Telefon Tel Aviv, who vocals to the stabs of analog synth, After … effortlessly had passed away. Always loved their sound. I had so much conjures an intergalactic feeling. But rather than an idyllic fun during that process that I continued to dive deeper into vision of the cosmos, the post-planetary journey being suggested is one of necessity. The album’s title could easily be my connection.” Fhloston Paradigm was born in 2012, with Britt focus- followed by a track called “… Earth,” with the tone of the ing on lush and otherworldly soundscapes. His full-length songs bringing to mind a world that’s been lost. What’s left debut, 2014’s The Phoenix, trafficked more in the type of is both the beauty and turmoil of a collapsed society, one groove for which its label Hyperdub is known. This year’s that cherishes remnants of the past alongside the essential After … , meanwhile, forgoes much of the percussion and elements of the future. For Britt, these elements come courclub-ready feel of its predecessor for a more contemplative tesy of both pop culture and real-world events.

“So, I am a huge fan of the comic series Saga,” Britt reveals. “The dystopian atmosphere in the series is a huge inspiration. Also just where our world seems to be headed, à la the film Children of Men and our current political climate. So, I wanted to have an album that heals the anxiety found in these environments.” Unsurprisingly, these concepts also tie into the project’s name itself, as Fhloston Paradigm comes courtesy of the planet Fhloston Paradise in Luc Besson’s campy sci-fi classic The Fifth Element. Britt explains, “That’s one of my all-time favorite films. When they were discussing Korben going to Fhloston Paradise … I said it wrong and my friend said ‘Keep it!’” In the movie, the celestial body’s vision of society is one where elegant aliens sing nuevo opera, fashion (designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier) and vice are currency, and gender and sexuality are just things to play with. And while Britt says the film had more of an impact on his previous album, it’s hard not to hear echoes of Diva Plavalaguna’s infamous aria in the ululating of Ryat and Jacqueline Constance on the tracks “… Glow” and “… The Storm,” respectively. Britt’s Orlando show will unfortunately forgo what he calls the “bigger budget” version involving the many vocalists on After … and will instead be a more intimate solo affair. But the use of voice as a sonic texture on the album certainly lends itself to a dissociative performance in which Britt oversees vocals and instrumentation in equal measure. The results will give this particular iteration of Fhloston Paradigm’s live show an improvisational quality, one where the many layers of After … will be re-created and rearranged for what seems destined to be a daring reimagining of the album and its soundworlds.

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BY B AO L E - H U U JD MCPHERSON | photo by mike dunn

Well, hell, apparently 2018 is going to be even more seismic for the city’s music landscape than that Firestone complex bombshell I reported last week. Downtown will soon see yet another overhaul and reboot, this time at longtime music fixture Backbooth – which, to be blunt, has needed it for years. According to an official announcement over the weekend, the last show under the current name will be Dec. 30. After that and some renovations, the club will rise under new ownership and management as Soundbar. Stay tuned.

JD MCPHERSON AND CHARLEY CROCKETT, THE SOCIAL, DEC. 11

Of all the American roots neo-traditionalists, hotshot Okie JD McPherson is without a doubt one of this generation’s most distinctive. He’s retro, but he ain’t cute. There’s a big difference. Although he rocks the stuff your grandparents got down to, he does it with peerless flair and taste that’s as good as it is literate, drawing the seminal marrow of early rock & roll and its mighty rhythm & blues headwaters. It’s a perfectly calibrated balance between deep reverence and hot-blooded conquest. Though not exactly prolific, McPherson’s been doing strong, distinguished work since splashing onto the scene in 2010 with the instant knockout of his debut, Signs & Signifiers. But now freshly on the fitting New West Records with this year’s album, Undivided Heart & Soul, he’s currently in his brawniest, most expansive phase yet, one that shares some DNA with the Black Keys. McPherson’s Orlando debut was lit both

Classic but never quaint, JD McPherson’s vision is the kind of revivalism that looks to tap the original nerve and electricity of rock & roll and make it swing anew, not bathe in the golden afterglow of its memory onstage and off, with a crowd nearly fervent enough to match his own natural fire. Even though he could no doubt ignite it all on his own, he rolled deep with an airtight, high-functioning band, a quintet loaded up with stand-up bass, organ and sax to juice their traditional rock & roll setup with some jump-blues bona fides. Live, his players were absolutely pro, practically flawless, achieving every ounce of the golden, lived-in warmth and patina that he captures so exactingly on record. But amid all that wingspan, the undisputed engine is McPherson. And testament to the sheer soul and horsepower he’s packing is how he’s able to throw all that heat with so little sweat. Classic but never quaint, McPherson’s vision is the kind of revivalism that looks to tap the original nerve and electricity of rock & roll and make it swing anew, not bathe in the golden afterglow of its memory. Though he’s always stayed closer to his roots than the Black Keys ever were to theirs, he may just be the most compel-

ling heir apparent to their defining New American Roots crown. By getting less literal with his references and becoming increasingly expansive in his sound, JD McPherson is showing a horizon that’s deep, wide and really just unfolding. Supporting act Charley Crockett is a new Texas artist who’s starting to perk radars. He bears more than a little likeness to McPherson as a roots romancer who’s also retro-smart with considerable dash. Although Crockett’s particular recipe is different – a New Orleans-spiced bouillabaisse of blues and country that’s equally as comfortable in the juke joint as it is in the honky-tonk – his angle is remarkably similar. Crockett’s a relative newcomer but he’s stepping out strong, coming live as a fivepiece band with his Blue Drifters, who look the part with vintage Western wear and – most crucially – play the part with pure faith and rollicking stomp. Their stage show is made extra deluxe with a fifth member who handles keys, horns and squeezebox. Roll the clock back 50 or 60 years and probably the only thing that would’ve changed about this spectacle is that the dance floor would be popping with couples swinging. Crockett’s band are a throwback but not a novelty. These guys do it with true belief and guts. Beyond the getups and overt influences, however, Crockett packs some brilliant young soul that’s timeless and could translate well even into modern pop with scary ease. Not that anyone should ever suggest he go all Maroon 5 or some shit like that, but he’s got a shine that’s beyond any particular style or trappings. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Deviant MUSIC

really fucked-up and deeply strange hardcore right before Xmas? yes, please! it’s a winning situation for the touring bands too, as they no doubt want to get as far away from the weather up north. on tap is Deviant from richmond, Virginia, offering up buzzbomb cro-Mags-style ferocity; public Acid from Greensboro, north carolina, who just seem to be exploding in several different directions at once with some sly hints of Flipper; and local motorheads Flamethrower, making a welcome comeback. – Matthew Moyer with public Acid, Flamethrower | 9 p.m. | uncle Lou’s, 1016 n. Mills Ave. | $5-$7

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Friday, Dec. 22

Junior Brown MUSIC

Showing impeccable taste, the reverend horton heat handpicked texan eccentric Junior brown as part of the rollicking “horton’s holiday hayride.” brown has been wowing tuned-in country and rockabilly fans since the early ’90s with his custom-made doubleneck “guit-steel” hybrid guitar, and of course, attendant flair with it. coming off like a dapper cross between Link Wray, Luther perkins and red Simpson, Junior brown is an American original in the good way and well worth the pilgrimage to Disney Springs. – MM

with reverend horton heat, the blasters | 7 p.m. | house of blues, 1490 buena Vista Drive | 407-934-2583 | houseofblues.com/orlando | $32

Friday, Dec. 22

Vonner MUSIC

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there’s only one youtube video of a song (“bluebird”) out there for Vonner right now, and it’s seemingly just singer chris Metts solo on an acoustic guitar, but it’s lovely. however, this brand new band, debuting at this show, has a lot of local backstory – and it all goes back to Lonesome city travelers, a standout country-rock band from probably the last significant class of orlando alt-country at the turn of this decade. Led by Metts brothers chris and Scott, Lct went on indefinite hiatus at the peak of their renown in 2012 due to some serious health issues with chris. All went their own ways but, even through convalescence, the writing never stopped. now the Metts brothers are returning – with their original lineup plus two additional players – as Vonner. When you have a new name but the same original creative forces, that usually means evolution. And it’ll be interesting to see how these notable musicians have grown. With proven twangsters heather Lee & Jordan Wynn and Sean holcomb sharing the bill, it’ll be like a golden revival of when orlando had a great indie country scene. – Bao Le-Huu with black Sun Mountain cult, heather Lee & Jordan Wynn’s Whyte tygers, Sean holcomb | 7 p.m. | Will’s pub, 1042 n. Mills Ave. | willspub.org | $7-$10

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Saturday, Dec. 23

Phantasmagoria’s A Christmas Carol THeaTer

’tis the season to celebrate with “orlando’s original Steampunk Storytelling troupe.” With a unique rendition of charles Dickens’ timeless tale of holiday cheer on the marquee, this season’s show combines the troupe’s sci-fi-gone-Victorian appeal with song, dance, puppetry, storytelling and more, all in the name of past, present and future. it’s one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, told in a way you’ve never seen – and with characters you only thought you had experienced. – Xander Peters 2 & 7:30 p.m. | Wayne Densch performing Arts center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford | 407-321-8111 | wdpac.com | $18-$22

Sunday, Dec. 24

Bad Santa (Eugene Snowden) & His 10 Pints of Truth MUSIC

take your “Winter Wonderland” and “All i Want for christmas is you” and go wassail. For us, nothing sings christmas eve like a late-night hellraising with the Friendliest Man in Show business, eugene Snowden. expect plenty of holiday rock & roll in the same tear-the-roof-off-the-joint style as Snowden and his backing band’s Wednesday night residency at Lil indies, just with a little more elbow room. plus, if you get there early enough, you’ll get to try some homemade gumbo. now that’s a holiday treat worth leaving the house for. – Thaddeus McCollum 6 p.m. | Will’s pub, 1042 n. Mills Ave. | willspub.org | $7

Tuesday, Dec. 26

School of Rock THeaTer

Getting a substitute teacher is a bit like playing russian roulette – sometimes you get a Dorothy Zbornak who actually tries to educate you and sometimes you get someone who threatens to abandon you and jump off the second story in the event of an emergency. And maybe once in a lifetime, you’ll get someone life-changing like Dewey Finn, an irresponsible rock star who shows everyone the benefits of the public school system after posing as a substitute teacher at a private school. in no time, Finn turns these tiny scholars into guitar-shredding maniacs good enough to compete with his former bandmates. the 2003 film version, starring Jack black, was legendary, but the musical edition featuring original songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is not something you want to miss. take your tot this week and reminisce on the cheesy magic of the early 2000s together. – Monivette Cordeiro 8 p.m. | through Dec. 31 | Walt Disney theater, Dr. phillips center for the performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. | 844-513-2014 | drphillipscenter.org | $34.25-$149.25

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Cult Classics: Hedwig and the Angry Inch FIlM

We’re nearly 20 percent of the way through the 21st century, and we’ve yet to see a stage or film musical that’s as glorious as John cameron Mitchell and Steven trask’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch. the story – about a young east German who undergoes a botched sex change operation to emigrate to the united States and becomes a glam rock performer – was ahead of its time in its treatment of queer and transgender issues. And the songs – steeped in early punk and glam – are just so damn good. Hedwig has become something of a holy text for freaks, geeks, losers and queers, so seeing it on the big screen with an audience of fans should make for a transcendent moment when the follow-the-bouncing-wig scene happens. Lift up your hands. – TM 9:30 p.m. | enzian theater, 1300 S. orlando Ave., Maitland | 407-629-0054 | enzian.org | $8

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MuSic wedneSday, dec. 20 Carol Stein and Billy Flanigan 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407-636-9951. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-898-7733.

ThurSday, dec. 21 Basilica Choir Concert 7 pm; Timucua White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $10-$20 suggested donation; timucua.com. Fight Fall 6:30 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $10; 407-999-2570. Kaleigh Baker 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Breathe Carolina Saturday at Gilt Nightclub

Leisure Chief 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Public 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $10-$12; 407-246-1419.

Friday Fete With Damage Band Friday, 9 pm-2 am; Singh’s Roti Shop, 5244 Old Winter Garden Road; $10; 407-670-8824.

uberbahn X-mas Edition 10 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Raleigh Estes and Friends 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980.

Hallouween 5 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; free-$2; 321-402-6082.

Yung Bans 7 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $10; 407-999-2570.

Ritual 10 pm; Vinyl Arts Bar, 75 E. Colonial Drive; free.

Home for the Holidays: Atnarko, Mathew Scot, Blackplate, Lola B., Jeff Kash, Crosstown Sounds 7 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; free.

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Thursday Jazz Jams 8 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.

James Brown Holiday Jam 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Friday, dec. 22 Almighty 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10-$30; 407-504-7699. Black Sun Mountain Cult, Vonner, Heather Lee & Jordan Wynn’s Whyte Tygers, Sean Holomb 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7-$10. Fhloston Paradigm 9 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $15; 407246-1419.

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Late Night Swim 11:59 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $3; 407-999-2570. Leisure Chief 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Oak Hill Drifters 8:30 pm; Sanford Brewing Company, 400 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-732-6419. Reverend Horton Heat, Junior Brown, the Blasters 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $19; 407-934-2583.

Audiophile Deep Label Showcase: Dead Space, Carlos Mendoza, Elias R. 10 pm; Vinyl Arts Bar, 75 E. Colonial Drive; $5. Breathe Carolina 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10-$30; 407-504-7699. The Company 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Demun Jones 6 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; contact for price; 407-999-2570. East End Sessions: Jessica Delacruz 2-5 pm; East End Market, 3201 Corrine Drive; free; 321-236-3316. The Gemini Band 8:30 pm; Roque Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

Cocktail Cabaret: Mistletoe Peepshow coppertail Brewing Seasonal relief release We’ve been wondering when the porters were going to start showing up in beer aisles, since they tend to pair well with cooler weather. This Wednesday, head to Roque Pub for the release of Coppertail Brewing’s Baltic Porter, Seasonal Relief, brewed with goji berries and elderberries. It should hold you over until smoked porter makes its way to the shelves. 7-11 p.m. Wednesday; Roque Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; roquepuborlando.com

cocktail cabaret: Mistletoe peepshow Cocktail Cabaret, the bimonthly burlesque series from Will’s Pub and Kissa Von Addams, returns this week with – of course – a holiday theme. Von Addams brings in some of the best burlesque talent from across the state – including Aurora Natrix from Miami and Mayven Missbehavin from Tampa – to throw some spice in your egg nog. 9 p.m. Thursday; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12; willspub.org

The eulogy Well, after months of rumors, denials and retooling, Phase3 – formerly Spacebar, formerly Covert Skate Shop – is actually closing. Stop by to pay your respects and give a toast to owner Tommy Mot, but don’t worry. He’ll be back as part of the team focused on revitalizing the Venue 578/ Firestone complex downtown. 9 p.m. Thursday; Phase3, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook.com/phas3shop Total punk Turnbuckle Tuesdays lousy gift exchange Did you end up with a third copy of Atlas Shrugged from your nutso libertarian sister-in-law? Did Uncle Ted get you a cheeseboard even though you told him all about your lactose intolerance at Thanksgiving? Drop off your unwanted gifts at Will’s Pub during this week’s Total Punk Turnbuckle Tuesday and you could walk away with something you might actually use. At the very least, you could use a drink, amirite? 10 p.m. Tuesday; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org

Vice President Joe Biden Jan. 29, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips Center Kevin Hart, Dec. 31 at CFE Arena Henry Rollins, Jan. 4, 2018, at the Plaza Live Say Anything, Jan. 9-10, 2018, at the Beacham Shakira, Jan. 9, 2018, at Amway Center The Zombies, Jan. 10, 2018, at the Plaza Live The Moody Blues, Jan. 12, 2018, at CFE Arena

Jackson Browne, Jan. 23, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips Center The Killers, Jan. 24, 2018, at Hard Rock Live They Might Be Giants, Jan. 25, 2018, at the Beacham Riverdance, Jan. 2628, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips Center Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Jan. 26, 2018, at the Beacham

Book of Love, Jan. 14, 2018, at the Social

World/Inferno Friendship Society, Jan. 27, 2018, at the Social

Miranda Lambert, Jan. 19, 2018, at Amway Center

Trevor Noah, Jan. 27, 2018, at Bob Carr Theater

Vice President Joe Biden, Jan. 29, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Coast Modern, March 1, 2018, at the Social Jason Mraz, March 13, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Lana Del Rey, Feb. 2, 2018, at Amway Center

Alice Cooper, March 24, 2018, at Hard Rock Live

Adam Ant, Feb. 3, 2018, at the Beacham

Betty Who, March 29, 2018, at the Social

Rufus Wainwright, Feb. 7-8, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips Center

OMD, April 12, 2018, at the Beacham

Excision, Feb. 11, 2018, at House of Blues John Moreland, Feb. 13, 2018, at the Social

Pink, April 24, 2018, at Amway Center

Lights, Feb. 21, 2018, at the Beacham

Ministry, April 26, 2018, at Hard Rock Live

Andrea Gibson, March 1, 2018, at the Social

Clean Bandit, April 28, 2018, at the Beacham

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The Festa dei sette pesci is an Italian Christmas Eve custom, a family-style seafood meal to celebrate the birth of Christ. But even those who aren’t Catholic, Christian or Italian can take part in Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen’s festive Southern take on the tradition. The seven courses, each paired with wines by Chateau Ste. Michelle, include conch fritters, smoked trout dip, lobster ravioli and whole fried hog snapper. Dessert involves no fishy ingredients, but after the first six courses, you might be ready to return to dry land. – Jessica Bryce Young 6:30 p.m. | Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen, 1234 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park | 407-543-3474 | reelfishcoastal.com | $69

Melissa Crispo and Toni Williams 8 pm; Aloma Bowl, 2530 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-671-8675. Punk Rock Christmas Vacation: Wolf-Face, Teen Agers, Debt Neglector, Caffiends 7:30 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $8. Rob Hamm 8-11 pm; Wop’s Hops, 419 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-878-7819. Talk Yo Shit: Drake Tribute Show 10 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-246-1419.

Sunday, dec. 24 Ancient Sun 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Bad Santa & His Ten Pints of Truth (Eugene Snowden) 6 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7. 50

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Monday, dec. 25 Open Mic Hip-Hop 9:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364. Open Mic Mondays 6:30 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-322-7475. Reggae Mondae: Hor!zen 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

TueSday, dec. 26 Bruce Staelens Sextet 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407-636-9951.

Doctor Paul 6:15 pm; Sanford Brewing Company, 400 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-732-6419. GEM, Tripsick, Goosy 8 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $10; 407-999-2570. Holey Miss Moley 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540. Jazz in the Courtyard with the DaVinci Jazz Experiment 7-9 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; free; 386-873-2943. Music Remembrance Jazz Trio 8 pm; Paradise Cove Restaurant and Bar, 4380 Carraway Place, Sanford; free. Singer-Songwriter Open Mic 7:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.

TheaTer A-Loan for the Holidays Her most recent divorce final, Caroline discovers none of her family wants to spend the holidays with her. Not wanting to spend the holidays alone, she decides to rent a family off Craigslist. Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Dangerous Theatre Sanford, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $10$15; 407-358-6677; dangeroustheatre.com. Annie The classic Broadway musical comes to life as little orphan Annie charms her way into the heart of New York millionaire Oliver Warbucks. Thursday-Friday, 8 pm, Saturday, 2 & 8 pm; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $30-$34; 407-877-4736; gardentheatre.org. Beach Blanket Bongo It’s Christmas Eve and an old beat poet relives his glory days on the beaches of California when nothing mattered but the beach, a good wave and a date to the drive-in. Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 pm; Dangerous Theatre Sanford, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $10-$15; 407-358-6677; dangeroustheatre.com. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical Musical adaptation of the beloved book about a terrible group of kids who take over the annual Christmas pageant. Saturday, 2 & 5:30 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $15-$25; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com. Cirque Musica Holiday: Believe A fun-filled family holiday event featuring the cast of Cirque Musica together with all-time favorite holiday songs performed by a live orchestra. Saturday, 7:30 pm; Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee; $25-$85; 321-697-3333; ohpark.com. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast

THEWEEK in front of a studio audience, five actors play the dozens of characters in Bedford Falls as well as produce all the sound effects. Wednesday, 2 & 7:30 pm, Thursday-Friday, 7:30 pm, Saturday, 2 & 7:30 pm, Sunday, 2 pm; Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, 812 E. Rollins St.; $25-$50; orlandoshakes.org. Kevin Kelly’s Swingin’ Christmas Party Holiday cabaret performance. Wednesday -Thursday, 7:30 pm; Winter Park Playhouse, 711-C Orange Ave., Winter Park; $23-$28; 407-645-0145; winterparkplayhouse.org. The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told Comedic retelling of the story of creation juxtaposed with the tale of two couples in modern day New York City. Friday, 7 pm; Footlight Theatre, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $20; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com. Nick’s Last Christmas Santa hires an image consultant to bring him into the current century. FridaySaturday, 6 pm; Dangerous Theatre Sanford, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $10-$15; 407-358-6677; dangeroustheatre.com. One-Man A Christmas Carol One-man adaptation of the holiday favorite, written and performed by David A. McElroy. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 pm, Sunday, 2 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407636-9951; bluebambooartcenter.com. Phantasmagoria’s A Christmas Carol This critically acclaimed Victorian Performance Troupe weaves movement, dance, puppetry, projections, music and storytelling in this classic ghost tale. Saturday, 2 & 7:30 pm; Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $18-$22; 407-321-8111. School of Rock Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into a guitarshredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. Tuesday, 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $34.25$149.25; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org.

coMedy Barley & Vine Comedy Showcase Wednesday, 9 pm; Barley and Vine Biergarten, 2406 E. Washington St.; free; barleyandvineorlando.com. Drunken Monkey Open Mic Comedy open mic. Fridays, 8 pm; Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, 444 N. Bumby Ave.; free; 407-8934994; drunkenmonkeycoffee.com.

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THEWEEK Jack’s Open Mic Comedy Night Open mic comedy night hosted by Myke Herlihy. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9 pm; Jack’s Pub & Grub, 5494 Central Florida Parkway; free; 407-787-3886. Open Mic Comedy Open mic comedy in the piano bar. Wednesdays, 8 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com. Open Mic Comedy With Craig Norberg Comedy open mic for aspiring comedians. Sundays, 8 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364; austinscoffee.com. Other Bar Open Mic with Ken Miller Comedy open mic with rotating hosts. Mondays, 8 pm; The Other Bar, 18 Wall St.; free; 407-843-8595. The Roast of Santa Claus Wednesday, 7 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $10; 407-4805233; theimprovorlando.com.

dance Blacklist Babes: Winter Soul-Stice Cabaret Featuring songs from your favorite dark musicals, holiday cabaret, comedy, drag, side show and more. Thursday, 9:30 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; $5. Cocktail Cabaret: Mistletoe Peepshow Holiday burlesque cabaret with Kissa Von Addams, Aurora Black (NYC) and more talent from across Florida. Thursday, 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12; 407-928-5561; willspub.org.

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$200 and under Art Show Group show with art priced under two Benjamins, perfect for picking up a gift for the holidays. Opens Thursday, 6-9 pm, through Jan. 13; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060. Everyone Likes a Different Sandwich A solo show from graffiti artist Halsi. Opens Thursday, 6-9 pm, through Jan. 13; Redefine Gallery, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060. conTinuing ThiS week

Baggage Claims This exhibition presents the work of an international group of 18 artists who explore the impact of the vast scale of commerce and immigration worldwide on contemporary life. Through Dec. 31; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org. Biblia Sacra: Dalí and His Bible Unique exhibition of 105 images created by Salvador Dalí depicting his interpretations of verses and events from the Bible. Through Jan. 25, 2018; Baterby’s Art Gallery, 6848 Stapoint Court, Winter Park; $5-$50; 888-682-9995; baterbys.com. Celebrating 75 Years: Pathways of American Art Commemorative exhibition celebrating 75 years of the Morse Museum. Ongoing; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $6; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org. Dan Biferie: The Art of Learning Photography representing objects and qualities which are perceived and experienced. Through Jan. 14, 2018; Museum of Art DeLand – Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org.

The Nutcracker Family Show A one-hour performance of highlights from the holiday classic geared for all ages. Saturday, 11 am; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $15$55; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org.

Downtown Salon Show A unique opportunity to discover new artists and revisit previously exhibited works. Through Jan. 27, 2018; Snap Downtown, 420 E. Church St.; free; 407-286-2185; snaporlando.com.

The Nutcracker Lobby Performances Sugar plum fairies and wooden soldiers come to life against the stunning backdrop of Rosen Shingle Creek’s grand lobby and decor. Friday, 6:30 pm; Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, 9939 Universal Blvd.; free; 407-996-3142.

Forgotten Futures A deconstructed vision of obsolescence and progression with 3D visualizations, digital art, and immersive geometric design. Through Dec. 31; Digital Collective, 1225-B N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-242-0115; digitalcollective.studio.

Orlando Ballet: The Nutcracker A Christmas Eve gift of a toy nutcracker from her godfather transports Clara on a magical journey to a world of fantasy complete with the Mouse King, Sugar Plum Fairy and Mother Ginger. Thursday-Friday, 8 pm, Saturday, 3 & 8 pm, Sunday, 1 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $19-$99; 844-513-2014; orlandoballet.org.

The Lake: A Documentary Exploring the Land and People of Lake Apopka This newest collaboration between Crealdé School of Art and the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation offers a contemporary and historic window into the culture and landscape of Central Florida’s Lake Apopka. Through Jan. 13, 2018; Crealde School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive A collection of photographs displaying some of the resident bird, alligator, cat, turtle and snake species that call Lake Apopka home. Through Dec. 31, 9 am-6 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. Limited Edition Collaborative show with Flying Horse Editions. Through Dec. 31; Snap Space, 1013 E. Colonial Drive; free; snaporlando.com. Oded Halahmy: Babylonian Odyssey Halahmy’s lyrical abstract sculptures reference his native landscape and reflect the hieratic qualities of Mesopotamian sculpture. The works dance, while making reference to palm trees, gates, pomegranates and the moon. Through Dec. 31; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

THEWEEK systems that affect the natural world. Through Jan. 7, 2018; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $20.95; 407-514-2000; osc.org. Third Thursday Gallery Hop Enjoy art, food, tech and more in downtown Orlando’s arts and culture district. Thursday, 6 pm; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060; cityartsfactory.com. Time & Thought American art from the collection of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum. Through Jan. 7, 2018; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.com.

Patrick Boyd: Man With a Holo Camera Collection of holographs by award-winning photographer Patrick Boyd. Through Jan. 14, 2018; Museum of Art DeLand – Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org.

Time as Landscape: Inquiries of Art and Science Group show featuring art inspired by the union of art and science. Through Dec. 31; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu.

Pollination! Group art show with images of bats, bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators. Through Feb. 4, 2018; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com.

Virtual Views: Digital Art From the Thoma Foundation Explores the growing importance of electronic media in contemporary art as seen in the work of artists who are pioneers in the use of LEDs, LCDs and computer-generated imagery. Through Dec. 31; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

Quiet Revolution: A Survey of the Art of Theo Wujcik In this survey, one can sense the artist’s shift in sensibility. The analytical and the formal are rejected and strange new kinds of historicism, primitivism and expressionism are embraced. Through Jan. 7, 2018; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371. Selected Fine Art Faculty Alumni Anniversary Exhibition Through Thursday; Anita S. Wooten Gallery, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail; free; 407-582-2298; valenciacollege.edu. Selections From the Permanent Collection: Paintings, Drawings, Graphics & Sculpture Some of the more recent donations to the museum’s permanent collection. Through Jan. 7, 2018; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371. Space Oddities: Bowie Sottsass Memphis The most comprehensive exhibition of work by the Italian design group Memphis ever shown in a museum, including several pieces from David Bowie’s personal collection. Ongoing; Modernism Museum Mount Dora, 145 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; $8; 352-385-0034; modernismmuseum.org. Steady Observation: The Intersection of Scientific Inquiry, Art and Life Exhibit on loan from Cornell Fine Arts Museum featuring works that form deep connections with the environment, and the structures and

eVenTS Christmas Day Celebration Enjoy Southerninspired farm-to-fork dishes prepared by Chef Scott Pizzo and a plentiful raw bar, as well as live entertainment. Monday, noon-9 pm; Highball & Harvest, Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, 4012 Central Florida Parkway; $45-$115; 407-393-4648; highballandharvest.com. Coppertail Brewing Seasonal Relief Release Release of Seasonal Relief Baltic Porter brewed with goji berries and elderberries. Wednesday, 7-11 pm; Roque Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778; roquepuborlando.com. Deadly Sins Christmas Market A variety of vendors and food trucks. Friday, 5 pm; Deadly Sins Brewing, 750 Jackson Ave., Winter Park; free; 407900-8726; deadlysinsbrewing.com. The Eulogy Farewell party for the space that hosted Phas3, Spacebar and Covert Skate Shop. Thursday, 9 pm; Phas3, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook.com/phas3shop. Feast of the Seven Fishes A seven-course seafood dinner with wine pairings. Sunday 6:30 pm; Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen, 1234 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park; $69; 407-543-3474; reelfishcoastal.com. orlandoweekly.com

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THEWEEK Pagan Pajama Party Enjoy Holiday drinks and cookies with Krampus, naughty elf dancing and more. Sunday, 4-10 pm; Gods & Monsters, 5421 International Drive; free; 407-270-6273; godmonsters.com. Refract XII An art installation and mixology event, featuring cocktail samples, a unique lounge with three bars, a live DJ and more. Friday-Saturday, 8 pm; 210 N. Bumby Ave., 210 N. Bumby Ave.; $50-$60; refractorlando.info. Sanford Avenue Block Party Festivus Celebration Block party with vendors, live music, food, beer, a treasure hunt and more. Saturday, 4 pm-midnight; Sanford Brewing Company, 400 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-732-6419; sanfordbrewing.com. Santa Brunch Enjoy bottomless mimosas and delicious brunch selections while the little ones get an opportunity to take photos with Santa himself. Saturday, 11 am-3 pm; Canvas Restaurant and Market, 13615 Sachs Ave.; various menu prices; 407-313-7800; canvaslakenona.com. SantaPalooza Holiday block party with a costume contest, drink specials and more. Friday, 8 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; $19.99-$30; 407-849-0471; barcrawlnation.com.

Strolling Dickens Carolers Old-timey carolers stroll through Winter Park Village and sing holiday favorites. Friday-Saturday, 6 pm; Winter Park Village, 510 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park; free. Tiki Mug Release Party Release of a special Aku Aku tiki mug, designed by Flounder. Wednesday, 5 pm; Aku Aku Tiki Bar, 431 E. Central Blvd.; free; akuakutiki.com. Total Punk Turnbuckle Tuesdays Lousy Gift Exchange Rewrap your unwanted gifts and brighten a stranger’s day. Tuesday, 10 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org. ugly Sweater Party Christmas night party. Discounts for those who dress in an Ugly Christmas Sweater. Monday, 7-10 pm; Gods & Monsters, 5421 International Drive; free; 407-270-6273; godmonsters.com. Wanderlust Wednesday Stroll through Ivanhoe Village and sample drinks at different establishments. Wednesday, 5-9 pm; Ivanhoe Village Main Street, Orange Avenue between New Hampshire and Princeton streets; $25; ivanhoevillage.org. A Wasteland Christmas Party Christmas party with classic movies playing on the big screens, cosplay mutant cage dancers, and special holiday drinks and treats for everyone. Saturday, 8 pm; Gods & Monsters, 5421 International Drive; free; 407-270-6273; godmonsters.com.

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Winter Wonderland Holiday activities including a train, karaoke, face painting and more. Saturday, 6:30-9:30 pm; Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, 9939 Universal Blvd.; $10; 407-996-3142.

learning Merry Makers This class combines electronics with basic crafting, and participants leave with a festive decorative item they have created. Thursdays, 5:30 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. Orlando Language Exchange Learn or teach a foreign language by practicing it in a social setting. Thursday, 8-11 pm; Sandwich Bar, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-421-1670.

liTerary Diverse Word Spoken word open mic. Tuesdays, 8 pm; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com. Wednesday Open Words Poetry and spoken word open mic. Wednesdays, 8:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364; austinscoffee.com.

SporTS Central Florida Mah Jongg Experienced American Mah Jongg players meet weekly. Wednesdays, 12:30-4 pm; MetroWest Country Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road; free; 561-704-9302. Deadly Sins Run Club Bi-weekly run club. Dogs welcome. Thursday, 6:30 pm; Deadly Sins Brewing, 750 Jackson Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-900-8726; deadlysinsbrewing.com. Falcon Run Club Biweekly runners club with discounted beer afterwards. Monday, 6:30 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060. Orlando Magic vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA basketball. Friday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $14.25-$637.25; 800-745-3000; amwaycenter.com. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Norfolk Admirals Ice hockey. Wednesday-Thursday, 7 pm, Saturday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; contact for price; 800-745-3000; amwaycenter.com. Ten10 Run Club A group run series on the Orlando Urban Trail beginning and ending at the Ten10 Brewery. Tuesday, 6:30 pm; Ten10 Brewing, 1010 Virginia Drive; free; 407-930-8993; ten10brewing.com. n

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I am a 22-year-old Italian man, 100 percent straight, sensitive and sporty. I have been reading Savage Love for years in Internazionale. I have one question for you: Why do I always fall in love with lesbians? Why do I instantly fall in love with girls who have that something more in their eyes? Something melancholy and perhaps insecure? Girls whom I’d rather protect and embrace than take to bed? The last three girls who fit this description all turned out to be lesbians. The last girl with whom this happened told me it was my “Red Cross” mindset that made me fall in love with girls who are insecure/sad/melancholy, so I have a sort of selection bias that excludes most straight girls I meet. I do not believe this, because the world is full of straight girls who need saving. So why then, Dan? WHY? I have a girlfriend. I truly love her. Since September, we have been living in two different cities because she went away to study. I am afraid that one day she is going to tell me she’s gay too. She always talks with me about a new super-cute female friend. Is she a lesbian? I have recently met another girl, super empathetic. She is gay, and I knew it after an all-night conversation in my car listening to Cigarettes After Sex. Why do I always fall in love with gay girls? Can I love two people at the same time? This is the fourth time that this has happened. Is my girlfriend gay? Why do I find lesbians so attractive? I’m freaking. Increasingly Tormented About Lesbian Yearnings There’s a lot going on in your letter, ITALY, so I’m going to take your questions one at a time. 1. Maybe you always fall in love with lesbians or maybe this was a series of coincidences – by pure chance you fell for more than one woman who turned out to be a lesbian – and, hey, since you’re probably going to love a few more women over the course of your life, ITALY, that “always” seems a bit premature. It’s also possible you find women with a certain degree of masculine energy and/or swagger attractive, and women with that swagger are somewhat likelier to be lesbians, slightly upping your chances of falling in love with four girls-who-turned-out-to-belesbians in a row. Personally, ITALY, I’m attracted to guys with a certain degree of feminine swagger and, needless to say, these guys are likelier to be gay. But while almost all effeminate guys are gay – so stigmatized is femininity in males (even in the gay community) – masculine swagger in women is less stigmatized and therefore somewhat less likely to correlate as strongly with lesbianism. Women with masculine swagger and men with feminine swagger are also likely to be self-conscious about their gender-nonconforming traits, particularly when they’re young and/ or not yet out, and that can read as melancholy and/or insecurity. 2. Women – straight or bi or lesbian –

don’t need “saving.” They need respect, they need to be taken seriously, they need bodily autonomy, and they need loving partners and political allies. 3. Your girlfriend may be a lesbian – anyone could in these highly fluid days, even me. But if your girlfriend isn’t straight, ITALY, she’s likelier to be bisexual, seeing as there are roughly three times as many bi women as there are lesbian women. And if she seems gayer now than when you met, that could be because you landed a straight girl who had been suppressing her masculine swagger – which many men don’t find attractive – and she’s consciously or subconsciously come to the realization that she doesn’t have to play the girly-girl around you to hold your attention. Quite the opposite, in fact. 4. It’s entirely possible to love more than one person at a time. Just as we are capable of loving more than one parent, child, sibling, friend and television show at a time (you know I love you both equally, Lady Dynamite and The Crown), we can love more than one romantic partner at a time. But we’re told that romantic love is a zero-sum game so often – if someone wins, someone else loses – it has become a self-fulfilling/relationshipdestroying prophecy. It’s a myth that harms not just people who might want to be with two people, but partnered monogamous people as well. A person who is convinced he can feel romantic love for only one person at a time will doubt his love for a long-term partner if he develops a crush on someone new. He’ll say to himself, “I couldn’t possibly feel this way about this barista if I was still in love with my partner of 10 years.” But those feelings can exist side by side – stable, secure, lasting love for a long-term partner and an intense infatuation (most likely fleeting) for a new person. 5. Cigarettes After Sex were on a boat in the Arabian Sea – they sent the pics to prove it – when I reached them about your dilemma. Drummer Jacob Tomsky said: “About loving more than one person at the same time, a Gabriel García Márquez quote from Love in the Time of Cholera comes to mind: ‘My heart has more rooms than a whorehouse.’ Your heart will surprise you with its duplicity.” Or its capacity. Keyboardist Phillip Tubbs wanted to share a Morrissey line with you: “’Cause I want the one I can’t have and it’s driving me mad.” Lead singer Greg Gonzalez declined to comment. 6. Maybe it’s not an accident that you keep falling for lesbians. There are lots of straight men out there who have a thing for dykes. It’s entirely possible that you aren’t worried your girlfriend is a lesbian, ITALY, but secretly hoping she is. Good luck!

our dalliances are solo affairs and that works for us. I snuck a look at his phone and I was horrified – the dick pics he’s sharing are terrible. Poorly lit and with bad angles, they completely do not do justice to his cock. His face pics are great, but I really feel like he’s underselling what else he has to offer. How can I help him take better junk shots without revealing that I’ve been looking at his phone? Doesn’t Instinctively Capture Photographic Instant Classics, Sadly You could tell your boyfriend you made a joint appointment with a photographer – perhaps as a Hanukkah/Solstice/Christmas/ Kwanzaa/Ramadan present – because you thought you should both have Sears-PortraitStudio-quality-or-better dick pics to share with your prospective hookups, DICPICS, or you could let your boyfriend’s hookups be pleasantly surprised when your boyfriend drops his drawers. Are you really whining about having a president you don’t like in office? Is that so terrible that you have to get little digs in every week? That’s the problem with you liberals – you’re a bunch of wimps. Man up, dude. Make America Strong Again Gee, I don’t recall any whining from you right-wing he-men back when a black guy who didn’t collude with a hostile foreign power and wasn’t poisoning our air and water and didn’t undermine our Democratic norms and wasn’t surrounded by a cadre of deeply corrupt sycophants was president – you guys were so stoic during the Obama years, so he-manly. You ova’d up, you didn’t whine or moan, you didn’t spread wild conspiracy theories or march on Washington waving signs that proved you were every bit as misinformed as you are illiterate. (Wake up, dude.)

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TACHED TO THIS NOTICE. The father is 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. Pleadings shall be copied to: Kristine C. Lazinsk, Esquire, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Children’s Legal Services, 2921 S. Orlando Drive, Ste. 150, Sanford, FL 32773 (407-328- 5656). If you are a person with disability who needs any accommodation to participate in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Court Administration, at 301 North Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida, Telephone 407665-4227, at least 7 days before your scheduled Court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If hearing impaired, call 711. Witness my hand and seal of this court at Sanford, Seminole County Florida on this 12th day of December, 2017. Grant Maloy, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller BY: /s/ Deputy Clerk, Court Seal.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION CASE NO. B15-0063- DP IN THE INTEREST OF:T.C.T. Jr., a male child DOB: 02/21/06, T.Z.T., a female child DOB: 11/16/04 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO:Shadaie Dennis, 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 the Honorable Kenneth R. Lester on January 8, 2018 at 1:30p.m., at the Seminole County Juvenile Justice Center, at 190 Eslinger Way, Sanford, Florida 32773, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY and MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING. You must appear on the date and times 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 MAY 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.” Pleadings shall be copied to Rebekah S. Taylor, Senior Attorney for the Children’s Legal Services, 2921 S. Orlando Drive, Suite 150, Sanford, Florida 32773. WITNESS my hand at the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 4th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Rebekah Taylor, Esquire, Senior Attorney, State of Florida Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services, 2921 S. Orlando Drive, Suite 150, Sanford, Florida 32773, 407-328- 5656 GRANT MALOY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ (Court Seal).

Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2015-CA- 007110-O VENTURES TRUST 2013-I- H-R BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC ITS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, v. MERCEDES THOMPSON; et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Final Judgment entered in the cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for Orange County, Florida, Case No. 2015-CA007110-O in which VENTURES TRUST 2013-I- H-R BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC ITS TRUSTEE, is the Plaintiff, and Mercedes Thompson, Defendant, and all unknown parties claiming interests by, through, under or against a named defendant to this action, or having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the Property herein, situated in Orange County, Florida described as follows: Lot 45, less the East 1/2 foot, Killarney Circle, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book K, Page(s) 22, of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida. Property Address: 2644 Beverly Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789 Together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements pertaining thereto, the Orange County Clerk of Court will offer the abovereferenced property at public sale, to the highest and best bidder for cash at 11:00 a.m. on the 7th day of February, 2018, at www. myorangeclerk.realforeclose.com. Any person claiming interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. DATED this 11th day of December, 2017. /S/ Jason R. Hawkins, CAMERON H. P. WHITE, Florida Bar No.: 021343, cwhite@ southmilhausen.com, JASON R. HAWKINS, Florida Bar No.: 11925, jhawkins@southmilhausen. com, South Milhausen, P.A., 1000 Legion Place, Suite 1200, Orlando, Florida 32801, Telephone: (407) 539-1638, Facsimile: (407) 5392679, Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Jason R. Hawkins. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 03/Shea/Pine Hills CASE NO.: DP17-379 IN THE INTEREST OF: C. W., a male child, DOB: 07/25/2003 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA To: Thomas Ryktarczyk, 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 19th day of January, 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/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. 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 4th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Kirsten Teany, Esq.. Florida Bar No.: 981540, State of Florida, Children’s Legal Services, 822 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 563-2380. Kirsten.teany@ myflfamilies.com. By: (Signed) Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 03/Shea/Pine Hills CASE NO.: DP17-379 IN THE INTEREST OF: C. W., a male child, DOB: 07/25/2003 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA To: Latithia McLain, 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 19th day of January, 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/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. 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 4th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Kirsten Teany, Esq.. Florida Bar No.: 981540, State of Florida, Children’s Legal Services, 822 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 563-2380. Kirsten.teany@ myflfamilies.com. By: (Signed) Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 03/Shea/Westgate CASE NO.: DP16-48 In the Interest of: T.D., a female child, DOB: 02/02/2005, T.D., a female child, DOB: 11/10/2007, J.D., a male child, DOB: 09/26/2008, J.D., a male child, DOB: 11/29/2010 MINOR CHILDREN SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: JAMES DEES, 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 18th day of January, 2018 at 11:00 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. 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 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 12th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esq., Florida Bar #0111746, 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 DIVISION: 03/Shea/Westgate CASE NO.: DP16-48 In the Interest of: T.D., a female child, DOB: 02/02/2005, T.D., a female child, DOB: 11/10/2007, J.D., a male child, DOB: 09/26/2008, J.D., a male child, DOB: 11/29/2010 MINOR CHILDREN SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Talena Ervin Dees,, 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 18th day of January, 2018 at 11:00 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. 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 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 12th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esq., Florida Bar #0111746, 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: 3/Shea CASE NO.: 17-DP- 443 IN THE INTEREST OF: L.L., DOB: 07/19/2016, Minor Child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TPR ADVISORY HEARING, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: UNKNOWN FATHER, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is attached; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy Shea, at 9:45 a.m., on the 2nd day of February, 2018, 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 (THESE CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) 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 13th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Kelley Galvin, Attorney for the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 317-7643 -Telephone, (407) 317-7126-Fax. 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: 3/Shea CASE NO.: 15-DP- 599 IN THE INTEREST OF: L.H., DOB: 10/15/2012, Minor Child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TPR ADVISORY HEARING, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: JADE HENNING, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is attached; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Timothy Shea, at 9:30 a.m., on the 19th day of March, 2018, 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 (THESE CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) 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

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this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 13th day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Kelley Galvin, Attorney for the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 317-7643 -Telephone, (407) 317-7126-Fax. 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 PINE HILLS SERVICE CENTER 07/DAWSON CASE NO.: DP17-42 In the Interest of: J.B. DOB: 12/07/2009, J.B. DOB: 09/16/2008, Minor children. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO:Heather Bowser, Mother, Address unknown, Orlando, FL 32805 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 Daniel P. Dawson, on Thursday, February, 1, 2018, at 11:30 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) 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 1st day of December, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Audrea Beth Ashcraft, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0433871, Children’s Legal Services, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32811, (407) 563-2380, Audrea. Ashcraft@myflfamilies.com, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal).

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Legal, Public Notices LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. DECEMBER 2017 1. CELL PHONE UPPER PARK RD 2. CELL PHONE/CASE 6400 BLK RALEIGH ST 3. CELL PHONE ROBERT TRENT JONES DR 4. CELL PHONE W. WASHINGTON ST 5. COMPUTER TOWERS W. COLONIAL DR 6. NAIL GUNS/NAILER N. SUMMERLIN AV 7. CELL PHONES 1600 BLK W CHURCH ST 8. SPEAKERS/PAINT SPRAYER/ ELECTRONICS/ CABLES/ TOOLS/ JEWELRY/ GLASSES 2800 BLK E COLONIAL DR 9. ROUTER/DVD PLAYER/CHARGER FOX ST/FERN ST 10. WALL DECORS/AIR MATRESS FOLD-UP STAND/AIR MATRESS 7100 BLK NARCOOSSEE RD 11. CELL PHONES JACKSON ST/DOLLINS AV 12. CELL PHONE 6200 BLK PERSHING AV 13. CELL PHONE 1800 BLK KALURNA CT 14. CELL PHONE W/CASE N ORANGE/E WASHINGTON 15. TOOL/CELL PHONE 800 BLK N ORANGE AV 16. CELL PHONE/CASE 5700 BLK MAJOR BV 17. CELL PHONE OAK RIDGE RD/HARCOURT 18. BIKE SEMORAN BV/GRANT ST 19. BIKE 3600 BLK PALMER ST 20. BIKE 2700 BLK E COLONIAL DR 21. BIKE 2200 BLK WEBER ST 22. BIKE WASHINGTON ST/ ROSALIND 23. BIKE 4400 BLK RE AL CT 24. MONEY 4900 BLK I-DRIVE 25. MONEY 5500 BLK I-DRIVE FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAYS – THRU- THURSDAYS, 8:00 AM TILL 4:30 PM NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Alexander Freyman, of 2425 S. Park Ave, Sanford, FL 32771, County of Seminole, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Business Consultation It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Business Consultation” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 12/12/17

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Blackstad, Hrabe & Kirkorsky, L.L.C., of 1119 W. Southern Ave., 2nd floor, Mesa, AZ 85210, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: BHK Financial It is the intent of the undersigned to register: “BHK Financial” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 14th of December, 2017 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned,T&VMIESE ENTERPRISES, LLC, of 503 Lancers Dr, Winter Springs, FL 32708 in the county of Seminole, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Uncle Johns Barbershop It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Uncle Johns Barbershop” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 12/12/17 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 HELD 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 1/10/18 1081 Chase Branom 1163 Bryan Blount 1191 Tammie Holley 1076 James Lewis 1109 James Lewis AA2944T Belinda Smith AA3850A John Riesebeck Lopez Uhaul Ctr Ocoee-11410 W. Colonial Drive -Ocoee 1/10/18 3345 Brenda Fleming 1109 Nettie Fisher 1575 Khalilah Martin 2421 Sean Ruperto 2379-83 Laura Allen 1013 Nicole Kent 3367-71 Janice Okoye 3334 Louie Figueroa 3304 Alex Petrica 1019 Iliana Ramirez 2446 Tiffany Berthiaume 2362 Yanilet Samuda 1011 Precious Carter 1304 Jeanette Reyes Uhaul Stg Haines City-3307 Hwy 17-92 W-Haines City 1/10/18 G0709 Cynthia Hernandez G0727 Susie Sadler E0521 Ada Gallardo G0804 Kenneth Huff G0704 William Smith G0739 Lorianne Johnson A0143 Karen or Tammika Mckelver F0629 Ahamd Nazal G0768 Angie Johnson A0076 Cynthia Hernandez E0515 Claude Laguerre G0767 Jose Hernandez Uhaul Ctr Hunters Creek-13301 S. Orange Blossom TrailOrlando 1/10/18 1606 Carrington Machlachlan 1258 Yoma Edwin 2214 Dale Bourne 3088 Dale

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Finkner 1333-35 German Gutierrez 2223 Crystal Hughes 2505 Hernan Cortes 1213 Chanel Bash 3242 Giselle Rodriguez 3103 Fab Guzman 1518 Michelle Bowens 1061 Monica Agosto Uhaul Stg Gatorland- 14651 Gatorland Dr-Orlando 1/10/18 316 Jeff Zellerkraut 885 Brad Ali 368 John Eustace 537 Elaine Catoe 311 Andreas Leberle 651 Deanna Williams 300 Brian Kuhl 776 Tyson Cornelison 210 Kery Rodriguez 531 Anthony Smith 693 Michael Brown 105 Steve Renard. Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on January 4, 2018 and will continue until all locations are done: U-Haul Moving and Storage of Maitland, 7803 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; D26 Anteria McGauley $572.10, C69 Betty Augustin $304.68, D48 Janelle Rosario $473.68, D08 Jonathan Moran $373.68, D55 Angel Carabello $865.00, B58 Shawna Riker $218.30, U115 Julie Fitzgerald $279.56, B45 Jeannette Williams $439.45, D60 Benajmin Pierre $473.68, B11 Katherine Dleon $439.00, D54 Amanda Ventura Martinez $635.00, C65 Jilliam Rowe $464.15, D04 Denise Law $572.10, D21 Johnny Armstead $489.00, C35 Kayona Jackson $455.15, C05 Justin Tolentino $548.40 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1038 Daniel Palmer $745.27, 1309 David Steeele $582.95, 1102 Luis Wright $850.21, 1016 Brian Blake $453.36, 1257 Craig Timpe $511.16, 1014 Terry Lefebvre $750.41, 1159 Amber Hutton $439.16, 1266 Susan Loomis $566.96, 1303 Charles Powers Weathington $368.14, 1313 Amber Hutton $582.95 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 W Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, E111 Michael Fakir $444.40, A108 Kristopher Strickland $772.40, C105 Jason Koch $807.40, E112 Aaron Sumner $671.60, B137 Kristoffer Werk $1038.65, B110 Tyrone Porter $826.00, C107 Tanya Vick $832.25, AA4293B Kevin Ferrero $204.55 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran, 2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792; 1674 Fred Bukur $459.65, 1249-53 Bernard Myers $899.15, 1110 Leonardo Marrero $302.70, 1410 Joshua Pope $272.45, 1502 Julius Maurice Gould $408.40, 1685 Jon Barahona $400.75 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Rea-

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gan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; A058 Syed Shariff $400.80, C039 Syed Shariff $634.70, E029 Lisa Saunders $601.20, C011 Gilbert Gines $830.00, A063 Edith Cordek $400.80 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773; 1429 Nancy Slater $761.50, 1497 Mike Weaver $318.40, 2425 Tammy Jones $513.20, 1249 Jeremy McCall $360.05, 1495 Darrell Eudell $408.40, 1424 Carolyn Foster $362.10, 1039 Cynthia Campbell $720.50, 1274 Camela Busch $296.30, 1443 Mystery Room $400.75, 1489 Alfred Cleveland $296.30, 1591 Ramonita Cancel $426.80, 2598 Stacy Warren $389.80, 2422 Najah Muhammad $288.50, 1321 Angie Aucoin $625.20, 1571 Adeeb Hamad $490.50, 5010 Janell Wallace $585.25, 1442 Tiffany Alston $272.45, 1726 Manuel torres $280.25, 2581 Michelle Webb $429.80, 1777 Sherry White $336.60, 2702 Tatianna Harris $408.40, 1583 Trinity Stewart $440.50, 1483 Robert Gonzalez $450.75, 2271 Teila Bumgardner $342.35, 1593 Kenneth Clark $272.45, 2565 Mystery Room $497.00, 2716 Camela Busch $288.35, 1704 Edwin Valcarcel $296.30, 2092 Ronald Abare $467.25, 1479 Robert Gonzalez $400.75, 1256 Yolanda Cleveland $440.50, 1053 Daniel Sobolewski $668.00, 1025 Latanya Perdue $526.01, 1752 Thomas Vezina $410.50, 1404 George Karoutsos $465.05, 5030 Lashaun Jones $497.15, 1631 Mystery Room $882.20 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Rinehart, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, FL 32771; 3113 Sandra Wisch $561.00, 2062 Ammec Hernadez $384.80, 3080 Damon Martin $573.00, 4138 Robert Hall $578.15, 4073 Rafael Ayala $400.75 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, PACKED CARTONS, FURNITURE, TOOLS, TRUCKS, CARS, ETC. THERE’S NO TITLE FOR VEHICLES SOLD AT LIEN SALE. OWNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BID ON UNITS. LIEN SALE TO BE HELD ONLINE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3, 2018 AT THE TIMES INDICATED BELOW. VIEWING AND BIDDING WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.storagetreasures. com BEGINNING AT LEAST 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED SALE DATE AND TIME. www.personalministorage.com PERSONAL MINI STORAGE FORSYTH - 2875 FORSYTH RD. WINTER PARK, FL 32792 - AT 10:00AM: #317-Jessica L Rodriguez; #350-Jamoris Ryan Slaugh-

ter; #376-Clarence Wellington Philpott IV; #383-Fabio A Muller Linares; #397-Luis Reynaldo R Fuentes; #967 Ann V Obar,Victor A Dexter, VIN 1G2JB12F437295495 2003 Pontiac Sunfire MICHIGAN MINI STORAGE - 200 W. MICHIGAN ST ORLANDO, FL 32806 - AT 10:30AM: #9 -Russell Sipp; #186-Jennifer Johnson PERSONAL MINI STORAGE LAKE FAIRVIEW - 4252 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TR. ORLANDO FL 32804 - AT 11:00AM: #247-Wesley, Paul Lawrence; #289-Fayson, Erron Waddell; #335-Capdevilla, Cheryl Denine; #452-Hendry, Tehri Levonne;#597Rothrock, Marilyn Ruth; #801Cohn, Michelle; #884-Shattuck, Joseph Nelson PERSONAL MINI STORAGE WEST - 4600 OLD WINTER GARDEN RD. ORLANDO FL 32811 AT 11:30am #10- Vince Delrenard Brown; #88- Eddie Lee Williams Jr; #93- Chasity Bernard; #96- Brittany Bryant; #97- Tiawanda Angelina Denise Hicks; #123 -Alan Hendrickson; #132 -Nathaniel James Bowers; #144- Jannaka Breanda Byron; #174 -Gwendolyn Wyatt; #204- Terry Allen Beden; #221- Marlowe Andrews; #226 -Tavarris Leon Mayes; #231- Orlando Arocho; #246- Luiz Jose Antonio Filho; #248A -Jarine Monique Bennett; #249A -Rodwick Ross; #291 -Miranda Adair Jamison; #303- Dino Paul; #316 -Timothy Wayne Broyles; #328 -Brian singer; #337 -Donna Ellen Hurwitz; #347 -John Jermaine Richardson; #359- Le’porshae Alexia Jones; #362- Flora Mateo Gonzalez; #410- Barbara Micheail Touzalin; #419- Shelia Michelle Canales Garcia; #421- Andrea Latonya Walls; #460- Teresa Estelle; #470Briana Monei Daniel Street Team Movement Inc. ; #477- Christopher Joseph Brady III; #501 -Porsha Holmes Achille; #539- Trevour Regina Thompson; #540 Kathy Pierre; #542- Donna Ellen Hurwitz; #590- Tiffany Marie Dozier; #592Darlene E Jones; #611- Kim Whittley; #615- World Shantia Irwin; #631- Bedrick Antonio Golston; #635- Rosette Castor; #636- Jacarra Mona Mallard; #724 -Frenel David vin#JW6HFN1E2PK000010 1993 Mitsubishi fuso FM557. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE JANUARY 13, 2018 at 8:00AM at My Towing Company 1800 N Forsyth Rd., Orlando FL 32807. Will sell the following vehicles to the highest bidder 2006 FORD TAURUS 1FAFP53U16A184262 Term of the sale are cash. My Towing Company reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Vehicle sold as is, no warranty, no guarantee, no title. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location

indicated: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34746 (407) 9441408 on 1/16/18 @ 12:30 pm. John Cruz 189 household items, Lissa Pierre 5264 Clothing, shoes, purses, Andre Brathwaite 5083 household goods, personal items, 309 Ackeel Gaynor household goods, personal items, Jessica Glass 5010 household goods, Marc Richard Harris II 147 household goods, Autum Lynn Chapman 229 Personal items, Dean Russell Hoffman 514 household goods, personal items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. Thank You, Extra Space Storage. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Pursuant to Florida Statute 713.78 on JANUARY 21, 2018 at 8am, Mike’s Towing, 3141 Sharpe Rd., Apopka, FL will sell the following vehicle(s): 1979 PONTIAC VIN #2W87K9N106792. Seller reserves the right to bid and to refuse any/all bids. Sold as is, no warranty. Terms Cash. NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Auction for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on January 4th, 2018 at 9:00 am at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Hwy., Orlando, FL. (407) 273-5880 2002 MITS 4A3AA36G42E090019 1995 BUIC 1G4HP5215SH544092 1999 DODG 3B7HC13Y1XM596454 1997 TOYT 1NXBA02E6VZ623598 2000 HOND 1HGCG5661YA134802 1995 CHEV 2G1WL52M2S1154840 2005 PONT 2G2WS522451147860 2002 LEXS JT8BD69S920160450. 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: 2003 Chevrolet VIN:1GNEC16Z53J134856 2001 Jeep VIN# 1J4FT58S41L615858 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on January 3, 2018 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

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. 2003 FORD VIN# 1FMDU73W63ZA19033 2004 FORD VIN# 1FTYR10D14PA64207 To be sold at auction at 8:00AM on January 9th, 2018, at 2500 N. Forsyth rd, Orlando Fl 32807. Around The Clock Towing inc. NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES 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 DECEMBER 29, 2017 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. 5602 Raleigh St. Orlando FL 32811 AT 9:30 AM: 0133 – BROWN, ANQUANEKI, 0237 – WILSON, MICHAEL 3900 West Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL, 32808 AT 9:50 AM: A042 – COMBS, LORENZO, B076 – MATTHEWS, BRIAN, D004 – WILLINGHAM, JAVAN 4100 N. John Young Parkway Orlando, FL, 32804 AT 10:10 AM: C347 – STEELE, RHONDA 1023 N. Mills Ave ORLANDO, FL 32803 AT 10:40 AM: 1041 – READING, ANTHONY 653 Maguire Blvd. ORLANDO, FL 32803 AT 10:50 AM: 2147 – BRADSHAW, LORI, 2105 – Dinkins, Justin 4508 Vineland RD, Orlando, FL 32811 at 9:30 AM: 1203 – Oliver Tymessia 2783 N John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741 at 9:30 AM : 12512 – Smith, Janet, 343 – Duque, Julian, 709 – Liaquat, Syed 3150 N Hiawassee Rd, Hiawassee, FL, 32818 at 9:30 AM: 1203 – Mcclendon, Dee, 2600 – Gage, TaBreshia 6770 Silver Star Rd , Orlando , FL, 32818 at 9:30 AM: 0328 – Hyppolite, Michael, 0339 – Mcsweeney, Sean, 0582 – Morris, Sandra.

NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES 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 DECEMBER 29, 2017 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. 3725 W LAKE MARY BLVD, LAKE MARY, FL 32746 AT 9:30AM: 1017 - CONYERS, DOMINICK, 1025 - RENTZ, FELTON, 1048 - BYERS, DUKE, 1057 - VILLARROEL, NIALUJ, 1092 - OATMAN, CHRISTOPHER, 1119 - NAZARIO, GILBERTO, 1157 RAPE, DEBBIE, 1174 - MYRICKS, KIWANA, 2062 - FOSA, RICK, 2071 - MATTHEWS, MARK, 2084 - SCHWARTZ, ROBERT, 2142 SMITH, JESSIE, 2145 - LEVIGNE, AUSTIN, 2157 - PLA, MONICA, 3011 - ST HUBERT, GARLINE, 3016 - HOFFMAN, LINDA, 3033 – WAYSON,DRAKE, 3053 - DANZI, DAWN, 3081 - TOWNSEND, SANYIKA, 4011 - REED, CHRISTOPHER, 4016 - REYNOLDS, HOLLY, 4029 - JACKSON, TEVIN, 4031 - ORTIZ, VIOLETA, 4040 –WALKER-WAYSON,CHERYL, 4047 - DANZI, DAWN, 5001 - RESER, CHEYANNE, 5008 - BONLLA, EMMA, 5011 WILLIAMSON, DEDRIC, 5079 - MYERS, JENNIFER, 5103 PRITCHARD, TYRONIQUA, 5106 - BRESCIA, BRYAN, 5132 - HERNANDEZ, ASHLEY, 5133 - DYER, KATHERINE, 5140 - GOMEZ, LUIS, 6126 - RUBIO, RODNEY, 7021 - MITCHELL, SHANNON, 7026 - INDARAWIS, SAMUEL, 9018 - MATINO, DANIEL 51 SPRING VISTA DR DEBARY , FL 32713 AT 9:45AM: 00224 PULVER, LORAN, 00228 - WIRE, ROGER, 00235 - EAST, GLENDA, 00280 - DEAN, HEATHER, 00308 –CAMPBELL, APRYL, 00311 - SHEFFIELD, CHAD, 00408 - PERRY, LAVONDA, 00409 - SELVA, JESSICA, 00425 - RICHARD, JEREMY, 00442 - KNIGHTON, ALLEN, 00517 NARVAEZ, FRANCISCO, 00521 - FRESHOUR, WILLIAM, 00525 - WILSON, JOSH, 00547 - LOWE, LORI, 00554 - GARCIA, KATHLEEN, 00566 - FRANKOWSKI, CATHY, 00573 - ASHWORTH, JAMES, 00588 - SALTERS, ANTHONY, 00589 - GLIGORA, SHERI, 00593 - RIVERA, SASKIA, 00605 - CREE, LINDSAY, 00705 - UNDERWOOD, KRISTIN, 00708 - QUINONES, JANIELLE, 00734 - KUEMMETH, MARTIN, 00742 - GONZALEZ, EFRAIN, 00744 - TAYLOR, WILLIAM, 00758 - DELEON LOMELI, JOSE, 00759 - ARROYO, DANIEL,

00765 - BAGLEY, CHARLES, 00769 - WHITE, SHANE, 00775 TREADWAY, CARILYNN, 00782 - JOHNSON, DARIUS, 00904 FIGUEROA, TRAVIS 2905 SOUTH ORLANDO DRIVE SANFORD, FL 32773 AT 10:00AM: A005 - GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO, A012 - BRADEN, ANGELA, A013 - CAULEY, PHILIP, A014 - KENNEDY, OLIVIA, A015 - BAILEY, JAMES, A018 - HUNTER, MELVIN, A022 - SHEFFIELD, MEGHAN, A025 - WILLIAMS, JAKIA, A026 - BURKE, MELINDA, A027 - SMITH, SHERREE, A029 - HOSTETTER, BRIGITTE, A030 - SIMMONDS, DANIELLE, A043 - SIMMONDS, DANIELLE, B002 - WILLIAMS, BRANDY, B008 - GABRIEL, FREDRICK, B010 - DUKES-RANDS, CHANDRA, B011 - BAIN, COLLEEN, C007 - NOBLE, KENNETH, C021 KNIGHT, NADINE, C043 - WYATT, NATASHA, C046 - RHODES, DONNETTA, C048 - QUELLETTE, DENISE, D001 - RUSH, FLORIE, D005 –WILLIAMS, TIERA, D006 - ROWE, MICHAEL, D016 ROSS, CLIFTON, D029 - SMITH, VERONICA, D031 - RIVERS, ALECIA, D034 - BARFIELD, LATRELL, D037 - HAWKINS, CRAIG, D047 - TIBBETS, ROBERT SCOTT, D066 - JOHNSON, MARCHAUN, D081 - SMITH, EARNEST, D085 - CROWLEY, MICHAEL, D097 - WALKER, JASON, D100 - WIGGINS, LONNIE, E004 –DUBE,WILLIAMS, E005 –DANTZLER,LONNELL, E006 - GONZALEZ, ANTONETTE, E031 - ROBERTS, TANGELA (TAN), E054 - BOURDON, BRIAN, E059 –MCGILL, DARLEEN, E071 - BURKE, THERESA, E073 - PATTERSON, PAITRA, E078 - BECKFORD, CHANDRA B216, E081 - COLEY, TORI, E088 –AVALOS,SANTOS, E089 –MITCHELL,ANEKA, F001 - ARLAIN, NENA, F007 - RAVENEAU, LENA, F010 - HUMPHREY, SHELBY, F011 –MIDGET, TAMMY, F026 - MILLER, CHARLES, F027 - TRITES, JASON, F031 - BAGLEY, SHAWN, G005 - NELSON, TRACY, H012 - COOPER, MEAGAN, H014 - CROUSE, MICHAEL, H036 - OJEDA, TAMEKA, I011 - GILLESPIE, HENRY, I016 - WANSLEY, LAVAR, J110 - JOHNSON, YOLANDA, J111 - PERMAUL, RUVETTE, J126 - BECHTOLD, BENJAMIN, J206 - GALLOWAY, BARBARA, J306 - GALLAGHER, TERESA, J402 –MARSDEN,WILLIAM, J415 - SNELL, ROBERT, J421 - MOONEY, NATASHA, J425 HUMPHREY, GENA, J603 - GRAFAL, JESSICA, J901 - WALKER, ANGELA, J911 - YOUNG, JAQUAN, P058 - PIERCE, LANCE 570 N US HIGHWAY 17/92 LONGWOOD, FL 32750 AT 10:15AM: A106 - ALTERISIO, ARIANNA, A115 - STETTNER, TIMOTHY, A117 - LOPEZ, EDWIN, A120 - DI PRETORO, CHRISTOPHER, A123 - BROWN, JERLEEN, A135 - ERSCH, KYLE, A137 - DELLAMOTTA, MELISSA, B201 - WALKER, ANTHONY, B229 - RENIE, RICHARD,

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ENCE, B210 - TUCKER, BRENT, B219 - PEMBLETON, LUTISHA, B220 - HUTLEY, DEREK, C312 - FILLINGER, LINSEY, C319 TAYLOR, RICHARD, C328 - MANTIA, JESSICA, C346 - DANIEL, JAMES, D407 - HAYES, MICHAEL, D410 - HAMMOND, DENEISE, D413 - EMILE, HUBERT, D421 - JACQUES, BRENDA, D424 - JARVIS, JAMES, D431 - BROWN, KELLY, D450 - MARTINEZ, GRACE, D466 - FILSAIME, JERRY, F602 - MORENO, ZULARIAM, F607 - GORDON, MICKIE, F619 - HEMMINGS, DADRIAN, F620 - BATTLE, ELLIOTT, G742 - MCGAULEY, ANTERIA, G748 - MILLS, ALESIA, G749 - WISE, MATTHEW, G758 - DE DIOS, RAUL, J901 - TWARDOSKI, KYLE, J910 - POLICASTRO, JOANNE, J920 - SIMPSON, JESSICA, K010 –PORTER,TEAUNKA, K018 MCGINN, KEVIN 8226 S US HIGHWAY 17/92 FERN PARK, FL 32730 AT 11:15AM: A104 - ARTIS, DEMARIA, A108 - MCDUFFIE, JANET, A165 - SULLIVAN, DENNIS, B208 - SALAHUDDIN, MARILYN, B209 - COAR, FRANK, B218 - COLLIER, WILLIE, B278 - MOBLEY, FREDDIE, B281 - CASE, BENJAMIN, C329 - GLEN, ABBIE, C335 - HULTGREM, GREGORY, C338 - BUTCHER, GREGORY, C339 - OLIVER, TAYLOR, C363 - BOTTUM, DOUGLAS, C374 - ROGERS, REBECCA, C383 COLCE, SEBASTIAN, C404 - TOMETI, EKUE, D406 - TANYHILL, HOLLY, D407 - READ, CHARLES, D416 - GARRIS, KATHLEEN, E518 - WILLIAMS, MARIONETTE, E526 - GUNN, CAREA, E540 MANLEY, JIMMY, E548 - LOPEZ, RODNEY, E557 - GLEN, ABBIE, E558 - WILLIAMS, GRENELLE, E573 - SOLOMON, BRENDA, E579 - CALATO, TRACY, E580 - BROWN, STEPHEN, E584 CREWS, CLIFF, F634 - GRIPPER, GRETCHEN, F663 - THOMAS, JOYCE, G702 - DANIELS, RUTHA, G703 - CARTER, LAMISA, G715 - LYNCH, CHRISTOPHER, G722 - WEEKS, CHLOE, G724 - JOHNSON, JANEKIA, G729 - CHAMBLEE, MICHELE, G730 - STEPHENS, RENEATTA, G736 - SIMMONS, DEMETRIUS, G741 - WRIGHT, CLARENCE, H807 - LEWIS, DONNA, H809 - REYES, ALEJANDRO, H839 CRUZ, YVETTE, P013 - WEDIN, TAMARA 5215 RED BUG LAKE ROAD WINTER SPRINGS, FL 32708 AT 11:45AM: 0123 - KORU, KIMBERLY, 0301 - MILLER, PATRICIA, 0317 - KOSLA, JOHN, 0350 - KOSLA, JOHN, 0359 - CLARK, CINDY, 0426 - PHIL DON, MARCUS, 0556 - ALCUBILLA-LEE, MATER, 1013 - BROWN, KIM, 1023 - PATARANICK, EPITACIA, 2023 - WULFF, CHRISTOPHER, 2066 –CROXFORD, MATHEW, 2068 - PATARANICK, EPITACIA, 2072 - SIDDERS, CHRISTOPHER, 2123 - BLAIR, ERIK, 3024 - DONALDSON, CAROL, 3025 - CLARK, JR., ANTHONY, 3040 ASHFORD, ALI, 4014 - PHILLIPS, MELINDA, 4035 - LECONTE, DAVID, 4038 - SCHLIMMER,

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KENNETH 1131 STATE ROAD 436 CASSELBERRY, FL 32707 AT 12:00PM: A012 - HILL, KAREN, B027 STONE, THOMAS, B028 - BRADDY, DAJA, C036 - JONES, ELIAS, C057 - PHILLIPS, RONNIE, C068 - WEST, LEE, C079 - SIMPSON, DIANNE, C098 - MARTIN, NOEL, C103 - GALAN, MADELINE, D059 - SCHWEBEL, MARTIN, D073 - TOLBERT, JACHOVIA, E007 - CASTRO, MICAELA, E024 - MCCOMAS, ANTHONY, E029 - SPENCER, BRIAN, E037 - HEFFERNAN, INGRID, E039 - SANTANA, MIGUEL, E054 - RENE, FABIENNE, E067 - SCOTT, ALAN, E069 - CASTRO, MARIA, E082 - NUNEZ, CLARIZEBETH, E098 - MCLAIN, GREGORY, F003 - JOHNSON, LEE, F004 - GARDNER, KALEIGH, F024 - JACQUES, DEREK, F032 MILLS, BOYD, F048 - GRAHAM, JOHN, F061 - PEREZ, SULAY, F063 - YAXLEY, DOUGLAS, G002 - STEWART, CHARLEY, G013 - IRIGOY, JENNIFER, G020 - COLEMAN, RAYMOND, G025 - BENOIT, DAVID, G030 HINDE, GILBERT, G031 - SCOTT, ALAN, G033 - SNEAD, CYNTHIA, G052 - CHAPMAN, CARLY, G073 - BERGER, ALEXANDER, H032 PABON, ROBERT, I013 - ALLEN, LEANN, J009 - CARCIONE, CONCETTA, J014 - PIMENTAL, AMANDA, J015 - MINCEY III, FREDDIE, J019 - JOHNSON, TIQUIANA, J020 - HALLINAN, JOAN, J023 - RODRIGUEZ, LUCYMAR. NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to F.S. 713.585 At 9:00 AM on Jan 10, 2018 Billis Auto Center 1710 N. Forsyth Rd. ORL, FL 32807, (407) 657-1808. Will sell the following vehicle(s) to Satisfy claim of lien. Seller reserves the right to bid and refuse any or all bids. Sold As-Is, No warranty. Seller guarantees no title. Terms cash. Satisfying the lien prior to sale may redeem said vehicle(s). You have a right to a hearing at any time prior to sale by filing a demand for hearing in the circuit court. Owner has the right to recover possession by posting bond per. F.S. 559.917. Any proceeds in excess of lien will be deposited with clerk of courts. 2013 DODG VIN# 1C6RR6FTXDS674000 Lien Amt: $10,397.80.

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Legal, Public Notices THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 03/Shea/Pine Hills CASE NUMBER: DP16-102 IN THE INTEREST OF:A.H., a male child, DOB: 08/24/2008, D.H., a male child, DOB: 04/23/2012 L.H., a male child, DOB: 09/16/2014, A.R., a female child, DOB: 10/07/2015 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Ciarra Robinson, 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 January 19, 2018 at 10:00am 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 TPR 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. 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 28th day of November, 2017. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esq., Florida Bar #0111746, State of Florida, Children’ Legal Services, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32811, 407/563-2380 Layali.salem@myflfamilies.com. By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). The following items are lost or abandoned property found in Orange County. Item, Mfr., Location Found Cell Phone Apple, Dun Caster St Cell Phone LG, Universal Blvd Cell Phone Samsung, N. Foryth Rd Cell Phone Samsung, Good Homes Rd Cell Phone Samsung, W. Concord St Cell Phone Samsung, Orchid Tree PL Cell Phone Samsung, N. Semoran Blvd Cell Phone Samsung, International Dr Cell Phone Samsung, Vineland

Rd Compressed Air, S. Orange Blossom Trl Drone, Kipling Dr Drone, International Dr I Pad Mini, Black Mesa Dr I Pad Apple, Corporate Blvd I Phone Apple, Overload Rd I Phone Apple, Chancellor Dr I Phone Apple, Pershing/Goldenrod I Phone 6 Apple, University Blvd I Phone 7 Apple, Stardust Ln Jewelry, Hotel Plaza Blvd Jewelry, N Orange Ave Laptop HP, Malon Bay Dr Laptop HP, S. Orange Blossom Trl Money Orders, E. Colonial Dr Saw, John Young Pkwy Tablet, Clarcona Rd Tires/Rims, Bentry St US Currency, Bumby/Robinson US Currency, Universal Blvd US Currency, Vineland Ave US Currency, Winter Garden Watch Apple, Corporate Blvd Property not claimed will be disposed of per Florida State Statutes Chapter 705. For more information call 407 317-7570 M-F 8am to 4:30pm.

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