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The Week: local event selections

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‘PRESERVING THE PAST AND LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE,’ HANNIBAL SQUARE HERITAGE CENTER

PHOTO COURTESY THE HANNIBAL SQUARE HERITAGE CENTER

SELECTIONS

THURSDAY, JUNE 17 Third Thursday Gallery Hop

Free art for the looking and experiencing in downtown Orlando, brought to you by the good people of the Downtown Arts District. 5 p.m., free. CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave., orlandoslice. com/group/cityarts

FRIDAY, JUNE 18 Exhibition Tour: Creatures in the Margins

A virtual exhibition tour for animal and allusion lovers alike! 11 a.m., free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, facebook.com/cfamrollins

FRIDAY, JUNE 18-SATURDAY, JUNE 19 The Little Merman

Fringe hit that sends up 1950s monster movie returns for a twonight stand in downtown Orlando. 7:30 p.m., $25. Haos on Church, 123 W. Church St., haosonchurch. com

The Tal Cohen Trio

The Trio hold a weekend residency at the Timucua House with special guest Ignacio Berroa, with the end result being a live album. Livestream tickets also available. 7 p.m., $5-$25. Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., timucua.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 19 Preserving the Past and Looking Towards the Future Opening Reception

Opening reception for the new photo exhibition chronicling the past, present and future of the historic Hannibal Square community. This is the Heritage Center’s largest exhibition to date! Free, 2 p.m. Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org

Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday, Emery and Evergreen Terrace all throw down in the outdoors Backyard space at Ace. 6:30 p.m., $35-$60. Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St., acecafeusa.com

SUNDAY, JUNE 20 T.K. Kirkland

Veteran stand-up comic, actor and man behind the HBO history of Black comedy Mo’ Funny, Kirkland holds court in Orlando for one night only. 7 p.m., $32. Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive, theimprovorlando.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 22 “Chemotaxis and Cochineal: Microbial Insights into the Permanent Collection”

A skin-crawling virtual lecture about the bacterial tenants of your favorite works of art. 6 p.m., free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, facebook.com/cfamrollins

ONGOING

THROUGH JUNE 18 DigiFringe

The city’s premier celebration of adventurous performing arts goes digital, for those who missed the just-wrapped IRL Orlando Fringe Festival. Ticket prices and performance times vary. Online, orlandofringe.org

THROUGH JUNE 27 A Streetcar Named Desire

The Tennessee Williams classic put on by these local players will have you screaming “Stelllaaaaaaa!” long into the night. $25. Osceola Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, osceolaarts. org

MUSEUMS + GALLERIES

THROUGH JUNE 30 Black Mary

Photo series by journalist Renata Sago and her mother Kanika that reimagines Mary Poppins as “a modern-day Black woman invoking joy, power, and selfdetermination.” Free. Eatonville Branch Library, 200 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, ocls.info

THROUGH AUG. 15 Community: Five Years After the Pulse Tragedy

Memorial exhibition looking at the impacts of Pulse on the local and global community. $8. Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd., thehistorycenter.org

THROUGH AUG. 29 Creatures in the Margins

As a visual complement to the Winter Park Public Library’s “Tails & Tales” summer reading, this exhibit looks at representations of animals in art. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam

THROUGH JULY 11 Cynthia Holmes: Sweet Surrealism

A world of fantastical botanicals. $10. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, polasek.org

THROUGH AUG. 22 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art

Annual exhibition spotlighting the best and most cutting-edge work by Floridian artists. $15. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., omart.org

THROUGH AUG. 1 The Grand Portraits of Mr. Eddy Mumma

Rare exhibition of paintings from this Florida original and beyond-prolific outsider artist. $5. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum.org

THROUGH AUG. 29 Multiple Voices/ Multiple Stories

Dive into the history of portraiture in this exhibition of 30 works from the Cornell’s permanent collection. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam

THROUGH SEPT. 19 On Seeing Segovia

A travelogue by Maitland Art Center founder Jules André Smith of his 1921 travels in Spain in the form of paintings, drawings and a short story. $6. Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, artandhistory.org

THROUGH DEC. 31 Preserving the Past and Looking Towards the Future

A photographic look at the history of Hannibal Square’s African American community from 1900 to the present day. Free. Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 West New England Avenue, Winter Park, hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org

THROUGH AUG. 29 Uptown/Downtown: Richard Lindner’s Fun City

“Depictions of the city’s eccentric dwellers vibrate off the paper” in Richard Lindner’s bright, erotic prints. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam n

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