Orlando Weekly November 20, 2019 Holiday Guide by Chava Communications

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NEWS + FEATURES

9 Your Words + “This Modern World” Readers react, plus Tom Tomorrow

11 ICYMI This year’s EDC was a bad place to lose your phone, Trump won’t get the ‘donkey vote,’ Eskamani seeks to tear down TRAP laws and other news you may have missed

13 Optimistic district Dec. 3 runoff election pits established insider against political pup to win District 6 commissioner’s seat

15 Informed Dissent Trump did the thing – and the thing came within days of working. The only question that matters now is whether he’ll get away with it

18 Holiday Guide Our annual preview of everything to look forward to this holiday season

ARTS + CULTURE 47 Live Active Cultures Theater on the Edge’s production of Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio is terrifyingly timely

FOOD + DRINK

MUSIC 77 Enter Sandman

Homeboy Sandman’s work is diverse and dynamic, and so is he

49 Turkey trot

77 Picks This Week

Not looking forward to the cooking marathon that is Thanksgiving dinner? Let the professionals handle it

Great live music rattles Orlando every night

79 This Little Underground Rising queer icon King Princess brings personality and edge to pop music; Titus Andronicus bridge punk and rock & roll Jersey-style

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

FILM

CALENDAR

69 Mr. Rogers to the rescue

80 Selections 84 The Week 85 Down the Road

It’s a Beautiful Day at the cinema

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

Back Pages

73 On Screens in Orlando

102 Savage Love 102 Gimme Shelter 103 Classifieds

Movies playing this week: Frozen II, 21 Bridges and more

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Readers react. After news last week that iconic Orlando sandwich joint Beefy King had suffered a fire overnight (“Scorched spuds: Orlando’s Beefy King catches fire,” Nov. 12), readers were angered and horrified to learn the next day that Orlando Police had arrested a man on suspicion of setting the fire on purpose (“Beefy King fire was arson, suspect arrested by Orlando police,” Nov. 13). And those feelings came out in the comments: @John X. Brady Jr. Good. The owners are top notch people. They don’t deserve this crap. @Daniel Waldron END HIM. He set fire to BEEFY KING! It’s basically a capital offense. @Steven Miranda Lock him up for life. He deserves it for trying to destroy an Orlando relic.

@Betty Aniello All the old biddies will be running there for his autograph while his father is destroying our country. @David Dobarganes Republicans courting the elderly is the ultimate unknown phone number asking Nana for money. … and the specter of our state pols turning down money on our behalf (“State lawmakers are fighting to stop Medicaid expansion in Florida,” Nov. 15) – money that could help uninsured and underinsured Floridians get desperately needed healthcare. @Donald Ray Conrad III Sounds about right for this state. It’s not like lots of people die every year due to the inability to get medical care or anything. Oh wait.

@Donnie Wilson Hope he gets shanked in jail.

@Nelson Manuel Evil pure and simple. We have a way to help people in need and they refuse.

Feelings were also expressed regarding the president’s son’s book-tour visit to the Villages (“Donald Trump Jr. is coming to the Villages to sign your book and nothing more,” Nov. 7), at which no questions were taken …

@Richard Neilan If enough people would simply VOTE all of this could change! Too many years of Republican “leadership” in Tallahassee has done NOTHING to improve the lives of poor and working-class Floridians.

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This year’s EDC was a bad place to lose your phone, Trump won’t get the ‘donkey vote,’ Eskamani seeks to tear down TRAP laws and other news you may have missed. »

Donald Trump’s name will not appear automatically at the top of Florida ballots: Delivering a victory to Democrats, a federal judge last week declared unconstitutional a decades-old Florida law that requires candidates who are in the same party as the governor to be listed first on the ballot. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled that the state law “imposes a discriminatory burden on plaintiffs’ voting rights which is not of the same magnitude as entirely denying plaintiffs the franchise but is not negligible either.” The effect of being the first candidate listed on the ballot – known as the “primacy effect” vote, the “windfall vote” or the “donkey vote” – is especially meaningful in Florida, where razor-thin margins are common in statewide elections.

Two men are accused of stealing more than 100 cell phones at Electric Daisy Carnival: Two apparent cell-phone thieves were arrested by police after this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival, accused of stealing a total of 138 cell phones. Palm Beach Sheriff’s officers arrested one man last Tuesday near Lake Okeechobee when he failed to stop for a stop sign. Inside his car, officers found 104 phones and several credit cards from EDC attendees. Meanwhile, Orlando Police arrested another man and found 34 phones in his backpack, all placed in “airplane mode” so victims could not use phone-location apps while the thefts continued.

Central Florida congresswoman Val Demings is a central figure in Trump impeachment inquiry: Demings is on the House Intelligence Committee holding open impeachment hearings that started last week. She is the only person from Florida on the 22-member committee comprising 13 Democrats and nine Republicans. The Mandarin native and first woman to be Orlando Police chief – who is also on the House’s Judiciary Committee – is tasked with pro-impeachment messaging and questioning witnesses. On MSNBC, Demings said the first round of testimony was damning, especially from those on the infamous Ukraine call. “You clearly understand that the president tried to use his power to try and coerce a foreign power for political gain,” she said.

Orlando state Rep. Anna Eskamani seeks to repeal Florida’s anti-abortion laws: Eskamani filed a bill last week that would roll back Florida’s legal barriers to safe abortions. HB 6047 would repeal laws currently requiring a mandatory 24-hour waiting period between when a woman sees a doctor and when she can obtain an abortion. The bill would also strike laws that block abortion providers from accessing public funds for other health services. Additionally, the bill would end inspections of abortion providers by the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration, which Eskamani calls “politically motivated” and says are breach of privacy for women trying to receive treatment.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis releases state budget with teacher bonuses and corporate cash: DeSantis on Monday proposed a $91.4 billion state budget for next year, touting plans to funnel more money to publicschool teachers and continue “momentum” on environmental issues. The proposal is an initial step as lawmakers prepare for the January start of the annual legislative session, which will include negotiating a budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Lawmakers will decide whether to move forward with DeSantis’ priorities, such as his plan to set minimum teacher salaries at $47,500 – an idea that would cost $603 million next year. orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS

OPTIMISTIC DISTRICT

senator was a member of more than one Legislature that voted to raid money from the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund for other things.

Gary Siplin

Dec. 3 runoff election pits established insider against political pup to win District 6 commissioner’s seat BY SOLOMON GUSTAVO

o matter how the remaining Orlando City Council election on Tuesday shakes out, District 6 will get a new commissioner. Earlier this year sitting Commissioner Sam Ings, who’s held the seat since 2006, stepped down to take make an unsuccessful run at the mayor’s office. Three vied for the wide-open seat: longtime local businesswoman and community activist Lawanna Gelzer, former state Sen. Gary Siplin and nonprofit executive Bakari Burns. All three fell below the necessary 50 percent of the Nov. 5 vote to win outright – Burns finished with 45.90 percent, Siplin 39.45 and Gelzer 14.65 percent – forcing a runoff election between the two top vote-getters on Dec. 3. Though District 6 is getting new blood for its municipal representation for the first time in 13 years, Siplin is a well-known commodity in Florida politics. He was in the state senate from 2003-2011 after a two-year stint in the Florida House. Siplin has near-statewide name recognition, which he’s used to amass a $130,000 war chest, nearly $100,000 more than Burns. The other option for residents of the economically disparate district spanning mainly west Orlando neighborhoods including Holden Heights, Richmond Heights, International Drive, and the areas around Millenia and Universal Studios Resort is a political newcomer. But Burns is not entirely unknown – he grew up in Richmond Heights and many recognize him on the campaign trail. The campaign narrative of the political veteran who knows where the bodies are buried versus the upstart who wants to breathe fresh air into politics as usual is nothing new. Recently, though, especially since Donald Trump ran and was elected to the highest office in the land though he has previously never held office of any level, the stakes seem higher. Elections talk around the country is fixated on the choice between chucking a swamp-entrenched bureaucrat or risking an inexperienced newbie who might fumble government power. Orlando voters have been extremely clear that they prefer steady continuity at the municipal wheel. Dyer will begin his fifth term as mayor next year. Commissioner Tony Ortiz, who was uncontested and won by default, starts his fourth term next cycle. Commissioner Patty Sheehan, who won after her opponent Corey DeVogel dropped out, will embark on her sixth term. District 6 is no exception – it seemed pretty comfort-

able with Ings, who is finishing up his third term – but it’s anyone’s guess how they’ll jump.

Bakari Burns

“This is not my first runoff,” says former Sen. Gary Siplin. His wife, Orange County District 6 Commissioner Victoria Siplin, has been in a runoff, too. Siplin says he is a “proven leader” who has worked as a public servant to help Floridians. In his time in Tallahassee, Siplin secured some $15 million for education programs that gave students the opportunity to go to a vocational school or law school, he says, and he built a golf facility for students at Callahan Center and helped pass a school prayer bill. As well-known in political circles as Siplin is, local elections rarely muster much attention from regular people trying to get by. Those looking for information who make a cursory web search for Siplin will encounter his 2011 “droopy drawers” bill, which banned sagging pants in certain classes in Florida schools. They will also likely find a peculiar video of Siplin avoiding a reporter’s questions by jumping a fence. “First of all, I was a high hurdler at Jones,” Siplin says, before becoming far more serious on the matter. The reason reporters were after him, he says, was because in 2006 he was arrested and convicted of grand theft for allegedly allowing a statehouse staffer to do campaign work while on the taxpayers’ clock. Republican mailers began describing Siplin as a “shady, deadbeat felon” and a “deadbeat father.” Reporters started hounding him. In 2008, an appeals court reversed the conviction, finding the evidence against Siplin to be circumstantial and Siplin innocent of wrongdoing. Then-Orange County NAACP chapter president Rev. Randolph Bracy Jr. reportedly called the conviction a “grave miscarriage of justice.” Everything that happened in relation to the wrongful conviction, says Siplin, should be wiped clean in the same way that, in his view, people have largely forgotten that Mayor Buddy Dyer was also indicted for campaign violations. “People don’t ask him those questions,” says Siplin. “He’s a white man.” In short, the reason Dyer can continue his public life without being chased down to talk about his brief run-in with the law is because of racial bias, he says. “It’s racism.” Another thing Siplin finds biased are community land trusts, in which a developer keeps ownership of the land while selling the home. Detractors say land trusts prohibit low-income people, often in black neighborhoods, from accumulating wealth. “Even [slave owners] offered slaves land and a mule,” says Siplin, referencing the famously unfulfilled postCivil War promise to provide former slaves with 40 acres and a mule. He says he “adamantly opposes” land trusts.

Bakari Burns was too pumped to sleep following the results of the first election night. The first-time candidate was encouraged by topping the results. Throughout the campaign, quite a few citizens (and organizations with an endorsement to award), asked Burns if he really thought he had a chance against Siplin and his gobs of campaign cash. When he edged Siplin by 6 percent, many told Burns they were shocked, he says. But he wasn’t. “I was laying in bed, looking at the ceiling, thanking the Lord for bringing me this far,” says Burns, adding that he was thinking of his favorite entertainer, Tupac Shakur. “I just kept hearing his song ‘Against All Odds.’” Burns grew up in the District 6 neighborhood of Richmond Heights, leaving to get a healthcare management degree from Florida A&M on a full scholarship from Walt Disney World. After receiving the full ride, he vowed to return to the area to give back. He made good, taking over as president and CEO of Health Care Center for the Homeless, which runs Orange Blossom Family Health, providing health services for the underinsured, uninsured and homeless in 2003. In that time, Burns says he’s brought over $60 million in healthcare funds to the region. Regarding Orlando’s housing crunch, Burns says all options need to be explored, including community land trusts. He acknowledged people in the district oppose land trusts because people only own the house and not the land – “and I applaud their efforts” – but says that one clear option for those facing homelessness and Orlando’s abysmal affordable housing offerings can make all the difference. Specifically, he spoke of the already approved community land trust deal on Orange Center Boulevard. Since the deal is in place, Burns believes the best thing for black and lower-income people leery of land trusts to do is “be at the table” and make sure that the city keeps soEarly voting starts Thursday, Nov. 21, and ends the day called affordable housing at the site actually affordable. Burns, who once was a member of Orlando’s before Thanksgiving – Wednesday, Nov. 27. The election will Affordable Housing Task Force and required developers take place on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Check your registration and to include more affordable units, notes that Siplin is dead voting location at ocfelections.com. set against community land trusts and that the former sgustavo@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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TRUMP DID THE THING

And the thing came within days of working. The only question that matters now is whether he’ll get away with it BY JE FFREY C. BILL M A N

e did the thing. There’s no question he did the thing. Everything that’s happening now – the theatrics and distractions, the media analyses and pundit fulminations, the nitpicking and obfuscations, now the open witness tampering – is noise, a spectacle that will elicit more heat than light and should only reinforce what any cleareyed person who’s been paying attention already knows. He did the thing. That is, extortion: President Trump held up nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine – money to help that country fight Russian-backed separatists – to force Ukraine’s government to announce investigations into Joe Biden and a conspiracy theory to undermine the intelligence community’s conclusion that the Russians worked with Wikileaks to help Trump’s 2016 campaign. To be sure, quid pro quos are the mother’s milk of foreign policy. When Biden, in 2016, at the behest of the Obama administration, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, threatened to withhold $1 billion in loan guarantees from Ukraine unless it removed a state prosecutor viewed as corrupt or ineffective, that was a quid pro quo. What Trump did is qualitatively different. Biden acted in furtherance of U.S. foreign policy. Trump acted in furtherance of Trump. There’s no evidence that Biden did anything illegal or that the Ukrainians conspired to frame Russia for election interference, as the conspiracy theory goes. If there were, that would be a matter for the Department of Justice, not Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and a cadre of hacks ham-fistedly coercing the reluctant Ukrainians to interfere

in American elections. Trump did the thing. And the thing came within days of working. As the New York Times and others have reported, in early September, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to capitulate to Trump’s demands. He scheduled an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sept. 13, where he planned to announce Trump’s desired investigations. Zelensky was against a wall. The funding Congress had approved expired on Sept. 30. If Trump didn’t release it by then, it would vanish. Trump’s surrogates had made clear the president’s terms. As E.U. ambassador Gordon Sondland admitted to Congress, he told Ukraine that the “resumption of the U.S. aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anticorruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks.” William Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine, testified that Sondland told him that Trump “wanted President Zelensky in a public box by making a public statement about ordering such investigations.” On Sept. 9, however, the Intelligence Community’s inspector general notified House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff about the whistleblower complaint. That day, three congressional committees opened an investigation into whether Giuliani was attempting to “pressure the government of Ukraine to assist the President’s re-election campaign.” On Sept. 11, amid mounting pressure, the White House released the aid money. On Sept. 13, Schiff went public with news of the whistleblower complaint. With money in hand and Trump’s extortion plot out in the open, Zelensky bailed on the interview. Trump did the thing. That’s no longer the pertinent question. The question is whether he’ll get away

with it. He’s already gotten away with it once. In July, Special Counsel Robert Mueller gave a halting performance in a televised congressional hearing, and Democrats’ impeachment momentum stalled, despite the multiple incidents of obstruction of justice Mueller documented in his report. The very next day, an emboldened Trump was on the phone shaking down Zelensky, telling him that if he wanted the money, he’d better make with the investigations. That gets at a key point: The more Trump thinks he can act without consequence, the less inhibited he’ll be; the less inhibited he comes, the bigger threat he’ll pose to our institutions and democratic norms. At the end of this sturm und drang – after the inevitable impeachment, after the trial in the Senate, after the avalanche of bullshit that will flood our news feeds – the only question that will matter is whether Republican senators have the courage to rebuke the president and his propagandists, whether they’ll acknowledge the corruption staring them in the face, whether they’ll place themselves on the right side of history or submit fully to the rising tide of authoritarianism consuming the Republican Party. Having watched events unfold last week, and for the last three years, I fear I know the answer – even though they, too, know he did the thing.

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Universal Holiday Parade Featuring Macy’s PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Through Jan. 5, 2020

Nov. 22-Dec. 15

Grinchmas During the holiday season, Seuss

Landing is decorated with the holiday charm and cheer of Dr. Seuss’s Who-ville. Universal’s Islands of Adventure, 1000 Universal Studios Plaza; included with admission; universalorlando.com.

Universal’s Holiday Parade Featuring Macy’s

leigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is … well, at least we got a cold snap this year. The holidays in Central Florida may not have all the natural accoutrements of late fall/early winter as other regions, but Jesus Christ (pun intended), do we make up for it by throwing festive lights on literally anything. In our annual preview of the holiday season, you’ll find lights on trees, lights on boats, lights on bikes, and lights on the remains of prehistoric bird-lizards. Along with the lights, there are plenty of reasons to dress up like a jolly old elf, drink hot cocoa (or something stronger), give back to the community and just generally make merry. Even the Scroogiest secularists among us have to admit that it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Through Nov. 24

Festival of Trees The museum is transformed

into a glittering wonderland filled with sparkling trees, vignettes and decor. 10 am-5 pm; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org. Through Dec. 20

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Festive

after-hours event featuring a Christmas-themed parade, free cookies and refreshment stops, holiday fireworks, snow on Main Street and

more. Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, 7 pm-midnight; Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; $99-$139; 407-824-4321; disneyworld.disney.go.com. Through Dec. 29 Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail

Make your way through a winding path lined with beautifully decorated trees inspired by some of your Disney favorites. Disney Springs, 1486 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista; free; disneysprings.com.

The Minions join Santa Claus for Universal’s Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s, a holiday favorite that also features characters from Madagascar and Shrek. Universal Studios, 6000 Universal Blvd.; included with admission; 407-363-8000; universalorlando.com. Friday, Nov. 22

A Christmas Carol Stage adaptation of Charles

Dickens’ tale of Christmas ghosts. Historic State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis; $11-$21; 352-357-7777; baystreetplayers.org.

A Christmas Story This musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the most coveted of Christmas gifts, a Red Ryder BB Gun. 7:30 pm; Central Florida Community Arts, 250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd.; $18-$25; 407-937-1800; cfcarts.com. Nov. 22-Dec. 22 A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas A

swirling chorus of ghosts weave through this uplifting holiday story of redemption, magic and hope as the greedy Scrooge learns the erFlorida Blue Battle of the Bands Get ready for crowd-pleasing dance teams, high-stepping drum ror of his ways. Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant majors, precision drumlines and roaring brass sec- St., Winter Garden; $25-$37; 407-877-4736. tions from the top high school marching bands in Nov. 22-Jan. 5, 2020 the country. 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $16; 800-745-3000; amwaycenter.com. Light Up UCF Winter carnival outside UCF’s Addition Financial Arena, featuring an ice slide, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 22-23 Ferris wheel, ice skating, a carousel and more. Addition Financial Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd.; The Broadway Nutcracker A new adapta$4.25-$75; 407-823-6006; lightupucf.com. tion of the timeless winter fairy tale. 6:30 pm; Rosen JCC: Jewish Community Center of Saturday, Nov. 23 Southwest Orlando, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road; $10-$15; 407-644-7593; cfcarts.com. Dog Night: Holiday Edition Snap holiday photos with your pet in front of a variety of backdrops. A One-Man A Christmas Carol David McElroy 4:30-7:30 pm; Wall Crawl, 1016 W. Church St.; plays all 37 characters in his one-man presen$22.50-$25; 321-209-0432; wallcrawl.com tation of Dickens’ classic. 2:30 pm; Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd., Holiday Photo Shoot Fundraiser Get a holiday photo Oviedo; $20; penguinpointproductions.com. taken while supporting the Adult Literacy League’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 21

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 Vintage Holiday Market

Holiday market with great vintage and handmade goods, programs. 10 am-2 pm; Adult Literacy League, 345 W. Michigan presented by GC Vintage St., Suite 100; $35-$60; 407-422- Shop. 2-6 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; free; 407-7041540; adultliteracyleague.org. 6261; abbeyorlando.com. Nov. 23-Dec. 31 Monday, Nov. 25 SeaWorld Christmas Celebration

The park transforms into a winter wonderland with sparkling lights, special shows, a live Nativity and more. SeaWorld, 7007 SeaWorld Drive; included with admission; 407-363-2613; seaworld.com. Nov. 23-Jan. 7, 2020

Dinos in Lights Stan the T-Rex and his skeletal pals get dressed up in holiday lights that flash along to a musical program every 30 minutes. Noon-4 pm; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $20.95; 407-514-2000; osc.org. Sunday, Nov. 24 Corsets & Cuties Holiday Kick-Off Show Start the season with a little

teasin’. 7 pm; Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $18; 407548-6285; theaterwestend.com.

Disney Junior Holiday Party

Mickey, Vampirina, Doc McStuffins, Elena of Avalor and more create a musical wonderland where children and families can sing and dance to their favorite holiday and Disney Junior songs. 3 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $29.50-$188.84; 844-5132014; drphillipscenter.org.

Holiday Family Celebration Enjoy

holiday treats, an exclusive multi-item chance drawing, photos with Santa, and a private performance of Miracle in Bedford Falls. 3:30-7 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $35-$70; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com.

Hourglass Brewery, 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-262-0056. The Night Before Thanksgiving Block Party Block party with

a turkey bowling competition and live music. 8 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; free; 407-849Skyra Foundation: The Nutcracker 0471; wallstplaza.net. Suspend belief as this holiday spectacle transports you to a Thanksgiving Eve Celebrate dazzling winter wonderland early with happy hour all night, with a snowfall on stage in this live entertainment and DJ new production. 7:30 pm; Alexis Joanie spinning. 4 pm; Savoy & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Orlando, 1913 N. Orange Ave.; Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; savoyorlando.com. $29-$35; drphillipscenter.org. Thankskilling Screening and Nov. 25-Jan. 5, 2020 Game Screening of the lowbudget black comedy with an Christmas at Gaylord Palms optional drinking game. 7 pm; Winter wonderland with festive Vault 5421, 5421 International decorations, snow tubing, activi- Drive; free; godmonsters.com. ties and both free and ticketed Thursday, Nov. 28 events. Gaylord Palms Resort, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Avalon Park Turkey Trot Fun Kissimmee; various prices; 407run on Thanksgiving morn586-2000; gaylordpalms.com. ing. 7-10 am; Avalon Park Town Center, 13001 Founders Square ICE!: The Polar Express WalkDrive; $20; 407-658-6565; through attraction that tells avalonparkfoundation.org. the story of The Polar Express using more than 2 million Number of the Feast pounds of carved and dyed ice. Thanksgiving-night celebration Gaylord Palms Resort, 6000 W. of heavy metal and pumpkin pie Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee; pudding shots. 9 pm; Will’s Dirty $28.99-$112.11; 407-586Laundry, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free. 2000; gaylordpalms.com. Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Rosen Wednesday, Nov. 27 Centre’s Café Gauguin 11 am-7 pm; Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 Drinksgiving: An Orlando House International Drive; $50.95; 407Party Vibes by b8ta, Dennis 996-3969; rosencentre.com. Mero, DizzlePhunk and Kenny J on the sax. Featuring artists, Friday, Nov. 29 a food truck, and more. 9 pm; Grape & the Grain, 1110 Virginia Photos With Santa Snap your Drive; free; 407-674-6156; holiday photos in front of a grapeandthegrain.com. variety of backdrops and get a free 4x6 print of your photo Drinksgiving at Hourglass Make with Santa. 10 am-7 pm; Wall this year’s holiday visit fun Crawl, 1016 W. Church St.; $25; at Hourglass’ Drinksgiving 321-209-0432; wallcrawl.com. celebration. Thursday is for stuffing, but Wednesday is for beer. 11 am-midnight; The CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 orlandoweekly.com

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Record Store Day Black Friday Pick up special

vinyl releases on Black Friday. 9 am; Park Ave CDs, 2916 Corrine Drive; free; 407-447-7275. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 29-30

Folk Yeah: A Celebration of Song Annual

post-Thanksgiving multi-stage folk, country and Americana festival. 5 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $20-$35; willspub.org. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1 Morse Museum Thanksgiving Weekend Open House Admission to the Morse is free dur-

ing Thanksgiving weekend. Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-645-5311. Nov. 29-Jan. 1, 2020

Orlando Pottery Festival & Holiday Arts Market The annual holiday

festival and arts market includes more than 30 talented local artists selling unique handmade ceramic gifts. 9 am-5 pm; Florida National Guard Armory, 2809 S. Ferncreek Ave.; free; 407-2344691; orlandopotteryfestival.org.

Shop Small Sip & Stroll Enjoy wine,

cider and craft beer throughout the district at several different small businesses. 2-5 pm; Audubon Park Garden District, East Winter Park Road and Corrine Drive; $20; audubonparkgardens.com. Sunday, Dec. 1

A Big Band Christmas The Jazz

Orchestra at Dr. Phillips Center is joined by the Bethune-Cookman University Concert Chorale and special guest Lisa Fischer. 7 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $25-$65; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org. Downtown Orlando Indoor Farmers Market Shop for locally

grown and produced foods like honey, pickles, pasta, mushrooms, dairy and more. Noon-4 pm; Celine Orlando, 22 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; thedailycity.com. Ginger Minj’s Super Spectacular Low Budget Christmas Extravaganza

Holiday spectacular from the local celebrity. 7:30 pm;

Footlight Theatre, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $20-$35; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com. Handel’s Messiah The Messiah Choral Society presents its 47th annual free concert performance of Handel’s Messiah. 2:15 pm; Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; free; 407-4733603; messiahchoralsociety.org. Holiday Makers Market Windermere

One-of-a-kind creations and great holiday gifts, food trucks, makeand-take workshops and a holiday photo station. 11 am-4 pm; The Pines at Windermere, 3409 Maguire Road, Windermere; free; 407-5381355; holidaymakersmarket.com.

Light Up SoDo Family- and pet-

friendly holiday block party with activities for kids, live performances, food trucks and more. 4-8 pm; SoDo, 120 W. Grant St.; free. A Magical Christmas Standing Ovation Talent Group takes you on an exciting journey of dance and music to celebrate joy and the holiday spirit. 6 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $25; drphillipscenter.org. Opera Orlando: Amahl and the Night Visitors Classic tale of a precocious

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This fun family event will have a real snow slide and snow flurries every day, as well as thousands of holiday lights, with appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 8 am-11 pm; Wekiva Island, 1014 Miami Springs Road, Longwood; $3-$11; 407-339-0879; wekivaisland.com. Nov. 29-Dec. 30 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays

Discover a festival like no other, featuring the joyous holiday traditions of the 11 World Showcase nations. Epcot, 200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista; included with admission; 407-824-4321; disneyworld.disney.go.com. Saturday, Nov. 30 Ballet Magnificat: Light Has Come

A two-part production featuring upbeat Christmas carols set to dance, followed by a powerful depiction of the story of Jesus from the unique perspective of the angels. 7 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $20-$65; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org. Holiday Movie Night: The Polar Express

Outdoor screening with plenty of snacks, including hot chocolate. 7 pm; Wekiva Island, 1014 Miami Springs Road, Longwood; free; 407-339-0879; wekivaisland.com.

LGBT+ Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Market with 15 community vendors offering homemade products, pride merchandise, artwork and more. 11 am-4 pm; The Center, 946 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-228-8272; thecenterorlando.org. Light Up Mount Dora

Lighting ceremony with holiday songs, dancers and more. 4:30-8:30 pm; Donnelly Park, N. Baker Street and E. Fifth Avenue, Mount Dora; free. Milk Mart: Lazy Saturgays Small Biz Market

Market and sale at small businesses in the Milk District, along with queer community resources like the OnePulse Foundation. Noon-6 pm; The Milk District Pavilion, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free.

Opera Orlando: Amahl and the Night Visitors

Classic tale of a precocious crippled shepherd boy who happens to be visited by the Three Kings on their mission to behold the Christ-child. 2 pm; Broadway United Methodist Church, 406 E. Amelia St.; $25; 407-512-1900; operaorlando.org. Orlando Philharmonic: Home for the Holidays

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra returns to celebrate the sounds of the season in Central Florida’s festive holiday concert tradition. 2 & 8 pm; Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; $27-$90; 407-246-4262; orlandophil.org.

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mother who are visited by the Three Kings on their mission to behold the Christ child. 2 pm; St. John Lutheran Church, 1600 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-512-1900; operaorlando.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 Miss Comedy Queen Holiday Spectacular Funny and festive

benefit for the Barber Fund. 7 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; contact for price; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com. Sanford Jazz Ensemble Christmas Wednesday, Dec. 4 Concert Holiday jazz concert. 3 pm; Wayne Densch Flame & Fortune: Chriskeanzakkah Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Game show hosted by Miss Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $15; Sammy and Wanzie, complete 407-321-8111; wdpac.com. with a festively decorated game show set, electronic gamSparkle Market Holiday market featuring unique gifts, treasures, ing system, holiday-related questions and a $100 cash ocarinas, crystals, macrame prize. 8 pm; Savoy Orlando, and similar goods. 10 am-5 pm; 1913 N. Orange Ave.; $12-$17; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, holidayflame.eventbrite.com. 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelion Thursday, Dec. 5 communitea.com. Christmas in the Park The Morse Will’s A Faire Holiday Market Museum and the City of Winter Outdoor holiday market with Park present the 41st annual 80 vendors selling locally made exhibition of century-old Tiffany goods, live music, food trucks windows and a free outdoor and more. 1 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 concert of holiday favorites by N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org. the Bach Festival Society. 6:15 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Monday, Dec. 2 Museum of American Art, 445 N. Marc With a C 20th Anniversary Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407Show Three shows in one: 20th 645-5311; morsemuseum.org. anniversary show, release Krampusnacht at Hollerbach’s party for Marc’s three-LP box Celebrate Krampusnacht with set, and the annual holiday German food, beer, music show. 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. and appearances by Krampus Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org. himself. 6-9 pm; Hollerbach’s Movie Monday: Shrek the Willow Tree Cafe, 205 E. First Halls Screening of the Shrek St., Sanford; free; 407-321Christmas movie, followed by 2204; willowtreecafe.com. a Bruce Willis summer action Sweet & Savory: Candy Land An movie. 6:30 pm; À La Cart, 609 exclusive and intimate event Irvington Ave.; free; 407-776featuring the city’s most deca4693; alacartorlando.com.

dent eateries serving indulgent desserts as well as succulent savories, plus complimentary cocktails, brews and entertainment. 7 pm; The Wellborn Boutique Hotel, 211 N. Lucerne Circle; $40-$55; 407-723-8390; orlandoweeklytickets.com. Friday, Dec. 6 Beat Assembly Ugly Sweater Xmas Party Lo-fi beat showcase

and ugly sweater party. 9 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook. com/thenookonrobinson. Christmas Movie Night: The Star

Free screening of the animated film about the Christian version of the ancient holiday. 6 pm; St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Windermere; free; 407-876-4991; st.lukes.org.

Light Up Baldwin Park Holiday street festival with music, artist and vendor booths, Santa photos, food trucks and more. 5:309:30 pm; Downtown Baldwin Park, 4915 New Broad St.; free. Mount Dora Christmas Walk

Holiday street party with live music, Santa and shopping. 5-9 pm; Donnelly Park, N. Baker Street and E. Fifth Avenue, Mount Dora; free. Popcorn Flicks in the Park: Elf

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Central Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; enzian.org. Sock It to Cancer Guests use pairs of new

holiday socks to vote for their favorite nonprofit Christmas tree, while enjoying special treats and a signature drink. Proceeds benefit the Adam Michael Rosen Foundation’s fight against brain cancer. 6:30 pm; Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, 9939 Universal Blvd.; $25-$10,000; 407-996-9939. Tree Lighting Celebration Ceremonial first lighting

of Lake Eola Park’s 72-foot Christmas tree, live music and performances, vendor booths, and the Daily City’s Food Truck Bazaar. 5-9 pm; Lake Eola Park, North Rosalind Avenue and East Washington Street; free; 407-246-3189; orlando.gov.

1 pm; University High School, 11550 Lokanotosa Trail; free-$5.

Baldwin Park, 2380 Lake Baldwin Lane; $30; 321-754-9943; jbr.org.

Holiday Movie Night: The Grinch

Jingle Jam Jingle Jam in Sanford has become one of the largest family events in downtown and draws thousands from all over Central Florida. 4-10 pm; Downtown Sanford, East First Street and South Park Avenue, Sanford; free; 305-306-8636.

Outdoor screening of the holiday movie. 7 pm; Wekiva Island, 1014 Miami Springs Road, Longwood; free; 407862-1500; wekivaisland.com.

Il Divo: A Holiday Song Celebration

The pop opera group performs holiday songs. 8 pm; Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; $59.50-$660.13; 407-2464262; drphillipscenter.org.

Jingle Bell Run Official T-shirt, fin-

isher medal, jingle bells and access to all activities and a post-race party for all participants. 7:30 am; Lake

KidX Club Holiday Movie Night: The Polar Express Kids train ride around

the outdoor mall, followed by a screening of the digitally animated Tom Hanks Christmas movie. 6:30 pm; Waterford Lakes Town Center, 413 N. Alafaya Trail; $5; 407-7372866; orlandoweeklytickets.com.

Krampuslauf Krampus party with

screenings of Krampus movies, cosplay, themed cocktails and more. 8 pm; Vault 5421, 5421 International Drive; free; godmonsters.com.

Leadership Winter Park Pancake Breakfast Enjoy hotcakes, sausage

and beverages before, during or after the Winter Park Christmas Parade. 7-10:30 am; Central Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; $5; cityofwinterpark.org. Nutty Nutcracker A fun twist on

the holiday classic that combines many styles of dance, including jazz, tap, hip hop and contemporary. Noon & 5 pm; Lake Mary

High School, 655 Longwood Lake Mary Road, Lake Mary; $15; 407330-7002; xtremedance.net. Orlando Oddities and Curiosities Winter Market Vendors with

oddities, bone- and taxidermyrelated art, vulture culture products, original artists and vendors related to horror and the macabre, and more. 11 am-7 pm; Hourglass Brewing, 480 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Longwood; free.

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Krampus-themed party with cosplay, drink specials, costume contests and more. 8 pm; Icebar Orlando, 8967 International Drive; $10-$20; 407-426-7555; moshiparties.com. University Performing Arts: The Nutcracker

Free performance of the Tchaikovsky ballet. 6 pm; Oviedo Amphitheatre & Cultural Center, 299 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo; free. Winter on the Avenue Holiday street party featuring a tree lighting ceremony, snow slides, visits from Santa and more. 5-10 pm; downtown Winter Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org. Dec. 6-22 A Christmas Story: The Musical An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department-store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. 8 pm; Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $25-$30; 407-548-6285; theaterwestend.com. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Add up two

veteran soldiers, two talented singing sisters, and a Vermont lodge at Christmas, and you get this beloved holiday musical. 7:30 pm; Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee; $25; 407-846-6257; osceolaarts.org. Dec. 6-24 Bad Santa & the Angry Elves Tour Holidaythemed parody songs at multiple venues throughout Central Florida. Multiple locations; facebook.com/badsantaandtheangryelves. Dec. 6-Jan. 1, 2020 Johanessen Lights Famous private giant

holiday lights display, open to the public to walk through for a portion. 6-9 pm; Johanessen Lights, 7849 Georgeann St., Winter Park; donations encouraged. Saturday, Dec. 7 Casselberry Tree Lighting Ceremony Tree

lighting ceremony with live performances from youth groups. 5-8 pm; Lake Concord Park, 127 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry; free; 407-262-7700; casselberry.org.

Curious? Winter in Wonderland Wonderlandthemed swingers holiday party. 11 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10-$350; 407-504-7699; giltnightclub.com. Holiday Festival for Autism Participants are encouraged to visit various tables where there will be games, crafts and other information.

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ing local talent and business. 4:30-9 pm; Winter Springs Town Center, 158 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs; free; 407-327-6593; winterspringsfl.org. Winter Wonderland at Rosen Shingle Creek Offering holiday activities that

include Christmas letter writing and storytelling with Mrs. Claus, holiday karaoke, a holiday photo booth, face painting and balloon art. 6:30 pm; Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, 9939 Universal Blvd.; free-$10; 407-9969939; rosenshinglecreek.com.

Ye Olde Hometown Christmas Parade This family-friendly

occasion showcases holiday-themed floats, Santa Claus, and well-known local figures as they make their way down the avenue. 9 am; downtown Winter Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org. Sunday, Dec. 8

Opera Orlando: Amahl and the Night Visitors Classic tale of a precocious

crippled shepherd boy who happens to be visited by the Three Kings on their mission to behold the Christ child. 2 pm; Clermont Performing Arts Center Performance Hall, 3700 S. Highway 27, Clermont; $25; 407512-1900; operaorlando.org. Orlando Ballet’s Nutcracker Tea Enjoy a delicious assortment of sweet and savory holiday treats, interact and take photos with some of the dancers and characters in the performance, and purchase last-minute gifts. 11 am-2 pm; Orlando Ballet School, 2201 McRae Ave.; $50-$75; 407-426-1733; orlandoballet.org. Orlando Philharmonic: Holiday Pops

Bring your blanket and a picnic for a concert program of holiday favorites Universal’s Grinchmas, p.19 that will be sure to put everyone in the spirit of the season. 5 pm; Central Park, PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS Krampusfest Market North Park Avenue and West Morse CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 Tim Burton’s creative works with a twist The event will feature live music, vegan Boulevard, Winter Park; free; of Christmas. 4-9 pm; The Hourglass and non-vegan food, Christmas vendors, cityofwinterpark.org. Maitland Ave., Maitland; free; 407Brewery, 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., costume contests, a Krampuslauf 539-6223; itsmymaitland.com. Monday, Dec. 9 Longwood; free; 407-262-0056. parade and plenty of punishment. 5 pm; St. Luke’s Holiday Gift Fair Featuring Market on South, 2603 E. South St.; free; Movie Monday: Santa Claus Is Coming Wild Winter Wonderland Pictures with over 75 local vendors and craftspeople, Santa Claus and the Grinch, story time to Town & National Lampoon’s 407-613-5968; marketonsouth.com. fresh homemade baked goods for Christmas Vacation Free screening with Mrs. Claus, kids activities, wildlife Letters to Santa: sale and a free brass band concert. 9 of two Christmas movies. 6:30 pm; encounters, food, shopping and a The Muppet Christmas Carol Screening am-2 pm; St. Luke’s Lutheran Church À La Cart, 609 Irvington Ave.; free; raffle. 2-6 pm; Back to Nature Wildlife of the Muppets version of Dickens’ and School, 2021 W. State Road 426, 407-776-4693; alacartorlando.com. Refuge, 10525 Clapp Simms Duda Road; tale, along with a letter writing kit for Oviedo; free; 407-365-3408. free; 407-568-5138; btnwildlife.org. Thursday, Dec. 12 kids, an appearance by Santa and a A Tim Burton Christmas Art Show special menu. 11:15 am; Enzian Theater, Winter Wonderland Enjoy the festivi’Tis the Season! A Holiday Extravaganza Hourglass has tasked the artists in this 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; ties this holiday season, including the Enjoy favorite holiday classics like “O show with creating art that’s inspired by 38th annual holiday parade featur$12; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

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A Broadway cabaret drag show benefiting the Trevor Project. 8:30 pm; Southern Nights, 375 S. Bumby Ave.; contact for price; 407-4125039; southernnightsorl.com.

Holiday on the Drive Free community

holiday party with a snow slide, Santa Claus, arts & crafts and more. 5-9 pm; downtown College Park, Smith Street and Edgewater Avenue; free.

A Peter White Christmas Holiday show from the smooth jazz and fusion guitarist. 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $34-$70; 407228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com. Songs of the Season The community is

invited to Dr. Phillips Center’s Seneff Arts Plaza to share in an evening of song, dance and entertainment. 7 pm; Seneff Arts Plaza, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org. Dec. 12-16

The Santaland Diaries/Season’s Greetings

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Friday, Dec. 13 Blanket Orlando Annual blanket

collection for the homeless. 3-11 pm; Gaston Edwards Park, 1236 N. Orange Ave.; free.

Christmas With Miles Enjoy food

from several wonderful caterers, music that will keep you moving and much more. 8 pm; District Event Center, 1600 33rd St.; $25; facebook.com/districtorlando.

Dizzlephunk’s Annual Shoe and Sock Drive Donate new or used

shoes and fresh socks to those less fortunate in the Orlando area. Socks and shoes are the most requested items for these families during the holidays. 9-11 pm; Grape & the Grain, 1110 Virginia Drive; free; 937-3076654; grapeandthegrain.com. Opera Orlando: Amahl and the Night Visitors Classic tale of a

boy who happens to be visited by the Three Kings on their mission to behold the Christ child. 5:30 pm; Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach; $25; 407512-1900; operaorlando.org. Dec. 13-15 Holiday Matsuri Holiday-themed

anime, gaming, cosplay and pop culture convention. 10 am; Marriott Orlando World Center, 8701 World Center Drive; $35-$175; 407-2394200; holidaymatsuri.com. Dec. 13-22

It Was a Very Good Yule: Rat Pack Enjoy the live music,

sip the hot chocolate, wear your ugliest sweater, and get comfortable as you travel back to the era of the Rat Pack. 8 pm; Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St.; $25; 407-2978788; madcowtheatre.com.

Dec. 13-23 Orlando Ballet: The Nutcracker

Orlando Ballet presents the beloved holiday tradition, with live music provided by the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras. 7:30 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $24-$490; 407-418-9828; orlandoballet.org. Dec. 13-28

Holiday Showcase: Accordion Craze Get in the holiday spirit

with this lively showcase of holiday music by the Central Florida Accordion Club. 11 am; Herndon Library, 4324 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info. Orlando Ballet: The Nutcracker Family Show A one-hour ver-

sion of the classic holiday show, perfect for all ages. 11 am; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phantasmagoria’s A Christmas Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Carol Phantasmagoria returns Ave.; $24-$69; 407-418with its own unique adaptation of 9828; orlandoballet.org. Charles Dickens’ classic holiday Orlando Gay Chorus: Sleigh tale, performed at various venues Queen! Orlando Gay Chorus throughout Central Florida. presents their holiday mainMultiple locations; $20-$25; stage performance. 2 & 7:30 pm; phantasmagoriaorlando.com. Rosen JCC: Jewish Community Saturday, Dec. 14 Center of Southwest Orlando, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Central Florida Ballet: The Road; $25-$30; 407-377-6638; Nutcracker An unparalleled production complete with uniquely orlandogaychorus.org. composed sets, aerial acrobatics, pyrotechnics and an exceptional ballet ensemble. 2 & 7:30 pm; Linda Chapin Auditorium, 9800 International Drive; $29-$64; centralfloridaballet.com.

Christmas Light Ride Group bike ride to look at Christmas lights. 7 pm; Retro City Cycles, 1806 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-895-2700. Deck the Runway A celebrity-

hosted holiday red carpet fashion event showcasing emerging designers. 7 pm; Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, 1500 Masters Boulevard, ChampionsGate; $45-$125; 954-683-5371.

GT Vibez Sound Crew Annual Christmas Toy Drive All toys will

benefit Children’s Orphanages in Guyana. Santa will be taking pics and giving away free toys. 7-11:30 pm; Island Mix Bar & Grill, 3330 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee; free; 407-803-9992.

Oviedo Holiday Parade Annual

holiday parade followed by the City of Oviedo’s Snow Mountain event. 3:30 pm; Oviedo on the Park, 321 E. Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo; free; cityofoviedo.net.

SantaCon Annual bar crawl

with attendees dressed up as Santa. 8 pm; downtown Orlando, Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard; free-$15.

Saturday Matinee Classics: It’s a Wonderful Life Screening of

Frank Capra’s holiday classic, starring James Stewart as a man who finds out what life would have been like if he had never been born. Noon; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $9; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

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favorite. 3 & 8 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $46.50-$86.50; 800-745-3000; amwaycenter.com. Winter Fest & Snow Mountain Winter carnival with rides, live music, food vendors and more. 2 pm; Oviedo Amphitheatre & Cultural Center, 299 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo; $6-$100. Winter Park Holiday Boat Parade See

the impressive boat and dock holiday decorations created by residents and local business sponsors. 5:30-8 pm; Dinky Dock Park, Ollie Avenue, Winter Park; free; 407-599-3334; winterparkboatparade.com.

Thursday, Dec. 19 a breakfast buffet with Old St. Nick himself. 9 am-noon; Wekiva Island, 1014 Lindsey Stirling: Warmer in the Winter Miami Springs Road, Longwood; $12.95; Christmas Tour Holiday show from the 407-339-0879; wekivaisland.com. violin virtuoso. 7 pm; Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St.; $39.50-$395.73; Grandma Party Bazaar Annual holiday 407-246-4262; drphillipscenter.org. market featuring local handmade goods, live music, raffles, food, Friday, Dec. 20 drinks and more. 10 am; Stardust Movie in the Park: Elf Free outdoor Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter screening of the Will Ferrell holiday Park Road; free; 407-623-3393; comedy. 5:30 pm; Blue Jacket Park, 2501 facebook.com/stardustie. General Rees Ave.; free; 407-246-3072. Orlando Big Band: A Swingtime Christmas Classic selections from

the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. 3 pm; Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $23-$30; 407-321-8111; wdpac.com.

Pop Swap Holiday Market Shop goods from more than 30 local artisans and parade down New Broad Street. 4-8 pm; downtown Baldwin Park, 4915 New vintage dealers. 1-6 pm; The Lovely, Broad St.; free; baldwinparkevents.com. 2906 Corrine Drive; free; 407-2707729; thelovelyboutiquemarket.com. Wonder: A Christmas Concert Explore Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The the mystery of Christmas at St. Grinch Holiday movie double feature. Luke’s annual Christmas concert 6:30 pm; À La Cart, 609 Irvington Ave.; event. 5:30 & 7:30 pm; St. Luke’s free; 407-776-4693; alacartorlando.com. United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Tuesday, Dec. 17 Apopka-Vineland Road, Windermere; $12; 407-876-4991; st.lukes.org. Cirque Musica: Holiday Wishes The Sunday, Dec. 15 show blends the spellbinding grace and daredevil athleticism of the greatBolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker Filmed est circus performers complemented performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, direct from Moscow. 12:55 pm; multiple with a symphony orchestra showcasing the world’s all-time favorite locations; $18; fathomevents.com. holiday classics. 7:30 pm; Amway Breakfast With Santa Tell Santa exactly Center, 400 W. Church St.; $35-$125; what you want for Christmas and enjoy 800-745-3000; amwaycenter.com. Winter Spark Parade Holiday lighted

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Phantasmagoria’s Through a Christmas Darkly Phantasmagoria’s unique

blend of storytellers, dancers and chorus celebrate some of the darker tales of the holiday season. 7:30 pm; Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd., Oviedo; $18; penguinpointproductions.com. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 20-22

Opera Orlando: All Is Calm The Florida

premiere of this poignant and moving work, set during World War I at the Western Front, Christmas 1914. 7:30 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35-$257; 407-512-1900; operaorlando.org. Saturday, Dec. 21

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Central Park. 1 pm; Central Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org. MetroWest WinterFest

Screening of Toy Story 4 with live Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie characters, free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, performances by local schools, a snow slide, a skating rink, food trucks and more. 4-9 pm; MetroWest Golf Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road; free; 407-601-5995; metrowestcommunity.com. A Night Out In December A night of laughs, dinner, door prizes, music and entertainment. 6:30 pm; Florida National Guard Armory, 2809 S. Ferncreek Ave.; $30; 407-897-2713. Opera del Sol: Creepy Christmas Cabaret Goth holiday special

with an original script and talented singers. 8 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $10; facebook.com/ironcowcafe.

Orlando Ballet: The Nutcracker Family Show A one-hour ver-

sion of the classic holiday show, perfect for all ages. 11 am; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $24-$69; 407-4189828; orlandoballet.org. Rare Exports

A Finnish boy and his father capture what appears to be Santa, but is actually one of the real Santa’s evil minions. Noon; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $10; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

This exclusive event has select beer and wine included in the ticket price, along with gourmet food. 7-11 pm; Wekiva Island, 1014 Miami Springs Road, Longwood; $50-$90; 407862-1500; wekivaisland.com. Sunday, Dec. 22

Chanukah on the Park

The event will include singing performances, live music, dancers, strolling magic, food and a grand menorah lighting in honor of the Jewish Festival of Lights. 5 pm; Central Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org. Jingle Bell 5K

Holiday-themed fun run. 7 am; Oviedo Amphitheatre & Cultural Center, 299 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo; $15-$30. Monday, Dec. 23 Movie Monday: Trolls Christmas & Elf Christmas movie double

feature. 6:30 pm; À La Cart, 609 Irvington Ave.; free; 407-7764693; alacartorlando.com. Tuesday, Dec. 24

Morse Museum Holiday Open House

Take a relaxing break from the holidays with a free walk through the museum, accompanied by live music in different rooms. 9:30 am-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-6455311; morsemuseum.org.

O Holy Night

The Cathedral Choir and the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Beautiful Music Chamber Orchestra present choir carols The Musical Live production of and music followed by Midnight the Rankin/Bass holiday Mass. 10:30-11:30 pm; The classic. 2 pm; Bob Carr Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Theater, 401 W. Livingston 130 N. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407St.; $19-$49; 407-246-4262; 849-0680; ccslorlando.org. drphillipscenter.org.

Wednesday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day at Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill Dine poolside on a

four-course meal that includes soup, salad and an entree choice of roast turkey, pan-seared salmon or New York strip steak. 11 am-5 pm; Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill, 9840 International Drive; $29.95; 407-9963970; rosencentre.com. Christmas Day Buffet at Café Osceola Featuring cuisine that is

a delicious upgrade on traditional holiday fare, from spiced orangeglazed ham to delicious Asian tastes. 11 am-7:30 pm; Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Boulevard; $69.95; 407-9963663; rosenshinglecreek.com. Christmas Day Buffet at Rosen Centre Featuring pan-seared

salmon with roasted fennel cream and pineapple rum-glazed ham, as well as sushi and mahi taquitos. 11 am-5 pm; Rosen Centre, 9840 International Drive; $50.95-$53.95; 407996-3969; rosencentre.com. Christmas Day Buffet at Rosen Plaza Chefs cook up delicious

dishes that include roast turkey, bistro steak, orange-lacquered salmon, a prime rib carving station and even dim sum. Noon-5 pm; Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive; $46.95; 407-996-0256; rosenplaza.com. Friday, Dec. 27

A Drag Queen Christmas A magical evening of holiday performances featuring contestants from the reality television show on VH1. 6 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $35-$50; 407228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com. Phat-N-Jazzy Holiday Jam DJs

BMF and Slack and the Phat-NJazzy Horns throw a postholiday party. 9 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $10-$20; facebook.com/ironcowcafe. n orlandoweekly.com

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Theater on the Edge’s production of Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio is terrifyingly timely Christian Wienker as Dan (back), Christopher Ivers as Spike (left seated), Alex Jackson as Stu (center), and Elaitheia Quinn as Linda (right) in Talk Radio at Theater on the Edge Photo by Marco DiGeorge courtesy of Theater on the Edge

Last week I joined millions of Americans in Limbaugh, whose iconoclastic antics helped paved the way tuning into the latest episodes of The Fall of Western Civilization: Washington, D.C., Edition. If it were fantasy instead of reality, this sordid story about authoritarianism infecting our most sacred institutions would make for a terrific television thriller; throw in a baby Yoda and I’d happily watch the whole season on Disney+. But listening through my radio while Trump supporters bloviated, bullied and blatantly lied left me shaking my head as to how our political discourse has sunk so low. If you really want to learn how we got to this point, you’ll have to go back to an era before the internet and cable news came to dominate the conversation, when radio shock jocks first starting stirring the pot that’s bubbling over today. And to do that, you don’t need to spin your DeLorean’s hi-fi dial while speeding up to 88 mph; just take a drive down to SoDo and step back into 1987 with Theater on the Edge’s terrifyingly timely production of Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio. Originally written in 1987, and then revised by Bogosian in 2007 using elements from the 1988 film adaptation directed by Oliver Stone, Talk Radio was specifically inspired by murdered DJ Alan Berg, but also invokes influential onair provocateurs like Howard Stern, Don Imus and Rush

of our present-day media free-for-all. Set in Cleveland during the presidential campaign to succeed Ronald Reagan, the one-act drama takes us inside the studio where Barry Champlain (Marco DiGeorge) is about to begin another bombastic broadcast of his nighttime call-in show, which mostly consists of him angrily ranting on a range of political topics, in between berating his adoring listeners for their sycophancy. Just as he’s about to go on the air, Barry’s by-the-book boss, Dan (Christian Wiekner), alerts him that corporate overlords are listening in, intending to launch him into national syndication. The revelation revs the already overwrought Champlain into overdrive, and he takes out his barely-suppressed self-loathing on his producer and erstwhile lover, Linda (Elaitheia Quinn), his overworked technician, Stu (Alex Jackson), and especially Kent (Adam Minossora), a confused kid who hatches a desperate ploy to meet his abusive idol. It’s hard to believe that it’s only three years since Theater on the Edge, an outgrowth of the Meisner-based Truthful Acting Studios, burst onto the Orlando arts scene and quickly clawed their way up my list of favorite local companies.

I had a few nits to pick with their last production, but Talk Radio finds the troupe back in top form. Once again, scenic designer Samantha DiGeorge has assembled a strikingly immersive set that’s a veritable time capsule of authentic period props. What’s even more remarkable is that the intimate theater doesn’t simply look like a real radio broadcast booth, complete with vintage mixing boards and 8-track tapes; it’s all fully functional as well, with DiGeorge and his on-stage castmates actually operating all the show’s audio (as opposed to miming button presses while backstage technicians do the work), and the callers phoning in live from a neighboring location. Running a sound console while simultaneously trying to rattle off Bogosian’s rapid-fire dialogue would be an impressive feat for any performer, but Talk Radio’s cast – which also includes Christopher Ivers, Robb Maus, Mark Anthony Kelly, Cara Noel, Kelsey Hernandez, Joey Ginel and Merritt Anne Greene – proves they are more than up to the task. I’ve critiqued the company before for emphasizing intensity over emotional subtlety, but with over-the-top characters like Minossora’s propulsive punk Kent, it seems perfectly appropriate for first-time director Allan Whitehead to crank the energy up to 11. However, Whitehead also wisely finds places to turn down the volume and allow the audience to breathe, as when each of the major supporting characters step into the spotlight and illuminate their relationship with Barry through a fourth wall-shattering soliloquy; Jackson, Wiekner and especially Quinn make these potentially momentum-crushing monologues deeply emotionally resonant. Ultimately, though, this is Champlain’s circus, and DiGeorge digs deep to make this misanthropic monster sympathetic, or at least pitiable. He doesn’t quite reach the deliriously manic heights Bogosian hit, and the conspicuous absence of cigarettes and cocaine somewhat softens his edge. But DiGeorge allows us to see how vulnerable Barry is beneath his arrogant facade, making his climactic moments of “dead air” especially devastating. Talk Radio might be set 30 years in the past, but if you updated a few period details (like swapping crack for Fentanyl) the script could be set in the present. What’s become clearer over the decades is that there’s no coherent substance to Champlain’s social stances, which swing wildly between progressive paranoia and libertarian anarchy; he’s simply a forerunner of 4chan trolls, throwing verbal bombs indiscriminately for the lulz. The real difference between then and today? Thanks to Facebook and Twitter, we are all Barry now.

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TURKEY TROT

Not looking forward to the cooking marathon that is Thanksgiving dinner? Let the professionals handle it BY SARAH JENNIFER HARDIN AND WAVANIE HENRY

on’t spend your precious time off from work (if you’re lucky enough to get any) cooking a massive dinner unless you really, really want to. If you aren’t up for it, escape to one of these local restaurants and let them wrestle the turkey, peel the potatoes, and oh yeah: do the dishes. three-course Thanksgiving special, plus a children’s special. You’ll have the choice 1921 MOUNT DORA between cider-brined slow roasted turkey 142 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora, with house-made sausage stuffing, Yukon 352-385-1921 gold mashed potatoes, green beans, citrus 1921 Mount Dora is open Thanksgiving cranberry sauce and turkey gravy for Day from noon forward serving a traditional dinner of stuffed smoked turkey $32 per adult and $12 per child, or chilirubbed Australian Wagyu strip steak with or citrus-honey glazed ham with milk butternut squash hash, corn, black beans buns, green beans, cornbread stuffing, and avocado crema for $70. Each holiday and candied pumpkin with cranberries appetizer and salad comes with a wine for $55 per person. Reserve now by pairing as well. (canvaslakenona.com) calling 352-385-1921. Last seating at 6 p.m. (1921mountdora.com) CHROMA MODERN BAR + KITCHEN 6967 Lake Nona Blvd., 407-955-4340 4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen is open Multiple locations 11 a.m. through 11 p.m. on Thanksgiving “The Pilgrim” has landed at 4 Rivers Day. Their menu offers two entrée Smokehouse in all its Thanksgiving season specials – turkey roulade for $15 or lamb glory. Gobble-gobble up this John Rivers tenderloin for $23 – plus three shareable Original sandwich stuffed with smoked side-dish specials: butternut squash turkey, cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy, mousse for $11, triple butter mashed and 4R cranberry chutney until Nov. potatoes for $9 and brioche stuffing 30. 4 Rivers is also catering to all your for $7. The two dessert specials, mini Thanksgiving needs with classics like apple pies and pumpkin cheesecake, are whole smoked turkeys, boneless leg of available beyond Thanksgiving until Dec. 1. lamb and prime rib. Nov. 23 is the last day (chromalakenona.com) for orders, so hustle over to their website to place your orders. (4rsmokehouse.com) DOVECOTE 390 N. Orange Ave., 407-930-1700 THE ALFOND INN DoveCote is offering a buffet-style 300 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, Thanksgiving dinner from 11:30 a.m. 407-708-9413 through 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. Enjoy The Alfond Inn’s annual Thanksgiving their Dutch Valley turkey or DoveCote Feast features roasted whole turkey with honey-glazed ham with apricot and sage cranberry sauce, herb and garlic-stuffed cornbread, cranberry and dried cherry prime rib with horseradish, Parmesanrelish, buttermilk whipped Yukon gold crusted salmon with rustic tomato potatoes and Brussels sprouts on the sauce, or grilled chicken and mushroom side. They also serve a variety of holiday ragout as the main course choices. It’ll appetizers and desserts, starting at $59.95 cost $69 per person, $29 per child ages per adult and $29.95 for kids 3-11 years 5-12, and children 4 and younger receive old. Or order takeout dinner for four, $129. complimentary meals. Seating happens in (dovecoteorlando.com) two waves at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; reserve at the website. (thealfondinn.com) DEL FRISCO’S DOUBLE EAGLE STEAKHOUSE 9150 International Drive, 407-351-5074 CANVAS RESTAURANT & MARKET Del Frisco’s is serving a slow-roasted 13615 Sachs Ave., 407-313-7800 turkey breast meal for $49 per person This Lake Nona restaurant is offering a

[ food + drink ] on Thanksgiving Day. Choose between butternut squash soup or harvest salad for an appetizer, and pumpkin cheesecake or pecan pie à la mode for dessert. Make reservations on the website. (delfriscos.com) THE EDISON 1570 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-560-9288 The Edison’s prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu includes all the classic comfort foods, from homemade stuffing to glazed baby carrots to fresh cranberry chutney. Seatings are available all day for $32, or $19 for kids 9 and under. (theedisonfla.com) FOGO DE CHÃO BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE 8282 International Drive, 407-370-0711 This internationally renowned churrasco restaurant offers a unique Thanksgiving menu including specials like turkey au jus and cranberry relish, in addition to their fire-roasted meats and Market Table offerings. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and reservations can be made on their website. ( fogodechao.com) RAGLAN ROAD 1640 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-938-0300 This Irish pub and restaurant serves butter-and-herb roasted turkey with traditional turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, bacon-roasted Brussels sprouts; apple, sage and sweet onion stuffing; and cranberry and plum chutney on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. through 11 p.m. This feast is $28 for adults and $14 for kids. Live performances start at 4:30 p.m. (raglanroad.com) MARIA & ENZO’S 1560 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-560-8466 Try Thanksgiving dinner with the flavors of Italy at Maria & Enzo’s in Disney Springs. They are serving ricotta gnudi with turkey Bolognese, Parmesan cream and charred lemon gremolata for $27. (patinagroup.com/maria-enzos) ENZO’S HIDEAWAY 1560 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-560-3696 This Disney Springs tunnel bar and restaurant serves turkey sausage carbonara over pappardelle with roasted winter squash, toasted garlic and rapini for $27, and for dessert, pumpkin panna cotta with spiced chocolate crumbs, mandarin orange and creamy cinnamon gelato, $11. (patinagroup.com/enzos-hideaway)

MARGARITAVILLE COTTAGES 8000 Fins Up Circle, Kissimmee, 407-479-0950 Eat a family-style Thanksgiving dinner in an island-inspired cottage at Margaritaville Resort Orlando. They are offering a meal for five to seven people that includes a 16- to 18-pound roasted turkey, butternut squash, soup, creamed corn, cornbread, roasted root vegetable salad, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts with bacon, green beans amandine, roasted baby carrots, turkey gravy and cranberry sauce, with a choice of pumpkin pie or apple pie for dessert, for $169.95. Visit the website to book. (margaritavilleresortorlando.com) TERRALINA CRAFTED ITALIAN 1650 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-934-8888 The Disney Springs restaurant serves Thanksgiving specialties from 11:30 a.m. through 11 p.m. The feast offers herbroasted turkey breast, pancetta and apple stuffing, whipped Yukon gold potatoes, green beans, cranberry relish and rosemary pan gravy. Dinner is $33 per adult, or $16 for children. (disneyworld.disney.go.com) STK ORLANDO 1580 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-917-7440 This Disney Springs rooftop restaurant serves a special holiday menu: roasted turkey with chestnut-cornbread stuffing, green beans, baked sweet potato, Yukon gold potatoes, old-school gravy and cranberry-orange chutney for $42 per adult and $16 per child. (Regular menu offerings are also available.) For dessert, there’s a choice of pies available for $12. (stksteakhouse.com/venues/orlando) THE RAVENOUS PIG 565 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 407-628-2333 The Ravenous Pig is featuring Thanksgiving baskets filled with everything you need ready to heat up for a quick holiday dinner. Get a whole turkey for $45 or just the turkey breast for $20. Sides cost $15 each, including stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole and green beans; add a pumpkin pie to the basket for $24. Monday, Nov. 25, is the last day to order a basket. To order, call 407628-2333. (theravenouspig.com)

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TAVERNA OPA ORLANDO 9101 International Drive, 407-351-8660 Dig into their $25 prix-fixe menu served on Thanksgiving day which features Greek favorites like meatballs, spanakopita, chicken kebabs, and loukoumades (Greek “doughnuts”). After feasting, enjoy watching live belly dancing performances. Seating is limited. Reserve your table at opaorlando.com. TAPA TORO 8441 International Drive, 407-226-2929 Tapa Toro’s Thanksgiving menu is priced at $27 per person. Start with a couscous salad with roasted butternut squash, cranberries, pepitas, jamon serrano, mixed greens and sherry vinaigrette. Entree choices are herb-roasted chicken or Spanish “ratatouille,” accompanied by roasted garlic potato puree with romesco sauce and pumpkin pecan pie for dessert. (tapatoro.restaurant) MIA’S ITALIAN KITCHEN 8717 International Drive, 407-601-7130 Mia’s Italian Kitchen on I-Drive offers a three-course menu for $29 on Thanksgiving Day from noon to 8 p.m. First course options include buttercup squash gnocchi or a fall salad. Second course options include brick oven-roasted turkey breast, citrus-glazed roasted pork loin or mushroom Bolognese. And for dessert, you can pick pumpkin-ricotta cheesecake or apple-ricotta donuts. (miasitalian.com) THE KITCHEN AT HARD ROCK HOTEL 5800 Universal Blvd., 407-503-3463 The Kitchen is offering a lunch and dinner buffet from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day featuring chef-carved meats like roasted country ham, smoked New York strip loin, and sage butter roasted turkey for $67 per adult, $24 per child (ages 3-9). There are also appearances from Universal Orlando characters, balloon artists, face-painters and magicians. For reservations call 407-503-3463. (universalorlando.com) SWINE & SONS 669 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park, 407-636-7601 Swine & Sons is offering a specialty Thanksgiving menu for preorder that features small-bite platters for $25 and larger ones for $63. Their charcuterie and cheese platters range from $40-$100 and their 12- to 14-pound smoked Joyce Farms turkey is $100. All orders must be placed by Friday, Nov. 22, for pickup between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26-27. (swineandsons.com)

TOOJAY’S DELI Multiple locations TooJay’s is offering three different sizes of their Thanksgiving feast ($55.99-$114.99 with no sides, $99.99-$219.99 with sides). The traditional turkey dinner comes with mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy and fresh vegetables for $13.99 per person. Complete dinner and à la carte orders must be placed by Monday, Nov. 25. (toojays.com) SPENCER’S FOR STEAKS & CHOPS 6001 Destination Parkway, 407-313-8625 If you’re looking for a fancy Thanksgiving meal, Spencer’s serves elevated takes on Thanksgiving staples from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 28. Prices start at $59 for adults and $25 for children 14 and under. With offerings like a traditional carving station serving roasted tomahawks, roasted turkey, maple bourbon roasted ham and rack of lamb, and sides like cornbread stuffing with duck confit and truffle or roasted sunchoke ragout, you’ll want to hurry and make your reservations. (thehiltonorlando. com) WINE BAR GEORGE 1610 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-490-1800 Enjoy a traditional turkey plate ($34 for adults, $16 for kids 9 and under), or their new Santa Carota Short Ribs ($39), paired with one of the 140 wine selections at Wine Bar George this year on Thanksgiving Day. Reservations are available through OpenTable and Disney Dining. (winebargeorge.com) HEMINGWAY’S AT HYATT REGENCY GRAND CYPRESS 1 Grand Cypress Blvd., 407-239-1234 Hemingway’s Thanksgiving Day Prix Fixe Menu features a harvest salad, turkey with giblet pan gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots with mushrooms and green beans, and pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. This Thanksgiving meal costs $49 per person and $24.50 per child under 12. Call 407-239-3854 for reservations or visit hemingwaysorlando.com. CAFÉ GAUGUIN AT ROSEN CENTRE 9840 International Drive, 407-996-9840 The Thanksgiving Day buffet at Café Gauguin features fresh soups and salads, an antipasto display, and a seafood station with escabeche-marinated fried mahi with lemon and lime and lemon-basil shrimp salad. Traditional holiday dishes include roasted tom turkey, cornbread dressing and pecan glazed sweet yams, and Harry’s Yuca Cake topped with Havana style braised pork, from Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill. It’ll cost $53.95 per person and $19.95 per child ages 4-12. (rosencentre.com/dining) dining@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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TORI TORI

Slick Mills 50 cocktail bar is a modern izakaya at heart offering sizzling yakitori and kushiyaki, bar bites of substance and hand rolls stuffed with everything from Hokkaido scallops to uni to otoro. The food here is as impeccably crafted as the drinks. Open daily at 5:30 p.m., stays open until 2 a.m. 720 N. Mills Ave., toritoripub.com; $

MAKANI

Prices are steep, but Makani’s fare celebrating Egypt’s contributions to world cuisine are top-notch. In addition to street food staples like carb-heavy koshary, spiced kebda (beef liver) and hawawshi (pita stuffed with minced beef), there are plush kebabs, earthy stews and syrupy sweets. Fresh fruit juices supplant alcoholic beverages. Hookah is offered on the patio. Open daily until 2 a.m. 8255 International Drive, 407-723-1243; $$$

MOROCCAN BREEZE

Moroccan food stall inside Apna Bazaar on South OBT offers regal fare in kingly portions, most notably the “Royal Couscous” with snappy merguez sausage, lamb and chicken. Savory pastries like chicken bastilla are an absolute must, as is the lamb tagine. Harira soup with khobz bread and eggplant zaalouk makes for memorable meatless dining. End with mint tea and Moroccan ghriba (cookies). Closed Mondays. 9404 S. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-730-4698; $$

DUE AMICI

College Park gets yet another Italian restaurant, and this one is good enough to compete with the rest of the trattorias and pizzerias along Edgewater Drive. Scratch-made pizzas are a highlight, as is the outdoor patio, which has sprung an awning since its days as Kingfish Grill. Open daily. 2124 Edgewater Drive, 407-730-7747; $$

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savory chicken porridge topped with ghee-slicked caramelized onions, and remarkably thin and crisp beef den den make superior starters. Saudi rice dish mandi lamb and the Indonesian platter piled with everything from beef rendang to mysterious pasta with red sauce are more substantial offerings. The satay sizzles. Ending with passable kunafa is your choice. Open daily 5–9:45 p.m. No alcohol is served. 7044 International Drive, 407-203-3330; $$

HUMBL

The pizzas steal the show at this slick new vegan joint in deepest Windermere. The focaccia-like crust stands up to vegetable toppings (sogginess being a classic vegan pizza fail) and those toppings are fantastic: The perversely named “Meat Lovers” has roasted cauliflower, shiitake “bacon” slices, fennel-farro “sausage” crumbles and dollops of macadamia-nut “ricotta.” Also of positive note: perfect fries, an Indian-spiced grain bowl and thick-asa-concrete milkshakes. 5845 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere, 407-349-8800; $$

KAIZEN IZAKAYA

It’s out with the old and in with the new as the old Amura on Church Street gets a long-overdue rebrand. You’ll find all the trendy pan-Asian trappings of the modern izakaya – ramen, Korean fried chicken, bao, donburi – but quality cuts of Japanese fish as well. The moriawase gets you 14 pieces for $35, but don’t overlook Korean staples like that KFC and a comforting bowl of kimchi yakiudon noodles. Open daily. 54 W. Church St., 407-316-8500; $$

CAFÉ 34 ISTANBUL

The city’s only 24-hour Turkish restaurant means kebabophiles can indulge in some of the most luscious, lip-greasing meats any time of day, though raki drinkers will have to take a break from the hours of 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. Much of the action takes place on the restaurant’s sprawling patio and let’s just say it’s a mesmerizing scene, especially after 10 p.m. Things are a lot more quiet inside. 8255 International Drive, 407-6017712; $$

HOURGLASS SOCIAL HOUSE

Straddling the line between café and food hall, the Hourglass Social House offers a diverse array of food options – Mexican, Vietnamese, French pastries, vegan handhelds – not to mention beverages aplenty. Foxtail Coffee gets the morning crowd jacked, while the market stocks a nice selection of wine, beer, kombucha and juice. Bottomless mimosas are served on weekends from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open daily. 2401 Curry Ford Road, 407-930-7308; $$ n

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FILM LISTINGS Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase Short films from Florida student filmmakers, presented in four different blocks. Saturday-Sunday, 11 am & 1:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $5; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Cult Classics: Hobo With a Shotgun Rutger Hauer stars as a vigilante homeless man in a crime-filled city. Tuesday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $9; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest Concert film from Depeche Mode’s Global Spirit tour, directed by Anton Corbijn. Thursday, 9:30 pm, Monday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Friendsgiving Screenings of Thanksgiving episodes of the longrunning NBC sitcom. Sunday, 7 pm, Monday, 4 & 7 pm; multiple locations; $14; fathomevents.com.

Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

MR. ROGERS TO THE RESCUE It’s a Beautiful Day at the cinema

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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Movies at the Mennello: Sunset Boulevard Gloria Swanson stars as a faded film star who gets into a sordid relationship with a younger man. Friday, 6 pm; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-246-4276; mennellomuseum.org.

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n 1998, Esquire asked journalist Tom Junod to write a profile of Fred Rogers. But instead of the article changing the subject’s life, as magazine articles often do, it changed Junod’s. “Once upon a time, a little boy loved a stuffed animal whose name was Old Rabbit,” the article began. “The little boy didn’t know why he loved Old Rabbit; he just did.” That little boy was Junod himself, but before meeting Mr. Rogers (who introduced him to his Daniel Tiger puppet), the serious investigative journalist had mostly forgotten about his old toy. “You were once a child too,” Rogers reminded him, and Junod’s early memories came flooding back, inspiring him to focus the article just as much on himself as his subject. That article serves as inspiration for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, the new film by director Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?). But because writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster wanted to take Junod and Rogers’ relationship in a fictional direction, the journalist is renamed Lloyd Vogel. And the story is better served by that choice, partially

because it allows Heller to adopt a dreamlike, occasionally surreal style, complete with lovely artistic flourishes, charmingly kitschy production design and aspect-ratio experimentation. Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers. Though the legendary actor has previously pulled off impersonations of Walt Disney, Ben Bradlee, Chesley Sullenberger and Jim Lovell, I was genuinely concerned about this one. Was a re-creation of Rogers really doable, or even necessary so close on the heels of one of the most impactful documentaries of last year, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? The quick answers are yes and yes, and preview audiences apparently agree, as everyone at the screening I attended sat in quiet, contemplative attention for almost all of Hanks’ equally quiet, contemplative performance. If it’s Hanks’ goal, as The Onion recently joked, to play every American, it’s Matthew Rhys’ job, at least in this film, to play the everyman. Though his character is a successful writer, he’s also like a lot of us: broken, stressed, struggling to make sense of life and needing solace from someone like Mr. Rogers. And the Welsh actor, known for playing Philip Jennings in The Americans

and Daniel Ellsberg in The Post, is up to the task, holding his own with Hanks. The same goes for Chris Cooper, who brings authenticity and emotional power to the role of the writer’s alcoholic father. Though this film bookends nicely with the aforementioned documentary, I was struck by a more interesting companion from earlier this year: Joker. To compare the two films and the vastly different yet equally powerful societal and personal visions they offer, one might turn to arguably the greatest American political speech: Robert Kennedy’s announcement of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968: “You can be filled with bitterness and with hatred and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization … filled with hatred toward one another. Or we can make an effort … to understand and to comprehend and replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand, with compassion and love.” The latter was Mr. Rogers’ message. And this film encapsulates it extraordinarily. feedback@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

Movie Monday: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 The conclusion of the massively popular Harry Potter series. Monday, 7 pm; À La Cart, 609 Irvington Ave.; free; 407-776-4693; alacartorlando.com.

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Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary New documentary about the making of the cult sci-fi comedy and its impact on pop culture. Tuesday, 7 pm; multiple locations; $16; fathomevents.com. Parasite Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Orwinning film in which the class dynamic between two families is thrown off by an interloper. Through Thursday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki’s animated epic about a girl raised by wolves who violently protects the forest from encroaching civilization. Wednesday, 7 pm; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com. Vagabond A young woman’s body is found frozen in a ditch. Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the events that led to her inevitable death. Wednesday, 2 & 6 pm; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org.

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Frozen II PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS

BY STEVE SCHN EI D ER

OPENING THIS WEEK: 21 Bridges Let’s see. There’s Beau, there’s Jeff, there’s Todd … are we at budget yet? OK, fun’s fun, but the bridges here are actually the inanimate kind. (No, Jeff, that still doesn’t mean you.) More specifically, they’re the 21 bridges that lead out of Manhattan … until a New York police detective (Chadwick Boseman) shuts them all down to help him trap a pair of cop killers. Boy, that’s a scheme not even Chris Christie would have the stones to float. Come to think of it, it’s even ballsy by Bane standards. And by ballsy, I mean, “I can’t imagine the universe in which this concept is even remotely plausible.” But I guess some people will do anything to get out of going to the Bronx. (R)

in a lifetime. In the story, Elsa and her friends are compelled to leave home to seek their personal destiny in a land farther north. Oh, great: They already hijacked Maelstrom, and now they’re looking for new parts of Epcot to pillage. At least they waited for the Food & Wine Festival to be almost over. (Visit orlando weekly.com to find out what our Thaddeus McCollum thought. Of the movie, that is. I’m pretty sure he dug “My Neck, My Back.”) (PG)

ALSO PLAYING: Better Days The scourge of bullying is the fulcrum for this Chinese-made story about a put-upon girl who falls in with a thug. Snag your ticket to this one before the tariffs kick in. Or have I already used that joke 400 times this month? (NR; playing at Regal Waterford Lakes & IMAX)

Frankie Filmmaker Ira Sachs brings together his past stars Greg Kinnear (Little Men) and Marisa Tomei (Love Is Strange) to tell a story about three generations of family who have to explore some thorny relationship issues while on holiday in Sintra, Portugal. Hmm … Frankie? Sintra? I sure hope the soundtrack includes a rendition of that beloved standard, “It Was a Very Good Yer.” (PG-13; opens Friday at Regal Winter Park Village & RPX)

Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Kevin Smith’s adorably addled duo went straight from their recent roadshow appearance at Hard Rock Live to a regular multiplex engagement. But I can top that: I saw Alice Cooper at the Hard Rock a week earlier, and six hours later he was selling me strawberry vapes outside the Hideaway. Sure looked like him, anyway. (R; playing at AMC Dine-In Disney Springs 24)

Frozen II Talk about unfulfillable expectations. This thing is going to be considered a failure if it doesn’t include another number that’s capable of inspiring starry-eyed young princess wannabes and platoons of Marines alike to spontaneously bust out in song. But really, a “My Neck, My Back” only comes along once

No Safe Spaces Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager host a documentary about the supposed persecution of conservatives on our college campuses. A week from now, I’m going to be buying smack from them outside the UCF Chili’s. (PG-13; playing at Regal Winter Park Village and AMC Disney Springs) orlandoweekly.com

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[ concert preview ] HOMEBOY SANDMAN with Quelle Chris, E-Turn, OhTwo

GREAT LIVE MUSIC RATTLES ORLANDO EVERY NIGHT

8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave. willspub.org

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ENTER SANDMAN Homeboy Sandman’s work is diverse and dynamic, and so is he BY SHELTON HULL

ver the course of a decadeplus in the business, Homeboy Sandman has compiled one of the most eclectic and consistently excellent discographies in hip-hop, or any other genre for that matter. Dusty, which was released earlier this year, is his ninth album in just 12 years, the last four of which have come out in consecutive years. “This album is more selfish,” he says in an email exchange, “and more lost. Excellent indicator of talent but a sad man trying to be happy.” Add to that another nine EPs and dozens of feature spots, and you’re talking about some serious output. Along the way, the man born Angel Del Villar II has found himself in league with the most dynamic MCs, producers and DJs of the past 20 years, including luminaries like Sammus, P.SO the Earthtone King, J-Live, Oddisee, Mick Boogie, Terry Urban, Paul White and the Difference Machine. He recorded the Humble Pi album with Edan last year, and

before that, an acclaimed trio of EPs with the incredible Aesop Rock. Most notably for fans in this region, he also featured on the track “Hamsammich” on the album Food Chain, recorded in 2016 by Atlanta rap veteran Dillon and the late, great Paten Locke, an icon of the Florida scene with roots in Boston and New York. “Dillon is a very cool person, talented and supportive and a great chef,” he says. “I kicked it with Paten twice in my life.” “Later on I worked on Humble Pi with Edan, whom Paten collaborated with often, and developed a deeper appreciation for him through studying their routines. Last December Paten came to Edan and I’s show in Atlanta and was spreading love all throughout, cracking jokes about Dillon’s ‘heinous’ or ‘treacherous’ raw white onions. Grateful I got to appreciate his energy and presence that one last time.” Locke, who died of cancer on Aug. 2, remains actively mourned nationwide. It’s not just the remarkable work ethic

he displays, but the vast intelligence that underlies the work that makes Homeboy Sandman an almost singular force in the industry. Much like his output, the man’s lyrics are dense, diverse and dynamic. A personal favorite of Orlando Weekly’s is “Illuminati,” the fifth track from his 2012 album, First of a Living Breed. The incredible nature of his wordplay remains remarkable within the genre, and it put him on the map as a force to be reckoned with. The reckoning proceeds apace to this very day. This much quality in one place may be daunting for newer fans, who might enjoy doing a little homework before the show. Thelonious Monk famously advised people to just listen to everything in chronological order, but for those of you who don’t have a solid 24 hours to invest, Homeboy Sandman suggests starting with Dusty, then working backward, specifically to his third album, The Good Sun, which he describes as “something of a spiritual pinnacle for me, or at least it seems that way. That was almost 10 years ago. … I’d start with both of those – an interesting contrast. One artist’s fall from spiritual grace. Then check everything else out for the fluctuations.” 2019 has been a very strong year for independent hip-hop, and Homeboy Sandman had a front-row seat for the action. His favorite stuff this year includes material by the Roots, Anderson.Paak and Your Old Droog, in addition to old running buddy Aesop Rock and his friend Quelle Chris, who will be opening for him on Saturday. Both artists are currently signed to the Mello Music Group (MMG), an imprint of Sony Music. Quelle Chris is an impressive rapper and producer hailing from Detroit, a protégé of J Dilla and the husband of Jean Grae (aka the greatest female rapper of all time). Their duo album, Everything’s Fine, was released in 2018. “He’s one of the most amazing artists I’ve ever heard,” the Sandman says of Quelle Chris, whose eighth album, Guns, was released in February. “So creative. His music is so rich and lush.” Quelle’s 2017 album, Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often, features Homeboy Sandman on the track “Pendulum Swing.” You can expect to hear that song at the show, and sooooo much more. music@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Sugar Candy Mountain Pastel-hued, lush psych-rock from Oakland’s Sugar Candy Mountain, paired with Atlanta’s Kibi James and local Timothy Eerie. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Will’s Pub, $10

Circuit Church This newest edition of the monthly modular jamboree features Matt Levy, Jream and She Dreamed in Pixels. 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Nook on Robinson, free

Sunslip A night of newer faces in the local scene featuring Sunslip, Swiss Army Boy, Woodlawn and John E. Miles. 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at Grumpy’s, $5

Menzingers Furious young punks with a new album out on Epitaph are sure to take the Beacham by storm. 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beacham, $23

Max Overdrive 1986 From the Space Coast, Max Overdrive 1986 and Speerbot play Lou’s with a host of locals including TTN, Matthew Bertram and Ray Brazen. 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at Uncle Lou’s, $5

The Ariana Afterparty Wind down after the delicious pop thrills of Ariana Grande at the Amway just down the street at Stonewall with the Yaasss DJ crew. 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Stonewall, $7

Atheist Trailblazing Tampa progressive deathmetal demigods Atheist return to Orlando as openers for their spiritual children, Cattle Decapitation. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Abbey, $23

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BY B AO L E - H U U KING PRINCESS | PHOTO BY JEN CRAY

This week, two Orlando debuts:

one a pop music game-changer and the other a Jersey rock juggernaut.

KING PRINCESS, THE PLAZA LIVE, NOV. 12

King Princess, the persona of 20-yearold Brooklyn-born artist Mikaela Strauss, is racking up cred and clout at a dizzying clip. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is emerging as an iconoclastic queer hero with eyes set on prime-time breakthrough. It’s a bold shot, but here’s the thing: She’s got the goods. Since she’ll be the musical guest on this weekend’s episode of SNL, everyone is about to glimpse the King Princess phenomenon. But Orlando just got a full dose of it, and look out, world. Arriving on the heat of her justdropped debut album (Cheap Queen) on Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records, King Princess made a resounding Orlando debut that showed what kind of statement she’s capable of. From her presence onstage to her reception on the floor, this is an artist who is beginning to surge with an auspicious mix of brio and inevitability. Live, she came with a full band in which she doesn’t simply wield her big personality but also the piano and guitar. With modern cadences and soulful contemporary hues, King Princess’ open and forward pop music hits all the marks to make millennial playlists the world over. Even more current than her sound is her perspective. From name on down to lyrics and presentation, King Princess is a bold blitz of queer pride and artful gender obfuscation, which makes her songs

King Princess is a bold blitz of queer pride and artful gender obfuscation, which makes her songs hit with more bite, currency and stance

hit with more bite, currency and stance. Beyond just something to sing, she’s got something to say. And it’s all channeled into a vividly individual voice. King Princess is not another prefab pop facade. If her trajectory holds, she could be a new force of liberation. She’s got the prime pop chops, but she’s using it to deliver a viewpoint from the edge, like Peaches retooled for a mainstream takeover. Yes, potentially that deadly. She’s now, she’s ready and she’s poised to tear down some tired old walls. Bring on the reign.

TITUS ANDRONICUS AND PARTNER, WILL’S PUB, NOV. 13

Going in, I still wasn’t quite sure if Titus Andronicus were one of the most flexible punk bands going right now or a rock band that just uses punk as a springboard. It doesn’t matter either way, because that lack of blind niche devotion has freed them to be an evergreen act. Now, after seeing them live for the first time finally, it’s clear: They are

foremost a rock & roll band. Everything else is just gravy. What is undeniably punk about the Jersey group is that, despite how many different strands of rock they take on, they rip it all with full-throttle abandon. Moreover, punk has kept them concise and direct. Even when indulging in considerable reaches of conceptual ambition, their music seldom suffered from drag. One clear sign that Titus Andronicus are no ordinary punk band is that their performance here began more like a Lucero show with bandleader Patrick Stickles bleeding solo with rugged heart. From there on, though, it was full, glorious steam ahead in a charging set of nonstop rumble and roar. Even with their tight onslaught, they manage to pack the full wingspan of their proud heritage. Equally suited for the pub or the arena, it’s classic Jersey rock grandeur at total, exuberant velocity. If Titus Andronicus are models of stylistic variety, then tourmates Partner are an all-out rock rainbow. In the span of just an opening set, the Canadian band swung far and wide on the spectrum in a dizzying romp that touched on chunky 1990s indie rock, heavy rock, classic rock & roll, blues rock, stadium rock, punk rock and ended in a salute to their own native rock gods with a cover of Rush’s “Limelight” (aka Canadian AF). When it comes to rock music, few acts are as devoted and encompassing as Partner. Add in their lyrical humor and you’ve got a band that handles practically all of rock’s colors with love and levity. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Randy Houser & Paul Cauthen MUSIC

PHOTO BY ANNA WEBBER

Paul Cauthen

Goddamn, who ever thought one of the songwriters of “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” would ever amount to anything respectable? Well, that’s exactly what’s happening right now with country-pop heavyweight Randy Houser. With this year’s remarkably substantial album Magnolia, he’s currently in the throes of a legit epiphany, finally striking some non-pop gravitas and authenticity in an otherwise pretty commercial career. Lending this concert even more depth and intrigue is opener Paul Cauthen, a notable indie country figure who’s doing his own, even more daring sonic pivot. While clearly operating on some classic cornerstones with his neo-outlaw ways, this young Texan’s about as beholden to straight country tradition as Sturgill Simpson. Cauthen’s surreal recent album, Room 41, ventures out to the outermost fringes of country music with some bizarre disco slink that will probably confuse the shit out of establishment country fans. Together, this is a pairing of two interesting voices in the most daring moon of their careers so far. – Bao Le-Huu 7:30 p.m. | House of Blues, 1490 Buena Vista Drive | 407-934-2583 | hob.com/orlando | $27.50-$69.75

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-24

Tiny Living Festival Florida EVENTS

The fourth annual world’s largest tiny house festival is headed to Orlando and will feature tiny residences, micro-homes, presentations, workshops, and (bring the kids along) there will be children’s activities too. Don’t miss the Tiny House Band on stage Saturday night. Concessions will be available and you can bet they won’t be the smallest things you’ll see all day. Speaker topics include weathering a natural disaster in your tiny home and how to successfully go off-grid. You won’t want to miss hearing tiny home owners’ inspirational and humorous personal stories. Pro tip: Start to Konmari your life now so you can visualize a future in one of these amazing creations. – Jenny De Witt noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday | Bill Frederick Park, 3401 S. Hiawassee Road | unitedtinyhouse.com | $20-$25

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Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-24

Free Play Florida EVENTS

One of our favorite annual fall events, Free Play Florida, returns to the Caribe Royale Resort this weekend. The weekend-long exhibition brings tons of vintage and modern pinball and arcade machines together to create the ultimate arcade. Along with the games, you can sign up for competitions, watch world record attempts, meet the designers behind classic games and more. Best of all: No quarters needed. – Thaddeus McCollum 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday-Sunday | Caribe Royale, 8101 World Center Drive | wp.freeplayflorida.com | $10-$70

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Saturday, Nov. 23

Tom and Dan’s Bad at Business Beer Fest EVENTS

Podcast kings Tom Vann and Daniel Dennis aren’t actually bad at business, as their scores of Big Dick Millionaires – that’s what subscribing fans get to call themselves, see – proves. But every year they pretend to be economically illiterate for a day in order to treat fans to a completely free beer festival. BDMs – and poor regular folk – get to sample beers from more than 25 breweries and enjoy music from the Sh-Booms, the Wildtones and DJ Dizzlephunk without shelling out a dime. Be warned, though, there is always a huge line for this event, so it’s best to get there early. – TM noon-6 p.m. | West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford | tomanddan.com | free

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Sunday, Nov. 24

COMEDY

MUSIC

Strap on your heels and tame that bird’s nest on your head for a night you’ll never forget. Van Ness catwalked onto the scene in Netflix’s Emmy Awardwinning Queer Eye (the next generation) as the one who does the hair. Y’all know who I’m talking about: #LegsForDays and a hair toss that makes the meanest of mean girls jealous as hell. Authentic realness paired with a desire to try everything that makes the gender-bendy Van Ness curious make for a great entertainer and an extraordinary show. Grab a VIP ticket if you want a meet and greet photo op with this beautiful (inside and out) person. Use Uber or Lyft to avoid bizarrely high parking and valet fees. – JDW

Well, she’s not going to write you a love song, but she did write a new album titled Amidst the Chaos: Sara Bareilles recently marked her return to pop by releasing a collection of songs in April. She’s been spoonfeeding fans throughout 2019 with her latest singles, “Fire” and “Shiny,” but it’s been some time since we last indulged in a full-length album featuring Sara’s sweet tones. Now touring across the nation with her band, Bareilles plans to roll up to the Amway Center this weekend. Be prepared for an authentic musical experience, because this show will only use live instrumentation and drop all prerecorded tracks. – Sarah Jennifer Hardin

Jonathan Van Ness

Sara Bareilles

8 & 10:30 p.m. | Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. | 844-513-2014 | drphillipscenter.org | $45-$55

with Emily King | 7 p.m. | Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. | 407-440-7900 | amwaycenter.com | $32-$349

Sunday, Nov. 24

Bestial Mouths MUSIC

with Fjshwjfe | 9:30 p.m. | Stonewall Orlando, 741 W. Church St. | 407-373-0888 | facebook.com/stonewall.orlando | $7

PHOTO BY ANDRAS G. VARGA

Berlin’s darkwave contenders Bestial Mouths are making a big noise as of late, whether it be their appearance on the soundtrack to the Boulet Brothers’ stellar Dragula reality show, the release of new album Inshroudss, or even last week’s release of new music video “Within,” directed by Jae Matthews (of Boy Harsher fame). The band are making a return to the United States for a brief tour, which includes an Orlando stop – their first since a 2017 show at DIY space Anime Fun Shop. This time they’ll be playing a Panic! party at Stonewall with Tampa’s Fjshwjfe, coming off an appearance at the Absolution Fest goth weekender in Tampa, opening. And if you needed another reason to attend or be thankful for this show, there’s a heartening local angle as well: Fearsome Siouxsie-esque frontwoman Lynette Cerezo is from Orlando, so let’s give a (former) local artist making big waves in the gothic genre the attention she deserves. – Matthew Moyer

Monday, Nov. 25

Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest FILM

After nearly 40 years in existence, pioneering synth-pop band Depeche Mode is still able to sell out venues – specifically, the Enzian. The Thursday screening of Anton Corbijn’s documentary about the Mode’s 2017 world tour sold so quickly that a second date had to be added to accommodate demand. Spirits in the Forest contains plenty of concert footage from the final two shows of the tour – taking place at Berlin’s Waldbühne amphitheatre – but it also tells the story of six everyday fans who won the chance to take over Depeche Mode’s social media feeds for a day that year. For those who had tickets to the tour’s stop in Tampa – canceled due to Hurricane Irma that year – this is a must-see. – TM 9:30 p.m. | Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland | 407-629-0054 | enzian.org | $12

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20-TUESDAY, NOV. 26 COMPILED BY THADDEUS MCCOLLUM

MUSIC WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 Anthony R. Smith, Box Wine Blackout 9 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free. Conan Gray, UMI 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $24-$35; 407-228-1220. Reinventing Your Exit: A Screamo/ Emo Tribute Show 7 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $10. Sugar Candy Mountain, Timothy Eerie, Kibi James 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.

THURSDAY, NOV. 21 Dizzy Wright, Rittz, Ekoh, Whitney Peyton 6:30 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $20. Drivin N Cryin, Giddy Up Go, Terri Binion 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15-$20. The Menzingers Saturday at the Beacham

Loud Luxury 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $15-$30; 407-504-7699. Monstercat Uncaged, Gammer, Riot, Tokyo Machine 10 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $15-$20. One Live Thursday 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $10-$125; 407-246-1419. Paper Picnic, Nelson, Halsi 9 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; $5; 407-373-0888. Randy Houser, Paul Cauthen 6 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $27.50-$62.75; 407-934-2583.

FRIDAY, NOV. 22 Affiliate 004: Circle K & Collaborator, Soul de Funk, Funk Baby, Uncle Elroy and more 9 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; $5; 407-373-0888. Bayside, Sincere Engineer 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $24-$28; 407-704-6261.

Crystal Bowersox 8 pm; The Tin Roof, 8371 International Drive; $15.

Boosie & Friends Florida Classic Show 10 pm; The Spot, 5059 Edgewater Drive; $40-$75.

Florida Man Music Festival: The 1975, 311, Jimmy Eat World and more 2-10 pm; Orlando Amphitheater, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $45-$115; 407-295-3247.

Classic Albums Live: Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $14-$24; 407-351-5483.

Gryffin 8:30 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $29-$35; 407-228-1220. Jeff Vitolo & the Quarter Mile Rebels 9:30 pm; Casselberry Patio Bar, 2671 S. Highway 17-92, Casselberry; free; 407-328-4848.

Homeboy Sandman, Quelle Chris, E-Turn, OhTwo 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $13.

Queens of Noise: Lola B., Dani Orieta 10 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $10.

Hopout, Vetnough, Mulligan, Schedule 1, Cool Baby Glasses, Scarecrow Electric, Proud Miranda, Glass Candles, Trobie 3 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; contact for price; 407-270-9104.

Seven Kingdoms, Thicket, Withering Earth, Auditory Armory, Animus Invicta 7 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $12.

Lil Baby 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $50-$75; 407-504-7699.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23

The Menzingers, Tiger’s Jaw, Culture Abuse 5:30 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $23-$27; 407-648-8363.

Chris Lane 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $25-$54.75; 407-934-2583.

Beat Music Fest: DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Rotimi, Trap Beckham 3-10 pm; The Lott, 38 W. Washington St.; $49.99-$149.99; 407-246-1419.

Critical Hits, Pangolin, Mold 7 pm; Castle Church Brewing, 6820 Hoffner Ave.; free.

Black Sheep 9:30 pm; Casselberry Patio Bar, 2671 S. Highway 17-92, Casselberry; free; 407-328-4848.

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The Fab Four 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $39.50-$59.50; 407-228-1220.

Noxious Profit, Glorious Rebellion, Sudakas, Free Fall 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $5; 407-623-3393.

Beat Music Fest: Megan Thee Stallion Classic Privé: Florida Classic Edition Before the tailgates and sweaty gridiron action, Florida Classic is kicking off with a bit of class. Classic Privé Upscale Affair Friday at Courtyard 390 is about dressing up before getting down – there will be a dress code barring athletic wear, baseball caps and tennis shoes (though “stylish sneakers” are allowed if you spent a boatload on Yeezys or something). A team of DJs – Dr. Doom, DJ NYX, DJ Omobade, DJ Nasty 305 and DJ Xclusive City – will be spinning in one of three rooms. 10 p.m. Friday; Courtyard 390, 390 N. Orange Ave.; $10-$200; floridaclassic weekend.com.

United We Drink Divided, we just don’t have as much fun drinking. United We Drink on Saturday at Majestic Event Center has an allyou-can-drink affair that organizers say will unite over 2,000 new drinking buddies. If you arrive before midnight, you can drink all night for free. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but Florida Classic Weekend has made the mythical night of free drinks a reality. It’s $10 after midnight, which is still a helluva deal. 10 p.m. Saturday; Majestic Event Center, 801 N. John Young Parkway; free$20; floridaclassicweekend.com.

Beat Music Fest Two of the most meteoric rappers in the game, Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby, headline Beat Music Fest at “the Lott,” which is the parking lot behind the Beacham. The two classic yet immensely exciting spitters have also conjoined their come-up for the super-charged “Cash Shit” by Megan featuring DaBaby (they have to perform it, right?). Thee Stallion’s boat-driving and debut album, Fever, set off a zillion parties this summer. Thee skipper will be behind the wheel, as usual, with support from the West African rhythms of NigerianAmerican singer Rotimi, the bouncy bops of Jacksonville rapper Trap Beckham and more. 3 p.m. Saturday; The Lott, 38 Washington St.; $49.99-$149.99; floridaclassicweekend.com.

Anamanaguchi Feb. 1, 2020, at the Plaza Live PHOTO BY LEIA JOSPE

Nick Offerman, Dec. 5 at Hard Rock Live Willie Colón, Dec. 6 at House of Blues John Prine, Dec. 6 at Bob Carr Theater Jimmy Buffett, Dec. 7 at Amway Center John Mulaney and Pete Davidson, Dec. 8 at Bob Carr Theater

Rockapella, Dec. 20 at the Plaza Live Snoop Dogg, Dec. 21 at House of Blues Jim Gaffigan, Dec. 27 at the Dr. Phillips Center Blackberry Smoke, Dec. 31 at House of Blues

Ski Mask the Slump God, Dec. 10 at the Beacham

The Legendary JC’s, Dec. 31 at Will’s Pub

Nile, Dec. 11 at Soundbar

Grace Potter, Jan. 10, 2020, at House of Blues

Lil Baby They got all the babys; Florida Classic Weekend also features rapper Lil Baby in concert Saturday at Gilt Nightclub. The 24-year-old soaring talent with a Michelin-starred chef’s nose for a groovy flow is one of the fortunate and few apprentices of Young Thug and is in that imaginative vein of acrobatically melodic hooks and bars. He’s on the roster of Atlanta’s most skilled spitters, often teaming up with Quality Control members like Lil Yachty and Quavo. But Lil Baby has made a name for himself, straddling the line of Thugger hip-hop impressionism while maintaining a more grounded appeal. 10 p.m. Saturday; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $75-$100; floridaclassicweekend.com.

Lindsey Stirling, Dec. 19 at Bob Carr Theater

The Heavy Pets, Dec. 14 at Will’s Pub In Flames, Dec. 15 at Hard Rock Live The Isley Brothers, Dec. 17 at Bob Carr Theater Anuel AA, Dec. 19 at Amway Center

Too Many Zooz, Jan. 13, 2020, at the Social

The Dead South, Jan. 21, 2020, at House of Blues

Noah Gundersen, Feb. 21, 2020, at the Social Lucero, Feb. 27, 2020, at the Social

American Authors, Jan. 24, 2020, at the Beacham

Gladys Knight, March 4, 2020, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Southern Culture on the Skids, Jan. 24, 2020, at Will’s Pub

Marc Anthony, March 10, 2020, at Amway Center

Iliza Shlesinger, Jan. 25, 2020, at Hard Rock Live

Billie Eilish, March 10, 2020, at Amway Center

Raphael Saadiq, Jan. 31, 2020, at the Plaza Live Tiffany, Jan. 31, 2020, at House of Blues Aamanaguchi, Feb. 1, 2020, at the Plaza Live

Josh Groban, March 11, 2020, at the Dr. Phillips Center America, March 22, 2020, at Hard Rock Live

Black Violin, Feb. 8, at Bob Carr Theater

Chris Tucker, March 28, 2020, at Hard Rock Live

Motion City Soundtrack, Jan. 15, 2020, at House of Blues

Shovels & Rope, Feb. 15, 2020, at the Social

Niall Horan, April 25, 2020, at Amway Center

Keith Sweat, Jan. 17, 2020, at Hard Rock Live

The Beach Boys, Feb. 19, 2020, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Lauren Daigle, May 8, 2020, at Amway Center

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MONDAY, NOV. 25

Ariana Grande MUSIC

Due to sickness, Ariana Grande had to cancel her Sweetener Tour stop in Orlando back in May. But, thankfully, she rescheduled and didn’t “cough-cough, next” the City Beautiful. Instead, Grande covered her mouth with a baggy sweater sleeve and waited to be in good health before bringing her wide vocal range and lately trap-tinged pop to town. Not just in peak health, Grande also rides into Amway Center in peak musical form, hot off the release of two consecutive Billboard 100 chart-topping records, 2018’s Sweetener and February’s Thank U, Next. Opening are Normani and Social House. – Solomon Gustavo with Normani and Social House | 8 p.m. | Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. | 407-440-7000 | amwaycenter.com | $31.95-$699

Ryan Caraveo 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $15-$60; 407-246-1419. Sweet as Folk 9 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free.

SUNDAY, NOV. 24 Bestial Mouths, Fjshwjfe 9:30 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; $7; 407-373-0888.

Lulu Santos 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $37.50-$80; 407-934-2583. Pleasure Points: An Eclectic Night Party 9 pm; Bar B, 23 E. Central Blvd.; free. Sara Bareilles, Emily King 8 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $20-$116.50; 800-745-3000.

Bobby Koelble: Jazz in the Garden Noon-4 pm; Mead Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park; $15-$40; 321-662-0345.

TTN, Aaron’s Home, Alien Witch, Max Overdrive 1986, Speerbot, Ray Brazen, Matthew Bertram, 7 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $5; 407-270-9104.

Hell of a Night 2 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10-$20; 407-504-7699.

MONDAY, NOV. 25

Homesafe, Kayak Jones, Young Culture, Keep Flying 6 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $13-$15.

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Orlando Philharmonic: Bach & Beyond 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $14.60-$54; 407-228-1220.

TUESDAY, NOV. 26 Boston Manor, Microwave, Heart Attack Man 6 pm; Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St.; $17-$20. Cattle Decapitation, Atheist, Full of Hell, Author & Punisher, Vitriol 6 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $23; 407-704-6261. A Day To Remember 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; SOLD OUT; 407-934-2583.

NOV. 23

COMEDY Amanda Seales Friday, 8 & 10:30 pm, Saturday, 7 & 9:45 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $35-$65; 407-4805233; theimprovorlando.com.

NOV. 22-24

The Met Live in HD: Akhnaten Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. 12:55 pm; multiple locations; $24; fathomevents.com.

Next to Normal Local production of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical about a family dealing with manic depression. Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35; drphillipscenter.org.

Miracle in Bedford Falls Stage musical based on the beloved film It’s a Wonderful Life. 1:30 & 6 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $15-$35; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip comes to life on stage. Winter Park Playhouse, 711-C Orange Ave., Winter Park; $36-$45; 407-645-0145; winterparkplayhouse.org.

Bull & Bush Open Mic Weekly stand-up comedy open mic. Wednesday, 8:30-10:30 pm; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-7546. Carmen Vallone, Free Daps Sunday, 7 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $10-$40; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

The Four Italian Tenors: Viva Italia 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $39.50-$75; 844-513-2014. Steven Green Band 8 pm; Casselberry Patio Bar, 2671 S. Highway 17-92, Casselberry; free; 407-339-0511. WJRR’s Rocksgiving: Chevelle, Convey, the Band Royale 7:30 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $33.50-$43.50; 407-351-5483.

THEATER NOV. 20-23

Private Lies: Improvised Film Noir The fate of a Gotham-like city depends on a hardboiled detective – and your suggestions. Rollins College, Annie Russell Theatre, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-646-2145; rollins.edu. NOV. 20-21

Spotlight Cabaret Series: Gabriel Preisser Solo musical cabaret. 7:30 pm; Winter Park Playhouse, 711-C Orange Ave., Winter Park; $10$20; 407-645-0145; winterparkplayhouse.org. NOV. 20-24

Talk Radio Eric Bogosian’s play about a Cleveland-area shock jock who tempts fate with his call-in audience. Theater on the Edge, 5542 Hansel Ave.; $15-$26; theaterontheedge.org. NOV. 20

When Pigs Fly Theater for the very young, about a pig named Avery and his friends on the farm. 10:30 am; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $10; 407-896-7365; orlandorep.com. NOV. 21-24

Macbeth Shakespeare’s cursed play about a Scottish thane who, under the urging of his wife, murders his way up the ladder of success. Orlando Shakes, 812 E. Rollins St.; $30$59; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org. orlandoweekly.com

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Want to know the secret of pairing wine with your Thanksgiving turkey dinner? The real secret is that there is no secret at all to pairing wine with a turkey dinner. Yes, you are encouraged to serve and enjoy whatever your favorite wine may be. The reason for this is quite simple. When you consider the many disparate flavors on your plate – turkey (white and dark meat), stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, veg, etc. – you will quickly realize that no wine will pair with everything there and just about any wine will pair with something. So why not just drink what you enjoy? Having said that, there are several very different types of wine that some folks are adamant about having with their Thanksgiving feast, so it might be a good idea to take a look at these to assist you in your choice. No need to break the bank here. Thanksgiving is about family and friends enjoying time together. It is not necessarily the meal to show off your collection of first growths. So, all of the wines mentioned here are under $20 a bottle. Just as some people prefer white meat and others prefer dark meat, there are some people who prefer white wine with turkey dinner and others who favor red. Both are acceptable. Let’s begin with a couple of whites. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is justly popular. The wine is dry and crisp but extremely refreshing with intense flavors that simply burst in your mouth. A bottle (or two) of The Better Half Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc fits the bill perfectly and is sure to be appreciated by your guests. If you prefer Chardonnay, Fly By North Coast Chardonnay provides pleasant Meyer lemon, honey and pineapple notes that are sure to bring out the juiciness of your festive bird. If red wine is your tipple of preference, you may wish to pour the Domaine Les Farondes Bourgogne

Pinot Noir. Burgundy is the traditional heartland of great Pinot Noir and this one is truly a steal at the price. For those who insist on bigger, bolder reds Zinfandel is a popular choice and a great example would be Hilt & Blade Lodi Zinfandel which recently received 91 points from Wine Enthusiast. There are also those zealous souls who insist that Gewurztraminer is the only wine to enjoy with your Thanksgiving repast and it’s certainly an interesting choice. The spiritual home for this unique grape variety is Alsace, which produces some of the greatest white wines in the world. So how about Zinck Portrait Gewurztraminer with its aromatic hints of roses and lychee? Dry rosé wines are suddenly popular all over America and are certainly an inspired choice for a turkey pairing, so consider the Domaine Gueguen Pinot Noir Rosé from Burgundy. Lastly, as Thanksgiving is a celebration why not serve your guests the wine of celebration – a sparkling wine? People often forget that besides being a great aperitif sparkling wine also pairs well with many types of food. A good choice would be the always reliable Graham Beck Brut or if you prefer pink bubbly Graham Beck Brut Rosé from the Western Cape in South Africa. A fresh yeasty blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the wine shows great finesse and has a rich creamy complexity. So, there you have it – a few choice suggestions to pair with your turkey dinner. The thing to remember most of all is that wine is there to be enjoyed, and that a good meal and the company of family and friends adds immeasurably to the joie de vivre, so don’t worry too much about whatever wine you choose.

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Genesis Thursday, 8 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $10-$40; 407480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Jonathan Van Ness Saturday, 8 & 10:30 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $45-$55; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org. Michael Carbonaro Sunday, 7 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $26.50$37.50; 407-351-5483; hardrock.com. Paula Poundstone Sunday, 7:30 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $28-$50; 407-228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com. The Show’s Upstairs Intimate biweekly comedy showcase. Tuesday, 9 pm; Magnolia, 13 S. Magnolia Ave.; free. Shuler King Wednesday, 7:30 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $25; 407480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

ART OPENINGS/EVENTS

McRae Studios Fall Open House Browse studios, visit with artists and purchase artwork. Saturday, 6-9 pm; McRae Studios, 1000 Arlington St.; free; mcraeartstudios.com. Image for Concept Brings together photographers working with traditional photographic materials in nontraditional ways. Reception Thursday, 5 pm; through Nov. 30; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org. CONTINUING THIS WEEK

2019 Florida Showcase Photography exhibition showcasing work created by Florida artists. Through Jan. 11, 2020; Snap Downtown, 420 E. Church St.; free; snaporlando.com. African American Art in the 20th Century This exhibition presents nearly 50 paintings and sculptures by 32 African American artists. Through Dec. 29; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu. Allegoria This biannual BFA exhibition displays work from undergraduate students majoring in the fine arts. Through Dec. 5; UCF Art Gallery, 12400 Aquarius Agora Drive; free; 407-823-3161; gallery.cah.ucf.edu. At Leisure: Images of Repose from the Permanent Collection Through Dec. 29; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu. Capturing the Cosmos: Impact of Photography in Space Exploration A special portion of the Southeast Museum of Photograph’s permanent

THEWEEK collection, documenting space exploration. Through Jan. 3, 2020; Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-427-6975; atlanticcenterforthearts.org. Charles Hosmer Morse’s Arts and Crafts Study at Osceola Lodge A display of furniture and household items from Osceola Lodge, the Winter Park winter home of Charles Hosmer Morse. Through Jan. 31, 2021; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $6; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org. Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers Exhibition of work by groundbreaking, turnof-the-last century artist Edward Steichen, presented in concurrence with a partner exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art. Through Jan. 12, 2020; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $15; 407-246-4278; mennello museum.com; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org. It’s Only Human: The Figure in Art This juried exhibition curated by Barbara Tiffany showcases the human figure depicted in any medium, including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics and sculpture. Through Dec. 28; Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 4076711886; crealde.org. Jim Henson Art Show Artists and puppeteers alike present their works in a gallery-style exhibit during the month of November. Through Nov. 30; The Hourglass Brewery, 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-262-0056. The Place as Metaphor: Collection Conversations The exhibition examines diverse viewpoints when considering places of devotion, the city, landscape, the artist’s experience, politics, and places beyond the immediate. Through Dec. 29; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu. Space Oddities: The Sequel This exhibit features hundreds of new Memphis design objects never-before displayed at the Modernism Museum, including items from David Bowie’s personal collection. Ongoing; Modernism Museum Mount Dora, 145 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; $8; 3523850034; modernismmuseum.org. Stephen Althouse: Metanoia Through Dec. 29; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; 407-896-4231; omart.org. Third Thursday Gallery Hop Enjoy art, food, tech and more in downtown Orlando’s arts and culture district. Thursday, 6 pm; CityArts Factory, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407648-7060; cityartsfactory.com. orlandoweekly.com

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Tongue in Cheek: Humorous Sculptures Exhibition in partnership with the Florida Sculptor’s Guild. Through Dec. 1; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $10; 407-647-6294; polasek.org. Ut Pictura Poesis: Walt Whitman and the Poetry of Art Through Dec. 29; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu. William S. Burroughs: The Seven Deadly Sins Exhibition of famed writer William S. Burroughs’ “shotgun paintings,” created by shooting at paint cans. Through Dec. 1; Mills Gallery, 1650 N. Mills Ave.; free; 855336-3653; thegalleryatmillspark.com.

EVENTS Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild This limited engagement cultural event will dazzle guests with over 30 larger-than-life sculptural LED lantern displays. Through Jan. 12, 6 pm; Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 3755 W. Seminole Blvd., Sanford; $18.50; centralfloridazoo.org. Brunch Dat Azz Up!: Classic Edition Florida Classic Weekend brunch and dance party. Sunday, noon-4 pm; Bloodhound Brew Pub & Eatery, 5801 Conroy Windermere Road; $7$150; 321-348-8586; bloodhoundbrew.com. “Crime Junkie” Podcast Live taping of an episode of the true crime podcast. Thursday, 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $115$130; 407-228-1220; plazaliveorlando.com. Dog Night: Holiday Edition Snap holiday photos with your pet in front of a variety of backdrops. Sunday, 4:30-7:30 pm; Wall Crawl, 1016 W. Church St.; $22.50-$25; 321-209-0432; wallcrawl.com. Florida Classic Lit Ass Tailgate Tailgate party in Lot K of Camping World Stadium, featuring all-you-can-eat wings and sides, a full liquor bar, hookahs and more. Saturday, noon; Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; $25-$300; 407-423-2476; trapwingfestival.com. Free Play Florida Central Florida’s largest arcade and pinball convention, with hundreds of machines, educational panels, vendors and more. Friday, 4 pm, Saturday-Sunday, 10 am; Caribe Royale, 8101 World Center Drive; $10-$70. The Orlando Classic: Tastemakers Official Afterparty Saturday, 10 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $20$225; 407-934-2583; houseofblues.com. The PreGame Silent Headphone Block Party Kick-off party for Classic Weekend. Friday, 9:30 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $10-$150. Tiny Living Festival Florida Experience tiny-living lifestyle through tours, talks and workshops from tiny house experts. Friday,

THEWEEK noon-8 pm, Saturday-Sunday, 10 am-6 pm; Bill Frederick Park, 3401 S. Hiawassee Road; $20$25; 706-623-4332; unitedtinyhouse.com. Tom & Dan’s Bad at Business Beerfest Beer festival with free samples, free admission, live entertainment and food trucks. Saturday, noon-6 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-322-7475. Tom & Dan’s Sofas and Suds Watch as local businesses race their modified couches against one other. Sunday, 2-6 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-322-7475; tomanddan.com. Vernardos Circus Animal-free circus featuring acrobats, juggling, comedy, magic and more. Through Sunday; 16045 New Independence Parkway, 16045 New Independence Parkway, Winter Garden; $25-$45; vernardoscircus.com. Wendy Chioji Celebration of Life Fundraiser memorial for the local newscaster. Benefits Pelotonia, a nonprofit that Chioji supported. Thursday, 6:30 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $50 suggested donation; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando.com.

LEARNING Community Patch Bring your favorite synthesizer, drum machine, cassette device, looper, pedal board, circuit bent toy, sampler, or any other electronic gear you want, come hang out, plug in and jam. Saturday, 1-6 pm; El Camino School of Music, Repair & Technology, 5066 Edgewater Drive; free; 407-734-5129; elcaminoschool.com.

LITERARY MacDeLand Fall Festival Slam Competitive poetry slam with $1,700 in prize money. Saturday, 2-5 pm; The Blind Pig, 148 W. New York Ave., DeLand; free; 386-624-6497; blindpigdeland.com.

SPORTS Florida Blue Florida Classic: FAMU vs. B-CU Football game between longtime rivals the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and the FAMU Rattlers. Saturday, 3:30 pm; Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; $22$225; 407-423-2476; floridaclassic.org. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Norfolk Admirals Ice hockey. Tuesday 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $12.25-$90.75; 800745-3000; amwaycenter.com. Wilder vs. Ortiz WBC World Heavyweight Championship bout. Saturday, 9 pm; multiple locations; $21.30; fathomevents.com. n FOR HOLIDAY EVENT LISTINGS, SEE PAGE 18.

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I’m a 40-something gay male professor at a small college. I try hard not to get attracted to students, and usually succeed. But it’s tough to resist temptation when you’re surrounded by hot, smart, fun, horny young guys in a rural area with not many other options. Over the past several years, I’ve ended up having sex with several students. None of them were students I was currently teaching or likely to teach, and two had graduated. I’m not actually violating college policy, which only bans faculty from getting involved with students they’re currently teaching. I haven’t ever done anything on campus or made the first move – and when one of them starts trying to hit on me, I’ve usually mustered the willpower to ignore him. On rare occasions when I’ve ended up letting my cock do the thinking, I’ve treated my younger partners with kindness and respect and observed your campsite rule. All of these younger guys solemnly swore to keep our extracurricular activities secret, but still, word might leak out, and I don’t want to become known on campus as one of “those” professors. Most important, I don’t want my queer male students – many of whom look to me for mentorship – to think I’m grooming them for sex after I’m no longer teaching them, and I don’t want my female and straight male students to feel like secondclass citizens. On the other hand, I’m a sex-positive person who believes that happy, consensual banging has its own intrinsic value. I tend to be attracted to younger guys, and I think part of the attraction is that they’re less jaded about sex and more excited. Fucking them feels less transactional than the typical hi-bang-jizz-wipe-bye Grindr hookup that seems to be the norm with gay guys in their 30s and older. I’m struggling with how I should feel about these off-campus romps. We’re all adults, and we’re not breaking any rules. Obviously the behavior is professionally risky for me, probably foolhardy. But is it immoral? Above all, what should I do when future opportunities present themselves? Professor Horn-Dog Can we please not describe one adult subtly and perhaps unintentionally telegraphing their attraction to another adult as “grooming”? That term refers to adult sexual predators insinuating themselves into the lives of minors, slowly gaining their trust and the trust of their family members, so they can abuse them sexually. It means something very specific, PHD, and we shouldn’t confuse or cheapen its meaning by applying it to your behavior – which, while not criminal or immoral, is incredibly stupid. Yes, these relationships are permissible, in the sense that the school where you teach permits them. They aren’t against the rules, those young men were all consenting adults, and you’re honoring the campsite rule (leave 102

them in better shape than you found them). But this is an advice column, PHD, and you’re not asking me what’s permissible, but what’s advisable. And what you’re doing is crazy inadvisable for all the reasons you cite: the risk of promising and hot gay male students misinterpreting your interest in them as sexual, your straight students feeling like they may not be getting the full benefit of your attention, and your mediocre and not hot gay male students – sorry, your mediocre and not conventionally attractive gay male students – interpreting their failing grades as sexual rejection. I, too, am a sex-positive person who believes in happy, consensual banging, and I don’t think what you’re doing is immoral. But it is incredibly reckless at this particular moment on any American college campus. Power and consent are minefields that students, professors and administrators are tiptoeing through, PHD, but you’re humping your way across them. Becoming known on campus as one of “those” professors – because you are one of those professors – could wind up being the least of your problems. What if your college revises its rules while you’re balls-deep in a student? What if you have a falling-out with a student you banged and he files a complaint? What if you want to move to a different school that has different rules and your reputation proceeds and disqualifies you? Finally, PHD, it’s fine to be attracted to younger guys. But if all your experiences with guys in their 30s have been dispiriting and transactional, well, it sounds like you were the common denominator in a lot of meh sexual encounters. Speaking from experience, I can say that plenty of guys over 30 are excited about sex and good at it. If every guy over 30 that you’ve been with has been underwhelming, well, it’s possible they were picking up on your lack of enthusiasm/ attraction and reflecting that back at you. I’m a 33-year-old woman in a nine-year LTR with another woman. Our relationship hasn’t been great in the intimacy department for a long time. We’ve talked it to death, with no real significant change. I started talking to a woman online a few states over who is married and in a similar situation with her husband. Things are great between us, but neither of us envisions a future where we would leave our partner. My partner is chronically ill and I support her financially, and my online GF and her husband have young children. I’m wondering if you know anything about sustainability in a relationship with someone online. I’ll admit that sometimes it’s torture to not be able to be with her in real life. But then there’s the question of our significant others. Is it okay to keep this secret if things are good otherwise? Making It Last Forever

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Legal, Public Notices Auction: Notice is hereby given that Compass Self Storage Intents to sell the property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under the Florida Self Storage Facility Act (Section 83-80-83.809). The owner will sell at public auction for CASH through competitive bidding on December 11, 2019 at 12:30 PM or thereafter At Compass Self Storage 800 Greenway Prof. Ct. Orlando Fl. 32824 (407)438-9334, Auctioneer Jerry Mahaffey License #AB2314, AU1139 will be on site with 15% BP. 1226 Nestor Dominguez 1619 Lynn Henderson 1628 Timothy Williams 1652 Jedcy Torres 2126 Stephen Fleurant 2484 Euclides Carbonell JR 2610 Christopher Cook 2611 Valeska Alvarez 2618 Marjory Rosario 2622 Roland Hernandez. Contents on the above includes House goods, furniture, boxes. 11/20/19, 11/27/19 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee FL 34744, 407414-5303 on 12/10/19 @ 10:00am. Tracy Pagett household items, Mil-

licent Yvonne Edwards household items, Melissa Leonor bed set, mattress, bed frame, boxes, Kristina Ramos boxes, furniture, David Hill tools, car parts, Carlos Magno Malavet business items, V Properties Inc Ana Malavet business items, boxes, Angelica Amador Salas household items, boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud, FL 34769, 407-5040833 on 12/10/19 @ 1:00pm Paul Rogan household items, Jesse Manasco household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407720-7424 on 12/10/19 @ 11:30am: Arthelia Bethel bags, microwave oven, drawers, Ricardo Niles, bags, toys, boxes, bins, Brian Pagan Diaz, bags. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd, Kissimmee FL 34746, 407-429-8867 on 12/10/19 @ 11:00am Alexandria Nicole Cantu household goods, Kerry Barasatie white trailer, Edgard Orlando Pena Romero household goods, Sandy Garcell household goods. The auction will be listed & advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only & paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid & may rescind any purchase up until the winning

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bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 540 Cypress Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34759, on 12/10/19 @ 12:30PM, 863-240-0879 Allison Hobbs washer, dryer, Dcambrian Bates household goods, Personal items, Ramona Urena TV, Bins, Boxes, Rafael Escalera household items, Nadine Jasmine Joseph household items, Doret Jackson household items, Cecilia Walker household goods, Lisa Clarke Furniture and boxes, Jessica Aponte household items, Andrew James Henry Household items, Samuel W. Flowers Antique Furniture, Prince Thimot Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL DIVISION:DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. FRANTZY VANTE,

WANDA SOLOMON, 1ST CHOICE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, LLC, Defendants. CASE NO.: 2019-CA-010713 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: FRANTZY VANTE, address unknown. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for declaratory relief has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on plaintiff DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, through its counsel, Robert K. Savage, Esq., whose address is 412 East Madison Street, Suite 815, Tampa, FL 33602, no later than 12/19/19, and file with the clerk of this Court, Tiffany Moore Russell, whose address is 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801, before service on Plaintiff, or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the declaratory judgment action. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk’s office. You may review these documents upon request 30 days from date of first publication. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s office. Dated 11/5/19. TIFFANY MOORE RUSSELL Clerk of the Court & Comptroller. By: /s/ Nicole Evans, Deputy Clerk, As Deputy Clerk. 425 N. Orange Avenue, Room 350, Orlando,

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL DIVISION: DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. LAURETTA CLARKE-QUEELEY, et al., Defendants. CASE NO.: 2019-CA-006134 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: LAURETTA CLARKE-QUEELEY and QUYN CLEMONS, address unknown. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for declaratory relief has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on plaintiff DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,, through its counsel, Robert K. Savage, Esq., whose address is 412 East Madison Street, Suite 815, Tampa, FL 33602, no later than 12/19/19, and file with the clerk of this Court, Tiffany Moore Russell, whose address is 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801, before service on Plaintiff, or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the declaratory judgment action. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk’s office. You may review these documents upon request 30 days from date of first publication. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s office. Dated 11/5/19. TIFFANY MOORE RUSSELL Clerk of the Court & Comptroller. By: /s/ Nicole Evans, Deputy Clerk, As Deputy Clerk. 425 N. Orange Avenue, Room 350, Orlando, Florida, 32801. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL DIVISION: DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. EUGENE C. GRUBBS, et al., Defendants. CASE NO.: 2019-CA-007216 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: EUGENE C. GRUBBS, address unknown. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for declaratory relief has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on plaintiff DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,, through its counsel, Robert K. Savage, Esq., whose address is 412 East Madison Street, Suite 815, Tampa, FL 33602, no later than 12/19/19, and file with the clerk of this Court, Tiffany Moore Russell, whose address is 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801, before service on Plaintiff, or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the declaratory judgment action.

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Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk’s office. You may review these documents upon request 30 days from date of first publication. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s office. Dated 11/6/19. TIFFANY MOORE RUSSELL Clerk of the Court & Comptroller. By: /s/ Nicole Evans, Deputy Clerk, As Deputy Clerk. 425 N. Orange Avenue, Room 350, Orlando, Florida, 32801. 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. FLORIDA PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. NOVEMBER 2019 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: Money 2000 blk of Edgewater Dri Money 3200 blk of W Colonial Dr Money 4200 blk of Millenia Blvd Money 1200 blk of W South St Money 3100 blk of Orange Center Blvd Bicycle 5500 blk of Cinderlane Pkwy Bicycle W. Gore St and Sligh Blvd Bicycle Glenridge Way and Lk Baldwin Ln Cell Phone Vineland Rd and 34th St Cell Phone W. South St and Garland Ave 2 Phones 3100 blk of C R Smith St Backpack & Electronics 400 blk of E Pine St Television 5500 blk of Cinderlane Pkwy FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 3PM NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Angela Courte Ministries, of PO BOX 726, Winter Park, FL 32790, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: ACM Ministries It is the intent of the undersigned to register “ACM Ministries” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/7/2019 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Angela Courte Ministries, of PO BOX 726, Winter Park, FL 32790, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Angela Courte MacKenzie Ministries It is the intent of the undersigned

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to register “Angela Courte MacKenzie Ministries” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/7/2019 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, JONAS RESTAURANT LLC, of 4311 W VINE ST, Kissimmee, FL 34746 in the county of Osceola, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Cafe Jonas It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Cafe Jonas” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/12/19 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Lippi LLC, of 1401 Town Plaza Ct., Suite 2010 B, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Real Property Management Verita It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Real Property Management Verita” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/14/19 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Nicholas Wild, of 3810 Harbour Dr., Orlando, FL 32806, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Gate Properties INC. It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Gate Properties INC.” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/14/19 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, RICFEL ENTERPRISES LLC, of 4861 Palmetto Park Dr, Winter Garden, FL 34787 in the county of Osceola, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: All Blue Pool Services It is the intent of the undersigned to register “All Blue Pool Services” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/14/19 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 December 5th, 2019 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1201 Ralph Wilson $268.31, 1157 Kelly Stephenson $379.16, 1303 Charles Powers Weathington $927.44, 1231 -333 Miguel Verdejo $435.62, 1268 Jose Benitez $745.68, 1376 John Tilelli $297.51, 1334 Sharon Buggs $329.31 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran, 2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792; 1013 Glenn Vause $546.65, 2411 Omarie Payno $403.40, 1210 Kyranecia Armstrong $517.31, 1183 Dorothy Brantley $517.31, 1674 Jonathan Lewis $394.61, 2504 Luciana Mascarenhas $309.25, 2450 Jennifer Fane $415.69, 2151 Kimberly Jones $564.51, 2160 Armando Perez $570.66, 1228 Nicholas Click U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; E073 Larhanda Jones $372.91, A038 Justin Anderson $261.30, A037 Kathy Riggins $442.56 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773; 1625 Christina Veltman $503.81, 1653 Donna Bors $613.28, 2338 Faith Crocker $687.32, 1431 Donna Bors $287.90, 1270 John Doe $426.50, 1039 Petr Bernard $558.83, 1025 Marcia Lytle $687.76, 1055 Montez Mack 655.96, 1218 David McDonald $357.220, 1505 Terrance Chunn $503.81, 2570 Secoyah Matthews $303.92, 5056 Felix Lorcy $541.97, 1053 Margret Virgil $437.64, 2596 Lyric Pittman $290.36, 1433 Catherine Romano $311.75, 2213 Michael Penna $738.64, 2209 Michelle Cameron $573.98, 1583 Michael Smith $287.90, 1611 Luis Cruz $503.81, 2235 Eliezer Gomez $742.44, 1744 Rodrakus Warren $375.88, 5082 Katrina Boyd $843.94, 2459 Eliezer Gomez $742.44, 1047 Jayna Fox $535.82, 1269 Kelly Greenaway $509.96 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 8am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. Uhaul Ctr Clermont- 13650 Granville Ave- Clermont 12/11/19

3178 Michael Burnside 3100 Mary Torres 3070 Leanne Parker 3093 Equanda Williams 2179 Sherry Lake 2107 George Rodriguez 3072 Leanne Parker 3057 Nicole Simmons 2138 Susan Breding Uhaul Ctr Ocoee- 11410 W. Colonial Drive- Ocoee 12/11/19 1301 Mary Money 3507-09 Dale Vied 3312 Tapika Thomas 1105 Kristi Middlebrooks 3460-67 Alba Rentas 1003 Elaine Boyd 2460 Jezzica Lucia 3501 Mohamed Riahielidrissi Uhaul Ctr Four Corners- 8546 W Irlo Bronson Memorial HwyKissimmee 12/11/19 1132-34 Vanessa Valle 1330 Shirley Hollingshead 1504-06 Heather Galati 2285 Jennifer Bradley 1342 Sharnae Forrester 1635-41 Joel Quiros 2283 Sean Lima 1249 Nidhal Chahine 1518 John Galati Uhaul Stg Haines City- 3307 Hwy 17-92 W- Haines City 12/11/19 H905 Ebony Burdette H029 Helesia Brooks A0060 Tim Caster F0603 Jason Lee Uhaul Ctr Hunters Creek- 13301 S. Orange Blossom Trail- Orlando 12/11/19 1723 Anderson Tiu 1315 Juan Ordonez 2144 Kerim Ozlen 1518 Michelle L Bowens 2094 Anthony Alexander 3514 Roy Dickenson 2416 Karman Butler 1313 Marcos Fontana 1044 Charlotte Davidson 3225 Jose Munia 2242 Peggie Queen 3501-06 Jonathan Gonzalez 2229 Elizabeth Echevarria 1020 Ladetria Upshaw Uhaul Stg Gatorland- 14651 Gatorland Dr- Orlando 12/11/19 300 Angel Morales 912 Sean Offenberger 1080 Margarita Kulchar 420 Lori Burgos 568 Jametta Ware 552 G&L Recycling Corp Gilberto Rodriguez 945 Melissa Thompson 893 Dewayne Hicks 639 Margarita Kulcher 445 Nicolle Viera 733 Abelardo Pichardo 693 Michael Brown 441 Charmaine Ayers 713 Manuel Nieto 861 Jamie Zeleya. Notice Of Public Sale Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 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! Also visit www.personalministorage.com/Orlando-FL storage-units/ for more info. Michigan Mini- 200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806- at 10:30am: 31 James Nicholas Alvarado 132 Scott Zubarik 153 Robert Lee Trevino Navarro 203 Norberto Hernandez Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-

2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 380 Dion Omarr Redmon Jr 512 Efrain Ortiz Jr Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview- 4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804- at 11:00 am: 0075 Alyston Marcellus Upshaw Jr. 0190 Ronald Jackson Patterson 0279 Latasha Denise Vinson 0291 Travis Washington 0614 Mark Whipple II 0641 Vicky Nicole Ayala 0740 Arthur Charleslyder 0760 Arnaldo Juan Flores Jr 0794 William David Sheppard 0938 Sarah Ann Anderson Personal Mini Storage Edgewater- 6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810- at 11:30 am: 0115 Janette Lee Garcia 0128 Scott Allen Danyluk 0401 Kalondria Latwandaunek Glover 0417 Reuben Augustus 0419 Carvel Patricia Van Beverhoudt 0703 Shaqetta Nichelle Rogers 0711 Kimberly Ann Hudson 1011 Shanicka Lenise Thomas 1212 Jarod Paul Bolduc, A Final Cut Tree Service 1233 Clifford Robert Hagan 1326 Milton Mitchell Williams Jr 1428 Jaquinda Nicole Gunn 1610 Shawn M Thornsbury 1615 April Dawn Langston 1806 Latrice Monika Britton Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd- 6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810- at 12:00 pm: 1043 John Kerby St. Hilaire 1088 Heather Lynn Horne 2044 Derrick Jerome Guinyard 2054 Shakira Oshae Mack 3246 Jacob Oryan Shelton 5014 Cynthia Lynn Brannon. Viewing and bidding for the location listed below will only be available online at www. StorageAuctions.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www. personalministorage.com/OrlandoFL-storage- units/ for more info. Personal Mini Storage West4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811- at 11:30 am: 116 Sholand Rena Mosley 238 Marzetta Casandra Polite 261 Dornell Marquis Bargnare 387 Luiz Jose Antonio Filho 455 Thomas Daniel Cummings Jr 480 Issacher Nathaniel Morgan 506 Antawian Jabbar Green, Residual Recycling 529 Alicia Ann Brown Vikings 546 Ke’Shawn Joseph La’Tour White 619 Alicia Ann Brown Vikings 641 Bettie Mae Doss 247A Lorine Alls Calhoun. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: December 12th, 2019 12:00 pm at the Mindful Storage facility located at: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL. 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #H227- Households, #2106- Households, #1077Households, #1141- Households, #1017- Households, #C104-

Households, #F213- Furniture, #2140- Households, #I207- Boxes. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on November 29th, 2019 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; JNKAY01F76M261951 2006 INFINITI JM1BK12FX61402038 2006 MAZDA JA3AU26U38U013553 2008 MITSUBISHI 3FADP4BJ7CM160846 2012 FORD 2T1AE09E3PC031554 1993 TOYOTA 2A4GP44R46R794262 2006 CHRYSLER 1NXAE87G5HZ411367 1987 TOYOTA 1FTYR2ZM1GKB18308 2016 FORD. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: AATR ORLANDO gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 12/06/2019, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. AATR ORLANDO reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. 1N4AL3AP6FN904283 2015 NISSAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 10850 COSMONAUT BLVD ORLANDO, FL 32824, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. DECEMBER 4, 2019 1J4GK38K86W101058 2006 JEEP DECEMBER 5, 2019 1D4GP25B53B107928 2003 DODGE L5YACBAF7H1162913 2017 ZHNG WBANA73565CR60557 2005 BMW DECEMBER 6, 2019 5NPD74LF6HH100106 2017 HYUNDAI 5NPEC4AC4EH824445 2014 HYUNDAI

KNDJN2A28G7380109 2016 KIA DECEMBER 7, 2019 1FTCR10A1PUA14199 1993 FORD 1HGCG5641WA199709 1998 HONDA WBAVB335X6PS18663 2006 BMW DECEMBER 8, 2019 1GTDT19X338232483 2003 GENERAL MOTORS CORP DECEMBER 9, 2019 1G1PE5SB3E7429569 2014 CHEVROLET KNDJN2A20K7919525 2019 KIA DECEMBER 10, 2019 1FMPU16525LB12537 2005 FORD 3C3EL55H2XT574545 1999 CHRYSLER 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: 2001 Buick VIN# 2G4WS52J811213156 2002 Nissan VIN# 3N1CB51A42L553304 2012 Dodge VIN# 1C6RD6FT5CS300519 2012 Nissan VIN# 1N4AL2AP3CN529121 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on December 04, 2019 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC The following vehicles / vessels will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, in pursuant to FL Statues 713.78, 713.785, 713.585, 677.102, 677.209 or 677.210 at Lienor’s address to satisfy a lien against said vehicles for towing, repairs and/or storage charges. No titles, as is, cash only. Net proceeds deposited with clerk of court; owner/lienholder have right to hearing and post bond; owner may redeem vehicle(s) / vessel(s) for cash sum of lien; auction held in reserve PJ Auto Trading, Inc. 6505 South Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32809 Account of Mohamed Ahmed Alkenani Saleh 2012 Ford VIN 537LS7D41CT075866 Cash sum to redeem vehicle is $2793.25 Sale date is Novemmber 29, 2019 at 9 AM.

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Employment Auto Sales Technician needed for Lima Auto Sales, FL to insp veh for dmge, trans & cltch issues, & diag. eng, mgmt sys 2 det if repairs are worthwhile invest. Eval paint, acc, eng, & overall cond 2 est costs of veh repair & determ sales val for repaired veh. Req 2 yrs wrk exp as Auto Sales tech. F/T, mail res to 5508 Benchmark Lane, Unit 112, Sanford, FL 32773. Cosmetologist needed for Helena Studio LLC, FL to provide hair & skin svcs, anlyz client hair & feat. to det. recmd beauty trtmt. Req Full Specialist lic. & 2 yrs exp as cosmetologist. F/T. Mail resume: Douglas, 1909 Wind Willow Road, Belle Isle, FL 32809 Operations Manager needed for Tacos El Rancho, Belle Isle, FL to drct admin. act. drctly rel 2 mkg food, menus, & ctrng 4 all strs. Assgn stff duties & prep schdls. Perf trning, hring, & fring of all stff. Mntr suppls 2 ensure prod are w/in bdgt & in stck. Take inv & dev sls proms. Req 2 yrs wrk exp as mgr of Mexican rest. F/T. Mail resume: Maria, 4433, Hoffner Ave., Belle Isle, Florida 32812. TECHNICAL/ENGINEERING ServiceNow, Inc. has the following position available in Orlando, FL: Sr. Performance Support Engineer (5823): Manage and resolve the most challenging issues for the ServiceNow platform. Send resume by mail to: ServiceNow, Inc., Attn: Global Mobility, 4810 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121. Must reference job title and job code 5823. Sales - Account Manager US Health Advisors 6390985 Teachers & Assistant Teachers (ages 0-5) YMCA of Central Florida 6393138

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