The Arts Connection Minute lists arts events across Central Florida - it's heard weekdays at 3:04pm
Monday, 11/26
This is the final week to see DR SEUSS WANTS YOU! at the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center. http://www.holocaustedu.org
Pianist Emanuel Ax is in recital tomorrow night at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. http://www.flsouthern.edu/news.asp?ACTION=view&ID=460
The poetry group, Tuesday Voices, meets tomorrow night at Seminole Community College There’s also a Holiday Choral Concert at the college tomorrow at 7:30
www.scc-fl.edu/arts
and the King Center in Melbourne offers up a variety of holiday events this week - MICHAEL MCDONALD’s CHRISTMAS on Wednesday; A Smooth Jazz Christmas with Dave Koz this Saturday, and opening tomorrow night in the King Center’s Studio Theatre is the Capitol Steps they’ll perform Tuesday thru Sunday
www.kingcenter.com
Tuesday, 11/27
Several art exhibit close at the end of November, including TheJuried Exhibit by BEAUX ARTS OF VOLUSIA at the Art League of Daytona Beach www.itsmysite.com/beauxarts/
BODY of EVIDENCE artwork by San Francisco artist Eleanor Dickinson at the COMMA Gallery in Orlando
www.commagallery.com
and Florida Wild Paintings landscapes by Brenda Poff Hill at Historic Bok Sanctuary in Lake Wales
http://www.boksanctuary.org/
The film series at the Southeast Museum of Photography continues tomorrow night at 7 with THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES by Abbas Kiarostami. The museum is in its new facility at Daytona Beach Community College
http://www.smponline.org/
And Raff Ellis, author of memoir, KISSES FROM A DISTANCE will talk about his book tomorrow night at 7 at the Winter Park Public Library Raff will also be a guest on this week’s Arts Connection
http://raffellis.com/raffellishomepag.html
Wednesday, 11/28
The Melbourne Chamber Music Society is in it’s 30th anniversary season and it commissioned a piece to celebrate. It will premiere at Thursday night’s concert with the Borealis Wind Quintet at 8pm at St. Marks Methodist in Indialantic http://www.melbournechambermusicsociety.com/current.php
The Peabody Auditorium presents the musical CATS on Wednesday & Thursday
http://www.peabodyauditorium.org/
other plays opening this weekend include - A TUNA CHRISTMAS at The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
www.orlandoshakes.org
CHRISTMAS MY WAY a Sinatra Holiday Bash - at Theatre Winter Haven
http://www.theatrewinterhaven.com/
And MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at the Sands Theater Center in DeLand http://www.sandstheatercenter.com/
Finally, there’s a Holiday Concert at Daytona Beach Community College tommorrow night & Friday
http://dbcc.edu/
Thursday, 11/29
This is the last weekend to see The Spitfire Grill at the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora http://icehousetheatre.com/
other plays opening this weekend include
Jean Shepherd’s A CHRISMTAS STORY at the Osceola Center for the Arts www.ocfta.com
EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL at The Bay Street theatre in Eustis
www.baystreetplayers.org
CELEBRATE ME HOME at the Winter Park Playhouse
www.winterparkplayhouse.org
and there’s a 1-night only performance of The Gift Of The Magi tomorrow night at the Polk Theatre in Lakeland
http://www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com/SpecialEvents.html
It’s also a great weekend for dance The GEORGIAN STATE DANCE COMPANY from Russia is at the King Center tonight
www.kingcenter.com
there are 2 productions of THE NUTCRACKER Ballet South will be at Valencia Community College’s East Campus, and The Russian Ballet of Orlando performs at Winter Springs High School Friday night, at Lake Eola Saturday night—that’s a free show—and at the Plaza Theatre, Sunday at 4
http://www.balletsouth.com/ www.russianballetorlando.org
and t he Center for Contemporary Dance revives its holiday tradition with MAKULU performances are this Saturday and Sunday at the Helen Stairs Theatre in Sanford http://thecenterfordance.org/
Friday, 11/30
The Seminole Community College Gospel Choir will perform a Holiday Concert tonight at 7:30 http://www.scc-fl.edu/arts/2007-08arts-calendar.htm
The annual holiday concert by the Brass Band of Central Florida is this weekend…to meet the growing popularity of this free concert, there are now 3 performances at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Oviedo tonight at 7, and Saturday at 2 and 7
www.brassbandofcentralflorida.org www.stlukes-oviedo.org
Christmas with The Orlando Chorale is this Sunday at 2:00 at 1st Methodist in downtown Orlando they also have a benefit wine tasting tonight from 5 to 8 at Bullfish in Winter Park
www.theorlandochorale.org
Seaside Music Theatre offers sevearl holiday events this weekend they’re teaming up with the Junior League of Daytona Beach for A MERRY MARKET, Saturday from 1 util 8; there’s a holiday brunch on Sunday at the theatre prior to the 2pm performance of WHITE CHRISTMAS and A VERY BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CONCERT is Sunday night at 6:30
http://www.seasidemusictheater.org/
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