The Arts Connection Minute lists arts events across Central Florida - it's heard weekdays at 3:04pm
Monday, 12/10
THE TINSELTOWN FOLLIES, a Holiday Cabaret, is at Theatre Downtown tonight and tomorrow night at 8 it features performers from New Orleans who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina and are now living here in Central Florida and performing together again for the 1st time. www.theatredowntown.net
COLLECTOR'S CHOICE III - AUDACITY IN ART just opened at the Orlando Museum of Art the contemporary art exhibit was curated by Sue Scott with works from more than 20 local collections.
www.omart.org
SANCTUARY an Anna Tomczak Retrospective also opened recently at the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand. Anna will be giving a gallery talk and a workshop in january
www.museumoffloridaart.com
This is the last week to see the 26th Annual Crafter’s Holiday Gift Gallery at The Osceola Center for the Arts
www.ocfta.com.
Tuesday, 12/11
There’s a reception tonight at the COMMA Gallery for the Holiday exhibit ADORED ARTISTS IV. The invitational exhibit runs through January 4
www.commagallery.com
There’s a String Concert tonight at 7:30 at Valencia Community College’s East Campus. And this Friday night, Valencia’s Opera-Theatre Workshop presents THE RHYTHM OF LIFE, -- also on the East Campus with scenes from opera and musical theatre, including La Traviata, Die Fledermaus, Guys and Dolls, and Into the Woods
www.valenciacc.edu
The Harrison School for the Arts Orchestra have been invited to perform at a conference in Chicago next week a Preview of that Concert is tonight at 7:30 at Lakeland school
www.harrisonarts.com
And also in Lakeland tonight is a Holiday concert by the Imperial Symphony they are joined by the Lakeland Choral Society and the Lake Wales Chorale
www.imperialsymhony.org
Wednesday, 12/12
A holiday show with JOSE FELICIANO is tonight at 8 at the King Center in Melbourne
www.josefeliciano.com www.kingcenter.com
A touring production of the musical GYPSY will be at the Lakeland Center tonight at 7:30, and tomorrow night at 8 at the King Center
www.kingcenter.com
There’s a new opera company based in Mount Dora and its first production is HANSEL & GRETEL. Performances are at the IceHouse Theatre - tommorow night at at 7:30, Friday at 8 and next Wednesday & Friday, December 19th and 21st www.IceHouseTheatre.com
and There’s a Meet the Artist Reception Thursday night from 6 to 8 at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Altamonte Springs. The featured artist is Karen Carasik and music is provided by the Bernie Lee Quartet www.steinwayorlando.com
Thursday, 12/13
Lakeland Community Theatre presents Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Lake Mirror Theatre it opens tonight and runs through Dec. 23rd
www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com
And these plays CLOSE this weekend
Miracle on 34th Street at the Sands Theater Center in DeLand www.sandstheatercenter.com
Jean Shepherd’s A CHRISMTAS STORY at the Osceola Center for the Arts
www.ocfta.com
CELEBRATE ME HOME at the Winter Park Playhouse
www.winterparkplayhouse.org
A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Helen Stairs
www.helenstairstheatre.com
and, EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL, with The Bay Street Players in Eustis
www.baystreetplayers.org
Friday, 12/14
Orlando Ballet presents The Nutcracker this weekend and again Dec. 20-23 at the Bob Carr, with live music by the Orlando Philharmonic. Performances are tonight at 7:30, Saturday at 2 and 7:30 and Sunday at 2 there’s also a Nutcracker Brunch at 11:30. www.orlandoballet.org
Titusville Playhouse’s presents a dramatic version of The Nutcracker this weekend at the Emma Parrish Theatre
www.nbbd.com/godo/tpi/
The Daytona International Festival presents the SKAGGS FAMILY CHRISTMAS featuring Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder & The Whites Friday night at 7:30 at the Peabody Auditorium
www.dbif.com
and poet Carol Ann Davis will give a reading Saturday night at 7 at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. The New Smyrna Beach native now teaches in South Carolina
www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
Saturday, 12/15
HOLIDAYS AT THE WATERHOUSE is an exhibit by the Maitland Historical Society…the historic Waterhouse Residence is decorated for a Christmas in the 1880s. It’s open Wednesdays thru Sundays from Noon to 4
www.maitlandhistory.org
The Bach Festival Society presents its annual Holiday Concert, tonight at 8 and tomorrow at 2 at Rollins College
www.bachfestivalflorida.org
CHRISTMAS AT THE KING CENTER with the Brevard Symphony and the Brevard Community Chorus is tonight at 8
www.brevardsymphony.com
The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra will give an Outdoor Holiday Concert tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Central Park in Winter Park
www.fsyo.org
and Olivier Messian’s Quartet for the End of Time will be performed tomorrow night by a group of UCF Graduate students as part of the Timucua Arts Foundation’s House Concert Series. Information on the location is Timucua.com
http://timucua.com/calendar.html
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