The Arts Connection - March 27, 2008 Learn more about Central Florida's arts community at The Red Chair Project, Central Florida's official guide to arts and culture. Also, follow the link above for Cultural Links to many arts organizations and county arts councils.
Click here to listen to Part 1 The Florida Film Festival The 17th Annual Florida Film Festival begins Friday and continues for 10 days around Central Florida. Sponsored by FullSail and presented by the Enzian, the festival will include film premiers, food and wine receptions, industry parties and special events in several locations, with many A-list celebrities in attendance. The 160 films comprising this year's Festival were chosen from approximately 1400 submissions and represent more than 20 countries. We will have an interview with UCF film professor Lisa Millsabout the documentaries included in this year's festival. She was one of the judges who chose the line-up, and she'll provide an in-depth look at the festival highlights, as we discuss the documentaries Intimidad, My Olympic Summer, Land of Confusion, and Grand Wheel. Listen Online to Lisa's other recommendations:
Normal Rockwell Exhibit Symposium
The Orlando Museum of Art will host a special Norman Rockwell Symposium at the museum on Sunday from 1 to 4, offering the chance to delve deeper into the exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. The Symposium will include guest speakers Professor William Foster and Dr. Kurt Young, as well as a tour of the exhibition with Jan Clanton, associate curator of adult programs. The symposium will address civil rights as seen in the works of Norman Rockwell, and is presented in partnership with the University of Central Florida Center for the Humanities. We will take a look at the Rockwell exhibit with the curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts.
Click here to listen to Part 3 THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS An Evening with Jack Kerouac and Jazz Poetry Chamber Orchestra Kremlin at the Bach Festival The Orlando Repertory's I Never Saw Another Butterfly
The Orlando Repertory Theater will open I Never Saw Another Butterfly, by Celeste Raspanti, Friday night at 7:30. It tells the story of Irena Synkova, a woman who educated and inspired children in Terezin, a Holocaust camp. The performances will run through April 13.
The Orlando Gay Chorus's "Diva By Diva" concert
The Orlando Gay Chorus, a vital part of the Orlando arts community, has been performing locally, statewide, nationally and internationally for 17 seasons. This all-volunteer, non-profit arts organization will perform its next concert, "Diva by Diva," at the Plaza Theater this Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 4:30.
UCF Guitar Series
The University of Central Florida continues its Guitar Series. The next performance will be Wednesday, April 2 at 8 in the UCF Music Rehearsal Hall, with classical guitar virtuoso, Remi Boucher.
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