CeCe Teneal performed at Judson’s Live in March 2024. ©Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts Dr. Phillips Center It’s one we all know and love. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is not only home to the city’s largest concerts, Broadway musicals and kids’ shows, but is renowned for its beauty and acoustics—Steinmetz Hall is considered one of...| Orlando Magazine
Jeff Rupert during a sound check at Blue Bamboo, “The Boo” has become known as THE place for jazz in Orlando. Photo by Roberto Gonzalez Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts It looks like there’s a happy ending in store for this popular music venue. The year surely didn’t start off that way—not when Blue Bamboo’s husband-and-wife owners, Chris and...| Orlando Magazine
Whether you’re heading to the ballet, a touring Broadway show, a museum or an intimate concert hall, Central Floridians are passionate about the arts. Jennifer McKee introduces you what the big halls have on their schedules this season, while Michael McLeod lets you in on the smaller performance spaces that are hidden gems in our community. Plus, read all about...| Orlando Magazine
Congressman, Frost announces the CREATE Art Act. Courtesy Congressman Maxwell Frost.When Congressman Maxwell Frost introduced new legislation aimed at creating federal grants to support emerging and independent artists this April (the CREATE Art Act), he spoke from firsthand experience. Not only has Frost managed music artists and organized music festivals but he has been a musician himself since the second...| Orlando Magazine
OLGA THOMPSON, ©2024 DISNEY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Country Bear Oscar, below, is one of the newest voices to come to the Country Bear Musical Jamboree, Walt Disney World’s reimagining of the classic Country Bear Jamboree that reopened at Magic Kingdom in July 2024. Oscar holds a plush featuring Big Al, one of Jamboree’s original and most popular characters, who is...| Orlando Magazine
What does it feel like to pet a sloth, capybara and ring-tailed lemur? Find out at ©Wild Florida. Some may feel that the drive-through safari experience provides the ultimate animal encounters—and indeed, having a large, free-roaming beast stick its head in your car for snacks is full of fun and laughs. But that’s only where the animal experiences begin at...| Orlando Magazine
How close do you dare get to an alligator? Closer than you think at ©Gatorland I’ve always loved reptiles and amphibians. I’m sure that’s because frogs, toads and turtles were plentiful in the small Midwestern town I grew up in. I never encountered alligators or crocodiles until I moved down South, but I love to watch these beautiful wonders of...| Orlando Magazine
Special Events BUSCH GARDENS SUMMER NIGHTS Through Aug. 11: Party zones with exclusive summer food and drink menus take the theme park experience to the next level. Fireworks Spectacular at 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Included with admission. Busch Gardens, 10165 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa. 813-884-4386. buschgardens.com LEGOLAND SUMMER BRICK PARTY Through Aug. 11: It’s like a block...| Orlando Magazine
