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MUSIC 28 This Little Underground The 2016 Undie Awards cover the best and worst of our local scene

18 Top tables 2016 The best new restaurants of 2016

30 Best of 2016

6 Pulse: In Memoriam

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A profile of Pulse Nightclub shooting victim Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez

Short takes on restaurants we’ve visited recently

OW’s photographers sound off on the best things they saw (and heard) all year

6 This Modern World 9 2016: Worst. Year. Ever.

One last look through this deplorable pile of hot garbage before we bid it good f*cking riddance

15 People who died Just some of the people taken from us in 2016

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The year in theaters and theme parks

The best films of 2016 so far Movies playing this week: Assassin’s Creed, Fences, Passengers and more

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Pitbull discloses via Twitter his $1 million contract with Visit Florida:

Armando Christian Pérez, the Miami rapper better known as Pitbull, used Twitter to drop the details of his $1 million, one-year deal with the partially state-funded tourism agency Visit Florida. Earlier, the Florida House of Representatives filed a lawsuit against Mr. 305 to reveal the secret contract he made with the agency, which agreed to pay Pitbull for promoting the Sunshine State on his social media, at his concerts and in a music video called “Sexy Beaches.” In a message to the haters, Pitbull said, “I’ve taken Miami and Florida worldwide – WAY before any contract, and will do so way after. I love my home state … since birth … and till the day I die. Dale!”

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United Arts leaves Mad Cow Theatre out of $1.48 million in grants:

United Arts of Central Florida turned down a funding request from the debt-ridden theater company, denying it thousands of dollars in grant awards. Mad Cow has come under fire after several artists accused the theater of failing to make timely payments, which was later affirmed by Mad Cow representatives. United Arts awarded operating support grants to 38 groups this year, including $114,860 to the Orlando Repertory Theatre and $153,682 to the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Last year, Mad Cow received $18,540 in an operating support grant from United Arts.

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The Center hits back against complaints regarding Pulse donations:

The GLBT Community Center of Central Florida is rebutting allegations that prompted a state investigation into how the organization handled donations made in the wake of the Pulse massacre. Two people filed complaints to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services accusing the Center’s top leaders of financial misappropriation. The Center hit back with an item-by-item rebuke of the claims, saying the allegations were unfounded rumors based on speculation, intended to damage the credibility of the organization where many gathered after the Pulse shooting on June 12.

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Orlando observes the six-month anniversary of the Pulse massacre:

This city experienced one of the darkest days in its history when a gunman took the lives of 49 people and injured 53 at the gay nightclub Pulse in June. But despite the magnitude of the loss and the unbelievable pain, the community stepped up to the plate time after time – either by standing in line to donate blood, holding a candle at a vigil or giving the City Beautiful a rainbow paint job. Last week, hundreds gathered at several vigils in Orlando to mourn and remember the Orlando 49. mcordeiro@orlandoweekly.com

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Every week between now and the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shootings, Orlando Weekly will profile a person killed on June 12, 2016. This week: Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez With a flick of his wrist to apply black winged eyeliner or the careful precision he used to slick on glittery lip gloss, Juan Pablo Rivera Velázquez could give people the makeover of a lifetime.

The 37-year-old makeup artist and hairstylist nurtured a fan base at Alta Peluquería D’Magazine Salon, a business he ran with his 16-year partner, Luis Daniel Conde, in Kissimmee. Together they helped women in their community feel beautiful, says Wanda Ferrer, a friend and client of the couple.

Both from Puerto Rico, the couple loved to dress up and go dancing on the weekends, Ferrer says. That’s why they were at Pulse on the morning of June 12, along with two friends. When the shooting began, Rivera

Velázquez, Conde and their friends died in the massacre that left 45 others dead as well.

“My soul is saddened and this wound in my heart will never heal from the loss of my two great friends,” wrote the couple’s mutual friend Millie Ann Silva Castillo on Facebook.

“I will always remember these two beautiful people as always smiling and with good humor, always positive, with good and kind hearts … they have left a good and beautiful memory in this world and in my heart, and I’m sure in the hearts of everyone who was blessed to know them. Their unfair departure has hurt me so much that I don’t have the words to express my deep sorrow. I love you guys and I always will.”

Six months after his death, Rivera Velázquez’s sister, Jessica Silva, re-opened her brother’s beauty salon in south Orlando and relaunched her brother’s makeup line, “Color Face Creation,” dubbing it “CFC by Juan P.” Silva also named the new salon “D’Magazine

by Juan P.” in honor of Rivera Velázquez. On the six-month anniversary of his death, Silva wrote on Facebook that she’d give anything to have the couple alive.

“I know that God and you walk with us,” she said. “I miss you more every day, P. Your dreams are now mine. Nothing will stop me.

God is good, always.”

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One last look through this deplorable pile of hot garbage before we bid it good f*cking riddance

BY MON IVETTE COR D EI R O, T H AD MCCOLLUM, MAT T HEW MOY ER A N D JESS ICA BRYCE YO U N G

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orst year ever.” Yeah, everyone says it at the end of every year, but 2016, you were in a class of your own, unparalleled in suckiness by any year in recent memory. (As one of our friends remarked, “You can’t compare apples to durian.”) And while we all lived through the objectively worst year in Orlando’s history, outside Central Florida the country and the world experienced crap happenings like the discovery of the Flint water crisis; terrifying videos of police killing citizens and citizens killing police; terror attacks in Nice, Baghdad and Brussels; Brexit madness; Russian hackers steering the American presidential election; the Dakota Pipeline standoff; and the ongoing horror in Syria. Not to mention that utter dick Ryan Lochte embarrassing us all at the Olympics.

Maybe we should’ve been paying more attention to that “Red Wedding” episode of Game of Thrones, because this year is taking down the people, institutions and values we cherish faster than a few Freys taking down a banquet hall full of Starks. So many of us feel defeated, helpless in the face of an onslaught of ethical challenges on an unprecedented and staggering scale. How do you make sense of a world where you can’t take anything for granted anymore (unrigged elections, friendly cops, constitutionally protected privacy, kindness to the poor)?

How do you take a measured look back at the highs and lows of a year that felt like a long, steep slide down to the edge of a bottomless abyss?

Every day since Nov. 9 has brought a new, terrifying or bizarre development – sometimes both terrifying AND bizarre, like the announcement last week that Sylvester Stallone might head the National Endowment for the Arts. Is it true, we wonder; can that actually be true?

Seems like a question we’ll be asking daily for the next four years.

So, yes, this Year in Review is a long ride in the wah-mbulance. But if you’re one of those glass-half-full types – if you can pull your head out of the sand long enough – feel free to check out the “Good things that happened in 2016” gallery on our website. We gathered up as many as we could.

JANUARY: In the first week of the year, two incidents foreshadowed the campaign season to come. First, USA Today published an op-ed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott on how Donald Trump would win because “voters have been choosing new ideas and new energy over the old formula of sheer time served in political office.” (Doubly unfortunate and unknowingly prescient: The headline was “Donald Trump Has America’s Pulse.”) A day before that, Democratic National Committee chair and South Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz gave us a little taste of how the Dems would spend the next year: tripping over their own dicks with statements like “Here’s what I see: a complacency among the generation of young women whose entire lives have been lived after Roe v. Wade was decided.”

And up in Tallahassee, our lawmakers racked their tiny brains to kick off the year with gems like HB 865, a bill that “would make performing an abortion or operating an abortion clinic a first-degree felony in Florida, punishable by up to 30 years in prison”; HB 191, which would pre-empt local governments from doing anything to protect their communities from fracking; HB 1075, proposing to allow hunting, cattle grazing, timber farming and RV camping in Florida’s protected parks and preserves; and a last-minute amendment to HB 7007, a Department of Agriculture

and Consumer Services bill, that would pre-empt counties from regulating the use or sale of polystyrene products – a ban on bans, if you will.

FEBRUARY: A men’s rights group that supports “legal rape” tried and failed to hold a meeting at Lake Eola Park. A Libertarian candidate for Florida’s Senate seat who previously confessed to sacrificing a goat and drinking its blood also admitted he uses LSD and released his drug-induced musings. Twenty-six people contracted Zika, a virus that causes mild flu-like symptoms but can lead to microcephaly in unborn babies, while they were abroad, including someone in Orange County.

The New York Times reported an ethics investigation into how U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, Orlando’s progressive firebrand, mingled his hedge fund work with his job representing Central Florida. (Conflict of interest? HAHA WHAT’S THAT?) In West Palm Beach, a babyfaced 17-year-old named Malachi Love-Robinson was arrested after allegedly tricking adults into believing he was a doctor. The city of Groveland reckoned with a 67-year-old skeleton in its closet by apologizing to four African-American men falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1949. Former Gov. Jeb (!) Bush quit the presidential race after asking his supporters to “Please clap.” (They did, but he quit anyway.) orlandoweekly.com

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MARCH: Trump split Iowa’s electoral votes with Ted Cruz, then took New Hampshire and the next two Republican primaries. Gov. Scott signed HB 1411, a classic TRAP law meant to eliminate legal abortion by making it almost impossible to run a clinic.

(Admitting that many women’s health clinics offer services besides abortion, supporters of the law offered a list of alternatives that was found to include podiatrists, dentists and school nurses.)

A brown tide algae bloom killed so many fish that the Indian River Lagoon had a solid surface of belly-up stank, angering nearby residents (who were accused of causing the problem with their lawn fertilizer and septic tanks).

After years of years of cuts in public health budgets under Scott, data showed in January that Florida led the nation in new HIV cases. So in March, the Florida Department of Health responded to the crisis by … revising its numbers so that Florida came in behind California and Texas. Not to be outdone, an Orange County medical examiner announced that heroin-related deaths had quintupled in the county between 2011 and 2014, and kept rising in 2015.

On March 14, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsed Donald Trump.

On March 22, Trump’s aides admitted his charitable foundation, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, made a mistake when it gave $25,000 to a campaign PAC backing Bondi in 2013, which is “a potential violation of federal rules,” and another mistake when it failed to disclose that contribution to the IRS. (Getting ahead of ourselves on the calendar: In June, the Associated Press reported Bondi “personally solicited” that political contribution from Trump while her office decided whether to join the investigation into Trump University. After Bondi’s political committee received a $25,000 donation from Trump, Bondi decided not to go after Trump. And in December, Bondi was named to President-elect Trump’s transition team. None of these things are connected, of course. Nope, no way.)

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raft to Cuba despite warnings from the U.S. Coast Guard; several city council meetings and an investigation into some public records shenanigans later, Johnson is no longer the mayor (and he’s still not in Cuba). In a delightful viral video, Gov. Rick Scott tried to buy a coffee at a Gainesville Starbucks and got called an asshole by a Florida woman for his opposition to Medicaid expansion and increasing abortion restrictions; two days later, his political committee put out a weak clapback ad calling her a #LatteLiberal.

Six baby swans were stolen from a nest at Lake Eola Park; the human or animal culprit was never found.

The Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office decided not to prosecute Trump’s campaign manager for yanking a Breitbart reporter by the arm at Trump National Golf Club. Florida Keys residents protested the release of Zikafighting genetically modified mosquitos near their homes. The Marion County School Board forced transgender kids to use the bathrooms that correspond with their “birth sex” and not their gender identity. Anita Staver, president of the Maitland-based group behind the ban, tweeted that she would take her handgun into Target’s bathrooms to protect herself from perverts after the company said transgender customers and employees could use whichever restroom corresponds with their gender identity.

MAY: Trump, whose entire presidential platform is based on getting rid of brown people, tried to win over Hispanic voters by posting a picture of himself on Cinco de Mayo with a taco bowl, captioned “I love Hispanics!” In an interview with CNN, Gov. Scott blushed and fluttered his eyelashes while claiming that he had absolutely no desire to take the vicepresident slot in Trump’s campaign. And the first death involving a self-driving car happened where? In the state of Florida, of course, where the driver of a Tesla Model S collided with a turning tractor-trailer while allegedly watching Harry Potter videos.

JUNE: Congressional candidate Bob Poe revealed his HIV diagnosis, saying he wanted to share his condition to help end the stigma. East Orange County’s rural residents protested two megadevelopments that would add about 4,000 homes near the Econlockhatchee River. And then things took a serious turn.

On June 10, a man delusional about his romantic possibilities with singer Christina Grimmie, 22, gunned her

down when she opened her arms to greet him after a performance at the Plaza Live. In the early morning hours of June 12, another deranged man stormed into the gay nightclub Pulse and fired shots into the young crowd dancing on Latin Night as last call began to wind the night down.

On June 12, after the sirens and the screams had gone quiet, after police killed the gunman, Mayor Buddy Dyer announced 49 souls were gone, more than 50 were injured and Orlando was now the site of the worst mass shooting in modern American history. On June 12, the Orlando community stood shocked in blood bank lines, donated money and supplies, shed tears and lit candles for vigil after vigil after vigil as the world grieved along with us.

On June 14, as if we weren’t going through enough already, an alligator dragged a 2-year-old boy under and drowned him in the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney.

The Westboro Baptist Church tried to shout slurs at mourners going to the funeral of a Pulse victim, but they couldn’t be heard over the counter-demonstrators singing “Amazing Grace.” The City Beautiful turned into the Rainbow City as hundreds of people created art and music that celebrated the LGBTQ and Latinx identity of many of the Pulse victims. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who’s against marriage equality, discrimination protections and adoption by gay couples, used the Orlando tragedy to jumpstart his re-election campaign for the U.S. Senate.

JULY: Floridians were reminded that “guacamole costs extra” when Gov. Scott issued a state of emergency for Martin and St. Lucie counties due to the thick, chunky, manatee-suffocating blue-green algae bloom. On July 2, NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite captured a picture of Lake Okeechobee from space showing how widespread the green goop was.

On July 11, 70 protesters staged a sitin at U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s downtown Orlando office demanding legislation for gun control, LGBTQ protections and safer communities of color in the wake of the Pulse shootings. Using the hashtag #SitInForThe49, protesters planned to occupy the Florida Republican’s office for 49 hours, but after just nine and change, Orlando police broke it up and arrested 10 protesters as they sang “This Little Light of Mine.”

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Environmental Protection affirmed that the company was not legally required the University of Central Florida, the to alert the DEP, EPA or anyone at Central Florida Future student newspa- all unless there was “any indication per ceased operation after 48 years. of offsite migration of contaminated groundwater.” (Polk County residents AUGUST: Many survivors of the Pulse shooting filed a federal class-action lawsuit.)

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Gainesville, told couldn’t pay their bills or rent because of injuries and trauma, so local organiza- a town hall meeting on Aug. 25 about tions and artists stepped up to help. An how he personally stopped a boat of Orlando man was arrested for throwing about 20 Cuban refugees from enterand killing a 15-year-old flamingo named ing the U.S. and reaching “freedom and “Pinky” at Busch Gardens. George liberty.” Cool story, bro. The national Zimmerman allegedly tried to pick up a “creepy clown” trend came to Florida woman by bragin September ging that he when clowns killed Trayvon were spotted in 2016 Martin, and Gainesville, Palm was (correctly) Bay and Ocala. punched in the A Port St. Lucie You up? face. At a Hillary Reminder man was charged Clinton rally This is with arson after not in Kissimmee, he allegedly set normal the attendance New phone w fire to the Islamic of the father of Center of Fort the Pulse shootPierce, which was er distracted attended by Pulse everyone from shooter Omar Clinton’s ecoMateen. nomic plan to The last Pulse bring 650,000 survivor was disjobs to Florida. charged from Protesters Orlando Regional Medical Center Sept. rallied against Rubio and Trump for 6, almost three months after being shot. attending a religious conference with some anti-gay pastors in Orlando on OCTOBER: An e-cigarette exploded in the pocket the two-month anniversary of the Pulse shooting. On the same day, Trump sup- of someone riding the Hogwarts Express porters at his rally in Kissimmee hung a at Universal Orlando, shooting a fireball Confederate flag from a railing. Florida at a teenage girl. Hurricane Matthew got another cannibal case when 19-year- thrashed Florida, killing 12 people in the old Austin Harrouff was accused of Sunshine State and causing Orlando’s Pride Parade to be canceled. After telling biting a man’s face off.

The Pulse shooting spurred the Floridians the hurricane could kill them creation of Pride Fund to End Gun so they should stay home, Scott refused Violence, a political action committee to extend the voter registration deadline, focused on reforming gun policy. Pulse but a court forced him to anyway. survivors who were treated at Florida Flesh-eating maggots that corkscrew Hospital and Orlando Regional Medical their way into warm-blooded hosts Center were informed they would not came back to Florida, infesting Key be billed. Orlando theme parks started deer and panicking livestock ranchers. giving out bug repellent to ward off Zika Local artists accused Mad Cow Theatre, mosquitoes. The first commercial flight a professional company in downtown between Cuba and the United States in Orlando, of a decade-long policy of late 50 years took off from Fort Lauderdale (or no) payment. and landed in Santa Clara. Hurricane A Palm Springs woman said Trump Hermine battered Tallahassee and groped her at his Mar-a-Lago resort, after became the first hurricane to make land- multiple women accused the Republican fall in Florida since Wilma in 2005. presidential candidate of making unwanted sexual advances. Exposing SEPTEMBER: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the our shame to the world, a “Florida Man” commercial satellite it was carrying category popped up on Jeopardy! A man were destroyed by an explosion on was sentenced to 20 years in prison the launchpad during a routine test. A for shooting at acquitted killer George massive sinkhole at a Central Florida Zimmerman. Rubio was booed off the fertilizer plant dumped 215 million gal- stage by a mostly Puerto Rican audience lons of acidic water into the Floridan aquifer; the Florida Department of CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

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amendment to legalize medical marijuana and expand the number of potential at the Calle Orange festival in downtown patients who can use the drug passed, Orlando. First responders with mental while a solar proposal backed by utilihealth issues stemming from the Pulse ties that did nothing but protect energy massacre struggled to recover lost wages companies did not get enough votes. because of Florida law that a worker’s Orlando dedicated its biggest Come Out disability must stem from a physical With Pride parade ever to the victims of injury.

Pulse. Exiled Cubans in NOVEMBER: Miami banged pots and Despite losing pans to celebrate after 12:21 the popular vote by Fidel Castro, Cuba’s more than two milcommunist dictator, lion votes to Hillary died at 90. In Orlando, 2016 Clinton, Donald two bald eagles fightTrump was elected ing in the sky fell into a the 45th president storm sewer; only one You up? of the United States survived. through the fanDECEMBER: ciful math of the Orange County law Electoral College. enforcement officials In the 10 days after New phone who dis? increased their use of his election, the civil citations for juveSouthern Poverty nile offenders but still Law Center logged arrested more kids 867 hate incidents than anyone else in the across the country, state. The OneOrlando with the majorFund paid $27.4 million ity being motivated to Pulse families and by anti-immigrant, survivors from money anti-black, antiraised by people locally LGBT, anti-Semitic and across the world; and anti-Muslim the fund plans to dissentiments.

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Urban Development and other billionA Tampa woman was charged for aires to his cabinet. America watched harassing the parents of a child who died as Trump had his first round of Twitter in the Sandy Hook massacre because tantrums as President-elect and yeah, it she thinks the shooting was a hoax. was as bad as we had feared it would be. Three teenagers were arrested in the In Orange County, where Clinton won death of Roger Trindade, a 15-year-old by about 60 percent, Democrats won Winter Park High School student who big with the elections of Val Demings, was found unconscious after a fight in Stephanie Murphy, Darren Soto, Carlos October. Floridians ran over and killed a Guillermo Smith, Linda Stewart, record number of manatees and panthers Randolph Bracy, Victor Torres Jr. and this year. A federal judge denied anothAmy Mercado. After besting Orange- er request by President-elect Trump to Osceola State Attorney Jeff Ashton throw out a lawsuit against his Jupiter during the August primaries, Aramis golf club for allegedly bilking members Ayala won again and became the first out of an estimated $6 million. Florida African-American elected as a state Rep. Scott Plakon filed a bill to allow attorney in Florida. Environmental people with concealed-weapons permits activist Emily Bonilla pummeled incum- to carry guns on college campuses. bent Orange County Commissioner We’d love to end this by saying it’s Ted Edwards for his seat in a cam- almost over. But we have a bad, bad feelpaign that focused on two controversial ing that 2016 is the frying pan, and 2017 developments east of the Econ River; is going to be the fire. See you on the commissioners later rejected one proj- other side! ect that put 1,999 homes in the area and feedback@orlandoweekly.com a potential bridge across the river. An CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12

PEOPLE WHO DIED A very short list of people taken from us in 2016. For a more comprehensive accounting, go to orlandoweekly.com.

JANUARY David Bowie – Setting the tone for an extraordinarily shitty year, the iconic musician, age 69, succumbed to liver cancer on Jan. 10, just days after releasing his final masterpiece, Blackstar.

FEBRUARY Antonin Scalia – The Supreme Court Justice, aged 79, died of natural causes during the night of Feb. 12-13 while vacationing at a Texas ranch. This gave Senate Republicans yet another opportunity to not do their jobs, as they refused to even have a hearing to confirm Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee to replace Scalia.

MARCH Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) – Taylor, MC and mainstay of the essential rap group A Tribe Called Quest, died from complications of diabetes (Taylor once mordantly referred to himself as the “funky diabetic” in song) on March 22, at age 45.

APRIL Prince Rogers Nelson – Doves weren’t the only one crying when the enigmatic pop genius/singer/guitarist/actor known simply as Prince passed away unexpectedly on April 21, at the age of 57.

JUNE Muhammad Ali – When he said he was the greatest, it wasn’t a boast. Boxer Ali, one of the most important sports icons of all time and a crusading social activist, died on June 3, aged 74.

JULY Alan Vega – As the confrontational frontman of proto-punk electro duo Suicide, Vega and partner Martin Rev accidentally birthed countless strains of outsider music, from punk to synthpop.

Vega passed away on July 16, at the age of 78.

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Gene Wilder – America’s most beloved neurotic since Charlie Chaplin, star of The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Stir Crazy, passed away Aug. 29, aged 83, from complications of Alzheimer’s.

Lou Pearlman – The boy band Svengali (thank him for Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync) died of cardiac arrest on Aug. 19, aged 62.

SEPTEMBER Phyllis Schlafly – The conservative activist who worked very hard to prevent other women from working outside the home was a force behind the death of the Equal Rights Amendment. She died herself on Sept. 5, aged 92.

Arnold Palmer – Crowned the “king of golf,” Palmer boosted the sport’s popularity exponentially, pitched everything from Pennzoil to flavored tea, and, closer to home, raised the funds to build the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in this very city. He passed away on Sept.

25, at the age of 87.

NOVEMBER Leonard Cohen – Canadian poet, singer and lothario Cohen became an icon of tortured love songs during an almost five-decade performing career. He passed away on Nov. 7, aged 82, shortly after completing his last album.

Sharon Jones – Dynamic soul singer Jones, mainstay of the Daptone label and subject of the Miss Sharon Jones documentary, passed away from complications from cancer and a stroke suffered while watching the election results on Nov. 18 at the age of 60.

DECEMBER John Glenn – Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth (in 1962, later mythologized in Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff) and a longtime Ohio senator, passed away on Dec. 8 at the age of 95.

Samisoni “Big Makk” Koroitamudu – The local DJ and EDM producer, a big deal locally and poised for a nationwide breakthrough on the Mad Decent label, died in a car crash on Aug. 29, at the age of 25.

Kenny Baker – The actor who made R2-D2 seem almost human in the Star Wars films over a span of decades passed away in his home on Aug. 13, at age 81.

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raditionally, this week is the time of year when I write a heartwarming column looking back on all the wonderful things that happened over the past year in Orlando’s arts and attractions scene.

Sadly, I have to fill this page, and my positive thoughts about 2016 would barely cover a subordinate clause. So instead, I’m embracing the suck with my short list of terrible, horrible, not so good, very bad things that didn’t make worldwide news in 2016.

The year started off with a shocking preview of the senseless destruction in store when caricature artist Glenn Ferguson was severely stabbed by a disgruntled former co-worker at Universal’s Islands of Adventure on New Year’s Day. According to a recent WESH report, Ferguson is still slowly recovering from his traumatic brain injury and PTSD, while his assailant’s trial has been repeatedly delayed. Here’s hoping for swifter progress on both fronts in 2017.

Last January also saw a long-running local holiday tradition extinguished, the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing

Lights at Disney’s Holiday Studios. For me, the megawatt display was never quite as marvelous once it moved from the park’s long-demolished residential facades to the more recently demolished urban sets.

But over 20 years, Osborne’s bulbs burned themselves a warm hole in my heart that none of Disney’s newer Christmas offerings can quite fill.

Earlier this year, I penned a Best of Orlando award applauding the Wallack family for triumphing in their toe-to-toe battle with Universal Orlando and winning commission approval for their 500-plusfoot-tall Skyplex tower on International Drive. In the year since that victory, we’ve heard many plans for additional attractions, like a ledge walk and a free-fall ride, but vertical construction has yet to commence, and the projected opening has slipped to 2019. I’ll happily eat my words – and/or lose my lunch – riding the world’s tallest rollercoaster if and when it finally opens. But the fact that the complex’s official website hasn’t been updated in more than a year

doesn’t inspire confidence.

Obviously, nothing can compete in magnitude with the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in June. Still, Orlando’s arts family lost a number of other members before and after that awful night whose memories also linger. Three that I’m especially missing this holiday season are scenic artist Tommy Mangieri, painter of countless local theater sets; Matt McGrath, loyal friend of the Orlando Fringe festival; and Frank Holt, former Mennello Museum director and my wife’s mentor. I’m raising a glass to all of you, and grateful you weren’t around for 2016’s shitty second half.

Along with losing living cornerstones of our community, several of our architectural citizens were also swept away. Most notably, the Alden Road warehouses where the Orlando Fringe, Thirsty Topher and many local artisans did their work have been flattened for the Yard at Ivanhoe development.

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with ArtReach Orlando for a new space in 2017), and closer to home, my old Milk District neighborhood was overrun with Adam Wonus’ duplexes. Here’s irony for you: One building that’s still standing is Theatre Downtown’s former home, which sits untouched nearly two years after TD was forced out of it.

This fall, a long-simmering scandal over Mad Cow Theatre’s failure to pay numerous actors in a timely manner once again boiled over into the public square, with scalding words being shared among the local arts community via social media. The last time this issue came to light, in 2014, it was swiftly pushed to the back burner, but this time the controversy caused United Arts to withhold significant funding, despite the Cow’s claims to have resolved their debts. Like so many situations this year, this one is a no-win: I no longer trust this once-great company to responsibly handle the public subsidies they receive, but if their stages go dark, everybody loses.

After 2015’s decidedly mixed bag of Broadway offerings at the Dr. Phillips Center, I had my fingers crossed for Fairwinds’ 2016 slate, which boasted a number of heavy hitters. But while a handful (The Sound of Music, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) met or exceeded my expectations, many of the productions I’d longed to see in New York turned out to be dispiriting disappointments on the road, from the spectacular but superficial Kinky Boots to the shrilly overacted Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Happily, last week’s exceptional An American in Paris, a fabulously frothy confection of classical jazz and flawless ballet, inspired me with its story of a city using art to recover from fascism.

Hopefully, that’s a positive portent of better things in store for Orlando in 2017. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com DEC. 21-27, 2016

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the food-conscious public with Paddlefish, the Edison, Wine Bar George and the Polite Pig (by the Petrakises).

Until then, let’s celebrate the very best restaurants of this banner year. Here, then, are the Top Tables of 2016.

1. DoveCote 300 N. Orange Ave., 407-930-1700, dovecoteorlando.com, $$$$ Having worked with such legendary names as Boulud, Keller, Cardoz and Van Aken, and having been named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs of 2010, Clay Miller wasn’t about to let his fine pedigree go for naught. At DoveCote, Miller’s nouveau brasserie, the menu scintillates with classic, modern, even Colonialist takes on French cuisine (oh that Vietnamese stew!). With a cocktail program fashioned

by Courtesy Bar’s Gene Zimmerman and a stunning interior design mashup courtesy of Lot1433’s Andrew White, the restaurant has made the ground floor of the Bank of America building a bona fide dining destination once again.

2. 1921 by Norman Van Aken 142 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora, 352385-1921, 1921nva.com, $$$$

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There’s arguably no bigger name in Florida’s gastronomic Rolodex than Norman Van Aken – so no surprise, then, that the legendary chef aims a spotlight on the culinary essence of the Sunshine State at his latest venture, 1921 by Norman Van Aken. He and his protégé, chef-prodigy Camilo Velasco, materialize that essence (with requisite flurries of fusion) onto plates in refined and dazzling ways, be it dumplings swelling with a mousse of spiny lobster and rock shrimp, or pan-roasted

duck breast with mole and trumpet mushrooms anointed in a guava-ancho jus. Like the modernist works and furnishings that fill the quaint Mount Dora restaurant, the plates here are unquestionable masterpieces, and the wine list curated by Scott Geisler may very well be one of the finest in Florida.

3. Pizza Bruno 3990 Curry Ford Road, 407-9068547, pizzabrunofl.com, $$ Last year, it was Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana in Winter Springs that hit our eyes with their big pizza pies, but this year we were damn near blinded by the beauty of Pizza Bruno’s “neo-Neapolitan” wonders. A Ferrari-red Pavesi oven fires them out in 90 seconds in the traditional fashion, but it’s the toppings combining trusted and novel flavors that entice Old World purists and tattooed millennials alike to shred a pizza topped with maple syrup, blueberries and guanciale, or charred peaches, romesco, pickled jalapeños and Volpi soppresata.

Bruno’s pies are what Instagram dreams are made of.

4. Bulla Gastrobar 110 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 321214-6120, bullagastrobar.com, $$$ It’s quite easy to drown out the raucous atmosphere when your senses are occupied by the mighty fine Spanish cuisine served out of Bulla Gastrobar’s cocina. Chef Felix Plasencia, former executive sous-chef of Bulla Gastrobar in Coral Gables, works closely with Bulla Coral Gables executive chef Miguel Rebolledo, who spent some time working under Ferran Adrià at the legendary elBulli in Roses, Spain, as well as with José Andrés at Bazaar Meat by José

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his was always going to be a banner year for restaurant openings in Orlando. We waited with breathless anticipation throughout the last year for much-ballyhooed boîtes by such ballyhooed chefs as Art Smith, Ashley Nickell, Clay Miller, James and Julie Petrakis, Norman Van Aken and Rick Bayless to open in 2016.

All, as expected, did – and while a couple of them failed to live up to expectations (sorry, Restaurant ASH and Frontera Cocina), most of them, luckily for us, lived up to the hype.

Trend-wise, we still aren’t in the same place as much of the country – we didn’t see menus veer toward veggie-leaning entrees, nor did we see a move to no-tipping policies,

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but boy, did we take our relationship with ramen to the next level. And the outlook for 2017? Well, it won’t be a year dominated by celebrity chefs, though we do have two notable restos – Luke’s Kitchen + Bar (by Brandon McGlamery) and Kadence (from the trio behind Kappo at East End Market) – to look forward to. Local restaurateur Stefano LaCommare will come out of retirement (just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in) to open Nonno’s Ristorante Italiano in Altamonte Springs early next year, while farmersmarket regulars Hunger Street Tacos and popular mobile purveyor Bem Bom will set up brick-and-mortar operations. Disney, naturally, will also vie for the attention of ●

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Andrés. The result: revelatory ensalada de pulpo, succulent pinxto moruno and “huevos Bulla” – a fragrant mess of eggs, homemade potato chips, Serrano ham, potato foam and truffle oil. A bountiful list of Spanish wines (and Jerez sherries) further justifies Bulla’s appearance on this list.

5. The Sanctum Café 715 N. Ferncreek Ave., 407-7570346, thesanctumcafe.com, $$ The culinary conjurers inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Sanctum have managed the rare feat of luring not just dedicated vegans into their inviting digs, but a steady stream of flesh-weary meateaters and flexitarians as well. The fact that the restaurant will soon double in size is a testament to the consistently gratifying, nourishing and healthy meals offered.

If I were to cut meat out of my diet, I’d gladly subsist on nothing more than Sanctum’s bowls of greens and roasted cauliflower reddened with harissa and chunked with beets, candied walnuts and sultanas slathered in cumin-tahini. Yes, owner Chelsie Savage and her team deftly disprove the notion that meatless and wheatless equates to tasteless.

Honorable Mention: Jimotti’s Restaurant 2545 S. French Ave., Sanford, 407952-3329, jimotti.com, $$ When Junichi Takazoe up and left his post as head sushi chef at Morimoto Asia to open a neighborhood izakaya in Sanford, it was a risky move, to be sure.

But the cocksure chef was confident that those with an appreciation for good Japanese food and drink would notice, and they did. Their reward? How about deftly fried chicken kara-age, or comforting Sakura and Kurobuta sausages served over a mustard sauce with pea tendrils and a beet slice? Simple, yes, but the dishes also exemplify Takazoe’s focus on quality ingredients and technical precision. His grilled yellowtail was easily the most succulent we’ve had this year. fkara@orlandoweekly.com

OTHER 2016 NOTABLES: Bartaco Black Rooster Taquería Canvas Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming Chroma Modern Kitchen Domu Earls Kitchen + Bar Farm & Haus Fuel BBQ Gideon’s Bakehouse Nova Restaurant Park Cafe & Bakery The Tennessee Truffle

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BARTACO Beach-themed taquería fuses Mexican tradition with Latin, Mediterranean and Asian flavors and, for the most part, does so successfully. Tacos are on the small side, but when corn tortillas are filled with such succulent meats as duck confit in tamarind glaze, rotisserie pork pastor, and soy-, sesame- and srirachamarinated Angus ribeye topped with kimchi, substance tends to trump size.

Vegetarian options (falafel, cauliflower, portobello) abound, but don’t overlook other items like kicked-up, creamy guac and grilled corn rolled in lime, cayenne and cotija. Cocktails please even when desserts don’t wow. Open daily. 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., 407-801-8226; $$

EARLS KITCHEN + BAR As in other cities, Canadian import Earls Kitchen + Bar “unchains the chain” with way-cool interior design, and that verve finds its way into the kitchen as well, with a menu of global greatest hits ranging from bibimbap to poke and chimichurri steak to Cajun chicken.

English sticky toffee pudding makes a great ending (just ask for more toffee sauce), while an above-average cocktail program keeps it interesting on the libationary front. Open daily (until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays). 4200 Conroy Road, 407-345-8260; $$

TENNESSEE TRUFFLE Southern fare and French technique fuse at chef-owner Nat Russell’s downhome Sanford resto. His biscuits and gravy might be the best in Central Florida, and the same could be said of his maque-choux and creamed corn.

Biscuit sandwiches, like the BLT and chicken salad, are wholly satisfying, though be wary of palate-shreddingly firm biscuits. A scoop of house-made ice cream (brown butter and buttered popcorn, specifically) is the way to end. Breakfast and lunch only. Closed Sundays and Mondays. 125 W. First St., Sanford, 407-942-3977; $ CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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TEAK NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL

This chill MetroWest hang developed a loyal following for its hefty half-pound burgers and craft brews, and it’s no wonder.

Purists can indulge in the “Plain Jane” with American cheese, Bibb lettuce and tomato on a brioche bun, while braver souls can feel the heat with the peppery “Wholey Hell!!!”. There’s even a donut burger for heart haters. Open daily until 2 a.m. 6400 Time Square Ave., 407-313-5111; $$

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Reflecting the culinary traditions of Florida old and new, 1921 by Norman Van Aken dazzles with art, decor and menu focusing on the flora and fauna of the Sunshine State, like dumplings filled with mousse of spiny lobster and rock shrimp in a country ham dashi. Pan-roasted duck breast with mole poblano is staggeringly good, as is whole Cape Canaveral white shrimp, Anson Mills grits and a fosse of spiced ’nduja vinaigrette and ramp butter spiked with pickled gooseberries. The tres leches popsicle is poetry on a plate. Closed Mondays. 142 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora, 352-385-1921; $$$$

FRONTERA COCINA

Rick Bayless’s Disney Springs concept is, no surprise, a family-friendly affair with a safe offering of well-executed Mexican dishes, not least of which is the tortilla soup with red chile chicken broth. Vegetarians ought to sample tostadas heaped with grilled zucchini and strips of poblano rajas, while meat-eaters will relish every bite of the cochinita pibil torta (think Mexican hoagie).

For dessert, give the fried plantains with ice cream and cajeta a go. 1604 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-560-9197; $$$

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Affordable pho, rice bowls and noodle bowls makes this small, trendy eatery a bastion of collegians attending UCF and Full Sail. Fair warning: The place can get packed pretty quickly, but if you snag a table, take advantage and order the oversized “king pho” bowl with as beefy a broth as you’ll ever slurp. While bao and spring rolls are serviceable, the rice bowl with crispy tofu and the banh mi are surefire options. 7581 University Blvd., Winter Park, 407-636-6069; $

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he calendar may say 2016 is ending, but for cinephiles, it’s just getting warmed up. So because a definitive list of the best films of the year is not yet possible, I offer instead some flicks that might land on that list once the dust of December premieres and awards season settles.

But before we examine the films, let’s award a couple of special prizes. For biggest business story, the winner is Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which smashed Avatar’s domestic box-office record. James Cameron may have the last laugh, though, as his Titanic is still ahead of The Force Awakens in adjusted-to-inflation dollars. Indeed, The Force Awakens didn’t even crack the top 10 of that list.

The award for innovation goes to a film that also is the biggest disappointment: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Director Ang Lee shot the film in 3-D and 120 frames per second, instead of the standard 24, and those who saw the movie in that for-

mat – which includes virtually nobody, as most theaters weren’t properly equipped – reported a uniquely realistic if slightly uncinematic experience. Unfortunately, the writing, acting, pacing and editing are so bad that the only format in which this film would look good is zero frames per second.

Before focusing on features, let’s give a round of applause to short movies and the filmmakers who pour their love into them for no financial reward. For, as Louis C.K. said at the most recent Academy Awards, these are people who, if they are lucky enough to win an Oscar, drive it home in a Honda Civic, wearing their cheaply rented tux. And among all the shorts I saw in 2016, one rises above all others: Dissonance, by German filmmaker Till Nowak. It’s a jawdropping blend of animation and live action that is pure cinematic genius and quite simply the best short I’ve ever seen – and that’s saying something, as the art form dates back to 1888.

Now to the best features, and to two that

will battle for best special effects but, sadly, have little hope of other Oscar glory: The Jungle Book and Doctor Strange. The former is a spectacularly imaginative and well-produced combination of the Rudyard Kipling books and the 1967 hand-animated Disney version, while the latter is among the top 10 superhero films ever. Also likely to receive a snub from the Academy is Arrival, the smartest sci-fi flick of 2016 and a throwback to an even better one: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

The more “serious” subjects usually fare better come Oscar time, and this year should be no exception. One of the best is Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals, a brilliantly layered, twisty thriller starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and the incomparable Michael Shannon, who deserves a nomination for best supporting actor. Also praiseworthy is the emotionally moving Moonlight, which reminds us that the sun shines brightly on people of privilege, but if you’re meek, poor, black or gay, you might have to settle for the light of the moon instead. (Naomie Harris, as the main character’s drug-addled mother, should be a shoo-in for a supporting-actress nod.)

Among big-name directors, there’s Clint Eastwood’s Sully and Oliver Stone’s Snowden. Though neither is the best movie by the two helmers, they are arguably two of the most intense and memorable films of the year. (Don’t be surprised if Tom Hanks gets another nomination, though his achievements are eclipsed by Meryl Streep, who is likely to garner her record 20th Oscar nomination, for Florence Foster Jenkins.)

Unable to be categorized are Damien Chazelle’s musical, La La Land, and another flick by a Hollywood legend (Warren Beatty): the absurdist dramedy/bio-pic, Rules Don’t Apply. Both are a bit of a mess but are nevertheless a joy to behold. And though La La Land may not revive the

American musical as well as Chicago did (briefly), it certainly resuscitated my love of the Hollywood musical tradition and the city that produced it.

The most honest film of the year, at least among non-documentaries, is Manchester by the Sea. Writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s film focuses on an emotionally crippled man trying to handle the latest tragedy life has dealt him. It’s brimming with emotion and, surprisingly, humor and is the most likely candidate for the best-film Oscar, with Casey Affleck a strong contender for best actor.

Though they might be bested by some foreign films that haven’t yet screened in the United States and are, therefore, embarrassingly absent from this article, my three top films so far are Jackie, Denial and Rogue One. The latter is the best Star Wars film since Return of the Jedi, with arguably the most astonishing CGI ever. Jackie, directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Natalie Portman in the finest female performance of 2016, is both a hyperrealistic and a dreamlike look at Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following the assassination of her husband. And Mick Jackson’s Denial focuses on those who reject the Holocaust, with its top takeaway being that we must always fight against hate and ignorance, even if the person preaching them is a cartoonish and unworthy adversary. Come to think of it, that’s a fitting takeaway for all of 2016. film@orlandoweekly.com

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BY STE V E S C H N E I D E R All films open Wednesday, Dec. 21, unless otherwise noted.

Assassin’s Creed If you haven’t heard, Hanukkah happens to coincide with Christmas this year. Think about that before you buy a ticket to holiday-release fantasy Assassin’s Creed, because its female lead is Marion Cotillard – who, let us remember, is one of those antiSemitic 9/11 truthers who believe all the Jews were warned to stay away from the Twin Towers. If that doesn’t bother you, have a great time with this big-screen video game adaptation, in which a modern-day criminal discovers his connection to an assassin who operated in the time of the Spanish Inquisition. You remember the Spanish Inquisition: Nobody expected it. Except the Jews, of course, because they get warned about everything. (PG-13) Fences Denzel Washington directed and stars in this adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a former Negro League ballplayer now working as a garbageman. The late Wilson himself provided the screenplay, although Lincoln’s Tony Kushner did some subsequent rewrites that failed to net him screen credit. Don’t you kind of love it when it’s the white guy who gets screwed for a change? (PG-13; opens Sunday, Dec. 25) Jackie It’s Natalie Portman in the pillbox hat as the story of Jackie Kennedy gets the arthouse event-picture treatment. Learn how our beloved first lady fought to protect her family and her husband’s reputation in the days after Dealey Plaza. (R) Passengers Don’t you hate it when you wake

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to occupy themselves on the space vessel they’re traveling in. Job One turns out to be protecting their still-sleeping fellow astronauts from an unexpected threat to the ship. Those late risers, they manage to avoid all the hard work; I just hope they aren’t expecting anyone to save them a space bagel. (PG-13) Sing Good news: Somebody finally figured out that The Voice is not, in fact, a contest between singing cartoon animals. With that understandable misconception cleared up, the way is paved for Sing, in which a bunch of crooning critters compete to save an endangered theater. The production information promises a full 85 popular tunes, so I’m thinking one of them’s gotta be “Me So Horny.”

Maybe there’s a rapping salmon in there somewhere? (PG) Why Him? It isn’t the holiday season without

a Focker-esque story of hatred by association. But now, apparently, the market has matured to the point where it’s the dad (Bryan Cranston) we’re supposed to sympathize with as he struggles not to murder the walking gaffe machine (James Franco) his daughter has hooked up with. In a novel twist, said crass beau is actually a billionaire who made his money in the tech business. So shouldn’t he be sucking up to Ivanka? (R; opens Friday, Dec. 23) ALSO PLAYING: City of Dead Men An American tourist in

Colombia gets more than he bargained for when he throws in his lot with a bunch of squatters living in an abandoned psychiatric hospital. So how much was he bargaining for, exactly? (NR)

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indie band, but they weren’t equal to their status live – until now. At their Oct. 4 show (the Social), the duo debuted with a live drummer, immediately reconciling their stage show with their gleaming promise.

Now, the Sub Pop-signed act is properly equipped to meet destiny.

Best intersection: Counterweight (Dec. 15). Time Waste Management and TMD joined forces to launch an audiovisual series highlighting atmospheric music and visual art in alternative venues. The debut wove experiments by credentialed musicians (from Fortune Howl and Ad Nauseum), custom visuals (Kate Shults) and a hallowed church space into an evocative union of concept and setting.

Best new venue: Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts. Fans of interesting but adult places like the Timucua White House now have another intimate outpost for jazz, classical and the like. The compound also houses a recording studio and art gallery.

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Everyone’s ready to put this with star-studded memorabilia to auction indie legends. OW photographer Michael heavy year behind us. But even amid all the off, packed out the Beacham and rocked it devastation, there were – and always will be like never before. We love you back, Sleep.

– beams of life and light. So let’s both honor the local superlatives duly and close the Best emerging locals: Autarx (raging book on 2016 in one grand stroke. and multi-dimensional gothic punk); Fiona (next-level face of rap personality Harry Hillard Morall III); Chakra Khan THE 2016 UNDIES The worst: Let’s get it out of the way (astonishingly realized future soul project by first. The historical avalanche of deaths in Solillaquists Alexandra Sarton and Divinci); the music world at large spread to our city’s Howling Midnight (possibly Orlando’s music and arts scene like pestilence. Pulse, mightiest two-piece rock band).

Matt Gersting, Big Makk and Morgan Steele all fell suddenly this year. They’re missed, Best local releases: Sales – LP; The but their mark is forever etched.

Glorious Rebellion – Euphoric; Fiona – Goldbaby; The Sh-Booms – Usage Fee; Best live aid: But from that abyss comes Chakra Khan – Love Is at the Core; Laney exponential beauty, like when stoner- Jones – Laney Jones; Junior Bruce – Endless metal legends Sleep came all the way from Descent; Terri Binion – The Day After the California to aid Pulse victims (July 26). Night Before.

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Lothrop hosted a living room show by Eric Bachmann and OYG Presents’ Tierney Tough held a secret pop-up show by the Posies at Park Ave CDs. Though the bookings were initially incidental, the locations were within blocks and the promoters are friends, so they coordinated set times to make it an unforgettable double feature.

Biggest mystery: Moonstone Music Festival. From the big media announcement that brought me in closer physical proximity to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley than I dreamed I’d ever be, to the bizarre lineup, to the postponement due to a “major cyber fraud crime,” then finally to its total evaporation into thin air, Orlando’s next big festival hopeful ended up being the year’s biggest head-scratch.

Most promising new fest: Florida Is Loud Fest (Dec. 16-18). This homegrown, fiercely DIY idea organically blossomed into a three-day event representing a big, prime chunk of the state’s heavy underground.

Best pork barrel event: Ho99o9 (Oct. 11, Spacebar). One of the underground’s most intensely hyped bands right now finally came to town. It was at a small, arty neighborhood bar for free, and it was one of the year’s most explosive engagements. And it happened because their manager, Mike Feinberg, is a local guy.

Best save: Carol Stein (Dec. 4, Timucua White House). The doors opened and everyone arrived for another Sunday event at the White House … except for the scheduled performer. Luckily, local pianistsinger Stein was in attendance. Even luckier, Timucua founder Benoit Glazer convinced her to take the seat at the piano instead of in the gallery. And a doomed night was transformed into an extraordinary instance Best reload: Sales. Currently, they’re of spontaneity and incandescence. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com probably the most wave-making Orlando

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OW’s photographers sound off on the best things they saw (and heard) all year

BY JEN CRAY, LIV JONSE, JIM LEATHERMAN, MATTHEW MOYER, SIERRA REESE AND IAN SUAREZ

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he concert documentation by our talented and dedicated photographers never ceases to amaze us; the ability to capture tiny details, gestures, unique facial expressions during a blur of movement and sound is a tricky dance. We’ve decided to turn the tables on the usual editorial-heavy “best shows” list and turn instead to the people who were out there, night after night, and see what really moved them.

JEN CRAY Beach Slang and Bleached – Backbooth – Oct. 14

JIM LEATHERMAN

The Beach Slang/Bleached tour was a double punch for me because both bands had been dominating my ear stream for the better part of a year.

The intimacy of this show at Backbooth in mid-October was made more so by the unexpected lineup change as Beach Slang turned “their” set into a solo, but plugged-in, performance by headmaster James Alex. The heart punch of “Quiet Slang” was revelatory, but Bleached was just plain swoon-worthy. As if their sour-candy blend of surf pop and garage rock weren’t enough to make us all weak in the knees, Bleached surprised with a bold confidence well beyond their years. Frontwoman Jennifer Clavin owned that risky road between sexy and sweet that few can master with such ease. She could dance around the stage, flinging her ponytail like a Go-Go, and then gyrate on the floor like a woman possessed. Beach Slang made our hearts swell, but Bleached made them race.

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The Sh-Booms – Fringe Festival – May 21 The Sh-Booms played the headlining slot of the evening as a part of the Swamp Sista La La event on the Free Fringe outdoor stage for the Orlando Fringe Festival at Loch Haven Park. It was a muggy, steamy Central Florida evening, and the Sh-Booms brought their funky, garage-soul party to a small but, very enthusiastic crowd. Bassist Al Ruiz and the amazing drumming of Patrick O’Neal were in complete sync and simply cookin’, while Mizz Bren had everyone up on their feet and in awe of her powerful voice; the rest of the band filled up the boilin’ pot with a rich soul soup of horns, guitar and keyboards. The outdoor tent was on fire!

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Pawns – Uncle Lou’s – Aug. 9 A cold, forlorn wind swept into an otherwise humid, overheated Uncle Lou’s as two of the standard-bearers of the burgeoning “goth-punk” movement hit town for the first time. Atlanta’s Maudlin and New York’s Pawns are young bands that seamlessly merge all the best parts of 4AD postpunk, goth with a capitol G (Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie), and the darker end of peacepunk like Part 1 and Rubella Ballet. The sentiments are mordant and self-loathing, but the instrumental attack is wild and unrestrained. Pawns in particular went hard, coming off like “This Corrosion” filtered through a sieve of old Discharge singles. And a room packed full of punks, goths, metalheads and freaks in general ate it up. Dark days ahead? Bring it on.

IAN SUAREZ Imagine Dragons – Hard Rock Live – June 22 It’s always pretty amazing to see a band that can sell out arenas play an intimate venue.

On June 22, Imagine Dragons & Nate Ruess played All for One: The Orlando Unity Concert at Hard Rock Live, where all proceeds went to the OneOrlando Fund benefiting Pulse victims and their families. Only 10 days after the events that occurred at Pulse, Imagine Dragons connected on a more personal level with a community that was ready to keep dancing. After a very strong start, the band took a moment to remember the victims while playing Alphaville’s “Forever Young.”

LIV JONSE Voice Hoist – Gallery at Avalon Island – July 15 The Gallery at Avalon Island hosted countless experimental acts this year with the monthly installation of The In-Between Series on top of hosting shows by the Civic Minded Five. Due diligence is a necessity in seeing the international talents that stop by, but they say nothing good comes easily.

This summer we gathered to see Silver Apples legend Simeon Coxe’s new project Amphibian Lark. Opening was Sarasota’s Voice Hoist, who performed to only a handful of people at 7 p.m. on a Friday. I consider us the lucky ones for witnessing an anthropomorphic set that blended the beautiful noises with colorful, improvised glitching visuals from Broken Machine Film’s Joshua Rogers. Voice Hoist utilized a very minimal amount of instruments to create expansive soundscapes that looped into soft structures, the voice being but a whisper often used for ambient pieces of the puzzle. Occurring only a month after the Pulse tragedy, it was a radical display of softness, a gentle and unexpected set.

SIERRA REESE Sleep – The Beacham – July 26 Having a chance to photograph Sleep at the Beacham was a wonderful opportunity for me this past year. Although the band came to town under tragic circumstances, their gesture and willingness to help raise money for the Pulse victims was moving and inspiring. Orlando needed a chance to come together and heal through positivity and great music, which is what Sleep brought to us. The band even went so far as to set up a silent auction as a way to raise more money. Watching Sleep put on an amazing live performance, while standing in solidarity with my Orlando community, was something I’ll never forget.

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Get Your Jazz On

Dickens by Candlelight

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These monthly Alfond Inn affairs are already pretty jolly – unlimited roast pig, cocktails and live jazz will do that, not to mention complimentary valet parking in Winter Park – but December’s edition sounds especially ho-ho-homey. In addition to the usual roasted meats from the caja box (and some vegetarian selections), and the unlimited wine, beer, spirits and cigars, there’ll be spiked hot apple cider, Christmas tunes, even a snow machine. The Dana Kamide Quartet plays under the stars as you rest easy in the knowledge that your ticket price helps fund the Alfond Scholars Program, which awards scholarships to Rollins College students. We all enjoy a Christmas song and a cup of wassail at the end of the year, even those of us who are able to enjoy them outdoors in December. – Jessica Bryce Young 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Alfond Inn, 300 E. New England Ave., Winter Park | 407-326-2623 | thealfondinn.com | $45-$50

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OUR PICKS FOR THE BEST EVENTS THIS WEEK

Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to make the public pay attention when he said, “Hey! Quit being jerks to the less fortunate!” He knew that conveying a serious message called for shiny packaging, and there’s nothing more sparkly than Christmas (source: childhood). Perhaps Hillary’s greatest weakness was her inability to make the entirety of her campaign Christmas-themed – but we digress. The glitter is toned down for Dickens by Candlelight, a retelling of the classic Yuletide tale using only three actors weaving through tables full of audience members squinting at the action by candlelight, just as Dickens intended.

The unique casting and staging intrigue us, but we’re really curious about how much of a fire hazard this may be. This may just be our inner Scrooge coming out, but old-timey costumes are notoriously cumbersome and the combination of low lighting, constant movement and British accents makes us wonder if this morality tale is up to code. Luckily the show has a 20-year run under its belt so we can probably enjoy the production’s tea and cookies safely while Ebenezer finds himself. – Abby Stassen 7:30 p.m. | Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St. | 407-222-7669 | dickensbycandlelight.com | $40

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Tired of being bored while you wait for Christmas Eve? It doesn’t have to be that way. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art is allowing free admission to all guests on Dec. 24 for the majority of the day. The Winter Park museum currently has several exhibits on hand, but you’ll want to watch out for the ones that focus on their stunning collection of art glass by Gilded Age legend Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Raintree Chamber Players, a group of local professional musicians, serenade you as you explore the Morse Museum for the last three hours of this event. – Monivette Cordeiro 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park | 407-645-5311 | morsemuseum.org | free

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The week of Christmas is usually a dead time for live performances of the non-holiday variety, but the new monthly Moloko Plus showcase is defying the odds this week with a show devoted to electronic sounds and modular synthesizers. Though the vibe certainly falls under the “experimental” umbrella, the artists booked for this inaugural night stray much closer to the ambient side of that designation, eschewing much of the abrasiveness usually associated with experimental electronic shows. The synths are droney and the beats sparse, creating an appropriate soundtrack for the deserted midnight streets that usually accompany the holidays. Stick around after the early show for an edition of Spacebar’s signature Bring Your Own Vinyl night, where you can use their professional turntables to show off your own taste in records, experimental or otherwise. – Thaddeus McCollum with Sh4pes, Christian Kady, Void Machine, Pressurewave | 7:30 p.m. | Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St. | facebook.com/spacebarorlando | free

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Our last-minute Xmas gift to you, the discerning music listener, is a hot tip on a lastminute show that even took us by surprise. Craow, the dark synth/industrial techno solo project of Florida exile Sean Halpin, is playing his first show in Florida since a string of dates in 2013 that took him up and out of Florida permanently. Though now firmly ensconced in the experimental arts playground that is Providence, Rhode Island, Halpin cut his teeth in the same fertile Tampa underground scene that gave the world Merchandise, Haves & Thirds, and Ukiah Drag. Craow has gone through several permutations before settling into its current form of solo Halpin crafting pitchblack, hard industrial groove workouts on a variety of synths and samplers.

Live, Craow is pure negative energy and catharsis through dance. If you went to the Visage reunion and wondered to yourself why no one does it as good as Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb used to do it, Craow is now your favorite new band. And for younger folks looking for a harder dance fix, come take a listen. Did we mention the show is free? – Matthew Moyer 8 p.m. | Stardust Video & Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road | 407-623-3393 | free

COMEDY

While, sure, we agree with the popular “Orlando Doesn’t Suck” T-shirts, the slogan does come off as a little overly defensive. When they first started popping up back in the day (like, what, two years ago?), some people thought that Orlandoans could do with an unofficial slogan that had a bit more positivity to it. Hence, the Orlando Is Tight comedy showcase got its name. After host Jaron Millan left Orlando for L.A., the showcase fell off Backbooth’s schedule, but you can still see folks wearing T-shirts with the proactive slogan. Since the holidays have brought Millan back home, this reunion showcase is your last chance for a while to snag one of those shirts for yourself: The first 10 people through the door get a now-vintage Orlando Is Tight shirt. Plus, there will be 10 more up for grabs as prizes throughout the night.

The show itself promises a mix of traditional stand-up, live sketch comedy and some of the better video sketches from Digital Boobs Comedy, a sketch troupe founded by Millan and co-headliner Ryan Fowler. It won’t suck. – TM PHOTO BY GINGER LEIGH

10:30 p.m. | Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St. | 407-999-2570 | backbooth.com | $5

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON NEW YEAR’S EVE?

Plan ahead to figure out the best way to send 2016 into oblivion 2016 Can Kiss My Ass Blue and her Varietease troupe tell 2016 to “suck it” with an outrageous burlesque extravaganza, plus champagne toast. 9 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $20$25; 407-412-6895; thevenueorlando.com.

Attic New Year’s Eve EDM music. VIP packages, bottle service and table reservations available. 9 pm; The Attic, 68 E. Pine St.; $60$90; 407-403-1161; theatticorlando.com.

Blue Year’s Eve with Kaleigh Baker Ms. Baker sings nothing but Tom Waits songs, accompanied by a rotating band of her Enablers. 9 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; $15-$20; willspub.org.

midnight champagne toast and Fallout-themed entrees for purchase. VIP package available.

7 pm; Cloak and Blaster, 875 Woodbury Road; $10-$15; cloakandblaster.com.

New Year’s Eve at Tier A Vegas-themed NYE celebration featuring music by Litboyz. 9 pm; Tier Nightclub, 20 E. Central Ave.; $29$111.50; 407-317-9129; tiernightclub.com.

Happy Noon Year Make some noise and ring in the noon year with family-friendly games and an exciting countdown at noon. Ages 3-8.

11:30 am-12:15 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info.

New Year’s Eve at WhirlyDome Unlimited WhirlyBall and Laser Tag. 8 pm; WhirlyDome, 6464 International Drive; $25; whirlydome.com.

James Bond New Year’s Eve Party An annual James Bond-themed shindig. Prizes for the best Bond/Bond girl outfits. 8 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $99; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

New Year’s Bollywood Eve Party Featuring a live performance from Abhinanda Sarkar. 9:30 pm; LUX Ultra Lounge, 5688 International Drive; $49-$199; 407-352-8838; bollywoodeve.com.

New Year’s Eve at Cuba Libre Featuring a live broadcast of the Times Square Ball Drop, live entertainment, a balloon drop, champagne toast and more. 10 pm; Cuba Libre, 9101 International Drive; $15-$50; 407-476-1847; cubalibrerestaurant.com.

Orlando, 8967 International Drive; $25-$125; 407-426-7555; icebarorlando.com.

New Year’s State of Mind A NYE celebration with a Times Square theme. Featuring music

by Arsonist, Tr3mendo, and DJ Nice 1. 8 pm; ONO Nightclub, 1 S. Orange Ave; $29$84; 407-701-9875; ononightclub.com.

New Year’s Eve at World of Beer A buffetstyle dinner, a champagne toast, party favors and DJ Icon spinning the tunes. 9 pm; World of Beer – Dr. Phillips, 7800 Dr. Phillips Blvd.; $75-$100; 407-355-3315; worldofbeer.com.

NYE Bash Featuring the Supervillains, Summerlong, the Problem Addicts, Trees of Life and Flag Man. 7 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $12$15; 407-322-7475; drinkatwestend.com.

New Years Eve Bash Bring on the New Year with circus arts and theater performances

by Team Carnie. 9 pm-1 am; The Hourglass Brewery, 255 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-262-0056.

NYE Dark & Fancy Affair at the Falcon Sounds

by Uberbahn’s DJ NM, a complimentary champagne toast and a goth vibe to say goodbye to 2016. 9 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060; thefalconbar.com.

New Year’s Eve Celebration Holiday music, plenty of adult beverages and delicious food await guests. Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista, 8442 Palm Parkway, Lake Buena Vista; contact for price; 407-996-7300; clarionlbv.com.

New Year’s Eve Celebration Package at Sea World A four-course prix fixe dinner, souvenir group photo and reserved seating New Year’s Eve at Howl at the Moon Complimentary champagne toast and party for Sea World’s fireworks show. 5:30 pm; SeaWorld, 7007 SeaWorld Drive; $199; favors. Open bar packages available. 9 pm; Howl 407-363-2613; seaworldparks.com. at the Moon Saloon, 8815 International Drive; $20-$65; 407-354-5999; howlatthemoon.com.

New Year’s Eve Dine With Shamu Watch majestic Casino Royale Gala Casino-themed NYE party.

New Year’s Eve at Liam Fitzpatrick’s DJs spinning whales while enjoying a menu of seasonal and Featuring a live band, champagne toast and sustainable items. SeaWorld, 7007 SeaWorld throughout the night and Liam Fitzpatrick’s balloon drop at midnight. Table packages available. signature Shamrock Drop at midnight. 8 pm; Liam Drive; $29-$99; 407-363-2613; seaworldparks.com.

8 pm; Blue Martini, 9101 International Drive; Fitzpatrick’s, 951 Market Promenade Ave., Lake New Years Eve Extravaganza Featuring a $70; 407-447-2583; bluemartinilounge.com.

Mary; free; 407-936-3782; liamfitzpatricks.com. performance by the Matt Burke Band. 8 pm; Cafe Church Street New Year’s Eve Block Party Live DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; $25; New Year’s Eve at Stonewall Midnight entertainment all night and fireworks at 386-873-2943; cafedavincideland.com. snacks and drink specials all night long. 11 midnight at downtown Orlando’s only threepm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; New Year’s Eve on Wall Street A street-wide tiered bar. Table reservations available. 8 free; 407-373-0888; stonewallorlando.com. light show, outdoor dance party and the biggest pm; Chillers, 33 W. Church St.; $39-$99; countdown to 2017 in downtown Orlando. 8 New Year’s Eve at Tanqueray’s Featuring 407-649-4270; churchstreetbars.com. pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; live music by The Company. 10 Countdown to Midnight Libations, dancing, $25-$100; 407-849-0471; wallstplaza.net. pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; “best-of-the-best” culinary bites from 407-649-8540; tanqueraysbar.com.

New Year’s Eve Party and Burlesque Disney restaurants, and the “Fantasy in the Show Entertainment provided by DJ Sisco New Year’s Eve at Tapa Toro A five-course meal, Sky” fireworks spectacular. 8 pm; Disney’s and the Ladies of Black Garter Burlesque. champagne toast, open beer and wine bar, plus Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney flamenco, samba and belly dancing entertainment. Free champagne toast. 8 pm; Wop’s Hops, 419 World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; $225; S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $15; 407-878-7819; 10 pm-2 am; Tapa Toro, 8441 International Drive; 407-824-1000; disneyworld.com. facebook.com/wopshopsbrewingcompany. $110; 407-226-2929; tapatoro.restaurant.

The Diamond Ball DJs, dancers and more New Year’s Eve Party at Taverna Opa A familyNew Year’s Eve at the Abbey Complimentary at this glittering skytop celebration. VIP style prix fixe meal, a dessert station, a cigar champagne all night and the televised ball drop packages available. 9 pm; One80 Grey and liquor lounge, belly dancers, fire shows, on the big screen. 10 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Goose Lounge, 400 W. Church St.; $59-$99; Drive; $17-$20; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando.com. music and a champagne toast at midnight.

407-440-7180; 180downtown.com.

9 pm-2 am; Taverna Opa, 9101 International New Year’s Eve at the Copper Rocket Featuring DRIP’s New Year’s Eve Glitter and glam Drive; $65; 407-351-8660; opaorlando.com. rock music by Blonk and a champagne stations, a color bar, a champagne bar and a New Year’s Eve Show A 90-minute improv toast at midnight. 9 pm; Copper Rocket full theatrical performance with dancers and comedy show with a countdown to midnight and Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; free; 407a live band. 9:30 pm; DRIP, 8747 International hors d’oeuvres. 10 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. 636-3171; letsmakeitathing.com.

Drive; $49-$89; 347-855-3747; ilovedrip.com.

Orange Ave.; $14-$17; 407-648-0001; sak.com.

New Year’s Eve at the Geek Easy Premiere Escape at Backbooth Costume contest, DJs, New Year’s Eve with Betty Fox The Betty Fox DJs spin all night long. 9 pm; The Geek tarot readings and live performers at this band rings in the New Year. Party favors, a Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; fetish-themed party. 9 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. champagne toast, and late night buffet from Fuel free; 407-332-9636; mygeekeasy.com.

Pine St.; $10; 407-999-2570; backbooth.com.

BBQ included. 9 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., New Year’s Eve at the Lucky Lure Featuring the Eve Six CityWalk clubs, unlimited gourmet Sanford; $20; 407-328-4848; thealleyblues.com.

Brown Bag Brass Band. 8 pm; The Lucky Lure, cuisine, an outdoor dance floor, pyrotechnics New Year’s Eve with the Living Deads Ring in 1427 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-250-6949. display and midnight champagne toast. 8 the new year with horror/rockabilly band the pm; CityWalk at Universal Orlando, 1000 New Year’s Eve at the Parliament House DJs Living Deads. 10 pm; Sloppy Taco Palace, 4892 S. Universal Studios Plaza; $109.99-$174.99; and drag performances featuring Bianca del Rio Kirkman Road; contact for price; 407-574-6474.

407-363-8000; universalorlando.com. and Bob the Drag Queen. 7:30 pm; Parliament New Year’s Masquerade Ball Reserved seating House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $20-$75; Fallout: New Year’s Eve A Fallout-inspired and open bar packages available. 8 pm; Icebar 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com. apocalypse New Year’s Eve party with a Burlesque of the Apocalypse Burlesque from Blacklist Babes Cabaret. Complimentary champagne toast at midnight and a balloon drop. 7:30 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$25; stmatthewstavern.com.

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O Town Social New Year’s Eve Latin dancing all night long with salsa and bachata classes.

VIP packages and table reservations available. 8 pm; DGBEK Studios, 4677 LB McLeod Road; $15; otownsocial.com.

Oblivion Taproom New Year’s Eve Party 1920s-themed end-of-the-year bash.

Costume contest and a champagne toast at midnight. 4 pm; Oblivion Taproom, 5101 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-802-4800; obliviontaproom.com.

One Step Beyond New Year’s Eve Party Vinyl Arts Bar moves to a much bigger location for a private event with plenty of DJs, two dance floors, live art and a champagne toast at midnight. 10 pm; Vinyl Arts Bar, 75 E. Colonial Drive; contact for price; vinylartsbar.com.

Red Cypress New Year’s Eve Party The keg drops at midnight. Featuring live music

by Run Raquel and food from Papa Llama Pop Up. 7 pm; Red Cypress Brewery, 855 E. State Road 434, Winter Springs; free; 407542-0341; redcypressbrewery.com.

Rock ’Til the Drop NYE party with music from Epic Evolve. 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $40-$175; 407-351-5483; hardrock.com.

Room 2 Rock NYE Party Live music from rock band Room 2. 9 pm; Dexter’s of Winter Park, 558 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-629-1150; dexwine.com.

Thornton Park New Years Eve Street Party New Year’s Eve party with music and a VIP section at the Veranda. 8 pm; Graffiti Junktion – Thornton Park, 900 E. Washington St.; $10-$100; 407765-7929; thorntonstreetblockparty.com.

Toast Upstairs and downstairs New Year’s Eve parties featuring specialty cocktails and a variety of live performances. 8 pm; Aloft Hotel Orlando Downtown, 500 S. Orange Ave.; $15-$45; 407-380-3500.

Will’s NYE Block Party Reverend Horton Heat, Jello Biafra, the Legendary Shack Shakers, Giddy Up Go, the Woolly Bushmen and more play at this indoor/outdoor celebration. 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $25-$35; willspub.org.

WJRR’S Big Friggin’ Eve Featuring Sevendust, Red Rising and more. 8 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $42.50; 407-934-2583; houseofblues.com.

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You won’t need burgers for a fast-food fix once you find this Vietnamese noodle shop. Specializing in gigantic, weirdly addictive bowls of very thin rice noodles and various cuts of beef submerged in delicately seasoned broth, they also serve the usual exotics of shrimp paste and grilled pork – but the soup’s the thing. 730 N. Mills Ave., 407-897-3488; also 9728 E. Colonial Dr., 407-930-7670,

Plant-based eatery deftly disproves the antiquated notion that meatless and wheatless equates to tasteless with boldly flavored green, grain and pasta bowls. Oh, and they can also pull a proper espresso.

Note: Dairy and gluten options are available.

715 N. Ferncreek Ave., 407-757-0346

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21

CONCERTS/EVENTS Civilian, Hoyle, Brother Cephus, Native Culture 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$12.

Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-898-7733.

OPERA/CLASSICAL The Met Live in HD: L’Amour de Loin 6:30 pm; presentation of Kaija Saariaho’s yearning medieval romance, one of the most highly praised operas of recent years. Multiple locations; $25.56; fathomevents.com.

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CONCERTS/EVENTS

[MUSIC] Civilian Wednesday at Will’s Pub

Bothering Dennis 7-11 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free; 407-456-0186.

Bring Your Own Vinyl 10:30 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-228-0804.

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Travis Adams, Teen Agers, Awkward Age, Debt Neglector, Summer Spiders 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.

Goodrich & the Die Tryins, FRIDAY, DEC. 23 ARK, Zap Dragon 8 pm; Will’s CONCERTS/EVENTS Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.

The Mellow Relics 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Nicolina 7 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $10; 407-999-2570.

Ookay 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10$25; 407-504-7699.

Thursday Jazz Jams 8 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.

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Big Ron Trio 9 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $5; 407-579-1079.

Christian Arango, Carlos Mendoza 10 pm; Vinyl Arts Bar, 75 E. Colonial Drive; $10-$15.

Dr. K & Friends Blue Jazz 8 pm; Chef Eddie’s, 595 W. Church St.; free; 407-595-8494.

Friday Fete With Damage Band 9 pm-2 am; Singh’s

Roti Shop, 5244 Old Winter Garden Road; $10; 407-670-8824.

Friends-Mas: Tonstartssbandht, Timothy Eerie, the Death Tremors 9 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; $10$15; 407-228-0804.

Gargamel 8 pm; Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; $5; 407-636-3171.

James Brown Holiday Jam 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Latin Christmas Concert: Pusho, Almighty, Darkiel, D. Ozi, Juanka, Brytiago 9 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $22$40; 407-504-7699.

Oak Hill Drifters 9 pm-1 am; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499.

Rap Night 7 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $10-$12; 407-999-2570.

OPERA/CLASSICAL Live Music at the Morse Museum 5-8 pm; flute trio.

Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 24

CONCERTS/EVENTS Luke Wagner 8 pm; Wop’s Hops, 419 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-878-7819.

MONDAY, DEC. 26

CONCERTS/EVENTS Henry Black 8 pm-1 am; Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; free; 407-636-3171.

Jazz Meets Motown Inc. 7-10 pm; Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration, 2900 Parkway Blvd., Kissimmee; free; 407-747-7223.

Memento Mori 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-839-0457.

Open Mic Hip-Hop 9:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.

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Ginger Minj: Mary, Did You Know? The RuPaul’s Drag Race star returns home for a special two-night stand at Parliament House.

Mary, Did You Know? is a holiday spectacular that sold out during its debut run in NYC. Speaking of the show to Huffington Post, Minj said, “Holiday memories are often best recalled through a heavy filter of dust and booze.” We couldn’t agree more. 7:30 p.m. WednesdayThursday; Footlight Theatre at the Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $20-$30; parliamenthouse.com

Bring Your Own Vinyl What could be more fun than dusting off your Christmas records

The Coathangers

and sharing them with a crowd of drunken strangers? Spacebar’s once-regular, now-very-

Feb. 4, 2017, at Will’s Pub

irregular BYOV night returns for the final time this year, preceded by the Moloko Plus showcase, a synth-heavy experimental show. Show up early, stay late, drink lots of beer. 10:30 p.m.

Thursday; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook.com/byovspacebar

James Brown Holiday Jam James Brown loved Christmas; he released three separate Christmas albums over the course of his career.

And Phat-N-Jazzy DJ BMF loves James Brown.

So this annual Christmas celebration devoted to the music of James Brown is probably the most love-filled party you’ll be able to find on Christmas Eve Eve. 10 p.m. Friday; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org

Christmas Eve Pajama Party Player 1 Video Game Bar holds a giant raffle every year for some sweet prizes. Get a raffle ticket for paying for entry, a raffle ticket if you show up in pajamas, and a raffle ticket for every drink you purchase for yourself or others. And, of course, while you’re waiting for the numbers to be called, feel free to play as many video games as you want. Consider it practice for Christmas Day. 8 p.m. Saturday; Player 1 Video Game Bar, 8562 Palm Parkway; $5; player1orlando.com COATHANGERS PHOTO BY RYAN RUSSELL

The Roots, Dec. 29 at House of Blues Jello Biafra, Rev. Horton Heat, Dec. 31 at Will’s Pub Riff Raff, Jan. 13, 2017, at Backbooth Engelbert Humperdinck, Jan. 14, 2017, at Bob Carr Theater Henry Rollins, Jan. 15, 2017, at the Plaza Live Mike Doughty, Wheatus, Jan. 19, 2017, at the Social Kathleen Madigan, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Plaza Live

Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine, Jan. 27, 2017, at the Beacham Billy Joel, Jan. 27, 2017, at Amway Center

Andrea Bocelli, Feb. 11, 2017, at Amway Center

Bryan Ferry, March 12, 2017, at Hard Rock Live

Dionne Warwick, Feb. 14, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Stevie Nicks & the Pretenders, March 21, 2017, at Amway Center

moe., Jan. 27, 2017, at the Plaza Live

The Piano Guys, Feb. 16, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Florida Georgia Line, Jan. 28, 2017, at Amway Center

Gaelic Storm, Feb. 17, 2017, at the Plaza Live

Billy Crystal, Feb. 1, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Colin Hay, Feb. 20, 2017, at the Plaza Live

Lily Tomlin, Feb. 4, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center

AJR, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Social Devendra Banhart, Feb. 24, 2017, at the Beacham

Nonpoint, Jan. 22, 2017, at House of Blues

Yonder Mountain String Band, G. Love and Special Sauce Feb. 8, 2017, at the Plaza Live

Run the Jewels, Jan. 23, 2017, at the Beacham

Carbon Leaf, Feb. 9, 2017, at the Social

Dropkick Murphys, March 8, 2017, at House of Blues

Reel Big Fish, AntiFlag, Jan. 25, 2017, at the Beacham

Excision, Feb. 10, 2017, at House of Blues

Norah Jones, March 8, 2017, at Bob Carr Theater

Atmosphere, Jan. 26, 2017, at the Beacham

Blind Pilot, Feb. 10, 2017, at the Beacham

You Blew It!, March 10-11, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center

Smokey Robinson, March 3, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center

St. Paul & the Broken Bones, March 23, 2017, at the Beacham The Menzingers, March 23-24, 2017, at the Social Brian Wilson, March 27, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center Steve Miller Band, March 31, 2017, at the Dr. Phillips Center Flaming Lips, April 3, 2017, at House of Blues Shovels & Rope, April 7, 2017, at the Beacham Ariana Grande, April 15, 2017, at Amway Center Red Hot Chili Peppers, April 26, 2017, at Amway Center

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Cult Classics: Under the Cherry Moon FILM

Riding the stratospheric highs of commercial and critical acclaim for 1984’s Purple Rain – both the film and the soundtrack – Prince was given the equivalent of a blank check for a follow-up film by the suits at Warner Bros., salivating over the notion of Purple Rain II. Prince, being Prince, smirked enigmatically and penciled himself in to both star and direct this film, Orson Welles–style. Prince emerged with a sprawling, ambitious, artistic left turn – a black-and-white film set in the French Riviera, evoking the spirit of old Hollywood glamour, chock-full of hallucinatory visuals and humor, and, bizarrely, no performance of “Kiss,” the hit song from the accompanying soundtrack album, Parade. This was Under the Cherry Moon. Cherry Moon is the story of Christopher Tracy (Prince) and Tricky (Jerome Benton), gigolo brothers who bum around Europe, seducing and cheating rich mademoiselles. But things don’t really go according to plan when Christopher falls in love with a target, and the movie spirals out of control from there. Sadly, it bombed upon release. But by then, Prince had already moved on; stung by the critics, seemingly bored by filmmaking, he would return to music, sealing himself away in the studio to work on what would become his most sprawling and solitary recorded work – Sign O’ the Times. With Purple Rain having already done a memorial theatrical run, now’s the perfect time for Cherry Moon to rise from the vaults of Paisley Park. And y’know what? It’s aged damn well. It’s a vibrant, beautifully shot piece of filmmaking, and Prince is absolute magic to watch. He’s got the look …. – Matthew Moyer 9:30 p.m. | Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland | 407-629-1088 | enzian.org | $8

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Whiskey Faithful, Will Brack, Bear Princess, Sticky Steve & the Convicts 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-270-9104.

TUESDAY, DEC. 27

CONCERTS/EVENTS Appetite for Destruction 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $8.75; 407-934-2583.

Greta Pope 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $15-$25; 407-636-9951.

The Groove Orient 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Jazz in the Courtyard with the DaVinci Jazz Experiment 7-9 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; free; 386-873-2943.

Music Remembrance Jazz Trio 8 pm; Paradise Cove Restaurant and Bar, 4380 Carraway Place, Sanford; free.

Singer-Songwriter Open Mic 7:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.

THEATER Dickens by Candlelight Three actors portray the dozens of characters in A Christmas Carol. Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 pm; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $40-$50; 407-222-7669; dickensbycandlelight.com.

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pm, Saturday, 2 pm, Tuesday, 7:30 pm; Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $13-$25; 407447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.

Ginger Minj: Mary, Did You Know? Direct from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut, Ginger Minj brings her holiday spectacular home to Orlando for two nights only. WednesdayThursday, 7:30 pm; Footlight Theatre, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $20-$30; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com.

It Was a Very Good Yule: A Holiday Cabaret Mad Cow’s annual holiday cabaret. Thursday, 7:30 pm, Friday, 4:30 & 7:30 pm; Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St.; $15-$20; 407-2978788; madcowtheatre.com.

Out of the Apple Orchard The story of a Jewish immigrant family in 1910 that moves from the Lower East Side of New York City to a hamlet in the Catskills. Wednesday, 2 & 7:30 pm, Thursday, 7:30 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $20-$30; 407-437-4909; appletreeseries.com.

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Rent This Phone Taking place entirely over a pay phone and commemorating the 20th anniversary of Rent, Brian Feldman sings the entire show one song at a time, one phone call at a time; 42 phone calls available.

Saturday, 9 pm; multiple locations; free; j.mp/rentthisphone.

A Very Merry Holiday Cabaret Holiday cabaret performance from Tim Evanicki Productions.

Thursday, 8 pm; The Persian Room, 1155 W. State Road 434, Longwood; $15-$20.

COMEDY Drunken Monkey Open Mic Comedy open mic. Fridays, 8 pm; Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, 444 N. Bumby Ave.; free; 407-893-4994; drunkenmonkeycoffee.com.

Holiday High Tide A special holiday edition of the indie comedy variety show with sketches, improvisational comedy and digital shorts. Wednesday, 8 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; $3; 407-228-0804.

Invasion! Christmas Carol The beloved holiday tale is performed with a twist: every night the audience votes on

a character who invades the story. Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $14-$17; 407-648-0001; sak.com.

Jack’s Open Mic Comedy Night Open mic comedy night hosted

by Myke Herlihy. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9 pm; Jack’s Pub & Grub, 5494 Central Florida Parkway; free; 407-787-3886.

Open Mic Comedy With Craig Norberg Comedy open mic for aspiring comedians.

Sundays, 8 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-9753364; austinscoffee.com.

Orlando Is Tight Stand-up.

Monday, 10:30 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $5; 407-9992570; backbooth.com.

DANCE In His Name We Dance Presented by the Centre for Dance & the Performing Arts, celebrate the story of Christmas through the beautiful expression of dance. Friday, 4 & 7 pm; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $12-$15; 407877-4736; gardentheatre.org.

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Peek-A-Boo Holiday Show The Ladies of the Peek-A-Boo Lounge grant your wish for a holiday-themed burlesque show.

Wednesday, 9:30 pm; Stardust Lounge, 431 E. Central Blvd.; $7; 407-839-0080.

ART OPENINGS/EVENTS Christmas Eve Open House Free admission with live music by the Raintree Chamber Players. Saturday, 9:30 am-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-645-5311.

Malcolm Morley and Robert Mapplethorpe.

Through Jan. 1, 2017; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $15; omart.org.

Doug Safranek: Both Sides of the Bridge Doug Safranek utilizes small, repetitive brushstrokes to release the subtle, translucent qualities of egg tempera in his portraits of New York City. Through Jan. 8, 2017; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org.

Ernest Trova: Visionary In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ernest Trova was among the most widely acknowledged sculptors working in the United States. Through Jan. 8, 2017;

Historic Threads The significance of fabric in our everyday lives – for clothing, furnishings and design – is highlighted in this mini exhibit. Through Feb. 10, 2017; Art & History Museums - Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-539-2181.

Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org.

Francis Luis Mora: A Legacy Reconsidered Francis Luis Mora is known for his paintings and drawings depicting American life in the early 20th century. Through Jan. 8, 2017; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org.

Getting the Water Right: The Culture and Politics of Water in the Everglades Photography exhibit examining the relation between natural waterways and human development.

Through Feb. 4, 2017; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org.

John Petrey | Derek Gores: Marking 40 Years of the Rotary Arts Festival Art from John Petrey and Derek Gores, two artists who used the Rotary Club of Maitland’s Art Under the Stars as a springboard for success. Through Dec. 31; Art & History Museums - Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-539-2181.

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CONTINUING THIS WEEK The Art of Fellowship in Photography and Ceramics & Sculpture Emerging artists from Crealdé’s programs share their talent and demonstrate diverse techniques in work produced during their Fellowships. Through Jan. 16, 2017; Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.

The Art of Jennifer Payne New large-format works from the local painter. Through Jan. 13, 2017; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org.

Artborne Annual Selection of works featured in the local arts mag this year. Through Jan. 14, 2017; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; artbornemagazine.com.

The Bride Elect – Gifts From the 1905 Wedding of Elizabeth Owens Morse A group of the lovely gifts that survive from the 1905 Morse-Genius wedding, including Tiffany art glass, Rookwood pottery and Gorham silver. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 9:30 am-4 pm and Sundays, 1-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $6; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

Celebrating 75 Years: Pathways of American Art Commemorative exhibition celebrating 75 years of the Morse Museum. Ongoing; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $6; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

Christie Miga The abstract expressionist paintings of Atlanta-born artist Christie Miga.

Through Dec. 31; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info.

Contemporary Visions of Frantz Zéphirin: Haitian Mystic Collection from one of the top-producing Haitian artists working today. Through April 16, 2017; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-647-6294.

The Conversation Continues Collection of contemporary art including works

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Local Art Night Local artists showcase and sell their works while performers entertain. Thursday, 8-11 pm; DRIP, 8747 International Drive; $5; 347-855-3747.

Natvar Bhavsar: The Dimension of Color Indian-born Natvar Bhavsar is often compared with Abstract Expressionists and color-field painters like Mark Rothko, but his method of building up surfaces through layers of dry pigment is uniquely his own. Through Jan. 15, 2017; Museum of Art DeLand – Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-7344371; moartdeland.org.

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24 artists. Through Jan. 14, 2017; Redefine Gallery, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060.

POP! Art Show Bright, colorful pieces from local artists.

Through Dec. 31; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com.

Small Things Considered This annual exhibition features original small-scale works of art sized 10” x 10” or smaller. Through Jan. 10, 2017; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-428-1133.

North and South: Photographs of U.S. Route 1 Exhibition of photographs by Berenice Abbott of U.S. 1 in 1954.

Through Feb. 4, 2017; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org.

Spinning Yarn: Storytelling Through Southern Art Explore the power of visual storytelling with 40 works of art created by 20 contemporary, self-taught and traditional artists living and working in 10 Southern states. Through Jan. 14, 2017; Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.

Pen and Ink A group show featuring pen and ink works from

Street Stories An exhibition featuring local artist

Markus Rowntree including drawings, paintings and sculptures. Proceeds will go to Orlando’s Homeless Coalition. Through Jan. 14, 2017; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-6487060; markusrowntree.com.

Three American Sculptors: Alice Aycock | Deborah Butterfield | Barbara Sorensen Exhibition of works by three female sculptors. Through Jan. 8, 2017; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-2464278; mennellomuseum.com.

Two Regimes Created from the salvaged works of two women: Teodora Verbitskya, who chronicled her experiences in Russia in the first half of the 20th century, and her daughter, Nadia Werbitzky, a professional artist. Through Jan. 6, 2017; Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland; free; 407-6280555; holocaustedu.org.

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You Are My Sunshine Exhibition of art dedicated to benefitting the community with featured artist Rusty Wahl. Ongoing; Art of Healing Gallery at Florida Hospital – Altamonte, 601 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs; free; 407-303-5395; flhosp.com.

EVENTS Celebration of Holiday Blooms & Music Celebrate the season with time-honored poinsettia, amaryllis and bromeliad displays as well as a 15-foot Christmas tree. Through Jan. 8, 2017; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $12-$18; 863-6761408; boktowergardens.org.

[ART] Artborne Annual Through Jan. 14 at the Gallery at Avalon Island

“CHANTELLE YOUNG-BROWN” BY SCOTT SCHEIDLY

Block and Brew, 2417 Hiawassee Road; various menu prices; 407601-6887; craftedorlando.com.

Christmas Dinner A four-course Christmas menu. Sunday, 5-11 pm; DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at Sea World, 10100 International Drive; price of meal; 407-352-1100.

Christmas Eve at Tapa Toro Celebrate the holidays with endless paella, salad, dessert and live entertainment. Saturday, 11 am-noon; Tapa Toro, 8441 International Drive; $30; 407226-2929; tapatoro.restaurant.

Christmas Eve at the WhirlyDome Unlimited WhirlyBall and Laser Tag. Saturday, 4-8 pm; WhirlyDome, 6464 International Drive; $25; 407-212-3030; whirlydome.com.

Christmas at Taverna Opa A special seasonal prix fixe menu with a Mediterranean flair.

Saturday, noon-11 pm and Sunday noon-2 am; Taverna Opa, 9101 International Drive; $28; 407351-8660; opaorlando.com.

Christmas Eve Pajama Party Show up in pajamas and get raffle tickets toward huge prizes. Also drink and play video games. Saturday, 8 pm; Player 1 Video Game Bar, 8562 Palm Parkway; $5; 407504-7521; player1orlando.com.

Christmas Day Brunch Comes with a free Bloody Mary or mimosa if you RSVP by Christmas Eve. Sunday, 9 am-3 pm; Crafted

Christmas Party at Tapa Toro Celebrate the holidays with endless

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paella, salad, dessert and live entertainment. Sunday, 11 am-2 pm; Tapa Toro, 8441 International Drive; $30; 407-226-2929; tapatoro.restaurant.

Farmers & Artisans Market The highest quality locally crafted and locally grown products in historic Downtown Longwood. Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm; Historic Downtown Longwood, West SR 434 and South County Road 427, Longwood; free; 321-222-7224; longwoodfl.org.

Food Truck Fridays Live music, entertainment and a plethora of culinary options. Bring a receipt for $20 from any store in Artegon to guest services and receive $5 in Food Truck Bucks.

Friday, 5-9 pm; Artegon Marketplace, 5250 International Drive; free; 407351-7718; artegonmarketplace.com.

Girl the Party: Ugly Sweater Christmas Party Christmas Eve party from Florida’s largest weekly lesbian party.

Saturday, 9 pm; Southern Nights, 375 S. Bumby Ave.; contact for price; 407-412-5039; girltheparty.com.

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members of the Amaryllis Club with this year’s design theme: I’ll Be Home For Christmas. Includes admission to Bok Tower Gardens. Through Jan. 8, 2017, 10 am-5 pm; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $9-$20; 863-676-1408; boktowergardens.org.

Light Up UCF Light Up UCF, one of Orlando’s most anticipated holiday attractions, provides Central Florida families and residents with a familyfriendly winter wonderland featuring ice skating, rides, and holiday attractions.

Fridays, 5 pm-midnight, Saturdays, noon-midnight, Mondays-Thursdays, 5-10 pm and Mondays-Thursdays, 12-8 pm; CFE Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd.; $10-$20; 407-823-6363; lightupucf.com.

No Presents for Christmas An unholy night of metal and no Christmas music. Saturday, 9 pm; Will’s Dirty Laundry, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Orlando Girl Geek Dinners Join for convo, food and drinks. All women welcome. Friday, 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; 407-623-3393; orlandogirlgeeks.com.

Sanford After Dark Monthly street market with music, art, vendors, food and drink and more. Saturday, 8 pm;

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Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499.

Winter in the Park Enjoy ice skating in the middle of Winter Park. Through Jan. 8, 2017; Central Park’s West Meadow, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; $12; cityofwinterpark.org.

LEARNING Ayurvedic Beauty Learn about ancient Indian Ayurvedic beauty techniques with certified Holistic Health Coach, Shahnaz Nensey. Thursday, 6-7 pm; Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St., Winter Garden; Free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info.

Basic Sewing: Holiday Gift Bags Learn seam construction and interfacing techniques in this project class. Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info.

Conversational Spanish 101 Learn the basics of conversational Spanish.

Thursdays, noon-1 pm; Maitland Public Library, 501 S. Maitland Ave., Maitland; free; 407-647-7700; maitlandpubliclibrary.org.

Pride, Prejudice & Protest: GLBT History of Greater Orlando This exhibit from the nonprofit GLBT History Museum of Central Florida shares the progress and setbacks of the Central Florida GLBT community

over the past five decades of change. Through Jan. 26, 2017; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; $8; 407-836-8500; thehistorycenter.org.

Winter Park: The War Years New exhibit that recreates a living room, children’s room and kitchen as they would have appeared in the 1940s. Ongoing; Winter Park Historical Museum, at the Winter Park Farmers Market, Winter Park; free; 407-6478180; wphistory.org.

LITERARY Diverse Word Spoken word open mic. Tuesdays, 8 pm; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com.

Jody Houser Signing Free signing from the writer of DC’s Mother Panic.

Thursday, 1 pm; A Comic Shop, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-3329636; acomicshop.com.

Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word Poetry and spoken word open mic. Wednesdays, 8:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-9753364; austinscoffee.com.

The SAFE Words Poetry Slam With Moody Black Competitive poetry slam with a featured reader.

Thursday, 8 pm; The Milk Bar, 2424 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-4954.

SPORTS Central Florida Mah Jongg Experienced American Mah Jongg players meet weekly using the National Mah Jongg 2015 card and rules.

Wednesdays, 12:30-4 pm; Tuscawilla Country Club, 1500 Winter Springs Blvd., Winter Springs; free; 561-704-9302.

Falcon Run Club Biweekly runners club with discounted beer afterwards. Monday, 6:30 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball. Friday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $19-$315; 800-7453000; amwaycenter.com.

Orlando Magic vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA basketball.

Monday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $15-$247; 800-745-3000; amwaycenter.com.

Orlando Solar Bears vs.

Florida Everblades Ice hockey.

Thursday, 7 pm and Tuesday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $12-$45; 800-7453000; amwaycenter.com.

Ten10 Run Club A group run series on the Orlando Urban Trail. Tuesday, 6:30 pm; Ten10 Brewing, 1010 Virginia Drive; free; 407-9308993; ten10brewing.com.

Yoga at CityArts An hour of vinyasa flow surrounded by fine art. Saturday, noon; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $10; 407-648-7060. ■ orlandoweekly.com

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B Y D A N S AVA G E

I’m having an issue with my boyfriend, and I don’t know if I am the crazy, paranoid, controlling party here. We have been together for more than a year and a half.

We had troubles early on because he has a low sex drive. It made me very insecure, and I think that’s why, at the time, I became extremely jealous of his friendship with his very attractive intern. I fully owned up to my irrational jealousy and decided on my own that it was my responsibility to overcome that. She eventually stopped working with him, and they haven’t been in contact for over sex months. Fastforward to the present. On Monday night, I asked my boyfriend what his plans were on Tuesday. (I am studying for law school exams, so I knew I wouldn’t have time to spend with him.) Around 8:30 on Tuesday, he texted me and asked how studying was going, and I asked him again what his plans were. He told me he was going to meet an “old co-worker” at a bar for birthday drinks. I didn’t think twice about it. Then, around 11:30 when I got in bed to relax, I saw on my Instagram feed that his old intern posted a photo of her birthday party at the bar. I became extremely upset, because instead of being up front and saying he was meeting HER for her birthday, he was intentionally ambiguous.

I confronted him when he got home, and he admitted to being ambiguous to avoid a “freak-out.” I told him that if he’d been up front with me, I would have been jealous but I would have also been mindful of my toxic feelings and not projected them onto him. I told him that as a result of how he handled it, I feel worse; I feel lied to and I feel insecure. He acted like I was being ridiculous. He insisted it was a last-minute invite and he didn’t want to cause any drama. We went to sleep, and I woke up feeling pretty much over it. But when he got into the shower, I looked at his phone and saw that she had actually invited him on Monday afternoon. So he lied to me when I asked him what his plans were on Tuesday, and he lied to me again when he said it was a last-minute invite. I am not upset with him for getting drinks with her – most of his friends are female and I NEVER feel jealous about them. I have a weird tic about this girl, though, and I’ve owned up to it. I don’t want to control him, but I feel like I can’t trust him now. Up until now, I’ve never once suspected him of being dishonest.

Am I Crazy?

Sex months? Interesting typo.

There’s another way to read your boyfriend’s ambiguity/obfuscation/dishonesty about Tuesday night: equal parts considerate and self-serving. Your boyfriend knew you had to study, he knew his ex-intern is a sore subject/weird tic, and by opting for ambiguity he allowed you to focus on 54

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your studies. So that was maybekindasorta considerate of him. And since one person’s “mindful of my toxic feelings” and “handling it” is another person’s “freak-out” and “invasion of privacy,” AIC, your boyfriend opted for ambiguousness/deceit-by-omission to avoid drama. And perhaps that was selfserving of him.

Want to prove to your boyfriend that he didn’t need to lie to you about spending time with his ex-intern? Retroactively bestow your blessing on Tuesday night’s birthday drinks and stop raking him over the fucking coals for his thoroughly explicable actions.

(They’re so explicable, I just explicked the shit out of them.) Yes, he lied to you. But unless you’re made of marshmallow fluff and unicorn farts, AIC, you’ve lied to him once or twice over the last year and a half. Even the “most honest” people on earth tell the odd harmless, self-serving white lie once in a while. If you want your relationship to last, AIC, you roll your eyes at the odd HSSW lie and move on. If you want your relationship to end, you do exactly what you’re doing.

If your boyfriend hasn’t given you some other reason(s) to believe he’s cheating with his ex-intern or anyone else, AIC, drop the Tuesday night/birthday drinks subject. I would also advise you to apologize to your boyfriend for having “looked at his phone” while he was in the shower, which is both an asshole move and, yes, a sign that you might be the crazy, paranoid and controlling one in this relationship. And for the sake of your relationship, for fuck’s sake stop following the ex-intern on Instagram.

Finally, AIC, you mention mismatched sex drives. As several commenters pointed out on my blog, where your letter appeared as the Savage Love Letter of the Day, mismatched sex drives are usually a bad sign.

You talk about the libido issue in the past tense, so perhaps it’s not a problem anymore. But if the problem was resolved in a way that left you feeling neglected, insecure and frustrated, it wasn’t resolved and it constitutes a much bigger threat to your relationship than that ex-intern.

I’m a 35-year-old man in a serious relationship – the best I’ve ever been in – with a girl I’ll likely marry. I’m happy with monogamy, aside from one aspect: I have a foot fetish that’s getting stronger with age and I can’t bear the thought of never sucking another girl’s toes again. I should note that my girlfriend is more than happy to shove her feet in my mouth, but I fantasize almost constantly about other women’s feet. I’m tempted to find paid foot-girls, something I’ve done in the past but never while in a relationship. But that would be cheating, right? I don’t think I can bring myself to ask for my girlfriend’s blessing, and I’d be shocked if she offered it. What do I do?

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You bring yourself to ask, FOMOOF, even if you have to drag your ass there. If your girlfriend is sex-positive – if she’s not just shoving her feet in your mouth to shut you up – initiate conversations about your kinks (and hers), your sexual history (and hers) and sexual adventures you might want to have with her in the future (and ones she might want to have with you). If she’s curious and interested and upbeat during these convos and about your kinks, suggest going to a foot fetish party together – one where you can suck other women’s toes and other men can suck hers.

I’m a man who is sexually attracted to trans women. I’ve been told that if I’m attracted to women, it shouldn’t matter what genitals they have. I’ve also been told that if I like penis, it shouldn’t matter if the owner presents as male or female. Am I unfairly fetishizing trans women?

Gain Understanding Into Loving Trans You’re attracted to women, some women have penises, and you find penis-having women particularly attractive, GUILT. If you’re not attracted to men with penises and you’re not attracted to men like Buck Angel, i.e., trans men with vaginas, then you’re not attracted to men generally, cock or no cock.

So long as you can state your preferences in a way that doesn’t dehumanize the people you are attracted to or denigrate the people you aren’t attracted to, GUILT, you have nothing to feel self-conscious or guilty about.

It’s the Savage Lovecast Christmas Spectacular! Listen at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net

Our Pet of the Week is Jada!

Jada (A362187) is a 2-yearold tan and white dog who has been at our shelter since Oct. 25. Shelter staff are shocked this friendly, lovable girl has not yet been adopted! Jada recently took a field trip to the Conway Fire Station to give our firefighters some TLC and kisses. She does have heartworm disease, which is a treatable condition. Don Mealey Chevrolet has offered to sponsor Jada’s heartworm treatment free of charge for her adopter. Her adoption fee is also waived. We hope this girl will be matched with a forever home in time for the holidays!

This month we’ll be celebrating the 12 Days of Petmas by reducing the adoption fee for all animals to just $12 through Dec. 23. The adoption fee includes sterilization, vaccinations and a microchip.

Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, please call 407836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.

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$100-$125 per wk. 23rd and OBT. Call 347-419-6990.

Legal, Public Notices 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, PACKED CARTONS, FURNITURE, TOOLS, TRUCKS, CARS, ETC. THERE’S NO TITLE FOR VEHICLES SOLD AT LIEN SALE. OWNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BID ON UNITS. LIEN SALE TO BE HELD ONLINE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 AT THE 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. www.personalministorage.com PERSONAL MINI STORAGE FORSYTH - 2875 FORSYTH RD. WINTER PARK, FL 32792 - AT 10:00AM: #50- Alex Garcia; #98- Shawn Feldt; #118- Donavon Feilds; #236- Reginald G Williams; #258- Jason Gaspard; #383- Ebony Lynn Owensby; #422 -Ricardo Dasilva 1983 Suzu motorcycle vin

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#JS1GP51A7D2105105; #468Richard Vincent; #480 Tyrian Dominique Reed; #579- Lycia Agosto FSI - 3941 Forsyth Rd Winter Park Fl 32792 - #B3- Go Pro David Serafine; #B27- Go Pro David Serafine MICHIGAN MINI STORAGE - 200 W. MICHIGAN ST ORLANDO, FL 32806 - AT 10:30AM: #32-Amber Bandy; #127-Dann Benjamin; #187-Andrea Collins; #191-Nancy Nixon PERSONAL MINI STORAGE LAKE FAIRVIEW - 4252 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TR. ORLANDO FL 32804 - AT 11:00AM: #130-Sabillon,Kristine Marie; #156-Rice,Heather Renea; #158-McGee,Shirley Ann; #254-Whitfield,Shaneria; #272-Wright,Sheila Dawson; #293-Semones,Kristy Lynn; #299-Ferrer,Nelsie; #337-Williams,Cordney Shantel; #359-Salas,Glyzedna Muriel; #472-Shiver,Michael C; #483-Dorner,Joyce Johnson; #739-Halaas, Barbara Jean; #802-Lewis,Lisandra; #804-Semones,Kristy Lynn; #908-Arroyo,Karina; #930-Echevarria Flores,Adolfo Alberto;#936Sears,Heather Fawn PERSONAL MINI STORAGE WEST - 4600 OLD WINTER GARDEN RD. ORLANDO FL 32811 AT 11:30AM #4-Dorcas L Shorter; #77-Leonard N Humphries; #140-Lenise S Banks; #155-Tchavian L Smith; #170-Michael L Gonzales; #212-Maya P Franklin; #218 Isaac J Carnagie; #272-Pa’La Kunisha S Slones; #276-Anita I Narcisse; #284-Ernesto Velez Rodriguez; #312-Uarsula U Maeweather; #313-Richard T Travick; #327-Vergenia F Hair; #434-Tammi L Jones; #471-Arika R Frazier; #481-Dorothy Ingram; #486-Jamohn M Mack; #508-Donell C Frazier; #513-Marlene L Primm; #524-Cherie R Shuler; #543-Shelia C Gardener; #546-Daphine D Ford; #554-Seairra D Walker; #584-Kietta M Gamble; #586-Sammy Gamble; #591-Sheryl Williams; #614-Mary L Moore; #615-Wayne Bramwell; #620-Ronald T Marshall; #649-Renita T Boardman.

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: 1998 Nissan VIN# 1N4AB42D8WC506470 2002 Chrysler VIN# 2C8GP443X2R591774 1998 Chevy VIN# 2G1WL52MOW1128503 2000 Nissan VIN# JN1CA31D4YT732755 2008 Volkswagen VIN# 3VWJM71K68M168474 2009 Hyundai VIN# 5NPET46C89H549337 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on January 04, 2017, 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP14-334 IN THE INTEREST OF:N.A. DOB: 09/17/2016 MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: JEREMIAH BECKER, Address Unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is attached, you are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Judge Daniel P. Dawson on February 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., at Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806 for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 15th day of December, 2016. This summons has been issued at the request of: Crystal Mincey, Esquire, FBN: 89158, Attorney for the State of Florida, Children’s Legal Services, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 317-7643-Telephone, (407) 317-7126-Fax, Crystal.Mincey@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Jennifer Giles, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone (407) 836-2303, not later than (7) days prior to the proceeding. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, STATE OF FLORIDA, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION IN RE: FLEX CASH ADVANCE “LLC”, Administrative Proceeding Number: 68382 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TO: FLEX CASH ADVANCE “LLC”, Attn: Kiril Stanev, 11455 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32837 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an Administrative Complaint has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Petitioner’s attorney, Jennifer Blakeman, Assistant General Counsel, whose address is Office of Financial Regulation, 400 W. Robinson Street, S-225, Orlando, FL 32801 on or before 21 days following final publication of this notice and file the original with the clerk of this agency either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter, otherwise a final order will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint: Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, FL 32314-8050.

NOTICE OF AUCTION Personal property of Yolando Santiago, Unit 14,23,41,and 42 will be sold for cash to satisfy owner’s lien in accordance with Florida Statutes Self Storage Facility Act on January 7, 2017 at 8:00 AM. Property consists of household items and tools. Sale to be held at premises of South Pinecastle Mini-Warehouse, 6440 Pinecastle Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32809 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.

2000 CHEVROLET VIN# 1GNDT13W7Y2168580 1996 GMC VIN# 2GTEC19W5T1525476 2001 JEEP VIN# 1J4FF48S81L601527 2004 HONDA VIN# 1HGEM22154L064553 To be sold at auction at 8:00AM on January 13th, 2017, at 2500 N. Forsyth rd, Orlando Fl 32807.

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STATE OF MAINE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PROBATE COURT DOCKET NO: A-2016-089 In Re: Jayda Lyday Jen P. Pendergast and Daniel L. Pendergast, Petitioners, v. Chris C. Lyday, II, Respondent.

ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION This cause came to be heard on a motion of the Petitioners, whose address is 3 View Street, Brunswick, Maine 04011, for service by publication on Respondent. The petition to be served seeks the termination of parental rights of the Respondent in and to his daughter, Jayda Lyday.

An order terminating the parental rights of Chris C. Lyday, II would divest said Respondent of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities and obligations to each other as parent and child, except such inheritance rights as may exist, and divest Chris C. Lyday, II of all rights to receive notice of, participate in or object to adoption proceedings. Chris C. Lyday II is entitled to legal council in these termination proceedings and if said Chris C. Lyday, II wishes such representation but is unable to afford it, he should contact the Cumberland County Probate Court, which holds sessions at 142 Federal Street, Portland, Maine. The court finds that the above-named Respondent, Chris C. Lyday II cannot with due diligence be served by any of the prescribed methods of service and that his whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable and due diligence. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Respondent shall appear and defend the cause and serve a response to the petition upon Petitioners on or before February 22, 2017 at 11:20 am. The Respondent is notified that if he shall fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against him for the relief demanded in the petition. His response should also be filed with the Cumberland County Probate Court, 142 Federal Street, Suite 125, Portland, Maine, 04101.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order be published in the Orlando Weekly, a weekly newspaper published in the Orlando, Florida area, once a week for three successive weeks on or before December 24,2016. Dated December 14, 2016. /s/ Joseph R. Mazziotti, Judge of Probate.

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 8 am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. Uhaul Ctr Ocoee-11410 W. Colonial Drive-Ocoee 1/11/2017: 3478 & 1569 Jeffrey Mcdonough, 3304 Walter Smith, 1568 Michael Barrett, 1309 Rhonda Townsend-Abraham, 1214 Sabrina Flowers, 3107 Samaria Lewis, 1644 Karen Cappiello, 2217 Danny Penny, 1024 Al Cotter, 1204 Kevin Vanover, 3383 Jaset Pagan, 3338 Jonathan Brown Uhaul Stg Haines City-3307 Hwy 17-92 W-Haines City 1/11/2017: G0726 Paul Stehenson, G0783 Sheila Pergament, F0654 CJ Simpson, Uhaul Ctr Hunters Creek-13301 S. Orange Blossom Trail-Orlando 1/11/2017: 3112 Antonio Clemmons, 1047 Carlos Elias, 3028 Matthew Woodruff, 2327 Lisa Warmbier, 2083 Gregory Riegel, 3409 Jose Ramirez, 2054 & 2400 Tracey Boss, 3512 Dorothea Davis. 2057 Richard Campbell, 3012 Duane Jones, 3041 Kimberli Ramey, 2246 Keith Staten, 3160 Shane Arojado, 2105 Nikki Pugh, 1039 Tiffany Walker, 1518 Michelle L Bowens, 2222 & 1204 Mathew Singh, 3249 Teresa Spencer, 2042 Ruby Rodriguez 3305 Darleen Malave, 3100 Randy Lantigua, 2010 Louie Crossfield, 1705 Jamesetta Wright, 3231-35 David Guzman Uhaul Stg Gatorland- 14651 Gatorland Dr-Orlando 1/11/2017: 742 Angel Magdaleno, 711 Braulha Carvalho, 402 Benjamin Lopez, 671 Tillis Churchill, 1207 Ruben Ramos, 368 John Eustace, 978 Paul Ramson, 550 Leah Mcqueary, 440 Robert Sensibaugh, 1010 Alice Brown, 519 Linda Ramos, 410 Latonya Mutter, 776 Rafael Curet, 885 Isamar Colon, 1022 Nydia Pacheco, 262 Hernan Figueroa, 390 Haroldo Serafim.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 2016-CA- 006893-O BCG VENTURES II, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY MALTESE; et al; Defendants NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure entered in the cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for Orange County, Florida, Case No. 2016-CA- 006893-O, in which, BCG VENTURES II, LLC, Inc., Plaintiff and ANTHONY MALTESE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ANTHONY MALTESE; together with any heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, or trustees of said defendant(s), and all other persons claiming by, through, under or against defendants; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR IMPAC FUNDING CORPORATION; ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA; ORANGE COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT; ANY UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION Defendant(s), and all unknown parties claiming interests by, through, under or against a named defendant to this action, or having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described on the following described property in Orange County, Florida: LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK E, FAIRVIEW GARDENS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK K, PAGE(S) 39, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements pertaining thereto, the Orange County Clerk of Court will offer the abovereferenced real property at public sale to the highest and best bidder for cash at 11:00 a.m., on the 11th day of January, 2017 at www. myorangeclerk.realforeclose.com.

Any person claiming interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 8th day of December, 2016. /s/ CAMERON H. P. WHITE, Florida Bar No.: 021343, cwhite@ southmilhausen.com, JASON R. HAWKINS, Florida Bar No.: 11925, jhawkins@southmilhausen.com, South Milhausen, P.A., 1000 Legion Place, Suite 1200, Orlando, Florida 32801, Telephone: (407) 539-1638, Facsimile: (407) 539-2679, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

In order to satisfy a contractual landlord’s lien, under the provisions of the Florida Self­Service Storage Space Act, public notice is hereby given that the following described property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder for cash only. The sale will be held at the times and locations listed below: A-AAAKey Mini Storage 1001 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807 December 29th, 2016 @9:30am:Ruben C. QuinonesBaseball Cards, Speakers, Misc.

Boxes and Totes, Toolbox, Melinda MacDade-Couch, Desk, Clothes and Boxes, Viviana RodriguezSuzuki Car parts, Mattresses, Boxes and Table, Donald S. Eckenrod-Couch, Records, Table and Boxes, Hector David AguilarDresser, Chairs, Table and Boxes, Antonio De La Cruz-Sofa, Bed, Misc. Totes and Boxes, Gregory Colon-TV, ToolBox, Dresser and Barrel, Cristobal Flores-Couch, Mattress, TV and Dresser, Shayna Thompson-Sofa, Dresser, Lamps and Totes, Eric X. Carrillo-Dresser, Sofa, Table and Boxes,Ruben Alers-Table, TV, Boxes and Totes, Eastlyn Bailey-Boxes, Toys, Mattress and Suitcase, Alice Williams-Chairs, Tables and Bed, Elizabeth Carrillo-Dresser, Hutch, Bedframe and Mattress, Kevin L. Daniels-Mini Fridge, Couch and Loveseat, Pedro J. Torres-Bike, TV Stand, Misc. Bags and Bins, Margaro Diaz-Washer, Bike, Microwave and Mattresses, Madeline Rodriguez-Washer, Dryer, Mattress, Misc. Bags and Clothes, Rachel Nunley-Households, Boxes, Rake and Teddy Bears, Laura GonzalezDryer, Lamp, Boxes and Table, Tovah L. Evans-Toys, Bins, Bags and Boxes, Maria V. Mathews-Baby Bed, Stroller, Clothes and Luggage, Floyd Stewart-Flat Screen TV, Chair, Toys and Exercise Equipment, Sally Nicholas-Tent, Clothes, Misc. Boxes and Totes, Antonio Girona-Sofa, Tires, Boxes and TV, Ricardo Ambert-Car parts, Tool Chest, TV and Motorcycle parts, Jocelyn Bonilla-Sofa, Toys, Artwork, Table and Boxes, Jose L. MotinoWasher, Dryer, Refrigerator, Sofa and Boxes A-AAAKey Mini Storage 5285 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32839-2307 December 29th, 2016 @11:00am Yolanda MerrittSuitcases, Misc. Tubs, Boxes, Totes and Baskets, Errol Martinez-Futon, Speakers, Misc. Tubs, Boxes and Bags, Brittney Crenshaw-Chair, Couch, Table, Misc. Boxes and Bags, Malik Magee-Exercise Equipment, 2 Dressers, Speaker, Bed Frame, Misc. Bags and Tubs.

NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Auction for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on JANUARY 6TH, 2017 at 9:00 am at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Hwy., Orlando, FL. 407273-5880 2005 ACUR JH4KB16535C002342 1997 PONT 1G2HX52K2VH228945 2004 FORD 1FTNE24W54HA41281

NOTICE OF SALE, PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS USED IN THE HOME, OFFICE OR GARAGE WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALES ON DECEMBER 29, 2016 AT LOCATIONS & TIMES INDICATED BELOW, TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN FOR RENT & FEES DUE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807.

ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SALE. ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. 155 S GOLDENROD RD - ORLANDO, FL 32807- AT 9:30AM: 1100 – DOLCE, STEPHANIE; 1202 - CASILLA OSORIO, WIGBERTO; 1227 - HEATON, KATHLEEN; 1228 - PAIGE, RACHEL; 1230 - SANJURJO, MELINDA; 1231 WILLIAMS, JEFF; 1246 - DAVIS, MORGAN; 1268 - BINEGAR, KIMBERLY; 1274 - BURKHOLDER, RANDY; 1303 - JONES, GREGORY; 1341 - SAMANEZ, JOSE; 1355 - HAMILTON, CLYDE; 1356 - CARLOS-CORNEJO, ARTURO; 1363 - MOORE, JUNIOR; 1373 LOPEZ, KARENA; 1387 - HEATH, SALLY; 1407 - COLON, JOSUE; 1434 - BUSH, DAVID; 1437 - BAILEY, WILLIAM; 1444 - CAMACHO, AMARILIS; 1512 - MINSHEW, WILLIAM; 1607 - ARIAS, MICHELLE; 1700 - NEWLAN, CYNTHIA; 1704 RIVERA, CARLOS; 1709 - SINGH, LATCHMAN; 1745 - HEREDIA, JULIO; 1751 - MILLER, DAVID; 1763 - RAMIREZ JR, FREDDY; 1780 - BOYKIN, BENJAMIN; 1782 - POOSER, TELISA; 1798 NIEVES, IRMA; 1799 - SANTIAGO MARTINEZ, MD PA, BELKIS MARTINEZ; 2006 - MERIME, JOANNA; 2020 - FLENER, HANNAH; 2030 - ROSADO, ANGEL; 2035 - COOK, JAMES; 2039 - RODRIGEUZ, THALIA; 2040 - RIVERA, BLANCA; 2050 - WARNER, FRANK; 2061 GUER, JOSUE; 2067 - BRIDGES, THERESA; 2085 - GARCIA, ALEX; 2091 - JACE, THOMAS; 2224 - MAGALON, ERICA; 2225 - CAMACHO, OSCAR; 2234 - FRANCZAK, LYNETTE; 2238 COLON, EDGAR; 2259 - HADLER, CLARENCE; 2401 - GOMEZ ARENA, JAIRO; 2408 - MALONE, PATRICK; 2414 - SMITH, AMY; 2420 - RUSSELL, DAWN; 2463 - ROBERTSON, ERIC; 2468 HAYDEN, ARIANE; 2493 - RUSH, ALEXIS 250 N GOLDENROD RD- ORLANDO, FL 32807- AT 9:45AM: A101 - JACKSON, YASMINE; A122 - HUNG, LY PHI; A139 - GRIFFIN, DONETTA; A156 - VAZQUEZ, CESAR; A165 - LINDSAY, LORRAINE; B310 - HAMPTON, DANNY; C351 - GAUTIER, ALEXANDER; C354 - JIMENEZ, HECTOR; C367 - GARCIA, JOSUE; C393 - RICHARDS, VANISA; D402 GARCIA, JOSE; D407 - CUEVAS, MARITZA; D408 - MASSLIENO, LACOYIA; D411 - CORNWELL, GLEN; D419 - BROOMFIELD, ALEXIS; D425 - CARROW, KALEY; D429 - ARRIETA, ANELIS; D441 - ACOSTA, CRISTABEL; E519 - ANDINO RODRIGUEZ, ANNABETH; E526 - COLON, CYNTHIA; E535 - CINTRON, MALENA; E545 - VAZQUEZ, DANIEL; E551 DONES, BASILIO; F558 - PONCE, JOHANNA; F567 - KUKADIA, JITENDRA; F568 - KUKADIA, JITENDRA.

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