The Week: local event selections

THEWEEK

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14-TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021

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RON ARTIS II & THE TRUTH, SATURDAY AT THE PLAZA LIVE

SELECTIONS

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 16-18 Jamz Camp Orlando

New entrant into the burgeoning field of resort festivals promises 40 DJs proffering all the best in EDM, breakbeats and bass music along with the seductive amenities of a hotel vs., say, an open field during a rainy summer in Central Florida. Topping off the lineup of spinners keeping things moving in the “Bass Chamber,” “Bass Arena” and poolside is local powerhouse legend DJ Magic Mike, aided by Prizm, Infiniti, Supernaut and the obligatory “many more.” TopSecret Resort of Orlando, 3155 S. John Young Parkway, $30-$195 (does not include room reservation); jamzcamp.com

SATURDAY, JULY 17 Mad Cow Theatre Presents: Party With the Artists

Local theater company Mad Cow brings back their wildly popular “Party With the Artists” schmoozefest for the first time in two years to a freshly reopened Maxine’s on Shine for an evening of food, adult beverages and face time with the titular artistic guest of honor. On the hotseat is Mad Cow director Tony Simotes, who is currently in the midst of his production of Hound of the Baskervilles, a reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes chestnut as a comedic caper. 5:30 p.m., Maxine’s on Shine, 337 N. Shine Ave., $100; madcowtheatre.com

Ron Artis II

The Plaza Live is reopening its door to indoors live concerts this week, and one of the first headliners is Ron Artis II & the Truth. Artis the younger caught the eyes and ears of the likes of Mick Fleetwood, Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuro early in his musical endeavors, and went on to collaborate with each of them, developing his own bluesy sound along the way. The Hawaiian singer and guitarist dropped his debut album, Soul Street, in 2020 to critical acclaim, and is now finally able to road-test those new songs in front of audiences.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRONTYARD FESTIVAL godfather (and meme subject) Travis Tritt rambling into Orlando to headline the Frontyard Festival. Tritt doesn’t bother with modern pop gestures or overtures to the mainstream listener, he makes classic country songs like your boot-scootin’ older relative of choice remembers. A popular choice on the dive bar jukebox, in other words. And that lustrous mullet was something to behold! In September, Tritt heads out with Brooks & Dunn to play big rooms, so catch him up close here in the unique setting of the Frontyard. 8 p.m., Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., $25-$85; drphillipscenter.org

ONGOING

5 p.m., Plaza Live, 25 N. Bumby Ave., $25-$50; plazaliveorlando.org

SUNDAY, JULY 18 Bodybox

Orlando’s death metal scene is experiencing a bit of a purple patch of late, with Human’s debut back in the spring and now the newest album by locals Bodybox — Through the Bongfire — out on cred-oozing tape label Maggot Stomp. The record is an invigorating hybrid of Suffocation’s sludgy stagger and the downtuned, humid preciseness of Obituary. This show is the release event for this future classic. The tape is already sold out from the label, so hopefully the band will have some copies stashed. Opening the night are Graveview, Mindfield, Fleshdriver and Rat Stick. 7 p.m., Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St., $10

Frontyard Festival: Travis Tritt

Somehow Sunday became the most crucial musical day of this week, and the hits keep on coming with trad-country

JULY 16-18 Ain’t Misbehavin

Famed musical tribute to the work of Fats Waller and the swing musicians who followed his lead during the Harlem Renaissance. Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand, athensdeland.com, $26-$31.

THROUGH AUG. 1 The Bodyguard

Musical version of the Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner classic. The Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden, gardentheatre. org, $25-$40.

THROUGH JULY 25 Disenchanted!

Musical comedy wherein Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty tell it like it REALLY is. Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford, theaterwestend.com, $33-$64.

THROUGH JULY 18 The Hound of the Baskervilles

A reimagining of the moody Sherlock Holmes supernatural thriller as a “madcap comedy,” with three actors breathlessly taking on 16 roles. The Harriett at Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., madcowtheatre.com, $30-$52.

MUSEUMS + GALLERIES

THROUGH AUG. 15 Community: Five Years After the Pulse Tragedy

Memorial exhibition looking at the impact of the Pulse massacre on the local and global community. Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd., thehistorycenter.org, $8.

THROUGH AUG. 29 Creatures in the Margins

As a visual complement to the Winter Park Public Library’s “Tails & Tales” summer reading, this exhibit looks at representations of animals in art. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam, free.

THROUGH AUG. 22 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art

Annual exhibition spotlighting the best and most cutting-edge work by Floridian artists. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., omart.org, $15.

THROUGH AUG. 1 The Grand Portraits of Mr. Eddy Mumma

Rare exhibition of paintings from this prolific Florida outsider artist. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum.org, $5.

THROUGH OCT. 2 I Found the Silence

A solo exhibition from award-winning international photographer Martin Stranka of recent works delving into the concept of inner peace. Snap! Downtown, 420 E. Church St., snaporlando.com, free.

THROUGH AUG.31 InstaFame Phantom Art Project

Selected works from influential graffiti artist Nic 707’s collection, part of the late artist’s ongoing InstaFame Phantom Art Project, a series of gallery pop-ups that started inside NYC subway cars. Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd., ocls.info, free.

THROUGH AUG. 29 Multiple Voices/ Multiple Stories

Dive into the history of portraiture in this exhibition of 30 works from the Cornell’s permanent collection. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam, free.

THROUGH SEPT. 19 On Seeing Segovia

A travelogue by Maitland Art Center founder Jules André Smith of his 1921 travels in Spain in the form of paintings, drawings and a short story. Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, artandhistory.org, $6.

THROUGH OCT. 2 Present Tense

Snap partners with the Analog Photography Film Exhibition to present a survey of “film photography in the modern age,” featuring work by Michelle De Rose, Nika De Carlo and more. Snap! Downtown, 420 E. Church St., snaporlando.com, free.

THROUGH DEC. 31 Preserving the Past and Looking Towards the Future: A Celebration of Hannibal Square

A photographic look at the history of Hannibal Square’s African American community from 1900 to the present day. Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Avenue, Winter Park, hannibalsquareheritagecenter. org, free.

THROUGH AUG. 29 Uptown/Downtown: Richard Lindner’s Fun City

“Depictions of the city’s eccentric dwellers vibrate off the paper” in Lindner’s bright, erotic prints. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins. edu/cfam, free n