ORLANDO WEEKLY ● SEPT. 28-OCT. 4, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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A note from the editors:

As we go to press on Monday, there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the path Hurricane Ian will take through Florida. Whatever happens, please stay safe; it might get wild out there. And remember that any events we’ve covered in these pages may or may not happen.

We’ll be posting updates as they come at orlandoweekly.com.

NEWS+VIEWS

7 Your Words Letters to the editor 9 ICYMI Gaetz likely to avoid formal charges, Orange County schools push back against prank threats and more news you may have missed 11 Weekly roundup: High maintenance Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics 13 Informed Dissent Evangelical Christians have sold their souls and turned their beliefs from a theology into a cultural identity

ARTS+CULTURE

15 Live Active Cultures

Contemporary composer Nathan Felix presents No. 5, his first-ever full-length opera, here in Orlando at the Timucua Arts Foundation

FOOD+DRINK

17 The Wellborn supremacy

The Wellborn plates bites of tropical splendor fused with French, Latin and Asian flair 17 Tip Jar

Small bites of local food news

FILM+MUSIC

23 On (small) Screens

Streaming premieres this week: Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga, Hocus Pocus 2, Phantom Pups and more 25 Perfect prescription

The War on Drugs bring a bold new album and an ever-evolving live sound to Orlando this week 27 This Little Underground

Orlando’s Expert Timing’s new album Stargazing is a marked graduation for this beloved pop-punk band

BACK PAGES

28 Selections of the Week Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings 31 Free Will Astrology Your horoscope for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4 33 Savage Love Dan Savage’s relationship advice, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ 35 Classified advertisements