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The Week: local event selections
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ERIC CHURCH, SATURDAY AT COUNTRY THUNDER
SELECTIONS
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 10-12 Country Thunder
Look, a festival! It’s outdoors, though, so there’s that. Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Old Dominion (Morgan Wallen canceled all his summer touring plans) headline this country music weekender in Kissimmee. If you show your vaccine card at the door, you get entered in a raffle for onstage seating, which is a pretty cool idea. Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, countrythunder.com, $85-$600.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance: Requiem
The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra perform on the Frontyard Festival lawn to observe the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The centerpiece of the program will be Gabriel Fauré’s moving Requiem. The event is free, but an RSVP is strongly recommended.
PHOTO BY JOE PUGLIESE
Warlando
We wrote about this fest back in March and it sounded a bit dicey. Hold a metal festival — albeit outdoors, and that’s no small thing — in Orlando during an exponential COVID spike, have it happen on Sept. 11 and then call it Warlando. Go for the gusto, we guess. The dissenting view would have it that Judas Priest are worth the risk, and y’know what, we’re be hard-pressed to disagree. Plus, our shameful vice, Monster Energy, is one of the sponsors, so why not swill that questionable nectar of the gods while belting out “Painkiller” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”? In summation: Priest’s Rob Halford is the goddamn dude. 1 p.m., Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, warlandofest. com, $20-$135.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 Dashboard Confessional
Chris Carrabba takes his Dashboard Confessional back out on the road for an “unplugged” tour. Carrabba promises to give an acoustic reading of all his emo classics, though with a “strippeddown backing band.” Openers are Beach Slang and Kississippi. 7:30 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, houseofblues.com, $35-$75.
Faire of the Dog
Wanna buy some stuff? Retail therapy is the only thing keeping us going most days, and Faire of the Dog gives you a chance to at least spend that cash locally. This month’s edition of the market features a plethora of local sellers peddling handmade and artisanal goods, vintage finds, records, and food and drinks aplenty. Featured merchants include Ouch Plants That Hurt (cacti), Sweet Fleet Orlando (vegan ice cream and treats), Yeah Sure OK (vintage) and Sanford, It’s Not That Bad (T-shirts). There will be a raffle to benefit the Pet Alliance of Orlando, too. 2 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, free.
MONDAY, SEPT. 13 The In-Between Series: Bacon Grease
Originally set for summer of last year, Bacon Grease finally headlines CityArts’ In-Between Series. The solo musical vehicle of local underground legend Andrea Knight, Bacon Grease deals in pulsing, undeniable bird-on-awire electronic improvisations that range from hard dancemusic to airy ambience. She’s got several albums on the way from various labels in the U.K. and U.S., so come see her workshop new material at this earlyevening experimental institution. 7 p.m., CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave., facebook.com/ cityartsorlando, $5.
ONGOING
THROUGH SEPT. 26 Lasting Impressions 3D
A new twist on the high-tech immersive art trend as works by the likes of Renoir and Van Gogh are rendered enormous by bleeding-edge 3D LED and paired with music from Debussy, Ravel, Piaf, Aznavour and more. Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $40-$192.
MUSEUMS + GALLERIES
THROUGH NOV. 7 Ephemeral: American Impressionists and the Influence of Japan
A companion to the Floating Beauty exhibit, Ephemeral presents the work of a group of second-wave French expressionists who took considerable influence from Japanese woodblock prints. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum.org, $5.
THROUGH NOV. 7 Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e
Depictions of women in art during the Edo period of Japan, consisting of over 50 woodblock prints. 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 SEPT. 24 Kristy Lee Presents: Collin Margerum & Natalie Diienno
Mills curator Lee presents photography by Diienno and drawings by Margerum, both Central Florida artists. Mills Gallery, 1650 N. Mills Ave., millsgalleryorlando.com, free.
THROUGH SEPT. 30 Out of the Vault
Experience this deep dive into the permanent collections of the UCF gallery, from Doris Leeper and Robert Rauschenberg to African masks. UCF Art Gallery, 12400 Aquarius Agora Drive, gallery.cah.ucf.edu, free.
THROUGH OCT. 2 Present Tense
Snap and the Analog Photography Film Exhibition present new works of film photography featuring shots by Michelle De Rose, Nika De Carlo and more. Film is still alive! 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 Ave., Winter Park, hannibalsquareheritagecenter. org, free.
THROUGH DEC. 31 ReVision: Seeing by Hand
Florida Sculptors Guild exhibits touchable sculpture, providing a tactile element to experiencing art. Casselberry Art House, 120 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry, floridasculptorsguild.org, free. n
