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news & features 8 News Solar hopes begin to dim for 2016 ballot; medical marijuana effort inches forward

33 Couchsurfing All is right: Bill Murray’s Netflix Christmas special is a perfect moody mix of holiday riffs

10 Five tips from local lawyers to help you avoid a DUI this holiday

34 Don’t force it

13 Party planning All the best New Year’s Eve parties happening in Orlando

arts & culture 17 A stones’ throw from stardom

New Star Wars long on thrills, short of magic

35 Beautiful Youth Aesthetics mask underlying emotions in Sorrentino film

music 37 Tension in the air

19 Live Active Cultures Predictions, prognostications and prayers for the coming year

39 This Little Underground

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food & drink 21 Best bar bites of 2015 17 spots that opened this year where you can eat and drink equally well

21 Tip Jar Herman’s Loan Office is in soft opening mode, Le Cordon Bleu is set to close, plus more in our weekly food news roundup

27 Poppy cocktails for New Year’s Eve Bring the fireworks indoors with a pair of Pop Rocks-topped drinks

29 Recently Reviewed Short takes on restaurants we’ve visited recently

film 33 Film Listings Cinema-oriented events to go see this week

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Spoiler alert: People are mad about Cameron Meier’s Star Wars review

The first-round lineup announcement for the Moonstone Music Festival fails to excite; Film Speak and White Sands team up for a parking lot party

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Keep in mind, this is one person’s opinion. Now in my opinion, the review can be said about many movie franchises. The only difference is this franchise did not follow a sequential order. So the references drawn to the original trilogy made sense. It had to establish where society had fallen. And the writing? None of the first movies were ever credited for top-notch writing.

Keep in mind, this is science fiction. So at the end of the day, this will not win the Oscar for best movie, but did it bring you back to a simpler time? A happier time? Absolutely. Enjoy it for what it is: a feel-good story.

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Canvassers in Lake Eola Park this summer were carrying petitions for Consumers for Smart Solar, but they also displayed signs advertising Floridians for Solar Choice.

Solar hopes begin to dim for 2016 ballot

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n Dec. 17, in a press release posted to its website, Floridians for Solar Choice announced that it may have to postpone its effort to get a solarenergy initiative on the ballot for 2016.

The problem, according to the organization, is that it may not have enough time to gather the signatures it needs by the Feb. 1 deadline for ballot eligibility. The group needs 683,149 signatures to get on the ballot, but only 272,444 have been verified as valid by the state so far. Another 212,000 signatures have been gathered by PCI Consultants, a California-based petitiongathering company, but PCI has refused to release them to Floridians for Solar Choice until a dispute over billing has been resolved – something Floridians for Solar Choice says it’s trying to work out.

“We are actively working to resolve issues for these petitions to be released for verification,” its statement says. “Every signature collected to date has been paid in full and the coalition continues to collect signatures every day.”

Floridians for Solar Choice, a political action committee formed by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (which, by the way, helped establish Georgia’s solar energy market, which is booming), launched its effort in late 2014. It’s promoting a ballot initiative that would allow companies with solar panels on their roofs to sell a small amount of energy to adjacent properties, thus helping spur more interest in solar in Florida. Six months after Floridians for Solar Choice formed, according to documents filed with the state Division of Elections, Consumers for 8

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On Nov. 16, local sustainability group IDEAS For Us posted a warning to its website telling people to beware of petitions carried by local canvassers.

“The opposition is called Consumers for Smart Solar, and they are trying to confuse you,” the organization wrote. “If you are approached by someone from Consumers for Smart Solar with green petitions, DO NOT SIGN!” To date, Consumers for Smart Solar has gathered 412,000 signatures for its petition, and it has raised $5,915,120 – approximately $3,500,000 of that total has come straight from the state’s largest utility companies. By comparison, Floridians for Solar Choice has raised just $1,933,243.

Most of it – approximately $1,600,000 – has come from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund.

Now, Floridians for Solar Choice says, it has to face the fact that with time running out, it might be time to make Smart Solar filed to organize its political preparations for Plan B. It has begun committee, and it started gathering signa- “exploring options for a 2018 campaign,” tures for a competing ballot initiative that because all of the signatures it has gathseems to exist mostly to confuse voters. ered so far are valid for 24 months, which The Smart Solar measure, called “Right means they’d still be viable should the of Electricity Consumers Regarding initiative be pushed into another election Solar Energy Choice,” would make it a cycle. – Erin Sullivan constitutional right of consumers to use solar power in Florida – something consumers already have a right to do. The organization went on the warpath against Floridians for Solar Choice, creating videos and media materials suggesting that the pro-solar initiative could create confusion, chaos, higher utility rates and more for consumers who don’t use solar.

Meanwhile, Consumers for Smart Solar has caused chaos and confusion during the petition-gathering process. At events across the state, people have reported encounters with canvassers carrying solar petitions, but being less-than-forthcoming about which organization they were gathering signatures for. Here in Orlando, canvassers at big events, including Come Out With Pride and the People’s Climate March, wore T-shirts and held signs advertising both organizations – but were primarily offering the Smart Solar petition because, as one canvasser stated, they were earning $4 per signature for that petition. The Floridians for Solar Choice petition was earning them half that.

Signature gatherers are generally independent contractors, paid per petition, so they can work for a variety of initiatives. However, according to a story in the Miami Herald, they’re not supposed to carry petitions for conflicting issues, and Consumers for Smart Solar said it would not accept signatures from anyone known to be gathering for both.

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n other ballot-initiative news, United for Care reports that its effort to get medical marijuana on the ballot for 2016 is going swimmingly. Last week, the state Supreme Court ruled that the language for the measure it hopes to put before voters is unambiguous, in line with statutory regulations and “accurately represents” what the organization hopes to accomplish.

In other words, as long as United for Care gathers enough signatures from the public, medical marijuana will appear on the ballot in 2016. Currently, United for Care (also known as People United for Medical Marijuana) has gathered 400,000 of the 683,149 signatures it needs to get the measure before voters. In a statement about the Supreme Court decision the organization said that it “is confident” that it will be able to meet that required number of signatures. Currently, it says it has gathered 900,000 signatures, although not all of them have been verified. Only verified signatures from Florida residents registered to vote in the state count toward the total. –ES

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Five tips from local lawyers to help you avoid a dUI this holiday Basically: Don’t drink and drive

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ou’d think with the prevalence of transportation options available in Orlando these days (Uber, Lyft, Mears), drunk driving would cease to be a problem, but daily, people are booked into the Orange County jail for driving while under the influence. DUIs even happen to people who have the credentials to know better: Earlier this month, lawyer Tom Hudson, a national DUI expert who wrote the book The Drinker’s Guide to Driving: The Secrets of DUI From One of America’s Top DUI Lawyers, was stopped by deputies in Sarasota for allegedly speeding and traveling side to side on the road, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

In their report, officers said they smelled alcohol coming from Hudson’s car, and after taking him to jail they administered a breath test. Hudson, who has previously railed against the accuracy of the breathtesting machine, agreed to the test and blew a .12, slightly over the legal blood alcohol content of .08.

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seriously injure or kill others drivers and pedestrians. Here are some more tips so you don’t spend New Year’s Eve in a cell.

1. Trust your friends when they tell you that you’re a drunk, sloppy mess.

Alcohol can impair your judgment, so after a few drinks, you may not be the best person to ask if you need a ride home, says Eric Barker, a partner at the NeJame Law firm.

“Usually the person drinking is the worst person to ask if they’re OK to drive,” he says. “Take the advice of your friends who are telling you that you’ve had too much and call a cab.”

2. Don’t think you won’t get caught because you live three minutes away.

It gets his clients every time, Barker says. Home is three blocks from the bar, and they’ve only had two drinks, so what could go wrong?

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and say, ‘I knew I was on the borderline of being drunk, but it was such a short ride,’” he says. “DUIs can happen anywhere, and cops are patrolling that area around the bar to catch people like this.”

3. Tell police you want your lawyer present when they question you.

If police stop your drunken behind, obviously the traffic stop is going to go better if you’re polite to the officer. But attorney Matthew Olszewski of FL DUI Group says you don’t have to answer further questions from the officer without a lawyer present.

“I don’t condone being rude or an asshole, but you can respectfully say you don’t feel comfortable answering those questions without your attorney,” he says.

“The cop isn’t asking you questions just to ask – he’s trying to gather evidence against you. If you don’t give him the opportunity, there’s going to be little evidence to convict you. Don’t spill your guts.”

4. You don’t have to do the field-sobriety exercises.

In the interest of being fair, Olszewski and James Phillips of the Katz & Phillips law firm say you aren’t obligated to walk the line if you haven’t been arrested. The exercises aren’t normal activities and are difficult to pass even sober if you’re nervous or sleepy.

“There’s so many factors that play a role,” Phillips says. “People over the age

of 65 are not good candidates for some exercises, as are people who have ankle and back injuries or people who are more than 50 pounds overweight.”

5. Know what happens if you refuse to take the breath, blood or urine test.

Declining the breath, blood and urine test if you’ve been arrested can have serious consequences, due to Florida’s “implied consent” laws. The law says that because you have accepted the privilege of driving a motor vehicle in the state, you also consent to submit to an approved chemical test and physical test, according to the website LegalMatch. In DUI cases that involve serious bodily injury or death, an officer can physically take your blood for the test, Phillips says. If you refuse to take any tests, your license can be suspended for a year, and subsequent refusals can lead to a further suspension and misdemeanor charge.

“Blood tests are not as common as people think,” he says. “Right now I have 65 cases and 90 percent of them are breath.

One of my clients asked for a blood test after he was arrested and the officer told him to call a lab.”

During the holidays, AAA and Bud Light offer Tow To Go, a program that provides intoxicated AAA members a free ride home with their vehicle from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 by calling 855-286-9246.

Again, if you want to avoid a DUI, it’s best to follow this common-sense advice: Don’t drink and drive. mcordeiro@orlandoweekly.com

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PaRTY PLaNNING All the best New Year’s Eve parties happening in Orlando

BoiBrazil Special pricing for the holidays at both the Winter Park and International Drive locations. 11:30 am; BoiBrazil - I-Drive, 5668 International Drive, 115 E. Lyman Ave., Winter Park; $30-$35; 407354-0260; boibrazil.com.

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Countdown to Midnight The crown jewel of this year’s NYE parties features comedy at the Adventurer’s Club, a dance band at Club Live and steamy jazz at Club Vinyl. Food and drinks included. Disney hotel reservation required.

7:30 pm; Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; $300; 407-939-3463.

Crosstown Sounds NYE Kick-Off Party Top-shelf tunes from house to jazz from DJs Spreadsheets and Dayo Shyne. Kick-off for a weekly dance party.

10 pm; Sandwich Bar, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-421-1670.

Dexter’s of Winter Park 1966 NYE Party Live throwback music from the Down Beat Band. Costumes encouraged. 9 pm; Dexter’s of Winter Park, 558 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-629-1150; dexwine.com.

Dragonfly Four different menus for NYE, including a super happy hour, $6 signature cocktails, 20 percent off champagne and complimentary amuse-bouches for all tables. 4-6 & 7-11 pm; Dragonfly Modern Izakaya & Sushi, 7972 Via Dellagio Way; various menu prices; 407-370-3359.

DRIP NYE Experience a full theatrical show and party filled with confetti, paint, glitter, champagne cocktails and interactive surprises.

Open bar package available. 9:30 pm; DRIP, 8747 International Drive; $49-$89; 347-855-3747; ilovedrip.com.

Ember New Year’s Eve 2016 Party in downtown’s largest outdoor terrace. Music by DJ Dizzle Phunk. Drink packages available. 9 pm; Ember Bar and Restaurant, 42 W. Central Blvd.; $15-$55; 407-849-5200.

Furry Eve Ring in the New Year with plushie-themed burlesque performances from Varietease and the Ladies of the Peek-aBoo Lounge. Furry and plushie costumes encouraged. 9:30 pm; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $20-$25; 407-412-6895; thevenueorlando.com.

The Future Is Now! An allday NYE celebration with

an MST3K marathon, free keg and a dance party with music from DJs Ralfington, TheWalleh and Benjamin Briggs. 2 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-332-9636.

Hometeam New Year’s Rally: The Heavy Pets, Roosevelt Collier Trio, Come Back Alice and more Celebrate the New Year at a four-day music festival. Through Jan. 3; Maddox Ranch, 2505 W. Bella Vista St., Lakeland; $80; 863-255-4817; hometeamnewyears.com.

Icebar Orlando New Year’s Masquerade Ball Reserved seating and open bar packages available. 9 pm; Icebar Orlando, 8967 International Drive; $25-$125; 407-4267555; icebarorlando.com.

James Bond New Year’s Eve Party Come dressed to impress in your best James Bond or Bond Girl outfit and you could win a prize. Open bar and light hors d’oeuvres included. 8 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $99; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Knight Library NYE Bash 2016 Free drinks until midnight.

9 pm; Knight Library, 11448 University Blvd.; $10; 407704-7477; knightlibrary.com.

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Lazy Gator NYE Live music from Third Rock, door prizes, champagne toast, raffles and drink specials all night. Free if dining at the Black Hammock restaurant. 7 pm; Lazy Gator at the Black Hammock, 2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road, Oviedo; $15; 407-365-1244; theblackhammock.com.

Midnight & Beyond Price includes premium open bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. 10 pm-1 am; The Alfond Inn, 300 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $99; 407-998-8090.

New Year’s Eve Celebration at Aloma Bowl Daytime and nighttime packages available for groups and individuals. Package options include bowling, shoe rental and a balloon drop. 9 am; Aloma Bowl, 2530 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; various package prices; 407-384-0003; alomabowlingcenters.com.

New Year’s Bollywood Eve Party Featuring a live performance from Abhinonda Sarkar. 9:30 pm-3 am; Lux, 5688 International Drive; $49-$150; 407-900-4370; bollywoodeve.com.

New Year’s Eve 2016 at Tier Champagne toast, party favors and a cash balloon confetti drop at midnight.

VIP packages available. 9 pm; Tier Nightclub, 20 E. Central Blvd.; $25-$100; 407-3179129; tiernightclub.com.

New Year’s Eve 2016 With Chris Bushnell & Alex Wood NYE EDM-style. VIP packages available. Balloon drop at midnight. 9 pm; The Attic, 68 E. Pine St.; $50-$75.

New Year’s Eve at CityWalk Enjoy six unique party zones, six CityWalk clubs, unlimited gourmet cuisine, an outdoor dance floor, fireworks and a midnight champagne toast.

CityWalk at Universal Orlando, 1000 Universal Studios Plaza;

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$104.99-$144.99; 407-3638000; universalorlando.com.

New Year’s Eve at Howl at the Moon Complimentary champagne toast and party favors.

Open bar packages available. 9 pm; Howl at the Moon Saloon, 8815 International Drive; $20-$65; 407-3545999; howlatthemoon.com.

New Year’s Eve at Nine18 A special six-course menu with complimentary champagne. Nine18, Villas of Grand Cypress, 1 N. Jacaranda St.; $199 per couple; 407-2391999; grandcypress.com.

New Year’s Eve at ONO Table reservations available. 9 pm; ONO Nightclub, 1 S. Orange Ave.; $25-$75; 407-7019875; ononightclub.com.

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toast at midnight. 9 pm; Peek Downtown, 50 E. Central Blvd. Suite B; $10-$20.

New Year’s Eve at Pink Free drinks until midnight. 9 pm; Pink, 23 W. Church St.; contact for price; 407-4055384; pinkorlando.com.

New Year’s Eve at Rocco’s Enjoy fine Italian cuisine while listening to classic crooner Tony Russo. 9 pm-12:30 am; Rocco’s Italian Grille, 400 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park; various menu prices; 407-644-7770.

New Year’s Eve at the Abbey Complimentary champagne all night and the televised ball drop on the big screen.

10 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $20-$25; 407-7046261; abbeyorlando.com.

New Year’s Eve at the Mezz: A Cosmopolitan Affair Music by DJ Lemy Currey.

Hosted by Super People.

VIP packages available. 9 pm; The Mezz, 100 S. Eola Drive; $30-$60; 407-4239999; mezzorlando.com.

New Year’s Eve at the Parliament House Ring in the New Year with the Winner’s Circle performers. 8 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $20-$75; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com.

New Year’s Eve Celebration New Year’s Eve at Clarion Lake Buena Vista’s Comfort Zone Bar & Grille. 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 at WhirlyDome Ring in the New Year with unlimited WhirlyBall and Laser Tag. 6 pm-midnight; WhirlyDome, 6464 International Drive; $25; 407-212-3030; whirlydome.com.

New Year’s Eve Celebration at Boardwalk Bowl Daytime and nighttime packages are available for groups and individuals.

Enjoy pizza, soda and arcade gaming, or bowl by cosmic lights. 9 am; Boardwalk Bowl, 10749 E. Colonial Drive; various package prices; 407-384-0003; alomabowlingcenters.com.

New Year’s Eve Block Party Free block party at Olde 64, the Patio, Aero, the Jungle Room and the Social. Free champagne toast at midnight.

9 pm; Olde 64, 64 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730.

New Year’s Eve Celebration with Kristen Chenoweth The Tony Award-winning actress and singer performs. Champagne in the lobby at intermission. 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, 445 S.

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Magnolia Ave.; $110; 844-5132014; drphillipscenter.org.

New Year’s Eve Gala Along with a premium open bar, chef-attended elaborate food stations precede a live screening of the Times Square ball drop and timehonored champagne toast.

8 pm; The Alfond Inn, 300 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $165; 407-998-8090.

New Year’s Eve in Havana Ring in the New Year in 1950s Cuban style. Does not actually take place in Havana. VIP tickets available. 10 pm; Cuba Libre, 9101 International Drive; $15-$50; 407-226-1600; cubalibrerestaurant.com.

New Year’s Eve in Style Soiree Champagne toast at midnight, cirque performers, bella dancers and more. VIP tickets available. 9 pm; Eve, 110 S. Orange Ave.; $50-$90; 407602-7462; eveorlando.com.

New Year’s Eve Party on the Piazza Featuring select wines, gourmet food, activities, DJs and more. 8:30 pm; Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, 5601 Universal Blvd.; $145; 407-503-1200; loewshotels.com.

New Year’s Eve With 2 Live Crew Ring in 2016 with the Miami Bass legends acting as nasty as they want to be. VIP packages available.

6 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; $15; 407-649-3888; pulseorlandoclub.com.

New Year’s Eve With Ben Prestage New Year’s Eve show featuring one-man blues band Ben Prestage. Free champagne toast at midnight. 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10; willspub.org.

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New Year’s Eve with the Supervillains The Florida swamp reggae rockers play a New Year’s Eve show.

Champagne toast at midnight. 7 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $12; 407-322-7475.

No One Knows I’m Disco x Panic New Year’s Eve Party A solid night of dancing to some rare disco and electronic music from DJs Tommy Mot, Nick Mariano and Louie Dee. Free champagne at midnight. 9 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-228-0804.

NYE Masquerade Music by Singh Stylez, Tamera James and Ghostrider. Black tie masquerade dress. 9 pm-3 am; Fusion 360, 7559 W. Sand Lake Road; $25-$450; 407-985-2900.

Hotel, Universal Orlando; $60-$99; 407-503-7625; hardrock.com/orlando.

Swingin’ in the New Year Dance to a live swing band and enjoy complimentary champagne and noisemakers at midnight.

VIP package available. 9 pm; Atlantic Dance Hall, Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, Lake Buena Vista; $37-$80; 407-939-3463.

Talk Yo Shit New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve party, shit-talkin’ style. 10 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-246-1419; thesocial.org.

Tapa Toro Five-course dinner and champagne toast.

Flamenco, samba and belly dancing entertainment all night long. Bottle packages available. 9 pm; Tapa Toro, 8441 International Drive; $65-$100; 407-2262929; tapatoro.restaurant.

NYE Party 2015: Bye, Felicia Live bands and a free champagne toast. 7 pm-2 am; Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; free; 407-6363171; copperrocketpub.com.

Taverna Opa A five-course dinner, open bar and champagne toast with live entertainment all night long.

9 pm; Taverna Opa, 9101 International Drive; $125; 407879-2481; opaorlando.com.

NYE Wall Street Plaza Access to eight venues and an outdoor dance party with music by DJ Draven. VIP available. 8 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; $25-$100; 407849-0471; wallstplaza.net.

Teak NYE 2016 Complimentary champagne toast and party favors, special dinner menu and a DJ from 10pm-close. Teak Neighborhood Grill, 6400 Time Square Ave.; various menu prices; teakorlando.com.

The Osprey Tavern Enjoy a five-course dinner, a champagne toast at midnight and live entertainment. 6:30 pmmidnight; The Osprey Tavern, 4899 New Broad St.; $85; 407960-7700; ospreytavern.com.

Rock ’Til the Drop New Year’s Eve featuring Epic Evolve: the Decades Show. 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $85-$145; 407-351-5483; hardrock.com/orlando.

Rock-in 2016 A special dinner buffet, desserts and entertainment from Universal Orlando characters. 8 pm; Hard Rock

Toast Upstairs and downstairs parties featuring specialty cocktails and a variety of live performances. Dress to impress. 9 pm; Aloft Hotel Orlando Downtown, 500 S. Orange Ave.; $15-$45; whats2hot.com.

A Very Viking New Year Viking Blod mead on draft, an exclusive Viking-inspired food menu, a mega prize raffle, drink specials and a complimentary midnight toast. Very Important Viking packages available.

6 pm; Cloak and Blaster, 875 Woodbury Road; $5-$200; cloakandblaster.com. n

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New Year’s Eve With Borgeous Includes noisemakers, party favors and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.

Unlimited drink packages available. 8 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $40-$100; 407504-7699; giltnightclub.com.

New Year’s Eve With Leisure Chief NYE party. 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

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By Je ssica Bryce you n g THE BRITISH INVASION – BOB BONIS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BEATLES AND ROLLING STONES IN AMERICA, 1964-1966 through Jan. 3, 2016 | Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave. | 407-896-4231 | omart.org | $10

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lorida has long played muse to certain kinds of songwriters – your Jimmy Buffetts, your Bertie Higginses – but it may come as a surprise that a sunny day poolside at a Clearwater motel was the birthplace of the Rolling Stones’ breakthrough hit, “Satisfaction.”

Or so Keith Richards claimed in his 2010 memoir, Life.

Which fans the flames of intrigue for a show currently hanging at the Orlando Museum of Art. The British Invasion is a collection of pictures taken by Bob Bonis, American tour manager for the Stones and the Beatles from 1964 to ’66. The snaps he took, mostly unpublished during his life, revel in and reveal his intimate access to the band, showing Mick, Keith and the boys not just performing and recording, but also in unguarded moments of downtime – like that fateful day in 1965, by the pool of the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater, Florida.

After his death, Bonis’ family found an archive of negatives – more than 800 pic-

tures of the Beatles and a whopping 2,700 of the Rolling Stones, covering all three of the Beatles’ U.S. tours and the Stones’ first five American tours. Hanging at OMA is a set of new prints from those negatives, some beautifully bright and candy-colored, some in rich black-and-white.

“Bob was an amateur and he was probably working very intensely on his job [as tour manager] but he had inspiration and a natural eye for capturing these moments,” says OMA curator Hansen Mulford. “He had good equipment and knew how to use it, he was a gifted person … but he never was interested, from what I’ve heard, in showing them in the public. It was just his private stash of memories.”

Bonis captured, perhaps inadvertently, the very differences between the two bands that make music fans declare themselves either “Beatles people” or “Stones people.” The pictures of McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr are perfectly polished, never betraying a crack in the image of the Fab Four. Whether clowning around or gazing pensively into middle distance, every shot buttresses the brand. As Mulford says, “They have this thing, this public persona that you can’t get through. They’re posed, self-possessed.”

On the other hand, the Stones are sullen, sunburned, but electrifyingly authentic.

(“They look like unattractive teenagers,” Mulford laughs.) These images document them on the verge of their big breakthrough, and they appear sometimes swaggering, sometimes unnerved.

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of the Stones from the same Southern tour surfaced at a swap meet in 2012. They were later collected into a book, attributed to “an unknown photographer,” but they look extremely similar to the Bonis photos.

(Whether from his camera or not, they were taken in the same places on the same days.) The book, to have been published by L.A. art press the Ice Plant, was printed but shelved at the last moment due to “some kind of legal problem – a photographer’s estate claimed rights,” says John Jeremiah Sullivan, who wrote the foreword. (Neither representatives of Bonis’ gallery nor the Ice Plant would comment on the matter.)

Writing last year in The Paris Review, Sullivan theorized that it wasn’t just Florida, but a certain blonde there that inspired Mick Jagger’s lyrics – a leap of imagination that combined Keith’s memory of the day with a St. Petersburg Times news report claiming that, though hundreds of teens tried to get past motel security, only 18-year-old Ginny French made it in to spend time with the band. Sullivan sees what he thinks are glimpses of Ginny in the found photos – her wrist in the corner of one, the curve of her knee in another – though she’s frustratingly absent in the pictures at OMA. Is it all a figment of the writer’s fancy? No one can say for sure, so you might as well go and form your own (girl) reaction.

The British Invasion is at OMA through Jan. 3, making it a good holiday activity. Go to photos.orlandoweekly.com to see more images from the show. jyoung@orlandoweekly.com

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rent tenants (like Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show) may not depart without a fight. And Universal’s reported acquisition of more than 400 acres near the convention center could prove to be the theme park coup of the century, so don’t expect the I-Drive excitement to die down any time soon.

Artists under siege

As much as we’re told that Orlando’s creative class is key to making our city thrive, the powers that be always seem to be looking for new ways to hem in or limit local artists. Perhaps feeling that downtown’s infamous blue boxes are too liberal, Winter Park recently banned all buskers and street musicians from the sidewalks of Park Avenue, pushing them away from the trendy restaurants and into the neighboring park. And Benoit Glazer is asking patrons of the free concerts and events at his Timucua White House to fill out surveys and petitions in support of what we’ve called one of the area’s best arts venues, so that he can expand instead of being shut down over permitting issues. Here’s hoping the people’s voices – and their musical instruments – will be heard loud and clear by City Hall in the coming year.

Loch Haven overloaded

BY SETH KUBERSKY

Predictions, prognostications and prayers for the coming year Last week, we took a fond look back at some of my favorite 2015 moments in Orlando arts and attractions. This week, as we await the imminent arrival of Christmas and New Year, I’m putting a bow on yet another year of Live Active Cultures by shaking up my brand-new Magic 8 Ball (thanks, Hanukkah Harry!) and peeking into the near future with some predictions, prognostications and hopeful prayers for 2016.

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Security theater plays on

The recent tragic attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have stoked our fears of terrorism to a level not seen since Sept. 11, 2001, so it’s no surprise that all the major attractions have enhanced their security procedures in time for the peak holiday season. As of Dec. 17, you’ll find far more uniformed guards at every Orlando theme park entrance, with metal detectors scanning randomly selected guests. Parks face a fatal Catch-22: Inspecting only a small

fraction of visitors doesn’t ensure safety, but searching everyone would result in gridlock. Disney also banned adults in costume from their parks (including the after-hours Christmas parties) and took all toy guns – from pirate flintlocks and Han Solo blasters to soap-bubble sprayers – off their store shelves; ironically, the Buzz Lightyear claw grabbers recently confiscated by the TSA are still for sale. Whether or not the new measures actually improve security, I expect them to stick around for the foreseeable future as a symbol of the sad new world we now live in.

I-Drive explosion

Last weekend’s grand opening of Mango’s Tropical Café was the opening shot in a series of major International Drive developments that will roll out in 2016 and beyond. Despite strenuous opposition from Universal Orlando, Skyplex and its world-record Polercoaster got a unanimous green light from county commissioners, clearing the way to break ground in the coming months. Unicorp has big plans for its complex alongside I-Drive 360’s Orlando Eye, including the newly approved 450-foot Starflyer spinning swings, but some cur-

Orlando is rapidly approaching the enviable yet unfortunate point where our volume of artists seeking to express themselves will outstrip the venues and performance spaces available to them, particularly in the popular area around Loch Haven Park. Theatre Downtown was prematurely evicted from their longtime Orange Avenue home by Florida Hospital in early 2015, and 2016 is arriving with no evidence of progress or even plans for the building’s future. A few blocks south, Ivanhoe Village’s artist-friendly enclave of funky warehouses is on the verge of being demolished wholesale, to be replaced by mid-rise apartments that no one reading this column can likely afford. A few area anchors have either already relocated (Thirsty Topher) or will be rebuilt (the Venue), but it’s uncertain if the neighborhood’s cultural character can survive. And folks are already freaking out over the 25th annual Orlando Fringe, whose lottery was so oversubscribed that well over 100 acts – including many of the Fest’s most popular past performers – ended up on the wait list.

As a modest proposal, I suggest we kill several birds with one stone and liberate these doomed buildings from their landlords, squatting in them as alternative venues for those frozen out of Fringe. Hey, they can’t bulldoze a building while it’s full of artists … can they? skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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The good folks at the Four Seasons resort continue to refine our culinary landscape with some great events. On Jan. 16, 2016, badass Michelin-starred chef Phillip Foss (EL Ideas in Chicago) comes to Capa to cook alongside Tim Dacey. Foss is the Honey Badger of the restaurant world; he just doesn’t give a … (see Eater.com’s Foss profile from last April). Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday; cost is $195 per person.

Le Cordon Bleu will close all of its 16 United States campuses, including the Orlando one, which has employed and graduated several talented local chefs.

The last day for students to enroll is Jan. 4, 2016; campuses will remain open until 2017, allowing enrollees to complete their degrees.

The Orlando outpost of Better Than Sex, the dessert-only restaurant based in Key West, has opened in Ivanhoe Village. Also on Orange Avenue, work seems to be coming along nicely at Nova restaurant, but I’m more than a bit skeptical as to their projected December opening.

January or February seems more likely.

Best bar bites of 2015 17 spots that opened this year where you can eat and drink equally well

By FAIyAz KArA

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ompared to years past, creativity and innovation took a back seat to aesthetics in restaurants that opened in 2015 (see last week’s Top Tables of 2015), but the number of quality eateries, luckily for us, increased. Options for Orlando’s progressive, food-and-drinkconscious public have never been more plentiful, and it’s great to finally say that we’re no longer at the mercy of pedestrian wine lists or hackneyed cocktails. Somms, mixologists and beverage directors curated lists that were ever more nuanced, while offerings from local breweries found their way onto more and more drink menus.

In short, there’s no need to settle for mediocrity, as evidenced by this list.

Whereas in years past, we highlighted 11 of the best places to eat and drink, this year we had no choice but to expand that number to 17. Consider it a positive indicator as to the overall health of our restaurant scene.

So here, in alphabetical order, are our 2015 choices for the best places to eat and drink in Orlando.

Baoery Asian Gastropub

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617 E. Central Blvd., 407-849-9779, baoery.com

9101 International Drive, 407-917-6155, ittabenadining.com

After opening Soco in 2014, chef/ restaurateur Greg Richie was back at it this year with this paean to all things panAsian. Aimed at a younger and decidedly more laid-back crowd than Soco, the Baoery does bao and ramen right. Fists of fury come in handy when trying to keep up with waves of sake bombs and kung fu cocktails.

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse 9150 International Drive, 407-351-5074, delfriscos.com

The popular meathouse returned to Orlando in a big and splashy way in 2015.

Sure, prime steaks are a given at this equally prime and effortlessly chic twostory resto, but what really impresses is a wine list comprising 1,200 labels overseen by sommelier Jill Davis, awarded Best New Somm in our 2015 Best of Orlando awards.

OK, so you might not expect a speakeasyinspired restaurant to serve pricey mod-Southern fare (although the she-crab soup is worth the price), but you would expect them to pour a stiff drink, and they do. The bar is an absolute beauty from which to sample a Southern Gentleman (for something sweet) or some original Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine (for something not).

Moor Gaylord Palms Resort, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, 407-586-1101, gaylordpalms.com

It’s a bit of a schlep to get to, but if you find yourself at the Gaylord Palms Resort, make the trek through the hotel’s expansive atrium to the sophisticated environs of Moor. Fresh local seafood creations are typically stellar, and a drink at the

OPENINGS Herman’s Loan Office, from the same folks who brought us Hanson’s Shoe Repair, is in soft opening mode on Pine Street, right behind the Orlando Weekly offices. The bar with a midcentury aesthetic will officially open sometime in January … The Ganachery, showcasing handcrafted chocolate, has opened in Disney Springs … British bubble tea joint Bubbleology is now open near the Florida Mall’s Dining Pavilion … Look for a Whole Foods to open Jan. 20, 2016, near the Altamonte Mall … The Shoppes of Lake Mary will get a Keke’s Breakfast Cafe sometime early next year … Miller’s Ale House has opened in the old Houlihan’s building in Colonial Town Plaza … Baba’s Orlando Mediterranean Grill, replacing the closed Whitewood Grill, is now open … The Sugar Factory, an “American brasserie” with celebendorsed couture candy and cocktails, has opened in the I-Drive 360 complex.

CLOSINGS Dally in the Alley, a farm-to-table bistro in DeLand, has closed. Chef-owner Melanie Perryman was once a sous-chef at DeLand’s Cress Restaurant.

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elegantly inviting bar (try the gin cocktail with cucumber and an edible orchid) lends a little Old Florida panache to this most modern of hotels.

Morimoto Asia 1600 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, 407-939-6686, facebook.com/morimotoasia

With one of the finest selections of sake and beers from the Far East you’ll find anywhere in the city, this Top Table of 2015 caters to the serious drinker as much as it does the discerning foodie. The restaurant’s upper-level “Forbidden Lounge” – accessed through a hidden VIP entrance – is as slick as Iron Chef Morimoto’s ponytail.

North Quarter Tavern 861 N. Orange Ave., 407-757-0930, northquartertavern.com

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The North Quarter neighborhood might be newish, but NQT has a vibe that makes it feel like it’s been around for ages. Chef Matthew Wall does his part to elevate tavern fare to gastropub heights, but it’s equally nice to sidle up to the bar in the laidback tavern or adjacent Bar Room for a local brew, bourbon or boozy concoction.

Outpost Neighborhood Kitchen 2603 Edgewater Drive, 407-930-6282, outpostcollegepark.com

Their mac & cheese may have garnered second-place honors at the annual O-Town MacDown competition this year, but this throwback diner with contempo ’tude impressed us with their wine selection when they opened this spring. In late

November, they started serving a full liquor menu, and College Park residents responded enthusiastically.

Osprey Tavern 4899 New Broad St., 407-960-7700, ospreytavern.com

Jason Chin’s popular Baldwin Park resto was our No. 1 Top Table of 2015, thanks to chef Joe Cournoyer-Burnett’s sensuous plates, but the mixologists behind the dapper bar take just as much pride in crafting cocktails as the cooks do in prepping dishes.

And the wine list, focused and interesting, is hardly an afterthought.

Slate 8323 W. Sand Lake Road, 407-500-7528, slateorlando.com

A wine list that stays in people’s comfort zones without being prosaic befits this handsome sup spot with a showpiece bar, while well-executed, if safe, dishes crafted

by Dominic Rice make it one of the more popular draws for the typical Dr. Phillips denizen.

Smiling Bison Sanford 107 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford, 407-915-6086, smilingbison.com

The food (and attention to local sourcing) is of the same caliber as that of the Smiling Bison on Bennett Road, but the full liquor bar allows the Sanford outpost to proffer diners scores of intriguing cocktails. A case of the sequel being better than the original?

It’s a debate that might draw comparisons to The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II. Swine & Sons Provisions 595 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 407-636-7601, swineandsons.com

One look at the curing room is all it takes to see how seriously Rhys Gawlak and his team take charcuterie and whole-animal butchery here. The signature sandwiches and plates of fleshy comfort pair perfectly with the signature brews from Cask & Larder, available on tap or in growler format for at-home enjoyment.

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Tapa Toro 8441 International Drive, 407-226-2929, tapatoro.restaurant

Their paellas (best enjoyed in the 12-seat “paella pit”) made Tapa Toro a Top Tables contender, as did the eye-catching interior.

Enjoying a Spanish red, white or cava while sitting at the gorgeous bar transports you to Barcelona and almost makes you forget you’re in Orlando. Almost.

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Umi 525 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-960-3993, umiwinterpark.com

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Many would argue Umi deserves to be a Top Table of 2015, but not making the cut doesn’t take away from the fact that this Japanese joint is one of the better places on Park Avenue for gastronomes and imbibers alike. An interesting, focused wine list is somewhat overshadowed by the selection of sakes and Japanese beers – ideal for pairing with comforting bowls of udon noodles.

at Napa – Urban Tide’s predecessor. And while his cioppino has garnered a loyal following, wine experts and wine spectators alike are thankful the fabulous list from the Napa days has remained unchanged.

The Whiskey 7563 W. Sand Lake Road, 321-430-6744, downatthewhiskey.com

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If more than 150 types of whiskey, bourbon, rye and scotch aren’t enough to draw your attention, maybe it bears repeating. MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY! And a decent selection of craft burgers (like the “salty pear”) will help the serious imbiber to soak up the booze.

8000 Via Dellagio Way, 407-872-2640, urbain40.com

Whisper Creek Farm: The Kitchen

This relative latecomer is, arguably, the most stunning restaurant in the city. Enjoying chef Jean-Stephane Poinard’s dishes in the brasserie is as worthwhile as nursing a big-city cocktail in the restaurant’s lounge.

You’ll be hard-pressed to pry yourself away from the gorgeous setting.

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Taking full advantage of the Grande Lakes Resort’s on-site 7,000-square-foot garden, Whisper Creek Farm inside the JW Marriott offers up a variety of flatbreads, sandwiches and small plates, but beer hounds have been drawn to this farm-toforker for different reasons. The restaurant taps into the resort’s on-site nano-brewery for six different brews (five of them seasonal) to stay true to its hyperlocal ethic.

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Poppy cocktails for new year’s eve Bring the fireworks indoors with a pair of Pop Rocks-topped drinks

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f your neighbors are anything like mine, you’ll be seeing (or, mostly, hearing) homegrown fireworks shows from sunset Dec. 31 until the wee hours of New Year’s Day. That gave me the idea to try and capture the New Year’s Eve whiz-pow-bang in an adult beverage – using Pop Rocks candy, which, after all, bears on its packet an invitation to “taste the explosion.” Challenge accepted!

It’s also time to blow up the myth that combining Pop Rocks and soda will make your head explode (y’know, like Mikey). Though, fair warning, if you consume too many of the following libations, it may feel like your head is exploding the next day.

Since Pop Rocks candy is incredibly sweet, basically just exploding lumps of sugar, I wanted the drinks to err more on the bitter side, so I used Aperol, the milder cousin of bitter Campari, in both. (The shot is stronger, of course.) The cocktail uses blood orange soda cut with white ale to add fizz along with a mild bitterness.

Blood orange soda is available in house brands at Whole Foods, Fresh Market and Trader Joe’s, and Publix carries San Pellegrino aranciata rossa soda in cans. But it turns out that it’s not so easy to find Pop Rocks these days; I got mine at Party City.

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shotglasses honey Pop Rocks candy bourbon Aperol ginger ale

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Pour the honey into a saucer and let it spread to a greater diameter than your shotglasses.

Open and pour the Pop Rocks into another saucer, also spreading them out. Dip shotglass rims first in honey, then in Pop Rocks (you may hear some premature popping).

In a mixing glass, a pitcher or a measuring cup with a pouring spout, combine equal parts bourbon, Aperol and ginger ale. Carefully pour into the shotglasses, being careful not to knock off the candy.

Lick the Pop Rocks off the rim, then toss down the shot. Explodey!

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coupe glass honey Pop Rocks candy 1 ounce vodka 2 ounces Aperol 1 ounce blood orange soda 2 ounces white ale 3 dashes orange bitters

Follow the two-saucer procedure above to adhere the candy to the rim of the glass.

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Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria Not your average pizza and pasta joint, this Winter Springs hotspot draws them in for Neapolitan-style pies and house-made, hand-cut tagliatelle and ravioli. The star is the Neapolitan-made brick oven, which churns out perfectly blistered pizzas, be it your basic margherita or the weighted and eggy carciofi con uovo. A stellar Bolognese sauce highlights the tagliatelle; to end without sampling either the cannoli or tiramisu would be a mistake. 1468 Tuskawilla Road, Winter Springs, 321-422-3600; $$$

Mark’s Caribbean Cuisine UCF-area jerk joint isn’t in the tidiest of strip malls, but the Jamaican fare is neato.

Yes, the jerk chicken is top-notch, but the supremely tender oxtail stew is what regulars come back for. Plush cuts of goat in a heady curry are perfectly gratifying, as is traditional ackee and saltfish. Servers are friendly, but don’t expect to be wowed by the decor. 10034 University Blvd., 407-699-8800; $

Korea House The Colonial Drive outpost of Korea House is just as meat-centric as its Longwood counterpart. All-you-can-eat Korean barbecue is the clear choice for most patrons – given the quality of meat and the relatively low AYCE price, it’s easy to see why. Not up for barbecue? Stir-fries and soups, like mandu-guk with dumplings and rice cake in beef broth, will make happy fun dance in your tummy. 4501 Colonial Drive, 407-896-5994; $$

Two Chefs Seafood Oyster Bar Don’t let the casual decor fool you – there’s some worthy NOLA-inspired fare to be had here. The deep experience of the chefs clearly shows in plates of fried chicken, baked oysters and roasted duck hash.

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El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Cantina Tourist sector Tex-Mex joint ups the ante somewhat with dishes bordering on gourmet. Must-order: mussels in a heavenly chorizo broth, though you won’t go wrong sampling the tacos (give duck al pastor a try). The plate of chile rellenos could feed a family. To end, housemade coconut tres leches will please. Open daily. 12167 S. Apopka Vineland Road, 407-238-5300; $$$

Pharmacy Pharmacy places an emphasis on creativity in the kitchen, as well as behind the bar. Start with one of the many “elixirs” – stiff, hand-crafted potions – before diving into such shareable options as roasted bone marrow with oxtail and chili-strawberry preserves or fried green tomato nuggets served over creamy corn curry. Mains vary by season, but what we ate – Swiss chard with sausage and pasta sleeves, and sea bass with a tableside pour of lemony Parmigiano broth – was superb. Drinks and dinner only. 8060 Via Dellagio Way, 407-985-2972; $$$$

The Boheme Restaurant Resplendent resto in the Grand Bohemian Hotel puts the “art” back in culinary arts, both in restaurant design and chef Laurent Hollaender’s creations. Escargots de Bourgogne play up Hollaender’s French heritage, but crispy fried smelt is the superlative starter. Current seasonal mains (roasted lamb loin; Maple Leaf Farms duck breast served with starfruit, spring forest mushrooms, Swiss chard and roasted marble potatoes) impress. 325 S. Orange Ave., 407-581-4700; $$$$

Capa Sexy rooftop resto at the Four Seasons shows off its style with Basque- and Spanish-inspired specialties and USDA Prime steaks. It’s hard to go wrong with any dish, but you’ll go right with hamachi crudo to start. Succulent roast duck with braised salsify, Florida peaches and pickled mustard seed is also a must. If beef is your craving, the bone-in filet is sublime, even if it sets you back $69. Desserts are all Instagram-worthy. Four Seasons Resort Orlando, 10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, 407-313-7777; $$$$

Francesco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Sicilian specialties star at this Maitland ristorante, with wood-fired brick-oven pizzas stealing the show. Pastas, like the beautifully plated penne Palermitana, are worth seeking out, but be wary of flavorless calamari steak. Hand-fashioned desserts like profiteroles and strawberry tiramisu make small service deficiencies more bearable. 400 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-960-5533; $$ n

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The Assassin A wondrous take on the traditional wuxia film. Through Thursday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Cult Classics: A Clockwork Orange An accident with a ceramic penis sends Alex up the river. Tuesday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $8; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song The Doctor finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy. MondayTuesday, 7:30 pm; multiple locations; $15.98; fathomevents.com.

Hitchcock/Truffaut A must-see documentary for any fan of cinema.

Through Thursday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Marathon Mondays: Samurai Jack Celebrate Samurai Jack’s 2016 return to Adult Swim.

Monday, 5 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-332-9636.

All is right – Bill Murray’s netflix christmas special is a perfect moody mix of holiday riffs

Miracle on 34th Street A cherished holiday family tradition.

Wednesday, 2 & 7 pm; multiple locations; $12.50; fathomevents.com.

Peanut Butter Matinee: The Wizard of Oz The 1939 family classic.

Sunday, noon; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $8; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Wednesday Night Pitcher Show: Bad Santa You won’t be able to sit right for a week. Wednesday, 7:30 pm; Eden Bar at the Enzian, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; free; 407-629-1088; enzian.org.

Winter in the Park: Ice Age Wild animals protect an infant. Saturday, 7 pm and Sunday, 2 pm; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org.

Youth Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star in this visually glorious dramatic comedy.

Ongoing; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

The Big Short

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Opening this week The Big Short Adam McKay interprets the true story of several people who tried to benefit from the coming financial collapse of 2008.

The movie has already been criticized in some corners as sexist, and I don’t get how that can happen. Co-star Christian Bale is the stepson of Gloria Steinem. And doesn’t she control all this stuff? (R) Concussion Will Smith plays a doctor who discovers the incidence of head trauma in the NFL. But if Smith is really concerned about damage to the noggin, maybe he should be warning his own kids that the best way to get a concussion is when you whip your HAIR back and forth.

(PG-13) Daddy’s Home Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, stars of the underrated The Other Guys, reteam for this story of an earnest stepdad whose ef-

forts are undermined by the return of the kids’ real papa. Director Sean Anders co-wrote the underrated We’re the Millers. Boy, that’s a lot of underrateds, huh? (PG-13) Joy This reality-based portrait of a home-products impresario represents a reunion of Silver Linings Playbook principals David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Three guesses which one got shafted on her paycheck. (PG-13) Point Break For weeks, this remake of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 surfer action drama has been Hollywood’s odds-on favorite for the film most likely to get swallowed in the Star Wars maelstrom. As the devil’s emissary said in Crossroads, “Who’s going to be the next to get their head cut?” (PG-13)

By AShley B elA nger The best Christmas specials blend bitter with sweet because it’s just not the holidays if you’re not feeling conflicted. Blame it on the year’s end or dare to go deeper than Santa’s pass/fail verdict, but Netflix’s A Very Murray Christmas Special offers a moody mix of Christmas riffs that resonates with authentic spirit that captures that cheery clash. As Amy Poehler’s character proclaims early in the special, “Everything that’s fun is always hard.”

The premise is simple: A storm has knocked out electricity and public transportation in all of New York City, preventing any of Bill Murray’s celebrity guest stars for his holiday variety show from making it to the Carlyle hotel, where he is live-broadcasting. Told in three parts (including a pristine white winter wonderland fantasy), it opens with a droopy Murray wearing adorable antlers and literally crooning “Christmas Blues.” Most of the singing is charming and cutesy – Jenny Lewis as a waitress dueting with slick-talking Murray on “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” the easy hilarity of Chris Rock’s call-and-response antics on “Do You Hear What I Hear?” But when the singing gets serious – Maya Rudolph knocking off stockings on “Christmas (Baby Come Home),” Miley Cyrus seriously lovely on “Silent Night,” both electrifying surges of peppermint in the cup of Christmas cocoa Murray is crying into – that’s when Murray’s coy song and dance skews legitimately special.

Of course, you can’t go wrong with Paul Shaffer on piano. Doubling as the program’s music director, Shaffer even sneaks in a non-Christmas song, “I Saw the Light (Only You),” which could serve as a pretty sweet reminder that the holidays don’t have to consume us. abelanger@orlandoweekly.com

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Don’t force it new Star Wars long on thrills, short of magic By cAMeron M ei er

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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he movie event of the decade is here, and, no, it does not live up to the hype. Though it’s an enjoyable, thrilling adventure and worlds better than The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, it exists in a cinematic galaxy far, far away from the original trilogy.

If you don’t know the basic story, you’ve obviously been living in a Dagobah swamp for the last half-century. But the only things you really need to know going in are that it is roughly 30 years after the events of The Return of the Jedi, the Empire (now with a creepy, fascist-sounding new name) has made an unexplained resurgence, and Luke Skywalker has disappeared.

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Fisher return, as do Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, and they are complemented by some nice new additions. Nevertheless, the acting is mediocre. Ford is the real star and handles that responsibility well. However, Fisher is invisible and Hamill gets virtually no screen time, though the latter’s entrance is suitably grand. Oscar Isaac is solid but has disappointingly little to do, Max von Sydow is in just one scene, and John Boyega as a Stormtrooper deserter is just OK. Even worse, Domhnall Gleeson and Adam Driver are badly miscast and their characters poorly conceived. Among the newbies, only Daisy Ridley (as Rey) is stellar, so I guess it’s good that she will likely be the face of the franchise moving forward.

“I can’t explain, and you wouldn’t believe it,” she replies when asked how she escaped an attack on her home planet.

That’s a fitting answer to just about everything else in this film, too. The first hour feels paced and plotted perfectly, with

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the traditional special effects, wipe shots and John Williams’ familiar score reminiscent of the 1970s. But the rest is a mess of writing and editing, as if director and co-writer J.J. Abrams were trying to cram in everything but the cantina sink in an effort to re-create the glory of the original films and satisfy his audience’s thirst for thrills. He also makes the odd suggestion that the Force is purely genetic, something that doesn’t need to be learned and understood, and that a lightsaber can be wielded successfully by anyone. Still, some of the effects are impressive, and there are a couple of genuine lump-in-your-throat moments. However, those emotions are due mostly to nostalgia, not anything Abrams has created.

We should still thank him for the attempt.

Maybe the first trilogy existed in a time and place that can never be truly recaptured.

If one can never go home, it follows that one can never go back to a movie theater, at least not back to one that existed three decades ago. But Disney will obviously keep trying, as the company has a lot riding on this. So my advice for the next film would be to relax. Let go and let the Force flow through you. Don’t overwhelm us with action and rehashed plot lines. Instead, focus on what worked for George Lucas: story, human interaction and originality.

But let’s be honest: Most fans don’t care what critics say. This film is mostly review-proof. This means that the most interesting debate is not how good it is but how much money it will make at the box office.

It will certainly top Avatar’s ’s domestic gross of $760 million and should be the first film to top $1 billion in the United States. However, it will likely not reach Gone With the Wind’s ’s adjusted-for-inflation gross of around $1.7 billion or even the original Star Wars’’ total of $1.49 billion.

Though today’s U.S. population is almost three times what it was in 1939 and 100 million more than it was in 1977, non-theatrical viewing (Blu-ray and the Internet) will make it tough for any movie to ever reach GWTW’s ’s exalted total. Films simply don’t play in cinemas long enough anymore.

(Indeed, GWTW earned more money in its re-releases than it did during its original roadshow and general release.)

The international scene is another story. The world’s population is more than three times what it was in 1939, and the overseas market now dwarfs anything that 1930s, or even 1970s, moviemakers could have expected.

That explains why Avatar holds the No. 2 international adjusted-forinflation record, at $3 billion, while the original Star Wars

now sits at No. 3. However, GWTW still clings to the top spot overseas, too, with an adjusted gross of more than $3.4 billion (as much as $3.7 billion by some estimates). So the real drama will be whether The Force Awakens can reach those stratospheric heights. Yes, the Force may be with it, but the Wind still blows strong.

The money questions will be settled soon enough. For now, keep your expectations low and get ready for a romp. Although it doesn’t possess the originality and seamless magic of the first trilogy, The Force Awakens contains enough humor, emotion and visual excitement to satisfy fans. feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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Beautiful Youth Aesthetics mask underlying emotions in sorrentino film By c AMeron Meie r

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outh is old. Imbued with an almost overbearing maturity in both pacing and theme, the oddly titled labor of love by Italian writer-director Paolo Sorrentino is a unique – though often inaccessible – examination of what it means to age and what it takes to stay young.

Michael Caine is Fred Ballinger, a classical composer vacationing in the Swiss Alps.

Retired in every sense of the word, he’s content to while away his final days, taking joy only in his odd friendship with fellow septuagenarian Mick (Harvey Keitel). Though Fred’s daughter (Rachel Weisz) comes to stay at the resort with him, and he strikes up a casual friendship with a famous actor (Paul Dano), Fred’s world is a lonely one.

With his wife either dead or divorced – in a nice twist, we don’t know her status until the end – the maestro is alone, left to wander the emotional graveyard of his life.

Populating the resort is an assortment of interesting but empty characters, people who might have stepped out of a Federico Fellini film, albeit a rather tame one. There’s the aging and overweight soccer star (Roly Serrano), the young masseuse (Luna Zimic Mijovic) whose age and outlook suggest a vastly different time and place, and the sublimely unclothed Miss Universe (Madalina Diana Ghenea). And to add much-needed plot complexity, there’s a brief but memorable appearance by Jane Fonda (as Mick’s muse) and Alex Macqueen as an emissary for Queen Elizabeth II, who wants Fred to

conduct one last performance of his famous “Simple Songs.”

But Fred is not a simple song, and neither is Youth. There’s a depth and complexity lurking beneath its slow tracking shots and careful framing, though most of its raw emotion is kept at a distance, overshadowed at times by Sorrentino’s devotion to aesthetic. Indeed, the film, like Fred, is emotionally stunted on the surface but brimming with life underneath.

Structurally, the movie is a lazy river instead of a road. Failing to build much forward narrative motion until its jawdropping, yet slightly overlong, conclusion, Youth is more a collection of visual poems than an epic ballad. It may not be a “great beauty” like the director’s previous offering, but it’s still one of the prettiest films of the year and proves again that Sorrentino is arguably the most visionary poet in cinema today.

Caine is in total command, but it’s Keitel who is most surprising, thanks in part to his great chemistry with his co-star. Playing an aging film director struggling to write his cinematic “testament” (appropriately titled Life’s Last Day), Keitel displays a sweetness and sensitivity that is almost as effective as Sorrentino’s surrealist touches and Luca Bigazzi’s cinematography. The latter element may be the real star, as it seems to almost float on air, or be sculpted from glass, as if the slightest touch could bring the entire film shattering to ground.

“I’ve grown old without understanding how I got here,” Fred tells his doctor.

The film fails in its effort to fully explain that journey. But its attempt is beautiful. feedback@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Tension in the air Mesmerizing guitarist Bill Orcutt and stunning noise drummer Chris Corsano spectacularly combust

By Ashley BelAnger CHrIS CorSano and BIll orCUTT 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 | The Gallery at Avalon Island, 37 S. Magnolia Ave. | 407-913-1426 | avalongallery.org | free, donations welcome

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ith a rough pluck on his guitar, Bill Orcutt’s distinct style of play signals that this will not be a gentle ride. You could say Orcutt straddles the genres of country, blues and punk, but his radical free improvisation makes the experience for the listener more like jumping on a wild stallion than on a trusted steed.

His recordings are often gritty, lo-fi and live, but for his upcoming release with drummer and tourmate Chris Corsano, they’re going for a more hi-fi output and utilizing gear to capture the magic that crystallizes live when their chaotic forces combine.

“I like things that are kind of unsettled,” Orcutt says. “If something is going too perfectly, I kind of, as an instinct, find ways to break it. It’s not really a studio versus live thing, it’s more I just like the tension that comes when you’re trying to sort of keep the plane from crashing, you know? When you’re a little bit out of control, sustain it.

That’s how my brain works.”

For their performance at Gallery at Avalon Island, attendees will be treated to solo sets from each artist, followed by a set where they’ll perform as a duo. Unlike Orcutt’s last performance in town, he’ll ditch the acoustic for his electric guitar, compelling a different clatter entirely but with the same mesmerizing touch. The tension he breeds in his solo work encounters a new snarl when intertwining with Corsano’s frenetic noise, which has lured the drummer into collaborations with

more popularly recognized avant-garde artists like Björk, Thurston Moore and Jim O’Rourke.

“Chris is incredible!” Orcutt says. “What can you say about Chris? It’s hard to stump him. I can throw out whatever and Chris manages to react. He finds something to do with it, which is kind of amazing. I love playing with Chris. He has a lot of energy and he doesn’t just react to what I’m doing; he’s also forcing me to react. Provoking me by throwing things my way.”

It’ll be a night of intrigue, especially given Orcutt’s recent application of his enthralling guitar play in a mutated way of covering well-known songs, as he did on 2013’s A History of Every One. He creates a compelling trick to stun the ear, taking songs we’ve heard a million times like “When You Wish Upon a Star” or even holiday hits like “White Christmas” and inviting you to get lost in his road-less-traveled approach.

“It’s scaffolding to improvise from and it’s also maybe a way to help some listeners in, to give them a reference point,” Orcutt says. “For me also, I spent a long time developing a particular style and at some point I wanted to just see, could you apply this style to any kind of material?”

Orcutt’s success within the experimental music world began in 1992 as half of the Miami duo Harry Pussy – an influential act that fused no wave with hardcore punk and free improvisation and saw them tour in support of distorted indie bands like Sonic Youth and Sebadoh. Since then, his solo work and frequent collaborations continue to provide a welcome shock to the system for anyone seeking an authentic voice in the din of frequently shallow popular music that’s much more enslaved to melody.

“I don’t feel like I’ve arrived anywhere,” Orcutt says. “Wherever it is I’m going, I’m still trying to get there. A lot of times, I’m dissatisfied with what I’m playing. Then you have those breakthrough moments and you feel like it all, for some reason, clicked this time. So whatever it is, it’s a journey, which is a terribly cliché word to use, but you’re traveling somewhere. And wherever it is I’m winding up, it takes constantly working at it to try to make what I play sound like what I’m hearing in my head.” abelanger@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Film Speak

BY B AO L E - H U U

PHOTO BY LIV JONES

The Moonstone Music Festival is

Orlando’s latest big-scale hopeful. Before last week’s media announcement event at the Orlando Eye (Dec. 15), however, I knew as much about it as you did: nothing.

So upon arrival, I take in as much of the scene as I can. There are cops, cameras, news vans, even a couple Barbies in little black dresses meaninglessly flanking the stage. This could be serious. But classic rock is playing conspicuously on the PA so I’m getting a feeling already, and it’s that I might end up less pumped than everyone else here once the news drops.

Turns out, my hunch is Sherlockian. With the exception of Surfer Blood and the Flaming Lips, I practically flatline at this first-round announcement. Guaranteed, I was the least tingly among the gathered media when Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were trotted out to announce rock corporation KISS as a headliner. And as for the inclusion of local shame Scott Stapp, well, you couldn’t have chosen a more dubious Orlando name. No, this one’s not for me.

That said, as a local advocate, I wish Moonstone well. Although I can tell you if an effort is good, I’m no expert in what makes large-scale music festivals actually workable. Hopefully, the man making the announcement – co-producer Paul Lovett of event-planning company Incognitus – does. Besides logistics experience at major sporting events like the Olympics, the music experience his CV lists are music festivals Beyond the Valley (Australia) and Orlando Calling.

Clearly, that last flopping credit pops out. Now, one sure thing that can be said

It’s finally a setting renegade enough for their concept. about the man is that he’s on a mission to make a music festival stick in this city, so cheers to that. But hopefully his key involvement in Orlando Calling means he’s carrying some fresh and valuable lessons about that kind of endeavor here.

Artistically, Moonstone’s not breaking any new or even sexy ground with an initial roster that’s mostly a parade of past- and sub-prime talent whose target demographic is a Venn diagram of dads and dudes. Music notwithstanding, though, Moonstone does have some distinguishing aspects like a comedy component and full family friendliness.

There will be a carnival atmosphere with a midway featuring sideshow attractions and rides. They’re even letting kids in free (under 10 years, one per adult), which is way dope for rocker parents.

But hopefully Lovett knows the market forces at play because major music festivals are one of the few things to which Orlando’s world-famous hospitality has not historically extended.

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The recent show by Film Speak and White Sands (Dec. 14) reunited forces responsible for some incredible parking-lot performances back at the setting where the magic began. Film

Speak’s Gerald Perez and White Sands’ Steven Head were behind the extraordinary parking lot project that dazzled the Orlando art world back in 2012 by using the sound systems in people’s cars as the PA and ingeniously syncing them into an organic sonic whole like some postclassical urban symphony.

Around dusk at the original scene of their outdoor alchemy behind the Guesthouse (formerly the Peacock Room), an ad hoc setup of instruments, video equipment and screens came together across two parking spaces. The waning sunlight quickly succumbed, first to the faint force of yellow lot lights and a sliver moon, and then to the tweaked, saturated colors of Broken Machine Films’ video. Once Perez started to play, Film Speak began. His electronic soundscaping this time came with more pronounced noise and drone, feeling more aggressive in volume, tone and movement.

But the milieu factored in. Something about being out in the night air – beyond the politics of a room – felt especially apt for Film Speak’s norm-defying multimedia expeditions. It’s finally a setting renegade enough for their concept.

Afterwards, White Sands performed.

With the quantum benefit of Broken Machine Films’ visual accompaniment, Head’s compositions went from ambient to astral. Together, it was another cogent case for alternative show settings.

Next week is TLU’s annual Underground awards, where I immortalize this year in Orlando music in the history books for all your progeny to be embarrassed by ad infinitum. I’m sorry. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Will’s Christmas Party MUSIC If you’re dreading another holiday party full of ugly sweaters and Bing Crosby, you may want to swing by Will’s Pub for a holiday party that eschews everything but the egg nog. Warm up (assuming it ever gets cold) with mariachi-style punk covers from ¡Controla Esto! – the south-of-the-border version of local ska stars Control This! – along with the sex-drenched sweat-fest that Luscious Lisa provides with her party rap anthems. Brown Bag Brass Band, a New Orleans-style brass funk collective that never fails to get asses shaking, makes a rare appearance as well. Make sure to pick up a free drink ticket when you pay your cover to get a sample of the special egg nog that’s being whipped up for this show. – Thaddeus McCollum

with Luscious Lisa, ¡Controla Esto!, the Hamiltons and Brown Bag Brass Band | 9 p.m. | Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave. | willspub.org | $5 Thursday, 24

Christmas Eve Open House

Thursday, 24

Midnight Mass

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10:30 p.m. | St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave. | orlandobeergarden.com | free

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Despite what Merry Christmas warriors want you to believe, Jesus is only one of the reasons for the season. Human beings have been getting together at this time of year for camaraderie and spiked punch for centuries before the Church officially made it the big J.C.’s b-day. But whether you celebrate Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule or none of the above, the spirit of the season lies in friendship and well-wishing, which is the spirit in which St. Matthew’s Tavern opens its doors for a midnight mass. Though you won’t be able to drink through the rites, there will be a buffet afterwards for midnight snacking. – TM

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VAN HALEN: COMEDY SHOW

CHRISTMAS EVE PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHARLES HOSMER MORSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

We look forward to this event every year – step inside the dimly lit lobby of the Morse Museum on Christmas Eve and you’ll forget all about the malls, the shopping, the family drama and your pending holiday credit-card bill. Immerse yourself in the beauty of illuminated Tiffany windows and let the sounds of carols and chamber music remind you that Christmas is supposed to be about more than the noise of holiday tasks. Sure, it sounds sort of stuffy and dull to go listen to flutes and violins and look at stained-glass windows and pottery on Christmas Eve, but trust us: It is so soothing and pleasant and pretty and cathartic that it’ll give you the energy you’ll need to cope with sibling rivalries, drunk uncles, bratty kids who didn’t get what they wanted from Santa and whatever else Christmas Day may throw at you. – Erin Sullivan

CHRISTMAS EVE OPEN HOUSE

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Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat For basketball fans in Florida who still care about in-state rivalries (or basketball at all, if you can manage to make out the arena through all that purple glitter every week), the first season match-up between the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat never fails to be a spirited part of the holidays. In a late pre-season game against the Heat in October, the Magic took the win in overtime. Since then, Vucevic has maintained his gusto as one of the Magic’s greatest forces, currently leading in field goal percentage and points scored per game. After Vooch’s contentious technical foul against the Brooklyn Nets (for glaring too much at the ref, heh), there’s been talk that he plays better when he’s riled up.

Here’s hoping that recent Dwight Howardto-Miami Heat trade rumor does the trick to incite the whole Magic team to compel a mad victory. – Ashley Belanger

SPORTS

7 p.m. | Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. | 800-745-3000 | amwaycenter.com | $30-$1,982.50 Saturday, 26

Van Halen: Comedy Show The city tends to shut down for a few days around Christmas, mostly due to holiday parties and family time. But if you’re one of those hearty souls who’s ready to party as soon as the wrapping paper’s hit the floor, you could do worse than to party with Van Halen. And since that legendary band isn’t in town, you could settle for a comedy showcase named after them. Tommy Lucente and Shaw Smith, two New York-byway-of-Florida comics, started the monthly showcase in Brooklyn, but since they’re both in town for the holidays, they’re setting up a satellite operation at Backbooth. The hosts get local support from locals like Jaron Millan and Heather Shaw, along with returning ex-Orlandoan Nick Pupo, for what amounts to a showcase of comedic talent that’s all-killer, no Hagar. – TM

MAGIC PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ORLANDO MAGIC

COMEDY

8 p.m. | Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St. | backbooth.com | $5

Sunday, 27

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Emo Night With Kitty and Grant MUSIC Miss the days of raccoon eyeliner, black skinny jeans and too much semi-permanent hair dye? Of MySpace fame and Hot Topic shopping sprees? When Spencer Smith was still in Panic! at the Disco and Fall Out Boy wasn’t on the radio? Well, you’re in luck. Emo Night is commandeering Spacebar and creating a safe space for fanboys and fangirls to unabashedly sing “Misery Business” while deciding if the Academy Is … are actually getting back together. Kitty, the force behind viral hit “Okay Cupid” (named one of Rolling Stones’ best songs of 2012), and local musician Grant both take a break from the rap world to host DJ sets full of the best emo, scene, goth and punk jams from the 2000s. Fair warning: We will be judging what band T-shirt you decide to wear. Those who come dressed up in their favorite emo gear (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge-era My Chemical Romance should do the trick) receive discounted entry. Really though, everyone just needs to wear lots of black. Get ready, testosterone boys and harlequin girls, because the “Nightmare After Christmas” will bring out bubblegum angst in all of us. It’s not just a phase, mom – it’s who we are. – Caitlyn Ralph

10 p.m. | Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St. | facebook.com/spacebarorlando | $3-$5

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Wednesday, deC. 23-tuesday, deC. 29 Compiled By tHaddeus mCCollum

Wednesday, dec. 23

ConCerts/events Alexio La Bestia 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $10-$30; 407-504-7699.

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

The Imperial’s Holiday Soundcheck With Sarah Purser 9 pm; The Imperial at Washburn Imports, 1800 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-228-4992.

Leisure Chief 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Orlando Music Group Open Jam 10:45 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 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.

Will’s Christmas Party: Luscious Lisa, ¡Controla Esto!, the Hamiltons, Brown Bag Brass Band 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5.

Clubs/lounges Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

Acoustic Wednesdays 8:30 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

Bearaoke 8 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

500 E. State Road 436, Suite 1020, Casselberry; free; 407-276-2926.

Jazz Night 9 pm; Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way; free; 407-482-5000.

Ladies Night Blues Jam 8 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848.

Mac and Cheese Wednesday 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-839-0457.

One Hit Wonder Wednesdays 10 pm; The Patio, 14 W. Washington St.; free; 407-354-1577.

Curtis Earth Trivia 7:30-10 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

Open Mic 8 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; free.

Dorm Wednesday 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888.

Prom Night Wednesdays 8 pm; NV Art Bar, 27 E. Pine St.; free; 407-649-0000.

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Red Carpet Karaoke 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439

Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980.

Themed Trivia Wednesdays 9:30 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Ave., Windermere; free; 727-505-4566.

Thursday, dec. 24

ConCerts/events

Trivia Nation 8 pm; Frank and Steins, 150 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-412-9230.

Dave Sheffield Jazz Trio 9 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; free.

Trivia Night 7 pm; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-322-7475.

Leisure Chief 10 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

Trivia Quest 8-10 pm; Campus Cards & Games, 12226 Corporate Blvd.; free; 407-730-3161.

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

Trivia with Doug Bowser 7:30 pm; Hamburger Mary’s, 110 W. Church St.; free; 321-319-0600.

Clubs/lounges

Untucked Bingo 5:30-9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

Wednesday Karaoke Nights 6-9 pm; Yellow Dog Eats, 1236 Hempel

Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

All-Star Blues Jam 8 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848.

Bears In The City Presents: Thirsty Thursday Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Parliament House, 410

N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

Bebop Blues Jam and VooDoo Party 8 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980.

Board Game Night noon; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-332-9636.

Geek Trivia 9 pm; Cloak and Blaster, 875 Woodbury Road; free.

Homegrown Open Mic Night YouTube Sessions 8-11 pm; Rogue Pub, 3076 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-985-3778.

Indiecent Thursdays 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-839-04357.

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A Festivus for the Rest of Us A Festivus for the Rest of Us The Geek Easy celebrates Frank Costanza’s alternative holiday with an airing of grievances, feats of strength, a Festivus pole and, of course, food and drink specials. 6 p.m. Wednesday; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; mygeekeasy.com A Tasting of Mead, Madeira and Pommeau Learn about the flavor profiles, history and provenance of these less-renowned spirits. Includes light snack pairings. 7 p.m.

Wednesday; Redlight Redlight, 2810 Corrine Drive; $20; 407-893-9832; redlightredlightbeerparlour.com

Ugly Sweater Christmas Party Don’t have anywhere to go after your family kicks you out of their house again on Christmas? There’s always the pub. Wear an ugly sweater if you want, but definitely bring some leftovers to share for a night of friends, comedy, movies and drink specials. 8 p.m. Friday; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org Naughty or Nice Sick of trying to be good during the holidays? Get naughty at Parliament House when adult film stars Sean Duran and Osiris Blade appear for a meet and greet. The event promises erotic vendors and “hot spots,” along with guaranteed nudity. 8 p.m. Saturday; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; contact for price; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com

The Legendary Shack Shakers Feb. 5 at Will’s Pub Ben Prestage, Dec. 31 at Will’s Pub

Colin Hay, Jan. 30 at the Plaza Live

JJ Grey & Mofro, Dec. 31 at House of Blues

Def Leppard, Jan. 30 at Amway Center

Orgy, Jan. 8 at West End Trading Co. Silversun Pickups, Jan. 9 at the Plaza Live Rebelution, Jan. 9-10 at Hard Rock Live Mickey Avalon & Dirty Nasty, Jan. 12 at the Social Ani DiFranco, Jan. 15 at the Plaza Live SFS 10 Year Anniversary: Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson and more, Jan. 17 at Will’s Pub Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Jan. 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center Galactic, Jan. 21 at the Plaza Live Torche, Jan. 22 at Will’s Pub Arlo Guthrie, Jan. 23 at the Plaza Live

Jim Jefferies, Jan. 31 at the Plaza Live Barry Manilow, Feb. 2 at Amway Center Graham Nash, Feb. 3 at the Plaza Live

Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Feb. 21 at the Social

They Might Be Giants, April 6 at the Beacham

Hunter Valentine, Feb. 21 at Will’s Pub

G. Love & Special Sauce, April 7 at the Social

Daley, Feb. 22 at the Social

Stick Figure, April 7 at the Beacham

The Zombies, Feb. 24 at the Plaza Live

Moon Taxi, Feb. 3 at the Social

Creed Bratton, Feb. 25 at Backbooth

Europe, Feb. 4 at House of Blues

O.A.R., Feb. 26 at House of Blues

Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine, Feb. 5 at House of Blues

New Found Glory, March 3 at the Social

The Legendary Shack Shakers, Feb. 5 Will’s Pub Trailer Park Boys, Feb. 13 at Backbooth Yanni, Feb. 13 at the Dr. Phillips Center

Gordon Lightfoot, March 10 at the Plaza Live

Patti LaBelle, Feb. 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center

Logic, March 28 at the Beacham

DEC 31

JJ GREY & MOFRO

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DEPARTURE

JAN 22

THE WAILERS

JAN 23

MARIANAS TRENCH

JAN 30

THE EXPENDABLES EPICA –

THE NORTH AMERICAN ENIGMA TOUR

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Underoath, April 24 at Hard Rock Live

Moody Blues, March 8 at the Dr. Phillips Center

Less Than Jake, March 17-18 at the Social

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The Used, April 19-20 at House of Blues Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter, April 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center

Melanie Martinez, March 6 at House of Blues

Mutemath, Feb. 19 at House of Blues

Napalm Death, the Melvins, April 8 at the Plaza Live

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Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas, June 25 at Amway Center

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Maroon 5, Sept. 9 at Amway Center

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THURSDAY, 24

Surfing Santas One benefit of this mild winter is the fact that we can still wear our bathing suits to the beach with nary a goosebump in sight. Since 2009, this fact has brought a growing number of Santa-clad surfers to Cocoa Beach on Christmas Eve to shoot curls and hang 10 to the delight of onlookers. Last year’s crowd of more than 4,000 spectators got to see 300 Surfing Santas dressed in everything from Classic Santa outfits to Santa Batman gear. Though the event is free to attend, the Santas raise money to benefit Grind for Life, a charity that gives financial assistance to families impacted by cancer, so pick up a T-shirt while you’re there. – Thaddeus McCollum

SPORTS

8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Downtown Cocoa Beach, Minutemen Causeway and A1A, Cocoa Beach | surfingsantas.org | free

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Locker Room Thursdays 5 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

Mixx Thursdays with Rob Lo 10 pm; ONO Nightclub, 1 S. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-701-9875.

Open Mic Night 8 pm; Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way; free; 407-482-5000.

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Open Mic with Chuck Culbertson 9 pm; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499.

Retuned 10 pm; The Monkey Bar, 26 Wall Street Plaza; free; 407-481-1199.

Think Tank Trivia 8 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

You Can’t Sit With Us Ladies Night 11:45 pm-3:30 am; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free$3; 407-999-2570.

oPera/ClassiCal Christmas Carillon Concerts 1 & 3 pm; Geert D’hollander performs 30-minute Christmas music concerts on the 60-bell singing tower. Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $12-$18; 863-6761408; boktowergardens.org.

Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista; free; 407-934-1111.

Trina 8 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $10; 407-425-7571.

Clubs/lounges Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

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ConCerts/events 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.

Mango Beats 10 pm; Debbie’s Bar, 1422 State Road 436, Casselberry; free; 407-677-5963.

Renderglow 7 pm; Todd English’s Bluezoo, Disney’s

Curtis Earth Trivia 8 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; free.

DJ BMF 10 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

DJ Cliff T 10 pm; Aero, 60 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730.

DJ Jay 9 pm; The Green Bar, 400 E. State Road 436, Casselberry; free; 407-332-6470.

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Fame Fridays 10 pm; Ember Bar and Restaurant, 42 W. Central Blvd.; $10; 407-448-0216.

Footloose 80s Night Midnight; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free; 407-999-2570.

Karaoke with Cindy 7:3010 pm; American Legion Memorial Post 19, 5320 Alloway St.; free; 407-293-9515.

MarsRadio’s Upstairs Suite: Deep & Chilled Out Sessions 10 pm-2 am; Kush Ultra Lounge and Hookah Bar, 23 S. Court Ave.; $10; 407-834-5874.

Nerdy Karaoke 8 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-332-9636.

The Patio Friday Night 9 pm; The Patio, 14 W. Washington St.; free; 407-354-1577.

Platinum Friday 4 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888.

Simon Time Trivia 7 pm; Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; free; 407-636-3171.

Uberbahn 9 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Wall Street Plaza Block Party 11 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; free; 407849-0471.

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oPera/ClassiCal Christmas Carillon Concerts 1 & 3 pm; Geert D’hollander performs 30-minute Christmas music concerts on the 60-bell singing tower. Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $12-$18; 863-6761408; boktowergardens.org. saTurday, dec. 26

ConCerts/events Boxing Day Extravaganza: Zap Dragon & the Attack, Fat Night, Dumber Bunnies 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5.

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

Roger Sanchez 10 pm; Gilt Nightclub, 740 Bennett Road; $20-$30; 407-504-7699.

Shartsville Christmas Schittacular: Schitt, Whiskey Sharts, Froomador 9 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $10; 407-246-1419.

Clubs/lounges

Kitchen, 601-B S. New York Ave., Winter Park; free; various menu prices; 407-228-3898.

MarsRadio’s Upstairs Suite: Deep & Chilled Out Sessions 10 pm-2 am; Kush Ultra Lounge and Hookah Bar, 23 S. Court Ave.; $10; 407-834-5874.

Midnight Mass Dance Party Midnight; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; free; 407-999-2570.

The Original Vintage Saturdays 9 pm; Vintage Lounge, 114 S. Orange Ave.; free-$10; 877-386-7346.

Saturday With the Beat 10 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $10-$20; 407-648-8363.

oPera/ClassiCal Christmas Carillon Concerts 1 & 3 pm; Geert D’hollander performs 30-minute Christmas music concerts on the 60-bell singing tower. Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $12-$18; 863-6761408; boktowergardens.org. sunday, dec. 27

Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

ConCerts/events

DJ Cliff T 10 pm; Aero, 60 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730.

Ancient Sun 10:30 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-8540.

DJ M-Squared 9 pm-2 am; The Groove, CityWalk at Universal Orlando; $7; 407-224-2166.

Emo Night With Kitty and Grant 10 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; $3-$5; 407-228-0804.

DJ Stranger Jazz/Funk Brunch 11 am-2 pm; Ethos Vegan

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[FILM] Wednesday Night Pitcher Show: Bad Santa see page 33

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General Bon Patmar, X.Y.U., the State of How, Travis Adams 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5.

Clubs/lounges Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

Acoustic Open Mic with Chris Dupre 9 pm; Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-657-9980.

An Tobar Trivia 6 pm; An Tobar, 600 N. Lake Destiny Drive, Maitland; $5; 407-267-4044.

The Beacham Top 20 7 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; 407-648-8363.

Bingo After Dark 10 pm; Waitiki Retro Tiki Lounge, 26 Wall Street Plaza; free; 407-481-1199.

Blues Jam hosted by Doc Williamson 5 pm; The Alley, 114 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 407-328-4848.

Tropical Sundays with DJ Frankie G 10 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $5-$15; 407246-1419.

oPera/ClassiCal Christmas Carillon Concerts 1 & 3 pm; Geert D’hollander performs 30-minute Christmas music concerts on the 60-bell singing tower. Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $12-$18; 863-6761408; boktowergardens.org.

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ConCerts/events Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt 7 pm; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; donations encouraged.

Jazz Meets Motown 7 pm; Bohemian Hotel Celebration, 700 Bloom St., Celebration; free.

Mia Mota, Roanoke, Reverist 8 pm; Olde 64, 64 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730.

Nadeem’s Cheap Bingo Night 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Reggae Mondae with Kash’d Out 10 pm; Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-6498540.

Clubs/lounges Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

Game Night 9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

Live Acoustic Music 8 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; free.

Man Mondays 5:30 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

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

Noche Latina 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-649-3888.

Rock Band Jam Night 8:30 pm; The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-673-2712.

White Trash Bingo with Doug Ba’aser 10 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

Tuesday, dec. 29

Bears in the City Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Bar Codes, 4453 Edgewater Drive; free; 407-412-6917.

ConCerts/events

Curtis Earth Trivia 6:30 pm; Bikes Beans & Bordeaux, 3022 Corrine Drive; free; 407-427-1440.

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

Curtis Earth Trivia 7 pm; Graffiti Junktion - Thornton Park, 900 E. Washington St.; free; 407-426-9503.

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Con Leche 10 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Jake & Elwood Blues Revue With Derek & the Slammers 7 pm; House of Blues, Downtown Disney West Side, Lake Buena Vista; $12.75$22.75; 407-934-2583. cOnTInued On Page 50

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Jason Guy Smiley, Amateur Engines, Crit, False Narrative 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5.

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

Jazz Tuesdays 7:30 pm; The Smiling Bison, 745 Bennett Road; free; 407-898-8580.

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

Clubs/lounges Contact venues to confirm holiday hours

Bears in the City Bear Beats Bearaoke 9 pm-1 am; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

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Dirty Bingo 9 pm; Stardust Lounge, 431 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-839-0080.

Drunken Trivia with Mike G. 8 pm; Graffiti Junktion College Park, 2401 Edgewater Drive; free; 407-377-1961.

Geek Trivia Tuesdays 7 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-332-9636.

Grits ‘n’ Gravy 10 pm; Independent Bar, 70 N. Orange Ave.; free-$3; 407-839-0457.

Hambingo with Miss Sammy and Carol Lee 6:30 pm; Hamburger Mary’s, 110 W. Church St.; free; 321-319-0600.

Ivanhoe Trivia Knight 6 pm; The Hammered Lamb, 1235 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-704-3200.

Korndogg’s Karaoke 10 pm; Shine, 25 Wall Street Plaza; free; 407-849-9904.

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Open Mic at the Falcon 7-11 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Open Mic Night 9 pm-midnight; Bahama Breeze, Waterford Lakes, 1200 N. Alafaya Trail; free; 407-658-6770.

Open Mic Tuesday 8 pm; The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-673-2712.

Sanford Game Night 6-9 pm; La Sirena Gorda Cabana, 118 S. Palmetto Ave., Sanford; free; 407-504-9452.

Sound Culture with OAM 10 pm; Vixen Bar, 118 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-246-1529.

Talent Night Tuesday Open Mic 7 pm; Sleeping Moon Cafe, 495 N. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 321-972-8982.

Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament 7 pm; Winter Park Beer Company, 1809 E. Winter Park Road; free. cOnTInued On Page 53

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[FILM] Cult Classics: A Clockwork Orange see page 33

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[FILM] Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song see page 33

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Total Request Tuesdays with DJ Deron Martin 7 pm; Stonewall Bar Orlando, 741 W. Church St.; free; 407-373-0888.

Trivia Nation 7 pm; East Coast Wings & Grill SoDo, 3183 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-930-9464.

Trivia Tuesday with Doug Ba’aser 5-9 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571.

Tuesday Trivia Night 9 pm; Yellow Dog Eats, 1236 Hempel Ave., Windermere; free; 407-296-0609.

Twisted Tuesday 9 pm; Pulse, 1912 S. Orange Ave.; contact for price; 407-649-3888.

ThEaTEr A Christmas Carol Theatre Downtown presents their annual traditional reading of Dickens’ classic. MondaysSaturdays, 8 pm; Central Christian Church, 250 W. Ivanhoe Blvd.; $22; 407-8410083; theatredowntown.net.

National Theatre Live: Hamlet Benedict Cumberbatch as the Dane. Saturday, 11 am; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $20; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Peter and the Starcatcher A wildly theatrical, hilarious and innovative retelling of how a nameless orphan

came to be the Boy Who Never Grew Up. Wednesday, 2 & 7:30 pm, Thursday, 7:30 pm, Saturday, 2 & 7:30 pm, Sunday, 2 pm and Tuesday, 7:30 pm; Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, 812 E. Rollins St.; $30-$55; orlandoshakes.org.

ComEdy Best of the Jest Comedy Showcase Hosted by Devin Siebold. Tuesdays, 9 pm; Olde 64, 64 N. Orange Ave.; free; 321-245-7730.

Comedy at the Caboose Hosted by Apollo Replay.

Thursdays, 8 pm; The Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-898-7733.

Copper Rocket Comedy Jam Comedy open mic and showcase hosted by Heather Shaw. Sundays, 8:30 pm; Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; free; 407-6363171; copperrocketpub.com.

Drunken Monkey Open Showcase Comedy open mic.

Fridays, 8 pm; Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, 444 N. Bumby Ave.; free; 407-893-4994; drunkenmonkeycoffee.com.

Duel of Fools SAK All-Stars making it all up on the spot.

Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407-6480001; sakcomedylab.com.

Early Show SAK favorites perform a more experimental show featuring improvised

musicals and more extended formats based on audience suggestions. Saturdays, 11:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $7-$10; 407-6480001; sakcomedylab.com.

Gen S The best of Lab Rats perform in this improv comedy show. Wednesdays, 8 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $5; 407-648-0001; sak.com.

Gorilla Theatre This show features four professional improvisers directing each other in improvised scenes, games and songs to fit their chosen theme for the evening. Fridays, 9:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407648-0001; sakcomedylab.com.

High Tide A monthly indie comedy variety show made up of sketch, improvisational comedy and digital shorts.

Wednesday, 9-10:30 pm; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; $3; 407-228-0804; facebook. com/hightidespacebar.

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.

King of the Hill In this knockdown, drag-out comedy battle, seven professional ensemble members compete in a series of improv scenes and games to win your laughter, your applause and the coveted spot cOnTInued On Page 54

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atop the hill. Saturdays, 9:30 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407-6480001; sakcomedylab.com.

Lab Rats Competition improv featuring the graduates of SAK’s improv training school.

Tuesdays, 9 pm; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $5; 407-648-0001; sak.com.

Mama’s Comedy Show A 90-minute improv comedy show. Fridays, Saturdays, 10 pm; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater, 8267 International Drive; $10; 407-363-1985; sleuths.com.

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

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

Parlor Tricks by Nick Comis A 45-minute illusionist show for all ages. Thursdays, 6 pm; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater, 8267 International Drive; $15; 407-363-1985; sleuths.com.

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Van Halen: Comedy Show Hosted by Shaw Smith and Tommy Lucente. Saturday, 8 pm; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $5; backbooth.com.

danCE The Christmas Snowflake A dance performance about a snowflake who falls to earth from space. Sunday, 6 & 8:30 pm; International Palms Resort, 6515 International Drive; $20; 407-761-8352; phnxproductions.com.

In His Name We Dance Celebrate the story of Christmas through the beautiful expression of dance.

Wednesday, 4 & 7 pm; Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $12-$15; 407-8774736; gardentheatre.org.

arT oPenings/events Acrylic Painting Class PJ Svedja leads a class in acrylic painting for beginners. Take one class for $35, or take four classes, held every other Saturday, for $120. Saturday, 11 am; Sam Flax Art & Design Store, 1800 E. Colonial Drive; $35; 407-898-9785; samflaxorlando.com.

Continuing tHis week 100 Years of Hannibal Square: Historic and Contemporary Photographs of West Winter Park Exhibition The exhibition includes excerpts from the historic photographs collected from the Hannibal Square community spanning the 20th century, as well as contemporary professional documentary portraits captured

by Peter Schreyer. Through Feb. 21, 2016; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; $8; 407-8368500; thehistorycenter.org.

Art on the Green Eleven acres of Central Park are enriched with large-scale works by seven artists. Through March 1, 2016; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org.

Bramson & Demeter Art from Michael Bramson and Brian Demeter. Through Dec. 31; The Hourglass Brewery, 255 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood; free; 407-719-9874.

Brandon Geurts: Flesh World A new collection of oil and watercolor paintings of bodies in a constant cycle of transformation. Through Feb. 15, 2016; Canvs, 101 S. Garland Ave.; free.

The Bride Elect – Gifts From the 1905 Wedding of Elizabeth Owens Morse In 1905, Elizabeth Owens Morse, the daughter of Charles Hosmer Morse and

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The Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show A one-of-a-kind entertainment experience with non-stop audience participation. Dinner includes unlimited pizza, salad, popcorn, beer, wine, soda and dessert. Ongoing, 6 & 8 pm; Wonderworks, 9067 International Drive; $29.99; wonderworksonline.com.

Tom Rhodes Wednesday, 7 pm, Saturday, 6 & 9:45 pm and Sunday, 6 pm; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $17; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

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Martha Owens Morse, married Richard Genius. The Morse presents a representative group of the lovely gifts that survive from the 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; $5; 407645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

British Invasion Exhibition A curated selection of Beatles photos from the archive of their U.S. tour manager. Through Jan. 3, 2016; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $11; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

C-Note Collection Original art and framed prints under $100, just in time for the holidays.

Through Jan. 8, 2016; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-423-3060.

Celebrating 50 Years: Maitland Civic Center Take a glimpse at the history of this community gathering place and non-profit organization that

has stood at the entrance of Maitland’s Cultural Corridor for half a decade. Through Jan. 3, 2016; Art & History Museums - Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-5392181; artandhistory.org.

Celebrating Artistic Expression Exhibition from artists and groups celebrating artistic expression. Through Jan. 15, 2016; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-6487060; dadorlando.com.

Collecting Dust Features recent collections, performances and accompanying text-based, poetic taxonomies by interdisciplinary artist and MFA candidate Leah Sandler.

Through Jan. 2, 2016; A Place Gallery, 649 N. Mills Ave.; free; cargocollective.com.

Crosswire: Connecting Art and Design Exhibit focused on the constant bond between fine art and design, featuring paintings, drawings and product design. Through Jan. 15, 2016; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060.

Enduring Documents: Selected Photographs From the Permanent Collection This collection includes portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Henri Matisse, images of the American West, and photos taken in Russia in the 1930s. Through Jan. 3, 2016; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu.

Esherick to Nakashima This exhibit exemplifies the passion and vision that successfully blurred the boundaries between art, sculpture and furniture. Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 am-5 pm; Modernism Museum Mount Dora, 145 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; $8; 352-385-0034; modernismmuseum.org.

Fashionable Portraits in Europe Portraits from the 15th-19th centuries that illuminate shifting trends.

Through Jan. 3, 2016; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-6462526; cfam.rollins.edu.

Girls in Masks Katherine Bennett presents most than a dozen images of young, heroic girls wearing Lone Ranger-style masks. Ongoing; Stardust Doubleleg Gallery, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; free.

Harold Garde: Mid-Century to This Century A selection of 30 paintings and works on paper that span Harold Garde’s 70-year exploration of Abstract Expressionism. Through Jan. 3, 2016; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

Holiday Hoopla Dan and Sandra Carr present 20 years of homemade holiday cards. Through Jan. 2, 2016; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org.

Introducing Zora Neale Hurston Included in the exhibition are books by and about Hurston, fine art posters, Zora!

Festival-related materials and memorabilia from the release of the Zora Neale Hurston stamp by the U.S. Postal Service. Through Jan. 15, 2016;

Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, 227 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville; donations accepted; 407-6473307; preserveeatonville.org.

Jess T. Dugan: Every Breath We Drew Photographic portraits exploring gender, sexuality and identity. Through Jan. 3, 2016; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407646-2526; cfam.rollins.edu.

Kohjiro Kinno Photography that showcases Kinno’s fascination with the ocean.

Through Feb. 11, 2016; The White Wall Gallery, 999 Douglas Ave. #2221, Altamonte Springs; free; 407-6825343; thewhitewall.com.

La Creatura A dynamic exhibition of sculptural works created by members of the Florida Sculptors Guild.

Through Jan. 16, 2016; Crealde School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.

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Live, Love, Laugh Art in this show will either embrace the meaning of one or all of the Live, Love Laugh words or will depict the antithesis of Live, Love, Laugh. Through Jan. 31, 2016; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407-362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com.

Mary Whyte: A Portrait of Us This popular artist also is a teacher and author whose figurative paintings have earned national recognition.

A resident of Johns Island, South Carolina, Whyte garners much of her inspiration from the Gullah descendants of coastal Carolina slaves.

Through Jan. 3, 2016; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-2464278; mennellomuseum.com.

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Florida their home. Through Jan. 18, 2016; Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-539-2680; crealde.org.

Midway: Portrait of a Daytona Beach Neighborhood, 1943 Photographs by Gordon Parks of a postwar black Southern community in 1943. Through Jan. 15, 2016; Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural & Educational Center, 1000 Vine St., Daytona Beach; free; smponline.org.

Neighborhood ‘99: Midway Revisited A community photography project comprised of contemporary images of the same areas photographed

by Gordon Parks over fifty years earlier. Through Jan. 15, 2016; Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural & Educational Center, 1000 Vine St., Daytona Beach; free; smponline.org.

Sandro Chia: Fantasy and Myths From South Korea to Italy, by way of DeLand, Florida, painting, sculpture and prints fill all five galleries. Through Jan. 3, 2016; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $10; 386-734-4371.

Sanford Art Walk Venues in Sanford’s downtown historic district open their doors to the public to showcase art, live music and more. Friday, 6-9 pm; Downtown Sanford, Sanford Avenue and First Street, Sanford; free; 407-3232774; sanfordartwalk.com.

Sculptures by David Hayes Over the course of six decades, American modern master David Hayes produced a body of sculptural work that concerned itself with geometrically abstracting organic forms. Hayes’ work is on display at Museum of Art – DeLand through October 2016. Through Oct. 30, 2016; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $5; 386-7344371; moartdeland.org.

Selections From the Harry C. Sigman Gift of European and American Decorative Art A se-

lection from Harry C. Sigman’s 2014 gift of 86 objects to the Morse. The donation includes art glass, pottery, metalwork and furniture. The finely crafted objects on view can be appreciated both individually and in the context of the Museum’s entire collection. TuesdaysThursdays, Saturdays, 9:30 am-4 pm and Sundays, 1-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

Sight Unseen: Touchable Sculpture A sculpture exhibit based around the concept of touchable, hands-on, threedimensional art. Through April 17, 2016; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-647-6294; polasek.org.

Small Things Considered A group exhibition and holiday sale of art. Through Jan. 9, 2016; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-428-1133.

Squarelando Over 44 artists – including local worthies Andrew Spear, Thomas Thorspecken, Morgan Wilson, Parker Sketch and Jaime Margary. – show squareaspect art for sale. Through Jan. 15, 2016; CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060.

The Sum of Many Parts: Quiltmakers in Contemporary America An internationally exhibited collection of American quilts from various backgrounds. Through Jan. 18, 2016; Crealde School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.

Take a Look, and You’ll See Into Your Imagination An exhibition of work by children’s book artists. Through Jan. 16, 2016; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free.

Tiffany Lamps and Lighting From the Morse Collection The museum’s refreshed installation of lamps and lighting from Tiffany Studios provides a new setting for some particularly treasured designs

and room for the return of some jewels from the vault.

Through Jan. 20, 2016; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-6455311; morsemuseum.org.

Two Points on a Plane: The Paintings of Charles Hinman Modern art from Charles Hinman. Through Jan. 10, 2016; Museum of Art DeLand – Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $10; 386-7344371; moartdeland.org.

V Redefine Art Gallery and Little Joe’s Primrose Tattoo Parlour celebrate their mutual fifth anniversary with an exhibit showcasing the work of Primrose Tattoo artists. Through Jan. 15, 2016; Redefine Gallery, 29 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407-648-7060.

Wild Is the Wind An unconventional visual exploration of freedom and innocence by selected international photographers and fine artists. ThursdaysSaturdays, 11 am-4 pm, through Jan. 30, 2016; Snap Space, 1013 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407555-1212; snaporlando.com.

EvEnTs Audubon Park Community Market Weekly local-vendorsonly community market, featuring local growers, ranchers, fishermen, artisans and musicians. Mondays, 6 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; free; 407-623-3393; audubonmarket.com.

Bears Night Out Join the bears for a monthly gathering at the Bear Den at Parliament House.

Happy hour drink prices until midnight, games, prizes and new furry friends are in store every month! Standard rooms are just $46.95 when you mention this event when you call to reserve a room. Friday, 10 pm-2 am; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571; wanzie.com.

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over 2 million twinkling lights and larger-than-life decorations, visits with Santa, Cirque Dreams UnWrapped live show, ICE! featuring ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Alpine Rush snow tubing and more. Through Jan. 3, 2016, 10 am-8 pm; Gaylord Palms Resort, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee; $28.99-$44.99; 407-586-4423; christmasatgaylordpalms.com.

Christmas at the Leu House Local interior designers deck the halls of the Leu House Museum. The 11-room estate is adorned with holiday trimmings, Christmas trees and unique decorations to inspire visitors. Through Jan. 4, 2016, 10 am-4 pm; Harry P. Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave.; $10; 407246-2620; leugardens.org.

Christmas Brunch A gourmet Christmas brunch with an extravagant spread of options. Friday, 11 am-4 pm; Hyatt Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive; $70; 407-284-1234.

Christmas Dinner at Nine18 A special four-course holiday dinner. Friday, 4-10 pm; Nine18, Villas of Grand Cypress, 1 Jacaranda St.; $60; 407-2391999; grandcypress.com.

Christmas Dinner Buffet Guests feast on roast turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing, but will need to save room for the chef’s fabulous desserts. Friday, 4-9 pm; Rosen Inn Pointe 58

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Christmas Eve Open House Visitors to the Museum receive free admission to the galleries all day. Live music by the Raintree Chamber Players from 1-4 pm. Thursday, 9:30 am-4 pm; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org.

A Festivus for the Rest of Us Air your grievances, comfort yourself with food and drink specials, and watch each other demonstrate the Feats of Strength. Wednesday, 6 pm; The Geek Easy, 114 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407332-9636; mygeekeasy.com.

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; 407-351-7718; artegonmarketplace.com.

Fresh: An Evening Farmers Market The Thornton Park district’s weekly farmers market. Wednesdays, 5-9 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and Osceola Avenue; free; tpdfresh.com.

Holiday Home Tour at Pinewood Estate The 20-room, Mediterranean-style mansion

is decorated by volunteers and sponsored designers with this year’s design theme: To Grandfather’s House We Go! Includes admission to Bok Tower Gardens. Through Jan. 3, 2016, 10 am-5 pm; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $20; 863-6761408; boktowergardens.org.

Lake Nona Farmers Market Shop local and benefit wildlife at this unique market. Vendor fees from the market support Back To Nature’s efforts to rescue, raise, rehabilitate and release injured and orphaned wildlife and house nonreleasable animals. Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm; Laureate Park Lake Nona, Tavistock Lakes Boulevard; free; 321-217-6654; btnlakenonafarmersmarket. weebly.com.

Light Up UCF Winter carnival with ice skating, pictures with Santa, rides, games, movies and more. Prices for activities vary. Through Jan. 3, 2016; CFE Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd.; free-$19.95; 407-823-6006.

The Macy’s Holiday Parade A holiday spectacular featuring marching bands, clowns, floats from the New York City parade and an appearance by Santa himself. Through Jan. 2, 2016; Universal Studios, 6000 Universal Blvd.; price of admission; 407-363-8000; universalorlando.com.

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Market at Mills 50 A weekly community market. Tuesdays, 5-10 pm; Thornton Parking Lot, 728 N. Thornton Ave.; free.

Naughty or Nice Adult film stars Sean Duran and Osiris Blade make an appearance to help you figure out which list you should be on.

This event contains nudity.

Saturday, 8 pm; Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; contact for price; 407425-7571; wanzie.com.

Nightmare Before Christmas Party Costume contest, live music from Bad Santa, drink specials and more.

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

Open Midnight Mass Celebrate Christmas or just camaraderie with an open midnight mass in a bar, followed by a free midnight buffet. Thursday, 10:30 pm; St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Orlando Farmers Market Sundays, 10 am-4 pm; Lake Eola Park, East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive; free; orlandofarmersmarket.com.

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; 407-6233393; orlandogirlgeeks.com.

Parisian Style Flea Market Part yard sale, live art show, musical jam, food and beer event.

Saturday, 8 pm; Little Fish Huge Pond, 401 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; free; 407-221-1499.

Park Lake Highland Community Farmers Market A weekly farmers market in the FAVO lot. Saturdays, 9 am-2 pm; Faith Arts Village Orlando, 221 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-222-1231.

Russell Athletic Bowl Parade of Bands As a prelude to the Russell Athletic Bowl game at the Citrus Bowl, school bands, cheerleaders and

mascots march through downtown Winter Park and perform a Bandtastic Game Day Preview. Tuesday, 11 am; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org.

A Tasting of Mead, Madeira and Pommeau Learn the flavor profiles, history and locales of each beverage.

Includes light snack pairings.

Wednesday, 7 pm; Redlight Redlight, 2810 Corrine Drive; $20; 407-893-9832; redlightredlightbeerparlour. com.

Tasty Tuesdays Food trucks take over the parking lot behind the Milk District every Tuesday evening. Tuesdays, 6:30-10 pm; The Milk District, East Robinson Street and North Bumby Avenue; various menu prices; facebook.com/ tastytuesdaysorlando.

Twelve24 The JCC sponsors this networking mixer for young Jewish adults. Thursday, 9 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $10-$15; orlandojcc.org.

Ugly Sweater Christmas Party A night of friends, comedy, tunes, movies and drink specials. Friday, 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org.

Ugly Sweater Party Bring your hideous, most horrendous, fugliest Christmas sweater to the party and win $100 for the ugliest sweater. Wednesday, 7-11 pm; Howl at the Moon Saloon, 8815 International Drive; free; 407-354-5999; howlatthemoon.com.

Winter in the Park Enjoy ice skating in the middle of Winter Park. Fridays, 3-10 pm, Saturdays, 10 am-10 pm, Sundays, 12-8 pm and Mondays-Thursdays, 3-9 pm; Central Park’s West Meadow, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; $12; cityofwinterpark.org.

Winter Park Farmers Market Popular weekly farmers market in heart of Winter Park.

Saturdays, 7 am-1 pm; Winter

Park Farmers Market, 200 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; cityofwinterpark.org.

Winter Park Walking Food Tour The Park Avenue Walking Food Tour dishes on some of Central Florida’s best-kept secrets. This tour features carefully chosen local savory and sweet eats and treats that add to the rich history of Winter Park. Fridays-Sundays, 11:15 am-2:15 pm; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; $47; 800-6560713; orlandofoodtours.com.

LEarning Orlando Remembered A showcase of items highlighting people, places, and events of Orlando’s history. Ongoing; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; $12; 407-836-8500; thehistorycenter.org.

Zen in the Den Weekly nonreligious meditation session.

Wednesdays, 7 pm; Red Lion Pub, 3784 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park; 7pm; 407677-9669; redlionpub.org.

LiTErary Diverse Word Spoken word open mic. Tuesdays, 8 pm; Dandelion Communitea Cafe, 618 N. Thornton Ave.; free; 407362-1864; dandelioncommunitea.com.

Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word Poetry and spoken word open mic. Wednesdays, 9 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364; austinscoffee.com.

FamiLy Face Painting Face painters turn children into fantastic animals or superheroes.

Wednesday, 5-7 pm; Rosen Inn, 6327 International Drive; free; 407-996-4444; roseninn6327.com.

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project and gallery at Morse.

Reservation required. Fridays, 10 am; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 406-645-5311 ext. 136.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.

But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Saturdays, Sundays, 2 & 5:30 pm; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $14-$20; 407896-7365; orlandorep.com.

Visit With Sparkle Sparkle, Santa’s most trusted elf, is on hand to play games and visit with the young ones.

Wednesday, 7-9 pm; Rosen Inn International, 7600 International Drive; free; 407996-1600; roseninn7600.com.

sporTs B3 Runners Group Multiple distances and skill levels with beer after. Wednesdays, 6:25 pm; Bikes Beans & Bordeaux, 3022 Corrine Drive; free; 407-427-1440; bikesbeansandbordeaux.com.

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Orlando Magic vs. Houston Rockets Basketball.

Wednesday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $25-$1,842.50; 800-745-3000.

Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat Basketball. Saturday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $30$1,982.50; 800-745-3000.

Orlando Magic vs. New Orleans Pelicans Basketball.

Monday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $12.25$1,432.50; 800-745-3000.

Orlando Solar Bears vs.

Florida Everblades Ice hockey.

Sunday, 6 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $13.25$44.75; 800-745-3000.

Orlando Solar Bears vs. South Carolina Stingrays Ice hockey.

Tuesday, 7 pm; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $12.25$44.75; 800-745-3000.

Pool Tournament Sign up during happy hour. Mondays; The Haven, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-6732712; thehavenrocks.com.

Quick Fix MetroWest Running Club Free event for runners of all paces (walkers and dogs included).

Discounts from Crafted after running. Tuesdays, 7-8 pm; Crafted Block and Brew, 2417 Hiawassee Road; free; 321-2466999; craftedorlando.com.

Russell Athletic Bowl: UNC vs. Baylor College football.

Tuesday, 5:30 pm; Orlando Citrus Bowl, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; $60-$131; 407-423-2476.

Surfing Santas More than 300 Santas shoot the curl and hang 10. Thursday, 8 am-5 pm; Downtown Cocoa Beach, Minutemen Causeway and A1A, Cocoa Beach; free; surfingsantas.org.

UCF Knights vs. George Washington Colonials Mens basketball. Tuesday, 7 pm; CFE Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd.; $10-$25; 407-823-6006.

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

Yoga in Lake Eola Park This weekly yoga group, which is taught by a rotating band of yogis, meets either at the northeast corner of the park near Panera Bread, or at the northwest corner by the amphitheater. Sundays, 11 am; Lake Eola Park, 195 N. Rosalind Ave.; $5 suggested donation. n

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Board Game Night Bring your own games or choose from tons of games available to play. Saturdays, 7-11:45 pm; Campus Cards & Games, 12226 Corporate Blvd.; free; 407-730-3161; campuscardsandgames.com.

Central Florida Mah Jongg Experienced American Mah Jongg players meet weekly using the National Mah Jongg 2015 card and rules. Wednesdays, 10:30 am-2:30 pm; Tuscawilla Country Club, 1500 Winter Springs Blvd., Winter Springs; free; 561-704-9302.

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By R o B B R E ZS N y

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By EMily FlaKE

your body’s rapid transformations. In fact, the turnover is already underway. By your next birthday, you may be so new you’ll barely recognize yourself. I urge you to take full charge of this opportunity!

Who do you want to become?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The English word “ain’t” can mean “am not,” “is not,” “are not” or “have not.” But it ain’t recognized as a standard word in the language. If you use it, you risk being thought vulgar and uneducated. And yet “ain’t” has been around since 1706, more than 300 years. Most words that are used for so long eventually become official. I see your journey in 2016 as having resemblances to the saga of “ain’t.” You will meet resistance as you seek greater acceptance of some nonstandard but regular part of your life. Here’s the good news: Your chances of ultimately succeeding are much better than ain’t’s.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The raw materials you have at your disposal in 2016 may sometimes seem limited. You might not have access to all the tools you wish you did. You could be tempted to feel envy about the vaster resources other people can draw on.

But I honestly don’t think these apparent inhibitions will put you at a disadvantage. Within your smaller range of options, there will be all the possibilities you need. In fact, the constraints could stimulate your creativity in ways that would have never occurred if you’d had more options.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) My old friend John owns a 520acre farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Blueberries are among the TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You know what physical hygiene crops he grows. If he arranges their growing season so that they is. But are you familiar with imaginal hygiene? Educator Morgan ripen in July, he can sell them for $1.75 a pint. But if he designs them Brent defines it like this: “Imaginal hygiene is the inner art of selfto be ready for harvest in late summer and early fall, the price he managing the imagination, to defend it from forces that compromise, gets may go up to $4 a pint. You can guess which schedule he pollute, colonize, shrink and sterilize it, and to cultivate those that prefers. I urge you to employ a similar strategy as you plot your illuminate, expand and nourish it.” It’s always important for everyone game plan for 2016. Timing may not be everything, but it will count to attend to this work, but it’s especially crucial for you to focus on for a lot. it in 2016. You will be exceptionally creative, and therefore likely to generate long-lasting effects and influences out of the raw materials SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) In 1803, the U.S. that occupy your imagination. government bought a huge chunk of North American land from the French government. At a price of three cents per acre, the GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your mind sometimes works too new republic doubled its size, acquiring what’s now Louisiana hard and fast for your own good. But mostly it’s your best asset. and Montana and everything between. I don’t think you’ll add Your versatility can sometimes be a curse, too, but far more often that much to your domain in 2016, but it’s likely you will expand it’s a blessing. Your agile tongue and flexible agenda generate more significantly. And although your new resources won’t be as cheap fun than trouble, and so do your smooth maneuvers and skillful gamesmanship. As wonderful as all these qualities can be, however, as the 1803 bargain, I suspect the cost, both in terms of actual I suggest that you work on expanding your scope in 2016. In my cash and in emotional energy, will be manageable. There’s one way astrological opinion, it will be a good time for you to study and your acquisition will be better than that earlier one. The Americans embody the magic that the water signs possess. What would that bought and the French sold land they didn’t actually own – it mean exactly? Start this way: Give greater respect to your feelings. belonged to the native people – whereas your moves will have full Tune in to them more, encourage them to deepen and figure out how integrity. to trust them as sources of wisdom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The coming year will be a favorable time for you to nourish a deeper devotion to truth, beauty and goodness. Anything you do to make your morality more rigorous will generate benefits that ripple through your life for years to come. Curiously, you can add to the propitious effect by also cultivating a deeper devotion to fun, play and pleasure. There is a symbiotic connection between the part of you that wants to make the world a better place and the part of you that thrives on joy, freedom and wonder. Here’s the magic formula: Feed your lust for life by being intensely compassionate, and vice versa.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Swedish movie director Ingmar Bergman won three Academy Awards and was nominated for eight others. Numerous filmmakers have cited him as an important influence on their work. His practical success was rooted in his devotion to the imagination. “I am living permanently in my dream, from which I make brief forays into reality,” he said. Can you guess his astrological sign? Cancer the Crab, of course! No other tribe is better suited at moving back and forth between the two worlds.

At least potentially, you are virtuosos at interweaving fantasy with earthy concerns. The coming year will afford you unprecedented AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I predict that 2016 will be opportunities to further develop and use this skill. your Year of Fruitful Obsessions. In giving this positive spin to the LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Avoid pain and pursue pleasure. Be kind, cosmic tendencies, I’m hoping to steer you away from any behavior not cruel. Abstain from self-pity and ask for the help you need. that might lead to 2016 being your Year of Fruitless Obsessions. One Instead of complaining, express gratitude. Dodge time-wasting way or another, I think you’ll be driven to express your passions with activities and do things that are meaningful to you. Shun people single-minded intensity. Focused devotion – sometimes verging on who disrespect you and seek the company of those who enjoy you. compulsive preoccupation – is likely to be one of your signature Don’t expose yourself to sickening, violent entertainment; fill your qualities. That’s why it’s so important to avoid wasteful infatuations imagination up with uplifting stories. Does the advice I’m offering in and confounding manias. Please choose fascinations that are really this horoscope seem overly simple and obvious? That’s no accident. good for you.

In my opinion, what you need most in 2016 is to refresh your PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your symbol of power in 2016 will relationship with fundamental principles. be the equal sign: =. Visualize it in your mind’s eye every morning VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Many of the atoms that compose for 20 seconds. Tattoo it on your butt. Write it on an index card that your flesh and blood were not part of your body 12 months ago. you keep under your pillow or on your bathroom mirror. Gestures That’s because every year, 98 percent of you is replaced. Old cells like these will deliver highly relevant messages to your subconscious are constantly dying, giving way to new cells that are made from the mind, like “Create balance and cultivate harmony!” and “Coordinate air, food and water you ingest. This is true about everyone, of course. opposing forces!” and “Wherever there is tension between two You’re not the only one whose physical form is regularly recycled. extremes, convert the tension into vital energy!” Here are your But here’s what will be unique about you in 2016: Your soul will match words of power in 2016: “symbiosis” and “synergy.”

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B Y D A N S AVA G E After spending some years in the doldrums after having kids, my husband and I are now enjoying hot kinky sex and the occasional free pass to fuck other people. We couldn’t be happier. I have a friend who was extremely keen for me to cage his cock with the same kind of locking male chastity device I got for my husband – a fixed-ring stainlesssteel type. I have two questions: 1) It took some maneuvering to get my husband’s balls through one by one, followed by his cock, but he managed.

Is it OK for his balls to swell up tight, get cold and go purple when he’s wearing the cock cage and he is aroused? He says it doesn’t hurt, and he is wearing it only while I peg him – a couple of hours tops. I worry that even though he can squeeze into the ring, he might be cutting off circulation and doing damage. 2) My friend couldn’t get his balls and cock into the cage. His balls never dropped as a child, so he had an operation that pulled them down but fixed them in place. Consequently they sit “high and tight” and can’t be pulled away from his body. Can you recommend a cage that might fit him? He is into total submission and orgasm denial, and he wants to experience long-term forced chastity and relinquish control of his dick to me. (Hot, right?!) If a cage can’t work for him, are there other toys/methods I can use to give him that sense of surrendered cock and loss of control?

Bitch Ably Locking Lucky Sluts Up Properly

1) “The first rule of thumb when it comes to male chastity is this: If the balls go blue or cold, take the fucking cock cage off!” said Christopher Miers, the founder and creative force behind Steelwerks (steelwerksextreme.com), purveyors of the world’s finest male chastity devices.

“I’m a firm believer in play safe, stay comfortable and cause pain or discomfort only when it’s asked for and nobody is at risk of long-term damage,” said Miers. “So for the sake of their marriage and the longevity of their hot kinky sex life, BALLSUP needs to get her guy a cage that keeps him trapped but still in the realm of safe!”

A short primer for readers who aren’t familiar with male chastity devices: Most are anchored in place by a ring that goes around the shaft and behind the balls. The penis slides into a cylinder that attaches to the top of the ring, and the cylinder prevents erections and can even punish erections. (Some are lined with spikes.) Once the chastity device is locked, there’s no way to remove it (and free the cock) without tearing the balls off.

Miers has been creating custom-made, highquality stainless-steel male chastity devices for 15 years – so he’s the recognized expert on male chastity devices here, not your husband. Listen to Miers and toss the device you’re using now and get your husband a chastity cage that doesn’t turn his balls purple. You may have to experiment with some other designs and an assortment of cock rings before you find the right one.

“I often hear from guys who wear cages made with a one-piece, slip-on-style cock ring that it allows them to slip in easily and comfortably – but a lot of guys can remove these chastity devices even when they’re locked,” said Miers. “But a cage with a smaller, more secure cock ring often results in a cock ring that is too tight, especially when the

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person is using cheaper, mass-produced cages.

The best chastity devices are ones that come with a cock ring that can be opened via a hinge or taken apart – then you can get a ring that might be too small to push his balls through using the oneball-after-the-other method, but because the ring comes apart, getting it on and off is much easier while providing the safety and inescapability both parties are looking for.”

2) “I encountered my first client with the ‘balls not dropping issue’ a few years back, and it is a challenge when it comes to chastity,” said Miers.

“For most of these guys, I encourage a PA as a means of anchoring a lightweight chastity device.”

(A PA, also known as a Prince Albert, involves poking a bonus hole in the urethra below the head of the cock and putting a ring through it.)

“A PA combined with a chastity device is the most durable and secure way to lock a guy’s cock up for long-term orgasm denial and forced chastity play.”

But if your friend can handle some pressure on his balls, a traditional style chastity device with a hinged or two-piece cock ring might work.

“Because his balls sit high and tight, it is important that the scrotal gap (the gap between the front of the cock ring and the tube opening) isn’t too tight, as this could possibly put more pressure on his balls,” said Miers. “The last option would be a full chastity belt. While some of the belts out there are incredibly sexy and completely secure, experience and client feedback tell me that in the long-term, these are not ideal for a guy who wants to be kept in chastity every day.” You can follow Christopher Miers on Twitter @steelwerks.

I’m a 29-year-old bi female living on the East Coast, and I’ve been in a relationship for three months. It’s been a few years since I’ve dated anyone seriously, and I’m really enjoying it. We have a good relationship so far, and he’s great in a lot of ways, but that’s part of the problem. Next summer, he will be moving back to his hometown in the Midwest. I just started my dream job, so there’s no way I would follow him. I’m uncertain about doing the long-distance thing. Since we’re only three months into this, should I cut my losses and call it quits and move on? Or should I enjoy these next six months and let the chips fall where they may, whether it’s the end of the relationship or the transition to long-distance?

Impending Expiration Date

Anything could happen in the next six months. You could lose your dream job, this guy could decide not to return to his Midwestern hometown after all, or you could turn on the news and learn a mega-tsunami 300 feet high is racing toward the East Coast and you have eight hours to get the fuck out before your city is washed off the map – and at that point, your boyfriend’s hometown in the Midwest might not look so bad.

(Really! It could happen: youtu.be/Fzm49fUSCPk.) So keep dating this guy because, hey, you never know. What you want and where you want to be can change radically in six months’ time.

On the Lovecast, Dan chats with Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who slew DOMA: savagelovecast.com.

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2005 CHRYSLER VIN# 3C3AY55EX5T502785 To be sold at auction at 8:00AM On January 13th, 2016, at 2500 n Forsyth rd, Orlando Fl 32807. Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only.

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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 ending Wednesday December 30, 2015 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. PERSONAL MINI STORAGE FORSYTH - 2875 FORSYTH RD. WINTER PARK, FL 32792 - AT 10:00AM: #211-Evutch, Natasha; #222-Gomez, Mauricio; #236-Porter, David; #300-Ramirez Jr-Wilfredo; #390-Lincoln, James; #391-Scharfetter, Derek; #399-Myers, Andrew; #468-Bell-Jamel De’Leon; #470-Bennett, Rohan; #475-Gray, Keisha; #488-Hays, Gwendolyn;#531-Love, Amber Rose; #577-Snell Jr, William; #582-Kranwinkel Marquez, Arlen; #935A- Folowoshele, Rachael vin #4T1VK13E9PUO50262; B1-Padilla, Anthony vin#LHJGLKBRXEB600002, vin#LYDTCKPH481201385;C2-Nevarez MICHIGAN MINI STORAGE - 200 W. MICHIGAN ST ORLANDO, FL 32806 - AT 10:30AM: #59 Mirta Jean; #82 Jeremy Karsen; #208 James Jones 111 PERSONAL MINI STORAGE LAKE FAIRVIEW - 4252 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TR. ORLANDO FL 32804 - AT 11:30AM: #55 Michael C Gallagher; #67 Veranicia D Lima; #68 Maria Soto; #76 Jeremy Johnson; #85 Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz; #135 James Daniel Harris; #172 Antwan J Baily; #192 Englebert Bourne; #238 James Peak; #248 Dennis E Burnett; #293 Quidry Drashawin Young; #298 Damon Brissett; #328 Kristopher Kyle Bekemeyer; #331 Ashley Pivowar; #451 Matthew Jason Petty; #614 Mark Whipple II; #667 Olga M Idelfonso; #847 Lejerian Mwaquis Payne; #864 Cathy Martoccio; #918 Jasmine Leila Andrews; # 926 Chanel Shacahn Wright Hollinshead PERSONAL MINI STORAGE WEST - 4600 OLD WINTER GARDEN RD. ORLANDO FL 32811 AT 12:00PM: #95-Crystal G Mitchell; #98-Denise S Sims; #125-Kim T Woodliff; #126-Aisha A Snow; #137-Sherika T Clark; #151-Jemyker Nesmon; #155-Rosie Kendrick; #203-Metro Sports Miguel Rodriguez; #204-Terry Allen Beden; #260-Santiago Manzanares Uresti; #327-Vergenia F Hair; #407-Jualandra V Davis Jr;#408Cynthia C Pressley; #461-Reginal S McKinney; #462-Shawn L Hair; #471-Arika R Frazier;#479-James L Bibbs; #483-Dana A Delaine; #484-Julia M Harden; #485-Julia M Harden;#528-Joyce E Hensley-Adams; #534-Marjorie B Robinson; #537-Jennifer J Yon; #616-Sheron Y McGee; #618-Monique A Charles; #637-Eric T McBride.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION STATE OF FLORIDA, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION J & J MULTI SERVICES CO., LLC Administrative Proceeding Docket No. 56606 J & J Multi Services Co., LLC and Jacques Jeanty and Jean Jeanty, individually 4300 South Semoran Blvd., Unit 102, Orlando, Florida 32822 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Administrative Complaint (with Notice of Rights) has been filed against you by the State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation, for failure to comply with certain requirements of Chapter 560, Florida Statutes.

As such, your written defenses, if any, must be received at the address provided below by 5:00pm ET, on Jan 1, 2016. (30 days from the first date published) TBD by newspaper FAILURE TO RESPOND AS PRESCRIBED will result in a default entered against you regarding the allegations and penalties contained in the Administrative Complaint, including but not limited to, a total administrative fine imposed of $52,300 and a 25 day suspension. A copy of the Administrative Complaint may be obtained from, and your response must be filed with the Agency Clerk of the State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation as follows:GIGI HOLDER, Agency Clerk, State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation, Post Office Box 8050, Tallahassee, FL 32314-8050, Email: Agency.Clerk@flofr. com, Tel: (850) 410-9889, Fax: (850) 4109663. A copy of your response should be sent to:Linje Rivers, Senior Attorney, State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation, 200 East Gaines Street, Suite 550, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0376,Tel: (850) 410-9887.

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Citation by publication Divorce The State of Texas TO: Lizzie Nicholas, and to all whom it may concern, Respondent GREETINGS: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00am Monday next following expiration of twenty (20) days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the office. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Hiemann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469. We are located on the first floor of the Justice Center building. The: ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE AND REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE OF NICK JOSEPH FRANK, was filed in the 387th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas May 19, 2015 against LIZZIE NICHOLAS, being numbered 15-DCV223557, and entitled IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF NICK JOSEPH FRANK AND IN THE INTEREST OF AUSTIN SONNY FRANK, MICHELLE VANESSA FRANK, TIFFANY GABRIELLA FRANK, MINOR CHILDREN. The suit requests DIVORCE. The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property which will be binding on you.The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the children(ren)’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parentchild relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption. Issued and given under my hand and seal of the said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 14th day of September, 2015. DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT, Fort Bend County Texas, BY/s/ Ana Alas, Deputy District Clerk, Telephone (281) 633-7661, Petitioner’s Attorney: THOMAS A. MARTIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 1018 PRESTON SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77002, 713-222-0556.

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 Kirkman-600 S Kirkman RdOrlando 01/06/16: 2034 Katrina Edwards, 5032 Shanelle Stone, 6048 Melissa Miller, 8014 Roger Maccellan, 8017 Helen Hill, 8023 Fran Soto, 8026 Fabiana Antos Singnoreti Uhaul Ctr Orange Ave- 3500 S Orange Ave-Orlando 01/06/16: 1040 Recovery AV2229C Christopher Coonce, 1105 Jacqueline Jeune, 1431 Recovery BE4866Y Dyron Bruno, 1809 Tonya Dockery, 2302 Atira Richards Uhaul Ctr Baldwin Park- 4001 E Colonial Drive-Orlando 01/06/16: C108 Walter Cabral, C126-27 Mark Cole, C168 Christyna Mcbrayer, D192 David Mcdonald, D203 Jake Ellis, D209 Tonia Ahmed Uhaul Ctr Goldenrod-508 N Goldenrod Rd-Orlando 01/06/16: 528 Ciara Solomon Uhaul Ctr Alafaya-11815 E Colonial DrOrlando 01/06/16:1120 Ashley Durham, 1432 Cheyann Delgado, 1511 Michelle Bono, 1704 Julian Rivero.

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: 1997 Nissan VIN# 1N4BU31DXVC134574 2001 GMC VIN# 2GTEC19T511321537 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on January 6, 2016, 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 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. Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

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 01/13/16: 1020 Nicholas Gonzalez,1209 & 1213 David Decatur, 1210 Annette Brewster, 2356 Edythe Henry, 3302 Fillicia Johnson, 3444 Julio Marrero, 3448 Christopher Negron, AA5013F Kristin Miller Uhaul Stg Haines City-3307 Hwy 17-92 W-Haines City 01/13/16: H0901Amanda Miller Uhaul Ctr Hunters Creek-13301 S Orange Blossom Trail-Orlando 01/13/16: 1009 Luis Vazquez, 1518 Michelle L Bowens, 2201 Jodie Johnson, 2334 & 2515 Anthony Figueroa, 2509 Debra Hannon, 3017 David Oneil, 3056 Juan Giraldo, 311820 John Brown, 3229 Nestor Del, 3307 Anthony Shumack Uhaul Ctr Gatorland-14651 Gatorland Dr-Orlando 01/13/16: 1022 Nydia Pacheco, 440 Norma Rodriguez.

The following items are lost or abandoned property found in Orange County.

Item.Mfr., Location Found Camera/Syma, Statler Av Cell Phone/Blackberry, Curry Ford Rd 2 Cell Phones/HTC, Americana Blvd Cell Phone/Kyocera, E. Colonial Dr Cell Phone/LG, Americana Blvd Cell Phone/Samsung, Woodsmere Boat Ramp Chainsaw/Homelite, Michigan/Emma Drone/Syma, Statler Av 2 I-Pad/Apple, Continental Gateway I-Phone/Apple, Brockbank Dr I-Phone/Apple, Curry Ford Dr I-Phone/Apple, International Dr I-Phone/Apple, Renegade Dr Jewelry, Powers Dr Jewelry, Rock Springs Rd Kindle/Amazon, Orange Ave Laptop/Toshiba, Murcott Ct Pressure Washer/Kohler, Michigan/Emma 2 Pressure Washers/Craftsman, Michigan/ Emma Television/Sanyo, Idle Wild Ct US Currency,W Colonial Dr Property not claimed will be disposed of per Florida State Statutes Chapter 705. For more information call 407 317-7570 M-F 8am to 5pm

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Barbara Miller, of 2921 Azalea Rd., Apopka, FL 32703, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: 953 Creative Signs and Designs It is the intent of the undersigned to register 953 Creative Signs and Designs with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 10 of December, 2015 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Michele Chrzaszcz, of 1230 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Body of Light Massage Therapy It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Body of Light Massage Therapy” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated:16 of December, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 CASE NO: DP13-279 IN THE INTEREST OF: J. E. DOB: 10/05/2012, A MINOR CHILD SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIP STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Emmanuel Echevarria, Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced child. You are to appear before the Honorable Tim Shea, Circuit Judge, on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806 for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified.

FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding or event, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Orange County, ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, (407) 836-2303, fax: 407-836-2204.

If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711 to reach the Telecommunications Relay Service. This summons has been issued at the request of: Brittany Nesmith, Esquire, Children’s Legal Services, brittany. nesmith@myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF COURT BY: /s/ DEPUTY CLERK.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2012-CA-006195-O CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TOABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, v ROSS P. STEPHENS, et al. Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Rescheduling Sale executed on October 20, 2015, in Civil Case No. 2012-CA-006195-O, in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida, I, Tiffany Moore Russell, Clerk of Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.myorangeclerk.realforeclose. com, AT 11:00 AM on January 5, 2016, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 58, HIDDEN SPRINGS-UNIT TWO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 24, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY FLORIDA. ANY PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THIS 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. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding or event, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

Please contact: ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, (407) 836-2303, fax: 407-836-2204; at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving notification if the time before the scheduled court appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711 to reach the Telecommunications Relay Service.

Dated this 9TH day of December, 2015.

Kelley Kronenberg, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 8201 Peters Road, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, Phone: (954) 370-9970, Service email: arbservices@kelleykronenberg.com, Attorney email: jvanslette@ kelleykronenberg.com. By /s/ JASON M. VANSLETTE Florida Bar No.: 92121.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801-83.809). The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Thursday the 14th day of January 2016, at 1:00 P.M., on lockerfox. com said property has been stored and which are located at: 3400 Forsyth Rd, Winter Park FL 32792 The Following: Name, Unit #, Contents: Luis Perez Unit# 236 Contents: kitchen electronics, bedding, books Karl Booth Unit# 534 Contents: Shredder, Bins, Boxes Everett Lee Russell III Unit# 457 Contents: Yoga Mat, Tripod, Pressure Cooker, Bins, Boxes.

ARTHUR EGAN Unit# 172 Contents: Boxes, Vintage Pictures.

BERT EGAN Unit# 142 Contents: Vacuum, Books, Bags, Antique Bottles.

Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Dated the, 23rd day December 2015 and, 30th day of December 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 07/Latimore/Pine Hills CASE NUMBER: DP14-532 In the Interest of P.B., DOB: 01/19/2013, Child SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TRIAL FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA To: Azum Chang or Azam Chang: address unknown; WHEREAS, a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia. Latimore on February 16, 2016 @ 1:30 p.m. at the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TRIAL. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION. Pursuant to Florida Statute 39.802(4)(d), the mother/father are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity as defined in Section 63.032(3) Florida Statues, by including written notice in the summons served with this petition and at an advisory hearing if they are present for the hearing. Pleadings shall be copied to Veraunda I. Jackson, Attorney for the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32811, veraunda.jackson@ myflfamilies.com.. WITNESS my hand at the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 1sth day of December, 2015. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /S/ Deputy Clerk.

Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. and others will follow on January 6, 2016 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Maitland, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; C69 Rashon Charleston $406.82, W11 Modestus Amadi $2124.60, D62 Markyia Smith $384.26, B49 Jaime Casanova Nater $414.40 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 East Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1314 James Lewis $1016.88, 1170 Julie Pollick $1276.50, 1014 Tracy Honeycutt $519.05 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; B130 Oghogho Onokpise $808.40 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Semoran, 2055 N Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792; 1008-12 Acme Television $1253.50, 2562 Lindsey Dietsch $320.55, 2168 Sandra Charles $681.55 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; B003 Michael Crossman $523.90, A091 Arionna Slaughter $368.70, E026 Ramona Petty $411.55, A087 Jessica Hill $368.70 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Lake Mary, 3851 S Orlando Ave, Sanford, FL 32773; 2100 Brineisha Clark $336.60, 1077 Rebecca Collins $475.75, 1746 Leroy Williams $293.80, 1433 Clifford Cassidy $315.20, 1310 Chand King $323.15.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP14-301 IN THE INTEREST OF: R.R. DOB: 05/25/2014, MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: ADAM RENTA, Address unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is attached, you are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Judge Daniel Dawson on February 10, 2016 at 9:30 a.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 8th day of December 2015. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer Shepard, Esquire, FBN: 93027, 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, jennifer.shepard@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Rochelle Marrero Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP14-301 IN THE INTEREST OF: R.R. DOB: 05/25/2014, MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: NATALIE LOZANO, Address unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is attached, you are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Judge Daniel Dawson on February 10, 2016 at 9:30 a.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 8th day of December 2015. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer Shepard, Esquire, FBN: 93027, 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, jennifer.shepard@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Rochelle Marrero Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).

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O R L A N D OWE E KLY.COM/J OBS Engineer Engineer: Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks Senior Project Control Engineer, Orlando, FL. Responsible for the planning & scheduling of the construction & equipment supply of gas turbine power plants, utilizing Primavera Project Management software & other project planning industry tools.

Required: Bachelor’s in Industrial Eng, Electrical Eng, Construction Management, or a related field (or foreign equiv) + 8 yrs of exp in the job offered or in an acceptable alternate occupation. Prior exp must include: High level of proficiency w/ Primavera Project Management Enterprise software (P6 Enterprise); Construction (EPC) power plant exp; demonstrated exp in the development & maintenance of accurate Integrated Project Schedules for power industry related projects; proven capability to identify & advise management of potential project exposures & opportunities; proficiency w/ primary tools utilized to perform work (i.e. Primavera, Excel, SAP). Must have knowledge of industry standard construction means & methods, be able to perform overview of construction contractor progress/performance, & identify areas for contractor productivity improvements. Exp w/ scope constructability reviews, & providing related constructive input to project team.

May be assigned as full time site scheduler for part of, or duration of project. Projects are primarily located in South America or the United States. For project assignments from the home office, approx 10% travel required. Offer of employment w/ Siemens is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check & drug screen, subject to applicable laws & regulations. Mail resumes: Brett Sanchez, Siemens Energy, Inc., 4400 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826. Please reference BS/JR. Applicants must be authorized to work in US permanently.

Engineer: Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks Technical Support Engineer, Orlando, FL. Develop & present the Total Maintenance Services (TMS) program to instruct customers & staff in the proper operation & maintenance of their combustion turbine & generator products Required: Bachelor’s or foreign equiv in Engineering or related field + 8 yrs of exp in combustion turbine field service, service engineering, or Operations & Maintenance. Prior exp must include: a broad understanding of the Electric Utility, IPP, & Industrial Base Operators; understanding economic drivers & power plant operations; extensive knowledge of Siemens Energy products w/ strong knowledge of Siemens V64.3, V84.2, V84.3, V84.3A1, V84.3A2, W501F(series), W501D5, W501D5A, & W251B10/12 frame engine operations, maintenance, & outage overhaul requirements; forming & leading strong multi-functional teams to achieve customer & Siemens product line objectives; interfacing w/ customer maintenance managers, plant managers & executives; managing very diversified activities, utilizing resources from many different parts of Siemens, customer organizations, & contractors; knowledge of Combustion Turbine & Generator issues mainly for the Siemens V & W engine product lines; & broad-based knowledge of Combustion Turbine & Generator components & operation. Approximately 20% domestic / international travel. PMI Project Management certification is required. Offer of employment w/ Siemens is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check & drug screen, subject to applicable laws & regulations. Mail resumes: Brett Sanchez, Siemens Energy, Inc., 4400 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826. Please reference BS/ AN. Applicants must be authorized to work in US permanently.

Engineer: Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks Field Service Engineer, Orlando, FL. Serve as technical lead for tooling development for FSP on SGT6-8000H, SGT6-5000F(4), SGT6-5000F(5), & SGT6-5000F(6).

Required: Bachelor’s* in Mech Eng or a related field (or foreign equiv) +8 yrs of exp in the job offered or in an acceptable alternate occupation. Prior exp must include: advanced engineering skills including tooling design, development & troubleshooting of large frame gas turbine components; developing processes for maintenance of large frame gas turbines; exp working in a large, multinational corporation; proficiency w/ 3D solid modeling using Pro/Engineer software; PowerPoint, Excel, & Word; proficiency w/ SAP OneP (drawings, technical documentation, & BOMs); proficiency w/ set-up & use of ICIDO virtual reality software w/ an ICIDO Powerwall system; & familiarity w/ European standards (EN, DIN, KUN, MUN, TUN). *Employer will accept 2 yrs of work exp as equaling a Bachelor’s. Approx 50% travel req. Offer of employment w/ Siemens is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check & drug screen, subject to applicable laws & regulations. Mail resumes: Brett Sanchez, Siemens Energy, Inc., 4400 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826. Please reference BS/FN. Applicants must be authorized to work in US permanently.

Engineer: Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks Project Manager, Orlando, FL. Responsible for on-site execution of construction work, per schedule & budget. Required: Master’s or foreign equiv in Engineering or related field + 5 yrs of exp in the job offered or an acceptable alternate occupation. Prior exp must include: understanding of power plant construction process & its data requirements; understanding of power plant construction means & methods; definition of construction discipline scope splits; standard reference power plant designs & concepts; definition of subcontract performance requirements for construction execution strategy; power plant construction execution sequencing for schedule purposes; & power plant construction & power plant construction estimating exp. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s in the fields listed above + 8 yrs of exp in the fields listed above. Approximately 75% international/domestic travel req, w/ extended stays at project construction sites, as needed. Offer of employment w/ Siemens is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check & drug screen, subject to applicable laws & regulations. Mail resumes: Brett Sanchez, Siemens Energy, Inc., 4400 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826. Please reference BS/ MM. Applicants must be authorized to work in US permanently.

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Legal: Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks Contract Management Specialist, Orlando, FL. Analyze & identify contractual risks by consulting w/ other Departments w/in Siemens Organization in order to recommend business oriented mitigations & alternative solutions to internal support teams & management. Required: Bachelor’s or foreign equiv in Law or directly related field + 2 yrs of exp in the job offered or an acceptable alternate occupation. Prior exp must include: contract drafting (for contracts ranging in value from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000), analysis & support during contract negotiations, evaluating risk, & proposing mitigation solutions in the Energy industry, for businesses areas in Services, Oil & Gas, Fossil & Transmission, for large & multinational corporations, including large exp in contracts such as: (i) supply of equipment such as capacitor banks, electrical protection equipment, distribution transformers, power transformers; (ii) rendering of services such as Technical Field Assistance, Minor Inspections of Gas Turbines, Hot Gas Path Inspections, Combustor Inspections of Gas Turbines, Major Inspections of Gas Turbines, etc., or (iii) execution of civil works such as erection, commissioning & procurement of Substations. Exp in a customer facing role. Exp in standardization of terms & conditions for purchases & sales (including the supply of goods, the rendering of services & the execution of civil works), in order to improve the implementation of risk management measures. Exp in leading the legal elements of international contract negotiations, as well as leading corporate approval processes & coordination with internal partners in compliance w/ internal guidelines. Exp serving as an expert in civil laws w/in the Latin America region pertaining to contractual matters, & sharing best practice processes w/in the company. Exp working in a multicultural environment. Up to 30% domestic/international travel. Offer of employment w/ Siemens is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check & drug screen, subject to applicable laws & regulations. Mail resumes: Brett Sanchez, Siemens Energy, Inc., 4400 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826. Please reference BS/CI. Applicants must be authorized to work in US permanently.

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