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Every Friday afternoon, Liz Langley shares her picks for can’t-miss weekend events in Central Florida. Whether you’re in the mood to take in an art show, attend a festival, see a film or spend some time in the great outdoors, Liz dishes on the hottest happenings the weekend has to offer.
Liz Langley has been a freelance writer for 20 years. She has been a columnist for both the Orlando Weekly and the Orlando Sentinel. Her work has appeared in about 20 publications, including Glamour magazine and Salon.com. Langley is the author of the new book Crazy Little Thing: Why Sex and Love Drive Us Mad.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Immersion
Friday, May 24, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this week you can immerse yourself in the fantasy of Star Wars at Disney Hollywood Studios, The culture of Anime as the Florida Anime Experience takes place at the International Palms Resort and the world of Art Nouveau at the exhibit "Lifelines" at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Orlando Fringe Festival
Friday, May 17, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this week is all about the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival. The festival features over 100 shows this year, including Key of E, Loon, The 39 Steps , Celebrity Match Game and God is a Scottish Drag Queen.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Charming Weekend and Prairie Brat
Friday, May 10, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this week features charming music with Mad Cow Theatre's Cabaret Festival and the show "Blood Sweat and Mouseketears", learn why music charms us at Central Florida Chapter of the Society of Neuroscience's event Music and the Brain and Alison Arngrim who played Nellie Oleson on the television series "Little House on the Prairie" will be performing her one-woman comedy show at The Parliament House.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Facts of Life, Buddah Bday and Folk Art
Friday, May 3, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features a stage version of the 80's TV show The Facts of Life at the break through theatre, Buddha's Birthday is celebrated at the Guang Ming Temple in Orlando and a music and art performance at Stardust Video features gothic folk artist Elizabeth Levensohn.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Seafood, Marine Science and Art
Friday, April 26, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features the Halifax Oyster Festival at Manatee Park in Daytona Beach, Turtle Day at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet and artist Peter Max presents his new masters series in Orlando.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Surf, Turf and Deception
Friday, April 19, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features surf rock guitarist Dick Dale performing at the Plaza Live Orlando with the Nova Rays, the Earth Day Celebration at Lake Eola Park and Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer" at the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Events Inspired by Literature
Friday, April 12, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features events inspired by literature.The Orlando Ballet with the Bach Festival choir and orchestra perform Carmina Burana, Carl Orff based his epic work on medieval poetry. Harry Potter fans get together for Quidditch World Cup 6 at Austin Tindall park in Kissimmee and The UCF book festival takes place at the UCF arena.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Mixed Entertainment
Friday, April 5, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend is a mixed bag of entertainment. Including the Florida Film Festival at the Enzian, The Sunday Morning Coming Down Picnic Jam music festival at the Mennello Museum of Art, Madame Butterfly at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center and Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club at Theatre Downtown.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Exotic Weekend
Friday, March 29, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend is an exotic one with the Festival of India at the Hindu Temple in Casselberry, tropical flora at the Hibiscus show in Mead Gardens and radical waves at the Easter Surfing Festival at Cocoa Beach.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Florida Celebrates Space
Friday, March 22, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features a trip to the Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences for a conversation with museum curator of astronomy Seth Mayo about the exhibit "Florida Celebrates Space" a unique blend of art, technology and Florida's place in space.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Great Outdoors
Friday, March 15, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features the Harry P. Leu Gardens Plant sale, CoralCon, an expo for aquarium and reef building enthusiasts at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.
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What's Hot | Liz Langley Plays and Books
Friday, March 8, 2013
Orlando writer Liz Langley says this weekend features a stage version of the 1956 cult film "The Bad Seed" at the Breakthrough Theatre in Winter Park, the award-winning musical "Wicked" at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, and the Lake Helen Authors Book Fair, featuring local authors at the Lake Helen Public Library.
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