Spotlight
New episodes on Thursday's • Air's on 90.7 FM Thursday at 4:45 p.m.
“Spotlight” covers arts, culture, and entertainment from a Central Florida perspective. But, like the arts itself, “Spotlight” strains its boundaries and may even cross them if there’s a need! “Spotlight” aims to call attention to people and events that offer enrichment to its listeners. That enrichment comes in many forms: from a discussion about how art can take its audience on an emotional journey that creates empathy where none existed before…to news about a local theater or museum when its inner workings have outsized consequences…to a belly laugh from much-need comedic relief. “Spotlight” will also share performances from creators of all stripes and endeavor to amplify voices not often heard. It’s an engaging and exciting listen with a mind-broadening mission.
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The play “Angels in America, Part 2” opens at Valencia College East in February. It was written in the 1990s during the AIDS epidemic, but its themes endure. -
Central Florida nerds, celebrate! Nerd Nite Orlando is marking a decade of nerdy knowledge and fellowship, with one more gathering before its official 10-year anniversary.
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The Lunar New Year celebration is January 22nd. Central Florida events include a performance at the Wah Lum Kung Fu Temple, rooted in Asian tradition but open to everyone.
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A unique arts incubator program and two-theater space opens its doors this week with the staging of this year's Orlando Fringe Mini-Fest.
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An Orlando venue's business license in under threat after it hosted a show called "A Drag Queen Christmas" over the holidays. A local lawmaker was there. WMFE reached out to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, but it did not respond other than to acknowledge WMFE's interview request.
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It's the 10th anniversary of Vioelectric, Orlando-based “classical musicians who rock.” The group is famous for strings-based takes on rock songs and lighted instruments.
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If you’ve ever wondered whether holiday decorations can rise to the level of an art form, the Orlando neighborhood of Dover Shores will tell you the answer is YES.
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In Central Florida, AdventHealth is known for healthcare. But the organization is made of individuals who now offer a new way to help and heal: the AdventHealth Orchestra.
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Does it seem sometimes that the Christmas season passes in a blur?That maybe everyone’s sooooo holiday-happy, it could be a little…weird?And what does NPPR – North Pole Public Radio – have to do with it all?Well, Central Florida’s own queen of the cabaret Natalie Doliner may have the answer this year in her new show, “The Christmas Zone.”
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When it comes to the arts, people often say “it’s all in the timing”…and as it turns out, the timing’s great for FAVO – the Faith Arts Village Orlando collective. December’s monthly open house coincides neatly with the beginning of holiday market season and the end of FAVO’s collection of gift cards that’ll go to Grace Medical for the uninsured and underinsured. But hey...what's FAVO?
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Central Florida Community Arts has a brand-new leader. CEO Terrance Hunter is the highest-profile gay person of color heading up a major arts organization in our area…and he says there’s some conversation that needs to happen around that.
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It’s Halloween season, and like Sleepy Hollow, Orlando has its own scary legend…Well, okay, Alan Ostrander of AEO Studios is not scary himself, but his creations are.He’s an expert in special effects makeup, prosthetics, and props – creepy ones. In his workshop behind his retail store, “spare parts” takes on a whole new meaning!What looks like a severed head has a fake candle inside – a “head lamp,” he calls it. There are broken legs he’s making for an upcoming production of Misery. You know…the hobbling scene? Yeah, that.Life-size aliens and other monsters lurk in corners…next to harmless-looking art supplies, like buckets of sculpting latex, plaster casts, and paints.
