Archive for ‘April’

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Take your kids to The History Center

If you’re looking for something to do with the kids this weekend, plan a trip to The Orange County Regional History Center. Since January, The History Center has had two exhibits that people of all ages, but especially kids, would love to see.

“Kid Stuff: Great Toys from Our Childhood” features toys from the past 50 […]

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Video from the grand opening of Aquatica

Yesterday, April 4th, was the official grand opening of the water park, Aquatica. In celebration of this event, a ceremony was held inside the park and broadcast live on the web. If you missed it, they’ve made the video available on the Worlds of Discovery website.
Be patient through the middle-parts of the video, as the […]

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The Great Public Art Challenge

If you like a good scavenger hunt, Orange County’s Arts & Cultural Affairs Office is planning “The Great Public Art Challenge” on Saturday, April 12th in downtown Orlando. Prizes will be awarded to teams that are creative and able to track down public art based on a list of clues. Complete information on the challenge […]

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Broadway Across America Tour Orlando: Wicked

Tickets to the upcoming presentation of Wicked by the Broadway Across America Tour will go on sale December 14th. To purchase these in-demand tickets, head to the Broadway Across America Tour website where you can additionally sign up for a reminder. The actual shows will be April 23 thru May 4 2008.
Here is the website: […]

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17th Annual Florida Film Festival draws near

The pre-work for the 17th annual Florida Film Festival is well underway. The deadline for submitting short films passed on November 16th, while feature films can be submitted until November 30th. The March 28th thru April 6th event is hosted by the Enzian Theatre in Maitland, which founded the festival back in 1992. Additional information […]

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Free Playhouse Disney in Concert shows

If I had kids, I’d definitely take advantage of the free Playhouse Disney in Concert shows that will return to Disney-MGM Studios this month.
These shows were such a huge hit last year that the theme park had to build a temporary concert stage - the Coaster Courtyard Concert Stage - located in between Tower of […]

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