Plant Doctor: Now is the right time for major pruning of roses

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/20 11:00P Tom MacCubbin

Question : My roses have grown tall and need pruning. When is the best time and how much of each bush should I remove? Answer : Most gardeners choose the middle of February for major rose pruning. All types of roses, except climbing varieties, can...

Candlelit concertos offer a trifecta of pleasure | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/20 10:07P Matthew J. Palm

You have to hand it to John Sinclair, artistic director of the Bach Festival Society : The man knows how to program a concert. I don t mean just finding talented artists or picking great music; I m thinking about the carefully considered order in...

A pleasingly i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e take on ‘Spelling Bee’ | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/19 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Directors often like to tinker with established shows, finding ways to put their own stamp on them. They aren t always successful, but at Theatre South Playhouse , Hillary Brook took a second look at...

Universal selling weeklong ticket deals that include Epic

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/19 4:07A Dewayne Bevil

Universal Orlando has started selling a new weeklong ticket that includes park-to-park access and multiday visits to Epic Universe theme park. Universal s official website says buyers can move freely between Epic, Universal Studios Florida,...

156th Silver Spurs Rodeo brings bucking bulls to Kissimmee this weekend

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/19 3:00A Patrick Connolly

One of Osceola County s longest and most treasured traditions returns this weekend with bucking bulls and fast-paced horseback riding to enthrall the community. The 156th Silver Spurs Rodeo is in...

New vinyl pop-up Bōshi Bar steams up Smoke & Donuts — with ramen!

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/19 2:30A Amy Drew Thompson

Bōshi wasn t a business plan, says Ian Russell, the Culinary Institute of America-trained chef-turned-pit master behind Smoke & Donuts BBQ in Orlando s Milk District neighborhood. It was something I...

Beloved music gets new twist with fresh translation: ¡Aleluya!

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/19 12:00A Matthew J. Palm

Music lovers are familiar with Handel s Messiah, which has such cultural resonance that it gets performed every year in Central Florida by an organization devoted solely to the great work: Orlando s...

Epic play is monumental endeavor: ‘Have I had any sleep?’

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/18 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

Actor Ben Gaetanos sums up the feeling after spending five months of learning and performing one of the most celebrated — but most demanding — plays in modern theater: Where are we? What s happening?...

Tambayan at Kusina invites you to ‘chill in the kitchen’ | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/18 11:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Jessie Mae Pangiton s food is not a stranger to me. It is a friend I welcome with open arms. Well, hands, usually. Because until now, virtually everything she and her team have presented me has been...

Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival brings sights, sounds, tastes of Scotland

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/18 10:00P Patrick Connolly

The rolling hills of Lake County will soon resemble the landscape of Scotland, complete with the sounds of bagpipes floating through the air, as the annual Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival...

Disney World: ‘Frozen’ ride updates, seadragons arrive at Epcot

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/18 12:07A Dewayne Bevil

Elsa and Anna have had work done. Kristoff, too. It’s fun to say and pretty accurate, too, as animatronics within Epcot’s Frozen Ever After ride have been upgraded. It’s all from the neck up on the...

Copycat Country Griddle Cakes recipe brings an IHOP classic back to life

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/17 11:00P Amy Drew Thompson

February happens to be not only National Hot Breakfast Month, but National Pancake Month, as well. It s a great excuse to bust out this recipe, but the truth is a little more selfish. I just miss my...

In music, Byeol Kim is ‘living a different life’

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/17 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

When Byeol Kim gets in the zone, she doesn t just play the music — she lives the music. I almost feel like I m living a different life at that moment, she says. I totally forget about my real life. It...

With care, ‘Radium Girls’ illuminates dark history | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/17 10:02P Matthew J. Palm

We have to look at history truthfully in order to learn from it, and D.W. Gregory s play Radium Girls shines a light on a dark moment in our past. In the 1920s, women who worked at the U.S. Radium...

Orlando Museum of Art Announces “Access for All” Free Admission Day on February 19

My Central Florida Family 2/16 4:39A Brandi Zrallack

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