Plant Doctor: Have some patience with impatiens during the cooler months

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/23 11:00P Tom MacCubbin

Question: I have an outdoor hanging basket of impatiens. Most of the flower petals have fallen off, but the remaining leaves and stems seem healthy. Will it eventually produce more flowers? Answer: Winter is not the best time for impatiens but...

2-year program prepares Central Florida arts groups to face the future

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/23 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

A two-year project involving more than 20 organizations and designed to shape the future of Central Florida s cultural scene drew to a close Friday — even as leaders warned that the real work is just...

Orlando Shakes actors create a vivid, timely ‘Romeo and Juliet’ | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/22 10:01P Matthew J. Palm

Orlando Shakes comes out swinging with its latest production of Romeo and Juliet, in which it s morning in fair Verona — and we re already just moments from a swordfight. Fight director David Sterritt...

‘Heated Rivalry’ stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to be torchbearers for Winter Olympics

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/22 9:19A Associated Press

MILAN (AP) — The actors co-starring in the hit hockey romance TV series “Heated Rivalry” are set to be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame on the way to the Opening Ceremony for the...

Images: A Festival of the Arts marks 50 years in New Smyrna Beach this weekend

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/22 7:00A Patrick Connolly

An annual New Smyrna Beach arts tradition marks its 50th anniversary this year, bringing in more than 250 artists from across the country. Images: A Festival of the Arts is expected to draw more than...

Dr. Phillips Charities gives $500,000 birthday gift to Orlando Family Stage

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/22 3:00A Matthew J. Palm

Orlando Family Stage has received a very big present for its 100th birthday. In honor of the nonprofit theater s centennial celebration, Dr. Phillips Charities has awarded Orlando Family Stage $500,000 to be disbursed over two years. The money...

Win Busch Gardens Tickets + Score $5 Early Bird Tickets to the Florida Kids & Family Expo

My Central Florida Family 1/22 2:18A Brandi Zrallack

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Science on Tap Beer Festival returns to OSC for fifth year

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/21 11:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Toast science with a glass full of it at the fifth Science on Tap Beer Festival, returning to Loch Haven Park on from 1-4 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 24). Orlando Science Center s family-friendly fundraiser...

In ‘Anne and Emmett,’ Arts at the J looks at lives cut short by hate

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/21 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Imagine if Anne Frank , the Jewish teen killed in the Holocaust, and Emmett Till , the Black boy lynched in 1950s Mississippi, could meet. That s what playwright Janet Langhart Cohen did with her work...

Moa Kai brings the ono nui to its Hawaiian-style diner | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/21 10:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Many years ago, like zillions of first-time visitors to Hawaii, Orlando natives Hoi and Sydney Nguyen fell madly in love with the islands. Unlike 99-plus percent of them, however, the Nguyens...

Fun ‘Mean Girls’ shows off strengths of the Ren | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/21 2:00A Matthew J. Palm

How great to see the large theater at 54 W. Church St. full of enthusiastic patrons once again. The former home of Mad Cow Theatre and Fringe ArtSpace in the heart of downtown is buzzing once more...

History center spotlights animation process, Disney productions

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/20 11:06P Dewayne Bevil

The latest exhibit at Orange County Regional History Center may get creative juices flowing and prompt waves of nostalgia. “Animationland” provides hands-on artistic activities, and its companion...

Bach Festival Society raises voices to celebrate America 250

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/20 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

When artistic director John Sinclair set about planning the Bach Festival Society s 2026 concerts , he became something of a Yankee doodle dandy. I ve programmed things in the American vein, and I ve...

Finding validation among Morse Museum’s ‘Victorian Clutter’

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 1/19 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

The start of the new year is traditionally when the collectors among us look around our homes, consider the accumulated dust on the credenzas, coffee tables and bureaus covered with knickknacks and...

Orlando family events this weekend: Top kid-friendly picks for Jan 23–25, 2026

Orlando Family Fun Magazine 1/19 9:04P Karl Moranette

This short guide lists the best Orlando family events this weekend (Jan 23–25). It is written so families can read... The post Orlando family events this weekend: Top kid-friendly picks for Jan 23–25, 2026 appeared first on Orlando Family Fun...