brendan, Author at Orlando Shine

Polasek Museum hosting international mosaic exhibition this fall

The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens (Website) in Winter Park is set to unveil Mosaic Arts International 2025: Timeless Mosaics, a juried exhibition showcasing contemporary mosaic artistry from around the world. Running from August 26 to December 7, the show will be presented in partnership with the Society of American Mosaic Artists (Website) in celebration of […]

Burrow Press celebrating 15 years of indie lit with quinceanera party

Local indie publisher Burrow Press (Website) is celebrating 15 years of supporting the Florida literary community with a special “quinceanera-ish” celebration on Saturday, September 6. The event will be hosted at The Nook on Robinson (Instagram) in The Milk District, and feature “a few small, fun, quinceanera-ish things.” Though the exact programming has yet to […]

The Good Pour opens new Winter Park store

The philanthropy-based booze hawkers at The Good Pour (Website) have just opened another new store, and this one is in Winter Park. The new shop is located at 631 S. Orlando Avenue [GMap] and is planning a grand opening celebration for August 8-10, but it’s been open since the beginning of the month (but our […]

New VR gaming venue opening at Pointe Orlando

Sandbox VR (Website), the fancy full-body virtual reality gaming venue, is opening its first Central Florida location at Pointe Orlando (Website) on July 25, bringing immersive high-tech entertainment to the the I‑Drive corridor. The venue will bring five private “holodeck” rooms equipped with full-body motion capture, haptic vests, and immersive VR headsets, where teams of two to six […]

Rifle Paper hosting Summer Sidewalk Sale at Winter Park store

The Winter Park headquarters of Rifle Paper Co. (Website) is hosting its annual Summer Sidewalk Sale this week, from July 23-27, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every day in Hannibal Square. The sale will feature discounts of 20-75% off select items while supplies last. Last time, they had everything from pajamas to cute fancy pens. If […]

City to knock down wonky tree for refreshed park design in College Park

Changes are on the horizon for a little slice of Edgewater Drive, as the City prepares to begin some unexpected renovations at Albert and Dartmouth Parks. City officials announced that they would be carrying out some overdue improvements to both parks to enhance them for future generations. Albert Park’s old gazebo will soon be replaced […]

Someone’s hosting a pajama party at The Abbey on August 3

The folks at C&C Productions (Website) are hosting a pajama party at The Abbey on Sunday, August 3, from 5-9 p.m. The Summer Slumber Soiree is presenting itself as a refreshing twist on the traditional dance party, but built for people who want to be in bed by 10 p.m., and you’ll be half way […]

Junior Achievement of Central Florida opening Experiential Learning Center in Lake Nona in Fall 2026

UPDATE: The space was gifted to Junior Achievement of Central Florida by Lake Nona. Junior Achievement of Central Florida (Website) has just announced a major gift from Board Member Jesse Eisner that will support the development of its new state-of-the-art education facility in the heart of Lake Nona. The new 13,400 SF Junior Achievement Eisner […]

Dr. Phillips Center wants to clear up some “misconceptions”

EDIT: The final day to purchase the “8-show” subscription package is Sunday, July 27, not Monday, July 28, as originally posted. The Dr. Phillips Center (Website) reached out to Orlando Shine earlier in the month (while we were waiting for the website to launch), and asked if I could help clear up some rumors they […]

Rollins Museum of Art names new Executive Director

Rollins College has just announced the name of the new Bruce A. Beal Executive Director of Rollins Museum of Art (Website), while thanking interim director, Dr. Gisela Carbonell for her service since November 2024. Leslie Anderson (LinkedIn) has been named the new executive director, effective September 15, 2025. Anderson comes to the job following a […]