Events for May 16th, 2008
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Friday - May 16th
Events / Comic Books
JACON 2008
Orlando Sun Resort - 6375 West Irlo Bronson Highway - Kissimmee
10 a.m.
JACON will be celebrating its ninth year of bringing Japanese animation to the Greater Central Florida Area. This Japanese Anime convention will host a full schedule of events and activities dealing with anime, manga, and other aspects of Japanese sub-culture. This year's schedule is jam-packed...
Events / Exhibition
Green Earth Expo
Orange County Convention Center - 9800 International Drive - Orlando
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
"By your powers combined..." The Green Earth Expo is anticipated as being the world's largest sustainable commerce and lifestyle tradeshow, with an expected 50,000 attendees and 500 plus exhibitioners. The expo brings together leaders in Green and Sustainable business to promote their offerings and...
Theater / Big Band
Something Wonderful - The Music of Richard Rogers
Mad Cow Theatre Company - 105 S. Magnolia Ave. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
12 p.m.
Richard Rodgers' contributions to the musical theatre of his day were extraordinary, and his influence on the musical theatre of today and tomorrow is legendary. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. His most beloved songs include:...
Theater / Theater Event
2008 Olrando Fringe Festival
Orlando Loch Haven Park - Mills Avenue at Princeton Street - Orlando
The Orlando Fringe Festival is 12 days of non-stop theatrical mayhem, with 65 live stage shows ranging from drama, dance, comedy, musicals, one-man shows, improv shows, cabarets and more. All of the proceeds go to the artists, who come from all over the world to participate in the longest-running...
Theater / Pop
Cabaret Festival: It Was A Very Good Year 1941
Mad Cow Theatre Company - 105 S. Magnolia Ave. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
2 p.m.
The Orlando Cabaret Festival takes you back in time to revist a year in American life - the news. lifestyle, gossip and most importantly, the music. The world was about to plunge into war, and the Great American Songbook was in its prime with tunes like Boogie, Woogie Bugle Boy, I...
Music / Folk
FMF 2008: Matt Butcher & The Revolvers
BackBooth - 37 W. Pine St. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
6 p.m.
The Florida Music Festival presents live performances by Matt Butcher & The Revolvers, Dish, Rev. Payton's Big Damn Band, Hoots & Hellmouth and The Wedding Party. Mellow out with local singer songwriter Matt Butcher and his laid back, acoustic indie folk songs. Butcher was the frontman of...
Music / Independent
FMF 2008: Music and Film
CityArts Factory - 29 S. Orange Ave. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
6 p.m. - 2 a.m.
The Florida Music Festival showcases independent musicians, writers, artists and filmmakers. Check out new indie films in the Shorts Program #2: Jetsam at 6 p.m., Spotlight on Local Films: Wrong Side of the Tracks at 8:30 p.m., Shorts Program #1: Flotsam at 11 p.m. and the Music Video Program at 1...
Events / Spectator Sports
Southern Motorsports Fest
Lake County Fairgrounds - 2101 N. County Road 452 - Eustis
6 p.m.
Precision Off Road presents the Southern Motorsports Fest, three days of nonstop high intensity monster truck action, featuring monster trucks Amsoil T-Maxxx, Ballistic, Monkey'n Around, Monster Patrol, Ozz Monster and Razin Kane. The fun doesn't stop there. Ckeck out the Harley sled pulls, 4-cyl....
Music / Electronica
FMF 2008: Cure for Caska
AKA Lounge - 68 E. Pine St. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
6:30 p.m.
The Florida Music Festival brings you a night of indie, electro and power pop by Cure for Caska, La Chansons, Pemberly, Mass Media, Breathe The Sky, Acoustic Chatter, Pop.culture.clash and Odd Knock. Local indie quartet Cure for Caska proves that you don't need a bass player to rock out,...
Music / Country
FMF 2008: Neil Freestone
Cheyenne Saloon and Opera House - 128 W. Church St. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
6:30 p.m.
The Florida Music Festival brings you a night of American roots music by Neil Freestone, Southern Fried B (6:30 p.m.), Ladd Smith (7:30 p.m.), Jackson Rohm (8:30 p.m.), Kimberly Baron (9:30 p.m.), Jessica Erin (10:30 p.m.), Johnny Bulford (11:30 p.m.) and Billy Denmead (12:30 a.m.).
