Events for August 28th, 2008
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Thursday - August 28th
Events / Fair/Festival
Tried and True Tattoo Expo
Rosen Centre Hotel - 9840 International Drive - Orlando
4 p.m. - 2 a.m.
If you're an artist, ink freak or are thinking about getting your first tattoo, don't miss this one-of-a-kind event
Music / Alternative
Pegasuspalooza Knightstock Concert
UCF Arena - Building 50 N. Gemini Blvd. - Orlando
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
It wouldn't be a "palooza" without a concert!
Music / Hip Hop
Homegrown Hip-Hop
Copper Rocket Pub - 106 Lake Ave. - Maitland
8:30 p.m.
Homegrown Hip-Hop presents a live showcase featuring headlinging act DJ SPS. A master craftsmen of Turntable trickery will show off his skills with 2 turntables and a mixer with incredible cuts, scratches and beat juggles. Don't miss this incredible phenom at work! Opening acts...
Music / Folk
Rouse
BackBooth - 37 W. Pine St. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
9 p.m.
Local indie folk quintet Rouse formed in 2007 and operates out of their headquarters located, incidentally, right off of Rouse Road. Rouse has carved out its own unique sound that they call "grunge-folk," combining the folky chord progressions and arrangements of Bob Dylan or The Band with the...
Music / Bar/Club Event
Pop Off Party
The Social - 54 N. Orange Ave. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
9 p.m.
Rocksteady Soundsystem and Hardersauce and VJ Jay is going to be holding it down while Fishdicks is on tour and Infinite Horns sips tequila on the sands of Mexico. LATE SHOW + DRINKS + BODY MOVING = POP OFF. Free well drinks and free Narragansett Drafts during the first hour and $5 Patron shots, $...
Music / Acoustic
Matt Pryor
The Social - 54 N. Orange Ave. - Orlando (Downtown Orlando)
7 p.m.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Matt Pryor, frontman of Get Up Kids and New Amsterdam, is on the road promoting his solo album "Confidence Man," an intimate collection of folk-tinged acoustic songs that strip Pryor’s skillful songwriting down to its bare, emotive minimum. Pryor's skillful...
Music / Rock
Rod Stewart
Ford Amphitheatre - 4800 N. U.S. Highway 301 - Tampa
7:30 p.m.
Rod Stewart has been making music for over 40 years. He's won Grammys and has been inducted into both the UK and US Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. Do you think he's sexy? Rod Stewart and his raspy voice end their tour at the Ford Amphitheatre on Thursday, August 28th.
Music / Classic Rock
Velvet Sessions featuring The Knack
Velvet Bar - 5800 Universal Blvd. - Orlando (Universal Studios Area)
6:30 p.m.
Classic rockers The Knack will be performing classic hits "My Sharona," "Good Girls Don’t," "Baby Talks Dirty," "Can’t Put A Price On Love" and more. Velvet Sessions is Hard Rock Hotel’s special rock ‘n’ roll cocktail party and lobby concert held the last Thursday of...
Arts and Culture / Contemporary Art
"The Best & The Brightest" Selected Works by Artists from the School of Visual Arts in New York City
Millenia Fine Art - 555 S. Lake Destiny Road - Orlando
If New York City is indeed the center of the Fine Art universe, then the School of Visual Arts in New York City is the nest in which the “great artists” of tomorrow are born. This summer, Millenia Fine Art will showcase – in many cases for the first time – the work of SVA’s recent...
Restaurants / Dining Event
Wine Tastings
Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards - 19239 N. U.S. Highway 27 - Clermont
Come tour Florida's largest premium winery, take in the sceneery of the 127-acre estate and sample some locally made wines. If you liked the movie "Sideways," or are looking for a cheap, romantic date, this is the perfect destination.
