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Smartphone has become essential equipment in our modern life as it provides easiness to people life. Now every single thing is in our control which is maintained by Smartphones. Whether it's about online shopping, paying bills, looking for new fashion or trends all is just waiting for a single click. Where smartphones have given us […]Read More
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Zong has offered two smartphones from Sony. One is Sony Xperia C and the other one is Sony Xperia L. 3G mobile internet for 3 months is offered from Zong with these smartphones. Sony Xperia C: Sony Xperia C is the 5″ dual SIM smartphone with Quad Core processor and 3G enabled. Offer: Free Internet for 3 […]Read More
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Ufone offers Sony's Xperia series samrtphones (Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra) with free voice calls, SMS and Mobile Internet for 1 month. Firstly talking about Xperia Z1 and giving you a short description of the device, Z1 is packed with Quadcore SnapDragon 800 Processor with 2GB of RAM to support and increase the processing […]Read More
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Sony introduces the Xperia L. Featuring the same stylish premium design, the L is an entry-level smartphone with Sony's advanced Exmor camera technology to deliver "the perfect smartphone camera experience". The phone has a similar design as last year's Xperia J and E with an arc shape, and adds Illuminated alert light for notifications. Sony's signature circular aluminum power […]Read More
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Life and Death Returns to Art Basel with An Immersive Audiovisual Experience
Art Basel in Miami has evolved from being the most comprehensive international contemporary art fair to now becoming a mini-festival in December filled with music events to go with the 267 galleries being showcased for 31 different countries. Like you need any more reason to ditch the cold and fly down to sunny Miami, right? However, last year's heavy media coverage of Art Basel brought to light this hidden underground gem of the sunshine state.
For the fifth year in a row, DJ Tennis' Life and Death label are hosting an immaculately curated 12 hours within a venue that might as well have a showcase for itself. Thursday, December 1st, the Little River Studios (with the help of PL0T and III Points) will be transformed into an all immersive environment across four rooms. The venue is a state-of-the-art production village typically used for Film and TV.
Talk about a collaboration of the arts, and if the venue is not enough to get you to go, maybe you should take a minute to drool over a lineup that can only be described as art for the auditory senses. This year, Life and Death invites Rekids' label, founded by Radio Slave, to contribute their UK contemporary house and techno style to the event - a little across-the-ocean flavor to really amp up the night.
Rekids is bringing with them Tijana T, J Dubs, Rødhåd and the label owner himself, Radio Slave as co-headliners. Complementing Rekids' feature are Young Marco, Prins Thomas, Job Jobse, HVOB (live), Dorisburg (live) & Âme. But the true, pièce de résistance is the ever-rare appearance of the Wizardry, a trio comprised of DJ Three, Damian Lazarus and DJ Tennis, who have received high acclaim from their appearances at Miami Music Week and Output in Brooklyn a few months ago.
So kiss the winter blues goodbye and grab the first flight out to Miami in December, because it is going to get real steamy at Art Basel.

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They are the African business leaders, empire builders, moguls and high-flying chief executives of multinational corporations who possess continental clout and wield the most widespread influence in Africa's business and economic circles.
These are the corporate titans and leaders who set the African economic agenda. Their voices are much listened to within Africa's business and political circles, and through their resolutions and actions, they shape the economic future of the continent.
This is admittedly a subjective list, but I believe it to be accurate. Meet the 20 most powerful people in African business for the year 2012.
Marius Kloppers CEO, BHP Billiton
Nationality: South African
Kloppers, 50, is the head of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company. Born in South Africa, Kloppers studied chemical engineering at the University of Pretoria, earned his MBA at INSEAD and completed his Doctorate at MIT. He worked at Sasol (SSL), Mintek and McKinsey & Co, before joining global resources giant BHP Billiton in 1993. He became C.E.O in 2007. A few weeks after taking the reins of the company, Kloppers launched an audacious takeover bid for rival mining giant Rio Tinto. The deal fell through, but Kloppers has performed remarkably well nevertheless: Last year, the company posted a $22.5 billion profit. BHP extracts resources like aluminum, coal, nickel, iron ore, oil, gas, copper and uranium from mines and facilities located on 6 continents.
Aliko Dangote President, Dangote Group
Nationality: Nigerian
Africa's richest man is also one of its most influential business leaders. The Nigerian-born commodities tycoon is founder and president of the Dangote group, West Africa's largest industrial conglomerate, with manufacturing interests in sugar, flour and cement across West, East and South Africa. His listed Dangote Cement accounts for more than a quarter of the total market capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is looking to list the company on the London Stock Exchange next year. Last year, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conferred the tycoon with the national award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, (GCON), the country's second highest national honor.
Brian Joffe, CEO, Bidvest Group
Nationality: South African
Meet the man who created the Bidvest Group- Africa's closest comparison to General Electric. Joffe, 65, founded Bidvest in 1988 with a $1 million cash shell, and built the group into one of Africa's largest conglomerates. Today, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed $7.2 billion (market cap) international services, distribution and trading company operates on four continents and employs over 100,000 people. The company's key assets include Bidvest Freight, sub-Saharan Africa's largest privately-held freight management business; Bidvest Automotive, a leading South African motor vehicle retailer; a thriving financial services division and the world's largest food service outfit outside North America. Joffe, a trained chartered accountant, is chief executive of the company.
Jacko Maree, CEO, Standard Bank Group
Nationality: South Africa
Jacko Maree, 53, a former Rhodes scholar, is the CEO of the Standard Bank Group, Africa's largest financial services conglomerate. The $23 billion (market cap) behemoth operates in 33 different countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Turkey, Russia, Argentina and Jersey. Maree is also chairman of The Banking Association (S.A.) and is a former director of the International Monetary Conference. He has been named South Africa's most trusted CEO at least 3 times.
Cyril Ramaphosa Executive Chairman, Shanduka Group
Nationality: South African
Ramaphosa, 59, is one of South Africa's most powerful figures in business and politics. His first taste of power was in the 1980s as a trade union leader in South Africa when he founded the National Union of Mineworkers to improve the rights of black African workers. In the early 90s, he was elected as secretary general of the country's leading political party, the African National Congress (ANC) and played a key role in negotiating with the National Party during the country's transition to democracy. He became a member of the country's parliament in 1994 but resigned three years later to build a career in business. Today, his privately-held and highly influential investment holding company, Shanduka Group, owns substantial stakes in South African mining giant Assore, Standard Bank, CocaCola Shanduka (a joint venture with CocaCola), insurance, telecom and extensive real estate holdings. Last year, he acquired the South African operations of American fast food giant, McDonald's. Ramaphosa, a very senior member of the ANC, is frequently mentioned as a possible future president.
Raymond Ackerman Founder, Pick n Pay
Nationality: South African
In 1966, at the age of 35, Raymond Ackerman was fired from his position as a Managing Director at South African food retailer, Checkers. He used his severance pay to acquire four retail outlets in Cape Town which traded under the name Pick n Pay. Under Ackerman's management, Pick n Pay grew to 794 stores around Southern Africa, Mauritius and Australia. Current Market Cap: $1.2 billion. Ackerman stepped down as Executive Chairman in 2010, handing over the reins to his son, Gareth. Dedicated philanthropist: Through his Ackerman Family Educational Trust, he supports about 60 students through university.
Patrice Motsepe Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals
Nationality: South African
Motsepe, 50, trained as a lawyer at the University of Witwatersrand then went on to become the first black partner at storied Johannesburg-based commercial law firm, Bowman Gilfillan. He later founded a small contracting business doing mine scut work before buying low-producing gold shaft mines in 1994, and turned them profitable using lean management style. Today he is the Executive Chairman of $5 billion (market capitalization) African Rainbow Minerals which produces platinum, nickel, chrome, iron, manganese, coal, copper and gold. Motsepe is also the largest individual shareholder at the company.
Christo Wiese Chairman, Shoprite
Nationality: South African
Christo Wiese is the chairman and largest individual shareholder of Africa's largest retailer, low-price supermarket chain Shoprite. He also owns a controlling stake in discount clothes, shoes and textiles chain Pepkor as well a significant shareholding in private equity firm Brait. Wiese also has significant real estate holdings, and a stake in Pallinghurst, a private equity firm focused on mining and solid minerals.
Tony Elumelu Executive Chairman, Heirs Holdings & The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Nationality: Nigerian
In 1997, Tony Elumelu led a small group of investors to take over a distressed medium-sized commercial bank in Lagos. He transformed the bank into what we know today as the UBA Group- a $2 billion (market capitalization) Pan-African financial services behemoth spanning 20 African countries with over $12 billion in assets and over 10,000 employees. In 2010, he stepped down as Chief Executive of the bank and went on to found Heirs Holdings- an Africa-focused holding company that invests in African companies across important sectors of the economy. He also founded the Tony Elumelu Foundation, an influential non-profit which grooms and mentors business students from across the continent, and equips them with the tools to succeed as entrepreneurs.
Maria Ramos CEO, Absa Group
Nationality: South African
Maria Ramos, 53, is one of the continent's most respected public administrators and business leaders. In 2009, she was appointed Chief Executive of the Absa Group, South Africa's second largest financial services group by market capitalization. Before taking up the reins at Absa, Ramos enjoyed a successful career in South Africa's public sector, including serving as the country's Director General for the National Treasury, and most recently as Group Chief Executive of Transnet Limited, the state-owned rail, pipeline and ports agency.
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita CEO, ArcelorMittal SA
Nationality: South African
51 year-old Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita heads the South African operations of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer. These are particularly challenging times for ArcelorMittal SA. The company is at risk of facing a $390 million fine over charges of price fixing and the South African government recently excluded the company from participating in an infrastructure procurement program which could benefit local manufacturers. Consolation: ArcelorMittal South Africa is still the continent's biggest steel company. Annual production capacity: 7.8 million tons. Nyembezi-Heita started off as an engineer at IBM's Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, before proceeding to work for the company in South Africa. She had a stint as CEO of South African financial services firm, Alliance Capital, before joining Vodacom as head of its Mergers and Acquisition division. She became CEO of ArcelorMittal SA in 2008. Also serves as Chairman of the Bond Exchange of South Africa Limited and as a Non-Executive Director at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited and Old Mutual.
Nicky Oppenheimer Chairman, De Beers Group
Nationality: South African
South Africa's richest man still remains Chairman of De Beers,the world's largest producer of rough diamonds, despite a decision to sell his family's 40% stake in the company last November to mining giant Anglo American. Oppenheimer remains committed to investing in Africa: His family is a joint venture partner with Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings in Tana Africa, a private equity fund focused on the agricultural and consumer goods sectors across Africa.
Johann Rupert Chairman, Richemont, Reinet Investments SCA, and Remgro
Nationality: South African
South African Johann Rupert is chairman and chief executive of Richemont, a Swiss luxury goods company that owns premium brands like Alfred Dunhill, Cartier, Montblanc and Chloé. Also owns online fashion portal Net-a-Porter. In South Africa, Rupert owns significant investment interests in mining, tobacco, financial services and media held through holding companies Remgro, Venfin and Reinet Investments SCA. Rupert is chairman of all three companies. He has been Chancellor of Stellenbosch University since 2009.
Manu Chandaria Chairman, Comcraft Group
Nationality: Kenyan
East Africa's most venerable business leader is chairman of the Comcraft Group, a $2 billion industrial behemoth which produces steel, plastics, and aluminum products from manufacturing facilities in 45 countries – 16 of which are in Africa. Total workforce: Over 40,000 people. Also Kenya's biggest philanthropist. His Chandaria Foundation is active in over seven countries, and has given away millions to causes in education, health and the arts. Chandaria, 83, holds the title of the Elder of the Burning Spear, one of Kenya's highest civilian honors.
Naushad Merali, Chairman, Sameer Group
Nationality: Kenyan
In 2000, the Kenyan-Asian tycoon partnered with French media giant Vivendi to found Kencell, a Kenyan mobile phone service provider, which he later sold off to Celtel and Bharti Airtel. He still owns 5% of Bharti Airtel's operations in Kenya, and serves as chairman of the board. But the bulk of his power and fortune comes from his ownership of one of East Africa's largest conglomerates- the $2 billion (Annual turnover) eponymous Sameer Group which owns some of the most popular companies in the Kenya's financial services, construction, agriculture, energy and ICT sectors. Merali is chairman of the group. His son, Sameer Merali is heir apparent.
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi, Chairman MIDROC Ethiopia Investment Group
Nationality: Ethiopian and Saudi Arabian
The richest black person in the world is as Ethiopian as he is Saudi. Born in Ethiopia to a Saudi father and Ethiopian mother, the Sheikh immigrated to Saudi Arabia as a child and made a fortune executing lucrative construction contracts for the Saudi royal family. Al-Amoudi is Ethiopia's biggest investor. In February, he announced a $3.4 billion investment in Ethiopia through his MIDROC Ethiopia Investment Group to be ploughed into agriculture, cement, steel, transport and hospitality. Al-Amoudi also owns gold mines in the country and the landmark 5-star Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa.
Onsi Sawiris Founder, Orascom Group
Nationality: Egyptian
In 1971, the Egyptian government nationalized Onsi Sawiris' first construction business. Undeterred, he went on to build Orascom Construction Industries, the flagship company of the Orascom Group which has interests in telecoms, infrastructure, hotels and tourism. The companies are all run by his three sons- Naguib, Samih and Nassef.
Strive Masiyiwa Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Zimbabwe's richest man is the founder and executive chairman of Econet Wireless, a publicly-listed mobile telecoms company with operations in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Burundi and Rwanda; company owns a 3G license in New Zealand. New ambition: Looking to build Africa's largest solar power company. Last November, the born-again Christian tycoon launched the Econet Power Station- a revolutionary solar power device which will allow individuals and families across Africa to light up their homes, charge their mobile phones and generally utilize energy at a relatively low cost compared to solar energy devices currently available in Africa. Masiyiwa remains one of Africa's most respected businessmen, and one of the world's most respected entrepreneurs of African origin. Along with Virgin billionaire Richard Branson, he is a co-founder of the Carbon War Room, an organization that seeks to implement market-driven solutions to climate change. He also serves on the board of trustees of the Rockefeller and Conrad N. Hilton Foundations. Also one of Africa's most generous philanthropists: His charitable foundation, the Capernaum Trust, which he runs in partnership with his wife, pays the school fees of over 22,000 Zimbabwean orphans.
Koos Bekker, CEO, Naspers
Nationality: South African
The Rupert Murdoch of Africa is the CEO and largest individual shareholder of Naspers, Africa's largest media conglomerate. Once a Newspaper company (Naspers means "National Press), Bekker is transforming the $23 billion (Market capitalization) media behemoth into a global internet giant. The group owns significant media and internet interests in over 120 countries including key stakes in global internet blue chips such as Mail.ru, Tencent, Ibibo, Buzzcity and a minority shareholding in Facebook. The company also owns Africa's largest Pay-TV outfit, DSTV as well as the continent's largest magazine and newspaper publisher- Media24. He has served as Chief executive of Naspers since 1997.
Naguib Sawiris Founder, Orascom Telecom Holding
Nationality: Egyptian
Naguib, the eldest son of Onsi Sawiris, built Orascom Telecom into Egypt's dominant mobile phone company before merging the firm with Russian telecom giant Vimpelcom in April 2011 in a $6.5 billion deal. He's among the company's largest individual shareholders. Sawiris also wields significant clout in his country's politics. A vocal critic of former president Hosni Mubarak's regime, he acted as a mediator between the government and the opposition in implementing political reforms after Mubarak stepped down in the aftermath of the Egyptian Arab Spring revolution. He's also a founder of the Free Egyptians party, a political party that seeks to promote free markets and a secular platform. French President Nicholas Sarkozy recently granted Sawiris France's highest badge of honor, the Honor Choir, in recognition of his "efforts and contributions in promoting the cooperation between Egypt and France in the fields of industry, development and community service."
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Transcriber is a simple but handy tool to transcribe audiofiles.
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Transcriber is a tool for assisting the manual annotation of speech signals. It provides a user-friendly graphical user interface for segmenting long duration speech recordings, transcribing them, and labeling speech turns, topic changes and acoustic conditions. It is more specifically designed for the annotation of broadcast news recordings, for creating corpora used in the development of automatic broadcast news transcription systems, but its features might be found useful in other areas of speech research.
It is fast, easy to use and outputs to txt, xml and html. Allthough it is not designed for it it would be a great tool to make subtitles with. When saved as xml, the sync times are saved, placing the texts on specific regions of the audiofile. Somehow this should be converted to a .srt or a sub format with timecodes so it could be read by a mediaplayer.Posted on: Thursday, December 13, 2007 by: OSVideo in category: Annotation tools, Editing software


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The 3 Musketeers Premiere Dinner Adventure Sword fights, mustaches and puffy sleeves while you enjoy a French-inspired dinner of beef tenderloin, apple cobbler and more. 6 pm Friday-Saturday; Pirates Dinner Adventure, 6400 Carrier Drive; $39-$66; 248-248-0590; 3musketeersorlando.com
Beatnik Squared The second installment of this one-night only, interactive and fully-immersive Beat-themed benefit for the Barber Foundation. 6:30 pm Friday; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $20; bethmarshallpresents.com
The Best of Enemies Based on a true story about the relationship between a hate-filled leader of the KKK and an African-American civil rights activist, the unlikely pair must work together during the 1971 desegregation of Durham, NC schools. 7:30 pm Wednesday-Friday, 2 pm Sunday; Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $20-$45; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org
Blithe Spirit Charles invites a medium to his house for a séance while researching his newest novel: Enter Elvira, Charles's dead wife. Comedy ensues. 7:30 pm Friday, Saturday, 2:30 pm Sunday; The Gateway Center for the Arts, 800 U.S. 17, DeBary; $8-$19; 386-668-5553; gatewaycenterforthearts.org
Building a Creative Practice Seven-hour workshop with Fringe stars TJ Dawe and Lindsay Robertson on developing a personal creative practice. 9:30 am-5 pm Thursday, Saturday, Sunday; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $100; 604-566-2423; orlandofringe.com
Central Florida Vocal Arts' Life of the Party: Choose Your AdventureThe audience decides the fate of the characters on stage. 7:30 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday; Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201-203 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $6; 407-321-8111; vendini.com
Dearly Departed Southern comedy about the Turpin family coming home to bury Daddy. Saturday-Sunday; Haines City Community Theater, 801 Ledwith Ave., Haines City; contact for price; 863-421-1893; hainescitytheatre.com
Disorderly Conduct Comedic one-act plays by multiple directors. 8 pm Saturday, Sunday; Art's Sake Studios, 680 Clay St., Winter Park; $12; 407-620-6797
Godspell A steampunk, circus-themed version of the Stephen Schwartz musical. 7 pm Thursday-Saturday; The First Academy, 2667 Bruton Blvd.; $10-$15; 407-206-8600; thefirstacademy.org
A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas Comedy about three questionably "wise men" who stumble into something big. Check website for show dates and times. Friday-Tuesday; Historic State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis; $11-$21; 352-357-7777; baystreetplayers.org
Marathon Stories woven by TJ Dawe concerning his past as a horrible runner in high school and the discovery of some personal blind spots. 10 pm Saturday, Sunday; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $16; orlandofringe.com
Matt and Ben Hi Eugene Theatre Productions presents a play written by Mindy Kaling before she was famous that imagines Matt Damon and Ben Affleck before they were famous. 7 pm Saturday, Sunday; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $15; 407-412-6895; hieugenetheatreproductions.com
Medicine The story of TJ Dawe's experience undergoing psychedelic therapy via ayahuasca. 10 pm Friday; The Venue, 511 Virginia Drive; $16; orlandofringe.com
Monday Night Cabaret Series: Tod Kimbro: Closet Broadway Star Much acclaimed local Renaissance man Tod Kimbro delights with his new cabaret. 8 pm Monday; Abbey Orlando, 100 S. Eola Drive; $10; abbeyorlando.com
Parlor Tricks by Nick Comis A 45-minute illusionist show for all ages. 6 pm Thursday; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater, 8267 International Drive; $15; 407-363-1985; sleuths.com
PRT Monthly Playwriting Workshop Theater workshop with Playwrights' Round Table. 2 pm Sunday; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows, 8267 International Drive; free; 407-363-1985; theprt.com
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Stanley makes a wish to be flat as a pancake and it comes true. 10:30 am Wednesday-Friday, 4:30 am Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 am Tuesday; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $9 & $12; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org
Some Enchanted Evening Featuring the unforgettable songs of Rogers and Hammerstein. 7:30 Friday-Saturday, 2:30 Sunday; $15-$16; athensdeland.com
Through the Looking Glass Premiere of a new UK musical adapted from the classic novel by Lewis Carroll. 2:30 pm Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 pm Friday, 2:30 pm Saturday, 7:30 pm Saturday, 2:30 pm Sunday; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $12-$14; 407-947-8465; circletheatrecompany.com
A Tired Old Whore Doug Ba'aser revives his Fringe production. 8 pm Saturday; Footlight Theatre, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; $15; 407-425-7571
Playwright's Round Table presents John Goring Memorial One-Act Series Playwrights' Round Table presents three original one-act plays, including Killer Killer by Earl T. Roske, See Something Say Something by Penny Jackson and Weight Matters by Tony Pelham. 8 pm Friday, Saturday, 3 pm Sunday; John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $15; 407-761-2683; theprt.com
An Evening with Kevin Smith Learn everything you wanted to know about Smith's life and how he got started in the movie industry. 9 pm Saturday; Orlando Improv Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $40; theimprovorlando.com
The Drunken Monkey Stand-up Showcase Local comedians take the stage. 8:30-10:30 pm Friday; Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, 444 N. Bumby Ave.; free; 407-893-4994; drunkenmonkeycoffee.com
Duel of Fools SAK All-Stars making it all up on the spot. 7:30 pm Thursday-Friday, 9:30 pm Friday, 9:30 pm Saturday, 7:30 pm Saturday; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407-648-0001; sak.com
The Early Show High-energy improv with the SAK All-Stars taking direction from the audience. 11:30 pm Saturday; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $7-$10; 407-648-0001; sak.com
The Garden Room Stand-up comedy by up-and-coming performers. 10 pm Saturday; Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater, 8267 International Drive; free; 407-363-1985; sleuths.com
Gen S The best of Lab Rats perform in this improv comedy show. 7:30 pm Wednesday; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $5; 407-648-0001; sak.com
Gorilla Theatre Improv Comedy Four performers battle to direct the best improv scene based on audience input. 9:30 pm Friday; SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407-648-0001; sak.com
ImprovAddict Improv comedy troupe performs. 8:30 pm Friday; Lakeland Community Theatre, Lake Mirror Center, 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland; $5; facebook.com/improvaddicts
Mary Lynn Rajskub Stand-up comedy. 8 pm Thursday-Friday, 7:30 pm Saturday-Sunday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive, Suite 2310; $20; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com
Spacebar Comedy Showcase Underground comics perform every Wednesday night. This is not an open mic. 10 pm Wednesday; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free with two drink minimum; 407-228-0804; facebook.com/spacebarcomedy
Son Flamenco Live flamenco show. 9:30 pm Friday-Saturday; Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant, 125 W. Church St.; free; 321-281-8140.
90th Anniversary 1st Thursdays: Celebrating the Performing Arts Works inspired by performing arts, including music, theater and dance. 6 pm Thursday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $10; 407-896-4231; omart.org
CFAM First Friday and Poetry Reading The museum is open late, light refreshments are served, and Ricardo Pau-Llosa, one of Florida's most widely published poets, reads from his seventh book of verse, Man, at 6 pm. 4-8 pm Friday; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/cfam
CFAM Lecture: Robin Clark, Ph.D. Robin Clark, Ph.D., director of the Artist Initiative, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, will speak on Isaac Julien, whose work is in the Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at Rollins. 6 pm Monday; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/cfam
Chalk the Walk Artists will compete for cash prizes by creating beautiful works of chalk art on the pavement of Winter Park. 8 am-4 pm Saturday; Downtown Winter Park; free; 407-599-3275; cityofwinterpark.org
Dr. Phillips Community Open House Preview the Center with self-guided tour with photo opportunities and chances to buy tickets for upcoming events. 11 am Friday, Saturday; Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; 407-839-0119; drphillipscenter.org
FAVO's First Friday and Saturday Art Exhibit This will be the first time the Art incubator has expanded to include Saturdays with their monthly art show and market. 4-9 pm Friday, 10 am-5 pm Saturday; Faith Arts Village Orlando, 221 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-222-1231; faithartsvillage.com
Gallery Tour Public docent-led tour of the museum's current exhibits. 1 pm Friday-Sunday; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/cfam
Mystery Sketch Theater presents Jennifer Davis Gather together with other artists and capture this month's model, Jennifer Davis, in all her steampunk glory. The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; $5; thefalcon.com
Mount Dora in the Fall Plein Air Paint Out A week long paint-out where artists descend on Mount Dora to paint out-of-doors. Friday-Tuesday; Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 138 E. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora; free; 352-383-0880; mountdoracenterforthearts.com
Remastered: New Work by Trent Manning A pop-up show of quirky characters and sculptures made from found objects and discarded materials. 6-9 pm Friday, noon-6 pm Saturday-Sunday; Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, 211 E. First St., Sanford; $5; 407-323-2774; jtfolkart.com
Rotary Club of Casselberry Calendar Artists Showcasing the work of 13 local artists. 10 am-5 pm Monday-Friday; Casselberry Art House, 127 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry; free; casselberry.org
Trish Thompson: Process and Place A collection of abstract works that feature the surface of the piece as the subject matter. 10 am-5 pm Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-3 pm Saturday; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; free; artsondouglas.net
Trish Thompson Artist Talk Lean more about Thompson's process, techniques and inspiration. 11 am Friday; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; free; artsondouglas.net
Visionary Bill Jenkins: Crealdé Founder, Artist and PhilanthropistThis show of William Sterling Jenkins' landscape and portrait paintings kicks off Crealdé's 40th anniversary in two separate locations; reception 6-7 pm Friday; Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd.; continuing party 8:30-10 pm Friday; Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; 407-539-2680; crealde.org
Alejandro Almaraz: Portraits of Power The Argentinian photographer layers source material from paintings and photographs of world leaders into single images, revealing hitherto unseen nuances. . 11 am-7 pm Wednesday-Friday, 1-5 pm Saturday-Sunday, 11 am-7 pm Tuesday; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org
Art in Chambers: Rollins (Re)Visits Cuba Featuring photography by Rollins College students and faculty. 8 am-5 pm Wednesday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm Monday-Tuesday; Winter Park City Hall, 401 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-5990-349; sarah-ali.com
Artist in Residence Two: Leigh Tarentino Former artist-in-residence shows work made in her time at the museum, including a series of small paintings on wood and panels printed in transparent ink. Wednesday-Tuesday; Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org
The Art of Fellowship in Photography, Ceramics and Sculpture Emerging artists show a diverse spectrum of works. Wednesday-Tuesday; Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org
Chen Chi: Watercolors Works by the internationally known artist that blend traditional Chinese brush techniques with abstract design concepts. Wednesday-Tuesday; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $10 two museum, three day pass; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org
Cicero Greathouse: Hybrids Inspired by the spirit of Maitland Art Center founder Andre Smith, the artist makes monoprints using deconstructed cardboard steles. Wednesday-Tuesday; Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $3; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org
Conversations: Selections from the Permanent Collection Bringing together some of the museum's favorite pieces to create new relationships. Wednesday-Tuesday; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free for 2014; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/cfam
Dana Hargrove: Right to Roam Hargrove, an art professor at Rollins College, re-envisions the rock piles left by ancients, transforming them into colorful stacks of blocks. Her highly ordered sculptures are organic nested forms, yet brightly painted like product packaging, lending an aesthetic tension to the installation a somber tone of darkness and depth, despite the gay colors. Wednesday-Tuesday; Arts on Douglas, 123 Douglas St., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-428-1133; artsondouglas.net
David Rathman: Stand by Your Accidents In ink, oils and watercolor, Rathman takes on iconic emblems of masculinity like boxing, football and cars - capturing crucial moments of action. Wednesday-Tuesday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-896-4231; omart.org
Extra-Estetica Work by Olivié Ponce aims to capture the beauty of civilization in decay. Wednesday-Tuesday; Twelve21 Gallery, 1221-C N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-982-4357; twelve21gallery.com
Fractured Narratives: A Strategy to Engage A group show by established and emerging contemporary artists who address social issues such as privacy, warfare and freedom of expression, Fractured Narratives seeks to inform and incite visitors' consideration of the rapidly changing political and cultural climate of the past 10 years and its effects on the global psyche. The work includes painting, film, photography, sculpture and sound made by 14 artists from around the world, all of it offering trenchant comment on the way we live now. 10 am-4 pm Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 pm Saturday-Sunday, 10 am-4 pm Tuesday; Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free for 2014; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/cfam
George Catlin's American Buffalo The painter and explorer captured the essence of Indian life and culture. Exhibit organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 10:30 am-4:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, noon-4:30 pm Sunday, 10:30 am-4:30 pm Tuesday; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.com
The Growth of a Collection Celebrating the roots and early history of the museum's permanent collection. 11 am-7 pm Wednesday-Friday, 1-5 pm Saturday-Sunday, 11 am-5 pm Tuesday; Southeastern Museum of Photography, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org
J. Hyde Crawford and Anthony Tortora Collection of Contemporary Art Works by important mid-20th century American painters like Dibenkorn, Dzubas and Okada. Wednesday-Tuesday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-896-4231; omart.org
Judith Fox: Sea of Dreams A body of work resulting from photographing the same stretch of ocean for 20 years. . 11 am-7 pm Wednesday-Friday, 1-5 pm Saturday-Sunday, 11 am-5 pm Tuesday; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org
Lamar Peterson: Suburbia Sublime In poppy, fantastical images and collages that draw from pop-culture sources like comics and sci-fi, Peterson creates narratives that examine the American middle class and recontextualize racial stereotypes. Wednesday-Tuesday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $8; 407-896-4231; omart.org
Lifelines: Forms and Themes of Art Nouveau Showcasing works from the period between 1895 to 1915 from the collection. 9:30 am-4 pm Tuesday-Saturday, 1 -4 pm Sunday; Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 507-645-5311; morsemuseum.org
Louis Comfort Tiffany's Laurelton Hall Showcasing the museum's collection of Laurelton Hall objects from Tiffany's original 84-room house. 9:30 am-4 pm Tuesday-Saturday, 1 -4 pm Sunday; Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 507-645-5311; morsemuseum.org
Lullaby and Goodnight Exhibition focusing on three authors noted for their contributions to early children's literature: Kate Greenaway, Mary Dow Brine and Eulalie Osgood Grover. 9:30 am-4 pm Tuesday-Saturday, 1 -4 pm Sunday; Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 507-645-5311; morsemuseum.org
Monsters of Muertoville (A Halloweenish Art Show) Collaborative art show by Jamile B. Johnson and Kittens of Industry featuring Halloween monsters, a costume contest and craft beer specials. Wednesday-Tuesday; BART, 1205 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-796-2522; bartcade.com
Nature by Design: The Art of Redenta Soprano and Carolyn Cohen A botanical art exhibition. 10 am-4 pm Wednesday-Tuesday; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $3-$5; 407-647-6294; polasek.org
Nothing Real: Abstract Expressions Works by Jennifer Lindquist. Wednesday-Tuesday; Gallery on First, 211 E. First St., Sanford; free; 407-323-2774; galleryonfirst.com
O, Appalachia: Artists of the Southern Mountains Selections from the collection of Ramona Lampell that pays tribute to furniture makers, sculptors, painters, carvers and basket weavers. 10 am-4 pm Wednesday-Saturday, 1-4 pm Sunday, 10 am-4 pm Tuesday; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $10 two museum, three day pass; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org
The Paintings of John Mellencamp Featuring the visual art of an award-winning musician. Wednesday-Tuesday; Museum of Art DeLand – Downtown, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $10 two museum, three day pass; 386-734-4371; moartdeland.org
Process and Place: New Work by Trish Thompson The artist layers oil, acrylic, pastel, charcoal and other materials on the canvas, scraping out and collaging in other media to create a tactile surface on her abstract nature paintings. Wednesday-Tuesday; Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Ave., New Smyrna Beach; free; 386-428-1133; artsondouglas.net
Pure Photography Painterly, romantic images captured by early photographers. On loan from the Syracuse University Art Collection. Wednesday-Tuesday; Southeastern Museum of Photography, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org
Reflections on Spirit and Soul Featuring the work of Kimberly Camp. Wednesday-Tuesday; Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, 227 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville; free; 407-647-3307; zoranealehurstonmuseum.com
Revival and Reform: Eclecticism in the 19th-Century Environment Featuring 20 leaded-glass windows and selections of art glass, pottery and more. Wednesday-Tuesday; Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org
Steinunn Thorarinsdottir: Horizons Outdoor exhibit of 12 life-size cast iron figures by the Icelandic artist. Wednesday-Tuesday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-896-4231; omart.org
The Taos Society of Artists The Taos Society of Artists was first group of American artists to establish an art colony in the American West. They were inspired by the natural beauty and culture of the Taos Valley. Curated by Executive Director Frank Holt, the exhibit will feature the works of Oscar Berninghaus, Walter Ufer, Victor Higgins, Ernest Blumenschein, Herbert Dunton, Bert Phillips, Joseph Henry Sharp and Martin Hennings. 10:30 am-4:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, noon-4:30 pm Sunday, 10:30 am-4:30 pm Tuesday; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.com
Twitter Art Exhibit: Orlando International artists connected through social media to support special needs programs at The Center for Contemporary Dance. Noon-8 pm Wednesday-Tuesday; The Center for Contemporary Dance, 3580 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-695-8366; twitterartexhibit.org
1 Million Cups Weekly experiential learning for startups over delicious coffee. 9-10 am Wednesday; Bush Auditorium, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 321-236-3316; 1millioncups.org
8th Annual Peacock Ball Honoring the lives of Winter Park architects James Gamble Rogers II and his son Jack Rogers with traditional cocktails, dinner and dancing. 6-11 pm Saturday; Winter Park Racquet Club, 2111 Via Tuscany, Winter Park; $200; 407-664-2226; wprc.net
9th Annual Fall Owl Festival A family-friendly event featuring live owls and other birds of prey on display and flight demonstrations. Vendors, live music and food trucks as well. 10 am-3 pm Saturday; 323 W. Lester Road, Apopka; free; 407-461-1056; arc4raptors.org
An Evening of Pawsitive Leadership featuring Animal Behaviorist Cesar Milan Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served and a live painting by K9 artist Brody the Border Collie. 6-9 pm Saturday; Hawks Landing Clubhouse, 500 Hawks Landing Circle, Plantation; $125; 323-314-6334; pawsitiveleadership.eventbrite.com
Annual Fall Craft Bazaar Crafts, holiday decorations and more by the United Methodist Women of the Azalea Park United Methodist Church. 8 am Saturday, Sunday; Azalea Park United Methodist Church, 50 Willow Drive; free; 407-277-3472; azaleaparkumc.org
Beer and Bacon Festival Worship the glory of cooked pig and craft brews with over 30 brews to sample. 4-7 pm Saturday; Cranes Roost Park at Uptown Altamonte; $35; beerandbaconfestival.com
Bizarre Bazaar Networking and community building guru Frankie Messina brings this weekly meet-and-greet full of local art, vendors, performers and good times. 7 pm Wednesday; St. Matthew's Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave.; free
British Bonfire Night An outdoor festival organized by ORB with fireworks, British food, drink and live music by Off Kilter. 5:30-10 pm Saturday; Formosa Gardens Blvd., Kissimmee; $5, $2 parking; 407-401-9690; britishbonfire.com
Broadway Brunch Show tunes, drink specials and a show starring the Minx and Ginger Minj. 11 am Sunday; Hamburger Mary's, 110 W. Church St.; various menu prices; 321-319-0600; hamburgermarys-orlando.com
Camp Drag with Gidget Galore Join a DIY drag race and win raffle prizes, with music by DJ Brianna. 10 pm Wednesday; The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; free; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com
Carousel Emporium, Antiques and Vintage Boutique Monthly Vintage Market Over 65 dealers outside and inside the building featuring antique furniture, lighting, art, rugs and more. 8 am-3:30 pm Saturday; The Carousel Emporium, 2000 Alden Road; free; 407-228-2791; carouselemporium.net
Casselberry Food and Wine Festival 2014 Enjoy a diverse selection of wines from Barefoot Wines, Bubbly and Sea Dog Brewing Company. 6-9 pm Monday; Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry; $20; casselberryfoodwinefest.com
Cupcake Happy Hour Happy hour cupcake prices y'all. 5-7 pm Friday; Blue Bird Bake Shop, 3122 Corrine Drive; $2 cupcakes; 407-228-3822; bluebirdbakeshop.com
The Daily City Food Truck Bazaar: Kissimmee Trucks full of food await your order. 6-9 pm Friday; Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 E. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee; various menu prices; thedailycity.com
The Daily City Food Truck Bazaar: Orlando Over 20 trucks, the Rosie O'Grady's Highlanders Bagpipe Band and DJ Nigel. Bring your own chairs. All trucks take credit. Feed picky kids first. Lines can be long so make friends. 6-9 pm Sunday; Fashion Square Mall, 3201 E. Colonial Drive; various menu prices; 407-896-1131; thedailycity.com
The Daily City Food Truck Bazaar: Sanford Trucks full of food await your order. 5 pm Friday; downtown Sanford, East First Street and South Park Avenue, Sanford; various menu prices; thedailycity.com
DogFest Orlando 2014 Community fundraiser for Canine Companions for Independence. One-mile walk and activities for people and their dogs. Noon-4 pm Sunday; Memory Mall, 12676 N. Gemini Blvd.; free; cci.org/dogfestorlando
Elixir Mixer A variety of local vendors prepare craft cocktails. 2-4 pm Saturday; Enzian Theater and Eden Bar, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $6; 307-629-1088; enzian.org
Entrepreneurs for a Cause: Celebrity Networking Event Live entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and beverages with celebrity entrepreneurs like Ilene Lieber of Passion PR and WPRK's Local Heroes, Sven Bode of Orlando Style Magazine and Shanna Bender, owner/designer principal of Design Studio 15. 6-9 pm Tuesday; World of Beer-Dr. Phillips, 7800 Dr. Phillips Blvd.; $35-$45; 407-355-3315; drphillips.wobusa.com
Fall Craft Fair Showcasing handmade holiday decor and gifts. 2-6 pm Sunday; Center Pointe Community Church, 9580 Curry Ford Road; free; 407-384-9965; orlandocenterpointe.org
Fall Plant Sale Mead Garden's first annual comprehensive Fall Plant Sale with an emphasis on fall gardening, edibles, education and holiday plants. 9 am-5 pm Saturday; Mead Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park; free; 407-623-3342; meadgarden.org
Family Art Fest Featuring artwork from local children and families. Saturday-Sunday; Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo; free; myoviedomall.com
Florida Citrus Celebration Enjoy vintage citrus labels, screening of the film Barrels to Bins, a guided citrus grove tour and more. 9 am-4 pm Saturday, 10 am-4 pm Sunday; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd.; price of admission; 863-676-1408; boktowergardens.org
Florida Smooth Jazz Festival Featuring live jazz musicians like Norman Brown and BK Jackson. 1-9 pm Saturday; Lake Concord Park, ; $35; floridasmoothjazzfestival.com
Food Truck Crazy Gourmet food truck gathering serving meals for the whole family, rain or shine. 4-8 pm Sunday; Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo; free; myoviedomall.com.
Food Truckin' Thursdays Local food trucks rotate breakfast, lunch and evening shifts in the Mills 50 District. 7 am-7 pm Thursday; Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; various menu prices; 407-442-3099; facebook.com/foodtruckinthursdays.
Fresh from the Field Some of Orlando's best chefs will prepare a four-course meal using locally grown foods. 5:30-8:30 pm Saturday; Lake Meadow Naturals, 10000 Mark Adam Road, Ocoee; $175; 407-399-7670; lakemeadownaturals.com.
Greenwood Cemetery Moonlight Walking Tour A historical 4 mile stroll through this gorgeous 100 acre cemetery. 8 pm Friday; Greenwood Cemetery, 1603 Greenwood St.; free; 407-246-2616; greenwood-cemetery.net/moonlight-walking-tours
Kamikaze Karaoke Singing fundraiser for the Maitland Academy of the Performing Arts. 7 pm Thursday; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $20; abbeyorlando.com
Halfway to Cinco de Mayo Compete in a mustache contest for women and men in honor of Movember. Proceeds benefit the Testicular Cancer Foundation. 6 pm Wednesday; Cocina 214, 151 E. Wellbourne Ave., Winter Park; $15; cocina214.com
Hanukarnival: The Roth JCC's Dreideltastic, Menorific Family Celebration Celebrate Hanukkah with a latke cook-off, song session, children's activities, inflatables, sports competitions, games and lots of donuts. 1-4 pm Friday; Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland; free; 407-645-5933; orlandojcc.org
Harriett's Closet Warehouse Sale Harriett Lake is one of the most active philanthropists in Central Florida and also a fashion icon. She will be offering over 5,000 pieces of her private collection of clothing and accessories for sale to benefit local charities. 5-9 pm Thursday kickoff, 11 am-7 pm Tuesday-Sunday; 902 Waterway Place, Longwood; $10 donation; eventbrite.com
Holiday Market Plant and Craft Sale Variety of garden plants, tropical plants, orchids, jewelry and more. 9 am-3 pm Saturday; Orlando Garden Club, 710 E. Rollins St.; free; 407-299-5412; orlandogardenclub.org
Hypnosis Education Association Fall Conference Open to those who are interested in learning how to create positive change. Ramada Suits Orlando Airport, 7500 Augusta National Drive; $75; hypnosiseducationassociation.com
Izuminka Fall Fashion Expo Charity benefit fashion expo featuring international designers, stylists and models. 7-10 pm Saturday; Westgate Villas, 7700 Westgate Blvd., Kissimmee; $25; izuminka.us
Jake's Beer Dinner Featuring beers by Terrapin Beer Co. and a four-course dinner, which includes a sous-vide venison chop paired with Midnight Monk. 7 pm Friday; Loews Pacific Resort, 6300 Hollywood Way; $47; 407-503-3200
Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire Two weekends of costumed merriment and strangers talking funny. 10 am-6 pm Saturday, Sunday; 12835 County Landfill Road, Tavares; $13; lakerenfaire.com
Leigh Shannon's Cabaret Dinner Show Featuring female impersonation, occasional celebrity look-alikes, live acts, comedy and more. 7:30 pm Saturday; Hamburger Mary's, 110 W. Church St.; free; 321-319-0600; hamburgermarys-orlando.com
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival A day of athletics, Celtic music, border collies demonstration, Irish dancing, food vendors and more. 10 am-5 pm Saturday; Gilbert Park, 310 S. Tremain St., Mount Dora; free, $30 Scotch whiskey tastings; 352-735-7183; mountdoraculturalevents.com
Orlando Artisan Marketplace Weekly pop-up artisan market. 3-7 pm Friday; Fashion Square Mall, 3201 E. Colonial Drive; free; 407-832-0286; facebook.com/orlandoartisanmarket
Orlando Expo Woman-Mujer 2014 Beauty, health, education and entertainment celebrating the lifestyle of the modern woman. 9 am-6 pm Sunday; The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road; free; orlandoexpowoman-mujer.com
Orlando International Fashion Week A week-long celebration of fashion with nightly parties, expos, fashion shows and more. Sunday-Saturday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; contact for price; orlandointernationalfashionweek.com
RangerStop's SuperHero Toy and Comic Con A celebration of the Power Rangers fandom and geek and pop culture. Holiday Inn, 5905 S. Kirkman Road; $20-$50; rangerstop.com
Shifting Gear: Cloak & Dapper Store Grand Opening Event 7 pm Saturday; Cloak & Dapper Orlando, 1219 N. Orange Ave.; free; 407-205-9951; cloackanddapper.us
Take a Bite Out of Homelessness Benefit to raise funds to end homelessness Osceola County. 5-9 pm Saturday; Gatorland Orlando, 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail; contact for price; 321-677-0246
Tasty Tuesdays A rotating lineup of local food trucks rolls into the Milk District to feed the hungry. 6:30-10 pm Tuesday; The Milk District, East Robinson Street and North Bumby Avenue; various menu prices; facebook.com/tastytuesdaysorlando
Winter Park's Annual Veteran's Day Celebration: Honoring Winter Park Heroes In honor of all of the veterans of Winter Park. 9:30 am Friday; Winter Park Community Center, 721 New England Ave., Winter Park; free
Yoga in Lake Eola Park Free yoga for all levels in the park, under the big tree at the corner of Washington and Eola. 11 am Sunday; Lake Eola Park, North Eola Drive and East Robinson Street; free; 321-443-3314
The Boob Tube: How to Be a Woman Writer for Television Without Really Crying Featuring Rollins alum and former producer/writer Janis Hirsh who has written for series like Will and Grace, Frasier and The Nanny. 7 pm Thursday; Bush Auditorium, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-1560; rollins.edu
Fabulous Beekman Boys Meet and Greet Book signing and meet and greet. Benefit for Feed the Need and Second Harvest Food Bank. 5 pm Monday; The Ancient Olive, 324 N. Park Ave.; free; theancientolive.com
For the Woman Alone Ashley Inguanta shares from her second collection, dealing with loss and healing. Will include performances by Emotions Dance and Mark J. DeMaio of the Flammable Babylon Percussion Ensemble. 6 pm Friday; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; ashleyinguanta.com
There Will Be Words Monthly literary series featuring local authors and poets. Featuring writing by Annemarie Ni Churreåin, Ryan Rivas, Sam Slaughter and Genevieve Anna Tyrell. 7-8:30 pm Tuesday; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free; therewillbewords.com
Bats: Myths and Mysteries Visitors get immersed into the world of bats. Wednesday-Tuesday; Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St.; $19; 407-514-2000; osc.org
Sunshine Warriors: Yoga for Kids Outdoor improvised approach to kids yoga. 8:45 am Saturday; Al Coith Park, 901 Delaney Ave.; contact for price; 407-246-2283; facebook.com/sunshinewarriorsyoga
Annual Toys for Tots Race Drop off toys and your admission is free. 8 am Saturday; Derby Park, 2199 Oregon Ave., Sanford; donation; 407-688-5120
Bike Polo Night Watch a game on the sidelines, or hop on a bike and grab a mallet to play. 6 pm Thursday, 5 pm Sunday; Langford Park, 1808 E. Central Blvd.; free; orlandobikepolo.com
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Runners from around the world descend on Walt Disney World for a weekend of races. Friday-Saturday; Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; contact for prices; 407-824-4321; disneyworld.disney.go
Gingerbread Run 5K Run, run as fast as you can through the 70-acre grounds of the storybook-style resort of the Give Kids the World Village; proceeds benefit the Give Kids the World charity. 8-11 am Saturday; Give Kids the World Village, 210 S. Bass Road, Kissimmee; $15-$45; 407-396-4567; gingerbreadrun.org
Great American Bacon Race A 5K run/walk with free bacon and a bacon bash afterparty, featuring food trucks, a DJ, beer and more. A portion of proceeds goes to anti-bullying charities. 8 am Saturday; Lake Baldwin Park, 2380 Lake Baldwin Lane; $35; americanbaconrace.com
Orlando Magic vs. Brooklyn Nets Basketball. 3:30 pm Sunday; Amway Arena, 600 W. Amelia St.; contact for price; 407-849-2020; nba.com/magic
Orlando Magic vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball. 7 pm-midnight Friday; Amway Arena, 600 W. Amelia St.; contact for price; 407-849-2020; nba.com/magic
Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers Basketball. 7 pm Wednesday; Amway Arena, 600 W. Amelia St.; contact for price; 407-849-2020; nba.com/magic
Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors Basketball. 7:30 pm Tuesday; Amway Arena, 600 W. Amelia St.; contact for price; 407-849-2020; nba.com/magic
Orlando Solar Bears vs. Greenville Road Warriors Hockey. 7 pm Sunday; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $15; 407-951-8200; orlandosolarbearshockey.com
Orlando Solar Bears vs. Greenville Road Warriors Hockey. 7 pm Saturday; Amway Center, 400 W. Church St.; $15; 407-951-8200; orlandosolarbearshockey.com
Straight Jackettes vs. Team Zebra Roller derby game. 4:30 pm Sunday; Semoran Skateway, 2670 Cassel Creek Blvd., Casselberry; $13; orlandoderbygirls.com


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Jearlean Taylor on surviving childhood cancer and becoming a fashion model with two ostomies
Born and raised in Southwest Baltimore, Jearlean Taylor grew up in a happy home with her parents and five siblings. At 2-years-old she developed a rare form of pediatric cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital describes sarcomas as a type of cancerous tumor that arises in the soft tissue, such as muscles. Doctors didn't think Jearlean would live to celebrate her third birthday, but a permanent colostomy and urostomy saved her young life.
"All of my childhood and most of my adolescent years were spent at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York fighting this disease. I am alive today, but I also wear two ostomy bags."
Being a teenager and attending school as a double ostomate were difficult years for Jearlean. She remembers the comments, "Kids would say rude things like, 'Hey what's that smell?' and I didn't know how to handle it. I had low self-esteem and depression. Being teased by my peers was heart breaking."
Since childhood, Jearlean's life has been a journey of unexpected events. In 2000, a chance meeting at the mall took her life in a different direction.
"A gentleman came up to me with a brochure about modeling classes and asked if I would be interested in attending an open house. That day was so memorable because this person knew nothing about my medical background, he just saw my beauty.
As I was reading the brochure I said to myself… there's no way I can do this with two ostomy bags! But something inside told me to go the open house. I still wondered… can I do this? How will I explain my ostomies? Will they understand? How will I model with two bags? I stepped out on faith and began the classes to learn how to become a model."
Although still a bit nervous in the early learning years, Jearlean worked hard, paid attention and practiced... and practiced... and practiced. The more modeling classes she attended, the more passionate she became and soon her confidence began to soar.
"My skills as a runway model grew beyond my expectations. The instructors said I was ready to participate in shows. I still hadn't told them about my ostomy bags. At this point I had to find the courage to explain everything to my modeling director. To my surprise, he understood and told me my talents were beyond the bags. He told me to look past my circumstances and see my inner beauty and self-confidence."
"They loved my runway walk," and we can see why. It's the kind of walk that compels you to stare and stare until you can't stop watching videos of Jearlean Taylor's catwalk!! She thrives on the runway doing fashion shows, which is where her modeling career started.
As far as interacting with different designers Jearlean says, "I had to explain to them why I didn't want to wear certain garments, such as a two-piece bathing suit or any outfits that revealed my stomach. I still had to be cautious of what I wore, but found a trick to keep those bags tight against my body—a girdle kept everything firmly in place."
Not only did she become a top runway model in Maryland, but a top print model as well.
Journaling is how Jearlean chose to heal from this journey. She held on to the pain, depression and "secret surgery" for too long. Writing forced her to deal with all that happened in her life and gave her the opportunity to re-write her story. In doing so, she became more than a survivor—she became a role model for other survivors.
Inspiring and so beautifully put she writes, "We cannot predict what life will bring us, but more importantly we cannot allow challenging circumstances to dictate our future."


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If you're not into sideloading a fantasy football app onto your device for this season, you now have the option to grab the CBS Sports Fantasy Football app from BlackBerry World. The app was redesigned for this season and CBS took the time to go ahead and jam it full of features that football fans will most certainly enjoy. The app itself is an Android port but here's what you get with it:
- Pre-Draft Prep - Our award-winning experts provide the advice you seek and the projected 2013 stats you need to have your best draft ever.
- Draft Companion - Access to the latest stats, projections, rankings and news.
- Player News - Updated news, injury reports and performance predictions that give you the insider advantage.
- Projected Stats and Rankings - Up-to-date performance projections from our top-ranked experts.
- Easy Team Management - This season, it's even easier to set your line-up, add/drop players and make trades. For you fantasy junkies, you can even jump between your different teams in only two taps.
- Live Scoring - Get fast and accurate fantasy point updates of all the live NFL action so you'll know exactly how you're crushing your competition. Personalized Content - Quick and easy access to your team's and your league's players and performance.
- Office Pool Manager - If you play our Pick'em games and Survivor Pools, in future releases you will be able to make your picks and view your real-time scoring and league standings.
Whether you use the app to help with your fantasy football team or just use it for general information and news, there's not really any reason to not give it a go and see how it works out for you. The app is available for all BlackBerry 10 devices and is supported in all BlackBerry World serving countries according to the information online.


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Iowa football collectively is an old soul within a sport that puts considerable emphasis on new: new schemes, new facilities, new uniforms, new coaching staffs.
The Hawkeyes' embrace of tradition — from uniforms to style of play — leaves Iowa football overlooked. Doubted. And, despite a program-best 12-win finish to the 2015 season and appearing in their first Rose Bowl Game in a quarter-century, the process begins anew in 2016, just days after the Hawkeyes had only one prospect selected in the NFL draft.
Belated congrats to Iowa football having exactly one player drafted late in the final round.
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) May 3, 2016
Cowherd may just be trolling the live wires he picked up criticizing Iowa during the 2015 season, but his swipe at the Hawkeyes remains the only national attention I've seen paid the defending Big Ten West champions this offseason.
Big Ten media picked Iowa to finish fourth in the West prior to the 2015 season. I cannot cast stones, though. Here was my assessment of the Hawkeyes when examining the Big Ten West last August:
The Hawkeyes lost quarterback Jake Rudock to transfer within conference (he's now at Michigan). Otherwise, the bulk of focus on Iowa is squarely on Kirk Ferentz's buyout.
Yikes. Well, it's fair to say Iowa football exceeded many people's expectations in 2015 following a tested game-plan, established by Kirk Ferentz.
"It's really tough to do it," Ferentz said before the Rose Bowl. "You're not going to see much of that in college football anymore."
That is consistency in leadership. Ferentz has been Iowa's head coach since 1999, tying him for the longest, currently tenured sideline general in FBS with Oklahoma's Bob Stoops.
"Another Iowa guy," said Ferentz of Stoops.
Ferentz and Stoops are both branches on the Hayden Fry coaching tree: Stoops a player for him from 1979 through 1982 and later an assistant, while Ferentz served as offensive line from 1981 through 1989.
2015 proved rejuvenating for the Fry disciples. Oklahoma won the Big 12 Conference and appeared in the College Football Playoff. Iowa enjoyed one of its most successful seasons ever, and took Michigan State to the wire for a berth in the Playoff.
In certain ways, their bounce-back campaigns shared similarities. Oklahoma sputtered to an 8-5 finish in 2014, and the "Big Game" luster came off Stoops' aura. Iowa finished 7-5 in the regular season, then face-planted in a lopsided Gator Bowl blowout against Tennessee.
As alluded to above, any high-profile loss for Iowa seems to precede discussion of Ferentz's $4 million per year contract, and a buyout in excess of $10 million. It's one of those ubiquitous topics among college football media, sorta like conference expansion and TV buyouts.
But whereas Oklahoma completely overhauled its identity with a radically revamped offense, Iowa football largely stayed the course. And keeping on course with Ferentz's message means staying on course with Fry's.
Ferentz's return in 1999 from a half-decade run as an NFL assistant continued the Fry legacy directly. Should Ferentz reach the end of that oft-discussed contract, Iowa football will have had some form of leadership consistency just shy of four decades.
When coaches change homes so regularly — there are only nine in FBS with 10 years' experience at their current program — stability can be confused with mundanity. Memory's easily clouded.
Memories of a pre-Fry era at Iowa should add perspective to just how rousing a success the last 35 years have been.
"When I went there, they had 19 straight losing seasons," Ferentz said. "1981, [Iowa] went to the Rose Bowl, and I just thought that was how it was supposed to be."
Similarly, Iowa's quick success under Ferentz, which included an Orange Bowl appearance in the 2002 season, may have skewed expectations. Ferentz is in rare company, having coached his team to three of the premier bowl games in his time at Iowa: two Orange Bowls and now a Rose.
Still, college football always measures success against what the other guy is doing. Ferentz's former Cleveland Browns colleague Nick Saban is winning national championships at Alabama; why not Iowa?
In some ways, however, what Ferentz accomplished last year is equally impressive.
The gears of the Alabama football machine turn with 4-and-5-star recruits on their way to prime draft positioning in the NFL. As Cowherd gleefully trolls, offensive lineman Austin Blythe was Iowa's sole draftee — and he went on the third day.
That makes the Hawkeyes' success all the more remarkable. It also gives hope that a team replacing talent in several key areas can once again surprise critics.
"We knew we had something special going into fall camp," quarterback C.J. Beathard said of the 2015 Hawkeyes. Beathard missed this spring to recover from a sports hernia and shoulder injury, but will return in time for the 2016 fall camp.
"In the off-season, we realized we came together as a team," he said. "Guys emerged and leaders and kind of stepped up when we needed them the most. That's a big part of having a successful team is guys stepping up and being leaders."
Jordan Canzeri is leaving, but LeShun Daniels can emerge. Daniels rushed for eight touchdowns a season ago.
Gone is surprising All-American Desmond King*, but another surprise, burgeoning star returns to anchor the defense, Josey Jewell.
Iowa football's made stability exciting. Old is the new new.
*Editor's note: King opted to return for 2016.


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Will all that passionate environmentalism wither and die when the federal tax incentives and state rebates expire, as it did in the 1970s? Consumers are looking for alternative methods to heat and cool their homes, as well as conserve water where possible, in order to shave dollars off their water bills, gas bills, electric bills and/or oil-heat bills. It's unlikely that will change as the green movement has become part of mainstream America. Green organizations have popped up all over the country, as well as green building standards, and manufacturers are introducing more and more eco-friendly products each year.
Construction professionals such as plumbing and hydronic heating contractors can provide the information, the products and the expertise to install new technologies - such as solar thermal water heating or geothermal space heating/cooling - and new products in homes and businesses to save water, energy and money.
The Department of Labor's Women's Bureau is looking at the green construction industry as part of a larger discussion on green jobs for women. The Women's Bureau is working with employers, unions, education and training providers, green industry organizations and other government agencies to raise awareness, expand training options, and promote the recruitment and retention of women in green career pathways.
It has partnered with Public Policy Associates and Wider Opportunities for Women to develop a "A Woman's Guide to Green Jobs,"which will provide women workers and workforce professionals with information on hiring needs and challenges, training and entrepreneurship opportunities, and in-demand and emerging jobs in green industries. National, state and local resources, including women's organizations and workforce practitioners, will be included in the curriculum. "A Woman's Guide to Green Jobs" is expected to be published in early 2011.
To gear up for the guide's publication, the Women's Bureau held a series of seven teleconferences on green jobs training and green employment for women. Clickhereto access transcripts and other downloadable information. A section on the site also highlights nine Women's Bureau green jobs training projects -"Think Women in Green Jobs."
Green construction jobs will only grow in the future; the U.S. Green Building Council estimates the green building industry will support or create 8 million jobs between 2009 and 2013, contributing $554 billion to the nation's GDP. Green renovation is estimated to by as much 21 percent by 2015, according to McGraw-Hill construction.
And green jobs are poised to take center stage at this week'sGreenbuildshow in Chicago in the form of a Green Jobs Summit and a Green Jobs Fair. In announcing the jobs fair, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates said: "The green building industry shows promise as a job creator in communities across the country. It is important that we continue the green jobs conversation in the context of the continued challenging job market and ongoing economic recovery."
If you're a woman in the construction trades, invest the time to hone your green building skills. And if you're a woman looking for a career change, don't overlook the construction trades; the green building movement could change your life.


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York County's T.J. Schrum rolls career-high 853 series and wins $2,000 in process
- York County bowler T.J. Schrum recently rolled a career-high 853 series at Hanover Bowling Centre.
- That same night, he also won the Strike Jackpot of $2,000.
- To win the jackpot, Schrum had to roll strikes in 14 designated frames across three games.
When T.J. Schrum rolled a 275 and a 299 in his first two games in the Tuesday Night Swing Shift League at Hanover Bowling Centre, he was confident he would finish with an 800 series.
Any time a bowler registers an 800 series, it's a memorable night. But, there was more at stake this night. Schrum, a 30-year-old right-hander, also had a chance to collect the Strike Jackpot of $2,000.
The York County bowler needed strikes in the first, fifth and eighth frames, as well as all three in the 10th frame of the third game. To win the jackpot, a high-average bowler such as Schrum (who averages 230) must roll strikes in 14 designated frames across three games.
The jackpot accumulates every week that someone doesn't hit it. Bowlers pay $1 a week to participate. Rolling strikes in the designated frames isn't as easy as it may sound.
Going into the third game, the odds looked good for Schrum. After all, he had only missed striking twice in the first two games — the seventh frame in the first game and the last ball in the second game.
Schrum had registered strikes in the eight designated frames of the first two games.
"I have made it through the first two games before, but never through the third," he said.
The Hanover resident's thoughts turned to breaking the Strike Jackpot, instead of his final score.
"After getting the strike in the eighth I started to think seriously about the jackpot. I only needed three strikes in the 10th," said Schrum, whose previous high series was an 835.
"I was definitely nervous when I stepped to the line in the 10th frame. After the first two strikes, my left leg started shaking. That's the most pressure I have ever felt on one shot," he said.
Schrum told himself: "It's a strike or nothing."
He tried to overcome his nervousness to no avail. He released his ball and he said the last shot "crushed it."
"I let out a yell and threw my hands in the air," he said. "It was an incredibly fantastic way to end the evening," said Schrum, who finished with a 279 game, a career-high 853 series and $2,000.
Schrum said he never dreamed of winning that much money. When asked what he was going to do with the money, he said, "Nothing exciting. We are going to use it to pay the tax bill on the new house we just built."
This story was provided through the York County Bowling Proprietors Association.


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I'm going to take this time to work through a thought, it regards the concept of getting what one wants. I will admit outright that most of my life I have gotten what I want. But just wanting it alone never got it for me, I had to work for it, or at the very least I had to ask. Is the power of getting it deeper than wanting it alone? Does the power come from knowing deep down that you'll get it? And only when that knowing is not fulfilled is the power shattered?
Has my power to get what I want, aka the deep-down knowledge of attainability vanished for good and if not how do I get it back?
What I'm really wondering is if all this time I've been hurt over the breakup not because it ended but because it didn't end how I wanted it to. It actually didn't play out like I wanted it to at all—and not just that specifically, but my whole future-want-acquire shattered, that goal which I had worked towards for many many years: the perfect job, the perfect relationship, the perfect environment to thrive. It all looked perfect on paper too, Director of Marketing for a non-profit, in a loving relationship with one of those sensitive artist types, living in a town big enough to be considered a city (but wasn't really one at all), a town that had breweries and bike lanes and mountains, oh my!
But it's not really about that anymore. What it's about now is whether I can overcome my shattered privilege and move on. Am I doomed to hold a grudge against the first person who really truly hurt me, who told me no, who could not, in the end give me what I wanted? Why am I still thinking about it? Mainly it seems unreal that someone could get over me so quickly, hahaha. Okay, okay. I KNOW that sounds super conceited and fucked up, but who wants to feel rejected? Particularly after putting so much time and commitment and energy into something. It's like being pushed off a cliff and then after broken bones and a concussion and a bear trying to eat you, you still have to climb back up to where you started.
Perhaps that's my problem after all. I'm trying to climb back up instead of taking the valley path along the river back into town.
So what? I didn't get what I wanted. Boo fucking hoo right? Why be so dramatic about it? Forgive him already. Lesson(s) learned.
And I do forgive him. I forgive us. I forgive me. That last one is the hardest. I have to stop being so hard on myself for past decisions. They're done. I made them. It's what I thought was best for me at the time. Because of them I have grown into this wonderfully eccentric flower. Yes, it's been hard re-evaluating what I want from life. Perhaps if I knew in more specifics that power would come back and I'd easily attain it like back in the old days. Perhaps I'm being a little more careful, a little more picky about my vision, my desires, my needs, this time around. As it should be, because if not that would mean I haven't grown at all—isn't that one of the values of one relationship ending, growing so the next one can be even better?
In the end, what I want in a vague sense is love—spiritual nourishment—from people, from my job, from the city I live in. That ability to help each other grow and flourish into the best we can be. I'll start today with myself.


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Federal student loan rates doubled this month. Join more than 1,000 professors in support of bold education reform - starting with Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to give students the same low interest rates as banks.
We're going to publish the letter in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Add your name on the right.


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Restaurant Review: El Rey
If those are the only two things you eat at El Rey, you'll walk away raving. But nothing else reached the same highs over the course of multiple meals. Aside from a plate of churros with the texture of freezer waffles, it wasn't a question of failures. The poblano mole, redolent of orange zest, is a perfectly able effort – but a flat shadow next to the extraordinary depth of its witch-black counterpart. Goat is surpassingly tender after an eight-hour tomato-based braise, but its subdued flavors are easily forgotten. More assertive spicing would make a difference in many instances, not least with El Rey's small tacos. The near total absence of fiery chili heat from habanero salsa and jalapeño butter is a curious show of timidity for a place that owes half its art to men behind bars.
As for the other type of bars: The space is also home to the Ranstead Room, a pimped-out cocktail lounge with a speakeasy-style separate entrance (via Ranstead Street) and a strict door policy. The first thing you'll see inside is a glowing row of framed nudes. They may be the only thing you'll see – there are caves with more light than this joint. Nestling into one of the plush faux-snakeskin bar stools as funky Afropop slides into 1970s Blue Note groove, you'll wonder if you've time-warped into a blaxploitation flick directed by Hugh Hefner. But the bartending standard is pure 2010: Aviations made with real crème de violette, fizzes with an absinthe rinse. While the offerings aren't as exciting as those at nearby Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co., they're well made, and the staff's knowledge runs deeper than the trim cocktail menu. Which is an especially good thing if you've left your headlamp at home.
Starr has transformed the old Midtown IV into a fine two-pronged addition to Center City's surging dining scene. Neither El Rey nor the Ranstead Room will change your life, but both are reminders of how good it's gotten lately.


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