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The Community Calendar for April 9, 2025
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There are some amazing events happening in Orlando this week! Here are a few:
Thursday, April 10
Dock & Dine
The Great Southern Box Company Food Hall & Bar
6:30 – 10 p.m.
Friday, April 11
Orlando Collected Preview Night
Orange County Regional History Center
7 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 12
Orlando Kite Festival
OCPS Academic Center for Excellence
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Industry House Orlando
CITYARTS, 39 S. Magnolia Ave
6 – 10 p.m.
Musiva Rocks! A Sonic Journey
Bynx
8 p.m.
Sunday, April 13
Picnic in the Garden: A Romance Book Swap Event
Azalea Lodge at Mead Botanical Garden
11 a.m.
Old Time Music Jam
RockPit Brewing & Distilling
3 – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16
Paws & Pottery
Bark Haven
6 – 8 p.m.
The Community Calendar for April 2, 2025
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Here are the Orlando events we discuss in this episode:
Thursday, April 3
Spring is in the Air – Art Exhibition Opening Reception
Quantum Leap Winery
6 – 8 p.m.
April 4 – 5
Monthly Art Stroll
Faith Arts Village Orlando
April 4 – 6
Spring Book Sale
Orlando Public Library
April 5 – 6
Spring Fiesta in the Park 2025
Lake Eola Park
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 5
Electronic Waste & Textile Recycling
Orlando Festival Park
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Artful Agora Spring Market
Warehaus
4 – 9 p.m.
Emerald Football Club vs Friendship FC
Bishop Moore High School
6 p.m.
The Community Calendar for March 26, 2025
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Here are the Orlando events we discuss on this episode:
Friday, March 28
Bike to Work Day
Luminary Green Park; 437 N. Terry Avenue
7 – 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 29
The Great Duck Derby
Mead Botanical Garden
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Women in the Arts Expo
Orlando Public Library
2 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 30
Community Taste & Tour
Edible Education Experience
10 – 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Paws, Crafts & Drafts Makers Market
BarkHaven
2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1
Loose Lips
Lil Indie’s
8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2
Orlando’s Sketchbook Club Spring Fling
The Neighbors
6 – 9 p.m.
Orlando Story Club presents: Cocoons
CityArts
7 – 9 p.m.
The Community Calendar for March 19, 2025
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The events we discussed on this episode!
Thursday, March 20
Access for All
Orlando Museum of Art
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
https://omart.org/events/access_for_all_oma/
Dog Day at the Derby
Mennello Museum of American Art
6 – 7:30 p.m.
https://www.mennellomuseum.org/Events/Dog-Day-at-the-Derby
Sensing: A Chocolate Tasting and Yoga Experience
Mennello Museum of American Art
6 – 7:30 p.m.
https://www.mennellomuseum.org/Events/Sensing-A-Chocolate-Tasting-and-Yoga-Experience-with-Chef-Paul-Joachim-and-Rachael-Joachim
Girls’ Night Out Poetry Workshop
The House on Lang
6 – 8 p.m.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DHB30JMOwtO/
Saturday, March 22
Mend & Swap Repair Café
Marks Street Senior Recreation
12 – 4 p.m.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mend-swap-repair-cafe-tickets-1234946220389
Barter Market
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company
1 – 5 p.m.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGFKd7tMHIF/
The Community Calendar for March 12, 2025
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The events we discussed in this episode:
March 11 – 17
St. Patrick’s Day Week
The Castle Irish Pub
Thursday, March 13
Pop-Up Poetry
The Monroe
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday, March 14
Milky Way – St . Paddy’s Bar + Bites Crawl
The Milk District
6 – 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 15
Florida Coffee Culture Birthday Bash
East End Market
7 – 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 16
Parcels – Readings by UCF MFA Candidates
Whippoorwill Beer House
4 – 6 p.m.
Monday, March 17
Native Planting and Clean-Up
103 W. Amelia Street
3:30 p.m.
Community Cleanup
Pizza Bruno Curry Ford
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19
Burrito Boys Collab
Pigzza
6:30 p.m.
What’s happening in Orlando – June 15 weekend
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Thursday, June 13
Food and Livability Lesson – Summer Session
McQuigg Urban Farm
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Thornton Park District
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
College Park Gallery
8:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14
But I’m a Cheerleader Film & Sketch
Joybird Books
8 – 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 15
Camping World Stadium
2 – 7 p.m.
Fleet Farming Summer Sunset Swarm Rides
Audubon Park Covenant Church
5 – 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 16
Wordplay: Authentic Selves Poetry Open Mic
Timucua Arts Foundation
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Episode 35
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In this episode, Logan Lamphere joins Tommy and Nick as the three discuss the 4Roots Farm Campus, some community favorite businesses in the Dover Shores Shopping Center and Florida-friendly landscaping. Tommy also updates listeners on the latest news from city council including a 20-story building approved for the North Quarter.
Episode 34
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Debbie, Tommy and Nick toast to 33 years of The Community Paper. Nick gives us a Packing District and pickleball update and talks about the “warehouse district” between College Park and OBT. Tommy gives us an update on the Under-i project and development on North Orange Avenue that could bridge the north quarter with the central business district.
Episode 33
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Tommy, Debbie and Nick reminisce on back-to-school memories, share resources to learn more about the candidates vying for the newly formed Florida House Districts 40 and 42 and talk about some cool new spots that opened in north downtown.
Episode 32
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Tommy and Nick sit down with Nora Brooker, owner of Nora’s Sugar Shack in Ivanhoe Village. Nora talks about what brought her to Florida, taking the dive of opening the Sugar Shack, increasing events at Nora’s and more.