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  • Michael Eng
  • November 6, 2025
SAVE THE DATE: Ocoee Music Fest returns Nov. 14 and 15

This year’s festival includes performances by The Romantics, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Brothers Osborne Dillon Carmichael and more.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • November 2, 2025
West Orange, Southwest Orange bands perform at Florida Bandmasters Association 2025 District 8 MPA

All public school marching bands from West Orange and Southwest Orange showcased their 2025 field shows at the event.

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  • Michael Eng
  • October 23, 2025
PHOTOS: Windermere High competes at 2025 Bands of America Orlando Regional Championship

The Fightin’ Wolverine Band and Guard competed against some of the best bands in the country.

  • Observer School Zone
    By
  • Leticia Silva
  • October 2, 2025
Oakland to host Music Under the Oaks event

The town of Oakland will host an '80s and '90s themed event from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at VanderLey Park, 117 E. Gulley Ave., Oakland.

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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 2, 2025
This is the last weekend to catch Theatre South’s ‘Stranger Sings’

Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the playhouse, 7601 Della Drive, Suite 15, Orlando, in The M

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • September 24, 2025
Peace on Earth: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Opera Orlando partner for 'All is Calm' performance

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and Opera Orlando will present “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914,” in December.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • By Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2025
Opera’s greatest love story comes to Steinmetz Hall

LA BOHÈME is the definitive depiction of the joys and sorrows of love and loss, and this production transports this beloved story from Paris, France, to the “Paris of the East,” 1930s Shanghai.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • August 27, 2025
Ocoee's new addition: Rock 'N Rev

Rock ‘N Rev opened earlier this year in Ocoee. It features American-style cuisine and themes, with live music every weekend.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 26, 2025
Win tickets to Chris Brown, Andrea Bocelli

You can score tickets to two of the hottest upcoming shows and support the Winter Garden Art Association and SOBO Art Gallery at the same time.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • August 6, 2025
GET YOUR TICKETS: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation to present ‘All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914’

Performed by Opera Orlando, this holiday event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • July 29, 2025
Theatre at St. Luke’s presents ‘Big Fish’

The production will run Thursday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 10, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • June 10, 2025
Theater at St. Luke’s to stage ‘Dare to Dream Jr.’

Performances will take place June 13-15 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2025
PHOTOS: Natyatharu Performing Arts 2025 Dance Recital

Students from Natyatharu Performing Arts’ Dance Studio performed a variety of classical Indian dances at the studios’s 2025 Dance Recital.

  • Southwest Orange
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    By
  • Debra Garcia
  • June 4, 2025
The First Academy students shine at 2025 Applause Awards

TFA students earned top awards and scholarships at this year's awards.

  • Observer School Zone
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • June 3, 2025
Winter Garden welcomes guests back to Garden Theatre with Summer Flix movie series

The first movie, ‘Encanto,’ will be screened at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the theater, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

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