Top 10 things to do this week in Orlando: Aug. 7-13
By Orlando Weekly Staff on Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:00 am
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Sign Painters
Wednesday, Aug. 7
6:30 p.m.
SunTrust Auditorium, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park
facebook.com/AIGAOrlando
$10
The mark of a great documentary is its ability to transcend subject matter and reach right into the viewer’s gut, evoking an emotional response – not an easy goal when you’re talking about, essentially, the presentation of fact. In service of what might seem a mundane topic – sign painting – directors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon have done just that, however. Their small masterpiece of a film (also a book), Sign Painters, manages to capture and convey the actual experience of creation, while also bringing to the audience’s attention “an invisible art” that surrounds us daily. “I think that every human being has the capability of altering their environment for the better with their bare hands,” says one of the anonymous artists in this tribute to disappearing treasure; with this film, Levine and Macon achieve that goal. This screening is presented by AIGA Orlando, the local chapter of the American professional association for designers, but it’s open to the public. – Jessica Bryce Young
Wednesday, Aug. 7
6:30 p.m.
SunTrust Auditorium, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park
facebook.com/AIGAOrlando
$10
The mark of a great documentary is its ability to transcend subject matter and reach right into the viewer’s gut, evoking an emotional response – not an easy goal when you’re talking about, essentially, the presentation of fact. In service of what might seem a mundane topic – sign painting – directors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon have done just that, however. Their small masterpiece of a film (also a book), Sign Painters, manages to capture and convey the actual experience of creation, while also bringing to the audience’s attention “an invisible art” that surrounds us daily. “I think that every human being has the capability of altering their environment for the better with their bare hands,” says one of the anonymous artists in this tribute to disappearing treasure; with this film, Levine and Macon achieve that goal. This screening is presented by AIGA Orlando, the local chapter of the American professional association for designers, but it’s open to the public. – Jessica Bryce Young
Roadkill Ghost Choir
Thursday, Aug. 8
with the Eastern Sea, Easter Island
9 p.m.
Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.
willspub.org
$10
These DeLand boys are on deck to be the next big thing from our area. With all the careful craft and legwork they’ve been putting in, the greatness that we have been hollering about since they first ventured onstage will soon be universal knowledge. We saw it in them from the jump, so we are both the least surprised and the most proud to see them on the cusp of a big breakout. They’ve been tearing up the major festival circuit, they toured with Band of Horses and the re-release of their stunningly mature debut EP, Quiet Light, has been getting strong national attention. It all culminates in one very auspicious ramp for the big-budget debut LP that’s slated for the beginning of next year. And this is a chance to see an exceptional local contender up close before they seriously blow up. – Bao Le-Huu
Thursday, Aug. 8
with the Eastern Sea, Easter Island
9 p.m.
Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.
willspub.org
$10
These DeLand boys are on deck to be the next big thing from our area. With all the careful craft and legwork they’ve been putting in, the greatness that we have been hollering about since they first ventured onstage will soon be universal knowledge. We saw it in them from the jump, so we are both the least surprised and the most proud to see them on the cusp of a big breakout. They’ve been tearing up the major festival circuit, they toured with Band of Horses and the re-release of their stunningly mature debut EP, Quiet Light, has been getting strong national attention. It all culminates in one very auspicious ramp for the big-budget debut LP that’s slated for the beginning of next year. And this is a chance to see an exceptional local contender up close before they seriously blow up. – Bao Le-Huu
Caffiends
Thursday, Aug. 8
with the Best of the Worst, Chilled Monkey Brains, Hoverounds
9 p.m.
The Local Bar & Grill, 3231 Edgewater Drive
407-900-9005
thelocalcp.com
free
You’re unlikely to meet a more likable punk-in-drublic presence in Orlando than local pop-punk band Caffiends, who are about to embark on a summer tour and have invited everyone to help them kick it off at a free show at the Local in College Park. It’s the last time for bouncing souls to catch them before a three-month hiatus during which the band plans to lay down a new LP. If you’re unfamiliar with Caffiends, it’s likely you’ve also been missing out on their chuckle-inducing album art, which over the past few years has reimagined the Starbucks mermaid as a Satan worshipper and given the Statue of Liberty cause to call for a PBR toast. So we raise ours too, because these guys like to have fun, and they’re looking to facilitate any similar objective you might have, so look alive and send them off proper. – Ashley Belanger
Thursday, Aug. 8
with the Best of the Worst, Chilled Monkey Brains, Hoverounds
9 p.m.
The Local Bar & Grill, 3231 Edgewater Drive
407-900-9005
thelocalcp.com
free
You’re unlikely to meet a more likable punk-in-drublic presence in Orlando than local pop-punk band Caffiends, who are about to embark on a summer tour and have invited everyone to help them kick it off at a free show at the Local in College Park. It’s the last time for bouncing souls to catch them before a three-month hiatus during which the band plans to lay down a new LP. If you’re unfamiliar with Caffiends, it’s likely you’ve also been missing out on their chuckle-inducing album art, which over the past few years has reimagined the Starbucks mermaid as a Satan worshipper and given the Statue of Liberty cause to call for a PBR toast. So we raise ours too, because these guys like to have fun, and they’re looking to facilitate any similar objective you might have, so look alive and send them off proper. – Ashley Belanger
City Skip Day
Friday, Aug. 9
noon
Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets
321-281-2082
cityskipday.com
free
Sometimes we’re all looking for that reset button – an orchestrated public blackout in which all of our worldly concerns mingle with regrets and accomplishments on their way down the drain of time’s passage. Or, sometimes we just need to cut out of work on a Friday afternoon and drink bro-beer with lawyer types on Wall Street because fuck job security, y’all. My life is a Loverboy song! Now in its sixth year, Overchuck Law Firm’s City Skip Day promises the same sort of awkward shoulder-rubbing its previous iterations have inspired – the indigent and the rich both love free beer, after all, and Yuengling is sponsoring the kegs. You do, however, have to go to Overchuck’s Facebook page (via cityskipday.com) and print out the “Cease and Desist All Work” invite (clever!), but you could probably do that at the public library. Anyway, there will be lunch specials and a charity raffle rounding out the event, and if you’re too lazy to wait in line, you can head over to Overchuck’s College Park office at 1503 W. Smith St. and pick up a “fast-pass T-shirt” to accelerate your sponsored drunkenness. Your job can wait. – Billy Manes
Friday, Aug. 9
noon
Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets
321-281-2082
cityskipday.com
free
Sometimes we’re all looking for that reset button – an orchestrated public blackout in which all of our worldly concerns mingle with regrets and accomplishments on their way down the drain of time’s passage. Or, sometimes we just need to cut out of work on a Friday afternoon and drink bro-beer with lawyer types on Wall Street because fuck job security, y’all. My life is a Loverboy song! Now in its sixth year, Overchuck Law Firm’s City Skip Day promises the same sort of awkward shoulder-rubbing its previous iterations have inspired – the indigent and the rich both love free beer, after all, and Yuengling is sponsoring the kegs. You do, however, have to go to Overchuck’s Facebook page (via cityskipday.com) and print out the “Cease and Desist All Work” invite (clever!), but you could probably do that at the public library. Anyway, there will be lunch specials and a charity raffle rounding out the event, and if you’re too lazy to wait in line, you can head over to Overchuck’s College Park office at 1503 W. Smith St. and pick up a “fast-pass T-shirt” to accelerate your sponsored drunkenness. Your job can wait. – Billy Manes
Cup-A-Thon XXIX and a Starry August Night Open House
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 9-10
7-10 p.m. Friday, 4-9 p.m. Saturday, open house 5-8 p.m. Saturday
Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park
407-671-1886
crealde.org
free
You can never have too many cups, right? We need our coffee mugs, wine glasses, water cups, beer mugs, martini glasses and the occasional margarita glass. Well, get ready to slide a few of those old cups over – or even replace some – because it’s time for Crealdé’s annual Cup-A-Thon, a fundraiser where you can shop for hundreds of handcrafted ceramic vessels to hold the beverage of your choice – all of which are created by Crealdé artists, students and friends. In conjunction with the Cup-A-Thon event, guests can hop over to the Starry August Night open house to tour the sculpture garden and galleries, meet a couple of art instructors and enjoy live music and refreshments provided by Shipyard Brew Pub and 4 Rivers Smokehouse. If you feel your creative juices start flowing, you’ll be glad to know Crealdé will be offering discounted registration on fall courses during the open house. – Kelly Chambers
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 9-10
7-10 p.m. Friday, 4-9 p.m. Saturday, open house 5-8 p.m. Saturday
Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park
407-671-1886
crealde.org
free
You can never have too many cups, right? We need our coffee mugs, wine glasses, water cups, beer mugs, martini glasses and the occasional margarita glass. Well, get ready to slide a few of those old cups over – or even replace some – because it’s time for Crealdé’s annual Cup-A-Thon, a fundraiser where you can shop for hundreds of handcrafted ceramic vessels to hold the beverage of your choice – all of which are created by Crealdé artists, students and friends. In conjunction with the Cup-A-Thon event, guests can hop over to the Starry August Night open house to tour the sculpture garden and galleries, meet a couple of art instructors and enjoy live music and refreshments provided by Shipyard Brew Pub and 4 Rivers Smokehouse. If you feel your creative juices start flowing, you’ll be glad to know Crealdé will be offering discounted registration on fall courses during the open house. – Kelly Chambers
24th Annual Taste of the Nation
Saturday, Aug. 10
6:45-10 p.m.
Orlando World Center Marriott, 8701 World Center Drive
tasteofthenation.org/orlando
$150
You would think that as the mom of NBA basketball star Shaq, Lucille O’Neal would know a thing or two about feeding a hungry family – no less a growing 7-foot-1-inch-tall future superstar. But the reality is that not all American children have the fortune of becoming a multimillionaire athlete, and some don’t even have the luxury of coming home to a hot, homemade meal. That’s why this year, momma O’Neal acts as the honorary chair for Share Our Strength’s annual Taste of the Nation fundraising event, a semi-formal evening where the schmoozers and shakers of Orlando cough up serious dough for gourmet food and cocktail samples in the name of charity – proceeds benefit both the Coalition for the Homeless and Second Harvest Food Bank. More than 30 well-known Central Florida chefs – the likes of K Restaurant’s Kevin Fonzo and Hari Pulapaka of Cress – serve up signature dishes, while jewelry, hotel packages and dining experiences go up for bids in a massive silent auction. The event raised more than $250,000 last year, with each $50 of that total providing a week of meals to 32 homeless children. Ladies and gentlemen, start your bidding. – Aimee Vitek
Saturday, Aug. 10
6:45-10 p.m.
Orlando World Center Marriott, 8701 World Center Drive
tasteofthenation.org/orlando
$150
You would think that as the mom of NBA basketball star Shaq, Lucille O’Neal would know a thing or two about feeding a hungry family – no less a growing 7-foot-1-inch-tall future superstar. But the reality is that not all American children have the fortune of becoming a multimillionaire athlete, and some don’t even have the luxury of coming home to a hot, homemade meal. That’s why this year, momma O’Neal acts as the honorary chair for Share Our Strength’s annual Taste of the Nation fundraising event, a semi-formal evening where the schmoozers and shakers of Orlando cough up serious dough for gourmet food and cocktail samples in the name of charity – proceeds benefit both the Coalition for the Homeless and Second Harvest Food Bank. More than 30 well-known Central Florida chefs – the likes of K Restaurant’s Kevin Fonzo and Hari Pulapaka of Cress – serve up signature dishes, while jewelry, hotel packages and dining experiences go up for bids in a massive silent auction. The event raised more than $250,000 last year, with each $50 of that total providing a week of meals to 32 homeless children. Ladies and gentlemen, start your bidding. – Aimee Vitek
Sadgiqacea
Saturday, Aug. 10
with Hivelords, the Tunnel, Infinite Earths
9 p.m.
Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.
willspub.org
$6
If you look up “sludge metal” in Wikipedia, you’ll see that it’s defined as a harsh amalgamation of noise, doom metal and hardcore punk. But if you looked up “sludge metal” in the dictionary instead, you’d probably see a picture of the Philly metal duo known as Sadgiqacea. Now signed to influential extreme metal label Candlelight Records, Sadgiqacea tours on their debut album False Prism, released in May of this year, and while the trippy creative surges on the four-track full-length are engrossing, it’s instantly apparent this is an album best indulged in live. Oh, and did I mention that it’s not even a selfish indulgence? At the show, prizes will be raffled with proceeds benefiting Child’s Play, a charity organization that sends toys to kids in hospitals all over the world. Fundraising and hell-raising combined: It’s a pretty sweet package deal, especially considering Sadgiqacea brought Philly metal brothers Hivelords along for the ride. – Ashley Belanger
Saturday, Aug. 10
with Hivelords, the Tunnel, Infinite Earths
9 p.m.
Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.
willspub.org
$6
If you look up “sludge metal” in Wikipedia, you’ll see that it’s defined as a harsh amalgamation of noise, doom metal and hardcore punk. But if you looked up “sludge metal” in the dictionary instead, you’d probably see a picture of the Philly metal duo known as Sadgiqacea. Now signed to influential extreme metal label Candlelight Records, Sadgiqacea tours on their debut album False Prism, released in May of this year, and while the trippy creative surges on the four-track full-length are engrossing, it’s instantly apparent this is an album best indulged in live. Oh, and did I mention that it’s not even a selfish indulgence? At the show, prizes will be raffled with proceeds benefiting Child’s Play, a charity organization that sends toys to kids in hospitals all over the world. Fundraising and hell-raising combined: It’s a pretty sweet package deal, especially considering Sadgiqacea brought Philly metal brothers Hivelords along for the ride. – Ashley Belanger
Adam Ant
Saturday, Aug. 10
8 p.m.
Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.
407-351-5483
hardrock.com
$20-$45
Live performance by the English musician.
Saturday, Aug. 10
8 p.m.
Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.
407-351-5483
hardrock.com
$20-$45
Live performance by the English musician.
Tommie Sunshine
Saturday, Aug. 10
10 p.m.
Firestone Live, 578 N. Orange Ave.
407-872-0066
firestonelive.net
call for price
Live electronic music by the Chicago producer.
Saturday, Aug. 10
10 p.m.
Firestone Live, 578 N. Orange Ave.
407-872-0066
firestonelive.net
call for price
Live electronic music by the Chicago producer.
EDITORS NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Orlando's Eco-Friendly Prepper Expo
Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 10-11
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
International Palms Resort & Conference Center, 6515 International Drive
407-536-6322
omproinc.com
$7-$10
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Are you prepared? As a doomsday prepper, that’s the question at hand. Because when it comes down to the apocalypse, in whatever form it might take – nuclear bomb, zombie insurgence, an attack by aliens – your survival depends on the four basics: water, food, shelter, security. And if you’ve ever seen the families on Nat Geo’s reality series Doomsday Preppers, you know getting ready for the end takes some serious planning, complete with detailed “bugging out” scenarios and arsenals of canned nonperishable food items. Not sure how long you’d survive a catastrophe? Then you’d better stop by Orlando’s Eco-Friendly Prepper Expo this weekend and take in survival tips, like how to use a solar oven and how to suture and stitch up wounds. You can also pick up post-apocalyptic items from more than 80 vendors, such as steel bunkers, medical supplies and water purification systems. After you tour Bryan Smith’s bomb shelter, if you feel you are ready, head over to the Doomsday Preppers casting event for a chance to be on the show. You never know when the end is nigh. – Aimee Vitek
Orlando's Eco-Friendly Prepper Expo
Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 10-11
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
International Palms Resort & Conference Center, 6515 International Drive
407-536-6322
omproinc.com
$7-$10
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Are you prepared? As a doomsday prepper, that’s the question at hand. Because when it comes down to the apocalypse, in whatever form it might take – nuclear bomb, zombie insurgence, an attack by aliens – your survival depends on the four basics: water, food, shelter, security. And if you’ve ever seen the families on Nat Geo’s reality series Doomsday Preppers, you know getting ready for the end takes some serious planning, complete with detailed “bugging out” scenarios and arsenals of canned nonperishable food items. Not sure how long you’d survive a catastrophe? Then you’d better stop by Orlando’s Eco-Friendly Prepper Expo this weekend and take in survival tips, like how to use a solar oven and how to suture and stitch up wounds. You can also pick up post-apocalyptic items from more than 80 vendors, such as steel bunkers, medical supplies and water purification systems. After you tour Bryan Smith’s bomb shelter, if you feel you are ready, head over to the Doomsday Preppers casting event for a chance to be on the show. You never know when the end is nigh. – Aimee Vitek
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