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Pinstripes to Reopen Orlando Entertainment Venue Under New Ownership This Fall
A family-friendly dining and entertainment venue is set to return under new ownership at Orlando’s Vineland Pointe this fall. Pinstripes, which Punch Bowl Social acquired in 2025, will reopen at 11643 Daryl Carter Pkwy. Punch Bowl Social is also a dining and entertainment brand known for combining food, drinks and social games under one roof.
watermarkoutnews.com
Spooky Empire convention returns to Orlando this Halloween
ORLANDO | Spooky Empire, a 3-day horror and Halloween convention, comes back to haunt the Hyatt Regency Orlando from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Events for the weekend include Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Festival, a tattoo festival, special FX and makeup demos, a “Scream Queens” drag show, a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” performance and more.
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Orlando’s Festival of Trees Celebrates 40 Years of Holiday Magic November 14–22, 2026
Orlando’s Festival of Trees Celebrates 40 Years of Holiday Magic November 14–22, 2026. One of Orlando’s favorite holiday traditions is returning! The 40th Annual Festival of Trees will transform the Orlando Museum of Art into a sparkling winter wonderland from November 14–22, 2026, featuring more than 50 designer-decorated Christmas trees, visits with Santa, festive celebrations, holiday shopping and family-friendly activities.
everafterinthewoods.com
This Florida Art Supply Store Is A Massive Playground For Creative Minds
The company logo hangs in the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Yet the store itself sells pencils, paint, and sketchbooks to anyone who walks through the door. The outside looks like a giant painting. One wall borrows from a famous 1930 Piet Mondrian work, with bold...
countryinsider.com
John Anderson, Country Music Hall of Famer, Dies At 71.
Country Music Hall of Fame member John Anderson — whose distinct Florida drawl carried hits including “Swingin’,” “Seminole Wind” and “Straight Tequila Night” across a five-decade career — died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, Oct. 21. He was 71. Born Dec. 13, 1954, in Apopka, FL, Anderson was about seven weeks shy of his 72nd birthday. He had attended the Country Music Hall of Fame’s 2026 Medallion Ceremony three nights earlier.
Orlando Weekly
Lauren Banall brings ‘Turning Point U.S. Gay’ drag show to Orlando
“Make heaven crowded again!” is the mission statement of the deliciously on-point traveling drag revue Turning Point U.S. Gay. The post Lauren Banall brings ‘Turning Point U.S. Gay’ drag show to Orlando appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
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Wekiva Golf Club – Delighting Seminole County Golfers For Over Fifty Years
Wekiva Golf Club in Longwood, Florida, has a very interesting history. Before anyone even considered turning this rugged, natural piece of land into a golf club/community, the property served as a hunting club and was often referred to as “Wekiva Hunt Club” or “Fox Hunt.”. In 1972,...
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Nearly 50 Florida Artists Land in Downtown Orlando for New Pine Street Show
Nearly 50 Florida artists are about to fill a downtown Orlando gallery with abstract and figurative work spanning a wide range of mediums. Jessy Jones Collections will present Collection Retrospective starting Nov. 19, timed to coincide with downtown Orlando's monthly Third Thursday arts event. According to WFTV Channel 9 Orlando,...
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Free Trunk or Treat! Candy, Costumes, Community Fun!
APOPKA, FL - Get ready for an evening of family fun, sweet treats, and community togetherness!. The Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) proudly invites families throughout Apopka and surrounding communities to its Annual Community Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Orlando Filmmaker Looking for Local Artists for Reality Series
Orlando artists with big ideas and small budgets may want to check this out. Local filmmaker Bassel is looking for musicians, fashion designers, photographers, performers, and other creatives to collaborate on professional productions for the second season of Bassel: The Reality Series. And according to Bassel, it won’t cost participating artists a dime.
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Orlando’s nightlife fees could cost the city its next generation of dance music
As an independent club challenges the burden of after-midnight policing charges, the bigger question is what happens to a scene when independent venues have less room to take risks. Before there is a festival headliner, there is an opening slot. Before a sold-out tour, there is a promoter gambling on...
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Anderson seeks to move past concert controversy as readers demand spending records
Friday’s Facebook discussion of The Apopka Voice’s Thursday report returned to Commissioner Nadia Anderson’s allegation that the city wasted millions. Anderson defended the concert, alleged that Mayor Nick Nesta and Commissioner Sam Ruth tried to stop it, and criticized proposed budget expenses. Readers kept requesting supporting records, while the follow-up's written comments did not identify specific expenditures totaling millions in waste.