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“Cirque du Soleil Offers the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift” February 28, 29 Amway Arena

Cirque du Soleil Offers the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift Experience THE IMMORTAL World Tour with your Sweetheart! (Official Press Release / Non-Original Content) Orlando (February 1, 2012) – Whether it’s romance or friendship you’re celebrating on Valentine’s Day, treat that special someone to an exhilarating performance of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour or give the new Cirque du Soleil gift card to [...]

February 2, 2012 | 0 Comments More

MONSTER JAM TRUCKS ON FREE DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC THIS FRIDAY, JAN 27TH

MONSTER JAM® TRUCKS ON FREE DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS CONCLUDED … What: The Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM® makes its return to the Orlando area when the annual motor sports spectacle drives into the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium on Saturday, January 28th. Many of the trucks appearing in [...]

January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Monster Jam 2012 – Jan 27th Citrus Bowl! 7:00pm Grave Digger’s 30 Anniversary Celebration!

2012 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF MONSTER JAM® ICON – GRAVE DIGGER® Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam roars into New Season with Grave Digger Celebration ™30 Years in the Making! NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS CONCLUDED … Aurora, Ill – December 13, 2011 – Feld Motor Sports® is honoring the 30th anniversary of Grave Digger® in 2012 with a year-long celebration [...]

January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment More

LAST NIGHT! ~ Holy Family Productions Presents: O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” December 8th through Dec 11th

A moving play adapted by the O. Henry story, portraying love and Christmas giving during hard times. Family friendly, features carolers. At Holy Family Catholic Church, 5125 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32819 Tickets: $5 per person, for sale online: http://magi.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn For more information, visit: holyfamilyproductions.com Show times Thurs, Dec 8, 2011 [...]

December 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Concerts

Marshall Tucker Band ~ Jai Alai Fronton April 13th 8pm

What: Marshall Tucker Band ‘Keep’s on Rockin’ Live Concert When: April 13,2012 – 8pm Where: Intersection of SR 436 and 17-92 in the Orlando Jai-Alai Fronton Tickets Start at $45; On Sale Now at www.OrlandoLiveEvents.com or 407.339.6221 x 100 Featuring a definitive blend of rock, rhythm & blues, jazz, country and gospel, The Marshall Tucker Band [...]

April 1, 2012 | 0 Comments More

“Southside” Johnny and The Asbury Jukes Rocked the Orlando Jai-Alai Fronton

“Southside” Johnny and the Asbury Jukes rocked the Orlando Jai-Alai Fronton Last Thursday evening the Orlando Jai-Lai Fronton pulsated with the music of Jersey Shore Music icon “Southside” Johnny Lyons, and his Asbury Jukes band. At the last minute my editor asked me to attend the concert and write a review. Always an enthusiastic fan, [...]

February 25, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Feb 16, 2012 Orlando Jai-alai : Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

THIS EVENT HAS CONCLUDED Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes The Jersey Shore Sound comes to Orlando!!!! Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes have released dozens of classic hits such as “I don’t want to go home”, “We’re having a Party”, and “The Fever”. Backed by his impressive horn section, get ready for a night [...]

February 14, 2012 | 0 Comments More

ORLANDO CALLING : What an AMAZING Weekend!

Rockers both modern (Kid Rock, the Killers, the Raconteurs) and classic (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, the Doobie Brothers) along with a smattering of country, blues, folk, R&B and hip-hop artists will be performing at the inaugural Orlando Calling festival Nov. 12-13 at the city’s Citrus Bowl football stadium. Endless Summer 2011: Hot [...]

July 27, 2011 | 10 Comments More

Opinion Orlando

What I’m telling MY daughter about HER education!

Bottom line: You’ve got to take RESPONSIBILITY for your own education! What do I mean by that? I followed up my recent posts to The Orlando Blog with a post on my own blog on how I would encourage the use of technology to: Assess learning Accountability Advocate I was motivated to do that because [...]

November 9, 2011 | 31 Comments More

Opinion Orlando: Breathing LIFE Into Education

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about education lately. Since my last post was received so well, I was encouraged to post again so an article about virtual learning in the Orlando Sentinel prompted me to start this post. Many of the comments on that article reveal much hostility to the use of technology [...]

September 13, 2011 | 38 Comments More

Neurofeedback … MY Modern Day Miracle … and Perhaps Yours! (?)

When was the last time you were able to relax? I mean truly relax? Where you could ‘let go’ and enjoy the moment to the point where you did not want to be anywhere else in life, but in that place, space and time. In July, at age 46, I found myself no longer being [...]

August 30, 2011 | 5 Comments More

Caylee Marie Anthony Memorial : Local Resident Says … “Just Say No…!”

Look, I may be cynical, but I just basically see something wrong with the idea of a Caylee Marie Anthony / Missing Children Memorial on Suburban Drive. Suburban Drive in East Orange County is off Chickasaw Trail. Near the end, is a wooded wetland lot, where the remains of Caylee Marie Anthony were discarded and [...]

August 11, 2011 | 13 Comments More

Getaways

Orlando Getaway : Caribe Cove Resort & Bahama Bay Resort : Vacation Right Here In Orlando!

ORLANDO GETAWAY Vacation or Staycation … either way, WIN/WIN Orlando Getaway, Staycation, Vacation … ABSOLUTELY!!! Think about it, over 50 million people used Orlando to getaway for a vacation in 2010, AMAZING! This year, in this struggling 2011 economy, it is estimated that between 60 and 70 million will travel to Orlando and the Central [...]

June 2, 2011 | 5 Comments More

Ascension Bay Fishing with Leisure Time Travel

Ascension Bay Ascension Bay, Fishing, Leisure Time Travel …almost impossible to think about one without the other. Let’s face it, you reached this very page because you have an interest in a Yucatan adventure. Leisure Time Travel is poised to help you follow your dreams. In fact, Edward Johnston of Leisure Time Travel not only [...]

May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments More

Orlando Weekend Getaways Just Got Easier to Plan

Orlando Weekend Getaways Just Got Easier to plan …! By our name ( The Orlando Blog ) We know our primary reader consists largely of two groups … either those who reside in Orlando, or those who are planning to visit or relocate to Orlando and the Central Florida area. Those who live here [...]

May 8, 2011 | 1 Comment More

FEATURED PROMOTION: Leisure Time Travel… “The Carribean Specialists”

FEATURED: Leisure Time Travel : Crystal River, FL : Edward R. Johnston Leisure Time Travel Fly Fishing Adventures and Edward Johnston are committed to seeing that our anglers are in the right place, at the right time, on their dream fish. Fly fishing like never before. Many have called us the ‘Carribean Specialists’ and we [...]

May 5, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Area Attractions

Florida Mall Tops ‘Best Bets’ List

There’s not a traditional shopping mall in my part of the Orlando area, there are several within about a 30-minute drive. If I’m going to trek to an Orlando mall, I most often choose The Florida Mall, because there are several stores — H&M, Zara, and my beloved LUSH — that you can’t find in [...]

April 21, 2011 | 0 Comments More

La Nouba – Seeing It Again For the First Time

It had been a while since I first saw the Cirque du Soleil show at the Walt Disney World Resort called La Nouba. Okay, it had been 12 years. But after you’ve seen a show once, do you really need to see it again? In the case of La Nouba, the answer is yes. As [...]

April 13, 2011 | 9 Comments More

Gatorland Florida Resident/Senior Discounts – $9.99 thru April 1 thru May 1 2011 (Extended)

Have you ever been to Gatorland? My family enjoyed a great day at the park not too long ago. We enjoyed the gator shows, watching the other wildlife that lives at the park and playing in the giant splash playground there. Now through March 31st, 2011 Gatorland is offering a Florida Resident and Senior [...]

March 13, 2011 More

Local Students to Perform at SAK Comedy Club

Come out and support young local talent as the Lawton Chiles Preparatory School students perform at SAK Comedy Club in Downtown Orlando. Lawnton Chiles is a non-traditional private school located in Winter Springs, Florida. Student’s will be performing together in an improve section as well as presenting projects they’ve individually been working on. The exhibition [...]

February 17, 2011 More

Disney

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween : Event Completed

While some people love the scary activities that accompany the Halloween season, some youngsters and adults prefer tamer events. As always, the Magic Kingdom considers everyone’s tastes when designing holiday activities in the Orlando area. For a family-friendly Halloween experience, everyone can enjoy Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. [...]

October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Disney Guests Can Take a Cooling Plunge at Two of America’s Most Popular Water Parks

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It’s summer in Florida. Daytime temperatures are regularly pushing into the 90s. What’s a vacationer to do to cool off? At Walt Disney World Resort, in Orlando, Florida guests can choose between a mountain ski retreat and a tropical getaway to take the proverbial plunge into water fun at [...]

August 10, 2011 | 5 Comments More

Downtown Disney : Splitsville Upscale Bowling Coming Soon

The large, circular building sitting between DisneyQuest and the AMC movie theater in the Downtown Disney West Side section of Walt Disney World has seen more than its share of changes over the years. The building originally housed a Virgin Mega-store, but when compact discs went the way of video cassette tapes and newspaper copy [...]

July 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Walt Disney World Resort Extends Commitment to National Entrepreneur Center

Thousands of small and medium-sized business across Central Florida turn to the National Entrepreneur Center for strategic advice and Walt Disney World Resort is again providing support the Center needs to keep helping businesses reach their goals. Walt Disney World Resort, Orange County Government and the University of Central Florida each extended the length of [...]

April 26, 2011 | 0 Comments More