Monthly Archive for December, 2010

Grandma Party 2010 Vendors

Grandma Party is a semi-annual event hosted by Stardust Video and Coffee, a long-standing hipster hangout and art / performance space in Orlando, right on the edge of Winter Park in the Audubon Park district. Meet some of the vendors, and see some of the sights and sounds, but sadly not the smells. This 8th Grandma Party was held December 19th, 2010 – just in time for Holiday gift shopping.

Dewey Chaffee selling bird feeders so he can feed himself:

Indy Visuals (whose Etsy seems to be down) and Mother Falcon, not to mention the Lobster Hat:

Karie Sue Creations with her feather headpieces and Seed Orlando Art Alliance:

Live music by Sheetfort, one of dozens of acts. This video also includes a quick tour of the show:

You can’t forget the Grandma Party Christmas Choir:

Video by fxyrctz

I got an Alchemy haircut:

I always look forward to Grandma Party, and this year’s event was no disappointment. See you in a few months for the next one!

Return of the Orlando Arts Sampler, just $99

A while back we wrote about the Real Orlando, Real Entertainment package – which disappeared when the Orlando Opera folded. Now, the Red Chair Project is promoting a very similar package. Even though some of the dates have passed, this is still an outstanding deal!

Once you pay your $99 (plus a $7.50 online tix fee), you will be snail-mailed a voucher for each organization on the list. Each voucher is good for one ticket to one show or exhibit this season. You generally call them or go to their box office to pick up the tickets – each org has a slightly different system for redeeming the tickets.

The organizations participating are:

  1. Mad Cow Theatre Company
  2. Orlando Museum of Art
  3. Orlando Shakespeare Theater, In Partnership w/ UCF
  4. Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
    Orlando Ballet
  5. FAIRWINDS Broadway Across America – Orlando
  6. Festival of Orchestras
  7. Orlando Repertory Theatre
  8. Bach Festival Society

For a full list of events and details, as well as online or phone purchases, visit the Red Chair Project website.