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Orlando’s premier jazz radio station, Smooth 103.1 WLOQ, Orlando Home & Leisure magazine and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) are combining efforts to present the city with the second annual Orlando Food and Wine Festival. You'll experience live entertainment along with area restaurants offering a wide change of culinary selections from many of Orlando's popular restaurants.

The cost of admission covers all of the concerts and chef’s stage demonstrations. All food and

When:

November 14 : 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
November 15 : 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Price:

$15 at the gate (one-day ticket), free ages 12 and younger; Advance tickets $15 weekend pass, $10 Sat., $10 Sun.; Food and beverage tickets sold separately at the festival

Event Phone Number:

407-647-5557

http://www.orlandofoodandwinefes...

drink will be priced between $2-$8.

Artists, writers and people who like to drink, meet at Funky Monkey on December 12 for an artsy pub crawl. The art is almost guaranteed to get better as the night progresses. Bring your sketch pad, notebook, iPhone, laptop, or whatever you use to create your art and capture the moment with your fellow drunken creative types. Local sketch artist Thomas Thorspecken brought the Sketch Crawl to Orlando last July, and now he's enlisted the help of local writer/poet Tod Caviness to make the crawl a little more inclusive. Thus this event was born. It's free, it's creative and all the cool kids are doing it.

When: December 12 : 6 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Price: free and open to the public

Event Phone Number: 407-418-WINE http://www.thedailycity.com

Funky Monkey  Orlando 9101 International Drive Suite 1208

Orlando, FL 32819  407-418-WINE

Pretend that you're in Rockerfeller Center with Light up UCF and enjoy the only outdoor skating rink in Orlando, holiday movies, music and a world-class holiday light show. 75,000 individual lights dance on the façade of the arena in perfect synchronization to holiday tracks using a "smart-lite" program.  The choreographed holiday light show is free to enjoy and begins nightly at 6:30 p.m., continuing hourly through closing. Family and friends can gather around the 26-foot movie screen for a free viewing of classic and contemporary holiday films under the stars. Movies are screened at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on select nights during the event and free parking is available nearby.

When: Daily 6:30 p.m. (ends January 8)

Price: free ($10 skating), for special events go to lightupucf.com

Event Phone Number: 407-823-6006 http://www.lightupucf.com

UCF Arena

Building 50 N. Gemini Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32816

407-823-6006

Get in the holiday spirit with free, unlimited samples of more than 100 of the World's greatest beers, plus free food samples from area restaurants, free soft drinks and bottled waters and live entertainment.

When:

December 4 : 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Price:

$25 advance, $35 gate (age 21 and older)

http://www.floridabeerfestivals.com

Heritage Square Park Downtown Orlando 65 E. Central Blvd.

Silver Spurs Arena - (at Osceola Heritage Park) - 1875 Silver Spur Lane - Kissimmee

Legendary superstar Kenny Rogers will add warmth to the holidays with his highly acclaimed Christmas & Hits Tour.

Wall Street Plaza - 25 Wall St. - Downtown Orlando

Work up a pre-Thanksgiving appetite with the time-honored tradition of frozen turkey bowling.

 The first and largest permanent bar made of ice in the United States, opened on International Drive. The ICEBAR experience takes guests through the Chill Lounge, a 3,000-square-foot (279-square-meter) bar featuring live entertainment, caviar flights and premium beverage service in an upscale Nordic setting. This lounge is open to the public free of charge. Before entering the 1,000-square-foot (93-square-foot) air-locked ICEBAR, guests are provided with a cape and gloves to stay warm during their 45-minute experience. The exhibit is kept at 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2.8 degrees Celsius) and the walls, tables, seating, sculptures and bar are made from 50 tons (45 metric tons) of ice. Every six months, ICEBAR Orlando's interior is transformed into a new theme. Admission is $30 and includes a premium Vodka beverage in a glass made of ice for guests 21 and older and a non-alcoholic beverage for younger guests. The Chill Lounge is open Sunday - Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. - midnight and Thursday - Saturday from 4:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. The ICEBAR is open daily from 5 - 11 p.m. The Chill Lounge can also accommodate special events and groups up to 475.
icebarorlando.com; 407-426-7555

Each weekend, volunteers of this animal rescue organization bring out cute little cats and dogs who are looking for a good home. If you're looking for a pet, stop by the Adoption Fair and pick out a four-legged friend.

When:

Sundays and Saturdays : 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Event Phone Number:

352-243-9795

Box office:

407-297-8110

Learn more about what's going on in Orlando at this informal gathering with free coffee. This month's speakers are Davon Barbor and Amber Mundinger. Davon Barbor DDB/CRA Assistant Director will share findings from the Buxton Retail and Entertainment study. Amber Mundinger, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator, will share new marketing initiatives.

When:

November 5 : 8:30 a.m.

Price:

free and open to the public

http://www.downtownorlando.com

The Get Motivated Seminar is an action-packed, fun-filled, explosive, exciting, inspiring, skill-building business event. This one-day seminar will give you proven strategies to sharpen your business skills, ignite your motivation, accelerate your effectiveness and increase your income! The Get Motivated Seminar will give you and your team the latest and greatest information in the arenas of time management, leadership, goal achievement, sales training, negotiation, finances, investing, relationships, health, spiritual success, business strategies, motivation, communication skills and much more!

When:

November 10 : 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Price:

$39 per person, $129 per group (limited time offer)

Event Phone Number:

800-880-7058

https://www.getmotivated.com/tic...

Orlando's poshest people will be on site for this prehistoric party. Proceeds help provide support for educational programs and opportunities for youth to experience the fun and discovery of the Orlando Science Center.

Dust off your club and drag your date to the Neanderthal Ball, the Orlando Science Center’s gala evening. Enjoy a “diamond dig” set amongst the prehistoric setting of the “DinoDigs” exhibit and the delectable  food and wine choices under the star lit sky on the beautiful SunTrust Terrace.

“Rock out” with themed entertainment and music. Chisel out your mark at the silent auction. Dress code is cocktail fun with an accent on “cavemen couture”, with an animal print necktie or leopard pattern cocktail dress!When:

November 7 : 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Price:

$100 per person

Event Phone Number:

407-514-2233

http://www.osc.org

More than 400 new cars, trucks, sport/utility vehicles and crossovers will pack the Orange County Convention Center for the Central Florida International Auto Show.This exciting event is the perfect place for showgoers to check out the latest gas-sipping small cars, hybrids and all the latest green vehicles. The show will also showcase hundreds of hot new vehicles, concierge, exotics, pre-production models and more.When:

November 26 : 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.
November 27 : 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
November 28 : 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
November 29 : 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Price:

Admission is $9 for adults, $5 for senior citizens (62 and older), military (w/ID) and students (w/ID) and $3 for children (ages 7-12). Children six and younger are admitted free with a paying adult.

Event Phone Number:

407-685-9800