Weekend Top 6 Picks

Saturday May 10, 2014

8am to 2pm Free. Second Seconds. The Carousel Emporium 2000 Alden Road Orlando FL. Monthly antique Flea Market.

2pm to 11pm $15 at the door. Smashington Music and Art Festival. 3301 Gardenia Ave, Orlando, FL. Mission Statement: Separated we are artists, together we are a movement.

Smashington: A progressive collection of Orlando’s music and art culture, spotlighting the most popular and emerging local artists.

Join us we undertake an epic collaboration of your city’s most brilliant minds and fuse them into one awesome festival. This smorgasbord of artistry, musicianship, and entrepreneurial originality encompasses our ever evolving scene.

The goal of Smashington, is to create more consumer awareness in Orlando. By connecting local bands, artists and businesses and allowing them to share one another’s fan base/clients, the growing audience/scene is able to connect with these unfamiliar outlets. A “Cultural Marketplace.”

This years festival will feature over 60 acts, dozens of local businesses and the biggest mix of Central Florida’s talent to be collectively combined. We will be showcasing Urban and Street Art styles by incorporating a graffiti wall, a sticker wall and spray painting a school bus! Featured on 3 stages will be; hip hop, live performance art, acoustic duos, bands improv comedy and a collection of central Florida’s rising musical groups! Keep up to date with everything at http://soulofdacity.com/

This is our story, it’s time to be heard!

7:30pm to 9:30pm  Free. The Geek Easy with Amy Watkins and Open Mic. The Geek Easy

114 S. Semoran Blvd Winter Park Fl. Featuring Amy Watkins and Superhero Poetry. Open to all: Musicians-Lyricists-Artists-and Poets of all kinds. Bring out the cape and have some fun

http://poetry.meetup.com/362/


Sunday May 11, 2014

10am to 6pm Free. Fashion Square Art Fair. Orlando Fashion Square 3201 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fl. On the 2nd Sunday of every month Gallery Fresh Art Markets and Orlando Fashion Square Mall proudly present our “Fashion Square Art Fair.” This is an indoor event showcasing 30 to 60 artists and fine crafts persons located throughout Fashion Square Mall.  http://www.galleryfreshart.com/gfam-fsaf-info.html

9pm to 11pm Free. Solo Acoustic Spoken Word. Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078 Collegiate Way, Orlando, FL. 407 482-5000

9pm to 11pm  Free. Comedy Open Mic. Austin’s Coffee: 929 W Fairbanks Ave Winter Park, FL. Free comedy show! Come out & laugh, or give it a try yourself.