It is a summertime full of live entertainment right here in
the entertainment capital of the world Orlando, Florida and the surrounding
area. Since our last update I attended the Lindsey Buckingham concert at the
Plaza Live last week and it was a fantastic show by a very talented musician. I
attended the event with a life-long friend that is an accomplished guitarist
and it was great to see his reaction as Buckingham wowed the audience with some
of his recent material and took many of us back in time with his Grammy
Awarding hits from the ‘70s. One of my friend’s most memorable comments was,
“this guy is a musician’s musician”. I guess that’s about the highest
compliment you can pay a professional musician.
Speaking of the Plaza Live, I was checking their website
looking for this weekend’s lineup and noted with pleasure that the Plaza Live will
be temporarily closed beginning Monday, 8/20 for long awaited roof repairs to
the sixty year old former movie theater. Their final concert before the renovation
is a free gig this Sunday night. Plaza Live is a great venue offering a wide
variety of live events that is building a loyal following among the locals. The
Plaza Live will reopen in mid-September with what is sure to be a great rap-up
to the summer of 2012.
In searching for activities for the weekend I stumbled upon
what looks like my calendar entry for Saturday afternoon. Another local
landmark, the Orlando Museum of Art is presenting the, ‘Southernmost Art and
Literary Portraits’ photography exhibition by Orlando resident Jimm Roberts.
The Orlando Sentinel reports Roberts’s presentation this way, “It’s an
unparalleled collection of black-and-white photographic portraits by Jimm
Roberts, the longtime Orlando resident who from behind his camera has created
an archive of Florida’s cultural royalty.” Whether you are a Florida native, a
transplant resident, or a first time visitor, this walk through a piece of
Florida history sounds rewarding. General admission tickets are $8 with
discounts provided to students and seniors and the exhibition runs through
October 28th.
On a related note, the Orlando Museum of Art is located just
south of downtown Orlando at Loch Haven Park. Along with OMA the park is home
to many other cultural attractions including, the Orlando Shakespeare Theater,
Orlando Science Center, Orlando Repertory Theatre, Orlando Fire Museum, and the
Mennello Museum of American Art. With this one stop you can spend all weekend
enjoying live entertainment.
Take a look around and get out there and enjoy a live event
this weekend.
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