Briefs

This August, award-winning guitarists from around the globe will bring their talents to Orlando for Timucua Arts Foundation’s annual International Guitar Festival.
Timucua aims to combine amazing music with diverse cultural traditions. Participating musicians hail from countries including the U.K., Japan, Haiti, the U.S.A., Canada, Germany and India. The festival also intends to introduce new genres to attendees, featuring both familiar and unanticipated playing styles.
The festival will begin A...

Creative City Project will host its Anthology: Elemental event in Ivanhoe Village this August, featuring engaging nights of poetry, music and cocktails. The event will be presented by Massey Services and produced in collaboration with Play The Moment.
Each performance invites guests to survey the five classic elements: earth, water, air, fire and spirit. The performances will be paired with unique cocktails to enhance the guests’ experience and deepen their connection to each story through sense...

The Orlando Museum of Art is celebrating the 2025 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art with a new partnership with eSight by Gentex Corporation. This wearable technology assists individuals with visual impairments.
This collaboration was inspired by Kelly Joy Ladd, an Orlando-based artist who was featured in this year’s Florida Prize exhibit. Ladd suffered a traumatic brain injury in March 2020 that, according to a press release, left her with impaired vision, making everyday experiences impossible...

The library is more than just books! Orange County Library System will offer some amazing events and musical performances for everyone this June alongside its annual Summer at Your Library event.
Melrose Pop Festival will be held indoors at Orlando Public Library from June 21 to 22, with live performances by various artists and free admission for all festival-goers.
As a way to celebrate the contributions Orlando’s LGBTQIA+ community has made for LGBTQ rights, OCLS will celebrate Pride Month wit...

School may be out, but learning is still in! The Orange County Regional History Center is offering a variety of family-focused programs this month to provide activities for all to enjoy.
In addition to newly opened exhibits and other classic collections, the museum is hosting select events, including panels about local, recognized artists, exclusive Lunch and Learn sessions, a speaker series about Orlando’s first African American community, and more.
The museum is offering various days of free a...

The Orange County Library System’s annual Summer at Your Library event kicked off on June 1 and runs through July 27 across 15 OCLS locations. The program, aimed at bringing people of all ages together for days, is full of a variety of fun activities and performances.
Summer at Your Library also features a summer reading challenge. Kids who register and accumulate 600 minutes worth of reading time via the Beanstack app, or by tracking their time on paper, will be able to enter for a chance to wi...

Three hundred Ultimate Garden Party attendees raised $379,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on May 17, helping supply 1.5 million meals for Central Florida residents experiencing hunger.
As government funding supporting the purchase of healthy foods from local farmers is pulled, every donation to Second Harvest is essential in the fight to keep Central Florida residents fed.
“The Ultimate Garden Party is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when our community comes together f...