January / February 2026 Issue
Security will be one of the photos on view during David LaChapelle: As The World Turns, an intriguing exhibition at Orlando Museum of Art. For more information, see: LaChapelle’s World
Meet Faison Weiss, whose pandemic-era
project—making instructional videos about
stitching—evolved into a successful business,
Novella Needlepoint.
Security will be one of the photos on view during David LaChapelle: As The World Turns, an intriguing exhibition at Orlando Museum of Art. For more information, see: LaChapelle’s World
Security will be one of the photos on view during David LaChapelle: As The World Turns, an intriguing exhibition at Orlando Museum of Art. For more information, see: LaChapelle’s World
The Bach Festival celebrates its 91st year of musical magic with its usual eclectic musical lineup on the campus of Rollins College.
Orlando Science Center’s new Dome will take visitors to the farthest reaches of the universe. And there’ll be snacks.
Opera Orlando’s Silent Night ventures into a no-man’s-land in World War I, where, all too briefly, combat gave way to kinship.
Orlando Family Stage’s first Children’s Book Festival will celebrate the power (and joy)
of reading with famous kid-lit authors on hand.
In the heart of the Parramore neighborhood, artists (and passersby) are drawn to a lively mini-gallery dubbed the ArtCube.
30 Downtown Orlando will become a 10-block hotbed of creative energy when Immerse, an annual multimedia extravaganza, returns.
34 During the steamy run of Carmen, costumer Eddy Frank Fernandez and Orlando Ballet expect to dazzle audiences with plenty of sass and sequins
36 Historic Eatonville prepares to celebrate the life and legacy of Zora Neale Hurston, a
homegrown folklorist and novelist, with its annual ZORA! Festival
Looking for something to do? We’ve got a few suggestions in this roundup of upcoming events—in every artistic genre—offered by Central Florida’s plethora of arts and cultural organizations.
January 23 to February 21
The Winter Park Playhouse (at Orlando Shakes)
The Winter Park Playhouse (at Orlando Shakes)
Saturday, February 14
Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center
Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center
Central Florida Community Arts
February 5 to 8
Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center
February 5 to 8
Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center
American Mosaic: Stories in Color, Clay and Canvas at Crealdé School of Art’s America250 celebration will explore the evolving story of our national identity through a variety of media.
Renaissance Alchemy: Egg & Gold at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens will feature egg tempera paintings by Sandy Thibeault, whose preferred medium has been traced to the 4th century B.C.
Mennello Museum of American Art will launch four exhibitions, anchored by Jesse Aaron: Spirit in the Wood, that will celebrate artists who found solace in nature.
David LaChapelle: As The World Turns at Orlando Museum of Art will feature photographs by the iconic shutterbug who made his name with images of fashion and celebrities.
Souvenir at the Rollins Museum of Art explores collecting—a fraught space that combines the sacred, the capitalistic and the aesthetic that isn’t always appreciated in the art world.
