Welcome to Thursday Morning, Orlando!
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, folks. If you’re sticking around town, then this issue is packed with events to fill your weekend calendar. Chaaaarge!
Now, in today’s issue:
- Agrihood
- Next Door Live!
- Cirque Musica
- + lots of weekend recs
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Let’s roll!
- Philip
P.S. Want some hawt community sourced foodie recommendations? Check out the Orlando Signal Restaurant Guide, right here.
P.P.S. Check out tons of open Orlando area jobs at the Orlando Signal Job Board, right here.
⏰ Last Call for the OS Ivanhoe Village Brunch Tour
This weekend!
Still looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend?
We've been talking about this one for a few weeks now. If you've been on the fence, this is the nudge.
The Orlando Signal Ivanhoe Village Foodie Tour: Brunch Edition is this Saturday, May 23rd (10:30am–1:30pm). Three hours, one mile, 5 tasting stops, and a local guide who'll make Ivanhoe Village feel like somewhere you've been missing out on.
Brunch bites. Local sips. Sweet treats. Lake views. Good people (other OS readers). That's the morning, and you’ll officially have something FUN to do Memorial Day Weekend!
👉 Get the full scoop, right here, and grab your spot before it's gone.
3 QUICK NEWS BITS ⏲️
Where the Corn Grows Next Door
East Orlando is getting a new neighbor, and it comes with a harvest schedule.
Just off State Road 50, workers are breaking ground on more than 2,100 homes surrounding rows of vegetables already pushing through the Florida soil.
Just off State Road 50, workers are breaking ground on more than 2,100 homes surrounding rows of vegetables already pushing through the Florida soil.
The development is called The Grow, Orlando's first master-planned agrihood, where life moves at the speed of the seasons and modern farmhouse-style homes come with kitchens built for gathering.
Nine acres are dedicated to farming, 300 to conservation. A farm store, outdoor markets, and a resident share program round out the experience.
Fresh air, fresh food, fresh zip code.
🥬 Check out this “agrihood,” right here.
Parramore Arts Is Parked Outside, Come Find It
Tonight, Parramore Arts is pulling up to the West Church Corridor, literally, and you don't want to miss it.
From 5–8 p.m. at Interstruct Design + Build (814 W. Church Street), Angelo the Artiste's CONNECTION opens in ArtCube and stays on view through July: a multimedia installation where a half-human, half-robot figure hangs mid-assembly, asking big questions about healing, identity, and what it means to be built and rebuilt.
Then step outside, where curator Damany Cruikshank has handed four U-Haul trucks to Roberto Sébastien, Dessary Francis, Robb Johnson, and Ishaan Vadhera, one night, four debuts, zero excuses.
Show up tonight. The trucks don't stay parked forever.
Orlando's Oldest Lakeside Home Just Found Its Cavalry
A nearly century-old Mediterranean gem on Lake Eola isn't going down without a fight, and it just recruited a heavyweight ally.
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation has named the 1927 Lubbe House to its 2026 "Florida's 11 to Save" list, shining a statewide spotlight on the threatened downtown Orlando landmark.
The timing carries a delicious irony: just weeks earlier, Orlando's City Commission voted 6-1 to deny the home landmark status, worried about renovation costs.
Preservationists fire back that the designation would actually unlock grant funding. Round two is coming.
🏠 Here’s a deep-dive on the Lubbe House history, right here.
(Learn a ton more about how this 99-year-old home is taking on City Hall with Natalia Jaramillo, right here)
WEEKEND SPOT HIGHLIGHT 🔦
Next Door Live! Music Fest
Source: The Neighbors
📍Audubon Park. 3201 Corrine Dr, Orlando, FL 32803. Map to this location.
🕐 Sunday, May 24th, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Eleven local acts. Eight neighborhood venues. Zero admission.
Next Door Live! Music Fest turns the Audubon Park Garden District into a living, breathing stage, and all you have to do is show up and wander.
Running noon to 9pm, this free, family and pet-friendly walking festival showcases the best of what the neighborhood has to offer, while 100% of donations benefit Conservation Florida.
Oh, and 25 hidden stickers mean $250 in gift cards are waiting to be found. See you out there.
👉 Check It Out
TOP 3 FUN RECS FOR THE WEEKEND 🍊
PRESENTED BY: CFCArts Symphony Orchestra
American Maestro: The Music of John Williams
Source: CFCArts
📍Calvary Orlando. 1199 Clay St, Winter Park, FL 32789. Map to this location.
🕐 Friday, May 22nd, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 23rd, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Nobody scores a moment like John Williams. Superman. Jurassic Park. Star Wars. Jaws. Melodies so embedded in American culture that you heard them before you ever saw the films.
This weekend, the CFCArts Symphony Orchestra performs American Maestro at Calvary Orlando, three shows, 350+ musicians, and a night that hits differently when the music is live.
Sanford Sip Into Summer Wine Walk
Source: Theater West End
📍Theater West End. 115 W 1st St, Sanford, FL 32771. Map to this location.
🕐 Friday, May 22nd, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Some evenings just taste better, and this is one of them.
The Sanford Sip Into Summer Wine Walk winds through a dozen stops across historic Downtown Sanford, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring two handpicked wines at every location.
Distilleries, galleries, boutiques, antique shops, each one waiting to be discovered, glass in hand.
Crisp whites. Refreshing rosés. Bold reds. All yours during golden hour.
👉 Get the full details
Cirque Musica: Heroes and Villains
Source: Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
📍Dr. Phillips Center – Steinmetz Hall. 445 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 32801. Map to this location.
🕐 Saturday, May 23rd at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
There's a feeling in live performance when the music hits your chest and something airborne crosses the stage above you. Heroes and Villains is built entirely around that moment.
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra drives the show live, from John Williams' Star Wars and The Avengers to Holst's The Planets and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain.
Alongside them, a world-class cast of cirque performers stages aerial acts and daredevil athleticism as chapters in an age-old story of heroism and villainy.
👉 Check it out, right here
THIS WEEKENDS HAPPENINGS 🎭 🥁
Multi-day
Promenade at Sunset Walk "Memorial 4 Day Weekend" | Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon | Kissimmee | More
CRACKS: a Claire Lochmueller Story | Sat & Sun | City District | More
Miah's Critter Comforts | Sat & Sun | Ivanhoe Village | More
Collect-A-Con | Sat & Sun | I-Drive | More
Friday
🔥 Scene Survivor: Improvival Island | 7:30 p.m. | Casselberry | More
Sunset at the Zoo – Celebrating AAPI Heritage | 5 p.m. | Sanford | More
Orlando Storm vs. DC Defenders | 8 p.m. | City District | More
Yoga Nona | 9 a.m. | Lake Nona | More
Patrick Hagerman, Truckstop Flowers | 7 p.m. | Sanford | More
Phoenix5 Live at Boxi Park | 6:30 p.m. | Lake Nona | More
The Breakfast Reunion | 10:25 p.m. | Lake Formosa | More
Na'im Lynn | 7 p.m. | I-Drive | More
Tal Cohen presents Beast Mode Trio | 7 & 9 p.m. | City District | More
JK & The Contraband | 8 p.m. | Winter Park | More
Saturday
🔥 Orlando Memorial Day Bar Crawl | 8 p.m. | TBA | More
Orlando Carnival Downtown - "Jouvert" | 8 a.m. | City District | More
Science on Screen: Sally | 11 a.m. | Maitland | More
The Moss Park Strings – Fallout Sessions | 7 p.m. | Colonialtown North | More
Tarrus Riley ft. Dean Fraser and The Blak Soil Band | 7 p.m. | Lake Buena Vista | More
HennyFest ‘26; Lucky 7’s | 7 p.m. | Mills 50 | More
Kris R | 7 p.m. | City District | More
Buko Boys | 7 p.m. | City District | More
Sunday
Sensory Sunday: Summer Soiree | 12 p.m. | City District | More
Carlos Vives - Tour Al Sol | 8 p.m. | City District | More
Redferrin | 7 p.m. | Lake Buena Vista | More
Orlando Carnival Downtown - "Parade and Concert" | 1 p.m. | City District | More
The Tribute to Bon Jovi | 5 p.m. | Kissimmee | More
Orlando Farmers Market | 10 a.m. | City District | More
Cece Teneal | 6 p.m. | City District | More
Orlando Museum of Art Highlights Tour | 1 p.m. | Lake Formosa | More
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We’ll see you on Monday.
My Best,
Philip - Publisher, Orlando Signal
