New Orlando arts programs benefit children with special needs

http://www.trbimg.com/img-515f5f5b/turbine/os-special-needs-arts-programs-20130402/187/16×9 As actor Sage Starkey clambers onto a large ball onstage, a child in the audience shouts “Be careful!” “Look, it’s a ball!” another child chimes in. No one shushes the enthusiastic theatergoers, though, because for the first time, the … Continue reading

ZoraFest gets reprieve through special $150,000 Orange County grant

http://www.trbimg.com/img-507de150/turbine/os-zora-neale-hurston-festival-funding-20121016/187/16×9 Orange County commissioners restored a $ 150,000 grant for the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival on Tuesday but said it must prove that it can reduce its debt and find more donors. Orlando Theater Blog … Continue reading