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   Beverly Page, Educator, Published Author, Executive Producer, Entrepreneur of Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker, enjoys finding creative ways during a recent Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker rehearsal to provide cast members with the tools to enhance their mental and physical wellbeing.  The Master Class is presented by a former Jones High School graduate (2020) and Senior on the UF Gators Women’s Gymnastics Team.  This year they will feature 80 youth participants on stage with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on November 25th.  Michala Magee spent the Saturday morning rehearsal teaching the cast proper techniques to warm up, preparing for the stage, and powerful interactive group discussions. 

     The American Pickers are excited to return to Florida! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in January 2024.

    Orlando Community Arts, Inc. (OCA) will return to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (DPAC), at Walt Disney Theater, with an exciting anticipated holiday production, Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker. On November 25, 2023 at 7 pm this production comes alive with scenes filled with dazzling costumes and exciting dance moves, performed in a wide variety of dance genres reflecting Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, India, Spain and many other cultures. 

     As a child, Nile Price spent more time in the hospital than out as he received treatment for sickle cell anemia. He was given an endless supply of movies to watch while in the hospital, which sparked his interest in filmmaking. His film “For the Moon” will be shown during the Afrikana Film Festival on Sept. 16. Nile Price uncovered his passion for film from a hospital bed.

During Black Business Month, the Victor George Spirits brands were selected to be available in all Total Wine Stores throughout Florida.  The brands include Victor George Vodka, Victor George Caramel Vodka and Gold medal award winning Fort Mose’ 1738 Bourbon.

     Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper and multi-hyphenate Lauryn Hill is a household name for a reason. The eight-time Grammy winner masterfully created one of the most influential hip-hop albums in the history of the genre and she wrote and produced it when she was 22 and pregnant with her firstborn son. As the genre that Hill redefined turns 50, and “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” turns 25 — there is a need to look back at why the album still hits just as hard and continues to be a touchstone in people’s lives.