Matthew Moyer

Heading up the Labor Day Jazz Festival is superlative Chi-town saxophonist and hard-bop revivalist Eric Alexander, playing two sets to wind both up and down the evening.

Take a look here at all of the smiling faces and righteous rockers who came out to support Orlando's own Central Florida Public Media over the weekend. A

Parton leaves behind not only a legacy of iconic music and film, but a bit of heart she gave to virtually every corner of the world. Parton's Dollywood theme park, which brought her birthplace and home state of Tennessee an onslaught of job opportunities and a boosted economy, was just the start of her endeavors to give.

The song cycle by Tony Award-winning lyricist and composer Jason Robert  Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County) was his first major production in NYC. It is not a play or musical theater, per se, but a series of thematically connected songs all dealing with “moments of decision” across history and culture.

The countdown to the return of one of Orlando’s most immersive music experiences is almost over as the Metamorphosis Music & Arts festival takes over the Orlando Amphitheater with two days of sound, art and community-driven energy. The lineup features big EDM names like Illenium, Ganja White Night, Bunt., Inzo and Sullivan King.

Expect dance parties and competitions, vendors, games, a parade, live entertainment, photo ops, meet-ups for various species and the requisite “much more.”

Sapphire Lounge The former Heatwave and Stonewall space on Church Street in Parramore is reopening under new management with a new mission in September as

Clemons' social media dropped the bombshell news on Wednesday: "THANK YOU to all the customers who have supported us over the decades! Clemons Produce will be closing permanently August 31."

The folks behind Bazaar47 in Gainesville are back on the road for another summer tour, setting up shop in select cities with a heady mix of artists, vendors, musicians, artisans and workshops.

Orlando Museum of Art continues a string of free, community-inclusive events with this weekend’s Peru Independence Day Celebration. This now-annual fete features performances from local groups that showcase the many flavors of Peruvian culture, from “the Coast, Highlands and Amazon.”