The Other Orlando

On tap for March: March 3 – Englebert HumperdinckMarch 4 – The Drifters & The TamsMarch 10 – Loretta LynnMarch 11 – The Rat Pack TributeMarch 17 – Little Big Town & The WreckersMarch 18 – Neil SedakaMarch 24 – The Guess WhoMarch 25 – Sara Evans Before you go, read up on Cypress Gardens.

From a Universal press release: Fresh off her Oscar hosting duties, Ellen DeGeneres is ready for some fun in the sun. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” announced today that the show is heading back to exciting Universal Orlando Resort at the end of March. Episodes are set to air Monday, April 2, Tuesday, April 3 and [...]

The Orlando branch of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will host Disney Legend Charles Ridgway at its March 15 luncheon to be held at the Citrus Club, 255 South Orange Avenue, Orlando. During his more than 30 years with Disney’s publicity team, Charlie Ridgway rubbed elbows with celebrities like Bob Hope and Walter [...]

Historic Bok Sanctuary, formerly known as Bok Tower Gardens, is hosting the 20th annual Bok Tower Carillon Festival through March 4th. There will be performances daily at 1 and 3 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. “moonlight’ recital on March 2. The Festival is part of the general admission, now $10 for adults and $3 for [...]

Orlando has a new indoor soccer team, the Sharks. They’ll play 15 home games in the 2007-2008 season at Amway Arena, beginning in late October or early November. The Sharks will be the eighth team to join the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Rich Bradley, the team president, shed some light on the naming process: [...]

No, not mine. I already had that. But the fine folks who put on MurderWatch Mystery Theater in Orlando are gearing up for a new show in St. Augustine. It’s “environmental theater” in the same mold as “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding,” but this time it’s Irish. From the press release: The professional entertainers of Dreamland [...]

Disney Cruise Lines is adding two new custom-built ships to the fleet. The as yet unnamed vessels will launch in 2011 and 2012, plenty of time to save up for that maiden voyage. Each vessel will have 1250 staterooms, a nice manageable size. Is a Pirates of the Caribbean themed vessel captained by Jack Sparrow [...]

Universal Orlando has raised its parking prices. Regular parking for cars and motorcycles is up a dollar to $11. Preferred parking is up a buck, too, to $16. Parking for RVs etc. is still $12.

Folks over at the Morse Museum in Winter Park, home of the world’s largest collection of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, must be raising some eyebrows today. Seems there’s a new exhibit opening at the New York Historical Society that makes the claim that many of Tiffany’s designs weren’t actually designed by Tiffany. From [...]

The new NASCAR Sports Grille at CityWalk has posted it’s new menu. It’s heavy on steaks and BBQ and it looks like there’s going to be a lot of overlap with Hard Rock, NBA City, and other CityWalk eateries. It’ll be interesting to see which entrees emerge as the “signature” dishes.