June 24, 2010 The City of Altamonte Springs will host the 15th-annual Red Hot & Boom Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Cranes Roost Park. Red Hot & Boom will feature live entertainment brought to you by XL106.7 Radio, children’s activities, vendor booths, food, drink and a spectacular fireworks display. Musical artists scheduled to appear at 2010 Red Hot & Boom include 2AM Club, Neon Trees, Jessie James, White Tie Affair, Charice, FeFe Dobson, Big 10-4 and Aaron Fresh. Performances will begin at 4 PM and go until 11 PM. The fireworks display will begin at 9:30 PM. Note: No coolers, personal fireworks or pets will be allowed inside the venue. For more information about Red Hot & Boom, visit www.uptownaltamonte.com.
       
June 22, 2010 
       
Attacking Monster Book
Buckbeak
Chocolate Frog
Dragon Challenge
Extended Look at WWHP with Harry Potter Cast
Flight of the Hippogriff
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Preview
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Queue
Making of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Mandrake
Ollivander’s Wand Shop
Quick Photo Tour of WWOHP
WWOHP Overview
WWOHP Preview
For more information about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, visit www.universalorlando.com.
       
The City of Orlando Fireworks at the Fountain will take place on Sunday, July 4, 2010, from 4 PM to 10 PM at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. A “patriotic celebration of fun, food and fanfare,” Fireworks at the Fountain will feature live entertainment, children’s area, free health screenings and a spectacular fireworks finale at 9:30 PM. Don’t miss it!
For more information about 2010 Fireworks at the Fountain, visit www.cityoforlando.net.
       
June 21, 2010 
The classic, 3-D musical spectacular, “Captain EO”, returns to Epcot in Walt Disney World Resort on July 2, 2010. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Michael Jackson and Anjelica Huston, “Captain EO” will be presented multiple times daily at the Imagination pavilion at Epcot. It replaces “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,” which is planned to return at an undetermined date.
       
June 9, 2010 
Universal Orlando Resort will feature Everclear as part of its ‘Velvet Sessions’ series at Hard Rock Hotel on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 6:30 PM. The group will perform all of its classic hits such as “I Will Buy You a New Life,” “Wonderful,” “Santa Monica,” “Everything to Everyone,” “A.M. Radio” and more. Velvet Sessions is Hard Rock Hotel’s special rock ‘n’ roll cocktail party and lobby concert held the last Thursday of the month (January through October). A $25 ticket includes free specialty drinks, finger foods and warm-up tunes from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Cash bars and live band from 8:30 PM onward. Tickets are $25 online (ticketing fees apply) or $30 at the door. Valet parking is complimentary for those attending Velvet Sessions, which is a 21 and older event. Visit velvetsessions.com for more information.
       
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In addition to world-class theme parks, Orlando is home to a variety of cultural attractions. For example, the Orlando Museum of Art, which is located in beautiful Loch Haven Park, houses a fine collection of American art, African art and art of the ancient Americas. The nearby Orlando Science Center contains more than 200,000 square feet of fun-filled interactive programs and hands-on activities that will appeal to kids and adults alike, as well as the eight-story-tall Dr. Phillips Cinedome, Crosby Observatory and full-service café.
Florida’s only folk art museum, The Mennello Museum of American Folk Art, features the works of renowned folk artist Earl Cunningham and other highly talented folk artists, as well as traveling exhibitions, a museum store and a wonderful outdoor sculpture garden. Watch Central Florida History come alive through fascinating interactive presentations and hands-on exhibits at the Orange County Regional History Center, which lies in downtown Orlando. Other area museums worth visiting include Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Cornell Fine Arts Museum and The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, all of which are located in nearby Winter Park.
For more information about Orlando attractions, visit www.orlando-florida.net.
       
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