January 31, 2011 The Orlando Downtown Art & Living Expo will be held February 19-20, 2010 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. The free event showcases nearly 175 artists with displays of glass, jewelry, fine crafts, mosaics, paintings, photography, pottery and sculpture. The expo is open from 11 AM to 6 PM. Visit www.downtownorlandoproperties.com for more information.
       
January 14, 2011 2011 Bike Week – The “World’s Largest Motorcycle Event” – will attract more than 500,000 bike enthusiasts from all over the world for a raucous 10 days of motorcycle shows, exhibits, live concerts, races at Daytona International Speedway and, last but certainly not least, hardcore partying on Main and Beach streets. 2011 Bike Week at Daytona Beach will take place March 3-14, 2011. Admission is charged to certain events during 2011 Bike Week. For more information about 2011 Bike Week, visit www.officialbikeweek.com.
       
January 13, 2011 
ESPN The Weekend 2011 will take place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex March 3-6, 2011. Highlights will include the ESPN Interactive Sports Zone, Fan Q&A with Athletes, Celebrity Game Shows, Athlete Motorcades, ESPN Live TV Telecasts and ESPN Radio Live Broadcasts of Mike & Mike in the Morning featuring cohosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg, NFL Live, First Take, Baseball Tonight and much more. Don’t miss it!
Scheduled participants at ESPN The Weekend 2011 include:
Athletes
Anquan Boldin, NFL
Darrell Green, NFL
Alonzo Mourning, NBA Legend
Darrelle Revis, NFL
Frank Thomas, MLB Legend
Joba Chamberlain, MLB
Mia Hamm, Soccer Legend
Urban Meyer, Former Coach
Cal Ripken Jr., MLB Legend
Roddy White, NFL
Tony Dorsett, NFL Legend
Brandon Jacobs, NFL
Chad Ochocinco, NFL
Bart Scott, NFL
Bernie Williams, MLB Legend
DeAngelo Williams, NFL
Jason Witten, NFL
ESPN Personalities
Skip Bayless, ESPN First Take
Colin Cowherd, The Herd with Colin Cowherd
Nomar Garciaparra, MLB Analyst
Merril Hoge, NFL Live
Mark Schlereth, NFL Analyst
Derrick Brooks, ESPN First Take
Jay Crawford, ESPN First Take
Mike Golic, Mike & Mike in the Morning
Dana Jacobson, ESPN First Take
Howie Schwab, Stump the Schwab
Tedy Bruschi, ESPN Analyst
Herm Edwards, NFL Live
Mike Greenberg, Mike & Mike in the Morning
Ron Jaworski, NFL Analyst
Trey Wingo, NFL Live
For more information about ESPN The Weekend, visit www.espn.go.com/espntheweekend.
Note: Appearances scheduled to change without notice. 2011 ESPN The Weekend is included with the regular theme park admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Traveling to Orlando for ESPN The Weekend? Check out the great deals at Westgate Resorts! Visit www.westgatedestinations.com for more information.
       
January 10, 2011 
Otronicon, the Orlando Electronic Interactive Entertainment Convention, will take place January 14-17, 2011, at the Orlando Science Center. General admission is $17 daily for adults, $16 daily for students/seniors and $12 daily for ages 3-11. In addition, a Family All Event Pass is available for $125. For more information, visit www.otronicon.org.
       
January 3, 2011 The ever-popular Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend returns Jan. 6-9, 2011, with opportunities for runners of all ages and abilities. Coming off a record-breaking event in January 2010 that drew 55,000 registered runners from all 50 states and 50 countries, the weekend includes kids’ races, a Family Fun Run 5K, the Goofy Race & a Half Challenge, the Disney Half Marathon and the Disney Marathon, plus the Health & Fitness Expo.
In addition to a tremendous sense of accomplishment, a magical reward will await everyone who completes the Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna in 2011: a new Mickey Mouse race medal chosen through online voting.
Also, as part of Disney’s ongoing efforts to encourage guests to celebrate the milestones in their lives at a Disney park, finishers at the Disney Marathon on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, will receive complimentary admission to a Walt Disney World theme park the Monday after the race.
Last year’s Disney Marathon Weekend was highlighted by Adriano Bastos’ sixth consecutive Disney Marathon victory and Lisa Mizutani’s second straight women’s title.
The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is a part of the new runDisney series. To learn more about endurance events at Disney, or to sign up for any of the runDisney events, go to www.runDisney.com.
       
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