Photos are worth a thousand words, but expressing yourself through film might just leave your audience speechless. This month’s artist picks up a camera and hits record. Meet Joseph Boyle, a 32-year-old filmmaker. Boyle was born and raised in Iowa and moved to Lake Nona in 2012 to be closer to work. Although he didn't go to school for filmmaking, he considered it quite a few … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: A Man Called Ove
Book: A Man Called Ove Author: Fredrik Backman Genre: Fiction Paperback: 337 pages This book was originally published in Sweden in 2010, then translated and published in English in 2014, so the paperback copy was readily available. The story has been made into a movie in Swedish with English subtitles, but I read hints on the web that there might be an entirely new … [Read more...]
Family Fridays: A Day at the Orlando Museum of Art
As summer rapidly approaches, the need to find relatively inexpensive but still fun and engaging day trips for couples and families is becoming more urgent. The Florida summer heat frequently makes being outside quite unbearable, and often the only way to combat the heat and escape the crowds of tourists is to find indoor and local activities that only those native to the … [Read more...]
Wild Florida Paint Night Out
Here I am, making the journey with Elaine to Wild Florida, about a 40-minute drive from the heart of Lake Nona, to attend the first ever Wild Paint Night Out! We arrive to a sold-out event and meet our model, Aerie. Aerie is a 19- to 20-year-old sloth, and she was just hanging on to her handler like a child. Sloths can live to be around 30 years old. Aerie was enjoying an … [Read more...]
The Artist: Alejandra Tobon
“Todo tiene arreglo” or “everything can be fixed” is a phrase that local artist Alejandra Tobon finds herself living by whenever she is finding her way in creating a new project. It was something her mother used to remind her of in her childhood frustration when creating her art projects, and the message sticks with her to this day. Tobon was born in Cali, Colombia, … [Read more...]
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