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X-WR-CALNAME:Orlando · Thursday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Planning Well Seminar Series DTSTART:20260915T163000Z DTEND:20261006T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T011412Z UID:122592-1789475400-1791293400@ymcacf.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Planning for the future can feel overwhelming\, but you don’ t have to navigate it alone. Join the Oviedo YMCA Family Center for the Pl anning Well Seminar Series\, a free four-part educational series designed to help individuals and families prepare for important life transitions wi th greater clarity and confidence. \n\n\n\nEach one-hour session will feat ure local experts sharing practical guidance on key areas of late-life and end-of-life planning. Free lunch will be provided\, and RSVP is required. \n\n\n\nTuesdays\, September 15–October 612:30–1:30 PM \n\n\n\nSessio n Schedule: \n\n\n\n\nSeptember 15 | Planning Assessment: Identify gaps in your current preparations with Prepare Legacy.\n\n\n\nSeptember 22 | Lega l & Estate Planning: Learn about wills\, trusts\, powers of attorney and a dvance directives.\n\n\n\nSeptember 29 | Financial Planning: Explore pensi ons\, Social Security\, assets and tax considerations.\n\n\n\nOctober 6 | Spiritual & Legacy Planning: Consider memorial preferences\, personal lega cy and questions of purpose.\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re planning for yourse lf or supporting a loved one\, this series offers an opportunity to learn\ , ask questions and take meaningful steps toward being prepared. \n\n\n\nR SVP is required for lunch. Reserve your spot through the registration form LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T011412Z LOCATION:Oviedo YMCA\, 7900 Red Bug Lake Rd.\, Oviedo\, FL\, 32765\, Unite d States URL:https://ymcacf.org/event/planning-well-seminar-series/?utm_source=cald iscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:YMCA of Central Florida X-SOURCE-URL:https://ymcacf.org/programs/groupexercise END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bible Prophecy Seminar - Deland Seventh-Day Adventist Church - 18 Sep 26 18:30 DTSTART:20260918T223000Z DTEND:20261017T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T181409Z UID:31939@zradio.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Revelation Revival an Epic Bible Conference for the Deland Are a! Bible Prophecy Revealed. Presented by Amazing Facts International with Speaker Pastor Wyatt Allen and sponsored by the Deland SDA Church! FREE Ad mission\, Study Materials\, Nightly Door Prizes\, Children VBS Program (Ag es 4-12)\, FREE Nightly Refreshments\, (come 30 minutes early)\, FREE Stud y Bibles and FREE Parking.\nTo Pre-register call or text HOPE to (573)280- 4827 or on-line at BibleEvents.org/DeLand LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T181409Z LOCATION:Deland Seventh-Day Adventist Church\, 220 N Kepler Rd\, Deland\, FL\, 32724\, United States URL:https://zradio.org/events/bible-prophecy-seminar/?utm_source=caldiscov ery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://zradio.org/calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Life Drawing DTSTART:20260923T233000Z DTEND:20260925T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T022934Z UID:1627@wgart.org CATEGORIES:arts LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T022934Z URL:https://wgart.org/events/life-drawing-2026-04-22-2026-04-29-2026-05-06 -2026-05-13-2026-05-20-2026-05-27-2026-06-03-2026-06-10-2026-06-17-2026-06 -24-2026-07-01-2026-07-08-2026-07-15-2026-07-22-2026-07-29-2026-08-16-2026 -09-23/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Winter Garden Art Association\, SOBO Gallery X-SOURCE-URL:https://wgart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Vaccine Clinic DTSTART:20260924T133000Z DTEND:20260924T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063226Z UID:81359-1790242200-1790254800@www.albion.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Calhoun County Health Dept will be back on campus offering Flu and Covid vaccines. \nLocation: Kellogg Center – Living Room 124\, Kell ogg – Tabling – – – (1) LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063226Z URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/vaccine-clinic-2/?utm_source=caldiscovery &utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Albion College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/mens-tennis-vs-moravian-universi ty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:5 Things Your Website Is Trying To Tell You DTSTART:20260924T140000Z DTEND:20260924T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T153455Z UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4134884/5-things-your-website-is-trying-t o-tell-you/ CATEGORIES:education,tech DESCRIPTION:This webinar is sponsored by Orange County Government.\n\nA tr easure chest of free data exists that small businesses can use to guide th eir marketing strategies inside Google Analytics. Rather than trying to te ach Google Analytics\, this unique program simply focuses on five specific questions that drive digital marketing decisions and how to find those sp ecific answers. Data is only valuable when it produces actionable insights and this workshop goes beyond the charts\, graphs\, and jargon to uncover these insights.\n\nSecure your spot today!\n\nPresented by Google Partner and National Trainer Matt Weber\, President\, ROAR! Internet Marketing\n\ nVirtual Location URL: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/6g3Q8Wa7/5-things-y our-website-is-trying-to-tell-you-5a1eVODrKQw\nRegistration Link: https:// events.blackthorn.io/en/6g3Q8Wa7/5-things-your-website-is-trying-to-tell-y ou-5a1eVODrKQw LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T153455Z LOCATION:Virtual URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4134884/5-things-your-website-is-trying-t o-tell-you/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:UCF Speaker/Lecture/Seminar Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ucf.edu/category/23/speakerlectureseminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lenador Argentinian Grill DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T060136Z UID:29255-1790251200-1790272800@ivanhoeparkbrewing.com CATEGORIES:drink,food LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T060136Z URL:https://ivanhoeparkbrewing.com/event/lenador-argentinian-grill-52/?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company - Orlando\, Florida X-SOURCE-URL:https://ivanhoeparkbrewing.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opportunity Quest DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T180755Z UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4213439/opportunity-quest/ CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Don't miss your Opportunity Quest!\n\nExplore new possibilitie s for your future through Opportunity Quest\, which helps students discove r career paths and resources for freelancing\, side hustles\, small busine sses\, innovative roles within large organizations and launching your own startup.\n\nCentral Florida is home to many Entrepreneurship Support Organ izations (ESOs) that offer FREE support to aspiring entrepreneurs. Learn a bout campus and community ESOs that connect students to entrepreneurial me ntors\, money and credentials. Improve your career readiness by building t he entrepreneurial mindsets\, skill sets\, and resources needed to succeed and "future-proof" your career.\n\nOpportunity Quest is open to all stude nts from every major and college. We believe all Knights can benefit from entrepreneurial skills needed to create new opportunities.\n\nMeet partici pating EOCs\, including:\n\n * [Florida High Tech Corridor](https://flori dahightech.com/)\n * [I-Corp](https://www.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/i-c orps)\n * [LaunchPad & UpStarts](https://ucf.startuptree.org/feed)\n * [ National Entrepreneurs Center](https://www.nationalec.org/)\n * [Rally So cial Enterprise Accelerator](https://www.rallysea.com/)\n * [Small Busine ss Development Center](https://sbdcorlando.com/)\n * [Startup Weekend](ht tps://www.startupweekendorlando.com/)\n * [UCF Libraries](https://library .ucf.edu/) and [Patent and Trademark Resource Center](https://guides.ucf.e du/patents)\n * [UCF Innovate](https://www.research.ucf.edu/innovate/)\n * [Veteran Entrepreneurship Initiative](https://vei.center/)\n\n\n\nThis event makes finding entrepreneurship resources easy\, fun and fruitful. Me et our exhibitors and enjoy free pizza while supplies last. Connect with c ampus and community organizations offering FREE resources and opportunitie s\, enjoy party music\, meet inspiring entrepreneurial students -- and did we mention free pizza?\n\nWhether you're a freelancer\, side-hustler\, in novator\, or future founder\, come discover the resources\, opportunities\ , and entrepreneurial skills available that can help all UCF students thri ve in an ever-changing world.\n\nCome as you are -- no RSVP or dress code required. BEGIN YOUR QUEST FOR SUCCESS!\nRegistration Link: https://ucf.st artuptree.org/events/1220 LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T180755Z LOCATION:Student Union: The Blackstone LaunchPad URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4213439/opportunity-quest/?utm_source=cal discovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:UCF Speaker/Lecture/Seminar Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ucf.edu/category/23/speakerlectureseminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Navigating the Aging Body Series: How You Talk to Yourself About Y ourself DTSTART:20260924T170000Z DTEND:20260924T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T184728Z UID:10002483-1790254800-1790258400@omart.org CATEGORIES:arts,education,wellness DESCRIPTION:How we think and talk about our bodies can shape how we experi ence aging. In this three-session series\, museum educator and Body Dialog ue founder Janice Stieber Rous invites participants to explore the aging b ody through art\, conversation\, creative expression\, and mindful reflect ion. Each session offers a different perspective on self-perception\, embo diment\, and the ways we can cultivate greater acceptance and curiosity as our bodies change.\n\nSelected Thursdays\n1:00-2:00pm\n\n\nPricing:\nMemb ers: $50 for the season\n“Future Members”: $60 for the season\nIndivid ual Session: $25\n\n\n\nSeptember 24 Session 1: How You Talk to Yourself A bout Yourself\nAs we age\, how we message our brains about our bodies is v ery important. This session will be interactive and help us rewire the mes sages we tell ourselves about aging. We will replace old tropes with healt hier and more creative suggestions. We will have this session in the galle ries in front of a painting. LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T184728Z LOCATION:Orlando Museum of Art\, 2416 N. Mills Ave.\, Orlando\, FL\, 32803 \, United States URL:https://omart.org/events/navigating-the-aging-body-series-how-you-talk -to-yourself-about-yourself/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Orlando Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://omart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community Plant-Based Potluck DTSTART:20260924T180000Z DTEND:20260924T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T181315Z UID:9425-1790272800-1790278200@4rootsfarm.org CATEGORIES:community,food,free DESCRIPTION:Join a space where food meets creativity\, flavor\, and commun ity.  The Culinary Health Institute’s Monthly Community Potluck is root ed in sharing food and conversation\, meeting new people\, and sharing the journey of living a plant-based lifestyle.  Whether you’re fully plant -based\, plant-curious\, or just love good food and good conversation\, al l are welcome to this free event. \n🍽️ Bring a Dish: \nPlease prepar e a plant-based dish that serves at least 10 people.  Don’t forget to i nclude the recipe with ingredients listed so guests can remake your recipe at home. \nPlant-based only: \n\n\nNo animal-based products (that include s meat\, chicken\, fish. Watch out for chicken broth\, fish/bonita flakes and bacon bits)\nNo dairy (butter\, cheese\, milk\, etc.)\, egg\, or honey \n\n\n🥬 Plant-based curious or not a cook? No problem! Join in by bring ing something simple like: (make sure you bring enough for 10 people) \n\n Fruit\nVeggies with hummus or baba ghanoush\nPita chips and salsa\nA mix o f nuts and olives\n\n🗣️ Let’s Talk Food & Community: \nThroughout t he evening\, you’re invited to share the meal\, engage in thoughtful con versation about your plant-based journey\, food\, sustainability\, and the role plant-based choices can play in building a healthier future—for ou rselves and our planet. \nCome hungry for more than just great food—come ready to connect\, learn\, and grow! 💚 \nMust register to hold your sp ot. LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T181315Z LOCATION:4Roots Farm Campus\, 1101 N. John Young Parkway\, Parkway Orlando \, FL\, 32804\, United States URL:https://4rootsfarm.org/event/community-plant-based-potluck-2/?utm_sour ce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:4Roots Farm X-SOURCE-URL:https://4rootsfarm.org/farmers-market END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Best Happy Hour in Downtown Orlando | Anthem Orlando LGBTQ+ Bar & Drink Specials DTSTART:20260924T190000Z DTEND:20260925T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T060815Z UID:10009542-1790262000-1790280000@anthemorlando.com CATEGORIES:drink DESCRIPTION:🍸 Anthem Orlando Happy Hour \n\n\n\nBest Happy Hour in Down town Orlando | LGBTQ+ Bar & Nightlife Experience🕒 Every day · 3 PM – 8 PM🕒 Sunday · 2 PM – 8 PM🕒 Power Hour · 3 PM – 5 PM\, everyt hing $2 less📍 Anthem Orlando · 100 N Orange Ave\, Downtown Orlando \n\ n\n\nLooking for the best happy hour in Orlando or a go-to spot for aft er work drinks in Downtown Orlando? Welcome to Happy Hour at Anthem Orlan do\, where unbeatable drink specials\, high-energy vibes\, and an inclusiv e LGBTQ+ atmosphere come together to create one of the top early nightlif e experiences in Orlando. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re heading out after work\ , meeting friends\, or starting your night early\, Anthem delivers one of the most popular Orlando happy hour deals right in the heart of Downtown . \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n🔥 Happy Hour Specials:\n\n\n\n✨ House cocktails $8 and $11Wells $5 · Domestic beer $4 · House wine $5 · 20% off everything elsePower Hour\, 3 PM to 5 PM: everything $2 lessCocktails $6 and $9 · W ells $3 · Domestic beer $2 · House wine $3(No coupon needed. Discounts d o not stack\, lowest price wins.) \n\n\n\nEnjoy discounted cocktails\, bee r\, and more while soaking in the energy of one of the best gay bars in O rlando and a rising favorite for Downtown Orlando happy hour spots. \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n🌆 Why Anthem Has One of the Best Happy Hours in Orlando:\n\ n\n\n• Prime location in Downtown Orlando nightlife district• A vibra nt\, welcoming LGBTQ+ friendly bar and social space• Perfect for after work drinks in Orlando• Seamless transition from happy hour into full  nightlife and entertainment• A unique mix of music\, visuals\, and atmos phere you won’t find at typical bars \n\n\n\nWhether you’re searching for cheap drinks in Orlando\, happy hour deals Downtown Orlando\, or jus t the best place to kick off your evening\, Anthem is where the city comes alive early. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n🎯 Perfect For:\n\n\n\n• After work meet ups and social gatherings• Pre-gaming before a night out in Downtown Orl ando• Casual drinks with friends in a high-energy setting• Visitors lo oking for the best Orlando nightlife experience before the crowds \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mike Vacirca\n \n\n \n \n Mike Vacirca is a co-founder and owner of A nthem Orlando\, the LGBTQ+ nightclub at 100 N Orange Ave in downtown Orlan do. He opened Anthem in October 2025 with co-founder Emmanuel Quiñones\, built as a gathering place for Central Florida's LGBTQ+ community in the y ears after Pulse. He books the club's Global DJ Lineup\, programs Orlando Pride weekend and EDM WEEKND\, and works the room most nights it is open. He writes these Orlando nightlife guides from behind the bar\, not from a desk.\n \n See Full Bio LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T060815Z LOCATION:Anthem Orlando\, 100 North Orange Ave\, Orlando\, Florida\, 32801 \, United States URL:https://anthemorlando.com/event/%f0%9f%8d%b8-happy-hour-at-anthem-3/20 26-09-24/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Anthem Orlando X-SOURCE-URL:https://anthemorlando.com/things-to-do-downtown-orlando-at-ni ght END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Brain Corps DTSTART:20260924T190000Z DTEND:20260924T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063352Z UID:80106-1790262000-1790272800@www.albion.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Location: Baldwin Hall – Mary Sykes Room LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063352Z URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/brain-corps-8/?utm_source=caldiscovery&ut m_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Albion College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/mens-tennis-vs-moravian-universi ty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge: Shaping the Next Generatio n of Health Innovators DTSTART:20260924T200000Z DTEND:20260924T221500Z DTSTAMP:20260916T180755Z UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4213447/plug-and-play-health-innovation-l ounge-shaping-the-next-generation-of-health-innovators/ CATEGORIES:tech DESCRIPTION:Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge: Shaping the Next Gener ation of Health Innovators \n\nSeptember's Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge brings together students and young professionals interested in ent repreneurship\, parents supporting the next generation of innovators\, ear ly-stage founders\, and community leaders for an engaging afternoon explor ing the future of healthcare\, technology\, and entrepreneurship. \n\nConn ect with community and innovation partners\, including Bobby Agagnina\, ed ucation ambassador at Tavistock\; the Lake Nona Regional Chamber of Commer ce\; Cenfluence\; StarterStudio\; and Victoria Butler\, MHA\, with the Ame rican Heart Association's Teen of Impact. \n\nEmerging talent can learn d irectly from professionals\, explore career pathways\, connect with entrep reneurs and get a behind-the-scenes look at Orlando's growing innovation e cosystem. \n\nCome learn\, connect and get inspired by the people building what's next in healthcare and innovation. The future of health innovation isn't just about the technology we create\; it's about empowering the peo ple who'll build it. \n\nAdmission: Free | RSVP required: [REGISTER HERE] (https://luma.com/lijsnja8) \n\nAgenda\n\n4-4:30 p.m. | Welcome and Settin g the Stage\n\nAn introduction to Plug and Play and Cenfluence \n\n4:30-4: 45 p.m. | Fireside Chat: "What I Wish I Knew Earlier"\n\nA candid conversa tion about career journeys\, lessons learned and advice for emerging profe ssionals. \n\n4:45-5 p.m. | Guest Speaker from StarterStudio\n\nLearn how StarterStudio supports early-stage entrepreneurs as they begin their start up journey. \n\n5-5:15 p.m. | Guest Speaker from the American Heart Associ ation\n\nLearn more about the Teen of Impact program. \n\n5:15-5:45 p.m. | Young Entrepreneur Startup Showcase\n\nHear young entrepreneurs share the ir companies\, entrepreneurial journeys\, inspirations and lessons learned along the way. \n\n5:45-5:50 p.m. | Interactive Q&A \n\n5:50-6:30 p.m. | Networking and Wrap-Up\nRegistration Link: https://luma.com/lijsnja8\nRegi stration Info: Admission: Free | RSVP: Required LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T180755Z LOCATION:GuideWell Innovation Center: 6555 Sanger Rd. Orlando\, FL 32827 URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4213447/plug-and-play-health-innovation-l ounge-shaping-the-next-generation-of-health-innovators/?utm_source=caldisc overy&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:UCF Speaker/Lecture/Seminar Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ucf.edu/category/23/speakerlectureseminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening: Total Allergy\, Asthma & Immunolog y DTSTART:20260924T210000Z DTEND:20260924T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T180921Z UID:10001940-1790269200-1790276400@drphillipschamber.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Join the Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce as we celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Total Allergy\, Asthma & Immunology ’s newest office in Dr. Phillips! \nTour the brand-new facility\, meet t he medical team\, and connect with fellow local professionals and communit y members. Guests will enjoy complimentary light bites and refreshments th roughout the evening. \nEvent Details \n\n\nDate: Thursday\, September 24\ , 2026 \n\n\nTime: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM \n\n\nLocation: 7350 Sand Lake Comm ons Blvd\, Suite 1100\, Orlando\, FL 32819 \n\n\nAdmission: Complimentary (Open House & Ribbon Cutting) \n\n\nRefreshments: Light bites and beverage s provided \n\n\nRSVP Information Please confirm your attendance by contac ting Vanessa Perez at vperez@entorlando.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T180921Z LOCATION:Total Allergy\, Asthma & Immunology\, 7350 Sand Lake Commons Blvd \, Suite 1100\, Orlando\, FL\, 32819\, United States URL:https://drphillipschamber.org/event/ribbon-cutting-grand-opening-total -allergy-asthma-immunology/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_cam paign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:drphillipschamber.org X-SOURCE-URL:https://drphillipschamber.org/event/business-networking-allia nce/2026-05-01 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective DTSTART:20260924T210000Z DTEND:20260925T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T003405Z UID:event_316422414@meetup.com CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup\nBoard Games at The Collect ive! Join a regular group up in Altamonte Springs for some board gaming ev ery Thursday night. Meetup attendance is sometimes low but actual in perso n event attendance has been roughly 20 to 30 people.\n\nThe last Thursday of every month will be food truck day!\n\nA few examples of games we play are: Wingspan\, Catan\, Betrayal\, Calico\, Azul\, Pandemic\, Codenames\, Terraforming Mars\, Spirit Island\, Liars Dice Sagrada.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to Justin or Brendan\, the store owner. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T003405Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/orlando-board-gamers-weekly-meetup/events/31642 2414/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship - Jacksonville Voter Education Mi xer DTSTART:20260924T213000Z DTEND:20260924T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T022933Z UID:10000347-1790271000-1790278200@innovateorlando.io CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:*Photo: West Orlando News\n \n \nOrlando is home to moonshot s and magic. I came up through creative industries\, then spent twelve yea rs at what was the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission\, now the Orlando Economic Partnership\, learning what it actually takes to move a region. The slow\, structural work of building relationships that compound \, aligning incentives across sectors\, and creating the conditions where the private market does things it would not do alone. I have worked alongs ide many regional leaders over the years. What I know about myself is that I am not done. I have more to give\, more to build\, and a clearer pictur e than ever of what it is actually going to take. \n\n\n\n\nAnd what it i s going to take is not another event. Not another building with innovation in the name. It is a repeatable system\, one that connects talent to capi tal\, research to commercialization\, founders to procurement\, and all of it to a regional strategy across cities and counties that compounds o ver time instead of resetting every grant cycle. The connective tissue tha t does not just celebrate the ecosystem but structurally advances it.  \n Innovate Orlando\, as it was\, was not that system. I say that with full ownership. I ran it. And what I learned running it is that this work can not live outside the larger regional economic development infrastructure. It has to be woven into it\, or it spends all of its energy trying to be heard by the rooms it needs to be inside.  \nThat is why this decision is not hard. It is overdue.  \nI wanted you to hear this directly from m e: Innovate Orlando is transitioning its mission and programs back to the Orlando Economic Partnership\, and I am returning with them as Vice Presid ent of Innovation\, effective March 9.  \nThis is about finding the right partnerships\, alignments\, and connected momentum to do this work at t he scale it deserves. Moving this work inside the Orlando Economic Partne rship means the mission is now backed by the full infrastructure of region al government\, industry\, academia\, and community partners working towar d the same goal. The platform is bigger. The reach is longer. The mission  can have the infrastructure to match its ambition.  \nTech Connect\, t he Orlando Tech Summit and Community Awards\, and the Orlando Tech Grant a ll make the move. What comes next is not another program or another event. It is a repeatable system\, one that connects talent to capital\, researc h to commercialization\, founders to procurement\, and all of it to a regi onal strategy that compounds over time instead of resetting every grant cy cle.  \nThis is not a step away from the work. It is the work\, finally in the right kitchen. Orlando does not need more cheerleaders. It needs i nfrastructure that works.  \nNow scroll down. Because this week’s news is exactly the argument I have been making the entire time. A Central Flor ida AV company is heading to the FIFA World Cup. UCF just launched a $3.5 billion campaign\, its largest in history. An Orlando cybersecurity co mpany hosted a national conference in our own backyard. Space Florida open ed a $531M call for projects. And that is just the headline layer. The ful l picture is below\, and it will remind you why this region is not waiting to be discovered. It never was.  \n  \nSpace Coast and Aerospace  \nRe ad these four stories as phases of a single capital formation sequence. Pu blic infrastructure investment comes first and de-risks everything that fo llows. Private real estate comes second\, signaling long-term operational commitment. International capital comes third\, validating that the regi on can compete globally. NASA is the backdrop that makes all three moves l egible.  \nBlue Origin’s $11.5M land acquisition in Cocoa is the kind o f move a company makes when it has already decided the Space Coast is a lo ng-term operating address\, not a launch convenience. That decision compou nds against Space Florida’s 2026 Spaceport Improvement Program\, which j ust opened a call for projects backed by $531M in state investment\, esse ntially a public infrastructure commitment that de-risks the private capi tal following behind it. EOS-X Space’s acquisition of Space Perspective and its $650M+ combined valuation shows what happens when international ae rospace capital looks for a U.S. home and finds that this region has both the infrastructure and the talent density to justify the bet. NASA’s Art emis 2 timeline\, still targeting April\, is the backdrop to all of it. Wh en public investment\, private real estate\, and international capital are all moving in the same direction at the same time\, that is not momentum. That is a thesis becoming infrastructure.  \n\nBlue Origin snags 20-acr e Cocoa site for $11.5M as latest Brevard expansion \n\n\nEOS-X Space Exp ands U.S. Footprint after Space Perspective Deal \n\n\nNASA repairs Artem is 2 moon rocket in hopes of an April lunar launch \n\n\nSpace Florida’ s 2026 Call for Spaceport Projects\, $531M in state investment\, April 22 deadline \n\n  \nDefense\, Drones and Cybersecurity  \nRead these five stories as a demand signal map. The government signals what it needs. The private sector builds the product. The universities build the workforce. T hen the cycle repeats at a higher level. Every story in this section is a different point on that loop.  \nOrange County’s $7M drone-as-first-r esponder program is a local government buying what the private market has already proven works\, a direct downstream effect of companies and researc hers in this region building real-world drone operations for years. Centra l Florida’s role in the missile defense planning conversation runs direc tly through the modeling and simulation corridor\, home to more than 15\,0 00 simulation professionals working across systems that range from missile guidance and radar tracking to autonomous vehicle training and pilot read iness. That is the digital infrastructure missile defense architecture req uires before a physical system is ever built. The golden dome starts with a digital twin\, and this region is where those twins get made.   Threa tLocker’s Zero Trust World conference just made that demand signal visib le to thousands of security professionals gathered in Orlando this week\, and Embry-Riddle answered with both a new aviation cybersecurity certifica tion program and a drone-based research deployment on Lake Okeechobee. Tho se same hyperspectral imaging and autonomous sampling systems being used t o study algae blooms can be adapted for border surveillance\, maritime pat rol\, and environmental threat detection. Embry-Riddle is not just doing e nvironmental research. It is building the operational proof of concept for a capability the defense community is actively looking for. These stories are not parallel. They are sequential. The research produces the workforc e. The workforce builds the products. The products win the contracts. The contracts fund the next round of research.  \n\n$7M approved to fund firs t responder drones in Orange County \n\n\nCentral Florida’s role in Tru mp’s missile defense system \n\n\nThreatLocker Zero Trust World 2026\, Orlando\, March 4-6 \n\n\nEmbry-Riddle Launches Aviation Cybersecurity Tr aining and Certification \n\n\nEmbry-Riddle Researchers Develop Drone Tec h to Study Harmful Blue-Green Algae on Lake Okeechobee \n\n  \nHealth Te ch and Life Sciences  \nRead these three stories as a pipeline\, not a cl uster. The forum sets the agenda. The research fills it. The talent expor ts validate it globally and come back. That is how a health tech ecosyst em matures.  \nLake Nona’s Impact Forum argument\, that longevity is in separable from technology\, is easy to endorse on a panel stage. What make s it credible is the research pipeline sitting behind it. A UCF researcher developing a new therapy for diabetic neuropathy is working on a conditio n that affects more than 50% of people with diabetes and has no FDA-approv ed cure\, the kind of gap that attracts serious capital once clinical proo f of concept exists. A UCF doctoral graduate heading to Harvard Medical Sc hool to advance AI-driven clinical tools is exactly the talent export stor y that benchmarks a region’s research quality on a national stage\, even as it feels like a loss locally. Orlando’s health tech ecosystem is not built on one medical city with good architecture. It is built on a univer sity research pipeline that feeds institutions like Harvard\, and on appli ed science that is moving toward the clinic. Lake Nona is the platform. UC F is the engine underneath it.  \n\nLake Nona Impact Forum: There can’t be longevity without tech \n\n\nUCF Researcher Developing New Therapy to Treat Diabetic Neuropathy \n\n\nUCF Doctoral Grad Heads to Harvard Medic al School to Advance AI-Driven Clinical Tools \n\n  \nResearch\, Talent and University Innovation  \nIf you wanted to design a regional innovatio n ecosystem from scratch\, you would do something that looks very much lik e what Central Florida’s universities are doing right now. UCF’s $3.5 billion Go For Launch campaign is the largest fundraising effort in th e university’s history and it is essentially a capital formation eve nt for the ecosystem. The proceeds flow into research infrastructure\, sch olarships\, and facilities that the private sector will benefit from dir ectly. The $4M electron microscope is a small illustration of the larger l ogic: UCF is not just training students\, it is building shared research infrastructure that companies in the region can access without owning. Ro llins College’s addition of the Rick Goings Institute to its $200M Innov ation Triangle takes a different approach\, connecting liberal arts educat ion to entrepreneurship and economic development\, a bet that the skills g ap in the innovation economy is not purely technical.   \nAnd at Full Sa il University in Winter Park\, my alma mater\, student filmmakers just lan ded finalist spots in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films competition\, a preci se illustration of what happens when production-focused education puts stu dents on national stages before they graduate. These institutions are not competing. They are covering different parts of the same talent and rese arch formation problem\, and the aggregate investment this week runs well past $3.7 billion. That is not coincidence. That is a coordinated instit utional bet on this region’s trajectory.  \n\nUCF Launches $3.5 Billion Go For Launch Campaign \n\n\nUCF’s New $4M Electron Microscope Expands Research Access Across Campus\, Industry \n\n\nUCF Computer Science Prof essor Recognized for Contributions to Human-Computer Interaction \n\n\nNe w institute to join Rollins College’s $200M Innovation Triangle \n\n\nF ull Sail Filmmakers Named Finalists in Prestigious Nationwide Film Competi tion\, Coca-Cola Refreshing Films \n\n  \nStartups\, Capital and Busin ess Growth  \nRead these four stories as a capital stack\, not as isolate d company announcements. FirmPilot’s $22M Series A-1 in AI legal marke ting is venture capital flowing into vertical SaaS\, a signal that investo rs see Orlando-area companies as credible bets at growth-stage check sizes \, not just seed experiments. Kore.ai’s strategic growth investment fr om AllianceBernstein is institutional private credit entering the enterpri se AI story through an Orlando-headquartered company\, a different flavor of capital\, from a different part of the market\, validating a differen t stage of growth. RSG Security’s California expansion and Laser Photoni cs’ consolidation to Lake Mary are operational scaling stories\, not fun draising announcements. They represent companies that have already raise d and are now executing. Together\, the four companies span early growth\, scale-up\, and operational maturity. That is what a functioning startup e cosystem looks like when it is working: multiple companies at multiple sta ges\, attracting multiple types of capital\, and still calling Central Fl orida home.  \nOne gap this newsletter never fully closed is the capital formation story itself. Who is writing the checks in Orlando? What does the fund landscape actually look like? Where does a founder go when they need a Series A and do not want to fly to San Francisco to get it? That is the story I am most eager to tell from inside OEP\, where the relationshi ps between capital\, institutions\, and founders can be mapped and connect ed at regional scale.  \n\nFirmPilot Secures $22 Million Series A-1 \n\n \nKore.ai Secures Strategic Growth Investment from AllianceBernstein \n\n \nMatthew Sierra\, Founder of RSG Security\, Scales Orlando’s Fastest-Gr owing Private Security Firm as Company Expands Into California \n\n\nLase r Photonics Announces Strategic Consolidation of Manufacturing Footprint t o Lake Mary\, Florida \n\n  \nTech Infrastructure and Economic Developme nt  \nRead these three stories as a market validation sequence. First ten ant\, first mobility operator\, first AV deployment at global scale. Eac h one lowers the risk for everything that follows.  \nTerracon signing as the first tenant at the Lake Mary Technology Center is significant not fo r the lease itself but for what a first tenant signals to every tenant tha t follows. The anchor has arrived\, the risk has been absorbed\, the addr ess is legitimate. Freebee’s EV rideshare launch in Lake Nona works the same way: it is a Miami company choosing a Central Florida innovation di strict as its expansion market\, which tells you something about how that district is perceived by operators making real capital allocation decision s outside of Florida. Beep is the furthest along of the three. An Altamo nte Springs company that built the first permanent AV deployment by any U. S. city is now carrying 150\,000 kilometers of verified real-world opera tions into the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta. That is a Central Florida compan y writing the operational playbook for autonomous mobility on a global sta ge. The infrastructure layer of this ecosystem is not background. It is th e proof of concept that makes everything else fundable.  \n\nLake Mary Te chnology Center lands engineering firm as first leaseholder \n\n\nMiami r ideshare company brings electric vehicles to Lake Nona \n\n\nBeep AV depl oyments launching in Altamonte Springs and Atlanta World Cup \n\n  \nIn Case You Missed It  \nSpaceX’s March 3 Starlink launch from Cape Canave ral produced a jellyfish atmospheric effect visible across Central Florida \, striking enough that it trended locally\, routine enough that it barely made the business press. That tension is itself a story: Florida’s spac eport is now launching so frequently that rocket plumes have become regi onal weather. NASA’s separate announcement of a major change to its long -term lunar architecture adds policy context to the Artemis 2 repair timel ine. Watch this space as the downstream implications for Kennedy and the S pace Coast supply chain come into focus. Team Orlando’s SERDP and ESTCP wildland fire safety tabletop exchange is the quietest story of the week\, but it is exactly the kind of cross-sector defense research collaboration that keeps the connective tissue of this community intact between the lar ger headlines. And an Orlando-area studio launches Everwind\, a sandbox s urvival RPG\, on Steam Early Access March 17\, a Central Florida game goin g live on one of the world’s largest gaming platforms.  \n\nSpaceX ‘j ellyfish’ launch recap: Live updates from Florida Starlink mission \n\n \nNASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon \n\ n\nSERDP and ESTCP host wildland safety\, fire PPE tabletop exchange \n\n \nSandbox Survival RPG Everwind launches on March 17 via Steam Early Acces s \n\n  \nThank You  \nThis newsletter was never the point. It was evid ence.  \nEvidence that this ecosystem had stories worth telling. Evidence that the founders\, researchers\, operators\, and investors building in O rlando deserved the same attention as the regions that simply had better P R. Evidence that connective tissue\, the unglamorous\, unsponsored\, unsex y work of linking people and ideas and capital across a geography\, is the difference between a collection of companies and an actual ecosystem.  \ nThat evidence is now substantial.  \nDavid Adelson built the foundation . Ashley McMullan built it with me week after week. Our sponsors and board made the long bet. This community showed up and proved it was worth makin g.  \nThe next chapter of this work continues at the Orlando Economic Par tnership. Stay connected. Keep submitting. Keep showing up to the summits \, applying for the grants\, and making the introductions that move this e cosystem forward. 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LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T022933Z LOCATION:Culhane’s Irish Pub & Restaurant\, 9720 Deer Lake Court\, Jacks onville\, FL\, 32246\, United States URL:https://innovateorlando.io/event/women-in-tech-entrepreneurship-jackso nville-voter-education-mixer/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_c ampaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Innovate Orlando X-SOURCE-URL:https://innovateorlando.io END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Wild Path Exhibition Opening Preview Reception DTSTART:20260924T213000Z DTEND:20260924T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260909T184309Z UID:10002501-1790271000-1790278200@omart.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Opening Preview Reception of The Wild Path: Connecting the Flo rida We Don’t See\, an exhibition of photographs by Carlton Ward\, Jr. \ n\n\n\n\nBe among the first to experience The Wild Path: Connecting the Fl orida We Don’t See\, a stunning exhibition by acclaimed conservation pho tographer Carlton Ward Jr. \nDiscover breathtaking images that reveal Flor ida’s hidden wildlife corridors and the fragile connections that sustain our natural world. \nCelebrate the exhibition’s opening with Carlton Wa rd Jr. in attendance\, enjoy light bites\, a cash bar\, and an inspiring e vening of art\, nature\, and conversation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T184309Z LOCATION:Orlando Museum of Art\, 2416 N. Mills Ave.\, Orlando\, FL\, 32803 \, United States URL:https://omart.org/events/the-wild-path-exhibition-opening-preview-rece ption/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Orlando Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://omart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Better Together: Leveraging School Librarians to Ignite Literacy DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260924T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T000929Z UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4181135/better-together-leveraging-school -librarians-to-ignite-literacy/ CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Better Together: Leveraging School Librarians to Ignite Litera cy explores how school librarians and classroom teachers can work collabor atively to support literacy across print and digital formats. This panel o f Florida Power Library School media specialists will highlight how litera cy today exists on a spectrum and how intentional use of multiple formats can increase access\, engagement and student success. Participants will ga in practical insights into how school librarians serve as instructional pa rtners who enhance reading\, research and literacy for all learners. The s ession emphasizes collaboration between teachers and school librarians as a key strategy for strengthening literacy outcomes across grade levels.\n\ nPresenters: \nFlorida Certified Educational Media Specialists\, Polk Co unty Public Schools \nConnie Hoffmann-Davenport High School (9-12) \nNik ki Slinkard-Mulberry High School (9-12)\n\nVirtual Location URL: https://u cf.zoom.us/meeting/register/D3xnVHKSRzWw6FmCRUv3uA\nRegistration Link: htt ps://ucf.zoom.us/meeting/register/D3xnVHKSRzWw6FmCRUv3uA\nRegistration Inf o: After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing in formation about joining the meeting. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T000929Z LOCATION:Virtual URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4181135/better-together-leveraging-school -librarians-to-ignite-literacy/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm _campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:UCF Speaker/Lecture/Seminar Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ucf.edu/category/23/speakerlectureseminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From First Sale to Successful Exit: The Power of Your Board DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260925T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T022933Z UID:10000345-1790272800-1790281800@innovateorlando.io CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:*Photo: West Orlando News\n \n \nOrlando is home to moonshot s and magic. I came up through creative industries\, then spent twelve yea rs at what was the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission\, now the Orlando Economic Partnership\, learning what it actually takes to move a region. The slow\, structural work of building relationships that compound \, aligning incentives across sectors\, and creating the conditions where the private market does things it would not do alone. I have worked alongs ide many regional leaders over the years. What I know about myself is that I am not done. I have more to give\, more to build\, and a clearer pictur e than ever of what it is actually going to take. \n\n\n\n\nAnd what it i s going to take is not another event. Not another building with innovation in the name. It is a repeatable system\, one that connects talent to capi tal\, research to commercialization\, founders to procurement\, and all of it to a regional strategy across cities and counties that compounds o ver time instead of resetting every grant cycle. The connective tissue tha t does not just celebrate the ecosystem but structurally advances it.  \n Innovate Orlando\, as it was\, was not that system. I say that with full ownership. I ran it. And what I learned running it is that this work can not live outside the larger regional economic development infrastructure. It has to be woven into it\, or it spends all of its energy trying to be heard by the rooms it needs to be inside.  \nThat is why this decision is not hard. It is overdue.  \nI wanted you to hear this directly from m e: Innovate Orlando is transitioning its mission and programs back to the Orlando Economic Partnership\, and I am returning with them as Vice Presid ent of Innovation\, effective March 9.  \nThis is about finding the right partnerships\, alignments\, and connected momentum to do this work at t he scale it deserves. Moving this work inside the Orlando Economic Partne rship means the mission is now backed by the full infrastructure of region al government\, industry\, academia\, and community partners working towar d the same goal. The platform is bigger. The reach is longer. The mission  can have the infrastructure to match its ambition.  \nTech Connect\, t he Orlando Tech Summit and Community Awards\, and the Orlando Tech Grant a ll make the move. What comes next is not another program or another event. It is a repeatable system\, one that connects talent to capital\, researc h to commercialization\, founders to procurement\, and all of it to a regi onal strategy that compounds over time instead of resetting every grant cy cle.  \nThis is not a step away from the work. It is the work\, finally in the right kitchen. Orlando does not need more cheerleaders. It needs i nfrastructure that works.  \nNow scroll down. Because this week’s news is exactly the argument I have been making the entire time. A Central Flor ida AV company is heading to the FIFA World Cup. UCF just launched a $3.5 billion campaign\, its largest in history. An Orlando cybersecurity co mpany hosted a national conference in our own backyard. Space Florida open ed a $531M call for projects. And that is just the headline layer. The ful l picture is below\, and it will remind you why this region is not waiting to be discovered. It never was.  \n  \nSpace Coast and Aerospace  \nRe ad these four stories as phases of a single capital formation sequence. Pu blic infrastructure investment comes first and de-risks everything that fo llows. Private real estate comes second\, signaling long-term operational commitment. International capital comes third\, validating that the regi on can compete globally. NASA is the backdrop that makes all three moves l egible.  \nBlue Origin’s $11.5M land acquisition in Cocoa is the kind o f move a company makes when it has already decided the Space Coast is a lo ng-term operating address\, not a launch convenience. That decision compou nds against Space Florida’s 2026 Spaceport Improvement Program\, which j ust opened a call for projects backed by $531M in state investment\, esse ntially a public infrastructure commitment that de-risks the private capi tal following behind it. EOS-X Space’s acquisition of Space Perspective and its $650M+ combined valuation shows what happens when international ae rospace capital looks for a U.S. home and finds that this region has both the infrastructure and the talent density to justify the bet. NASA’s Art emis 2 timeline\, still targeting April\, is the backdrop to all of it. Wh en public investment\, private real estate\, and international capital are all moving in the same direction at the same time\, that is not momentum. That is a thesis becoming infrastructure.  \n\nBlue Origin snags 20-acr e Cocoa site for $11.5M as latest Brevard expansion \n\n\nEOS-X Space Exp ands U.S. Footprint after Space Perspective Deal \n\n\nNASA repairs Artem is 2 moon rocket in hopes of an April lunar launch \n\n\nSpace Florida’ s 2026 Call for Spaceport Projects\, $531M in state investment\, April 22 deadline \n\n  \nDefense\, Drones and Cybersecurity  \nRead these five stories as a demand signal map. The government signals what it needs. The private sector builds the product. The universities build the workforce. T hen the cycle repeats at a higher level. Every story in this section is a different point on that loop.  \nOrange County’s $7M drone-as-first-r esponder program is a local government buying what the private market has already proven works\, a direct downstream effect of companies and researc hers in this region building real-world drone operations for years. Centra l Florida’s role in the missile defense planning conversation runs direc tly through the modeling and simulation corridor\, home to more than 15\,0 00 simulation professionals working across systems that range from missile guidance and radar tracking to autonomous vehicle training and pilot read iness. That is the digital infrastructure missile defense architecture req uires before a physical system is ever built. The golden dome starts with a digital twin\, and this region is where those twins get made.   Threa tLocker’s Zero Trust World conference just made that demand signal visib le to thousands of security professionals gathered in Orlando this week\, and Embry-Riddle answered with both a new aviation cybersecurity certifica tion program and a drone-based research deployment on Lake Okeechobee. Tho se same hyperspectral imaging and autonomous sampling systems being used t o study algae blooms can be adapted for border surveillance\, maritime pat rol\, and environmental threat detection. Embry-Riddle is not just doing e nvironmental research. It is building the operational proof of concept for a capability the defense community is actively looking for. These stories are not parallel. They are sequential. The research produces the workforc e. The workforce builds the products. The products win the contracts. The contracts fund the next round of research.  \n\n$7M approved to fund firs t responder drones in Orange County \n\n\nCentral Florida’s role in Tru mp’s missile defense system \n\n\nThreatLocker Zero Trust World 2026\, Orlando\, March 4-6 \n\n\nEmbry-Riddle Launches Aviation Cybersecurity Tr aining and Certification \n\n\nEmbry-Riddle Researchers Develop Drone Tec h to Study Harmful Blue-Green Algae on Lake Okeechobee \n\n  \nHealth Te ch and Life Sciences  \nRead these three stories as a pipeline\, not a cl uster. The forum sets the agenda. The research fills it. The talent expor ts validate it globally and come back. That is how a health tech ecosyst em matures.  \nLake Nona’s Impact Forum argument\, that longevity is in separable from technology\, is easy to endorse on a panel stage. What make s it credible is the research pipeline sitting behind it. A UCF researcher developing a new therapy for diabetic neuropathy is working on a conditio n that affects more than 50% of people with diabetes and has no FDA-approv ed cure\, the kind of gap that attracts serious capital once clinical proo f of concept exists. A UCF doctoral graduate heading to Harvard Medical Sc hool to advance AI-driven clinical tools is exactly the talent export stor y that benchmarks a region’s research quality on a national stage\, even as it feels like a loss locally. Orlando’s health tech ecosystem is not built on one medical city with good architecture. It is built on a univer sity research pipeline that feeds institutions like Harvard\, and on appli ed science that is moving toward the clinic. Lake Nona is the platform. UC F is the engine underneath it.  \n\nLake Nona Impact Forum: There can’t be longevity without tech \n\n\nUCF Researcher Developing New Therapy to Treat Diabetic Neuropathy \n\n\nUCF Doctoral Grad Heads to Harvard Medic al School to Advance AI-Driven Clinical Tools \n\n  \nResearch\, Talent and University Innovation  \nIf you wanted to design a regional innovatio n ecosystem from scratch\, you would do something that looks very much lik e what Central Florida’s universities are doing right now. UCF’s $3.5 billion Go For Launch campaign is the largest fundraising effort in th e university’s history and it is essentially a capital formation eve nt for the ecosystem. The proceeds flow into research infrastructure\, sch olarships\, and facilities that the private sector will benefit from dir ectly. The $4M electron microscope is a small illustration of the larger l ogic: UCF is not just training students\, it is building shared research infrastructure that companies in the region can access without owning. Ro llins College’s addition of the Rick Goings Institute to its $200M Innov ation Triangle takes a different approach\, connecting liberal arts educat ion to entrepreneurship and economic development\, a bet that the skills g ap in the innovation economy is not purely technical.   \nAnd at Full Sa il University in Winter Park\, my alma mater\, student filmmakers just lan ded finalist spots in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films competition\, a preci se illustration of what happens when production-focused education puts stu dents on national stages before they graduate. These institutions are not competing. They are covering different parts of the same talent and rese arch formation problem\, and the aggregate investment this week runs well past $3.7 billion. That is not coincidence. That is a coordinated instit utional bet on this region’s trajectory.  \n\nUCF Launches $3.5 Billion Go For Launch Campaign \n\n\nUCF’s New $4M Electron Microscope Expands Research Access Across Campus\, Industry \n\n\nUCF Computer Science Prof essor Recognized for Contributions to Human-Computer Interaction \n\n\nNe w institute to join Rollins College’s $200M Innovation Triangle \n\n\nF ull Sail Filmmakers Named Finalists in Prestigious Nationwide Film Competi tion\, Coca-Cola Refreshing Films \n\n  \nStartups\, Capital and Busin ess Growth  \nRead these four stories as a capital stack\, not as isolate d company announcements. FirmPilot’s $22M Series A-1 in AI legal marke ting is venture capital flowing into vertical SaaS\, a signal that investo rs see Orlando-area companies as credible bets at growth-stage check sizes \, not just seed experiments. Kore.ai’s strategic growth investment fr om AllianceBernstein is institutional private credit entering the enterpri se AI story through an Orlando-headquartered company\, a different flavor of capital\, from a different part of the market\, validating a differen t stage of growth. RSG Security’s California expansion and Laser Photoni cs’ consolidation to Lake Mary are operational scaling stories\, not fun draising announcements. They represent companies that have already raise d and are now executing. Together\, the four companies span early growth\, scale-up\, and operational maturity. That is what a functioning startup e cosystem looks like when it is working: multiple companies at multiple sta ges\, attracting multiple types of capital\, and still calling Central Fl orida home.  \nOne gap this newsletter never fully closed is the capital formation story itself. Who is writing the checks in Orlando? What does the fund landscape actually look like? Where does a founder go when they need a Series A and do not want to fly to San Francisco to get it? That is the story I am most eager to tell from inside OEP\, where the relationshi ps between capital\, institutions\, and founders can be mapped and connect ed at regional scale.  \n\nFirmPilot Secures $22 Million Series A-1 \n\n \nKore.ai Secures Strategic Growth Investment from AllianceBernstein \n\n \nMatthew Sierra\, Founder of RSG Security\, Scales Orlando’s Fastest-Gr owing Private Security Firm as Company Expands Into California \n\n\nLase r Photonics Announces Strategic Consolidation of Manufacturing Footprint t o Lake Mary\, Florida \n\n  \nTech Infrastructure and Economic Developme nt  \nRead these three stories as a market validation sequence. First ten ant\, first mobility operator\, first AV deployment at global scale. Eac h one lowers the risk for everything that follows.  \nTerracon signing as the first tenant at the Lake Mary Technology Center is significant not fo r the lease itself but for what a first tenant signals to every tenant tha t follows. The anchor has arrived\, the risk has been absorbed\, the addr ess is legitimate. Freebee’s EV rideshare launch in Lake Nona works the same way: it is a Miami company choosing a Central Florida innovation di strict as its expansion market\, which tells you something about how that district is perceived by operators making real capital allocation decision s outside of Florida. Beep is the furthest along of the three. An Altamo nte Springs company that built the first permanent AV deployment by any U. S. city is now carrying 150\,000 kilometers of verified real-world opera tions into the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta. That is a Central Florida compan y writing the operational playbook for autonomous mobility on a global sta ge. The infrastructure layer of this ecosystem is not background. It is th e proof of concept that makes everything else fundable.  \n\nLake Mary Te chnology Center lands engineering firm as first leaseholder \n\n\nMiami r ideshare company brings electric vehicles to Lake Nona \n\n\nBeep AV depl oyments launching in Altamonte Springs and Atlanta World Cup \n\n  \nIn Case You Missed It  \nSpaceX’s March 3 Starlink launch from Cape Canave ral produced a jellyfish atmospheric effect visible across Central Florida \, striking enough that it trended locally\, routine enough that it barely made the business press. That tension is itself a story: Florida’s spac eport is now launching so frequently that rocket plumes have become regi onal weather. NASA’s separate announcement of a major change to its long -term lunar architecture adds policy context to the Artemis 2 repair timel ine. Watch this space as the downstream implications for Kennedy and the S pace Coast supply chain come into focus. Team Orlando’s SERDP and ESTCP wildland fire safety tabletop exchange is the quietest story of the week\, but it is exactly the kind of cross-sector defense research collaboration that keeps the connective tissue of this community intact between the lar ger headlines. And an Orlando-area studio launches Everwind\, a sandbox s urvival RPG\, on Steam Early Access March 17\, a Central Florida game goin g live on one of the world’s largest gaming platforms.  \n\nSpaceX ‘j ellyfish’ launch recap: Live updates from Florida Starlink mission \n\n \nNASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon \n\ n\nSERDP and ESTCP host wildland safety\, fire PPE tabletop exchange \n\n \nSandbox Survival RPG Everwind launches on March 17 via Steam Early Acces s \n\n  \nThank You  \nThis newsletter was never the point. It was evid ence.  \nEvidence that this ecosystem had stories worth telling. Evidence that the founders\, researchers\, operators\, and investors building in O rlando deserved the same attention as the regions that simply had better P R. Evidence that connective tissue\, the unglamorous\, unsponsored\, unsex y work of linking people and ideas and capital across a geography\, is the difference between a collection of companies and an actual ecosystem.  \ nThat evidence is now substantial.  \nDavid Adelson built the foundation . Ashley McMullan built it with me week after week. Our sponsors and board made the long bet. This community showed up and proved it was worth makin g.  \nThe next chapter of this work continues at the Orlando Economic Par tnership. Stay connected. Keep submitting. Keep showing up to the summits \, applying for the grants\, and making the introductions that move this e cosystem forward. The connective tissue holds because you hold it.  \nA nd if you have a story worth telling\, you already know where to find me.   \n  \n— Sheena Fowler  \n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \nCheck out upcoming events here\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the movement by becoming an invest or in Innovate Orlando to propel Central Florida’s tech and innovation ecosystem \n\n\n\nJoin Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Investor Highlight \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFlorida High Tech Corridor  is a vital force in Central Florida’s innovation ecosystem\, bringing together world-class research institutions like the University of Central Florida and a collaborative network of industry\, academia\, and economic partners to grow high-tech industries and opportunities across a 23-county region. Anchored by Orlando’s thriving technology community\, \nThe Cor ridor fuels innovation through strategic research partnerships\, workforce development programs\, and initiatives that help startups and established firms alike advance cutting-edge technologies and talent pipelines. Its d edication to boundary-breaking collaboration and community-driven innovati on accelerates economic growth\, strengthens Orlando’s role as a regiona l tech hub\, and fosters long-term prosperity across sectors from aerospac e to life sciences.  \n\n\nLearn more at: Florida High Tech Corridor \n \n \n \n Innovate Orlando News\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAMPLIFY CENTRAL FLORIDA CONSORTIUM: VISIBILITY FOR T HE REGION’S INNOVATORS\n\n  \nCentral Florida is emerging as a nation al hub for technology\, simulation\, space\, health innovation\, and clea ntech but small and mid-sized enterprises often lack the resources to com pete with global brands shaping online narratives. The new Amplify Centra l Florida Consortium provides shared-investment marketing infrastructure for forward-thinking companies\, delivering enterprise-grade branding\, mu ltimedia production\, and strategic communications.  \nMembership tiers  (preferred rates through March 2026):  \n\nVisibility Package: $450 (Blin kCo. Mag feature reaching 1M+ viewers) \n\n\nVideo Essential Kit: $2\,975 /mo (monthly production session\, 3-mo commitment) \n\n\nLifestyle Story Kit: $4\,025/mo (30-day content plan + cinematic video) \n\n\nPrestige Fe ature Kit: $5\,075/mo (8-12 short-form videos + BlinkCo. distribution) \n \nLed by Amóre Marketing & Productions\, the Consortium elevates indivi dual companies while strengthening Central Florida’s competitive profile . Perfect timing ahead of the Orlando Tech Summit\, contact Soyini Chang ( soyini@blinkcomedia.com | 646-932-0907) to explore membership. \n  \n\n\n \n\n More Info\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n \n \n \n Orla ndo’s tech scene\, all in one place.\nFrom meetups to moonshots\, if it ’s happening in innovation\, it’s on our calendar. \n \n\n\n\n\nEvents \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nNeed a venu e for your next event or workshop? Host at Tech Hub Orlando!\n \n\n \nConv eniently located in Downtown Orlando\, we offer rental spaces including   conference rooms\, breakout rooms\, auditorium\, reception space\, and mor e!  Tech Hub Orlando is more than just a space\, it’s a home for Cent ral Florida’s tech and innovation community. Designed to foster collabo ration\, growth\, and connection\, our hub is here to support startups\, e ntrepreneurs\, and businesses looking to make an impact. \nContact us for more info!\n \n \n\n\n\nCheck us out! LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T022933Z LOCATION:CREDO Conduit\, 1001 North Orange Avenue\, Orlando\, FL\, 32801\, United States URL:https://innovateorlando.io/event/entrepreneurs-advisors-from-fundraisi ng-to-sales/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-f l X-SOURCE-NAME:Innovate Orlando X-SOURCE-URL:https://innovateorlando.io END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Chess in Sodo DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260925T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T063913Z UID:event_316422972@meetup.com CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:Greater Orlando Chess\nCome join us Thursday Evenings for some casual chess in Sodo! Great food and company. Craft tacos\, pizza\, beer and sodas for purchase. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T063913Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/chess-orlando/events/316422972/?utm_source=cald iscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Greater Orlando Chess END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Muscle Up With Mya DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260924T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063352Z UID:79818-1790272800-1790278200@www.albion.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Muscle Up With Mya: student led fitness class for all levels o f your fitness journey  \nLocation: Dow Center – Multipurpose Room 118 LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063352Z URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/muscle-up-with-mya-45/?utm_source=caldisc overy&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Albion College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/mens-tennis-vs-moravian-universi ty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sigma Iota Alpha Meeting DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260925T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063352Z UID:81360-1790272800-1790290800@www.albion.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Location: NORRIS – Norris Hall – Classroom 102 LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063352Z URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/sigma-iota-alpha-meeting-4/?utm_source=ca ldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Albion College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/mens-tennis-vs-moravian-universi ty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:OTown West Coast Swing Class & Social DTSTART:20260924T224500Z DTEND:20260925T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T003753Z UID:event_316423446@meetup.com CATEGORIES:dance DESCRIPTION:OTown Swing\nFind us Thursday at Jazzercise South Orlando\n\nC ome learn west coast swing with us in Orlando. West coast swing is modern\ , improvised swing dance that is done to most top 40 songs. No partner and not experience needed!\n\nSchedule:\n6:45PM-7:30PM Beginner Class [$10] - - To learn the basic patterns of the dance\n7:30PM-8:30PM Social Class [$1 0] -- To learn fun new patterns for the social dance floor\n8:30PM-10PM So cial Dancing [$10] -- Dance what you just learned with new friends\n\nOr $ 20 for both classes & social!\n\nhttps://www.otownwcs.com/\nhttps://www.fa cebook.com/groups/otownwcs/ LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T003753Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/o-town-wcs/events/316423446/?utm_source=caldisc overy&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:OTown Swing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elevation Rhythm • Washed Tour - Hard Rock LIVE Orlando - 24 Sep 26 19:00 DTSTART:20260924T230000Z DTEND:20260925T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T181338Z UID:31902@zradio.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Elevation Rhythm is bringing their Worship Nights Tour to Orla ndo! Join them for an unforgettable night of worship and music on Septembe r 24 in Orlando\, FL. Don’t miss this special evening with daytime pop-u p events happening throughout the day. Get your tickets and find more info rmation at ElevationRhythm.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T181338Z LOCATION:Hard Rock LIVE Orlando\, 6050 Universal Blvd\, Orlando\, FL\, 328 19\, United States URL:https://zradio.org/events/elevation-rhythm-washed-tour/?utm_source=cal discovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Community Events X-SOURCE-URL:https://zradio.org/calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY - Luis Alfredo Garcia DTSTART:20260924T230000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T022928Z UID:788-1790276400-1790283600@www.viniawinebar.com CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Enjoy Live Music Thursdays at VINIA Wine & Kitchen\, sip bouti que wines paired with our European-style menu\, accompanied by the sultry Spanish Guitar of Luis Alfredo Garcia. Reservations are encouraged via Ope nTable\, but walk-ins are welcome\, based on availability. LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T022928Z URL:https://www.viniawinebar.com/event/live-music-thursday-luis-alfredo-ga rcia-6/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Vinia Wine & Kitchen X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.viniawinebar.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Trivia Night DTSTART:20260924T230000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T060136Z UID:27404-1790276400-1790283600@ivanhoeparkbrewing.com CATEGORIES:community LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T060136Z URL:https://ivanhoeparkbrewing.com/event/trivia-night-372/?utm_source=cald iscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company - Orlando\, Florida X-SOURCE-URL:https://ivanhoeparkbrewing.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pre-Vet Club Kick Off DTSTART:20260924T230000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063352Z UID:81444-1790276400-1790283600@www.albion.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Pre-Vet Club's Kick-Off event will feature more information re garding club activities\, surveying interest in activities\, updating the club on changes to the executive board and helping everyone get acquainted with different platforms that we commonly use. We will begin getting to k now one another and growing our supportive community!  \nLocation: NORRIS – Norris Hall – Classroom 104 LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063352Z URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/pre-vet-club-kick-off/?utm_source=caldisc overy&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Albion College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/mens-tennis-vs-moravian-universi ty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Addams Family DTSTART:20260924T233000Z DTEND:20260925T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180710Z UID:10003927-1790278200-1790285400@athensdeland.com CATEGORIES:music,theater DESCRIPTION:Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa\nBook by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice \nOrchestrations by Larry Hochman \nBased on Characters Created by Charles Addams \nOriginally produced on Broadway by Stuart Oken\, Roy Furman\, Michael Leavitt\, Five Cent Productions\, Stephen Schuler\, Decca Theatricals\, Scott M. Delman\, Stuart Ditsky\, Terry Allen Kramer\, Step hanie P. McClelland\, James L. Nederlander\, Eva Price\, Jam Theatricals/M ary LuRoffe\, Pittsburgh CLO/Gutterman-Swinsky\, Vivek Tiwary/Gary Kaplan\ , The Weinstein Company/Clarence\, LLC\, Adam Zotovich/Tribe \nTheatricals \; By Special Arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical \nLove is strange. Family is stranger. \nThe Addams Family dishes up a gloriously twisted fam ily comedy built around every parent’s worst nightmare—especially Gome z Addams’. Wednesday\, the Addams family’s most delightfully unsettlin g member has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet\, smart young man fr om a painfully normal family her parents have never met. Worse still\, she confides in her father and demands absolute secrecy from Morticia\, leavi ng Gomez to attempt the impossible: keeping a secret from his beloved wife . When both families gather for one spectacularly awkward dinner\, secrets spill\, chaos erupts\, and the Addams clan is forced to confront love\, c hange\, and what it really means to be “normal.” \nPresented through s pecial arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide \nRating: PG-13 (dark humor and innuendo)\nRun time: Approximately 2 hours\, including a 15-mi nute intermission \nBUY TICKETS NOW \nSPECIAL ASL/ENGLISH INTERPRETED PERF ORMANCE ON SATURDAY 10/3 at 7:30 PM \nSPECIAL AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY 10/4 at 2:30 PM \nTO PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE SECTION WITH THE BE ST SIGHT LINES TO THE INTERPRETERS\, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE EITHER AT 386-736-1500 OR EMAIL US AT BOXOFFICE@ATHENSDELAND.COM \n  \n\nReserve d Seating\nPreferred $38 (Row A-F\, Orchestra & CC-DD Center Balcony) \nAd ult $33 – Senior $29\nStudent/Child $12 – Groups of 8 or more $26\nA $ 5.00 per ticket Processing charge is added to all purchases. \nAs the hist oric Athens Theatre does not have an elevator\, the balcony is not acces sible to anyone with a wheelchair or walker. \nAll Patrons with special ne eds can contact the Box Office at 386-736-1500 for our wheelchair/walker a ccessible seating. \nSpecial Box Seat Package \nCatered exclusively by Joe Hearn Events\, The Elusive Grape\, Pat & Toni’s Sweet Things\, and 3 Sm art Cookies. \n$500 – Price includes: \n\nUp to 11 seats in the Box Seat and Balcony area\nChoice of Red/White Wine\nCheese Platter\nChocolate Cov ered Strawberries\nCookies\n\nPlease contact the Box Office at 386-736-150 0\, for this Package.\n(a $5 per seat processing fee is added to the cost of these packages) LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180710Z URL:https://athensdeland.com/event/the-adams-family/2026-09-24/?utm_source =caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Athens Theatre | Deland\, Florida X-SOURCE-URL:https://athensdeland.com/all-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Birds DTSTART:20260924T233000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063352Z UID:81733-1790278200-1790283600@www.albion.edu CATEGORIES:community,free DESCRIPTION:The Birds\n \n This stage adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s short story\, which was also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic fi lm\, is a gripping\, unsettling and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse. At the Herrick Theatre in the Dow Center. A dmission is free. \nShowtimes: Thursday\, Sept. 17 at 7:30 pmFriday\, Sept . 18 at 7:30 pmSaturday\, Sept. 19 at 7:30 pmThursday\, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p mFriday\, Sept. 25 at 7:30 pm (Post-show discussion with Cast & Crew)Satur day\, Sept. 26 at 2:00 pmSaturday\, Sept. 26 at 7:30 pm \nLocation: Herric k Theater – Theatre – Theatre – 501 LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063352Z URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/the-birds-4/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_ medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Albion College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.albion.edu/event/mens-tennis-vs-moravian-universi ty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ten10 Trivia Night DTSTART:20260925T000000Z DTEND:20260925T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T153454Z UID:666-1790280000-1790287200@ten10brewingcompany.com CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:8:00 pm every Thursday LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T153454Z URL:https://ten10brewingcompany.com/event/ten10-trivia-night-21/?utm_sourc e=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Ten10 Brewing Company X-SOURCE-URL:https://ten10brewingcompany.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Latin Night Dance Lessons: Thursday 9/24 at Anthem Orlando DTSTART:20260925T003000Z DTEND:20260925T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T060648Z UID:10009434-1790281800-1790290800@anthemorlando.com CATEGORIES:dance DESCRIPTION:🎧 Latin Night Dance Lessons \nFree · 8:30–11:00 PM 📅 Thursday\, September 24 📍 Anthem Orlando · 100 N Orange Ave\, Downto wn Orlando \nThursday means salsa at Anthem Orlando: downtown Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Latin dance night kicks off at 8:30 PM with a free beginner-friendl y lesson before the floor opens up to salsa\, bachata\, rumba\, and cha-ch a. No partner\, no experience needed: just come move\, connect\, and have fun. \n\n\nWhat to expect\nA free guided bachata & salsa lesson to start t he night: total beginners welcomeNo partner needed\; rotate in and meet do wntown Orlando’s friendliest dance crowdSalsa\, bachata\, rumba\, cha-ch a\, and Latin favorites all nightA social\, upbeat\, welcoming atmosphere: connect\, move\, have funFull bar with Latin-inspired drink specialsDoors at 8:30 PM\; the lesson starts the night and the social dancing runs to 1 1 PM\nAbout Latin Night at Anthem\n¡Baila Bachata! is Anthem Orlando’s weekly Thursday dance social: a welcoming\, LGBTQ+-centered take on the cl assic salsa night. Whether you’ve got years of footwork or two left feet \, the lesson gets everyone moving and the community keeps you on the floo r. The lesson rolls straight into Latin Night Vol 2 with DJ Jery at 10 PM\ , so the night keeps going long after the last count of eight. \nGetting h ere\nAnthem Orlando is at 100 North Orange Ave in the heart of downtown Or lando\, steps from Wall Street Plaza and Orange Avenue nightlife. Street p arking and nearby garages are easy to find in the evening\, and rideshare drop-off at the front door is the stress-free move. Questions? Call 407-27 9-0609 or visit anthemorlando.com. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mike Va circa\n \n\n \n \n Mike Vacirca is a co-founder and owner of Anth em Orlando\, the LGBTQ+ nightclub at 100 N Orange Ave in downtown Orlando. He opened Anthem in October 2025 with co-founder Emmanuel Quiñones\, bui lt as a gathering place for Central Florida's LGBTQ+ community in the year s after Pulse. He books the club's Global DJ Lineup\, programs Orlando Pri de weekend and EDM WEEKND\, and works the room most nights it is open. He writes these Orlando nightlife guides from behind the bar\, not from a des k.\n \n See Full Bio LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T060648Z LOCATION:Anthem Orlando\, 100 North Orange Ave\, Orlando\, Florida\, 32801 \, United States URL:https://anthemorlando.com/event/latin-night-salsa-anthem-orlando-09-24 -2026/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando-fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Anthem Orlando X-SOURCE-URL:https://anthemorlando.com/things-to-do-downtown-orlando-at-ni ght END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Latin Night Vol 2 With DJ Jery: Thursday 9/24 at Anthem Orlando DTSTART:20260925T020000Z DTEND:20260925T063000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T060648Z UID:10009435-1790287200-1790303400@anthemorlando.com CATEGORIES:drink,music DESCRIPTION:🎧 Latin Night Vol 2 with DJ Jery \nFree cover · 10:00 PM – 2:30 AM · 21+ 📍 Anthem Orlando · 100 N Orange Ave\, Downtown Orl ando 📅 Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 \nThursday nights at Anthem Orlan do belong to Latin Night Vol 2 with DJ Jery: reggaeton\, bachata\, merengu e and Latin pop from 10 PM until close. Free cover all night\, all you can drink at $20 wells\, $30 calls or $45 premium\, $5 shots\, and VIP bottle service at two for $300 or one for $180\, 21+\, right in the middle of do wntown Orlando’s LGBTQ+ nightlife strip. \n\n\n\nWhat to expect\n\nDoors at 10:00 PM: the room fills up after 11\, so come early if you want a spo t near the booth.\nDJ Jery on the decks all night: reggaeton\, bachata\, m erengue and Latin pop straight through to 2:30 AM.\nAll you can drink: $20 wells\, $30 calls\, $45 premium\, running all night.\n$5 shots: well tequ ila and lemon drops.\nVIP bottle service: two bottles for $300\, or one fo r $180.\nFree cover\, 21+: no ticket price and no guest list games. Grab t he free general admission ticket if you want your name on the list.\nThe 8 :30 PM dance lesson warms the floor up first: come early for free bachata and salsa instruction.\n\n\nAbout Latin Night at Anthem\nDJ Jery runs Anth em’s weekly Latin Night Vol 2\, mixing reggaeton and bachata with the La tin pop and crossover records that keep a downtown floor moving past 1 AM. It is a mixed\, queer\, Spanish-and-English-speaking Thursday crowd that actually dances\, not a night where people stand around the bar. Latin Nig ht runs every Thursday\, and the free bachata and salsa lesson at 8:30 PM warms the floor up first. \n\nGetting here\nAnthem Orlando is at 100 N Ora nge Ave\, Orlando\, FL 32801\, on the corner of Orange Avenue and Washingt on Street in the heart of downtown. Street parking is metered and free aft er 6 PM in most downtown spaces\, and the Library and CNL Center garages a re both a short walk away. Rideshare drop-off works best on Washington Str eet. Questions? Call 407-279-0609 or visit anthemorlando.com. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mike Vacirca\n \n\n \n \n Mike Vacirca is a c o-founder and owner of Anthem Orlando\, the LGBTQ+ nightclub at 100 N Oran ge Ave in downtown Orlando. He opened Anthem in October 2025 with co-found er Emmanuel Quiñones\, built as a gathering place for Central Florida's L GBTQ+ community in the years after Pulse. He books the club's Global DJ Li neup\, programs Orlando Pride weekend and EDM WEEKND\, and works the room most nights it is open. He writes these Orlando nightlife guides from behi nd the bar\, not from a desk.\n \n See Full Bio LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T060648Z LOCATION:Anthem Orlando\, 100 North Orange Ave\, Orlando\, Florida\, 32801 \, United States URL:https://anthemorlando.com/event/latin-music-night-dj-jery-anthem-orlan do-09-24-2026/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=orlando -fl X-SOURCE-NAME:Anthem Orlando X-SOURCE-URL:https://anthemorlando.com/things-to-do-downtown-orlando-at-ni ght END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR