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Spotlight: Central Florida's Weekly Arts, Culture and Entertainment Podcast

“Spotlight” covers arts, culture, and entertainment from a Central Florida perspective. But, like the arts itself, “Spotlight” strains its boundaries and may even cross them if there’s a need!

Podcast · By Central Florida Public Media · English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    SPOTLIGHT: Celebrity impersonators converge on Orlando for industry convention (opens the original)

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    Marilyn Monroe, Captain Jack Sparrow, Britney Spears, and Austin Powers walk into a bar. No, that's not the setup for a joke, it’s a few of the personalities seen at the Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators.

  2. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    SPOTLIGHT: Orlando Mural Festival makes downtown a colorful canvas (opens the original)

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    Downtown Orlando gets a glow-up this weekend, as the Orlando Mural Festival comes to paint the town red (and other colors, too). You can watch 15 artists create new large-scale murals across downtown.

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    SPOTLIGHT: Former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads his 9/11 poem “The Names” at Rollins commemoration (opens the original)

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    A commemoration of 25 years since 9/11 at Rollins College will feature former U.S. Poet Laureate and author Billy Collins reading his poem, “The Names.”

  4. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    SPOTLIGHT: “The Guys” marks 25 years after 9/11 with story of firefighters, human connection (opens the original)

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    The play “The Guys” was written by journalist Anne Nelson. It’s based on her true story of helping a bereaved fire captain write eulogies for the firefighters he’d lost on 9/11.

  5. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    SPOTLIGHT: Orlando Out Fest celebration of LGBTQ artists returns for third year (opens the original)

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    The 3rd annual Orlando Out Fest runs September 10 -13. It’s a weekend-long performing arts and film festival featuring local LGBTQ+ stories, artists and history.

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