PRAISE, PANCAKES, PATRONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS:
THE HISTORY CENTER IS ALWAYS
SMART. SURPRISING. FUN.
ORLANDO, Fla. (February 24, 2014)- The Orange County Regional History Center hosted a night of music and praise at its first ever praise day celebration event - Black History Praise Day Celebration of African American Music - honoring Black History Month. The Mt. Olive Seventh-day Adventist Praise Team, a new upcoming gospel group that has been active the last three years, captivated audiences with three musical selections, Ain't Got Time To Die, Every Time I Feel The Spirit and a breathtaking solo performance ofWere You There When They Crucified My Lord by Praise Team member, Caron Drake. Guest speakers, The Reverend Canon Nelson W. Pinder, Dr. Carl MaultsBy and Deana Kalakay rounded out the evening's program with inspiring words of wisdom. "I had an incredible cultural learning experience that pushed my awareness of gospel music and community to new heights," said Kalakay, Principle at LeadUp Coaching and Consulting.
Located in the heart of downtown Orlando, the History Center offers a variety of family oriented programming for the young and young-at-heart. Saturday, March 1 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. folks are invited to come to the History Center in their jammies and watch Warner Bros. cartoons, and have pancakes for breakfast - all to celebrate the opening of The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoonsexhibition created by the Museum of Modern Art.
For some "Grown Folks Magic," the History Center is a must see destination in the heart of Florida's tourism epicenter, as mentioned by EBONY.com. "The Orange County Regional History Center is a Smithsonian Institute affiliate encompassing four floors of a restored 1927 courthouse. Interactive limited release exhibits complement permanent installations like the impressive How Distant Seems Our Starting Place. James Weldon Johnson's poignant poem birthed the title and patrons of every race can celebrate African-American heritage," EBONY.com.
For some "Grown Folks Magic," the History Center is a must see destination in the heart of Florida's tourism epicenter, as mentioned by EBONY.com. "The Orange County Regional History Center is a Smithsonian Institute affiliate encompassing four floors of a restored 1927 courthouse. Interactive limited release exhibits complement permanent installations like the impressive How Distant Seems Our Starting Place. James Weldon Johnson's poignant poem birthed the title and patrons of every race can celebrate African-American heritage," EBONY.com.
Open now to the public, The History of Storytellers (1996-2013) is a unique exhibit of storytelling through black and white photography taken from the perspective of Central Florida's youth. Since 1996, the Crealdé School of Art has established a creative program where students learn to use professional cameras to capture and document their everyday lives. From the click of the shutter, students undergo assignments that aim to cultivate their talent in film. Start to finish, they take their own photos, develop the film, and print their photographs in Creadlé's darkroom facilities. The exhibit highlights the end work of these young photographers. Viewers will get a firsthand account of how students gathered information about their subjects and worked with instructors to develop picture ideas.
About the Orange County Regional History Center
The Orange County Regional History Center, housed in a restored historic five-story 1927 courthouse in downtown Orlando, showcases the vast collection of the Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. The museum features three floors of permanent exhibits and presents nationally important limited-run exhibitions. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and accredited by the American Association of Museums. We Honor the Past, Explore the Present to Shape the Future. We do this through preserving our local history, acting as a repository for the community's artifacts, archives and collections, and through providing a place for non-partisan dialog on our community and history, through education programs and exhibits, which reinforce that we all are part of history.
The Orange County Regional History Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and fromnoon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. General admission is $15; seniors (60+), students, and military with I.D. $13; and children ages 5-12 $12. Historical Society Members and children ages 4 and under are free. Parking is available at the adjacent Orlando Public Library garage on Central Blvd. For general information, call (407) 836-8500 or visit www.thehistorycenter.org.
The Orange County Regional History Center, housed in a restored historic five-story 1927 courthouse in downtown Orlando, showcases the vast collection of the Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. The museum features three floors of permanent exhibits and presents nationally important limited-run exhibitions. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and accredited by the American Association of Museums. We Honor the Past, Explore the Present to Shape the Future. We do this through preserving our local history, acting as a repository for the community's artifacts, archives and collections, and through providing a place for non-partisan dialog on our community and history, through education programs and exhibits, which reinforce that we all are part of history.
The Orange County Regional History Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and fromnoon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. General admission is $15; seniors (60+), students, and military with I.D. $13; and children ages 5-12 $12. Historical Society Members and children ages 4 and under are free. Parking is available at the adjacent Orlando Public Library garage on Central Blvd. For general information, call (407) 836-8500 or visit www.thehistorycenter.org.