Great Dates Orlando

Slow Family Living

2013-05-21T08:34:00-04:00

I recently read the book Slow Family Living by Bernadette Noll. Within its 200 pages are 75 ideas for slowing down, connecting, and creating more joy. Sounds pretty great, right? Besides stellar ideas for bringing more sanity into my own...

Saturday Mornings in Downtown Winter Garden

2013-05-17T15:07:17-04:00

Last Saturday I was in downtown Winter Garden for a photography class. Rather than sit in a classroom and talk about taking pictures, we wandered along Plant Street and took them. Besides upping my photog skills, I also left that...

Win 2 VIP Tickets to Velvet Sessions + Dinner at the Hard Rock Hotel

2013-05-16T13:55:55-04:00

Each month, Great Dates Orlando sends a different couple on an awesome date night. The pair becomes the "Couple at Large" and are charged with reporting back to readers the details of their night. You may recall that I am...

Happy Hour Deals + Mimosa Flights at Eola Wine Company

2013-05-15T17:07:15-04:00

By Tisha Mccray Happy hours are a great way to try new places while watching your pennies. I love finding great happy hours, but I feel an extra sense of victory when I find a happy hour that none of...

Cirque du Soleil Presents Quidam at UCF Arena May 15 - 19

2013-05-14T09:58:35-04:00

Cirque du Soleil, the international phenomenon, will bring its critically- acclaimed production, Quidam, to Orlando from May 15 to 19 at UCF Arena for eight unforgettable performances. Quidam had its world premiere in Montreal under the Big Top in April...

Fringe Festival = 14 Days of Date Nights

2013-05-13T15:51:16-04:00

The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival returns once again May 15-28 showcasing roughly 500 uncensored and non-juried performances at various venues in and around the Loch Haven Park area, just north of downtown Orlando. Founded on the concept of offering...

deep blu seafood grille at Wyndham Bonnet Creek

2013-05-10T15:53:57-04:00

There is no shortage of great restaurants within Walt Disney World Resort’s 40 square miles. Places like Victoria and Albert’s, Fulton’s Crab House, and California Grill will come to mind, but the area’s breakout favorite in the last 12 months...

Win 2 VIP Tickets to the 20th Florida International Beer Festival

2013-05-08T22:15:23-04:00

WINNER: Jennifer Scott 55 different breweries will be represented at this year’s Florida International Beer Festival, Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 5pm-9pm at Heritage Square (next to the Orange County History Center in downtown Orlando). Besides unlimited samples of beers...

Starlit Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides in Celebration

2013-05-07T15:29:09-04:00

I’ll be the first to admit it: Celebration is quite a hike for date night. But the Pleasantville town with its charming lakefront Town Center is worth a visit, at least once, for date night. Besides being a great place...

Chocolate Making and Wine Pairing Class

2013-05-06T21:23:24-04:00

Chocolate and wine… it’s a match made in heaven. We’re bringing the two worlds together for a very special Chocolate Making and Wine Pairing class on Saturday, May 18 at Farris and Foster’s Chocolate Factory’s Baldwin Park location. Beginning at...