Author: Jay Boyar

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Escapism is the message at the Winter Park Playhouse, which has a musical mission and a family feel. And not surprisingly, people love it.
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Winter Park has always been a bookish sort of place. Now, with a new director in place, the town’s intellectual epicenter is poised to grow, change and remain relevant.
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Liz Tiedtke practically grew up at Enzian. Now she’s stepped up to help run the Maitland moviehouse, where she’s spearheading a major expansion while keeping film buffs happy.
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When Laurence Ruggiero left a stormy but successful stint at the Ringling Museum, he’d barely heard of Louis Comfort Tiffany. But Hugh McKean felt he’d found the right man to protect and enhance this cultural treasure.
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The Maitland Art Center is seeking designation as a National Historic Landmark. But no one needs to tell Central Floridians that this other-worldly outpost is an irreplaceable cultural treasure.
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At Crealde, everybody can learning to draw, paint, sculpt, shape, bind, etch and photograph. It has provided an artistic outlet for four decades and counting.