Miss Charming™ Events
2010
Catch her January 25th and 26th at the Cheers convention in Miami. Facebook photos of the event here.
Miss Charming™ will be attending New York City’s first ever multi-day event celebrating the history, contemporary culture, and artful craft of the cocktail. Part festival, part fête, part conference, part cocktail party, the Manhattan Cocktail Classic brings together the unparalleled talents and opportunities of the bars, bartenders, and restaurants of our great city for five days of activities, both educational and celebratory in nature, championing the common ideals of authenticity, equality, sustainability, service, and pleasure. (There will be some drinking involved, too.)
The Gala Friday night from 9-til Miss Charming will be attending the kick-off event called, The Gala. The Gala promises to be a fairly rollicking good time for all cocktail enthusiasts, professionals, and persons neither enthusiastic nor professional but possessing at least a begrudging appreciation for a good stiff drink now and again. It takes place at the New York Public Library and will have some of the world's greatest mixologists shaking up dozen upon dozens of different cocktails, world-renowned chefs creating elaborate food pairing dishes, live musical performances and there might be wild and/or slightly scandalous performance art as well as some unexpected twists and turns along the way through this wacky little party spanning four stories and two city blocks of space.
The Three Hour Tour Around the world in Five Cocktails...presented by The Tippling Point with 10 Cane Rum, Ardbeg Scotch, Belvedere Vodka, Hennessy Cognac, and Grand Marnier Sunday, May 16, 5:30-9pm, Pier 60- Chelsea Piers On Sunday, May 16th, Miss Charming will set sail into the sunset on the Royal Princess Cruise Liner and slowly drift away to distant lands of luxury. Let the warm breeze take you around the world, admiring breathtaking views of New York City as you indulge in delicious cocktails made by some of the country’s most talented bartenders: Jacqueline Patterson of Heaven’s Dog (San Francisco), Thomas Waugh of Death & Co. (New York City), John Lermayer of The Florida Room (Miami), Richard Boccato of Dutch Kills & Pain Killer (New York City) and Danny Valdez of Cure (New Orleans). Pause on this majestic journey and use your passport to enter some of the world's most intriguing ports: sip authentic 10 Cane Rum in tropical Trinidad, Ardbeg Scotch in mythical Islay, Belvedere Vodka on the banks of the Baltic Sea, and indulge in Hennessy Privilege in the sunny South of France and Grand Marnier in lively Paris.
Miss Charming will be attending the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. |
Catch Miss Charming at Tales of the Cocktail 2010 July 21st - 25th. She will be staying at the Hotel Monteleone.
Wednesday On Wednesday, July 21st, Miss Charming™ will be in the Tales of the Cocktail gift shop from 11am-1pm selling her hand crafted cocktail jewelry.
Thursday
The Fine Art of Crafting Your Own Charm, Magic, and Flair Behind the Bar
La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom | Hotel Monteleone • July 22 • 3-4:30pm.
Facebook event page.
You are invited to 90 minutes of entertainment, interaction, and information led by three of the world's top entertaining bartenders with reputations of over-exceeding guests expectations with charm, magic, and flair. As well as being entertained with magic by an award-winning bar magician, you’ll learn a brief history of bar amusements that have existed from ancient times to present day, several easy-to-master bar amusements, and attention getting low-risk flair moves anyone can do so you can learn the art of crafting your own charm, magic, and flair behind the bar.
Expect lots of surprises and freebies in this fun for all event
Doc Eason
Doc Eason was the feature bar magician at John Denver's World Famous Tower Comedy/ Magic Bar in Snowmass VIllage, CO bar for 20 years. In 2004, The 37th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show named Doc, Bar Magician of the Year. This yearly award show is held at the famous Magic Castle located in Hollywood CA, which features the best of the best in the magic business for their performances in a venue known for demanding perfect skills, new effects, cutting-edge execution, and the polish expected from the top acts of any performing arts. Doc was also instrumental in establishing the WC Fields bar located in the Inner Circle of the Magic Castle as a performing venue while working at The Magic Castle as well. Doc is widely recognized as one of the premier bar magicians of our time. He has lectured on the subject to magicians all over the US as well as Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway and most recently Japan. He is also a corporate entertainer, a lecturer, public speaker, author, teacher, consultant and recently was involved in the Fox TV show "Masters of Illusion". He talks to corporate and association groups about "The Therapy of Laughter" and connecting with customers. His remarkable memory for names is just one of his trademarks.
Dean Serneels
Dean Serneels – Flairco's Mad Mixologist Flairco's Mad Mixologist, Dean Serneels is the inventor of the Flairco Brand of bar products and training DVD's. He is also a professional magician and award winning flair bartender that has shared his creativity and knowledge with literally 1000's of bartenders from around the world. Serneels has appeared on National Commercials, the Food Network Challenge and on CMT's Search for the Ultimate Coyote. As an award winning cocktail designer Serneels is often called upon to create cocktail menus and train bartenders in the art of presenting professional cocktails along with elements of entertainment.
Cheryl Charming
Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming from www.misscharming.com was Walt Disney World's bar trick/magic instructor for Disney's mandatory hospitality class, Quest for the Best. This position lead to her first published book by Random House, Miss Charming's Book of Bar Amusements, which contains 80 of the 1000 bar magic tricks from her collection. To date she has 10 published books and many contributions to the cocktail culture.
Spirited Dinner
Thursday night Miss Charming will be attending a Spirited Dinner. She hasn't decided which one as of yet.
Friday
Seminar: Hollywood Cocktails: Louisiana Style
Grand Ballroom North| The Royal Sonesta Hotel • July 23 • 3:30-5pm
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Lights! Camera! Action! It’s Hollywood Cajun-style. Louisiana has been the setting and location for hundreds of motion pictures through the years including classics and favorites such as A Streetcar Named Desire, Jezebel, King Creole, Easy Rider, Interview with a Vampire, Live and Let Die, and Sex, Lies, and Video Tape to name a few.
Some Movie Stars who have made Louisiana-based films include Paul Newman, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, John Travolta, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, and Vivian Leigh.
Come join this movie buff event lead by four film & drink experts; Ted Haigh, William T. Garver, Cheryl Charming, and the author of, New Orleans Goes to the Movies, Alan Leonhard.
Cocktails made with Louisiana spirits will be served.
Moderator: William T. Garver
Co-moderators: Ted Haigh, Alan Leonard, and Cheryl Charming
William T. Garver
William T. Garver Soused cinema enthusiast William T. Garver, a.k.a. garv, has shared his knowledge of cocktail-related film since 2006 through feature articles in Modern Drunkard Magazine. He is also the creator of Booze Movies: The 100 Proof Film Guide (http://www.boozemovies.com), a popular movie review website that explores the role alcohol has played in motion pictures from the silent era to the present day. His goal is that his readers will find the world of film more intoxicating than they ever imagined. Garv's website has been recommended or cited in several print and online publications including The New York Times, The Sacramento Bee, and The San Diego Reader.
Ted Haigh
Ted Haigh aka Dr. Cocktail Ted http://www.www.cocktailDB.com moonlights as a graphic designer for Hollywood films, writes on subjects pertaining to spirits, cocktails, and their histories, and collects drink seen in film. Ted is also the Curator of The Museum of the American Cocktail.
Cheryl Charming
Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming™ from http://www.www.misscharming.com has been collecting drink seen in film since she first started tending bar. She is the annual Cocktail Film Fest host held in New Orleans each spring and maintains the Cocktail Cinema Facebook group. Each year at Tales of the Cocktail she is somehow involved in an event related to cocktails and film.
Alan Leonhard
Author of the book, New Orleans Goes to the Movies and native of New Orleans, has been a movie buff all of his adult life. He is a retired professor of political science at the University of New Orleans, holds undergraduate degrees from Tulane University and a PhD from Duke University. He and his wife Ann are tour guides in New Orleans, and Alan lectures frequently on local historical topics.
On the Rocks - Complimentary Happy Hour
Friday, July 23 | 5:30-7:30 | The Nouvelle East & West Ballroom | Hotel Monteleone
Liquor. Ice. A Glass. Three ingredients. One of the simplest cocktails that can be made yet the complexity of flavors can be astounding. Join us for the “On the Rocks” happy hour as we experience 23 spirits in one of their purest forms. The best bourbons, whiskeys, tequilas and rums to name a few from around the world poured over ice for your enjoyment. If you sip the spirits slowly, they just may share a secret or two with you.
You can also meet and visit Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming™ at her hand crafted cocktail jewelry table. Her ice cube rings are hot plus she has other surprises.
Sponsored by:
Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine, Caribou Crossing, Sazerac Rye Whiskey, Maker's Mark, Karlsson's Gold Vodka, Cardenal Mendoza, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Michter's Whiskey, Benchmark, Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka, Four Roses, Casa Noble Tequila, Don Q Rum, Coole Swan, Royal Canadian, Imbibe Magazine, Gläce Luxury Ice, Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon, Yamazaki, Dewar's, Brugal, Sobieski Vodka, Eagle Rare, and Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
2009

I will be at Quest, The original International Flair Bartending Competition on November 18th, It's held at Groove Nightclub, Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida.
My birthday is at midnight so now there's an excuse for an after party! Facebook has an event page on it here.
On September 22nd I will be moving from Orlando to Indian Rocks Beach. Other beaches next to me are Clearwater, Belleair, Maderia, Treasure Island, and St. Pete. If you are in this area then lemme know!
Miss Charming will visiting the great Northwest from September 9th-21st, so if you live in any of the areas above let her know! So far she plans to visit family, Ryan Magarian, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, and Paul Harrington. She may visit Robert Hess in Seattle if time allows.
Miss Charming will be in Little Rock, AR from July 23-28th visiting family and attending her 30th high school reunion. Wanna crash her reunion to meet her? Then come to Juanita's on Friday night the 24th. On Saturday night July 25th she will be seeing Adam Lambert LIVE for the first time. Should be an exciting night because she will be in the American Idol's winner (Kris) home town/state. She doesn't really care about Kris Allen because she will be sharing her binoculars looking at Adam Lambert with her niece Alexandra. Gonna be in this area at this time? Then let Miss Charming know so she can meet you for cocktails.
Saturday July 11th • Hollywood Cocktails • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Riverview Room (Hotel Monteleone)
Please join Miss Charming, Ted Haigh, Simon Ford, Charlotte Voisey, and Marcos Tellos and explore Hollywood's finest watering holes, the cocktails that were created, the bartenders that served them and the stars that they served and cocktail culture in the movies from The Thin Man to Bond. With great cocktails served and quotes from some of your favorite movies this promises to be a fun and glamorous seminar!
Come have dinner with Miss Charming on Thursday, July 9th at The Pelican Club in New Orleans! The Pelican Club is one of the hosts for the Spirited Dinners that is put on by Tales of the Cocktail. Basically, Miss Charming will be leaving the event above (Cocktail Hour) and going straight to The Pelican Club from 8-11 PM to enjoy a distinctive menu with a range of cuisine from appetizers to desserts, served along with extraordinary cocktails of all variations and flavors. At each spirited dinner, a team of authors, mixologists, and bar-chefs have worked alongside New Orleans’ most prestigious restaurants to bring you a unique and exciting menu. The Chef is Richard Hughes and the Bar Chefs are the incredible BarMagic team headed up up Tobin Ellis. Tobin is most recently recognized for being chosen the bartender (in all of America) to challenge celebrity Chef, Bobby Flay on his Food Network TV show, Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Just check out this Cocktail & Food menu that will be served below! Call the restaurant at 504-523-1504 during the day to make a reservation. It’s $100 and includes tax and gratuity.
Pelican Club
2009 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Dinner
Bar Chefs: John Hogan, Kristen Schaefer, Tobin Ellis
- First Course -
Samba Swizzle
Zaya Rum, Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, Coconut, Fresh Lime,
Cane Syrup, Homemade Falernum, Orange Bitters
Hendrickʼs & Outlaw
Hendrickʼs Gin & Outlaw Brown Brazilian Tonic, Old-Fashioned NY-Style Seltzer, Fresh Lime
curried crab profiteroles/jamaican jerk chicken wings/conch fritters w sauce chien
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- Second Course -
Smoked Riviera
Plymouth Gin, Campari, Maraschino Liqueur infused w/ Smoked Pineapple,
Fresh Lemon, Egg White, Fee Brothers Aromatic Bitters
shrimp and scallop ceviche
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- Third Course -
Bianco Fresca
Macchu Pisco La Diablada Pisco, St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur,
Fresh Lime Sour, Old-Fashioned NY-Style Seltzer
crayfish and white bean chili
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Intermezzo: Lemon Ice w/ Habanero Peppers and frozen Partida Reposado Tequila
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- Fourth Course -
Ham & Cheese Caipirinha (don’t be scared, it’s yummy the BarMagic Team says)
Tasso cured Cuca Fresca Cachaca, Fresh Lime, Cane Sugar, Grana Padano Cheese garnish
Argentinean style hangar steak w/ chimichurra sauce and shrimp and tasso stuffed mirliton
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- Fifth Course -
(Guest’s Choice on Cocktail)
Sazerac
Martell Cognac, Sugar Cube, Peychaud Bitters, Kubler Absinthe Rinse, Lemon Twist
or
Monkey Fingers
Pampero Rum, Castries Peanut Creme, Coconut, Cream, Angostura Bitters
tres leches cake wilt bruleed banana’s and 20 yr rum whipped cream
Thursday July 9th • Cocktail Hour • 5:30 - 7:30 PM • The Presbytere (751 Chartres St)
Meet Miss Charming at the Cocktail "Carnival" happy hour at The Presbytere, a New Orleans historic landmark. Enjoy cocktails from 25 of the worlds best mixologists while exploring the Carnival exhibit. You will taste a variety of gin, tequila, whisk(e)y, vodka and rum cocktails alongside traditional New Orleans fare, and get to see Mardi Gras floats and lavish Carnival costumes while listening to a lively jazz band. Spirited sponsors include Tanqueray, Ketel One, Tequila Don Julio, Zacapa Rum, Bulliet, and Johnnie Walker. Each mixologist will serve sample-sized cocktails based on a list of spirits and liqueurs required. Miss Charming will be serving a Death by a Chocolate Covered Cherry Bulleit (pronounced bullet) as well as signing her new book, Knack Bartending Basics.
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL
Tuesday July 7th
Miss Charming arrives at the Hotel Monteleone and can be found by just asking around. Check the Carousel Bar first.
Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the The 7th annual Dunedin Craft Festival on Sat and Sun June 27-28th from 10am-5pm. Located at 271 Main St Dunedin, FL 34698
Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the The 17th annual Venice Craft Festival on Sat and Sun June 20-21st from 10am-5pm. Located at 231 W Venice Ave. Venice, FL 34285
Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the Lakeridge Winery Harvest Fest June 12-14th from 10am-5pm. Arts & Crafts, Live Music, Wine, Food, and Grape Stomping. Located atU.S. Hwy. 27, 3 miles south of Florida's Turnpike Exit 285 and 6 miles north of Clermont, FL. Approximately 25 miles west of Orlando via Hwy. 50, and 30 miles north of Walt Disney World ® via U.S. 27.
Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the 3rd annual Pepper fest. This year it's on Saturday June 6th from 10 am - 4 pm at 5010 81st Avenue North in Pinellas Park, FL. The name of the park is the England Brothers Bandshell Park. There will be spicy foods, sauces to sample, crafts, BBQ, pepper plants, and more! Map it on Google below.
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Every first Friday night in Gulfport, FL they have an Art Walk on Beach Blvd. Miss Charming will be there on Friday night, June 5th from 6pm-10pm (She will be easy to find because her booth is black and set up like a bar. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of her Cocktail Jewelry page here.) It will be on Shore Blvd in Gulfport, FL 33707. The google map is below.
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Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the Cocoa Village Summer Craft Fair on Saturday & Sunday, May 16th & 17th. (She will be easy to find because her booth is black and set up like a bar. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of her Cocktail Jewelry page here.) Historic Cocoa Village is located in old, restored downtown Cocoa between U.S. 1 and the Indian River, adjacent to State Road 520. It is 20 minutes away from Kennedy Space Center and the beaches. The address is 317 Riveredge Blvd. Cocoa, Fl. Click on the google map below.
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Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the Cotee River Seafood Festival and Bright House Networks Boat Show on Saturday & Sunday, May 9th & 10th from 10 am - 6pm. (She will be easy to find because her booth is black and set up like a bar. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of her Cocktail Jewelry page here.) This award-winning event will feature some of the areas finest seafood, Blues artists, boats, arts & crafts, and activities for the whole family. There is a river boat tour, Weeki Wachee Mermaids, Live Shark Experience, Live Blues, Boat Show, and a Corvette & Classic Car Show. Find it on the google map below.
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Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the 37th annual Art in the Park in Ormond Beach, FL on Saturday & Sunday, May 2nd & 3rd from 10am -4 pm. (She will be easy to find because her booth is black and set up like a bar. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of her Cocktail Jewelry page here.) The address is Fortunato Park, 1 John Anderson Drive, Ormond Beach, FL 32176. Click on the google map below.
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Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the 4th Annual Fox Lake Spring Craft Festival in Titusville, Fl on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 9am-4pm. Titusville is near Cocoa Beach, Fl. (She will be easy to find because her booth is black and set up like a bar. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of her Cocktail Jewelry page here.) It's located at 4400 Fox Lake Road in Titusville, Florida. They don't have a website yet. Click the google map link below to locate it.
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Miss Charming will be setting up her Miss Charming's Cocktail Jewelry booth at the St. Cloud Craft Festival on Saturday April 18th from 10am - 5pm in celebration of St. Cloud turning 100 years old. (She will be easy to find because her booth is black and set up like a bar. You can see what it looks like at the bottom of her Cocktail Jewelry page here.) Located in Central Florida just 20 minutes South of Orlando on the Florida Turnpike in Downtown St. Cloud on New York Avenue. You'll find crafters, artists, a parade, entertainment, and more! Click the google map link below to locate it.
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2nd Annual COCKTAIL FILM FEST
April 11th at the "W" New Orleans
Tales of the Cocktail and W New Orleans invite movie buffs and libation lovers to indulge in two evenings of celebrating the cocktail in three films. Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming™, cocktail author and founder of MissCharming.com, plays hostess for the silver screenings.
Film Fest hostess, Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming™ has been in the food and beverage industry since 1976, tending bar, authoring cocktail related books (9 so far), teaching bar tricks to Walt Disney World bartenders, and cocktail consulting for Brown-Forman. She is a member of The Bartenders Guild, and The Museum of the American Cocktail. She resides in Downtown Orlando and maintains the website MissCharming.com.
The Film Fest schedule is as follows:
• Saturday, April 11th, 4 p.m., King Creole
• Saturday, April 11th, 7 p.m., Dean Serneels is the Mad MXologist
• Saturday, April 11th, 8 p.m., Cocktail
• Saturday, April 11th, Midnight, Moulin Rouge
Seating for all films are dinner party style.
Saturday, April 11th
King Creole (1958)
4 pm.
This Elvis Presley summer hit of 1958 was filmed in New Orleans when he was 22 years old. The cast and crew blocked off the entire top floor of the Roosevelt Hotel (now Fairmont Hotel and soon to be Waldorf Astoria). King Creole was Elvis' last B&W film and is considered by critics to be his best. Elvis plays a nightclub busboy turned nightclub singer and even though there are many bar scenes not one single cocktail is mentioned.so we will be serving famous New Orleans cocktails including the Sazerac, Hurricane, Scarlet O'Hara, Ramos Gin Fizz, and French 75. Retro candy and popcorn will be served and popular soundtracks to look forward include Trouble, Hard Headed Woman, King Creole, New Orleans, and Dixieland Rock.
Dean Serneels is the Mad Mixologist
6-8 pm.
Come meet Dean Serneels as the Mad Mixologist! This Dean of Drinks is an Inventor, Hospitality Consultant, Entertainer, Motivator, Flipping Mixologist and owner of Flairco.com. Dean will be sharing his skills in a hands-on bottle flipping workshop and will also entertain you with his magic and moves on the bar. Dean has won over 22 bartending awards, has appeared on the FOOD Network and as the bartender trainer on CMT's Search for the Ultimate Coyote. Dean is also the creative mind behind all of the Flairco brand bartending products. Join Dean as he flips, spins and tosses the fictitious Blue Turquoise from the film, Cocktail, Pink Squirrels, and Sex on the Beaches. Landshark beer will also be available.
Cocktail (1988)
8 pm.
Cocktail finally turns 21! And what better way to celebrate this summer hit
of '88 than with dinner, drinks and a movie New York/Jamaican style! This
film kick-started modern flair bartending worldwide and introduced three hit
songs, Kokomo, Don't Worry, Be Happy and Addicted To Love. Special guest
star, Dean Serneels will be present demonstrating the moves seen in the film. We celebrate the 21st birthday with Jamaican style food and
birthday cake.
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Midnight.
Can-Can you join us for a midnight enchanting screening of this lush and visually-rich modern musical that was nominated for 8 Oscars? The Green Fairy will be upon us as we serve Lucid Absinthe in glass blown fountains at each table. Nibbles, bottled water and French wine will also be available.
April 11th • 10am - 11am Central Time
Catch Miss Charming on The Straight Pour with Mr. & Mrs. Cocktail as they talk about the 2nd Annual Cocktail Film Fest.
Pick up a copy of the April issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray then turn to the Parties 101 section. You'll see Cheryl Charming's name at the bottom of page 104 for her contributions to the article.
Meet Miss Charming at the 8th annual Cigar City Celebration at the Riverwalk in the Tampa Bay Convention Center. She'll be working the Lucid Absinthe booth.
For registration information call: 813.239.1179
events@achievetampabay.org or visit www.achievetampabay.org

If you happen to be in New Orleans on Saturday March 7th then tune in to AM 690 WIST to hear Miss Charming talking about the upcoming Cocktail Film Fest on The Straight Pour from 10-11 am CST.
Orlando Nude Nite
Thursday & Friday, February 12 & 13
Tampa Nude Nite
Thursday & Friday February 26 & 27
6 p.m. - Midnight
Come meet Miss Charming as she serves up and educates about Lucid Absinthe at the Orlando Nude Nite. Nude Nite is an art show celebrating the body beautiful through paintings, sculptures, and photos. There will be live performance, strolling musicians, and more.
LOCATIONS
Orlando: Lake Ivanhoe Row/Antique District at the corner of Virginia and Alden. 503 Brookhaven Dr. Orlando, FL 32803.
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Miss Charming will be attending the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.