TODAY: Musical Mayhem Family Day At The Orange County Regional History Center

Today, Saturday, December 3, between 10 am and 3 pm, The Orange County Regional History Center is hosting a Family Day to coincide with their new exhibition, Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground.

Rock out with the whole family and explore Central Florida’s fascinating musical past!

Plus everyone who attends today will enjoy exciting activities engaging crafts for all ages throughout the museum.

Get your body moving with fun dance games, make a pet “punk” rock to take home, design your own pins and stickers to express yourself just like they did in the underground music scene, and more!

Admission is free all day!

This program is funded in part through a Florida Humanities Community Project Grant in partnership with the Historical Society of Central Florida.

Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground

Between 1985 and 2001, the Orlando concert promoter Figurehead invigorated the musical landscape in Central Florida.

This special exhibition, Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground, tells the story of how the company helped grow the local scene with a focus on underground rock music and the club circuit.

Utilizing the extensive Figurehead archive, now part of the Orange County Regional History Center’s permanent collection, the exhibition showcases an impressive display of eye-catching and jaw-dropping concert posters that capture the energy and drive of this era.

Musical acts featured include Black Flag, Jonathan Richman, and Drivin N Cryin, hometown favorites Seven Mary Three and Rob Thomas, and many more.

Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground provides a glimpse into what made this time in the Orlando area so memorable – the bands and the clubs, the community and the chaos.