As if the fantastic Mills 50 area of Orlando doesn't already offer enough to do, eat, drink, and shop, Thursdays now offer a whole new reason to brave I-4 and head on down: the NiFTE!

See thsoe people? They are going to change the way downtown Orlando experience art when they create the Mills 50 Urban Art Museum -- the city's first wall-less and permanent art museum. It's a collaboration between Process Architecture, Jai Gallery, Marcos Cruz, and Mills50, and here is their mission:

• Providing Orlando streets with a free quality art experience: impromptu, meaningful, respectful of the art, artist, audience and its environment.
• Reclaiming the streets and beautifying neglected areas of the city, making them interesting to look at, by transforming eyesores into artworks and even putting them on the map of must-see places for art lovers.
• Ultimately help bring Orlando where it needs to be as a true cultural city on the international stage.

There is currently a kickstarter running for the project -- with only 49 hours to go, it has already exceeded its initial goal of $4400, but there is still time to make a pledge and get exclusives including invites to the opening party and limited edition artwork commemorating the occasion. All funds above the initial $4400 will go toward future installations for the museum.

An exotic and festive afternoon awaits you Sunday, February 5, with a Lunar New Year celebration at the Mills 50 district. Along with a parade featuring lion and dragon dances, there will also be a wide array of delicious Asian foods, taiko drummers, martial arts demonstrations, arts and crafts, and so much more!

The parade begins at 11:00am on Hillcrest between Hampton and Mills, and the festivities continue until 3:00pm at 634 N. Mills Avenue (Colonial Photo and Hobby parking lot). Limited $10 VIP front row parade seating is also available.

For more information, visit Mills50.org.

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