Best Of 2015

Image: Best Arts Event/Festival
1. Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, orlandofringe.org

2. Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org

3. Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com

Image: Best Recurring Arts Nights

1. Thornton 2nd Thursday Wine & Art Walk, thorntonparkdistrict.com

2. 1st Thursdays at Orlando Museum of Art, omart.org

3. Third Thursday Gallery Hop – Downtown Arts District, orlandoslice.com

Image: Best Arts Advocate
1. Blue Star

2. Pat Greene

3. Terry Olson

Image: Best Burlesque Troupe
1. Peek-A-Boo Burlesque, stardustorlando.com

2. VarieTease, thevenueorlando.com

3. Polylust Burlesque, polylust.tumblr.com

Image: Best Comedy (club, group or night)
1. SAK Comedy Lab, 29 S. Orange Ave., 407-648-0001, sak.com

2. Improv Orlando, 9101 International Drive, 407-480-5233, theimprovorlando.com

3. Shit Sandwich at Bull & Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St., shit-sandwich.com

Image: Best Film Festival or Series
1. Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com

2. Uncomfortable Brunch, uncomfortablebrunch.com

3. Love Your Shorts, loveyourshorts.com

Image: Best Library
1. Orlando Public Library (OCLS main branch), 101 E. Central Blvd., 407-835-7495, ocls.info

2. Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, 407-623-3300, wppl.org

3. Maitland Public Library, 501 S. Maitland Ave., Maitland, 407-647-7700, maitlandpubliclibrary.org

Image: Best Local Visual Artist
1. Betsy Johnson, betsyjohnson.net

2. Andrew Spear, spearlife.com

3. Boy Kong, facebook.com/boy.kong

Image: Best Local Author
1. Billy Manes

2. Teege Braune

3. Vanessa Blakeslee

Image: Best Local Poet/Spoken Word Artist
1. Ashley Inguanta

2. Tod Caviness

3. Shawn Welcome