In a very late entry to this year's Picks, we can't let this flock go without mention. From the delightfully sideways brain of Brendan O'Connor and the sounds-weird-let's-do-it mentality of the Creative City Project comes "Big City Birds," an installation of 16 neon-hued inflatable pigeons perched on various downtown rooftops, presented as part of the Downtown Development Board's DTOLive initiative to "increase community engagement." The birds touched down the same week we went to press on this issue (so mea culpa if an inflatable disaster happens after publication), but earned their spot here by dint of the immediate furious explosion of commentary. Is it an invitation to ponder the resilience and adaptability of urban wildlife? A commentary (or simply a me-too ploy) on the way tourism marketing has been reduced to a series of selfie opportunities? A waste of public money? A nose-tweak to the haters? Whatever the intent — and there are surely multiple at work — it made you look. And it made us smile.

through Oct. 17, downtownorlando.com/dtolive, creativecityproject.com, instagram.com/bkeepz

Winner: CityArts, downtownartsdistrict.com/cityarts

2nd: College Park Gallery collegeparkgallery.com

3rd (tie): Snap! Orlando snaporlando.com

3rd (tie): Hollerbach's Art Haus, hollerbachsarthaus.com

Winner: Orlando Fringe Festival, orlandofringe.org

2nd: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org

3rd: EPCOT Festival of the Arts, disneyworld.disney.go.com

Winner: Les Vixens Burlesque, lesvixens.com

2nd: Corsets and Cuties, corsetsandcuties.com

3rd: Mystix Burlesque, mystixburlesque.com

Winner: Orlando Ballet, orlandoballet.org

2nd: Phantasmagoria, phantasmagoriaorlando.com

3rd: Chance 2 Dance, chance2danceinc.org

Winner: Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com

2nd: Orlando Film Festival, offvirtual.com

3rd: Freak Show Horror Movie Festival, freakshowfilmfest.com

Winner: Benjamin Ptashinsky-Skinner, instagram.com/equityben

2nd: Carlos Navarro, iamcarlosnavarro.com

3rd: Tymisha Harris, facebook.com/tymisha.harris

Winner: Owl Goingback, owlgoingback.com

2nd: Ilene Lieber, zoeysadventuresbooks.com

3rd: Vanessa Frances, instagram.com/faaemusic

Winner: Ivanhoe Park Brewing "Solar Bears" by Chill Artistry, ivanhoeparkbrewing.com

2nd: Redlight Redlight and Grandma Party "Granny Panties" by Featherhead Studio, instagram.com/redlightredlight

3rd: Persimmon Hollow "Daytona Dirty Blonde" by Clark Orr, persimmonhollowbrewing.com

Winner: Rauce Padgett, facebook.com/raucepadgettcomedy

2nd: Ryan Holmes, realradiomonsters.com/ryan-holmes

3rd: Sabrina Ambra, sabrinaambra.com