"Entrepreneurial and wild-ass spirit." ~ Margot Knight, Djerassi Program

"You're crazy!" ~ Mark Baratelli, TheDailyCity

Think of it as local, sustainable art;  thirteen events in 2013, written, produced or curated by me to share with the Orlando community and online around the world. 45 local artists - actors, musicians, directors, tech people, writers, chefs - will work with me on this project, and if can we show local theaters and music venues that audiences really do want original plays and hear musicians playing their own compositions, maybe we'll see more investment in local, original arts. Come play with us! ~ Joseph Reed Hayes

Brian Groder; Tonino Miano; Heather Friedman; Lulu Picart; Tim Franklin; Jennifer Greenhill-Taylor; Julie Compton; Summer Rodman; Jason Cook, Ian Cook, Kyle Jones (The Cook Trio); Vincent Gagliano; Luis Guerrero; Keegan Matthews, Nathan Colbert, David Incorvaia, Sarah Lynch, David Vanegas (Sam Byck and the Tricky Dickies); Gregory Zabel; Doug Mathews; Alejandro Arenas, Mark Feinman, John O'Leary, Jun Bustamante (La Lucha); Benoit Glazer; Chris Rottmayer; Sylvia Vicchiullo. More to come.

Lowndes Shakespeare Center; Orange Studio; University Club of Winter Park; Cobb Plaza Cinema; Taste CP; Downtown Credo; UCF Jazz Studies; Timucua White House; Hannibal's on the Square, Hawkers Asian Street Fare

With 29 productions and readings of his plays from coast to coast and three countries in the past decade, playwright, freelance writer, jazz producer, photographer and performance artist Joseph Hayes has written about food, travel and the arts for print and online publications for more than 15 years. As producer of the Jazz On Edge series since 2008, he has spotlighted the best of Orlando's vibrant jazz scene. In 2012 he was awarded a United Arts Professional Development Grant to create the groundbreaking House Theater Project series of live-streamed original theater works, and completed a successful Kickstarter campaign to launch 13in13. He is the dining critic and feature writer for Orlando Magazine.