Saturday at The Fancy Flea
Posted by Rebecca Thompson on May 1, 2012 in Arts, Lakeland, Organization, syndicated | Comments Off
Did you stop by the Fancy Flea Vintage Home & Garden show this past weekend in Downtown Lakeland?
This semi-annual flea market is one of the Top 10 in the country and was the biggest show to date. Vendors from all over set up shop at this event, and shoppers strolled the streets of Lakeland browsing through the vintage clothing, fabulous furniture, hand-made jewelry, original...
Soaking Up the Local Culture
Posted by Rebecca Thompson on Apr 23, 2012 in Arts, Lakeland, Organization, syndicated | Comments Off
This Week:
April 23-29
Southeastern University Choral Concert
Date: Monday, April 23
Venue: First Presbyterian Church – Lakeland
-This Southeastern University Choral Concert will take place Monday, April 23 at First Presbyterian Church in Lakeland.
ISO “Tea and Symphony”
Date: Tuesday, April 24
Venue: The Lakeland Center
-The Tuesday before each Masterworks concert, enjoy...
First Friday: Downtown cares!
This week is First Friday, and downtown Lakeland is showing how much it cares! Non-profit organizations will be setting up booths and displaying their good work to the community. As always, shops and restaurants will stay open later, streets will be closed off and crowds will gather to take in the non-profit fun. Come out [...]Soaking Up the Local Culture
This Week: April 2-8 Detroit Tigers Spring Training Date: April 2 Venue: Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland -The Tigers take on the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:05 p.m. in their last home game of 2012 Spring Training. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific Date: Monday, April 2 Venue: The Lakeland Center -A musical based on the 2008 Tony Award winning Lincoln Center Theater production,...Just Dance, It’ll be okay (on your walle...
If you’re looking to learn ballroom dance, pick up a few hip-hop moves or just find a new way to exercise, you should check out the dance studio Just Dance at 124 South Kentucky Avenue. Just Dance offers a wide variety of different classes, from ballroom to Latin to country to hip-hop. There’s also adult [...]AfriCreations: A crochet lover’s dream
So, we all know crocheting is wildly popular and leads to adorable accessories, but did you know there’s a crocheting artisan right here in Lakeland? Delores Chamblerin started her own crocheting brand called AfriCreations, and she makes anything from purses to hats to personalized items for her customers. She says that a lot of people [...]In Search of the Perfect Pumpernak
In Search of the Perfect Pumpernak In Search of the Perfect Pumpernak Get more Lakeland news and information at LakelandLocal.comStudent Video: Downtown Lakeland
FSC student Michelle Maldonado put together a really nice video about living in downtown Lakeland. Michelle is a junior majoring in broadcast communication with a minor in psychology. In her spare time she likes to film and edit parodies of popular shows, create comedic newscasts, and put together inspirational video projects for her church. Her [...]Tonight is the (Bike) Night
Motorcycles are about to take over Downtown Lakeland! Tonight, get ready for a 10 class bike show, streets full of vendors and shops that are open extra late. The fun starts at 6 p.m.!Metal animal sculptures pop up along Lem...
There are new sculptures along the Lemon Street Promenade! These sculptures are by artist Doug Makemson, and they’re animal figures built out of machine and metal parts. They’re really, really cool looking, and they also look like they might come alive at any moment. The sculptures be on display for the next year, so check [...]Student video: Chalk for Charity
Posted by Kelsey Tressler - YLakeland.com on Feb 21, 2012 in Blogging, Lakeland, syndicated | Comments Off
FSC student Shannah Bober put together a lovely video the Chalk for Charity, which took over Lemon St on Feb. 4. Shannah is a second-year student who loves taking pictures and reading. Once Shannah graduates, she would like to work behind the scenes at CNN.
Happy birthday to me!
Guess what today is? If you said “two days after Valentine’s Day”… well, you’d be right, but let’s put away the half-eaten chocolates and wilting flowers and talk about the things that really matter—like my birthday. That’s right, folks, today is my 22nd birthday! And in honor of this most auspicious day, I’m making a [...]Get ready for Brewz Crewz!
Brewz Crewz is upon us! This Saturday, over 75 different types of craft beers will be flooding Munn Park. Tickets to the festival are $30, and once you’ve paid, you get to drink as much beer, eat as much food and listen to as much live music as you want. The Brewz Crewz goes from [...]Drinking on a budget
Alright, so we all know what it’s like. We want to go out, buy a few drinks and have fun with our friends, right? Only it’s getting towards the end of the month, the paycheck is dwindling, and when it comes to food and entertainment, it’s becoming an either/or situation. So if you’re a college [...]Lemon St. will be all chalked up
Lemon Street is about to be converted into a chalk art gallery on Feb. 4 for the first annual Chalk For Charity. Tomorrow, both professional and novice artists will be scraping the streets with chalk and liquid tempera. The money raised will go to the Lakeland Knights of Columbus Global Wheelchair Mission and The Lakeland [...]First Friday supports the arts
I mentioned it last post, but in case you missed it, First Friday is coming up this Feb. 3! This month’s theme is local artists, from musicians to painters to photographers and everything in between. Booths will be set up to display art and sell merchandise. There will be free swing dance lessons at Just [...]Mitchell’s isn’t just for coffee
Mitchell’s Coffee House has been brewing up coffee for 13 years, but that’s not the only service it offers. Owners Michelle and Mitchell Harvey have converted their cafe into part coffee shop, part gallery and part game station. The paintings hanging on the wall this month are the work of Cheryl Dossey. Michelle likes [...]Arts in AgriCulture to Happen April 28
In celebration of Polk County’s long and rich agricultural history and Earth Month, Platform Art, Inc. is hosting their 19th art party Art in AgriCulture April 28 in downtown Lakeland from 7 to 11 p.m. Platform Art parties are famous in Lakeland for bringing together various forms of art to one location. Visual art, short films, sound, and performance pieces focusing on Polk...Happy Eating offers chinese food favorit...
Looking for new restaurants to try? A Chinese restaurant called Happy Eating just opened downtown. The new restaurant is located right on the corner of South Kentucky and Lemon. With quick service and good prices, the restaurant was already packed with people just a few days after its opening. The line stretched out from the [...]Beer, wine and shopping, oh my!
Posted by Kelsey Tressler - YLakeland.com on Jan 13, 2012 in Blogging, Lakeland, syndicated | Comments Off
The Black Swan Bazaar is already a pretty amazing store. Its shelves are packed full of antique and consignment items, and it also sells handmade goods and jewelry from a variety of local artisans. And now, it plans to start serving wine and beer. The store, which is located on Kentucky Avenue downtown, is in [...]
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