Catch Up With Santa This Week – He...
Christmas At Pinewood Holiday Home Tour continues through Jan. 2 at Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales. Tour the 20-room, Mediterranean-style, 1930s winter retreat magnificently decorated for Christmas. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas Eve; 1-5 p.m. Christmas Day; through Jan. 2. $18 adults, $9 children, $7 members....Meet Me In Polk: The Boo’s on You ...
Just a few of your choices this weekend that will scare your pants off: Camp Fire USA Haunted House, Boo! Bash, Terror on the Lake, The Sanatorium: A Haunted Event, Terror on the Ridge: “Circus Iniquitous,” “The Disappearance of Death” and the always popular Rocky Horror Picture Show at Polk Theatre and El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration &...Have a Howling Halloween in Polk County
Polk City’s Safe Haven Halloween Event continues until 8 tonight at Freedom Park, 7750 Berkley Road. The Haunted Halloween Hayride & Happenings is tonight from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Loyce E. Harpe Park, 500 West Carter Road, Mulberry, presented by Polk County Parks & Recreation. Admission is $5 per person (kids under 2 are free) and includes: carnival games;...Healthy Red Ribbon Family Fun Planned fo...
Mark your calendar and plan to attend the 19th Annual Red Ribbon Run, the largest youth running event in Polk County, on Saturday morning, November 6, 2010, at George Jenkins High School, 6000 Lakeland Highlands Road, in Lakeland. Event registration is FREE for K-5 grade students. Participants who pre-register through their school will receive a FREE Drug Free Is Hot Red Ribbon Run...Haines City Parks & Recreation Host...
Haines City Parks & Recreation will host the 21st Annual Fall Festival on October 30th from 10:00AM-2:00PM at Railroad Park in Downtown Haines City. Entertainment will be provided all day by local schools and dance groups. The event will feature food & craft vendors, pie eating contest, children’s & adult costume contests, a pumpkin decorating contest and a cake...Freedom Walk Honors First Responders
This Sept. 11, the Marine Families of Polk County and the Polk County Veterans Council will honor those first responders with a walk in Central Park in downtown Winter Haven. The second annual Freedom Walk will take place that evening. Registration starts at 5 p.m. and the walk, led by bagpipes, will begin at 6:45 p.m. Jamie Brown, president and founder of Marine Families of Polk...Meet Me In Polk
Music aficionados will find Polk County filled with the sweet sounds of music this week. Molly McHugh’s in downtown Lakeland hosts the monthly Celtic Music Session starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. NWC Celtic Sessions Band invites all comers to join in and bring your bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, bodhran, or just your voice to sing and ears to enjoy. 111 S....Doggie Bag Boutique Summer Concert Serie...
Join The Doggie Bag & local musicians for a Paw Tappin’ good time every Saturday evening this September! Bring your owner and a deck chair and enjoy our Floribbean concert at the Doggie Bag Boutique Summer Concert Series from 7 to 9 p.m. Food and refreshments are available for you humans as well as a couple of interesting grassy areas for you. Humans unaccompanied by canine...The 2010 WhistleStop Political Rally �...
The 2010 WhistleStop Political Rally & BBQ will be held at Nora Mayo Hall on August 5. A VIP Reception will be 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Barbecue and Rally will be 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The evening will feature candidates, issues, barbecue, entertainment, and a straw ballot! The general public is welcome to come and enjoy the old-fashioned political rally filled with “red,...Lake Wales Little Theatre Presents Two-N...
As a school project and fundraiser for the Lake Wales Little Theatre several young members of our group are doing a very special two-night only event. This dinner theatre presentation of “Bedlam In Cabin B” will take place at Festival Steak and Seafood, 251 East Stuart Ave., Lake Wales, on Aug. 6 and 7. Seating is limited to 45 seats per night. Tickets can be ordered by...“How To Train Your Dragon” S...
One 6-year-old, one 7-year-old, a 9-year-old and 12-year-old all agreed that “How To Train Your Dragon” was fun and exciting; they loved the characters – Vikings and dragons alike. And three adults agreed this was a great night out for all us girls. In Dream Works’ “How To Train Your Dragon” a Viking teen named Hiccup is anxious to please his...Haines City July 4th Thunder on the Ridg...
The Haines City Parks & Recreation Department and co-sponsors 97 Country, Bright House Networks and the News Chief are gearing up for this year’s 4th of July Celebration. This event will be bigger and better than ever before. Come join in the festivities on Sunday, July 4th at Lake Eva Park in Haines City. There will be plenty of craft and food vendors, children’s...Cinco De Mayo
Join us to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at beautiful Lake Eva Park in Haines City, Sunday, May 2, from noon to 7 p.m. There will be live entertainment throughout the day on stage, food and craft vendors and activities for the kids. For more information please contact the Haines City Parks & Recreation Department at 863-421-3700.Harrison’s “Forum” To ...
The Harrison Musical Theatre Department presents Sondheim’s jovial and rambunctious, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” on Friday, Apr. 23 and Saturday, Apr. 24 at 7:30 p.m., as well as Sunday, Apr. 25 at 2:00 p.m. All performances are at the Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, 750 Hollingsworth Road, Lakeland. This...Behind the Scenes at Lake Wales Little T...
Continuing with December’s focus on directors, our director for Belongings, Denny Wittman, has been involved with LWLT for nearly 20 years, although only recently returned to the fold after a long career-induced interruption. Denny began performing in our Children’s Theatre productions back in the early 90s with Jack and the Beanstalk and The Pied Piper. Other Children’s Theatre...Lake Wales Little Theatre Spotlight
“Belongings,” by Daniel Fenton, is our fourth production of the season and is being directed by Denny Wittman. Three generations of women find themselves at a crossroads following the death of the family’s matriarch. Reeling from the loss of her grandmother, 14-year-old Katy (Lyndsey Kay) is determined to keep her grandmother’s spirit alive and promises that her home...Lake Wales Little Theatre Auditions
Auditions will be held Monday, April 26 & Tuesday, April 27, 7 p.m., for “My Son Is Crazy – But Promising” by Tim Kelly, directed by Rob Fritz. Performances will be June 18–27 Bud, a Hollywood screenwriter noted for such low budget classics as “The Return of the Radioactive Rabbit,” decides to give up life in the fast lane to buy the Ritz Apache Lodge in...What’s Happening in Polk This Week
Flowing seamlessly between Spanish and English, storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar takes her audiences on a multicultural journey of the imagination with her large repertoire of tales Thursday at the Lakeland Library. Con un poquito de sabor Latino (with a bit of Latino flavor), Ayvar blends traditional, international, and personal stories, connecting Florida’s people, languages, and...Music for Haiti
“Music for Haiti” will feature the sounds of Billy Needs a Beard (Ben Graffam, Steven Glick, Billy Lippy and Jim Bassham), Paul Mazzarella with Tom Mack and Vanessa Michelle Young, Noel Rosa, Lady Z & Ivory Touch, TAABU (featuring Derrick Buggs, Kenan Ellison, Ann Jones, Wade Clark, Ernest Martinez, Mike Crevier, Kevin Morrell, Otis Rhodes, and Clarence Maloney ), Larry...Parent’s Night Out
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT Enjoy a Valentines Day evening with that special someone…while we watch your kids! Area restaurant discounts for you; games, activities, movies, pizza and snacks for the children! Open to the public, $10 per child, ages 5-13. Saturday, February 13, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm. Magnify Credit Union, 961 E Road 540-A, Lakeland. RSVP to Laura at (863) 425-5611 ext. 117...From the Publisher, Marialice Quinn
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