Mental Health Matters Night at Tiger Tow...
Posted by AFSP, Central Florida Chapter on May 4, 2012 in Blogging, Health/Fitness, Lakeland, Uncategorized | 0 comments
Mark your calendars now for the 3rd Annual Mental Health Matters Night at Tiger Town on Saturday, May 26, 2012.
Our mental health is just as important as our physical health, but where do we learn about taking exquisite care of our mental health? Mental Health Matters is a collaboration of agencies and organizations within our own community. They want you to know that their...
Citizen CPR presents the Beat Goes On
Citizen CPR is hosting a heart-healthy event on May 17th called The Beat Goes On. The event will feature catering from Bone Fish Grill, Red Door, Bay Street Bistro, and Chalet Suzanne. The food will all be good for your time-keeper, and a $20 donation at the door will get you all the food and [...]Art in AgriCulture this Saturday!
Platform Art presents their 19th Art Party, which features Art in AgriCulture. It will be held this Saturday, April 28 from 7-11 p.m at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. There will be performance art, videos, paintings, visual art and more, and the new ceramic mural on the Orange Street bridge will also be unveiled. Check it [...]SPCA 5K raises hope for the animals
The sad fact is, animals are abused and abandoned by their owners every day. Luckily, the SPCA Inc. of Lakeland has been helping these animals by providing shelter, rehabilitation and medical care, and now they’re reaching out to the community with a 5K fundraiser. The 5K is on April 21 around Lake Hollingsworth. The run [...]Things To Do In Lakeland FL – Annu...
Things To Do In Lakeland FL – Annual Lakeland Swan Derby – Free Family Event – April 27, 2012 There is always great things to do in Lakeland Florida, wether it is attend First Fridays, Farmer’s Market, spend time at Common Ground or take part at the annual Lakeland Swan Derby at beautiful Lake Mirror. This is happening just a week before the Kentucky Derby,...Zany poet to perform in Lakeland
Love performance art? Love poetry? Don’t like either, but feel like taking your significant other to a cultured event so you seem worldly and intelligent? Check out poet Phyllis McEwen at the Lakeland Public Library on April 25! McEwen is a poet and instructor at the University of South Florida who co-founded the Black Madonna [...]Just Between Friends consignment sale
Just Between Friends will be having a huge consignment sale from April 13-15 in Sikes Hall at the Lakeland Center. JBF has children’s consignment clothing, maternity wear, toys, cribs and more and will be offering up to 70% off. For easy access, park in Lot 6 and use Entrance 2. Check out the sale this [...]Sofa Kings will headline for Lakeland’s ...
Earth Day is April 22, and this year Lakeland has planned a celebration on the Lake Mirror Promenade from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. Local talents The Sofa Kings will be featured at the celebration, as will other acts that all focus on conservation and adopting a green lifestyle. If you’ve been to any Lakeland [...]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 [...]Upcoming food truck events!
What makes food trucks so cool? Is it their easy mobility, or the way they show up at all the big events, or just the idea of getting awesome food from a truck window? Whatever the reason, people just love food trucks. Lakeland has its own food trucks, of course, like Taco Xpress on Highway [...]PicassoZ goes dark for Earth awareness
This Saturday, hundred of millions of people will live and work in darkness for one hour to support the Earth. PicassoZ Art Cafe and the adjoining Tea Largo in the Lakeside Village will be among them. The event, called Earth Hour and taking place from 8:30 to 9:30 on March 31, began in Australia in [...]St Patty’s Day street party!
Looking for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration? Look no further than downtown Lakeland! This Saturday, The Gym, Molly’s and Hurricane Alley will be hosting a St. Patty’s Day street party. Starting at 6, South Kentucky will close down and people bedecked in four-leaf clovers and “Kiss me, I’m Irish” shirts will be strolling around with a [...]Upcoming Art Fairs!
Artists looking to display and sell their work are in luck! Four art fairs are coming up all within the next few months, and artists can submit their artwork or set up booths for all of them. This also applies to you if you’re looking to buy some cool jewelry, artwork or refinished furniture. Dixieland Spring [...]Pigfest featured on BBC America Show!!
Posted by Meg Welch - YLakeland.com on Feb 29, 2012 in Blogging, Lakeland, syndicated | Comments Off
Lakeland’s own Pigfest was featured on BBC America’s show, Jamie’s American Roadtrip! It’s awesome to see our town featured for such a unique event! Unfortunately we missed the episode, but one of our readers sent us a link to a YouTube clip that features the Lakeland portion. Check it out! Special thanks to Sarah Nederveld [...]
Family Friendly Places to Hang Out in La...
Family Friendly Places to Hang Out in Lakeland Family Friendly Places to Hang Out in Lakeland Get more Lakeland news and information at LakelandLocal.comHow to Train Your Dragon at the Promenad...
Pics on the Promenade will be playing How to Train Your Dragon on March 5th. Attendance is free and the movie starts at dusk on the Lake Mirror promenade. C’mon, you know you want to watch an adorable movie about dragons who strongly resemble very large cats!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.!Strawberry Festival is almost here
Posted by Kelsey Tressler - YLakeland.com on Feb 20, 2012 in Blogging, Entertainment, syndicated | Comments Off
The time for chocolate-dipped strawberries, strawberry shortcake, strawberry jam and a hundred other kinds of strawberry products is almost upon us. That’s right; The Florida Strawberry Fest is 10 days away! The fun starts on March 1 at 10:00 a.m., and continues through March 11. Tickets have been on sale since Dec. 5, and the [...]
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 [...]Stuff your face—with pancakes
The 54th annual Pancake Festival is taking place this Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All day long, the Kiwanis Club will be serving up piping hot pancakes and sausage for the masses—I’m hungry already. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door. That’s right, $5 all-you-can-eat pancakes! The [...]From the Publisher, Marialice Quinn
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