Lakeland Florida 16th Annual Pigfest ...
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Lakeland Florida 16th Annual Pigfest - Tiger Town Sport Complex - January 27-28 2012
Where can you get the best barbecue around this time of the year? Lakeland Florida’s Annual Pigfest is the place to be. Not just best barbecue, best entertainment, and best playground for kids, best for all kinds of food. Best part, it is free!
Since 1997 Lakeland Florida has been the host to an...
Top Five Things To Do With Your Grandkid...
Top Five Things To Do With Grandkids Around Lakeland Florida Summer vacation, Spring break, Thanksgiving break, Winter break…. What do they all have in common? It is the time to spend with Grandkids! Whether your grandkids are young or on the verge of becoming adults, as grandparents we cannot wait to see those faces, which always brings a smile to our hearts. I’m always delighted...Things To Do Around Lakeland Florida ...
There are so many things to do in Polk County with cities such as Winter Haven and Lakeland. Legoland Florida is located in Winter Haven, FL – Polk County, which was the former ground of Cypress Gardens also known as one of the oldest Florida attractions that closed its doors in 2009. Legoland is greatly suited for kids under 13 years of age. The officials of Legoland even...Kids’ Nature Festival at Tenoroc
Posted by Marialice Quinn on Dec 2, 2011 in Entertainment, From the Publisher, Health/Fitness | 0 comments
Kid’s Nature Festival, Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tenoroc Fish Management Area (an outdoor recreation area in northeast Lakeland). Free lunch. Live native animals, fossil dig, pony rides, fishing, nature exhibits, Smokey Bear, Native American Indians, games and prizes.
Follow the signs at Tenoroc Fish Management Area office located at 3829 Tenoroc Mine Road. Sponsored...
Holiday Events 2011 – Things To Do...
Holiday Events 2011 – Things To Do In Lakeland FL Lakeland Florida is full of holiday events and things to do that bring you into the holiday spirit. Lakeland Florida is the place to be when it comes to Holiday Events and Entertainment. There are so many events going on that I want to share with you and hope you will take the time out of your busy schedule and attend some...Things To Do – Ice Skating Is Happ...
Things To Do – Ice Skating Is Happening In Lakeland Florida When I was a child, I could not wait until the lake in my hometown froze so we could strap on our skates and have fun. Young and old were having fun either skating, playing ice hockey, and curling. I spent hours on that lake ice skating with my friends and it did not matter how cold it was. Fast forward the time...Lakeland FL Harrison School for the Arts...
Lakeland FL Harrison School for the Arts – Annual Musical “White Christmas” Growing up there was not a Christmas that had gone by where my family and I sat in front of our black and white television set watching Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen in Irving Berlin’s 1954 movie classic, “White Christmas” singing one of my...PMoA Offers Day of the Dead Workshop
Lakeland FL Lake Mirror Auto Classic Fes...
Lakeland Florida – 2011 Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival from October 14 – 16, 2011 The annual Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival takes place around Lake Mirror and in the Downtown Lakeland Florida area on October 14 – 16, 2011. Best of all – it’s free! This is one of my favorite events drawing a crowd of about 35,000 people wandering around Lake Mirror viewing a...Lakeland FL Sunflower Playground –...
Lakeland FL Sunflower Playground – A Jewel for Parents of Preschool Children If you have young children between the ages three to five years, one of the coolest playground in Lakeland FL is the Sunflower Playground in Lakeland FL. I took the time recently and visited Lakeland FL Sunflower Park. Not having children or grandchildren of 3 to 5 years of age, I wondered what...Downtown Lakeland Weekend Happenings
Theatrical Dance Showcase- April 29
Southeastern University will bring its annual Theatrical Dance Showcase to the Polk Theatre in Downtown Lakeland this spring, and here’s what you will miss if you’re not there. The performance, which includes music videos, group dance numbers, live vocals, solos and duets will be held April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Last year’s event on campus was such a success, the decision was...Lakeland Florida – Botanical Holli...
Lakeland Florida – Botanical Hollis Garden Botanical Hollis Garden in Lakeland Florida is the prime location for wedding, prom, and engagement pictures. Today there were even a group of a wedding party at the garden taking pictures for the bride and groom’s wedding album. It was time for me to share some updated photographs with you that I took while walking around...Speed Boat Racing at Lake Hollingsworth
The Orange Cup Regatta tunnel boat races take place today and tomorrow on Lake Hollingsworth. Organizer Gene Engle expects at least 100 drivers to compete in tunnel and inboard boats in the American Power Boat Association sanctioned event. The Orange Cup Regatta will be the first of the season on the APBA schedule. Competition begins at 11 a.m. today and noon tomorrow.Hiking Through Time at Lake Marion Creek...
Three of my trekking buddies. By EcoBoy On Saturday, Feb. 12, we visited Lake Marion Creek/Stokes Preserve at a chilly 9 a.m. for a Trek Ten Trails Hike. Everyone was bundled up but ready to go. We hiked through the forest, marshes, scrub and hammocks where Native Americans lived for thousands of years. Yep, that’s thousands. The Seminole Nation lived there, too. Chief...150 Years and Counting – Happy Bir...
Polk County Florida Celebrates 150 Years (1861-2011) As residents of Polk County FL kick-off celebrating its sesquicentennial this Saturday February 12, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Polk County Historical Museum in Bartow FL, I’m always intrigued by the history of this beautiful county and it’s people simply because I came from a small town that just celebrated 1000...MEET ME IN POLK: You’ll Find Some ...
Pigging out will never be quite the same after you have done it at the 15th annual Lakeland Pigfest. Be prepared to eat some of the best barbecue in the southeast Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lakeland’s Tiger Town. Admission and parking are free, but buy your Pig Bucks for $1 each and buy you some good eatin’. LEGOLand Kids Corner and live entertainment. The Warrior...Get Your Heart On!–A One Night Sta...
Greetings! A wonderful event is going to happen on Saturday, February 12, and we need your help! That night will mark the official release of BILLY needs a beard’s second CD, “Slightly West of Center.” A party/concert is being held at the Polk Theatre to celebrate the event. Proceeds from the event will be shared by the Polk Theatre and The Ledger’s “Newspaper with a...Meet Me In Polk: For Indians, Antiques, ...
Catch the Spirit Of The Buffalo Pow Wow tonight through Sunday at the International Market World in Auburndale. Food, dancing, Wild West show, tee pee contest, arts and crafts, workshops, camping, buffalo grazing, drumming, more. A Wild West dinner show will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 13. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays; 4-8 p.m. Mondays...Meet Me In Polk: The Perfect Blend of Co...
The New York Times says, “Perhaps you’re one of those people who have long lamented, ‘If only Weekend at Bernie’s had been funnier.’ Your wait is over.” Barton Bishop’s “Still The River Runs,” the perfect blend of comedy and drama, is presented by Lineage Theatre’s Steve Smith & Tyler Jones Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Lakeland’s Polk Theatre. Two...From the Publisher, Marialice Quinn
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