Past Events (1829)

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February 18, 2017
Saturday
  • Sip, Shop & Stroll

  • Feb 18, 2017 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
  • Location: Munn Park
  • Description:

    Shop, Sip & Stroll Stroll around Downtown Lakeland, tasting wine and beer, and delectable goodies from area restaurants. Select restaurants, shops, salons, and spas will have special tastings, giveaways, discounts, and goodies just for you and your f

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 16, 2017
Thursday
  • I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

  • Feb 16, 2017 at 3:30pm to Feb 19, 2017 at 5:00pm
  • Location: Florida Southern College
  • Description:

    Music by Jimmy Roberts
    Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro
    Directed by Paul Bawek

    This witty Off-Broadway musical tackles modern love and relationships in all their phases: from the joys, perils, and pitfalls of the first date to marriage, children, and t

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 14, 2017
Tuesday
  • Masterworks #3: Romantic Symphony

  • Feb 14, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: The Lakeland Center
  • Description:

    Share a romantic evening with the ISO and special guest Kira Omelchenko from Florida Southern College conducting Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite and the exciting Rachmaninoff Concerto #2 in C minor for piano presented by Robert Fleitz.

    Repertoire

    S

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 13, 2017
Monday
  • Let it Be

  • Feb 13, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: Lakeland Center
  • Description:

    Direct from London’s West End and Broadway, the show that has been seen by over 2 million people worldwide is introducing a brand new show for the 2016 touring season! Relive the past from Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road, and imagine the reunion that never

  • Created by: RP Funding Center
February 9, 2017
Thursday
  • Bok After Dark featuring Geert D’hollander/Classern Quartet

  • Feb 9, 2017 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
  • Location: Bok Tower Gardens
  • Description:

    As the sun sets across Iron Mountain, discover the magic of the Gardens after dark! Like the stars, our flowers will begin to twinkle as the moon rises, little creatures start their evening serenade and lit pathways will show you the way to the Singi

  • Created by: Darren Oh
 
  • Thursday Squared Food Truck Rally

  • Feb 9, 2017 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Munn Park
  • Description:

    Come out and sample unique, delicious foods from 20+ trucks from all over central Florida. Stroll through Downtown and window shop. Drop into one of our restaurants or bars and grab a drink. Discover something new to love about Downtown Lakeland.

    Spon

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 8, 2017
Wednesday
  • Shen Yun

  • Feb 8, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: Lakeland Center
  • Description:

    5,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING
    Grace. Beauty. Energy. Adventure. Thrilling leaps and delicate, floating spins. Classical Chinese dance has it all. How is an art form that’s thousands of years old still so amazing and fun to watch? The secret is its roots

  • Created by: RP Funding Center
February 7, 2017
Tuesday
  • Quintessential Brass

  • Feb 7, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Florida Southern College
  • Description:

    FSC Faculty Brass Quintet

    Back by popular request, the members of FSC’s Faculty Brass Quintet have chosen works for tonight’s performance that each believes to be a quintessential part of the brass quintet repertoire. Covering a gamut of styles, techn

  • Created by: Darren Oh
 
  • Shen Yun

  • Feb 7, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: Lakeland Center
  • Description:

    5,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING
    Grace. Beauty. Energy. Adventure. Thrilling leaps and delicate, floating spins. Classical Chinese dance has it all. How is an art form that’s thousands of years old still so amazing and fun to watch? The secret is its roots

  • Created by: RP Funding Center
 
  • Masterworks 3: Tea & Symphony

  • Feb 7, 2017 from 1:45pm to 3:00pm
  • Location: The Lakeland Center
  • Description:

    During these pre-concert lectures, Maestro Mark Thielen takes audiences on a journey into the life & times of the featured composer, identifying themes in the music and offering insight into the processes that created familiar master works.

    Location: 

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 5, 2017
Sunday
  • Founder’s Day Weekend Celebration

  • Feb 5, 2017 from 6:00am to 12:00pm
  • Location: Bok Tower Gardens
  • Description:

    The historic Yellin gates will be open for visitors to cross the moat. Guided tours of the Singing Tour exterior highlighting its history, artistry, architecture and construction, followed by a half-hour carillon concert and historical display.

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 4, 2017
Saturday
  • Founder’s Day Weekend Celebration

  • Feb 4, 2017 at 6:00am to Feb 5, 2017 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Bok Tower Gardens
  • Description:

    The historic Yellin gates will be open for visitors to cross the moat. Guided tours of the Singing Tour exterior highlighting its history, artistry, architecture and construction, followed by a half-hour carillon concert and historical display.

    Saturd

  • Created by: Darren Oh
February 3, 2017
Friday
  • Smoke on the Water

  • Feb 3, 2017 at 2:00pm to Feb 4, 2017 at 1:30pm
  • Location: Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club
  • Description:

    Benefit for the Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs of East Polk: Haines City, Lake Wales & Winter Haven.

    Annual BBQ fest featuring great food, music, ski show, kids area. Saturday 10-5:30 pm, $1 donation Kids 12 and under FREE. Premier parking is $5. 

  • Created by: Today & Tonight Magazine
January 31, 2017
Tuesday
  • World Music: Cultures, Customs, And Colors

  • Jan 31, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Florida Southern College
  • Description:

    Fen-Fang Chen, director and pipa
    Dave Coash, percussion; Stacey McColley, clarinet; Beth Gibbs, voice

    In an exciting evening dedicated to the exploration of music beyond Euro-American cultures, these faculty artists will draw on national, regional, an

  • Created by: Darren Oh
 
  • Kingston Trio

  • Jan 31, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: Lakeland Center
  • Description:


    In 1957 THE KINGSTON TRIO emerged from San Francisco's North Beach club scene to take the country by storm, bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the mainstream for the first time. During the late 50’s & early 60’s, the Trio enjoye

  • Created by: RP Funding Center
January 30, 2017
Monday
  • Original Stars of American Bandstands

  • Jan 30, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Location: Lakeland Center
  • Description:

    In 1959 one man had an idea…Hire some buses, load up the brightest stars and a generation’s greatest sounds and take the show on the road.  Now THE ORIGINAL STARS OF AMERICAN BANDSTAND are back on the bus.  These are the artists and this is the music

  • Created by: RP Funding Center
January 27, 2017
Friday
  • Mindful Leadership Workshop

  • Jan 27, 2017 from 8:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: Polk Museum of Art
  • Description:

    Business consultant, executive coach and retreat leader Emily Rogers will lead a Mindful Leadership Workshop for our local professionals. Please join us as we learn ways to realize our full potential in purposeful, creative, and balanced ways. Free.

  • Created by: Lorrie Delk Walker
January 24, 2017
Tuesday
  • Lake Mirror Historic Tour

  • Jan 24, 2017 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm
  • Location: Kryger Park
  • Description:

    “From Past to the Present,” with Presenter Stacy Smith is a tour of historic Lake Mirror held on the fourth Thursday of every month.

    This is the tale of a lake at the center of downtown Lakeland and the people, buildings and businesses that have grace

  • Created by: Darren Oh