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A fun family day of water relays and other activities will start at noon Saturday, June 8 on Lake Howard in Winter Haven. The "Beach Battle" fundraising event will benefit the Rotary on the Ridge Foundation. In addition to Rotary, sponsors are Tanner's Lakeside Restaurant and Bar, Paddleboard Winter Haven and Lowe's. The event will take place on the beach at Tanner's, 1006 S. Lake Howard Drive. Beach Battle will include kayak, paddleboard and cardboard boat races. Other...
Kathryn's Christian Books is hosting Downtown Summer Nights from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 31. The special event will feature live music by local musicians. A food truck, coffee, ice cream and more. Kathryn's is located at 205 E. Park Ave. in historic downtown Lake Wales. The store is part of the Lake Wales Care Center ministry....
The Polk County History Center continues its Race and Culture Lecture Series by hosting "An Evening of Jazz and Multicolored Memories" from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The evening's festivities will open with a program offered by Bartow's Community Relations Committee (CRC) to commemorate the 154th anniversary of Florida's Emancipation Proclamation, which was first read May 20, 1865, 11 days after the end of the Civil War and two years after the proclamation was issued by...
Bok Tower Gardens is offering free admission to moms on Mother's Day, Sunday May 12. The Gardens suggest treating mom to a special meal in the Blue Palmetto Café, which is offering a special smoked salmon salad and mimosas for purchase. Moms also can spin the prize wheel at The Shop for a chance to win extra discounts or a free plant. In collaboration with Bloom Box Floral, the Gardens will be selling special floral arrangements for $25 starting at 9 a.m. while they...
Jazz fans are invited to enjoy a Tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet at the Lake Wales Arts Council's Updike Hall in May. The concert will offer lively, upbeat, and soulful jazz music. The Modern Jazz Quartet was a jazz combo established in the early 1950s that played music heavily influenced by classical tunes and the blues. The group primarily consisted of John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Connie Kay. The tribute concert will feature Lake Wales Arts Center Executive...
Eagle Ridge Mall Regal Cinemas in Lake Wales will devote half of its 12 movie screens Thursday night, April 25 to the nationwide rollout of the superhero fantasy sci-fi thriller Avengers: End Game. But unlike some theaters that plan to run the movie into the wee hours and overnight, Regal will send moviegoers home before midnight. Pre-sales nationwide hit more than $120 million by Tuesday with industry experts predicting $300 million in sales for the first four days....
The Lake Wales Museum will host its next speaker series presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25. The Florida Humanities Council presentation by Andrew Frank will be Modern by Tradition: Innovation and the Transformation of Seminole Culture. Between 1700 and the present, the culture of the Florida Seminoles has remained remarkably connected to its roots while also innovating in dramatic fashion. This lecture explores this dynamic to show how the Seminoles have embraced this d...
Long a local favorite with a big reputation, Crazy Fish restaurant may have gotten even better since two ambitious young men assumed control last year. Now run by Matthew Brock and his partner, Dwayne McQuillen, their years spent managing popular Disney Springs restaurants is proving valuable as they steadily tweak the menu and atmosphere of the place. The pair purchased the restaurant last year. "Jim and Jeannie did a great job," Brock said of the former owners, who created...
NOTE: This event has been canceled due to expected bad weather. Lake Wales Live will resume the third Friday of each month starting in September. The City of Lake Wales Recreation Department presents music in the park at its third Lake Wales Live! On Friday, April 19. The free event takes place in the park across from the library at 290 Cypress Gardens Lane. The M&M Cloggers will perform at 6 p.m. followed by a musical presentation at 7:30 p.m. by Southerndipity. The event is...
Lake Wales author Palmer Wood will read excerpts from his novel Saigon Cowboy at the April 18 meeting of the Living Out Loud Poets' and Writers' Society. The society meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Melange Antiques and Art Gallery, 250 E. Park Ave. in Historic Downtown Lake Wales. Attendees are asked to bring original written material or a selection from a favorite author to share. Small snacks will be provided, but people are asked to bring their own beverages and anything...
The City of Frostproof will host a two-day barbeque celebration April 12-13, bringing people together for food, music and activities for kids. Fire it Up! Will include a barbeque contest sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and a steak contest and Kids Que sanctioned by the Steak Cookoff Association. According to the KCBS, barbecue is a uniquely American tradition. The Frostproof event at Henderson Field, 71 N. Lake Reedy Blvd. starts at 4 p.m. Friday with...
A visit to Lake Wales by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Jack E. Davis brought rich reward to a group of citizens who attended his talk at Lake Wales Library Thursday. Davis spent time answering their personal questions following his presentation. Among other accolades, Davis was awarded a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his latest work, entitled "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea." "I didn't set out to write an academic book. I like to write books that people want to read,"...
The 17th Annual Marilyn Newell Youth Music Festival will be held April 13 and 14 at the Lake Wales Arts Center. Winners will perform one of their concert pieces during a free public concert and awards ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14 in Updike Hall at the Lake Wales Arts Center, 1099 SR 60 E. Participants are between ages 11 and 18. They will perform two selections of 8-10 minutes. Singers are encouraged to sing one of their selections in a foreign language. Prizes will be...
Good food and fun are drawing crowds into the popular Crooked Bass Grill and Tavern, but there's also a fascinating bit of Babson Park history behind the success. Featuring a large and diverse menu and a full bar, the Crooked Bass is already a familiar dinner-time destination for folks in Babson Park and Frostproof, but as its reputation grows, people are making the drive from Lake Wales, Avon Park, Winter Haven, Haines City, and surrounding towns. The project of Tammy and...
The Ramon Theater in Frostproof will hold its spring murder mystery dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Lurking Down the Bunny Trail is the title of the interactive drama, where attendees try to figure out who murdered bunny breeder Barney Benson during his busiest time of year. All of the characters in the play are murder suspects, giving clues to the audience as they work together to try to solve the mystery. Tickets are $40 per person and include a catered dinner and the...
The environmental lands team at Circle B Bar Reserve is looking for volunteers to help celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day on Wednesday, April 10. The event starts from 8-11 a.m. with a gopher tortoise survey. The public can volunteer to gather data about the tortoise population by participating in a survey crew. Participants will track the tortoises by radio through the uplands, find the burrows and collect information on the numbered tortoises. Volunteers are asked to wear...
Polk County Parks & Recreation invites people to go back in time at their Good Ol' Days Folk Festival on from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday April 13 at the historic Homeland Heritage Park. Admission is free and includes live entertainment by The Rambin' Rose Trio, Lilly Jane Band and local school groups. Activities include a whip cracking contest, Kids Craft Zone, Marketplace with handcrafted goods, corn shucking contest and historic trade demonstrations. Food vendors will be on...
A 12-stop walking tour of Lake Wales is included in a free mobile application produced by the Florida Humanities Council. The Florida Stories application can be downloaded at the Apple Store or Google Play. The Lake Wales tour includes stops at the Atlantic Coast Line Depot, the Woman's Club, Lake Wales State Bank, J.T. Rhodes Building, Rhodesbilt Arcade, Post Office, Dixie Walesbilt Hotel, Lake Wales News, Bullard Building, Scenic Theater and Lake Wales City Hall. Each stop...
The Rockin' on the River fundraising event April 5-6 moved to a new location this year on the shores of Lake Pierce at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, April 5 with music by The Nathan Baldwin Band and then Darryl Worley hits the stage at 7:30 p.m. Worley will be signing autographs while BURN sets up to start their 10 p.m. performance. Saturday's festivities will start with opening ceremonies at noon with a special guest...
The Lake Wales Chorale will hold its spring concert starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 644 S. 9th St., Lake Wales. It is the final concert for Director Vince Treadway. This Spring concert will feature many classical favorites as well as world-premier compositions from Treadway. The performance includes five classic English anthems that epitomize the finest of the English choral tradition. It also includes seven settings of Psalm 119 by Vince...
Join Dr. Jack E. Davis at the Lake Wales Public Library for his lively long historical view of the Gulf of Mexico, drawn from his 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea. Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Davis starts from the premise that nature lies at the center of human existence, and takes his...
Do you have an interest in photography or would you just like your cell phone pictures to capture more than a blurry image? The Lake Wales Public Library's Lifelong Learning Series will present Digital Photography: Take Better Pictures with Anything. The class begins at 10 a.m. in the Library's Schoenoff Meeting Room, Saturday, April 13. The class concludes at 3 p.m. Instructor and professional photographer, Beatrice, will lead students through adjusting camera or cell phone...
The Sun 'n Fun 45th Birthday Bash is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4. The celebration is the premier fundraising event during the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo; all proceeds generated are returned to Aerospace Center for Excellence STEAM education programs, including over $430,000 annually I scholarships for students pursuing aerospace and aviation careers. Birthday party festivities include a cocktail reception, delectable cuisine, live entertainment by...
For its third exhibit since opening in October 2018, the Gallery at Melange is bringing together two artists who have never met, but have a great deal in common. Both majored in the arts in college, and both have enjoyed long careers as teachers. Both have simultaneously created art for most of their adult lives, and have each chosen a similar approach to blending reality and fantasy with an emphasis on re-imagining and intertwining the flora, fauna and common elements of the...
History buffs are invited for a tour to learn more about old Florida, to drive through the heart of downtown Lake Wales and stop at the historic building of the Lake Wales Arts Center. The Town and Country History Bus Tour will run from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 2. Along the way, participants will learn about the historic district, buildings and lakes of Lake Wales. Enjoy an air-conditioned ride on the new History Bus! Cost is $15 per person and seating is limited. Advanced registration & payment are required. Please...
