What to do this weekend…

Wednesday, July 29 is the last day of the Downtown Farmers Curb Market until Wednesday, September 9.  Be on the lookout for special activities and promotions for our grand re-opening in September.

KAFE is proud to present Camp Broadway ’09 the Grand Finale show of this years summer camp on the Polk Theatre’s magnificent stage on July 25th at 2 p.m.   Performance is open to the public! Tickets are $5 general seating.  Tickets will be available at the door or you can order now. Kids under 12 BuyOne-GetOne! For more [...]

Polk Museum of Art is pleased to announce that it will be receiving an NEA Recovery Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced direct grants to 631 nonprofit arts groups, totaling $29.775 million as part of the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Polk Museum [...]

Two seats on the LDDA Board of Directors are up for election in a contest to be conducted on October 6, 2009.  The qualifying period for candidates will be from noon, Monday, July 27, 2009 to noon, Friday, July 31, 2009 in Bartow at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 250 S. Broadway Avenue.  Details here:  http://tinyurl.com/n7v2oz

Blurring the lines between art and photography, artist Hank Klein uses the computer to enhance the color and vibrancy of his images.  Then, taking it a step further, Klein uses a dye sublimation printing technique that allows the pure image to be enlarged eliminating pixilation at just about any size.  His images must be seen [...]

Downtown Lakeland’s after hours networking event at Brooke Pottery was fun, relaxed and a great way to make contacts.

I hope you’ve been over to PMoA to see the new exhibitions. One of them, Silver Linings: Delicate Drawings by Carol Prusa is really captivating. (I even asked the Curator how much one of the smaller ones cost. Let’s just say it’s not in my budget.) And, lucky for Lakeland, the artist will be here for the reception on July 24 at 5:30pm.

All-You-Can-Eat Night and Fireworks Highlight Series

You Can’t Afford to Miss Out on This Opportunity The DLP’s newsletter is already a favorite in Lakeland.  But, we’re always looking for ways to better serve our members and Downtown Lakeland .  Our friends at Crown Printing, and fellow DLP member, are helping us take The Dish to new heights – 16 full color, glossy pages [...]