Join PMoA for Family Day, our annual fun open house! This year’s theme is “Going Global” and the day will be filled with all sorts of fun activities and entertainment from around the world. It’s all FREE! Plus, the Museum will be giving away bags of art supplies to the first 500 school age children [...]

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The Polk Authors & Illustrators Festival!
Saturday, October 2, 2010         9:00 – 3:00
South Kentucky Avenue (between Main and Lemon Streets)   Downtown Lakeland
Help uncover Polk County’s undiscovered talent in this festival for lovers of all things “Book”!
Local authors, illustrators and publishers, now is your chance to feature your work (just in time for the holidays!)  [...]

Distinguished racing driver, Lyn St. James, will serve as Honorary Chairperson for the 2010 Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival. Ms. St. James was the 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of The Year (first woman to ever win). She competed in 7 Indianapolis 500s and 15 Indy Car events. She set the world record on a closed-course [...]

13th Hispanic Festival of Lakeland
October 23th, 2010
From 1:00 p..m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Hispanic Club of Lakeland will celebrate the 13th Annual Hispanic Festival at the Lake Mirror Promenade and Barnett Family Park.  Thousands of participants from all cultures will gather to enjoy a family day with the music, dance, food, art and overall Latin flavor [...]

Sparky invites you to her house for “Dog Days of Summer” fun!
Join us at The General Store on First Friday, August 6 - from 6:00 – 9:00
as Sparky hosts:
GEODOGS OF SUMMER – a Geocaching Event to raise funds and awareness for Save Our Homeless Pets / Polk Co. Animal Control         geocaching.com  GC2B42X
SAVE OUR HOMELESS PETS – [...]

Dogs, tell your owners that you want to dress up and march in the Dog Days of Summer Pooch Parade on First Friday, August 6th in Downtown Lakeland.  If you had rather ride, then decorate a float.   Just don’t be left out of all the fun. 
Line up at 7:15 PM in the parking lot on [...]

See this work and other award-winning art tonight at Arts on The Park during the opening reception of the annual Members Show from 6:00 until 9:00 and Tuesday through Saturday throughout July.
The “Route Survey Plane” is part of a compilation of vintage aircraft photography, “Into the Wind”, available for viewing online at The [...]

THE BUSINESS OF ACTING – Master Class with Angie Harrell -Professional actress and teaching artist this Thursday!!

If you’re looking for an artistic way for the children in your life to spend their summer, then look no further than Polk Museum of Art’s SummerArt Camp for kids. This year, the theme is “Modern Art… Up, Up, and Away!” and the Museum is kickin’ it old school by focusing each Camp session on [...]

Come hungry and dine at one of Downtown’s many great restaurants.
Plus Brooke Pottery and Traditions Unlimited OPEN til 8pm!! Visit the shops and grab dinner before the fireworks show!

T.Mims Corp./Buyer’s Rep. Inc.
Red, White & Kaboom
Independence Celebration
LAKELAND, FL (April 9, 2010) – The City of Lakeland is pleased to announce that the T.Mims Corp./Buyer’s Rep. [...]