This Saturday! Jubal’s Kin is not to be missed!

Wednesdays 4:30-6pm  $120

Join Lakeland Community Theatre and get ready for after school fun, brush up your vocal skills and get e chance to be a part of the Sounds of the Seasons Production on Dec 9, 10 & 11.

Space is limited!

CAll 863 603 PLAY (7529) to sign up.

25 singers and 26 songs with a special group of children joining them for the finale.

Sunday February12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Sponsored by and presented at The Historic Polk Theatre

Tickets $26, $20, $16 available only at the Polk Theatre (Tiered Seating)

Call 863 682 7553 or online at www.polktheatre.org

One Mic Stand – Open Mic Competition

June 30, 2011 @ 8:30 PM / Black & Brew

Six contestants take the mic for a chance at a $100 cash prize.

Ben Arnold, David Adams, Kamber Kigin, Natalie Rogers, Bethany Joy, and Marcus “PRYDE” Miles compete for bragging rights and a $100 cash prize in our open mic competition, One Mic Stand.

Tickets are on sale! Go to blackandbrew.com/tickets or call 863.682.1210.

Wanna compete in future competitions? Get up to date audition info by calling us at 863.682.1210.

http://www.blackandbrew.com/tickets

March 22nd 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church, 72 Lake Morton Dr., Lakeland

$10 General Admission

Children/Students and ISO Subscribers FREE

Program: Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” (featured in the movie “Babe”); Poulenc Organ Concerto in g minor; Albinoni “Adagio”

Purchase tickets online: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/?key=iso&event=3123&static=y By phone: (863) 688-3743 or In Person: ISO, 1035 S Florida Ave, Suite 205, Lakeland (@Hunter St.) or at the door.

For more information visit: www.imperialsymphony.org or call (863) 688-3743

When: Dusk.

Where: Lake Mirror Promenade

Admission is FREE!

http://picsonthepromenade.com/

Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival

Saturday, February 19, 2011 • 6-9pm

Munn Park, Downtown Lakeland FL.

STAYING OVER NIGHT? See the bottom of this page for hotel deals.

Building on last year’s success, the 2011 Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival in Downtown Lakeland promises to be even better.  This year’s event, scheduled for Saturday, February 19th, will feature a Platinum VIP ticket with an exclusive party room serving very rare beers – the type that there’s only eight cases sold in the state at one time.  VIP level tickets will have an exclusive preview hour to visit with the brew meisters and enjoy the beer, food from Bay Street Bistro and music at a more leisurely pace.  General admission will get fans unlimited beer tastings, food samples and live music.
The Downtown Lakeland Partnership and ElderPoint Ministries are already hard at work hammering out the details to make this beer festival run even more smoothly.  “There will be more sanitation facilities and a streamlined check in procedure”, says DLP Executive Director, Julie Townsend.   Jane Hammond, Elder Point’s Executive Director, is working with a company to develop a “smart phone app” to allow participants to locate their favorite beers at the festival and to find out more about the beers and where they are sold.  “We’re working to make this an interactive app that will enhance the festival experience,” adds Hammond.
Tickets are limited and will be available in advance on our website, “We’re selling only 100 Platinum VIP tickets at $100 each because this is truly an exclusive event,” says Eric “Bro” Belvin, event chair.  VIP tickets are $50 (400 tickets available) and regular tickets are $35 (1,500 available).

See registration site for beer list. SEE the above Click & Register button.

Restaurant partcipating:

Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grill • Grillsmith • Fresco’s Bakery & Bistro • Natalie’s Sports Bar • Mojo’s • Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy • Black & Brew Coffeehouse & Bistro • Chop Shop Burgers That Rock  • Hookah Palace (hookah not, food)  • The Alligator Pear

directions

Learn more at elderpoint.org Net profits of Brewz Crewz will go to support the programs of this organization.

Live music!   http://bullyforyouband.com/

Bully For You is central Florida’s premier rock band.  The dynamic 4 piece have played some of the biggest  shows, including the annual 4th of July fireworks event held in downtown Lakeland.
Bully For You is known for their high energy live performances and wide range of music from the last 4 decades.

Shmaltz Brewing Co. - Hebrew Genesis Ale , Hebrew Messiah Bold, Coney Island Lager

COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN?

We are very excited you decided to visit Lakeland.  We know you’ll find all kinds of cool things to see and do.  To make things easier for you, we’ve connected you to the preferred hotels in Lakeland for your stay.

PREFERRED HOTELS IN DOWNTOWN LAKELAND:

Terrace Hotel – any hotel guest at $99.00 for Brewz Crewz
Hyatt Place - $109 The rate includes breakfast, internet, and free parking.

OTHER PREFERRED HOTELS:
The Avenue Hotel Lakeland ( formerlyHoliday Inn South)  $65 per night plus tax Call Carl Stutzman (863) 646-5731 ext 7293 or avenuedos@aol.com or bcs2sales@aol.com

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott -  $89 per night plus tax for our standard king or double and $99 for our king suite

We’re excited to work with Sites That Pop, a new cutting-edge web design company based in Lake Wales, to produce our logo and visual collateral for the Brewz Crewz event.  They provide high quality website design, digital branding, identity, and hosting.  The owner, Joe Bennett, is a craft beer fanatic and saw an opportunity to marry two of his passions in one project.  “How could I resist the hoppy, malt-laden call to design for such an awesome event,” said the veteran designer, “This is going to be fun for us on so many levels.”

http://sitesthatpop.com

PARKING INFO

Navy Dixieland Band – 6:15 Munn Park
Hot Air Balloon Glow – wind permitting, 7:15pm
Helicopter fireworks show – 8:30 over Lake Mirror

Music/Dancing/Entertainment/Car Show along the Kentucky & Tennessee Aves.

SUN ‘n FUN CAMPUS, LAKELAND, FL. – (JANUARY 7, 2011.) – SUN ‘n FUN and the DOWNTOWN LAKELAND PARTNERSHIP (DLP) will again invite Downtown Lakeland to look “Skyward” during DLP’s March First Friday featuring the 2nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN Skyward Festival on March 4^th.

SUN ‘n FUN will bring hot air balloons, an after-dark aerial pyrotechnic light show, portable sport airplanes & flight simulators plus the US Navy’s Dixieland band, “TGIF” to downtown Lakeland for the 2^nd annual DLP/ SUN ‘n FUN Skyward Festival. The event will provide the Downtown Lakeland community with Aviation as a powerful merchandising theme throughout March in Downtown Lakeland. The evening activities arranged by SUN ‘n FUN will represent a sample of the 2011 annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo scheduled for  March 29-April 3 on and over SUN’n FUN’s Lakeland Linder Regional Airport campus. This year SUN ‘n FUN 2011 will feature the US Navy’s famed Blue Angels jet demonstration team and a week long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation.

Skyward Festival activities at First Friday begin at 6 p.m. with aerial pattern   over Munn Park and Lake Mirror by SUN ‘n Fun’s World War II-era Stearman biplane.

Concurrent with the flight of the Stearman will be the preparation and inflating (weather permitting) of two or three tethered hot air balloons on the northwest shore of Lake Mirror, just off the corner of Cedar and Massachusetts.

Assuming calm air, the hot air balloons will offer a colorful addition to the western view of Lake Mirror throughout the evening. The scene will be accentuated at dusk, when a “glow” is created within each balloon when the gas used to inflate the balloon is lit.

The evening’s festivities will be enhanced by the music of the U.S Navy’s TGIF Dixieland band performing on the Munn Park mobile stage.  After sunset, First Friday participants will again look “Skyward” for the evening’s aerial finale – a festive night light show by Roger Buis’ pyrotechnic helicopter. Following the inspiring light show, the US Navy’s TGIF band will retake the Munn Park stage to sustain the festival spirit though the remainder of the evening.

In keeping with the tradition of DPL First Fridays, the mid-town length of Kentucky Avenue will be converted into a pedestrian mall.  The “skyward festival” theme will be echoed throughout the area.  SUN ‘n FUN will add exhibits for its International Fly-In & Expo, offering advance ticket  & event t-shirt sales and free poster, plus an exhibit by the Florida Air Museum at Sun ‘n Fun will include a kid’s activity table and information pertaining to the Museum’s “Destination Aviation” summer camp program and rides in its mobile flight simulator.  Representatives from the Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA), which is located on the SUN ‘n FUN campus, will also be available to answer questions about the Academy and its new state of the art high school building on the SUN ‘n FUN campus. .

The March 4 First Friday SUN ‘n FUN Skyward Festival is being organized through the dedicated energies of its Chairman Ford Heacock, president of Heacock Insurance; Anne Furr, Executive Director of the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority; and Julie Townsend, Executive Director of the Downtown Lakeland Partnership. Special thanks and recognition are extended to the sponsors of the Skyward Festival including  Heacock Insurance, Clark, Campbell, Mawhinney & Lancaster, PA MidFlorida Credit Union & Brooke Pottery.

For additional information on the March 4 First Friday activities, especially the status of the evening schedule should weather challenge the event, check the Downtown Lakeland Partnership website: www.downtownlakelandfl.com.

SUN ‘n FUN, a 501(c) (3) not–for–profit organization based in Lakeland, Florida, is best known for its annual fund raiser the International Fly–In & Expo held each March/April. The Fly–In is the primary source of funding for SUN ’n FUN’s expanding year–round aviation education programs.  These include operation of the Florida Air Museum, the state’s “Official Aviation Museum and Education Center.  In addition, SUN ’n FUN has initiated education programs for aviation enthusiasts of all ages – especially young people – featuring valuable “hands on” learning experiences.  A growing scholarship program provides financial support to ensure SUN ‘n FUN’s education programs are accessible to all.  For more information, access SUN ‘n FUN’s website (www.sun-n-fun.org) or call SUN ‘n FUN at (863–644–2431).

Read More about Sun ‘n Fun.

Thanks to this year’s sponsors of the Skyward Festival:

Heacock Insurance

Clark, Campbell, Mawhinney & Lancaster, PA

MidFlorida Credit Union

Brooke Pottery

Florida Dance Theatre’s “Nutcracker”

Performace times: Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, Dec. 12 at 2:00 PM.

Tickets are $28, $22, or $16
and are available at
www.polktheatre.org
or by phone at 863-682-7553
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Polk Theatre, Inc.
121 South Florida Ave
Lakeland, FL 33801

Florida Southern College

Christmas Gala
Saturday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
Ring in the holiday season with sacred and secular music performed by our talented student ensembles and soloists. Every year our patrons remind us that the Christmas season begins with “The Gala.” |
Single tickets: $15