The Polk Theatre presents the film “Suspicion” as the first of the Summer Classics series. Starring: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, and Cedric Hardwicke Director: Alfred Hitchcock Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance Running Time: 1 hour and 39 minutes MPAA rating: Unrated Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 film-noir “Suspicion” is the story of a wealthy, sheltered woman, Lina McLaidlaw [...]

Explorations V Children’s Museum, a downtown Lakeland fixture for two decades now, will celebrate 20 years of hands-on, fun-filled adventures in learning at its 20th Birthday X-travaganza on Saturday, August 27, 2011. The birthday party fun will run from 10am-3pm and will feature Radio Disney-AM 1380 from 10:30am to 12:30 pm! There’ll be hula-hooping fun, [...]

Don’t miss Brooke Pottery’s 50% Off Sidewalk Sale this evening 6-8:30 pm during First Friday. Selected pottery, jewelry, glassware, garden art and housewares are marked and ready to go! If it rains, we’ll simply move the Sidewalk Sale indoors. Shop early for the best selection and please note that we will close at 8:30 in time for the fireworks at 9pm.

Help the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority gather information about the Downtown Farmers Curb Market by taking our Summer Survey. There is the possibility you could win a fabulous prize for participating AND you can vote for your favorite vendor to win a prize too! Click this link to begin our compeletely anonymous survey: http://tinyurl.com/CURBMKTSURVEY

FLYING TIGERS TO HOST 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Baseball and Dueling Fireworks Shows Highlight Patriotic Festivities Lakeland, FL – The Lakeland Flying Tigers will host the 4th of July celebration at Joker Marchant Stadium on Monday, July 4.  Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance for the best seat locations and to avoid lines. [...]

What’s happening at the Curb Market? The June Newsletter for the Lakeland Downtown Farmers Curb Market here: http://tinyurl.com/3uxzodm

JUNE 3 – BIKE LAKELAND Ride your bikes, one, two, three or four wheeled, to Downtown Lakeland and enjoy a beautiful summer evening in Downtown Lakeland.  Learn about BikeLakeland and its plans for bike racks in Downtown.  Get up to speed on bike safety.   Red Trail Racing will perform bike tricks throughout Downtown. Watch out for [...]

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 [...]

This summer we are giving away reusable Brooke Pottery tote bags – our gift to you with purchases over $20. These light-weight bags are the perfect carry-all for your errands. Whether you’re headed to Brooke Pottery, the Downtown Farmer’s Curb Market or….

With summer temperatures rising at the end of May we’re dreaming of beach vacations almost daily. But if a Caribbean getaway isn’t in the works, at least we can fantasize about the new handblown glass jewelry at Brooke Pottery…..