Polk Arts

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  STOMP

  January 30 at 7:30pm. Uses everything but conventional percussion instruments to fill the stage with a compelling and unique act that is often imitated but never duplicated. Tickets: $49, $59, $73

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  Florida’s Female Pioneers with Peggy MacDonald

  Historian and author, Peggy MacDonald will present Florida’s Female Pioneers, examining some of the women who have shaped Florida, including Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated free school in Florida; Harriet Beecher Stowe, famous for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin and also Palmetto Leaves; and May Mann Jennings, a suffragist […]

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  Voice Faculty Recital

  January 28 at 7:30pm: Hear exquisite arias presented by the professorial voices behind Southeastern’s vocal performance program at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in downtown Lakeland. General: $5 Students: $3

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  Over 55 Show Band: New Beginnings

  Concert at 2pm on Sunday, January 26.

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  Junie B. Jones is not a Crook

  Jan 24-26. Friday 6:30pm, Saturday 10:30am & 6:30pm, Sunday 2pm. Something terrible happened to Junie B. Jones at school today! Someone stole her new furry mittens! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen of many colors, she should be allowed to keep it, right? Because finders keepers, losers weepers. A hilarious and heartfelt tale […]

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  Dark Sky Party

  Jan 25, 4-9:30pm. Learn about the night sky with astronomers, meet animals who survive in the dark, and enjoy a special astronomy inspired carillon concert. Included with general admission, free for members. See schedule of events on Bok Tower Gardens website.

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  I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

  Fridays through Sundays,  Jan 9-26. Musical Comedy with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. This witty musical review and second-longest running Off Broadway musical. Visit the Theatre Winter Haven Website for times and tickets on specific days.

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  Single Wide: The Musical

  Performances are Fridays & Saturdays 7:30pm, Sundays 2pm. Tickets: Adult $18, 18 & Under $12. Season & Flex Passes are also available. Box office hours are Wednesdays 10am-2pm and one hour before showtime on performance days.

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  The Amorous Ambassador

  A play by Michael Parker, directed by Renee Palmer. The American Ambassador to Great Britain and his wife both plan to be gone all weekend, as does their daughter Debbie.  But when they all secretly return for romantic engagements, it all hits the fan.  Then there’s the surprising twist and turn at the end.

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  A Brush with Herstory: The Paintings of Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso

  On exhibit December 14, 2019 – April 12, 2020. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm | Sunday, 1 to 5pm. The Museum is closed for Gala Fri, Feb 28, 2020 through Mon, Mar 2, 2020, and reopens on Tues, Mar 3, 2020. Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso is a premier portrait artist whose art historical knowledge is surpassed only […]

Art-i-facts

Art-i-facts Holidays (Dec 2019-Jan 2020)

Enjoy the online full-screen edition of the Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 issue of Art-i-facts magazine by clicking on the magazine cover below. Or, pick up a print copy at the Central Florida Visitor’s Center on Hwy 27 in Davenport, Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, RP Funding Center, Lake Wales Arts Center, Polk County […]

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Art-i-facts Fall 2019 (Sep-Nov) Season Preview

Pick up a print copy of Art-i-facts at the Central Florida Visitor’s Center on Hwy 27 in Davenport, or at Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, RP Funding Center, Lake Wales Arts Center, Theatre Winter Haven, Public Libraries, Chambers of Commerce and various arts and cultural venues around Polk County. The online edition has four […]

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