Polk State’s Voices of the People continues in April with a performance of Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” a hauntingly beautiful piece of music composed during the Holocaust. French-born Olivier Messiaen composed his “Quartet for the End…
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Dear Artists, Bok Tower Gardens is currently seeking artists to exhibit in the Visitor Center for the next two years. Previously, you requested information and/or were selected based on your materials to be a possible artist for our…
Polk State College’s Jewel of the Ridge Jazz Festival, an event just two years old but well on its way to becoming a Polk County favorite, will return April 8-11. Scheduled performers include Omar Sosa, a Cuban-born composer,…
LAKE WALES, Fla. – Among the music of carillon bells, beneath a lush oak canopy, a new partnership is emerging between the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and historic Bok Tower Gardens in…
This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940’s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers…
November 6 from 5:30-6:45pm, Cambalache, a Chicano-Jarocho group based in East Los Angeles, performs on on the Downtown Concert Series. The concert takes place in front of the Polk State JD Alexander Center in Lake Wales. Cambalache, meaning exchange, is a…
Lake Wales, FL – For more than 93 years, Bok Tower Gardens has ushered in Easter morning with a magnificent Sunrise Service. In compliance with State of Florida guidelines, Bok Tower Gardens is offering a virtual Facebook Live…
DISCOVER HISTORY ONLINE While the Lake Wales History Museum is closed until further notice, there are two great virtual offerings, and online videos of behind the scenes activities, curious items from the collection, historic locations around Lake Wales,…
Enjoy the online full-screen edition of the Feb-Apr 2020 issue of Art-i-facts magazine. 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,…
Mimi Hardman moved to Lake Wales in 1965 and will long be remembered as the founder and director of the Depot Museum and host of the annual Pioneer Days festival. Hardman spearheaded the effort to restore and convert…