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The City of Winter Haven hosts the Central Park Stroll in Downtown Winter Haven each year to proudly highlight their new art sculptures for the year.  The sculptures displayed in Downtown Winter Haven represent the winning pieces from the  Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition and are displayed until the following year’s winners are selected. The Central [...]

Three lakes, two cities, one 5K. The City to City 5K will be taking place Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. at the Water Ridge subdivision on Adams Barn Road. Runners that register by April 20, 2011 will receive an event t-shirt as well as a discounted registration fee of $20. Prizes will go [...]

Central Florida is packed with opportunities for you to experience the numerous amount of local talent in the arts. Here are some upcoming opportunities for you to check out: Southeastern University Southeastern University has a busy weekend coming up as they will be rolling out the premier of Roundhousen’s Roast, the Communications Department’s first feature film, as [...]

Amidst the bustle of the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, there was another kind of excitement growing over at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.  This morning, Gene Conrad, Lakeland airport director and Direct Air made the announcement that Lakeland will be the newest destination for the niche market carrier.  “We look forward to the [...]

Mustangs & Mustangs returns to Fantasy of Flight for its 14th year on April 2, 2011. Mustangs & Mustangs features a combination of the P-51 Mustang fighter plane and the well-known Ford Mustang. This is the only Mustang car and vintage air show of its kind and by purchasing a general admission ticket to Fantasy [...]

If you look skyward from just about anywhere in Central Florida, you will notice that “Spring Break for Pilots” has begun. The skies are full of aircraft heading toward Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport where the 37th Annual Sun N Fun International Fly-In & Expo activities are commencing. The Fly-In runs from March 29 through April 3, [...]

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of hands-on adventures in learning, Explorations V Children’s Museum will host Night at the Museum on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The celebration will feature live music by The Classic Jazzmen, who are from Walt Disney World Resort (a Mentor Sponsor), and the Sofa Kings [...]

This weekend, March 18-20, 2011, boy scouts will gather at Fantasy of Flight for the attraction’s Third Annual Boy Scout Aviation Camporee.  Through interactive activities, which involve some of the attraction’s rare and vintage aircraft, guided by Fantasy of Flight’s skilled aviation experts, Scouts will earn their aviation merit badges. Over 400 boy scouts have [...]

Over the next two weeks, Central Florida will host two art related events. Take your pick and come on down to enjoy a bit of our Florida sunshine. The first, held this coming weekend, March 19 and 20 is the 33rd Annual Central Park Arts Festival in Downtown Winter Haven.  This 2-day outdoor art festival features [...]

“Preserving the past for the Future.”  These words echo through the years as the Kathleen Area Historical Society (KAHS) prepares to celebrate their 20th anniversary of service and the 20th Annual Heritage Day Festival. Each year, the hosts the annual heritage festival as one of many events to further its mission, “to preserve , promote and celebrate the [...]