Author Archive - Bev Hendricks

Apr 17: Lunch and Learn – “Florida at the Movies” Bring your brown bag lunch for the Polk County Historical Museum’s new Lunch and Learn Series. The free lectures begin at noon on the third Tuesday of each month. The Museum is location in the old County Courthouse at 100 E Main St, Bartow.www.polkcountymuseum.org, or [...]

It’s a Small World – Youth as the Catalyst for Change I stopped by to see how set up was going today and to see what I could do to help.  The walls are covered with visual art. Rehearsals are happening. The film screening room is prepared. Tables are set up for creating art. Looks [...]

OH WHAT A NIGHT in Lakeland’s beautiful historic Polk Theatre.  I just witnessed an amazing performance by star of stage and screen Patti LuPone. She sang major songs from her memorable roles in Oliver!, Les Misérables, Evita, Anything Goes, Sunset Boulevard, Pal Joey, Sweeney Todd, Gypsy, and more.  A couple of times during the show she [...]

Thank you to Tina Miller, Executive Director of Frostproof’s Ramon Theater, for inviting me to come to Frostproof to see Laurie Miller on their 2012 Music Series at the Ramon Theater.  Just in case you are wondering, Laurie and Tina aren’t related. I brought my mom along for our new cultural adventure, with the intent [...]

NeocryptoFunk, an exhibit of new sculptures, created by Dewane Hughes opened in the Melvin Gallery at Florida Southern College on January 20 at 7pm with a well-attended reception that included the artist and his wife. I really didn’t know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised.  I had called my mother about an hour before [...]

I always looked forward to visiting my grandparents in Florida, one year in the summer, the next at Christmastime.  Christmas was always extra-special because my grandfather would take us out in the groves to pick oranges and grapefruit to take back home to Kansas, where I grew up. Right now I’m enjoying Florida Avocados on [...]

October is National Arts & Humanities Month and Polk County is celebrating in a big way with more than 100 arts and cultural activities happening in the Heart of the Arts during the month. Friday, October 21st Oct 21 Ghosts of Bartow Walking Tours, 9 to 11 pm at Polk County Historical Museum, Bartow. $25.00 includes a light reception, [...]

I took a short break on Thursday to walk through ”Blacklight by Al Kriston” currently on exhibit in Melvin Gallery at Florida Southern College.  I was truly impressed by the refinement and quality of every sculpture, all of which show the human form in motion.  The open space and gallery layout offer the viewer an opportunity [...]

October is National Arts & Humanities Month and Polk County is celebrating in a big way with more than 100 arts and cultural activities happening in the Heart of the Arts during the month. Register for a chance to win awesome “ARTS” prizes at participating arts and cultural events in Polk County.  Look for the Heart of [...]

It’s National Arts & Humanities Month and we are celebrating in the Heart of the Arts in a big way.  There are more than 100 arts and cultural activities taking place during October. Attend arts activities this month and register for a chance to win awesome “ARTS” prizes! The rules are easy. Look for the Heart of the Arts [...]