Performers around town this weekend include Shawn Rahn & Christine Collister, Shane Meade, Joe’s Garage, Iconic Opera Duo, We Three Strings, Peruba II, Wiley Collective, Brett Foster Band, Tyler Robinson, Wikkid, Joe’s Garage, Paul Wilson, Harrison Jazz Orchestra & Wind Symphony, and Kat & the Dogs. Keep scrolling to see when and where they’re playing.
Author Archives: Barry Friedman
Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Armory, Covid, Ax Cafe
OLD ARMORY: A two-story structure that was built 95 years ago as a National Guard Armory several blocks west of Lake Hunter is slated for demolition. Its new owners want to replace it with a dog park and picnic area for their adjacent mobile home park, but a resident is waging an uphill battle to […]
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Restored: Sign Up for LkldNow News Alerts
LkldNow has restored its service that lets readers sign up to get an alert by email every time we publish a new article. If you signed up previously, you will have received two alert today, including one linking to this article.
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Read It in the Morning Paper
JOB FAIR: Black Lives Matter Restoration Polk is collaborating with Civitas Recruiting for a series of job fairs. The focus is on placing people from disenfranchised groups in jobs with employers who will be able to qualify for federal work opportunity incentives. The first job fair is being held today 11 to 2 at The […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper, Coronavirus Edition
CASES: The average number of new COVID-19 cases per day for November is on track to become Polk’s second highest, slightly exceeding August’s 141.8 but far lower than July’s peak of 279.5. Monthly totals should be in by noon today. A COVID-19 VACCINE under development by Maryland-based Novavax is being tested in Central Florida, and […]
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Memorial Stone Honors Lakeland-Based Buffalo Soldier
A ceremony in Bartow on Saturday will dedicate a headstone for Pvt. James Johnson, an African-American Buffalo Soldier who was stationed in Lakeland in 1898 awaiting deployment to Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He never made it, instead dying under imprisonment in the county seat, The Ledger reports. | ALSO: News Channel 8 Source: The […]
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Talbot House, KidsPACK Help Feed Neighbors in Need
Talbot House Ministries serves three hot meals a day to the community’s homeless, and KidsPACK sends packets of food home each Friday with underserved Polk students, Bay News 9 reports. Source: Bay News 9
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Mount Tabor Baptist Church Perseveres After Tornado
A year after its sanctuary and food pantry were destroyed in a tornado, Mount Tabor Baptist Church has rebuilt the church and is still serving food to 300 families per week. A $15,000 United Way grant is helping build a 1,400-square-foot food pantry, ABC Action News reports. Source: ABC Action News
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VISTE Delivers 1,800 Thanksgiving Meals
Lakeland-based Volunteers in Service to the Elderly re-tooled their food prep and delivery methods this year to align with pandemic protocols, and its volunteers drove 1,800 Thanksgiving meals to western Polk’s elderly, News Channel 8 reports. Source: News Channel 8
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Live Music in Lakeland
Some of the performers you can hear live in Lakeland between tonight and Sunday include Nozmo King, Bully for You, Aggie Road, Sarah Sunshine, Jon Corneal & Masked Compadres, Paul Mazzarella, The Sound Machines, Running Reckless, Gypsy Wind, Shawn Rahn and Friends, Celtic Conundrum, Skip & Nancy Frye, Darra & The Detours, Blue Collar Band and […]