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Independent, community-driven news about Lakeland, Fla.

Category: A & E

Posted inEvents

2023 MLK Festivities Will Span 10 Days

by Kimberly C. Moore January 12, 2023January 21, 2023

Highlights include the annual parade, a jazz festival, free admission to the Florida Children’s Museum and a day of service

Posted inDowntown

City Unveils Concepts for Munn Park; Vote for Your Favorite

by Kimberly C. Moore January 11, 2023January 13, 2023

Conceptual renderings show a large central grassy lawn surrounded by areas for recreational activities and a shaded events stage

Posted inNeighborhoods

Art Installation Will Celebrate Lake Morton Area and City’s Cultural Organizations

by Joel Carrier January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The piece has a picnic theme and includes a neighborhood map and signs pointing toward arts groups.

Posted inHistory

Indie Atlantic Studios Secures Rights to Documentary on Notorious Florida Sheriff

by Kimberly C. Moore January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

The Lakeland film company landed rights to two books by Gilbert King about Lake County’s Willis McCall.

Posted inA & E

Monument Honoring American Revolution Proposed for Veterans Park

by Kaylee Holland January 2, 2023December 30, 2022

The tribute would be unveiled on July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Posted inA & E

Florida Artist Brings Quilt Storytelling to Polk Museum

by Kimberly C. Moore December 1, 2022December 3, 2022

Lauren Austin’s quilts, on display through March 12, draw on a long history of African diaspora textile making.

Posted inA & E

Florida Children’s Museum at Bonnet Springs Park Nearly Finished

by Kimberly C. Moore October 14, 2022October 27, 2022

The Florida Children’s Museum, located at Bonnet Springs, will host its grand re-opening on Nov. 4 and 5.

Posted inA & E, City Hall

RP Funding Center Faces Budget Challenges as New Season Opens

by Donna Renfroe September 21, 2022January 13, 2023

The RP Funding Center opens its 2022-23 entertainment season this month as Lakeland city commissioners decide on an annual budget that would lower operational costs and prompt programming changes that are hoped to attract new audiences. 

Posted inA & E

City Negotiating Naming Rights for RP Funding Center

by Barry Friedman August 15, 2022January 13, 2023

Is the RP Funding Center getting a new name? The city of Lakeland is currently negotiating naming rights for the performing arts/sports/convention center that opened as The Lakeland Civic Center in 1974, morphed into The Lakeland Center in 1996 and was rechristened as RP Funding Center in 2017.

Posted inA & E

Harrison Arts’ Janiyah McAllister a National Musical Theatre Semifinalist

by Stephanie Claytor July 8, 2022November 4, 2022

Harrison School for the Arts incoming senior Janiyah McAllister, 17, of Davenport, is a semifinalist in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

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