Page 30 - 2018 Mar-Apr Art-i-facts

Calendar of Events

Mar 2-3. 8 Annual Original Florida Highwaymen Extravaganza.
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Presented by the City of Davenport. Friday: Ticketed dinner affair
and live auction. Saturday: Art Show, 10am-4pm. More details may
be found on pages 5 and 22. 863-419-3300; www.mydavenport.org.
Mar 2. Mashup: Brahms v Radiohead. 8pm. $15-$35. Conductor
and composer Steve Hackman masterfully combines classical and
popular repertoire into cross-genre works and performances that
intrigue the established audience and engage an excited new
one. Polk Theatre, Lakeland. www.imperialsymphony.org.
Mar 3. Spring Greetings: Intor to Relief Printmaking with
Mollie Doctrow. 9am-4:30pm. Share the spirit of Spring with
handmade cards, tags, bags, and prints by learning drawing
and design tips to make relief prints. $65, reservations required.
Discovery Center, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales. 863-676-1408;
www.boktowergardens.org.
Mar 3-4. Frost Van den Boom Bloomin' Arts Festival. 10am-
4pm. A juried fine arts show featuring over 100 artists, a flower
show, a student art show, entertainment on the green, car show
(Saturday), RV show (Sunday), Sunday afternoon concert, food
trucks, and more. Downtown Bartow. www.bartowartguild.com.
Mar 3-4. Bloomin' Arts Quilt Show. 10am-4pm. On display inside
Celtic Women, 2018 Tour at the RP Funding Center, 7:30pm on March 1. the 1926 Courtroom during the Bloomin' Arts Festival. Polk County
History Center, Bartow. 863-534-4386; www.polkhistorycenter.org.
Mar 4. Special Performance Series: “Broadway: Songs from
MARCH the Great White Way” starring Franc D’ Ambrosio. 2pm. $25. Polk
State College Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre. www.polk.edu.
Mar 1. Polk State College Choirs Concert featuring the
Jacksonville University Chamber Singers. 1:30pm. $3. Polk Mar 4. Polk State College Music Department: Pops Concert.
State College Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre. www.polk.edu. 2:30pm. $7. Polk State College Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre.
www.polk.edu; 863-297-1050.
Mar 1. Exhibit Reception: Faculty Art Show. 5-7pm. FREE. Polk
State College Lakeland Art Gallery. www.polk.edu. Mar 6. Kids Tag Art: Awards of Distinction Ceremony/ Reception.
Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland. www.PolkMuseumofArt.org.
Mar 1. Cooking with Wine: Removing the Mystery, Discover
the Benefits. 6-8pm. Join award-winning cookbook author Mar 7. United States Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus.
and celebrity chef Warren Caterson in the Outdoor Kitchen for a 7pm. This internationally-acclaimed touring musical representative
hands-on cooking class. Learn the advantages of cooking with for the United States Army travels thousands of miles each year
wine and spirits, and why the chemistry of wine makes food taste presenting a variety of music to enthusiastic audiences throughout
much better. $45, reservations required. Bok Tower Gardens, Lake the nation and abroad. Youkey Theatre, RP Funding Center,
Wales. 863-676-1408; www.boktowergardens.org. Lakeland. Box Office 863-834-8111, www.rpfundingcenter.com, or
24-hour ticket line 888-397-0100.
Mar 1. Celtic Women, 2018 Tour. 7:30pm. The group's repertoire
encompasses Irish classics, contemporary songs, classical Mar 7. RAW TV. 7pm & 9pm. $2/pp. A student-led talk show in
favorites and stirring originals. In concert, their angelic voices and which panelists explore their faith with tough questions and
instrumental virtuosity are accompanied by a robust ensemble that authentic answers. RAW TV is broadcast via multiple networks
includes Irish dancers, bagpipers and a full band playing an array of nationwide and has been going strong for 21 seasons. Bolin
traditional Celtic instruments. Youkey Theatre, RP Funding Center, Studio, Southeastern University, Lakeland. www.seu.edu/arts.
Lakeland. Box Office 863-834-8111, www.rpfundingcenter.com, or
24-hour ticket line 888-397-0100. Mar 8. Plant to Plate with Josh & Emily Jamison. 6-8:30pm.
Learn how to turn your own backyard into a forest garden and
Mar 1. A Love Story. FSC Choral Department. 7:30pm. Adults $8; how to prepare a vegetarian meal from perennial vegetable crops.
Students $4. The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers combine $35, reservations required. Outdoor Kitchen, Bok Tower Gardens,
in an evening of choral music, presening the universal theme of Lake Wales. 863-676-1408; www.boktowergardens.org.
love. Festival of Fine Arts Music Event. Branscomb Auditorium, Mar 9. Point of View Gallery Talk: "Painting a Nation." Noon-
Florida Southern College, Lakeland. www.flsouthern.edu/ffa. 1pm. Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland. www.PolkMuseumofArt.org.

Mar 2. Unpland Improv. 7pm & 9pm. $2/pp. An improvisational Mar 9. Light Sensitive: Art Gallery Reception. 6pm. FREE. Visual
stand-up comedy show that airs on multiple networks. Talented art exhibit opening. Harrison School for the Arts, Lakeland.
students use their keen wit to entertain the audience through 863-499-2855; www.harrisonarts.com.
clean and humorous skits. Bolin Studio, Southeastern University,
Lakeland. 863-667-5657; www.seu.edu/arts.

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