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Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events

Mar 23. Wind Ensemble Concert. 7:30pm. Enjoy an expressive
repertoire of time-honored and modern wind literature. Adults
$5, Students $3. Bush Chapel, Southeastern University, Lakeland.
863-667-5657; www.seu.edu/arts.
Mar 23-25. Wet-Carved Concrete Sculpture Workshop. $300
members; $340 nonmembers. Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland.
www.PolkMuseumofArt.org/workshops.
Mar 24. Time for Change Meditation Retreat. 9am-noon. Join
Reiki Master and Sound Healer Kristen Tenpenny as she shows
how meditation can be fun and easy, yet still change your life.
$35, reservations required. $15, reservations required. Bok Tower
Gardens, Lake Wales. 863-676-1408; www.boktowergardens.org.
Mar 24. All About Olives. 4-6pm. Learn about Florida and
Italian olive oil with explanations on how olive trees grow, what
pests impact production, and how olive oil is produced and
evaluated. $15, reservations required. Bok Tower Gardens, Lake
Wales. 863-676-1408; www.boktowergardens.org.
Mar 24. Gilbert’s and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers. FSC Opera
Theatre and Opera Orchestra. 7:30pm. Adults $8; Students $4.
These charming gondoliers manage their rather twisted fates as
they handle errors of identity in their youth – and so many other
things. Festival of Fine Arts Music Event. Branscomb Auditorium,
Florida Southern College, Lakeland. ww.flsouthern.edu/ffa.
Mar 26-30. Spring Break Art Camp. Polk Museum of Art,
Lakeland. 863-688-7743; www.PolkMuseumofArt.org.
Mar 26-30. Spring Break Workshops. Explorations V Children's
Museum, Lakeland. 863-687-3869; info@explorationsv.com.
Mar 26-Apr 27. Gallery Exhibit: Ceramic Invitational. Gallery
hours: Mon-Thur, 10am-2pm. FREE. Polk State College Winter
Cathedral Rocks, A View of Yosemite, ca. 1872, By Albert Bierstadt (American,
1830–1902), Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 19 x 13 ¾ inches. Part of the Haven Fine Arts Gallery. www.polk.edu; 863-297-1050.
"Painting a Nation" exhibition at Polk Museum of Art from March 10-May 20. Mar 26-Apr 27. Gallery Exhibit: Studemt Art Exhibition.
Learn more at the members reception, 6:30-8pm on Friday, March 23.
Gallery hours: Mon-Thur, 10am-2pm. FREE. Polk State College
Lakeland Art Gallery. www.polk.edu; 863-297-1050.
Mar 21. Million Dollar Quartet. 7:30pm. Youkey Theatre, RP Mar 28. Lunch & Learn: Lifestyle for a Healthier You. Noon-
Funding Center, Lakeland. Box Office 863-834-8111, www. 1pm. Make simple changes to how you fill your plate to improve
rpfundingcenter.com, or 24-hour ticket line 888-397-0100.
your health. Included in general admission. Outdoor Kitchen, Bok
Mar 22. Farm to Table Dinner with Chef Amy Freeze: Spring Tower Gardens, Lake Wales. www.boktowergardens.org.
Has Sprung. 6-8pm. Enjoy a 4-course dinner, including dessert,
focused on in-season produce and refreshing spring drinks. $45, Mar 29. Bok After Dark: Rock the Bok. 7pm. Join Geert
reservations required. Outdoor Kitchen, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake D’hollander for an evening concert of the world’s best classic rock
Wales. 863-676-1408; www.boktowergardens.org. and arena anthems. Come early for dinner at the Blue Palmetto
Café and enjoy live music on the terrace from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Mar 22. Chamber Strings Concert. 7pm. Adults $12, Students/ Concert included in general admission. Singing Tower, Bok Tower
Seniors $10. Jenkins Recital Hall, Florida Southern College, Gardens, Lake Wales. 863-676-1408; www.boktowergardens.org.
Lakeland. 863-499-2855; www.harrisonarts.com.
Mar 31. Digital Camera School and Photo Safari. 8am-noon.
Mar 22. Jack E. Davis – Professor of History, University of Half-day digital photography basics. $100, reservations required.
Florida. 7pm. “The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea.” FREE. Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales. www.boktowergardens.org.
Florida Lecture Series, Hollis Room (Thad Buckner Building), Florida
Southern College, Lakeland. www.flsouthern.edu/flhistory. Mar 31. Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve. 4pm. Disney Junior’s
soulful, hip, singing train conductor, and the beatboxing,
Mar 23. Members Reception. 6-8:30pm. Exhibit celebration breakdancing engineer engage children in sing-alongs, dance
for "Painting a Nation" and "Masters of Spain exhibitions. Free routines and lots of crowd participation as they perform the hits
for members; $10 nonmembers. Students with valid ID are FREE. you know and love. Youkey Theatre, RP Funding Center, Lakeland.
RSVP by March 19 to reservations@polkmuseumofart.org. Polk Box Office 863-834-8111, www.rpfundingcenter.com, or 24-hour
Museum of Art, Lakeland. www.PolkMuseumofArt.org. ticket line 888-397-0100.

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