Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008   to   Sunday, May 18, 2008

Polk Museum of Art is once again pleased to host an exhibition of winners of the Florida Visual Artist Fellowship Award. 25 of the best artists in Florida, working in virtually every possible medium, have been selected for this exhibition.

Location: Polk Museum of Art
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, Florida 33801
Website: www.PolkMuseumofArt.org
Hours: Tue. - Sat. 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sun. 1:00 - 5:00pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Cost: $5 Adults; $4 Seniors; FREE to Members, students (K-college) and children.
863-688-7743

Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008   to   Sunday, Jun 1, 2008

Mark Messersmith is a Florida artist known for his dark, almost disturbing paintings of the current state of the environment of the Sunshine State. He then builds large wooden frames with hand-carved details that continue the composition into the surrounding space.

Location: Polk Museum of Art
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, Florida 33801
Website: www.PolkMuseumofArt.org
Hours: Tue. - Sat. 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sun. 1:00 - 5:00pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Cost: $5 Adults; $4 Seniors; FREE to Members, students (K-college) and children.
863-688-7743

Thursday, May 1, 2008   to   Thursday, May 29, 2008

View Brennan Gorrie's impressionistic style of transparent watercolors capture the seascapes, landscapes, native birds and the wildlife of Florida at Historic Bok Sanctuary.

Location: Historic Bok Sanctuary
1151 Tower Boulevard
Lake Wales, FL 33853
Website: www.boksanctuary.org/event.html
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm
Cost: Included with general Sanctuary admission
863.676.1408

Thursday, May 8, 2008   to   Friday, May 30, 2008

Continuum, Visual Arts Exhibit & Reception, Mitchell Gallery, 6:00 p.m. Students display their finest artwork from all grade levels. FREE

Location: Harrison Arts Center
50 Hollingsworth Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
Website: www.harrisonarts.com/
Hours: 6:00 pm
Cost: FREE
For more information, contact: Harrison Arts Center
Box Office – 863-499-2939

Saturday, May 10, 2008   to   Friday, May 30, 2008

Featuring artists from all over the Central Florida area. The Jurer will be Kerry Vosler of Valrico, Florida

Location: Melvin Art Gallery at FSC
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, Florida 33803

Website: www.lakelandartguild.org
Hours: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday through Friday
Cost: Free
For more information, contact: Tara Milliken
863-816-4045 or 863-255-4956

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Paul Fellers will lead the hike looking for Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, singing Bachman's Sparrows, Brown-headed Nuthatch and Carolina Chickadee. We will also be looking for spring wildflowers. Please bring lunch, drinks and insect repellent. All are welcome.

Location: Meet at Street Audubon Center, 115 Lameraux Road at 6:30 a.m. or the McDonald's just off U.S. 27 and north of Hwy 60 in Lake Wales at 7 a.m. for carpooling.
Website: www.lakeregion.net
Hours: 6:30 a.m.
Cost: free
For more information, contact: Paul Fellers
863-293-0486

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Seventh Annual Young Artists Concert featuring 3 local High School Seniors.

Location: First Presbyterian Church
16 North Third Street
Lake Wales
Hours: 4pm-6pm
Cost: free
676- 0711

Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Harrison Singers and Symphony combine to present an evening of choral and symphonic works to enchant and entertain. Harrison Singers will perform American songs by composers from William Billings to Aaron Copeland – a preview of their concert for the following Sunday during the National Memorial Day Choral Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. $5.00 Student/Senior; $7.00 Adult

Location: Harrison Arts Center
50 Hollingsworth Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
Website: www.harrisonarts.com
Hours: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5.00 Student/Senior; $7.00 Adult
For more information, contact: Harrison Box Office
Box Office – 863-499-2939

Friday, May 23, 2008   to   Sunday, May 25, 2008

3 days of Square and/or Round available in 7 different Halls, offering from Mainstream to Advance Square dancing and easy and higher level Rounds. There will be 34 different Callers and 13 Cuers from around the state for a total of 20 hours of dancing in each Hall over the 3 day event. Can come for 1 day/night or all 3 days/night. Spectators are always welcomed. Go to the the web site to see the detailed program.

Location: The Lakeland Center
701 W. Lime St.
Lakeland, Fl.
Website: www.floridasquaredance.com/convention/program.pdf
Hours: Friday starting at 7pm- ending Sunday 10pm
Cost: full week-end is $30/per person, split prices available at the door
For more information, contact: Don & Ann Slocum
863-533-6665

Saturday, May 24, 2008   to   Sunday, Sep 7, 2008

More and more artists are using digital media and processes as either their primary means of artistic expression or as a supplement to traditional media. This exhibition will feature artwork by current faculty at Florida colleges and universities who utilize digital media in their work.

Location: Polk Museum of Art
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, Florida 33801
Website: www.PolkMuseumofArt.org
Hours: Tue. - Sat. 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sun. 1:00 - 5:00pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Cost: $5 Adults; $4 Seniors; FREE to Members, students (K-college), and children.
863-688-7743

Saturday, May 24, 2008   to   Sunday, Sep 7, 2008

Yousef Karsh, Herman Leonard and Jenny Bagert represent three “generations” of photographers. Karsh is recognized as one of the pioneers of 20th-century portrait photographer. His protégé, Herman Leonard, has achieved international fame for his documentation of jazz musicians as well as numerous other projects. Leonard’s protégé, Jenny Bagert, is a young photographer whose work, like Leonard’s, owes something to her early mentor but she has achieved her own unique vision as well. This exhibition will show the way photographic traditions have been passed down from mentor to student.

Location: Polk Museum of Art
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, Florida 33801
Website: www.PolkMuseumofArt.org
Hours: Tue. - Sat. 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sun. 1:00 - 5:00pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Cost: $5 Adults; $4 Seniors; FREE to Members, students (K-college), and children.
863-688-7743

Saturday, May 24, 2008

The Over 55 Show Band will be performing at Polk Community College’s Fine Arts Theatre. The concerts will be held on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm on the Winter Haven campus.

Location: Polk Community College, Winter Haven Campus
999 Avenue H NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Website: www.polk.edu/news!/Over55Tix.htm
Hours: 2:00 pm
Cost: Tickets are $8 and are only available in advance
For more information, contact: Sharon Bevis
863-297-1050

Friday, May 30, 2008

Join us as we celebrate the opening of "Karsh, Leonard, Bagert: A Photographic Legacy" and "Digital Art in the Post-Digital Age: Works from Florida Faculty."

Location: Polk Museum of Art
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, FL 33801
Website: www.PolkMuseumofArt.org
Hours: 6:00 - 8:30pm
Cost: FREE to Museum members; $10 Guests
863-688-7743

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Paul Fellers will lead a trip to Avon Park Air Force Range looking for wildflowers and birds. Approximately 75 wildflower species and 5 orchid species hope to be seen. There will be a minimum of hiking. Please bring I.D., lunch, sunscreen and water.

Location: Meet at Street Audubon Center, 115 Lameraux Road, Winter Haven, FL for carpooling.
Hours: 8:00 a.m.
Cost: nominal entrance fee at range
For more information, contact: Paul Fellers
863-293-0486