AUGUST CALENDAR 2021 *Due to the uncertainty of COVID, please double check that the event you’re interested in has not been canceled or rescheduled prior to leaving your house.
BAPTISTE POWER YOGA When: Aug. 01, 2021 | 10-11:15 a.m. Where: Inside Out Yoga 52 4th St. NW, Winter Haven ioyogastudio.com You will incorporate the 5 pillars and 3 themes of Baptiste yoga into each class. Move through a series of balancing and strength building poses, back-bends and core work and inversions. Register in advance. WINTER HAVEN BRUNCH TOUR When: Aug. 01, 2021 | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Winter Haven Parking Garage 220 Ave A NW, Winter Haven winterhavenfoodtours.com Eat, drink and discover mimosas, waffles, citrus ales and more! Explore downtown Winter Haven and it’s charming restaurants that celebrate Brunch, Drinks, and of course history. This tour is different from our other tours. It’s only offered on the weekend and samples different foods from different restaurants that celebrate brunch. Must be 21 with ID to attend. All tours require 48 hours in advance notice. Email for more info: info@winterhavenfoodtours.com AFTERNOON FLAVORS OF WINTER HAVEN FOOD TOUR When: Wed -Sun | 2-4:30 p.m. Where: Winter Haven Parking Garage 220 Ave A NW, Winter Haven winterhavenfoodtours.com Wet those lips and get ready to experience what Winter Haven offers to both locals and tourists alike. Your friendly tour guide will share history of food and the award winning city all while you sample delicious dishes. Get to know why Winter Haven is where we live, work, and play. Tickets must be purchased 48 hours in advance. Email for more info: info@winterhavenfoodtours.com. DUST2DUST When: Aug. 01, 2021 | 2-5 p.m. Where: Swan Brewing 115 W Pine St., Lakeland Spend your afternoon listening to Dust2Dust with PJ’s BBQ on hand from noon-7 pm with all the yummy BBQ and fun sides! ONCE ON THIS ISLAND When: Aug. 01, 2021 | 2:30 p.m. Where: Theatre Winter Haven 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd. Winter Haven theatrewinterhaven.com Winner of 20 Tony-Awards for Best Musical.
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Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune’s life. Reserve your tickets in advance. 863-294-7469.
porary photographer whose body of work seems infused with a powerful nostalgia for the non-digital photographic forms and techniques of photography’s nascent years as an artistic medium in the previous two centuries. Sacabo conjures a world of mystery and mysticism in her work, excavating stories about lives lived in secret struggle or without inhibition, reviving traditional processes of photography like photogravure and tintypes, and giving much-needed voice to women of the past whose legacies still inspire and haunt the artist to this day. 863-688-7743
THE MUSIC FROM WOODSTOCK When: Aug. 01, 2021 | 7 p.m. Where: Chain O’ Lakes Stadium, 500 Cletus Allen Drive Winter Haven theatrewinterhaven.com Performed outdoors near the Chain O’ Lakes Stadium. Bring your lawn chair, cooler and enjoy a great show under the stars!Gates open at 6 pm, show starts at 7 pm. 863-294-7469
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM: TREASURES FROM THE DAYWOOD COLLECTION When: Aug. 03 - Oct. 24, 2021 Where: Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland polkmuseumofart.org Treasures from the Daywood Collection features 41 rarely-seen Impressionist paintings originally from the private collection of Arthur Dayton and Ruth Woods Dayton (whose surnames combine to create the collection’s portmanteau name: “Day-Wood”). Celebrated as patrons of the arts in West Virginia and as consequential collectors of American art, the Daytons developed a fine art collection that exceeded 200 works. 863-688-7743
CRAFT BEER & BINGO When: Aug. 02, 2021 | 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Craft + Kitchen 3234 S Florida Ave, Lakeland Every Monday, free to play, win beer & prizes! UAW MID FLORIDA RETIREE COUNCIL When: Aug. 03, 2021 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: UWA Drop In Center, 209 Avenue O SW, Winter Haven The UAW Mid Florida Retiree Council’s drop in center in Winter Haven is reopening. The office will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The office is located in the Hope Plaza strip mall (off Hwy 17 by the WAWA and across the street from Big Lots). Please contact us at (863) 293-5556 or drop by with any problems you have with your benefits. All UAW retired members are welcome to take advantage of this drop in center. Please bring all pertinent paperwork in order to resolve any problems. Please pass this info along to any UAW retired members you know who may not get this publication.
HEART FOR ART When: Aug. 03 - Aug. 28, 2021 Where: Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland polkmuseumofart.org Artwork by Polk County Students Grades K through 12. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) of Polk County Schools, whose mission is to provide support for students of various disabilities as well as gifted learners. 863-688-7743 Y2K: ART AT THE TURN-OF-THE-21ST CENTURY FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION When: Aug. 03 - 28, 2021 Where: Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland polkmuseumofart.org This installation of works from the Museum’s permanent collection features a selection of objects in a variety of media and from a multitude of perspectives from the Y2K era. The works on display span the consequential period of 1998 to 2001, and, while most artists do not comment explicitly on the millennial change, their art is inseparable from the time in which they lived. Striving to produce meaningful art, artists, like everyone else in the late 1990s and early 2000s, grappled with a world on the cusp of great change and new realities, be they psychological, emotional, social, technological, or otherwise. 863-688-7743
RESILIENCE THROUGH DRUMMING When: Aug. 03, 2021 | 10-11 a.m. Where: Bok Tower Gardens 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales boktowergardens.org Participants will enjoy personal growth and insight while drumming on djembe drums on the back lawn at Pinewood Estate. No previous drumming experience necessary. Registration required. Free for members, $15 per person for non-members.Tickets are available for purchase online, in person at the Visitor Center or by phone at 863-734-1222. JOSEPHINE SACABO: THOSE WHO DANCE When: Aug. 03 - Oct. 17, 2021 Where: Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland polkmuseumofart.org Josephine Sacabo’s art is both of our time and embedded deeply in a time past. She is an acclaimed, New Orleans-based contem-
MICAH MADORE & FITNICHE FUN RUN When: Aug. 03, 2021 | 6-9 p.m. Where: Swan Brewing 115 W Pine St., Lakeland Earn your beers by joining the FitNiche fun run at 5:45, and listen to Micah Madore entertain you starting at 6 pm. BEACHES, CREATURES & COWBOYS: FLORIDA MOVIE POSTERS When: Aug. 04 - Sept. 25, 2021 Where: Lake Wales Museum & Cultural Center, 325 S Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales cityoflakewales.com Movie producers have been making films in Florida almost since the dawn of the industry. For a short time in the early twentieth century, Florida even rivaled California as a place for movie making. This exhibit presents a selection of colorful, eye-catching posters that advertised films. The posters and lobby cards in this exhibit depict some of Florida’s most famous films from the early 1920s to the present. 863-676-1759 CIRO’S SWEET TOOTH DESSERT TOUR When: Aug. 04, 2021 | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Winter Haven Parking Garage, 220 Ave A NW, Winter Haven. winterhavenfoodtours.com Explore the sweeter side of Winter Haven Wed-Thurs! Get ready to taste delicious desserts showcased at amazing restaurants and stores. This tour is perfect for kids of all ages! 48 hours advance ticket purchase is required. Tastings are subject to change. Private tours are also available. Email for more info: info@winterhavenfoodtours.com SOUTH LAKELAND CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION LUNCHEON When: Aug. 04, 2021 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Cleveland Heights Golf Course 2900 Buckingham Avenue, Lakeland Feature: My Diamond Organizer — Looking to declutter, downsize or breathe life into your space? Check us out! Speaker: Jo-Anne da Silva — “When Stormy Journeys Turn to Sunshine Adventures.”Cost: $22 inclusive. Reservations: Email mayersman@tampabay.rr.com or call Marty at 863-425-1390. Reservations and Cancellations by Monday, August 2nd. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries www.stonecroft.org WINTER HAVEN HAPPY HOUR WALKING TOUR When: Aug. 04, 2021 | 4:30-7 p.m. Where: Winter Haven Parking Garage 220 Ave A NW, Winter Haven winterhavenfoodtours.com Where do the locals hangout? Come join us for Happy Hour and find out!The happy hour tour only focuses on bars and restaurants that host Happy Hours Wed-Fri. Must be 21 with ID to attend. Tours must be purchased 48 hours in advance. Tastings are subject to change. Email for more info: info@winterhavenfoodtours.com. - CONTINUED ON PAGE 54 -
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