Hey Lovelies!

BY SHELLEY DESTEFANO COMMUNITY CONCIERGE

It is a pleasure to be around kind, pleasant people during the month of love. Show your friends, family and other delightful beings how much you care about them this month. You might also love the fun things going on in the area this month.

South Florida Garlic Festival

You can enjoy the South Florida Garlic Festival located at Wellington Village Park (11700 Pierson Road, Wellington) on February 4th and 5th from 10am-6pm. Tickets are $15 per person, includes concerts. Visit garlicfestfl.com for more information.

Florida State Fair

You can visit the Florida State Fair located at 201 U.S. Highway 301 North in Tampa from February 9th-20th. Visit floridastatefair.com for more information.

Happy Valentine’s Day on February 14th!

If you need a list of florists to give your loved ones flowers, feel free to let me know and I can email it to you. Our Solivita Activities department will have their Valentine’s Gala on February 10th. You might also enjoy having dinner at one of the following restaurants:

» Italian: Arabellas is located at 346 W Central Avenue in Winter Haven. Call 863-293-1797 or visit arabellas.us for more information.

» Seafood: Harry’s Old Place is located at 3751 Cypress Gardens Road in Winter Haven. Visit harrysoldplace.com or call 863-324-0301 for more information.

» Steakhouse: Manny’s Chophouse is located at 35496 Hwy 27 N in Haines City. Visit mannyschophouse.com or call 863-422-3910 for more information.

» Asian: Akina Sushi & Asian Food is located at 4300 S Hwy 27 in Clermont. Visit akinadining.com or call 352243-8988 for more information.

» Churrascaria Steakhouse: Texas de Brazil is located at 5259 International Drive, Suite #1 in Orlando. Visit texasdebrazil.com or call 407-355-0355 for more information.

Silver Spurs Rodeo

The rodeo (located at 1875 Silver Spur Lane in Kissimmee) will be on Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th at

7:30pm and Sunday, February 19th at 2pm. Visit ohpark.com to purchase tickets and for more information.

Fishing Festival

On Saturday and Sunday, February 18th and 19th, you can enjoy the 2023 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival located at 4415 119th Street W in Cortez. The admission fee is $5 per person and kids 12 and under are free. Visit this small fishing village and enjoy live music, beer, seafood, arts and crafts, and environmental exhibits. While you are in the area, you can also visit cortezvillagehistoricalsociety.org and the floridamaritimemuseum.org both of which have free admission. If you do not like fishing, this event is not for you. Visit cortezfish.org for more information.

Scottish Highland Festival

The Scottish Highland Festival (located at 530 N. Donnelly Street in Mount Dora) will be running on Saturday, February 18th and Sunday, February 19th. This musical festival will feature bagpipers, Celtic music, dancing and more. Visit ci.mount-dora.fl.us for more information.

Swamp Cabbage Festival

The Swamp Cabbage Festival will be running on Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th located at 8 Park Avenue in LaBelle. This seems like a fun event with camel rides, armadillo races, vendors, live entertainment and more. Visit labelleswampcabbagefestival.org for more information.

Naples National Art Festival

The Naples National Art Festival (located at 755 8th Avenue S in Naples) will be running on Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th from 10am-5pm. Find out more about this free admission art festival by visiting naplesart.org.

Of course, you can find more lovely events to attend by visiting the Concierge webpage on SolivitaHOA.com. Find ways to incorporate love into your life and into the lives of others this month. Be lovable and you will find that others will think of you and enjoy your company as you enjoy theirs. Relationships in many forms are beautiful and can make your life more enjoyable.

Community Concierge 863-427-7100 sdestefano@evergreen-LM.com