Friday night I went to SummerJamz #2 at Polk Theatre, a joint venture between Florida Dance Theatre and Polk Theatre. It was a great show, but I was disappointed by the low turnout. Maybe it’s just because it’s the summer and people are out of town. I’ll do a better job of reminding everyone about [...]

I recently found out that Polk Museum of Art had been nominated for the Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick Awards, and while I was doing research to find out exactly which categories the Museum was in, I discovered that two other Lakeland arts organizations have also been nominated for the Tampa area: Explorations V Childrens’ Museum and [...]

So, I just found out about a really cool, innovative series of events happening this summer. I’d heard rumors of it, but this is the first I’d seen that showed it was a done deal. Polk Theatre and Florida Dance Theatre are teaming up with some serious local talent to present SummerJamz at Polk Theatre. [...]

In 2008 they took their family members by storm. This year, over trhe many objections of their spouses and friends, they’re going to again watch American Idol…and worse, again write about it. Read inside for the first installment of American Idol: Walker and Welch

Yeah, I know it’s not about the arts, but it is kinda art related:
I just went to the Lakeland Vision Open House over at the Sorosis Building on Lake Morton, and the process was quick, easy and absolutely painless. There are goals and strategies in a number of categories, one of which is (TA DAH!) [...]