Watercolor Painting Class at LW Public Library

The Lake Wales Public Library will host Watercolor Painting Classes on Saturday afternoons, 1 until 4 p.m., beginning March 5 and continuing each Saturday through March 26.   Award-winning watercolor artist, Don Porter will teach these classes.

 

Don Porter has exhibited works in studios throughout the South and Midwest including The Cincinnati Commerce Center, The Knoxville Zoo, Gatlinburg’s PAWS Gallery, Willow Bay Gallery and The Cityside Gallery of Knoxville, Touch of Class, Sarasota and John Collette Fine Art, Highlands, North Carolina.

 

The March classes are part of the library’s Lifelong Library Experience series, sponsored by Florida’s Natural Growers Foundation.  Florida’s Natural Growers Foundation has underwritten the cost of the instruction.  Students pay a $5 registration fee for the entire four-week series.  A supply list will be provided at the time of registration Participants are responsible for the supplies.

 

The class is limited to 10 students; no prior experience is needed.  Instruction will be provided for all levels.

 

WaRegistration for Porter’s Watercolor Classes is now available at the library.  The registration fee must be paid at that time.

 

For information, or to register for the class call 863-678-4004 or email [email protected].  Don Porter’s website is Don’s website is http://donporterwatercolor.com.

 

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Photographer & Author, Gary Monroe Presents “The Highwaymen: Florida’s African American Landscape Painters at Lake Wales Public Library

 

In honor of Black History Month the Lake Wales Library Association – Friends of the Library and the Florida Humanities Council present photographer and author, Gary Monroe.  Mr. Monroe has written extensively on The Highwaymen, self-taught African American artist who painted idyllic versions of the Florida landscapes in the 1960s and 1970s.

 

Monroe’s lively talk relates the story of these now-acclaimed artists who sold their paintings door to door in Florida during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.  Their paintings are now recognized as indigenous Florida art and are celebrated and widely collected.

 

Gary Monroe wrote the seminal book that introduced The Highwaymen to the world.  In The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters Monroe told the story of these artists and their contribution to shaping Florida’s popular image.

 

He successfully nominated Florida’s Highwaymen into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

 

This program is free and open to all and begins at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 18 in the Lake Wales Public Library’s Schoenoff Meeting Room.

 

For details call 863.678.4004, visit the library’s website, www.cityoflakewales.com/library or Facebook, Lake Wales Public Library or Friends of the Lake Wales Public Library.

Bartow High School Teacher Arrested For DUI

Around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2016, PCSO deputies arrested 51-year-old Anthony Stanciu of Lake Daisy Drive in unincorporated Winter Haven for one count DUI after he crashed into a mailbox heading home from the Lake Wales Mardi Gras parade. Stanciu told deputies he is a mathematics teacher at Bartow High School.

According to a PCSO affidavit, Stanciu’s vehicle hit a concrete mailbox at 62 Lake Daisy Blvd. Stanciu was observed by responding deputies with slurred speech, and deputies could smell the impurities of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle. Stanciu told deputies he drank three beers at the Lake Wales Mardi Gras parade, and was heading home when he crashed into the mailbox.

Calling all golfers! Our annual golf tournament next month is looking for foursomes and sponsors. This is a great chance to give back to some very appreciative and hard working students! Message me for more info or mail the attached registration form to Roosevelt Academy.

 

This is Rockin’ on the River’s Second Annual fundraiser for Autism which benefits Our Children’s Academy in Lake Wales and other non-profit organizations who directly impact the autistic community. 

Free Admission but donations are welcome.

We will have 9 bands over the course of the 3 days. 

Friday, 2/26
6:00pm- 8:00pm Coastal Acoustics Barefoot, Duke Burr & T Micheal (at the firepit)
8:00pm- 12:00am Redhot Roosters (Liar’s Lair Saloon)

Saturday, 2/27
1:00pm- 3:00pm Redhot Roosters (River Stage)
4:00pm- 6:00pm Hunter Smith & Frienda (Rover Stage)
7:00pm- 9:00pm Next Level (River Stage)
9:30pm- 12:00am Raisin Cain (Liar’s Lair Saloon)

Sunday, 2/28
1:00pm- 4:00pm Nathan Baldwin (Liar’s Lair Saloon)
5:00pm- 8:00pm Blackwater (Liar’s Lair Saloon)

Sponsorships Available

Food Vendors
Rick’s Bar-B-Q
Tanner’s Lakeside
Havana’s Cuban Sandwich Shop
Kick- Yo- Butt (Bracken Smith)
Tulluah’s Table by the Sea

Raffles
50-50
Chest of Cheer

Rain of Shine. Bring your dancing shoes and chairs!!!

 

 

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Dundee, Florida – Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide deputies are currently conducting a single vehicle fatality in the area of Highway 27 and Dundee Road.

The crash was reported at approximately 4:25 am this morning, Monday, February 01, 2016. 

Highway 27 is closed in both directions just south of Crump Road.  Motorists are advised to avoid the area. 

LAKE WALES FAMILY YMCA PLANS FEBRUARY LAZY TRIATHLON

 

Lake Wales, FL – Looking for motivation to keep moving forward with your new year’s fitness goals? The Lake Wales Family YMCA may have your answer!

 

The 2016 Lazy Triathlon will take place Feb. 1 through Feb. 29 and is open to Y members and non-members.

 

Participants select a level – bronze, silver, gold, or Ironman – and keep a tally all month of how many miles they log in swimming, cycling and running/walking. At the end of the triathlon, all participants will be recognized at a closing celebration on March 8 at 6 p.m. with a certificate and a shirt.

 

Participants can compete individually or as part of a three-person team. Additionally, those who want to compete individually without the swim can do a duathlon, adding additional cycling and running/walking miles to compensate for not swimming. Activities can be done at the YMCA, but do not have to be. Fitness classes at the YMCA count for two running/walking miles. Group cycle classes count for 16 miles. The YMCA pool is heated and is available for all participants.

 

Cost is $15 for YMCA members and $30 for non-members, and includes full access to YMCA facilities and classes for the month of February. Team registration is $60. All proceeds benefit the YMCA Annual Campaign, which assists low-income community members in gaining access to the YMCA’s facilities and programs.

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January 28th 12:00 & 5:30

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