Polk State’s McLeod Leaves Legacy of Public Art
Polk State’s Ann McLeod, who even in her final days was planning for the expansion of the College’s public-art collection, died in Auburndale on Dec. 25, 2012. She was 73. McLeod retired from Polk State…
Polk State ‘Voices of the People’ Performing Arts Series Continues Jan. 19 in Lake Wales
The Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center will host the second installment of the College’s “Voices of the People” performing arts series at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19. “Voices of the People,” a joint…
Polk State to Host Exhibit of Lake Wales-Based Artists
Polk State College will host Price and Freeman, a free exhibit featuring the work of two Lake Wales-based artists beginning Jan. 2 at the Winter Haven Fine Arts Gallery. David Price has been sculpting for…
Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center Begins Offering Classes Jan. 7
Polk State College will begin offering its first classes at the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center on Jan. 7. In late 2011, the College and the Lake Wales Arts Council announced an innovative…
Polk State Music’s Holiday Concerts Influenced by Hollywood, Nigeria
Concertgoers would normally be hard-pressed to find an event that includes music from the movie “Home Alone,” a traditional Nigerian song, and holiday classics — but that’s just what they’ll enjoy at two upcoming Polk…
Polk State’s Lakeland Cabaret to Perform ‘The Poe Project: A Midnight Dreary’
The debut season of Polk State’s Lakeland Cabaret continues later this month with “The Poe Project: A Midnight Dreary,” dramatic readings of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. “It’s going to be a night of…
Upcoming Performance at Polk State Makes Statement With Poetry, Music
An upcoming performance at Polk State will use both poetry and music to illuminate the power creativity has to thrive even in the most oppressive of circumstances. Presented by the College’s Philosophy Club and SALO…
Local Theatre Professionals Lending Expertise to “Richard III”
Polk State Theatre’s upcoming production of “Richard III” is the biggest and most elaborate in its history, and local set and lighting experts are lending their expertise to ensure it’s one audiences will remember…
Play With Emotion: Student Transforms from Musician to Performer at Polk State
Casey Howard doesn’t know where she’d be today if it weren’t for a keyboard her family bought when she was just a toddler. She’d had just been diagnosed with what would later be identified as…
Polk State Theatre to Perform “Richard III” Beginning Nov. 7
Polk State Theatre will perform William Shakespeare’s “Richard III,” during a nine-day run that begins with a free preview on Nov. 7. “Richard III” is Polk State Theatre’s second Shakespeare performance, following last spring’s “The…