New Year, More Fun!

For January 10-12, 2020. We hope everyone has had a wonderful start to the new year! Have you set a new year’s resolution? We resolve to have fun, at least on the weekends, all year long!  Head down to the Genesis Center Friday night at 7pm to see Gene Watson! Watson is considered one of…

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The Golden Girls Show at SFSC

The off-Broadway hit comedy, That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody is scheduled for one performance on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts on South Florida State College’s (SFSC) Highlands Campus in Avon Park. “Travel back to Miami circa 1985 and get ready to laugh…

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Best-Selling Solo Pianist Jim Brickman Returns to SFSC

Jim Brickman’s distinctive piano style and captivating live performances have revolutionized the popularity of instrumental music, making him a driving force behind modern American music. The hit-making songwriter is the best-selling solo pianist of our time earning 21 No. 1 albums and 32 Top 20 radio singles in the industry bible, “Billboard Magazine.” He’s garnered…

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Best Jazz South of Chicago Comes to South Florida State College

The Eddie Metz Trio kicks off the 15th year of the SFSC Jazz Series at the 250-seat South Florida State College (SFSC) University Center on the Highlands Campus in Avon Park on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.  The Jazz Series is sponsored by Jeff and Sheri Saunders; Jim Lorne and Jo Ann Cardarella; Reverend…

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Roundup the Last Weekend Before Christmas!

Can you believe next week is Christmas? This year flew by! We hope everyone is having a lovely holiday season! This weekend is a great mixture of wonderful events around the Heartland and the last weekend to shop before Christmas is here. Kick off the weekend with Downtown Sounds featuring Harry Havery on Friday night…

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Ready for Some Afternoon Fun?

Since 1985, South Florida State College (SFSC) has presented the popular Goodtime Tuesdays Matinee Series which includes country and pop music, comedy, Broadway revues and an Off-Broadway hit. Matinee performances begin in January and run through March, every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the 1,460-seat Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts on the…

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Santa, The Grinch, Jack Frost, and more for a fun weekend!

For the weekend Friday, December 13 to Sunday, December 15, 2019. Have you been hearing those sleigh bells ring? Got your lights and tree up already? It’s going to be another weekend packed full of holiday cheer! This Friday will be the 13th, a Nightmare Before Christmas for those of superstitious beliefs. In honor of…

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All About the Christmas Spirit

For Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 8, 2019. Happy December! We hope everyone had a wonderful time for Thanksgiving and was able to see the Avon Park Christmas Parade! Just three more weekends, including this one, until Christmas! All through the month of December there are a variety of events celebrating Christmas, putting everyone…

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