Category: Entertainment
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2017 Goals for a Cause kicks off with celebrity server event Saturday at Jack Willies
Organizers are preparing to host the 2017 Goals for a Cause fundraiser for the 1 Voice Foundation starting this weekend, and it promises to be one of the biggest in the event’s eight-year history. The fun kicks off with the popular celebrity server event at Jack Willies in Oldsmar on Saturday, Nov. 18, from noon…
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Busy weekend ahead in Oldsmar!
A pair of charity events, an open house at the organic community garden and the city’s annual Veterans Day ceremony will highlight a busy weekend in Oldsmar this week. On Friday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 11 beginning at 8:00 a.m., Oldsmar’s assistant city Clerk Kathy Horvath and her family will host another yard sale…
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16th annual Safety Harbor Wine Festival this Saturday, Nov. 4 from 5-11 p.m.
There’s a break in Oldsmar’s special events calendar in November, with nothing scheduled between last month’s Top of the Bay Oktoberfest and the immensely popular Christmas Wonderland festival in December. But there’s a big party happening right next door in Safety Harbor this weekend, as the 16th annual Wine Festival will see Main Street filled…
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Tampa Bay Rays could have a new home, and it’s not in Oldsmar
Hillsborough County officials unveiled a new stadium proposal yesterday that would see the Tampa Bay Rays relocate to a site near downtown Tampa, potentially squashing Oldsmar officials’ dreams of bringing the team to town. The announcement by Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagen, who has been the point person for the stadium search, stated a group…
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Oldsmar puts out call to artists for sidewalk mural at Sheffield Park
The North Pinellas Cultural Alliance is looking to complete its second public art project as a call to artists has gone out for a sidewalk mural to be painted in Oldsmar’s Sheffield Park. The organization, which was founded in 2015 and received $20,000 in startup funding from six north county municipalities, recently saw its first…
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Celebrate Oldsmar! 2017: What You Need to Know if You Go
It’s that time of year again, Oldsmarites! The 22nd annual Celebrate Oldsmar! festival is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 1 and Saturday, Sept 2, 2017 from 6-10 pm at R.E. Olds Park. Admission and parking is free. This year the event, which always features family friendly activities like bounce houses and pony rides plus live entertainment, will…
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Oldsmar City Council member Gabby McGee swims with bull sharks
Every summer, millions of Americans huddle around their flat screens and devour every morsel of Shark Week, a cable TV marathon of shark related documentaries, mockumentaries and harrowing accounts of close encounters with the toothy predators of the sea. And every year around this time, many viewers sit back and say, “that’s no big deal—I…
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Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park officially opens to the public
Oldsmar’s Disc Golf Course at Sheffield Park officially opened to the public following a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The 18-hole, championship level course, which measures more than 8,600 feet and features three levels of playability, is the latest addition in a string of eco-sports attractions in the city, including the zipline…
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Oldsmar’s 2017 Memorial Day ceremony set for Monday, May 29 at 10am
The City of Oldsmar will host its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Park, located at 250 Shore Drive East. According to city officials, the service will feature a keynote speaker dedicated to veterans rights as well as a special performance by a local singer. “Residents are invited to…
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Oldsmar disc golf course grand opening set for Saturday, June 24
Oldsmar is already home to a world-class BMX supercross track at the soon-to-be-renamed Oldsmar Sports Complex as well as the only zipline adventure park in the Tampa Bay area. Now, the city is about to add an elite-level disc golf course to its collection of high-quality sports facilities, as the Sheffield Park course is scheduled to have…