Category: Entertainment
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Zipping Jeff: New zipline adventure park officially opens in Oldsmar
Following months of discussion, construction and anticipation, Oldsmar’s newest eco-tourism attraction, located at the Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve, opened to the public on Friday, June 3. Speaking as someone who suffers from an acute case of acrophobia, better known as the fear of heights, conquering something as challenging as a zipline course can be akin…
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Oldsmar Council approves centennial concert on October 1, 2016
The City of Oldsmar will end its yearlong centennial celebration in style, with a star-studded rock concert at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, October 1, 2016. The City of Oldsmar will end its yearlong centennial celebration in style, with a star-studded rock concert at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 5-10 p.m., after…
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9-year-old drummer “Jonathan Rocks” lives up to his nickname
9-year-old drummer Jonathan “Rocks” Frederick of Oldsmar is quickly living up to his nickname, as the young prodigy has already jammed with some of the biggest names in heavy metal history. 9-year-old drummer Jonathan Frederick, a.k.a. “Jonathan Rocks,” of Oldsmar, may look like a baby-faced boy bander. But don’t let the spiky blonde hair and…
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Oldsmar’s Centennial celebration continues this Friday
Dinner dances, car shows, concerts and festivals have highlighted Oldsmar’s centennial celebration so far in 2016, and the Oldsmar100 festivities continue this week with the latest Fifth Friday concert at R.E. Olds Park. Oldsmar’s yearlong centennial celebration has already featured everything from dinner dances to custom car shows. Yet there’s still plenty more to come before…
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Oldsmar to pay $50K for centennial concert in October
The City of Oldsmar will cap off its yearlong centennial celebration with a special concert featuring a lineup of rock legends at Tampa Bay Downs on October 1. The City of Oldsmar’s centennial festivities have already featured a concert by the Black Honkeys, a swanky dinner dance at Nielsen, and a classic Oldsmobile car show amid the…
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Beverland renews call for a dedicated arts council in Oldsmar
Soon after Jerry Beverland was reelected to city council last month, he promised to bring a dedicated arts committee back to Oldsmar. Last week, officials formally addressed Beverland’s idea. Stating he believes art is an important part of a community, Beverland called for the immediate formation of committee that is dedicated to promoting the arts…
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Rain doesn’t dampen Oldsmar’s centennial weekend celebration
While the annual Oldsmar Days parade did get rained out, the rest of the City of Oldsmar’s centennial celebration weekend was full of bright sunshine and starry nights. Perhaps the cries of “rain, rain, go away, come back another day” worked. Either that or it was just the typical, fickle Florida spring weather. After a…
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Weekend Preview – Oldsmar Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to celebrate the city of Oldsmar’s 100th birthday! This will not be your ordinary birthday party, though. Oldsmar’s centennial anniversary celebration is bringing you all kinds of festivities from dining and dancing to fireworks and an antique automobile show. Don’t worry, festivities begin this afternoon so you’ll have something to look forward to…
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Oldsmar readies for biggest weekend its 100-year history
A semi-formal dinner dance kicks off the annual Oldsmar Days and Nights festival, which serves as the centerpiece of the city’s centennial celebration in 2016. Oldsmar turns 100 this year, and by the time it’s over, the city might need another century to recover from the all the centennial celebrations. The Oldsmar100 festivities kicked off…
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Oldsmar holds zipline park groundbreaking ceremony
Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis, city council members and other city, county and state officials came out for the zipline park groundbreaking ceremony at Mobbly Bayou Preserve on Thursday. Flanked by a pair of watchful owls and surrounded by acres of natural beauty, Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis, along with his fellow council members, ceremonially broke ground…