Category: Events
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Oldsmar BMX Supercross track drawing local riders in droves
Shortly after Oldsmar’s new BMX Supercross track opened in October 2015, it was clear that the Olympic training-level facility would attract professional and amateur riders from all over the globe. That fact became apparent when a number of national teams used the track, located at Canal Park on Tampa Road, to help their world-class rider qualify…
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“Kidpreneurs” have donated more than 25,000 books since August
What started as a whim to help schools that had been hit by hurricanes in Louisiana last summer has turned into a massive book donating endeavor by “kidpreneurs” Chase Hartman and Vance Tomasi, as the fifth graders have now donated more than 25,000 books through their read.repeat initiative since August. The Mary Bryant Elementary School…
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Oldsmar hosts a pair of significant events this weekend
The City of Oldsmar hosts a number of special events every year, including parades and memorial services, festivals and fundraising galas. This weekend, a pair of events will take place in Oldsmar that each carry significant meaning, but for very different reasons. On Friday, Feb. 17, the city’s inaugural paper shredding and electronics recycling event…
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2017 Oldsmar Cares Wine and Food Gala raises over $100K
Oldsmar Cares’ 7th annual Wine and Food Gala surpassed all expectations last week, generating more than $100,000 in sponsorships, ticket sales and other donations according to officials for the 20-year-old nonprofit. The event, which was held in the dining room at the Nielsen Media headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 10, was given the tagline “Raise the…
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7th annual Wine and Food Gala set for Thursday, February 9
Oldsmar Cares’ 7th annual Wine and Food Gala is set for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 from 6-9 pm at the Nielsen Ballroom at 501 Brooker Creek Boulevard. The local nonprofit‘s casual-dress event will feature signature dishes from 11 area restaurants as well as beer and wine, live entertainment, automobiles, auctions and more. The gala is…
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Oldsmar 2017 Calendar of Events
The City of Oldsmar’s yearlong centennial celebration might be over, but there are plenty of fun and exciting activities scheduled in 2017. The City of Oldsmar celebrated its 100th birthday in 2016 by hosting several special, centennial-themed events, including dinner dances and concerts, parades and a time capsule-closing ceremony. The new year might not have as…
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Time capsule-closing concludes Oldsmar’s centennial celebration
The closing of a time capsule filled with mementoes from Oldsmar’s 100-year history on Tuesday evening officially concluded the city’s yearlong centennial celebration. In a brief ceremony held just prior to the city’s annual tree lighting, Oldsmar City Council member and centennial committee chair Dan Saracki spoke about the capsule and the efforts of the…
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Mayor’s Breakfast highlights giving season in Oldsmar
The annual Mayor’s Breakfast kicked off the holiday season at the Nielson headquarters in Oldsmar last Friday morning, and by all accounts, it was one of the most successful in terms of turnout and proceeds in the event’s 20-year history. With dozens of politicians, business owners and other local officials from the neighboring cities of Safety…
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Holiday events heat up in Oldsmar this week
With the annual Mayor’s Breakfast Friday morning at Nielsen, the Christmas Wonderland Friday night and the tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday evening, the holiday special events season is in full swing in Oldsmar. With the annual Mayor’s Breakfast on Friday morning, the city’s Christmas Wonderland event Friday night, and the tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday…
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Oldsmar’s first public art project unveiled on Veterans Day
Oldsmar’s first public art project, a mural depicting a local soldier as well as city founder Ransom E. Olds, was unveiled on Veterans Day at R.E. Olds Park. Oldsmar’s first public art project, a colorful mural painted by Tampa artist Lakeema Matthew, was unveiled prior to a special Veterans Day concert at R.E. Olds Park…