Tag: Oldsmar Centennial
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Oldsmar Special Events: Spring 2016
The City’s yearlong centennial celebration kicks into high gear this spring, with a number of events centered on the Oldsmar 100 theme. Winter is waving goodbye this month, so we Floridians can forget about that nasty season full of mildly cold weather, irritating rain and mostly sunny skies and begin to embrace the wonderful sights,…
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Black Honkeys rock Oldsmar’s Fifth Friday Centennial celebration
R.E. Olds Park was packed last Friday night as Oldsmar held the first event in honor of the city’s yearlong People’s Centennial celebration. And with plenty of food and drink on hand, plus performances by opening act Mr. Pickles and headliners the Black Honkeys, the initial Fifth Friday did not disappoint. After making sure everything…
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Fifth Friday concerts highlight Oldsmar’s centennial celebration
It’s no secret the City of Oldsmar is celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2016, as organizers have done a great job of publicizing the yearlong festivities by using everything from an informative website to commem-orative Christmas ornaments to help get the word out. But with the New Year now upon us, the focus has turned…
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2016 City of Oldsmar Calendar of Events
When the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2015, the City of Oldsmar officially entered its centennial year. Yes, as we turned the calendar to 2016, Oldsmar, which was founded by R.E. Olds in 1916, began celebrating its 100th birthday. And if there’s one thing you can count on when a city celebrates its centennial,…
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Oldsmar prepares for centennial celebration in 2016
Question: What is 100 years in the making, takes more than two years to plan and lasts for an entire year? If you answered the City of Oldsmar’s Centennial birthday celebration, you would be absolutely correct. According to the Oldsmar 100 committee chair, City Council member Dan Saracki, he and his fellow organizers have been working feverishly…