Beat the
heat with cool music at
the 7th
annual Live at the
Gardens!—A Summer Music
Series at 7:30 p.m. With a new
Bose Tower sound system,
new stage and theater
lighting, seating will
be cabaret-style in the
Visitor Center. Tickets
are $15 in advance, $20
on the day of the event,
if available. Early
reservations are
encouraged. An optional
prepaid dinner will be
served at the Blue
Palmetto Café at 5:45
p.m. Dinners are $17,
members $15.50. The
full-course dinners
include tax and
gratuity. Payment is
required at the time of
the reservation, and
nonrefundable tickets
will be mailed. For
tickets, call
863-734-1221 or e-mail
phrestina@boktower.org.
On June
28, Southbound Band
plays a mixture of
Southern and classic
rock as well as country
music. The optional
dinner menu features
jambalaya with andouille
sausage, chicken and
shrimp or eggplant
parmesan, mixed
vegetables and an
Italian side salad.
On
July 26, Ramblin’ Rose
features three
generations of women
from the same Polk
County family who
perform bluegrass and
old time fiddle tunes
along with Southern
rock. The optional
dinner menu includes
parmesan chicken breast
with peppers and onions
with roasted rosemary
potatoes or vegetable
lasagna, mixed
vegetables and an
Italian side salad.
On Aug
23, the Repeatles bring
back the nostalgic 50s
and 60s music of Buddy
Holly, Elvis, the Everly
Brothers, the Rolling
Stones and the Beatles.
The optional dinner menu
will be beef bourguignon
and rice pilaf or
vegetable lasagna, mixed
vegetables and a
tropical side salad.
On
October 4, Broadway &
JAZZ returns with an all
new dynamic and highly
entertaining program
showcasing Broadway
tunes and great American
classics of jazz. The
optional dinner menu
features lemon butter
baked salmon and garden
rice or eggplant
parmesan, mixed
vegetables and a Greek
side salad.
All meals
are served with a roll
and butter and iced tea,
soda or coffee. Ice
cream, sorbet and a
churro will be served
for dessert. Wine is
available for purchase.
On
July 26, Ramblin’ Rose
features three
generations of women
from the same Polk
County family who
perform bluegrass and
old time fiddle tunes
along with Southern
rock. The optional
dinner menu includes
parmesan chicken breast
with peppers and onions
with roasted rosemary
potatoes or vegetable
lasagna, mixed
vegetables and an
Italian side salad.
On
October 4, Broadway &
JAZZ returns with an all
new dynamic and highly
entertaining program
showcasing Broadway
tunes and great American
classics of jazz. The
optional dinner menu
features lemon butter
baked salmon and garden
rice or eggplant
parmesan, mixed
vegetables and a Greek
side salad.
