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Author to lecture at Florida Southern in Lakeland on Beatles' 1964 tour through state
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFlorida author Bob Kealing returns to Florida Southern College on Thursday to discuss his new book,...
History center: Author to speak on Beatles, Florida, 1964
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBeatlemania is alive, says Bob Kealing, author of “Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida.” Kealing will discuss the recently published book at Orange County Regional History ...
Pulitzer winner returns for FSC lecture series
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe lineup for the Florida Lecture Series at Florida Southern College includes a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and speakers covering such subjects as...
'Good Day Sunshine State' tells of Beatles' impact on Jacksonville and Florida in 1964
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the Beatles came to Jacksonville in September 1964, a Florida Times-Union writer, on assignment...
Heartwood Soundstage to host Tom Petty Weekend after family pulls plug on Depot Park event
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter months of controversy and uncertainty surrounding the yearly tribute concert in Gainesville...
History center: Florida music in spotlight of upcoming lecture series
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOrange County Regional History Center will present a series of lectures with a focus on the music of...
Florida Historical Society holds annual gathering in Lakeland starting Thursday
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Florida Historical Society and the Florida State Genealogical Society will hold their annual gatherings Thursday through Saturday in Lakeland. Most events will take place at Springhill Suites ...
Best books I didn’t review in 2023
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLast week, I listed the best among the books I reviewed for the Tampa Bay Times in 2023. But I read a lot more books — I average about three per week — that I didn’t end up writing about. So ...
Once the ‘Magic Kingdom before Disney,’ Tupperware faces dire future
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe year was 1954, and Tupperware was having a party. The company’s new Osceola County headquarters was dedicated by famed Tupperware executive Brownie Wise during a five-day “jubilee,” which ...
Theme Park Rangers Radar: Tron in lights, Aquatica at 15, Mardi Gras menu
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe look to the skies in this week’s Theme Park Rangers Radar, beneath the colorful canopy of Tron Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom. Then there are more earthly pursuits with an Aquatica flashback ...
