Need for Speed in Downtown Sebring

Downtown Happenings

March 2013

Upcoming Events

A full list of Upcoming Events is on Downtown Sebring's website.

Feb. 28: Circle of Speed Beer & Bratz

To kickoff the 12 Hours of Sebring Mania, Plan B Promotions, The Heartland Riders and the Sebring Chamber of Commerce will host the Beer and Bratz on the Circle in Downtown Sebring. Live Music, Beer, Bratz and the opportunity to meet and SVRA race cars and drivers. For more information, contact Lora Todd at (863) 381-6467.

March 2: "Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone" Movie Showing

The Sebring Public Library (319 W. Center Avenue) celebrates Downtown Sebring's Need for Speed month with a FREE Saturday afternoon movie showing of this Harry Potter favorite at 2:00 PM. Kids enjoy the movie; parents browse the library. For details, call (863) 402-6716.

March 6: Downtown Community Garage Sale & Farmers Market

Bargain shoppers and browsers, stop by Downtown Sebring from 7AM-1PM for our local monthly garage sales. For space or information, call (863) 382-2649 or www.DestinationDowntownSebring.com.

March 8: Downtown Sebring Goes Pop! Block Party

Held the second Friday of each month, Sebring's Downtown will come alive with the unique and enjoyable monthly Destination Downtown event from 5-8 PM. For this month, Downtown Sebring Goes Pop! Block Party will celebrate with music, street dance contest, bubble wrap races, popcorn, and food vendors while shopping, dining and strolling around the historic Downtown area! Visit www.DestinationDowntownSebring.com.

March 9: Saturday Night Cruise

Held the second Saturday of each month from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., cruisers come from near and far to Sebring's Downtown Circle to see classic cars, listen to live entertainment and enjoy delicious food. For more information, visit www.SebringCruise.com.

March 11-15: Daily Paper Airplane Race

The Children's Museum of the Highlands offers a fun activity the week of the races. Stop by and make your own paper airplane and participate in the daily race to see how far you can make it fly. For more information, call (863) 385-5437.

March 14: The 12 Hours of Art

Stop by Lucid Art Gallery for 12 hours (8:00 AM - 8:00 PM) of art, enjoy the extended hours and register to win an original jewelry creation. For information, call (863) 414-6237.

March 14: Art Uncorked Celebrates Race Week

Horse racing with a 'twist' is the theme for this Thursday evening class at 6:00 PM when artist Linda Kegley leads the class step-by-step through painting one complete project during the evening with wine, friends and fun! To register, call (863) 385-5312 or visit www.HighlandsArtLeague.org.

March 14: Taste of the Race

Celebrate the beginning of race week with a lunch time celebration on the Circle from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Featuring food vendors and SVRA race cars. For more information, contact Lora Todd at (863) 381-6467.

March 16: Disney's "Secret of the Wings" Movie Showing

The Sebring Public Library (319 W. Center Avenue) celebrates Downtown Sebring's Need for Speed month with a FREE Saturday afternoon movie showing of this Disney favorite at 2:00 PM. Kids enjoy the movie; parents browse the library. For details, call (863) 402-6716.

March 20-31: Highlands Little Theatre presents "Sex Please We're Sixty"

Someone swaps Bud's Viagra with Venusia for women, and we soon discover they have a strange effect on men. It gives them all the symptoms of a menopausal woman, complete with hot flashes, mood swings, uncontrollable weeping and irritability. Laugh along as we see what happens next. Written by Michael Parker & Susan Parker. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Tickets $20 adults, $10 youth 16 & under. Sponsorship available. For information, call (863) 382-2525 or HighlandsLittleTheatre.org.

March 23 - Battle of the Paddle Race

At 10:00 AM, bring your stand up paddle board, kayak, canoe, surf board or any device that requires a paddle to the Battle of the Paddle Race. Cash prizes. For details, call (863) 368-0651.

March 26: What's Up Downtown Sebring? Meeting

Held the last Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m., these informational meetings are a way to share news and happenings with anyone interested in Downtown Sebring. Meeting locations rotate to various places within the Downtown Sebring district. This meeting will be held at Big Board Outfitters (200 N. Commerce Ave) Call the CRA office for more information, (863) 471-5104.

March 30: "Tangled" Movie Showing

The Sebring Public Library (319 W. Center Avenue) celebrates Downtown Sebring's Need for Speed month with a FREE Saturday afternoon movie showing of this computer-animated musical fantasy-comedy movie at 2:00 PM. Kids enjoy the movie; parents browse the library. For details, call (863) 402-6716.

Greetings!

An unknown author wrote, "The world is run by those who show up." It succinctly describes what most of us observe in our personal and work lives...that people tend to fall into two groups: those who are disengaged from the world around

them or those who actively trying to shape the future.

How will you show up and shape the future of Downtown Sebring? For a list of events, happenings and meetings, please view the list on the left. We hope you 'show up' in Downtown soon.

What's New in Downtown Sebring?

Geocaching In Downtown Sebring

At the Jan. 29 "What's Up Downtown Sebring?," which is hosted by the Sebring CRA, Josh Sizemore with Easy Turtle Eco-Tours, Expeditions & Excursions spoke about "Geocaching in Downtown Sebring." Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting recreational activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches," anywhere in the world. Geocaches are currently placed in over 200 countries around the world and on all seven continents. After nearly 13 years of activity there are over 1.9 million active geocaches and more than 5 million geocachers worldwide. For more information, watch a video from the meeting.

CRA Hosting Retail Academy Series

On Feb. 4, the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) hosted its first first Retail Academy Workshop at the Sebring Civic Center with nearly 20 attendees. This workshop addressed Customer Service & Merchandising and was free for any business located in the 650-acre Downtown Sebring CRA District.

"We know how important good customer service and proper merchandising is to the success of a business," said Kelly Cosgrave, chair of the Sebring CRA. "With our unique retail mix of small businesses and organizations in Downtown Sebring, an important niche for Downtown merchants is that of exceptional customer service, which leads to positive word of mouth promotions."

The CRA's Retail Academy is a series of workshops designed for

small retail businesses in the Downtown Sebring CRA District,and they are presented by the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for Downtown Sebring business owners, managers, volunteers and employees. Due to the success of this first workshop, additional seminars are being planned to address Internet Marketing and Advertising.

"Hosting educational opportunities for Downtown Sebring merchants and organizations is part of the CRA's active business recruitment and retention efforts," Cosgrave said. "The more informed merchants are, the more successful their businesses will be."

The next workshop will be held on April 22 and address Marketing. For more information about these seminars or to reserve your seat, please contact the CRA office at (863) 471-5104. Space is limited to 20 people.

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Downtown Sebring Celebrates "Need For Speed"

The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency's (CRA) Downtown Sebring Monthly Promotional Campaign celebrates the theme "The Need for Speed" during the month of March. From a Battle of the Paddle Race to a Daily Paper Airplane Race to the 12 Hours of Art, there are a lot of fun events, great merchants offers, and fast happenings in Downtown Sebring during the month of March (see full list below).

March 2: "Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone" Movie Showing
March 8: Destination Downtown Sebring's "Downtown Goes Pop! Block Party"
March 9: Saturday Night Car Cruise
March 11-15: Daily Paper Airplane Race
March 14: The 12 Hours of Art
March 14: Art Uncorked Celebrates Race Week
March 14: Taste of the Race
March 16: Disney's "Secret of the Wings" Movie Showing
March 20-31: Highlands Little Theatre's "Sex Please We're Sixty"
March 23: Battle of the Paddle Race
March 30: "Tangled" Movie Showing

For details, visit www.DowntownSebring.org.

Special "Need For Speed" Downtown Sebring Merchant Offers

Linda's Books - 203 N. Ridgewood Drive
Offer: Buy 5 NASCAR Romance Books and get one free.

Lucid Heart Gallery - 131 N. Ridgewood Drive
Offer: Show your 12 Hours of Sebring race ticket during the month and get 10% off.

Still Chic Boutique - 301 Circle Park Drive
Offer: 10% off all Running/Athletic Footwear & Apparel

Twin Oaks Tea Room - 246 N. Commerce Avenue
Offer: Purchase Special Race Sandwich - The Monte Cabriolet - and receive a FREE drink

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