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Downtown HappeningsSeptember 2013
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A full list of Upcoming Events is on Downtown Sebring's website.

Sept. 5: Shannon Reed - Acoustic Music & Late Night Thursday
Enjoy Late Night Thursday shopping as the merchants stay open late and local musician Shannon Reed performs country music with a flair of southern rock & blues 5-8 PM in Circle Park.

Sept. 7: First Round of Beer Festival
The Children's Museum of the Highlands is hosting its first Craft Beer Festival! A $25 ticket will let you sample a variety of craft beers and tastes of area restaurants from 6-9 PM. Entertainment will be provided as you try delicious and unusual flavors. This promises to be a fun evening for everyone!  For information, contact [email protected] or (863) 385-5437.

Sept. 10 & 17: Windchimes & Wine
Create Your Own Music with this special two-part pottery class hosted by the Highlands Art League Class at 6:00 PM; $35/both evenings.  Info & registration at HighlandsArtLeague.org

Sept. 11-22: Lend Me A Tenor
Take a break from reality and spend a couple of hours at Highlands Little Theatre at this hilarious Tony & Zenon award winning play written by the incomparable Ken Ludwig.  The lead singer is out; the amateur is in; and things go dreadfully and delightfully wrong.  For information &tickets, visit www.HighlandsLittleTheatre.org.

Sept. 12: Shannon Reed - Acoustic Music  & Late Night Thursday
Enjoy Late Night Thursday shopping as the merchants stay open late and local musician Shannon Reed performs country music with a flair of southern rock & blues 5-8 PM in Circle Park.

Sept. 13: Destination Downtown Sebring's Monthly Wine Walk
Enjoy wine and live music as Ransom Band performs country, rock, and blues music at Destination Downtown Sebring; Free Concert in Circle Park 5-8 PM.  Pick up your wine glass ($10 donation) at GB's Formal Wear (on the 207 Circle Park Drive). Details at www.DestinationDowntownSebring.com

Sept. 13: Steve Jones performs at Highlands Art League's Yellow House Gallery Reception
Enjoy acoustic music with refreshments and art; free 5-8 PM.  Visit HighlandsArtLeague.org

Sept. 13: Lotela Gold Concert
Get your tickets now as Lotela Gold, a 50's - 60's show band, performs at Circle Theatre at 8:00 PM.  Tickets start at $15. CircleTheatreOfSebring.org

Sept. 14: Harry Havery & Sons Concert
Come downtown for this free concert from 5-8 PM showcasing a mix of oldies & classic country. DowntownSebring.org

Sept. 17: Picasso-Era Music at Art Uncorked
The Highlands Art League hosts this hands-on painting class at 6:00 PM, $35/person.  Create your self portrait with music & wine. For details and to register, visit HighlandsArtLeague.org

Sept. 19: Shannon Reed - Acoustic Music & Late Night Thursday
Enjoy Late Night Thursday shopping as the merchants stay open late and local musician Shannon Reed performs country music with a flair of southern rock & blues 5-8 PM in Circle Park.

Sept. 20-22: Sebring Thunder
Join us for Sebring's largest car show complete with Welcome Reception, Burnout on the Circle, Car Show, BBQ & Awards Banquet. The Shannon Reed Band performs Sept. 20 at 7:00 PM & California Toe Jam Band performs Sept. 21 from 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM (both in Circle Park and both concerts are free). Information at SebringCruise.com.

Sept. 21: 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 visit DestinationDowntownSebring.com.

Sept. 21: The Gibbs Family Concert
Join gospel music group The Gibbs Family as they perform at a Christian Dinner Concert at Dee's Restaurant at 6:00 PM.  Must RSVP seating is limited. Donations accepted.  (863) 471-2228

Sept. 27: Broken Roads Concert
Get tickets now for Broken Roads, a country/rock band, as they perform at Circle Theatre at 7:30 PM.  Tickets start at $12. CircleTheatreOfSebring.org

Sept. 28: Circle of Truth Concert
Join us in Downtown Sebring for a FREE concert that is open to the public and hosted by Circle of Truth Ministries, Inc.  Come to the River Tour will play in Downtown Sebring starting at 7:00 PM and feature All Things New, Rush of Fools, Rhett Walker Band and plenty of food concessions.  For information, visit www.CircleofTruthMinistries.org.
Greetings!    
 
If you haven't been to Downtown Sebring lately, you are missing out.  With new stores, what's up coffee lgo galleries, boutiques, happenings and events, there is an exciting and positive vibe in our quaint and charming downtown that has people asking "What's Up Downtown?"  It's easy to find out what's going on with an interactive Calendar of Events located at www.DowntownSebring.org.   

With more and more happening in the Downtown Sebring district, the Downtown Sebring merchants plan to meet on Sept. 24 at 5:30 PM at Dee's Place Restaurant to discuss organizing a Downtown Sebring merchants association.  This meeting is open to the public.
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Downtown Sebring Celebrates "Music Mania" With 16 Concerts & Music-Related Events in September 
A recent survey showed that 86% of Highlands County residents and visitors would like to see Music Mania flyer more live entertainment in Downtown Sebring.  With that in mind, the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency's (CRA) Downtown Sebring Monthly Promotional Campaign theme for the month of September is "Music Mania" with 16 concerts and music-related events scheduled in Downtown Sebring during the month of September.  Downtown Sebring will feature a variety of music concerts, including rock, blues, country, gospel, oldies, gospel and Christian.  Most concerts are free to attend, but some do require a nominal fee. In addition, several merchants are offering music-related specials and raffles in their stores. Below is a list of the concerts, events and merchants specials:

Concerts & Music-Related Events
Sept. 5: Shannon Reed - Acoustic; 5-8 PM.  Country music with a flair of southern rock and blues during Late Night Thursday. www.DowntownSebring.org

Sept. 7: Logan Dressel at First Round of Beer Festival.  Country music at Circle Park 6-9 PM; beer festival tickets $25/each. www.ChildrensMuseumOfTheHighlands.org

Sept. 10 & 17: Windchimes & Wine - Create Your Own Music; 6 PM; $35/both evenings.  Two-part pottery class www.HighlandsArtLeague.org  

Sept. 11-22:  Lend Me A Tenor at Highlands Little Theatre.  Live musical theater performance. www.HighlandsLittleTheatre.org.

Sept. 12: Shannon Reed - Acoustic; Free Concert 5-8 PM.  Country music with a flair of southern rock and blues during Late Night Thursday. www.DowntownSebring.org

Sept. 13: Ransom Band performs country, rock and blues music at Destination Downtown Sebring; Free Concert in Circle Park 5-8 PM. www.DestinationDowntownSebring.com

Sept. 13: Steve Jones performs acoustic music at Highlands Art League's Yellow House Gallery Reception complete with refreshments and art; Free 5-8 PM.  www.HighlandsArtLeague.org
   
Sept. 13: Lotela Gold, a 50-60's show band, performs at Circle Theatre at 8:00 PM.  Tickets start at $15. www.CircleTheatreOfSebring.org

Sept. 14: Harry Havery & Sons perform a mix of oldies and classic country during a free concert 5-8 PM.  www.DowntownSebring.org

Sept. 17: Picasso-Era Music at the Highlands Art League's Art Uncorked; 6:00 PM, $35/person.  Create your self portrait with music & wine. www.HighlandsArtLeague.org.

Sept. 19: Shannon Reed - Acoustic; Free Concert 5-8 PM.  Country music with a flair of southern rock and blues during Late Night Thursday. www.DowntownSebring.org

Sept. 20: The Shannon Reed Band performs at Sebring Thunder at 7:00 PM - FREE.  Country music with a flair of southern rock and blues at Circle Park.  www.SebringCruise.com

Sept. 21: California Toe Jam Band performs at Sebring Thunder, 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM - FREE.  Oldies at their finest at Circle Park.  www.SebringCruise.com    

Sept. 21: The Gibbs Family perform gospel music at a Christian Dinner Concert at Dee's Restaurant at 6:00 PM.  Must RSVP seating is limited. Donations accepted.  (863) 471-2228

Sept. 27: Broken Roads, a country/rock band, performs at Circle Theatre at 7:30 PM.  Tickets start at $12. www.CircleTheatreOfSebring.org

Sept. 28: Circle of Truth Concert Christian music festival will take place in Downtown Sebring at 7:00 PM - FREE.  Come to the River Tour featuring All Things New, Rush of Fools, Rhett Walker Band brought to you by www.CircleofTruthMinistries.org.

Music-Related Merchant Specials
Kathy's Consignment - 659 S. Commerce Ave.
Offer: Register to win two free tickets to Highlands Little Theatre's "Lend Me a Tenor" production.  Winner selected on Sept. 13.

Linda's Books - 203 N. Ridgewood Drive
Offer: Buy one sheet music, get one free.

Scosta Supply & Interiors - 510 Maple Avenue
Offer:  Register to win a $20 iTunes gift card.  Free to enter.  Winner selected on Sept. 30th.
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Sebring CRA & Merchants Partner to Provide Two New Programs in Downtown Sebring 
  The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is pleased to announce, in  conjunction with the Downtown Sebring merchants, two new programs to the Downtown Sebring area.

First, the CRA recently purchased new audio equipment to play Sirius Satellite XM radio in Circle Park and the merchants are collectively paying monthly service fees and the royalty fees.

XM radio provides 72 channels of commercial-free music that plays 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM every xm logo day.  The genre of music changes daily to provide a variety.  The merchants are funding this new program through the funds raised from the monthly events they are hosting.

Second, the merchants have instituted a "Late Night Thursday" program referred to as "Sebring After Dark" to stay open until 8:00 PM every Thursday night.  In conjunction with that, the Sebring CRA is providing live music the first three weeks in September so that late night attendees can enjoy the acoustic sounds of local musician Shannon Reed while visiting Downtown Sebring.
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Downtown Sebring's Monthly Wine Walks Return Sept. 13  wine walk

In a recent survey about Downtown Sebring events, nearly half of the participants said that beer and wine would encourage them to visit Downtown Sebring more often. 

Since May 2013, the Downtown Sebring merchants have been organizing a monthly Wine Walk every second Friday that has been met with rave reviews and hundreds of people in attendance.  The merchants took a month off (of Wine Walks) in August to celebrate Back to School, but the next one is scheduled for Friday, Sept, 13 with wine glass pick up at GB's Formal Wear (207 Circle Park Drive) starting at 5:00 PM.  Click here for event information.

For more about the Downtown Sebring wine craze, read this "Sipping & Shopping" article from the Highlands Today. 
 
 
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