Bike with the Mayor, Dean’s Ride on Saturday
The third annual Bike with the Mayor event to celebrate Florida Bicycle Month is scheduled for Saturday in conjunction with Dean’s Ride.
Mayor Rick Lott will speak to all riders at 7 a.m. at the Trinkle Center at Hillsborough Community College, then the Dean’s Ride participants will take off in three waves around 7:30 a.m. The Bike with the Mayor rides will take off around 7:45 a.m.
Bike with the Mayor is coordinated by the Plant City Parks & Recreation, Planning & Zoning and Police departments. Dean’s Ride is produced by the Plant City Family YMCA and supports the Y’s Live Strong program for cancer survivors in the Plant City community. For more information, call 813-659-4255 or visit raceroster.com/events/2019/18660/deans-ride.
Wish Farms sponsors Florida Blueberry Festival
Plant City-based grower Wish Farms announced Tuesday it is the official Grower Sponsor of the 2019 Florida Blueberry Festival.
Wish Farms will sample and sell fresh blueberries at the four-day festival this weekend. Wish is the largest grower of blueberries in Florida and expects to market nearly 4 million pounds of the berries in 2019.
The festival, previously held in Brooksville, has undergone some changes recently. It’s now based in Kissimmee, has moved from May to March and has bumped its schedule up from two days to four days. It is now being held at Formosa Garden’s Event Center, 3050 Formosa Garden Blvd., Kissimmee. The festival begins at 5 p.m. this evening and runs through 5 p.m. Sunday.
For more information about the festival, visit floridablueberryfestival.org.
Discount available this week for youth summer program
The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department’s annual Youth Summer Program starts June 10 and runs for eight weeks through August 2. Local kids age 5 through 15 can learn about the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field with arts and crafts, games, sports, “discovery” activities, outdoor adventures, field trips and more.
Registration began this week and parents can reduce the cost by $10 when they sign up before next Monday.
The program costs $365 for eight weeks of activities and trips, adult supervision, shirts, transportation and more, and will cost $375 for eight weeks beginning next Monday. The cost comes out to less than $10 per day per child. The total fee must be paid in full by June 7. Payment plans are available.
The program is based out of the Planteen Recreation Center, 301 Dort St. Youth must have at least completed kindergarten to be able to participate in the camp.
Registration forms and more information are available on the program web page at plantcitygov.com/parksrec/page/summer-offerings or by e-mail at recinfo@plantcitygov.com or by telephone at 813-659-4256.
Last weekend for Whitney Worley art exhibit
Local artist Whitney Worley’s work will be showcased at Bruton Memorial Library through this weekend.
Worley, who also creates under the Bungee Monkey moniker, creates watercolor pieces with psychedelic twists and has provided 24 paintings to the library for its art wall. Her art can also be purchased online at bungeemonkeyart.bigcartel.com.
The exhibit is open during the library’s normal hours of operation and any artists interested in being featured in the future can apply at the library.
For more information, call 813-757-9215.