Good Morning, Villages. Welcome to May Day, and to your weekend events and music lowdown. Apparently some got a good amount of rain this week, just not me. There’s hope for better rain coverage this weekend. Good news for your lawn, bad news for your weekend outdoor events, maybe.

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In today’s Villages Pulse:

• 🏌️ Most popular sport in The Villages?

• 🏘️ Big Home Price

• 🎵 Plenty to do, see, and hear

Let’s dive in.

— Kevin Rogers, Publisher

Poll Recap

A month ago I ran a poll asking what your favorite sport/exercise was, and the results were mostly as expected. Golf led the way with 36.6% of the votes, with Pickleball and “Other” tied with 21% of the votes, each. There were quite a few in the “Other” camp who were rightfully upset that walking wasn’t included in the list of options. My bad, I definitely messed up on that one! I appreciate everyone taking the time to answer, and for your additional comments!

Since polls seem to be popular with many of you, here’s one completely unrelated to sports.

Highest Selling Home in April

Since it’s the end of the month I thought I’d bring you the highest selling home in the Villages for the month of April. And it’s a doozy, on Lake Miona, with a dock! A very long dock.

Address: 2332 Clearwater Run, 5 Bedroom, 2.5 bath, Built in 2009, Square feet: 4,025

Selling Price: $2,200,000. 2024 Annual Tax Amount: $17,577

You can check out all the details and photos on realtor.com

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Upcoming Events

🏇 Polo Tournament | Villages Polo Club | Fri May 2 @ 3 pm & Sun May 4 @ 1 pm | Details

🌀Hurricane Expo | Savannah Recreation | Fri May 2 | 10 am - 2 pm | More Details

🎸 Peaches & Karim Live | Oxford Downs Tiki Bar | Fri May 2 | 7 - 10 pm | details

🎷🎙️ Alan Darcy & Scott Simon | Mallory Hill CC | Fri May 2 | 5 pm | Details

Sweet Caroline The Life, Times and Music of Neil Diamond | Old Mill Playhouse | Fri May 2 | 6 - 7:30 pm | Details + Tickets

Junk in The Trunk | Brown & Brown Farms | Sat May 3 | 7:30 am - 1 pm | Details

🏇 Kentucky Derby Party | Oxford Downs Tiki Bar | Sat May 3 | 3pm - close | Details

🍻 24th Annual Mount Dora Taste & Craft Beer Festival | Sat May 3 | 6 - 10 PM | Details + Tickets

🏇 Hunt Country Hunter Jumper Horse Show | Grand Oaks Resort | Sat May 3 & Sun May 4 | Details

🎸 Kendall Tucker’s 3rd Annual Hometown Show | Brown & Brown Farms | Sat May 3 4 - 11:30 pm| Details & Tickets

🍸️ Patio Night Happy Hour | Brownwood Hotel | Sat May 3 | 5 - 8 PM | Details

🧘 Sound Healing & Meditation | Grand Oaks Resort | Sun May 4 | 4 - 5 pm| Details

😆 Hair, Nails and Moustache Comedy Show | Bonifay Country Club | Sat May 17 | 5:30 pm | More Info + Tickets

Events Further Out

🎾 Pickle For A Purpose Pickleball Tournament Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters Sumter County | Oxford Downs | Sat May 10 | 8 am | Register

💃 Petrina Glow Dance Party | Lake Miona Rec Center | Sat May 24 | 6 - 8 pm | Tickets

🎤 Live and Let Die Paul McCartney Tribute | Orange Blossom Opry | Sat May 31 | 7 PM | Tickets

Featured Event

Civil News & Updates

Closures

• Moyer Rec Indoor and Outdoor Facilities & Family Pool | Thursday May 1

• Pennecamp Rec Adult Pool | Thursday May 1

Weather

Thursday: 82 🌡️ 66 | 🌤️ | 0% | 🌬️ E 5 - 10 mph

Friday: 87 🌡️ 67 | ⛅️ | 20% | 🌬️ SE 5 - 10 mph

Saturday: 87 🌡️ 67 | ⛅️ | 40% | 🌬️ S 0 - 5mph

Sunday: 83 🌡️ 65 | ⛅️ | 50% | 🌬️ SW 0 - 5 mph

Live Music Lowdown

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