Good Morning, Villages. Things are getting dry around here! Make sure you keep up with your irrigation before your lawn turns brown! It’s definitely easy to see where your sprinkler heads AREN’T reaching! We’ve got plenty of interesting events and music for your weekend fun time.

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In today’s Villages Pulse:

• 🎾Pickle For A Purpose

• 🏇 Kentucky Derby Watch parties

• 🎵 Events and live music listings!

Let’s dive in.

— Kevin Rogers, Publisher

Featured Event of The Week

Oxford Downs is a great venue for some pickleball action, in addition to great food, music, and poker. There are still entries available for this tournament and this great cause.

Question of the Day

Now that things are heating up again, I’m living in my pool every afternoon. It got me wondering how many readers have a pool?

Kentucky Derby Watch Parties

It’s almost time to pull out your fancy hats and seersucker suits, drink mint juleps and watch the biggest horse race in the world. Here’s a few venues celebrating the derby on Sat May 3:

• Old Mill Playhouse | 4pm | Details + Tickets

• Kentucky Derby Hat Party | World Equestrian Center | 5pm | Details + Tickets

• Kentucky Derby Fundraising Party | Grand Oaks Resort | 3 - 8 pm | Details

Believe it or not, that is all I could find in my search. Feel free to reply to this email and let me know your Derby watch party spot and I’ll add it to Monday’s newsletter!

If you’re staying at home to watch, this is all you need to know:

Mint Julep: Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Powdered sugar, 2 oz. Bourbon whiskey, 2 teaspoons Water, 4 Mint leaves. In a highball glass gently muddle the mint, sugar and water. Fill the glass with cracked ice, add Bourbon and stir well until the glass is well frosted. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Upcoming Events

Cantor Cup Polo Match | Villages Polo Club | Fri Apr 25 @3pm and Sun Apr 27 @ 1pm | Details

Skid Marks Band | Live Under The Oaks at Fenny | Fri April 25 | 4 - 6 pm | Details

🧑‍🎤 Alan Ross Karaoke Roadshow | Old Mill Playhouse | Fri April 25 | 5 - 8pm | Details

Mercado Outdoor Market and Music | Spanish Springs Square | Sat April 26 | Info

🎷 Jazz Festival | Savannah Recreation | Sat April 26 | 9am - 8pm | $15 | More + Register

☯︎ World Tai Chi Day | Lake Sumter Landing Square | Sat April 26 | 9am - 11:30am | more

🔵Mount Dora Blueberry Festival | Donnelly Park | Sat April 26 | 9am - 5pm | Details

Larry Marshall Live | Live Under The Oaks at Fenny | Sat April 26 | 4 - 6 pm | Details

Juanita Lolita Clean Comedy Show | Lake Miona Rec Center | Sat April 26 | 6pm | Details

 🖼️ Fine Art Society | Colony Cottage Recreation | Sat April 26 | 4pm - 8pm | More Info

🎤 Karaoke with Tim and Moe - Parrot Head Party | Orange Blossom Hills CC | Sun April 27 | 12 - 4pm | Details

🎤 Juke Box Bingo with Ric Mitchell | Old Mill Playhouse | Sun April 27 | 6:30pm | Details

Mother's Day "C" The Glow Event | The Brownwood Spa | Mon May 5 | 10 am - 3 pm | Details + Tickets

🎙️ Feeling Good - The Ultimate Michael Buble Experience | Reilly Arts Center Ocala | Sat May 3 | 7:30 pm | Tickets

Events Further Out

🎙️ Forever Simon & Garfunkel | Orange Blossom Opry | Sat June 7 | 7pm | Tickets

Tribute To Huey Lewis and the News | Whispering Oaks Winery | Thurs May 8 | 7pm | Tix

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

Tickets On Sale This Week

🎭️ I Love You. You’re Perfect, Now Change | The Studio Theater | May 28 - Jun 28 | Tickets

🎸 Majesty of Rock - The Music of Journey | Savannah Center | June 19 | Tickets

🎹 Turnstiles: The Ultimate Tribute to the Music of Billy Joel | Savannah Center | Fri June 20 | Tickets

🎭️ Suite Surrender | The Studio Theater | July 29 - Aug 23 | Info + Tickets

Civil News & Updates

Closures

^{Mulberry Grove Rec Sports Pool | Thurs April 24}

^{Southside Rec Indoor, Outdoor, and Adult Pool | Closed Fri April 25}

Weather

The hot and very dry conditions continue through the weekend.

Thursday: 83 🌡️ 64| 🌤️ | 0% | 🌬️ E 5 - 10 mph

Friday: 86 🌡️ 63 | ☀️ | 0% | 🌬️ E 5 - 10 mph, gusts to 20

Saturday: 88 🌡️ 65 | ☀️ | 0% | 🌬️ ENE 0 - 5mph

Sunday: 90 🌡️ 67 | ☀️ | 20% | 🌬️ SE 0 - 5 mph

Live Music Lowdown

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