The ‘Florida Mission of Mercy’ will be at the RP Funding Center on Friday and Saturday.
Tag: RP Funding Center
Posted inSchools
The 2024 Graduation Season is Here
Everything you need to know about attending Polk County high school graduations.
Posted inA & E, City Hall
RP Funding Center Gets a New Director
Cindy Collins is coming from Huntington, West Virginia, and brings knowledge about finding a venue’s niche.
Posted inCity Hall
One Year After Ian: RP Funding Center Arena Set for New $2.6 Million Roof
The Jenkins Arena roof was damaged when Hurricane Ian blew through Lakeland on Sept. 29, 2022 as a Category 1 storm.
Posted inCity Hall
City Casts a Wide Net for New Director to Make the RP Funding Center More Profitable
The city’s focus has shifted from subsidizing and promoting events to simply providing rental space.
Posted inCity Hall, Events, Sports
First Magic, Now Tropics: Teams Cite ‘Exorbitant’ Rent Hikes for Leaving
After seven seasons, the Florida Tropics soccer club announced Friday that it can no longer afford to play at the RP Funding Center.
Posted inSports
End of an Era: Magic Leaving Lakeland
The Orlando Magic’s G League team is heading to Kissimmee, where team officials hope to sell more tickets and be closer to Orlando.
Posted inCity Hall
RP Funding Center Name Would Remain, Under More Lucrative Agreement
The city of Lakeland would receive $1.25 million over the next five years for naming rights, a $500,000 increase.
Posted inA & E, City Hall
RP Funding Center Faces Budget Challenges as New Season Opens
The RP Funding Center opens its 2022-23 entertainment season this month as Lakeland city commissioners decide on an annual budget that would lower operational costs and prompt programming changes that are hoped to attract new audiences.
Posted inA & E, Sports
City Negotiating Naming Rights for RP Funding Center
Is the RP Funding Center getting a new name? The city of Lakeland is currently negotiating naming rights for the performing arts/sports/convention center that opened as The Lakeland Civic Center in 1974, morphed into The Lakeland Center in 1996 and was rechristened as RP Funding Center in 2017.