OUR SITE HAS MOVED!!!
Please use the link below to visit us at our new home,
www.frankthomasfoundation.com
The Frank Thomas Florida Folk Music and Heritage Festival is now a TWO DAY EVENT!!!
The committee and staff of the Frank Thomas Festival are excited to announce that this fantastic event is growing to encompass TWO DAYS! This year's festival will once again be held at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park. The dates are Saturday November 11th from 9 am until 5 pm and Sunday November the 12th from 9 am until 2 pm.
GREAT NEWS!!!! Rick Smith is Joining us Again!!!!
Few if any books have captured the spirit and colorful history of Florida’s past as has Patrick Smith’s beloved novel, A Land Remembered. It has been said many times that people should be issued a copy of A Land Remembered when they cross the Florida state line. This novel is about the real Florida, not the vacation destination so many people think of it as.
Patrick Smith’s son, Rick, treats his audiences to a unique tribute to this beloved writer when he presents his popular multimedia show, “Patrick Smith’s Florida Is A Land Remembered.”
Rick briefly introduces several of Patrick Smith’s novels (he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for three of them) that were important steps on the path to writing A Land Remembered. This is the best possible way to meet the author and understand his work more deeply as Rick shares stories about him and the extraordinary experiences that enabled him to write such unforgettable stories about the “river rats” of Mississippi, the Seminoles of South Florida, the plight of migrant workers and ultimately, the pioneers so accurately portrayed in A Land Remembered.
The show is very visual, with over 50 video clips, music, sound and visual effects. Be prepared to take a heart-warming and nostalgic trip back in time to a Florida that once was, is no more, and never again will be.
Patrick Smith’s son, Rick, treats his audiences to a unique tribute to this beloved writer when he presents his popular multimedia show, “Patrick Smith’s Florida Is A Land Remembered.”
Rick briefly introduces several of Patrick Smith’s novels (he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for three of them) that were important steps on the path to writing A Land Remembered. This is the best possible way to meet the author and understand his work more deeply as Rick shares stories about him and the extraordinary experiences that enabled him to write such unforgettable stories about the “river rats” of Mississippi, the Seminoles of South Florida, the plight of migrant workers and ultimately, the pioneers so accurately portrayed in A Land Remembered.
The show is very visual, with over 50 video clips, music, sound and visual effects. Be prepared to take a heart-warming and nostalgic trip back in time to a Florida that once was, is no more, and never again will be.
Near-by Lodging
Lake Panasoffkee I-75 KOA
Address: 190 NW 4th Dr, Lake Panasoffkee, FL 33538
Phone: (352) 793-2051
Microtel Inn
2612 WC 48
Bushnell, Fl.
Phone--352-568-2111
*mention the festival
See you there!
Contact Jim Paul or Robin if you have questions.
[email protected] or y[email protected]
Address: 190 NW 4th Dr, Lake Panasoffkee, FL 33538
Phone: (352) 793-2051
Microtel Inn
2612 WC 48
Bushnell, Fl.
Phone--352-568-2111
*mention the festival
See you there!
Contact Jim Paul or Robin if you have questions.
[email protected] or y[email protected]