Land O’ Lakes Heritage Stage Grand Opening Set

LAND O’ LAKES, FL – Pasco County will celebrate its newest addition to the Land O’ Lakes Community Center later this month.

The Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the new performing arts stage on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. at the community center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.

The Heritage Stage will host a variety of Pasco County events, including school band assemblies, plays, pageants, cookouts, concerts and various presentations.

“This Bandshell is the result of a community coming together,” said Pasco County Superintendent Kurt Browning. “It represents various governmental agencies working with multiple civic-minded business leaders to build a quality structure at significant savings that will benefit the young and old alike.”

The Heritage Stage is part of a $2.3 million project to improve the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, which was built in 1961. The $250,000 stage project was funded through in-kind donations from architects, contractors and a grant from the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs.

“The generous support of our community partners and the school board allowed The Heritage Stage to be completed in its grandeur,” said Kelley Boree, the director of the Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. “This was truly a community effort and will be a transformative center piece to Land O’ Lakes. The new stage and recently renovated park will continue to be a gathering place for youth, families and adults, demonstrating how parks build community.”

Construction on the stage began in September 2016 and features a green room, storage, power, lightning and a metal roof that fully covers the stage. Spectators will be able to view events from more than 1.25 acres of open space southeast of the stage.

The Heritage Stage is also surrounded a sidewalk that includes 15 power pedestals for vendors.

The county hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony almost two years to the day for other additions to the community center as part of the $2.3 million project, which included a Bermuda grass practice field, a Bermuda grass football field, a 300-foot Bermuda grass softball field, a .4-mile walking trail, a concession building with restrooms and a meeting room, a maintenance building, an open space, two shelters, new parking lots, a new playground and a remodeled patio.

For more information, visit www.pascocountyfl.net/parks.

Image via Pasco County Government website