Links 

Hopefully, especially newcomers find these helpful: 
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Calendars
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• Rec News - also in Thursday Daily Sun - you can search this online copy. (slow-ish to load, it’s huge)
• TheVillagesEntertainment.com  - The Villages entertainment Web site, including the Box Office (buy online or at the Box Offices at all 3 Town Squares)
• ​Monthly Rec Calendar - current month rec news calendar; buy event tickets, where there is a cost, at any rec center (Chula Vista may be closest)). Sometimes you have to go to a specific rec center where the event will happen.
• Calendar By Venue - ​Villages Activity Calendar - change filter, as desired, including dates you want to see (e.g. 30 days or All Dates)
• Villages Box Office - extra fee may apply to online Box Office purchases; closest physical Box Office is Spanish Springs. 
• The Villages Theater Company plays usually take place at the Mulberry Regional Rec Center
• ​​Katie Belle's - "...headline acts on Mondays and Tuesdays, or come in Wednesdays through Saturdays at your leisure for dinner and live music."
• The Sharon - "...seats just over 1,000 guests in a multi-level theater offering state of the art audio, visual, and theatrical rigging systems."
  The schedule:  http://www.thesharon.com/schedule.php​     ​ 
• The Studio Theatre - Tierra Del Sol | 806 San Marino Drive, The Villages - Black Box Theater (opened in Fall 2016) (formerly the Tierra Del Sol Restaurant)   
• Club Contacts List
  http://www.districtgov.org/images/ClubsListing.pdf       
• Entertainment Venue
  http://www.thevillages.com/lifestyle/eventlisting.asp   
• The Villages Box Office
  http://www.thevillagesentertainment.com/events   
• The Villages Polo Club      
  (approximate dates; dates vary by year, check the schedule)
       - Fall Season:       October 1 through December 5
       - Spring Season:   Mid March through the end of May

 Golf        golfthevillages home page

• ​Executive Course schedule - closures
  
  
• Ladies Day / Men's Day - Executive Pairings  
   
• What's New  (as of Dec. 28, 2019)
  - 2019 New Rules of Golf      
  - The Villages Local Golf Rules      
  - 2020 Jan 1 to Apr 30 Rates      
  - Golf Course Emergencies   
  - Executive Course Starting Times   
  - Executive Course Fees   
  - Inclement Weather Point Policy   
  - Handicap Committee   
  - Friendly Tees Mean Enjoyable Golf   
   
• Turf Talk  (as of Dec. 28, 2019)
  - Course Schedules   ​
  - Ball Mark Repair   
  - Environmentally Sensitive Areas   
  - Golf Car Traffic   
  - Golf Car Parking   
  - Quick Facts About Golf Courses   
  - What Is Aerification Video   
   
• Online Tee Time System  - requires monthly fee; requires Villages ID & Pin to login. Most would tell you it is worth it in comparison to the free phone tee time system... 
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• '12 Hole Options' (Trial Offering - Summer 2017)   

     - About
     - Rates  (pdf)

Recreation Events:             (this page links to current event listings)
This is a resource on the DistrictGov.org Web site that you may find helpful. It has a a wealth of information. Topics will vary but these are sample items as of Nov. 2018: 

• Thanksgiving Holidays
• New Years Celebrations
• Camp Villages Turkey Day
• Outdoor Concert Series
• Speaker Series
• Amenity Authority Committee
• Angels of the Villages
• New & Improved
• Mark Your Calendar   (GREAT RESOURCE!)
  Upcoming Events Calendar (link to current week's pdf file); Includes these categories of fun:   
  Camp Villages, Square Events, Outdoor Concerts and Outdoor Movies
  See 'Mark Your Calendar' on the recevents.aspx Web page on the DistrictGove site. ​

• Annual Christmas Parade
• The Enrichment Academy Speaker Series
• Media Release
• Join Our Team

• Recreation News
• Village of Fenney
• Lake Sumter Line Boat Tour
• Pedestrian Paths
• Pet Information and Adoptions
• Recreation Center Emergency Address Information
• Bicycle Friendly Community
• 2018 Holiday Closing Schedule
• Lost & Found
• Courtesy Phones at Recreation Facilities
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Maps

​Rec Center Map
http://www.districtgov.org/departments/Recreation/images/RecMap.pdf
 
Country Clubs - Golf & Restaurants (w/ phone #s)
http://www.thevillages.com/lifestyle/images/maps/Country_Club_Shops_Rest.pdf

Villages Map – N of 466
http://www.districtgov.org/yourdistrict/districtmap/images/Districts%20and%20Villages%20North.pdf  
 
Villages Map – Lake Sumter Area
http://www.districtgov.org/yourdistrict/districtmap/images/Districts%20and%20Villages%20South.pdf  
 
Villages Map – S of 466A
http://www.districtgov.org/yourdistrict/districtmap/images/Districts%20and%20Villages%20South466A.pdf  
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Miscellaneous 
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The Villages / District 1 Link
https://districtgov.org/yourdistrict/districtMapDetail.aspx?district=1   (you can sign-up for notifications here, too)  
 

See FYI Keepers (saved information on our Web site)
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The Enrichment Academy 
Fee based extra-curriculum courses
​(Lifelong Learning College is no longer in existence)    
  

Camp Villages - June 11 - Aug. 10 - 2018 - Presented by The Villages Recreation Department - Fun in the Florida Sun
https://www.thevillagesentertainment.com/camp-villages/ 
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Do Not Call Lists
National Do Not Call Registry:  https://www.donotcall.gov/  
Florida Do Not Call Program:   ​https://www.fldnc.com
   

Seniors Vs Crime
http://www.seniorsvscrime.com/  
Since 1989, Seniors vs. Crime has been a unique and effective group of advocates for Florida’s seniors. The Seniors vs. Crime project, sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General, allows consumer-conscious seniors to be actively involved in protecting their communities and their fellow seniors from becoming victims of consumer fraud. Take a look at the Web site. 

Online version of the Villages Magazine:  
   http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/thevillages/0117/
   This link is to 01-17 or Jan. 2017. You can get to a back publication month and year by changing the Web address accordingly,
   e.g. 0708 is July 2008, 0313 is March 2013 and so forth. The lower right & left corners can be used to turn the page. Click a page once
   to zoom in. Once you do that, click and drag to move around the zoomed page. 

Navigating via Golf Cart around The Villages

Did you know? If you go into Google Maps and get directions to a destination in The Villages, if you change from auto to bike you can see golf cart paths.