By TBO.COM | Staff Published: February 27, 2013 Updated: February 27, 2013 - 12:00 AM

March rarely roars in like a lion at Freedom Plaza, and if March goes out like a lamb, that's only the bleating of golfers out on the course, lamenting missed shots.

The month of March will, however, produce some very explicit sounds around the Freedom Plaza campus.

One of the newest March sounds is exactly that: the march music of John Phillip Sousa or some other rhythmic American music. Fulfilling a requirement to offer a program pertaining to steps in American history, a weekly walking group was formed. Residents step in time around the indoor walking track, exercising to the exhilarating tempos of our own, strictly American music.

Probably the most easily recognizable March sound at Freedom Plaza will be the yipping and yapping of canine conversation at the annual Yappy Hour cocktail party. This event, held on the lawn of Golf View Terrace, Freedom Plaza's townhouse section, has become increasingly popular. It provides the opportunity for the proud pooch owners of Freedom Plaza and those residing in the Sun City Center community to show off their pets as they socialize and enjoy refreshments.

While Yappy Hour, with its contests, entertainment and fun-for-all atmosphere, is a social event, it also serves as a fundraiser for CARE, a local shelter for homeless dogs and cats.

Another unmistakable March sound at Freedom Plaza, and worldwide, is that of Irish music. On St. Patrick's Day, the Freedom Singers will host a musical program that includes a singalong.

For details about Yappy Hour or the Irish Song Fest, which are open to the public, call (813) 633-1992. You will be directed to the proper information source.

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