Events Calendar
In local communities across Florida, humanities-rich programming is making a lasting impact in the hearts and minds of Sunshine State residents and visitors alike. Florida Humanities is proud to partner with local community champions to bring you high-quality public programming through Community Project Grants, Florida Talks, Museum on Main Street, and more.
Alert: Some events may be canceled or postponed. We work to ensure that our events calendar remains accurate. We strongly urge you to call the event contact for any program you are interested in to confirm that the event is still planned.
Sacred Waters: Exploring the Protection of Florida
Leesburg Public Library 100 East Main Street, Leesburg, FLDr. Victoria Machado's presentation explores efforts to rethink Florida's waterways. Utilizing the art of storytelling and drawing from the spirituality underlying the environmental movement, this presentation discusses present-day efforts to restore Florida's waterways and investigates the motivations of environmentalists who love and advocate for these water bodies. Dr. Machado's lecture draws from her six-year doctoral study of Florida's environmental activists. Join live via Zoom. Registration is required to receive a
Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Water/Ways Opening Day Ceremony
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society is hosting an opening day ceremony and ribbon cutting event of Museum on Main Street Water/Ways exhibit at the African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida, featuring a lecture about the exhibit by Mr. Robert Whiting, AACS Education Chair. Parking is free on site. Admission to the center is free but registration is required. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the
A Family’s History Along the St. Johns River
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society hosts Gayle Phillips, Executive Director of the Linconville Museum and Cultural Center, to present a lecture of a family's relationship living along the St. Johns River. Parking is free on site. Registration required to attend. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida. Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the
Florida and Water: A Historical Perspective
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThis presentation chronicles Florida's long and difficult relationship with water. Dr. Steve Noll examines attempts to turn water into land and land into water throughout Florida's history, including contentious water-related issues like the potential restoration of the Everglades, the battle over the Ocklawaha River, the degradation of north Florida's iconic springs, and more. Parking is free on site. Registration required. Steve Noll is a master lecturer in the University of
The Power of Water: Intracoastal Waterways Project
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society hosts a lecture by Captain Randy Stapleford on the various projects related to the flow of natural waters into the Intracoastal Waterways. Captain Stapleford is a retired U.S. Navy Captain and current district aide for military and veterans affair in the office of U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz. He also serves on the Florida Inland Navigation District Board of Commissioners. This program accompanies the "Water/Ways" Smithsonian
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of Oceans
Leesburg Public Library 100 East Main Street, Leesburg, FLExplore the human fascination with seashells and their ancient history as global currency, their use as religious and luxury objects, and the remarkable marine mollusks that make them in Cynthia Barnett's engaging account of an aspect of nature and culture long hidden in plain sight. Barnett illuminates the beauty and wonder of seashells as well as human ingenuity and scientific solutions they represent for the warming world. Cynthia Barnett is
Beach Erosion
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society hosts Carmello Morales, a stormwater engineer for the City of Palm Coast, for a discussion on the 426 miles of Florida's shoreline that are critically eroded and threatened upland development. Parking is free onsite. Registration is required. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida. Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration
Sustainable Farming with Aquaponics
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society is hosting a lecture with Angela TenBroeck, Marineland Mayor and 2021 Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture, for students and community members interested in sustainable farming practices using aquaponics. Parking is free onsite. Admission is free but registration is required. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida. Water/Ways is part of Museum on
Coastal Ecology with Captain Adam Morley
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society is hosting Captain Adam Morley, professional boat captain and environmentalist, for a discussion on the environment of Flagler county and life of a boat captain. Parking is free onsite. Admission is free but registration is required. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida. Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between
Restoring Our Oceans: Preserving Our Heritage
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society is hosting Kramer Wimberly, master scuba diver and researcher, for a lecture on restoring the oceans and its intersection with the preservation of the people's heritage of the African Diaspora. Parking is free onsite. Admission is free but registration is required. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida. Water/Ways is part of Museum on
African Influences in the Caribbean, Part 5
Three Mask Inc. 1023 W Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL, United StatesEscuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda, Valencia College and the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) are partnering together to provide a series of panel discussions called "African Influence in the Caribbean." The fifth and final installment of this series will include a presentation by Francisco Tovar of the Institute of Afrodiasporic Studies (IAS) who will share his research about West African ethnic groups and the associated
Environmental Ambassador Program for Youth Lecture
African American Cultural Society Center and Museum of Florida 4422 N. US HWY 1, Palm Coast, FL, United StatesThe African American Cultural Society is hosting a lecture with Nkwanda Jah, founder of the Environmental Ambassador to Youth Employment Program, about the importance of environmental awareness and an action-oriented approach to environmental problems and how to effectively engage youth in becoming part of the solution. Parking is free onsite. Admission is free but registration is required. This program accompanies Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit on display at the African American Cultural
Community Cultural Education: Community Conversation
Museum of Science & History 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, FL, United StatesUsing 904WARD's award-winning "Race Cards" activity, participants can engage in small-group discussions about bias and the ways communities can work together to achieve common objectives. Registration is suggested but not required. Free admission and parking. Light refreshments are provided. Community Cultural Education programming at MOSH is part of an ongoing commitment to promoting inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility throughout Northeast Florida communities. MOSH has partnered with local organizations and and
Ronelle’s Books: “Yekl” by Abraham Cahan
Pempbroke Pines Jewish Center 1200 SW 136th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, FL, United StatesThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University in collaboration with Pembroke Pines Jewish Center is hosting a literature session. Join Ronelle Delmont for an engaging discussion and in depth analysis on "Yekl" by Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) and published in 1896 by the founder of the Forverts newspaper. It is a work of realistic fiction that draws attention to complicated issues of immigrant assimilation in New York at the
Jews of Florida: Centuries of Stories
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FL, United StatesThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a virtual lecture. This 60-minute presentation is based on Dr. Marcia Jo Zerivitz's seminal book, the first comprehensive history of the Jews of Florida from colonial times to the present -a sweeping tapestry of voices spanning centuries. Despite not being officially allowed to live in Florida until 1763, Jewish immigrants escaping expulsions and exclusions were among the earliest settlers.
CFK Poetics Lecture featuring Adrian Matejk
The College of the Florida Keys 5901 College Road, Key West, FL, United StatesThe College of the Florida Keys is hosting CFK Poetics, a series that aims to develop awareness of an immersion in the humanities landscape by connecting students and the community with poetry on the national level in a way that is immediate to their own experiences. Since 2019, visiting poets have come to Key West or appeared virtually to share their work and have conversations with the student body as
CFK Poetics featuring Adrian Matejka, Lecture 2
The College of the Florida Keys 5901 College Road, Key West, FL, United StatesThe College of the Florida Keys is hosting CFK Poetics, a series that aims to develop awareness of an immersion in the humanities landscape by connecting students and the community with poetry on the national level in a way that is immediate to their own experiences. Since 2019, visiting poets have come to Key West or appeared virtually to share their work and have conversations with the student body as
Modern History of Folk Music from the 60s – Part I
Brockway Memorial Library 10021 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL, United StatesThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a lecture series in collaboration with Brockway Memorial Library titled "Modern History of Folk Music from the 60s." Born in 1941 as Robert Allen Zimmerman, Bob Dylan would go on to become an iconic figure in pop culture. Many would say he is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time. Join Michael Stock on an exploratory journey of
The Story of Figurehead: A Panel Discussion
Orange County Regional History Center 65 E Central Ave, Orlando, FL, United StatesThe Historical Society of Central Florida is hosting a panel discussion to coincide with their new exhibition, Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground. Get the inside story behind the music scene as with pioneers of the Figurehead era who were instrumental in promoting shows, establishing concert venues, and releasing local music through their own record label. Panel members will discuss the community-driven effort to create a thriving music subculture
Community Cultural Education: Immigration and Refugee History
Museum of Science & History 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, FL, United StatesThe Museum of Science and History Jacksonville presents a conversation with WeaveTales. Participants hear information about immigration trends and history in Northeast Florida and engage in small group discussions about how people have been included in and become vital parts of Jacksonville's communities. Registration is suggested but not required. Admission and parking are free. Light refreshments provided. Community Cultural Education programming at MOSH is part of an ongoing commitment to