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, Poetry Out Loud, Prime Time, and more.
Alert: Due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), some events have been cancelled or postponed. We are working 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.
Calendar of Events
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Florida Keys or Bust! A History of Tourism
Florida Keys or Bust! A History of Tourism
Cori Convertito investigates the development of the Florida Keys as a tourist destination. It walks through the islands' history to answer questions such as Why did tourists visit and how did they get here? Where did they stay and what activities were available? And just who were these tourists? This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Marco Island Historical Society. Funding for this program was provided
Virtual Event: Modern by Tradition-Innovation and the Transformation of Seminole Culture
Virtual Event: Modern by Tradition-Innovation and the Transformation of Seminole Culture
Between 1700 and today, the culture of the Florida Seminoles has remained remarkably connected to its roots while also innovating in dramatic fashion, becoming both modern and traditional and reflected in their origin stories, dress, cuisine, housing, ceremonies, and family life. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and Orange County Library System. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 5
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 5
Hosted by Community Healing Project Inc, Part five continues an 8-part discussion based on the literature of Alex Haley's "The Autobiography Of Malcolm X". This event will focus on the "Racism In The Modern Age." The series overall presents a conversation on the past 55 years in America in regard to social, political and racial advancements and their negative or positive effects on African American culture. The program is funded
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Florida Talks: Presidents in Florida
Florida Talks: Presidents in Florida
George Washington had nothing but trouble in Florida. Thomas Jefferson tried to steal it. Abraham Lincoln hoped it would win him re-election. Three men came to Florida to fight and ended up in the White House. Franklin Roosevelt was nearly assassinated before he could be inaugurated and quick thinking by a Secret Service agent saved John Kennedy's life in Florida. Learn about America's presidents' strange relationship with our state. This
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Race and Change Across Cultures and Generations- New Narratives for Our Time
Race and Change Across Cultures and Generations- New Narratives for Our Time
Join author, oral historian, media producer, and recording artist Dr. Kitty Oliver for a thought-provoking, entertaining evening of historical storytelling, research, and music looking at the complexities of race relations in the U.S. from a variety of cultural perspectives. This presentation will also feature a Race and Change Intergenerational Chat with special guest, community historian Emmanuel George, exploring what elders and younger people can teach and learn from each other
A Defense of Truth: “The Constitution of Knowledge” with Jonathan Rauch
A Defense of Truth: “The Constitution of Knowledge” with Jonathan Rauch
Online trolls and political disinformation. Cancel culture and Twitter pile-ons. We’re living in a time when truth itself is under perpetual assault by growing numbers of our fellow citizens (and more than a few Russian bots) who simply don’t want to believe anything that they — well — didn’t already want to believe. This rising tide of illiberalism from across the political spectrum has many of us yammering on until
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Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Florida Talks at the Reserve
Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Florida Talks at the Reserve
The Lunch & Learn Lecture Series hosted at Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center invites guests to enjoy a meal in the comfort of the auditorium while learning something new from the Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau. Join us for Rookery Bay Research Reserve's series of three monthly Lunch & Learn lectures in partnership with Florida Humanities. Each month the series will focus on a unique facet of Florida's history and pop
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Lost Voices from America’s Oldest Parish Archive, 1594-1821 at the Lincolnville Museum
Lost Voices from America’s Oldest Parish Archive, 1594-1821 at the Lincolnville Museum
Please join us for this special event that will take place at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, located in downtown St. Augustine! The Friends of the Main Library is pleased to welcome eminent scholar Dr. J. Michael Francis for an event honoring St. Johns County's Bicentennial anniversary. He will discuss the early history of St. Augustine, with particular attention on the settlement's diverse population, which included Spaniards, Native Americans,
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Strange Fruit in Florida
Strange Fruit in Florida
Dr. Tameka Hobbs examines Florida's painful history of racial violence, highlighted by civil rights activist Harry T. Moore's fight against lynching and the Ku Klux Klan that led to his death in a bombing of his home. This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Friends of the Palm Beach County Public Library. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by
Let’s Talk Reparations
Let’s Talk Reparations
"Let's Talk Reparations" is a nonpartisan, interactive, lively, and multi-cultural panel discussion that will explore how we understand and talk about reparations. This discussion will focus on uplifting the repair work of slavery's effects, and exploring various avenues for reparations for the people who overcame slavery and their generations that followed. Telling the Reparations' story through an inclusive lens, we will analyze how repairing can be achieved through many different
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 6
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 6
Hosted by Community Healing Project Inc, Part six continues an 8-part discussion based on the literature of Alex Haley's "The Autobiography Of Malcolm X". This event will focus on "The Unending Police Brutality Epidemic." The series overall presents a conversation on the past 55 years in America in regard to social, political and racial advancements and their negative or positive effects on African American culture. The program is funded in
An Evening with Deesha Philyaw
An Evening with Deesha Philyaw
The University of North Florida presents an engaging evening with the best-selling author (and Jacksonville native) Deesha Philyaw. She will be reading from her award-winning collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, and there will be a book signing after. This event is part of The Justice Sessions, an ongoing series focusing on race, social justice, the arts, and Jacksonville's past and present. These discussions bring together speakers from UNF
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Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #2: Suffrage
Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #2: Suffrage
Nova Southeastern's NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Civics & Democracy Series is free and open to the community. Lecture 2 of this 8-part series will focus on Suffrage. Dr. Charles Zelden will a discussion on who can -- and can't -- vote in America and why some of us have been excluded from the franchise. The emphasis will be on the elements that make up a "deserving" voter and how this
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Speaking of History: Made in Florida: Artists, Activists, Celebrities, Educators, and Other Sunshine State Icons
Speaking of History: Made in Florida: Artists, Activists, Celebrities, Educators, and Other Sunshine State Icons
Journalist Art Levy has traveled the state, interviewing prominent Floridians for a Florida Trend magazine feature called Icon. The resulting interviews have been compiled in a University Press of Florida book titled "Made in Florida: Artists, Celebrities, Activists, Educators, and Other Icons in the Sunshine State." Art will share anecdotes and stories about his Florida journeys and the unique people and talents they share. Advance registration is required for this
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The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 7
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 7
Hosted by Community Healing Project Inc, Part seven continues an 8-part discussion based on the literature of Alex Haley's "The Autobiography Of Malcolm X". This event will focus on "Eradicating Racism...what does it look like?" The series overall presents a conversation on the past 55 years in America in regard to social, political and racial advancements and their negative or positive effects on African American culture. The program is funded
Pursuit of Florida Paleo Hunters
Pursuit of Florida Paleo Hunters
Travel back into the last Ice Age and learn about Florida's first people. Discover how they survived climate change and giant predators. Who were the archeologist that discovered these early hunters' artifact sites? Were there people living here before the Clovis Tradition and what is the Solutrean Theory? What was their origin? These controversies will be examined, and actual Paleoindian artifacts studied.
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Beauty from Ashes: American Indian Art as Witness to American History
Beauty from Ashes: American Indian Art as Witness to American History
Join Sandra Starr, an art historian, curator, and scholar of American Indian art. Her interest in the history of Florida, and the art and art history of the Western Hemisphere, led her to the Smithsonian Institution where she assisted in the grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and Broward Public Library Foundation. Funding for this program was provided
Virtual Event: Making Chief Osceola- The Abolitionists and the Rise of an American Myth
Virtual Event: Making Chief Osceola- The Abolitionists and the Rise of an American Myth
Anti-war and abolitionist activists helped promote an enduring series of myths and fabrications about Chief Osceola, who played a pivotal role in the Second Seminole War and died in U.S. military captivity in 1838. Osceola was a focus of debates over Indian wars, Indian removal, and their connections to American slavery. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and Orange County Library System. Funding for this program was provided
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Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’ Environment by Dr. Peggy Macdonald
Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’ Environment by Dr. Peggy Macdonald
Dr. Macdonald provides an overview of the life and legacy of the self-described "housewife from Micanopy," who in reality struggled to balance career and family with her husband, Archie Carr, a pioneering conservation biologist. For 35 years, Carr tirelessly led a coalition of citizen activists in the continuing battle to protect and restore the Ocklawaha River. To this day, this little-known river in the heart of central Florida remains blocked
Above and Beyond- JFK and the Florida U-2 Pilots During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Above and Beyond- JFK and the Florida U-2 Pilots During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Michael Tougias is a NY Times best-selling author who has written and co-authored 29 books. His presentation of the untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis speaks of the little known story of U-2 pilots who flew from Orlando to Cuba. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the Friends of the Leesburg Library. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by
Police Brutality and Confederate Imagery: The Black Freedom Struggle in One Florida County
Police Brutality and Confederate Imagery: The Black Freedom Struggle in One Florida County
Dr. J Michael Butler shares a close examination of events in Escambia County in the 1970s that demonstrates how-and why-the struggle against segregation in Florida continued well after the Civil Rights movement ended in the 1960s. This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Friends of the Palm Beach County Public Library. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
An examination of the perceptions of women in popular culture through the lens of comic books. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and Brooksville Vision Foundation. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
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The Magnificent Drama: Martin Luther King in St. Augustine
The Magnificent Drama: Martin Luther King in St. Augustine
The civil rights movement in St. Augustine drew national attention when Martin Luther King, Jr. visited twice in 1964, sparking marches, arrests, and clashes between protesters and police on the tourist-lined beaches of St. Augustine. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the Amelia Island Museum of History. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of
Sacred Waters: Exploring the Protection of Florida’s Fluid Landscape
Sacred Waters: Exploring the Protection of Florida’s Fluid Landscape
The presentation explores efforts to restore Florida's waterways and investigates the motivations of environmentalists who love and advocate for these water bodies. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and Trout Lake Nature Center. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
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Voices from Florida-Peggy Macdonald: Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment
Voices from Florida-Peggy Macdonald: Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment
Join us online for a special series about Florida's culture, literature, and community-building featuring items from the MDPLS Special Collections and Archives. Space is limited for this online event. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. Ages 10+ Historian Peggy Macdonald will present about the life of Marjorie Harris Carr. Raised by naturalist parents in rural Southwest Florida, Marjorie
The Sound of the Sea: Author Talk with Cynthia Barnett
The Sound of the Sea: Author Talk with Cynthia Barnett
Join us for an author talk and book signing with acclaimed environmental author, Cynthia Barnett. She will discuss her new book, The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans, a compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans, and ourselves. This award-winning author teaches environmental journalism at the University of Florida's College
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The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 8
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X: A Series on Race Relations in America Part 8
Community Healing Project Inc will host a series of 8 discussions based on the literature of Alex Haley's "The Autobiography Of Malcolm X". This event, the final in the series, will focus on "Reflection." The series will discuss the past 55 years in America in regards to social, political and racial advancements and their negative or positive effects on African American culture. This program is funded in part through a
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African American Politics by Sharon Austin
African American Politics by Sharon Austin
Join us for a presentation by Sharon Austin that examination of the social and political relationships among African Americans and people of black Caribbean descent. Other topics include Haitian political behavior, general African American political behavior, and the history and politics of black women. This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Key West Art and History Museum. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities
Race and Change Across Cultures and Generations: Florida Stories
Race and Change Across Cultures and Generations: Florida Stories
Dr. Kitty Oliver shares how far we've come and how progress can be made that inspires our youth, drawing on an archive of over 125 oral histories of blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asians and Caribbeans from a variety of heritages.