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.
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EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
The Orange County Regional History Center has organized a new special exhibition titled Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground. Between 1985 and 2001, the Orlando concert promoter "Figurehead" invigorated the musical landscape in Central Florida. "Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground" tells the story of how the company helped grow the local scene with a focus on underground rock music and the club circuit. Utilizing the extensive Figurehead
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
The Ybor City Museum Society is presenting a special exhibit on Spanish immigration that will be on display through November 2023. The exhibit is based on a semi-fictitious book by Tampa native, Tony Carreño, entitled Following Fernando's Footsteps: The Tale of Tampa's "Invisible Immigrants, which chronicles the life of a young immigrant from Asturias, Spain to Tampa via Havana, Cuba. Exhibit topics include the six phases of immigration beginning with
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Key West Art & Historical Society will debut a new exhibition on January 13, 2023, that will explore the history and culture of the often-overlooked segment of the community - former and current residents of Bahama Village. In this exhibition, history and stories will be woven together through various events that shaped the Black and Indigenous cultures of Key West. In the early 1800s and 1900s, the Black and Indigenous
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
Following the end of the Civil War, the American South saw a rise in Jim Crow laws. In the town of Rosewood, Florida, these codes prevailed. In 1923, fifty years after the 13th Amendment was passed, racial tensions peaked with a later-dispelled rumor about an assault on a white woman, leading Ku Klux Klan members to track, assault, and kill Blacks in Rosewood. Known now as the Rosewood Massacre, news
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
The Miami-Dade Public Library System is hosting English for Families once a week for ten weeks from January 10 through March 14, 2023. The ten-week program includes interactive classes for parents and children that focus on developing English vocabulary and literary skills through strategic and fun story reading. Programming is designed to improve the language proficiency of individuals whose native language is not English by providing essential reading strategies needed
EXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
EXHIBITION: Life in Pinecraft: A Photographic Exhibition
New College of Florida's Humanities Division is hosting the photographic exhibition "Life in Pinecraft Through the Eyes of Katie Troyer" at College Hall at New College of Florida from March 1 through March 31. Katie Troyer is one of the most beloved personalities in the Pinecraft community. She grew up in an Amish family in Ohio and, after living in various Amish communities in the United States and Canada, she
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
When Superman first flew onto comic book pages, the Kryptonian set the bar for the future of the medium. Female superheroes also filled those pages from the start, but their portrayal has been a subject of controversy. This presentation examines how women are perceived in popular culture through the lens of comic books and asks what are their real powers?" Registration and admission are not required to attend, parking is
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Females of Florida
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Females of Florida
The Historical Society of Avon Park presents "More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Florida Females" by storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar. Though not always in the history books, the women who helped build, form, shape, and develop the state have inspired hope and possibility. Stories of strong, courageous women like Julia Tuttle, known as the Mother of Miami, or Mary McCleod Bethune, daughter of enslaved parents who went on to become
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Operation Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus
Operation Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus
The University of Central Florida's Department of English hosts a two-day virtual and in-person bilingual schedule of programming featuring panel discussions, conversations, and music to bring awareness and understanding to the legacy of Operation Pedro Pan, an exodus of 14,000 unaccompanied minor refugees from Cuba to the United States from 1960 to 1962. Registration is required to attend on Zoom. Schedule of Events: Tuesday, March 28, 11:30 am -12 pm:
War in Paradise: World War II in Florida
War in Paradise: World War II in Florida
In the first weeks after Pearl Harbor pulled America into a two-front war, Germany's U-Boats worked with impunity. Off Florida alone, they sank 24 ships. Some of Florida's very features that attracted tourists made it a logical place for soldiers as well. The state, a strategic asset for its geography and climate, became an armed camp. Hotels turned into barracks, and hospitals, bases and airfields increased from 8 to 172
Florida Landmarks, Lodgings, and Legends
Florida Landmarks, Lodgings, and Legends
The Florida Studies program at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg hosts longtime Tampa artists Charles Greacen and historian Gary Mormino for a conversation about Florida landmarks and lore, featuring personal narratives and a historical sense of state. In Greacen's "Florida Landmarks, Lodgings, and Legends," he creates meticulous, photo-like drawings of iconic structures in the Tampa Bay area and beyond accompanied by short histories, personal memories and observations. Greacen
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More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Women
More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Women
Though not always in the history books, the women who helped build, form, shape, and develop the state have inspired hope and possibility. Stories of strong, courageous women like Julia Tuttle, known as the Mother of Miami, or Mary McCleod Bethune, daughter of enslaved parents who went on to become an advisor to several US presidents, and other brave women who influenced and impacted their communities, Florida, and the nation.
Chris Stirewalt: Broken News
Chris Stirewalt: Broken News
Chris Stirewalt, former Fox News political editor, gives an inside view of the rage-driven political environment the United States has been plunged into. From Amazon: "Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven talk to entrance conflict-addled super users." This event is free to attend, but registration is required via the Eventbrite link. Stirewalt is a senior fellow at the
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OBHS Florida History and Cultural Festival
OBHS Florida History and Cultural Festival
The Ormond Beach Historical Society is hosting their 2022-2023 live Speaker Series program during the Ormond Beach Historical Society's Florida History and Cultural Festival, including several museums, authors, artists, and historical artifact collectors and exhibitors. The festival occurs from 10 am-2 pm on April 1. At 12 pm, Diane Jacoby tells the story in period dress of the life of elegant 16th Spanish noblewoman, Dona de Maria de Menendez, illegitimate
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EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
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5 events,
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Where Bright Thoughts Like Rivers Flow: Storytelling and Writing With and For the Cherokee Nation
Where Bright Thoughts Like Rivers Flow: Storytelling and Writing With and For the Cherokee Nation
The Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Central Florida hosts a virtual presentation by Dr. Emily Legg. Through a careful weaving of traditional Cherokee stories, cultural practices of duyuk'ta, and archival recovery work, Dr. Legg illustrates the participatory nature of Indigenous storytelling and the ways builds and sustains a community of knowledge-makers across time and place. Dr. Legg is a Cherokee Nation citizen and assistant professor of
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“War Unfolding” First Look and Discussion
“War Unfolding” First Look and Discussion
University of Central Florida's Center for Humanities and Digital Research presents an exclusive first look at War Unfolding, a documentary currently in production. The film follows historian Andrew Carroll, who takes viewers on a journey around the world to find and preserve letters written during wartime. This personal and emotional journey into war correspondence uncovers stories of loss and suffering but also of shared humanity. Following a first look of
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The History of Aviation in Florida
The History of Aviation in Florida
The Ormond Beach Historical Society is hosting their 2022-2023 live Speaker Series program. Learn about the incredible history of the early development of aviation in Florida, including commercial airlines and military aviation in the first half of the 20th century in the twelfth lecture with Stephen Craft. This lecture will also discuss the transition of early aviation to post-World War II rocket testing that laid a foundation for the space
With More Than Words: Exploring Material Rhetorics and Social Change
With More Than Words: Exploring Material Rhetorics and Social Change
University of Central Florida's Department of Writing and Rhetoric presents a series of free and engaging community workshop sessions on April 7 that explore the intersections of storytelling, art, and activism through expert presentations, hands-on activities, and facilitated discussions. Sessions are free and open to all ages. Registration is required to attend. Attendees can register for one session or more. Schedule of Events for April 7: 1-2 PM: "Quiting as
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EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
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5 events,
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Florida and Water: A Historical Perspective
Florida and Water: A Historical Perspective
This 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. Registration and a $5 admission fee are required to attend. This program is part of public programming
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Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?
When Superman first flew onto comic book pages, the Kryptonian set the bar for the future of the medium. Female superheroes also filled those pages from the start, but their portrayal has been a subject of controversy. This presentation examines how women are perceived in popular culture through the lens of comic books and asks "what are their real powers?" Magdalena Lamarre was a Full Professor of History and Sociology
College Behind Bars: A Film Screening and Discussion
College Behind Bars: A Film Screening and Discussion
The Justice Club of Santa Fe College is hosting a film screening and panel discussion sponsored by the SF Center for Applied Ethics and Humanities. This event features clips from the documentary College Behind Bars and a panel of speakers and experts with direct knowledge of the carceral system. This event kicks off the "Free to Learn" Symposium, an event designed to increase public understanding of incarceration in Florida, its impact
Happy Hour with a Historian: Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida
Happy Hour with a Historian: Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida
The St. Petersburg Museum of History welcomes award-winning author Bob Kealing to Happy Hour with the Historian to present Good Day Sunshine State- How the Beatles Rocked Florida! In 1964, Beatlemania flooded the United States. The Beatles appeared live on the Ed Sullivan Show and embarked on their first North American tour. This lecture dives into this momentous time and place and explores the Fab Four's Seismic influence on the people
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Unlocking Purpose and Potential Symposium
Unlocking Purpose and Potential Symposium
The Santa Fe Center for Applied Ethics and Humanities at Santa Fe College is hosting a one-day spring symposium, "Unlocking Purpose and Potential," the final of four "Free to Learn" project initiatives. This one-day event engages attendees in exploring the role education can play in breaking the cycle of incarceration. Symposium sessions are meant to increase public understanding of incarceration in Florida, its impact on communities, and the role everyone
Florida’s Turbulent Decade, 2000-2010
Florida’s Turbulent Decade, 2000-2010
Few soothsayers could have predicted the extraordinary fury that unfolded during 2000-2010. Consider the roll call of events that whiplashed Florida: Y2K, the Elián affair, the 2000 election, 9/11, 2004 and the year of four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, an extraordinary building boom followed by an epic recession and real estate crash, foreclosure crisis. Then there's the cavalcade of fascinating personalities: Charlie Crist, Alex Sink, Rick Scott, Marco Rubio,
Crunk Feminism with Dr. Susana Morris
Crunk Feminism with Dr. Susana Morris
The University of South Florida's Women and Gender Studies' Department is hosting a lecture on crunk feminism with Dr. Susana Morris. Dr. Susana Morris lectures on her research in literature and gender studies while incorporating insights from her new book: Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood. Dr. Morris is an associate professor of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is the co-founder and contributing
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Dialogues in Local Democracy, Conversation 3
Dialogues in Local Democracy, Conversation 3
Nova Southeastern University's Council for Dialogue and Democracy is hosting the final in a series of three workshops focused on the Broward County community's needs and wants as regards local government services and processes. Broward County residents are invited to participate in these community conversations to explore the workings of local government and how these actions meet (or don't meet) the needs of the County's residents. This final discussion will
BAM Festival 2023: Climb On! Bookwalk with Baptiste Paul
BAM Festival 2023: Climb On! Bookwalk with Baptiste Paul
BAM Festival 2023 invites attendees to join author Baptiste Paul for a fun, interactive book walk as he reads his picture book Climb On! . Baptiste Paul is a Caribbean-born author of three books for children. His debut picture book, The Field , received starred reviews from Kirkus, The Horn Book, and Booklist. Funding for this program is provided in part through a Florida Humanities Book Festival Grant with funds
BAM Festival 2023: Bookwalk with Miranda Paul
BAM Festival 2023: Bookwalk with Miranda Paul
BAM Festival 2023 presents a bookwalk and hands-on activities with author Miranda Paul. Attendees can learn about the different phases of water with Miranda Paul as she reads her book Water is Water and enjoy a hands-on experiment. Miranda Paul is an award-winning author of more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction books for children. She has received starred reviews and Junior Library Guild distinction for several titles, including Water
BAM Festival 2023: Ask Me Anything: Craft and Getting Published
BAM Festival 2023: Ask Me Anything: Craft and Getting Published
BAM Festival 2023 presents an opportunity for attendees to learn from the pros about becoming an author. Featured authors Joya Goffney, Carmen Oliver, Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman, Donna Gephart, Randi Pink, and Lily LaMotte talk craft, themes, getting published, and how aspiring authors can achieve their literary dreams. Funding for this program is provided in part through a Florida Humanities Book Festival Grant with funds from the National Endowment for
BAM Festival 2023: Get Published: The BAM Flash Fiction Challenge
BAM Festival 2023: Get Published: The BAM Flash Fiction Challenge
The BAM Festival 2023 presents this free writing contest with author Stephen Kozan! Mr. Kozan gets attendees started with a few writing warm-ups to help cultivate flash fiction challenge entries. One entry will be selected as the winner and receive the opportunity to craft a book, edit, and publish it with Mr. Kozan's own publishing company! Stephen Kozan, author of four middle-grade books, founded ReadyAimWrite Kids, LLC which focuses on
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EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
EXHIBITION: An Elegy to Rosewood
English for Families at Miami-Dade Public Library System
DeLand Black Heritage Celebration
DeLand Black Heritage Celebration
The St. Johns River-to Sea Loop Alliance is hosting a street celebration of the significance of the heritage zone and its connection to downtown DeLand open to the public with educational programming featuring the DeLand Black Heritage Trail. The program at 3 pm discusses the project's progress and goals, description of the heritage sites featured in the self-guided tours, and an introduction to the community partners supporting the project. The
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Florida Humanities Funding Opportunities Workshop
Florida Humanities Funding Opportunities Workshop
Cultural nonprofits and public institutions in the Florida Panhandle are invited to attend an informational workshop hosted by statewide grantmaker Florida Humanities on Monday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at the Pensacola Museum of Art, located at 407 S Jefferson Street. For 50 years, Florida Humanities has served as the nonprofit, state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed more than $20 million to Florida cultural organizations,
Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire
Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire
Over 200 years ago, in the summer of 1817, a group of pirates and privateers invaded Amelia Island, Florida, a Spanish colony, in hopes of striking a blow for the Spanish American Revolutions. This presentation tells the stories of these revolutionary rogues and their leaders, how they planned to free Florida from Spanish rule, and how the United States intervened to stop them. This event is free to attend but
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah)/Genocide in the 20th and 21st Centuries Public Webinar
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah)/Genocide in the 20th and 21st Centuries Public Webinar
The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education is hosting a public webinar for Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah, on April 18. This webinar explores how individuals, groups, and societies can take action to address the root cause of violence and conflict. This webinar is free to attend, but registration is required. Funding for this program and related publications and programming are provided in part through a Florida Humanities Community
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One Nation Under God: Religion’s Impact on the U.S.: Fighting Islamaphobia and Understanding Muslims
One Nation Under God: Religion’s Impact on the U.S.: Fighting Islamaphobia and Understanding Muslims
The Jewish Council of North Central Florida is hosting a lecture with Amrin Langer, PhD as part of their lecture series "One Nation Under God: Religion's Impact on the United States." Dr. Langer discusses the arrival of Muslims in America, their community's transformation and growth in the 20th century, and the various manifestations of Islamaphobia in contemporary American society. Langer is a DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for
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Lost Voices from St. Augustine’s Parish with Dr. J. Michael Francis
Lost Voices from St. Augustine’s Parish with Dr. J. Michael Francis
The Florida Studies program at University of South Florida St. Petersburg hosts Dr. J Michael Francis to explore the early history of colonial St. Augustine focusing on the rich corpus of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and death records housed in St. Augustine's Diocesan Archive. Dr. Francis highlights some of the stories that emerged from the damaged pages and introduces audiences to a digital archive that provides unparalleled public access to this
Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire: How Spanish American Independence Brought Florida to the United States
Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire: How Spanish American Independence Brought Florida to the United States
Over 200 years ago, in the summer of 1817, a group of pirates and privateers invaded Amelia Island, Florida, a Spanish colony, in hopes of striking a blow for the Spanish American Revolutions. This presentation tells the stories of these revolutionary rogues and their leaders, how they planned to free Florida from Spanish rule, and how the United States intervened to stop them. Head is an associate lecturer of history
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Word of South Festival of Literature and Music
Word of South Festival of Literature and Music
Florida Litfest presents the eighth annual Word of South Festival of Literature and Music 2023 in Cascades Park from April 21 through April 23, 2023. Singer-songwriter Ben Folds and the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra opens the weekend with a performance in the Adderley Amphitheater Friday, April 21. Tickets are required to attend this event. The fun continues April 22 and 23 with two days of free events featuring authors and musicians
Youth Poetry Showcase
Youth Poetry Showcase
Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Barbershop Book Club, and Heard Em' Say invites youth poets to share their poems at the City of Writers Poetry Festival. No registration is required to participate. Poets are asked to prepare and bring one to three poems to share. Support for this program is provided by Florida Humanities, Cultured Books Literacy Foundation, Barbershop Book Club, and Heard Em' Say. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations
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Florida’s Female Pioneers
Florida’s Female Pioneers
The Ormond Beach Historical Society is hosting its 2022-2023 live Speaker Series program. Learn how pioneering women shaped Florida in this twelth lecture. This lecture features Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated school in Florida, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, the first and only female Florida Seminole Tribal Chair. Dr. Peggy Macdonald is a public historian and adjunct professor at Stetson
Word of South 2023: Literacy Lane with Eric Litwin
Word of South 2023: Literacy Lane with Eric Litwin
Word of South 2023 presents Jennifer Daniels and Eric Litwin at Literacy Lane. Literacy Lane celebrates literature and music for children and families. Eric Litwin, author of four Pete the Cat books, and Jennifer Daniels, author of Cuckoo Woowoo, That Chick Can Rock and Roll take the stage for their upbeat, family-focused tunes. Community partners will host hands-on activities for children and families. All children in attendance receive a free
The Global Aesthetics of Protest: The Photographer’s Gaze
The Global Aesthetics of Protest: The Photographer’s Gaze
Florida International University's Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab, in collaboration with the Iris PhotoCollective and IPC ArtSpace, present "The Global Aesthetics of Protest: The Photographer's Gaze." This community conversation is a unique gathering of three award-winning photojournalists of color: Julio Cortez, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, and Carl-Phillipe Juste discuss one major event from the summer of 2020 that speaks to the principles of equality, equity, and journalism. This conversation anticipates the gathering
Word of South: Craig Pittman and Andy Marlette In Conversation
Word of South: Craig Pittman and Andy Marlette In Conversation
Word of South Festival of Music and Literature welcomes Florida native and author Craig Pittman and editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette for an authors' conversation. Born in Pensacola, Pittman graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." Since then, he has covered a variety of newspaper beats and quite a few
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EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
Word of South Festival of Literature and Music
The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife
The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife
The Historical Society of Avon Park hosts The State You're In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife by author Craig Pittman. Over the past 30 years, Pittman has written thousands of stories and columns about "The Most Interesting State." In this presentation based on 51 of these stories, he shows off the glorious weirdness of his native state. Stories of mermaids, con men, fugitives, gator wrasslers, death row inmates,
2023 Bartram Trail Symposium: Kathryn Braund and “The Attention of a Traveler”
2023 Bartram Trail Symposium: Kathryn Braund and “The Attention of a Traveler”
The Bartram Trail Symposium features Bartram scholars, experts, naturalists, and the art of Bartram's St. Johns River illustrations. Kathryn Braund's The Attention of a Traveler discusses her book that assesses Bartram's influence and evolving place in North American natural history, opening new avenues of research concerning the flora, fauna, and people connected to Bartram and his writings. The symposium also features Mike Adams and the IXIA FNPS Chapter, Mark Emry
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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 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited twice in 1964, sparking marches, arrests, and clashes between protesters and police on the tourist-lined beaches. Local and national objectives complemented and contradicted each other in ways that affect race relations today and are examined in this presentation. Registration and admission are not required to attend. Donations to the Lee Weaver Memorial Lecture
Key West Hand Print Fabrics: An Island Industry
Key West Hand Print Fabrics: An Island Industry
In 1961, two friends from Broadway visited Key West. Peter Pell and Jim Russell fell in love with their surroundings: brightly-colored flowers, exotic fruits, and resplendent birds. Residents urged them to open a silk-screening factory, which became Key West Hand Print Fabrics. The company began printing and selling textiles to visitors, and hired an artists named Suzie dePoo, who produced a marvelous array of tropical imagery on fabrics. One of
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What Kind of Ancestors Do You Want to Be?: Sea Level Rise and Heritage Sites in Florida
What Kind of Ancestors Do You Want to Be?: Sea Level Rise and Heritage Sites in Florida
New weather patterns, larger storms, and rising sea levels are challenging communities and transforming conventional thinking. Archaeologists document the shifting seascape's destruction of archaeological and historical sites and offer long-term perspectives on human adaptation and maladaptation to environmental changes. This presentation is global in scope and includes Floridian archaeological perspectives. Uzi Baram is a Professor of Anthology and founding Director of the Public Archaeology Lab at New College of Florida.
AAPI Poetry Reading and Conversation
AAPI Poetry Reading and Conversation
The Warehouse Arts' District presents a poetry reading featuring Asian Americans' voices from across the Tampa Bay area. The event features poets Ryan Cheng, Yuki Jackson, Sam Obeid, Alexa Stoffer, and Avni Vyas. Registration is required. Admission is free for WADA members, $20 for non-members. Registration closes on April 25. Light refreshments will be served. Support for this program is provided by Florida Humanities, WADA, and the City of St.
One Nation Under God: Religion’s Impact on the U.S.: Religion and American Culture: 1940’s Anti-Semitism Literature
One Nation Under God: Religion’s Impact on the U.S.: Religion and American Culture: 1940’s Anti-Semitism Literature
The Jewish Council of North Central Florida is hosting a lecture with Rachel Gordan, PhD, as part of its lecture series "One Nation Under God: Religion's Impact on the United States." Dr. Gordon eplains why these mid-century years were a pivotal time for changing attitudes towards Jews and antisemitism, as seen from the era's popular fiction. Dr. Gordan, PhD, is an assistant professor of religion and Jewish Studies at the
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Key West Art & Historical Society, Crossing the Florida Straits: 150 Years of Cuban Migrations to South Florida
Key West Art & Historical Society, Crossing the Florida Straits: 150 Years of Cuban Migrations to South Florida
The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is hosting the Key West Botanical Garden Society Speaker Series Chug Collection Conservator Dr. Cori Convertito. This lecture will explore the Cuban immigration to the United States beginning in a time of peaceful coexistence between the two places. In the middle and latter part of the 19th century, workers moved freely between Florida and the island, and the trade in tobacco, sugar,
Only in Florida: A Story Slam Workshop with Dr. Caren Neile
Only in Florida: A Story Slam Workshop with Dr. Caren Neile
If you are a human, you have a story to tell. This one-of-a-kind presentation, based on Dr. Caren S. Neile's public radio segment and book, Only in Florida: Why Did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales, discusses true, quintessentially Florida stories and why these stories matter. A guide to identifying and sharing personal stories will be included in this engaging and educational presentation. Dr. Neile has taught
SUPA-NATURAL: An Afro-Caribbean Faith and Spirituality Panel and Discussion
SUPA-NATURAL: An Afro-Caribbean Faith and Spirituality Panel and Discussion
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum is hosting a panel discussion on the stigma and cultural importance of Voodoo, Rasta, Santeria and other Afro-Atlantic and Afro-Caribbean religions and their relationship with mainstream faiths. This panel features Dr. Charlene Desir, a research professor at Nova Southeastern University and a Voodoo priestess initiated in Sosyete Nago; High Chief Nathaniel B. Styles, Jr., the Nana Kwaku Ankibeahene II of the Ashanti Kingdom; pastor Dr. Clyde
Spike the Punch: Malcolm X
Spike the Punch: Malcolm X
Florida International University's Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab presents Spike the Punch: Malcolm X. Spike the Punch, in collaboration with Iris PhotoCollective, celebrates the art and meanings in Spike Lee's early films Do the Right Thing (1989), She's Gotta Have It (1986) , and Malcolm X (1992). A screening of the film is preceded by a community conversation with Shawn Christian, Chair and Professor of English at Florida International University and
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EXHIBITION: Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground
EXHIBITION: Following Fernando’s Footsteps: A Tale of Tampa’s “Invisible Immigrants”
EXHIBITION: Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community
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Genocide in the 20th and 21st Centuries Student Art Exhibition and Reception
Genocide in the 20th and 21st Centuries Student Art Exhibition and Reception
The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in education in conjunction with the Florida Holocaust Museum presents a student art exhibition and reception. Student artwork represents the causes, consequences, victims, and survivors of genocide. Artwork on display was created by Tampa Bay-area high schoolers as part of the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education project "Genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries." Guest speaker Toni Rinde, St. Petersburg resident and Holocaust survivor
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The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America
The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America
The Museum of Science and History Jacksonville presents the exhibition "The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America" which tells the stories of eight men who were lynched in Duval County, Florida between 1909 and 1925. This exhibition also includes stories provided by the Equal Justice Initiative, an interactive map of confirmed lynchings, highlights and discussion prompts regarding the 2022 Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, and a powerful collection of
A History of the Yamato Colony
A History of the Yamato Colony
Florida SouthWestern State College's Department of Humanities, Philosophy, and Fine Arts and Fort Myers Regional Library present a virtual lecture on a History of the Yamato Colony with Deeani Gonzalez of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens to discuss the Yamato Colony, an agricultural society founded by Japanese immigrants to South Florida in 1904. Gonzalez tells of the colony's founder Jo Sakai and pioneers such as George Morikami, the impact