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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Hester Street & Yekl
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FLThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a film and literature session. Join Ronelle Delmont for an interactive, multimedia presentation. This book & film lecture features the film Hester Street (1975) directed by Joan Micklin Silver, which was added in 2011 to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. It is a romantic film based on Abraham Cahan's 1896 novel Yekl: A Tale of
A Musical Einstein: J.S. Bach and the Art Counterpoint
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FLThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a lecture that will investigate J.S. Bach's genius in writing polyphonic works and will offer participants an introduction to the composer and his most famed collection of keyboard works, the Well-Tempered Clavier (WTC). Bach's musical style often incorporated one of the most intellectually demanding compositional processes-counterpoint. Simply defined as note-against-note, this style of writing dominated much of the Baroque
Motown: the Sound, the Business and the Politics of a Young America
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FLThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a lecture that explores the Golden Age of Motown from 1959 to its peak 1969. Audiences will be treated to the big hits they all know, the strategies behind the hit-making machine, the political climate of the time, and the tactics Motown's managers used to overcome racial divides. Available to attend in person or virtually. This lecture is being
Two Generations, Two Decades: How the WWII and Vietnam Generations Impacted the 1950s & 1960s
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FLThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a lecture titled "Two Generations, Two Decades," which takes a fresh look at growing up in the early Cold War. The World War II Generation, or last of the Silent Generation, grew up at the dawning of the Atomic Age, formed the first mass youth culture, and led the way in the turbulent 1960s. The Vietnam Generation, or first
Afro-Caribbean Migration to Florida
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FLThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University is hosting a lecture. On Afro-Caribbean migration to Florida. This program will examine the migration and settlement patterns of the various Afro-Caribbean peoples who made Florida their home and their contributions to its history and culture. This lecture is part of a large programming effort organized by OLLI and their local partners to host in-person and virtual events that explore the
Jews of Florida: Centuries of Stories
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FLThe 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.