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.

The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of Oceans

Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United States

Explore 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. Registration not required.

Juneteenth: The Legacy of Freedom

Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United States

The Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center is hosting a lecture series in conjunction with the traveling exhibition, "Have Blues Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era". Dr. Tiffany Packer discusses the history of Juneteenth, its significance and why it deserves national recognition. She explores how African American communities continue to honor the legacy of their ancestors who diligently contributed to securing freedom. Admission is free and

Respect: Soul Music and the Civil Rights Movement

Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United States

In conjunction with the traveling exhibition "Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era" , the Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center is hosting a lecture series. The first event in this series will how words, images and stirring music tell the story of the soul music that became the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement. Guest speaker John Capouya with explore the stories of Aretha

EXHIBITION: Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era

Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United States

The Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center is hosting a traveling exhibit from the National Blues Museum. Entitled "Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era," this exhibition showcases the hardships and inequality Black Blues musicians faced while traveling to play concerts in the Jim Crow era. For Black blues musicians, touring was among the only ways to make money from their music. However, traveling as

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