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.
Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #7 – Ideological Polarization
Valencia College Osceola Campus 1800 Denn John Ln, Kissemme, FLNova Southeastern's NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Civics & Democracy Series is free and open to the community. Lecture 7 is the final lecture of this 8-parts series and will focus on Ideological Polarization. The lecture will explore two periods of high political and ideological polarization in American history: the Antebellum period prior to the Civil War and the politics of the 21st century. The emphasis will be on what happens
Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #6 – The Power of Protest
Valencia College Osceola Campus 1800 Denn John Ln, Kissemme, FLNova Southeastern's NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Civics & Democracy Series is free and open to the community. Lecture six of this eight-part series will explore "The Power of Protest." Using the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s as its model, this lecture will focus on the power of protest to bring about change — and its limits in doing the same — with a special emphasis on voting
African Influences in the Caribbean: Genealogy
Valencia College Osceola Campus 1800 Denn John Ln, Kissemme, FLEscuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda and Valencia College are partnering together to provide a series of panel discussions called "African Influence in the Caribbean." During this second panel discussion, the panel of experts will be discussing the Transatlantic Trade; Caribbean DNA research with a focus on Puerto Rican genealogy; and case studies of Folkloric practitioners. There will be musical demonstrations of Puerto Rican and African rhythms. For those
Voices of Immigration – Stories from the Valencia Voices Oral History Program
Valencia College Osceola Campus 1800 Denn John Ln, Kissemme, FLThe "Voices of Immigration" is the newest exhibition designed and created by the Humanities Department at Valencia College-Osceola Campus. This exhibition is based on "Valencia Voices," an oral history project started in 2018 that has been collecting interviews from local Valencia residents with a focus on the impact of immigration in Osceola County. To open the exhibition, the Humanities Department will host a roundtable discussion with four students and staff
