Join the Conversation

Led by top scholars, writers, and artists, these informal talks explore everything from history, art, and architecture to politics, archeology, and literature. Programs are free and open to the public.

March 21st, 3:00 PM - Sunday
Notes from Cross Creek: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at her Salty Best
Performed by Betty Jean Steinshouer

April 25th, 3:00 PM - Sunday
Painter in a Savage Land: The Strange Saga of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, the First European Artist in North America
Miles Harvey

May 23rd, 3:00 PM - Sunday
Mama Rides Shotgun
Deborah Sharp, author of the Florida-set Mace Bauer mystery series

June 13th, 3:00 PM - Sunday
Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
Pat Duggins

Florida Conversations is free and open to the public. It is underwritten by the Tampa Bay History Center Endowment Fund at USF. The series is co-sponsored by the USF Libraries Florida Studies Center and the Tampa Bay History Center. More information and driving directions: (813) 228-0097 or http://flasc.lib.usf.edu

 Special thanks to our media sponsor:  Tampa Tribune, TBO, News Channel 8 and Centro.