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Led by top scholars, writers, and artists, these informal talks explore everything from history, art, and architecture to politics, archeology, and literature. 


2010/2011 Florida Conversations Schedule

September 9th at 6:30 pm - "The 57 Club: My Four Decades in Florida Politics" featuring Frederick B. Karl

October 3rd at 3:00 pm - To be announced

November 17th at 6:30 pm - "How Florida Happened: The Political Education of Buddy MacKay" featuring Buddy MacKay with an introduction by City of Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio

December 28th at 6:30 pm - "Soldiers, Seminoles and Slavery: Florida and the Second Seminole War" featuring Frank Laumer

January 30th at 3:00 pm - "Florida and the Civil War" featuring Robert Taylor

February 17th at 6:30 pm - "400 Years of Florida Maps" featuring Tom Touchton

March 27th at 3:00 pm - "Grander in Her Daughters: Florida's Women During the Civil War" featuring Tracy Jean Revels

April 17th at 3:00 pm - "Manatee Insanity: Inside the War over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species" featuring Craig Pittman

May 22nd at 3:00 pm - "Thunder on the River: The Civil War in Northeast Florida" featuring Daniel L. Schafer

June 16th at 6:30 pm - "Florida: A Target-Rich Environment for Writers" featuring Tim Dorsey

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