PROGRAMS

The Tampa Bay History Center sponsors lecture series, competitions and other community-related activities and functions in its continuing effort to preserve, promote and protect the rich history of the Tampa Bay area.

Florida Conversations is comprised of informal lectures and discussions about all aspects of Florida, including history, politics, art, archeology, architecture, and literature. The series is brought to you by the Tampa Bay History Center and the USF Libraries' Florida Studies Center through a partnership to promote the study of this region and the state of Florida in general. Events occur on USF campuses, at the Tampa Bay History Center, county public libraries, and at other venues in the Tampa Bay area.

Florida Conversations is free and open to the public. It is underwritten by the Tampa Bay History Center Endowment Fund at USF with media sponsorship from The Tampa Tribune. For additional information for this program, visit www.lib.usf.edu For reasonable accommodation of a disability, please contact Cynthia Piper at (813) 974-1198 at least five business days prior to the event.

FLORIDA CONVERSATIONS 2008

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: PERSEVERANCE AND RESILIENCE IN TWO FLORIDA FISHING COMMUNITIES with Michael Jepson and Carlton Ward Jr.

Cosponsored with Weedon Island Preserve

Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg

Sunday, February 24, 2008, 2:00 P.M.

"CHARLA," A CHAT WITH JOSÉ MARTÍ

A monologue written and performed by Chaz Mena

Co-Sponsored with the Florida Humanities Council

El Circulo Cubano de Tampa, 2010 N. Avenue Republica de Cuba

Sunday, March 30, 2007, 3:00 PM

Please RSVP by March 26th to (813) 974-1198

THE SPIRIT OF THE BAY: A WHIMSICAL LOOK AT TAMPA, ST. PETERSBURG, AND CLEARWATER with Steve Otto

Cosponsored with the Henry B. Plant Museum

Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa

Sunday, May 4, 3:00 PM

Florida Conversations