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  • Gallery Open House and Florida Conversations

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    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Join us for a special reception for members and friends celebrating the newest temporary exhibition, America at the Crossroads: The Guitar and a Changing Nation. Guests are also invited to explore two newly opened exhibitions: The Sport of Kings and Queens and Tampa Bay Timeline. After the reception and gallery time, stay for Florida Conversations: …

    Free
  • Foreword title over a vintage map background with subtitle A Town Hall with Audrey Chapuis

    Foreword: A Town Hall with Audrey Chapuis

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    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

    Meet the Tampa Bay History Center’s new president and CEO, Audrey Chapuis, at Foreword: A Town Hall with Audrey Chapuis in the Lykes Atrium and Upper Terrace of the History Center on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the program runs from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.   PHOTO GALLERY   …

  • Promotional graphic for “CRAFT History & Cigar Cruise” featuring Drew Newman on the left holding a cigar and Rodney Kite-Powell on the right smiling with arms crossed. Center text reads “History & Cigar Cruise” and “Monday, April 13 | 12:00pm to 2:00pm,” with logos for J.C. Newman Cigar Co. and the Tampa Bay History Center. Captions identify Drew Newman as a fourth generation member of America’s oldest family owned cigar maker and Rodney Kite-Powell as director of the Touchton Map Library, author, and historian.

    History & Cigar Cruise

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    CRAFT 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, United States

    board America’s first open-kitchen river cruiser, guests will enjoy a chef-crafted brunch prepared fresh in view of the dining room using state-of-the-art gas cooking equipment. As the captain guides the vessel under Tampa’s historic bridges—sometimes with only inches to spare—Rodney will weave stories of Ybor’s cigar rollers, factory life, and the city’s rise as “Cigar City.”

    $89.95

  • Ybor 140: A community celebration of 140 years of Ybor’s first cigar

    Hotel Haya

    On April 13, 1886, the first cigar was rolled in Ybor City. A moment that shaped a neighborhood, a culture, and a legacy.

    This year, we invite you to be part of that story.

    Join us on 7th Avenue in front of Hotel Haya as we come together as a community to honor Ybor’s past and participate in its living history. In a symbolic tribute, 140 hands will come together to roll a single cigar, guided by professional cigar rollers, representing the generations of craftsmanship that built this city.

    Free

  • History as a Joke: Hockey

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    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

    History as a Joke: Hockey serves up the surprising history of the sport with humor, storytelling, and a distinctly Tampa point of view, proving that hockey and laughs thrive right here in the heat.

    $10
  • Al Chisolm

    Jazz: Then and Now

    Tampa's Black History Museum 1213 N Central Ave, Tampa, FL, United States

    A HarpSound Live! concert "Jazz: Then and Now" brings the sound of jazz to life through live performance and stories from the Tampa Bay area’s music past. Throughout the evening, Dick Rumore, former owner of Paragon Music Center, will share stories about the history of jazz in the Tampa Bay area, giving the audience a …

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