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  • January 2026

  • Wed 21
    Florida Conversations: The Nine Principles Florida-Friendly Landscaping
    Featured January 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Florida Conversations: The Nine Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping

    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States
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    Join this season’s Florida Conversations to learn more about landscaping in Florida. Explore how the land-grant and Extension system emerged from 19th- and early 20th-century legislation with speaker Michael Masucci, and how those historical roots continue to shape UF/IFAS Extension’s work in the rapidly growing Tampa Bay region, including programs serving Hillsborough County today. The …

  • February 2026

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    Featured February 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Florida Conversations: The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers

    Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States
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    Join this season’s Florida Conversations for an exploration of African American history in Thoroughbred racing. This program features Roda Ferraro, director of the Keeneland Library and curator of The Heart …

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    Foreword title over a vintage map background with subtitle A Town Hall with Audrey Chapuis
    Featured March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Foreword: A Town Hall with Audrey Chapuis

    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. The program is free …

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        • The Lure of Florida Fishing
        • Mapping the American Sea
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        • The Sport of Kings and Queens: Florida’s History of Horse Racing
        • America at the Crossroads: The GUITAR and a Changing Nation
      • More to Explore
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        • Touchton Map Library
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