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CRAFT

November 4 Join the Tampa Bay History Center for an evening with award-winning National Geographic photographer Mac Stone as he shares his work documenting the last old-growth cypress swamps of the American South. Drawing...

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Florida Conversations: An Evening with Mac Stone

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November 11 Explore Tampa's military history from the water during Craft’s history lunch cruise, narrated by Florida historian Rodney Kite-Powell. The journey begins with Fort Brooke and the early Village of Tampa,...

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Crafted History Lunch Cruise

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November 13 Golden Hour: Sunset in Sevilla Presented by The Gonzmart Family The Tampa Bay History Center Annual Gala is dedicated to celebrating our region’s heritage and ensuring its preservation for future generations....

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Tampa Bay History Center Annual Gala

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November 21 Explore Ybor City with Evangeline “Van” Linkous, Ph.D., AICP, a History Center-trained guide and USF professor who teaches urban planning history. Her courses examine industrialization, mutual aid...

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Ybor City Walking Tour

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November 28 Step behind the scenes of filmmaking at the Tampa Bay History Center’s Family Day: Director’s Cut! Families are invited to explore the creative techniques that help bring stories to life on screen...

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Family Day: Director's Cut

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  • April 2026

  • Mon 13
    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

    Featured April 13 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    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
  • January 2026

  • Thu 22
    Introducing Craft, a vessel designed specifically for Tampa as the city's first dining river cruiser.

    Craft: History Lunch Cruise

    Featured January 22 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    CRAFT 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, United States

    Set sail aboard Craft’s history lunch cruise featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell. From tales of Henry Plant’s railroad to the evolution of Hillsborough County, Rodney’s narration promises to be both enlightening & entertaining. Rodney will also highlight a section on Gasparilla to welcome the 2026 Gasparilla season during this cruise. …

    $89.95
  • May 2025

  • Thu 22
    CRAFT on the Hillsborough River

    Crafted History Lunch Cruise

    Featured May 22, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    CRAFT 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, United States

    Set sail on a journey through time with the Crafted History Lunch Cruise, featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell. This special installment, The Lure of Tampa Bay: The History of Commercial and Recreational Fishing, dives into the region’s rich maritime past—from historic tarpon fishing contests to the evolution of Port Tampa …

    $89.95
  • March 2025

  • Thu 6
    Introducing Craft, a vessel designed specifically for Tampa as the city's first dining river cruiser.

    Crafted History Lunch Cruise

    Featured March 6, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    CRAFT 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, United States

    Set sail aboard Craft’s history lunch cruise, featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell. From tales of Henry Plant’s railroad to the evolution of Hillsborough County, Rodney’s narration promises to be both enlightening and entertaining. Rodney will also highlight a section on Gasparilla to close out the 2025 Gasparilla season during this cruise. …

    $89.95
  • October 2024

  • Thu 17
    Introducing Craft, a vessel designed specifically for Tampa as the city's first dining river cruiser.

    CRAFT: History Lunch Cruise

    Featured October 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    CRAFT 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, United States

    Set sail aboard Craft’s inaugural history lunch cruise featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell.

    $89.95
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Join us Nov. 13 for Golden Hour: Sunset in Sevilla, the Tampa Bay History Center’s annual black-tie gala. Enjoy an evening of dinner, music and friends along the Riverwalk while directly supporting the museum’s mission to preserve and share our region’s history through exhibitions, educational programs and scholarly research.

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