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Events with Registration

  • Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams book cover, by Gary R. Mormino, A social History of Modern Florida

    Let’s Talk About Florida – Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams

    Monday, February 13, 2023 | 4:00 pm

    Mormino’s book discusses when and how Florida has grown. It “focuses on the diverse people who migrated here; the developers of tourism, beaches, shopping malls and gated communities; new technology (from air conditioning to the space age); and the impact of this growth and development upon the environment.”

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  • Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen book cover

    Let’s Talk About Florida – Tourist Season

    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 4:00 pm

    Details and registration will be published once available.

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  • Book Cover: Fisherfolk of Charlotte Harbor, Florida by Robert F. Edic

    Let’s Talk About Florida – Fisherfolk of Charlotte Harbor

    Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 4:00 pm

    As the twentieth century ends, so do many historic fishing traditions in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. Anthropologist and oral historian Robert Edic sets out to rescue this unique heritage from oblivion. In doing so, he gives us a glimpse of the lives of Gulf coast fisherfolk in the early part of the century.

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  • Book Cover: Coming to Pass: Florida's Coastal Islands in a Gulf of Change by Susan Cerulean

    Let’s Talk About Florida – Coming to Pass: Florida’s Coastal Islands in a Gulf of Change

    Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | 4:00 pm

    Coming to Pass tells the story of a little-developed necklace of northern Gulf Coast islands. Both a field guide to a beloved and impermanent Florida landscape and a call for its protection, Susan Cerulean’s memoir chronicles the uniquely beautiful coast as it once was, as it is now, and as it may be as the sea level rises.

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