Dr. Kevin Winstead will be the speaker at the February program of "The Other Book" series, Part II, being held at the Matheson History Museum in downtown Gainesville (see address below). There's one program each month through April, 2026. For information on all programs, click on "The Other Book." As … Read More
Join us for Pamela Marshall-Koons' Passion Dey Couldn’t Steal, a powerful one-woman theatrical work inspired by the life, voice, and legacy of author Zora Neale Hurston. Those who saw this performance at the Sunshine State Book Festival raved about it. Many said they would love to see it again. And … Read More
Dr. Sharon Austin, a professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, is to speak at the Matheson History Museum on March 14 about Black American political contributions. This is the third lecture in "The Other Book" series, Part II. The series is helping fill gaps in our history … Read More
Dr. Stevenson's talk on "Faith, Communities, and Resistance" is the final program in Part II of the "Other Book" series. Before schools were integrated, Black teachers taught from two books…the official book sanctioned by the government, and the "other book." This lecture, like others in the series, will discuss contributions … Read More
Come join us on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. when Aliesa Zoecklein will talk about poetry. Zoecklein's poems have been published in New Feathers Anthology, Bacopa Literary Review, Thimble Literary Magazine, River Heron Review, and other journals. Her chapbook At Each Moment, Air won the Peter Meinke Poetry Prize and … Read More
This program is being held on the FIRST Sunday in May since Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday. Come join us on May 3, at the Millhopper Library when author Benjamin Coward will share strategies for drafting, writing, and fully developing environmental scenes. Drawing on his background in Environmental … Read More
