A Splendid Little War
Visual Narratives of History and Heritage: A Speaker Series on Florida and the Spanish-American War
Sunday, May 16 | 3:30-5pm | Red Door, Lakeland
Kevin O’Brien, Director
William “Lloyd” Harris, Lt. Sergeant ret., Military Historian & Author of Soldiers in the Sand, Bartow History Center & Summerlin Academy
LuAnn Mims, Librarian, oral history and images of Spanish American War in Lakeland
Alexander Rich, Ph.D., Polk Museum of Art, photography art in revolution
Michael Norton, Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor, Rough Riders
Artful Bowl
Saturday, June 26 | 7:00-10pm
Annual art party & fundraiser for public art
CORE Wealth Advisors, Inc. presents Patrons & Members Appreciation Reception
Wednesday, July 28 | 5 – 6:30pm
A Splendid Little War, Kevin O’Brien Film Screening & Social
Core Wealth Advisors, Inc., 124 S. Florida Ave, Ste 400
Buffalo Soldiers & Friends of Freedom Monument
Visual Narratives of History and Heritage: A Speaker Series on Florida and the Spanish-American War
Sunday, August 15 | 3:30-5pm | Springhill Suites by Marriott, Lakeland
Becky Ault & Mike Cunningham, Art Research Enterprises, Inc., Project Artist
Terry Coney, Ret. Lt. Col., NAACP
Desmond Bertrand-Pitts, CEO Af. Am. Military History & Buffalo Soldier Museum
Richard Wilder, 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers of Florida, re-enactor
Cuba, Spanish-American War to Present
Visual Narratives of History and Heritage: Club de Hispano, Hispanic Festival
Saturday, October 23 | Magnolia Building, Lake Mirror, Lakeland
Jose Garcia, Ph.D., Professor Hispanic literature and Latin American Studies at FSC – Mariel Boat Lift
Teresa Martinez, Viva Polk – Success in Exile
Fernando Hernandez, Contemporary Spanish History
Evelyn Pena, YborArtFactory – Contemporary Hispanic Artists
Mario Medina Cigar Life& J C Newman Cigars, Ybor Cigar Industry & Lakeland Buildings
First Friday: Buffalo Soldiers & Friends of Freedom
Friday, November 5 | 6-9pm | Parade begins 7pm, Munn Park, Lakeland
9th & 10th Buffalo Soldier Calvarys, Richard Wilder
Buffalo Soldier Motorcycle Clubs, Charles Magic Man Johnson, Tampa; Manny DJ McDuffie, Orlando
Harold ChiTown Moore, Chaplain; Nathan Westoff, Sons of AmVets Post 32, Lakeland (Police escort)
Veterans Day Friends of Freedom Public Announcement & ArtCrawl Festival
Saturday, November 6:
Friends of Freedom Public Announcement | 10am-12pm | Veterans Memorial Park, Lakeland
ArtCrawl Festival | 9am-4pm | Munn Park, Lakeland (contact: Ellen Chastain)
Gary Clark, Colonel USAF, ret.
Buffalo Soldier Motorcycle Clubs, Charles Magic Man Johnson, Tampa; Manny DJ McDuffie, Orlando
Becky Ault & Mike Cunningham, Art Research Enterprises, Inc., Project Artist
PAST EVENTS:
Cuban War of Independence
Visual Narratives of History and Heritage: A Speaker Series on Florida and the Spanish-American War
Sunday, January 31 | 3:30- 5pm | Nineteen61, Lakeland
Dr. James Michael Denham, Director of the L. M. Chiles Center for Florida History at FSC
Dr. Jose Garcia, Professor of Hispanic Literature and Latin American Studies at FSC
Marcos Fernandez, Chef at Nineteen61, demonstrating Cuba’s culinary influences of Spain and Africa, with “Tastes of 1898”
Limited in-person attendance, but you can also join the event online.
Platform Kids
Sunday, February 28 | 5 – 6:30pm
Annual student showcase of visual and performance arts
United Women’s Club of Lakeland, 1515 Williamsburg Square
A special thank you to our 2020 members. Our work would not be possible without your generous support.
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