Past Events – Celebrate Gainesville's Black History

ROOTS: Slavery’s Unchained Melodies

Friday, February 10, 7:30 pm Historic Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Avenue Dr. Will Kesling and the Gainesville Master Chorale will…

Sojourner Truth, The Legacy Lives On

Saturday, February 11–Two Shows! Matinee 3:00 pm, Evening 7:30 pm Springhill Baptist Church, 120 SE Williston Road Sojourner Truth, The Legacy Lives…

An Evening of Jazz & Multicolored Memories

Thursday, February 16, 7:30 pm Historic Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Avenue In this cabaret performance of inspirational jazz vocals and…

Race and Change Across Cultures and Generations: Florida Stories

Friday, February 17, 2:00 pm University of Florida, Constans Theater 687 McCarty Drive (East end of the Reitz Union, UF) This…

Public Screening of “Gator Tales” with Special Guests & Performances

Friday, February 17, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E University Avenue The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in conjunction with…

Telling YOUR Story, Changing OUR Lives: Using Oral Histories on Race and Change to Make a Difference

Friday, February 17, 7:30 pm University of Florida, Fine Arts Building B, Room 105400 SW 13th Street This is a how-to…

NAACP/Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Legacy Brunch, Honoring Lincoln High School Teachers from before its closing in 1970

Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Historic Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Avenue This brunch honors Lincoln High School Teachers from before…

Cotton To The Cade

Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center 837 SE 7th Avenue Cade Museum for Creativity + Invention…

Black History Month Concert at Depot Park

Saturday, February 25, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm 200 SE Depot Avenue Performing in Depot Park will be guest artists Phillip “Jazzdad” Thomas, Deep…

A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center

Sunday, February 26, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 1013 NW 7th Avenue The community is invited to the ribbon Cutting and Dedication of this…