Event Details
Saturday, Feb 16, 2013
At First Contact: A Fierce People
Time: 10:00 am til 2:00 pm
Location: Bayshore Live Oak Park, 23157 Bayshore Road, Charlotte Harbor
Description: Before Columbus, before Ponce de Leon, there was Florida's "Fierce People." Experience the Calusa at this unique, interactive living historic program featuring a re-created Calusa village on the shores of Charlotte Harbor.
For more information contact:
Charlotte County Historical Center
22959 Bayshore Road
Charlotte Harbor
941-629-7278
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Collier Co. Museum presents: Black History Read-In
Time: 1:00 pm til 2:00 pm
Location: Collier County Museum
Description: A Moroccan guide, Esteban De Dorantes, was one of the first enslaved Africans to explore Florida during the disastrous Narvaez expedition in 1528. Since that time, African Americans have played a significant and vibrant role in Florida’s history, culture and development. Join us as we recall their achievements and contributions and celebrate Black History Month with selected readings from famous African American writers, poets, artists, soldiers, inventors and statesmen. Our program begins at 1:00 p.m. Free admission. For more information, please call (239) 252-8476.
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