Annual Brechner Speaker Series returns with a focus on music
Topics range from hip-hop and punk to Beatles, Allman Brothers The Orange County Regional History Center announces its 2023 Brechner Speaker Series, presenting four distinguished programs that focus on varied aspects of music in Florida — a theme designed to complement the museum’s current special exhibition, Figurehead: Music & Mayhem
Brechner Lecture Series – Why Gainesville? How a Southern college town became a punk rock haven
Sunday, May 7, 2023, 2 – 3 p.m. Join author Matt Walker as he discusses how an unassuming Florida university town became a hot spot for punk rock music. Just minutes from stadium known as The Swamp, the world of academia, and shiny new mixed-use developments, one of the nation’s
Brechner Lecture Series – Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East
Sunday, April 2, 2023, 2 – 3 p.m. Join historian Bob Beatty to dive deep into the motivations and musical background of Allman Brothers Band founder Duane Allman to tell the story the band’s 1971 album At Fillmore East, one of the most important live rock albums in history. Beatty’s
Home School Field Trips
Guided Field Trips to the History Center We offer a variety of themed options for field trips to best fit your curriculum needs. Each field trip option allows for hands-on exploration of the museum, with additional activities and experiences. Available field-trip themes: Highlights of the Museum (all grade levels) –
The Brave Beauty of the Black Lagoon
Orlando’s Ginger Stanley Hallowell blazed cinematic trails in a sci-fi classic and as Florida’s photogenic underwater ambassador. We at the History Center were saddened to learn of the death on Jan. 19, 2023, of Ginger Stanley Hallowell of Orlando. She was 91. An excellent swimmer, Hallowell pioneered underwater work in
Brechner Lecture Series – Joy and Pain: Black Music of the United States Global Praxis
Sunday, February 26, 2023, 2 – 3 p.m. Join Prof. Don Harrell of the University of Central Florida’s Africana Studies program for a discussion of the relationship between music and society. Prof. Harrell will explore how both sacred and secular music has served as a source of joy and a
Coffee & Conversations: Dance Music in Central Florida
Sunday, March 5, 2023, 2 – 3 p.m. Meet longtime Orlando DJ and club owner John Gardner (Faith in Physics, Beach Club, Barbarella, Independent Bar) as he joins Jeremy Hileman, History Center assistant curator, to offer his perspective about our latest exhibition, Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground. The
Brechner Lecture Series – Good Day Sunshine State: The Beatles in 1964 Florida
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 2 – 3 p.m. Author Bob Kealing takes us through the two momentous weeks the Beatles spent in 1964 Florida, in Miami Beach, Key West, and Jacksonville. He’ll talk about their seismic influence on a fraternity of future Florida rock ’n’ roll luminaries, including Tom Petty,
Totally Eighties Pop Culture Trivia Happy Hour
Canceled We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.