The Ybor City Museum Society is pleased to announce that one of our most popular events is back! On February 29, 2024, the 12th Annual Buildings Alive Ybor City Architecture Hop will kick off at J.C. Newman Cigar Co. We will have tasty treats and our signature kickoff event at J.C. Newman along with tours […]
Tag: educational
Brandon Ballet’s Nutcracker at The Plant Mseum
The holiday season is in full swing, so kick off a very merry season with Brandon Ballet at the Henry B. Plant Museum! Dancers from the Brandon Ballet will present a shortened performance of The Nutcracker. Brandon Ballet’s Museum Nutcracker performance is FREE with Henry B. Plant Museum admission.
Brandon Ballet’s Sensory-Friendly Don Quixote
The epic story of Don Quixote is a tale full of adventure and is fun to watch every time it’s performed. We invite you and your family to enjoy this free, sensory-friendly version! Perfect for introducing little ones to ballet performances and for those with various sensory-processing challenges. A “sensory-friendly” performance provides a welcoming space […]
Brandon Ballet’s Sensory-Friendly Don Quixote
The epic story of Don Quixote is a tale full of adventure and is fun to watch every time it’s performed. We invite you and your family to enjoy this free, sensory-friendly version! Perfect for introducing little ones to ballet performances and for those with various sensory-processing challenges. A “sensory-friendly” performance provides a welcoming space […]
Brandon Ballet’s Sensory-Friendly Don Quixote
The epic story of Don Quixote is a tale full of adventure and is fun to watch every time it’s performed. We invite you and your family to enjoy this free, sensory-friendly version! Perfect for introducing little ones to ballet performances and for those with various sensory-processing challenges. A “sensory-friendly” performance provides a welcoming space […]
Cracker Country Museum Day
Come discover rural Florida history through hands-on activities and pioneer chores. Tour our historic buildings such as our 1885 Carlton House, 1891 General Store, and 1898 Okahumpka Train Depot. Join in on a one-room school house lesson, try your skills at rolling hoops, or dip a $2 beeswax candle all while listening to the sounds […]
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans
The human fascination with seashells is primal. Archeological evidence suggests that Neanderthals collected cockle shells on the coast of what is modern Spain, perhaps preferring those they found beautiful. Native Americans built “great cities of shell” on the coasts, later carted off for road fill. In the 1950s, the nation burned with a shell-collecting fever […]
End the Misery: Tigers in Captivity
There are approximately 10,000-20,000 tigers being held in captivity by private owners in the United States. The exact number is unknown because the current laws make it difficult to track a tiger once it has outlived its usefulness as a cub for petting and photo ops. The lives of these tigers are miserable with little […]
High School Musical – JR Cast
Ages 8 – 12. To participate in Take 2 , students must also enroll in a Creative Drama class. Get your head in the game! Students will step into the musical world of East High, where they will discover that through the ups and downs of a hectic life, we’re all in this together! Work […]