Historic Pensacola

Calendar of Events

Table Talks at the Trust

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Join us for a monthly lunch and learn series!

Program is free--just bring your lunch and enjoy a casual opportunity to learn about a variety of topics!

Table Talks at the Trust is held the third Wednesday of each month during the Fall and Winter, 12:00-1:00 p.m. 

Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center located at 117 E. Government Street

Speaker Schedule:

The 2025 Speaker List is released! *Note the week change for the March Table Talks due to the UWF Spring Break holiday. 

  • June 17: Monica Tapper, Historian, Historic Foodways

For more information, please email hparchives@uwf.edu or call 850-595-5985 x125. 

Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: An Evening of Pensacola Crime Stories

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Join Michael Earl Simmons, Southern Crime Historian and Storyteller, and the UWF Historic Trust for Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: An Evening of Pensacola Crimes Stories 

"In the South, the tea is sweet... but the stories are murder."

Evening includes complimentary Sweet Tea Murders mason jar of Southern sweet tea to enjoy as you listen to the stories of Pensacola's criminal past with former Homicide Detective Michael Earl Simmons.

Doors open at 5:30 and the storytelling begins at 6:00! Evening is adults only due to themes of stories.

  • UWF Historic Trust Members: $30 (emailed to members each month)
  • General Public:  $35

Purchase tickets at Sweet Tea Murders LIVE. Ticket purchase helps support the mission of the UWF Historic Trust. 

In June, Uncovering the Chilling Case of Judy Buenoano, will include historical storytelling, case photographs, artifacts, audience interaction, and discussions surrounding one of Florida’s most notorious female killers. Attendees also receive a program and a mason jar of sweet tea to take home. 

Schedule:

Please note the Location for each of the Sweet Tea Murders LIVE experiences: 

  • Thursday, June 25: Uncovering the Chilling Case of Judy Buenoano, Florida’s “Black Widow
  • Thursday, July 23:  Dramatic Story of the McGowan–Brown Killing
  • Thursday, August 27
  • Thursday, September 10
  • Thursday, November 12