Calendar of Events
Table Talks at the Trust
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:
Join us next season for our monthly Table Talks at the Trust!
Schedule to be announced later in 2026.
For more information, please email hparchives@uwf.edu or call 850-595-5985 x125.
Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: An Evening of Pensacola Crime Stories
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 July, join Sweet Tea Murders LIVE for No Safe Haven-The Billings Murders. On a quiet summer night in 2009, Pensacola was shaken by a crime so shocking it captured national headlines. Byrd and Melanie Billings, a beloved couple known for opening their hearts and home to special-needs children, were brutally murdered in what authorities would uncover as a carefully planned home invasion fueled by greed. The investigation that followed revealed a cast of unlikely criminals, hidden motives, and a conspiracy that stunned even seasoned detectives. Join storyteller and former homicide investigator Michael Earl Simmons as he takes you beyond the headlines and into one of the most infamous murder cases in Gulf Coast history—a story of family, faith, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of justice. This is a Sweet Tea Murders LIVE presentation you will never forget.
Schedule:
Please note the Location for each of the Sweet Tea Murders LIVE experiences:
- Thursday, July 23: No Safe Haven-The Billings Murders
- Thursday, August 27
- Thursday, September 10
- Thursday, November 12