Upcoming Events

SPRING 2022

January 7 - Dec. 31: Black Kirby, exhibition at Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, 344 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville 

January 15 - May 8: Art Encounters: Ally is a Verb, exhibition at Rollins Museum of Art

January 16 - 21: MLK Week events at Rollins College  https://www.rollins.edu/inclusion-and-campus-involvement/diversity-inclusion-intiatives/mlk-week.html 

January 16: MLK speeches and sermons, convened by Rev. Katrina Jenkins, 4pm, virtual https://rollins.webex.com/meet/kejenkins 

January 17: MLK Day of Service. Eagle Nest Park cleanup and plantings, 8am-12:30pm, departing from Rollins Museum of Art. Mustard Seed, 12:30-4:30pm, departing from RMA. Signup here: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/tqltt  

January 17: Zora Neale Hurston walking tour of Eatonville, 9am, departs from Lake Lily in Maitland (parking lot near The Venue) [sponsored by the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community] 

January 17: MLK Vigil w/ Frederick Joseph, author of The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person, 6pm, virtual event, https://rollins.webex.com/meet/svega1 

January 18: Sophie Williams, author of Millenial Black (2021) and Anti-Racist Ally (2020) and manager of production planning at Netflix, 12 noon, virtual event, https://rollins.webex.com/meet/svega1 

January 20: Film and conversation: “Selma,” 6:30pm, KWR Hall screening room 

January 21: Guided tour of Art Encounters: Ally is a Verb w/ Dr. Alexia Lobaina, 11am, Rollins Museum of Art 

January 21: Women of Color roundtable, 12pm, Lucy Cross Center 

January 25 - 26: Africa / America Women’s Economic Forum, virtual, www.zorafestival.org 

January 27: Changemaker Day panel w/ Caroline Chomanics (Ideas for Us), Ray Warthen (Infinite Zion Farms), and Josh Taylor (4Roots), hosted by Dr. Anne Stone, 4 pm, in person at Kathleen W. Rollins Hall Room 240, or RSVP here to receive a link to attend virtually:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWbgXiQEvNl1zz4whsMQ6cU1mHLSu2RjZkJtC1y-IlJTMZbA/viewform [sponsored by Social Impact Hub] 

January 27: "Remembering Rosewood" w/ Lizzie P.R.B. Jenkins, 6pm, face-to-face at Winter Park Public Library, 1052 W Morse Blvd., or virtually at: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/334987925 [sponsored by WPPL] 

January 27- 28: Afrofuturism in the Visual Realm conference, UCF downtown campus and virtual, www.zorafestival.org 

January 26 - 29: Orlando Urban Film Festival, CMX Cinemas Plaza Café 12, www.orlandouff.com 

January 28: “Moonwake,” a play by Tiara Ashurst '23 and Ghina Fawaz '22, 7pm, Rollins Museum of Art. To reserve a free ticket, email boxoffice@rollins.edu or call (407) 646-2145  

February 8: Black Student Support Space, facilitated by Jerry Jasmin & Myesha Senior, 1pm, Lucy Cross Center, Lakeside dorm [sponsored by the Rollins Wellness Center]

February 11 - June 4: Community Collage: Artists from the Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk & Urban Art Festival, exhibition at Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave. 

February 11: Community Collage exhibit opening ceremony, 7-9 pm, Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave. 

February 11-13: 1619 Festival, Hannibal Square (exhibits, workshops, music, dance, 5K run) [sponsored by Equity Council Corp.] https://www.facebook.com/events/649969422705251 

February 17: MLK / FBI film screening and discussion, 6:30 pm, KWR Screening Room [sponsored by AAAS] 

February 18: Women of Color roundtable, 12 pm, Lucy Cross Center

February 19: “HeART and Soul,” 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Winter Park Public Library, 1052 W Morse Blvd. [celebrating Black culture across the diaspora with music, spoken word, dance, and art] 

February 20: Soul Food Sunday, 4 pm - 6 pm, Lakeside patio. Space is limited, please RSVP on GetInvolved [sponsored by the Black Student Union]

February 21: Black Panther movie night, 7 pm, Mills Lawn [sponsored by the Black Student Union] 

February 24: “American Library: The Great Migration” by artist Yinka Shonibare, unveiling ceremony at Kathleen W. Rollins Hall, 4:30 pm

March 1: Trent Doyle Hancock, virtual artist talk, 6pm, via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89908660963 or via Facebook at facebook.com/RollinsMuseum [sponsored by Rollins Museum of Art and TPJ]  

March 8: “‘All the Artistic Trends of the Times’: African American Modernism” w/ Dr. Grant Hamming, 6pm, Rollins Museum of Art  [sponsored by RMA and TPJ]

March 22: Black Student Support Space, facilitated by Jerry Jasmin & Myesha Senior, 1pm, Lucy Cross Center, Lakeside dorm [sponsored by the Rollins Wellness Center]

April 4: Latin American & Latinx Studies Symposium, Alfond Inn, https://www.rollins.edu/las-symposium/ [sponsored by the Rollins Latin American & Caribbean Studies (LACS) program] 

April 4: Black Student Support Space, facilitated by Jerry Jasmin & Myesha Senior, 2pm, Lucy Cross Center, Lakeside dorm [sponsored by the Rollins Wellness Center] 

April 11: "Tunisia's Powerless Revolution" w/ Fadil Aliriza, 6pm, Casa Iberia [sponsored by Middle East & North African Studies]

April 20: AAAS awards ceremony and senior send-off, 4:30pm, Swindle Patio (behind Dave's Boathouse)

April 22: AAAS faculty meeting, 11am, via WebEx: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter

April 23: Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk & Urban Art Festival, 10am-4pm, 642 W. New England Ave., free event

April 23-24: Concert performances of The Ordering of Moses by Nathaniel Dett, Seven Last Words of the Unarmed by Joel Thompson, and Ethiopia's Shadow in America by Florence Price. Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 3pm, Knowles Memorial Chapel, Rollins College. Purchase tickets here: https://www.bachfestivalflorida.org/event?tag=E%26D [sponsored by the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park]

May 14: “Brilliance and Resilience” community recognition of Rollins professors Victoria Brown, Shan-Estelle Brown, and alumna Lawanna Gelzer. Ceremony at Ward Chapel, 160 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, 4-5pm. Reception at Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Avenue, 5-6pm [sponsored by Hannibal Square Heritage Center and Bridging the Color Divide] 

May 29: Community Collage artists talk, 3-5pm, Winter Park Community Center, 721 New England Ave. [sponsored by Hannibal Square Heritage Center]

June 4 - 5: ZORA! Outdoor Festival of the Arts, Eatonville, www.zorafestival.org 

June 16: “Mind the Gap: Equitable Housing and Homeownership” w/ Patrick Panza, Andre Martin, and Claudia Ray, 5:30-8:30pm, Winter Park Events Center, 1050 W. Morse Ave. $15 entrance fee includes hors d’oeuvres, cash bar [sponsored by Hannibal Square Community Land Trust] 

June 18: Juneteenth Celebration in Hannibal Square, 10am-2pm, Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave. Free event [sponsored by Hannibal Square Heritage Center] 

June 21: “The Men Who Made Juneteenth Possible: Black Soldiers and Sailors in the Civil War” w/ Dr. Barbara Gannon, 1-2pm, Center for Health and Wellbeing, 2005 Mizell Avenue, Winter Park. Free face-to-face event, pre-registration required: https://bit.ly/36Ipm1C [sponsored by Winter Park Health Foundation] 

 

FALL 2021

June 19 - December 31: Preserving the Past and Looking Towards the Future: A Celebration of Hannibal Square, exhibition at Hannibal Square Heritage Center

September 18 - May 2022: Art Encounters: Ally is a Verb, exhibition at RMA

September 20 - October 3: Global Peace Film Festival. All films are free for Rollins students, faculty, and staff. For face-to-face screenings, show your R-card. For virtual screenings, the student discount code is RCSD, the faculty/staff discount code is RCFD. https://peacefilmfest.org/

September 24: Guided tour of Art Encounters: Ally is a Verb with Alexia Lobaina, RMA, 11am

September 30: Democracy Project panel on Critical Race Theory w/ Ryan Musgrave, Matt Nichter, and Ja'Nya Jenoch, 5pm, Dave's Boathouse

October 8: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM and Music Education" with Dr. Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar, 2pm, International House [sponsored by the Endeavor Center]

October 21: "Protecting Your Brand" with attorney Kimra Major-Morris, 7pm, Bush Auditorium [sponsored by Social Entrepreneurship]

November 3: Planning for Sustainability, Investing in Equity panel w/ Bruce Stephenson, Chris Castro, Christianah Oyenuge, Rick Geller, and John Rife  [sponsored by Environmental Studies, Rollins Social Impact Hub, and CNU Orlando], Bush Auditorium, or via WebEx: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/bstephenson

November 7: Soul Food Sunday, 4-6pm, Rollins Museum of Art patio [sponsored by the Black Student Union]

November 12-20:  Sweat by Lynn Nottage, Annie Russell Theater https://www.rollins.edu/annie-russell-theatre/current-season/

November 16: Equity: The Key to Sustainability w/ Cat Goughner, Associate Director of Racial Wealth Equity, 7pm, Bush Auditorium [sponsored by Environmental Studies, Rollins Social Impact Hub, and CNU Orlando] 

 

SPRING 2021

January 1 – 18: Cynthia B. Slaughter: On Love and Loss, photography exhibition at Hannibal Square Heritage Center, upstairs space

January 1 – February 14: Yesterday, This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920, exhibition at Orange County Regional History Center, downtown Orlando https://www.thehistorycenter.org/exhibition/the-ocoee-massacre/

January 1 – December 31: “The Sound of Afrofuturism,” exhibition at Zora Neale Hurston Museum, Eatonville

January 7 – 31: Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities https://zorafestival.org/schedule

January 17 – 23: MLK Week events at Rollins College https://www.rollins.edu/inclusion-and-campus-involvement/diversity-inclusion-intiatives/mlk-week.html

January 17: MLK Read-in w/ Rev. Katrina Jenkins, 5pm, virtual event https://rollins.webex.com/meet/kejenkins

January 18: Annual MLK Vigil w/ Blair Imani, 6pm, virtual event, rollins.webex.com/meet/svega1

January 22: Just Mercy film screening, 8pm, virtual event, https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/vs-rollins35142/watch/18502D9DA95CE5D1?referrer=direct 

February 2 – December 31: Art Encounters: Chaos or Community, exhibition at RMA

February 5: Harriet movie screening, 8pm, virtual event [sponsored by CICI] https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/vs-rollins35142

February 7: African-American Read-In, Winter Park Public Library, 2pm, virtual event
https://www.wppl.org/african-american-read-1 

February 11: “Racism: What Can I Do to Eliminate It?” w/ Dr. Eric Smaw, Dr. Micah Kubic of Florida ACLU, and Marcus Davis ’20 ‘22MBA, 12pm, virtual event http://alumniconnect.rollins.edu/s/1282/alumni/inner-page-2col.aspx?sid=1282&gid=1&pgid=3320&cid=7182&ecid=7182

February 12 – March 29: “Jane Turner: The Evolution of an Artist,” exhibition at Hannibal Square Heritage Center

February 13 – 14: “1619 Fest,” Hannibal Square [dance, music, and more] https://1619festorlandohannibalsquare.eventbrite.com

February 16: Isabel Wilkerson in conversation with Rollins president Grant Cornwell, 7pm [sponsored by the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities] https://zorafestival.org/schedule/overview-2/february-16/

February 19: Mardi Gras celebration, Mills Lawn, 4pm

February 20: Zora! book club discusses Hurston’s Moses, Man of the Mountain, 3pm, virtual or in person https://zorafestival.org/gathering-gabbing/

February 20-21: BSU Immersion: Winter Park’s African American History, signup here: https://linktr.ee/rollinsbsu

February 24: ACS CREATE anti-racism training for faculty and staff, 4pm, RSVP: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/rhjub

February 28: BSU Soul Food Sunday, Galloway Room, 4pm, Mary Jean Plaza

March 6: Zora! book club discusses Hurston’s Mules and Men, 3pm, virtual or in person.  https://zorafestival.org/gathering-gabbing/ 

March 18: Coded Bias, virtual screening w/ talkback, 7pm [sponsored by CMC, Film Studies, and Global Peace Film Festival] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indie-lens-pop-up-presents-coded-bias-registration-142790272549

March 22: Diversity Fair, Mills Lawn, 1pm-4pm 

March 23: Tasting Displacement: Food Justice in the Age of Gentrification w/ Dr. Joshua Sbicca, 12:30pm, virtual event [sponsored by Sociology and Anthropology] rollins.webex.com/meet/aarmenia

March 23: ACS CREATE anti-racism training for faculty and staff, 4pm, RSVP: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/rhjub

March 25: Politics on Tap: The Case for Reparations, 5-6pm, virtual event [sponsored by the Democracy Project] https://rollins.webex.com/meet/bclark

April 1: "Race Matters in France, Too" with Pap Ndiaye, 12:30pm, virtual event [sponsored by Dept. of Global Languages and Cultures] https://rollins.webex.com/meet/sseghair

April 7: "Moonlight" film screening, 7pm, virtual event [sponsored by AAAS and CICI] https://rollins.webex.com/meet/svega1

April 8: Stop Asian Hate panel, 5:30pm, virtual event
https://rollins-student.webex.com/meet/cchoi

April 12: Tarell McCraney in conversation with Rollins students, 4pm, virtual event [sponsored by AAAS and CICI] https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter

April 16: virtual tour of "Art Encounters: Community or Chaos" exhibition, 11am
https://www.facebook.com/CFAMrollins/videos/354000579384436

April 20: "Fostering Diversity and Persistence in STEM at Rollins" w/ Dr. Gonzalez Guittar and Alexis Gregory, 1pm, virtual event https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mkohr

April 22: "Show and Tell," written and performed by Faith Artis '21, 1:00 pm, Annie Russell courtyard, socially-distanced event, RSVP here: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ajalv

April 23: AAAS celebration of graduating seniors and award winners, 3pm, virtual event https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter 

April 24: Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk & Urban Art Festival, 10am-4pm, free, socially distanced event at 642 W. New England Ave. + virtual simulcast https://www.hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org/folk--urban-art-festival.html 

April 28: AAAS faculty meeting, 10-11am, virtual event https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter 

May 16: My Friend Malcolm X Book Festival, 2pm-8pm, free, MLK Park in Hannibal Square, 1050 W. Morse Blvd. [sponsored by the Equity Council Corp.] 

June 4: “Conscious Voices,” a play by Sonia Pasqual, directed by Ghina Fawaz ’22, Annie Russell Theatre, 12pm and 6pm shows, get a ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/conscious-voices-tickets-155698114251 

 

FALL 2020

September 18 – December 31: Art Encounters: Chaos or Community, exhibition at RMA

September 18 – January 3: Marcus Jansen: E Pluribus Unum, exhibition at RMA

September 18 - January 18: Cynthia B. Slaughter, photographer: On Love and Loss, exhibition at Hannibal Square Heritage Center, upstairs space 

October 3 – February 14: Yesterday, This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920, exhibition at Orange County Regional History Center, downtown Orlando.  https://www.thehistorycenter.org/exhibition/the-ocoee-massacre/

October 15-17: Ohio State Murders, Annie Russell Theater. Tickets to virtual performances: https://www.rollins.edu/annie-russell-theatre/current-season/

October 15: Dr. Johanna Fernández on The Young Lords: A Radical History, 7pm Livestream via WebEx: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter.  [sponsored by AAAS, LACS, BSU, LASA, TPJ]

October 22: Politics on Tap: The Removal of Confederate Monuments, 5pm, via WebEx: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/bclark - [sponsored by The Democracy Project]

October 27: Marcus Jansen artist talk, RMA, 6pm - Livestream via WebEx: https://tinyurl.com/y4vbngtm

October 29: Innovators on Campus: Barbara Chandler on race in Winter Park, 12:15-1:45pm, Bush Lawn outdoor classroom or via WebEx. Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScv1caGtjsZGucSR39ldaOIS-fuox_qH-BAlNcMgOV9RoUI8A/viewform [sponsored by the Social Impact Hub] 

October 30: AAAS faculty meeting, 2pm, via WebEx: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter

November 1 – 8: Events in Ocoee commemorating the 1920 election day massacre.  Link to program and livestream: https://ocoee.org/973/100-Year-Remembrance-Ceremony/adayofremembrance  

November 2: Anti-Racist Read-Out, 4:00-5:00pm, Livestream via WebEx: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/dprosser [sponsored by Olin Library]

November 23: Confederate Monuments in the 21st Century? panel discussion, 6:30-7:30pm, link to virtual event: https://rollins.webex.com/meet/slibby
[sponsored by AAAS] 

December 4: Ohio State Murders encore virtual performance + talkback with cast, 6:30pm, for link, email boxoffice@rollins.edu

April 16: virtual tour of "Art Encounters: Community or Chaos" exhibition, 11am
https://www.facebook.com/CFAMrollins/videos/354000579384436

April 23: AAAS celebration of graduating seniors and award winners, 3pm, virtual event https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter 

April 24: Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk & Urban Art Festival, 10am-4pm, free, socially distanced event at 642 W. New England Ave. + virtual simulcast https://www.hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org/folk--urban-art-festival.html 

April 28: AAAS faculty meeting, 10-11am, virtual event https://rollins.webex.com/meet/mnichter 

May 16: My Friend Malcolm X Book Festival, 2pm-8pm, free, MLK Park in Hannibal Square, 1050 W. Morse Blvd. [sponsored by the Equity Council Corp.] 

 

SPRING 2020

January 17 - May 15: “African Apparel: Threaded Transformations across the 20^th Century,” RMA exhibition

January 19:  Baldwin Book Club discusses Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility, Hannibal Sq. Heritage Center, 2pm [originally scheduled for Jan. 12, but postponed to Jan. 19]

January 19 – 25:  MLK Week events at Rollins College https://www.rollins.edu/inclusion-and-campus-involvement/diversity-inclusion-intiatives/mlk-week.html

January 19:  MLK Speeches Read-in, 4pm, Knowles Chapel

January 20:  MLK Vigil, 6pm, Tiedke Concert Hall

January 21:  Black History 101 Mobile Museum, 10am-4pm (w/ lecture at 12 noon), Kathleen Rollins Hall

January 23:  Beloved Community Walk, 1pm, Mills Lawn

January 24:  Selma, 6pm, SunTrust Auditorium [sponsored by BSU]

January 24:  “African Apparel” curator’s tour w/ MacKenzie Moon Ryan, 11am-12noon, RMA

January 24:  Lunch ‘n’ learn on the civil rights movement in Florida w/ LaVon Bracy, 12noon-1:30pm, Kathleen W. Rollins Hall

January 25:  MLK Day of Service, meet at 8:30am at Alfond Sports Center, buses depart at 9am

January 25 - February 2:  Zora Neale Hurston Festival, https://zorafestival.org/

January 28:  “African Apparel” panel w/ MacKenzie Moon Ryan, Morgan Snoap ’20, Cristina Toppin ’21, 6pm-7pm, RMA

January 29:  Always in Season, film + panel, 6pm, Bush Auditorium[sponsored by Global Peace Film Festival + PBS Independent Lens]

January 31 - May 16: “Power Myth, and Memory in Africana Art” exhibition, Hannibal Square Heritage Center

February 3: “Understanding Santeria” with Henry Heredia of Juan Marinello Cuban Institute for Cultural Research, 6pm, Bush Auditorium [sponsored by LACS / AAAS / Philosophy & Religion]

February 9: Baldwin Book Club discusses Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns, Hannibal Sq. Heritage Center, 2pm

February 11:  “An African-American & Latinx History of the U.S.” w/ Paul Ortiz, Univ. of Florida Dept. of History, 7pm, SunTrust Auditorium [sponsored by AAAS / TPJ]

February 16: “1619 Fest,” 10am-5pm, Hannibal Square Heritage Center [performers, films, Middle Passage VR]

February 16: “Across the Tracks: A Collective History of Black Churches of Winter Park” w/ Dr. Rebekah McCloud, 2pm, Winter Park Public Library

February 20:  “The Quest for Environmental Justice" with Robert Bullard, 7pm, Tiedkte Concert Hall

February 20: Claudia Rankine, poet and playwright, 7:30-8:15 pm, Bush Auditorium [sponsored by Winter With the Writers]

February 21:  Summit on Transforming Learning: Environmental Justice, various locations, 9am-3pm - https://www.rollins.edu/student-affairs/summit-transforming-learning/summit-schedule.html

February 23: “Power Myth, and Memory in Africana Art” panel w/ CJ Williams, Kristin Congdon, and Patrick Noze, Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 2-4pm

February 23: Soul Food Sunday, 5-7pm, Galloway Room, Kathleen W. Rollins Hall [sponsored by BSU]

February 24: “What is Ubuntu?” w/ Kevin Chaplin, founder of South African Ubuntu Foundation, Bieberbach Room, Campus Center, 4:15pm [sponsored by the Center for Global Initiatives]

February 26: “What About Us? Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System” w/ Lyle Mazin, Dr. Lisa Tillmann, Dayna Clark, and Amir Ladan, 4pm, SunTrust Auditorium [sponsored by Off-Campus Students Association, BSU, LASA, Fox Funds]

March 5: Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story, film + discussion with the players, 6:30-9:30pm, Knowles Chapel [sponsored by Bridging the Color Divide]

March 10:  “Silk, Amber, and Wool: A History of North African Dress” w/ Cynthia Becker, Boston Univ. Dept. of Art History, 6-7pm, RMA [sponsored by Art & Art History / TPJ]

June 19: "Imagining Freedom: Black Community and Creating Place" w/ Dr. Julian Chambliss and Dr. Scot French, 7pm. Online event hosted by Hannibal Square Community Land Trust, register here: https://hannibalsquareclt.org/2020/05/juneteenth-event-2020/