Events

Event runs February 1 through 28 (timing is flexible)

Looking to get back at your “ex?” Let Clearwater Nature Center’s “Ex-Terminators” do that for you! For a fee, you can name a frozen cockroach or a vegetable after your “ex” and watch one of our animals eat it. Neo, our American Crow, loves veggies and her eating style is “determined.” Chiba, our Common Snapping Turtle, devours frozen roaches with no hesitation. In-person and virtual options are available. This event runs for the full month of February.

Throughout the centuries, Blacks have endured the struggles of work, labor, stage performances, employment, and labor legalities in their lives. From enslaved Africans who worked for free and used music to endure to the main stages of today’s major opera houses, we still see labor practices that are unfair, unjust, and discriminatory toward Black people. Based on the 2025 Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s (ASALH) annual theme, the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts’ (CAAPA) experts explore Music and Black Labor, featuring moderator Patrick D. McCoy and panelists Michele Cober, Grayland Snead, and Keenan McCarter.

How do you find space in a small apartment to fit one bed and three other people? Learn the answer from the inspiring story of Sarah E. Goode, who made history in 1885 as the first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent. Create your own scrapbook about pioneering inventors and go on a scavenger hunt to discover the fascinating stories behind everyday objects and the innovators who created them.

For over 15 years running, Akua Allrich has curated and performed a soul-stirring tribute presentation, honoring Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba. Akua Allrich pays homage to these two powerhouse artists, who have inspired her and millions of other jazz and music lovers around the globe. Allrich, whose own musical genesis comprises the blues, jazz, R&B, and pan-African music, features songs that Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba made their own. Join us in a musical experience based in freedom and self-expression, and particularly African expression. Allrich’s Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba tribute will leave you feeling both empowered and inspired!