Upcoming Events at First Flight Brewery & Restaurant
Tue Feb 5, 4:00 PM - Tue Feb 5, 5:00 PM
First Flight Brewery & Restaurant
301 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040
Community: Key West
Description
The Key West Art & Historical Society is excited to partner with First Flight Brewery & Restaurant for a series of fun historical lectures entitled ‘Happy Hour with the Historian’. Attendees will receive three 4oz. beer samples, and will be treated to a short presentat
Event Details
The Key West Art & Historical Society is excited to partner with First Flight Brewery & Restaurant for a series of fun historical lectures entitled ‘Happy Hour with the Historian’. Attendees will receive three 4oz. beer samples, and will be treated to a short presentation on the craft beers by a member of the brewery team.
Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D.
Topic: The Key West/Bahamas Connection
Aside from the geographic proximity to one another, the islands of the Bahamas and the island of Key West have much in common. The latter’s original settlers were mainly of Bahamian descent, particularly from the Abacos, Harbour Island and Eleuthera. The Bahamians, already proficient in the shipbuilding, fishing, wrecking and sponging industries relocated to Key West in the hopes of enhanced economic fortunes. Once it was established that Key West could be prosperous, Bahamians moved to the island in large numbers, sometimes even bringing everything, including their homes, with them. The result was that Key West effectively became an extension of the Bahamas; the food, the architecture, the industries, the music and the families all were closely aligned with their former lives.
This talk seeks to explore both the historical and contemporary connections between the two locations, demonstrating how much of Key West’s culture and community is deeply rooted in its Bahamian heritage.
Historian: Cori Convertito Ph.D.
Topic: The Key West/Bahamas Connection
Aside from the geographic proximity to one another, the islands of the Bahamas and the island of Key West have much in common. The latter’s original settlers were mainly of Bahamian descent, particularly from the Abacos, Harbour Island and Eleuthera. The Bahamians, already proficient in the shipbuilding, fishing, wrecking and sponging industries relocated to Key West in the hopes of enhanced economic fortunes. Once it was established that Key West could be prosperous, Bahamians moved to the island in large numbers, sometimes even bringing everything, including their homes, with them. The result was that Key West effectively became an extension of the Bahamas; the food, the architecture, the industries, the music and the families all were closely aligned with their former lives.
This talk seeks to explore both the historical and contemporary connections between the two locations, demonstrating how much of Key West’s culture and community is deeply rooted in its Bahamian heritage.
