Celebrate the Entrepreneurship Trail
Paved by Vicente Martinez-Ybor
Thursday, October 24, 2019
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 pm
Ybor City Museum State Park
Advance Reservations through October 17:
General Public - $20, YCMS Members - FREE
Admission at the Door: $25
Inspired by headlines and census data placing the Tampa Bay Area at the top of the list for entrepreneurs, innovation and startups, experts at the Ybor City Museum Society (YCMS) and the Ybor City Museum State Park will celebrate the area’s “first” disruptor and serial entrepreneur! His name: Vicente Martinez-Ybor. His arrival: 134 years ago!
Step back in time on October 24th in the garden of the Ybor City Museum State Park. Enjoy music, light refreshments, a fireside chat with Ybor City Historian and retired Judge E.J. Salcines, and a very special visit with 90-year-old Rafael Martinez-Ybor, great-grandson of Ybor City’s founder.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUESTED
Buildings Alive! Ybor City Architecture Hop
SAVE THE DATE
March 5, 2020, 5:00-9:30 pm
9th Annual Buildings Alive! Ybor City Architecture Hop
Begins at Ybor City Museum State Park | 1818 E. Ninth Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605
Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours of historic buildings and sites with interesting pasts and stories that fuel the imagination. The 2020 line-up of buildings that will be featured will be announced in fall 2019.
What to expect! Check in from 5:00-6:30 at the send-Off Party in the Museum Garden and enjoy food, libations and music. From there, "hoppers" will ride rubber-wheel trolleys or walk from stop to stop, take exciting tours, and sample fantastic food and drinks along the way. Tours are given throughout the event and attendees can experience Buildings Alive! at their own pace.
I AM INTERESTED IN BEING A 2020 SPONSOR
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2019 SPONSORS
SIGNATURE SPONSOR
Aguila Sandwich Shop ♦ Bainbridge Ybor City ♦ Robert C. & Aida Calafell ♦ Crowbar
Design Styles Architects ♦ Venable Law firm ♦ Ybor City Museum State Park
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SAVE THE DATE:
36th Annual Legacy Awards Brunch
Sunday, June 14, 2020, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Columbia Restaurant Ybor City
Award recipients will be announced in March 2020
The 35th Annual Legacy Awards: Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Legacy Awards: Copeland Moré (Vicente Martinez-Ybor Award), Rosalie Guarino Simms (Anthony "Tony" Pizzo Award), and Michael A. Murphy (Adela Gonzmart Awards), who were honored at the 35th Annual Legacy Awards Brunch on June 9, 2019. More than 150 attendees enjoyed an Ybor City-inspired brunch at the Columbia Restaurant. Members of the Ybor, Pizzo and Gonzmart families were on hand to present the awards named after their ancestors. Lissette Campos, seven-time EMMY Award winning journalist and recipient of the 2016 Pizzo Award, served as Mistress of Ceremony for the ninth year.
Thank you to Our Generous 2019 Sponsors
La Segunda Bakery
Columbia Restaurant Venable Law Firm
Bank of Tampa Steve and Schezy Barbas Burr & Forman, LLC
Anthony Carreno and Bill Wear Oliva Tobacco Company Tampa Bay Rays
Steve Hovsepian and Angela Rodante Herman V. Lazzara, CPA, Rivero, Gordimer & Company, PA RSA Architecture
Current Exhibits:
Traces of Cuba
Ybor City Museum State Park
As you walk around modern Tampa, you can see traces of the relationship between Tampa and Cuba all around you. This relationship dates back to the 1880s, when thousands of Cubans followed Vicente Martinez-Ybor and Ignacio Haya as they moved their cigar factories to Tampa. These Cuban immigrants brought more than just their knowledge of cigar making, however. They also brought with them a variety of foods, architecture, traditions, and a unique culture history that helped to shape - and continues to shape - the communities of Tampa. This special exhibition shows you some of these traces of Cuba, and explores the historic events and peoples that shaped the Tampa Bay area. This special exhibition will be on display through September, 2017.
Immigration and Ybor City 1886 - 1930
Ybor City Museum State Park
Ybor City’s immigrants came from lands far away to find new freedoms and opportunities to work in cigar factories, create businesses and become part of a rich and diverse community. They arrived with their own culture and traditions to discover new ways of life. The immigrant groups exhibit will intertwine the work and social lives of the Cubans, Spaniards, Sicilians, Romanian Jews, and Germans who helped weave the diverse tapestry that is uniquely Ybor. The iconic mutual aid societies, which provided for their medical and social needs are featured in a second exhibit.
The Jewish Roots of Ybor City
Ybor City Museum State Park
A special exhibit exploring the lasting impact the Jewish immigrants to Ybor City have had on the community. The many buildings they constructed can still be found throughout the area. The synagogues they founded are among the city's oldest and most influential institutions, and most Tampa natives will remember some of the hundreds of shops and restaurants owned by Jewish families over Ybor's history. All of these Jewish roots are honored through this exhibit. Ask a park ranger for a companion guide to this exhibit for more information.