'Greek Night' Dinner and Program on the Greek Heritage of Tarpon Springs, FL, June 4

Submitted by Wilma Allen

Communications Chair

May 10, 2015 4:00 p.m.

*Thursday, June 4th 6 - 8 pm*

Featuring Dr. Tina Bucuvalas, historian and folklorist from Tarpon Springs

Cafe Karibo, 27 N 3rd St. Fernandina Beach, FL

Pick up tickets Fernandina Beach Library, 25 N 4th St. $35

Presented by Friends of the Library with support from the Florida Humanities Council

Call 904-321-6529 or email info@fernandinafol.org.

Tina Bucuvalas, PhD

Enjoy traditional fare of the Greek islands and learn how 19th century

sponge fishermen from the Greek Dodecanese Islands turned a coastal Florida

village into what soon became known as "the sponge capital of the world."

Dr. Tina Bucuvalas, Curator of Arts & Historical Resources for the City of

Tarpon Springs and noted folklore expert, will describe this unique

community at a dinner sponsored by the Friends of the Fernandina Beach

Library (FOL). This event will be held June 4th from 6 – 8 pm, at Café

Karibo, 27 N 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach.

Dr. Bucuvalas received a Fulbright Scholar Award to research folklife in

Greece while she was working for the Florida Folklife Program from 1996 to

2009. She is currently involved in sustaining Tarpon Springs’ community

culture through public events, workshops, and historic preservation.

Café Karibo chef Essam Kabil is preparing a full dinner menu featuring the

flavors of the Dodecanese Islands. Tickets for dinner and the program are

$35 and may be purchased at the Library on 4th Street. All proceeds benefit

the FOL campaign to furnish the new library.

The Friends of the Library is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization that

promotes literacy and lifelong learning in our community and raises funds

to strengthen the Fernandina Beach Library. For more information or to

become a member, visit fernandinafol.org, call 904-277-7365 or e-mail

info@fernandinafol.org.