# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents a Free Coffee and Conversation about Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology with Dr. Panayotis League on Thursday, February 12th at 7 pm. 

Free coffee and light refreshments. Please RSVP in advance by calling our office at (352) 341-6428. 

Zora Neale Hurston is universally renowned for her brilliance as a novelist, but her importance as a pioneering folklorist and ethnographer is routinely overlooked. This presentation examines Zora’s life and legacy from her training in cultural anthropology to the pioneering fieldwork she conducted in the 1930s. Focusing on her ethnographic masterpiece Mules and Men, this presentation explores her work among African American musicians, storytellers, and craftspeople in her hometown of Eatonville, Florida, showing how Zora’s research was decades ahead of her time and inspired generations of scholars and artists.

Dr. Panayotis (Paddy) League is a musicologist, author, performer, and composer specializing in the traditional music, dance, and oral poetry of the Greek island, Brazil, Ireland, and the electric guitar music of the American South. Dr. League serves as Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and the Director of the Center for the Music of Americas at Florida State University. He publishes and performs widely, and was named a Master Artist by the Florida Folklife Program in 2019.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/inverness/free-coffee-and-conversation-on-zora-neale-hurston-the-founding-mother-of-american-musicology/200029443535058
- **Event Categories**: art, music, literary-art, entertainment, performances, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 37

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Inverness
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1 Courthouse Sq, Inverness, FL, United States, Florida 34450
- **lat**: 28.83601
- **long**: -82.33021
- **full address**: 1 Courthouse Sq, Inverness, FL, United States, Florida 34450

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology being held?
  - **A:** Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology takes place on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm at 1 Courthouse Sq, Inverness, FL, United States, Florida 34450.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology?
  - **A:** Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology is organized by The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Inverness, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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