Free Coffee and Conversation on "Charles Deering: Artist, Collector, Patron, Preservationist"
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, 1 Courthouse Square, Inverness, FL, 34450, United States
Free presentation with coffee and light refreshments. Please RSVP at (352) 341-6428.
In this program, Dr. Annette Fromm introduces artist Charles Deering’s commitment to environmental preservation in Biscayne Bay and his world-class art collection he brought to his estate nearly one hundred years ago. Annette B. Fromm is a folklorist who specializes in ethnicity and immigrant cultures and has worked in museums for over 35 years. She has curated exhibits about Native American history and art, and writes and speaks about multiculturalism and museums, ethnographic museum practices, and more. Most recently, she led the graduate museum studies program at Florida International University.
Be sure to stop in and see our temporary exhibit of the work of the local artists of artOasis here at the museum in the John Murray Davis gallery from Saturday, January 2nd through Thursday, March 5th of 2026. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
This event is sponsored by Inverness Cultural Heritage Council and Citrus County Historical Society.

Inverness Walks: Historic Downtown Walking Tour
2026-01-10 09:00 - 10:00
Join staff from The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum and Citrus County Historical Society for our monthly Historic Downtown Walking Tour. Together, we’ll explore the downtown area and you’ll learn the history of the who, how, and why of the buildings around the Downtown Square. At 9 am every second Saturday of the month. Tour lasts for about an hour. $5 suggested donation for adults and $2 for children. Spaces are limited. Please RSVP by calling our office between Tuesday and Saturday at (352) 341-6428.

Inverness Walks: Historic Downtown Walking Tour
2026-01-10 09:00 - 10:15, 2026-02-14 09:00 - 10:15, 2026-03-14 09:00 - 10:15
Join staff from the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum and Citrus County Historical Society for our monthly Historic Downtown Walking Tour. Together we’ll explore the downtown area, and you’ll learn the history of the who, the how, and the why of the buildings around the downtown Square. At 9 am every second Saturday of the month. Tour lasts about an hour. $5 suggested donation for adults and $2 for kids. Please RSVP by calling our office between Tuesday and Saturday at (352) 341-6428.

Free Kids' Makers Morning: Penguin Poppers
2026-01-10 10:30 - 11:30
Bring the kids for a free hour of crafting to make penguin poppers- a fun little penguin gadget that pops cotton and pom pom balls up in the air! For ages 4 and up!
Spaces and supplies are limited. Please preregister by calling us in advance at (352) 341-6428.

Artists' Reception with artOasis
2026-01-10 14:00 - 16:00
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum is excited to welcome back the artists of artOasis for another art exhibit in January of 2026, entitled “Places of the Soul.” Join us for an opening reception with the artists that includes light refreshments on Saturday, January 10th at 2 pm. RSVPs are appreciated. Please call (352) 341-6428.
The exhibit will open Tuesday, January 6th and stay through Thursday, March 5th for guests to enjoy during regular hours between 10 am and 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday.

CANCELLED- Crafts for Adults: Wildlife Track Plaques
2026-01-14 10:30 - 12:00
Update: This event has been cancelled due to lack of participants. Check out our upcoming craft classes in February and March.

Join Citrus County Parks and Recreation with The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum for a wild adventure: Wildlife Track plaques- a Craft Class for Adults!
Get hands on as we create wildlife track plaques! A fun and creative way to learn about local animals and the tracks they leave behind. Participants will also discover fascinating facts about some of Florida’s amazing wildlife. We’ll have pre-made animal tracks for you to paint and turn into your own decorative wildlife track plaque.
There will be a $5 fee collected at the door. Limited spaces and supplies. Preregistration is required. To sign up, call (352) 341-6428.
There is a 2-hour limit on streetside parking and they do ticket. We recommend parking in the lot just to the East of and across the street from The Old Courthouse.

Free Kids' Event: Games on Your Feet
2026-01-24 13:00 - 15:00
Bring the kids to The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum for our free event, “Games On Your Feet.” We’ll play some classics like Simon Says, Freeze Dance, Red Light/ Green Light, Musical Squares, plus some new ones! We’ll give out prizes to winners! Spaces are limited so be sure to preregister by calling the museum office at (352) 341-6428.

Music at the Museum: The Andrew Collins Trio
2026-01-29 19:00 - 21:00
Music at the Museum presents The Andrew Collins Trio on Thursday, January 29th at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.$25 tickets. $5 discounts on up to 4 tickets for members.To purchase tickets, visit: Citrus County Historical Society – Shop OnlineFor info, call (352) 341-6428
Andrew Collins cofounded noteworthy Canadian bands like the Creaking Tree String Quartet, the Foggy Hogtown Boys and, more recently, his namesake Trio. This prolific, robust performer – comfortable on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello – composes, produces, arranges, writes and teaches across multiple genres, including an electrifying fusion of folk, acoustic roots, newgrass and even chamber. As Collins gathers up innumerable JUNO nominations (5) and Canadian Folk Music Awards (7) won by his various ensembles, he’s honing skills for work with his Trio-mates: fellow string guru Adam Shier, whose versatility shines through on guitar and mandolin, and in-the-pocket James McEleney holding it down on the bass, mandocello and vocals.

Yarn Birds and Seed Cakes- a Craft Class for Adults
2026-02-10 10:30 - 12:30
Citrus County Parks and Recreation and The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum present “Yarn Birds and Seed Cakes”- a Craft Class for Adults. This craft session will be hosted on Tuesday, February 10th at 10:30 am. Create bird ornaments made from yarn and simple seed cakes to hang outside as bird feeders. $5.00 fee collected at the door. Seats and supplies are limited so please preregister by calling our office at (352) 341-6428.
Streetside parking is limited to 2 hours and they do ticket. We strongly suggest parking in one of the parking lots to the east of and across the street from the Old Courthouse to avoid getting a ticket. The parking lots are free all day and not ticketed.

Free Coffee and Conversation on Zora Neale Hurston: The Founding Mother of American Musicology
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30
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.

Free Kids' Crafternoon: Creative Valentines
2026-02-14 12:00 - 13:30
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents a Free Kids’ Crafternoon to make creative valentines on Saturday, February 14th at 12 noon. Bring the kids to learn how to create a craft that pops open with a surprise in the center. Limited spaces and supplies. Please preregister by calling our office at (352) 341-6428. For kids ages 4 and up.

Music at the Museum: The Divebombers
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum and Citrus County Historical Society with Inverness Cultural Heritage Council are excited to welcome back The Divebombers for Music at the Museum on February 19, 2026 at 7 pm. Tickets are $25. Historical Society members receive $5 off on up to 4 tickets. For more information, please call us at (352) 341-6428. To purchase yours, go to: Citrus County Historical Society – Shop Online

The Divebombers play classic American music with a focus on top level guitar playing. The group blends many classic genres into a crowd pleasing and exciting performance. The Divebombers present the music of George Jones, Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Glen Campbell, Chuck Berry, Jerry Reed, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and early Elvis, with instrumental virtuosity and an irresistible sense of fun.

Free Kids' Crafternoon: Designing Birdhouses
2026-02-28 13:00 - 14:30
Bring the kids to join staff at The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum as we paint designs on birdhouses for the Spring. This Free Kids’ Crafternoon will be hosted on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 1:00 pm. Preregistration is required as there are limited seats- to sign up, please call (352) 341-6428 in advance of the event. The activity is for ages 3 and up. We’ll be in the historic courtroom. Check in downstairs with our docent prior to joining the class. Parental supervision is required for the duration of the event.

Spring Flinging: A Watercolor Class for Adults
2026-03-10 10:30 - 12:30
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents Spring Flinging: A watercolor techniques class for adults! This class for ages 18 and up will be led by our staff member, Andrea, and include various ways to create watercolor images and a little mixed media, too! We’ll create Spring themed subject matter! You can even turn designs into greeting cards to give!
The fee for this art session is $5 to help us cover supplies. Seats are limited so be sure to preregister as classes often fill up well in advance. To sign up, please call our office at (352) 341-6428.
Streetside parking is limited to 2 hours or you risk getting a ticket. We recommend parking in one of the parking lots just East of the museum to avoid tickets in case your time with us extends beyond the 2 hour mark.

Turtle Trek: A free kids' nature walk at Cooter Pond
2026-03-14 10:30 - 11:30
Join our staff for a Free Kids’ Nature Walk at Cooter Pond. Meet inside The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum before 10:30 am. We’ll lead the walk across the street and walk the wooden boardwalk over the pond tell you about the plants, birds and gators. This is fun for the whole family!
We kindly ask you to preregister at (352) 341-6428. Please supervise your children for the duration of the event.

Music at the Museum: Cool Corporate Cats
2026-03-19 19:00 - 21:00
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum together with Inverness Cultural Heritage Council and Citrus County Historical Society are excited to welcome back Cool Corporate Cats for Music at the Museum on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm and tickets are $25. Members of the historical society may receive $5 off for up to 4 tickets. For more information, please call (352) 341-6428. To purchase tickets, please visit: Citrus County Historical Society – Shop Online

Cool Corporate Cats are a 30-year Florida-based band playing some of the best blues and jazz you’ll ever hear with Florida Jazz Hall of Famer and saxophonist, Joe Donato, and Sir Dell O. Barnes, Sr. -soulful tenor saxophonist!

Free Coffee and Conversation: Tunes, Tastes, and Tales from the Museum Café
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:30
Free Coffee and Conversation: Tunes, Tastes, and Tales from the Museum Café with James “Boe” Anderson.

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 7:00 pm. This Grand Opening Event of our exhibit, “Florida Foodways: A Taste Through Time” is part of a series of exhibits that explore local foodways and is brought to you by Florida Humanities in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program. Please RSVP in advance at (352) 341-6428.

James “Boe” Anderson is a fourth generation Floridian born in Thonotosassa. He moved to Tampa in his early years and studied the printing trade. In 1971, he began his commercial experience in printing. In 1980, Gemini Graphics Printing, Inc., was conceived and remains in operation. In 1995 the company moved from Tampa to Homosassa where Jim started the Olde Mill House Gallery and Printing Museum which highlights the importance of preserving the history of the letterpress trade in Florida. the connected museum café includes Old and New Florida flavors with a locally revered Ybor city style Cuban sandwich, Spanish bean soup, black beans and rice, and other favorites. Learn about the cuban sandwich rivalry between ybor city and miami, while taking in our new exhibit of local food history. Bonus: We’ll provide sandwiches to taste and some musical ambience, as Jim is also an accomplished musician with the band, Cool Corporate Cats. In his music circle he is known as “BoeCat” and has released 4 CD Albums, Suspicious, Dangerous Dreamer, Sugar Sand, and Tampa Bound. He is president of the Nature Coast Friends of Blues and offers the museum café as a host to the NCFB monthly Music Series on the third Saturday afternoon of every month.

Free Kids' Crafternoon: Blobby Birds
2026-03-28 13:00 - 14:30
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents a Free Kids’ Crafternoon where kids can learn to paint blobby birds in watercolor! For ages 4 and up. Supplies and spaces are limited so please preregister by calling our office at (352) 341-6428. Parental supervision is required for the duration of the event.

Creating Faux Stained Glass: A Craft Class for Adults
2026-04-01 10:30 - 12:00
Join our museum volunteer, Cyndy, as she leads another craft class for adults on “Color, Line, and Light: Creating Faux Stained Glass.” No prior art experience is needed to create this cool Spring themed project.
A $5.00 fee will be collected at the door. Limited spaces and supplies. Please preregister by calling our office at (352) 341-6428. to insure you get a seat.
Streetside parking around the courthouse is limited to 2 hours and they do ticket. We recommend parking in one of the lots just to the East of us and across the street to avoid tickets in case your stay with us lasts 2 or more hours.

Free Kids' Crafternoon: Cattle Puppets
2026-04-11 13:00 - 14:30
Bring the kids to The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum for a free Kids’ Crafternoon on Saturday, April 11th at 1:00 pm. We’re making cattle puppets!
We’ll give a brief lesson on Florida’s cattle history and start crafting. This no sew hand puppet is made with felt, glue, a stencil and scissors. It is recommended for kids ages 5 and up. Spaces and supplies are limited. Please call to preregister at (352) 341-6428. During your visit, be sure to stop into see our new exhibit, “Florida Foodways: A Taste Through Time,” on local food history including our cattle industry in Citrus County!

Music at the Museum: Surfin' Safari with Johnny Wild and the Delights
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum with Citrus County Historical Society and Inverness Cultural Heritage Council are excited to welcome back Johnny Wild and the Delights to Music at the Museum. This is the Southeast’s number 1 band performing 50’s and 60’s music. This time they’ll be performing Surfin’ Safari with The Beach Boys and other favorites! The show will be hosted on Thursday, April 16th at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $25 with $5 discounts on up to 4 tickets for members of the historical society. To purchase tickets, visit Citrus County Historical Society – Shop Online
For more information, call (352) 341-6428.

Free Coffee and Conversation- Destination: Delicious, A Florida Foodie Adventure!
2026-04-30 10:00 - 11:30
Free Coffee and Conversation- Destination: Delicious, A Florida Foodie Adventure

Please RSVP to join us at (352) 341-6428.

Grab your favorite road trip snack and buckle up for this Florida foodie adventure. In partnership with Florida Humanities and the Smithsonian Institute, seven historical societies across the state have created exhibitions about their town’s unique foodways. Food journalist and cookbook author Dalia Colón served as lead scholar for the project, helping the organizations to synthesize historical research, artifacts and contemporary interviews. In celebration of the exhibitions’ openings, Dalia invites you on a journey through all seven towns. At each stop, we will explore culinary history, current tastemakers and audio excerpts from Dalia’s food reporting adventures. After getting a taste of the exhibitions, you’ll be hungry to embark on your own Florida foodie road trip!
And bonus: Savor the local flavors of some of our best foodie stops here in Citrus County!

Adult Craft Class: Egg Carton Tulips
2026-05-05 10:30 - 12:00
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents Egg Carton Tulips- a Spring Craft Class for Adults! The session will be held on Tuesday, May 5th at 10:30 am.
Create a bouquet of flowers made from egg cartons! $5.00 fee at the door. Limited seats and supplies. Please preregister by calling our office at (352) 341-6428.

Firefly Lights, a Craft Class for Adults
2026-06-05 10:30 - 12:00
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents: Firefly Lights, a Summer Craft Class for Adults.
Create a craft resembling fireflies in a jar!A fee of $5.00 is collected at the door.Seats and supplies are limited, so please preregister by calling our office at (352) 341-6428.
Be sure to park in one of the parking lots just to the East of our building and across the street. The streetside parking has a 2-hour limit and tickets are often issued if a person stays over that limit.
