It's not quite the same as Drunk History, but St. Petersburg Museum of History's Happy Hour with the Historian gives you lots more than boring ol' names-and-dates history. In 2003, Scott Deitche wrote Cigar City Mafia about Tampa's organized crime. Thirteen years later, people can't get enough of the stories in his book. At this monthly event, he'll tell some of those stories and take questions from the audience. There's a cash bar (hence the happy hour part) and an historian, so go do your high school history teacher proud. Hey, it's not textbook learning, but it still counts.
Happy Hour with the Historian: Cigar City Mafia
St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 2nd Ave. N.E.
Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m.
$5; cash bar. 727-894-1052. spmoh.com.
This article appears in Aug 25 – Sep 1, 2016.
