July 3 @ 5:30-7:30 p.m. (galleries are open 5-8 p.m.) $5; Free for members - Spend two hours sketching, drawing inspiration from the paintings and sculptures in The James Museum collection. Paper and pencils will be provided in a selected gallery within the museum. Local artist Douglas Land will demonstrate techniques and answer questions. Open to artists of all ages and levels.

July 10 @ 5-8 p.m. $5; Free for members - Enjoy happy hour specials in the Canyon Café, $5 gallery admission, and a rocking performance by The Sara Rose Band, specializing in pre-1980 country & Western music made famous by stars the likes of Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, and George Jones.

Bring the kids every second Saturday for fun with a Western and wildlife twist! Enjoy different themed activities each month, including story time in the galleries, a kid-friendly guided tour, a make & take art project, and a chance to explore the museum with a family activity guide.

Tuesday, July 17 @ 6-7 p.m. (galleries open 5-8 p.m.) $5; Free for members - Join us for Art Speaks, our series of gallery conversations with local artists, writers and other creatives who discuss works from the James collection that delight, puzzle, or inspire them. Meet Bruce Marsh, distinguished artist and professor emeritus at the University of South Florida, who has created hundreds of landscape paintings over more than five decades. He will tell stories about his work and career,…

July 24 @ 6-8 p.m. (galleries are open 5-8 p.m.) $5; Free for members - Join former Tampa Bay Times movie critic Steve Persall for an introduction to and screening of A Man Called Horse(1970). Hollywood’s representation of Native American culture deepened in 1970 with Eliot Silverstein’s drama, starring Richard Harris as frontier hunter John Morgan. After his capture by Sioux, Morgan learns their language and ways, eventually becoming a warrior in a memorable initiation scene. A Man Called Horse…

July 31 @ 5:30-7:30 p.m. (galleries are open 5-8 p.m.) $5; Free for members -  Spend two hours sketching, drawing inspiration from the paintings and sculptures in The James Museum collection. Paper and pencils will be provided in a selected gallery within the museum. Local artist Douglas Land will demonstrate techniques and answer questions. Open to artists of all ages and levels.

August 7 @ 5:30-7:30 p.m. (galleries are open 5-8 p.m.) $5; Free for members - Spend two hours sketching, drawing inspiration from the paintings and sculptures in The James Museum collection. Paper and pencils will be provided in a selected gallery within the museum. Local artist Douglas Land will demonstrate techniques and answer questions. Open to artists of all ages and levels.

Bring the kids every second Saturday for fun with a Western and wildlife twist! Enjoy different themed activities each month, including story time in the galleries, a kid-friendly guided tour, a make & take art project, and a chance to explore the museum with a family activity guide.