The Velvet Mat Book Club: Secret Florida by Alexia Gonzales & JoAnn Hill

Schedule

Fri Nov 13 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

475 Central Ave, Suite B100, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701 | St. Petersburg, FL

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Our next Underground Book Club pick comes from our very own TVM teacher JoAnn Hill and friend of TVM, local radio host Alexia Gonzalez! Secret Florida: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure takes us into the Sunshine State’s stranger side, exploring haunted hideaways, curious history, and wonderfully weird discoveries... perfect fuel for a little Underground conversation.
We are so happy to say that a co-author and our wonderful teacher JoAnn be joining us for the conversation! It's your chance to get the "behind the scenes" sort of info ;)
AND... since it's Friday the 13th.... stick around for movie night... The Velvet Mat After Dark returns with this classic! Grab your fellow horror lovers and settle into the Underground for Friday the 13th (1980), the classic slasher that made summer camp seriously sinister.
*Our Member Movie Night is sponsored by Sunshine City Popcorn; come for the community, stay for the screams, and enjoy the snacks! 🍿🔪
Late refreshments offered sponsored by our in house book store Pages and Perks
🌙 Meet fellow St. Pete readers + make some new friends
Come for the book. Stay for the coven. 🖤
Find your people.
🎟️FREE to attend
Need the book? Grab a copy for at our Pages & Perks pop-up inside The Velvet Mat, or purchase directly through Pages & Perks.
Come read something good, talk about it with interesting humans, and spend an evening under the Velvet Moon.
Free St. Pete Book Club | Downtown St. Pete | The Velvet Mat non-heated yoga studio + community space
Save your spot + start reading. 📚🖤
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475 Central Ave, Suite B100, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701, 475 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL 33701-3813, United States, St. Petersburg

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