Book Launch Event- Cigar City: The Legacy of Tampa's Founding Industry
Wed, Nov 12
|J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
A fine-art photography book honoring Tampa's historic cigar tradition.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
J.C. Newman Cigar Co., 2701 N 16th St, Tampa, FL 33605, USA
About the event
Join us for the release of Cigar City: The Legacy of Tampa’s Founding Industry, a fine-art photography book honoring Tampa’s historic cigar tradition. J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is publishing this book in celebration of the 140th Anniversary of the founding of Ybor City.
This beautiful 201-page hardcover book features 189 photographs by Zack Wittman that capture the 25 cigar factory buildings still standing in Tampa. The book also includes text by Drew Newman on the origins and evolution of Tampa’s cigar industry.
Zack Wittman is an award-winning documentary photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other leading publications. Drew Newman is a fourth-generation owner of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., which operates the last traditional cigar factory in the United States.
Enjoy a relaxed evening with beer, wine, and a grazing table while Wittman and Newman host a fireside chat…