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Island Gallery and Studios proudly presents
Island Gallery and Studios proudly presents our Featured Artist for August 2025— Cheryl Sudbury-Buerger. Theme: Flowers…Nature’s Cheerleaders ”Art can tell a story, express an emotion and mirror the...Wounded Veterans-Turned-Rock Band The Resilient
Wounded Veterans-Turned-Rock Band The Resilient to Headline Jannus Live June 20 Free Admission for Military, First Responders, and Their Spouses By: Doubletake Studios Inc. The Resilient at...Oil Painters of America 34th Annual National Exhibition
Herrig Center for the Arts, formerly ArtCenter Manatee to Reveal New Iconic Facility with Oil Painters of America 34th Annual National Exhibition The much-anticipated Oil Painters...freeFall’s all-new Interactive Production
Director Eric Davis, Composer Michael Raabe and a cast of actors, singers, musicians and improvisers collaborate with Generative AI to create a new show...Tapping into Imagination
Ashlyn Bolton Brings Bold Tap Dance Vision to Straz Ashlyn Bolton, a force in the national tap scene, is redefining rhythm and storytelling—one tap at...
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Island Gallery and Studios proudly presents
Island Gallery and Studios proudly presents our Featured Artist for August 2025— Cheryl Sudbury-Buerger. Theme: Flowers…Nature’s Cheerleaders ”Art can tell a story, express an emotion and mirror the...The Original-Jenipher Chandley
The undertone of her work is rooted in the story of love. The journey to find it, revel in it, cherish it, lose it...Could It Be A Picasso?
Mario Gutierrez, owner of Art Smart Coffee in Dunedin, FL has expressed a deep-seated belief that three, of the many Picasso artifacts he has...Patti Suzette Artist/Broker
Patti Suzette, a St Pete-based visual artist and muralist, creates artwork that exudes raw energy and intensity. Her work marries nature with an urban...The Subversive Eye:
Surrealist and Experimental Photography From the David Raymond Collection at the Dalí Museum And the Influence of Sigmund Freud The Subversive Eye: Surrealist and Experimental Photography from...
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Poëtica By Stephen Lindow
Poem to Another Poem This poem reads itself by the light of itself.Speaks of itself in the fifth person. Believesin me more than the devil...Horror Time Video Visit
Excerpt from Paul Wilborn’s novel, Florida Hustle. - Set in the world of cheap 1980s slasher films.In the opening chapter, aspiring horror filmmaker Michael...POETICA
Ask Me for my Pronouns Ask mefor my pronouns?It’s what we dothese days. The questionbrings up a tangleof old yarn,thoughtsI never plannedTo mess withagain. I learned pronounswomen...Three Book Stereo, My Rosy Periwinkle Remix
I’ve been crate digging again, not for records, not for books, not for green turtle steaks but for a graveyard plant, the ephemeral flow...Two Storms by Katherine Robinson
The stench of grief, loss and shock are everywhere permeating the area with smells of red tide and salt waterthat had crept into places that...
- Music
Wounded Veterans-Turned-Rock Band The Resilient
Wounded Veterans-Turned-Rock Band The Resilient to Headline Jannus Live June 20 Free Admission for Military, First Responders, and Their Spouses By: Doubletake Studios Inc. The Resilient at...Charismatic Maestro Seeks to Spread ‘Deep Truths’
Look up raconteur in the dictionary, and you just may find a picture of Michael Francis staring at you. Francis, music director of The Florida...THE ST. PETERSBURG SAX QUARTET
A COMMUNITY OF MUSIC “Music is the soundtrack of your life” - Dick Clark In 2018, two musicians with a deep love for jazz and a...The Florida Orchestra Merits Local Love, Wider Recognition
As Larry David might say, The Florida Orchestra is pretty, pretty, pretty good.If that sounds like damning with faint praise, let me quickly make...Shining a Bright Light on Our Musical Treasures
If Florida is a cultural desert, then the Tampa Bay & Sarasota areas must be its oasis. Denizens of seemingly all the other 49 states...
- Performing Arts
Tapping into Imagination
Ashlyn Bolton Brings Bold Tap Dance Vision to Straz Ashlyn Bolton, a force in the national tap scene, is redefining rhythm and storytelling—one tap at...Bill Edwards & Mahaffey Theater
A Year of Milestones St Petersburg’s beautiful and beloved waterfront theater known simply as “the Mahaffey” among locals, but more formally as the Duke Energy...For Closure! – Contemporary farce
Directed by freeFall Artistic Director Eric Davis and stars Renata Eastlick, Sara DelBeato and Matthew McGee with Kelly Pekar, Glenn Girón and Francine Wolf. Rehearsals...When the Righteous Triumph
Revealing Tampa’s Hidden Civil Rights History A pivotal moment in Tampa’s Civil Rights history remains largely unknown, even to many locals. This chapter, absent from...Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s much-traveled musical Road Show at freeFall
Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s much-traveled musical Road Show is directed by freeFall Artistic Director Eric Davis and is the fifth Sondheim musical produced...
- Culinary Arts
A Plethora Of Artsy Bars
From Dive To DivineHidden Gems, Quirky Cocktails, Hotel Havens, and HIGHer profile roosts. Tampa Bay Drinkery2756 Central AveSt. Petersburg, FL 33712 A newcomer, so still a...Where Culinary Art Meets French Flair
An Interview with Executive Chef Jermaine Bass of The Left Bank Bistro I enjoyed sitting down with Chef Jermaine of The Left Bank to explore how he...The library – a Unique Restaurant
When considering a destination for lunch, the first place you’d look probably wouldn’t be a hospital. However The Library, a unique restaurant located inside...The Left Bank Bistro offers a fresh take on French cuisine.
Venture into the Uptown Art District in St Petersburg and you’ll find an array of businesses that include everything from glamourous art galleries to...Sonata Restaurant & Lounge
Explore Florida's Art, music and Culture At The Mahaffey Theater I love going out for dinner. Even better is dinner and a show! Sonata makes that...
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Rob Bowen never set out to become an interior designer. That wouldn't seem unusual until you consider that, only a year or two out...
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Island Gallery and Studios proudly presents
Island Gallery and Studios proudly presents our Featured Artist...
Wounded Veterans-Turned-Rock Band The Resilient
Wounded Veterans-Turned-Rock Band The Resilient to Headline Jannus Live...
Oil Painters of America 34th Annual National Exhibition
Herrig Center for the Arts, formerly ArtCenter Manatee to...
freeFall’s all-new Interactive Production
Director Eric Davis, Composer Michael Raabe and a cast...
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