Bill Edwards sat at his desk in his office in the Mahaffey Theater, surrounded by years of memories, including a photo of him with legendary singer Tony Bennett. On another wall, below his display of army medals, hangs a painting a child made at one of the Books, Art and Music festivals at the theater….
At a live taping of Oh Yeah?!, the regional talk show filmed at FloridaRAMA in St. Petersburg, house band the Oh Yeah-Yeahs got the crowd grooving with their funky sound. The band’s had lots of practice — nearly 26 years — because they’re also known as The Black Honkeys Band, Tampa Bay’s beloved soul/R&B and…
Thirty seconds into the show at the packed Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Petersburg, it was clear we were about to experience something special. Magicians Ryan and Chris Zubrick, who are stage partners and spouses, immediately charmed the audience with their warm spirit, quick-witted banter and mind-boggling illusions. For the next 70 minutes, Chris and…
Now in its 17th season, the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival, happening April 8-11, has found new digs at the Warehouse Arts District Rosie Cohen Stage. The festival was founded by David Manson, a multi-talented composer and arranger, trombonist, producer and recording arts educator at St. Petersburg College who, through his non-profit organization EMIT, has been…
Dressed in black and white, artist and DJ collective We’re Sweet Girls played dance music spanning five decades under the lights in the courtyard at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas during the Arts Annual Fundraiser in November. We’re Sweet Girls are Zoë Robinson, Rebeka Burden and Delaney Staack, three friends who formed the collective in…
On a chilly January morning at The Factory St. Pete, a crowd gathered for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Museum of Motherhood. A row of strollers lined the hallway and children were at play in the space. Museum founder Martha Joy Rose beamed as she called up her team of volunteers and board members before…