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Women of Resistance: A Living Tribute to the WWII Heroines Who Refused to Be Forgotten

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 10, 2026

The stories of seven extraordinary women who shaped the course of World War II are stepping back into public...

Sunscreen’s Twenty First Year

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 6, 2026

“Why don’t we start a film festival?” Those six words planted the seed for a cultural phenomenon. After...

REAL MAGIC – The Zubricks

Maggie Alexis - March 5, 2026

Thirty seconds into the show at the packed Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Petersburg, it was clear we were...

The Meta Opera Premieres at St. Pete Museum of Fine Art

The Artisan Magazine - January 26, 2026

Composer Nathan Felix Presents his new immersive opera on February 5th Mexican-American composer Nathan Felix will present his new immersive...

Himself and Nora comes to freeFall Theatre

The Artisan Magazine - January 19, 2026

Jonathan Brielle’s romantic musical about the life and loves of James Joyce comes to St Petersburg for a 6...

Her Stories, Center Stage:

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 10, 2026

The 6th Annual Voices of Women Theatre Festival March 5-9, 2026 will see the return of one of Tampa Bay’s...

Oh Yeah?! – David Downing’s Ride Into Late-Night in St. Pete

Keith Matter - October 26, 2025

David Downing has the kind of face you recognize even if you can’t quite place where you’ve seen it...

Weird in St. Pete: A Living Folklore Experience at Duncan McClellan Gallery

The Artisan Magazine - October 5, 2025

(Oct. 2–19, 2025) Happening now, St. Petersburg’s art and theater scenes converge in a delightfully uncanny way with Weird in...

Messages from Beyond: Tyler Henry’s Night of Connection and Comfort

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - August 20, 2025

On August 26 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, acclaimed medium Tyler Henry will be bringing together a packed house for...

ThinkTank Theatre Hosts 5th Annual New Play Festival

The Artisan Magazine - August 20, 2025

ThinkTank Theatre will feature three new plays at its 5th Annual TYA Playwrights Festival on Sunday, August 24th, 2025....

Tell Me On a Sunday – freeFall

The Artisan Magazine - August 20, 2025

Director Eric Davis, Music Director Michael Raabe and Choreographer Leann Alduenda helm the rarely produced Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Tell...

Shucked’s Quinn VanAntwerp

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - July 1, 2025

After dazzling on Broadway, Quinn VanAntwerp now takes on the challenge of bringing Gordy to life in the touring...

Ruth Eckerd Hall: A Tale of Clearwater’s Cultural Mecca

Cindy Stovall - June 30, 2025

Since 1983, Ruth Eckerd Hall has been synonymous with epic live entertainment, Broadway tours, world class concerts, arts education,...

Tapping into Imagination

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - June 5, 2025

Ashlyn Bolton Brings Bold Tap Dance Vision to Straz Ashlyn Bolton, a force in the national tap scene, is redefining...

Bill Edwards & Mahaffey Theater

Lisa Lippincott - April 29, 2025

A Year of Milestones St Petersburg’s beautiful and beloved waterfront theater known simply as “the Mahaffey” among locals, but more...

For Closure! – Contemporary farce

The Artisan Magazine - March 17, 2025

Directed by freeFall Artistic Director Eric Davis and stars Renata Eastlick, Sara DelBeato and Matthew McGee with Kelly Pekar,...

When the Righteous Triumph

Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 24, 2025

Revealing Tampa’s Hidden Civil Rights History A pivotal moment in Tampa’s Civil Rights history remains largely unknown, even to many...

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s much-traveled musical Road Show at freeFall

The Artisan Magazine - January 23, 2025

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s much-traveled musical Road Show is directed by freeFall Artistic Director Eric Davis and is...

Want to Watch a Movie? Want to Act in One?

Donna Sorbello - January 13, 2025

At Green Light Cinema, Catch an Art Film While Training To Be a Thespian At Green Light Cinema, St. Pete’s...

Tampa Native Alexis Carra

Keith Arsenault - January 11, 2025

From Tampa to Broadway and Back: Alexis Carra To Alexis Carra, Tampa has always been home. Even as she performed...

Ballet in the Burg

Mallory Speir - November 10, 2024

If you ever have the privilege of listening to Suzanne Pomerantzeff talk about her ballet school and students, you’ll...

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