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What is a Giclée
There’s no denying that being a professional artist is hard. Not only are you coming up with creative ideas all the time, but there’s...The Art Landscape in 2025
This year is dynamic and multifaceted, reflecting technological advancements, environmental consciousness, and evolving cultural narratives. Here are some key trends shaping the art world this...Saint Petersburg Month of Photography
Returns for its Third Edition in May 2025 Saint Petersburg Month of Photography (SPMOP) is back this May for its highly anticipated third edition, offering...St Pete Artist Grants
The City of St. Petersburg has launched the Individual Artist Grants designed to provide vital operational support to practicing, professional artists across all mediums and disciplines. Up...Plein Air Days: A Celebration of Live Art In Gulfport
The Gulfport Merchants Chamber (GMC) is proud to present Plein Air Days, an immersive art experience showcasing local artists as they capture the charm...
- Visual Arts
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...Artist Sammy Dormio Selected for Local Artist Spotlight
At the Upcoming 55th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts The 55th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is set to bring together an extraordinary...Ric Savid : A Portrait
of the Photographer as Photo Laureate The persons asking and answering the questions are both photographers, the former Photo Laureate and current Photo Laureate of...
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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...
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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...Palladium Chamber Series’ 12th season
Since 2013, the Palladium’s audiences have had the opportunity to become intimately acquainted with some of the world’s finest chamber musicians that look forward...
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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...Want to Watch a Movie? Want to Act in One?
At Green Light Cinema, Catch an Art Film While Training To Be a Thespian At Green Light Cinema, St. Pete’s art house movie theater, which...
- 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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Patti Suzette Artist/Broker
Patti Suzette, a St Pete-based visual artist and muralist,...
A Plethora Of Artsy Bars
From Dive To DivineHidden Gems, Quirky Cocktails, Hotel Havens,...
The Art Landscape in 2025
This year is dynamic and multifaceted, reflecting technological advancements,...
Charismatic Maestro Seeks to Spread ‘Deep Truths’
Look up raconteur in the dictionary, and you just...
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