By Margo Hammond. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour is, hands down, the strangest play I’ve ever seen. And that that, from me, is high praise…. Read More
Down the Rabbit Hole
Genre: ACM
The Movements of Life in Vivid Words
Poet Sara Ries Dziekonski is based in Gulfport and served as a Creative Pinellas 2021 Professional Artist Fellow. She was recently honored as the first ever Runner-Up for the 2024 Press 53 Award for Poetry, and shares 3 recent poems… Read More
Flowers, Glitter and Supplements
By Luna May and Kathryn Rizzo. The words ‘contemporary,’ ‘colorful,’ ‘daring,’ and ‘strong,’ come to mind when experiencing the visual art of Marina Shaltout, currently a visiting professor at Sarasota’s Ringling College of Art and Design… Read More
From the Classroom to the Screen
By Laura Kepner. 20 years ago, Janet Lee was trying to engage a class of tired teens. Little did she know that the next few hours would mark the beginning of a beautiful friendship – and that in 2023 she’d create a documentary about the crucial need for literacy – Always Ask For Help… Read More
A National Novel Writing Month Affirmation
By Sheree L. Greer. We make time for the things that matter to us – and sometimes the biggest hurdle to “finding” time to work on our writing is acknowledging and affirming that our writing is important, that our writing matters…. Read More
HCC Fall Dance Concert Preview
A look at the new works being explored in Ybor City this weekend by Hillsborough Community College’s excellent Dance Department… Read More
The Slow Speed of Seeing
By Tony Wong Palms. If you like to experience culture shocks, eye-dilating vibrations and the relevance of your own thinkings, walk back and forth between the current displays at the Tampa Museum of Art – including Frontiers of Impressionism, a blast from a very revolutionary period in western art history’s past.
A Look at DFAC’s Wearable Art 17
By Emily Lee Stehle. Say the words “Runway, Fashion Show and Dunedin Fine Art Center annual Wearable Art Show” and what do you have? A night of unusual, out-of-this-world strange designer outfits that probably would never see the light of day… only the bright lights of a runway!… Read More
Exploring a Cinematic Dreamscape
By Susana Darwin. Dreamlike and layered with references, Corazón Azul (Blue Heart, 2021) shows its audience a Cuba alien yet familiar.
Filmmakers Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz presented the film at Eckerd College’s free International Cinema Series… Read More
The Economic Impact of the Arts
By Cindy Stovall. Those of us who call Pinellas County home have witnessed firsthand the rapidly increasing influence of the arts in our communities. Now a nationwide study by Americans for the Arts proves it…. Read More
