By Margo Hammond. They call themselves The Wild Wacky Women Club. Meeting on the third Thursday of each month, six women, alternating among their houses in Seminole, Largo, Clearwater and Palm Harbor, meet to accept a creative challenge. This month 36 works of art — the result of six of those WWW Club challenges — are on display at the East Lake Community Library in Palm Harbor… Read More
By Markus Gottschlich. It is a rare occurrence that a business founded in 1969 has a chance to redesign its community impact, but the renaissance of the Academy of Ballet Arts Inc is happening on April 1 as the Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA) welcomes the Academy’s professional ballet school to the WADA ArtsXchange Campus…. Read More
By Jake-ann Jones. Three local literacy champions partnered to bring children and books together during Black Children’s Book Week at St. Petersburg’s James Weldon Johnson Community Library. Antonio Brown of Barbershop Book Club, Lorielle Hollaway of Cultured Books Literacy Foundation and Always Truth Incorporated’s founder Tameka Harris joined forces for … Read More
By Kurt Loft. Why isn’t this talented composer played more often? Why are many of us hearing him for the first time this weekend? The music of Joseph Bologne merits more airspace, and his status as the first significant classical composer of color should be a topic in schoolbooks…. Read More
By Jake-ann Jones. Artist, educator and researcher Dr. Dallas Jackson is currently holding his MFA Thesis exhibit, “Bệte Noire: The Migrant and The Mendicant,” at The Studio@620. His paintings explore racism, poverty and dislocation during the 90-year period from post-emancipation through the pre-civil rights period… Read More
By Margo Hammond. Black classical musicians have been in the spotlight lately, thanks to two recently published novels by Black violinist Brendan Slocomb. The first African American member of The Florida Orchestra — violinist Mary Corbett — joined in 1989. Now 38 years later, she is still the only full-time Black player in TFO…. Read More
The Clearwater Arts Alliance in partnership with Creative Pinellas is excited to present a free exhibit of K-8th grade works of art from Pinellas County Schools. The vibrant artwork is inspired by the theme of Visual Movement – how to convey motion or action through an image…. Read More
By Kurt Loft. A woman risks her own life to rescue her wrongfully imprisoned husband. “It’s about democracy over tyranny and the things in life that aren’t fair,’’ says Mark Sforzini, conductor and artistic director of the St. Petersburg Opera, which stages a new production of Fidelio March 24-28… Read More
By Pamela J. Trow. Thank you for the gifts the NEA/Pinellas Recovers Grant bestowed on me. It was a gift to be a footbridge for an issue of great importance to so many of us. The children who attended the workshops provided a special gift – the gift of hope for our future…. Read More
Creative Clay’s Women in Art History exhibit celebrating Women’s History Month, features the women artists of Creative Clay. “The intention of this exhibit is to honor and elevate the women artists of our time – as well as the women artists of the past – who have often been under-recognized and marginalized”… Read More
