By Cindy Stovall. Arts patrons know Beth Gelman as the former Executive Director of the Florida Holocaust Museum – and now Senior Director of Arts and Cultural Programming at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas. She’s also a veteran Equity actor with an incredible singing voice – and she’s onstage right now playing Emma Goldman in Ragtime… Read More
By Steven Kenny. Having a museum retrospective of my paintings spanning almost 20 years brings up a wide array of introspective feelings – not to mention logistical hurdles – culminating in what is perhaps the highlight of my career to date…. Read More
By Tony Armer. Here are some highlights I’m looking forward to at this weekend’s Sunscreen Film Festival, and the array of top-quality workshops… Read More
By Cindy Stovall. Each Spring since 2015, a cast of Tampa Bay’s premier dancers takes the stage at the Palladium, led by Beacon co-founders Helen French and Lauren Slone. The name is apt because this event literally shines a ‘beacon’ of light – of excellence – on dance in the Tampa Bay area…. Read More
By Margo Hammond. In the past six months, four one-actor plays have been mounted at The Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, all starring Pinellas actors. All four were mesmerizing theatrical experiences – a single actor holding us enthralled in a darkened space…. Read More
Creative Pinellas CEO Barbara St. Clair announced that she’ll be retiring from her role at the end of this year. Today we celebrate her role as an arts advocate – and the pleasantly surprising conversations she’s recorded with a wide range of artists on the Arts In podcast. … Read More
By Sara Ries Dziekonski. These are wonderful poems from Keep St Pete Lit writing class participants from the Gulfport Senior Center. Their poems explore aging, loss, family history, and so much more. These women inspire me and I hope you enjoy these poems as much as I do!… Read More
By Kurt Loft. The new production of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” by Opera Tampa is about to engulf you in a deliciously distasteful load of fun. How can such dark theater be so delightful? “That’s the point,’’ says the company’s artistic director. “Sondheim wanted to freak out the audience − and mix in a lot of laughs.’’… Read More
By Cindy Stovall. Equality and Inclusion through Art is what it’s all about – and Creative Clay works toward that mission every day. This Friday’s Spring for the Arts is a party that will touch your heart and revive your faith in the goodness we all possess…. Read More
By J. Elijah Cho. I’m incredibly excited to be returning to Tampa Bay, my theatre home, with a show that has taught me so much and that I’m still learning things from. “Mr. Yunioshi” is my effort to transform pain into comedy, discomfort into resilience… Read More
