Unleash Your Creativity at the Beach Art Center

By Suzanne Norman. The Beach Art Center is a wonderful art meeting place centrally located in mid-Pinellas County on Indian Rocks Beach. Weekly classes at all skill levels are taught by award-winning, experienced artists, and the gallery features the work of well-versed artists and new artists in varied mediums…. Read More

Punk and Catharsis

By Jessica Schwartz. Today, the overarching message of the song, “American Idiot,” and theme of the punk rock musical feel as relevant, if not more so, as they did over a decade ago. What else can be done with the range of unpleasant emotions we experience — from boredom to pain to rage to disgust — besides the quick fixes we are sold that anesthetize emotions… Read More

Peacetime-Wartime Flag

By Staci Sciotti . . . Why Do I? . . . I always seem to go back to the question – why am I doing this? Is this idea… Read More

DARKMATTER with Kids

By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. Jason Hackenwerth’s DARKMATTER exhibit at the Creative Pinellas Gallery delivered on its promise of being an inspiration for the whole family. I recommend anyone with children to visit and glimpse at the inner workings of the mind of this internationally-known Pinellas artist…. Read More

A Literary Double Threat

By Margo Hammond. Meet Natalie Symons. Like a running quarterback on the football field, she is a double threat in the literary world – an award-winning playwright and a top-of-the charts literary thriller writer…. Read More

Collect Your Thoughts, Creatively

By Steph Hargrove. It’s not easy to collect all your thoughts if your brain is overloaded and overworked. Art journaling is the perfect guide to explore your thoughts in a relaxing, creative and fun way…. Read More

Gio Swaby’s Portraits at the MFA

By Jake-ann Jones. In her first solo museum exhibition, Bahamanian artist Gio Swaby describes her work as, “love letters to Black women.”
“Fresh Up” is the name of the exhibit at the MFA, a Bahamian term expressing the energy a woman feels when she’s dressed up and looking her best. … Read More

Nova Musica

New Works by David Manson with O Som Do Jazz . . . September 15 at 7:30 pm Free Music Center at St. Petersburg College 6605 5th Ave N Details… Read More

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