By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. Dropping off my children at school one day I noticed a shipping container in the parking lot and painted on the side read, “Dalí on the Fly” with a small rendering of a young Salvador Dalí clad in a blue sailor suit holding a hoop. “Wow look at that guys, you have a mobile Dalí art exhibition right here at your school!”… Read More
By Margo Hammond. Ours is a death-denying culture – one that emphasizes youth and vitality and feels uncomfortable talking about death. So why are so many USF students taking a course entitled Death and Dying? The course is consistently one of the most popular general interest courses for undergrads at USF…. Read More
By Skyla Luckey. SAGES – Plays with Purpose, is sharing free performances of “Memory Lane” this month – to let caregivers of loved ones with memory loss know they’re not alone, and there are resources to help. … Read More
By Jake-ann Jones. “Ragtime” director Erica Sutherlin pulled together a creative team largely made up of women – including a lead creative team of women of color. “We talk a lot about the need for women of color to have more creative leadership opportunities in the industry – we can keep talking about it or do something…. Read More
By Tom Zucco. Eckerd College students are part of Mentor Up, a technology training program from the AARP that helps older adults navigate their electronic devices. Students don’t just serve as mentors to older adults who need a hand with phones and email. “Learning is mutual”… Read More
By Jennifer Ring. On April 28 the Palm Harbor Library held a ribbon cutting for their brand-new outdoor musical garden. “It’s out there for anyone to use at any time” – a gift to the community thanks to the estate of library supporters Dorothy and Frank Greenstreet. … Read More
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 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