By Melissa Marolla Brown. The Dunedin Concert Band’s fall concert features the Marimba Concerto #2 by David Gillingham, performed by the concert band’s very own Alex Guini, a graduate of the University of South Florida School of Music and alumnus of its percussion studio…. Read More
Genre: Arts Practice
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Ringing in a New Sound at the University of Tampa
By Kurt Loft. After years of planning and fundraising, the University of Tampa’s Ars Sonora bell tower makes its debut as the largest of its kind in the world – and the first to ring out in the U.S…. Read More
Breakfast. Literacy. CommUNITY.
By Margo Hammond. BLC stands for Breakfast. Literacy. CommUNITY. The recipe from St. Pete’s Cultured Books is simple. Encourage young Black kids to read a self-affirming picture book. Invite an artist to offer a workshop related to that book’s subject. Bring everyone to the park and mix in some waffles. … Read More
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
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
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
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
Florida Crafts – Up Close and Personal
Metal artist Eric Folsom photo Florida CraftArt . . . Story and Photos by Emily Lee Stehle . . . Artists’ Workbench Demonstrations Show Art from Start to Finish …. Read More
Amadeus Live!
By Kurt Loft. What if we were to experience the classic movie “Amadeus” through a flesh-and-blood orchestra as the film unfolds? That’s the point of Amadeus Live, when The Florida Orchestra and Master Chorale of Tampa Bay perform the soundtrack as the entire three-hour movie appears on screen at the Mahaffey Theater…. Read More