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

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

SPACEcraft for Grownups

Story and Photos by Emily Lee Stehle . . . Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No. It’s SPACEcraft, a Traveling Art Project! . . . WEDS +… Read More

Chess Club Project Update

  By Jackie Kaufman The Chess Board Unveiled September 10-30 Morean Arts Center Details here NEA/Pinellas Recovers Grant Update . . . The chess pieces for “The Chess Club Project”… Read More

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