Artistic Investigations

By Pamela Joy Trow. We’ve long considered art and science to be contrasting institutions. But the truth is, there is a flow, a bridge, between both disciplines. Using scientific methods, investigators work to discover ways that make for a better life and world. We artists investigate with our hearts, visualizing and touching lives with those findings. … Read More

Adventurous Music in Dunedin

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

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

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