Can a performer get in the way of a composer?

By Kurt Loft. “I honestly feel that the music always goes first and our main goal as musicians is to be just a kind of translator of what we think the composer may want,’’ says pianist Javier Perianes, who joins The Florida Orchestra for Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto…. Read More

Emerging Designers Showcase at the Dalí

The Dalí Museum invites creative teens each year to learn the intricate art of fashion design – and runway presentation – while creating work inspired by Salvador Dalí. These emerging artists share their… Read More

St Petersburg’s Living Room

By Margo Hammond. A sold-out crowd gathered at 620 1st Avenue S on February 10, the second night of a weekend-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Studio@620… Read More

Carole Lyles Shaw – Modern Quilter

Through March 2 Art Center Sarasota Details here As a contemporary African American artist, I joyously live and work at the intersection of multiple worldviews and cultural legacies. In my… Read More

The Science of Music

By Kurt Loft. “We’re translating trends of scientific data for the human ear,’’ says Heather O’Leary, a USF anthropologist who spearheads a project that’s creating music from marine science data. … Read More

Journeys in Journalism

By Margo Hammond. Cynda Mort was convinced that the best values of journalism could help young people acquire important life skills – how to interact with others, how to ask probing questions, how to learn to listen. And, most importantly, how to speak truth to power…. Read More

Love in the Arts

By Nicole Hays. A.J. Vaughan and I are both full-time entertainers living in St. Pete. Creating art is integral to who we are as people, and we are incredibly lucky to be able to make a living doing it…. Read More

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