Genre: Performing

Strings & Arts Fest

  By Elaine Chambliss Strings & Arts On the Deuces August 20 from 4-6 pm Free 535 22nd St South, St. Pete Details here In celebration of Stringed Music on… Read More

Liberating the Arts

By Kurt Loft. “I benefited greatly from the music-arts programs at Tampa’s Blake High, and education is very important to me,” jazz saxophonist Eric Darius explains. “I’m an advocate for music in the schools and I want to help keep it alive. It’s important to me to expose kids to jazz, encourage them to follow their dreams and inspire them to play musical instruments.”… Read More

freeFall Creates Community

By Cindy Stovall. “We’re just trying to get back to basics, get folks to come together around our fire once again – to give them positive stories with uplifting messages,” says freeFall Theatre’s Eric Davis. “Folks will see a wide range of things in this season, but what they all share is that they communicate hope. We want to remind people of their joy. That’s really our focus right now.”… Read More

Raise Your Voice at Summer Sing

By Kurt Loft. I’ve always wanted to join other closet Pavarottis in some form of public harmony. So I’ll be attending the upcoming Master Chorale of Tampa Bay’s free Summer Sing – a chance to sing something good, and do it alongside one of the best choirs in the country…. Read More

The Studio@620 at 18

By Margo Hammond. While the world outside The Studio@620’s doors has changed in the past 18 years, not much has changed inside The Studio. Events still carry a spirit that makes everyone feel welcome — and invariably there is something good to eat. The staff has stayed small – Bob Devin Jones, managing director Marcus Wehby and marketing and administrative director Coralette Damme – aided by an impressive posse of volunteers and Jones’ trademark “the answer is always yes.” … Read More

Tampa Fringe Fest Artists

Tampa’s 6th annual Fringe Festival gathers 23 bold companies from Tampa Bay and beyond, plus a family-friendly Kids Fringe. “We want to make the indie performing arts popular and accessible for everyone.” Our artists and audiences mingle with those from elsewhere, so we can all benefit from expanded perspectives and artistic developments. We are also one of the few platforms in Tampa Bay where local artists can affordably experiment and take artistic risks…. Read More

Community Dance Classes Welcome Everyone

By Amanda Sieradzki. In November, I began an interdisciplinary, community dance class at downtown Tampa’s Water Works Park Pavilion. Classes are donation-based and open to anyone who wants to discover the world around them through movement and poetry. my goal as writer, poet, dancer and educator, is to provide a safe, welcoming environment for anyone with a desire to reconnect with themselves through movement…. Read More

A Lyrical Collaboration

By Kurt Loft. Two visionary women of the art world combine for a powerful impression in the new exhibition The Lyrical Moment: Modern and Contemporary Abstraction by Helen Frankenthaler and Heather Gwen Martin, through July 30 at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum. This Thursday evening, students and faculty from the USF School of Music perform original interpretations of the visual artwork…. Read More

The Art of Synchronized Swimming

By Amanda Sieradzki. I step through the side gate to the Southwest Pool, part of the Largo Recreation Center and home of the Suncoast WaterWorks’ Synchronized Swimming team. The club thrives as Pinellas County’s only competitive synchronized swimming program. I’m mind-boggled by the endurance demonstrated by these young swimmers who so often hold their breath while achieving the unimaginable. I’m also elated… Read More

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