By Jake-ann Jones. Tedra’s Cultural Arts Braid Experience in Clearwater presents its first Kids Brave Braids Art Show on April 15 at The Factory St. Pete from 5 to 7 p.m. Valerie “Tedra” Rutledge founded the nonprofit educational project focused on teaching youth the skill and art of perfecting braid hairstyles…. Read More
The popular songs of the 1920s-1940s, now called the American Songbook, comforted, inspired and connected listeners then and now. We asked the performers in Accentuate the Positive to share their favorite songs. The answers are beautiful…. Read More
By Beth Reynolds. The “Shashin” exhibit at the MFA is worth the price of admission, but only if you really take time to be with the photographs. Dwell in them and think about history, the difficulty of photography in this era and the artistry of the hand-coloring. Dwell in them and try to imagine being there…. Read More
By Cindy Stovall. Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville” opened at freeFall Theatre in St. Pete to sold out crowds and great acclaim. It’s a bandwagon you’ll have no difficulty jumping on. A murder mystery with a mythic murderous hound and great performances, it’s altogether a wonderfully entertaining theater experience…. Read More
By James E. Hartzell. The Friends of Jack Kerouac present our next fundraiser, the “Poetic Portals: Art and Poetry Exhibit” on Saturday, April 8 in honor of National Poetry Month. This showcase features 25 pairs of artists and poets from St. Pete and Tampa creating visual art in response to poems…. Read More
By Robbyn Hopewell. Eckerd College welcomes three renowned, award-winning poets to St. Petersburg to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings on the College campus and at the Salvador Dalí Museum. Pádraig Ó Tuama, Victoria Chang and Rooja Mohassessy will share… Read More
By Andee Scott. I believe in the power of dance, especially in the live performance of it. By positioning dance as public art, I create opportunities for audiences to see live performance for free, without having to buy a ticket or go to a theater. MOVE St. Pete! takes place on Saturday April 8 at the Mahaffey Plaza… Read More
By Jake-ann Jones. Three local literacy champions partnered to bring children and books together during Black Children’s Book Week at St. Petersburg’s James Weldon Johnson Community Library. Antonio Brown of Barbershop Book Club, Lorielle Hollaway of Cultured Books Literacy Foundation and Always Truth Incorporated’s founder Tameka Harris joined forces for … Read More
By Kurt Loft. Why isn’t this talented composer played more often? Why are many of us hearing him for the first time this weekend? The music of Joseph Bologne merits more airspace, and his status as the first significant classical composer of color should be a topic in schoolbooks…. Read More
By Kurt Loft. A woman risks her own life to rescue her wrongfully imprisoned husband. “It’s about democracy over tyranny and the things in life that aren’t fair,’’ says Mark Sforzini, conductor and artistic director of the St. Petersburg Opera, which stages a new production of Fidelio March 24-28… Read More
