By Sara Ries Dziekonski. These elementary-age scholars are discovering the safe space and possibility of the blank page and the power of the pen as they build something beautiful and important out of words. They show up week after week to tackle big emotions and take risks, and to nudge us to laugh a little more… Read More
By Luci Westphal. Every year on the 3rd weekend in March, artists of the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood of St. Petersburg invite the public to stroll along the leafy streets and visit studios and art exhibits in homes and backyards. The tour is self-guided, free, and everyone is invited…. Read More
By Margo Hammond. Now in its 17th year, The Radio Theatre Project at The Studio@620 was never just about sound. As regulars know, you don’t just come to listen. You come for the sights as well. . …. Read More
Visual artist Cory Robinson shared this lovely look behind the scenes as he paints a mural at Raymond H. Neri Community Park in central St. Petersburg’s Lealman neighborhood…. Read More
By Sheila Cowley. At our second Sparks Collaborative Ensemble rehearsal for Billow, Creative Clay’s artists were flying. The performance is part of Creative Clay’s Spring for the Arts fundraiser on May 20. Billow is a short play dozens of Creative Clay’s member artists have a hand in – from painting strikingly beautiful billowing flags to moving and dancing and shouting out lines with actor Jan Neuberger, dancer Helen Hansen French and choreographer Paula Kramer.
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By Sheila Cowley. “Billow” is a short script I wrote thinking of Creative Clay – a celebration of being spectacular and being seen. “It speaks to the whole fight of not being visible,” says CEO Kim Dohrman. The first rehearsal was this week and the performance is part of their Spring for the Arts fundraiser on May 20. The ensemble features actor Jan Neuberger, dancer Helen Hansen French, choreographer Paula Kramer and every Creative Clay artist who wants to join in…. Read More
By Bob Devin Jones The Journey . . . in Journalism . . . Through January 25 Free The Studio@620 Details here . . . Somewhere I read… Teach a… Read More
By Steven Kenny Dalí’s Enduring Influence . . . In 1943 A. Reynolds and Eleanor Morse, a recently married young couple from Ohio, had the foresight and means to purchase… Read More
By Margo Hammond Public Libraries What Heaven May Look Like . . . “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library.” — Jorge Luis Borges… Read More
By Amanda Sieradzki Welcome to the Jungle Underground Cirque’s “Selva” Brings the Wild to St. Pete . . . January 26 at 7:15 pm and 9 pm. Nova 535 Details… Read More
