Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
By Jan Neuberger. “Firearms are the leading cause of death in children and youth 0 to 24 years of age in the United States.” As a means of grappling with this chilling reality, ThinkTank Theatre will participate in the national performance event, Enough! Nationwide Reading of Plays to End Gun Violence on November 6… Read More
By Jennifer Ring. “Bringing more art to the city is really my biggest goal,” says Clearwater’s new Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator, Amber Brice. “I want to see as much art as possible in Clearwater.”… Read More
By Fatemah Tuwainah. Having recently visited The Deuces neighborhood in south St. Pete, I had no clue how much history it held for the Black Community, and for America as a whole. But the African American Heritage Trail honors and celebrates that history… Read More
By Steven Kenny. Have you ever visited an art museum, stood in front of an Old Master painting, and wished you could have looked over the artist’s shoulder and watched the evolution of that work of art from start to finish? What follows is my own process of creating an oil painting from beginning to end…. Read More
By Tom Winchester. Native America: In Translation at the USF Contemporary Art Museum is an exhibition of photography by nine contemporary artists presenting tribal peoples not as anachronisms, but as trendsetters on the forefront of culture…. Read More
By Kurt Loft. Jubilant Sykes is in demand by orchestras across the country, and performs with the Florida Orchestra this weekend. Although his repertoire is varied, he’s perfected the art of the folk songs, sacred hymns and spirituals that are part of the oral tradition of … Read More
By Margo Hammond. The new play by Natalie Symons, “Nightsweat” does seem to fit right in to freeFall Theatre’s determination to offer performances that let theatregoers “Simply Escape Awhile.”… Read More
By Kurt Loft. Hearing freshly composed music for the first time – be it a song or a symphony – puts the listener in the rarefied position to judge without reference points or someone else’s opinion. Ona Kirei premieres her latest album in a live performance on Sunday
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By Emily Lee Stehle. Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? And right before Halloween, Florida CraftArt in downtown St. Pete brings the spooky stories and terrors of 38 visual artists to light…. Read More
By Kurt Loft. St Pete Opera opens their season this weekend with Handel’s intriguing opera, “Alcina.” “At its core, this is a story about love and wanting to be loved and wanting to be powerful,’’ says Mark Sforzini…. Read More
