I anticipate that for most avid Bay area arts lovers, the new triple-museum exhibition Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration will elicit one of two effects: it will bolster or renew your… Read More
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Essential Tampa Bay Film Festivals for Cinephiles
According to film expert and theorist, Dr. Philip Sipiora, Professor ofæEnglish and Film Studies at University of South Florida, film festivals serve strategic interests of their communities by introducing residents… Read More
The Seeds of Digital Hollywood are Sprouting in Pinellas
The movies arenäó»t what they used to be. The recording and editing that once took a small army of technicians can now be pulled off, more or less, on the… Read More
From West to East and Some Fine Sounds In Between
Two vastly different shows, one St. Pete night. Friday night offered a wide range of live music possibilities äóî a mixed blessing sinceæyou couldn’t fit it all in one night…. Read More
The King of Pain to Join The Florida Orchestra in St. Pete
He’s melded punk rock with jazz and reggae, fronted a supergroup, forged a successful solo career, starred in some films, wrote some books, became an Ashtangaæyoga instructor and an unwitting… Read More
A Different Type of Filmmaker Bids Adieu to Tampa Bay
Parting words from beloved local artist Nancy Cervenka as she relocates to New Mexico. Gulfport-based artist Nancy Cervenka studied film but what she creates with it vastly differs from the… Read More
The Future of Music is Female (and Awesome)
It started in Portland, Ore., 10 years ago and can now be found in multiple countries across five continents: a rock-n-roll summer camp for girls ages 7-17. Lasting only for… Read More
The Minimalist Altar of Fonchen Lord, at MFA through Oct. 1
In a room at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, enveloped by its permanent collection, four pieces of captivating minimalism are on display. Created by Florence äóìFonchenäó Lord… Read More
Yass, Queen! Marie Antoinette’s Girl’s Guide to Royalty
freeFall Theatre Company‘s production of Marie Antoinette (the last in this season’s series of true stories) unfolds like a fabulous reality show gone wrong äóîaæKeeping up with the Capetians,… Read More
5 Things to Do in Pinellas, July 28-Aug. 3
This week in Pinellas just about has it all – hip hop, blues, and a huge art party. And if you’ve got the ambition, you might even make it over… Read More