History did not record exactly why 61-year-old shoe manufacturer Andrew Hardee Baker relocated to St. Petersburg, from Brockton, Massachusetts –...
St. Pete’s arts scene is a cornerstone of its unique profile, with great visual art, world-class museums and performing arts of every kind, at every level. The section is not only a source for current arts news and updates, it profiles those artists and influencers who CREATE and make the St Petersburg arts community so vibrant. Keep abreast of local arts & culture events and news in the Create section.
The 2023 SHINE Mural Festival is right around the corner (it’s Oct. 13-22). Look for 14 brand-new murals, and more, to appear over a short span...
On today’s edition of the Arts Alive! podcast, St. Petersburg native William Leavengood re-traces the road that took him to New York, and California, and back...
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and this weekend is packed with sizzling Latin Jazz, served up in different tasty combinations. Musician and educator David Manson’s annual EMIT...
The purpose of art is one of the core issues at the heart of Paula Vogel’s Tony-winning Indecent, opening Friday (with previews tonight and Thursday) at...
Together they comprised one of the most powerful rhythm sections in all of American rock ‘n’ roll. Bassist Steve Fossen and drummer Mike Derosier were charter...
Since 1969, when they were still active members of Jefferson Airplane – then one of the hottest rock ‘n’ roll bands in the world – Jorma...
The protagonists of Lion of Fire, the first novel in Brittany Ranew’s fantasy series Riley Jordan and the Fire Prophecies, are twenty-somethings who attend college in...
Forget what Rodgers and Hammerstein said about June “bustin’ out all over.” In 2023, June’s got nothing on the month of October. One look at this...
He’s an educator, an entrepreneur, a corporate consultant and a community activist. There was a time, though, when Dru Rabin wished for nothing more than to...