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.
Friday’s Palladium Theater/Side Door performance by the trio La Lucha – a jazzified celebration of music from the 1980s – has particular significance for pianist John...
On the cover of George L. Fleming’s debut novel, Bad Habits, a woman stands at water’s edge holding a fishing rod, silhouetted by blood-red Florida surf....
When Rob Stambaugh was a boy, his job was to sweep up the family business every night, once the last customer had departed and the buzzing,...
When the Florida Orchestra’s 52nd season was announced, back in February, there were still many months of performances left to go in the 51st. It was...
Sunday’s multi-disciplinary performance bringing together giganto-origami folders Erik and Martin Demaine and pianist John C. O’Leary is sold out (it’s part of the Museum of Fine...
Helen Hansen French returned to St. Petersburg, her hometown, five years ago and immediately noticed – how could she not? – the cultural renaissance taking place....
One of the joys of being part of the Palladium was getting to spend lots of time with two of our founders, Bill and Hazel Hough....
The Smithereens exploded out of New Jersey in the mid 1980s with a classic rock ‘n’ roll lineup – guitar, bass, drums and a singing frontman...
In the 22 years he’s lived in St. Petersburg, Kirk Adams has never had a day job. There are plenty of guitar playing singer/songwriters in every...
Late Thursday afternoon came the announcement that tonight’s Mahaffey Theater appearance by author, gossip monger, fashion designer, comedian and daytime TV chat show host Wendy Williams ...