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.
After the turn of the 20th century, small theater companies began to sprout in communities across America, dedicated to putting plays on the stage that defied...
Whether he’s singing popular music, an operatic aria or a Christmas chestnut, British tenor Jonathan Antoine has a voice of unparalleled power and beauty. The 26-year-old...
Creating impeccably accurate pen-and-ink drawings of complex architecture – so precise that the result has an almost photographic quality – takes infinite patience. “You have to...
We’re asking thought leaders, business people and creatives to talk about 2022 and give us catalyzing ideas for making St. Pete a better place to live....
In theater, serendipity often plays a major role. Consider actress Amanda Ladd, a member of New York’s New Circle Theatre Company, which specializes in incubating new...
Marie and Rosetta, together again at last. Singer/actresses Illeana Kirwin and Hillary Lewis played gospel music legends Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight, respectively, in the...
Along with numerous other endeavors, Suncoast Surf Shop founder Joe Nuzzo was famous for his elaborate, public Christmas parties, which always required the donation of a...
Although he was born and raised in Nashville, singer/songwriter Tommy Prine has a soft spot for Gulfport, where his parents bought a home in 2005. “Whenever...
You might expect acerbic comedian Lewis Black to have a field day discussing the Floridian political climate at Friday’s Mahaffey Theater performance. Au contraire. Black tells...
We’re asking thought leaders, business people and creatives to talk about 2022 and give us catalyzing ideas for making St. Pete a better place to live....
