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 knocking around the old hometown for close to a year, Lisa Finegold is anxious to get back to work. She wants to return to Broadway....
Despite a resume longer than the tri-oval track at Daytona after 200 laps, the dean of Tampa Bay sportscasting swears his career was a combination of...
As the world turns … Everyone seems to be taking a different approach to re-opening. Although St. Pete’s museums, and most art galleries, have been admitting...
Actress Dawn Wells, who performed at St. Petersburg dinner theaters more times than any other celebrity, died in Los Angeles Wednesday of complications from Covid-19. She...
The story of America in 2020 can’t be told without mentioning Covid-19 in the first sentence, in the first (masked) breath. And with regard to the...
With New Year’s Eve just two sunsets away, thoughts naturally will turn to celebrating. Of course, the 2020/21 transition is more than a shade different from...
After stepping away from the podium for much of the holiday season, music director Michael Francis is back in action, conducting The Florida Orchestra – in...
We’re asking thought leaders, business people and creatives to talk about 2021, and give us catalyzing ideas for making St. Pete a better place to live...
The third annual St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts, a themed, monthlong series of performances and events, begins Feb. 4 and includes socially-distanced live concerts by...
As we celebrate the holidays, we should count among our many blessings the fact that the virus (let’s not name it here, for once) did not...