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 41st annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival takes place this weekend – Friday through Sunday – at John’s Pass Village, on the southern tip of Madeira...
There was a time, and not so long ago, when chamber concerts – classical music performed by a small group of musicians, as opposed to an...
As St. Peterburg’s Imagine Museum approaches its fifth anniversary, executive director Jane Buckman is stepping down. Buckman, who’s been at the helm of collector Trish Duggan’s...
Putting a BIPOC cast onstage in Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley’s beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a Mississippi family torn apart by mental illness,...
Bob Devin Jones, the founder and artistic director of thestudio@620, will retire in 2024, staying on in an “emeritus” position but leaving the day-to-day operations to...
The Tampa Bay area is blessed with a pretty terrific population of jazz musicians. Some of them came out of the music programs at the University...
Consider the tuba, the Rodney Dangerfield of brass instruments. When it comes to powerhouses of the orchestra, there’s just no respect there. There are, in fact,...
In December, Ukraine’s culture minister Oleksandr Tkachenko called for his country’s artists to – at least temporarily – boycott works by Russian composers. “We’re not talking...
Debra White served breakfast and lunch at Munch’s Restaurant and Sundries for 28 years. Owner Larry Munch had been threatening to retire for as long as...
Beth Henley’s heartland drama Crimes of the Heart is the American Stage offering for January (opening on the 11th). Chicago’s Elizabeth Margolius directs a tradition-shattering BIPOC...