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.
It’s Fringe time again in Tampa Bay. Governor Ron DeSantis used fringe festivals – there are several in Florida, each with dozens of short, independently-produced acts...
Heard any good yarns lately? Shannon O’Brien is stitching together plans for The Common Thread, a gathering place for those who knit and/or crochet. When it...
Her name, she liked to tell folks, rhymed with “starry night.” For country singer Lari White, the stars almost came close enough to grasp. In the...
Today’s Arts Alive! podcast is a close-up look at Carmen, the opera by Georges Bizet, which is bringing St. Petersburg Opera Company’s 19th season to a...
Jim Lauderdale might be the most famous country music performer you’ve never heard of. As with many exemplary singer/songwriters whose works are oft-recorded by hit artists,...
Gulfport has always operated at the fringe, but for this year’s Gulfport Pride Festival, they’re really leaning in. Saturday marks the fifth year of the city’s...
This story has been modified from its original form, to reflect the rescheduled concert date. What do you get when you cross Southern Soul music with...
Chad Mize’s latest pop-up exhibition, Maze: a beautiful and complex journey, opens with a reception 6-9 p.m. Friday at the FloridaRAMA Gallery. Exploring thoughts, dreams and...
The Beatles are coming to St. Petersburg. Not the real Beatles, of course. They’ve been consigned to history, to a vaunted place of the highest regard...
Orlando singer and actress Desiree Montes has channeled Billie Holiday in six productions of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, playwright Lanie Robertson’s tactile recreation...
