It’s almost August here in St. Petersburg, and there’s plenty to do in this fine city we call home. The museums will be a welcoming respite from the heat, as always, with reduced admission after 5 pm on Thursday and a special “Art and the Animal” exhibit on Saturday. Walking mural tours, National Chicken Wing […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung Two years ago, Sarasota buddies Joe Seidensticker and Brett Decklever – a restauranteur and a real estate developer – came up with a unique business concept. They created Oak & Stone, an upscale restaurant-slash-tavern serving artisanal pizza, gourmet burgers and other such fare, and – here’s the envelope-pushing part […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung Salvador Dali was a surrealist painter whose bright, colorful, sometimes alarming works defy perspective, time, space, common sense and even gravity. Clyde Butcher’s black and white art photography interprets landscapes: Trees and seas and clouds, rocks and swamps and forests, still and silent and moody and majestic. Rooted in […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung Two new exhibitions, both opening May 5 at St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts, couldn’t be more different. While one consists of abstract art in a colorful myriad of media, the other offers up a tight focus on stark black and white photography. Yet there’s a powerful thread running […]
Summer is flying by fast and there’s plenty to do in the Sunshine City. Special events abound this weekend, with special edition beers to preserve antiquities at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Uniqorn pop-up party, Rowdies game, and your usual weekend suspects. Don’t miss out! Bookmark to plan your weekend on Beach Drive. FRIDAY […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung As the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts’ fourth annual Beer Project approaches, its motto – “Drink With Purpose” – has never seemed more appropriate. Proceeds from the July 19 and 20 fundraisers will be funneled directly into the conservation and preservation of the museum’s five mosaics from the […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung The only consistent thing about public art is that everyone will have a different opinion of it. The word “public” kind of ensures that. Thursday’s rejection of artist Janet Echelman’s sculpture by the St. Petersburg City Council brought the city’s sometimes-raging public art conversation to a close. For now. […]
It’s mid-summer in St. Pete, and there’s much to do. Along with the usual yoga, happy hour and Saturday Morning Market, there’s plenty of music and culture to enjoy. Forest Hoffar and a Whitney Houston tribute are in town. The museums will be hoppin’, with a family day at the James Museum and a Pride […]
