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November in the arts: Let’s all Van Gogh to the Dali

https://stpetecatalyst.com/november-in-the-arts-lets-all-van-gogh-to-the-dali/   Van Gogh’s actual canvases aren’t coming to St. Petersburg – not this year, anyway – but starting Nov. 21 we’ll have what may be the next best thing. The multi-media Van Gogh Alive, created by the Australian company Grande Experiences, will make its first stop in the United States right here at the Salvadore […]

Your weekend arts forecast: Blindfolded glassblowing

  Sunday’s multi-disciplinary performance bringing together giganto-origami folders Erik and Martin Demaine and pianist John C. O’Leary is sold out (it’s part of the Museum of Fine Arts’ Marly Music Series). During Saturday’s ArtWalk, however, the father-and-son dynamic duo – both of who happen to be MIT mathematicians as well as artists and, well, scientific […]

Your weekend arts forecast: Comedian Brian Regan; Van Gogh on film

Just before last weekend’s 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s giant leap for mankind, comedian Brian Regan posted a video to social media. Looking directly into the camera, he said ‘It’s July 20. National Moon Day … I think I have a joke where I refer to the moon …” And then he played this clip: […]

Your Weekend Arts Forecast: Who’ll blow the best glass?

Will watching glass blowers at work translate into boffo TV ratings? Netflix hopes so. Photo: Marblemedia. Game on! Just when you thought TV couldn’t possibly come up with another reality competition series, Netflix pulls one out of the furnace. Premiering Friday, the Canadian production Blown Away isn’t likely to rival Project Runway or Top Chef […]