events

Beach Drive: The Weekender 8/22-8/25

The end of the summer is almost here, but that doesn’t mean things are slowing down in DTSP. Check out some of the best events happening this weekend! Highlights include – Thursday: the weekly Royal Palm Market, live jazz at Dracula’s Legacy, and the I Need to Know book release party. Friday: Friday night clay and shuffleboard, […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 8/15-8/18

Happy weekend! Time to reward yourself with the best stuff to do in DTSP. This weekend’s highlights include – Thursday: Cocktails and Collections at the MFA, Mean Girls at the Dali, and Iberian Jazz at the Palladium. Friday: Stuff the Bus, 80s Jazz at the Palladium, and a Tater Tot Throw Down. Saturday: the Cider […]

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 […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 8/8-8/11

What better way is there to spend the weekend than checking out the best events in Downtown St. Pete? We don’t think one exists! Here’s your weekly guide of what to do in DTSP this weekend. Highlights include – Thursday: the Royal Palm Market, Opera at the Dali, and an Italian Argentine Wine Dinner. Friday: […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 8/1-8/4

Not only did you survive another week, you survived another month! Somehow, it’s already August. Time flies when you’re having fun in Downtown St. Pete! This weekend’s featured events are here. Thursday: The Royal Palm Market, Queens of Pop night at the Crafty Squirrel, and National IPA Day at the Ale and the Witch. Friday: […]

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: […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 7/25-7/28

You made it through another hectic week. Time to de-stress and decompress in DTSP! Thursday’s events include the Royal Palm Market, local art at the Vinoy, and a screening of Loving Vincent at the MFA. Friday’s include live band karaoke,  swing jazz at the Palladium, and a grouper-themed food truck rally. Saturday’s include two Christmas […]

‘Drilled!’ is a musical political satire with bite

In “Drilled!” at the Palladium: Mario Gonzalez, Chris Loving and Bailee McQueen. All photos provided by Bill Leavengood. It was Bill Leavengood’s dental hygienist, of all people, who planted the seed for his newest play. “Hey,” she’d said as he climbed out of the chair, “you ought to set a musical in a dentist’s office.” […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 7/18-7/21

Happy weekend, all! Welcome to your newest edition of the Weekender with the best events in DTSP all in one place. Thursday’s highlights include: the annual Sunrise Sale (starting at 6:43AM!), Clueless in the Dali’s Avant Garden, and two musicals – Fun Home and Drilled!. Friday’s include: an Acoustical Evening with Damon Fowler at the […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 7/11-7/14

Once again, it’s time for the weekend! In addition to countless fantastic restaurants, shopping, bars, and more, this weekend has its fair share of events downtown. Thursday brings us reduced museum admission after 5PM and the weekly Royal Palm Market. Friday means Friday Night Clay at the Morean Arts Center and free shuffleboard in the […]