Maybe you miss the change of seasons. Here in Paradise, fall brings fabulous festivals from Heritage Village to Clearwater Jazz Oct. 13-16, pumpkin picking and downtown’s Saturday market.
This month, we debut our new Downtown Best Bets column, and if you haven’t seen all the new Shine murals adorning the walls, be sure to attend the Second Saturday Artwalk and tour them all. Don’t miss Michel Mirabal, an acclaimed Cuban painter known for his pairing of Cuban and American flags, who painted a wall of the Warehouse Arts District’s Arts Xchange.
Finish the day with a local craft beer and burger (featured in this month’s articles)! Ciao baby, see you there! – Nanette
NAME OF EXHIBIT
St. Petersburg Arts Alliance – 100 Second Ave N, Ste 150, Downtown St. Pete
John Collins 727.518.5142, john@stpeteartsalliance.org
St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave. NE, Downtown, St. Petersburg, 727.894.1052 http://spmoh.com/
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, 2240 9th Ave. S, in St. Petersburg.
The Palladium – 253 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg
ONGOING
St. Petersburg Second Saturday Artwalk
5 – 9 pm, Five arts districts, one fun day:
Ride the Trolley & enjoy 40 galleries, studios, warehouses and yummy brews and chews along the way downtown. www.StPeteArtsAlliance.org
Gulfport 1st Friday & 3rd Saturday www.visitgulfportflorida.com
Downtown St. Pete Saturday Morning Market
Al Lang Stadium (9 am – 2 pm)
Listen to live music, nibble knishes or crepes and enjoy local crafts, fresh produce, gourmet foods, baked goods, green products, plants and flowers.
Ikebana Demonstrations
3rd Monday (10 am – 2 pm) www.ikebanastpetersburg.com
Chapel On The Hill in Evan’s Hall, 12601 Park Blvd., Seminole
The public is invited to view our programs and demonstrations for a free first time visit. We request a small $10 donation after using first free visit. Enjoy friendship through flowers.
Coliseum Tea Dances
1st & 3rd Wednesday (Starts Oct. 5) 12:30 – 3:30 pm, 535 Fourth Ave. N, Downtown St. Pete. Come dance the afternoon away at the Coliseum Tea Dance. Don’t know how to ballroom dance? Dance instruction begins at 11:30am and live music begins at 1pm. Individual Tea Dance is $7 or $10 with instruction. Tea Dances are BYOB. Snacks and set-ups are available for purchase. Group rates are available for groups of 15+. Call 727.892.5202 for group rates.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Morean Arts Center
719 Central Ave., 727.822.7872. MoreanArtsCenter.org
• Oct. 8 – Nov. 30: Stories On Clay: Focusing on narrative, story telling and imagery, this ceramic exhibition tells a unique story.
• Keep St. Pete Lit keepstpetelit@gmail.com $10 writing classes for beginners and pros. Express yourself with these classes: Writers’ Gym, Storytelling for Business, Voice & Presentation, Full Moon Beach Journaling, Beginner Blogging and more.
• 3-D Workshops and Design classes. info@create-3d-biz
Morean’s Glass Studio & Hot Shop
719 Central Ave., downtown St. Pete 727.822.7872 x 2220. http://www.moreanartscenter.org/hot-shop/
Discover how beautiful works of glass are created in real time with professional glass blowers educating you on the process. From gathering the molten glass from the furnace, to working it on the pontil pipe and glory hole, to its final cool down process in the annealing kiln, visitors gain a new appreciation for this art form. View the gaffer blowing glass while the assistant narrates in detail the science behind the glass, the artistic vision guiding the process and the steps involved as the work is being produced. Enjoy these special experiences.
• Ladies Night – The evening begins with an instructional demonstration, after which each participant will have a hands-on experience culminating in one piece of glass per person in the form of a solid sculpted paperweight or a blown-glass ornament.
• Friday Hot Date Night – Each couple brings home a piece of glass made by both individuals in a joint
• Live Glass Blowing Demos – Daily at 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm.
• Personal Glass Experience – Available at 12 pm, 12:30 pm, 5 pm and 5:30 pm
Studio@ 620 620 First Ave. S, Downtown St. Pete 727.895.6620 http://www.thestudioat620.org
• Oct. 2-3: The Vagina Monologues
• Thru Oct. 8: The World’s Greatest Kiting – The Studio@620 & Drayton Callison are collaborating to bring a new exciting immersive exhibition featuring innovative, unique and handmade kites from around the world, ranging from popular sport models, to one-of-a-kind works of art, giant structures to delicate forms that fit in your hand, historic artifacts to contemporary designs, wind propelled to windless kites. There will be an additional mini exhibition featuring conceptual kites created by local artists as well as educational programming, presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and will organize some hands on outdoor kite flying events.
• Oct. 13: Tampa Bay Flute Choir
• Oct. 21-Nov. 1 Midtown-Throught Their Eyes – Come experience Midtown and Beyond as shown through the eyes of Journeys In Journalism participants. This program is designed to immerse students K-12 in journalism/multimedia training which results 100 photographic images and multimedia displays. There will also be a series of related events that highlight the experience of the Midtown community.
• Wordier Than Thou – Open mic for storytelling, share prose or just catch tales from area wordsmiths. (Check website for dates; starts 7 pm.)
Craftsman House Gallery (10 am-5 pm) 727-323-2787 www.CraftsmanHouseGallery.com
• Oct 1: Craftsman Days – Pottery, blown glass, fiber, wood, jewelry and painting paired with live music, food and craft.
• Oct. 7-16: American Craft Week – Recognize the countless ways handmade objects enrich our daily lives and contribute to our national aesthetic and economy.
October: St. Petersburg Preservation’s (SPP) October Movies & Music in the Park (No. Straub Park, between 4th Ave. & 5th Ave. NE at Beach Drive, St. Pete) www.stpetepreservation.org Movies in the Park occur each Thursday evening Oct. (6, 13, 20, 27) with live music at 6 pm followed by the movie on the big outdoor screen at dusk. Movie goers can come early, enjoy live music before the movie and enjoy a picnic they can either bring or purchase food from vendors who will be set up on-site.
• Oct. 8: Artists’ Studios Tour & Sales – The 2016 Studio Waltz (10 am – 4 pm) http://www.studiowaltz.com Artists in North Pinellas County (Dunedin, Palm Harbor & Clearwater) areas are opening their home studios to the public. You can enjoy demonstrations of how they create their work and buy directly from the artist. Plein air (painting outdoors) painters and muralists will be working at select locations.The tour is free and you can start at any location visiting as many of the studios as you’d like.
• Oct. 8: The SPCA Pet Walk (9 am) at Vinoy Park www.3kpetwalk.org From crafts to puppy treats and a doggie day spa, there’s something for two and four-legged critters. Enjoy dog caricature artists, a pet parade and costumer contest. Fido will love the Sit n Splash Waterpark and since its downtown, there will be food!
• Oct. 9: Pinellas Opera League Opera Film
(1 pm). Safety Harbor Library, 101 2nd Ave. North.
Enjoy a DVD showing of LaForzadel Destino by Verdi starring Leontyne Price, conducted by James Levine, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Oct. 13: Sunken Garden Trip to Gainesville (7:30 am – 7 pm) Take a bus trip to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Slate Park, enjoy lunch in Micanopy, discover wicked plants and a butterfly rain forest. Reserve your spot now: 727.551.3102.
Oct. 14-15: Grand Re-Opening of the Chihuly Collection 720 Central Ave. 727.822.7872 x8 MoreanArtsCenter.org Explore the new home featuring 4,200 square feet of dedicated outdoor space, a premier retail store and an expanded temporary exhibition space that will host nationally acclaimed glass artists from around the country. On Oct. 15, you can attend an exclusive ticketed event (7 – 10 pm) and on Sat., the public re-opening kicks-off with a ribbon cutting at 9:30 am, followed by a block party.
Oct. 21 – 22: St. Petersburg Science Festival– Science In Sun (10 am – 4 pm) @Poynter Park www.StPeteSciFest.org. Big Bang fanatics will adore the artistic fighting robots, a tiny shark, MAD scientists, a sea turtle hurdle and a life size whale calf!
Oct. 28 – 29: Garden Club of St. Petersburg Annual Plant Sale (9 am – 2 pm) 500 Sunset Drive South. Find the perfect plants, used garden tools, old yard art, pots, local honey and get your tools sharpened or consult the experts. Refreshments available.
Oct. 29: Broadway Ball – Fundraiser for David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Tickets and information: 813.229.7827
Nov.4-5: Gulfport Extravaganza Crawl (9:30 am – 9 pm)
Nov. 5: Historic Kenwood Bungalow Fest (10 am – 4 pm) http://www.historickenwood.org/bungalowfest-2016. The Historic Kenwood Association in conjunction with The Artists Enclave of Historic Kenwood host “A Celebration of Art & Architecture’ Home Tour, “ one of Southwest Florida’s Premier Architectural Home Tours.
Nov. 5-6: Folkfest St. Pete (Saturday 10 am – 11 pm, Sunday 10 am – 10 pm). Central Ave between 11th and 13th www.FolkFestStPete.org. Benefits Creative Clay, this art and music festival features amazing art, music, a family area and great food!
Nov. 10-13: Blue Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit @The Palladium Theater 727.388.6682 www.blueoceanfilmfestival.org. Showcasing films that impact social issues, this respected festival brings light to the importance of our oceans and the protection we must provide to sustain them.
Nov. 16-20: Treasure Island’s Sanding Ovations Sand Sculpture Contest & Music Festival www.mytreasureisland.com. All it takes is a pile of sand, some buckets of water, and lots of imagination to build a masterpiece — at least for ten master sculptors who compete for the top prize. Enjoy the beach food court, an arts and crafts marketplace and three days of live music.
Nov. 19-20 CraftArt Festival (Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 10 am – 4 pm). Central Ave. between 4th St. & 6th St. 727.821.7391 www.FloridaCraftArt.org. Featuring some of the nation’s most established and emerging fine craft artists! Enjoy works in jewelry, clay, fiber, glass, wood, metal, paper and mixed media.
Suntan Arts Center at The Don Vista 3300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727.367.3818 www.suntanart.org
Nov. 26 – 27 – 6th Annual 100 Artists Show: (10 am – 5 pm): Art makes a great holiday gift. Discover gifted artists & enjoy food from The Hurricane and Mangia Gourmet, wine and beer while tapping your toes to The Dave Williamson Band & Pete Merrigan.
Nov. 16 – 20: El Cultura – A Festival of Creative Culture Station House, downtown St. Pete www.etcultura.com. More than 20 bands in three days at the main stage venue, plus provocative lectures and interactive sessions at this new festival.
Nov. 16: “Emerging Technologies” with Tech Immersion Room “Tech Zoo” & “Rise of Digital Art- film, art, projection mapping & virtual reality”
Nov. 17: “The Outlook of the Entrepreneurial Landscape”
Nov. 18: “Coffee and the Morning papers – all things Lit!” and “Speed Networking Session”
Nov. 17: Ambassador Of Jazz 7 pm, Muvico Theater, Sundial downtown St. Pete This documentary/film depicts the life journey of Sonny LaRosa which has many twists and turns. Produced by Barbara Bickerstaffe, Troy Bowman and Apollo Productions, the movie trailer can be viewed on YouTube under “Ambassador Of Jazz” Sonny LaRosa.
St. Petersburg Opera
727.823.2040 http://www.stpeteopera.org
• Oct. 14, 16, 18: Il Trovatore
St. Petersburg Opera’s second decade begins with Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi’s turbulent tragedy of four characters caught in a web of family ties, politics and love, seasoned with revenge and death. The characters are impelled by raw emotion and the music is as uninhibited as the emotions. The story of the troubadour of the title, his vengeance–obsessed gypsy mother, his devoted lover and her evil aristocratic pursuer is pure soap opera.
• Dec. 9: 51st Annual SILVER BELLS Gala Luncheon
“Elixir of Elegance” 11 am St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Ave., Downtown St. Petersburg: The event ushers in the holiday season in a festive setting, with entertainment by Maestro Mark Sforzini and members of the St. Petersburg Opera Company with instrumental accompaniment. The co-chairs Francesca Brusini and Linda Pugliese promise an ELEGANT afternoon with a delicious luncheon, a silent auction and fine entertainment. Contact: ursulacarroll7882@yahoo.com
MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS
Museum of Fine Arts 255 Beach Dr. NE www.fine-arts.org 727.896.2667
• Sundays: Marly Music Series (2 pm) Tickets are first-come, first-served; purchase them at www.mfastpete.org/rsvp. Admission to the entire Museum is included in ticket price. Come early and have brunch in the MFA Café.
• Oct. 2: Summer Cinema – Footloose (7 pm, movie @ dusk) Bring your blanket and join in the outdoor fun! Indulge in music, food & drink under the stars.
• Thru Nov. 13: From the Heart – Folk Art on Paper The MFA draws on its impressive collection of work by Southern self-taught artists Martha and Jim Sweeny plus art by Bill Traylor, Thornton Dial, Nellie Mae Rowe, Lonnie Holley, Juanita Rogers, Purvis Young & Dilmus Hall.
• Thru Oct. 8: Shana Moulton: Journeys Out of the Body
Shana Moulton (born in 1976) explores our obsession with self-help fads and wellness therapies, as well as consumer culture as a whole. She primarily uses video, with her alter ego Cynthia, who rarely speaks, as the protagonist. Whispering Pines 10, a one-act live-performance video opera will be presented Oct. 6, 7 pm.
• Oct. 27-Jan. 22: Our America- The Latino Presence in Latin American Art Explore how Latino artists shaped the artistic community of their day with 92 original works that delve into the history and imagination of the artists and the world that inspired them.
• Thru Oct. 30: Vantage Points: Paintings by Mernet Larsen
• Nov. 5 – Feb. 19: Jack Barrett People Watching
• Nov. 19 – March 19: The Far North – Inuit Prints and Sculpture
People and Place:
The Cultural and Natural History Center at Weedon Island Preserve 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Pete. Thurs. – Sat., 9 am – 4 pm.
This art-inspired, permanent hands-on educational exhibit that reveals the area’s history, ecology and people. Exhibits include Connecting People and Place, Uncovering Past Cultures, Understanding Culture through its Pottery, A Gallery of Memories, Mischief and Movies, Discovery of Hidden Worlds, What a Watershed Is and a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of Weedon Island artifacts.
Heritage Village 11909 125th St. N., Largo. 727.582.2123; www.pinellascounty.org/heritage
• Objects from the Turner Family Permanent Collection
Thousands of objects and archival materials spanning 100 years of family history including toys and games, glassware and china, personal accessories, pottery, clothing, furniture, artwork and items from the Belleview Biltmore Hotel showcased here.
• Pinellas Passport: – Your Ticket through Time Heritage Village
This exhibit illustrates major areas of development in Pinellas County, including coastal living with a focus on the sponge industry, agriculture featuring citrus industry artifacts, community life through newspapers and a printing press, and tourism.
The Dali Museum http://thedali.org
• Dec. 17 – April 17: Frida Kahlo at the Dali
• February – May 2017: Dali /Duchamp
• Thru Nov. 27: Ferran Adria – The Invention of Food: Widely celebrated for changing the landscape of gastronomy, renowned chef and restaurateur Ferran Adria changed cooking in the same way Salvador Dali changed art.
• Oct. 4 – Nov. 16 Ferran Adria Immersion Dinners http://thedali.org/ferran-adria-homage-dinners
A series of seven unique dining experiences in conjunction with our special exhibition Ferran Adria: The Invention of Food. Each meal serves as a one-of-a-kind homage to food innovator Adria. These exclusive dining events feature singular, chef inspired menus and wine pairings from Masciarelli Wine Company, designed to immerse you in the transformative nature of food. Seating limited, RSVP required.
• Oct. 4: Chef Michael Mina, Farm Table Kitchen at Locale Market
• Oct. 12: Chef Jeremy Duclut, Cassis American Brasserie
• Oct. 19: Chef Tyson Grant, Parkshore Grill
• Oct. 25: Chef Greg Baker, The Refinery and Fodder & Shine
• Nov. 6: Chef Fabrizio Aielli, Sea Salt
• Nov. 9: Chef Marty Blitz, Mise en Place
• Nov. 16: Chef Jeannie Pierola, Edison: food + drink lab
The Morean Center for Clay 420 22nd Street South, downtown St. Pete
One of the largest working potteries in the Southeast United States. It offers education, studio space, rotating exhibitions and gallery sales in one large, beautifully-renovated train station. It’s here you will find The Morean Center for Clay’s Artist in Residence (AIR) program, which houses six artists on an annual
work exchange basis. Each resident agrees to work a total of 15 hours a week in exchange for their studio, 24 hour studio access, firings and discounts on clay. The current AIRs include Jackie Head, Seth Charles, Kelsey Nagy, Tucker Claxton, Patrick Rademaker and Liana Agnew.
Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th Street S. downtown St. Pete
Celebrating their 25th anniversary year, USA TODAY recently named them as the #1 museum to visit in St. Petersburg – Clearwater out of a top 10 list of museums!
For the past 25 years, The Museum’s focus has been to tell the story of millions who suffered or died during the Holocaust through the personal testimonies, official documentation, photographs and artifacts of individual narratives. As we continue to hear news stories regarding the hatred and intolerance throughout our nation and the world, The FHM’s commitment to preventing future genocides by teaching through testimonies, artifacts, and lessons of the past is more important than ever.
University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa
• Through Dec. 10: Extracted
• Jan. 13 – Mar. 4: Duke Riley Flights of Fancy
OPEN CALL & CASTING NOTES
Sarasota Public Arts Call for Artists www.CallForEntry.org
Due Oct. 23: The Call to Artists for the State Street Garage is limited to artists who reside or have an office/artist studio within a 150-mile radius of the City of Sarasota. The project budget for the State Street Garage cannot exceed $100,000.
Due Oct. 31: The Call to Artists for the N. Palm Avenue/Coconut Avenue roundabout is a national Call to Artists. The project budget cannot exceed $150,000.
Tampa’s Gasparilla International Film Festival March 2 – 9, 2017
Currently accepting submissions. No deadline listed for Short Films, U.S. Narrative feature and College Student Feature Film, International Features, Made in Florida and U.S. Documentary features plus other categories. Details and the online application can be viewed at… www.withoutabox.com/login/5440
ARTS NEWS
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art – This new 80,000 SF museum is coming to the 100 block of Central Ave. and 1st Ave. So. The museum will be the permanent home of 400-500 premier works of art selected from more than 3,000 pieces collected by Tom and Mary James over the years. In addition to over 30,000 SF of gallery space, the museum will include a 2,500 SF indoor sculpture court with an indoor waterfall, a 120-seat theater, a 6,000 SF event space, premium catering kitchen, museum store and cafe. Tom and Mary James, longstanding philanthropists of the community, are investing over $50 million personally into the project, which will undoubtedly become an iconic arts destination for the city as well as the region.
Art News Compiled by Nanette Wiser