GULFPORT FESTIVALS & ARTWALK Don’t forget about Tuesday’s Fresh Market and Swing Dancing Wednesday at the Casino! • Gulfport Artwalk 1st Friday and 3rd Saturday: On March 3rd, meet featured artist Lucas Pitzen who enjoys working with reclaimed and renewable wood products and transforming them into cutting boards to finely crafted tables. 3101 Beach Blvd., www.visitgulfportflorida.com
Gulfport Springfest (4/14-15): Gulfport's 7.5 acre Clymer Park, along the Beach Blvd. transforms into an "enchanted village" inhabited by costumed faeries, sprites, gnomes, ogres and trolls. The event is free, family and pet-friendly, and open to the public. Activities and entertainment for all ages will be offered. Vendors bring live garden plants, garden art, flowers, herbs, Renaissanceperiod items, clothing, jewelry, art, hand-made crafts and more for your shopping pleasure. Assorted food and drink vendors will be on hand, and an enchanted beer garden offers adult beverages, with live music nearby, throughout the event. 5501 27th Avenue South visitgulfportflorida.com TAMPA & BEYOND Ringling College of Art & Design 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota www.ringling.edu • The elegant Glass Masters of Venice continues thru 3/25 with Barbara Basch’s docent tours Wed’s. 10:30 am.
visual analogy to his sound piece, which loops excerpts from a Warhol interview and lasts for the proverbial 15 minutes. Sony Music Entertainment sponsored the worldwide tour.
• Homage to Andy Warhol runs through 3/18. Organized and produced by Wu-Shan, Inc. (Jeff Gordon and Path Soong), this thought-provoking exhibition at the Ringling College of Art and Design features silkscreen prints and original recordings, ranging from spoken word to music and sound. It was created by a diverse roster of artists, writers and performers who knew, worked with, were associated with or were inspired by Andy Warhol. Included are Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Ivan Karp, Billy Name, Ultra Violet, Lawrence Weiner, Carter Ratcliff, John Giorno, Vincent Freemont, Alexander Heinrici, Brigid Berlin, Christopher Makos, Yura Adams, Nat Finkelstein, Connie Beckley, Susan Breen, Path Soong, and Jeff Gordon. Jeff knew and admired Warhol, first conceptualized the idea of producing recordings (spoken word, sound pieces, music) by visual artists in the early ’80s, while he was the co-owner of the Greene Street Recording Studio. The exhibition juxtaposes each artist’s 12 x 12 inch (album sized) visual image with an audio work created in homage to Warhol. For instance, Patti Smith’s poem, “Edie,” muses on the life and death of Warhol Superstar Edie Sedgwick. Nat Finkelstein’s screen printed photograph shows Warhol and Dylan in the Factory with one of Warhol’s Elvis paintings in the background. In his song, “When I Paint My Masterpiece,” Dylan critiques the Warholian notion of fame and success. Gordon’s screen print modifies one of Warhol’s Brillo Box sculptures as a
ARTS NEWS Capital Fundraising Campaign for Creative Clay: As Creative Clay enters its 22nd year serving the Tampa Bay area through programs that make the arts accessible to all, the non-profit is looking to the future with an impending move, enhancement and expansion of programming, and the launch of “The 2017 Project: Securing Our Future.” Donations to Creative Clay’s capital campaign will allow for increased quality programming, improved execution of services and an enhanced creative space that meets the needs of its artists as well as: • Raise $100,000 for our build out and renovations. • Increase the number of individuals the non-profit can serve as a result of gaining more physical space. • Allow for more programming to occur under one roof vs. renting space at an off-site location to accommodate classes of artists. • Allow for its “Around the World” Summer Camp to be held on-site vs. an alternative location, and in an area specially designed for young campers, with dedicated lunch space and outdoor play area. • Additional ADA-approved restrooms. • In June, Creative Clay will move its headquarters form St. Petersburg’s EDGE District, to 1846 First Ave. S in the Grand Central District. This new space boasts an additional 1000 square feet more than their current location, allowing them to expand their Community Arts Program. FYI: CEO Kim Dohrman, kim@creativeclay.org. www.creativeclay.org.
St. Petersburg Opera Guild’s Annual 45th High School Vocal Competition Winners: Remember these young talents who were part of the amazing eighteen high school singers from Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. They competed before three adjudicators: Dr. Warren Jaworski, Associate Professor of Voice at USF; Ron Emery of Tampa and Tony Dillon who has appeared on many opera stages including St. Petersburg Opera. Tony currently lives in Clearwater.
• First Place Winner (above) - Sarah Johnson, a resident of Largo, a homeschooled sophomore is a vocal student of Linda Switzer of Tampa. • Second Place Winner Amanda McAllister, a resident of St. Petersburg, is a senior at Gibbs HS. She is a vocal student of Dawn Eubanks. • Third Place Winner - Julie LaPierre, a resident of Oldsmar, is a sophomore at Eastlake High School. She is a vocal student of Linda Switzer. • Honorable Mentions: Cameryn Valiente of Blake HS in Tampa, and Tatiana Becklund of Eastlake High School in Oldsmar. Palm Harbor Museum Re-Opens: If you like Heritage Village, you’ll want to take a roadtrip to see this jewel. With a beautiful facelift and refurbishing, this charming historical and heritage museum is better than ever. 2043 Curlew Rd. Palm Harbor www.palmharbormuseum.com PN
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