In his new novel, ‘Fish Kill,’ Dennis Mitch Maley frolics in the world of Florida

The Bradenton Times editor will sign copies at the Jack Kerouac House’s Underground Book Fair next weekend.

by David Warner May 20, 2026May 21, 2026

Mitch Maley will be signing copies of “Fish Kill” at the Kerouac House, 5169 10th Ave. N., St. Petersburg on Saturday, May 30, from 12-4 p.m.

A photo of a blonde woman posing next to a pole with "Impulse Pole Dance" written on the wall behind her; collaged next to an outdoor display of books including "Whipping Girl" from Pages and Perks

Arts & Entertainment

St. Pete pole dancers collab with local bookseller for ‘Booty, Books + Bubbles Party’

Pages & Perks will be at Impulse Studios for this very sexy Saturday.

by Selene San Felice May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

A tattoo flash sheet by Harley Babst featuring ten different colorful Florida bird illustrations drawn in a traditional American tattoo style against a white background.

Arts & Entertainment

A St. Pete artist is tattooing every Florida bird to make a field guide

Harley Babst, AKA Grouchy Goblin Ink, wants to tattoo 300 birds regularly seen in the Florida wilderness.

by Valerie Smith and The Sapphic Sun May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

A hardback and a paperback of "Liberating Abortion" posed against a lush green background.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay Abortion Fund hosts book talk in Tampa next week

The co-author of ‘Liberating Abortion’ will be at Black English Bookstore on Monday.

by Selene San Felice May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

World’s largest collection of privately-owned Banksy artwork coming to Tampa

The collection, which is estimated to be worth $35 million, includes some of Banksy’s most famous pieces.

by Colin Wolf April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

bookshelves accented in pink at Steamy Lit in Tampa

Arts & Entertainment

Steamy Lit hosts a romance book fest in Largo this weekend

There will be plenty of happy endings at Largo Public Library on Saturday.

by Selene San Felice April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

People standing in line at Tarpon Springs Book Festival outdoor event in front of a tent with a sign for The Gilded Page bookstore.

Arts & Entertainment

Tarpon Springs Book Festival leads Indie Bookstore Day events

And all the best bookish happenings April 16-May 2.

by Maroon Stranger April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

An oval-shaped mixed media artwork featuring a landscape scene of a lake and trees, created by weaving together strips of painted material.

Arts & Entertainment

Morean Arts Center celebrates a decade of ‘Fresh Squeezed’ local art

The program’s newest crop of Florida artists display works starting this weekend.

by Laura Troyer April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Bill Nelson giving a presentation on a brightly lit stage in front of a large screen displaying Earth from space.

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Florida Studies Book Festival brings acclaimed authors to St. Pete this weekend

Pulitzer Prize-winner Gilbert King closes the festival with a discussion of his 2025 book, “Bone Valley.”

by Jasmin Parrado April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

A gallery visitor seen from behind, wearing over-ear headphones and watching a video installation on a flat-screen monitor. The screen displays a grainy image of a small building at night. A yellow and white striped fabric draped with a gold chain hangs behind the monitor on the white gallery wall.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Nothing To See Here’: Tempus Projects opens two new art shows in Ybor City [PHOTOS]

by Ray Roa and Dave Decker April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Production still from 'The Shark Is Broken' at Jobsite Theater. From left to right: Christopher Marshall (as Roy Scheider) reads a newspaper, Cody Farkas (as Richard Dreyfuss) sits at the center of a wooden table with a bottle, and Paul Potenza (as Robert Shaw) laughs while holding a drink. They are seated in the wood-paneled galley of a boat with blue-tinted windows in the background, captured during a March 2026 rehearsal in Tampa.

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Review: Tampa’s Jobsite Theater may have netted a spring blockbuster with ‘The Shark Is Broken’

It’s a terrifically entertaining, impeccably cast 90-minute comedy-drama starring three of Tampa Bay’s best actors.

by David Warner March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Two actors engaging in a dramatic scene on a dimly lit stage during a rehearsal of The Studio@620's 'Julius Caesar.'

Arts & Entertainment

Gender-swapped ‘Julius Caesar’ sells out premiere in St. Pete

The Studio@620 production runs March 12-22.

by Laura Troyer and Selene San Felice March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

A pink-painted vintage apartment building in downtown St. Petersburg features a large white mural reading 'Art is the ultimate luxury' with hibiscus flowers, created as a temporary installation before the 1920s-era affordable housing is demolished for the 29-story Roche Bobois luxury condo tower.

Arts & Entertainment

St. Pete Razing frames downtown’s pink paint job as ceremonial humiliation [PHOTOS]

by Laura Troyer March 7, 2026March 9, 2026

An artistic underwater maternity portrait of a pregnant woman posing gracefully in a flowing lavender dress.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa photographer turns backyard spring into underwater portrait studio

At her private Seminole Heights spring, Jen Naugle captures the beauty of women in transition.

by Laura Troyer March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

A smiling woman with arm tattoos standing next to a brightly colored, highly textured art car at Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.

Arts & Entertainment

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts returns to Tampa this weekend

Dennis Phillips MCs the 56th annual arts show and competition.

by Selene San Felice February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

A vibrant outdoor shot of three drag performers. In the center foreground, a drag queen wearing a voluminous green wig, an iridescent blue and purple metallic dress, and reflective alien-eye sunglasses stands with arms wide open, shouting or singing to the crowd. Behind them, two backup performers in similar metallic outfits with purple and yellow wigs are partially visible. To the left stands a tall black-and-white checkered racing flag, and in the background is a starting-line archway with a banner reading 'DRAG RACE'.

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Photos: Everyone we saw cruising through Winter Pride’s drag race

From ‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race’ stars to smurf daddies.

by Dave Decker and Selene San Felice February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

A brightly colored store display titled 'Sugar Rush' filled with fake candy and chocolate bars made entirely of felt.

Arts & Entertainment

There’s still time to get some of Lucy Sparrow’s ‘Sugar Rush’ felt sweets in St. Pete

FloridaRama keeps the felt candy and grocery exhibit going this spring.

by Kailey Aiken February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

A young artist posing playfully behind a table filled with original prints and zines at a library for St. Pete Zine Fest.

Arts & Entertainment

St. Pete Zine Fest highlights underground artists and media makers

All the cool kids will be at SPC-Gibbs library this weekend.

by Selene San Felice February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

Art Week Tampa offers a deep dive into the city’s creative scene

Celebrations started downtown today and go through Sunday.

by Selene San Felice February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay Bucs unveil giant 3D chalk mural for Black History Month

Laura Thomas’ latest work won’t be there forever.

By Avery Anderson/Adam Bounds and Tampa Bay Arts PassportFebruary 16, 2026February 16, 2026

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In his new novel, ‘Fish Kill,’ Dennis Mitch Maley frolics in the world of Florida

St. Pete pole dancers collab with local bookseller for ‘Booty, Books + Bubbles Party’

A St. Pete artist is tattooing every Florida bird to make a field guide

Tampa Bay Abortion Fund hosts book talk in Tampa next week

World’s largest collection of privately-owned Banksy artwork coming to Tampa

Steamy Lit hosts a romance book fest in Largo this weekend

Tarpon Springs Book Festival leads Indie Bookstore Day events

Morean Arts Center celebrates a decade of ‘Fresh Squeezed’ local art

Florida Studies Book Festival brings acclaimed authors to St. Pete this weekend

‘Nothing To See Here’: Tempus Projects opens two new art shows in Ybor City [PHOTOS]

Review: Tampa’s Jobsite Theater may have netted a spring blockbuster with ‘The Shark Is Broken’

Gender-swapped ‘Julius Caesar’ sells out premiere in St. Pete

St. Pete Razing frames downtown’s pink paint job as ceremonial humiliation [PHOTOS]

Tampa photographer turns backyard spring into underwater portrait studio

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts returns to Tampa this weekend

Photos: Everyone we saw cruising through Winter Pride’s drag race

There’s still time to get some of Lucy Sparrow’s ‘Sugar Rush’ felt sweets in St. Pete

St. Pete Zine Fest highlights underground artists and media makers

Art Week Tampa offers a deep dive into the city’s creative scene

Tampa Bay Bucs unveil giant 3D chalk mural for Black History Month

Tampa art scene staples open new ‘General Admission’ gallery on Thursday

Photos: Dyke Night St. Pete’s goth party sells out at Crowbar

Photos: Everyone we saw when ‘Premier League Mornings Live’ took over Tampa last weekend

He was rizzin’: Photos from the ‘Hunky Jesus & Foxy Mary’ contest at St. Pete’s Wet Spot pool bar