A close-up outdoor portrait of a person with short, light hair, wearing a patterned crop top, round mirrored sunglasses, and layered pearl necklaces. They are holding a brass saxophone on their shoulders in front of a shaded, forested background. — Zeta The Babe Credit: Zee Hollingsworth / Facebook

Palladium Theater, especially its basement cabaret, is an exemplar of community. It regularly hosts homegrown talent and this week welcomes Zeta the Babe who hosts a vulnerable open-mic style narrative show that benefits The Studio @620.

The gig couldn’t have come at a better time either. Just this month, the Pinellas County Commission approved $2.5 million from tourist tax dollars for the 100-year-old former church’s renovation that will cost $13 million. Palladium’s Executive Director Paul Wilborn told St. Pete Catalyst that about $10.8 million is in hand, from private donors, the State of Florida and the City of St. Petersburg.

Tickets to see Zeta the Babe play Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg are still available and start at $25.