Thank you for being a fan The Golden Girls are back and better than ever with a brand-new stage show that’s more exciting than a trip to the Rusty Anchor. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue arrives at the Straz 3/22-24. VIP photo add-on experience available. https://bit.ly/golden-straz
Clang, clang, clang The St. Petersburg Museum of History hosts monthly trolley tours on the first Saturday of each month departing the museum at 9am. Reservations required. https://bit.ly/spmoh
Hop on the Star Trolley for the SHINE Mural Tour and celebrate the St. Pete Arts Alliance treasure year-round. The monthly two-and-a-half-hour tour includes a complimentary craft beer at Bayboro Brewing. https://bit.ly/star-trolley
Get happy The history museum is also home to Happy Hour with the Historian on the second Thursday of the month at 6pm. Upcoming speakers include Gwendolyn Reese, Tiffany Faykus, Dr. Lu Vickers, and more. https://bit.ly/2024-historians
Read all abOUT it ReadOUT Festival of LGBTQ Literature returns for its seventh year 2/16-18. Attend in person at Artists of Elements: the Gathering Space in St. Pete or virtually over Zoom. The festival also features evening events at the Hickman Theater in Gulfport: a Friday 18+ drag show benefit and a Saturday concert by Tret Fure. https://bit.ly/readout-gulfport
Gulfport-based LGBTQ Resource Center received its third $10,000 grant from Florida Humanities to help fund ReadOUT. The Gulfport-based nonprofit also received funding for its SpeakOut series in 2022-23. https://bit.ly/gulfport-lgbtq
GALAxy American Stage presents its Gala for the Stars at The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art on 2/23 6-10pm. The glamorous evening includes Tymisha Harris as Josephine Baker. https://bit.ly/stage-gala
Movie night Gulf Coast Artists’ Alliance presents Monday Night at the Movies presents The Art Of Making It, Kelcy Edwards’ documentary that delves into the lives of up-and-coming artists, exploring who gets to make it and how. 2/26 7-9pm at St. Pete ArtWorks. https://bit.ly/gcaa-classes
Science = Art Discover The Overview Effect at the Museum of Fine Arts, a presentation by Jane Poynter, designer and inhabitant of Biosphere 2. 2/22, 6-7pm. https://bit.ly/mfa-effect
While at the MFA check out the work of Claudia Peña Salinas, a research-based artist whose work blends references to architectural minimalism with ancient Mesoamerican history and craft. On view through 6/30. https://bit.ly/mfa-salinas
Pix clicks Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate Mikhail Mansion’s new exhibition, Nature Pix, opens at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas on 2/22 with a reception from 6-8pm. The show, which combines code and electronics to explore nature’s voice through art, continues through 4/21. https://bit.ly/nature-pix
Creative Pinellas has a new CEO, Margaret Murray. Murray is well-known for her strong advocacy of the arts in Pinellas County and beyond, with a professional history of providing visionary arts leadership for organizations such as the Museum of Fine Arts, freeFall Theatre, and the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. https://bit.ly/creative-pinellas
It’s the real thing Since its inception in the late 19th century, Coca-Cola has used advertising campaigns that have captured the essence of joy, friendship, and refreshment. Remember Santa Claus or the polar bear family enjoying a Coke? One of the earliest ads 1890s featured a pretty girl in formal 19th-century attire.
Walk this way Witness the wild side of teen designers as they walk the runway in their Dalí-inspired fashions created in this year’s Fashion Design at The Dalí program. Gibbs High School 2/24 5:30pm. Winning designs will be on display at the Florida Craft Art Gallery through 3/17. https://bit.ly/dali-runway-2024
Dip your pen Extraordinary bronze inkwells designed by “Tiffany Girl” Clara Driscoll are now on display at The Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM). These inkstands demonstrate Tiffany Studios’ ability to transform a standard desk accessory into something to be treasured by its owner. www.museumaacm.org
Celebrate the the only museum dedicated to the Arts and Crafts movement at MAACM’s first annual gala with an artfully prepared dinner, craft cocktails, live auction and more, all benefiting MAACM’s education programs. https://bit.ly/maacm-gala