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Stephen Riordan directs ‘Venus in Fur’ at The Studio@620

2 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Bill DeYoung

This week delivers the debut of St. Petersburg’s latest theater company, Dead Canary, whose artistic director and co-founder has been a familiar name and face on the local stage scene for years. He’s Stephen Riordan, and he’s directing the company’s first show, David Ives’ sexy, scintillating and sometimes scary Venus in Fur, opening Thursday at Dead Canary’s home base, The Studio @620. First, that name. Riordan says he and his partners wanted something that suggested immediate action.
Five ways to give back and get involved in St. Pete

4 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Jake Hamilton

Join Stewards of Our Urban Lakes (SOUL) and Keep Pinellas Beautiful (KPB) for a rewarding and enriching morning of community service towards improvement at Crescent Lake. Volunteers will assist with a variety of tasks at this site including lake debris removal, invasive vegetation removal, native plant installation and water sample collection. We look forward to working with you to restore this local habitat!This event takes place Saturday, May 31 at 8:30 a.m. at Crescent Lake Park.
Hello, cello: A conversation with musical innovator Hauser

5 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Bill DeYoung

Although the phrase might seem oxymoronic in the extreme, Stjepan Hauser is a rock star with a cello. Hauser (last name only, please) tours the world with a stage show that presents the cello (both the iconic acoustic model and its electrified, body-less cousin) as the centerpiece in an flashy stage spectacle, with a seven-piece, fully-amplified band, singers, special effects and a whole lotta high energy. He’ll play the BayCare Sound May 17 (find tickets here).
Local startup ecosystem pioneer launches hospitality collective

5 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Mark Parker

Allie Felix has spent the past seven years fostering Tampa Bay’s startup and innovation ecosystem. She will now use that experience to propel a new venture. Felix has launched Goldia Group, a hospitality collective dedicated to cultivating community-focused businesses.
Free Clinic relocation jeopardizes food desert’s lone grocer

5 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Mark Parker

A popular neighborhood grocer in South St. Petersburg faces demolition as, ironically, a local nonprofit plans to transform the property into a food pantry and social services hub. Mairs Grocery, which also offers hot meals, has been a vital part of the underserved Harbordale neighborhood for over 24 years. The St. Petersburg Free Clinic (SPFC) is under contract to purchase the store and adjacent Badcock Furniture site at 2200 Dr. MLK Jr. St. S.
Tampa Bay Tech’s poweredUp event is May 14

5 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Michael Connor

Tampa Bay Tech will host its annual poweredUp Tampa Bay Tech Festival May 14, at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. Every year, the event brings tech professionals, enthusiasts and students together, providing them with opportunities to meet industry leaders and learn about new innovations. Arnie Bellini, co-founder and former CEO of Tampa-based ConnectWise, is scheduled to deliver keynote remarks at the 11 a.m.-6 p.m. event.
Arts Alive! podcast: Creating Jobsite’s ‘Butterfly’

5 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Bill DeYoung

The latest production from Tampa’s Jobsite Theater is a low-key, minimalist interpretation of a play written by a Spanish poet over 100 years ago. Frederico Garcia Lorca’s The Butterfly’s Evil Spell, an English translation of his very first theatrical work, El maleficio de la mariposa, opens tonight in the Shimberg Playhouse, the intimate black box theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Today’s guests are Jobsite artistic director David M.
St. Pete sister swims Saturday for cancer research

6 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Chelsea Rivera

At most swim meets, people applauding from the sidelines are rooting for athletes chasing records or defeating fierce opponents. At Saturday’s Swim Across America event, to be held at Spa Beach in St. Pete, Francesca “Frankie” Grieco-Routh will be cheering for a different sort of victory – beating cancer. Frankie’s 11-year-old sister Emmersan (“Emmie”) will be competing in the half-mile open water swim in honor of her sibling, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at age 3.
PSTA approves $5 million grant for Tampa Bay ferries

6 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Mark Parker

Pinellas County transportation officials plan to purchase up to two high-speed vessels, which they would then lease to a private operator for an enhanced ferry service between St. Petersburg and Tampa. An unused $4.86 million federal grant approaching its termination date would fund the acquisition. Brad Miller, CEO of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), said owning the vessels would reduce hourly operating costs by hundreds of dollars.
Weekend spotlight: The hard stuff and the softer touch

6 days ago | stpetecatalyst.com | Bill DeYoung

Tonight at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre (Tampa): Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is the common denominator for Sessanta V 2.0: His other bands, Puscifier and a Perfect Circle, are both on the show, along with Primus. The trick: All three hard-rocking bands swap musicians throughout the concert. “There are people who are going to see it, and it’ll change their idea of what a show is supposed to look like,” Keenan told Richmond’s RVAmag.com.