DUNEDIN - For many years, the Dunedin Fine Art Center has presented a double bill featuring two arty events: contain it!, in which hand-selected artists rework the interior of PODS containers; and Trashy Treasures, a fabulous art garage sale.
Why not make it a triple-header?
This year, DFAC will add Eat This! to the mix, creating an imaginative trifecta of artistic events.
Trashy Treasures, contain it! And Eat This! kicks off Friday, Feb. 10, with a party and silent auction, at the center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. Admission is $5. The exhibition opens to the public Saturday, Feb. 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
The newest component of the annual fringe arts festival, Eat This!, will feature a variety of food trucks selling enticing cuisine. Participating in the food truck rally will be Ballers Traveling Bistro, FoodeeZ Mobile Catering, La Creperia Café with crepes to go, Michelle Faedo’s On The Go, Tamales and South Of The Border and Wicked Wiches.
“Trashy Treasures runs indoors and contain it! outdoors, so art lovers and buyers were already getting two events for the price of one,” said Ken Hannon, DFAC’s associate executive director, in a press release. “The addition of Eat This! makes it a tasty triple header.”
The food trucks will serve up breakfast fare on Saturday, Feb. 11, beginning at 9 a.m.
LARGO - Say goodbye to the Armed Forces Military Museum and hello to the Armed Forces History Museum.
At a press conference Feb. 8, the museum’s founder and president, John Piazza, Sr., announced the name change and said that the museum will broaden its focus to include the ecological and social as well as military factors that influenced our history.
“We believe it is very important to broaden our scope and not just concentrate on the military aspects of our history,” said Piazza, who opened the 50,000 square-foot museum at 2050 34th Way N. in 2006, after operating it out of a trailer for a decade.
DUNEDIN - Dunedin Fine Arts Center continues its Coffee and Conversation series Thursday, Feb. 9, noon, as artist Mitchell Kolbe discusses his work in plein air painting and sculpture work in the studio.
Kolbe is a native North Carolinian. He has worked professionally as an artist since age 15. As a senior in high school, Kolbe was one of 10 chosen nationally to receive a scholarship in 1973-1976 to study at the prestigious Art Students League in New York City.
Nine months after completing his studies at the league, Kolbe had his first one-man show. Work soon followed in the field of graphics, illustration, muralist, sculpture and fine artist. By 1980 Kolbe was doing less commercial work and concentrating more on fine art and sculpture. In 1983 he moved to Florida.
Kolbe is best known locally as the creator of the Greek Orthodox statue of the Epiphany cross diver in Tarpon Springs. Other works include the Florida State Governors Club, restoration work of the Atlanta Cyclorama, murals at Kennedy Space Center and sculptures for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Kolbe teaches at the Dunedin Fine Art Center and has recently been painting in outdoor events throughout the state known as plein air events.
DUNEDIN - Stirling Art Studios showcases local talent in conjunction with Dunedin’s second Friday Art and Wine Walk from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The featured artists of the evening are Anna Hamilton, the "Dogedin" mural artist and Jonathan Harvey, known for his stunning beaded lamps that adorn Casa Tina's and his painted silk pieces.
Anna will be surprising you with her abstract plaster canvases. They are a variety of colors and textures that will intrigue your mind and senses.
Also showing are selected works from the Stirling artist group, including Steve Spathelf, Karen Baker, Rolando Giustini, Noriko Kuehn, Ronald Brischetto, Chris Fredrick, Claudia Sanders,Lori Wallace Lloyd, Minature Art Society of Florida, Brooke Allison, Nancy Ping, Viv Ruegger, and Bette Saiberlich.
GULFPORT - The schork~munsell studios is celebrating St. Valentine’s Day with their first group show, Ars Erotica, on Sunday, Feb. 12.
In collaboration with neighboring artists Owen Pach Glass and Victory Body Art, Jonathan Schork & Ciara Carinci are transforming their end of Gulfport’s Artists’ Alley, off 29th Avenue South at Beach Boulevard, into a complete arts event.
Starting at noon, the Artists’ Alley Cooperative will be offering foundry and smithing demonstrations as well as a full inventory of blown glass at Owen Pach Glass; a collection of erotic & romantic art in photographs, paintings, jewelry, sculpture and other media by a varied stable of participating artists at the schork~munsell studios; and body painting by Victoria Wenner.
Live music is expected in the evening, and light snacks and refreshments will be offered until supplies run out.
Caddy's on the Beach - 9000 West Gulf Blvd. Treasure Island Jake MacKey, 1-5 p.m.; Lori Cherry Band, 6-10 p.m. Call 727-360-4993 or visit www.caddysotb.com.
Cuso's Club & Cantina - 2405 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach Sweet Spot, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Call 727-596-5633.
Gators on the Pass - 12754 Kingfish Drive, Treasure Island Cliff Casady 1-5 p.m.; Out of Control Band 5-9 p.m.; Martha Quinn, 9:30 p.m. to close. Call 727-367-8951 or visit gatorscafe.com.
Mako's on the Rocks - 14450 Walsingham Road, Largo Dinner for Two Band, 10 p.m. Call 727-595-MAKO (6256) or .visit makosontherocks.com.
Porpoise Pub - 8701 Seminole Boulevard, Seminole North 2 South, 9 p.m. Call 727-393-7616 or visit www.screwielouiesbarandgrille.com.
The Brown Boxer - 483 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater Beach The Flats, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Pelican Walk Shopping Center, Call 727-441-6000 or visit www.thebrownboxer.com.
Two Buks - 1915 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater Stormbringer, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Call 442-0812 or visit www.twobuks.com.
• Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
Caddy's on the Beach - 9000 West Gulf Blvd. Treasure Island Spy vs Spy, noon-5 p.m.; Chocolate Covered Cherries, 6-10 p.m. Call 727-360-4993 or visit www.caddysotb.com.
Gators on the Pass - 12754 Kingfish Drive, Treasure Island Warren Buckingham 1-5 p.m. Call 727-367-8951 or visit gatorscafe.com.
The Ageing Still - 11561 Walsingham Road, Largo Open Jam, 10 p.m. Call 727-581-5466.
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