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Whenever a long-running media franchise spawns a new incarnation, it’s bound cause dissention amongst the ranks. Fans can be fanatical at times, and when a new creative team comes along and gives their beloved characters a makeover, it’s not unusual to hear disparagement and denunciation. So…

CLEARWATER — “Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock & Roll Part IV” will come to Pinellas Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.

CLEARWATER — Ruth Eckerd Hall’s 2020-21 Broadway Series will include multiple Tony Award-winners “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” and “Jersey Boys” along with a full lineup of other favorites.

ST. PETERSBURG – As the world continues to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, preparations are underway at American Stage for the theater’s virtual return.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Movie theaters are temporarily closed. Many film releases have been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. The following films are scheduled to be released via video on demand.

CLEARWATER – The Travelin’ McCourys will take the stage Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.

TAMPA — It’s official: Opera Tampa will continue its long custom of producing world-class grand opera in the Tampa Bay area.

One of the most common questions I see posed by novice writers when seeking guidance from an established author in the field is about the creative process: Do you outline your story before you start writing? The quick, simple answer is yes, of course. In reality, though, it’s more complicated.

CLEARWATER — Multiple Grammy Award-winner Keb’ Mo’ will perform Sunday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.

CLEARWATER – The Grammy Award winning band the SteelDrivers will play Friday, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Movie theaters are temporarily closed. Many film releases have been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. The following films are scheduled to be released via video on demand.

Call me a glutton for punishment, but during these troubled times — with a pandemic creating social, political and economic chaos and the threat of infection hidden in every cough, on every doorknob and even in the adjoining office cubicle of your asymptomatic coworker — I can’t help but fin…

ST. PETERSBURG — Chart-topping, award-winning hip-hop artist and creative KB — born Kevin Burgess — is celebrating the launch of a new joint partnership with Sony Music with the release of a new single.

CLEARWATER — Right in the middle of the 2019-20 season, theater lights around the world dimmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But you know what they say: “The show must go on.”

CLEARWATER — Pablo Cruise will perform Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m., at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Movie theaters are temporarily closed. Many film releases have been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. The following films are scheduled to be released via video on demand.

If you’re a housebound traveler looking for somewhere new to explore from the comfort of your sofa, you are in luck.

Here in the middle of a pandemic, it’s easy to latch on to certain elements of a film or television show and draw parallels between art and reality. Don’t get me wrong: “The Willoughbys” has absolutely nothing to do with infectious disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome, or the severe gl…

CLEARWATER — The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall will present its first ever virtual talent show.

National Theatre at Home is making a different production available to view online via the theatre’s YouTube channel each week while their venues are closed, and members of the freeFall artistic staff are taking advantage of the program to host weekly discussion groups online.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Movie theaters are temporarily closed. Many film releases have been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. The following films are scheduled to be released via video on demand.

When I was a kid, every Friday evening my parents would visit Haslam’s Book Store — that venerable old business on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg — and I would wander off down the seemingly endless aisles and gaze up in wonder at the towers of dusty tomes stacked to the ceiling. I was cert…

ST. PETERSBURG — In accordance with health and government guidelines, the Florida Orchestra announced April 20 that it will cancel the rest of its concerts through the end of the season in May to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Tampa Bay.

ST. PETERSBURG – As a special thank you to the Tampa Bay community for its continued support, Florida Orchestra musicians have come together for a virtual performance video that shares the unleashed joy of the finale to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

CLEARWATER – Pop music icon Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will return next year to Clearwater for two shows at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Many movie theaters have either closed or are running at limited capacity. Many film releases have been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. The following films are scheduled to be released via video on demand.

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Timing is everything. When Neasa Hardiman — who wrote the screenplay and directed the science fiction thriller film “Sea Fever” — started working on this project, she had no idea it would be officially unleashed upon a world struggling with the challenges of a pandemic.

CLEARWATER – Grammy Award-winners Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will perform Wednesday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the film industry. Many movie theaters have either closed or are running at limited capacity. Many film releases have been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. The following films are scheduled to be released via video on demand.

GULFPORT — It’s only been a few months since legendary folk singer-songwriter John Prine appeared on the stage at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall delighting his devoted fans with an engaging setlist of songs — some sad, all honest — and endearing observations.

Sometimes, setting peculiar stories against an aesthetically pleasing backdrop helps to establish a stylized narrative. In “Tales from the Loop,” the environment plays a critical role with its bucolic scenery and idyllic small-town charm punctuated by odd bits of high-tech debris scattered a…

TAMPA — Jobsite Theater, already amid suspension of their production of “Doubt, A Parable,” announced that it has canceled both Bertolt Brecht’s “The Resistible Rise of Artuo Ui” and “Rajiv Joseph’s “Animals Out of Paper” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ST. PETERSBURG — American Stage recently launched its PSA initiative, repurposing staff expertise to benefit and enrich local and national communities.

CLEARWATER — Celtic Thunder will storm onto the stage Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.

In recognition of Earth Month, Disney+ will release the Disneynature film “Elephant,” narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, April 3 alongside previously announced “Dolphin Reef,” with narration by Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman.

CLEARWATER — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Anderson will perform Friday, July 3, 8 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.