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Art and the
Animal
St. Petersburg. The new James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg is hosting
“Art and the Animal,” the first show in its almost 4,000-square-foot James Special
Exhibitions gallery in partnership with the Society of Animal Artists. The society
has selected 125 paintings and sculptures for display in its 58th annual exhibit.
Most of the works on display are for sale at prices that start at $250 and top out
at $40,000. The exhibit will be open until October 23rd. The James Museum at 150
Central Ave. is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with additional hours until 8 p.m.
on Tuesdays.
St. Pete Glitter
Queens Ball
Paul Stankard’s “Honeycomb Orb”
is among the glass paperweights
on display through January 13th
at the Imagine Museum in
The seventh annual Royal Ball for the St. Pete Glitter
Queens will be held on Friday, September 28th at the
St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater. This year’s theme
is “Copa Caliente: A Night in Old Havana.” The ball
will benefit Starting Right, Now, which works to end
homelessness for youth by providing mentoring, a stable
home and by teaching financial literacy and life skills.
This is a great evening of dinner, dancing and an auction
for a great cause. For tickets, sponsorships or to make a
donation, visit stpeteglitterqueens.org. 9 The St. Pete Glitter Queens are known as “a social krewe with a giving heart.”
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Unseen
Worlds
Nature-themed glass paperweights
by Paul Stankard are on
display at the Imagine Museum,
a new museum that opened in
January at 1901 Central Ave.
in St. Petersburg. Glass artist
Stankard was born in 1943, grew
up the second of nine children in
Massachusetts, and studied glass
blowing at Salem Community
College before becoming a fulltime
artist. He is considered to be
a living master in paperweight
art. He cites the poetry of Walt
Whitman as a major influence in his
intricate works of glass. For exhibit
information, call (727) 300-1700 or
visit imaginemuseum.com.
Peak at Daybreak by
Julia Rogers is on display at
the new James Museum in
downtown St. Petersburg in the
58th annual exhibition of the
Society of Animal Artists.
Cooters Crab Fest
Cooters Restaurant and Bar on Clearwater
Beach will have its 25th annual Crab Fest
from October 25th through October 28th to
celebrate the opening of stone crab season,
featuring live music, food and drink specials
and off-the-boat stone crabs, along with king
crabs, snow crabs and Dungeness crab legs at
discounted prices. The stone crab claws will
be served hot with drawn butter, or cold with
Cooters special house-made sauce. Don’t miss
this chance to enjoy a favorite culinary treat.