Property Lines: ‘Native Gardens’ at Off-Central Players
A neighborly disagreement erupts into all-out war in The Off-Central Players’ production of Karen Zacarias’s clever comedy “Native Gardens.”
Arts
Gulfport Photographer Goes Around the World in Five Decades
Gulfport photographer Jude Bagatti brings five decades worth of photography from all seven continents to Gulfport in a unique show at the Hickman Theater lobby.
St. Pete’s Banned Books Library
On Feb. 18, American Stage, Keep St. Pete Lit, and Tombolo Books band together to open a banned book library free for anyone to use.
Thrifted Books Carved Into Art
Ted Wray quit performing music to pursue his passion of book sculpting. For the past 10 years, he carved thrifted books into magical pieces of art.
ReadOut: Gulfport’s LGBTQ Literature Festival
On Feb. 17-19, ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature returns for its sixth year in Gulfport with more authors than before. The Gabber talked with Board President Susan Gore and Tampa Bay authors Gloria Muñoz and Sheree Greer about the festival this year.
‘The Laramie Project’ is Compelling and Heartbreaking
One takeaway at the show’s end is not “this was a terrible tragedy in a town that didn’t welcome gay people” but “this was a terrible tragedy because the town was not honest enough about who they were.”
In light of contemporary Florida politics, perhaps that’s a lesson many communities should heed in advance of another tragedy.
Lifetime Movie ‘Moonlight Bay’ Films in Gulfport
The Lifetime movie ‘Moonlight Bay’ filmed in Gulfport last week, this week, and will film more next week. The rom com has no release date yet.
‘The Agitators’ at freeFall
Susan B. Anthony, white Quaker, abolitionist, and champion of women’s suffrage. Frederick Douglass, formerly enslaved Black man, renowned orator, champion of Black men’s suffrage. Their decades-long friendship is the subject of Mat Smart’s ‘The Agitators’ at freeFall Theatre.
Impactful Art at Gulfport’s DRV Gallery
The DRV Gallery owned by Gulfport resident Deserie Valloreo hosted an exhibit that gives back to her community. From Jan. 19-Feb. 2, the Art for a Cause exhibited strong conceptual pieces, with portion of each sale going to a nonprofit of the artist’s choosing.
‘Crimes of the Heart’: Sometimes You Just Have To Laugh
Beth Henley’s darkly comic sensibility suffuses her Pulitzer-winning comedy/drama, in which three sisters in a small Mississippi town contend with the ramifications of “a really bad day.”
Baskets and Blooms: Ikebana in Treasure Island
Treasure Island Community Center holds the 15th annual Ikebana exhibition Jan. 21-22. The chairperson of the exhibition spoke with The Gabber about what to expect.
Student Photojournalism Exhibit in St. Pete This Weekend
‘Through Our Eyes: Midtown and Beyond’, Jan. 13-14 at Studio@620, showcases photojournalism from Melrose Elementary, John Hopkins Middle, and Lakewood High School.
