May 16 Monday
Get Ready for Creative Pinellas’ 2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition featuring the energized and ready to emerge grantees of 2022. Join us for a diverse exhibition of work from the ten exceptional artists chosen for this year’s Emerging Artist Grant. This sixth annual exhibition features original work by artists awarded grants from Creative Pinellas: Dorian Angello, Adam and Kayte Bush, Jon Ditty, Alex Kaufman, Teresa Mandala, Rachel Ratcliff, Heather Rippert, Ashley Rivers, Ketsy Ruiz, and Margherita Tibaldo. Don’t miss this special opportunity to experience and purchase amazing artwork from these up-and-coming artists!
Join us for an interactive community-curated exhibition to memorialize and honor those who have passed away over the last two years from Covid and other causes. Conceived as a way to use the arts to help our community heal, the exhibition features crafts, writing, photography, and other memorabilia from those being remembered, including the artwork of arts administrator Suzanne Ruley. Don’t miss this special opportunity to get to know and carry on the legacy of those who are no longer with us. “THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND: Grief, Discovery, and Remembrance” will open with a reception and program on Thursday, May 12 from 6-8pm and run through June 26.
The Florida Department of Elder Affairs’ SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) program is available to provide free, unbiased one-on-one insurance counseling and information on Medicare options and prescription drug assistance for elders, their families, and caregivers. To make an appointment to speak confidentially with a local SHINE Medicare Counselor by phone or virtual session, call 727-724-1525 x4107 or visit us online; https://form.jotform.com/shlibrary/SHINE-appointment
May 17 Tuesday
May 18 Wednesday
The International Classic Ballet Theater is coming to the Pinellas Park Performaning Arts Center May 18th & 19th with two performances at 2:00 and 8:00pm each day. This is not your typical ballet, as the performance brings 15 world-class, professional dancers from across the globe. They perform dances from six of your favorite ballets including, Swan Lake, Don Quixote & La Bayadere. Additionally, they perform modern dance, kopak, kan-kan, gypsy dance and a glittering & elegant dance to the music of George Gershwin. This is truly a fun and entertaining evening of the best of the best of classical dance. This exciting gala program is directed by Marina Medvetskaya and hosted by the Performing Arts Cultural Exchange (PACE) Foundation which awards Classical Ballet Scholarships to children internationally.
