The 17 young dancers who filed on stage in 1975 likely had no idea their ensuing performance would usher in a new era of theater. ...more

February 1, 2009

Local singers, dancers, actors and musicians who star in Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center productions are rallying to keep the center alive and kicking. This year the city's Cultural Services Department found its state grant support for public events cut by $5,000, to slightly less than $9,000, said Gen Haley, city cultural and civic services marketing assistant. Next year looks even bleaker, she said. ...more

January 31, 2009

TAMPA Ryan Desort's mom, Karol, picked him up from Coleman Middle School and confronted him about a message left on her cell phone. ...more

January 28, 2009

About 112 members of Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's Patel Conservatory joined in festivities at the Jan. 19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in College Hill. ...more

January 28, 2009

Eight-year-old Jessie Hart has danced at the Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center and taken top honors at her school's "Lacoochee Idol" talent show. ...more

January 18, 2009

When Ali MacGraw told Ryan O'Neal in "Love Story" that "Love means never having to say you're sorry," she knew that all good things must come to an end. That was in 1970. ...more

January 18, 2009

It's not unusual for the Cezair household to come alive with the sound of music. ...more

January 7, 2009

The city's meetings and conventions business will get a boost in August with a commitment from the Women of Faith group to bring its Grand New Day Conference Tour to the St. Pete Times Forum. The conference will draw about 15,000 attendees, according to a release by Tampa Bay & Co., which markets the visitors industry for Hillsborough County. ...more

January 2, 2009

Two neighborhood recreation centers will expand this year thanks to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 2, 2009

The Tampa Bay Children's Chorus has traveled many miles during its 20 years, including multiple trips to prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. ...more

December 13, 2008