Arts-Music

Rock By The Sea is teaming up with Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure to host national songwriters as they collaborate on an album.

How did Destin, Florida, get its name? Why does Tarpon Springs have such good Greek food? What does Atlanta have to do with Florida oysters? Answers to all those questions and more can be found in Jack Davis’ Pulitzer Prize winner “The Gulf.”

Opening Nights at Florida State University welcomes comedian Brian Regan to Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on Monday, Oct. 1, at 7:30PM. Described by Vanity Fair as “the funniest stand-up alive,” Brian’s family-friendly act will leave you laughing long after you have left the theater.

As an avid fan of the “Junie B. Jones” book series throughout my childhood, I was elated to learn Tallahassee’s Young Actors Theatre will bring the popular books to life in its upcoming stage production of “Junie B. Jones, The Musical.”

Rock By The Sea Lite returns for its 10th fall music festival at Harry A’s on St. George Island. The music starts on Thursday, Sept. 20 and continues through brunch on Sunday, Sept. 23. Proceeds from the event will benefit charities such as Camp Sunshine and the Franklin County Library.

Did you know Florida State University College of Music offers 500+ concerts and recitals each year featuring talented faculty members, students, guest artists and groups of all sizes? Well, now you do.

North Florida’s largest country music and camping festival, Party In The Pines, returns to White Springs on Oct. 19-20.

Legendary journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson developed a dedicated following throughout his career. Now, fans can learn even more about the author with Eric C. Shoaf’s new book, “Gonzology.”

From a 1930s painting of St. Augustine’s fort Castillo de San Marcos, to quilts and cigar box labels, The Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee has something for everyone.

Six decades into her career, Dolly Parton still proves she is up for new artistic challenges.

Whether or not you were part of the 29 million who watched last month’s royal wedding, you likely heard about cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Tropical Storm Alberto made its mark on one of Tallahassee’s most beloved landmarks. The Bradfordville Blues Club, part of the famed Mississippi Blues Trail, suffered extensive damage when a 250-year-old Live Oak crashed through the roof destroying the corner stage and all sound equipment.

Getty Images, Oath and the National Disability Leadership Alliance have partnered to launch a new album called The Disability Collection.

Acclaimed author and Great Floridian Zora Neale Hurston is best known for her fiction works, but she was also a skilled anthropologist who was one of the first in her field to record and study African-American folklore. She documented the accounts of the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade in 1931.

Rock By The Sea, the annual music festival that is normally held each May, will kick off things a little earlier this year with an art exhibit this Friday, April 27, in Apalachicola.

Bring the whole family! The Florida State University School of Theatre will begin featuring “The Addams Family,” a musical comedy, on Feb. 16.

Capital Cascades Trail visitors will have new art to enjoy this spring as part of the #iHeartTally campaign, now in its ninth year.

There is no doubt the faculty comprising FSU’s Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) department has historic acclaim in fostering creativity in its students. Beginning January 12, however, the tables — or rather, paintings — are turned when faculty projects are on full display.

The Tallahassee Ballet will take you on a magical journey filled with glittering snowflakes, an enchanted kingdom and breathtaking ballerinas with its production of the holiday season’s most beloved performance, “The Nutcracker.”

Fifteen of today’s finest jazz soloists and ensemble players will be visiting Tallahassee on their Big Band Holidays Tour December 5, 7:30PM at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The performance features well-known vocalists Kenny Washington and Catherine Russell.

The 52nd annual Market Days is headed to the North Florida Fairgrounds December 2 and 3! Market Days is one of the Southeast’s largest and best juried arts and crafts shows, featuring unique, handmade creations by more than 275 artists, top-quality artisans and craftspeople.

Celebrate homecoming for our FSU Seminoles with a concert! Following the Delaware State game on Saturday, Nov. 18, Doak Campbell Stadium will transform into a concert venue for FSU’s first-ever post-game concert inside the stadium.

The Tallahassee Democrat featured Maclay School for an innovative art project that reinforces the school’s core values while developing creative capacities.

Tallahassee is a cool place, and they say it gets colder. It’s about to get way cooler when Smash Mouth, Everclear, and the Spin Doctors take the stage at The Pavilion located in the Centre of Tallahassee.

It’s not often that Tallahassee has an opportunity to see three mega-music stars at the same place and time! Jimmy Buffet, Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith will come together for a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Irma in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Purchase tickets here for the November 3 performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Capital City Amphitheater at Cascades Park. Facts about the band include:

The countdown has commenced – the largest country music festival in North Florida is almost here! The inaugural Party In The Pines (headlined by Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen and Maren Morris to name a few) takes place Oct. 20-21 at the scenic Bienville Plantation in White Springs, about 1.5 hours east of Tallahassee by car.

Are you looking to woo your lady (or man) friend to the sweet sounds of jazz, or would you prefer to dance to a little Latin jazz on the lawn? Whatever your taste in music is, there’s probably a concert for you at the Florida Jazz & Blues Festival.

The beloved play “Guys and Dolls” premiered on Broadway in 1950, winning a Tony for “Best Musical” in 1951. After several revivals, including a 1955 film adaptation, the musical still holds up nearly 70 years later.

The Quincy Music Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Quincy, has been featuring live theatrical performances since 1983. The historical Leaf Theatre, where the performances are held, originally opened in 1949 and was restored in the early 1980s.