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Postcard Collection
This digital collection highlights postcards from a number of events held at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bob Devin Jones and David Ellis started the Studio@620 in 2004. This collection contains the postcards of a variety of events, from poetry readings and plays to photography and printmaking exhibits. The collection illustrates the rich history of the playhouse and the art movement in St. Petersburg, Florida over the last few decades.
For more information about the Studio@620, please visit their website.
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Postcard, Storyhill, 2012
Sylvia Rusche, Studio at 620, Chris Cunningham, and John Hermanson
Storyhill is a folk duo that brings infectious melodies, smart story songs and heartbreaking harmonies together in one perfect package. Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson grew up and started performing together as teenagers, while living in Bozeman, Montana. Both were musical from the get-go, singing with choirs, playing in bands and mastering many musical instruments-piano, guitar, trumpet, violen, harmonica, bass and accordion. Although their 7th grade world geography class is what ostensibly brought them together, it was their musical passions that made them close friends and lifelong musical collaborators. With the release of their latest album Shade of the Trees, Storyhill confirms that they are one of the most important songwriting duos today. Mixing old-fashioned storytelling with hauntingly spare acoustic arrangements, they sing about love, war and the many sorrows that accompany them.
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re:visit
Studio at 620
Activist design collaborative ras+e returns to Florida.
RE: is design without numbing agents; it’s design beyond Impact and Lara Croft posed all contrapposto on a supermarket tabloid. Our premise is based on working with cheap democratic materials paired in exploitive relationships. Medium follows idea; text and image melt together. His design is fi ne art. Her writing is graphic design. Think of them as two easy going (slow) tectonic plates inevitably inclined to friction. The result is combustion: re.ink.art.nation. Think Mount St. Helens with toner.
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The 2012 Independent Music Concert Series
Studio at 620, Jeff Black, Gurf Morlix, Grant Peeples, Storyhill, Rebecca Loebe, Rod Picott, Amanda Shires, Kevin Welch, The Trishas, and Sylvia Rusche
The 2012 Independent Music Concert Series is a package of six musical events. Purchase the series as a package and see one for free! General admission is $25 per concert. Series price is $125. Package price available only until January 15, 2012 so sign up today! The series includes:
January 21st—Jeff Black
February 25th—Gurf Morlix and Grant Peeples
March 25th—Storyhill
April 15th—Rebecca Loebe
May 27th—Rod Picott and Amanda Shires
June 9th—Kevin Welch and The Trishas
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A Benefit for A Simple Theatre
Studio at 620
Tampa Bay’s Newest Professional Theatre Company Join us for this special night as we celebrate and introduce to the world a brand new non-profit theatre company in the Tampa/ St. Petersburg area. Formed by local Bay Area actors/directors Gavin Hawk, Meg Heimstead, and Roxanne Fay, A Simple Theatre’s mission is founded on the belief that great theatre is rooted in the simplicity of compelling stories told by talented storytellers. Focusing on excellent acting, intelligent direction, elegant design, and brilliant modern playwrights, their productions will challenge, provoke, and emotionally engage audiences. Their first production will be Ariel Dorfman’s thrilling play DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, presented at The Studio@620 in early September. The evening’s events will include a fantastic wine tasting, a short play reading by the founders of the company, silent auctions on unique gift baskets, and much more!
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Ben Hamburger: The Isolation of Intimacy
Studio at 620 and Ben Hamburger
The Studio@620 presents an exhibition of recent work by emerging painter Ben Hamburger. Ben is an oil painter whose work revolves around the human form while indulging in various textures and work surfaces. His work is concerned with revealing energy within his subjects through vigorous brushstrokes and capturing the form in vibrant intensity. This painting installation portrays the mysterious, often contradictory, intricacy of our being.
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Decades of Day Work
Studio at 620
Your Real Stories Productions and Studio@620 collaborate to bring you “Decades of Day Work,” a series that uses live presentations, music, drama, and spoken word to celebrate the dignity of a day’s work! “Decades of Day Work” responds to the best-selling novel and blockbuster movie, “The Help.” Both of these introduced new generations of Americans to the restricted world of domestic workers in 1960’s Mississippi. Now, “Decades of Day Work” lets us hear the real stories from our friends and neighbors—from Black women who worked ‘in family’ and the White men and women who employed them. Come and be inspired.
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Extremities
Studio at 620 and William Mastrosimone
The Studio@620 welcomes students from Pinellas County Center for the Arts as they present “Extremities”, a play by William Mastrosimone. When a woman turns the tables on a would-be rapist, an ordinary day becomes anything but. Extremities is a chilling and disturbing journey of exploration through the impulses of self-preservation and revenge, dealing intimately with conflicting views on a woman’s place in society and the relationship between women in respects to competition, jealousy and sex.
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For the Love of Clay: Juried Exhibition 2011
Studio at 620
The Studio@620 in partnership with DMW Fine Art Studio and Wendy Durand Pottery proudly presents “For the Love of Clay: A Juried Exhibition” Featuring Work By: A Juried selection of Tampa Bay’s Top Clay Artists
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Here's to You, Harold Pinter (The Late, Great Harold Pinter)
Studio at 620 and Harold Pinter
The Studio@620 welcomes Revolve Theatre Company and their production of Here‘s to you, Harold Pinter (The Late, Great Harold Pinter). Includes performances of “Victoria Station”, “Ashes to Ashes”, and “A Kind of Alaska” by Harold Pinter. Featuring: Chris Jackson, Jessica Alexander, James Rayfield, Meg Heimstead, and David O‘Hara.
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Inkies Summer Repertory
Studio at 620
Three plays, Three Weekends, One group of talented young people
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Knives in Hens
Studio at 620 and David Harrower
In a pre-industrial, God-fearing nowhere land, a young woman is given a language for her heart—freeing and exposing her. An uneducated young woman, trapped by marriage in a closed and superstitious community, develops an intense relationship with the village outcast. Sensuality and poetic language combine to make this a seductive tale of solitude, sexuality and intellectual awakening.
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Murder Ballad
Studio at 620 and Heather L. Jones
The Blue Scarf Collective and The Studio@620 present “Murder Ballad” as part of the Golden Ticket Theatre Series. “Murder Ballad” tells the story of men and women in Knoxville, TN, one year after the end of the Civil War, as they struggle to accept the tragedies they experienced during the war, and embrace love and life. Based on the stories in traditional American murder ballads, the play is a tense, spooky, heartbreaking and hopeful look at how war affects community. Directed by Selena Ambush.
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Pillowman
Studio at 620 and Martin Mcdonagh
The Studio@620 invites you to Pillowman, a play by Martin McDonagh, as presented by a group of PCCA theatre students led by George Kielty.
In Pillowman, a writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his stories and their relation to several child murders in his town.
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Postcard, A Dance in 48 Hours, 2010
The Studio at 620, Leymis Bolaños-Wilmott, Erin Fletcher, Shila Tirabassi, and Travis Mesman
Movement. Time. Collaboration. Memories. Four choreographers manifest their visions in an evening of dance concieved, directed, choreographed all in 48 hours of time.
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Postcard, A Kaleidoscope of Musical Sketches, 2011
The Performing Arts Consortium of St. Petersburg, Studio at 620, James Weaver, Cole Porter, Becca McCoy, Vernon Taranto, Mary Ann Taranto, India Adams, David Martinez, and The Imagineer Singers
The Studio@620 welcomes The Performing Arts Consortium of St. Petersburg as they present A Kaleidoscope of Musical Sketches on Sunday October 23rd at 3:00 PM. The afternoon will feature a variety of musical arts including mesmerizing popular vocal interpretations, jazz stylings, and evocative instrumental performances. Showcased will be original arrangements by composer/pianist James Weaver, new representations of works by Cole Porter, and more. Performers include Becca McCoy, Vernon and Mary Ann Taranto, INdia Adams, David Martinez, and the Imagineer Singers. Please join us for an unforgettable afternoon of pleasurable musical places.
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Postcard, Andrew Geddis, 2011
Andrew Geddis, Studio at 620, Melrose Elementary School, John Hopkins Middle School, and Lakewood High School
The Studio@620 welcomes Andrew Geddis, classical guitarist, performing in benefit for "Midtown Through Our Eyes" on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM. "Midtown Through Our Eyes" is an annual exhibition of student photography produced during a journalism summer camp program called Journeys in Journalism. This fund raising concert is being held to ensure that young people from melrose Elementary, John Hopkins Middle, and Lakewood High Schools continue to have access to this opportunity. Mr. Geddis was a regular performer at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York and is performing a series of recitals at the New York Public Library.
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Postcard, Celebrate Black History: Florida Folk and Their Tales and The Spirit of Marcus Garvey
Phyllis McEwan, Studio at 620, The Florida Humanities Council, Zora Neale Hurston, Ron Bobb-Semple, and Marcus Garvey
The Studio@620 and The Florida Humanities Council welcome Phyllis McEwen as she brings to life Zora Neale Hurston's folklore. The evening will showcase the work songs, creation myths, spirituals and comedy that Zora collected in the turpentine camps and jook joints of Florida during her tenure with the WPA.
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Postcard, Dance Theatre: Adin & Ferguson, 2011
Studio at 620, Chase Adin, Chris Ferguson, and Moving Ethos
From the serenity of ballet to the strength of modern dance to the emotional storytelling of theatre, "Dance Theatre-Adin & Ferguson" celebrates 3 years of collaborating between choreographer/director Chase Adin and composer Chris Ferguson. This dance event will premier 4 new works from the artistic duo and a critically-acclaimed work from their past repertoire, alongside a guest artist dance company Moving Ethos from Sarasota.
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Postcard, Dick Gregory: The Celebrating Truth Tour, 2011
Dick Gregory, Studio at 620, National Congress of Black Woman Inc., and The Higgins Alcohol and Addiction Research Program
The Studio@620 announces a special event fundraiser with iconic comedian and social justice activist Dick Gregory. His social satire paved the way for future African American comedians and his activism included struggles for civil rights, economic reform, anti-drug issues, anti-war efforts, political campaigns and more. Proceeds raised from this event will benefit the National Congress of Black Women, Inc., The Higgins Alcohol and Addiction Research Program, The Studio@620 educational initiatives. The evening will include a performance and speech from Mr. Gregory followed by a question and answer session.
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Postcard, First You, Then the Rest, 2011
Alex Jones, Studio at 620, University of South Florida, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
The Studio@620 presents Alex Jones as he presents an original dance composition "First You, Then the Rest." The show is centered around the idea that in order to impact someone else you must first have an understanding of yourself. As the evening progresses you'll journey through the introspective and intimate into the public and participatory. Alex will be joined by USF College of Arts Dance Department Alumni and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay performers for a fully unique event.
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Postcard, Glass Candy, 2011
The Fletcher Dance Project, Studio at 620, Erin Fletcher, and Phillip Glass
The Fletcher Dance Project invites you to flood your imagination with their multimedia dance theater installation "Glass Candy." "Glass Candy" explores America's need for consumerism, the exploitation of its icon and its impressions on its youth. Also premiering is "Glass" a contemporary modern dance to the works of composer Phillip Glass. The piece is collaboration between Artistic Director Erin Fletcher, and dancers.
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Postcard, Kevin Welch, 2011
Kevin Welch, Studio at 620, and Sylvia Rusche
You're invited an evening of live music as only Kevin Wlech can deliver. Welch, who's roots span from California and Oklahoma around the globe to his current home base near Austin, Texas, is touring in support of his latest CD A Patch of Blue Sky. Welch was nominated with his musical partners in 2007 and 2008 for Duo/Group of the year by the Americana Music Association. A Patch of Blue Sky was released on JMusic Road Records and is climbing the Americana charts. The album features 10 new songs, all written or co-written by Kevin. The album is an ultimately hopeful journey from darkness to dawn. Come hear sleections from this cd and other prior releases during his performance at The Studio on Saturday May 7, 2011.
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Postcard, Kevin Welch and The Trishas
Kevin Welch, The Trishas, Studio at 620, Savannah Welch, Kelly Mickwee, Liz Foster, and Jamie Wilson
The independent music series comes to a close with a family reunion of sorts. Kevin Welch and The Trishas perform on Saturday June 9th, bringing their vocal harmonies and unique song writing. The four principal members of Austin's The Trishas are Savannah Welch, Kelly Mickwee, Liz Foster, and Jamie Wilson. Appearing this same evening will be Savannah's father, famed songwriter Kevin Welch. Frequent visitors to The Studio@620 may recall Kevin Welch's prior performance here in 2011.
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Postcard, Mostly For Love and Peanuts, 2011
Erik Wagner, Studio at 620, and The Trigger Group
You're invited to "Mostly for Love and Peanuts," an original dance theatre piece by Erik Wagner and The Trigger Group. The Studio@620 is pleased to welcome Erik back, who you may recall from his prior performance, "Look Tonight," presented in 2010. In this new choreography, Erik examines "work" and the value of art and the artist in society, as well as the survival strategies that both contribute to and hinder one's longevity.
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Postcard, Movies in May, 2011
North Straub Park and Studio at 620
Each Thursday evening in May, start the weekend early and enjoy the beautiful waterfront while watching a movie classic outdoors in North Straub Park. The movies are FREE (pay what you can donation requested). Come early and purchase food and drink from some of Saturday Morning Market's most popular vendors or enjoy your own picnic while listening to music before the movie. Rent a chair for a few dollars or bring your own blanket or seat! Convenient parking available at Baywalk garage or in the Pier parking lots.