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.
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Postcard, The Empowered Voice: Divine Divas at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for The Empowered Voice: Divine Divas, a performance held at Studio@620. The event featured five prominent female vocalists from the Bay Area—Sharon E. Scott, Jayne Trinette, Stephanie Roberts, Tia Jemison, and spoken word artist Venus Jones, paying tribute to legendary performers including Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, and Lena Horne.
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Postcard, Sacred Forests of India: Conservation Traditions at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Sacred Forests of India: Conservation Traditions, a photography exhibition accompanied by a film screening and lecture by Alison Ormsby at Studio@620. The presentation highlighted the cultural and spiritual significance of sacred groves in India's Meghalaya and Karnataka states, emphasizing local conservation efforts. Ormsby, an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Eckerd College and a Fulbright-Nehru scholar, shared insights from her research conducted in India.
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Postcard, Sharing Negrobilia at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Sharing Negrobilia, an event held at Studio@620. Hosted by Bob Devin Jones and Bill Maxwell, the gathering invited attendees to share and discuss African-American memorabilia. Participants were encouraged to bring items of interest and enjoy a Southern-style meal featuring beans and rice, cornbread, and sweet potato pie.
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Postcard, Celebrate Black History: Florida Folk and Their Tales and The Spirit of Marcus Garvey at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Celebrate Black History: Florida Folk and Their Tales and The Spirit of Marcus Garvey, an event at Studio@620. The program featured Phyllis McEwen portraying Zora Neale Hurston, sharing folklore collected in Florida such as work songs, creation myths, spirituals, and comedy.
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Postcard, 2011 Radio Theatre Project at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for the Radio Theatre Project, 2011 at Studio@620. This live radio theatre series features monthly performances where actors, sound effects artists, and musicians present a variety of audio plays. The shows are recorded for later broadcast on WMNF 88.5 FM as part of the Soundstage program.
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Postcard, Mostly For Love and Peanuts at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Mostly For Love and Peanuts, an original dance theatre piece by Erik Wagner and The Trigger Group, presented at Studio@620. The choreography 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, Nate Najar Trio at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for a series of live jazz performances featuring the Nate Najar Trio at Studio@620. The trio, consisting of guitarist Nate Najar, bassist John Lamb, and drummer Stephen Bucholtz, performed swinging jazz, bossa nova, and classics in Nate's distinctive style.
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Postcard, A Benefit for A Simple Theatre at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for a benefit event at Studio@620 introducing "A Simple Theatre," a new non-profit theatre company in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. Founded by local actors and directors Gavin Hawk, Meg Heimstead, and Roxanne Fay, the company's mission focuses on compelling storytelling by talented artists. The event included a wine tasting, a short play reading by the founders, silent auctions, and more.
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Postcard, Ben Hamburger: The Isolation of Intimacy at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for the exhibition Ben Hamburger: The Isolation of Intimacy, featuring recent work by painter Ben Hamburger. The exhibit presents oil paintings focused on the human form, utilizing vigorous brushstrokes to capture energy and intensity in vibrant depictions of the body.
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Postcard, Decades of Day Work at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for "Decades of Day Work," a collaborative production by Your Real Stories Productions and Studio@620. The series used live presentations, music, drama, and spoken word to celebrate the dignity of a day's work, sharing real stories from Black women who worked 'in family' and the White men and women who employed them.
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Postcard, Extremities at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for "Extremities," a play by William Mastrosimone, presented by students from the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Studio@620. The story follows a woman who turns the tables on a would-be rapist, exploring themes of self-preservation, revenge, and the complexities of women's relationships in society.
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Postcard, For the Love of Clay: Juried Exhibition 2011 at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for For the Love of Clay: A Juried Exhibition, presented by Studio@620 in partnership with DMW Fine Art Studio and Wendy Durand Pottery. This exhibition showcases the works of top clay artists from the Tampa Bay area, featuring pottery and various clay-based art pieces.
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Postcard, Here's to You, Harold Pinter, at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for "Here's to You, Harold Pinter (The Late, Great Harold Pinter)," a production by Revolve Theatre Company at Studio@620. The performance included Harold Pinter's plays "Victoria Station," "Ashes to Ashes," and "A Kind of Alaska," featuring actors Chris Jackson, Jessica Alexander, James Rayfield, Meg Heimstead, and David O'Hara.
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Postcard, Knives in Hens at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for "Knives in Hens," a play by David Harrower, performed at Studio@620. 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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Postcard, Murder Ballad at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for the Murder Ballad play by The Blue Scarf Collective, presented as part of the Golden Ticket Theatre Series at Studio@620. The play explores the aftermath of the Civil War in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is described as both tense and hopeful.
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Postcard, Pillowman at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for the Pillowman play by Martin McDonagh, presented by Pinellas County Center for the Arts students at Studio@620. The play explores a writer's interrogation in a totalitarian state concerning gruesome child murders.
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Postcard, PRIDE and Prejudice Photo Essay by Lamar Marchese at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for PRIDE (and Prejudice), a photo essay exhibition by Lamar Marchese at Studio@620. The exhibit features large-format color photographs documenting the 2009 and 2010 Gay Pride Parades in St. Petersburg, one of the largest Pride events in the Southeast, blending portraiture with photojournalism.
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Postcard, Proof at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for the play Proof by David Auburn, presented by students from Pinellas County Center for the Arts at The Studio@620. The play, which won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, follows Catherine, the daughter of a recently deceased mathematical genius, as she grapples with her father's legacy and her own mathematical talents.
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Postcard, Resonance: University of Florida Faculty and Alumni Exhibition at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for the Resonance exhibition presented by the University of Florida Faculty and Alumni, as part of the 2011 NCECA Conference. The exhibit, held at Studio@620, features recent ceramics work by a select group of artists, with a reception on March 31, 2011.
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Postcard, Same Clay Old Way Ceramic Exhibition at Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Same Clay Old Way, a ceramic exhibition by David Bewley at Studio@620. The exhibit showcases ceramic objects dating from 3000 BCE–1900 CE used in daily life, highlighting how clay artifacts from ancient civilizations continue to shape the present. The exhibit will be on display from April 7–16, 2011.
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Postcard, The Autonomous Art of Antarctica at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for The Autonomous Art of Antarctica, featuring Paul Suprenand's landscape and animal imagery inspired by the environmental extremes of Antarctica. The exhibit, presented at Studio@620, highlights the continent's ever-changing borders of land and ice, inviting viewers to experience the natural artistic opportunities it offers.
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Postcard, The Laramie Project at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for The Laramie Project, a powerful and emotional play by Moisés Kauffman, presented by Pinellas County Center for the Arts students at Studio@620. The play focuses on the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Laramie, Wyoming, exploring the legal and personal responses to his death.
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Postcard, True at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for "True," a series of three plays presented over three weekends by a talented group of young artists at Studio@620.
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Postcard, Uncle Bends: A Home-Cooked Negro Narrative at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Uncle Bends: A Home-Cooked Negro Narrative, written and performed by Bob Devin Jones, directed by T. Scott Wooten at Studio@620. The performance invites the audience to sit with historical characters portrayed by Jones, while he prepares a meal. Musical accompaniment by Nate Najar and Vincent Simms.
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Postcard, Wrecked: A Collision of Art at Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Florida
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A promotional postcard for Wrecked: A Collision of Art, an event created by Studio at 620 and Pixelated Productions. This unique event combined short films, local art, performance art, and live music in a creative and immersive experience, with proceeds benefiting Creative Clay, a local non-profit focused on arts accessibility in the Tampa Bay community.
