The Palladium at St. Petersburg College

03/26/2023

Next weekend The Florida Orchestra will be presenting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 at the Palladium on April 1st! WITH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS’ THE LARK ASCENDING

Wedged between Beethoven’s Eroica and his monumental Fifth, the Fourth Symphony doesn’t get enough credit for its cheerful, engaging beauty that is pure Beethoven. Award-winning violinist Tianwa Yang revels in the range of the violin, from the soulful soaring of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending to the fiery pyrotechnics of Ravel’s Tzigane. The concert begins with Symphony No. 2 by Joseph Bologne, also called the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the first-known classical composer of color, in Paris in the late 1700s.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATIONS: Get the real story behind the composers and their music, straight from the conductor and guest soloists. Starts one hour before each Masterworks concert in the theater. Included free with each concert ticket. Nicholas Hersh, conductor Tianwa Yang, violin Joseph Bologne: Symphony No. 2 Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Ravel: Tzigane Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

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03/25/2023

One of the world’s finest blues artists, TOMMY CASTRO and his stellar band, THE PAINKILLERS, will perform at the historic PALLADIUM THEATER on THURSDAY, APRIL 13 at 8pm for the official Tampa Bay Blues Festival Kick Off Party …. and everyone is invited!

California’s TOMMY CASTRO swept the last Blues Music Awards, winning “Best Blues Band“, “Best Blues Album“ and “Best Blues Entertainer“!

Don’t miss one of America’s top blues bands in an intimate theater setting. Meet blues fans from around the world, buy advance festival merchandise, and enjoy the best blues music of the year!!

General Admission: $40.

NOTE: Tickets available ONLY at Tampa Bay Blues Fest. https://www.tampabaybluesfest.com/kickoff.php

03/24/2023

COMING UP: St. Petersburg Opera, The Florida Orchestra, Chuchito Valdes

Check out our WEEKLY EMAIL BLAST! COMING UP: St. Petersburg Opera, The Florida Orchestra, Chuchito Valdes!

Get Your Tickets Today!             ST. PETERSBURG OPERA Beethoven’s Fidelio   Friday, Mar. 24, 8p Sunday, Mar. 26, 2p Tuesday, Mar. 28, 7:30p Hough Hall BUY TICKETS NOW! TICKETS Reserved: $15-$95. B

03/24/2023

Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, has captivated audiences worldwide with its themes of justice, freedom, and the power of the human spirit so we are very excited to have the St. Petersburg Opera Company bring it to the stage of the Palladium this weekend!

> Friday, March 24 at 8pm
> Sunday, March 26 at 2pm
> Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30pm

Leonore’s husband, Florestan, a political rival of the villainous Don Pizarro, is wrongfully imprisoned. Determined to rescue him, Leonore disguises herself as a young man named Fidelio and gets a job in the prison, earning the trust of the jailer, Rocco. As news breaks that a government official is visiting the prison to investigate rumors of cruelty, Don Pizarro decides to execute Florestan. Will Leonore be able to save her love from certain death? 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲.

Choose a day and get your tickets today! https://mypalladium.org/event-listing/

03/23/2023

This Saturday, March 25th, sign up to dance with and learn from ProjectAlchemy company members in preparation for their Jazz Theory performance happening at the Palladium on April 27th! $35 tickets are seats in the interactive zone, where performers will come up to you and interact during the performance. Jazz Theory explores jazz music and dance creation focusing on the sense of ritual hidden in each practice. The truth is found while conjuring sensations of the past and creating new memories to unlock the future.

If you would rather sit back and just take the show in, you can purchase a standard General Admission ticket at $20! Or get the BEACON Bundle: $5 off when purchasing BEACON & projectALCHEMY together.

This presentation is funded, in part, by a grant from South Art in Partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Presented by The Palladium.

> Find out more about March 25th - https://www.projectalchemy.dance/new-products/3ho2aj2wwdlwf22psr8ndzkeba7j4p

> Find out more about April 27th - https://www.facebook.com/events/560673606003936

03/22/2023

Opera Celebrating a Heroic Woman - Creative Pinellas

Check this out! Kurt Loft wrote a fascinating story about Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio – a woman risking her life to save her wrongfully imprisoned husband, in a storyline out of today's headlines. Beethoven wrote this beautiful celebration of female heroism as he was going deaf.

And the St. Petersburg Opera Company is performing it this weekend at the Palladium!

Thanks for the article Creative Pinellas!

By Kurt Loft. A woman risks her own life to rescue her wrongfully imprisoned husband. “It’s about democracy over tyranny and the things in life that aren’t fair,’’ says Mark Sforzini, conductor and artistic director of the St. Petersburg Opera, which stages a new production of Fidelio Marc...

03/21/2023

SPC Bands: Composers Series, Carol Chambers

One month from today enjoy a FREE show at the Palladium on April 21st! St. Petersburg College (SPC) Music Department presents its first annual Composers Series, featuring artist in-residence Carol Brittin Chambers. SPC Community Concert Band and Community Wind Symphony celebrate the multitude of musical selections of Ms. Chambers with the composer on the podium! This concert is the culmination of a weeklong residency with the composer, featuring clinics at rehearsals and reading sessions with Pinellas County teachers and students.

Presented by St. Petersburg College.

TICKETS FREE. St. Petersburg College (SPC) Music Department presents its first annual Composers Series, featuring artist in-residence Carol Brittin Chambers. SPC Community Concert Band and Communit…

03/19/2023

The Florida Orchestra is presenting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 at the Palladium on April 1st! WITH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS’ THE LARK ASCENDING

Wedged between Beethoven’s Eroica and his monumental Fifth, the Fourth Symphony doesn’t get enough credit for its cheerful, engaging beauty that is pure Beethoven. Award-winning violinist Tianwa Yang revels in the range of the violin, from the soulful soaring of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending to the fiery pyrotechnics of Ravel’s Tzigane. The concert begins with Symphony No. 2 by Joseph Bologne, also called the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the first-known classical composer of color, in Paris in the late 1700s.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATIONS: Get the real story behind the composers and their music, straight from the conductor and guest soloists. Starts one hour before each Masterworks concert in the theater. Included free with each concert ticket.

Nicholas Hersh, conductor Tianwa Yang, violin Joseph Bologne: Symphony No. 2 Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Ravel: Tzigane Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

https://www.facebook.com/events/1200145660620927

03/18/2023

We are excited to have St Petersburg Opera Company back at the Palladium presenting Beethoven's Fidelio on March 24, 26, 28!

Beethoven’s only opera has captivated audiences worldwide with its themes of justice, freedom, and the power of the human spirit. Leonore’s husband, Florestan, a political rival of the villainous Don Pizzaro, is wrongfully imprisoned. Determined to rescue him, Leonore disguises herself as a young man named Fidelio and gets a job in the prison, earning the trust of the jailer, Rocco. As news breaks that a government official is visiting the prison to investigate rumors of cruelty, Don Pizarro decides to execute Florestan. Will Leonore be able to save her love from certain death?

https://www.facebook.com/events/3310708439192197/3311501979112843

03/17/2023

TICKETS ON SALE NOW for Alice in Wonderland at the Palladium for TWO shows on April 15th, 1pm and 7pm!

The Gulf Coast Dance Theater adapts the timeless childhood novel, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, to the stage. Alice follows the White Rabbit through Wonderland, meeting the most colorful characters along the way. This production of Alice incorporates ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary dances for one of the most memorable theatrical events of the year.

For children of all ages. Presented by Gulf Coast Dance Theatre, Inc.

> 1:00pm Show tickets - https://mypalladium.org/.../gulf-coast-dance-theater.../
> 7:00pm Show tickets - https://mypalladium.org/.../gulf-coast-dance-theater.../

TICKETS
General Admission: $30 adult, $20 children ages 3-17.
Ages 2 and under: Tickets FREE with accompanying adult ticket. Please call the box office at 727-822-3590 to secure tickets for your child age 2 or younger.

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03/15/2023

Want to be a part of ProjectAlchemy's Jazz Theory, happening at the Palladium on April 27th? $35 tickets are seats in the interactive zone, where performers will come up to you and interact during the performance. Jazz Theory explores jazz music and dance creation focusing on the sense of ritual hidden in each practice. The truth is found while conjuring sensations of the past and creating new memories to unlock the future.

Not quite sure yet? Well on March 25th, you can dance with and learn from their company members. Find out the details here! https://www.projectalchemy.dance/new-products/3ho2aj2wwdlwf22psr8ndzkeba7j4p

If you would rather sit back and just take the show in, you purchase a standard General Admission ticket at $20! Or get the BEACON Bundle: $5 off when purchasing BEACON & projectALCHEMY together.

This presentation is funded, in part, by a grant from South Art in Partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.
Presented by The Palladium.

Find out more here! https://www.facebook.com/events/560673606003936

03/14/2023

Chuchito Valdes will be performing at the Palladium on April 2nd. Here's WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:

> “Chuchito Valdés displays the hell-bent intensity and daredevil technique of the elder Valdés-qualities recognized worldwide as hallmarks of Cuban Jazz.” - Neil Tesser / The Reader (Chicago’s Art & Culture Guide) and author of The Pl***oy Guide to Jazz

> “He was fabulous, out of sight, best act of the festival….what can I say. Think we will want him back” Carol Stone / Cape May Jazz Festival

With reviews like that, who wouldn't want to see Chuchito for themselves! Following in the footsteps of his famed father Chucho Valdés and grandfather Bebo Valdés, Chuchito Valdés continues the legacy of great piano players from Cuba.

TICKETS
Reserved: $50.
General Admission: $30 in advance / $35 day of show.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1376388583125323

03/13/2023

Kick Off Party | Tampa Bay Blues Fest

TICKETS ON SALE NOW for the Tampa Bay Blues Festival Official Kick Off Party Featuring Tommy Castro & The Painkillers happening at the Palladium on April 13th!

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers are one of California’s top blues bands and enjoy an international reputation as one of the tightest and most entertaining blues bands in the world. Castro has received multiple Blues Music Awards for “Best Blues Band” and “Best Blues Album ” and more. He also won the BMA’s most prestigious Award for “Best Blues Entertainer of the Year” in 2008 and 2010.

This year was an incredible period for Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, as the band was recognized in 2022 as America’s top blues act, winning an amazing 3 Blues Music Awards for” BB King Entertainer of the Year”, “Best Blues Album” and” Best Blues Band”.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the music of Tommy Castro in the intimate setting of the historic Palladium Theater. See one of America’s top blues performers and kick off your festival experience with a bang! It’s the perfect way to meet up with blues lovers from around the world and buy festival merchandise early.

General Admission: $40.

NOTE: Tickets available ONLY at

TAMPA BAY BLUES FEST "KICK OFF PARTY" -- Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 8:00pm, with TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS Tommy Castro & The Painkillers are one of California's top blues bands and enjoy an international reputation as one of the tightest and most entertaining blues bands in the world . Tommy....

03/12/2023

Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, has captivated audiences worldwide with its themes of justice, freedom, and the power of the human spirit and the St Petersburg Opera Company is bringing it to the Palladium on March 24, 26, 28!

Leonore’s husband, Florestan, a political rival of the villainous Don Pizzaro, is wrongfully imprisoned. Determined to rescue him, Leonore disguises herself as a young man named Fidelio and gets a job in the prison, earning the trust of the jailer, Rocco. As news breaks that a government official is visiting the prison to investigate rumors of cruelty, Don Pizarro decides to execute Florestan. Will Leonore be able to save her love from certain death?

https://www.facebook.com/events/3310708439192197/3311501979112843/

03/12/2023

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice & More - Palladium Theater

At 2pm TODAY, join us for an intimate, whimsical program from The Florida Orchestra that includes Dukas’ magical The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Saint‐Saëns’ Danse Macabre, Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks and more.

Chelsea Gallo, conductor

Limited tickets still available through TFO -

March 12, 2023

03/09/2023

SPC Bands: A Trip Around The World

FREE Show at the Palladium TODAY AT 7PM! SPC Bands: A Trip Around The World. SPC Community Concert Band and SPC Community Wind Symphony will highlight the happenings and opportunities of St. Petersburg College Study Abroad and International Programs. SPC Steel Drum Band will be in attendance.

Music includes features from China, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, Jordan, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Peru, and more.

Admission is free. Enjoy an evening of inspired music from around the globe and become an ambassador for SPCs life-changing world experiences!

Presented by St. Petersburg College

TICKETS FREE. SPC Community Concert Band and SPC Community Wind Symphony will highlight the happenings and opportunities of St. Petersburg College Study Abroad and International Programs. SPC Steel…

03/08/2023

03/08/2023

Enjoy Intimate Concerts at NonTraditional Venues at the Listening Room Festival

ICYMI - One of the groups from the Listening Room Festival Showcase happening at the Palladium THIS Friday, March 10th was on the Tampa Bay's Morning Blend this morning! Watch as ARIELLA performs and talks about what it's like to be part of the Listening Room Fest then get your tickets today!

For the past 12 years, the Listening Room Festival has given fans the opportunity to enjoy intimate concerts at different nontraditional venues in Tampa Bay, including people's homes!

03/07/2023

Chamber trio Time For Three plays Wednesday

Time for Three “...performs like a thunderstorm moving across the American plain. Members’ boundless energy and electrifying personalities filled the auditorium and moved the normally reserved concert audience to cheers, whistles and thunderous applause."

With a review like that, who wouldn't want to see them perform at the Palladium THIS Wednesday night! Thank St Pete Catalyst for the article! Limited tickets still available!

It’s been a good couple of measures, thus far into 2023, for classical music in our midst. Two weeks ago the vaunted Juilliard String Quartet brought top-shelf chamber music to the Palladium Theater. The Florida Orchestra is having a great season, despite the recent news that change-making CEO Mar...

03/06/2023

The biggest event of the Listening Room Fest is coming up at the Palladium THIS Friday night, March 10th! This is the evening that showcases intimate stories and uplifting songs from Ariella, Peter Mulvey, A Tale of Two, and Jeffery Straker. AND if you purchase the VIP ticket, you get the best seats, VIP lounge with snacks, and after-party featuring The Rough & Tumble, downstairs at the Side Door. Don't miss out!

https://www.facebook.com/events/697134562082660

03/05/2023

THIS JUST IN! Time for Three will be selling and signing their Grammy winning album after their Palladium Chamber Players series show at the Palladium on March 8th!

"Letters for the Future" won two GRAMMY Awards!
🏆 Kevin Puts won Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Contact.
🏆 Time for Three won Best Classical Instrumental Solo.

Bonded by an uncommon blend of their instruments fused together with their voices, Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and Charles Yang (violin, vocals), have found a unique voice of expression to share with the world.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1121595498544413

03/03/2023

SPC Bands: A Trip Around The World

REMINDER! FREE Show at the Palladium on March 9th! SPC Bands: A Trip Around The World. SPC Community Concert Band and SPC Community Wind Symphony will highlight the happenings and opportunities of St. Petersburg College Study Abroad and International Programs. SPC Steel Drum Band will be in attendance. Music includes features from China, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, Jordan, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Peru, and more.

Admission is free. Enjoy an evening of inspired music from around the globe and become an ambassador for SPCs life-changing world experiences!

Presented by St. Petersburg College.

TICKETS FREE. SPC Community Concert Band and SPC Community Wind Symphony will highlight the happenings and opportunities of St. Petersburg College Study Abroad and International Programs. SPC Steel…

03/02/2023

From her growing platform as a solo artist, band leader and songwriter, Synia Carroll inspires and uplifts others with the art she creates. She is currently working on her next recording project, which will feature original and reimagined compositions in collaboration with some of the finest musicians on Florida’s Suncoast.

In the meantime, join her tonight as she pays tribute to the lovely Nina Simone in Song & Stories at the Palladium!

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03/01/2023

Arts Alliance celebrates with MUSE bash Friday

How cool is this? Our very own Creative Class 2022/23 member vocalist Synia Carroll is not only performing Nina on my Mind at the Palladium on March 2nd, she's a guest performer at the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance's MUSE 2023 event on March 3rd at the Morean Center for Clay along with our Executive Director, Paul Wilborn as host AND the La Lucha Band playing throughout the evening! This article from St Pete Catalyst tells you all about it!

P.S. The MUSE award for performing arts is going to Alexander Jones and his Project Alchemy company who will be performing at the Palladium on April 27th!

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance’s 2023 MUSE event happens Friday (March 3) at the Morean Center for Clay, in the Warehouse Arts District. It’s the annual celebrate-the-city bash for the umbrella arts organization, with live entertainment from area musicians and dancers, live art demonstrations ...