Welcoming Words
To get to know poet and Professor James Kimbrell, it may be best to think of an analogy: Picture him as a multicolored quilt made up of educational patches, literary squares, pieces of sadness, and of great joy, love of…
A Feast for the Ears
As the concertmaster of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, a sought-after concerto soloist, and associate professor of violin at Florida State University, Corinne Stillwell has a lot on her plate. As founder of the local Music for Food initiative, she works…
The Essence of Blues
This is Tallahassee … not New Orleans. This is Tallahassee … not an ancient dive in the Mississippi Delta. Nor a blusey joint on the old Chitlin’ Circuit. But if you close your eyes and feel the rhythmic pound deep…
From Palate to Palette
The merits of crunchy versus creamy peanut butter are fiercely debated by enthusiasts, but for local artist Noah Verrier, there’s room for both. He likes crunchy for eating and creamy for his still life paintings, which often include PB&Js, gummy…
Artist Paul Tamanian Takes His Stand in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee, you just never know what lies around the corner. In this case, it is the emergence of something the Capital City has never had before. Something that just might thrust our leafy North Florida metropolis onto the major…
Experiments in Magic
Sitting beneath a sprawling live oak, the figures of artist Beth Appleton and her husband, David Harbaugh, shimmer in the afternoon shadows. They seem a tableau made of many colors, different pieces that merge into form—much like the images that…
Opening Nights
Comedian Jay Leno, the Count Basie Orchestra, country music legend Emmylou Harris, disco kings KC & The Sunshine Band, classic rocker Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colton Whitehead might be as diverse a collection of artists…
Spreading Wings
The open road and time on your hands is as good an invitation to creativity as any, and in his early career, Mark Mustian had plenty of both. The bond attorney spent hours driving across the state to visit clients—municipalities…
Fresh Prints
Me, Myself, and I Slated for release March 20, Self-Portraits: From 1800 to the Present (Assouline, $160) boasts more than 60 self-portraits curated by art advisor Philippe Ségalot and studio manager Morgane Guillet. Presented chronology, the works cover a variety…
New Year, New Reading List
Curling up with a good book at the end of a long day is one of life’s finest pleasures. Whether you want to escape reality or build better habits, good books can take you wherever you want to go in…
