Arts and Culture

The City of Thomasville is hosting a virtual First Friday Sip and Stroll tomorrow. Due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the city is taking the event online.

The cancellation of community theatre productions has sidelined many performers and stagehands. Now, a local stage director who averages 6 to 10 productions a year has come up with a project to keep the creative juices flowing.

The Council of Culture and the Arts (COCA) has created an online gallery for nearly 100 of Tallahassee's artists.

Multiple advocacy groups say Florida State University's new task force on racial inequality isn't enough to make real change. The groups say the school has a history of making decisions, then walking them back.

The latest project of the Knight Creative Communities Institute seeks to give several of the Capital City's graffiti-scarred traffic control boxes an aesthetic makeover.

The American Pyrotechnics Association expects more people than ever to buy fireworks and light them off at home this independence day. Executive Director Julie Heckman points to the many counties and cities canceling independence day shows as part of the reason.

Over the weekend, Tallahassee activists marked the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots—an event that kicked off the LGBTQ rights movement. Tallahassee Community Action Committee President Regina Joseph likened the riots to today's civil unrest over racism and police brutality.

Local organizations in Thomas County are working to chronicle the coronavirus pandemic. They're asking residents to donate items that will reflect what life is like during this time.

Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey says now is the time for the city commission to get involved with the Community Remembrance Project. The project would bring a lynching memorial to Tallahassee.

Several Tallahassee area mentor organizations received financial help from the inaugural Fathers' Day Bike Ride.