Community Calendar

Join Pathfinder Outdoor Education the first Saturday of every month for Canopy Tree Climbing. Tree climbing is a fun and unique way to get outside, get unplugged, and spend time with family and friends. Get a bird’s eye view as you choose the height of your ascent into the canopy of a beautiful live oak, safely tethered by a rope and harness. This is a great experience which promotes self-reliance, healthy decision making, and adventure! This event is free, thanks to our sponsors! Pathfinder Outdoor Education, 1310 22nd Avenue S., St. Petersburg, 33705. Ages 6 and up. 10 am to 1:30 pm. First Saturday of every month. 727-328-0300. www.pathfinderoutdooreducation.org

Set sail on a journey of imagination in this cherished annual production featuring winning plays written by elementary students from around the world. From a pirate ship facing off with a sea monster to a forest full of unlikely heroes, these short plays are brought to life by professional actors, celebrating the boundless creativity of children for over 30 years.

Award-winning and internationally recognized artist Janet Echelman (American) is renowned for her soaring installations that merge ancient craft with cutting-edge technology. Using centuries-old fishing net knotting techniques, Echelman transforms humble materials into ethereal sculptures that visualize natural phenomena and the interconnectedness of humanity and the environment.
Radical Softness offers a rare, intimate look at Echelman’s artistic evolution, tracing her journey from early explorations in drawing, painting, and textiles to the monumental, netted sculptures that have redefined public spaces around the world. This exhibition contextualizes the artist’s practice, revealing the narratives, influences, and processes that drive her work. At its core, the exhibition highlights Echelman’s use of softness as a powerful tool—not only in material but as a philosophy. Showcasing a selection of works from across all four decades of the artist’s path-breaking career, along with a series of never-before-seen cyanotypes, Radical Softness reveals how an artist’s work can bring people together and carve out space for reflection in an ever-changing world.
Founded in New York City and based in Boston, Studio Echelman’s impact is global. A recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, Harvard Loeb Fellowship, Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award, Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellowship, and Fulbright Lectureship, her monumental sculptures span five continents. Recent commissions include Remembering the Future at the MIT Museum (2025), Butterfly Rest Stop in Frisco, Texas (2024), Current in Columbus, Ohio (2023), Bending Arc at the St. Pete Pier in Florida (2020), Earthtime Korea (2020), Impatient Optimist at The Gates Foundation in Seattle (2015), and 1.8 Renwick at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (2015), among others.
Janet Echelman: Radical Softness is organized by Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design and curated by Lacie Barbour, associate curator of exhibitions at Sarasota Art Museum.

Image: Janet Echelman (American). Study (Butterfly Rest Stop 1/9 scale), Rome, Italy, 2022. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Giovanni DeAngelis.

MAACM Luna Moth Glass Class
Tuesday, March 31 and April 7, 2026; 10am to 1pm
Long a cultural and spiritual symbol of transformation, this striking luna moth makes for a great decoration you can craft in this level 1 leaded glass class. Registration for this class includes two 3-hr glass sessions, 3/31 and 4/7. Closed-toed shoes are required to participate in class. Class fee: Non-members: $125, Members $110.

MAACM Family Day-April Showers, Bring… Rain sticks!
Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 10 am to 1 pm
Rain sticks are a percussion instrument that create natural sound baths when tilted slowly or quickly. Get in touch with nature by customizing your own rain stick sound using fun materials – blending science, art, and music all in one! A docent led tour is included. Included with admission

Imagine Museum proudly participates in Museums for All — simply present your SNAP Benefit card and photo ID to one of our associates upon arrival and enjoy $3.00 admission to the museum. Children ages 6 and under are free.

Join us for an artistic journey geared toward young artventurers every Saturday! Led by our friendly associates, children ages 4-11 will be guided through our world-class glass art galleries. They will then have the opportunity to unleash their imagination and express themselves with a fun and engaging craft activity.

Memory Café comes to the Tarpon Springs Public Library
Caregivers & Companions Memory Café is a fun and engaging monthly gathering for people living with memory changes and their family caregivers. Attendees will experience a place for building community with light refreshments, games, music, crafts, and movement in a supportive environment. Meet others who know what it’s like to care for someone experiencing memory loss and learn about local resources, including the library’s new Memory Care Collection with items available for checkout.

Local Artisans will be selling gift-worthy items at the Artsy Indie Markets on Saturdays in November and December. Included are paintings, drawings, jewelry, pottery, yard art, photographs, prints, stickers, magnets, cards, ornaments and more! The markets will be held in the front yard at GCAA ArtWorks gallery at 5546 1st Ave. N.

While you’re there, come inside for the “Gift of Art” show and sale. That’s the members holiday exhibition of small handmade gifts and ornaments.

And there will be a table of gently used art supplies, craft items, books and vintage jewelry for sale.

Support your local artists while doing your Holiday shopping!

Mexican sculptor Jacobo Alonso brings a dynamic new body of textile work to Central Florida in this site-specific exhibition. Situated Body reimagines the classical human form through contemporary materials, especially felt, transforming traditional sculpture into colorful, expressive abstraction. Inspired by both pre-Columbian traditions and the Art Center’s Mayan Revival architecture, Alonso’s work, created during his 2025 residency at A&H, challenges assumptions about form, identity, and material.