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CLEARWATER — The Beach Boys recently announced special guest John Stamos will join the band for their upcoming performances at Ruth Eckerd Hall. The band that birthed a torrent of hit singles that forever changed the musical landscape will perform Sunday, May 16, 5 and 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Both shows will be presented at 50% capacity. Tickets start at $53.25. Visit www.RuthEckerdHall.com. The shows will feature a mix of Beach Boys’ classic...

Kansas returned to the stage this past weekend, playing their first concert in 14 months after the pandemic shutdown forced the live-music industry to put things on pause. “It was a great feeling - kind of surreal in a way,” drummer and founding member Phil Ehart tells UCR. “It was kind of like, ‘Wow, for a while, I thought we’d never get a chance to do this again!’ I came to find out a lot of my peers felt the same way. Everybody’s glad to be getting back out, and the crowd loo...

Rolling Stone Menu The Monkees Announce Farewell Tour Two-month tour will wrap up at L.A.’s Greek Theatre on November 14th By Matt Sayles/Invision/AP The Monkees are coming to your town one last time. They have just announced a North American farewell tour starting September 11th at Seattle’s Moore Theatre and wrapping up November 14th at L.A.’s Greek Theatre. ” ‘The Monkees Farewell Tour’ will feature songs that span the band’s entire career — from their 1966 ...

Valor Capital Holds First Broker Event for $70M Serena by the Sea Share Article Real estate developer Valor Capital debuted their newest luxury condominium development, Serena by the Sea, at a premier broker event held at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Clearwater, FL, on Friday, March 5 from 5 to 7 pm. Key brokers, real estate developers, and media in Tampa Bay were among the first to be introduced to the new development overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Ryan Serhant on Capitol Theatre’s big s...

Lab Theater Project to present ‘Lab Laughs’ TAMPA — Lab Theater Project will present “Lab Laughs: An Evening of Comedic Shorts,” running Jan. 21-24 at 812 E. Henderson Ave. in Ybor City, with in-house and livestreaming options. A part of Lab Theater Project’s annual giving fundraiser, “Lab Laughs” focuses on original short comedic works. Eight plays will be presented this year, taking the slate international for the first time with two Canadian playwright...

Pinellas County art advocate dies after COVID-19 battle Ruley is remembered by the community Beloved arts advocate remembered after battle with COVID-19 and last updated 2021-01-21 22:57:34-05 PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. — Scrolling through photos of Suzanne Ruley, her personality shines through. Her family said they only come in three styles: happy, goofy and chill. “She just kind of enjoyed life so much and helped everyone around her enjoy life at the same time,” said her husband, Mat...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (AP) — To honor the birth of his daughter, Kevin Swan had the...

Man fighting revamps foundation to cope with pandemic impact Earle Kimel, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Tags:  Associated Press member exchange story from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – To honor the birth of his daughter, Kevin Swan had the image of a watch tattooed on his left wrist – hands permanently frozen at 5:27 p.m., the exact time 2-year-old Elliott Monroe Swan came into the world on Feb. 21, 2018. “It was my first Father’s Day present; it is set to the time Elli...

Updated Jan. 16 Matthew Ruley wore protective medical gear and sat beside his wife on their 25th wedding anniversary. From her hospital room, where she was sedated due to COVID-19 complications, he called people who had been at their wedding — the bridesmaids, the woman who caught the bouquet. He held the phone to her ear. They had met during the first rehearsal for a production of Sweeney Todd put on by the St. Petersburg Little Theatre. And after that, they did everything as a team: fac...

LAKEWOOD RANCH – To honor the birth of his daughter, Kevin Swan had the image of a watch tattooed on his left wrist – hands permanently frozen at 5:27 p.m., the exact time 2-year-old Elliott Monroe Swan came into the world on Feb. 21, 2018. “It was my first Father’s Day present; it is set to the time Elliott was born,” Kevin, 39, said through an electronic voice that dictates sentences shortly after he finishes crafting them by gazing at specific letters on a tablet. In February 2012...