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SUMMARY:Aigrettes\, Egrets\, and Regrets: Nineteenth-Century Fashion and the Desire for Feathers
DESCRIPTION:Aigrettes\, Egrets\, and Regrets: Nineteenth-Century Fashion and the Desire for Feathers\nFeathers\, long a staple of fashionable design\, became paramount to the well-dressed in nineteenth-century Europe and the United States. They increasingly decorated the edges of custom-made dresses\, graced hats\, or adorned elaborate hairstyles. \nMuch like the production of John James Audubon’s Birds of America series\, this obsession with feathers in fashion reflected larger cultural interests in understanding and replicating the natural world. Though beautiful to look at\, these designs ultimately came at an ecological price—with many bird populations decimated to meet demand. \nJoin art historian Erin Wilson as she explores these sartorial and environmental legacies. \nAigrettes\, Egrets\, and Regrets:\nNineteenth-Century Fashion and the Desire for Feathers\nThursday\, January 9\, 2025\n6:00 PM–7:00 PM\nMarly Room\nMuseum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\n255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg FL 33701 \nFree for MFA Members; $15 for Not-Yet-Members (Youth 17 and under are Free!)* \n*Program ticket includes Art After Dark admission from 5:00 PM–8:00 PM! Arrive early or stay late to explore the MFA Collection Galleries\, Special Exhibitions\, and MFA Shop! \nREGISTER \nNot yet a member?\nBecome a member today and enjoy all the benefits membership at the MFA offers!  \nMFA Members enjoy free admission for an entire year\, early access to special exhibitions\, discounts at the MFA Shop and Café Clementine\, special member-only exclusive events\, and more. Bring the whole family! \nBECOME A MEMBER \n\nABOUT ERIN WILSON \nCurrently a PhD student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, TX\, Erin Wilson most recently served as the Museum of Fine Arts’ Associate Curator from 2022 to 2024. During her tenure at the MFA she curated such exhibitions as Explore the Vaults: Images Private and Public\, c. 1500-1800 (2022) and Defining Lines\, the Prints and Drawings of Maxime Lalanne (2022). She studies eighteenth-century French portraiture and material culture. \n\nPhoto Credit  \nEvening Dress (detail)\, Department Store R.H. White & Co.\, American 1885\, Silk\, feathers\, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum\, 2009; Gift of John R. Hotson\, 1946 \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\, 255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art After Dark,Educational Event,FREE for MFA Members,Lecture / Talk,Reduced Admission
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Craig Lucas
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Craig Lucas\nBroadway Playwright and acclaimed screenwriter Craig Lucas is coming to Tampa Bay as part of research for his next play. Join us for an opportunity to hear from him about his award winning career\, inspiration for his work\, and how his own personal recovery plays a key part of his journey. \nHosted by Sean Daniels\, this intimate conversation will be a chance to get to hear from one of the American Theatre’s most celebrated and dangerously honest writers. \nAs he develops his next piece\, Craig has a question for you: “What do you feel seldom makes it into the plays\, movies\, novels\, and TV you see — which aspects of your life do you wish were part of the national conversation?” \nIn Conversation with Craig Lucas\nThursday\, January 16\, 2025\n6:00 PM–7:00 PM\nMarly Room\nMuseum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\n255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg FL 33701 \nFree for MFA Members; $15 for Not-Yet-Members (Youth 17 and under are Free!)* \n*Program ticket includes Art After Dark admission from 5:00 PM–8:00 PM! Arrive early or stay late to explore the MFA Collection Galleries\, Special Exhibitions\, and MFA Shop! \nREGISTER \nNot yet a member?\nBecome a member today and enjoy all the benefits membership at the MFA offers!  \nMFA Members enjoy free admission for an entire year\, early access to special exhibitions\, discounts at the MFA Shop and Café Clementine\, special member-only exclusive events\, and more. Bring the whole family! \nBECOME A MEMBER \n\nABOUT CRAIG LUCAS \nCraig Lucas’ full-length plays include Missing Persons\, Reckless\, Blue Window\, Prelude to a Kiss\, God’s Heart\, This Thing of Darkness(co-authored with David Schulner)\, The Dying Gaul\, Stranger\, Small Tragedy\, Prayer for My Enemy\, The Singing Forest\, Ode to Joy\, The Lying Lesson\, I Was Most Alive with You and Whynot Christmas Carol (which premiered at San Francisco’s ACT in December 2024). \nScreenplays include Longtime Companion (Sundance Audience Award)\, The Secret Lives of Dentists (NY Film Critics Best Screenplay Award)\, Prelude to a Kiss\, Reckless\, Blue Window\, The Dying Gaul.  \nLibretti include The Light in the Piazza (music and lyrics by Adam Guettel)\, Two Boys  (composer Nico Muhly\, world premiere at the English National Opera\, American premiere at the Metropolitan Opera)\, Orpheus in Love (with composer Gerald Busby)\, 3 Postcards (with composer/lyricist Craig Carnelia)\, An American in Paris (music by George Gershwin\, lyrics by Ira Gershwin)\, Amélie (music by Dan Messe\, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Dan Messe)\, Prelude to a Kiss (music by Dan Messe\, lyrics by Sean Hartley and Dan Messe)\, Days of Wine and Roses (music and lyrics by Adam Guettel)\, and Marry Me A Little\, Songs by Stephen by Sondheim (co-conceived with Norman René and Suzanne Henry).  \nLucas’ new English-language adaptations include Three Sisters\, Uncle Vanya\, and Miss Julie. He directed the world premiere of The Light in the Piazza\, Harry Kondoleon’s plays Saved Or Destroyed & Play Yourself\, and the films The Dying Gaul & Birds of America. \nLucas has worked with many remarkable directors including Mark Wing-Davey\, Oliver Butler\, Norman René\, Pam MacKinnon\, Lisa Petersen\, Daniel Sullivan\, Tyne Rafaeli\, Christopher Wheeldon\, Alan Rudolph\, Mark Brokaw\, Bartlett Sher and Joe Mantello. He received the Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters\, the Laura Pels/PEN Mid-career Award\, the Hermitage Greenfield Prize\, LAMBDA Literary Award\, Hull-Warriner Award\, Flora Roberts Award\, Steinberg/ACTA Best Play Award among many others. He has 4 Tony nominations\, 3 Obie Awards (one for directing) and has been a Pulitzer finalist. \nABOUT SEAN DANIELS\nSean Daniels is the Anti-Stigma Director for Live Tampa Bay and a leading voice in using the arts to defeat addiction. His play\, The White Chip\, a NYTimes Critics Pick and Drama League nominee for ‘Best Revival\, has been performed around the world as a catalyst for community conversation and connection. It currently just closed Off-Broadway produced by Hank Azaria\, Jason Biggs\, and Tony winners John Larroqutte and Annaleigh Ashford. \n“Plays save lives in all kinds of ways. I would bet that The White Chip has and will.”\n— The New York Times. \nNext it will play Off-West End in 2025. Most importantly\, he lives in sunny Bradenton\, FL with Veronika and Vivien – neither of which have ever seen him take a drink. \nABOUT LIVE TAMPA BAY\nLive Tampa Bay mobilizes business\, faith\, nonprofit\, and philanthropic leaders in our region around a singular mission: to drastically reduce opioid deaths in our community. Learn more at: https://livetampabay.org/. \n\nPhoto Credit  \nPhoto of Craig Lucas courtesy of Bronwen Sharp. \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\, 255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | The Birds That Audubon Missed with Kenn Kaufman
DESCRIPTION:Author Talk with Kenn Kaufman\nJoin renowned author\, artist\, naturalist\, and conservationist Kenn Kaufman for a closer look at John James Audubon’s life and work\, including his time spent studying the birds of Florida. \nInspired by his new book The Birds That Audubon Missed\, Kaufman will examine the artistic work\, competition\, and scientific discoveries of Audubon and his ornithological peers\, as well as some of the discoveries they didn’t make. \n \nAuthor Talk | The Birds That Audubon Missed with Kenn Kaufman\nThursday\, January 23\, 2025\n6:00 PM–7:00 PM\nMarly Room\nMuseum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\n255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg FL 33701 \nFree for MFA Members; $15 for Not-Yet-Members (Youth 17 and under are Free!)* \n*Program ticket includes Art After Dark admission from 5:00 PM–8:00 PM! Arrive early or stay late to explore the MFA Collection Galleries\, Special Exhibitions\, and MFA Shop! \nBe sure to pick up your copy of The Birds That Audubon Missed in the MFA Shop. Every purchase made supports our mission! \nREGISTER \nNot yet a member?\nBecome a member today and enjoy all the benefits membership at the MFA offers!  \nMFA Members enjoy free admission for an entire year\, early access to special exhibitions\, discounts at the MFA Shop and Café Clementine\, special member-only exclusive events\, and more. Bring the whole family! \nBECOME A MEMBER \n\nABOUT KENN KAUFMAN \nAn avid naturalist from the age of six\, Kenn Kaufman spent his late teens pursuing birds all over North America\, an adventure later chronicled in his cult-classic book Kingbird Highway. \nAfter several years as a professional leader of international birding tours\, he shifted to a career as a writer\, editor\, and illustrator. Most of his energy currently goes into writing books and painting bird portraits. \nHis 14 books include seven titles in his own series\, Kaufman Field Guides\, designed to make the first steps in nature study as easy as possible. His most recent book\, The Birds That Audubon Missed\, was published in May 2024. \nKenn is a field editor for the National Audubon Society and a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society\, and the only person to have received the American Birding Association’s lifetime achievement award twice \n\nPhoto Credit  \nImages courtesy of Kenn Kaufman \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\, 255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
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