After six weeks of studying and working on a performance loosely based on "In the Heights," students from Blake and Leto high schools are ready to put on a show. ...more

November 11, 2009

After six weeks of studying and working on a performance loosely based on "In the Heights," students from Blake and Leto high schools are ready to put on a show. ...more

November 11, 2009

DOWNTOWN Latin Rhythms classes began Sept. 7 at the Patel Conservatory. The introductory Latin dancing class is one of about 90 classes offered at the conservatory. ...more

September 30, 2009

With the economic downturn causing a decrease in donations, endowments and government funding, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center announced Thursday its decision to lay off 20 workers. ...more

June 26, 2009

With the economic downturn causing a decrease in donations, endowments and government funding, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center announced today its decision to lay off 20 employees. ...more

June 25, 2009

Which state has the smartest student when it comes to geography? The answer will be revealed today as 10 students, including one from Florida, head to the final rounds of the National Geographic Bee in Washington. The winner gets a $25,000 college scholarship. ...more

May 20, 2009

Melinda Roy, a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet, held a free master class attended by 40 students at the Patel Conservatory at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on March 7. Roy is one of several guest artists whom the conservatory brings to conduct free master classes and workshops. Roy was in town to schedule rehearsals for the Balanchine ballet "Valse-Fantaisie," to be presented in "An American Dream" at the performing arts center May 17, and to stage the ballet with students from the Orlando Ballet School at the Patel Conservatory. ...more

March 25, 2009

Daniel Bernard Romain, a hip-hop violinist from New York City, worked with children at Metropolitan Ministries Academy on March 10 as an outreach of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's Patel Conservatory. Romain also performed in concert at the conservatory's TECO Theater on March 12. ...more

March 25, 2009

A group of Philip Shore Elementary Magnet School students are learning about writing and acting. But they also are learning about people and history. ...more

March 18, 2009

A group of Philip Shore Elementary Magnet School students are learning about writing and acting. But they also are learning about people and history. ...more

March 18, 2009