St. Petersburg, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2017) – Master musician George Winston will perform at the Palladium Theater at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, as part of the “Mahaffey on the Move” concert series.
Winston’s melodic folk piano, through the platinum-selling albums Autumn, December, Winter Into Spring and Linus and Lucy – The Music of Vince Guaraldi, has established a creative musical legacy. The versatile Winston’s catalogue also includes Night Divides the Day – The Music of the Doors, Montana – A Love Story, Gulf Coast Blues and Impressions 1 & 2 – overall 14 recordings that stretch and expand on the solo piano vocabulary.
Scheduled for release on March 31, Spring Carousel – A Cancer Research Benefit is his latest recorded project.
Sometimes concentrating on seven-string acoustic guitar, Hawaiian slack-key guitar and harmonica, Winston has always refused to strictly categorize his music. “I just play the songs the best I can,” he says, “inspired by the seasons and the topographies and regions, and, occasionally, by sociological elements, and try to improve as a player over time.”
The Palladium Theater is located at 253 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg. Please join us in support of a local food bank by bringing a donation of canned food to the concert. There will be collection baskets at the entrances.
Tickets, $22.50, $32.50 and $39.50, go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6. Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts members can purchase tickets starting at noon today. Tickets may be purchased online at themahaffey.com, charge by phone at 727.893.7832 or in person at The Mahaffey Theater Box Office. The Mahaffey Box Office is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or at least 90 minutes prior to any ticketed event.
Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts
Founded as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2009, the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts is dedicated to the success and future of The Mahaffey Theater and to the notion that through diverse programing and patron membership support, performing arts should be enjoyed by all of St. Petersburg’s citizens. It’s your theater!
The Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts is committed to supporting and presenting all genres of the performing arts at The Mahaffey Theater, funding arts education for school children through the Class Acts performance series and providing its member patrons with unequaled services, entertainment and cultural experiences.
The Mahaffey Theater
The Mahaffey Theater, under the management of Big3 Entertainment, is one of Tampa Bay’s top-rated performing arts venues. Home to the Florida Orchestra, The Mahaffey hosts top-quality national and international artists and performances – Broadway, pop, rock, comedy, dance, classical and interactive engagements and exhibitions.
Located in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, the 2,031-seat cultural jewel boasts spectacular waterfront views and is located only minutes away from white sandy beaches and world-renowned museums. Additionally, the theater supports the highly successful Class Acts program, which enables school children to experience the performing arts through in-theater performances as well as in-school outreach and extension programs.