Friday at FloridaRAMA: Be there or be square.<\/p>\n
Artist Luke Heath is the brains behind Warhol Birthday & Pop Art Party 4.0, 7-10 p.m. in the Impact Gallery. In the center ring is an exhibition of pop art, paintings, drawings, sculpture and more (there\u2019s always more), which will be on view through the end of the month.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s party, however, arrives the day after what would have been Andy Warhol\u2019s 98th birthday.<\/p>\n
There may be cake involved.<\/p>\n
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The interactive party includes cosplayers \u2013 Warhol (in the form of fellow St. Pete artist Paul \u201cLucky LeRoy\u201d Gehres), Marilyn Monroe, Lou Reed, Elvis and a hunka, hunka other characters with ties to the late, great pop art pioneer. Festivities include live performances, a live chalk mural by Carrie Phillips and your chance to make a Warholian \u201cscreen test.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Friday birthday bash, Heath explains, \u201cis really the main part of the event. The art on the walls is cool, but it\u2019s a little bit different than your standard art show, where you just go and look at stuff on a wall. It\u2019s a production. It\u2019s a happening, that\u2019s kind of the goal of it. A party atmosphere, combined with the art show.\u201d<\/p>\n
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As the name implies, it\u2019s Heath\u2019s fourth such enterprise. A dedicated pop artist himself, he says he\u2019s not a big Warhol devotee, but recognizes \u2013 as Warhol did \u2013 that selling your idea takes some creative thinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsing the name Warhol is kind of like the flashing light, the beacon to get people interested in the event,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s the name that people know. It\u2019s the giant sign on the highway that says \u2018Take this exit if you need gas.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Featured artists: Mark Williams, Rachel Covello, Michelle Lisan, Dorian Alberti, Kostar, Canvas & Clouds, Tim Von Cloedt, Brittany Freemon, Patricia Tierny Moses, Rachel Salazar, Jose Mohammed, Lucky LeRoy, Artful Saint, Barb Gerdeman, Chris Van Vooren, Luke Heath, Rachel Salazar, Taylor Victoria, Latonya Hicks, Skye Dolan, Ricky Singh, Scarrie Phillips, The Chandelier Queer, Antonio McDowell, Rachel Stotler, Meriam Gardner, Luci West, Filipe Bergson, Michelle Parasole, Adam Turkel, Andrea Pawlisz, Jason Cripps, Zulu Painter, Luke Heath, Jessica Baird, GWAK, Sunset Custom Framing (Scotty).<\/p>\n
Admission is free; visit this link<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The other stuff<\/p>\n Great Britain\u2019s Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane, collectively known as Mumford & Sons, play Tampa\u2019s Benchmark International Arena Friday. Find tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday brings country music singer\/songwriter Jim Lauderdale to St. Pete\u2019s Jack Kerouac House for intimate, solo shows at 6 and 9 p.m. The Catalyst spoke with Lauderdale<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n Band or brand: Saturday\u2019s 6 p.m. BayCare Sound show features Deep Purple (with classic-era lead singer Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover and drummer Ian Paice aboard) and Kansas (according to the Kansas website, neither remaining founders, guitarist Richard Williams and drummer Phil Ehart, are currently performing with the band). Tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Notably, it\u2019s your last weekend to catch Jobsite Theater\u2019s electrifying production of Green Day\u2019s American Idiot at the Straz Center\u2019s Jaeb Theatre. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coming Saturday in the Catalyst<\/p>\n Coming soon<\/p>\n Aug. 12 Thomas Dolby, A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats, et al at Ferg\u2019s Pavilion<\/p>\n Aug. 14-23 ThinkTank\u2019s\u00a0The Spongebob Musical,\u00a0at freeFall Theatre<\/p>\n Aug. 14-16 Powerstories Theatre Staged Reading: Conscience at Stageworks Theatre<\/p>\n Aug. 15 Motley Crue at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n Aug. 16 Gipsy Kings at the Mahaffey Theater<\/p>\n Aug. 18 Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n Aug. 19 Jack Johnson at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n Aug. 19 Squeeze, Adam Ant, Haircut One Hundred at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n Aug. 19 Aug. 19-Sept. 6. Jobsite Theater\u00a0Penelope<\/p>\n Aug. 20 Starship, John Waite at Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n Aug. 21 Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n Aug. 21 Classic Albums Live \u201cBreakfast in America\u201d at the Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n Aug. 22 Jonathan Cain at Central Park Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n Aug. 22 Dokken, Lynch Mob at Ferg\u2019s Pavilion<\/p>\n Aug. 23 Buddy Guy at Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n Aug. 23 K-Pop Warriors at the St. Petersburg Coliseum<\/p>\n Aug. 24 Goo Dolls at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n Aug. 26 Buckcherry at Jannus Live<\/p>\n Aug. 27 Devo at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n Aug. 29 Dirty Heads, 311 at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n Your Weekend Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0appears every Thursday in the\u00a0Catalyst\u2019s CREATE section.\u00a0<\/p>\n Please add us to your mailing list \u2013 send all press releases and event info to\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thomas-Dolby-LP-298x300.jpg\")
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