Personal Finance

Setting Teens up for Savings Success

t’s not just adults looking at their savings accounts these days. Kids and teens are looking to kick off their own accounts, too.I

Achieva Credit Union shares four key tips for success that any teen (and parent) should know when setting up a savings account.

1) Establish whether there will be a steady income.

Many teens may want a debit card, but only set up a checking account if the account holder is bringing in regular money with some kind of job. Learning to manage the flow of money depends on there being money coming in as well as going out.

2) Know the fees involved.

Once you start moving your money around – taking money out at ATMs, spending with a debit card or setting up online payments – fees can add up fast. ATM use is a common pitfall. But with a credit union like Achieva, you can easily avoid the fees just by being sure you’re using a partner ATM like the ones at Publix’s Presto locations or in a nationwide shared branch network.

3) Get used to checking on your account, regularly.

Checking your account regularly to see your balance is at the heart of managing your finances. Technology has made spending money easier, but not necessarily managing your money.

Seeing their money and how quickly it can go slows their spending. It teaches kids individual responsibility.

4) Treat this as the foundation for your financial future.

Establishing credit is not as easy to start these days as it once was, so consider something like a credit card to build your credit. Your credit score is one of the most important numbers in your personal finances as you get older. Achieva’s “credit builder”credit card (available to those 18 years and older) allows a responsible teen to become accustomed to what having a credit card means and allows them to learn good habits.

To learn more, contact Jerri Paul, Achieva Universal Advisor, Certified Financial Counselor in St. Petersburg by calling 800-593-2274, or visit Achievacu.com to make an appointment with one of our St. Petersburg branch locations.

WE ARE OPEN FOR DINE IN AND TAKE OUT CURBSIDE PICKUP AVAILABLE 727.209.2695

Safer, More Intimate Private Booths Reservations Recommended Tuesday-Thursday 12pm-9pm Friday 12pm-10pm Saturday 4pm-10pm 7201 66th St N, Pinellas Park

Beachy eats

Indulge your taste buds in one of our three restaurants just steps away from St. Pete Beach!

5300 GULF BLVD • ST. PETE BEACH, FL T:+1 727-363-5100 • Sirata.com • Siratastpete T:+1 727-363-5100 • Sirata.com • Siratastpete

Everything’s Coming Up

Sunflowers: Local artist Alyssa Marie’s paintings of pelicans, flamingos, sea birds, ocean waves, octopuses and whimsical portraits of sunflowers on murals around town just make you happy. With her husband Braden Everly, you can bask in the visual power of positivity at The Alyssa Marie Gallery. Originally from Colorado, she moved to St. Pete in 2017.

“From the get-go, I have had a love for art that I have a difficult time finding words to explain. Growing up, my parents’ beautiful kitchen table was covered in scratches and dents from art projects, residue from hot glue and of course, every color of paint I could get my hands on,” says Alyssa. “As I grew, my love for art cultivated as I went on to pursue my BFA in Communication Design with an emphasis on Fine Art at Metropolitan University of Denver.”

Not too long after graduation, the couple embarked on an adventure with their two dogs, parrot and chameleon and made the big move to Florida. It was meant to be, says Alyssa. “I remember one day in 2nd grade, I got in trouble by the teacher in class for doodling palm trees all over my notebook. The funny thing is, I had never been to the ocean to see them in person! Needless to say, I have had a tremendous pull toward the wondrous ocean and all things nautical for as long as I can remember, which is what made my move to Florida that much sweeter... (or saltier?).” Learn more about her art and their Happy Mural Project. www.alyssamariegallery.com

Women Rock: Wandering through DTSP’s Cozette’s Boutique, I discovered an homage to fabulous women by local USF Professor of Psychology Jamie Goldenberg. Featuring Audrey Hepburn, Frida Kahlo, Amanda Gorman, Stacey Abrams, Aretha Franklin and Lee Miller (whose photos are currently on display at The DALI), Goldenberg’s tee’s are a fashion statement.

“The idea was to make the art more accessible. Not everyone can afford original art, but the tees are affordable,” says Goldenberg. “So, it’s another way to get my art out there and celebrate these women.”

In conjunction with The DALI’s special exhibition “The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller,” Dr. Goldenberg discussed the psychology behind boundary breaking women throughout history in July. The subject matter of Goldenberg’s art shows a trajectory from women depicted as objectified to agentic, with her current series featuring progressive women who are changing the world.

She recently painted a portrait of Kamala Harris with shattered glass in the background; a picture of the art, the artist, and a t-shirt featuring the art went viral on the Facebook group Pantsuit Nation. Original merchandise is available online, at the museum and Cozette’s. www.etsy.com/shop/ ArtTeebyJamie

FMoPA presents Against the Sea and Dark Mountains

Scott Bolendz is a photographer of dark natural environments. This exhibition brings together two related bodies of his award-winning work.

Against the Sea is a series of elegiac, meditative studies of time-sculpted trees succumbing to the eternal surf, a series Bolendz began as his father succumbed to Parkinson’s Disease. These images give photographic form to a search for solace, understanding, and acceptance during a period of great personal loss.

Dark Mountains transports the viewer to remote, high-altitude environments, brimming with awe and anxiety. A survivor of a rare childhood disease, Bolendz engages with the specter of his own mortality in a series of cathartic, personally transformative, photographic journeys into the mountains. Tampa’s Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

Aug. 6- Sept. 12

www.fmopa.org

Fingerprint evidence

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum believes it has discovered Michelangelo’s thumbprint on the surface of a small wax sculpture by the Italian Renaissance master. Last spring, conservators moved the delicate work from an upper gallery to cooler basement storage to protect it from rising temperatures while the museum was closed during lockdown. Wax sculptures “start sweating and looking uncomfortable” and staffers “get anxious” during a heatwave, said Peta Motture, the museum’s senior curator.

“The galleries are south facing and in summer there can be sustained heat.” Five months later, the sculpture was returned to the galleries, when curators noticed a fingerprint on the figurine’s buttocks, which had likely become visible thanks to changes in the chemical composition of the wax.

Yoga at the Dalí?

Join Lucky Cat Yoga on the third Sunday of each month at The Dalí, where Dalí’s energy suffuses the physical, mental and spiritual dimensions of yoga. Lucky Cat teaches vinyasa yoga, an all-levels approach that incorporates an interplay of basic breath work, postures, meditation, and relaxation. Where: Raymond James Community Room or Avant-Garden When: August 15 (and every third Sunday) 9-10am More information: www.thedali. org/events/category/yoga

Then stick around for a special exhibition sweeping in scope and intimate in focus. The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller surveys the work of photographer Lee Miller (1907-1977), who is known for her fascinating personal life and remarkably incisive portraiture and photojournalism. She was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, where she became a fashion and fine art photographer. During the Second World War, she was a war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau. The exhibition features more than 130 images by the groundbreaking female photographer. Where: The Dalí Museum When: July 3 – Jan. 2, 2022 More information: www.thedali.org/exhibit/ photographer-lee-miller

New exhibits, hours for The Florida Holocaust Museum

The museum holds a large art collection created by survivors, children and grandchildren of survivors, and those who may not have a direct connection to the Holocaust but have been moved to confront the subject in their art. A new exhibit from this collection is Her Response: Women Artists from the Permanent Collection. The exhibit explores the many aspects of the Holocaust, observing the way art goes beyond traditional and academic examinations of the event. Artists include Daisy Brand, Joyce Lyons, Kitty Klaidman, Pearl Hirshfield, and Toby Knobel Fluek. On display through Dec. 26.

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Faith Under Fire, an exhibition that focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Holocaust, is also on display. Jehovah’s Witnesses, a community of 35,000 in Germany and occupied lands, refused to conform to the Nazi ideology and suffered severely for their nonviolence and rejection of racism. Thrown into Nazi camps, they became eyewitnesses of Nazi genocide. On display through Jan. 2, 2022. Please visit www.flholocaustmuseum.org for ticketing information and health and safety guidelines. Open Wednesday-Sunday 10am-5pm, with the last admission at 4pm.

Pretty and practical

Left: Ewer, 1882, Glazed stoneware, Extended loan from Davidov Family Right: Designed by Hannah B. Barlow, British, Vase with Sheep, 1882, Glazed stoneware, Extended loan from the Davidov Family

Throughout the 19th century, Doulton Lambeth was well-known for its industrial ceramics. The company then presented a small selection of purely decorative vases, bowls, and jugs at the 1867 Paris world’s fair. These artistic works, later collectively termed Doulton Lambeth ware, were the genesis of a new, uniquely British ceramic style. These sturdy yet beautiful pieces of stoneware fascinated British society. Like the long artistic tradition of British landscape, rural genre scenes, and sporting imagery, Doulton Lambeth ware’s designs are tied to the countryside. Decorated in subtle earth-toned glazes, the line imitates nature. Much of the wares’ delicate incised and applied designs owe to the work of sisters Hannah and Florence Barlow.

Where: Museum of Fine Arts When: through Oct. 17 More information: www.mfastpete.org

Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop

Recreating some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history, The Doo Wop Project performs at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 at 7:30pm. The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning, tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. They take audiences on a journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts, and Flamingos through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions of modern musicians like Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz, Maroon 5 and Sam Smith. Tickets range from $25-$55 and can be purchased online at www.themahaffey.com. Members can call 727-300-2000 to reserve their seats.

They’re baaaack!

The American Stage Theatre, elated to return after an extended pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, presents the world premiere of The People Downstairs by St. Petersburg playwright Natalie Symons. “The set of The People Downstairs has stood like a ghost in our theater for 16 months and the lights will finally shine on this delightful story,” said Associate Artistic Director Kristin Clippard. The People Downstairs runs Sept. 15 - Oct. 3, with tickets starting at $20. For more information and to purchase tickets click to www.tickets. americanstage.org. Stick around immediately following these select performances for Chatbacks: Sunday matinee, Sept. 19; Friday, Sept. 24; and Thursday, Sept. 30. Chat with artists and other audience members about the play, the characters, and the ideas aroused by the production.

Party like it’s 1921

A rendering of sculpture “Intersections” by Ya La’ford is on the St. Petersburg Museum of History’s planned expansion. Courtesy of Ya La’ford.

The St. Petersburg Museum of History is about to turn 100 years old, and we want you to be a part of the party that kicks off our centennial year! Join us Oct. 16 for live music, dancing under the stars, unlimited Florida cuisine and cocktails, a 1920s fashion show, and more. And of course, shuffleboard! This annual fundraising event kicks off the Museum’s 100th anniversary and will include a not-so-silent auction, a 1920s costume contest, and special appearances by Babe Ruth, Perry Snell, and Museum of History founder Mary Wheeler Eaton. Where: St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club When: Oct. 16, 7-10pm How much: Pre-sale tickets are available online for $75. $90 at the door. SPMOH Members receive 10% off using a promo code provided exclusively to Members. More information: www.spmoh.com or 727-894-1052

CARES Act cares about the arts

To help small businesses that suffered from the pandemic, the city of St. Petersburg has developed a new incentive package to support St. Pete’s health, local economy, and cultural landscape. Funding for the St. Pete Small Business Resilience + Retention Incentive Package comes from the city’s Fighting Chance Funds and a portion of CARES Act Funding received by Pinellas County, totaling $2,536,000 in dedicated package funding. Grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 are available for these programs:

• Business Support Organizations Program • Non-Profit Event Host Organizations Program • Small Business Retention and Restoration Microfund Program • Arts and Culture Business and Performance Program

An organization or entity may apply for only one of the programs, which will be rolled out in a phased schedule and reviewed on first come, first complete basis. For information, dates, and application requirements, visit www.stpete.org/ resilience-retention.

With apologies to my namesake, Leslie Caron in Gigi, “I do understand the Parisians”

Access to museums and other cultural venues in France is now contingent on visitors being able to prove that they have been fully vaccinated or have recently tested negative for the coronavirus. The pass sanitaire or “health pass” will be required for venues with more than 50 people. Visitors over 18 will be required to show a QR code with a record of full vaccination, or a negative PCR or antigen test from the previous 48 hours. For children over age 12, the pass will become mandatory after Aug. 30. “If we do not act today, the number of cases will continue to increase,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in an announcement of the change on July 12.