# Event Details - **Event Name**: Baroque + Bottle Book Club | Representation + Marginalization - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: In conjunction with "In Caravaggio’s Light | Baroque Masterpieces from the Fondazione Roberto Longhi," the MFA introduces the Baroque + Bottle Book Club, a dynamic literary series that pairs contemporary fiction with the timeless themes of the Baroque. Presented in partnership with Book + Bottle, St. Pete’s beloved independent bookstore and wine bar, each gathering invites readers to dive into contemporary novels that echo the emotional intensity, moral tension, and timeless questions embedded in the Baroque movement. With expertly paired wines, lively guided conversations, and exclusive in-gallery experiences, this series creates unexpected connections between the masterpieces on view and the pressing issues of today. Caravaggio shocked his contemporaries by casting society’s outsiders as saints and Madonnas, blurring the line between sacred and profane and challenging who is deemed worthy of reverence. This session of Baroque + Bottle turns that lens towards contemporary literature, asking how stories can reclaim agency for voices too often silenced. We’ll read Raven Leilani’s breakout debut "Luster," a razor-sharp, darkly comic novel that follows Edie, a young Black woman stumbling through love, art, and survival in a world that rarely makes space for her. Through Leilani’s fearless prose, Luster lays bare the complexities of race, sexuality, and selfhood in the modern age, echoing the raw humanity at the heart of Caravaggio’s work. What to Expect: 6:00–6:30 pm — Arrivals: grab a glass of wine and ease in with thought-starter prompts and casual conversation. 6:30–7:30 pm — Guided discussion led by Book + Bottle, exploring the book’s themes and connections to the Baroque. 7:30–8:00 pm — Gallery spotlight with MFA curators and educators: a focused look at a work from In Caravaggio’s Light to bring the conversation full circle. Thursday, November 20, 2025 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg FL 33701 $25 for Members; $35 for Not-Yet-Members. Tickets include program and 1 glass of wine. Additional wine available for purchase. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-petersburg/baroque-bottle-book-club-|-representation-marginalization/200029063067002 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 24 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://mfastpete.org/event/baroque-bottle-book-club-11-20-25/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=st.+petersburg-events ## Event venue details - **city**: St. Petersburg - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: 255 Beach Dr NE, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701 - **lat**: 27.77439 - **long**: -82.63191 - **full address**: 255 Beach Dr NE, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701, 255 Beach Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701-3413, United States, St. Petersburg ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (https://allevents.in/org/museum-of-fine-arts-st-petersburg-florida/26021574) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/c8eb4ef053a62a83d07cf3d901721df3d119e592cd4c99a9049d2f8bfff23ae0-rimg-w1024-h576-dc2e2d2f-gmir?v=1763189264 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/66a04aa77152d82a9baacf305bb062ff200a00f81ded8ceee6b8c8411f011acd-rimg-w300-h300-dceaddd6-gmir?v=1763189267 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 255 Beach Dr NE, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701, 255 Beach Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701-3413, United States, St. Petersburg - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, sports, fine-arts - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Baroque + Bottle Book Club | Representation + Marginalization ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Baroque + Bottle Book Club | Representation + Marginalization", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/c8eb4ef053a62a83d07cf3d901721df3d119e592cd4c99a9049d2f8bfff23ae0-rimg-w1024-h576-dc2e2d2f-gmir?v=1763189264", "startDate": "2025-11-20", "endDate": "2025-11-20", "url": "https://allevents.in/st-petersburg/baroque-bottle-book-club-|-representation-marginalization/200029063067002", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "255 Beach Dr NE, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "255 Beach Dr NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701-3413, United States", "addressLocality": "St. Petersburg", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "27.77439", "longitude": "-82.63191" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "In conjunction with \"In Caravaggio’s Light | Baroque Masterpieces from the Fondazione Roberto Longhi,\" the MFA introduces the Baroque + Bottle Book Club, a dynamic literary series that pairs contemporary fiction with the timeless themes of the Baroque. \n\nPresented in partnership with Book + Bottle,", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg Florida", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/museum-of-fine-arts-st-petersburg-florida/26021574" } ] } ] ```