Petersburg Times ( a free, local, independent English-language weekly that's published on Wednesdays.
Your best source for information about what's going on is the St. The city's nightclubs and discos can't compete with Moscow's glamorous establishments in terms of grand scale, pomp, and attitude, but they offer a more laid-back environment and friendlier crowds. Petersburg and you can almost always catch a performance of Swan Lake at any time of the year. Russian classical ballet was also born in St. The city oozes musical history, and there's a fascinating and thrilling concentration of the brightest names in classical music here. Petersburg's cultural life is one of its top attractions.