Volume I No. 42 |October 8, 2019
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ARTS NEWS
& PROFILES
FROM
FLORIDA'S
TREASURE COAST & BEYOND
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Sharing our wealth of arts and culture.
We're having an ARTS BLAST!
Supporting arts and cultural councils everywhere.
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Barbara Schlitt Ford's ELC
Travels with Linda Badgley
That Embrace is Leaving McKee
Florida Humanities Council
Marcello Giordani
Jennifer Chaparro
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Calendar listings are at the end of every Arts Blast,
What a Weekend!
Auditions and Calls for Artists are
in every Arts Blast and
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Scroll down for expanded Calendar Listings, Auditions, and Calls for Artists, plus guidelines for submitting to ARTS BLAST & the Cultural Council of Indian River County's CulturalCalendar.org.
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Barbara Schlitt Ford's ELC
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Barbara Schlitt Ford makes it short and sweet when she talks about her plans for the future at her new permanent work address, the Environmental Learning Center in Wabasso. “Focus, fix up, future, food, fun, and friends — for nature.” Reaching those goals will take a group effort, the ELC’s new executive director said. “We will be working as a team to map out clear short-and long-term strategic goals and action steps encompassing year-round, 7-day-a-week educational programming, and community offerings for all ages.”
That means structural improvements to “spruce up” the current campus, new displays, and updated campus interpretive signage. User-friendly interactive content will be created to “offer guests new ideas on how they can be a part of the solution to our environmental health issues,” Ford said. She said the ELC is committed to building strong community partnerships with schools, local businesses, other environmental groups and non-profits, and local government. “Only with a unified approach will we be able to turn the tide and improve the health of our water and land ecosystems.”
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That all sounds like pretty serious stuff but it’s only a part of the ELC’s function in the community. Making education fun is another. Ford said, “I love going to our discovery station and watching our aquarium critters. And when I venture outside for a walk around campus, I enjoy seeing the kids playing, discovering, engaging and learning. They are not on their electronics and they aren’t even thinking about them! They are active and connected to nature and loving it.”
Ford, 54, said things were different when she was growing up in Vero Beach. “We were outside any chance we got. Right when we got home from school until we were called in for dinner and then on the weekends first thing in the morning until it was too dark to play and even then we would just switch to nighttime outdoor games.”
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A huge ficus tree in her front yard was the neighborhood kids’ clubhouse. “We could fit 20 kids in there easily,” Ford said. Much of the time their mode of transportation was their feet! “In high school we hung out at the beach, we went sailing on my friends Hobie, we played tennis, jogged at Riverside Park, and our favorite thing to do was slalom waterski on the lagoon, which at that time most people still called ‘the river’.”
Nature played an unforgettable role in Ford’s family life then as it does now. “For vacations we usually went to the mountains of North Carolina where we hiked to waterfalls, went horseback riding, had picnics and enjoyed the gorgeous mountain views and sunrises and sunsets. We visited national parks on family trips and my parents always appreciated the beauty of this area and instilled that in each of us.”
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One of Ford’s favorite things about her Environmental Learning Center office is its location. “It’s on an island! How cool is that? A 64-acre lagoon island nature center.” She said studies show the benefits “of nature immersion to human physical, mental and emotional health are clear. Thrilled I get to be a part of helping others connect to nature and learn to take care of it.”
The new ELC website has descriptions of programs, classes, workshops, and tours available to members and not-yet members. Visit
DiscoverELC.org
and plan to go to Half Haunted Halloween this month and Mangrove & Moonlight in January.
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Photos:
Barbara Schlitt Ford
ELC staff exploring a spoil island
ELC staff with one of the new donated see-through canoes
ELC donor appreciation cocktail party
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A big Arts Blast thanks to The Galleries of Historic Downtown Vero Beach for supporting Arts Blast:
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Embracing Peace is Leaving McKee
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SEWARD JOHNSON’S
25 FT.
EMBRACING PEACE
SCULPTURE
AT MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN
On October 16, 2019 the crane that lifted Seward Johnson’s monumental 25 ft. bronze
Embracing Peace
sculpture into the Royal Palm Grove at McKee Botanical Garden will return to lift it out of the Garden and once again place it on a flatbed trailer to travel to its next destination.
Don’t miss this last opportunity to admire the grandeur and detail of this incredible masterpiece by Seward Johnson. Seward Johnson's monumental 25' Embracing Peace sculpture has been marveled at by thousands of members and visitors at McKee since its installation on December 11, 2018.
Embracing Peace is Johnson’s most renowned sculpture, which honors the moment in New York City on V-J Day, August 14, 1945, that captured the jubilance of Americans when the end of World War II was announced. This artwork honors the memory of the past, reminding us of the sacrifice of a nation, and awakening younger generations to the heroic stories of the preceding generations. This sculpture has been featured in various cities across the United States from Florida to California, as well as in Times Square, NYC, Rome, Italy, and Civitavecchia, Italy. A casting of the sculpture has also been on display in Normandy, France, and is currently sited at the Bastogne War Museum in Belgium. Often associated with his works of art, Johnson’s passion for detail features an uncanny realism and spontaneity of the original pose. He is well known for recreating life in our times in vividly realistic bronze.
Embracing Peace by Seward Johnson © 2004, 2005 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc.
Embracing Peace Photo in Royal Palm Grove by JPR Images
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From Vero Beach Opera:
Our hearts are broken. Our dear friend, international opera super star, Marcello Giordani, passed away unexpectedly today in Sicily of a heart attack.
Marcello was supposed to come to VBO last March for a master class, vocal Competition, concert and Gala but had to cancel because of health issues.
We are shocked and saddened and send our love to Wilma and the boys.
Dr. Joan Ortega-Cowan
President,VBO
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Thank You
Arts Blast Sponsors!
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An opening reception will be held Sunday, Oct. 20, 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. 520 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach. Tours will be available with an opportunity to meet the artists, and light refreshments will be served. Free.
Photo Credit: May Brandt-
Indian River Lagoon
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Vero Beach Art Club's first Art in the Park is Oct. 27 in Humiston Park on Ocean Dr., Vero Beach.
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Welcome and Thanks to Our Newest Arts Blast Sponsors
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Pelican Island Preservation Society Art Show
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The Pelican Island Preservation Society annual Indian River Bird & Nature Art show is Oct. 11-13 at the Sebastian River Art Club on Main Street in Sebastian, next to City Hall. Judging takes place on Friday after 1pm. Awards will be announced at the Friday Artists Reception 6-8pm. The public is welcome to attend.
Dr. Llewelyn Erhhart, zoologist, will speak on the history of Oak Lodge and the role it played in the establishment of Pelican Island and Archie Carr, as well as the world-famous turtle nesting beaches in our area. The talk will be in the Ramp Lounge at Capt. Hiram’s, Saturday, Oct 12th, 3:30 to 4:30pm. It’s free and no reservations are required. Ehrhart is an expert in marine sea turtles, and professor emeritus and founder of the Marine Turtle Research Group at the University of Central Florida.
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There will be a s
unset wine and cheese cruise
to Pelican Island onboard Capt. Hiram's "River King," Saturday, Oct. 12th, 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person. Advanced reservations are required and may be made using the PayPal payment option on the
PIPS website
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There are three judges for the show: Ginny Piech Street, well-known local artist and co-founder and studio manager of Indian River Clay; Karen "Keko" Ekonomou, co-founder of Flametree Clay Art Gallery; and Barbara duPont, award-winning photographer and owner/artist at Gallery 14, all in Vero Beach. To find out more about the Art show visit the
website
or look for it on
Facebook
. This event kicks off National Wildlife Refuge Week for the Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge, on A1A south of the Sebastian Inlet on the Lagoon side.
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The art Show will be open to the public Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-4 at the Sebastian River Art Club on Main Street. Art Sales benefit Pelican Island Preservation Society and the Art Club.
Photos, from top:
Karen "Keko" Ekonomou
Ginny Piech Street
Barbara duPont
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Jennifer Chaparro, recently of the Lighthouse ArtCenter, now in Colorado with her chalk art.
Above: Work in progress for a homecoming celebration in Fort Collins.
Below: All done!
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Pelican Island Audubon Society at Work
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Free oak trees along with the demonstration planting and care of the tree instructions will be at Audubon House, 195 9th Street SE (Oslo Road), Vero Beach:
October 11 at 5:00 p.m.
, then stay for a special talk by Matt Hill who is working to reforest Madagascar with the help of local farmers who are receiving the training and materials to help do the job. Following Matt Hill’s talk there will be a short film about how trees communicate. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.
October 13, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
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October 19, 2019-January 12, 2020 in the
Holmes Gallery.
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She's a Lulu!
Travels With Linda Badgley
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When I decided Lulu Badgley had to be in Arts Blast, the headline jumped onto the page without any help from me. I’m not sure if “She’s a lulu!” is in use these days but it should be. Here are several definitions I found online and they all apply to artist, teacher, traveler, and friend Linda “Lulu” Badgley: Something that is outstanding, impressive, or excellent. Someone or something extraordinary. Someone who loves to have fun.
Lulu, a very young 76, has lived in Vero Beach twenty years but for weeks at a time you won’t find her at home. Her well-worn traveling boots are parked at the door, waiting for the next excuse to pack a bag and her passport and hit the road on another adventure.
Lulu’s wanderlust kicked in early, she said. “My first spark of interest in world travel came in grade 4. Our teacher distributed our new geography books. They smelled so good. …. And on the cover a beautiful picture of Sugarloaf in Rio. Subsequent chapters revealed new possibilities.”
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Her real travel didn’t begin until much later in life, though, when her husband at the time, Michael Kirkland, won the Prix de Rome and the Sheldon Traveling Fellowship at Harvard. “We set off on a years' driving adventure in Europe with our 4 year old in tow. This trip took a turn in Rome, and I had the joy of driving my little yellow Volkswagen on a long meander through Italy, Germany, and the rest of the grand tour.”
Lulu is retired from teaching for the Wellesley, Mass., public schools but has them to thank for a year-long sabbatical long ago for study and travel in Latin America. Then, “A four month trip with my 11 year old opened my eyes and gave me the grounding to be able to tackle solo travel anywhere. We began on the Amazon, skipped along the coast of Brazil, traveled overland through the Andes and ended in a home visit with an activist couple in El Salvador.”
Lulu’s travel has increased from “summer sojourns to frequent adventures as time and money allow. Sometimes I am away for a long period as when I took a teaching position at #1 High School, Xian, China, and used my location as a launch pad for tripping throughout China.” To date, Lulu has traveled to China seven times. She considers herself “really fortunate to have the best traveling companion, my neighbor, Marilyn Richardson. Her positive outlook, natural curiosity, and high spirit of adventure give me the energy at my age to keep going.”
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When she isn’t traveling, Lulu’s dance card is filled, with teaching and studio dates scribbled in every available corner. As an artist, she works in mixed media, photography, and polymer clay, for starters, but photography is her favorite: “My photos form the basis of all my other art.”
Lulu’s travel and her working and teaching Photoshop have steered her to a side interest, publishing travel and memorabilia books through Blurb. Three of them, one on her trips to
Turkey and the Greek Isles
, another on her
Vietnam tour
, and a
Morrocan scrapbook
, can be previewed online. Her most recent project was a cookbook created for local cook Newton Vance.
As a teacher, Lulu has guided students at Vero Beach Museum of Art and offers mixed media workshops in her studio, currently specializing in Gelli Plate printing. She also teaches one-on-one classes in Photoshop and Mac use.
Travel tips Lulu shared: Research, research, research. Trip Advisor is a good source for hotel information and local guides if needed. Traveling independently using trains and local transport is economical. Abide by common safety measures.
What’s the next stamp on Lulu’s passport going to be? “We are planning some sort of "backbacking" trip to recall student days for next spring, but I suspect the backpack with be a roller and the hostels will be 3 star hotels.”
Find Lulu on
Facebook
and at Seriously Mixed Media, 207 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce.
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Photos: From top - Linda Badgley; In Vietnam; in Burma; sipping coffee; painting a fish; with her fur babies, Opie and Mollie.
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Vero Beach Opera
Rossini's Opera "The Barber of Seville"
Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3 pm
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Florida Humanities Council Deadline
Funding available now for Spring 2020 programs!
Do you know the ten foods that define Florida? Or the story behind a black market orchid-smuggling scheme in Miami? Or the culture of the Florida Seminoles, and the history (and myth) of Chief Osceola? These are examples of more than 80 compelling topics available to you through our Florida Talks program.
Florida Talks, a program of the Florida Humanities Council, offers nonprofit organizations an easy, inexpensive way to host informative and thought-provoking presentations across the state.
We provide funding and sample promotional materials for organizations to bring up to three presentations to their community.
Application Deadline:
- October 18, 2019 at 12pm EST – for programs occurring between January 1 and June 30, 2020.
- May 1, 2020 at 12pm EST – for programs occurring between July 1 and December 31, 2020.
There are lots of details. Get them all on the
website
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Arts Blast
Friends and Supporters
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On the Calendar - Indian River County
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Oct. 11, 6-10 p.m. - Vero’s Centennial Jazz on the Lawn, Pocahontas Park, Vero Beach.
Oct. 11 - Parents’ Night Out! at Environmental Learning Center. Drop off the kids for their own good time while you enjoy a grownup night out. $25 per child. Register in advance.
Oct. 11-12, 7:30 p.m. - Howl at the Moon at Riverside Theatre.
Oct. 11-13 - Pelican Island Preservation Society’s (PIPS) annual Indian River Bird & Nature Art Show at Sebastian River Art Club, 1245 Main St., Sebastian.
Oct. 12, 10 a.m. - Invertebrate Elections - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk at Environmental Learning Center. Ticketed.
Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m. - Guided Canoe Excursion at ELC. Ticketed.
Oct. 13, 4 p.m. - The Fine Arts Series of St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 7550 26
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Ave., Vero Beach, presents Sean Parr, tenor and Ryan Kasten, piano in a voice recital of German Leider. Concert is Free and free-will offering will be received.
Oct. 18-19, 7:30 p.m. - Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre.
Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-noon - EcoTalks speaker series at ELC. Life on the Lagoon, with Molly Klinepeter.
Oct. 19, 10 a.m. - Favorite Fruit Ice Cream - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids 6-12 at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-noon - Master Gardener Class at ELC. Free. register in advance.
Oct. 20, 3 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s Chills and Thrills! (POPS) at Vero Beach HS Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 24, 10 a.m. - Backstage Access for Beehive at Riverside. Book in advance.
Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. - HOWL-O-WEEN Glow Party at Riverside Theatre.
Oct. 25-26, 5-8 p.m. - Half Haunted Halloween at Environmental Learning Center. Nature Scavenger Hunts, Spider Web Obstacle Course, more.
discoverelc.org
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Oct. 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Syrups & Honey Making Class at ELC. Ticketed.
Oct. 26, 10 a.m. - Spiderweb Walk - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids 6-12 at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Vero Beach Art Club’s first Art in the Park in Humiston Park, Vero Beach. Fine Arts 7 Crafts by members.
Oct. 27, 6 p.m. - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Silent Film and Organ Concert with Andrew Galuska at Community Church of Vero Beach.
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Oct. 29 - Beehive: The ‘60s Musical opening night at Riverside Theatre.
Oct. 29-Nov. 17 - Beehive: The ‘60s Musical at Riverside Theatre.
Nov. 2, 10 a.m. - Solar Ovens & Cyanotypes - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids 6-12 at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Nov. 3, 3 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s Musicians Are Superheroes at Vero Beach HS Performing Arts Center.
Through Oct. 31- The art of Hector Cruz, Richard Fisher, Julie Shaw, and Leslie Stokes is at the Emerson Center, Vero Beach. There’s a
new web address
.
Last Saturday of each month is free admission day at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Through Oct. 31 - The Cultural Council's Artist Registry members exhibit works depicting "Vero Beach - The Perfect Destination" at Vero Beach Regional Airport.
Through Nov. 7 - The Art of Lee G. Smith - historic Vero Beach - at the Indian River County Courthouse.
Nov. 9, 10 a.m. - Biocubes - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids 6-12 at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Nov. 13-Dec. 1 - Camelot at Vero Beach Theatre Guild.
Nov. 16, 10 a.m. - Umbrella Star Maps - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids 6-12 at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Nov. 21, 11 a.m. - First meeting of the McKee Botanical Garden Book Club
Nov. 23, 10 a.m. - Plastic Bird Bellies - Earth Enthusiasts workshop for kids 6-12 at ELC. Register in advance or free with admission.
Through Dec. 15 - Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Al Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold in the Stark Rotunda.
Jan. 15-26, 2020 - Always a Bridesmaid at Vero Beach Theatre Guild.
Artworks by members of the Cultural Council of Indian River County will be on view through October at the Indian River County Administration Buildings A and B during normal office hours, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach. 772-770-4857.
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On the Calendar - Martin County
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Through Oct. 20 - Bell, Book and Candle at ACT Studio Theatre, Stuart.
Oct. 8, 5:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts at the Gallery - Music Teachers National Competitors perform Solo Music at Court House Cultural Center, Stuart. Joshua Zhuang, Addison McGee, Brandon Gunter, Ava Gunter.
Oct. 10 - Nov. 24 - Pirates, Privateers & Buccaneers at the Elliott Museum.
Oct. 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Buccaneer Bash at the Elliott Museum. Please RSVP to 772-225-1961.
Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. - Two book signings at the Elliott Museum. Joanne Wetzl: The Goat with the Glass Eye; Allen Balogh: Black Sails 1715.
Oct. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. - Opening reception for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show at the Court House Cultural Center, Stuart.
Oct. 19, 11 a.m. - Juror’s Talk, led by Ehren Gerhard, for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show at the Court House Cultural Center, Stuart.
Oct. 20-22 - Auditions for The Producers at The Barn Theatre, Stuart.
Oct. 22, 7 p.m. - Jureit Musicales “Music Teachers National Competitors perform Solo Music”—pianist Joshua Zhuang, pianist Addison McGee, cellist Brandon Gunter and violinist Ava Gunter—joined by pianist Dr. Marie Jureit-Beamish.
Oct. 30, noon-1:30 p.m. - Multi-media presentation and lunch with Alice Luckhart - Don Pedro Gilbert: Local Treasure Coast Pirate. Ticketed.
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Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts at the Gallery at Court House Cultural Center, Stuart. Orchid Vocal Trio---”Dreams, Wishes, and Prayers” including professional singers Sandra McNiff, Kerry Newell & Vyki Sabo with guest artists Susan Callahan and pianist Jeanne C. Parks.
Nov. 14 - Marties Awards at the Lyric Theatre, Stuart. VIP reception 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Awards presentation 7 p.m. Ticketed.
Every LAST Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. - Story Time in the Gallery, for families of preschool children. Court House Cultural Center. Free and open to all.
Through Dec.1 - Between the Tides exhibition at Elliott Museum continues. Artist Ron Garrett celebrates maritime heritage and the living waters. Discount on Garret’s art offered to HSMC members.
Thursday nights are Jazz Jam nights with Jim van Voorheis at Notes Wine Bar, 872 S. Colorado Ave., Stuart.
Dates vary, 10 a.m. - The Mansion at Tuckahoe in Indian RiverSide Park tours in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach.
Third week of each month, 6 p.m. - Meeting of Martin Artisans Guild. Check website for dates.
https://mcost.org
Check the
martinarts.org
calendar for many art classes and workshops offered by local artists.
Fridays through Feb. 14, 2020 - Pop-Up Art Market at Notes Music Room & Social House, 872 S.Colorado Ave., Stuart.
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On the Calendar - St. Lucie County
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Oct. 8 & 22, 7- 10 p.m. - Jazz Jam at Sunrise Theatre with Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. Ticketed.
Oct. 11-27 - Love, Sex and the IRS at Treasure Coast Theatre, Port St. Lucie.
Oct. 12, 5-8 p.m. - Opening reception for the new season at Backus Museum & Gallery. Free for members, $20 for others.
Oct. 13, noon-4 p.m. - Season open house at Backus Museum. Free admission and refreshments. Gallery tours at 2 and 3 p.m.
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Through Oct. 18 - It's Fall Y'all! art show at Art Connection of Fort Pierce.
Oct. 19-20 - 32nd annual Garden Festival & Plant Sale at Heathcote Botanical Gardens.
Ongoing - Heathcote Botanical Gardens is looking for volunteers!
Every Saturday. 3-4 p.m. - Critter Crunch & Munch at
Oxbow Eco-Center
. Free, all ages, no reservation required.
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On the Calendar - Brevard County
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Oct. 9-10, 7:30 p.m. - Swingtime in Concert: Salute to Big Band Vocalists and Groups by Melbourne Municipal Band at Melbourne Auditorium, Melbourne.
Oct. 13, 3 p.m. - How Can We Keep from Singing? concert by the Indialantic Chamber Singers. Advent Lutheran Church, Melbourne/Suntree.
Through Oct. 18 - Mark Palmer Mixed Media at sbg fine arts gallery, Melbourne.
Oct. 18-20 - The RockyHorror Show, LIVE ON STAGE - Rated R at the Henegar Center, Melbourne.
Oct. 18-20 -Central Brevard Art association presents Cocoa Beach Annual Art Show and Sale at the Cocoa BeachPublic Library, 550 N. Brevard Ave.
Free admission.
Oct. 19, 7 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s Chills and Thrills! (POPS) at Satellite HS Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 19-20 - 55th annual Space Coast Art Festival, Space Coast Daily POark, Viera. Note new date and location.
Oct. 20, 3 p.m. - How Can We Keep from Singing? concert by the Indialantic Chamber Singers. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Indialantic.
Through Oct. 20 - Grease at Titusville Playhouse
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Through Oct. 26 - Experience INDIA at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne
Through October 19 - Foosaner Art Museum presents Clyde Butcher: Florida’s Photographer, 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne
Nov. 1-10 - Upstairs@The Henegar - Always a Bridesmaid, a comedy by Jones-Hope-Wooten. Melbourne.
Nov. 2, 2 & 4 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s Musicians Are Superheroes at the Scott Center at Holy Trinity, Melbourne.
Nov. 8-24 - Curtains at Surfside Playhouse.
Nov. 22-Dec. 22 - ELF, The Musical at Titusville Playhouse.
Dec. 6-22 - It’s a Wonderful Life, The New Musical - Rated G - at The Henegar Center, Melbourne.
Last Friday of the month - Cocoa Village Friday Fest at Myrt Tharpe Square Gazebo 5 - 9 p.m.
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On the Calendar - Palm Beach County
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Oct. 9 - Norton Museum of Art is closed today.
Oct. 10, 2 p.m. - Norton Cinema: Battleship Potemkin at Norton Museum
Through Oct. 12 - Seven Solos Exhibition at Cornell Art Museum at
Old School Square
, Delray Beach.
Oct. 12, 8 p.m. - Demetrius Klein Dance Company presents No Bridges, a multi-media premiere. Pay What You Can Admission. Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1300 S. Olive Ave., WPB.
Oct. 12, 2 p.m. - Book + Art: A Mash-Up for Art & Book Lovers at Norton Museum of Art
Oct. 15-Jan. 5 - Inside Out: Women’s Fashion form Foundation to Silhouette at Flagler Museum, Palm Beach.
Oct. 19, 2 p.m. - Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris at Norton Museum.
Through Oct. 22 See and Be Seen: Picturing Notoriety at Norton Museum of Art.
Through Oct. 29 - Film Posters from the Dwight M. Cleveland Collection at the Norton Museum of Art.
Through April 19 - Hall of Heroes at The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, WPB.
Through Nov. 2 - TATTOO: The Renaissance of Body Art at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta. “Nearly” Nude runway show Oct. 17, ticketed.
Nov.9-10 - Fall Art on the Square at Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square, Delray Beach.
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Through Nov. 9 - Palm Beach State College Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition at Cultural Council fo Palm Beach County, Lake Worth.
Nov. 13, 3 p.m. - Howard J. Taylor, Director of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts - Fall Exhibition Lecture - Inside Out: Women’s Fashion form Foundation to Silhouette at Flagler Museum, Palm Beach.
Nov. 16, 8 p.m. - 7x7, dance performance by Demetrius Klein Dance Company at Pay What You Can Admission. Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1300 S. Olive Ave., WPB.
Through Nov. 26 - WHO? A Brief History of Photography Through Portraiture at Norton Museum of Art.
Through Dec. 10 - Art Crew at Arts Warehouse, Delray Beach.
Through Jan. 19 - Carol Prusa: Dark Light at The Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Through Feb. 29 - Eroica: Compared to the Rest of the World at Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach.
Through April 19 - Hall of Heroes at The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, WPB.
Ongoing - Contemporary Sculpture: Sam Anderson & Michael Dean at Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Every Sunday - Live Jazz Jam with the Jupiter Jazz Society at Double Roads Tavern, Jupiter.
At
Mounts Botanical Garden
, 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach - Cutting Corners: A Stickwork Exhibit, created from 30,000 pounds of willow during a three-week “community build.”
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On the Calendar - Okeechobee County
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Oct. 9, 5-6:30 p.m. - Artist Series reception of Kathie Papasso at Okeechobee Historical County Courthouse. Reception was postponed because of Hurricane Dorian. Show runs Sept. 19-Nov. 8.
Oct. 12, 3-7 p.m. - Oktoberfest City Walk Craft Beer and Music on Park Street, downtown Okeechobee. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Volunteer musicians are encouraged to contact
Okeechobee Main Street.
Through Oct. 29 - The art of Theda Bass at Park Street Gallery, 513 SW Park Street, Okeechobee.
Through Nov. 8 - Acrylic paintings by Okeechobee artist Kathie Papasso at Okeechobee Historical County Courthouse.
Nov. 9-11, weekends only -
Okeechobee Main Street
Fall Festival in the Park, Veterans Day weekend. Flagler Park, Downtown Okeechobee.
Ongoing - Student artist Dahlia is the featured artist at
Fawn's Art Gallery
, 111 NE 2nd St., Okeechobee.
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On the Calendar - Beyond the Treasure Coast
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Through Oct. 13 - Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism Through the French Lens at
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College.
Oct. 17, 6-9 p.m. - Late Nights x Open Galleries & More at The Bass.
Oct. 17, 6;30-8 P.M. - ART AFTER HOURS at The Bass.
Through Oct. 20 - Figuring Self at The Bass
Oct. 24 - 2nd annual Zombie Thriller at Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.
Oct. 24-27 - Suwanee Hulaween at Suwanee Music Park, Live Oak. $219-349
Through Oct. 24 - Botticelli & Ghirlandaio at The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach.
Oct. 26-Feb. 16, 2020 - “
North Forest Lights
” at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Oct. 26-27 - Lake Wales Pioneer Days Festival at Lake Wales History Museum. Vendor applications and nominations deadlines extended to Sept. 20.
Nov. 2-April 5 - HAEGUE YANG: IN THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY at The Bass Museum of Art.
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Through Nov. 3 - LIT - Recent acquisitions at The Bass.
Through Nov. 2 - Edison and Ford in Southwest Florida at Museum of the Everglades, Everglades City.
Through Nov. 10 - Paul Fullerton: Forces of Nature at
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College.
Through Nov. 10 - A Colored Image of the Sun at
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College.
Through Nov. 24 - Pierre Henri Matisse: Stories of Creativity at
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College.
Through Nov. 30 - Motors & Mud - 70 Years of Swamp Buggy Culture at Naples Depot Museum
Ongoing - Daily carillon concerts at Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales.
First Friday Jan.-Nov. - Free admission at
Henry B. Plant Museum
5-7 p.m. A docent-led tour begins at 5:15. Matt Weihmuller’s Jazz Trio.
Ongoing - Volunteers are needed at Collier County Museums. Docent/Tour Guide, Greeter, Gardener, Education Assistant, Maintenance, Special Events, Special Skills & Talents -
Karen.Connetta@CollierCountyFL.gov
(239) 252-8722
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Who
: The Community Church of Vero Beach Chancel Choir
What:
Choral Section Leaders (Alto, Tenor and Bass)
When:
Ongoing-by appointment after submission of resume
Where:
The Community Church of Vero Beach
Why:
Section leaders provide strong musical support to the members of the Chancel Choir and congregation.
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Vero Beach Theatre Guild
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (lead roles)
directed by Jon Putzke
Audition dates: Oct.18 @ 7 pm, Oct. 19 @ 10 am, Oct. 20 @ 2 pm
Auditioning for Jesus, Judas, Mary, Ciaphas, Annas, and Pontius Pilate at this time
Production Dates: March 11 through March 29
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID
directed by Art Pingree
Audition dates: Nov. 8 @ 7 pm, Nov. 9 @ 10 am, Nov. 10 @ 2 pm
Casting Needs: 6 women
Production Dates: January 15 through January 26
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (supporting leads & ensemble)
Audition dates: Dec. 13 @ 7 pm, Dec. 14 @ 10 am, Dec. 15 @ 2 pm
Production Dates: March 11 through March 29
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
An Apron Series drama- Reader’s Theatre
Audition dates: Dec. 20 @ 7 pm, Dec. 21 @ 10 am, Dec. 22 @ 2 pm
Casting Needs: 12 men / 3 women
Production Dates: January 31 through February 2
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
An Apron Series drama
Audition dates: Feb. 21 @ 7 pm, Feb. 22 @ 10 am, Feb. 23 @ 2 pm
Casting Needs: 8 men / 5 women
Production Dates: April 3 through April 5
MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
directed by Patti Hall
Audition dates: March 20 @ 7 pm, March 21 @ 10 am, March 22 @ 2 pm
Casting Needs: 3 men / 1 woman
Production Dates: May 6 through May 17
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Pineapple Playhouse
The Bare Truth
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Written and directed by H.G. Brown. Audition dates:
November 17-19, 2019.
Show dates: January 23- February 16, 2020.
Calendar Girls
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By Tim Firth; directed by Patty Holerger. Audition dates:
January 26-28, 2020.
Show dates: March 19- April 5, 2020
Harvey
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By Mary Chase; Audition dates:
March 22-24, 2020.
Show dates: May 14-31.
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The Producers (Musical)
- Show dates: January 16, 2020 - February 2, 2020.
Audition Dates: October 20 - October 22, 2019
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Noises Off
- Show dates March 12-29, 2020.
Audition Dates Jan. 5-7, 2020.
You Should Be So Lucky
- Show dates: May 7 - May 24, 2020.
Audition Dates: March 15 - March 17, 2020.
The Marvelous Wonderettes -
Show dates: July 16-26, 2020.
Audition dates: May 10-12.
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2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Cedar Pointe Plaza, Stuart
Cabaret
Audition dates: Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m., Oct. 14, 7-9 p.m
Show dates Jan. 3 - 19
Glengarry Glen Ross
by David Mamet
Available roles Moss, Williamson, Baylen and Lingk
Audition date: Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
; Show dates Feb. 7 - 23
Faith Healer
by Brian Friel
Audition date: Nov. 5, 7 p.m
.; Show dates April 10 - 26
Good Kids
by Naomi Iizuka
Audition date: Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
; Show dates April 3 - 5
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Treasure Coast Theatre
The Humans -
Show dates: Jan 3-19, 2020.
Audition dates Oct. 20-22.
The Undeniable Sound of Right Now -
Show dates Jan. 31-Feb.15, 2020.
Audition Dates Nov. 10-12.
DOUBT: A Parable -
Show dates: Feb. 28-March 15, 2020.
Audition dates Dec. 8-10.
Love, Loss & What I Wore -
Show dates: March 27-April 12, 2020.
Audition dates: Jan. 12-14, 2020.
A Few Good Men -
Show dates: May 1-17.
Audition Dates Jan. 19-21.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue -
Show dates: June 5-21, 2020.
Audition Dates: March 14-17.
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress -
Show dates: July 10-19, 2020.
Audition Dates: April 19-21.
Broadway Bound -
Show dates: Aug. 7-16, 2020.
Audition dates: May 17-19, 2020
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Death and Taxes - Audition dates December 16 and 17, 7-9 p.m.
at the Freshman Campus Auditorium.
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Cocoa Village Playhouse
The Sound of Music - Audition dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
Into the Woods - Audition dates: Feb. 2-3
9 to 5 The Musical - Audition dates: March 15-16
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Arsenic and Old Lace (Comedy)
Audition Dates: November 10 & 11 (7 pm)
Show Dates: January 10 - 26
Pirates of Penzance (Musical Comedy)
Audition Dates: January 12 & 13 (7 PM)
Show Dates: March 13 - 29
Sex Please, We're 60 (Comedy)
Audition Dates: March 15 & 16 (7 PM)
Show Dates: May 1 - 10
The Three Musketeers Fractured
(Comedy with Music)
Audition Dates: May 3 & 4 (7 PM)
Show Dates: June 3 - 28
Every auditioner will be notified by phone of their result, before the full cast list is announced publicly.
Surfside does not precast roles....ever.
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ELF, The Musical
Audition Dates:
Oct. 6, 5:30pm (10 & Up) – Sign-up at 5:00
Oct. 7, 6:30pm (10 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
NOTE:
If unable to attend you may also audition for ELF, the Musical at the Henegar Center, 625 East New Haven Ave Melbourne.
Oct. 8, 6:30pm (10 & Up) – Sign-up at 6:00
Oct. 9, 6:30pm (10 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: Nov. 22 – Dec. 22, 2019
Mamma Mia
Audition Dates:
Oct. 28, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Oct. 29, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: Jan. 10 – Feb. 2, 2020 –
At Titusville Playhouse
Performance Dates: Feb. 7 – March 1, 2020 –
SOMETHING ROTTEN
Audition Dates:
Jan. 13, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Jan. 14, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: Feb. 28 – March 22, 2020
TITANIC
Audition Dates:
Feb. 3, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Feb. 4, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: April 3 – 26, 2020
BRIGHT STAR
Audition Dates:
March 16, 6:30pm (15 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
March 17, 6:30pm (15 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: May 15 – June 7, 2020
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It’s A Wonderful Life
Audition Dates:
Oct. 8, 6:30pm (5&Up) – Sign-up at 6:00
Oct. 9, 6:30pm (5 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
ShowDates: Dec. 6 – Dec. 22, 2019
Mamma Mia
Audition Dates: – AUDITIONS are at Titusville Playhouse.
Oct. 28, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Oct. 29, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: Jan. 10 – Feb. 2, 2020 – At Titusville Playhouse
Performance Dates: Feb. 7 – March 1, 2020 – At Henegar Center
NOTE:
We will be offering the the cast from Titusville Playhouse 2018 show to return for this production. A list of available parts will be listed soon as we get closer to the audition dates.
A Chorus Line
Audition Dates:
Jan. 15, 6:30pm (17 & Up) – Sign-up at 6:00
Jan. 16, 6:30pm (16 & Up)- Sign-up at 6:00
Performance Dates: March 13 – 29, 2020
ALL Auditions are at Henegar Center 625 East New Haven Avenue, Melbourne.
Additional details are provided on our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/HenegarCenter
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TCCS Chamber Singers perform primarily classical challenging music; Community Chorus, no auditions required, just a love of singing; TCCS Youth Chorus is open to all students in grades 2 through 5; and TCCS Cantate Singers is open to all middle school age students grades 6 through 9.
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Won't you join us? All voice parts are welcome!
Our rehearsals are on Monday nights at 7 p.m (beginning Sept.9
th
) at the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach in the Music Ministry Bldg. on 15
th
Ave. between 22
nd
St. & 23
rd
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Calls to Artists
Listings are as listed online or submitted and have not been verified by Arts Blast
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Embracing Our Differences 2020
. Exhibit is in Bayfront Park, Sarasota.
Deadline Oct. 8
Images: A Festival of the Arts
Jan. 24-26, 2020
- Atlantic Center for the Arts. Deadline Oct. 18.
Under the Oaks Fine Arts and Crafts Show,
Vero Beach Art Club, March 13-15.
Deadline Oct. 23.
Continuum - January 23 - February 1, 2020,
WPB. Venue to be announced. Two Calls for artists in Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade Counties.
Deadline Oct. 31.
Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens
seeks artists interested in participating in their 1st annual “Art in the Gardens” juried art show, which is scheduled for January 4th & 5th 2020.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2019.
In Her Image 2020
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by Fort Pierce Art Club, hosted by the Elliott Museum Dec. 12-March 15.
Deadline for delivery of entries: Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
100% Pure Florida juried exhibition
- 14th annual - at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, February 2020.
Entry Deadline: Dec. 14.
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Arts4All Florida
showcases artists with disabilities through its
Artist Registry.
All art forms are represented including visual and performing art as well as literary work. TheRegistry is a free service. For more information, contact Adult Programs Coordinator Sandra Sroka,
srokas@usf.edu
or 813-974-071
Artwork Loan Program at State Capitol
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is highlighting Florida-based photographers and artists in the state Capitol building. The primary interest for artwork, which will be displayed throughout Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried’s suite on the plaza level of the Capitol, is natural scenic views of Florida’s landscapes and waters. This includes but is not limited to springs, rivers, beaches, forests, prairies, and wildlife. If you have an interest in this artwork loan program, please contact Joey Hicks, Director of Administration, at
Joey.Hicks@FreshFromFlorida.com
or 850-617-7000.
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LIBRARIES -
IF YOU GO (ONLINE):
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Ft. Pierce Jazz & Blues Society
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Center for Spiritual Care
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Galleries of Historic Downtown Vero Beach Arts District
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Vero Beach Choral Society
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Treasure Coast Community Singers
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Treasure Coast Jazz Society
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