Volume I No.20 |May 14, 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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In This Issue
Arts & Medicine - Dancing with Vero's Stars - Indian River POPS/TCCS - Through the Eye of the Camera at Backus - Catching Up With Janie Gould - A.C.T. Studio Theatre - Student Thespian Grace Thompson - Indian River Clay - Student Guitarist Ryan Dillahay - Road Trip to Military Museums
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Calendar Listings
Sponsor Links and More to Explore
Guidelines for submitting to ARTS BLAST and
the Cultural Council of Indian River County's CulturalCalendar.org.
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The Brevard Cultural Alliance
is holding an all-day
cultural summit
May 23 at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto Place, Melbourne, Fla. Throughout the day there will be a variety of compelling workshops on marketing planning, sales strategies for artists, social media and analytics, finding grants, and a panel discussion on finding success in the music industry. For information, contact Kathy Engerran,
info@artsbrevard.org
, 321-690-6817.
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Palm Beach County Artists take note:
The
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County has posted
quite a few grant opportunities
exclusively for PB County residents
at https://www.palmbeachculture.com/our-impact/grant-programs/.
I love the idea of this one:
Dina Baker Fund for Mature Female Artists
Ms. Dina Baker has established The Dina Baker Fund for Mature Female Artists to help stabilize and strengthen the careers of female Artists 60 years of age or older who reside and work in Palm Beach County, who have recognizable artistic merit and who are deserving of financial assistance (whether professional, personal or both) to enable them to further their artistic development and achievement.
The $10,000 grant can be used to support professional development, arts related exhibition expenses, equipment, supplies, healthcare costs and/or basic living expenses
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McKee Botanical Garden
will host Croquet in the Garden on Friday, May 17, with flights on the hour from 1 to 5 p.m. The croquet entry fee is $35.00 per person. Snacks/drinks are included in this fee. Croquet equipment will be provided.
A cocktail party & exhibition match with trick shots from 6 to 8 p.m. is $40 per person or $75 per couple. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served. This event will benefit the new Children’s Garden at McKee. To register or for more information, call 772-794-0601 or email
info@mckeegarden.org
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From Pineapple Playhouse Fort Pierce
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We're still in need of two directors for next season. The shows available are the second show, Knickers - Nov. 14-Dec. 1, and the last show, Harvey - May 14-31, 2020. info@pineappleplayhouse.com or 772- 465-0366
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Watch this space for news about Riverside Theatre's Classic Cruise-In Car Show in June.
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The Cultural Council of Indian River County's 2019-2020 print Cultural Guide
is in the works. Deadline for everything — advertising agreement and payment, camera ready art — is July 1.
Also due July 1: EVENTS to be included must be entered at culturalcalendar.org and your list emailed to
calendar@cultural-council.org. This is a change from the original form.
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From Riverside Theatre:
The Boots 'n' Brews Live in the Loop outdoor concerts May 17 and 18 will feature Crooked Creek Friday and Casey Raines Band Saturday, both 6-9:30 p.m. The music is free and food and liquid refreshment are available to buy. Tables are set up but feel free to bring a chair and sit under the oaks. If you wear your best cowboy duds you'll be eligible for the free door-prize raffle. Walking Tree Brewery will be on hand with free samples. The Comedy Zone Experience inside is ticketed. 772-231-6990.
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The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
ends its 10th anniversary season with a tribute to space, Cosmic Trilogy. Concerts are May 25, 7 p.m., at Scott Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne and at Vero Beach HS Performing Arts Center May 26 at 3 p.m.
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Last month, the
Vero Beach Art Club
presented two checks totaling $3256.60 to the Recreation Department of the City of Vero Beach. A $2000 donation goes for Summer Camp tuition for the 45-60 children who ask for assistance each year through their scholarship program. A check for an additional $1256.06 provides the program with arts and crafts supplies.
Other VBAC scholarships went to Molly Phillips, Alyssa Ruby, Alan St. Pierre, and Adam Noon, all from Indian River Charter High School. The club added several more because of the quality of this year's entries: Suzanne Veale - IRCHS; Chloe Hines - Vero Beach High School; and Caitlin Regan - St. Edward's School.
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Cultural Council and Florida Cancer Specialists
Launch Arts in Medicine Program in Vero Beach
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The Cultural Council of Indian River County (CCIRC) and Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) have teamed up to pilot an Arts in Medicine Program in Vero Beach. The program will integrate a wide variety of arts and artists into the clinical setting at the Florida Cancer Specialists practice. The pilot is designed to create a healing environment that can help patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals deal with serious illness. This is the first implementation of an arts and medicine program in a private clinical setting in the state of Florida.
Cultural Council Executive Director Barbara Hoffman called on artist members, who are now providing “multiple music and art projects for the pilot.” She said the new Arts in Medicine program will include displays of art, performances in public spaces, treatment area art activities, specific programs for staff and caregivers. Local artists involved with the program will include musicians, visual artists, performers and actors, storytellers and authors.
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Raul Storey, M.D., medical oncologist at FCS, said, “Research into arts in medicine programs indicates that these programs improve the care experience, increase well-being of patients and promote improved recovery.”
The pilot is being created under the guidance of the Center for Arts and Medicine at the University of Florida. The Center provides a framework for interdisciplinary collaboration among University of Florida faculty and students, healthcare providers, clinical artists, and local communities throughout the state. Center Director Jill Sonke said, “This is an exciting and cutting edge development in Vero Beach and we hope this pilot will provide vital information that can be used to develop arts in medicine programs in private clinical settings statewide.”
Photos: Raul E. Storey, MD; Barbara Hoffman
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And the Mirrorball Goes To ...
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The long-anticipated Dancing with Vero's Stars was held at Riverside Theatre last weekend, with the whole glitzy red-carpet treatment hosted by Atty. John Moore. The winners of the trophy:
Robby Rivas and Marianella Tobar. Rivas is the first firefighter to dance in the competition.
The winner overall: Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, helping mothers, families and babies in Florida. This year's competition broke records in fundraising for its beneficiary, Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition.
The total raised was $495,433,with Martha Redner smashing the individual dancer's total with $132,080.
Photo:
Robby Rivas and pro dancer Marianella Tobar are ecstatic with their first place win!
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Andrea Berry, the Chief Executive Officer of the Healthy Start Coalition and Dr. Audrey Richards, President of the Board of Directors, as well as Co-Chairs of the event Karen Franke and Lisa Thompson Barnes, both former mirror ball-trophy winners, issued a heartfelt statement after the event. "
We are humbled and overjoyed by the contributions of this year's
Dancing with Vero's Stars
dancers and instructors. ... We will apply the monies raised to deliver the greatest impact for servicing our pregnant women, infants and young children and our county. Our local programs receiving funds are: Healthy Start Care Coordination, Healthy Families, Babies & Beyond, Parents as Teachers, Momcare and to Neighborhood Outreach Groups for mothers and fathers of our young children."
Photo: Martha Redner with dance partner Dr. Glenn Tremml.
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The other dancers:
Hollie Billero Buldo and Brian Spector, Curtis Carpenter and Karren Walter, Pamela DeChellis and Nicholas Dimitrov, Bela Nagy and Yvonne Miller, Dr. Deni Malave-Huertas and Amy Trammell, Mark Sartain and Mary Margaret Hatch, and Kelly Donovan and Robert Scott.
Photo: The dancing group vying for the Mirrorball Trophy
All Photos Courtesy of Brenda Sposato and MaryAnn Ketcham
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Indian River POPS Orchestra and Treasure Coast Community Singers End Their Season
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Maestro Doug Jewett will be a very busy man this weekend, not an unusual situation for someone who is: an elementary music teacher; private voice instructor; choral director (Treasure Coast Community Singers); orchestra conductor (Indian River POPS); husband; father; grandfather; and business man. He’s created a “systematic form for ease of decision making when one gets to the end of life,
The Red Notebook Project.
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Photo: Treasure Coast Community Singers
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“There isn't really much down time. I often find myself working to the next ‘check mark,’” he said. As many do, Jewett has big plans for getting ahead of the game. “My goal for the month of June, while out of school, is to select all of the music for the concerts I will be conducting next season.”
This season is about to end with final concerts by both TCCS and IR POPS coming up. Jewett is CEO as well as a conductor of the TCCS and will conduct two of the songs in the 16th anniversary Treasured Encores program May 18 and 19 at North Stuart Baptist Church, at 3 p.m. each day. Music will range from Beatles to Berlin (Irving), with a little Sinatra and ABBA thrown in. Joining the TCCS will be its Youth and Treble choruses, led respectively by Michael Robbins and Gina LeVere.
Photo:
TCCS Treble Choir
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TCCS scholarships will be presented to three students at the concert, adding to the $35,000 the chorale has awarded to students over the years. The concerts will benefit
Tykes & Teens
, a non-profit that has provided mental health services to more than 35,000 Treasure Coast children since it began operating in 1996.
The concert May 25 at The Eissey Campus theatre in Palm Beach Gardens will be a twofer. The first half will feature the Indian River POPS Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Jewett. After intermission, it’s the New Gardens Band with Rob Roadman directing and vocals by Brandon Mills. The music is all patriotic, “in honor of those who gave it all.”
Photo: IR POPS founder Owen Seward
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Indian River POPS Orchestra began 20 years ago as a part-time organization and has grown into what Jewett called “a cultural centerpiece of Palm Beach Gardens.” He said, “Our goal is to bring together musicians and audiences for professional, affordable, and accessible concert experiences. Ultimately, we are working to educate, inspire and entertain the members of our communities.”
The Treasure Coast Community Singers concerts are at North Stuart Baptist Church; the Indian River POPS Orchestra concert is at Eissey Campus Theatre at the Palm Beach Gardens Campus,
11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. 561-207-5900
Photo: Indian River POPS Orchestra
For information:
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Through the Eye of the Camera at Backus
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There was something new at the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery’s Through the Eye of the Camera this year. Marshall Adams, museum executive director, said, “This year we experimented with a new ‘Mobile’ category, to encourage people who don’t think of themselves as photographers, that they might be after all.”
That’s Mobile as in cellphone. He said some of the entries rivaled photographs taken with traditional cameras. “But the judges were still looking for the same formal qualities and exceptional presentation, there were no passes given!” Marshall noted a substantial increase in entries this year, many falling into the Alternate Substrates category — metal, glass, canvas, glass — but said he's "pleased to see the original category Film/Traditional Raw Photography grow this year – just as in other contemporary art forms, time-honored ways are still valid and can be exciting."
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Putting together a show like this takes a lot of planning. Adams said, “Any juried show is a master’s class in logistics! … We can’t design the layout before the judging because we don’t know what will make it, so it is only after the judging process that we can get started.” That’s where Director of Exhibitions Georgina Love comes in, with her artist’s eye. “She can find the visual arrangements that work – interesting juxtapositions, objects in dialogue, subject and color similarities or contrasts, size and scale for different rhythms on the wall, etc.” And it all has to come together in three days.
Prize winner Kelly Baehr started out on a Minolta when she was very young, using “the forbidden auto settings most of my life.” Five years ago she knew she wanted more control of her photos and developed an interest in art photography. “I strive to showcase beauty in everyone and give them the confidence of their beauty they may not have had before meeting me. My next goal is to build a photography business which allows families affordable professional portraits as well as specializing in creative artist portraits."
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One of the judges had an earlier start
than some
in his chosen career. Aric Attas said, “My first camera was a Fisher-Price I had when I was just a few years old. It really sparked my imagination! From there I graduated to a Fuji AX-3.” The real passion didn’t kick in until he was 12, when he took a summer school class in darkroom photography. “Watching my first print emerge in the developer was a moment of mystery and beauty that inspires me to this day!”
He said he’s never met a camera he didn’t like but he’s partial to his Minox 35 EL. For emergencies — seeing a subject that will fly or run off before there’s time to grab a camera — Attas uses his iPhone. He said there’s something freeing about it and it’s “actually led me to more ‘serious’ bodies of work.” Beyond that, there’s the camera-less photo created by a photogram in the darkroom.
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Attas offered a tip for those getting started, hoping to enter competitions: “Follow your curiosity and make the images YOU want to see. Competitions can be a great way to get your work out into the world, engage the community and meet other interesting people.” He is on the faculty of Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Museum Art School, Hartford Art School and Trinity College.
The show will be on display through June 21. Until then, gallery visitors are invited to vote for their favorite to win the People’s Choice Award. A complete list of all accepted entries and award winners is available at the Museum’s website,
www.BackusMuseum.com
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Photos, from top:
BEST OF SHOW – “Great Egret Mating Display” by Dawn Currie (Indian Harbour Beach); FIRST PLACE FILM/TRADITIONAL RAW – “Namibia Night” by Susan McClure (Fort Pierce);FIRST PLACE MOBILE – “My Backyard Yoda” by Shelly Polvere (Fort Pierce);
FIRST PLACE DIGITAL PLANT-WILDLIFE-ANIMALS – “Taking A Moment” by Elaine Schmitt (Stuart)
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FIRST PLACE ALTERNATE SUBSTRATES – “Perfect Preen” by Gary Shaver (Orlando)
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DIRECTOR’S CHOICE – “Abyss” by Hilda Champion (Naples)
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Passion for Purple, Kelly Baehr - 1st Place, Color Still Life-Portrait
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If You Go:
A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
500 N. Indian River Dr.
Fort Pierce, Florida
772-465-0630
www.backusmuseum.com
Regular Hours are: Wednesday – Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, 12 Noon to 4 PM (closed Monday-Tuesday). Admission is $5 per person; AARP, AAA, and Veterans with appropriate ID receive a $2 discount. Students with school ID, children under 18, active duty military, and current members are always free. During the regular season, the first Sunday of the month is Free Admission Day.
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Catching Up With Janie Gould
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One of the side benefits of going to an event like the Cultural Council of Indian River County’s Laurel Awards is running into people who’ve wandered out of my life. Janie Gould and I worked together at WQCS, the NPR member station in Fort Pierce, for nine of my 15 years there, she focusing on Florida history and I on the arts. At the same time, we both wrote for Indian River magazine from its earliest days. Now we occasionally see each other at concerts, usually across a crowded audience, but this time we got to talk.
Gould overcame a life-threatening medical situation within the past year and is now back on the history trail, literally. AT WQCS, she created and produced the popular show about Florida history and culture, Floridays. She said, “I collected a small universe of stories about life in Florida during my nine years with WQCS and used what I learned from people I interviewed to produce two illustrated lectures.” One of them concerns “global events of the mid-20th century and how they affected Florida, and the other on ways in which Floridians survived when times were hard.”
During the past four years, she has spoken at the Florida State Museum of History in Tallahassee, the historical society in Fernandina Beach, Nova University in Broward County, a lifelong learning center in Ocala, history museums in Clewiston and LaBelle, and civic clubs and church groups on the Treasure Coast .Twice Janie was a featured speaker in the Florida Humanities Series at the Emerson Center in Vero Beach.
Just back from speaking before 150 people in North Florida, Gould said she is now looking ahead to a lecture she'll give next month in South Florida and planning for a full schedule of talks next season.
Gould’s talks are made possible by grants from the Florida Humanities Council.
Photo: Janie Gould gives her granddaughter, Isabella, almost 2, private history lessons at Waldo's at the Driftwood, Vero Beach.
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A.C.T. Studio Theatre is Looking For Actors
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A.C.T. (American Classics Theatre) Studio Theatre
in Stuart is a relatively new kid on the block. It was founded as an LLC in 2014 by Ed Wilhelms, with Stuart Mohr assisting. The same year, Dennis O’Donovan joined the venture as an acting student and quickly moved up the ladder after a season of acting, stage managing, and running the lights and sound. O’Donovan said, “By spring of 2015, I was named Tech Director. That June, Ed offered to sell the LLC to me and I accepted.” He and his wife, Karen, have been owners since then and now have reformed it into a Florida nonprofit corporation with a 501(c)3 status pending. When everything is processed and in place, memberships will be offered.
A.C.T. was founded as a professional community theatre. That meant from the first day, actors, stage managers, and tech operators were paid a stipend. “To date, we have not paid directors, although this may change in the future,” O’Donovan said. A.C.T. is actively seeking and counting on volunteers “to assist with tasks such as ushering, assisting with props, scenery and costumes, and publicity. As the non-profit organization grows, it is possible that more roles will evolve into paying positions.”
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A few musicals have made their way into A.C.T.’s repertoire recently but the theatre was created to get people thinking, with plays that were a bit edgier than those offered at other local community theaters. Think “alcoholism, murder, suicide, incest, madness, sexual identity and many other such topics - we choose to be ‘fearless’ in this regard, and our audiences have fully supported these choices.”
An extra performance,
May 16 at 8 p.m.,
has been added to the The Nerd's sold-out run ending May 19. The Nerd is a comedy by the late American playwright Larry Shue, who also wrote another show popular with community theatre, The Foreigner.
Auditions for the next season are well underway, with only three more shows to cast. Look for details online.
2399 SE Ocean Blvd. (Cedar Pointe Plaza) Stuart
http://www.actstudiotheatre.com
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Auditions
May 18, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Auditions
May 25, 1-4 p.m.
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Auditions
May 18, 1-4 p.m.
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Acting Out at Indian River Charter HS
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This summer will be a time of introduction to exceptional students in arts-related pursuits on the extended Treasure Coast. Last week, Michael Naffziger, theatre director at Indian River Charter High School in Vero Beach, explained the
Florida Thespians competitions
. This week, one of the school’s student actors, senior Grace Thompson, is in the spotlight. Piper Wild and Graham Oberlink will be featured in future Arts Blasts.
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Grace Thompson has been involved in something like 17 shows in her four years at IRCHS, she said. That sounds like a heavy load for one student but Thompson planned ahead. By taking most of her credits at Indian River State College, her schedule this year has been long on extracurricular activities, such as theatre, dance, and tech theatre. The shows were a variety of genres: mainstage, musicals, and end-of-year shows.
Don’t ask her to pick her favorite kind of show. “I enjoy the elements that go into musicals: the music, the lights, acting, singing, dancing. I also love how powerful straight theatre is, especially dramas.” Thompson has been singing since her freshman year, then added dancing to her talent account as a junior.
Thompson’s three trips to the Florida Thespians Festival made a memorable impact on the actress. “The experience is absolutely amazing because you see how high schools from around the state come together to do something they are passionate about. I have always been a sucker for passion so seeing the passion in every students eyes and the determination is very inspiring to me.”
Preparing for what she hopes will be her future, Thompson branched out this year from acting to learning what happens backstage by adding a Production and Design class that focuses on the costumes as well as the properties, hair, and makeup, she said. Savannah College of Art and Design is next up for Thompson, where she’ll major in performing arts and minor in vocal performance.
Then what? “Hopefully I will be involved in theatre in one way or another. Whether it is on the stage, in front of a camera, or behind the scenes, I just want to be involved in this beautiful piece of art for the rest of my life.”
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Over the summer, Arts Blast will feature Treasure Coast students who have excelled in the arts. If you know someone who should be included, please let me know at willi@willimiller.com.
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On the Calendar - Indian River County
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May 7-19, Times vary - The Savannah Sipping Society at Vero Beach Theatre Guild. Art Pingree directs.
Through May 19 - 2019 Indian River County Juried Student Exhibition at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
May 14-19 - McKee Botanical Garden will offer one free admission to the Garden with any paid admission (with a coupon*) in celebration of ‘National Public Gardens Week’ ***** NOTE:
https://www.publicgardens.org/about-public-gardens/gardens/mckee-botanical-garden
and click on 'Get this Offer.' You must print out the coupon from this site and bring it in. Coupons are not available at McKee Botanical Garden and we cannot print them out.
Registration is open for Camp McKee at
McKee Botanical Garden
. Sessions begin early June. To register call, 772-794-0601.
May 19, 3 p.m. Gifford Youth Orchestra Spring Piano Recital at Gifford Community Center.
Through June 11 - Vero Beach Art Club members’ work displayed at the Main Indian River County Library.
Last Saturday of each month is free admission day at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Until June 11 - McKee Botanical Garden will accept entries in the 15th annual Waterlily Photo Contest. Participants may submit one photo in each of three style categories: Color, Black and White, and Manipulated. A Youth category is available for ages 17 and under.
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Registration is open for summer art camp at Vero Beach Museum of Art. Classes begin June 3.
Through May - Rita Blanco Sprague art is at the Indian River County Courthouse.
May 19 -Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite/Petrushka at Majestic 11 in Vero Beach.
June 27 - The National Theater LIVE: "Small Island” at Majestic 11 in Vero Beach.
July 1 - Deadline for all ads and event schedules for the 2019-2020 Cultural Council of Indian River County's printed Cultural Guide. Contact Lisa Radner at CCIRC.
Through June 1 - Scenic Spring is the exhibit at The Galleries at First Pres at First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, 520 Royal Palm Blvd. The artists for this quarter are Jean Archibald, Pamela Schwartz, and Paul Williams.
Helping People Succeed shares a Call to Artists for the 2020 Art For Living Calendar. The Call is open to artists in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties. Deadline: June 31, 2019
AAUW Vero Beach
collects books K-5th for the Little Free Library. https://verobeach-fl.aauw.net
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How many great adventures have been hatched over lunch with friends? One of them happened last year for a group of local potters "bemoaning the fact that we had no place to get together and play with clay whenever we felt like it."
Maria Sparsis, of Tea & Chi fame in downtown Vero Beach and former owner of Flametree Clay Gallery, said there were almost a dozen potters at that lunch. Among them were Linda Thiesen, Linda Drake, Marie Martin, Janen Bass, Katie Santomarino, Carol Peterson, and others, and more joined the group before even the first decision had to be made. By the end of that lunch, the game was afoot. Sparsis got the support of the Becker Foundation with a text, and "the next big moment was signing the lease for Indian River Clay."
Photo: In the beginning ...
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You might think an undertaking as big as creating Indian River Clay from scratch would be a tough haul. I did, but Sparsis said it hadn't been hard. "
The right group of people came together at the right time and things fell into place. It has been a lot of work but the result is so rewarding and the camaraderie so contagious that we truly feel we can do anything." Ginny Piech Street got onboard as studio manager and everything was a go.
Photo: Proud students with their work.
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Memberships are open with benefits to accommodate everyone. A member gets a key, a shelf for tools, and full access to the studio 24/7. For those who want to give it a try without a major commitment, there's
a special summer membership of $95 per month for up to any 3 months from May through October. Current members, full and seasonal, number 25.
Indian River Clay offers six hours of open studio per week for non-members during designated hours for $50 per month. The hours: Monday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. and Friday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. Non-members are also eligible to sign up for classes. To date, 43 have been completed and 29 more are on the calendar.
Photo: Bisque-fired shells, waiting for color.
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One of the initial goals of the founders of IRC was a scholarship program, and that goal has been met. Teachers, teens, and younger children have benefited from the community outreach.
It couldn't have happened without the many donations of money, equipment, and supplies. "Even the paint was donated," said board member Susan Scarola.
Indian River Clay is accepting proposals from potential class instructors. See the website for details and for the lineup of classes coming up. All the membership and independent class information is there, with a form for subscribing to the mailing list.
Photo: Not pie
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1174 South US 1
Vero Beach, Florida 32962
www.indianriverclay.org
indianriverclay@gmail.com
772-02-8598
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Ryan Dillahay - TC Jazz Society Winner
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Celebrating another Treasure Coast Jazz Society scholarship winner, meet Ryan Dillahay. He's a senior at Indian River Charter High School, a jazz guitarist, and a member of 3 plus 1, a group of musicians from IRCHS who play jazz together whenever and wherever they can. He grew up listening to music at home and was inspired by his father's dabbling in guitar. "I started guitar in 8th grade
because I had developed a love for listening to music, and I wanted to expand on that. It was just basic lessons at first, but I found myself spending a lot of my free time playing. It wasn't long before I developed a passion for it."
Dillahay didn't set out to play jazz, though. He said, "
it was a natural progression of my developing appreciation of harmony. I loved the emotive qualities of jazz harmony, and I still find myself fascinated with its structure."
His taste these days leans toward the hard bop music of the '50s and '60s, he said. "
I think it's the best melding of jazz with blues and soul. Additionally, I enjoy the more modern juxtaposition of jazz and funk or hip hop. Much like hard bop, I think it's a beautiful combination of an older style with a new one."
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Beyond enjoying listening, Dillahay thinks jazz is interesting. "I think
it's the kind of genre that transcends a lot of barriers, one of which being instrumentation. I think guitar is good for jazz because there is a rich history of jazz guitarists to draw inspiration from." For inspiration, Dillahay lists guitarists Pat Metheny and George Benson, pianist Bill Evans, and tenor sax player Dexter Gordon.
Dillahay sometimes gets outside calls to play for community groups and said he'll miss that when he leaves for college. "My favorite kind of gig is one where everyone brings their ears to the stage and really works together to make music. It's also great when everyone shows up on time, too!" At IRCHS, the Wolves jazz ensemble has his undivided attention. "
The Wolves are such a great experience educationally and musically. Its hard to find a group th
at's as talented and like-minded as the Wolves, and I am really grateful to be part of this awesome group.
" Instructor Dave Mundy is a powerful influence on his jazz students. Dillahay said, "
Dave Mundy has transformed the way I think about music and performing, and I will always look to him for guidance and inspiration."
The young guitarist plans to pursue a career in performing music but he has a Plan B. "If that doesn't take off I would love to teach."
Dillahay was one of the winners of the Treasure Coast Jazz Society’s 2019 scholarships and will head for the University of North Florida to pursue jazz studies.
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On the Calendar - Martin County
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ELLIOTT MUSEUM’s Autogeek’s Cars & Coffee is on hiatus. Call for updates.
May 4-19, times vary - The Nerd at
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
, Stuart. 2399 SE Ocean Blvd. (Cedar Pointe Plaza)
May 9-26, times vary - Just a Little Crazy at
The Barn Theatre
, 2400 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart.
Through May 23 - The 33rd Annual Marvin S Cone High School Juried Art Show and Awards featuring art work from students of Martin, Jensen Beach, and South Fork high schools, The Pine School, and Clark Advanced Learning Center. at the Court House Cultural Center Gallery Stuart.
May 14: Sunset Concerts at the Gallery - Young Artists of the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony - Court House Cultural Center, 80 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart
May 14, 7 p.m. - The Swamp: Nature Never Surrenders - film at The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, presented by Stuart Heritage Museum.
May 18, 1- 4 p.m. - Auditions for Steel Magnolias at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart.
THURSDAYS 7 - 9 p.m. - Acoustic Music Jam - Ground Floor Farm, 100 SE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Stuart
Artists and vendors - applications being accepted for the Avant-Garden Party in Stuart May 18.
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May 18 4 p.m. - Florida Arts & Dance Company’s spring performance: Dance Around the World at the Lyric Theatre, Stuart.
May 18-19, 3 p.m. - Treasured Encores by the Treasure Coast Community Singers at North Stuart Baptist Church, 1950 NW Federal Hwy., Stuart.
May 18, 3-9 p.m. - Avant-Garden Party Celebrating the Stuart Arts + Entertainment District. 130 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Stuart $10 ticket benefits the Arts Council of Martin County.
May 25, 1-4 p.m. - Auditions for Cabaret at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart.
May 31-June 2, times vary - Nicky Wood One Night in Vegas at The Barn Theatre, Stuart.
June 11: Sunset Concerts at the Gallery - Stuart School of Music - Court House Cultural Center, 80 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart.
Every Wednesday in May, 10 a.m. - The Mansion at Tuckahoe in Indian RiverSide Park tours in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach.
Through June 30 - Elliot Museum's “Art From the Vault” in the Changing Exhibitions Gallery. 50+ paintings & sculptures from the Elliott’s permanent collection.
Helping People Succeed shares a Call to Artists for the 2020 Art For Living Calendar. The Call is open to artists in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties. Deadline: June 31, 2019
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On the Calendar - St. Lucie County
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May 1 through summer - Indian River State College’s McAlpin Theatre will be closed for renovations. Oct. 1 is the anticipated reopening date.
May 14, 21, 28- 7 p.m. - Jazz Jam at Sunrise Theatre with Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society.
May 9-26 - Norman, Is That You? at
Pineapple Playhouse
community theatre, 700 W. Weatherbee Rd., Fort Pierce.
May 10-June 21 - Through the Eye of the Camera competition/exhibition at Backus Museum 7 Gallery, Fort Pierce.
June 1, 7 p.m. - The Little Mermaid at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce.
June 7, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Backus Bingo at Pelican Yacht Club. Reservations required, space is limited. 772-465-0630.
June 8, 6 p.m. - St. Lucie Dance Theatre Presents: Dancing Through the Ages at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce.
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une 8, 8:30 p.m. - Comedy Corner with Erik Myers & Sara Geimer Live @ the Black Box, Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce.
June 9, 4:30 p.m. - True Crew Dance Company presents: A Day with the Crew 2019, Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce.
June 4, 11, 18, 25 - 7 p.m. - Jazz Jam at Sunrise Theatre with Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. Cover charge.
The City of Port St. Lucie
is seeking a landmark, free standing, outdoor sculpture that will be visually appealing from all sides, serve as a focal point for motorists entering and leaving the city, and complement the residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods. Deadline: May 30, 2019
Helping People Succeed shares a Call to Artists for the 2020 Art For Living Calendar. The Call is open to artists in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties. Deadline: June 31, 2019
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On the Calendar - No. Palm Beach County
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Through May 22 - Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta has the 49th Annual K-12th Grade Student Art Show and Sale
May 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Third Thursday at Lighthouse Art Center in Tequesta. Free to members, $5 at door for nonmembers. Wine, hors d’oeuvres.
April 29-May 25 - Late Spring and Summer Adult Classes at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta. Ceramics, drawing, jewelry, open studios, painting, sculpture.
May 1-15, 7:15-8:30 p.m. - Lighthouse Sunset Tours at
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum,
Jupiter. Weather permitting, height requirement, other conditions. Purchase tickets online only. Note: off-season hours begin in May.
May 16, 8 p.m. - Kinky Boots at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, WPB.
Through June 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Twisted: Patrick Dougherty Entwined - Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 NorthMilitary Trail, WPB
May 16 -18 - Franklin Academy Presents Beauty & the Beast, Jr. in Persson Hall, Kravis Center.
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May 17, 8 p.m. - Chick Corea & Béla Fleck at Kravis Center
May 18, 11 a.m. - The Studio Performing Arts presents Circus Spectacular, Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center.
May 18, 4 p.m. - The Studio Performing Arts presents The Greatest Show, Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center.
May 19, 4 p.m. - Young Singers of the Palm Beaches presents Broadway and Beyond.
June 2, 1 & 7 p.m. - Florida Dance Conservatory presents 10th Annual Spring Performance.
June 3 - Aug. 10 - Window on the World Original Art and Picture Books by National Award Winners at Lighthouse Arts, Tequesta.
Through June 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Twisted: Patrick Dougherty Entwined - Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 NorthMilitary Trail, WPB.
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On the Calendar - Brevard County
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Through May 19, 8p.m. Fri., Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. - West Side Story is at Henegar Center, 625 E. New Haven Avenue, Melbourne. 321-723-8698.
Henegar.org
April - May 25 - VISION 2019, the annual juried exhibition of Melbourne’s Strawbridge Art League at
Foosanar Art Museum.
May 16, 8 p.m. - Chick Corea and Béla Fleck at the King Center in Melbourne.
May 17, 6-10 p.m. - Art and Soul Brevard at Foosaner Art Museum, 1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne. Benefits the Rolling Readers program, http://rollingreadersspacecoast.com.
May 17, 7 p.m. - Melbourne Municipal band presents May Flowers Dance at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. Rock & Roll Revue, ‘50s Sock Hop
http://mmband.net
May 18, 7 p.m. - Space Coast Music Project Concert at Grace United Methodist Church, 65 Needle Blvd., Merritt Island.
May 18, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. - Marc Antoine & Alex Bugnon at King Center, Studio Theatre. http://kingcenter.com
May 19, 2 p.m. - Ron Teixeira Trio & Space Coast Jazz Society scholarship winners at Rockledge Country Club,1591 S. Fiske Blvd., Rockledge. BrevardJazzSociety.org
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May 20, 7:30 p.m. - David Crosby and Friends at King Center
May 25-Aug. 24 - Forced to Flee: Art Quilts by Studio Art Quilt Associates. At Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at FIT, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne.
http://textiles.fit.edu/
June 1, 7 p.m. - Space Coast Chapter USA Dance holds its monthly dance at Martin Andersen Senior Center, 1025 Florida Avenue, Building #2, Rockledge. Quick Step group class at 7, general dancing at 8. pgusadance@gmail.com
June 5-6, 6:30 p.m. - Melbourne Municipal Band presents A Musical Artist’s Palette at Melbourne Auditorium. MMBand.net
June 6 - Sept. 14 - Foosaner Art Museum presents the Clyde Butcher Exhibition, 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne. FoosanerArtMuseum.org
Through June 2 - Titusville Playhouse has
Rent.
https://titusvilleplayhouse.com
Through June 8 - Heather Nagy art at sbg fine arts gallery in Melbourne.
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ROAD TRIP! Military Museums
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Instead of taking a traditional Road Trip this week, you could be inspired by Memorial Day to visit a military museum or two in Florida, and there are many. A caveat, however; before heading out, call or email to find out about requirements, restrictions, and hours of operation.
The museum destinations vary in focus and subject, from the Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum to the Wings Over Miami Air Museum at the Kendall-Tamiami Airport in Miami-Dade County.
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The former is on the SUN ‘n FUN Expo Campus in Lakeland, Florida. From the website: “The Museum displays a wide variety of vintage aircraft, ultralights, experimental homebuilts, air racers, military, aerobatic and factory-built aircraft from all eras. The aircraft are supplemented by an interesting collection of engines from 1909 to the present day.” Exhibits include the Howard Hughes Aviation Collections, Charles Lindbergh and Amedia Earhart artifacts, Florida Aviation Hall of Fame, Florida Aviation History, and more. The website recommends calling the museum or checking its
Facebook page
for information on any current closures due to scheduled maintenance or facility events.
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The latter pays tribute to the pioneers of military and civilian aviation. The location had been home to the Weeks Air Museum, holding the vintage aircraft collection of Kermit Weeks. Hurricane Andrew found it, destroyed the building and did heavy damage to most of the planes. The structure was rebuilt but eventually Weeks moved his growing collection to Polk County and established Fantasy of Flight. Wings Over Miami Air Museum was the idea of four military and classic plane enthusiasts in 2001. It opened with a mission to be an active flying museum. The Wings and Wheels Memorial Day weekend car show is May 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To register your car:
www.benefitcarshows.com
. Note that no animals are allowed because of airport regulations.
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Scanning the list at
MuseumsUSA.org
will give you options enough for a year's worth of Road Trips. If you go, please let me know.
4175 Medulla Road
Lakeland, FL 33807
863-644-2431
Wings Over Miami
14710 SW 128th Street
Miami, FL 33186
305-233-5197
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Ft. Pierce Jazz & Blues Society
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Atlantic Classical Orchestra
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The Galleries at First Pres
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Center for Spiritual Care
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The Stuart School of Music
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Vero Beach Choral Society
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Treasure Coast Jazz Society
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Treasure Coast Community Singers
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Vero Beach Choral Society
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