Volume 2 No. 25 |June 3, 2020
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New Faces in Regional Arts
A Busy Brevard Symphony Orchestra
Meet The Swingtimers
A New Look for Downtown Fort Pierce
Heathcote Likes Kids
Feeling Blue at ELC
Martin Arts Zooms
News from the Foosaner
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Open Softly, Yes, but Sometimes You Just Have to Backpedal

The best-laid plans .... Anyone hanging on through these rollercoaster times knows what a fickle thing a definite plan can be.

No sooner had Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens confirmed its June 2 opening Monday afternoon than this appeared in the Arts Blast inbox, a short two hours later:

Dear Morikami Family,
 
We apologize for the inconvenience and are extremely disappointed to say that due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to move forward with opening tomorrow, June 2, 2020. We will announce a reopening date as soon as we have more information. Please call 561.495.0233 or email  morikami@pbcgov.org  with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
The Morikami Team

A feature on the Japanese gardens scheduled for this issue is also postponed.

It will be so much more important than it ever has been to double check with a phone call or email before heading out to an event. If you're disappointed that a reopening has had to be pushed back, imagine how the business or arts organization folks must feel.

We'll get there, but we have to wait patiently and safely and remember that "there" might not be how we remember it when this year started.
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MEET THE SWINGTIMERS!
Sponsored by a friend of Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
The Swingtimers Vocal Trio was formed in 2014 by Dave Hutson. The original purpose of the group was to perform as the vocal group of Melbourne’s Swingtime Big Band singing songs like Kalamazoo, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, and Sunny Side of the Street . Even though they still perform with Swingtime, their repertoire has broadened to include music of the '50s through '70s in a Manhattan Transfer style. The trio also sings doo-wop with Melbourne Municipal Band’s Rock and Roll Revue. 

The trio consists of Dave Hutson, Diana Sageser, and Connie Maltby. How do three strangers come together and start making smooth three part harmony?  

Baritone Dave has been singing since he was a child. In high school and college he had a vocal trio that sang at the local watering holes – Seven dollars a night and all the beer you could drink. After college, life got in the way of his musical ambitions. When Dave retired, he became a musician again, forming the Swingtimers. Dave also plays a mean saxophone in the Adagio Sax Quartet.
Just like Dave, Diana, the alto, has been singing all of her life. Members of her musical family used to harmonize while doing housework, so picking up the close harmonies of the Swingtimers was an interesting challenge and a flashback to her past. A lover of the Big Band genre, Diana was excited when she met Dave at a local sailing club meeting and he described his desire to form a close-harmony group to sing with Swingtime. 

Connie, the soprano, is a classically trained singer, growing up in Brevard County and benefiting from the highly-skilled musician educators in the area. She started singing and performing as a 6 year old in community theater and never stopped. Learning to sing swing and jazz style has been a blast for her. She loves to watch the faces of seniors light up and sing along to their favorite songs from an earlier era. You’ve seen her on stage with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra and many other choral groups. 
The trio clicks with a shared love of tight harmony and desire to bring back some happy memories to our audiences. You can LIKE their page on Facebook . In February, the Swingtimers brought the house down at the Cocoa Village Playhouse’s Rock & Roll Revue in Concert with Len Fallen. Since then, the Trio has been hard at work in socially distanced rehearsals in anticipation of returning to the stage as soon as possible! 
Submitted by Connie Malbry
New Faces in Local Arts!
Alyona A. Ushe Named Executive Director of the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance
From the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance:

After a lengthy and thorough national search, and interviewing many impressive candidates, the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Board of Directors, along with the support of St. Lucie County administration and community leaders, appointed Alyona A. Ushe to serve as its executive director beginning May 26, 2020.
Ushe brings over twenty years of leadership experience in launching and growing distinctly different organizations for both nonprofit institutions and municipalities. As the alliance’s Executive Director, Ushe will lead the implementation of the SLCA strategic plan, establish and cultivate strong partnerships with artists, organizations, events, and groups in St. Lucie County, and work towards engaging compelling arts and education experiences for residents and visitors alike.
“SLCA’s overwhelming success since it’s reincarnation is remarkable. Neil Levine, SLCA Interim Executive Director, has done an outstanding job in developing a powerful road map for the vision and direction of the organization,” said Ushe. “I am honored to take over the reins and continue to build on the great accomplishments while developing new initiatives to strengthen St. Lucie County’s cultural economy and support the local creative community.”

Ushe called St. Lucie County "a budding cultural mecca," and invites residents to "let me know how we can work together to make a real impact on the overall St. Lucie County’s creative economy and how St. Lucie Cultural Alliance can be of service to you specifically.

With the extended deadline for event entries in the Cultural Council of Indian River County's 2020-2021 Cultural Guide, the Art of Networking that is the kickoff for the publication's distribution has been moved back to October. Stay tuned for location and date.


HENEGAR CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
From The Henegar Center in Melbourne:

The Henegar Center proudly announces that Dominic Del Brocco will be the new Executive and Artistic Director effective immediately. Dominic is no stranger to the Henegar Center having been a guest Director and performer in Henegar productions over the past several years. 
For over 25 years Dominic has entertained across America. Through performing, directing, coaching, developing talent, and leading productions, Dominic has devoted a large portion of his life to Entertainment and the Arts. Originally from Baltimore, Dominic began his career as a performer and went on to spend 13 years working for Walt Disney Entertainment where he delighted guests as a show and parade performer before moving into production, creative, and leadership roles.
“We are really excited about Dominic taking on this leadership role at The Henegar Center. His talent, passion, and dedication to the performing arts will help us continue the growth and cultural impact we have seen this past year” says Doug Lebo, Board President of the Henegar Center since Feb 2019. “Until our closure in March due to COVID-19, Henegar was on track to have its first $1M Season. Dominic’s familiarity with The Henegar and its market will give him a running start as we begin to re-open in June with our Summer Theatre Camps and later this Summer with our MainStage production of GREASE.”
“I am honored and humbled to have been selected to lead The Henegar Center through a new chapter in this theater’s long history” says Dominic, “While I will continue to elevate the production quality and diversify the talent seen on stage, the larger impact will come from what we will do for the city of Melbourne and for the surrounding community. I admire Henegar’s history and I am excited to explore it’s untapped potential.”
The Henegar Center is also proud to announce Melinda Benya as the new Education Director and Office Manager. Melinda’s past experience at Walt Disney World Entertainment and Operations along with her role of Theatre Educator and Office Assistant at Titusville Playhouse for the past 5 years will be a great addition to Henegar. Melinda is also a talented performer and holds an AA degree in Musical Theatre from Indian River State College and a BA degree in English Creative Writing from UCF.
Nancy Turrell, Arts Council of Martin County's executive director, reports on a group effort involving organization members and the tourism office. Regular Zoom meetings include representatives of Florida Oceanographic, Historical Society of Martin County, the Lyric Theatre, the Children's Museum and the Arts Council.

" We decided to collectively do a poll to gauge resident sentiments towards visiting venues and broadened the group with invitations to the Barn, A.C.T. Studio Theatre, and StarStruck," Turrell said. "So far no one is rushing to reopen. The general consensus is to wait for the Phase 2 to come in play with groups of 50. For the performing arts groups, the wait is longer."

For the Arts Council, "The timing caught us at a critical juncture... we moved our current and next show to a virtual platform. The show following that, Court Room Sessions, which normally includes a big kick off music and art event, is cancelled, but we're looking at moving it to 1st Quarter of 2021 following the Clyde Butcher photography exhibit. Our concerts, for the time being, are being live streamed from private homes of the performers, but expect that to change soon."

The mARTies Awards have been moved from November to late March because of the challenge of the nomination process right now. They're also looking at ArtsFest and "what can we do proactively to adjust our plans to consider this new way of living. It's a lot to consider." With Phase 2 getting underway shortly, Arts Blast will be checking in for updates.
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Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta has tons of summer fun planned.

The lively Super Summer & Fantastic Fall art exhibition includes work created by nationally-acclaimed puppeteers, FX animation engineers, and concept originators, including Carter Goodrich, who gave us characters for Finding Nemo, Despicable Me, and Shrek. 

With current CDC COVID-19 protocals in place, the interactive exhibition boasts a MakerSpace where visitors can get creative using animation software, 3D printers, laser cutters, and art supplies. The main gallery displays dynamic, life-size puppets from award-winning plays Beauty and the Beast and The Wiz and a puppet making station for visitors to create their own puppet.

The Gallery is now open during its regular business hours, although the School of Art buildings are still temporarily closed.
In Your Face! - Get out of my Marsh - Spoonbill versus Great White Heron

Note: Several of the photographers who make their photos available to Arts Blast readers are professionals who license their work for artists to use as subjects. Ron Kotinsky is one of them. Contact him with your request.
From Palm Beach Cultural Council:

Broadway Jazz: A Jazz Tribute to Musicals, featuring Yvette Norwood-Tiger will be online June 20 at 7 p.m.

Yvette Norwood-Tiger and her band will perform songs by Cole Porter, Ira and George Gershwin, Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart (Rogers & Hart), Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein and other great Broadway composers.
This performance will be staged at the Council and streamed live on palmbeachculture.com . The show runs from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. with a 10-minute intermission.
It wasn't only the audience enjoying the return of Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre last weekend. Marketing Director Oscar Sales said almost every table was occupied and "there were about 50 people across the street in the parking area listening to the bands play in their little family groups."

Firm rules were shared on the Riverside Facebook page and website, and patrons took note. " We were very pleased with the way everything worked out. It was nice to see people on campus again enjoying themselves listening to music and laughing at the jokes and almost everyone thanked us for being open."

The weekend schedule through August has been posted, with The Comedy Zone listed for every week except the 4th of July weekend. Get updates online .
Space Coast Symphony's Musicians Are Staying Busy. At your Space Coast Symphony, we live to bring great music to our community. There is no substitute for a live orchestral performance, but while concerts and community activities are on hold, you can still find ways to enjoy and support your Symphony. Even though we can’t be with you in person, enjoy these videos from our incredible musicians as they keep the music alive at home. We hope to see you soon!
News from the Foosaner
The Foosaner Art Museum will open Saturday, June 6,  to members only, and to the general public  starting  Wednesday, June 10 .
You, your friends, and family are invited to attend the Virtual First Friday Concert this Friday, June 5th from 6-7pm! The concert will feature talented EGAD musicians from  Little Latitudes .  Make sure to RSVP to the event by  clicking here ! Sign up for the Foosaner Art Museum's newsletter.
From the Artists Guild Gallery of Vero Beach:

A new class - Art Expression - is being offered at the Artists Guild Gallery. Whether you want to work out anxiety over Covid, the quarantine, or social strife - our door will be open to you. The class will be offered on Thursdays. 10am to 12pm. No painting experience required. All supplies will be provided. 
We will spend the first 30 minutes talking and sketching. The balance of our time will be spent laying color on our drawings. 
There is no long term commitment. Each class is stand alone. $35 pays for guided instruction and your use of supplies.
Call or text Sue Dinenno at 772 321-8701 for reservations.
From Whitehall:
The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach is reopening to the public on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
Whitehall, Henry Flagler's expansive 75-room mansion dating back to 1902, has stood witness to many historic moments in its 118 years. After a brief closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our historic gates and vast indoor and outdoor spaces will be reopening this month on a modified schedule and with a new ticketing procedure. We look forward to welcoming you back in celebration of the timelessness of this National Historic Landmark overlooking Lake Worth.

General Admission Tickets are Available for Pre-purchase Only
All Visitors and Members must have a reservation before arriving at the Museum.
How Does Your Garden Grow? Pt. 1
The Treasure and Space Coasts are chockablock with sun, sea, arts, and history, but there's plenty more. Gardens are reopening and proudly displaying what their volunteers and staff have accomplished in the months of mandatory closings. Check websites for attendance guidelines.
Heathcote's Children's Garden

Friend Judy Coffman has been talking about the fun she and her husband, Skip, have been having working on the Children's Garden at Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort Pierce. She sent along a photo gallery to show she wasn't kidding! She said, " Great things are happening there. Especially great is a panda of tiles and other glass pieces. There's a word garden, a tile hop scotch and lots going on."

The Children's Garden isn't new — it was dedicated more than 20 years ago — but, like kids, it continues to grow. Heathcote is looking for volunteers, just in case any readers are looking for an excuse to join in the fun.
Bok Tower Gardens:
An update

Our member preview was invaluable in helping to evaluate our traffic flow and safety procedures. As a result, we are suspending the need for timed ticket entry for visitors and members. 

If you have already purchased tickets, you may use your timed ticket to enter Bok Tower Gardens at any time during regular operating hours.
You still have the option to purchase tickets online for contactless service. Members will not need to reserve tickets beginning on Monday. 
The Carillon Continues
Daily Concerts at 1 and 3 p.m.
Facebook Live Streaming Concert at 1 p.m. Fridays

Join Carrillonneur in Residence Wade FitzGerald for live concerts through July on Wednesdays. Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays at 1& 3 p.m., and Fridays at 1 p.m. Concert programs will be available to download online on the  Bok Tower Gardens homepage . 
A New Look for Downtown Fort Pierce
A note from Chic and Shore Things in Fort Pierce:

The City of Ft. Pierce, in an effort to help businesses and restaurants recover from the lost revenue as a result of Covid-19, has allowed the downtown businesses to use parking spaces in front of their stores to extend their business outside for additional seating for restaurants and more shopping space for retail businesses. They have also provided free-of-charge fencing to designate the spaces that are being used as our ‘Parklets’. Kudos to the City of Ft. Pierce!! Each business is able to set-up their Parklet as they want. I know I speak for myself and other businesses I’ve spoken with, that this past weekend, we received a lot of positive feedback from customers. They said it looks so much nicer where the Parklets were finished and being used. A lot of large cities are going this route to improve the looks of their city streets.
A parklet is described in an email from Doris Tillman, City of Fort Pierce, as " a sidewalk extension that provides more space and amenities for people using the street. Usually parklets are installed on parking lanes and use several parking spaces." Parklets typically extend out from the sidewalk at the level of the sidewalk to the width of the adjacent parking space. Any downtown business owner can send in the proper form to get approval to set up outside that business.
There is no fee charged, Tillman said. " A lot of Main Streets around the country are doing this to give more space to the businesses and to allow people to be outside if that is more comfortable to them." It also gives more options for social distancing.
While it does take away available parking spaces, Tillman noted that there is plenty of parking in the downtown area.

Do an internet search for National Main Street parklets and you'll find links to cities all over the country that are adopting the idea.
Seriously Mixed Media gallery is enjoying not only a great parklet out front but a great new look inside. During lockdown, the gallery was ripped up from stem to stern and is sporting new everything, including what's under the floor.
The Edison and Ford Winter Estates will hold it's first summer plant sale June 13, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. outside the Garden Shoppe and surrounding areas. Horticulturists will staff a "Garden Guidance" table and answer guests' gardening questions until 2 p.m. Admission to the sale is free.
A Busy Brevard Symphony Orchestra
The good news : Brevard Symphony Orchestra’s subscription sales for the 2020-21 season are well ahead of last year’s tally. The Holiday Concert is on track for December, with sales strong already. Ditto the 250th Beethoven’s birthday celebration — the cake, candles, and program are in the works.

The bad news : BSO Executive Director David Schillhammer in an email this week announced cancellations that were not within the orchestra’s control.

“Unfortunately, the music will not be returning this summer. The City of Cocoa has cancelled our annual free July 4 concert at Riverfront Park. This concert has been performed for over 25 years, and it will continue on July 4, 2021. We share the loss of this important concert.

“The BSO, out of an abundance of caution, has made the decision to postpone Summer Evenings, our three-concert chamber music series at Suntree United Methodist Church. The same programming that was offered for summer 2020 will take place in summer 2021, dates TBD. We place the utmost importance on the health and safety of our musicians, audience members, and staffs of both the BSO and the church. Given the logistics of the series, we felt it was in everyone’s best interest to make this decision now.”
Chris Confessore, music director of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, keeps Arts Blast readers up to date with news of virtual events.


" On Saturday, May 30, 2020, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra's "virtual" performance of an excerpt from  Jupiter  from Gustav Holst's  The Planets  made its online premiere.   Fifty-five BSO musicians recorded their individual parts at home and uploaded the files to Video Producer and Engineer Andres Roca, who spent more than 100 hours editing the individual videos and audio together to create a stunning and emotional virtual performance. A special video preview was shared with  BSO Cares  donors prior to the release on social media."

This is a series of videos created and performed by our musicians from their homes. There are a variety of moods - excerpts from great classical works, some lighter and humorous videos, too. More than 15 videos have been created and shared so far, with more on the way.

Enjoy BSO violinist Sash performance of J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2
2020 Virtual Exhibit continues through June!

VBAC Update:

The Vero Beach Museum of Art & The Vero Beach Art Club Main Office are closed until the Museum opens to the public. The Art Club Office will be located at the Annex until Museum is open to the public.
We are adhering to social distancing guidelines so please be prepared when you enter the office so that we can do our part in keeping the economy and The Art Club open moving forward throughout this unique time in History.

You can still call or email the office and utilize our website. 
Office Phone Number: (772) 231-0303 
Art Club Annex 
1791 Old Dixie Hwy, Vero Beach
From Margaret Lyons' "Watching" column in The New York Times:

We asked Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices.
Galleries are beginning to open up in Brevard County. Check links at artsbrevard.org for updates.
Indian River State College Performing Arts has posted an update video on YouTube.
Open-ended exhibition - James F. Hutchinson: Visionary Truths at Backus Museum & Gallery has been extended indefinitely. See the website for visitor guidelines.

Deadline June 30, 2 p.m. - Call for Art by the City of Port St. Lucie . Submit your proposals for outdoor public art installations on seven (7) bus shelters in the City of
Port St. Lucie.
Barbara Schlitt is Blue and proud to be. The Environmental Learning Center set up a challenge to try to recoup the financial losses of the past several months: If contributions reached $100,000 by May 31, Executive Director Schlitt would dye her hair blue, and is it ever blue! 

With the help of two grants, the goal was exceeded, and Schlitt is promising to keep the vivid color until the 4th of July. To celebrate the victory, reopening has begun at ELC. Ford said, “We are excited to see our members, volunteers and guests back at the ELC - utilizing the campus as an extension of your own backyard, enjoying a pontoon boat ride on our Indian River Lagoon, taking a kayak tour or a stroll through our native plant garden or butterfly garden, fishing off the dock, or participating in some of our wellness classes. The health and well-being of our guests is our priority. A lot of time and work went into creating a safe reopening plan, which can be viewed on our website.”



Miguel Bonachea is an experienced guitarist and instructor. He served as a professor at prestigious Universities in Cuba and Colombia for 20 years. Several of his students are recognized figures in the international classical guitar arena today. Philosopher and music critic Dr. Marc-Jean Bernard has written about him: "His musical technique and culture of the instrument is based on a deep understanding of aesthetical dimensions of Music. He is simultaneously a great guitarist and a great educator."

Photo: Niurka Barroso
From Spain to Syria, Street Artists Around the World Are Painting Murals to Memorialize George Floyd—See Them Here
The murals have gone up in the days since Floyd died at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis.
Caroline Goldstein , June 1, 2020
From Vero Beach Art Club

Exhibits at the ART CLUB ANNEX:
First Friday Gallery Stroll ’s Month Long Exhibits & Sale
Grand Re-Opening Art Club Annex Sept 4,
5 -8pm Exhibit runs through September 25
Art-tini Show & Sale October 2, 5 - 8pm
Exhibit runs till October 30
November Pandemic Art Show & Sale Nov 6, 5 -8pm Exhibit runs through November 25
Holiday Gift Show December 4, 5 - 8pm
Exhibits run through December 21, 2020
Friday Gallery Show Hours 5 - 8pm
Exhibits will be open Mondays-Saturdays 11am-4pm
Exhibit and Sale at RAW SPACE :
(located next to the Art Club Annex) Made In Vero Beach December 4, 5 - 8pm
Exhibits run through December 21, 2020
Friday Opening Show Hours 5 - 8pm
Exhibits will be open Mondays-Saturdays 11am-4pm

     Check the website to enter and for more info coming soon!


Dr. Marcos Daniel Flores is a piano performance graduate from The Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico B.M., The Eastman School of Music M. M., and Arizona State University where he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Flores is an active performer as well as an experienced and inspirational piano teacher.
THE VBMA 2020 SUMMER ART CAMP GOES VIRTUAL
Join us at the VBMA this summer for a virtual art camp beginning June 8 to July 17. The Museum offers six one-week virtual sessions with over 45 classes taught by professional artists and area art educators offering an environment for budding artists of all levels to explore new ideas, develop skills, and build self-esteem through art.

Creatively themed weekly sessions around a wide range of hands-on and minds-on activities that engage the imagination and spark kids to make their original creations.

Registration forms and class brochures are available on the Museum’s website  www.vbmuseum.org . Parents can download camp registration forms and provide payment info online. Registration is now open. Scholarships are available.

For more information, call Museum Art School Manager Kathie Elias at (772) 231-0707 ext 104 or e-mail   kelias@vbmuseum.org .


Mix Safety with Art: Make an origami mask!
Streaming service BritBox is offering BBC Shakespeare, featuring famous actors in their early years. It's a fairly inexpensive subscription service with a lot to offer.
Deadline June 30, 2 p.m. - Call for Art by the City of Port St. Lucie. Submit your proposals for outdoor public art installations on seven (7) bus shelters in the City of
Port St. Lucie.
Ed Perry is enjoying retirement and safer-at-home by taking his camera to his back yard. A gulf fritillary caterpillar enjoys munching on a corky-stem passion vine.
Jim Van Voorheis emailed news about jazz jams at Notes Music Room. They’re back, with COVID modifications:
To assist with safe seating, we are performing two 90-minute shows - 7 PM to 8:30 PM or 8:45 to 10:15 PM. Choose one and attend only that one. The entertainment fee per show is $2.75. Bring your own glass for contact-free imbibing and your own food. There is a $2 outside food charge, covering up to four guests.
The Friends’ Book Depot of the Martin County Library System will be open Wednesdays only, 9 a.m. - noon. Building H-15 in B&A Flea Market
Off U.S. 1 or Indian Street, Stuart
Classical Guitar
Live via Skype or archived on YouTube
For more information and to register: veroclassicalguitar@gmail.com
Trumpet Lessons

Live from the Treasure Coast
Call or text: (772) 532-2083 or email annora.daige@gmail.com
Piano Instruction
For more information and to register: E mail  drmdflores@comcast.net
Piano Instruction

https://www.facebook.com/soliviapiano/
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