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Volume 5 No. 6| February 10, 2023 | |
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Notes from the Editor:
Without going into details (meaning I brought it on myself), I'll explain that I've been buried under a total computer meltdown since last weekend. Not the culmination, by any means, but an example of how it's been going: I decided to make the chaos an opportunity to upgrade and ordered a replacement from Apple. Yesterday, I was informed that Fedex had delivered it to Jensen Beach and it was ready for me to pick up. No more details required here; you get the drift. They sent it back to Apple, although it's still on my credit card. Oh, did I mention my Bellsouth address/emails disappeared from my backup computer? And I can't find my laptop, my backup to my backup. I packed it away for that last hurricane and apparently put it somewhere very safe. It might sound as though I'm complaining, maybe even whining, but things are actually going fairly well for a total disaster.
This morning, I'm planning to finish a particularly tasty cup of coffee while getting this puppy on its feet and out the cyber door.
On another note, I have a copy of The Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie to give away to an Arts Blast subscriber. If you've linked to this on Facebook or online, subscribe (it's free!), and follow these instructions.
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Because I'm having email and computer problems, wait until Monday to send a four-digit number to willi@willimiller.com. Only domestic (US) entries, p
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This Weekend:
Art in the Park
Vero Beach Quilt Show
ArtsFest 2023 in Stuart - Volunteers!
Ballet Vero Beach Update - They’re Back Together!
Motor Cars at McKee
Gifford Youth Orchestra Gala
Highwaymen Celebration Weekend
Harmony in Fort Pierce
Happening in Brevard (and Other Counties)
VB Theatre Guild Schedule Change
Win a Paddleboard, Donate Socks
Another giveaway for Subscribers!
...and more!
Next Week:
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It's Another Busy February Weekend/Week | | |
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After being rained out of the park last weekend, Vero Beach Art Club is making up for it February 12. The artists of Vero Beach Art Club will be in Humiston Park on Ocean Drive for Art in the Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | |
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Piecing It All Together Beautifully | |
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It's time for the 2023 Vero Beach Quilt Show. Working on next weekend's event are more than twenty different committees, planning to make this Treasure Coast community event the best ever.
From the Vero Beach Quilt Guild:
Our two day event displays well over a hundred locally made quilts. These are separated into 15 categories and judged on color, craftsmanship, sewmanship, and beauty. There will be a “Quilts of Valor” presentation, Quilt Appraisals, Treasure Baskets, Entrepreneurs, Vendors, Boutique, and parking is free and plentiful at the Indian River County Fairgrounds.
The Theme is “Treasures of the Treasure Coast.”
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A portion of the Quilt Show proceeds will benefit the Vero Beach non-profit organization: “Shining Light Garden Foundation,” (Shining Light Garden Foundation) a 20 acre vegetable and flower garden. For over 10 years, it has been supplying fresh food to Veterans, Food Pantries and the less fortunate members of the Treasure Coast. All harvesters are volunteers; all monies go into seeds, tools and equipment.
"We're getting ready for the Vero Beach Quilt Show 2023! ... Join us on Friday & Saturday from 10-4. $10 for both days. FREE PARKING! at the Indian River County Fairgrounds."
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ArtsFest returns to downtown Stuart February 11-12 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., featuring a wide variety of visual artists, musicians, singers, and top area chefs. Tickets at the gate - $5 for adults, children 18 and under free.
NOTICE from Martin Arts:
Volunteers Still Needed! It's not too late to sign up. The website gives Feb. 1 as the deadline, but it's been extended.
We have many volunteer opportunities available and have provided a detailed description of each volunteer position both in the registration system and via the hyperlinks on our website so you will have a clear understanding of what you will be doing.
After you decide where you want to volunteer, simply click on the sign-up button and follow the online instructions. You will receive a confirmation email with the day, time, and location of where you will be volunteering after you register.
Volunteer Perks
• FREE weekend admission to ArtsFest
• FREE ArtsFest Stuart T-shirt
• Meet Artists from around the country and the world
• Get to know other volunteers from the community — HAVE FUN!
• Promote and support the arts in Martin County!
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Consistently named one of the area’s Top 20 Events by the Southeast Tourism Society, ArtsFest will continue its 36-year history and showcase a diverse selection of arts to be enjoyed by residents and visitors. On the visual artist front, a juried art festival with submissions from across the nation will feature top artists in the categories of painting, drawing, mixed-media, photography, ceramics, glass, wood, sculpture, and jewelry are selected according to workmanship, originality, and artistic conception.
In addition to the juried art show, attendees can watch the popular CHOPPED event showcasing the inventive talents of renowned Treasure Coast chefs and listen to performances by the greatest talent on the Treasure Coast.
Leading up to ArtsFest, Martin County Office of Tourism and MartinArts are partnering again to host the Hidden Turtles scavenger hunt. Glass turtles, made by Palm City based glass artist, Dot Galfond can be found near cultural venues, art in public places venues and other popular spots in Martin County. Find a gold turtle and register it at MartinArts.org to secure two VIP ArtsFest Tickets. All other turtles secure a discount “buy-one-get-one free” ticket offer for ArtsFest.
Annually, ArtsFest draws over 7,500 people and over the past 3 years has generated more than a $1 million dollars to the local economy. For more information, access the website at MartinArts.org or call 772-287-6676. MartinArts is located at 80 SE Ocean Boulevard in the Court House Cultural Center in downtown Stuart.
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Motor Cars at McKee
On Saturday, February 11 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. McKee Botanical Garden will host its 14th Annual Motor Car Exhibition featuring over forty of “The Collectors’ Favorite”automobiles from their private collections. The exhibit will showcase a great variety of cars from antique to modern, as well as a display of motorcycles.
This fun, family-oriented presentation of motoring excellence will be on display throughout the Garden and visitors will have an opportunity to speak with the car collectors. McKee’s annual motor car exhibition is one of the top shows in the area with its unique garden setting.
Enjoy two exhibitions for the price of one! This year’s exhibition will be held in conjunction with McKee’s Garden of Glass Exhibition by world renowned master glass artist Jason Gamrath. This exhibition will be on display from now through April 30 and features ten one-of-a-kind stunning glass orchids, waterlilies, and plants celebrating the beauty, movement, and power in the natural world through the medium of glass.
Photo by JPR Images
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They're Back! Ballet Vero Beach Returns to the Vero Beach Museum of Art! | |
From Ballet Vero Beach:
We are thrilled to announce our return to the Vero Beach Museum of Art on March 18th to present our spin on Rolling Sculpture: Streamlined Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles.
The program will celebrate artistic giants working during the Art Deco period, as well as highlight how dance and visual art have been intertwined throughout history, plus a rollicking Charleston finale showcases THE dance of the period.
Tickets include admission to the Galleries; come early to see the exhibition. Ballet Vero Beach Subscribers can reserve tickets at the VBMA member price by calling 772-231-0707 ext. 116.
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Announcing three opportunities to dance with Ballet Vero Beach - Accepting auditions and applications NOW!
Audition for Ballet Vero Beach's 2023-2024 Season
Ballet Vero Beach is seeking professional dancers for the 2023-2024 Season. The company is specifically interested in male presenting dancers with professional experience, excellent classical and contemporary technique, and superior partnering skills. However, the company will consider all applicants regardless of gender identity. Interested dancers should submit resume and video footage to info@balletverobeach.org. For more information about our organization click Audition.
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Apply to our Fellowship Initiative
The company is also seeking applicants for the Fellowship Initiative for Dancers. Specifically aimed at altering the way young people enter the field, this two year program allows accepted fellows to dance full time with Ballet Vero Beach, receive their AA or BA through Indian River State College (paid for by the company), and experience hands on training in arts literacy and arts integration through delivering the company's education and engagement initiatives. To apply for the initiative click Apply.
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Apply to the Riverside Dance Festival
The Riverside Dance Festival is a unique experience in Intensive Summer Study presented by Riverside Theatre and Ballet Vero Beach. Accepted students will experience day-to-day life with Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre. Students will have the opportunity to take daily technique classes in hip hop and contemporary dance from Terminus and Riverside’s own distinguished faculty. They will also perform alongside Terminus in a mixed repertory concert to culminate the festival. To apply, click Apply.
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Brevard Happenings
Through Feb 12: Jimmy Buffet's Escape to Margaritaville, Titusville Playhouse
Through Feb. 12 - The Music Man, Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse
Thru Feb 12: The Marvelous Wonderettes – Shuler Stage, Titusville Playhouse
Through Feb 19 - Lettice and Lovage at Melbourne Civic Theatre
Through Feb. 25 - The Guardians, solo exhibition by Barbara Desrosiers, at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Front Room Gallery
Through Feb. 25 - The Essence of a Woman, solo exhibition byTheresa Prokop, at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
Feb. 9-11, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs., Fri.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Central Brevard Art Association - Annual Spring Art Show and Sale at Cape Canaveral Library, 201 Polk Ave.
Feb 9: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, King Center
Feb 9-14: Tales of the Heart, Henegar Center, Downtown Melbourne
Feb 11: Sweetheart’s Sip & Stroll in Historic Cocoa Village
Feb. 11, 3 p.m. - Central Florida Winds- Music for Winds & Strings at Park Avenue Baptist Church, Titusville. Free
Feb. 11-12 - 321 FoodFest & Craft Fair - 2500 Parkway Dr., Melbourne
Feb. 12, 3 p.m. - Central Florida Winds- Music for Winds & Strings at Suntree United Methodist Church, Melbourne. Free
Feb. 12, 3 p.m. - Pipe Organ Concert: Weston Jennings at Advent Lutheran Church, Suntree free
Feb 12: Vocalist Michelle Mailhot: Jazz Concert, Space Coast Jazz Society, Veterans Memorial Center, Merritt Island
Feb 14: Disney’s Winnie the Pooh (youth theatre), King Center
Feb 15: The Temptations and The Four Tops, King Center
Feb 16: High Tea at Field Manor, Merritt Island
Feb. 17, 7 p.m. - JT's Bluegrass - Becky Buller Band at Shepherd's Hall, Titusville ticketed
Feb 18 & 19: Splash of Watercolor 2022, Brevard Watercolor Society, Azan Shrine Center, Melbourne
Feb 18 & 19: The Edwards Twins, Surfside Playhouse
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Happening in Palm Beach County
Feb. 10 - The Spirit of Harriet Tubman at Arts Garage, Delray Beach
Feb. 11, 7 p.m. - Jason & Friends concert at Lighthouse ArtCenter
Feb. 12-26 - Good People at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Feb. 13, 1:30 p.m. - Jill Switzer interviews author Susan Shapiro Barash - Kravis Center ArtSmart Lecture Series
Feb. 14- Flagler Museum Music Series - Violinist Simone Porter with Rohan de Silva
Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day Tea at Flagler Museum
Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks II at First Presbyterian Church NPB
Feb. 18-19 - ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival at Gardens North County District Park, PBG
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On Thursday Feb. 23, The Gifford Youth Orchestra will hold its annual GALA at the Quail Valley River Club, 2345 Hwy A1A. The Diamonds and Crystals event will feature guest speaker Captain Winston Scott, a former NASA Astronaut. For 20 years the GYO has offered violin lessons to the children of Gifford where founder Dr. Crystal Bujol believes that changing hearts one violin at a time is worthwhile. She is right as all students who go thru the program, graduate high school and go on to higher education. There will be plenty to eat & drink plus entertainment by the GYO students, as well as a silent auction and 50/50. Only $150 per ticket with sponsorships available. www.gyotigers.org or call 772-213-3007 and ask for Casey Lunceford, the new Executive Director.
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Happening in St. Lucie County
Through Feb. 26 - Dashboard Dreams: The Florida Highwaymen and the American Road at Backus Museum & Gallery
Feb. 16-18 - Let's Dance!: A Celebration of Choreography at McAlpin Fine Arts Center
Feb. 17-19 - Highwaymen Celebration Weekend (free admission) at Backus Museum & Gallery
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Happening in Martin County
Every Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk, 300 St. Lucie Ave, Stuart
Feb. 10 - Joshua Bell and Peter Dugan at Lyric Theatre
Feb. 10-19 - Waiting for Godot at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart
Feb. 11-12 -MartinArts presents ArtsFest, Gazebo Park, Stuart
Feb. 14, 4 & 8 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks II at Lyric Theatre
Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts: Valentine's Day
Feb. 15 - Jim Messina at Lyric Theatre
Feb. 16, 1 p.m. - Tastes Like War: Virtual Author Talk with Grace M. Cho - Martin County Library System
Feb. 16, 2 p.m. - Traveling to Japan 101 - Virtual tour of Morikami Museum presented by Friends of the Martin County Library System
Feb. 17, 4 & 8 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks II at Lyric Theatre
Feb. 18 - Vanessa Collier at the Lyric
FEb. 18, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Annual Black Heritage Festival - Guy Davis Park, Stuart
Feb. 19 - Marty Stuart at the Lyric
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In Harmony in Fort Pierce
By Priscilla Speicher for SLC Arts magazine
If you haven’t yet visited HARMONY MUSIC LOUNGE and THE MERMAID ROOM Art Gallery / Event Space, you are in for a treat! This eclectic business opened in early July of 2022, and owner Priscilla has been diligently working to bring less common, high quality live music acts to her stage, as well as adorning the walls of both rooms with local Treasure Coast art.
The Music Lounge offers live music performances 6 nights a week, at a low entertainment fee of just $3! Every Tues. evening you can enjoy the world-class pianist, Uriel Natero, playing Classical, Ballads, Love Songs, Jazz Standards and Brazilian songs.
Weds. is always Piano Night featuring a great pianist. Thursdays, the Open Stage Open Jam draws anywhere from 6 to 14 area musicians and singers to the stage, performing solo and together. All ages and talents are welcome at this truly OPEN and informal Open Mic-style evening. Listeners wanted! J No entertainment fee on Thursdays. Fridays and Saturdays could find any style of act on stage – from Pop and Rock to Folk or Country. The schedule is always available on the website, HarmonyLiveMusic.com.
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Sunday Afternoons are for PIANO, with great pianists performing from 2:30 to 4:30. On the 2nd and 4th Sun. of each month, the incredibly talented vocalist Muffy Charles takes the stage, doing RnB and Jazz hits spanning the decades, and a touch of older pop hits too! She is accompanied by fantastic saxophonist Gary Palmer. $10 charged by the performers for this special show. On the 1st and 3rd Sunday, local legend Will Vaughn performs his Soul Jam with sit in musicians and singers, 5:30 – 8.
Recently, THE MERMAID ROOM opened, located in the suite just behind the Music Lounge. This is extremely affordable Private Event Space that you can rent for any function, but it doubles as an Art Gallery, open in the evenings during Harmony’s Live Music shows. Also open Saturdays from 2:30 until late night (10:30 or 11 PM). Local art adorns the walls and you can also view the incredibly unique and beautiful work of Master Wood Turner Will Devito. Will makes custom crochet hooks, ink pens, bottle stoppers and openers, razors, and other gift items – on display in the Gallery.
If you’d like to see the Mermaid Room, just drop into Harmony Music Lounge during business hours: 6 to Midnight Tues. Weds. and Thursday. 2 to Midnight on Saturday. And 1:30 to 5 or later on Sundays (special evening shows run til 7:30 PM). Priscilla is a career event planner with 33 years of experience, and can help you plan any party, fundraiser, or gathering! She and her staff deeply appreciate your patronage. “Art is life. It’s that simple,” Priscilla shares. “Filling my eyes and ears with art on a nightly basis is the key to my happiness…and hopefully, makes you very happy as well!”
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Happening in IRC
Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. - The Art of the Cocktail at Vero Beach Museum of Art - Benz Blinker
Feb. 10-11 - Vero Beach 2023 Quilt Show at IRC Fairgrounds
Feb. 10-12 - The Lifespan of a Fact at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
Feb. 11, 1:30 or 7 p.m. - 42nd Asbury Short Film Concert Asbury Shorts USA at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Feb. 11-12 - Mila Apperlo workshop - Vero Beach Art Club
Feb. 11, 12:30 (11:30 for lunch) -Gary Haase, A Jazz Journey for the Treasure Coast Jazz Society at Oak Harbor Club. Tickets in advance only.
Feb. 12, 3 p.m. - Broadway concert at Christ by the Sea UMC, 3755 HWY. A1A, Vero Beach. Ticketed
Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks II at Community Church of Vero Beach
Feb. 14-March 14, 1:30 or 7 p.m. - Film Studies at Vero Beach Museum of Art - Mysteries of the Heart: Stories of Unique and Unexpected Connections
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Feb. 14, 6 p.m. - Photography Group meetup at Art Club Gallery & Marketplace
Feb. 14, 11 a.m. - Indian River Genealogical Society's virtual program, D. Joshua Taylor: State Archives: Digital Collections and More. Pre-register.
Feb. 15, 6 p.m. - Sebastian Area Historical Society presents Early Development, 1950 to Present, of the Sebastian Area, with Dr. Henry Fischer - North Indian River County Library
Feb. 16, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. - The Silver Tones' Valentine's Concert - Songs of Romance in the Movies at First Presbyterian Church
Feb. 16, 7 p.m. - Live From Vero Beach! - The Buckinghams & The Box Tops at The Emerson Center
Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. - IRSA - Phiiadelphia Orchestra/Nathalie Stutzmann; Gil Shaham, violinist at Community Church of Vero Beach
Feb. 16 5-7 p.m. - Concerts in the Park at Vero Beach Museum of Art - Fred Goodnight
Feb. 17-19 - The Lifespan of a Fact at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
Feb. 17-19 - Matilda, The Musical at VBHS PAC
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The City of Fort Pierce’s 6th Annual Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show and Festival returns by popular demand this weekend on February 18, beginning at 10:00 am and located this year at 435 N. 7th Street in Fort Pierce. Featuring several of the living Original Highwaymen and succeeding generations, as well as other artists, live music, local cuisine, and more. As part of the Festival, the City is organizing a bus tour of the Highwaymen Heritage Trail, with the first stop here at the A.E. Backus Museum, where the story begins; advanced registration is required with tours beginning at 10:00 am, 12 noon, and 2:00 pm (space is limited). For more information and to sign up for the Heritage Trail tours, please visit https://www.cityoffortpierce.com/483/Highwaymen-Heritage-Trail-Festival. | |
The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery will present its annual Highwaymen Celebration Weekend from Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19, 2023 during regular hours each day, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Friday-Saturday and 12:00-4:00 pm Sunday. Visitors to the Museum can enjoy a range of exclusive offerings, including viewing the special exhibition Dashboard Dreams: The Florida Highwaymen and the American Road. Admission will be free all three days, with activities outside and inside at 500 North Indian River Drive in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce.
The Highwaymen are a loose collective of Florida artists who learned landscape painting techniques and began a creative enterprise of selling their bold and rapidly-produced works of art to customers up and down the state’s Atlantic Coast and beyond from the trunks of cars. This movement started in Fort Pierce in the 1950s at a time in the racially segregated South when opportunities were limited for African Americans, yet they persevered and succeeded. In 2004, 26 of the original artists were inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, and in 2016 the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American Culture and History opened with 18 Highwaymen paintings in its collection.
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SEE THE FINAL WEEK OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION “DASHBOARD DREAMS: THE FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN AND THE AMERICAN ROAD”
Visitors to the Museum galleries will enjoy the latest in the annual series of special exhibitions recognizing this extraordinary movement. Dashboard Dreams presents more than 50 original paintings, including works from private collections never before seen by the public, that were painted at the same time the American auto industry was fashioning the postwar aspirations for car ownership. Using alluring advertisements targeted for the upwardly mobile, they depicted coveted designs and the promise of an enhanced lifestyle. This exhibition presents how their dreams of being self-sufficient artists on the road were bound together and realized through success. The special exhibition expands upon the permanent display of Highwaymen paintings on view, a display which includes video excerpts from the award-winning documentary film “The Highwaymen: Legends of the Road.”
The Museum will offer special gallery presentations on the Florida Highwaymen exhibition at 11:15 am & 2:15 pm Friday and Saturday; 1:15 pm & 3:00 pm on Sunday.
The Backus Museum’s annual fundraising raffle celebrating the importance of Florida Art has a special Highwaymen connection this year: the masterpiece offered is “Beautiful Morning,” 2005 by Sam Newton (b.1948), Original Highwaymen artist and inductee to the Florida Artist Hall of Fame in 2004. “Beautiful Morning,” 2005, eloquently captures the iconic beauty of Florida's wild and wide terrains, through the eyes of one of the original masters of the beloved and unique landscape painting tradition that began here. This exceptional work of art is valued at $6500, and will be awarded to the winning ticket holder on Sunday, March 5 at 12:30 pm (you do not have to be present to win). Only 2,500 tickets are available this year for $25 each, or three for $60, or six for $100 for the best deal and best chances! The Museum’s Highwaymen Celebration Weekend is an excellent time to exercise your luck for a good cause.
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And Beyond
Feb. 9&11 - Florida Grand Opera - Gianni Schicchi and Buoso's Ghost - Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 11, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Open Studio at Okeechobee Main Street for members
Feb. 11-12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Annual Edison Ford Spring Garden Festival at Edison and Ford
Feb. 11 - Homegrown: Play Reading Series - City Theatre, Miami
Feb. 13, 8 p.m. - Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Gustavo Gimeno, María Dueñas - Carnegie Hall
Feb. 14, 5-7 p.m. - Cocktail Chemistry Class at Edison and Ford
Feb. 14-May 13 - Collier's Cavalry: The Story of the Southwest Mounted Patrol at Museum of the Everglades
Feb. 14, 2 p.m. - Famous Couples of Collier County - Second Tuesday Lectures at Collier Museum at Government Center
Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. - Sarasota Concert Association- Awadagin Pratt, piano - Riverview Performing Arts Center
Feb. 16, 8 p.m. - 5 under 35 at Books & Books, Coral Gables
Feb. 16-26 - The Last Show- Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
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Okeechobee Community Theatre is now selling tickets for their Spring play – Play On – a comedy by Rick Abbot.
Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays – March 17 – April 1
http://www.okeechobeecommunitytheatre.com/
Tickets can also be purchase at the Okeechobee Main Street Art Center – 111 NE 2nd Street
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Be sure to stop by Cattlemen’s Square where the Cattle Drive Sculpture project is installed.
The 10 piece bronze sculptures are located in downtown Okeechobee in Flagler Park – SW 5th Avenue and State Road 70. It has become a very popular visitor’s stop. We are so proud of this.
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Art Keeble, who served as Executive Director of the Arts Council of Hillsborough County for more than 32 years, passed away on January 23, 2023. You can read his obituary and tributes here.
There will be a celebration of his life at the Tampa Theatre on Saturday, February 18, at 3 pm with a reception to follow.
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Haitian-American Music at the Arts Garage in February
A collaboration between the Arts Garage in Delray Beach and the Haitian American Chamber of Commerce will present Jean Caze, a featured soloist in Michael Bublé’s band, on Sunday, February 26, at 7 pm.
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The Vero Beach Choral Society is in need of vocalists in both Tenor and Alto ranges. Anyone who can read music and has experience singing in a vocal ensemble is welcomed to join the group by audition. Visit the group’s website, www.VeroBeachChoralSociety.org, and click on “Audition” to apply.
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Every Thursday from 6 – 9:30 PM in downtown Jensen Beach (on Jensen Beach Boulevard), Jammin Jensen offers a mini-festival of local artists’ displays, music, vendors, and family entertainment!
There is no admission fee — it’s FREE!
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Streaming First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach presents many concerts and special performances. If you can't get to them in person, visit the church's website and watch the archived videos!
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Edward Hopper and Guy Pène du Bois: Painting the Real
On view now through March 26 at Polk Museum of Art
An original Polk Museum of Art exhibition, Edward Hopper and Guy Pène du Bois: Painting the Real comprises approximately sixty works and focuses on Hopper and Pène du Bois, two very thematically different but stylistically-overlapping artists who became lifelong friends from the time of their earliest studies at the New York School of Art.
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MAKE SOME NOISE! CALL TO MUSICIANS
The St. Lucie Cultural Alliance is looking for great talent to be a part of our festivals!
Art Mind & Soul Fest | April 1 & April 2
A 2-day festival with art, music, dance, yoga, meditation, and so much more.
Levitt AMP Fort Pierce - Music at the Pointe
Saturdays, April 8 - June 10
St. Lucie Cultural Alliance, St. Lucie County Parks & Recs, and the City of Fort Pierce bring ten FREE outdoor music concerts to Museum Pointe Park! Apply now to be considered!
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From the Lake Wales History Museum:
New Exhibit from the Museum of Florida History through April 11.
Stop in and learn about the rich history of Blues and Jazz in central Florida. This exhibit has interactive displays, videos, and much more to learn about how Florida Got the Blues!
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