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Volume 4 No. 32 | August 26, 2022

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This week hear Listen to or download the podcast now or listen on the radio — 101.7FM ON THE TREASURE COAST —Sunday evening at 7. This week's Arts Blast on the Air has Kirk Funnell talking about Visit Indian River's casting call; and Ben Earman, introduces the Senior Resource Association's Silver Tones and other offerings.

A Treasure Coast radio tradition since 1999, “The American Songbook with Dick Golden” is heard online on WQCP and at 91.9FM Saturdays from 8-midnight.  On this Saturday evening’s program, music from, among others, Dinah Washington, pianist Gene Harris, and Nat and Natalie Cole.


ON THE CALENDAR August 26, 2022

Arts Blast Calendar is available and updated frequently on the Arts Blast website, with regular additions added on Facebook.

We've been notified of changes in mask policies at some venues, so check before you go.

Indian River County

Ongoing - 10:30 a.m. - Friday Morning Story Hour with Miss Erin at VFB Book Center


Every Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.: VBMA Museum Stories for children 0-24 months


Every Wednesday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: VBMA Museum Stories for children 2-4 years


​Through September 2 - Summer Squared II at Gallery 14, Vero Beach - First Friday Gallery Stroll receptions 7/1, 8/5, and 9/2


Through Sept. 4 - Mixed Media Veterans' Exhibition at VB Museum of Art


Through Sept. 5 - Free admission to McKee Botanical Garden for active-duty military personnel and their families


Through Sept. 11 - Masters in Black & White - Photography from the Elizabeth Stewart Collection at VB Museum of Art


​Through Sept 18. - Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee - Vero Beach Museum of Art


Through Sept. 30 - Summer exhibit at The Galleries at First Pres


Through September - Donated art for sale in the Tidal Gallery at Environmental Learning Center



Through Oct. 5 - CCIRC Artist's Choice member exhibit at IRC Admin bldgs A&B


Through Oct. 12 - Waterscapes: Richard Gillmor solo exhibit at Indian River Courthouse - CCIRC AAIP


Through Nov. 2 - CCIRC Members Exhibit at IRC Intergenerational Recreation Center



Ongoing - Qigong at Environmental Learning Center

Aug. 27. 28, 31, Sept. 17, 18, 21 - times vary - Help Indian River Clay make and trim bowls for the annual Soup Bowl 


Aug. 26 & 27, 7 & 9 p.m. - Casey Peruski and Christopher Robinson in the Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre


Aug. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Free Admission Saturday - Museum Studios at VB Museum of Art


​Aug. 28, 3 p.m. - Indian River County Music Educators' Recital - First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach

Sept 2 & 3 - No Comedy Zone and Live in the Loop this weekend


Sept. 2, 5-8 p.m. - First Friday Reception at Gallery 14, Vero Beach


Sept. 2. - First Friday Gallery Stroll, Vero Beach


Sept. 6, 10 a.m. - Free Nature Journaling Class with Marjorie Shropshire at Environmental Learning Center.


Sept. 7-9 - First Annual Theatre Festival at Vero Beach Theatre Guild


Sept. 9-30 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Vero Beach Theatre Guild


Sept. 11, 3 p.m. -  Remembering September 11 - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Community Church VB


Sept. 12 - First new season rehearsal for Treasure Coast Chorale - First Baptist Church


Sept. 13, 11 a.m. - Indian River Genealogical Society virtual program with Diana Crisman Smith


Sept. 17, 7 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra - A Heart for Ukraine at First Presbyterian Church, VB


Sept. 17-21 - days and times vary - Help Indian River Clay glaze bowls for the annual Soup Bowl 


Sept. 18 - Jazz Vespers- Community Church of Vero Beach - Courtyard


Sept. 21, 12 p.m. - Masters of Art: Drawings by Picasso and Matisse Art Talk at Vero Beach Museum of Art


Sept. 26 - Deadline for submissions in the Cultural Council of Indian River County's next exhibit, Artful Architecture, at the IRC Admin Bldgs. Members only, membership is open


Sept. 30 - Children of Eden JR - Riverside Theatre for Kids!


SEE THE FULL CALENDAR ONLINE

St. Lucie County

Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Jazz Market along the Indian River waterfront, Fort Pierce


Mondays 10 a.m.-noon - Art on The Porch with the Fort Pierce Art Club - at Cool Beans Brew


Third Wednesday of each month, 2-4 p.m. - Bonsai Collection Tour at Heathcote Botanical Gardens


Fourth Wednesday of each month, 3-4 p.m. - Bonsai Clinic with the curator at Heathcote Botanical Gardens


Every other Tuesday, 7-10 p.m. - Pro Jazz Jam & Big Band with the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society at Sunrise Theatre Black Box


Every other Wednesday, 6:30-9 p.m. - Pro Jazz Jam & Big Band with the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society at Port St.Lucie Botanical Gardens. No Jam Aug. 31


Through Aug. 28 - The Kitchen Witches at Treasure Coast Theatre, PSL


Through Sept. 6 - Backus Museum closed, reopening Sept. 7 with preseason hours


Aug. 27, 8 p.m. - Aaron Edwards Hall Live in the Black box at Sunrise Theatre


Aug. 31 - NO Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society jams


Sept. 7-23 - By appointment - Applications accepted for Backus Museum & Gallery's Best of the Best


Sept. 9-25 -  It's a Grand Night for Singing: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein at Treasure Coast Theatre


Sept. 15-25 - Spelling Bee at Pineapple Playhouse, FP


Sept. 22-24 - The Moors at IRSC Wynne Black Box Theatre


SEE THE FULL CALENDAR ONLINE

Palm Beach County

Through Aug. 28 - Bonnie Lautenberg: Art Meets Hollywood Boca Raton Museum of Art


Through Aug. 27 - Florida Showcase 2022 - The Box Gallery


​Through Aug. 27 - Pixel Peeks; Traces; Hand In Hand at Arts Garage


Through Sept. 4 -Free admission for active-duty military families at Flagle Museum


Through Sept. 4 - Max Plank Images of Science at Cox Science Center and Aquarium


Through Sept. 5 - Lighthouse ArtCenter closed


Through Sept. 25 - Visions of the Asian Experience in America at Morikami


Through Jan. 22,2023 - Art of the Hollywood Backdrop at Boca Raton Museum of Art


Through March 12, 2023 - Henry Ossawa Tanner: Intimate Pictures at The Norton

Aug. 26 - Garage Queens at Arts Garage


Aug. 26, 6-7:30 p.m. - Opening reception for Palm Beach Photographic Center's Members' Show 2022 - juried exhibition


Aug. 26, 5-10 p.m. - Art After Dark - at the Norton Museum Music by Haute Tension from Miami


Aug. 27, 9:30 a.m. - First Step to Stardom auditions at Maltz Jupiter Theatre


Aug. 27, 8 p.m. - Soulful Femme at Arts Garage, Delray Beach


Aug. 27-Oct. 28 - Palm Beach Photographic Center's Members' Show 2022 - juried exhibition


Aug. 31 - Deadline for entries in the 6th Annual West Palm Beach Arts Festival at Armory Art Center


Aug. 31, 7:15 p.m. - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Sunset Tour


Sept. 2, 6-8 p.m. - Museum Block Party at Boca Raton Museum of Art.


Sept. 2, 5-6 p.m. - Sacred Land: A Conversation with Reginald Cunningham and Dr. Candace Cunningham  at Boca Raton Museum of Art. 


Sept. 3, 8:30-10 a.m. - Yappy Saturday at the Norton



Sept. 3 - Jan. 22, 2023 - Reginald Cunningham: Black Pearls  at Boca Raton Museum of Art.


SEE THE FULL CALENDAR ONLINE

Martin County

Ongoing, Thursdays, 11 a.m. - Tours of the Elliott Museum's auto collection. Meet at 10:55 at front desk.


Ongoing - Mark Cook: When Flows Return to the River of Grass - Virtual exhibit curated by the Arts Council of Martin County


Ongoing - Weekly Tuesday night car show at Elliott Museum. 5-8 p.m. Small fee to show your car. 


Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. - Open Mic Event at the Elliott Museum


Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. - Market on Main - Flagler Park, Stuart


Sundays, 1-4 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk - 300 St. Lucie Ave., Stuart


ONGOING: NOTORIOUS ASHLEY GANG - THE MAKING OF A LEGEND at the Elliott Museum


Through Aug. 28 - Martin Artisans Guild Summer Salon - Palm Room & Artisans Boutique in Harbor Bay Plaza


Through Oct. 1 - Dog Days of Summer at Court House Cultural Center Gallery, Stuart.


Through Oct. 20 - Emerge and Enlighten Exhibit at the Elliott Museum


Through Oct. 26 - The Lightness of Being - artist Cheryl Maeder at the Elliott Museum

Aug. 26, 6:30 p.m. -Music from Bach's Children - Gazebo Park, 80 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart


Aug 27-28 - Free Movie Summer at the Lyric - A Star is Born


Aug 27-28 - Free Movie Summer at the Lyric - Jersey Boys


Aug. 28, 2 p.m. - Sunday Cinema Series at the Blake Library, Stuart - Secrets of Underground London


​Aug. 28, 3 p.m. - St. Mary's Trio Paradigm: Our Spotlight Artists of the Season - at Ross Hall at the Pittenger Center, 701 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart


Aug. 29, 12 p.m. - Book Swap at Blake Library

Sept 2, 5 p.m. - First Friday Creek Arts District Art Walk


Sept. 3-4 - Free Movie Summer at the Lyric - Big


Sept. 3-4 - Free Movie Summer at the Lyric - Catch Me If You Can


Sept. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Artist Demo 7 Pop-up Shop with Katie Gianni, Jordan Silvia, and Heather Ivins at Court House Cultural Center, Stuart


Sept. 9-18 - God of Carnage at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart


Sept. 10-11 - Free Movie Summer at the Lyric - Forrest Gump


Sept. 10-11 - Free Movie Summer at the Lyric - Apollo 13


Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m. - Peace, Love & Woodstock at the Elliott Museum - ticketed


Sept. 15-Oct. 2 - Avenue Q at the Barn Theatre (adult content)


Sept. 17 - John Nemeth at the Lyric 


Sept. 23-25 - Elvis, with Matt Stone at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart


SEE THE FULL CALENDAR ONLINE

Brevard County

ONGOING, TUESDAYS, 9 A.M. - PLEIN AIR SESSIONS - ART STUDENTS GUILD OF BREVARD


Through Aug. 27 - Textile Trends & A Fiber Show at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, MLB


Through Aug. 28: The Spongebob Musical, Titusville Playhouse


Through Aug. 30 - Douglas Gilbert at Eau Gallery MLB


Through Aug. 31 - Endless Summer - Terry Cope at The DowntownArt Gallery


Through Aug. 31 - Carley Fernandez, CBAA scholarship winner, at Sudios of Cocoa Beach


Through Sept 11: Assassins, Melbourne Civic Theatre, Downtown Melbourne


Aug 26 - Sept 11: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Henegar Center


Aug 27: Blake Aaron, King Center, Melbourne


Aug. 28, 3 p.m. - Pipe Organ Concert: Dr. Samuel Backman at Advent Lutheran Church, Suntree


Aug 28: Greater Palm Bay Senior Activity Center Craft Fair


Aug. 29-Oct. 1 - Face to Face, solo exhibition by Eliza Pineau Casler at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery


Aug. 29-Oct. 1 - Pop-Up Exhibition - Local Color by Emily Neel at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery


Sept 1 - Deadline for entries for ArtWorks: Eau Gallie Arts Festival


Sept. 2 - First Friday ArtWalk in Eau Gallie Arts District, Melbourne 


Sept. 2 - First Friday ArtWalk in Eau Gallie Arts District, Melbourne 


Sept. 7-8 - Fall Into Music - Melbourne Community Orchestra at the Melbourne Auditorium


Sept. 10, 11 a.m. - Second Saturday Art Talk at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne - Artist Eliza Pineau Casler



Sept. 10, 7 p.m. -  Space Coast Symphony Orchestra - Remembering September 11 - The Scott Center



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And Beyond

Every Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Saturday GreenMarket, 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers


Every Saturday 1 p.m. - Saturday Exhibition Highlight Tours at Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park


Every third Saturday - Family Art Labs -10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers


Daily at 11 a.m. - Keeper Chats from Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum. -Giant Pacific Octopus


Ongoing, Saturdays, 2 p.m. - The Bass Highlights Tour at The Bass


Sundays at 2 - Upstairs Downstairs Live Theater at the Plant Museum


Ongoing: The Stebbins Collection: A Gift for the Morse Museum at the Morse.


Ongoing: The Willfulness of Objects at The Bass


ONGOING: Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. - GreenMarket - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers.


​Ongoing: Art Outside at The Bass


ONGOING: Live carillon concerts Thursday through Sunday, 1 and 3 p.m. - Bok Tower Gardens. 


Virtual carillon concerts via Facebook Live on the first and fourth Thursday of the month


Ongoing: The Stebbins Collection: A Gift for the Morse Museum at the Morse.


Ongoing: The Alfond Inn at Rollins - Rollins Museum of Art


Ongoing: Every Saturday, 1 & 3 p.m. - Exhibition Highlight Tours - Rollins Museum of Art


Ongoing, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. - History Presentations at Edison and Ford Winter Estates


Ongoing, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. - Inside-the-Homes Tours at Edison and Ford Winter Estates


Ongoing, Mondays, 10:30 a.m. - Automotive Tours at Edison and Ford Winter Estates


Through Aug. 27 - Summertime Citrus: Advertising Florida Citrus 1800s through1960s. Lake Wales History Museum


Through Aug. 28 - Clown Bar by Adam Szymkowicz at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Sun Sets - The Cantor Roof Garden - The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Through - Sept. 4 - Boundaries & Frontiers at Rollins Museum of Art


Through - Sept. 4 - Pathways 2022 - The Carlos Malamud Prize - at Rollins Museum of Art


Through - Sept. 4 - Subject: Artist - at Rollins Museum of Art


Through - Sept. 4 - Trauma to Triumphs: Perceptions of The Human Body at Rollins Museum of Art


Through - Sept. 4 - What's New? Recent Acquisitions - at Rollins Museum of Art


Through Sept. 4 - Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood 2022


Through Sept. 11 - Women's Work: A Survey of Female Photographers  at MFA St. Pete


​Through Sept. 17 - At The Bass: Walgreens Windows - Species of Spaces


Through Sept. 18 - Cara Despain: Specter at The Bass


Through Oct. 9 - Gio Swaby: Fresh Up  at MFA St. Pete


Through Dec. 4 - Explore the Vaults: Cabinet Pictures and Works on Paper  at MFA St. Pete


​Through Jan. 25, 2023 - Multiple: Prince Twins Seven-Seven at MFA At. Pete


​Through June 25, 2023 - In Dialogue: Unepected Visual Conversations at MFA St. Pete


Every other Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - piano performances on Mina Edison's 1932 George Steck piano - Edison and Ford Winter Estates

Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. - Regina Belle in concert at Gusman Concert Concert Hall - Frost Music


Aug. 26, 5-7 p.m. - Fourth Friday in Downtown Tampa - Matt Weihmuller Jazz Trio at the Henry B. Plant Museum


Aug. 26-27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - The Fairy House Ladies Return - Bok Tower Gardens


Aug. 27, noon - Rodin: The Gates of Hell documentary at Polk Museum of Art


Sept. 1-30 - Within Limits exhibit by Paul O'Neill - Lake Wales Arts Council



Sept. 1 - Summer Concert Series -  Entertainers Summer Closer - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


Sept. 2, 5-8 p.m. - Closing reception for Legendary Gladesmen at Museum of the Everglades


​Sept. 6, 13, 20, & 27, 6:30 - Art History Lecture Series at Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland

​American Songbook

with Dick Golden 

Saturdays 8 p.m. - midnight

on NPR affiliate WQCS/WQCP


Bookmark On the Calendar at WilliMiller.com for frequent updates. Calls for Artists, Auditions, & Volunteers are now online.


Catch up with events at Willi Miller's Arts Blast on Facebook and pick up some laughs and interesting info on the Willi Miller's Arts Blast Extras page. And now there's a Facebook Arts Blast on the Air!

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