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Volume 5 No. 35| September 22, 2023 | |
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Still in post-op recovery mode but getting closer to normal. Thanks for all your good wishes.
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Some St. John webcam links, just for the beauty of it.
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In This Issue
Catching up with Darryl Bey
Open House at Stuart High School
Calls for Artists
Jazz & Blues - Invitation to Sit In
New Comedy Zone Show Times
Get Spooky at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
School is Open, Employment Opps at VB Museum of Art
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***NEW! 6PM & 8PM COMEDY ZONE SHOWTIMES***
COME HUNGRY, FULL DINNER MENU AVAILABLE AT BOTH SHOWTIMES.
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Catching Up with Darryl Bey | |
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I remember my first encounters with Darryl Bey almost 30 years ago. I was producing Arts Spotlight for WQCS and he was working on getting a new organization going in Fort Pierce. He didn't give up his day job, so he'd steal time to record interviews with me, still wearing his white painter's overalls, bits of the paint of the day on his hands and face.
Bey and his wife, Gina, are gearing up for a January opening of a new business in Fort Pierce and he again stole time away from the project to tell me about BlueBird Bakery, Bistro & Wine Bar.
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Q&A with Darryl Bey
You’ve been known in the jazz and blues community for decades. How did that come about?
After being a musician, music lover, empressrio, and jazz enthusiast for many years, I have become some what of an expert in entertainment. With that being said shortly after moving to this area 30 years ago, a notable local native, Larry Lee asked me to help him form a jazz society. After much prodding and a couple of lunch dates Mr. Lee convinced me to help him form what became the Fort Pierce Jazz Society, which after my insistence Blues was added to the menu and the Society became the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society.
What instruments do you play and where can you be heard these days?
I was a music major through grade school and college. But once I discovered that my stronger talent was booking acts and matching bands to audiences I started playing the trombone less and booking musical (Jazz and blues artists more. At that point, Bluebird Productions was born. www.bluebirdproductions.org. Then bluebirdeducationalfoundatiorg a non profit 501 C-3 www.bluebirdeducationalfoundation.org
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When did you and Gina get the first thought about this kind of business?
Gina, my wife, and I talked about possibly opening a bakery to facilitate her bourgeoning baking business and the idea developed into a Bakery, Bistro & Wine Bar and that was the birth of BlueBird Bakery, Bistro & Wine Bar.
How many will you seat?
The total capacity is 80 which includes a beautiful outdoor deck extended from the front of the building into the front yard which has a view of gorgeous Delaware Avenue in the historic Oakland Park neighborhood where we are doing a major renovation to our 100-year-old historic property.
Is there a stage?
No, there is not a stage per se as it is an intimate space but there is an area that will be transformed to a performance space after 5:00 and on weekends.
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Will it build on the existing and growing jazz/food community? I’m thinking Harmony Lounge, Sunrise Black Box.
The BlueBird Bistro will be somewhat of a hybrid but it will be a venue that serves, food, craft beers, and wines.
Tell me about Gina’s business. Her baking business developed as a result of our daughters need for fund raising project at Sungrove Montessori and Lincoln Park Academy and the Community organization Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Gina’s Bakeshop is a baking business that creates pastries, cakes, cookies and other baked products gluten free and low in sugar made from scratch. Gina’s
The bakeshop also produces a line of gourmet dog treats. She also has developed a spicy Jamican ginger tea.
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September 29 is the final day for entries in The Best of the Best. | (The Museum is closed for exhibition installation September 30 – October 7) |  | |
From Martinarts.org:
The Vision for Stuart High School
MartinArts has signed a long-term “Intent to Lease” with Martin County School District for Stuart High School, located on the east end of the main downtown corridor. This project will bring this historic building back to life as a new central arts hub.
A Little History about the Building:
In 1921, residents approved the bond issue to finance construction of the Stuart Elementary and High School at an estimated cost of $40,000. Ground was broken October 12, 1922. The school opened September 21, 1923, with principal Ethel C. Youngblood and enrollment of approximately 300 students. Two one-story buildings were added in the early 1950s for elementary classrooms in front of the original 1923 school building. The class of 1964 was the last to graduate from SHS. Most recently the building has been home to the Martin County School District Administrative Offices and the Instructional Center for Education. By May 2016, all the school administrative offices had been moved to other locations across the county, leaving just the School Board meeting in the former auditorium. The building is located at 500 SE Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, just east of Stuart's Memorial Park and Stuart Middle School.
Thank you to Alice & Greg Luckhardt for providing this information.
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Call for Artists:
The Cultural Council of IRC’s Art In Public Places announces the 3rd annual exhibit with the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Our member artists and gallery affiliates have been invited to exhibit work in the Patten Community Gallery from December 8 to January 21, 2024.
We are accepting 2D and 3D pieces which may include mediums such as textiles, wood, baskets, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, photography as well as paintings and drawings. Original work only.
Artists may submit up to five (5) images of work to sheila@cultural-council.org by Monday, November 20. Please include the Title, Medium, Dimensions, A brief description and Price. Review the specifications below.
Location: Vero Beach Museum of Art Patten Community Gallery
Theme: Artist Choice
Exhibit Date: December 8 – January 21,, 2024
Exhibit Title: Cultural Council of IRC Members Exhibition
Call to Artists: September 22
Submission Deadline: November 20
Notification Of Selection: November 28
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Museum Art School
Fall 2023 Classes and Workshops
October 9 – December 17, 2023
Registration is open!
Click here for the Digital Brochure.
Click here to register for Classes
Click here to register for Workshops
Join your fellow artists by taking art classes this fall at the Museum and online! The Museum has a full schedule of classes and workshops available during the week and on the weekends for the Fall Term. A variety of five-week and ten-week classes are offered in art history, ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, yoga, and qigong.
Scholarships
Stuart Segal Scholarship for Photography Students
The Stuart Segal Scholarship is dedicated to aiding aspiring photography students for whom attending class would otherwise be financially challenging. The scholarship will pay tuition fees for any photography course offered via the VBMA’s Museum Art School. Click here for the application.
Cork, Canvas and Company
Registration is open!
Click here to register.
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Teach at the Museum
Museum Art School Adult Class Instructors
The VBMA’s Museum Art School is currently accepting proposals from artists and art educators to lead winter term classes for adults!
Click here for more information and to submit a proposal!
Summer Art Camp Instructors, Coordinator, Counselors, and Teen Volunteers
Check back for Summer Art Camp staffing needs!
Other VBMA Employment Opportunities
The employees of the Vero Beach Museum of Art are considered one of its greatest assets. They are creative, resourceful, dedicated, and are committed to the success of the Museum and its mission to provide cultural leadership and enrichment for the public through the arts.
Click here for more opportunities
Contact
Christina Barber
Museum Art School Manager
Vero Beach Museum of Art
+1 772.231.0707 ext. 139
cbarber@vbmuseum.org
Ellyn Giordano
Museum Art School Registrar
Vero Beach Museum of Art
+1 772.231.0707 ext. 116
egiordano@verobeachmuseum.org
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Friday, December 1 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 2 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sunday, December 3 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winterfest is the rebranded, signature fundraising event for Riverside Theatre’s educational programs, formally known as Festival of Trees.
Considered Vero Beach’s premier holiday event, this festival transforms Riverside’s campus into a holiday wonderland filled with beautifully decorated trees, centerpieces, wreaths, vendor booths, arts and crafts, live performances, Santa’s Village, and even an “ice” skating rink!
#RTwinterfest
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