Volume I No. 33 |August 13, 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
Rochelle Sallee
Arlia Almond
Nicole Dupré - The Mikado
Extended Calendar Listings
NEW! - Scroll Down for
Calls to Artists - Auditions
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Scroll down for expanded Calendar Listings, Sponsor Links and More to Explore, plus guidelines for submitting to ARTS BLAST & the Cultural Council of Indian River County's CulturalCalendar.org.
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The middle couple of weeks in August are always the absolute toughest for tracking down people and gathering information. If they aren't getting kids ready to start school, they're taking a last gasp vacation. I'll never forget my first experience with it. Readers who remember my now-retired Arts Spotlight on WQCS might get a laugh from the in-the-beginning story.
It was August 1997. I was hired to produce a daily five-minute show talking to people in the arts on the Treasure Coast. It was to begin the first week in September, a double whammy. There I was in August, naively looking for people to record for the inaugural five shows. There was absolutely nobody around, save a few folks at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart. I ended up featuring the Lyric on every show that week, but guess what. The first show was scheduled for Labor Day, so it was canceled.
With a kickstart like that, the rest of the show's long run was a piece of cake. And one of the great residual effects of those years producing the show is catching up with some of those early interviews for Arts Blast. Even greater is writing about their kids!
Don't forget to scroll to the end for tons of calendar listings and Calls to Artist and Auditions.
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From the Cultural Council of Indian River County:
The Cultural Arts Village Fundraiser "Village People" has been rescheduled. The new date is Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
If you have purchased your reservation, we will apply it to the September event date.
If you are not able to attend on that date, please contact Lisa Linder at the Cultural Council 772-770-4857
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
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A Different
Kind of Call - For those who agree that libraries are in the arts and culture category
The Martin County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications from individuals interested in being considered for appointment to fill three vacancies on the Library Board of Trustees. All individuals serve without compensation and are requested to submit an Application for Appointment to Martin County Administration by Friday, August 30, 2019. For an Application, please call Martin County Administration 288-5756 or send email to
Donna
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To be eligible to serve, all members must be a resident of Martin County and shall not be public office holders nor shall members be employed in the County library or be related to a Library employee. These are three-year terms.
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Nicole Dupré & The Mikado in Concert
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This weekend, Maestro Aaron Collins and the Space Coast Symphony will join singers from Opera del Sol and Central Florida Vocal Arts in their second collaboration on a large-scale concert. The Music of the Night Masquerade last year was the first of this size, according to
Nicole Dupré
, founder of Opera del Sol and creative director of the vocal groups, but not the only time they’ve worked together. “(We’ve) worked with Space Coast Symphony on other productions as well, so naturally producing this with them was a dream. Aaron is truly wonderful.”
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On the Opera del Sol website, the words “Empowered. Innovative. Female.” stand out. Dupré said, “When I met Theresa Smith Levin of Central Florida Vocal Arts two years ago, I knew we had a very similar outlook on the arts, community and the way we could use our collective voices to bring music and light to the community.” Dupré“endeavors to “bring this classic art form outside traditional concert halls, and try to reimagine what opera and the performing arts can be.”
For The Mikado, Dupré is producer and costume designer. In this production, “Arisa Kusumi makes the perfect ‘Empress of Japan’. With her Japanese American roots this was an amazing role for her to play. She even wears an authentic family kimono!” To meet the performers and people behind the scenes online, click on the Space Coast Symphony’s
website program page
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Performing with Opera del Sol can be a moving experience, according to Dupré. “So far we have done some really cool places! We collaborated with LYNX buses and did an actual performance on board a BUS! The Mayor of Orlando even joined us for a few bus stops! We did a performance of "Gift of the Magi" on board Sunrail train.”
Auditions for Opera del Sol were held earlier this year but the door isn’t closed as the group begins its third season. “If anyone is interested in sending their information, and are in to ‘making opera sexy again’ and re-imagining the classics- please email me!
nicole@operadelsol.org
I love hearing different ideas and “opera-tunities”!
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Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Opera del Sol, and Central Florida Vocal Arts will be at the Scott Center for Performing Arts, 5625 Holy Trinity Dr., Melbourne, at 7 p.m. Aug. 17, and at Community Church of Vero Beach Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. Use
discount code "OPERAFUN" for 10% off tickets
for this incredible program featuring an all-star cast of singers.
$25 advance ticket ($30 at door), FREE for 18 & under or w/student ID
855.252.7276
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Thank You
Arts Blast Sponsors!
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Rochelle Sallee in Concert
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Don’t ask her to name a favorite composer. “As a child I loved Mozart. I discovered Chopin and fell into a crush that I have not recovered from, thank goodness! I got exposed by wonderful teachers and mentors to Ravel, Debussy, Mendelssohn and Grieg and perform them all frequently.” She admits to being partial to “the Romantics. Although I love Rachmaninov, Liszt and Scriabin, I have to be choosy in my picks, they had very very large hands. It's all possible, but some days I wish I had just one more centimeter of finger!”
Sallee said she began her piano career at the age of two, when she’d copy her sisters’ hands and sounds until the instructor finally gave in and starting teaching her when she reached four years old. “Raised on ‘strictly Classical,’ she worked out of the book written by Leopold Mozart for his young son, Wolfgang, to fit tiny hands,” Sallee said. Reading music was Sallee’s first written language. “Reading scores and hearing music in my head is as natural as breathing to me.”
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Sallee is now director of music at First Presbyterian Church in Sebastian, and has cut back her major concerts to three or four a year. Her years in commercial music, “soundtracks, backups, jingles, etc ., along with a long stint in musical theatre” give her a love for a great number of genres of music, she said. “Classical music will always place first, but you will find me playing Elton John and all of the great tunes from Broadway both personally and professionally in a variety of venues.” A fan of WQCS, the National Public Radio affiliate on the Treasure Coast, she has a list of listening favorites, but she’s also a binge reader. “I keep a list and visit the library a lot!”
Remember the bit about classical musicians not necessarily being a dull lot? Sallee explained, “Part of my life is also working on sculptures and castings with my daughter, Charlotte, who is 24 and lives in Orlando. We designed the dolphin and seahorse mailboxes you may have seen on US1 or along Barber Street in Sebastian. Sewing, a dying art, is still on the fun and creative side of my life, and Charlotte and I share that as well.”
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Still not convinced? She continued, “Due to beating my body up having so much fun for so many years, I no longer skydive or ski, but I had a great time as an instructor in both sports. I retired my flight instructor rating finally, as I just can't keep up with flying and working as much as I do in music world, but I still ‘talk shop’ with local pilots.”
Be prepared to hold onto your hats Aug. 25 at Community Church of Vero Beach, in the chapel. Keep in mind that the chapel has limited seating, so early is better for the 4 p.m. start.
Photos courtesy of Rochelle Sallee - From top: Rochelle Sallee; with Dr. Marcos Flores, Christ by the Sea UMC; with daughter Charlotte' with Roman and Tania Ortega-Cowan.
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St. Lucie Village Artist Arlia Almond
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Relaxing in the shade, admiring her lush, green surroundings, sipping something cool. Or feet up on a cushion on her screened porch, book in hand, Kino Kat at her side, sipping something cool. Ah, the life of a retired mom and artist.
I first met Arlia Almond through a friend, her daughter, Julie Lounibos, and a stray cat that kept hanging around my house. Wait. Back up a minute. I haven’t actually met Arlia but I feel as though we’re old friends because her Kino Kat is that stray, and Julie was the go between who brought them together. When Arlia adopted Kino, we became Facebook friends so I could see pictures of him as he got used to being a homebody in the magical historic St. Lucie Village.
And that’s how I learned that the Lounibos apple didn’t fall far from the Almond tree. Arlia’s paintings are on her Facebook page, and Julie’s paintings are online at
https://www.julielounibos.com
; on her Facebook page, Art By The River with Julie Lounibos; and now at Seriously Mixed Media gallery in Fort Pierce. Julie’s daily sunrise on the river photos have been featured in Arts Blast.
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As a student at FAU, Arlia’s studies included stage scene design. “My teacher and mentor wanted me to apply in NYC as a protege to study under a professional artist toward obtaining a license to work in Florida,” she said. Her family situation required her presence in Fort Pierce, however, “So eventually I went to work as a window display decorator for Coke's Stationers in downtown Fort Pierce. A close alternative?”
An art class with local artist Therese Knowles in the ‘60s inspired and encouraged Arlia, “and I was hooked! It was not unusual for me to stay up all night working on a painting just for the joy of it.” She joined the Fort Pierce Art Club, where Beanie Backus was a charter member, and participated in the club’s shows, almost always selling all the paintings she had on display. Arlia developed an allergy to oil paints early on and went on to work in acrylics and pastels.
These days, you’ll see Arlia’s paintings only on Facebook or in private collections. Now 92, she says, “My work is not available to view or sell. Been there, done that. Tired and Retired!” The talent passed along is seen in the work of several family members, including cousin John Dame, Jr.
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Julie reminisced about growing up with the artist: “My mom painted with oils when I was growing up and was active in the local Fort Pierce Art Club, often going on location with art friends to paint plein air. She was a weekend painter since she had a job, but there was always a painting in progress. Many of her paintings during that time sold locally. My mother certainly encouraged my artistic journey. As a child, I was an active sketcher. When I was 12, she gave me my first oil painting set, though painting didn’t yet resonate with me at that time. When I was a young adult, we took a watercolor class together from the then-IRCC. That started my painting career, though at the time I had many more years to work as a nurse.”
Julie had one of those this-must-be-destiny experiences some years ago. “When I was a little girl, I had a favorite tangerine tree in our back yard full of citrus. My mom painted it with the intention of giving me the painting as a gift, but before she gave it to me, she exhibited it at an art show and sold it. She painted another one for me, but I didn’t like it as well. 40 years later, someone told me that they saw one of mom’s paintings at a thrift store. I went to see it, and it was the tangerine tree she had painted for me!” Yes, she bought it, but “I made the mistake of letting the owner of the shop know how special it was. I couldn’t contain my excitement.”
Photos courtesy of Almond and Lounibos.
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The lost, then found, tangerine tree
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Barbara Hoffman - Cultural Council of Indian River County
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Barbara Hoffman doesn’t hesitate to give her age as “well beyond retirement,” and she’s finally stepping away from her years of service to the Cultural Council of Indian River County to give retirement a try. To no one’s surprise, that term has a different definition for Hoffman; she will continue to guide the development of the Cultural Arts Village as it makes its way through the maze of government requirements.
Hoffman’s six years as executive director are only the finale. The first year of her decade of service she was vice-chair of the Board of Directors, then spent three more years as chairman. Before that her time was spent as a volunteer at the Vero Beach Museum of Art and, professionally, as a human resources consultant.
The Cultural Council of Indian River County is a private not-for-profit organization with a Board, officers, employees and volunteers, plus contract professionals for specialty work. Its function is to promote the cultural arts in the county, Hoffman said. She had a goal when she started out: “Building self-esteem among cultural arts organizations and individual artists as to their professionalism and importance to this community.” Hoffman confidently says, “I feel we have exceeded our goals. … (We) changed the focus of the agency form ‘poor starving artist to a strong and and economic factor in our community.”
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Arts councils are not structured alike in all counties but they have a common vision, Hoffman said, to promote, encourage, and support the arts because:
· Arts drive tourism and revenue to local businesses
· Arts strengthen the economy
· Arts improve academic performance
· Arts unify communities
· Arts improve individual well-being
· Arts spark creativity and innovation
· Arts drive the creative industries
· Arts have social impact
· Arts for the health and well-being of our military
· Arts improve healthcare
Hoffman takes pride in the Cultural Council’s many contributions to the community. She said, “The CCIRC has unified the cultural arts with their leadership, making a stronger case for all of the arts. (It) has pulled the creative industry together, speaking with one voice in promoting the importance of art and culture in Indian River County and advocating for the arts with local, state and federal governmental funding agencies.”
Retirement date is set for September 30. Hoffman’s husband, Dwight, and their two schnauzers, Katy and Kona will be waiting. Congratulations on a job well done, Barbara.
Photos: Top Hoffman facilitating at the annual Media Breakfast; Hoffman with husband Dwight.
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Cultural Arts Village, Vero Beach
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Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m.
“Summerblast Concert”
with young musicians who have been participating in a two-week music intensive with Dr. Jureit-Beamish the first two weeks of August. Working on chamber music and solo repertoire, these incredible young artists will share the culmination of their joyous time of practicing and working together. Included are pianists Addison McGee performing the Khachaturian Toccata and Chopin Fantasy Impromptu and Joshua Zhuang performing the complete Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G Minor, Cellist Brandon Gunter performing the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto, Violinist Ava Gunter performing Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro—to name but a few. There will also be a variety of Chamber Music including music by John Williams, Fauré, and Dvorak. Other performers include pianists Brady Shimuze and Aubrey Flink.
Jureit Musicales, Sewall’s Point. 772-781-2046;
mjureit@comcast.net
for information on attending.
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Gallery 14, 1911 14th Ave., Vero Beach is closed for the months of August and September but
OPEN for the First Friday Gallery Strolls.
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August free movies at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce:
Aug. 18 - First Man
Aug. 25 - The Big Lebowski
NOTE:
Tickets are available in person only at the theatre’s box office located at 117 South Second Street, Ft. Pierce, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday - Friday and two hours prior to each movie. Limit 4 tickets per person. Tickets are subject to availability. For more information call 772-461-4775.
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Art by artist members of Cultural Council of Indian River County is now on view at the Indian River County Administration Buildings, the Intergenerational Recreation Center, and the Vero Beach Regional Airport.
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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
isn't new but it's had a HUGE surge on the Treasure Coast. Here are some in St. Lucie County.
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Bok Tower Gardens:
The Bok Tower Visitor Center will begin renovations in the Chao Exhibit Hall and Reception area and will remain closed throughout the summer. The Garden is open.
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The
Art Connection of Fort Pierce
’s summer show is “Summer Fun” and Treasure Coast and South Florida artists are showing their work. The show runs through Aug. 16. The winner (it’s a People’s Choice show) will be given a month of gallery space to display and sell artwork and will get a feature story on the Art Connection’s website and social media.
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Rock’n Riverwalk
is a live local music concert series on the Riverwalk Stage in Downtown Stuart. Bring your children, pets, family, and friends. Schedule is subject to change. NOT a rain or shine event, so check the
Facebook page
before heading out. Sundays, weather permitting, 1-4 p.m. For easy parking, ride the free Sailfish Shuttle from Osceola, Sailfish or Kiwanis Park.
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A.C.T. Studio Theatre
presents a comedy by Long, Singer and Winfield, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged]." Remaining show dates are Aug. 16, 17, 18. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. Reserved seating $25. Cedar Pointe Plaza in Stuart: 2399 SE Ocean Blvd.
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It's Art Walk in Fort Pierce this Friday.
5-8 p.m. Map at Seriously Mixed Media’s Facebook page.
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Arts Blast
Friends and Supporters
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Xaque Gruber and Barry Shapiro
are looking for another artist to share their downtown studio at 1420 20th Street near 14th Ave in the Arts District.
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Knickers
. By Sarah Quick; Audition dates: September 15-17, 2019. Show dates:
November 14- December 1, 2019.
The Bare Truth
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Written and directed by H.G. Brown. Audition dates: November 17-19, 2019. Show dates:
January 23- February 16, 2020.
Calendar Girls
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By Tim Firth; directed by Patty Holerger. Audition dates: January 26-28, 2020. Show dates:
March 19- April 5, 2020
Harvey
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By Mary Chase; Audition dates: March 22-24, 2020. Show dates:
May 14-31
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Love to Sing? We’re Seeking Singers!
Our mission is to share the love of choral music with the community of the Treasure Coast. Our 50-voice chorale presents a wide variety of popular music at our three free concerts each season, offering those who love to sing, and those who love to listen, an opportunity to participate in entertaining programs that combine voices, instruments and enjoyment.
Won't you join us? All voice parts are welcome!
Our rehearsals are on Monday nights at 7 p.m. (beginning Sept.9
th
) at the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach in the Music Ministry Bldg. on 15
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Ave. between 22
nd
St. & 23
rd
St.
What's needed to be part of TCC:
A desire to present quality entertainment to the community
A friendly “Get-to-know-you-interview”
Experience with singing harmony
Annual dues of only $60.00
Find us on Facebook!
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2019-2020 Season Auditions
Saturday, August 17
Children and teens, in 2nd through 12th grade, are invited to audition for Palm Beach County's prestigious choir, Young Singers of the Palm Beaches.
This audition date is for the 2019/2020 season which begins in August 2019. An additional audition date has been scheduled for those interested in joining for Spring 2020: December 14, 2019.
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Auditions for Camelot at
Vero Beach Theatre Guild
are Aug,23-25, times vary. Seven men and women needed. Show dates: Nov. 13-Dec. 1. Alex Martinez, director.
Auditions for The Crucible, an Apron Series drama by Arthur Miller, are Nov. 6-8, times vary.Production dates: Oct. 4-6.
Auditions for Jesus Christ Superstar, lead roles, are Oct. 18-20, times vary. Show dates: March 11-29. Auditioning for Jesus, Judas, Mary, Ciaphas, Annas, and Pontius Pilate at this time. Jon Putzke directs.
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"See How They Run" August 26 and 27.
"Death and Taxes," December 16 and 17.
7-9 p.m. at the Freshman Campus Auditorium.
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Treasure Coast Community Singers
' various groups are getting it in gear for the coming season and have opened ranks for new members. Home base has been up in the air for the singers since the North Stuart Baptist Church became unavailable after last season, so if you're planning to just show up, you're advised to go to the website or Facebook page for the location. You can sign up online for any of the groups. Rehearsals have already begun for some but it isn't too late to jump in.
TCCS Chamber Singers perform primarily classical challenging music; Community Chorus, no auditions required, just a love of singing; TCCS Youth Chorus is open to all students in grades 2 through 5; and TCCS Cantate Singers is open to all middle school age students grades 6 through 9.
Performances for our fall
Community Chorus
concert,
We Stand Together
will be
October 12th
at
Palm City Presbyterian
&
October 13
th
at
St
.
Bernadette’s
, St. Lucie West.
Chamber Singers will present Puccini’s
Messa di Gloria
on Nov. 9 at Palm City Presbyterian, Palm City and Nov 10 at Trinity United Methodist, Jensen Beach.
Community Chorus will present
Holiday Memories
on Dec 7
at
Palm
City Presbyterian, Palm City and Dec 8
at St. Bernadette’s, St. Lucie West.
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Nutcracker Open Audition 2019
Dance Auditions
Audition date: September 7, 2019
Ages 3 and up from all studios are welcome to audition for a holiday production of The Nutcracker.
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LAST CALL
for individual
artist members of the
Cultural Council of Indian River County
. Digital entries are being
accepted until Aug. 14
for exhibition at the IRC Intergenerational Recreation Center for several months. Contact Lisa Lindner at lisa@cultural-council.org for details.
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For artists in
Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties only:
Entry Deadline:
September 3
, 2019
The
Skyway
exhibition, now in its second iteration, is a celebration of artistic practices in the Tampa Bay region, as it is a collaboration between four institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; the Tampa Museum of Art; and the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa.
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Call for Fine Artists
:
Artists & Charities Hand in Hand
- Palm Beach County Convention Center, WPB.
Deadline Sept. 15
, show Nov. 2-3.
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Deadline Sept. 15
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Arts4All Florida is proud to announce our next Call for Art
for a new exhibition titled “Creating Connections”. “Creating Connections” will focus on how art connects us to people, places, times, and abilities. The exhibition will have two categories (youth and adults) and three cash prizes in each category. “Creating Connections” will be on display at the 22
nd
Floor Gallery in the Florida Capital Building, November 5
th
through January 29
th
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The
Arts Council of Martin County
, the local non-profit arts agency, invites artists to apply to be an exhibitor at our
2020 ArtsFest
. ArtsFest has an attendance of 15,000+ visitors in beautiful Memorial Park in Downtown Stuart.
Deadline to apply:
September 25, 2019
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The Florida Artists Group
, a non-profit, juried organization is accepting applicants from artists who live in Florida six months each year, work in art professionally, and can meet other submission requirements. Application deadline is
Sept. 28. Get details at
FloridaArtistsGroup.org
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Call for Artists: Endangered Art4Apes
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Arts4All Florida
showcases artists with disabilities through its
Artist Registry.
All art forms are represented including visual and performing art as well as literary work. TheRegistry is a free service. For more information, contact Adult Programs Coordinator Sandra Sroka,
srokas@usf.edu
or 813-974-071
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Deadline to Apply: Ongoing
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Call to Artists for the
Wellington Art Society's Art Fest on the Green
Jan. 25 & 26, 2020.
The 14th Annual Art Fest on the Green Fine Art & Fine Craft Show will take place at the beautiful Wellington Amphitheater at 12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington, Florida and is free to the public. Art Fest on the Green features local, regional, and national artists, live music, demonstrations, Children’s Art Area, Food Trucks, and activities for all ages in a beautiful tropical setting. The event will be well publicized by local media reporting, media sponsorships, print advertising, TV and radio, and social media.
CONTACT: Leslie Pfeiffer: 561-632-3677
mysticway1@bellsouth.net
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On the Calendar - Indian River County
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Aug. 14 and more, 10 a.m. - Touch Tank Encounters at Environmental Learning Center, Wabasso.
Aug. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. - Sebastian River Art Club and Gallery open.
Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Vero Bach Sunbonnet Sue Quilters Guild meeting at St. Augustine Episcopal Church, 475 43rd Ave., Vero Beach.
Aug. 16 -17, 7:30 p.m. - Howl at the Moon and Cheeseburgers in Paradise at Riverside Theatre. Arrive early for Live in the Loop free concert outside, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Music by LANDSHARKS.
Aug. 17, 9 a.m. - Taming the Monster Within at Indian River Clay, Vero Beach.
Aug. 18, 3 p.m.- Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado with Space Coast Symphony and friends at Community Church, Vero Beach. See the SCSO Facebook page for a discount code.
Aug. 19 - Intermediate Handbuilding workshop at Indian River Clay.
Aug. 19, 1 p.m. - Movement at the Museum at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Aug. 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Night at the Indian River Citrus Museum at the Heritage Center, 2140 14th Avenue, Vero Beach. Free FRIEND-RAISING EVENT. www.veroheritage.org
Aug. 23 -24, 7:30 p.m. - Comedy Zone Experience at Riverside Theatre. Arrive early for Live in the Loop free concert outside, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Sept. 4, 7 p.m. - The Cambridge University London performs Comedy of Errors for the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation.
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Sept. 18-29 - A Bench in the Sun at Vero Beach Theatre Guild.
Through Sept. 29 - Astronomy Photographer of the Year is in the Holmes Gallery at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Artworks by members of the Cultural Council of Indian River County will be on view through October at the Indian River County Administration Buildings A and B during normal office hours, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach. 772-770-4857.
Through SUMMER - The spring gallery artists showing in The Galleries at First Pres at First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, 520 Royal Palm Blvd. will continue through the summer. The artists for this quarter are Paul Williams with watercolor scenes, Pamela Schwartz with acrylics, and Jean Archibald with watercolors.
Through August - The art of Members Only: Members & Friends of the UUFVB in the Lobby Gallery at the Emerson center, Vero Beach.
Last Saturday of each month is free admission day at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Through Oct. 31 - The Cultural Council's Artist Registry members exhibit works depicting "Vero Beach - The Perfect Destination" at Vero Beach Regional Airport.
Through Dec. 15 - Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Al Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold in the Stark Rotunda.
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On the Calendar - Martin County
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Aug. 15, 7 p.m. - Summerblast Concert for Jureit Musicales, Sewall’s Point. 772-781-2046;
mjureit@comcast.net
for information on attending.
Aug. 15, 7 p.m. - Classic Albums Live: Fleetwood Mac-Rumours at Lyric Theatre, Stuart.
Aug. 15, 6 p.m. - Celebrating Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary lecture at Elliott Museum, Stuart.
Fridays, Aug. 16-Feb. 14, 2020 - Pop-Up Art Market at Notes Music Room & Social House, 872 S.Colorado Ave., Stuart.
Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Open House and Tea with the Besseys at House of Refuge.
Aug. 18, 1 p.m. - Rock’n Riverwalk free concert, 99 SW Seminole St., Stuart.
Through Aug. 18 - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at A.C.T. Studio Theatre. Tickets & information:
actstudiotheatre.com
and 772-932-8880.
Through Aug. 31 - Mark Stall, guest artist at Kling Gallery, 723 Colorado Ave., Stuart.
Through Aug. 31 - Court Room Sessions III: Contemporary Art at Court House Cultural Center, Stuart.
Through Sept. 29 - Summer of ’69 at Elliott Museum, Stuart
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Through Sept. 30 - Wildlife Photography by Fred Vaughn in the Keeper’s Quarters at House of Refuge.
Through Dec. 31 - Between the Tides at Elliott Museum.
Thursday nights are Jazz Jam nights with Jim van Voorheis at Notes Wine Bar, 872 S. Colorado Ave., Stuart.
Dates vary, 10 a.m. - The Mansion at Tuckahoe in Indian RiverSide Park tours in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian River Dr., Jensen Beach.
Third week of each month, 6 p.m. - Meeting of Martin Artisans Guild. Check website for dates.
https://mcost.org
Through summer -
Stuart Heritage Museum
open daily 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - noon, Old-Timers Social.
NOTE: Blake Library Monday late nights are now on Tuesday nights.
Check the
martinarts.org
calendar for many art classes and workshops offered by local artists.
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On the Calendar - St. Lucie County
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Aug. 13, 7-10 p.m. - Jazz Jam at Sunrise Theatre with the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. $8 cover for non-members / $7 for members.
Aug. 17, 5-11 p.m. - Marina Madness Music Festival at Causeway Cove Marina on Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce.
Aug. 18, 3 p.m. - First Man is the free Summer at the Movies at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce. Tickets are available in person only at the theatre’s box office located at 117 South Second Street, Ft. Pierce, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday - Friday and two hours prior to each movie. Limit 4 tickets per person. Tickets are subject to availability. For more information call 772-461-4775.
Through August 16 - Art Connection of Ft. Pierce’s Summer Fun show.
Aug. 16, 5-8 p.m. - Art Walk in Downtown Fort Pierce. Map at Seriously Mixed Media’s Facebook page.
Aug. 21, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Wednesday Jazz Jams at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens with the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. $7 cover for non-members / $6 for members. EVERY OTHER WEEK! 2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd, PSL.
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Aug. 25, 3 p.m. - The Big Lebowski is the free Summer at the Movies at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce. Tickets are available in person only at the theatre’s box office located at 117 South Second Street, Ft. Pierce, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday - Friday and two hours prior to each movie. Limit 4 tickets per person. Tickets are subject to availability. For more information call 772-461-4775.
Aug. 27, 7 p.m. - Jazz Jam at Sunrise Theatre with the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. $8 cover for non-members / $7 for members.
Through summer - Indian River State College’s McAlpin Theatre will be closed for renovations. Oct. 1 is the anticipated reopening date.
Through Sept. 3 - Art of Claire Smith exhibition at Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 SE Civic Center Place.
Every Saturday. 3-4 p.m. - Critter Crunch & Munch at
Oxbow Eco-Center
. Free, all ages, no reservation required.
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On the Calendar - Brevard County
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Aug. 16, 6- 10 p.m. - Cocoa Beach Main Street Friday Fest
Aug. 17 - Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado with Space Coast Symphony and friends at Scott Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne. See the SCSO Facebook page for a discount code.
Through 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/
Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m. Christmas in July by the Platinum Show Chorus at Mulligan’s Beach House, 425 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Indian Harbour Beach.
Through Sept. 23 - A Second Reality at Studios of Cocoa Beach, 165 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach
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Through Aug. 31 - Liquid Wood, solo exhibit by Larry Buist, at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne.
Through Aug. 31 - sbg fine arts gallery presents Kyel Heinly.
Through Sept. 9 - Artist’s Choice Member Exhibit at Strawbridge art League, 819-2 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne.
Through Sept. 9 - A Joy of Creating Celebration at Beachside Arts & Beyond, 246 Hwy A1A, Satellite Beach.
Last Friday of the month - Cocoa Village Friday Fest at Myrt Tharpe Square Gazebo 5 - 9 p.m.
Through October 19 - Foosaner Art Museum presents Clyde Butcher: Florida’s Photographer, 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne.
FoosanerArtMuseum.org
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On the Calendar - Palm Beach County
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Aug. 14 - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum Lighthouse Sunset Tour.
Aug. 15, 7 p.m. - Third Thursday: Art Meets Music at Arts Garage, Delray Beach. Free.
Aug. 15, 6 p.m. - Date Night on the Wheel at Armory Art Center, WPB.
Aug. 15 - Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum Lighthouse Moonrise Tour.
Aug. 16, 8 a.m. - Justice with Leslie Gray Streeter/Palm BeachPost at Center for Creative Education, WPB.
Aug. 16, 5-10 p.m. - Art After Dark at the Norton Museum of Art.
Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. - Concert: CieL Experience at Norton Museum of Art.
Aug. 16, 6-7:30 p.m. - Film Posters of Hollywood’s Golden Age at Norton Museum of Art.
SOLD OUT! Aug. 17, 7 p.m. - Yvette Norwood-Tiger Jazz Ensemble at the Cultural Council of PB County.
Aug. 17, 9 a.m. - Auditions for Young Singers of the Palm Beaches at Kravis Center.
Aug. 17, 8 p.m. - Garage Queens and Kings at Arts Garage. Showcasing the art of Drag.
Through Aug. 17 - Sankofa: For the Record at Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach.
Aug. 18, 1 p.m. - Bluegrass Music with The Untold Riches - amphitheater at John D. Macarthur Beach State Park, North Palm Beach. Free with park admission.
Aug. 18, 2:30 p.m. - The Judaic Muse with Jose Lopez, Cuban-American pianist, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Delray Beach.
Aug. 20, 10 a.m. - Orchids Around the World at Mounts Botanical Garden, WPB.
Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m. - Art Shift 2019 with Demetrius Klein Dance Company at Cultural Council of PBC, Lake Worth.
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Through Aug. 31 - Looking at Ourselves at Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square, Delray Beach. Students of The Palm Beach School for Autism.
Through August - Florida: Faces and Places exhibition at The Center for Creative Education, 425 24th St., WPB.
Through Sept. 17 - Small Worlds: Five Centuries of European Prints and Drawings from the Collection at Norton Museum of Art.
Through Oct. 6 - Beyond the Cape! Comics and Contemporary Art at Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Through Oct. 12 - Seven Solos Exhibition at Cornell Art Museum at
Old School Square
, Delray Beach.
Through Oct. 22 See and Be Seen: Picturing Notoriety at Norton Museum of Art.
Through Oct. 29 - Film Posters from the Dwight M. Cleveland Collection at the Norton Museum of Art.
Through Dec. 10 - Art Crew at Arts Warehouse, Delray Beach.
Through Nov. 26 - WHO? A Brief History of Photography Through Portraiture at Norton Museum of Art.
Ongoing - Contemporary Sculpture: Sam Anderson & Michael Dean at Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Ongoing - Summer Selections at Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton
At
Mounts Botanical Garden
, 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach - Cutting Corners: A Stickwork Exhibit, created from 30,000 pounds of willow during a three-week “community build.”
Third Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - At Lighthouse Art Center in Tequesta. Free to members, $5 at door for nonmembers. Wine, hors d’oeuvres.
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Notes from a past Arts Blast Road Trip:
Edison and Ford Winter Estates
(EFWE) was selected as one of 20 gardens to be represented in the United States Botanic Gardens' "Gardens Across America" exhibit in Washington, D.C. The display includes a model of the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory and rubber research gardens and will be on display near the U.S. Capitol Building until October 1. The Gardens Across America exhibit in D.C. is free for all visitors, as is admission to the U.S. Botanic Garden. EFWE in Fort Myers is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For tour times or ticket rates, visit the website at
www.edisonford.org
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On the Calendar - Beyond the Treasure Coast
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Aug. 15, 11 a.m. - Music in the Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum.
Aug. 23, 4 p.m. - Fourth Friday at the Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa.
Through Aug. 24 - Creating an Icon: The Way We Worked on the Singing Tower. Lake Wales History Museum.
Through Aug. 31 -
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College - Flashback Female: Women Artists in the 1980s from the permanent collection.
Through Sept. 8 - Current exhibitions: Mexican Modernituy: 20th-Century Paintings from the Zapanta Collection; Shifting Perspectives: Art by the Students of the Art Time Outreach Program; and Mediated Reality: Cityscapes by Photorealist at the
Cornell Fine Arts Museum
on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave. -2765, Winter Park.
Through Sept. 22 - Louis Comfort Tiffany—Impressions on Film, Canvas, and Paper at
Morse Museum
, Winter Park.
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Through Sept. 22 - Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami at
Museum of Fine Arts
St. Petersburg.
Through Sept. 27, 2020 - Earth into Art - The Flowering of American Art Pottery at
Morse Museum
, Winter Park.
Through Oct. 13 - Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism Through the French Lens at
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College.
Through Nov. 10 - A Colored Image of the Sun at
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College.
First Friday Jan.-Nov. - Free admission at
Henry B. Plant Museum
5-7 p.m. A docent-led tour begins at 5:15. Matt Weihmuller’s Jazz Trio.
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Ft. Pierce Jazz & Blues Society
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Atlantic Classical Orchestra
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Center for Spiritual Care
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Galleries of Historic Downtown Vero Beach Arts District
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Vero Beach Choral Society
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Treasure Coast Community Singers
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Treasure Coast Jazz Society
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