Volume I No. 34 |August 20, 2019

ARTS NEWS, PROFILES, & CALENDARS

FOR

FLORIDA'S

TREASURE COAST & BEYOND

Checking In ...

I'll be working this week on linking the Auditions and Calls to Artist sections to their own page at willimiller.com. To read them here, just scroll down. Way down. If you know of any that should be listed but aren't, let me know.

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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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Don't forget to scroll to the end for an ever-expandng calendar and Calls to Artist and Auditions.

When science meets art, beautiful things happen. Years ago, when I first met Dr. Edie Widder, she was working on a children’s book with Janeen Mason. I’m not sure if the book has seen the light of day yet but Widder, founder of Ocean Research & Conservation Association , is always open for a chance to combine and promote the connection. 

A Citizen Science Center will be opening this fall next to the Vero Beach airport, thanks to the City of Vero Beach and Widder’s ORCA. Widder said, “(The building) was originally built for water quality testing but hasn’t been used for the past 8 years.”

That space was the perfect place for Widder’s plans. “We are just beginning to spin up programs with a number of different children’s groups in Indian River County,” she said. The programs will include “an environmental summer camp program that involves Vero Beach High School students mentoring Exceptional Education students, a collaboration with the Homeless Children’s Foundation of IRC involving Vero Beach middle school girls, a collaboration with Daisy Hope Center involving underserved K-12 Vero Beach students and a collaboration with the Science Discovery Institute (Gifford Youth Achievement Center) involving Gifford middle school students.”

Enter the art element: Widder approached the Vero Beach Art Club about a mural for the new digs. There just happens to be a core group of artists in the club who have a history with history/science based murals. See the room-spanning mural painted by Judy Burgarella, Dawn Mill, and Christine Thomas at the Vero Beach Community Center several years ago.

Mill said Sue Dinenno, longtime Art Club member, told her that ORCA wanted a mural for their new research center near the airport. Mill worked on a sketch and presented it to ORCA; then, with Dinenno, “rounded up four other artists, Carol Makris, Rita Ziegler, Judy Rixom, and Judy Burgarella. We each worked on a panel for a total of six paintings.” Five of them depict the ecosystems of Indian River County and the sixth painting shows the river at night with the bioluminescence.” 

It’s all about teamwork. Mill said, “The Art Club donated the canvases, the Artist Guild Gallery donated the space and storage. I donated some of the paint and some of the other artists did, too. All of the artists either now belong or have belonged to the gallery and all of us are Art Club members.”

Stay tuned for news on the opening of the Citizen Science Center. A just-in note from Widder about that book: “Still trying to find somebody w skill set needed to turn it into high end interactive e-book.”

Photo: Dr.Edie Widder giving a TED talk on photographing a giant squid - teamorca.org

Notes from Riverside Theatre:

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All tickets are ON SALE NOW for our upcoming magnificent musicals and plays! Now is the best time to select great seats for the shows you want to see this season. Call Riverside Theatre's box office 772-231-6990 or buy online.

SPECIAL OPEN MIC NIGHT THURSDAY AUG. 22

AUDITION TO BE ONE OF OUR COMEDY ZONE EMCEES

Platinum Show Chorus

Barbershop harmony has no age limits for listening or for singing, if you ask Terri Kroger, the 70-year-old performance manager and lead singer for the Melbourne-based Platinum Show Chorus . The chorus is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, an organization formed in the 1940s by a small group of women who “wanted to participate in the chord-ringing, fun-filled harmony that the men were singing,” according to the website. There are more than 600 chapters of Sweet Adelines, Kroger said, with around 24,000 members worldwide and 12,000 registered quartets.

The Platinum Show Chorus was co-founded by Carol Schaub, “who was in her 52nd year as a Sweet Adeline and a charter member of our chapter,” Kroger said. Schaub passed away this year. The beginning group of about 30 singers was made up of women who “had sung in other barbershop choruses and also novices that wanted to start a Sweet Adeline chapter in Brevard county.” That was 1974. More than four decades later, the roster still numbers the same.

Kroger explained that barbershop is four-part harmony, “so one sings with a chorus, quartet or octet.” Those vocal parts: Lead - melody; Baritone - harmony; Tenor - the angels; Bass - low range. When someone expresses interest in joining the group, “We do voice placement with each new member. Everyone has a spot. We love to have visitors. Usually they attend for three times, then audition but we are flexible with that schedule. (You) must be 16 to become a member.” They couldn’t have made auditioning much easier!

From the website: “You will be voice-placed at your first rehearsal, … . After attending a few rehearsals you will be given our audition materials: sheet music and a CD or thumb drive with the voice parts. When you are ready you request an audition. … You are welcome to ask for practice auditions for feedback and help! … If by chance you do not pass you have as many tries to pass as you need! Here are the learning tracks for our audition song: How We Sang Today - All Voices    How We Sang Today - Bass    How We Sang Today - Bari    How We Sang Today - Lead    How We Sang Today - Tenor

...and here's the sheet music:  How We Sang Today ." Rehearsals are held at Unity of Melbourne, 2401 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 

Just for the love of singing, the Platinum Show Chorus perform at community gatherings, retirement communities, rehab facilities, and private gatherings, Kroger said. They’ll will be singing at Mulligan’s Beach House, 425 E. Eau Gallie Blvd. in Melbourne Aug. 29 for Christmas in August. No decorations, but lots of Christmas music and “We will probably be dressed in goofy Christmas hats.” Girls just want to have fun!

An Alert for JoAnn Falletta Fans

Fans of JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabio Bidini, and Indian River Symphonic Association:

Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta's newest recording with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on the BPO's own Beau Fleuve label features Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 with Italian pianist Fabio Bidini and selections from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite , recorded as part of the Orchestra's 2019 Florida tour .

The tour last season brought the BPO to Community Church of Vero Beach in its fourth appearance here.

Listen to excerpts of Falletta's recordings.

Chamber Music with Space Coast Symphony Players

Six musicians from the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra will get together onstage this weekend to offer a free concert at Cocoa Beach Community Church Saturday at 7 p.m., and at First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach Sunday at 3.

Two favorite chamber pieces are on the program: Brahms’ String Quartet No. 2 in A minor and Tchaikovsky’s string sextet, Souvenir de Florence. Featured musicians for Tchaikovsky & Brahms: A Chamber Concert include Joni Roos and Jim Leda, violin; Michael De Jesus and Daniel Cortes, viola; Paul Fleury and Lorraine Hogle, cello. Admission is free, although a donation of $10 is recommended. No tickets are required.

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Bowing to her intimate knowledge of the subject, Arts Blast is serving up Rochelle Sallee's Program Notes for Sunday's concert at Community Church of Vero Beach.

Welcome to the Summer Sampler Concert! I am honored to be a part of the first seasonal chamber series celebrating the new piano in the Chapel. When I was invited, I immediately jumped on the chance to move away from the formality of regular Seasonal programming and came up with this themed program inspired by Summer. 

  As you can see in the formal program list, I have a written a personal reflection or inspiration for each selection. Why is this concert a “Sampler?” In traditional concert format, a sonata movement is rarely performed alone. I chose the First Movement of Beethoven’s “Tempest” Sonata because if reminds me so much of the variety of storms and seas we experience here in Florida. From tiny drops to outright gales, the sudden quiet of the “eye” of a hurricane to the magnificence of sunlit trees glistening with moisture…This movement speaks to me of weather.

  The next “Sampler” is in performing the Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) in 3 groups instead of straight through (1-13) traditional performance practice. Each piece titled and a few are very short (:35) meant to be played without applause in between, with just a few seconds between to allow the “flavor” to linger. I find these memories of childhood like a crystal bowl filled with lovely bite sized piece of perfectly ripe fruit, unique and ready to appreciate.

  Edvard Grieg was a prolific composer, bringing us top ten favorites like the Suite from Peer Gynt, his piano concerto in A minor and all of his beautiful Lyric Pieces reflecting the identity of Norway. The basis for many were dances, natural surroundings and stories of trolls, fairies and mountain life. Many of those pieces he transcribed for both piano four hands (duet) and full orchestra. Wedding at Troldhaugen was composed as a gift to his wife on their 25 ^th anniversary. Reflecting the time period, rips for guests were planned months in advance and large reunions were huge achievement in cooperation. Of great interest to many is that Grieg himself wrote Programmatic Notes in the margins of this score. He tells us in words that the music starts with the servants arriving, the musicians tuning, the scurry of kitchen staff and the arrival of guests! So in telling a story in words, he writes the music to describe the entire Event of the Wedding. After a tender romantic tribute to his Love, the music returns to the after wedding party. Listen closely for the final door closing after the last guest departs!

  Chopin wrote 4 Scherzos, (Jokes) and of them, this is my favorite. It needs no explanation for the audience, the form is simple but the music is complex. The opening reminds me of my sisters hiding behind trees in the woods to scare me out of my wits as I walked along! The sudden explosions and beats of silence are coupled with a gorgeous romantic melody. Hints of strife and heartbreak resolve in what can only be describes as musical fireworks at the end.

  The last “Sample”is a John Philip Sousa march, Stars and Stripes , which was originally written for a full concert band. . I have loved Sousa marches my entire life. Both of my parents have and still do play in concert bands, and my father was a marching band member at U. of Nebraska. Vladimir Horowitz delighted Americans many years ago with a spectacular piano arrangement which he never wrote down. He just created it in his head and delighted everyone with his brilliant playing. My arrangement is inspired by Horowitz’ performance, as I traced his ideas from watching the recordings, and managed the notes to fit my hands! It’s short, loud, soft, fast…and unfortunately due to the acoustics I will have to ask you to resist clapping along during the performance. Save up all the claps for after if you wish!



  Thank you for attending live performances of all types, the Art community would not continue to thrive were it not for you. 

From The Barn's Facebook page:

Meet the Barn’s charismatic Austin Allen-Garcia who lights up the stage as Lumiere in Beauty and The Beast!

Austin was born in Fayetteville Arkansas and eventually found his way to the treasure coast. After attending IRSC for his art and design degree, he decided to break out of his comfort zone by dabbling in the local theater scene. To his surprise, he received much praise for the roles he landed including Mike in Hands on a Hard Body, Placard Girl in Reefer Madness, and Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Now he’s hooked and the Barn is lucky to have his amazing talents!

Outside the theater, Austin has been a Receiving Manager for 8 years and enjoys anything crafty and spending time with his husband and pets, preferably on the beach! His smile and laugh are contagious to everyone around him.

Come see this charming gentleman and the rest of the amazing cast of Beauty and The Beast beginning September 19th at the Barn Theatre!

Tickets go on sale Monday, 

August 19. Call 772-287-4884 or  www.barn-theatre.com.

IRSC Celebrates 40 Years of Shows at McAlpin Fine Arts Center

This year, the seven-show McAlpin OnSTAGE subscription series will bring music to life with shows such as A Tribute to the Movies and Broadway (Dec. 5, 6 & 7), and share laughter with comedies like Barefoot in the Park (Jan. 9, 10 & 11) and the Hotbed Hotel (April 9, 10 & 11). The series features one of musical theater’s most popular shows—IRSC Performing Arts Program production of Grease (Feb. 20, 21, 22 & 22).

Shows not a part of the subscription series are also available during the season. This year, additional shows include the choir concert Music for the Ages (Nov. 23), a Student Dance Concert (April 15 & 16) and more. Those who enjoy a more immersive theater experience won’t want to miss Henrik Ibsen’s great social drama Hedda Gabler (Oct. 17, 18 & 19) at the Wynne Black Box Theatre—a flexible and intimate 100-seat theater that allows the audience to surround the stage.

Season subscriptions are on sale now, with Individual ticket sales opening up September 3. Tickets for all shows can be purchased online at www.irsc.edu or at the IRSC box office (Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) or by phone.

August free movies at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce:

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.

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.

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.

Notes from the Martin County Library System:

All branches of the Martin County Library System will be closed Aug. 22.

Library cards are free to residents of Martin County; out- of- county folks may purchase non-resident cards. More information about that at:    https://www.martin.fl.us/get-library-card.

All library programs are free and open to the public. 

Gallery 14 , 1911 14th Ave., Vero Beach is closed for the months of August and September but

OPEN for the First Friday Gallery Strolls.

Arts Blast

Friends and Supporters

Artist Tim Sanchez

The Barn Theatre 2019-2020 Auditions schedule. Registration begins at 6:30, auditions at 7:00.

Boeing, Boeing Sept. 22-24 . Show dates: Nov. 7-24 Jeanette Mazzella will direct.

The Producers Oct. 20-22. Show dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 2. Bryan Chiulde will direct.

Noises Off Jan. 5-7. Show dates March 12-29, 2020.

You Should Be So Lucky March 15-17. Show dates May 7-24. Director TBD.

The Marvelous Wonderettes May 10-12, 2020 . Show dates: July 16-26. Kristal Wion Eckhardt directs.

Pineapple Playhouse Audition Dates:

Knickers . By Sarah Quick; Audition dates: Sept. 15-17 , 2019. Show dates: November 14- December 1, 2019.

The Bare Truth . Written and directed by H.G. Brown. Audition dates: Nov. 17-19 , 2019. Show dates: January 23- February 16, 2020.

Calendar Girls .  By Tim Firth; directed by Patty Holerger. Audition dates: January 26-28, 2020. Show dates: March 19- April 5, 2020

Harvey .  By Mary Chase; Audition dates: March 22-24 , 2020. Show dates: May 14-31.

From the Treasure Coast Chorale :

 Love to Sing? We’re Seeking Singers!

Contact: www. treasurecoastchorale.org or 772-231-3498

Find us on Facebook!

Auditions for the Youth Performing Arts program at Cocoa Village Playhouse Sept. 23-25. Various age groups audition separately. See the website for details.

Auditions for White Christmas at Cocoa Village Playhouse are Sept. 28-30. Various age groups audition separately. See the website for details.

Musical Director: Spencer Crosswell.

Auditions for the Youth Performing Arts program at Cocoa Village Playhouse Sept. 23-25. Various age groups audition separately. See the website for details.

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.

Auditions at Okeechobee Community Theatre:

"See How They Run" August 26 and 27.

"Death and Taxes," December 16 and 17.

7-9 p.m. at the Freshman Campus Auditorium. 

Treasure Coast Community Singers

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.

St. Lucie Ballet : Nutcracker Open Audition

Audition date: September 7, 2019

Ages 3 and up from all studios are welcome to audition for a holiday production of The Nutcracker.

The Rocky Horror Show auditions Sept. 8 at Titusville Playhouse for the show that will run at both the Henegar Theatre and Titusville Playhouse. Directed By: Steven J. Heron

Aug. 24, 1 p.m.- Free entry workshop for the Best of the Best show. Attendees will get a bonus entry - submit one work for entry, and your second will be free (BOGO)! Download the Prospectus at www.BackusMuseum.org/juried-shows . Show runs Oct. 4-Nov. 15.

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For artists in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties only:

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg

SKYWAY 2020: A Contemporary Collaboration

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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Aerial Florida – Photo Contest

The Florida Association of Counties is accepting aerial/drone images for its 2020 calendar. Submission Deadline: September 6, 2019.

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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 - 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

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 .

Backus Museum invites amateur and professional artists to submit artwork in the following categories: Oil/acrylic painting, watercolor painting, varied techniques (such as mixed media, pastel, graphite, pen & ink, printmaking, graphics, collage, or computer-generated imagery), and three-dimensional (such as wood, clay/ceramics, stone, metal, jewelry, fiber, or assemblage) for their annual juried exhibition, which will run from October 4-November 15, 2019. Entries accepted: Wednesdays, September 11th-28th.

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Call for Artists: Endangered Art4Apes

www.art4apes.com . Benefits Center for Great Apes . Deadline Sept. 30

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Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens  seeks artists interested in participating in their 1st annual “Art in the Gardens” juried art show, which is scheduled for January 4th & 5th 2020.  Application Deadline: November 1, 2019.

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Wellington Art Society has a Call to Artists for the January 2020 Art Fest on the Green at the Wellington Amphitheater in Wellington, Fla. Application deadline is Nov. 1.

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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, [email protected] or 813-974-071

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Atlantic Center for the Arts is now accepting applications for the Master Artists-in-Residence Program. Deadline to apply: Varies

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Call to Artists: Court House Cultural Center Galleries

Deadline to Apply: Ongoing

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ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival – Jupiter

The 35th Annual ArtiGras outdoor fine arts festival, February 15-16, 2020, welcomes submissions of art in the following mediums: ceramics, fiber, drawing and printmaking, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture, digital art, and wood.  Submission deadline: September 18, 2019

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.

Aug. 24, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Centennial Day at Leisure Square.

Aug. 24, 10 a.m. - Make a pair of mugs at Indian River Clay.

Aug. 24, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. - Sebastian River Art Club and Gallery open.

Aug. 25, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Meet the Artists: UUFVB members exhibit at the Emerson Center, Vero Beach.

Aug. 25, 3 p.m. - Tchaikovsky and Brahms Chamber music with a sextet and quartet of Space Coast Symphony Orchestra musicians at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach. Free, suggested donation $10.

Aug. 25, 4 p.m. - An Afternoon with Rochelle Sallee, a piano Summer Sampler, in the Grace Chapel at Community Church of Vero Beach.

Aug. 30, 6 p.m. - Downtown Friday in Vero Beach. FREE to attend and family and dog friendly.

Through August - The art of Members Only: Members & Friends of the UUFVB in the Lobby Gallery at the Emerson center, Vero Beach.

Sept. 1, 3 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Wind Orchestra plays Dance Mix: From Tango to Tarantella at Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center.

Sept. 4, 7 p.m. - The Cambridge University London performs Comedy of Errors for the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation.

Through Sept. 29 - Astronomy Photographer of the Year is in the Holmes Gallery at Vero Beach Museum of Art.

Sept. 18-29 - A Bench in the Sun at Vero Beach Theatre Guild.

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.

All summer - Lagoon activities at  Environmental Learning Center .

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 Nov. 7 - The Art of Lee G. Smith - historic Vero Beach - at the Indian River County Courthouse.

Through Dec. 15 - Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Al Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold in the Stark Rotunda.

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.

AAUW Vero Beach  collects books K-5th for the Little Free Library. https://verobeach-fl.aauw.net

Aug. 24, 2-4 p.m. - Jam session at Blake Library, Stuart. Bring your acoustic instrument and jam! - Adults

Fridays through Feb. 14, 2020 - Pop-Up Art Market at Notes Music Room & Social House, 872 S.Colorado Ave., Stuart.

Aug. 27, 2 p.m. - Jane Miller Presents: Erin Brockovich at Blake Library, Stuart.

Aug. 29, 2 p.m. - Award-winning Movies with David Opasik: Green Book. At Blake Library, Stuart.

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.

Sept. 6-22 - I Ought to be in Pictures by Neil Simon at A.C.T. Theatre, Cedar Pointe Plaza, Stuart.

Sept. 7 & 21, 2 p.m. - Jam Session at the Blake Library. Bring your instrument and meet other local musicians for a community jam session.

Sept. 19-Oct. 26 - Beauty and the Beast at The Barn Theatre, Bryan Childe directing.

Sept. 26, 2 p.m. - Award-winning Movies with David Opasik: First Man. Blake Library.

Through Sept. 29 - Summer of ’69 at Elliott Museum, Stuart

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.

Reservations are still being accepted for the 2020 Art Excursion to Italy with the Arts Council of Martin County.

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.

Sept. 17, 2 p.m. - Jane Miller Presents History & Travel Documentary: The Story of China with Michael Wood, Pt. 3. Blake Library

Sept. 24, 2 p.m. - Jane Miller Presents Steel Magnolias 2 p.m. at the Blake Library

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.

A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery. Closed for vacation. Check website for details.

Aug. 20 - Florida Wildlife show at Art Connection of Fort Pierce

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.

Aug. 24, 1 p.m.- Free entry workshop for the Best of the Best show. Attendees will get a bonus entry - submit one work for entry, and your second will be free (BOGO)! Download the Prospectus at www.BackusMuseum.org/juried-shows . Show runs Oct. 4-Nov. 15.

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. 30, 10:30 a.m.-noon - Visit the FAU Harbor Branch Exploration Command Center for an opportunity to observe and interact with researchers conducting Remotely Operated Vehicle expeditions from three different vessels and locations around the world! Admission is free, though reservations are required, please call 772-242-2293.

Sept. 7, 9 a.m. - Fort Pierce Art Club is having a Market and Sell Your Art Effectively workshop.

Sept. 12-28 - The Bold, The Young, and The Murdered at Pineapple Playhouse, Fort Pierce.

Sept.28 - Entries close for Best of the Best at Backus.

Through Sept. 3 - Art of Claire Smith exhibition at Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 SE Civic Center Place.

Every Saturday, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. - T he Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society 's Jazz and Craft Market, rain or shine, along the waterfront in downtown Fort Pierce.

Every Saturday. 3-4 p.m. - Critter Crunch & Munch at Oxbow Eco-Center . Free, all ages, no reservation required.

Aug. 24, 7 p.m. - Tchaikovsky and Brahms Chamber music with a sextet and quartet of Space Coast Symphony Orchestra musicians at Cocoa Beach Community Church, 126 S. Atlantic Ave. Free, suggested donation $10.

Through Sept. 1 - Matilda the Musical at Titusville Playhouse .

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. 25, 3 p.m - Thrills & Trills, pipe organ concert by Adam Brakel at Advent Lutheran Church, 7550 N. Wickham Rd., Suntree. Free

Through Aug. 25 - Artist’s Choice at Strawbridge Art League Gallery

Aug. 26-Oct. 6 Urban Decay exhibit at Strawbridge Art League Gallery

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 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.

Aug. 31, 7 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Wind Orchestra plays Dance Mix: From Tango to Tarantella at Scott Center for Performing Arts, Melbourne.

Sept. 8, 2 p.m. - Guitarist Ryan Waszmer & Friends for Space Coast Jazz Society at Rockledge CC, 1591 S. Fiske Blvd., Rockledge.

Through Sept. 8 - Putting It Together at Melbourne Civic Theatre , La Galerie, 817 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne.

Through Aug. 31 - Liquid Wood, solo exhibit by LThrough 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.

Sept. 11-12 - Thirty Years of Music - The season opener for Melbourne Community Orchestra. At Melbourne Auditorium.

Sept. 18-19 - No Strings Attached, with the Melbourne Municipal Band : Music That Moves You. At Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Sept. 20, 7 p.m. - Fall Kick-Off Dance with the Melbourne Municipal Band: Swingtime. Fall into the groove with ballroom dancing. At Melbourne Auditorium.

Through Sept. 23 - A Second Reality at Studios of Cocoa Beach, 165 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa 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

Aug. 20-Jan. 19 - Carol Prusa: Dark Light at The Boca Raton Museum of Art.

Aug. 20, 10 a.m. - Orchids Around the World at Mounts Botanical Garden, WPB.

Aug. 21 2 a.m.-Noon - Stroller Daze at The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, WPB.

Aug. 22, 6-9 p.m. - Clematis by Night has The Derek Mack Band and Pretti Emage at Centennial Square, WPB

Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m. - Art Shift 2019 with Demetrius Klein Dance Company at Cultural Council of PBC, Lake Worth.

Aug. 23, 8 p.m. - Alexis Cole at Arts Garage, Delray Beach

Aug. 24, 7 p.m. - Heart of Dance at Lake Worth Playhouse, Lake Worth.

Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - 2nd Annual Wayzgoose Festival at The Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.

Aug. 24, 4:30-9 p.m. - Roar & Pour at Palm Beach Zoo. Never Stop Believin’: Journey Tribute band.

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.

Through Oct. 13 - Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism Through the French Lens at Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College.

Aug. 22 - Quartetto Gelato for Community Arts Program at Coral Gables Congregational Church, Coral Gables.

Aug. 23, 4 p.m. - Fourth Friday at the Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa.

Aug. 23-24 - Summer String Summit Blue Grass at Ramada Kissimmee Gateway. Indoor bluegrass, bring your instrument and jam. Ticketed.

Through Aug. 24 - Creating an Icon: The Way We Worked on the Singing Tower. Lake Wales History Museum.

Aug. 26-27 - Auditions for See How They Run at Okeechobee Community Theatre .

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.

Sept. 6-29 - Sing Out Loud Festival in St. Augustine.

Through Sept. 22 - Louis Comfort Tiffany—Impressions on Film, Canvas, and Paper at  Morse Museum , Winter Park.

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. 27 - Straighten Up the World: Self-Taught Art from the MFA collection,  Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg

Through Nov. 10 - A Colored Image of the Sun at Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College.

Inside the Lab Tour at The Edison and Ford Winter Estates , Fort Myers, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Ticketed. Check ahead.

Ongoing - At Museum of Florida History , 500 S. Bronough, Tallahassee. Alligators: Dragons in Paradise exhibit. 

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.

And There's More!

Riverside Theatre

Treasure Coast

Astronomy Society

Ballet Vero Beach

Garden Club of Indian River County

Bluebird Productions

Artfully Managed

Community Church of Vero Beach

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