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Volume 5 No. 13| March 31, 2023 | |
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Notes from the Editor:
Marching right along into what I know will be an Absolutely Amazing April! March was a stellar music month for me. Seeing the Four Freshmen in person, thanks to the Treasure Coast Jazz Society, and being in the audience for the Marcos Flores and friends Rhapsody in Blue concert were two big highlights in a month of too many low spots.
Last weekend, I had to miss the Mike Block Trio concert at First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach, a fundraiser for the Mike Block String Camp scholarship fund, but I intend to make up for it April 1, when Hanneke Cassel, Mike's wife, brings her own trio to the same stage. Not familiar with Scottish fiddling? Warn your toes to expect a lot of toetapping Saturday night!
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Extended one week:
Would a book giveaway make up for the disruption? How about Florida favorite Tim Dorsey's latest, The Maltese Iguana? Email a three-digit number to willi@willimiller.com by April 6 at 11:59 p.m. and the number closest to the randomly chosen winner without going over will be announced in next Friday's Arts Blast. The book must be claimed by the following Thursday at 11:59 p.m or it moves on to the next closest.
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Bookmania!
Ballet Under the Stars
GYO Jazz
Mermaids and Tiny Tile Mosaics on St. John
Final Season Concert at SISP
Book Festival in Historic Cocoa Village
Highland Games in Dunedin
Music Angels fundraiser
Happening in Brevard (and all over Arts Blast land)
...and more!
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More of a Good Thing Saturday! | |
Last weekend, I had to miss the Mike Block Trio concert at First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach, a fundraiser for the Mike Block String Camp scholarship fund. I intend to make up for it April 1, when Hanneke Cassel, Mike's wife, brings her own trio to the same stage. Not familiar with Scottish fiddling? Warn your toes to expect a lot of toetapping Saturday night! The event is free but donations for the fund will be gratefully received. $20 is the suggested donation. | |
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Bookmania! 2023
The Martin County Library System and The Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. present BookMania! at Jensen Beach High School, 2875 NW Goldenrod Rd., Jensen Beach, April 1.
Authors will participate in one of multiple panel discussions featuring emerging and prominent writers. Titles by guest authors are represented through the library’s regular, Martin’s Most Wanted, and eBook collections. The event continues the successful evolution of “the most prestigious literary event on the Treasure Coast,” first taking place in 1995.
It has hosted over 450 emerging and best-selling authors since its inception, attracting participants from all over the United States. Find the author selection criteria here.
Here are the authors and titles for the 2023 panel discussions:
8:45 Welcome – Sue Whittington
9:00-9:45 followed by signing
Florida Nonfiction – Peggy Chittum
10:10-11:10 followed by signing
Thriller/Suspense – Amanda Brack
11:30-12:30 followed by signing
Love, Friendship, and Ever After’s – Linda Weiksnar
12:30-1:15 signing/lunch break – Sheriff Grill Team items for $5 cash purchase
1:15-2:15 followed by signing
Historical fiction – Paula Hundt
The event will be live streamed on the Library's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
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And More Books!
Are you a book lover looking for a fun-filled Saturday? Then come on down to Cocoa Village Book Fest on April 8th from 10am to 3pm! This event is a paradise for bookworms, featuring over 30 talented authors in Myrt Tharpe Square as well as additional authors doing readings and signings in local businesses.
We welcome readers of all ages to meet writers, get some great books by local authors, and enjoy a book walk. What’s a book walk, you ask? It’s experiencing a children’s book as you walk through the village! This is a wonderful activity for the little ones and at the end of the story, you can meet the author and buy the book! In addition, stores throughout the village will have guest authors for the day, providing you with some literary enjoyment while you shop!
The Brevard County Mobile Library will also be there making sure you have access to your favorite books. And for the little ones, we have something special - a story walk where they can follow clues to the next page and explore the world of storytelling.
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The Music Angels Scholarship Foundation Host Fundraiser
From Music Angels:
Music Angels Presents" A Musical Evening At The Majestic Theater "For Benefit Of Children From 4-17 Years Of Age With A Financial Need. As A 501 (C)3 Non- Profit, We Believe Every Child Deserves Access To A High-Quality Music Education.
RSVP For This Event
A Musical Evening at Majestic Theater
Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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On Sunday April 16th the Gifford Youth Orchestra will host an afternoon Jazz concert fundraiser at the Gifford Community Center located on 43rd Ave at 4855 at 3pm. Doors open at 2pm with food by Phatz Restaurant.
Ms. Muffy Charles and the ASAP band (AS Smooth As Possible) will headline "For the Love of Gifford" Concert.
Tickets are only $60, include food, and can be purchased on For the Love of Gifford Tickets, Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite!
There will be great music, food, raffles and lots of Love for Gifford...and the Gifford Youth Orchestra or GYO
visit www.gyotigers.org for more information on the GYO
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Highland Games in Dunedin
Schedule April 1
8am: Athletics (All Day)
8am: Highland Dancing (All Day)
8am: Solo Piping & Drumming (All Morning)
8am: Clan Village (All Day)
9am: Kilted 5k Trail Run
11am: Clover’s Revenge (Beer Tent)
11am: Shake, Rattle, Rogue (Clan Village)
12pm: OPENING CEREMONIES
1pm: Clover’s Revenge (Beer Tent)
1pm: Shake, Rattle, Rogue (Clan Village)
1:45pm: Scottish Country Line Dancers (Clan Village)
2pm: Pipe Band Competitions (Main Field and Demo Field)
2:30pm: Shake, Rattle, Rogue (Clan Village)
3:15pm: Scottish Country Line Dancers (Clan Village)
3:45pm: Shake, Rattle, Rogue (Clan Village)
4pm: Clover’s Revenge (Beer Tent)
4:30pm: Drum Major’s Competition (Main Field)
5:15pm: Closing Ceremonies (Main Field)
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The honorary chieftain for 2023 is Dunedin Highland Middle School Band Director, Mr. Greg P. Urban.
- Event location: Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin, FL 34683.
- Parking is available at Dunedin High School, Garrison Jones Elementary School, and North Dunedin Baptist Church with complimentary shuttle buses to and from the event.
- Pets: only service animals are permitted.
- Chairs are permitted. Please do not bring coolers or tents.
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From Facebook:
Oh Dunedin, the pipes the pipes are calling ye.
DSAF is so excited to welcome everybody back to the best Highland Games in the country.
Piping, Drumming and Pipe Band competitions with the best individuals and Pipe Bands in the country.
Florida Open Highland Dance Championship.
The amazing Scottish Heavyweight Athletics
Vendors selling Scottish Crafts, clothes and whatnots.
Food Court featuring not only delicious Scottish food but also some regular and unusual options.
And much much more.
It's a day filled with music, dance, food and drink imported from Bonnie Scotland directly to Dunedin.
General Admission - $15 in advance, $20 at the gate
Kids 12 and under are FREE with a paying adult (General Admission).
Saturday, April 1 · 8am - 7pm
1920 Pinehurst Rd. Highlander Park Dunedin, FL
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Those Dancin' Feet! 42nd Street Song and Dance Extravaganza
It's almost here! One of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, 42nd Street, tells the story of a humble, naïve young actress named Peggy Sawyer, who comes to the big city to audition for a new Broadway musical. Unfortunately, she arrives too late. Luckily, she catches the eye of the famous director, Julian Marsh, and he casts Peggy as a chorus girl. When the star of the show breaks her ankle on opening night, Peggy is unexpectedly pushed center stage and not only saves the show, but becomes a big star. Filled with spectacular dance routines, lavish costumes, and wonderful songs, this Tony Award-winning musical will lift your spirits and have you dancing all the way home. Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Al Dubin, Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
Backstage Access, lecture-style master class sessions, began March 30. The show runs April 11-30 on the Stark Stage at Riverside.
Hear Patrick Ryan Sullivan, who plays Julian Marsh, on Arts Blast on the Air.
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Mermaids and Mosaics on St. John | |
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Readers might know I have a personal connection to St. John, with friends who lost everything or were simply uprooted — physically and mentally — by the hurricanes of 2017.
On a small island (remember what happened in the Abacos not long after the USVI devastation) every weather event can cause a ripple that hits everyone in its path and lasts for years.
When homes and businesses are destroyed and lives lost, a playground might seem like an item that would be close to the bottom of the recovery list, but explain that to a child whose life has changed so drastically.
Cue the strong feeling of community that is so St. John. Several years ago the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park, incorporated in 1988, began working toward reopening the playground. Included in the plan was a mosaic encrusted stone wall, designed by one of the residents who lost everything in 2017, Crystal D'Abbraccio, owner of Tiny Tile Mosaics. She and her husband, Sean, had to relocate to Massachusetts, but they never lost their St. John heart. Crystal took time to answer some questions for Arts Blast.
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The couple lived on St.John from 2012 until Irma kicked them out in 2017.
The story of how they got to St. John isn't all that unusual: "We sold our house and gave everything away to go on a family adventure. Our kids were 7 & 8 at the time. I never liked living in a rat-race society so we decided to take the leap to show our kids a different way of life." Together for 31 years, married for 21 of those, Crystal and Sean have two children, Sky, 19, and Kaden, 17. there's also a dog named Ziggy, named after Ziggy Marley.
When they arrived, her husband took a position on the faculty of Gifft Hill School and she taught dance at St. John School of the Arts, became a massage therapist at a spa, and started her company, Tiny Tile Mosaics, a web-based mosaic supply store. And then there was Mermaid Swim VI, the first mermaid swim school in the Virgin Islands, with a mermaid store in Coral Bay.
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The mural: "Friends of the VI National Park asked me to design, organize and execute two mosaic murals on the wall of the new children's playground in Cruz Bay. They are right next to the visitors center and measure 2x17 feet long, a total of 68 square feet." Although she was given artistic freedom, there were many things to consider, Crystal said. "What would look good in a short but very long mural, what style would be easily accomplished by community volunteers, what kind of tile is appropriate for tropical weather?" She decided to go with her favorite things in the Caribbean. "Mural #1 was a rainbow, tradewinds, sun with little butterflies. Mural #2 was an underwater scene with fish and turtles" The project was begun in February 2022 and completed this March. When the walls were up and the concrete cured, the artist began ordering supplies.
"Some I had shipped directly to STJ and some we carried in our suitcases. I really wanted this to be a community project so I contacted St John School of the Arts to help me organize groups of community volunteers. I also contacted St John VI Pottery to ask them if they could make some handmade tiles to incorporate into the project. They held workshops for the kids in Coral Bay to help make butterflies for the Sky mural and fish/turtles tiles for the ocean mural."
Meanwhile, Crystal got busy in her studio, cutting rolls of paper to scale, then transferring the design in pencil to those patterns. Using ceramic wall tile, recycled glass tile, glass gems, and handmade textured ceramics, the stages began, one step at a time, she said. "My husband and I worked from sun up to sun down for 10 days to complete it. We had volunteer groups for 6 full days; the other 4 were just my husband and I with an occasional friend here and there." The murals are here to stay. "One of the best parts of a mosaic is they don't really require any care. It will stand strong for generations to come."
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Test your park knowledge with the online trivia page.
Some St. John webcam links, just for the beauty of it.
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Ballet Vero Beach’s 10th Anniversary Season goes out with a bang with the second Ballet Under The Stars.
Ballet Under The Stars, a casually elegant cocktail party to benefit the education and community
engagement programs of Ballet Vero Beach will take April 28, 2023 at 6:00pm at Tree House Vero Beach. Guest will enjoy sumptuous international bites and a light seafood themed buffet with open bar by Adrienne Drew. The Ballet Vero Beach dancers will debut an exclusive performance, a deluxe live auction will be offered, and attendees will dance the night away with our artists to the fabulous sounds of the Dave Capp Project! Last year was a sold-out smash, reservations are required, and the RSVP date is April 14.
This one of a kind fundraiser benefits the unique and much lauded programs Ballet Vero Beach uses to improve the lives of all citizens in our community. These programs include the company’s Ticket Donation Program, Stage to Page Student Matinee Series, and the new Fellowship Initiative for Dancers.
Tickets to Ballet Under The Stars are $150 per person or $1500 for a table of 8. Tickets can be purchased at balletverobeach.org.
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Final Season Concert at SISP
Saturday night, April 1, is the final concert in the Sebastian Inlet State Park's
annual Full Moon Night Sounds seasonal series of music in the park. What? You didn't know there was such a thing?
The season ender has St, John's Wood on stage 6-9 p.m. 9700 South Highway A1A
Melbourne Beach
From the website:
"St. Johns Wood is a five-piece band that transports you back to the music of the 1960s British invasion, including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, David Bowie and many more. The band performs on a small open-air platform with two large covered picnic pavilions on either side.
The park concession will sell food and drinks, and our citizen support organization will have souvenirs for sale.
We also will have a drawing of chance that you can enter to win prizes!"
Loop left around the Fishing Museum, and turn right at the stop sign. Coconut Point Pavilions 3 & 4 are all the way at the end past the campground and boat ramp. Concert is free with paid park entry. Donations accepted and encouraged.
Park entry:
- $8 per vehicle (two to eight people).
- $4 single-occupant vehicle or motorcycle.
- $2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers.
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Grow Fort Myers at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
On April 7 and 8, Edison and Ford Winter Estates is holding it's annual "Grow Fort Myers" Plant Sale and Workshops event, combined with the Orchid Symposium that was cancelled last fall.
Plant Sale Only on Friday, April 7 (Noon to 4 p.m.)
Plant vendors will set up their booths Friday morning and have plants available for sale starting at noon. There is no charge to attend the plant sale or the Garden Shoppe area. Tours or admission to the museum and lab or riverside of the property are not included. No workshops are taking place on Friday.
Workshops and Plant Sale on Saturday, April 8 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) There is no charge to attend the plant sale; however, a ticket is required to attend the workshops. The ticket cost for the entire day of workshops is $25 for non-members or $20 for Edison Ford members. Tours or admission to the museum and lab or riverside of the property are not included.
Tickets to attend the workshops may be purchased online at EdisonFord.org. Food and beverage vendors will have refreshments available for purchase on Saturday. Guests are encouraged to bring their own garden cart, as only a limited number will be available.
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At the Elliott
Highwaymen — From the Street Corner to the Smithsonian
Through July 21
In the 1950s during the Jim Crow days, several African-American self-taught artists from the Treasure Coast began painting Florida’s vivid landscapes, looking for a better way to earn a livelihood. Coined as the “Highwaymen,” they sold their art out of their car trunks as they traveled the highways, which led to their nickname. Today, Highwaymen paintings have deservedly earned a place to hang in the Smithsonian, and several Highwaymen artists are represented in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Very few of the original 26 artists remain but fortunately, many of their paintings — which are now sought after by collectors worldwide — still do.
The Elliott Museum showcased their artwork last year and we are thrilled to present an all new, premier collection of their art that includes an extensive "Canvas Board Wall" of their early works, including Harold Newton, one of the founding members, along with a Tribute Wall to Roy McLendon, who was inspired by Newton, his neighbor.
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Impact 100 Indian River Finalists
Each year, Impact 100 Indian River invites all area nonprofits to apply for $100,000 grants. Impact 100 grants allow local nonprofits to make substantive and transformational changes in our community, based on specific criteria.
“This year’s finalists are well-established nonprofit organizations in our community that have shown exceptional dedication and creativity in addressing our community's most pressing challenges, and we are thrilled to announce the number of grants we will award and the slate of projects that will be voted upon by our members in April,” stated Mary Ellen McCarthy, Impact 100 Indian River president.
The Finalists:
Ballet Vero Beach, Inc.
Fellowship Initiative For Dancers Expansion
Bike Walk Indian River County
Wheels on Wheels
Gifford Youth Orchestra, The
GYO Audio, Recording, And Communications Studio
IRC Healthy Start
Fatherhood Initiative IRC
Junior Achievement of PB & TC
From Youngsters to High School Graduates
Learning Alliance, The
Moonshot Lab School and Hub for Teacher Training
McKee Botanical Garden
Nurtured by Nature
Senior Resource Association
Meals on Wheels Waitlist Relief
Source, The
Dignity Wellness
Vero Beach Theatre Guild
Theatrical Learning Center
Whole Family Health Center
WFHC Mobile Medical Office
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Happening in Indian River County
Through March 31 - Spring Exhibition at The Galleries at First Pres
Through March 31 - Red Umbrellas and Abstraction - Janet Kipp Tribus at Gallery 14
Through April 5 - Cultural Council of Indian River County Artist Choice Members Exhibit at Indian River County Administrative Complex A&B
Through April 9- Oleanna - Waxlax Stage at Riverside Theatre
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March 31, 6:30 p.m. - A Musical Evening at Majestic Theater - Music Angels Education Fund - Fundraiser, ticketed
March 31 - Downtown Friday Vero Beach
April 1, 7:30 p.m. - Vero Beach International Music Festival Presents: Hanneke Cassel Trio at First Presbyterian Church, VB
April 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - LagoonFest at ELC. Free Admission
April 1, 2-3 p.m. - Author Karen Tripson at McKee Botanical Garden with The Food Explorer: True Adventures of the Globe Trotting Botanist Wh Transformed What Americans Eat, (David Fairchild) by Daniel Stone. Ticketed
April 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Vero Beach Art Club's Art in the Park - Humiston Park, Ocean Drive
April 2, 3 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series Three - Winds in the Afternoon Air at Vero Beach Museum of Art
April 2 & 3 -VBHS Performing Arts Dept. presents 30th Annual Red, White & Blue concert
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And Beyond
Through April 1 - Play On! Fridays and Saturdays at Okeechobee Auditorium, 610 SW 2nd Ave. Okeechobee Community Theatre
Through April 1 - 37th Annual All Florida Exhibition at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
Through April 2 - Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s United States at Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park
Through April 2 - Visual Field: RMA Staff Picks at Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park
Through May 13 - Collier's Cavalry: The Story of the Southwest Mounted Patrol at Museum of the Everglades
Through July 29 - 1923: Exploring Collier County's Founding Year at Collier Museum at Government Center
Through Sept 10 - The Interior Life: Recent Acquisitions at National Gallery
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March 31 - Rescheduled Appalachian Road Show concert at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
March 31, 7:30 p.m. - Brasil Guitar Duo - Frost Music Live! at UM Gusman Concert Hall
March 31, 7 p.m. - the Lake Wales Brass Ensemble - Sacred and Serious at First United Methodist Church of Lake Wales
March 31, 7:30 p.m. - Opera Orlando - The Marriage Contract and Gianni Schicchi at Bella Collina, Montverde
March 31, 8 p.m. - Fat Ham fam with National Black Theatre Night at American Airlines Theatre, NYC
April 1-2 - Phoenix AZ Bonsai Society annual show
April 1 - Painting Nocturnes workshop at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
April 1,12-4 p.m. - Rollins Museum of Art's Spring Fling
April 1 - Dunedin Highland Games
April 1, 7 p.m. - Music of Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Lake Wales Art Center
April 3, 6 p.m. - April Fools Fete fundraiser for Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe at Michael's on East
April 4 and 22 - Sound Bath with Crystal Singing Bowls at Bok Tower Garden
April 5-29 - 31st Annual The Future of Art: Student Exhibit - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
April 7-8 - Grow Fort Myers Orchid Symposium at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
April 7 - April Art Walk Fort Myers
April 8, 11 a.m. - Easter Bunny Woodland Dance at Bok Tower Gardens
April 9 - 97th Annual Easter Sunrise service at Bok Tower Gardens. Gates open 6 a.m., service begins 7 a.m., free admission until 8 a.m.
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Happening in St. Lucie County
Through April 2 - Chapter Two at Treasure Coast Theatre
Through April 30 - Fine Print: Rediscovering the Backus Portfolio on Paper and Canvas at Backus Museum & Gallery
March 31, 8 p.m. - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. The Aretha Franklin Story at the Sunrise
March 31, 7:30-9:30 p.m. - A Night Under the Stars at Savannas Preserve State Park, PSL
April 1-30 - Green Art Showcase at Community Center, Port S. Lucie
April 5-May 12 - Entries accepted by appointment for A.E. Backus Museum & Galley's 2023 Through the Eye of the Camera
April 8 - Ron Feingold in Sunrise Theatre's Comedy Corner
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Happening in Martin County
Every Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk, 300 St. Lucie Ave, Stuart
Through April 2 - Over the River and Through the Woods at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart
Through April 15 - Works in Living Color - artist Dorothy Gillespie at Court House Cultural Center
Through April 27 - Free Electrons, the art of Danuta Rothschild and Torenzo Gann at the Elliott.
Through July 21 - Highwaymen - From Street Corner to the Smithsonian at the Elliott
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March 31, 4 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Series Three - Pittenger Center at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
April 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Bookmania! at Jensen Beach HS PAC
April 2, 4 & 7 p.m. - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder at The Lyric
April 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East - Blake Library
April 4, 7 p.m. - Author Talk online with Kate Beaton - MCLS
April 7-8 - An Elvis Easter, with Matt Stone at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Stuart
April 7, 5 p.m. - First Friday CREEK Walk
April 10 - TC Youth Symphony - Zeppelin Symphony - Lyric Theatre
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Brevard Happenings
Through March 26: Cinderella, Surfside Playhouse
Through March 26 - Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Titusville Playhouse
Through March 31 - 100% Pure Florida at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
Through April 2 - The Evolution of SLICE and Other Work - Pete Steenland - At Studios of Cocoa Beach
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Through April 23 - Leading Ladies at Melbourne Civic Theatre
Mar 24 – Apr 2: Godspell, Henegar Center
March 31, 7:30 p.m. - Melbourne Municipal Band's Rock & Roll Revue plays music of the '50s and '60s at Cocoa Village Playhouse
April 3-29 -Tom Busby Retrospective at 5th Avenue Art Gallery
April 3-29 - One Heck of an Art Show - Jerry & Cher Hanzl's Solo Exhibition at 5th Avenue Gallery
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Happening in Palm Beach County
Through April 2 - The Art of Paper: Washi Transformed at Morikami Museum
Through April 5 - 45th Annual Members' Show & Sale at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta
Through April 5 - Best of the Clubs Art Exhibition at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta
Through April 8 - Visualizing Climate Disruption - PalmBeach Cultural Council
Through April 9 - Café des Beaux-Arts at Flagler Museum
Through April 29 - Etheard Joseph work at Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Tues-Sat noon- 5p.m.
Through June 11 - New York Vanguard: Promised Gifts from Stephen and Madeline Anbinder
Through July 16 - At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism at Norton Museum
Through July 16 - From Man Ray to O'Keefe: American Modernism at the Norton Museum
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April 1-2 - 13th annual Downtown WPB Art Festival - The Square
April 3, 5:30 p.m. - An A-MUSE-ING EVENING at the Colony Hotel, PB
April 8, 10 a.m. - Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Bunny at Flagler Museum. Gates open at 9 a.m. Ticketed
April 8, 6 p.m. - 9th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
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Three opportunities to dance with Ballet Vero Beach - Accepting auditions and applications NOW!
Audition for Ballet Vero Beach's 2023-2024 Season
Ballet Vero Beach is seeking professional dancers for the 2023-2024 Season. The company is specifically interested in male presenting dancers with professional experience, excellent classical and contemporary technique, and superior partnering skills. However, the company will consider all applicants regardless of gender identity. Interested dancers should submit resume and video footage to info@balletverobeach.org. For more information about our organization click Audition.
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Apply to our Fellowship Initiative
The company is also seeking applicants for the Fellowship Initiative for Dancers. Specifically aimed at altering the way young people enter the field, this two year program allows accepted fellows to dance full time with Ballet Vero Beach, receive their AA or BA through Indian River State College (paid for by the company), and experience hands on training in arts literacy and arts integration through delivering the company's education and engagement initiatives. To apply for the initiative click Apply.
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Apply to the Riverside Dance Festival
The Riverside Dance Festival is a unique experience in Intensive Summer Study presented by Riverside Theatre and Ballet Vero Beach. Accepted students will experience day-to-day life with Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre. Students will have the opportunity to take daily technique classes in hip hop and contemporary dance from Terminus and Riverside’s own distinguished faculty. They will also perform alongside Terminus in a mixed repertory concert to culminate the festival. To apply, click Apply.
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