Volume I No. 28 |July 9, 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
A Walk on the Art Side Fort Pierce
Vero Beach International Music Festival
Space Coast Symphony Jazz Orchestra Goes Motown
Hippies at the Elliott!
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Art Connection Fort Pierce
Road Trip to Fairchild Garden's Mango Festival!
Or Pine Island's MangMania!
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From the Martin County Library System:
Late fines will be cancelled at all Martin County libraries with the donation of non-perishable and/or canned food items.
Inform. Inspire. Connect. #MyMCLibrary
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It's a Star Party at Vero Beach Museum of Art!
It's the second annual Star Party! with docent-led tours of the
Astronomy Photographer of the Year
exhibition. Treasure Coast Astronomy Club will be there with telescopes to give guests a close-up view of the moon. Bring chairs or blankets for your moon-viewing pleasure. "Make space-themed art in the Museum Art School studios. Discover multi-sensory activities in the Art Zone. Get silly with our Star Party photo op." The Museum Cafe, with catering by Wood n’ Spoon, will be open.
Saturday, July 13th, 2019, 7:00 – 10:00 pm.
Pre-registration is recommended. Free for Museum member families. $12 admission for non-member families.
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A Walk on the Art Side in Fort Pierce
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The art explosion in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce might seem like something very new, but Art Walk has been happening for more than a decade. Granted, it was a shorter walk when it was started by the artists of Art Mundo, a cooperative by 40 independent artists in an old bank building at 111 Orange Avenue. Many of the artists scattered when the rent was raised by new owners of the building, with some of them establishing their own studios or galleries downtown. An artist friend from Seriously Mixed Media, Janet Bird Fuller, told me there are still more than 20 artists and a printing business in the Art Bank.
Art Walk participating galleries as well as artists can vary in number from month to month, but some things never change. Fuller said, “Art Walk occurs 12 months a year--on the 3rd Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m. Rain or shine. In the decade old history of Art Walk we have never cancelled an event--except, for a hurricane.”
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Fuller described a typical Art Walk as the only time in the month when all the artists are in attendance to visit with Art Walkers. “Light refreshments are served. There's live music and performance art on the Downtown sidewalks. Periodically, there are live art demos. In season, galleries host guest artists' exhibits.”
Art Walk does not have a website but is very active on Facebook, where a map and a list of the galleries is posted for download a few days before Art Walk evening. Some restaurants and retail shops keep extended hours during Art Walk but for the most part do not host related events or promotions. Except, Fuller said, for “Notions & Potions at 116 2nd St. Beryl Muise, the shop owner, is very active in the Downtown Business Association and hosts local artists' exhibits and monthly promotions that include our art galleries, such as Christmas in July. Last Art Walk, she hosted a free paint party, whereby anyone could paint wooden fish for the Main Street Fort Pierce Edgartown Fish on a Fence Project. Swig of Color frequently hosts paint parties during Art Walk.”
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Fish on a Fence? “Main Street Fort Pierce is hosting the most extraordinary community art project. Local artists are painting and decorating three different fish and a Manatee—over 100 in all—that will be displayed on a fence across the street from their office at the Platts/Backus House. Featured is one created by our (
Seriously Mixed Media
) Resident Artist Janet Bird Fuller—Steampunk Submarine Shark.”
The next Art Walk is July 19, 5-8 p.m., barring hurricanes, of course.
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Space Coast Symphony Jazz Orchestra
Does Motown - With a Discount
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The Space Coast Symphony Jazz Orchestra, with Frank Wosar directing and Joanne Collins and Kaitlyn Cahalen dancing to the beat, will bring back Motown memories in a series of concerts this weekend.
Listen for an homage in music with the sounds of Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, the Supremes, the Four Tops and Marvin Gaye. Collins added the choreography for My Girl, Sitting On The Dock Of A Bay, Try A Little Tenderness, I Heard It Through The Grape Vine, Ain’t No Mountain, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Keep Me Hanging On, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, Shotgun, Do You Love Me, It Takes Two, Proud Mary, Respect, My Cherie Amore and more. Wosar, Director of Jazz Bands at Valencia College, is lead/solo trombonist for The One and Only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and lead trombonist for the Dr. Phillips Jazz Orchestra.
Motown is at the Scott Center for Performing Arts in Suntree July 13 at 2 and 7 p.m. and at the Emerson Center in Vero Beach July 14 at 3 p.m. The concert is free for those 18 and under or with a student ID. $25 tickets for adults are at
SpaceCoastSymphony.org
. Use discount code "RESPECT" for 10 percent off tickets.
For more information about the Space Coast Symphony's 2019-20 season or the Symphony for Everyone discount ticket program, visit the website,
www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org
, or call toll-free 855-252-7276.
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Treasure Coast Youth Symphony
has announced its 2019-2020 audition schedule. Guidelines and requirements are many, so please visit the website for information and online registration form.
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The Gifford Youth Orchestra
will hold a free summer camp July 29-Aug. 2 for children between the ages of 8 and 18 at the GYO Modular Unit (behind the Gifford Youth Achievement Center at 4875 43
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Ave., Vero Beach) daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call Iva Powell at 772-563-7072.
The summer camp, in its second year, “lets the children cool off in the pool, make new friends, and try out some new instruments,” says Dr. Crystal Bujol, the GYO’s co-founder and artistic director. “It introduces children who are not members to the Gifford Youth Orchestra and provides them some fun time learning a little more about music.
“It also brings our GYO students together more closely,” she says. “They come from different schools throughout the county and the camp helps them bond at the same time they fine-tune their skills and knowledge in a fun way.” As well as the pool, the camp will offer music crafts, drumming, piano and string performances.
Among staff members will be Vero Beach piano teacher Sue Lorimier, violinist Safa Elzein, GYO Program Director Iva Powell, and Dr. Bujol. “Demand for spaces at our camp is always greater than our capacity,” says Dr. Bujol, so it’s mandatory to make reservations.”
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Art Connection Fort Pierce
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I wonder how many other readers have driven through Fort Pierce on US Hwy 1 and been caught at a red light by an old building sporting a commemorative mural on the north side. I’ve looked at it with curiosity, wondering what promises the blackboard promoting The Potbellied Pig is making. I recently touched base with Cathy Estremera of Cathy’s Curiosities on Facebook and asked what it’s all about.
Yes, it is an old building. The Arcade building was built in 1926 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, she said. “At the time it was the largest commercial building in Fort Pierce. It is currently owned by the Brackett family who have kept it immaculately maintained to honor its historic past. The building offers a Community Room that is open to the public and filled with all types of historical memorabilia related to Fort Pierce and the Arcade Building.” Estremera added, “The Arcade Building is also listed on the Main Street Fort Pierce Mural Trail since there are two exterior murals that were created in 2002 and a beautiful trompe l’oeil created by Peter & Halina Geselowitz inside near the Art Connection. The trompe l’oeil reflects patrons (and a peacock) admiring art in a gallery.”
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Estremera is one of more than two dozen artists who have created an art collaborative to share the expense of a gallery. The Art Connection of Fort Pierce is a non-profit started several years ago “with the goal of providing a gallery where new and emerging artists can show and sell their artwork alongside established artists at a reasonable price.” It’s managed by a team of artists — Judith Suit & Larry Burchard (The Wood Shanty); Jennifer Shibona (Mad Chiwawa Designs); Diane Stark-Kennedy (Naturally Inspired); and Cathy Estremera (Cathy’s Curiosities) — who volunteer their time, talent, and knowledge to operate the gallery.
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The current roster of artists in Art Connection with gallery space: Dona Alexander, Paul Bauders, Dale Beam, Janet Bird Fuller, William Blazak, Asia Booth, Gerald Cannizzaro, Nick Cascio, Diane Concepcion, Michael Evans, Gail Goldstein, Greg Hold, Laura Irle, Christine Kee, Tom LaDuc, Barbara Lyons, Vishma Maharaj, Wanda Planer, Brittany Posten, Sheep, Genevieve Smith, Doreen Tassone, Holly Theuns, Sophia Tranoris, Barbara Warren, Joe Young.
in addition to the professional artists in Art Connection, space has been donated to the Lindsay School of Arts to display student artwork. “Also, Maureen Peterman’s family has several pieces of her artwork at the gallery whose sales will go to benefit the Lindsay School in her memory,” Estremera said.
If you go:
The Art Connection
101 N US 1 Suite 124
(US 1 and Orange Avenue)
Fort Pierce
772-801-5700
https://artconnectionofft.com
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Trompe l'oeil - Peter & Halina Geselowitz
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Heart with Clef Heart- Cathy Estremera
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Wood Spirits - Judith Suit
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Photos courtesy of Art Connection: Art Connection storefront; Vintage Beaded Shoe - Jennifer Shibona; Let Freedom Ring stained-glass eagle - Diane Stark-Kennedy.
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News from the Elliott Museum
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Direct from the Elliott:
Hey, Man! Dig out those vintage threads, fire-up the van, and head down to the Elliott Museum for a flashback! We are honoring all-things 1969, from a real VW bus to a Vietnam-era Jeep to an exhibit from the Charles Schulz Museum featuring Snoopy blasting off with the Apollo 10 Astronauts to the moon! We had a lot of help from the local community who contributed items from their own collections for this exhibition, so not only will you rediscover your own 1969 experience, but you'll learn what was going on locally, as well.
The opening reception is July 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
$5 per person
Decked-Out hippie dudes & chicks admitted free, man!
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Barry Z. Levine was one of the official photographers at Woodstock. His iconic photos of the artists, people, and events of Woodstock have appeared in countless publications all over the world. Linanne G. Sackett, Ph.D., is the author of
The Woodstock Story Book
featuring Barry's photos.
A selection of 18 of Barry's original Woodstock photos are on display in the
Summer of '69
exhibition. During the Opening Reception, both Levine & Sackett will be in attendance to sign copies of
The
Woodstock Story Book.
Books will be on sale through the Elliott's Emporium Museum Store and sales benefit HSMC.
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From Pineapple Playhouse:
Auditions for the first show of the 2019-2020 season are scheduled for
July 21-23.
772-465-0366.
Pineapple's Camp Bravo kids camp (ages 6-16) will run
July 15-Aug. 2, with performances by the kids Aug. 3-4.
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Summer Museum hours at
A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
are
Saturdays, 10 AM to 4 PM; and Sundays, 12 Noon to 4 PM.
Admission is $5 per person; AARP, AAA, and Veterans with appropriate ID receive a $2 discount. Museum members, students with school ID, children under 18, and active duty military are always free. The first Sunday of the month is Free Admission Day.
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Sunday, July 14,
is the first in the summer series of six free movies at the
Sunrise Theatre
in Fort Pierce. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born is first in line. The others in the series: Black Panther, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, and 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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News from 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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Call for Artists:
There’s no rest for a dedicated artist, with shows and exhibit opportunities popping up all over the place, even during traditional vacation times. The
Art Connection of Fort Pierce
’s summer show is “Summer Fun” and Treasure Coast and South Florida artists are invited to enter their work. The show runs
July 23-Aug. 16
. Of particular interest to artists are the details. Excluding any credit card processing fees, the artists will get 100 percent of their sales. 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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"Crimes of the Heart"
opens this weekend at
Treasure Coast.
The Magrath sisters -- Meg, Babe, and Lenny -- reunite after Babe shoots her abusive husband.
Town Centre Plaza (near Bealls)
10175 South US 1, Port St. Lucie
July 12-21
, times vary.
Discounts are available for groups, students and season tickets.
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Mike Block's Music Festival
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Mike Block and his world-class musicians are in Vero Beach this week for a series of free concerts following his annual Mike Block String Camp at First Presbyterian Church. Wednesday and Friday performances are at 7:30 and will feature “Americana, Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Indian, and more from the Faculty of Mike Block String Camp, as well as advanced student groups,” Block said.
The final concert, July 13 at 3 p.m., Block calls the “Culminating Concert & Barn Dance.” This one features String Camp participants, including many local kids. Seven of the String Camp students are members of the Gifford Youth Orchestra: Luke Pelt, Jada Powell, Jhovanny Vite, Tatiana Wallace, Isabella Cruz, Pryscalina Douzable, and Mieca-Eeja Ferguson. Donations offered in lieu of an admission charge support the camp’s scholarship fund. Several of the GYO students received scholarship assistance this year. Dr. Crystal Bujol, co-founder and artistic director of the GYO, said, “This camp of intensive string instrument training and international student interaction paints pictures for the minds of our children that are much more than just 1000 words,” she says. “Mike Block's Camp touches their souls, their spirits, and their hearts with dreams of better tomorrows.”
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On a personal Mike Block note: “My wife (Celtic fiddler Hanneke Cassel) and I welcomed a baby girl in mid-March! We’re very excited, grateful, and sleep deprived. Those of you following my social media may have seen that I was actually on tour in New Zealand with Silkroad Ensemble when her water broke 3.5 weeks early … I was able to immediately hop on a plane from Aukland (missing the last few concerts of the tour …), and 25 anxious hours later I arrived at the hospital in time to be there for the birth! It’s been a special two months to take time off from traveling and focus on the new family! :)” He added, “baby Eilidh will be with us :) “ No, I don't know how to pronounce it.
Photos courtesy of Mike Block: Rachel Barton Pine; Cody Lanier, Brooke Gunter, Marianna Forero, Laila Crowe, Ella Tierney
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And If You Don't Feel Like a Road Trip to Miami, Pine Island has MangoMania! This Weekend
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Mango Mania is a summer festival and celebration of Pine Island’s Mangoes and other tropical fruits. It is a festive, informal and incredibly fun family event.
- Food and Recipe Contests
- Creative Mango Games & Contests for Kids of all ages
- Music
- Great Food and Beverage
- Mango & Tropical Fruit Specialty Food and Beverages
- Free Mango Tasting Table
- Art & Craft vendors
- Gifts
- This year’s MangoMania T-shirts
- Kids Activities – Carnival Rides & Games
- Educational Talks about Tropical Plants, Palms, Art and more
- Tropical Plants & Trees for Sale
- Meet our Mango Queen
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If You Go:
Pine Island's MangMania!
German-American Social Club
2101 Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33991
Adults $6.00 – Advance Purchase $5.00
Children under 10 are FREE
Saturday - Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Photo: Matt Mango from Pine Island Chamber of Commerce
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Young Love at A.C.T. Studio Theatre
July 13-28, times vary
William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ opens this weekend at A.C.T. Studio Theatre with Collin Salvatoré and Jenni Lawton as Romeo and Juliet, and Blanche Baxter, Jack Krantz, Michael Ladewig, Stephen Mayer, Samantha McCue, Stuart Mohr, Fletcher Morton, Cameron Pomeroy, and Becca Roy. Cedar Pointe Plaza, 2399 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart. Reserved seating $25, group and student discounts available. actstudiotheatre.com - 772-932-8880.
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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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Road Trip! to Fairchild Garden's Mango Festival
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An event I went to when I lived in Miami long ago made such an impression on me that I’m still telling people about it many years later. I suppose it helps if the listener is as much a mango nut as I am, but even for those who don’t give a fig about mangos, Fairchild Tropical Garden is a destination to add to your road trip list. Yes, it’s a long drive through awful traffic, so you might consider making it a weekend visit on the way home from a trip to the Keys.
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The event in question is this weekend’s 27th annual Mango Festival. I didn’t remember that I must have been there for the first one! I won’t go into much detail here but will say that there’s a reason someone came up with the term “mangomania.” I recommend reading the description and schedule on
the website
before you make plans to go. It’s much more than wandering through mountains of mangos, although for some of us that would be enough. There are educational workshops, activities for kids, mango tasting, even a mango auction.
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If you were in Vero Beach for the Wine & Film Festival a few weeks ago, you might have enjoyed food prepared by Miami chef Norman Van Aken at one of the events. Van Aken, back home in Miami, will be preparing a Florida Kitchen Lunch Saturday at the Mango Festival. Kids will find more than the typical festival face painting and bounce house. There’s a Mango Kids Culinary Challenge, with kids sharing family favorite dishes. There will be 15 varieties of mango trees for sale, some of them perfect for backyard gardens. It might help if you print out or download the map of
Fairchild Tropical botanic Garden
ahead of time. It’s a lot of territory to cover for those willing to explore beyond the exhibit area.
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The garden is named for Dr. David Fairchild, a pioneer in plant exploration. When he retired to Miami in 1935, he surrounded himself with others passionate about horticulture and plant collection, including Marjory Stoneman Douglas and
landscape architect William Lyman Phillips
, who later was selected by Arthur McKee and Waldo Sexton to design McKee Botanical Garden in Vero Beach.
The Garden opened to the public in 1938 and through the years became a crucial hub for plant collection and research. From the website: “In 1984, the Garden became a member of the Center for Plant Conservation, a consortium of botanic gardens involved in preservation of endangered U.S. flora. Since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Fairchild plant collecting efforts have intensified dramatically, as scientists sought not only to restore the Garden's collections, but also to identify and save endangered plants throughout the tropics. Since that time,
Fairchild's collections now include tropical fruit, orchids, and Florida and native plants.”
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Friday, July 12, 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 13 at 12:00 p.m.
Mango Lunch
—Mango Festival's brunch transformed into a Seated Lunch catered by La Basque Caterers and desserts by Hedy Goldsmith and other top chefs. Tickets include a copy of Hedy's cookbook,
BAKING OUT LOUD,
Fun Desserts with Big Flavors.
Sunday, July 14 at 11:00 a.m.
MANGO KIDS Culinary Challenge
—New this year! Kids share their family's favorit mango dish for prizes. See the results at the Fresh from Fairchild tent!
Sunday, July 14 at 2:00 p.m.
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Fairchild Garden is one of the most visitor-friendly places around:
Here are a few tips to make your visit to Fairchild more memorable.
- There's lots to do during your visit; you should allow three hours or more if you plan to enjoy the entire Garden.
- Fairchild is in the tropics, you should dress comfortably.
- We offer many guided and self-guided tours.
- You can enjoy a free, narrated tram tour of the Garden.
- Protect yourself from the sun; hats and sunscreen are encouraged.
- Consider bringing bug spray.
- Throughout the Garden, benches can be found for moments of rest and enjoyment.
- Stay hydrated. Water fountains are located throughout the Garden. Most water fountains can easily refill water bottles, and we offer complimentary water stations at our various information stations throughout the Garden.
- Bring you camera or use your smartphone to capture the wonderment of your experience.
- We have two restaurants, The Glasshouse Cafe and The Lakeside Cafe, that offer uniquely tropical fare or, if you prefer, you can bring food with you.
- The Shop at Fairchild has snacks and sundries available, should you need.
- Our etiquette and general policies ensure that all of our guests have a memorable experience.
- List of local hotels can be found on this page.
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If you go:
10901 Old Cutler Road
Phone: 305-667-1651
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On the Calendar - Indian River County
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July 12-13, 7:30 p.m. - The Comedy Zone and Vegas Nights at Riverside Theatre. Arrive early for Live in the Loop free concert outside.
July 8-12, 15-19 - ORCA’s Living Lagoon Summer Camp. Contact Retta Rohm, Education Coordinator, at 772-467-1600 or
rrohm@teamorca.org
July 9, 5:30 p.m. - The Man Who Fell to Earth at Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Reel in Summer.
July 10-28 - CATS at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
July 10, 2 & 7 p.m. - MET Live in HD Summer Encore at the Majestic 11, Vero Beach: Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. From 2006-07 season.
July 16, 5:30 p.m. - Cocoon at Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Reel in Summer.
July 17, 2 & 7 p.m. - MET Live in HD Summer Encore at the Majestic 11, Vero Beach: Verdi’s Aida, from 2018-19 season.
July 21, 4 p.m. - Joie de Vivre with Andrew Galuska, Jill Truax, and Rachel Carter in the Grace Chapel at Community Church of Vero Beach. Piano Duets and Vocal selections by Faure, Poulenc, and Schubert. $10 for adults and $5 for students.
July 23, 5:30 p.m. - Planet at Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Reel in Summer.
*** July 31 - DEADLINE to apply for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show. Email questions to juriedshow@martinarts.org or
jhearn@martinarts.org
. Mention “Juried show” in subject line.
Through July 31 - Art of Cultural Council of Indian River County’s Artist Registry members on display at ITC Intergenerational Center, 1590 9th St. SW, Vero Beach.
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Through Aug. 8 - Jemal Hayes’ art is at Indian River County Courthouse.
Through Sept. 29 -
Astronomy Photographer of the Year is
in the Holmes Gallery at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Through Dec. 15 - Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Al Weiwei's
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold
in the Stark Rotunda.
Through July 29th - Artworks by members of the Cultural Council of Indian River County will be on view through July 29th at the Indian River County Administration Buildings A and B during normal office hours, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach. 772-770-4857.
Through July 31 - The Cultural Council of IRC Artist Registry members exhibit works depicting "Spring" at the IRC Intergenerational Center.
Aug. 2-3, 8 p.m. - Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami in performance for 8th annual Riverside Dance Festival at Riverside Theatre. Tickets at
balletverobeach.org
,
riversidetheatre.com
, or Riverside Theatre Box Office, 772-231-6990.
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.
NOTE NEW DEADLINE: Helping People Succeed shares a Call to Artists for the 2020 Art For Living Calendar. The Call is open to artists in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties. Deadline: July 1.
Last Saturday of each month is free admission day at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
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On the Calendar - Martin County
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July 13-28 - Romeo and Juliet at A.C.T. Studio Theatre. Tickets and information:
actstudiotheatre.com
and 772-932-8880.
July 21-23 - Auditions for Beauty & the Beast at the
Barn Theatre
in Stuart. Show dates are Sept. 19-Oct. 6.
July 18-28 - ROCK OF AGES at the Barn Theatre in Stuart.
Adult Content
Through July 28 - Between the Tides - Original Artwork by Ron Garrett at the Elliott Museum on Hutcheson Island, Stuart.
*** July 31 - DEADLINE to apply for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show. Email questions to juriedshow@martinarts.org or
jhearn@martinarts.org
. Mention “Juried show” in subject line.
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.
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Through Aug. 1 - Guided night turtle walks at
Florida Oceanographic Society
, space available. Note: This program is conducted under a state permit. Conducting sea turtle walks on your own or disturbing turtles is against the law.Please keep all lights off while on the beach, including flashlights and cameras, and keep a respectful distance from nesting females or hatchlings.
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.
Groundfloor Farm is closed for the summer and has been purchased by CoLab Farms in Indiantown.
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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July 12-21, times vary - Crimes of the Heart at Treasure Coast Theatre, Town Centre Plaza (near Bealls), 10175 South US 1, Port St. Lucie.
Adult content.
https://treasurecoasttheatre.com
July 14, 3 p.m. - Free Summer at the Movies at Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce. July 14 A Star is Born. 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.
July 19, 5 p.m. - Deadline for entries in the Art Connection of Ft. Pierce’s Summer Fun show. “We are looking for Treasure Coast/South Florida artists to participate. The show will run from July 23 - August 16.”
July 19, 5-8 p.m. - Artwalk in Downtown Fort Fierce
July 21, 1-5 p.m. - Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society - Swingin on the Vine at the Winery.
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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.
July 28-30 - Auditions for The Young, the Bold, and the Murdered at Pineapple Playhouse, Fort Pierce.
*** July 31 - DEADLINE to apply for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show. Email questions to juriedshow@martinarts.org or
jhearn@martinarts.org
. Mention “Juried show” in subject line.
The Gardens at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens sent Arts Blast a call to all artists, not only SLC residents. The deadline for entry is Nov. 1. Find the application at
www.pslbg.org/artapp.
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 - No. Palm Beach County
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July 12, 19, 26, 5-10 p.m. - Art After Dark at the Norton Museum of Art.
Through Sept. 17 - Small Worlds: Five Centuries of European Prints and Drawings from the Collection at Norton Museum of Art.
July 20, 27, 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. - Family Studio: Sculpt It! at Norton Museum. 561-832-5196 x1196.
July 12-Oct. 29 - Film Posters from the Dwight M. Cleveland Collection at the Norton Museum of Art.
July 12 - Douye in concert at
Arts Garage
, Delray Beach.
July 13, Noon - 5p.m. - Bastille Day at the Norton Museum. Free admission.
Vive la France!
Enjoy live music, films, fabulous cuisine, try the French sport of Petanque, catch a gallery talk, and discover your inner artist making art inspired by works by French artists on view in the galleries.
Through July 13 - Collage Exhibition at Arts Warehouse
,
313 NE 3rd St., Delray Beach.
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*** July 31 - DEADLINE to apply for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show. Email questions to juriedshow@martinarts.org or
jhearn@martinarts.org
. Mention “Juried show” in subject line.
Through Aug. 10 - Window on the World Original Art and Picture Books by National Award Winners at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta.
Through Sept. 8 - 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 Oct. 12 - Seven Solos Exhibition at Cornell Art Museum at
Old School Square
, Delray Beach.
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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On the Calendar - Brevard County
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Through July 27 - Where Am I?, opening reception for a group exhibition at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, 1470 Highland Ave., Melbourne. Exhibit runs through July 27.
July 12-13 - Disney’s Frozen Jr. at Henegar Center, 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne.
July 13, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Astronaut Parade and Street Party - City of Cocoa Beach, 2 S. Orlando Ave. The parade route is starting at 4th Street North proceed down (south) Orlando Ave. and ending at 1st Street South.
July 13, 7 p.m. - Alan Parsons free concert at Cocoa Riverfront Park, 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa.
Through October 19 - Foosaner Art Museum presents Clyde Butcher: Florida’s Photographer, 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne.
FoosanerArtMuseum.org
.
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*** July 31 - DEADLINE to apply for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show. Email questions to juriedshow@martinarts.org or
jhearn@martinarts.org
. Mention “Juried show” in subject line.
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/
July 19-20 - The Summer Musical Theatre Project culmination performance at Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse.
Aug. 1-4 - Carrie, the Musical at Henegar Center, 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne.
Last Friday of the month - Cocoa Village Friday Fest at Myrt Tharpe Square Gazebo 5 - 9 p.m.
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On the Calendar - Beyond the Treasure Coast
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July 9, 15, 23 - Tuesday Family Tours at the
Morse Museum
in Winter Park. Tuesday program is in support of the Museum’s major new exhibition,
Earth into Art—The Flowering of American Art Pottery
(October 16, 2018–September 27, 2020)
.
Reservations required.
July 12, Noon to Moon - Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
July 12, 19, 26 - Friday Family Films at
Morse Museum
, Winter Park. 90-minute programs that explore the reoccurring themes in Louis Comfort Tiffany’s art and design, will include a short film, a tour of selected
galleries, and a hands-on art project. Reservations required.
July 13, 10 a.m. - At
Museum of Florida History
, 500 s. Bronough, Tallahassee. Opening of Alligators: Dragons in Paradise exhibit. great day of family friendly activities including alligator story time and sing-along, juvenile alligator encounter on the plaza (until noon), and more! Free and open to the public.
July 18, 11 a.m. - Music in the Museum - Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa.
Through July 20 - At the
Henry B. Plant Museum
- Dirty Laundry: True Tales of Women Workers at the Tampa Bay Hotel.
Through July 20 - A Fragile Balance: Our Planet, Our People, and the Art of Linda Finch at
Polk Museum of Art
.
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Through July 31 - Trains Around the World: Railroad Photographs by Fred. M. Springer at
Naples Depot Museum
, 1051 Fifth Ave. South, Naples.
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.
Through Aug. 31 -
Polk Museum of Art
at Florida Southern College - Flashback Female: Women Artists in the 1980s from the permanent collection.
*** July 31 - DEADLINE to apply for the 29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show. Email questions to juriedshow@martinarts.org or
jhearn@martinarts.org
. Mention “Juried show” in subject line.
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