Volume 3 No. 31 |October 15, 2021 |
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Arts Blast on the Air is not an audible version of Willi Miller's Arts Blast, as you'll discover when you click on a show link. The weekly radio show offers interviews with people active in the arts locally, regionally, and nationally. The very first show had local artist Lee G. Smith and the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta. For this Sunday's show, I talk with author Brad Meltzer and Gifford native and Broadway performer Jamari Johnson Williams. Listeners to my old Arts Spotlight program on WQCS years ago will think it's back, but a lot longer! Personally, I'm thrilled to have this opportunity and hope you will enjoy listening to it as much as I do producing it. It would not be possible without our great sponsors, Riverside Theatre and Ballet Vero Beach, and collaborator Donna Roberts Mitchell. Thanks for listening! |
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In This Issue - October 15, 2021
Fall Opening at Galleries at First Pres
Call for Artists to the Garden (PSLBG)
Art in Public Places in Brevard
Highwaymen Opening at The Elliott
MEGA Sale at GardenClub of Fort Pierce
Side Show at the Henegar
It's Fall at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Pioneer Days in Lake Wales
Best of the Best Art Show Winners
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Opening at The Galleries of First Pres |
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The Galleries at First Pres will offer an opening reception for the Fall Art Installment on Sunday, October 17, 2021, from 2:00 to 4:00pm. The show will feature the works of local artists Mimmo Amelio, Jean Archibald, and Judith Bairstow. The galleries are located throughout the campus of First Presbyterian Church at 520 Royal Palm Boulevard in Vero Beach. Admission is free.
Domenico “Mimmo” Amelio was born in Naples, Italy in 1949, relocating to the United States in 1966. "My paintings vary from cubism, impressionism, expressionism, astroism, or abstract, and are always optimistic with vibrant colors,” Amelio said.
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Archibald’s realistic watercolor paintings depict beautiful landscapes, old barns, dilapidated houses, and boats. The artist is now an instructor at the Sebastian River Art Club and teaches watercolor classes on the first and third Tuesday of each month. |
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Judith Bairstow was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and Derby Lane, Vermont. She inherited a love of photography from her grandfather and father. “I began painting when I found colors, images, or design in my photographs and wanted to remove undesirable elements from my pictures, before the advent of photoshopping. Oil painting allowed me to edit the image to my liking. I love natural settings and have photographed many beautiful scenes during my travels. |
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Mimmo Amelio; Maine Rocks - Jean Archibald; Judith Bairstow
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The Galleries at First Pres are are open for viewing from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and on Sunday mornings between church services. Admission is free and open to the community. Unvaccinated individuals are asked to wear a mask and socially distance while on the church campus.
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Calling All Artists to Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens |
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The 3rd Annual Art Show in The Gardens will highlight local, regional, and renowned artists in the mediums of Original - 2D, 3D, Jewelry & Fine Crafts. The show will also include music, dancing, food trucks and more. A variety of food, snack and beverage vendors will be on hand for your culinary pleasure as well as art raffles and local non-profit agencies to complete the mix. Our “Party With The Artists” will be back with an afternoon reception, an opportunity to meet and talk with the artists while enjoying a selection of hors d'oeuvres, adult beverages, friends, and good music. The reception will be held Saturday, January 2, immediately following the show, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Art Events Lawn. Tickets are available on-line to the public for $25 for 1 ticket -or $40 for two tickets and include two drink tickets per ticket. You can get your tickets at www.pslbg.org/artparty. *** CALL FOR ARTISTS *** We have a limited number of booths available for new artists wishing to apply for our art show. If you are interested in becoming an approved artist, please apply online at www.pslbg.org/artapp
Plein air artists are invited to set up easels at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens.
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Spokesman Mark Barnes explained how it all began back in 2019. "A small group of dedicated volunteers started tossing around the idea of starting an art show beginning in January 2020. ... With a focus on the community and making sure our artists had a venue as well as an event that would be successful for them, the art show became a reality and one of the most successful events that was held at the gardens to date. Many of our initial artists that year reported selling out and a good time was had by all."
Being part of it is easy, Barnes said. "We have a simple online application at www.pslbg.org/artapp, where artists can complete and make their payment, and (then send) the required collateral for review. Most reviews are done within 48 hours and the artists ... notified. About 15 days before the show, load-in, booth, and any other pertinent instructions are emailed to all artists. We personally greet each artist during the load-in and make sure it’s a fun and smooth process. After all without them, we don’t have a show!"
The traditional Festival of Lights opens Thanksgiving weekend at the Gardens, and after the January art show, the Botanical Garden Festival & Plant Sale is the second weekend of February. This year the Botanica Festival will feature the Port St. Lucie Orchid Society’s Orchid Show & Sale.
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Art in Public Places in Brevard County
Lynne Brezina, art services manager for the Brevard Cultural Alliance explained how and why the program began:
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Brevard County does not have a percentage of its budget set aside for an art program which would lend to the funding for sculptures and large scale public works of art. (Although) we have had some in Brevard that were special projects.
In order to compensate for not having a funding source for large scale projects, we started the Art in Public Places Temporary installation program.
This program was started approximately 28 years ago, with just a few sites, which included Melbourne International Airport, Cape Canaveral Hospital, and the Government Center in Viera.
We had to develop a program in which we could showcase and sell artwork created by our local talent. This program not only provided quality venues to exhibit artwork but in turn created a stimulating work environment for businesses and an opportunity for their clientele to view and purchase local artwork.
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As time went on we were able to fine tune the program, where we now have 28 display locations and approximately 400 pieces of artwork out on display which is changed out every 4 months.
The artwork is offered for sale while on display. BCA handles the curating of site specific exhibitions, installation, signage, Releases of Liability, contracts for businesses participating in the program, checks to artists for artwork sold , running credit cards and maintaining inventory. There is a minimal service fee charged to artists on the sale of artwork.
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Lynne will continue the story in another issue of Arts Blast.
Photo upper left: Installation at Planetarium
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At the Elliott - The Highwaymen...Vistas and Visions |
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From The Elliott Museum:
In the 1950s, several African-American self-taught artists from the Treasure Coast began painting Florida’s vivid landscapes. Coined as the “Highwaymen,” they sold their art out of their car trunks as they traveled the highways, which led to their nickname. Highwaymen paintings now hang in the Smithsonian, and several Highwaymen artists are represented in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Today, very few of the original 26 artists remain but fortunately, many of their paintings — which are now sought after by collectors worldwide — still do. More than 70 of their paintings will be showcased at The Elliott Museum in this special exhibit.
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There will be two opening night receptions. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, an exclusive, ticketed preview opening reception will include live painting demonstrations by original Highwaymen artists Roy McLendon Sr. and Roy McLendon Jr. Attendance will be limited. The evening also will include a guided art tour by noted Highwaymen collector and dealer Roger Lightle. Admission is $125 and includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and two beverages (choice of wine, beer and soft drinks). Several of the paintings will be available for purchase.
On Thursday, Oct. 21, An opening reception for the public will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature a live painting demonstration by original Highwaymen artists Roy McLendon Sr. and Roy McLendon Jr. and presentation by noted collector and dealer Roger Lightle. The ticket price is regular museum admission for guests (adults 13-64 - $14, seniors 65+ - $12, children 6 to 12 - $6, under 6 – free) and $10 to members and includes hors d’oeuvres and cash bar for wine, beer and soft drinks.
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The 2021 Best of the Best Winners at Backus |
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The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery is pleased to announce the award-winning works of art for the 2021 Juried Art Exhibition The Best of the Best. A jury panel of three independent judges voted to accept 85 entries out of 243 submissions in four categories: Oil/Acrylics, Watercolor, Varied Techniques, and Three-Dimensional. A total of 28 awards were conferred to distinguished examples in each of the four entry categories. After an inaugural viewing at the Season Opening reception on Friday, October 15, the exhibition will be on display to the public October 16 through November 12, 2021 at 500 N. Indian River Drive in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce.
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It's a New Season at Vero Beach Museum of Art |
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The Vero Beach Museum of Art begins the fall season with American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection, in partnership with the Art Bridges Foundation, in the Holmes and Schumann Galleries through January 2, 2022.
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The Museum extended an invitation to members of the Vero Beach Art Club to submit their work to be juried into the exhibit. Among those selected were two pieces by Mark San Souci, The Victory: Dad, Daughters, Balloons, and Florida June Flowers.
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The exhibition offers more than 90 examples of American folk art that include paintings, pottery, quilts, needlework, and sculpture. Carousel figures, wood carvings, and dolls join the traditional portrait and landscape paintings.
From Vero Beach Museum of Art:
Folk artists, sometimes referred to as self-taught artists, are individuals whose talents emerged from personal experience rather than formal training. Their creations are beautiful, diverse, truthful, often utilitarian, and rooted in their individual heritage or community. The works in American Perspectives are organized into four sections -Founders, Travelers, Philosophers, and Seekers - that respond to such themes as nationhood, freedom, community, imagination, opportunity, and legacy.
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Senior Curator Anke Van Wagenberg said, "Beautiful, diverse, and truthful, the art illuminates the thoughts and experiences of indivduals with an immediacy that is palpable and unique to these expressions. Visitors will be able to access contextual information in the exhibition to further reveal the vital role that folk art plays as a witness to history, carrier of cultural heritage, and a reflection of the world at large through the eyes, heart, and mind of the artist" |
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The exhibition is organized by the American Folk Art Museum, New York, with support provided by Art Bridges. It was originally curated for installation at the American Folk Art Museum, February 11, 2020 — January 3, 2021, by Stacy C. Hollander, Independent Curator. The tour was coordinated by Emelie Gevalt, Curator of Folk Art, the American Folk Art
Museum visitors are encouraged to participate in a series of upcoming related programming including lectures, studio art classes, artist workshops, Art Talks, and artmaking projects for families. For more information and to register for programs please visit the website www.vbmuseum.org call (772) 231-0707 ext. 136.
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Photos, counterclockwise from:
Left top- Charles Carmel (1865–1931), Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, Outer Row Jumper Horse, c. 1918. Paint on wood with glass jewels and glass eyes, 51 x 63 x 14 in. Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift from the collection of Larry and Gail Freels, 2020.1.4.
Mark San Souci - The Victory/ Dad, Daughters, Balloons
Mark San Souci Florida June Flowers
Clara J. Martin (1882–1968) Mount Clemens, Michigan, Presidents Quilt, 1964. Wool with paint on canvas appliqué and cotton embroidery, 88 x 72 in. Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift of Marta Amundson; great-granddaughter of Clara J. Martin, 2015.2.1, Photo by Kristine Larsen.
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A Side Show at the Henegar |
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From Dominic Del Brocco at The Henegar Center for the Arts:
The second show of the 31st season at the Henegar is Side Show, rated PG 13. "This is a first, not just for the Henegar but for all of Brevard Country. SIDE SHOW has it all, incredible belting vocals, stunning costumes and make up, a wow factor set, energetic choreography, cirque elements and dazzling lights and tech."
Two things make Side Show extra special, Del Brocco said. Every role is based on real people, "Some historically acclaimed and some not so well known… but all rooted in truth and reality. The Hilton sisters, Daisy and Violet, were actually conjoined twins that made their way from the dark of a traveling carnival side show or 'freak show' attraction to Vaudeville and finally Hollywood. Their story and bond is a sad one. They had an incredibly hard life from start to finish."
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In addition, "the Show is unique for many other reasons but one of which is the added challenges of the 'attractions'. The two leads, Daisy & Violet, must sing, dance, and act their way through 98 percent of the show actually attached at the hip. Through the magic of costumes, directorial blocking and staging, lighting, and other means, the girls must be in unison lock step to navigate platforms, stairs and dance numbers." The sisters are played by Sofia Brodner and Grace Custino. "They will be attached at some point for up to 4 hours with minimal time to separate for quick breaks. This show is physically, mentally, and spatially challenging and these two girls knock it out of park.
"The girls are not the only ones with physical challenges. Ever try and do choreography with a third leg or no arms? All of the attractions must perform beyond the limitations of their condition. These unique and bizarre costumes are brought to life by costume designer Marcy Szymanski and famed make up and effects designer Alan Ostrander of AEO Studios."
The show runs weekends through October 24.
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MEGA Sale for the Garden Club of Fort Pierce |
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The Annual Garden Club of Fort Pierce’s Mega Plant Sale is back and better than ever, according to event organizers. The sale will feature an indoor flea market and outdoor plant shop. The Mega Sale takes place at the Garden Center club house in beautiful Glidden Park at the corner of South 10th Street and Georgia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Saturday, October 23rd. The sale opens at 8 a.m. Most plants are priced under $10. All proceeds will benefit Fort Pierce community projects. See our Facebook page for more information. Spokeswoman Dotty Greene said, "Members bring what they have grown. We have a few who are great growers and some that just bring one gem. There are no vendors, but excellent quality. Indoors there will be a wide assortment of household goods, also contributed by members."
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Pioneer Days in Lake Wales |
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The Lake Wales History Museum will host the 45th Annual Pioneer Days Festival October 23 & 24 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day in Lake Wales Park. This event is a heritage celebration for the whole family with free admission and parking on both days. This year the festival will feature the same great old-fashioned fun and new offerings for the whole family. The event draws a diverse audience of nearly 10,000 visitors and residents annually to the area.
This event will be held entirely outdoors, and mask requirements and physical distancing will be implemented in accordance with regulations and guidance from the state of Florida, City of Lake Wales, and the CDC.
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The Lake Wales History Museum's Pioneer Days Festival is synonymous with Lake Wales history and culture, and celebrates the heritage of the greater Polk County community. The two-day event will feature 50 craft & community market vendors, dozens of heritage education activities, historical reenactors, live entertainment, a dozen new and returning local food vendors, a new Pioneer Beer & Wine Garden, The Pumpkin Patch family activity area with petting zoo, antique car & tractor show, architectural tours, and the naming of Lake Wales’ Pioneer of the Year.
During the Pioneer of Year Celebration, the museum will honor Gladys Howell as the 2021 Lake Wales Pioneer of the Year. The celebration will be held during the festival on Saturday, October 23 at 10 a.m.
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Indian River County
Through Oct. 17 - Dracula at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
Through Oct. 26 - CCIRC Art in Public Places Member Exhibit - Vacation Doings and Destinations at Intergenerational Recreation Center
Through Oct. 28 - Pour Your Heart Out Exhibit - Art at the Emerson Gallery - EmersonCenter
Through Oct. 29 - At Gallery 13 - Oil and Water: Edgar Abello & Then and Now: Mixed Media by Carol Staub
Through Oct. 30, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Indian River Bird and Nature Juried Art Show at Environmental Learning Center
Through Dec. 5 - Hanneke Beaumont: Drawn to Life at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Through Dec. 25 - Viner Series for Visual Arts: Eldon Lux-Cowboy and Cow Culture Artist Narthex Gallery Show At Community Church of Vero Beach
Through Jan. 2, 2022 - American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Through Jan. 2, 2022 - Martin Puryear: Printmaker in the Stark Gallery - Vero Beach Museum of Art
Ongoing - Riverside Theatre’s two virtual series, Putting it Together and Cast Chats. See the website for the link
Vero Beach Museum of Art has temporary new hours - open to the public Thursday through Sunday. Please check the website vbmuseum.org before planning a visit as hours can change.
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Oct. 15, 6 p.m. - Nicole Stott at Vero Beach Book Center
Oct. 15 & 16, 7 & 9 p.m. - Comedy Zone Experience at Riverside Theatre - Dean Napolitano and Brent Blakeney
Oct. 16, 4:30 -6:30 p.m. - Artist reception and awards presentations - Indian River Bird and Nature Juried Art Show at Environmental Learning Center
Oct. 16, noon-2 p.m. - Auditions for local children 12 and up to perform in Carousel and Billy Elliot on the mainstage at Riverside Theater. kylea@riversidetheatre.com
Oct. 16, 8 a.m. - Registration begins for gymnastics and circus aerial events at Leisure Square.
Oct. 16, 3 p.m. - 40th Annual Crown Jewel Marching Band Festival at Vero Beach High School
Oct. 17 - Artists reception at The Galleries at First Pres. Unvaccinated guests are asked to wear a mask and socially distance.
Oct. 18 - Deadline for submission to the Cultural Council of Indian River County's Art in Public Places exhibition at the Intergenerational Recreation Center
Oct. 19, 7 p.m. - VBHS Orchestra Concert - Orchestral Spooktacular - at Performing Arts Center
Oct. 20, 6 p.m. - The Sebastian Area Historical Society - "The Fells of Fellsmere”, presented by Rich Votapka, Fellsmere Historian at the North Indian River County Library - free but donations gratefully accepted
Oct. 21-Nov. 29 - Another Beautiful Day - Fine art show at Vero Beach Art Club Annex & Gallery
Oct.22, 6 p.m. - Mary Kay Andrews at Vero Beach Book Center
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St. Lucie County
Through Oct. 24 - The Glass Menagerie at Treasure Coast Theatre
Through Dec. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. - Clyde Butcher: Living Waters and the Florida Landscape Exhibition at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center
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Oct. 15, 5-8 p.m. - Season Opening reception at Backus Museum and Gallery
Oct. 15 - Deadline for entries for the 2nd annual Young Hearts to Arts exhibition.
Oct. 16-17, Sat.10 a.m.-4 p.m, Sun. 12-4 p.m. - Fall Garden Festival at Heathcote Botanical Gardens
Oct. 16-Nov. 12 - The 40th Best of the Best Annual Juried Exhibition at Backus Museum and Gallery
Oct. 22&23 - Saturn, Jewel of the Heavens - IRSC Hallstrom Planetarium
Oct. 23, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. - GardenClub of Fort Pierce MEGA YARD & PLANT SALE at Glidden Park, Georgia Ave. & 10th, FP
Oct. 23, 6-10 p.m. - Backus Boo Ball to benefit the Backus Museum - Eat - Drink - Be Scary
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Brevard County
Ongoing - Virtual Visual Art 2020 by members of the Central Brevard Art Association on Facebook and YouTube.
Through Oct. 17: Evil Dead, The Musical, Titusville Playhouse
Through Oct. 24, weekends - Side Show, Henegar Center, Downtown Melbourne
Through Oct. 29 - Tara Warley - at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
Through Oct. 29 - Soul Songs: Sue Tully - at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne
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Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. - Brevard SO - Opening Night - Around the World in 80 Minutes - at the King Center
Oct 16: Central Florida Winds Concert, Park Avenue Baptist Church, Titusville
Oct 16 & 17: Boo at the Zoo, Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
Oct 16 & 17: Space Coast Art Festival, The Avenue Viera
Oct 16 & 17: Fall Art & Craft Festival in Historic Cocoa Village
Oct 17: Central Florida Winds Concert, Suntree United Methodist Church, Titusville
Oct 17: Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert, location tba
Oct 19: L.O.L. Surprise! Live, King Center, Melbourne
Oct 22: Ray Scott in Concert, Titusville Playhouse Shuler Stage
Oct 22-24: The House on Foggy Bluff Ghost Walk Tours, Green Gables, Melbourne
Oct 22-31: The Rocky Horror Show, Live, Titusville Playhouse
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Martin County
Ongoing - Weekly Tuesday night car show at Elliott Museum. 5-8 p.m. Small fee to show your car. Admission is free for guests, who are asked to remember to follow CDC guidelines pertaining to social distancing, wearing a mask in public, etc.
Ongoing, Thursdays, 11 a.m. - Tours of the Elliott Museum's auto collection. Meet at 10:55 at front desk.
Ongoing - Mark Cook: When Flows Return to the River of Grass - Virtual exhibit curated by the Arts Council of Martin County
Thursdays, 6-9:30 p.m. - Through Dec. 30 - Jammin Jensen in downtown Jensen Beach
Through Oct. 30, Tues-Sat - Martin Artisans Guild exhibition at the Palm Room, Sewall's Point
Through Oct. 31 - Portfolios - Jane Lawton Baldridge, A Sea Story Girl at the Elliott Museum
Through Nov. 20 - 31st Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show at Cultural Court House
Through Dec. 12 - Exquisite Miniatures, by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist, at the Elliott Museum
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Oct. 15, 7 p.m. - Albert Cummings at Lyric Theatre
Oct. 15, 11 a.m. - Installation of The Highwaymen ... Vistas and Visions at the Elliott Museum
Oct. 15-16 - Indiantown Rodeo at Timer Powers Park
Oct. 19, 4-7 p.m. - Lew's Crew Cruisin' at the Elliott in the parking lot
Oct. 20-Feb. 24 - The Highwaymen ... Vistas and Visions at the Elliott Museum
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Beyond the Treasure Coast
Daily at 11 a.m. - Keeper Chats from Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum. -Giant Pacific Octopus
Sundays at 2 - Upstairs Downstairs Live Theater at the Plant Museum
Ongoing, Saturdays, 2 p.m. - The Bass Highlights Tour at The Bass
Through Oct. 17 - Voices of Women Theatre Festival - 2501 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa
Through Oct. 22 - Flagler's Spirit Clothing Drive - Flagler Museum - collecting new or gently used scrubs and non-skid shoes for healthcare workers
Through Oct. 25 - The Nature of Encaustic: A Florida Wax Show at Bok Tower Gardens
Through Oct. 30 - Remembering 9/11 at Collier Museum at Government Center
Through Oct. 30 - Dia do los Muertos: A Juried Exhibit - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
Through Nov. 21 - Eubie! at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe - Sarasota
Through Nov. 27 - Down the Garden Path at Immokalee Pioneer Museum - photos by Lisette Morales
Through Nov. 27 - Pioneering the Past: The Story of the Brickell Family -- South Florida's Forgotten Founders - at Museum of the Everglades
Through Nov. 28 - InFocus: Precision Photography of Extraordinary and Uncommon Shells at Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum
Through Dec. 14 Second Tuesdays - Fusion Fest - MYgration Films Watch Party
Through Dec. 23 at the Plant Museum - "When the Train Comes Along": Booker T. Washington at the Tampa Bay Casino
Through Dec. 31 - Fabulous Fins & Fenders at Naples Depot Museum
Through mid-January, 2022 - The Birds of Southwest Florida exhibit at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Through Jan. 22, 2022 - Picture Perfect: Marco Island in Postcards at Marco Island Historical Museum
Through Jan. 23 - Pieced and Patterned: American Quilts, c. 1800-1930 - Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Through Feb. 27, 2022 - Explore the Vaults: Black Portraits at Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Through April 3 - More Than Retro: Art Photography of the 1970s at Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Through June 12, 2022 - From Heath to Hedgerow: Doulton Lambeth Ware and the British Countryide at MFA St. Pete.
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Oct. 15-16 - A Harvest of Memories: Presented by The Gay Men’s Chorus of Tampa Bay - The Portico 1001 N Florida Ave, Tampa
Oct. 16, time TBD - VIP Tour of Fruit and Spice Park, Cauley Square Historic Distric, and Coral Castle - Edison & Ford Winter Estates
Oct. 16 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show outdoor movie at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING - Oct. 16, 6 p.m. - Pictures at An Exhibition - Lakeland Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet - Lake Wales Art Center
Oct. 16, 1-2 p.m. - Pollinator Blitz at Bok Tower Gardens
Oct. 17 - Bluegrass Outdoor Concert Lee County Alliance for the Arts - 10091 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers
Oct. 20, 2 p.m. - From Oddity to Commodity: Images of Florida in Postcards with Amanda Townsend at Marco Island Historical Museum
Oct. 21-31 - Men on Boats, mostly a comedy - at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m. - Cocktails & Collections with the MFA at Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Oct. 21 - Celebrate Wonder Woman Day with The Bass
Oct. 21, 6 p.m. - Curator Culture at the The Bass- Dara Birnbaum, Barbara London, moderated by Tom Healy, Curator of Public Programs.
Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30 - Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel - Henry B. Plant Museum
Oct. 22-24 - Batique Technigues Workshop at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers
Oct. 22, 7 p.m. - Funk Up Your Fall with Reverend Barry and the Funk LIVE at Bok Tower Gardens
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No. Palm Beach County
Ongoing Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - Garden Sculpture Tours at the Norton
Through Oct. 29 - Art Across Cultures at Lighthouse ArtCenter
Through Oct. 29 - Gail McCarthy's pop-up exhibition at Lighthouse ArtCenter
Through October - Afterschool Arts Annual Exhibition: Magic of Flight at the Norton
Through Nov. 6 - Valerie Collins Stanescu: The Spirit of Peru at Cultural Council of PB County
Through Nov. 21, 3:30 p.m. - Organ and piano demonstrations at Flagler Museum
Through Dec. 6 - The COVID Memorial Quilt at Armory Art Center
Through March 27, 2022 - Painting Enlightenment: Works by noted Japanese scientist and artist Iwasaki Tsuneo at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Through June, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun. - Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens open
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Oct. 15-Nov. 27 - Todd Lim: Negative Capability in the Times of COVID-19 at Cultural Council of PB County
Oct. 15-16 - Scenes from Peter Pan & Tinker Bell - Ballet Palm Beach. Venues vary
Oct. 16-17 - Delray Art League Art Scape in the City at the Big Apple Bazaar, Delray Beach
Oct. 16-March 6 - Machu Picchu and The Golden Treasures of Peru at Boca Raton Museum of Art
Oct. 23 - Frida Kahlo, Diego Riera and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection opens at The Norton
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