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Volume 6 No. 40 | October 4, 2024 | |
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In This Issue
It's 17 Years for Gallery 14
Helene's Arts Victims Assistance Popup Sale & More
Soup Bowl Locations Nov. 2
Pelican Island Conservation Society (PICS) Bird and Nature Art Show
IRC Rock & GemClub Show & Sale
Python Hunters
Fort Pierce Ghost Walk
Women’s Collective @Raw Space
VBAC Art in the Park
It's a Wonderful Life Radio Play at MCT
John Miller, Glass Works, at VBMA
Almost Maine at ACT
Melbourne Civic Theatre
Stories in Stone at Bok Tower
Play for the Vote! with Mike Block
and MORE!
Scroll down for a load of entries from the Arts Blast online calendar.
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Gallery 14 Anniversary Reception
Join Gallery 14 artists as they celebrate 17 years, featuring the works of Christopher Sweeney and Maslow, visionary artists who embark on a creative journey off the beaten path.
Meet the Artists
Reception: October 4, 2024
5-8PM
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Artist Maslow is nationally recognized through his large scale murals and fine art. Subjects in his work seem to explode with movement and commotion while still maintaining a stillness and realistic quality. A blend of realism and abstraction in a way that invites a surrealist perspective which showcases the unique paintings that defy the boundaries of 2 dimensional art and invite a sense of unexpected emotion.
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Christopher Sweeney is known for his iconic contemporary pop art. The mixed media artist often incorporates themes of popular street culture in his work exploring subjects such as sneakers and cartoons in his paintings. The underlying message always returns to a root of love and gratitude expressed in the XO ( kisses and hugs) insignia present in nearly all of his work.
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Please Join Us Tonight, October 4 ...
in front of 1420 Coffee House during First Friday Gallery Stroll to provide much needed relief for the artisans of areas affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastation. With your help, everything will be good again.
Where: 1420 Coffee House; 2001 14th Ave
What: Pop-up Pottery Sale and Raffle
When: Friday; October 4, 2024; 5:00pm-7:30pm
ALL PROCEEDS will be donated to
CERF+
(Craft Emergency Relief Fund)
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From the American Craft Council:
The damage from Hurricane Helene is heartbreaking to read about and see. ...
Some of you have contacted ACC with questions about how to help craftspeople in the hurricane's path.
The organizations and grassroots efforts dedicated to providing direct aid to affected communities are many and varied. One we want to make sure you know about is our fellow nonpofit, the Craft Emergeny Relief Fund. CERF+ is a nonprofit arts service organization with the mission of providing craft artists with support and resources for disaster and emergency relief (and more.) ...
ACC is sharing the following information for craft artists seeking relief and those who may want to donate.
Andrea Specht
Executive Director
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October 4, 5:30 p.m. - Women's Collective @RawSpace
Please join us for this art exhibit opening during @First Friday Gallery Stroll in Downtown Vero Beach at Raw Space, 1793 Old Dixie Hwy, Vero Beach. The featured art includes work of local women designers, art educators, painters and photographers and showcases work by
@GabrielaHernandez
@JenJohnson
@KathleenRaymond
@ChristineThomas IG: @cmthomasart #cmthomasart
@MelissaBurza
@JenniferDebenedet IG: @jpaisleyl #jpaisleyl
@AnneWhitney
@CindyArriola
@AmySaville www.savillevisuals.com IG: @saville.visuals
@PaulaKnight
@SaskiaFuller #offislandstudio FB: @SaskiaFullerFineJewelry
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The Annual Pelican Island Conservation Society (PICS) Bird and Nature Art show is scheduled at the Environmental Learning Center in Wabasso through Oct 30. Proceeds benefit PICS. To find out more about the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge visit www.firstrefuge.org.
To purchase trips visit http://www.firstrefuge.org/indian-river-birding-fest-nature-art-show
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A list of this years events include:
Sunset Cocktail Pontoon cruise Saturday Oct 5 leaving at 5:15pm
Artists Reception and awards Friday Oct 11 4:30-6:30
Sunset Cocktail Pontoon cruise Sunday Oct 13 5pm
Keynote speaker presentation with Bob Montanaro Wed Oct 16 6:30pm
Owl Walk with David & Dee Simpson Oct 25 7pm
Photo: Jan Wilson
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Python Hunters –
Preserving Paradise One Snake at a Time
Museum of the Everglades
September 17, 2024 – January 11, 2025
As South Florida’s invasive Burmese python problem slithers toward its third decade as a recognized environmental catastrophe, Museum of the Everglades will present an exhibit exploring the actions being taken to remove and/or neutralize this reptilian threat.
Titled simply Python Hunters, the exhibit will share information and stories from people on the frontlines of this battle to save the Everglades ecosystem. Scientists, celebrities, hunters, hobbyists, and everyday citizens who have joined in the fight will all be featured.
Striking images of the hunters and their prey will share space with the facts and statistics surrounding this continuing crisis and the work being done to preserve paradise . . . one snake at a time.
Snakes in the Museum / Everglades City Halloween Trunk or Treat | October 26 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM
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Part of the charm of downtown Fort Pierce is that the connection to its past is visible today. The oldest surviving structure is the P.P. Cobb building which dates back to the 1880s when the area was identified by the remains of a 2nd Seminole War U.S. military fort. The railroad tracks that run parallel and intersect the main roads of downtown reached Fort Pierce in 1894 and with them came more people causing the population in the region to expand. A majority of the historic buildings in downtown Fort Pierce date back to the 1920s, the decade that encompassed the rise and fall of the Florida land boom era. Fort Pierce’s participation in training Navy Frogmen during WWII ushered in a new era of population growth once the war ended which led to the beginning of the development in Port St. Lucie. All of these events in history have left their mark on this community. Main Street Fort Pierce works to capture the stories and significance of notable individuals and structures each year during the annual Ghosts of Fort Pierce Past Walking Tours.
Every year some of the routes and “ghosts” are rotated to offer new stories for those that have participated in the past. There are five separate tour routes with stops that feature a significant person/structure in and around Fort Pierce. Each tour takes approximately one hour.
The 2024 Ghosts of Fort Pierce Past Historic Walking Tours *TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE*
- Wednesday, October 23, 2024 5:30 PM
- Thursday, October 24, 2024 7:30 PM
- Main Street Fort Pierce
- 122 A E Backus Avenue Fort Pierce
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Save the Date! November 7 is the 2024 Soup Bowl for the Samaritan Center
So far, 24 locations have signed up. Here's the scoop, but watch for the list to grow.
The Samaritan Center, a program of Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach, will host its 32nd Annual Samaritan Center Soup Bowl on Nov. 7th. This event is a community favorite with 1,000 pottery bowls available for donations. The pottery is made by local artists from Indian River Clay. Come to the Heritage Center in Vero Beach from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to get your bowls. There are also more than 20 locations throughout Indian River County serving soup at lunch and dinner to benefit the cause. Your donation helps Samaritan Center to support homeless families in our community with transitional housing and other services.
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Brown & Brown Insurance
817 Beachland Blvd
Coldwell Banker Paradise Realtors
Location TBD
The Community Church of Vero Beach
1901 23rd Street
First Baptist Church
2206 16th Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
520 Royal Palm Blvd.
Heritage Center
2140 14th Avenue
Heron Point Independent Living
910 Regency Square
Indian River Sheriff Office
4055 41st Avenue
Keller Williams Realty
3775 20th Street
Offutt Barton Schlitt - Certified Public Accountants
570 Beachland Blvd.
One Sotheby's International Realty
1006 Beachland Blvd
Pepper & Salt BBQ
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Republican Executive Committee of IRC
865 20th Place
Schlitt Services
1717 Indian River Blvd
St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
475 43rd Avenue
St. John of the Cross Catholic Church
7590 26th Street
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
13075 US Hwy 1
Team Provancher
333 17th Street, Suite F
Temple Beth Shalom
365 43rd Avenue
Total Mortgage
2907 Ocean Drive
Unity Center of Vero Beach
950 43rd Avenue
Vero Beach Police Department
1055 20th Street
Vero Beach Rowing
310 Acacia Road
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On November 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Edison and Ford Winter Estates will hold its annual Autumn Garden Festival. More than 100 garden vendors from around Florida and the Southeastern states will have exotic and native plants and trees for sale. The festival takes place outdoors, under large shade trees, where plant vendors will be spread out on several acres of the historic property.
Vendors will have many types of plants and trees, including bromeliads, butterfly plants, cacti, fruit trees, herbs, hibiscus, orchids, palms, succulents, and many hard-to-find species. Vendors will also offer garden art, flower pots, and soil amendments. The event will also feature live music and several food trucks will be on site.
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Auditions for It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Melbourne Civic Theatre
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is an adaptation of the classic holiday film starring James Stewart. It tells the story of George Bailey, who is rescued from an act of despair by an angel named Clarence, who takes George on a magical and introspective journey.
This version of the story is told in the manner of a classic 1940’s radio play, in which the actors all read the parts from scripts into the microphones.
Casting 5 women and 5 men & 5 singers for this production.
Actors interested in auditioning will be asked to read from the script. They will need to be able to create different-sounding voices for different characters. We will also be casting 5 vocalists as studio singers for live commercial jingles and Christmas songs.
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PERFORMANCE DATES December 6 – 22, 2024
TICKETS ON SALE Tuesday, November 19
AUDITION DATES October 6th and 7th, 2024; 7pm
NOTE: Actors will have scripts to reference throughout the live performances.
The production is Directed by Peg Girard with Musical Direction by Amanda Edmands-Telebrico
WHO: Melbourne Civic Theatre (MCT)
WHAT: AUDITIONS: It’s a Wonderful Life a Live Radio Play
adapted by Joe Landry
WHEN: Sunday, October 6 at 7 p.m. & Monday October 7 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Melbourne Civic Theatre, 817 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne, Florida
info@mymct.org / 321-723-6935
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Dr. Cook’s Garden - A Thriller by Ira Levin
Directed by Peg Girard
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Sunday Matinees at 2pm
Melbourne Civic Theatre
Performances: October 4 – November 10, 2024
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This Hispanic Heritage Month, the Norton invites you to celebrate the vibrant and diverse cultures of Latin America at our Nuestra Cultura Community Day on October 5, 2024, from 11am to 4 pm. Discover a day filled with music, dance, art, and stories that honor the rich traditions of South America, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and our local community. This family-friendly event is free and open to all!
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Vero Beach Art Club's
Art in the Park
Sundays from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
2024 Dates:
Sunday,October 27, 2024
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Sunday November 24, 2024
Sunday, December 15, 2024
2025 Dates:
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Sunday March 23, 2025
Sunday, April 6, 2025
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Message from Mike Block:
As many of you may remember, in 2020 I started the non-profit organization PLAY FOR THE VOTE, which organizes musical performances at polling locations on Election Day. Our non-partisan goal is to make voting a more positive experience for everyone. using the power of music to build community and amplify voter turnout.
If you, or anyone you know, is a musician, please help us spread the word and get musicians to sign up to perform on November 5th!
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Stories in Stone By ZOTO Debuts October 1
Bok Tower Gardens and master stone balancer Adam Conard, also known as the artist ZOTO, will present the first full campus exhibition of stone balances October 1 through November 30, 2024.
Stories in Stone features 25 mind-bending stone balances housed in beautiful areas of the gardens.
A Rich History of Stone as an Art Form
This show connects the rich heritage of Lee Lawrie's stone sculptures to the bold artistic expression of modern stone balances. Through this collaboration, the exhibit encourages visitors to discover the importance of finding balance in life and prioritizing physical and mental health.
Stories in Stone will be displayed throughout the Olmsted Gardens and around The Singing Tower, juxtaposing Lawrie's traditional stone carvings and sculptures with ZOTO's balances.
he Past Comes Alive in Stone
Stories in Stone will captivate the young and young-at-heart using natural stones and historic marble leftover from The Singing Tower's construction nearly 100 years ago.
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"It's quite possible a random stone you see has been around for many millennia, withstood unfathomable environmental changes, used to build magnificent towers and monuments, or used in countless other ways to enhance our lives," said ZOTO when asked about the show's materials.
ZOTO most recently produced an exhibit at McKee Gardens in Vero Beach captivating South Florida with his unique art form. The show at Bok Tower Gardens will be ZOTO's third garden exhibit in Florida.
"My art walks the razor's edge between what is possible and what is not; the closer I get to the impossible, the closer I get to my goal of being in lockstep with the Earth. As a viewer, you are invited to become more open to possibilities within yourself and ponder how, together, you can become more connected to our shared home, Earth," said ZOTO when asked about his distictive art form.
Stories in Stone is sponsored i
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Sebastian Art Club Member Exhibition
Through October 20 - Patten Gallery
Cooking with Glass—Roadside Reverie: Glass Works by John Miller Opens October 5
This original exhibition, replete with over 40 large-scale glass sculptures by John Miller (American, b. 1966) comprising hundreds of individually molded and blown glass components, marks the artist’s largest solo museum exhibition to date.
Duncan McClellan Gallery’s Mobile Hot Shop is returning to the VBMA—this time with artist John Miller—for live glassblowing demonstrations, all part of Roadside Reverie Opening Day activities.
Christie Brinkley to Headline “Fashion Meets Art” Fundraiser
Christie Brinkley, one of the world’s most iconic supermodels, will headline VBMA’s Fashion Meets Art fundraising event on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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For Artist Members of the Cultural Council of Indian River County:
Primal Forces : Earth is our theme for the winter season exhibit at IG Center. Grounded in, nurtured by, sustained on this beautiful place we call home…. Earth is full of inspiration. Show us how you receive this bounty.
Please submit up to five (5) images to Sheila@Cultural-Council.org by the submission deadline of Monday, October 7. Include Title, Medium, Dimensions with frame and Price..
Location: IRC Intergenerational Recreation Center
1590 9th St SW, Vero Beach
Theme: Primal Forces: Earth
Exhibit runs Thursday, October 17, 2024 through Thursday, January 16, 2025.
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2024 Sanibel Live Mollusk Counts
Contribute to community science and museum research by walking Sanibel beach areas at some of the lowest tides of the year to observe and document sightings of living mollusks. The data collected will be used to help benchmark the health and prevalence of local mollusk species on Sanibel. Participants are assigned a section of beach to walk and receive a shell guide to help identify species. There is no cost for this program, but pre-registration is required.
November 18, 8 a.m. jfalker@shellmuseum.org
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Garden Club of Indian River County's 2024 ornament!
SEMINOLE INDIANS of INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
Ornament designed by Bonnie Pfiester
Brochure compiled by Jack Phillips
Proceeds from the sale of this ornament will be used by the Garden Club of Indian River County, Inc, for its many community projects.
https://www.gardenclubofirc.org/
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Indian River County
Oct. 1-25 - UNPAVED ROAD: Work by Maslow and Christopher Sweeney at Gallery 14.
Oct. 4, 5:30 -p.m. - Women's Collective @Raw Space, 1793 Old Dixie Hwy., Vero Beach
Oct. 4, 5-8 p.m. - First Friday Gallery Stroll reception for UNPAVED ROAD: Work by Maslow and Christopher Sweeney at Gallery 14.
Oct. 4-20- Sweeney Todd at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
Oct. 14, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Jewelry Making and Stone Setting class with Jerry Smietanka at VBAC - six weeks
ONGOING:
Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. - Cork,Canvas & Company at VBMA
ONGOING: Classes at Vero Beach Art Club
Through Oct. 24 - CCIRC Art in Public Places - Variety: The Spice of Life - Mariya Yankovich (in Hallway), Elise Geary (in Council Chamber)
Through Oct. 30 - Indian River Estates Art Guild Exhibition at the Emerson Center Gallery
Through December – Clyde Butcher: A Florida Icon at the Florida House, Washington, DC.
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St. Lucie County
Oct. 4-Dec. 15 - Controlled Chaos at MIDFLORIDA Event Center, PSL
Oct. 4 - Friday Fest Main Street Fort Pierce Marina Square
Oct 5 – Nov 15: Best of the Best Annual Juried Exhibition, Backus Museum, Fort Pierce
ONGOING:
Parado: Gina F. Duffy at The Vault Art Gallery
Mondays 10 a.m.-noon Art on the Porch at Cool Beans Brew
Mondays 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Fort Pierce Art Club Members Open Studio at 2nd Street Art, FP
Thursdays 12-1 p.m. - Music in the Garden at Heathcote Botanical Gardens
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Martin County
Oct. 4-20 - Almost Maine at ACT Studio Theatre, Stuart
Through Dec.31 - The Captain's Corner - Derek Jeter memorabilia at the Elliott Museum
ONGOING:
Every Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk, 300 St. Lucie Ave, Stuart
Every Sunday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Market on Main, Flagler Park, Stuart
Fridays, 2 p.m. - Guided Nature Walks at Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Thursdays, 6-9:30 p.m. - Jammin’ Jensen on Jensen Beach Boulevard
Tuesdays at The Elliott: Tim Kyle Carpenter's Open Jam Session
Tuesdays - 4-7 p.m. - Cruising at the Beach – Elliott Museum
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Brevard County
Oct. 4 - Friday Fest, City of Cape Canaveral
Oct. 4 - First Friday - Eau Gallery Arts District
Oct 4: Taste of Space: Marstini Shake-Off, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island
Oct 4 - 6: Bat Boy: The Musical, Titusville Playhouse, Titusville
Oct 4 – 6: Fiddler on the Roof, Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse
Oct 4 – 27: Sweeney Todd, Henegar Center, Melbourne
Oct 5: David Spade, King Center
Oct 5: Space Coast Farmers Market, Pineapple Park, Melbourne
Oct 5: Space Coast Brewfest, Sandpoint Park, Titusville
Oct 5: Putta Palooza, Downtown Melbourne
Oct 5, 12, 19, 26: Saturday Farmers Market, Riverview Park, Downtown Melbourne
Oct 5 – 27: Fall Festival, Platt’s Patch
Oct 5 – 27: Boo at the Zoo, Brevard Zoo
Oct 6: Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival, Fred Poppe Regional Park, Palm Bay
Oct. 11, 7 p.m. - Indialantic Chamber Singers - Memories and Melodies: Celebrating 25 Years of Harmony - Our Lady of grace Catholic Church, Palm Bay
Oct 11: World Space Week Expo, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island
October 12, 7:30 p.m. - Brevard SO 71st Season opener - Starry Night at King Center
Oct 12 – 13: Space Coast Art Festival, The Avenue, Viera, spacecoastartfestival.com
Oct. 13, 3 p.m. - Indialantic Chamber Singers - Memories and Melodies: Celebrating 25 Years of Harmony - Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Indialantic
Through Oct. 6 - Bat Boy the Musical at Titusville Playhouse Shuler Stage
ONGOING
Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. - Art Night at Strawbridge Art League
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Palm Beach County
Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. at Cornell Art Museum - Music at the Museum
First Friday Art Walk 6-9 p.m. every month at Cornell Art Museum
Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - Garden Sculpture Tours at the Norton
Thursdays 6-9 p.m. - Clematis by Night
Every Friday, 5-10 p.m. - ART AFTER DARK at the Norton
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Beyond the Treasure Coast
Oct. 1-Nov. 30 - Stories in Stone by ZOTO, Adam Conard, at Bok Tower Gardens
Oct. 4, 5-9 p.m. - Van Wezel outdoor Friday Fest
Oct. 5 & 6 - Denève Conducts MTT and Shostakovich at New World Center, Miami Beach
ONGOING:
Through Oct. 5 - Before I Forget - Kristin M. Beck solo exhibition at Coral Springs Museum of Art - Dementia and Alzheimer's
Through Oct. 5 - Collier Employee Art Show Exhibit at Collier Museum at Government Center
Through Sept. 14, 2025 - Art on BRiC Walls juried photographic exhibition at Boca Raton Museum of Art
Every Saturday 1 p.m. - Saturday Exhibition Highlight Tours at Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park
Live carillon concerts Thursday - Sunday, 1 & 3 p.m. - Bok Tower Gardens.
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