On the Calendar August 6, 2021
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On the Calendar August 6, 2021
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Aug. 6, 5-8:30 p.m. - Friday Fest at Fort Pierce City Marina Square

Aug. 6, 2021, 5-8 p.m. - First Friday Gallery Stroll on and around 14th Avenue in the historic Downtown Arts District in Vero Beach

​Aug. 6, 5-9 p.m. - Art Walk in The Creek District, Stuart

Aug. 6, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - First Friday Art Walk - Melbourne's Eau Gallie Arts District
Indian River County
ONGOING - Video submissions accepted for Indian River’s Got Talent at the Environmental Learning Center. Indian River County residents only.

Through Aug 6 - Vero Beach Art Club's Big Bold & Beautiful Fine Art Exhibit and Art Marketplace. 1903 14th Avenue

Through Aug. 31. - Small Format, Diverse Vision - Group exhibit at Village Square, Sebastian 

​Through Sept. 2 - The UU Members and Friends Exhibit at Art at the Emerson - 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach

Through Sept. 5 - At Vero Beach Museum of Art - A Tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Selections from the Tom Golden Collection

Through Sept. 9 - CCIRC Art in Public Places Member Exhibit - J. Thomas Transformation - at IRC Courthouse

Through Sept. 10 - 12 x 12 Summer Squared at Gallery 14

Through Sept. 15 - Video auditions accepted for Elf The Musical JR at Riverside Theatre For Kids!

Through Sept. 29 - CCIRC Art in Public Places Member Exhibit-Mixed Themes and Solo Exhibit - Steve Reid, Not Myself at IRC Administration Bldgs.

Through Sept. 30 - Summer Art Show at The Galleries at First Pres. Featured artists: Linda Irwin, Pat deRobertis, and Lolly Walton. 

​Through Oct. 26 - CCIRC Art in Public Places Member Exhibit - Vacation Doings and Destinations at Intergenerational Recreation Center

Ongoing - Riverside Theatre’s two virtual series, Putting it Together and Cast Chats. See the website for the link.
All tickets are on sale for Riverside Theatre’s 2021-22 season. Call the Box Office at 772-231-6990 or online at www.RiversideTheatre.com.
Aug. 5-7 - City of Vero Beach's Aerial Antics Youth Circus at St. Edward's School

Aug. 6, 2021, 5-8 p.m. - First Friday Gallery Stroll on and around 14th Avenue in the historic Downtown Arts District in Vero Beach.

Aug. 6-7 - Riverside Dance Festival - Ballet Vero Beach with Riverside Theatre

​Aug. 7, 7-10 p.m. - Perseid Meteor Shower & Star Part at ELC. Pre-registration

Aug. 8, 3 p.m. -Summon the Heroes - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra at VBHS Performing Arts Center

Aug. 13-14 - Ken Miller and Casey Peruski in The Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 13, 5:30-9 p.m. - Rainfall Reggae Band - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 14, 5:30-9 p.m. - Jesse & The Thieves - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

​Aug. 14 - Auditions for Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. See website for details

CANCELLED - Aug. 14 - Art Unwrapped at the Vero Beach Museum of Art

Aug. 15, 3 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presets Jacob Velazquez and Ashley Marina at VBHS PAC

Aug. 19, 7 p.m. - First rehearsal for Paradise Master Chorale, the newest chorale on the treasure Coast. St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 7550 26th St., Vero Beach. Ryan Kasten, artistic director ParadiseMasterChorale@yahoo.com

Aug. 20-21 - Sean Finnerty & Andrew Rudnick in The Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 20, 5:30-9 p.m. - The Jacks Band - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 21, 5:30-9 p.m. - Stereo FM - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 22, 4 p.m. - Organ recital featuring Ryan Kasten and The Rev. Father Brian Campbell at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 7550 26th St., Vero Beach.

Aug. 27-28 - William Sloan & Sean Harper in The Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 27, 5:30-9 p.m. - Low Ground - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 28, 5:30-9 p.m. - Hired Guns - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Sept. 3, 5-8 p.m. - First Friday Gallery Stroll on and around 14th Avenue in the historic Downtown Arts District in Vero Beach

Oct. 1-30 - Pelican Island Conservation Society's 10th Indian River Bird and Nature Art Show at Environmental Learning Center

Oct. 16-17 - Dracula  at Vero Beach Theatre Guild

Nov. 10-21 - Sleuth  at Vero Beach Theatre Guild

Dec. 21-22 - Ballet Vero Beach's Nutcracker on the Indian River at Tree House Vero Beach
N. Palm Beach County
Ongoing Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - Garden Sculpture Tours at the Norton

Through Aug. 7 - Summer Home at Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery

Through Aug. 27 - Artist Innovation Fellowship Showcase at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

​Through Aug. 31 - Summer Dreams exhibit at ArtWorks Gallery, WPB  Artworks of Northwood, 555 25th Street

Through Sept. 5 - Boca Raton Museum of Art - An Irresistible Urge toCreate: The Monroe Family Collection of Outsider Art

Through Sept. 5 - Glasstress Boca Raton 2021 at Boca Raton Museum of Art. - Maestros of glassblowing

NEW DATE - Through March 27, 2022 - Painting Enlightenment: Works by noted Japanese scientist and artist Iwasaki Tsuneo at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens

Through Oct. 3 - For the Record: Celebrating Art by Women at The Norton Museum of Art

Through October - Afterschool Arts Annual Exhibition: Magic of Flight at the Norton

Aug. 6, 4-6 p.m. - Art After Dark at the Norton - Miami's future-jazz duo, TWYN

Aug 6, 8 p.m. - LibraSee: Music on my mind at Arts Garage

Aug. 7, 8 p.m. - Dr. Nativo de Guatemaya - Mayan Reggae Cumbia at Arts Garage

Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum.

Aug. 7, 11:30 a.m. - Youth Origami Workshop at Morikami

Aug. 12, 10 a.m. - Make Art with the Armory! - Norton Museum of Art. Plaster Mold Making demonstration and workshop

Aug. 12, 6-9 p.m. - Clematis by Night - Adam Jason Band - WPB Waterfront Commons

Aug. 13, 5:30 p.m. - At the Norton - Teens in the Garden/Paint Like a ROSS (Bob Ross) Teens only

Aug. 13 - Comedian Gilbert Gottfried at Lake Park Black Box at The Kelsey Theater

​Aug. 14 - Auditions for Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. See website for details

Aug. 14, 12-3 p.m. - Maltz Jupiter Theatre's Volunteer Open House at Jupiter Community Center, 200 Military Trail, Jupiter

Aug. 14-15 - Obon Weekend at Morikami in place of the traditional Lantern Festival. This is not a festival. Daily admission prices are applicable for entry. Taiko performance tickets are a separate fee from daily admission.

Aug. 16 - Classes begin at Goldner Conservatory at Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Aug. 19, 6-9 p.m. - Clematis by Night - Allegra Miles - WPB Waterfront Commons

Aug. 21, 12-3 p.m. - Virtual Family Fun: Kakigori at Morikami free online

Aug. 21 - The Jesse Jones, Jr. Quintet at Arts Garage

Aug. 26, 6-9 p.m. - Clematis by Night - Riverdown - WPB Waterfront Commons

Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Sept. 11 - The Joy of Carving: Chirirenge Ramen Spoon Carving Workshop at Morikami

Aug. 30 - Midsummer Party & Last Look at Boca Raton Museum of Art

October 29 - Garage Queens: Fierce, Fabulous, Divine at Arts Garage - Onsite and online

Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m. - 2nd annual Twilight in the Garden at Delray Beach Historical Society

Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. - Tedeschi Trucks Band at Kravis Center

Dec. 4-5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.- 5th Annual West Palm Beach Arts Festival at Armory Art Center
Martin County
Ongoing - Mark Cook: When Flows Return to the River of Grass - Virtual exhibit curated by the Arts Council of Martin County

​Through Aug. 10 - Tails & Tales - Martin County Library System Summer Reading Program

Through Aug. 28 - Martin Artisans Guild exhibit at The Palm Room

Through Oct. 31 - Portfolios - Jane Lawton Baldridge, A Sea Story Girl at the Elliott Museum

Through Dec. 12 - Exquisite Miniatures at the Elliott Museum

​Aug. 6, 5-9 p.m. - Art Walk in The Creek District, Stuart

Aug. 6- Sept. 18 - Horizons, A retrospective exhibition of the works of Jim Houser and Dan Mackin at Cultural Court House

Aug 10 & 12, 7 p.m. - Auditions for Designer Shorts at ACT Studio Theatre

Aug. 10, 5 p.m. - Final concert - The Virtuoso Winds
SummerFest 2021/Young Artists of the Treasure Coast - Sunset Concerts at the Cultural Courthouse. Limited seating available for in-person concert. Streaming will also be available via Facebook.

​Aug. 14 - Auditions for Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. See website for details

Aug. 14, 8-10 a.m. - Cars & Coffee in the Elliott Museum parking lot, weather permitting.

Aug. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Beep! Beep! Here Come the Jeeps! at the Elliott Museum's parking lot
Sept. 16-Oct. 3 - The Full Monty at The Barn Theatre

Aug. 31 - Deadline for free airfare for the Elliott Museum's Sensations of Lyon and Provence River Cruise September, 2022.

Sept. 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Martin Artisans Guild opening reception at the Palm Room, Sewall's Point

Sept. 1-Oct. 30 - Martin Artisans Guild exhibition at the Palm Room, Sewall's Point

Sept. 16-Oct. 3 - The Full Monty at The Barn Theatre

Sept. 25-26 7 p.m. - Auditions for A Christmas Carol (onstage radio play) at ACT Studio Theatre

Oct. 1, 7 p.m. - Tom Papa at Lyric Theatre

Oct. 3, 7 p.m. - Spyro Gyra at Lyric Theatre

Oct. 8-24 - The Importance of Being Earnest at ACT Studio Theatre

Oct. 12-Nov. 20 - 31st Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show at Cultural Court House

Oct. 15, 7 p.m. - Albert Cummings  at Lyric Theatre

Nov. 4-21 - Let's Murder Marsha  at The Barn Theatre

Nov. 7-23 - Faith Healer at ACT Studio Theatre

Nov. 11-14 - Cultural Excursions Sarasota with The Arts Foundation of Martin County 

Nov. 26-28 - Premium Shorts (an evening of short plays) at ACT Studio Theatre

Dec. 3-19 - A Christmas Carol )on-tage radio theatre) at ACT Studio Theatre

Dec. 4-29 - Court Room Sessions at Cultural Court House
St. Lucie County
Art Walk - Downtown Fort Pierce
5-8 p.m. every third Friday
Aug. 6, 5-8:30 p.m. - Friday Fest at Fort Pierce City Marina Square

Aug. 6-15 - Five Women Wearing the Same Dress at Treasure Coast Theatre

Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-noon - Advanced Bonsai class with Tom Kehoe at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

Aug. 9-Sept. 7 - A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery closed for annual maintenance.

​​Aug. 14 - Auditions for Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. See website for details

Aug. 14, 7 p.m. - Joey Medina in the Comedy Corner at Sunrise Theatre

Aug. 18, 6-8 p.m. - The BEZO Show artist reception at MIDFLORIDA Event Center, PSL

​Aug. 18-Sept. 20. - The BEZO Show at MIDFLORIDA Event Center, PSL

Aug. 20, 5-8 p.m. - ArtWalk in Downtown Fort Pierce

Sept. 7 - A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery opens with pre-season hours

Sept. 8-Oct. 1 - Entries accepted for the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery's Best of the Best juried art exhibition

Sept. 10-26 - Love, Loss and What I Wore at Treasure Coast Theatre

Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m. - St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Annual Members Meeting

Sept. 25, 12-11 p.m. - San Juan Festival at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center 

Oct. 9-24 - The Glass Menagerie at Treasure Coast Theatre

Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. - Pastor Shirley Caesar Concert at Sunrise Theatre

​Oct. 16-17 - Fall Garden Festival at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

Oct. 30-31 - St. Lucie County Rock & Gem Club's 44th annal Jewelry, Rock, and Gem show at MIDFLORIDA Event Center, PSL

Nov. 5-21 - In-Laws, Outlaws & Other People That Should Be Shot at Treasure Coast Theatre
Brevard County
Ongoing - Virtual Visual Art 2020 by members of the Central Brevard Art Association on Facebook and YouTube.


Through Aug. 22 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Titusville Playhouse
Through Aug. 28 - Lost & Found - back by popular demand at 5th Avenue Art Gallery.

Aug. 6, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - First Friday Art Walk - Melbourne's Eau Gallie Arts District

Aug. 6, 7 p.m. - Swingtimers Vocal Trio at Highland Avenue Fellowship, 1591 Highland Ave., Eau Gallie. Donations accepted

Aug. 6-Sept. 12, Fridays and Saturdays -Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park at Melbourne Civic Theatre (MCT)

Aug. 7, 7 p.m. -Summon the Heroes - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra at The Scott Center, Melbourne

Aug. 8-9 - Auditions for Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express at Melbourne Civic Theatre (MCT)

Aug. 14, 7 p.m. - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presents Jacob Velazquez and Ashley Marina at Scott Center at Holy Trinity

​Aug. 14 - Auditions for Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. See website for details

Aug. 14, 7 p.m. - Brevard Symphony Orchestra 2021 Summer Evenings concert: Lisa Ferrigno & Scott Watkins in Recital at Suntree United Methodist Church, Melbourne

Aug. 30-Sept 25 - Leap of Faith by Katty Smith, winner of the 100% Pure Florida juried exhibition

Sept 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - First Friday opening reception for Leap of Faith by Katty Smith, winner of the 100% Pure Florida juried exhibition

Sept. 27-Oct. 29 - Soul Songs, A Solo Exhibition by Sue Tully - at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne

Sept. 28, 8 p.m. - Rick Springfield at the King Center

Oct. 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Opening reception for Soul Songs, A Solo Exhibition by Sue Tully - at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne

Oct. 8- Nov. 14 - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express at Melbourne Civic Theatre (MCT)

​Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. - Kingston Trio at the King Center

Nov. 20-21 - ArtWorks - Eau Gallie Art Festival. Application deadline Sept. 1
Beyond the Treasure Coast
Daily at 11 a.m. - Keeper Chats from Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum. -Giant Pacific Octopus

Ongoing, Saturdays, 2 p.m. - The Bass Highlights Tour at The Bass

Ongoing - Chinese Blue and White Porcelain at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park

Ongoing - Watercolors from Louis Comfort Tiffany's Little Arcadia at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park

Through Aug. 8 - The Plaza Live Summer Serenades with Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Through Aug. 22 - Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics at the MFA - Museum of Fine Art St. Petersburg

Through Aug. 22 - Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration at Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete

Through Aug. 27 - Banking on the Past, Savings for the Future: The Legacy of Barron Collier’s Bank of Everglades at Museum of the Everglades

Through Aug. 28 - Connections in Nature at Naples Depot Museum

Through Aug. 28 - Swamp Angels: A Local History of Mosquitoes at Collier Museum Government Center

Through Aug. 29 - 2021 Rollins Faculty Biennal at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College

Through Aug. 29 - Multiple Voices/Multiple Stories at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College

Through Aug.29 - Path to Paradise: The Artistic Legacy of Dante's Divine Comedy at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College

Through Aug. 29 - Uptown/Downtown: Richard Lindner's Fun City at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College

Through Aug. 29 - Creatures in the Margins at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College

Through Sept. 25 - Beaches, Creatures & Cowboys: Florida Movie Posters, a traveling exhibit from the Museum of Florida History at Lake Wales History Museum

Through Sept. 26 - From Margins to Mainstays: Highlights from the Photography Collection - MFA St. Pete

Through Sept. 26 - Iridescence - A Celebration - at the Morse Museum, Winter Park.

Through Oct. 2 - Solo exhibition by photographer Martin Stranka at Snap! Orlando

Through Oct. 3 - Selected Portraits from the Morse Collection at the Morse Museum, Winter Park.

Through Oct. 3 - Earth into Art - The Flowering of American Art Pottery at the Morse Museum, Winter Park.

Through Oct. 25 - The Nature of Encaustic: A Florida Wax Show at Bok Tower Gardens

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

Aug. 3-31 - Free admission to the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park

Aug. 5-15 - Indoor theatre at the Alliance for the Arts, Sanibel - The Chechens, by Phillip Christian Smith

Aug 6-28 - In the Theatre Lobby: Barbara Fewster - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-noon - Sensory Saturday for families with sensory sensitivities - Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete

Aug. 8, 11 a.m. - Gospel Brunch at Henry B. Plant Museum

Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m. - Digital Discussion: General Winfield Scott Hancock, Almira Hancock, and the early citizens of Fort Myers - Edison and Ford Winter Estates

Aug. 11, 11 a.m. -Virginia Woolf -- Portraits - Coffee Talks with Nan Colton - Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete

Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. - John Daversa & Tal Cohen - Virtual concert - Community Arts Program, Coral Gables

Aug 13-14, 7:30 p.m. - An Evening with Astrid Victoria McIntyre - Love Language at Westcoast Black Theatre Troup, Sarasota

​​Aug. 14 - Auditions for Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. See website for details

Aug. 14, 10 a.m. - Garden Talk: Growing Orchids - Edison and Ford Winter Estates

Aug 17-Nov. 27 - Down the Garden Path at Immokalee Pioneer Museum - photos by Lisette Morales

Aug. 19 - A Womanof Style: Mary Cassatt - online art lecture - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Aug. 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. - National Honey Bee Day at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Demonstrations and lectures, and a hands-on demonstration on bee keeping for kids. Plus, multiple vendors will be on site for a plant fair and sale with food trucks and live music. The event is free (does not include tours, museum or lab admission)

Sept. 3-23 - Forge & Scroll Exhibition at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Sept. 7, 14, 21, & 28, 6:30 p.m. - Polk Museum of Art Art History Lecture Series - Ticketed

Sept. 26 - Fort Myers Cosplay Con 2021 at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Oct. 1-30 - Dia do los Muertos: A Juried Exhibit - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Oct. 21-31 - Men on Boats, mostly a comedy - at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers

Oct. 23-24 - 45th Annual Pioneer Days Festival in Lake Wales

Nov. 12-13 - Arts on Tap fundraiser  at Alliance for the Arts 

Nov. 14-21 - Miami Book Fair

Dec. 9-19 - The Roommate, a comedy at Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


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