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Volume 4 No. 20 | June 24, 2022

Notes from the Editor:

No matter what the calendar says, it feels like summer, so Arts Blast is now on its summer schedule, alternating with Arts Blast On the Calendar. As usual, there will be an extra Arts Blast thrown in from time to time.


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ON THE CALENDAR June 24, 2022

Arts Blast Calendar is available and updated frequently on the Arts Blast website, with regular additions added on Facebook.

We've been notified of changes in mask policies at some venues, so check before you go.

Indian River County

Through June 26, Sundays - The Chicago Gypsies at Vero Beach Theatre Guild in the Studio Theatre

Through June 30 - Spring Art Show at The Galleries of First Pres


Through July 6 - I Love Indian River Couny: Hometown Love Letter - CCIRC exhibit at IRC County Admin Bldgs A&B


​EXTENDED Through JULY 13 - An Artist's Wanderings - solo exhibit by Mark San Souci - CCIRC Art in Public Places at the IRC Courthouse


Through July 28 - Nature's Palette: Animals in the Wild Exhibit at Art at the Emerson Gallery


Through July 29 - Vero Beach Art Club's Summer Art Camps


Through Aug. 3 - CCIRC Fun Under the Sun member exhibit at IRC Intergenerational Rec Center


Through Aug. 4 - Red, White & Blue at Vero Beach Art Club Gallery & Marketplace


Through Aug. 5 - Summer Camp 2022 at Environmental Learning Center


Through Aug. 14 - Children's Books are Tax Free at VB Book Center


​Through September 2 - Summer Squared II at Gallery 14, Vero Beach - First Friday Gallery Stroll receptions 7/1, 8/5, and 9/2


Through Sept. 5 - Free admission to McKee Botanical Garden for active-duty military personnel and their families


​Through Sept. - Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee - Vero Beach Museum of Art

June 24 - Downtown Friday Vero Beach - Professor Pennygoode's Might Flea Circus


June 24, 5:30 - 9 p.m. - Dave & The Wave Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre


​June 24 & 25 - Jody Kerns and Paul Farahvar in the Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone

June 24&25 - Into the Woods - Riverside Theatre for Kids - fully staged, on the Stark main stage


June 25, 5:30 - 9 p.m. - Vince Love & the Soul Cats Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre


June 25, 2 p.m. - America The Beautiful - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra at the Emerson Center


​June 26 - The Chicago Gypsies in the Vero Beach Theatre Guild Studio Theatre


June 30 - Deadline for Cultural Council of Indian River County members to submit images for exhibition July 6-Oct. 5

July 1 - Free performance of Rascals Revue on the new outdoor loop stage - Riverside Theatre for Kids


July 1, 11 a.m. - Bubble Wrap Explosion and story hour at VB Book Center 


July 3, 7 p.m. - A Patriotic Extravaganza by the Paradise Master Chorale, St. John's Brass Ensemble, Dr. Jacob Craig, and Ryan Kasten at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 7590 26th St., VB


July 4, from 8:30 a.m. - Sebastian's Freedom Festival


July 4, 5 p.m. - Boom on the Lagoon - Riverside Park, Vero Beach


July 4-9 - Mike Block String Camp at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach


July 6, 11 a.m. - Tickets go on sale for Riverside Theatre's 50th anniversary season


July 6-9 - Vero Beach International Music Festival at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach


July 6, 7:30 p.m. - Main Stage Performance Show 1 - Vero Beach International Music Festival at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach


July 8, 7:30 p.m. - Main Stage Performance Show 2 - Vero Beach International Music Festival at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach


July 9, 7:30 p.m. - Student Concert from Mike Block String Camp followed by barn dance - Vero Beach International Music Festival at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach


​July 12, 5:30 p.m. - Reel in the Summer - Babe - Vero Beach Museum of Art


July 22 & 23 -Fully staged production of Into the Woods JR. - Riverside Theatre for Kids - on the Stark main stage


July 24, 3 p.m. -  Scandinavian Road Trip - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Community Church VB


July 25-Aug. 6 - Riverside Dance Festival student workshops at Riverside Theatre


​July 26, 5:30 p.m. - Reel in the Summer - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - Vero Beach Museum of Art



Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m. - Reel in the Summer - Hundred Foot Journey- Vero Beach Museum of Art


Aug 4-6 - Heroes & Villains, the 48th Annual Aerial Antics Youth Circus - Saint Edward’s School.


Aug. 5&6, 7:30 p.m. - Chicago Dance Crash - Ballet Vero Beach - Riverside Dance Festival at Riverside Theatre 


​Aug. 6 - Riverside Dance Festival - Free production on the Stark main stage.


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St. Lucie County

Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Jazz Market along the Indian River waterfront, Fort Pierce



Through June 24 - Through the Eye of the Camera at A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery - VOTE FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

​June 24 & 25 - Macbeth at IRSC in the Kight Center


June 25, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. - Downtown Fort Pierce Farmers Market at Marina Square


​June 25, 8 p.m. - Frankie Paul LIVE at Sunrise Theatre Black Box


June 26-27, 6:30-9 p.m. - Auditions for Some Enchanted Evening at Treasure Coast Theatre


​June 27-July 1 - Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Advanced Jazz Camp


July 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Friday Fest Fort Pierce City Marina Square - WEATHER PERMITTING


July 4, 6 p.m. - Stars Over St. Lucie 4th of July Celebration at Fort Pierce City Marina. Downtown Parking Garage is open and FREE


​July 6, 6:30-9 p.m. - Jazz Jams Inside at the Gardens Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens


July 16, 6:30 doors open - Run Away with the Circus! at Sunrise Theatre Black Box 


​July 18-22 - Missoula Children's Summer theatre Camp at Sunrise Theatre


July 25, 6:30 p.m. - Tevye’s Daughters - Treasure Coast International Film Society film - 3rd Floor in the 111 Orange Building


​July 30, 8 p.m. - Summer Groove Fest at Sunrise Theatre


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Palm Beach County

Through June 25 - Art Acquisitions at Cultural Council for Palm Beach County


Through July 29 - Summer camp at Armory Art Center


Through Sept. 25 - Visions of the Asian Experience in America at Morikami

​June 24, 5-10 p.m. - Art After Dark at the Norton The Norton + Afrotaino present Ifé


June 25-26 - Two-day adult Koto workshop at Morikami


​June 27-July 1 - Summer camp for kids at Morikami


June 29, 7 p.m. - Free Drum Circle with A basi Hanif Norton Museum North Lawn



June 30, 5:30 p.m.- Japanese Tea Ceremony at Boca Raton Museum of Art


July 1-7 - Family Fu: Tanabata at Morikami


July 7-8 - Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat - film series - Boca Raton Museum of Art


July 9, 8:30-10 a.m. - Yappy Saturday at the Norton


July 9, 16, 30, 1-4 p.m. - Japanese Language Intensive III virtual Workshop at Morikami


July 10, 14, 24, 28, 10:15 a.m. - 12: 15 p.m. - Sado: Tea Ceremony beginners class at Morkiami


July 10, 24, 1-4 p.m. - Sado: Tea Ceremony Intermediate class at Morikami


July 16, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Youth calligraphy workshop at Morikami


July 17, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. - Film screening: Children of the Sea at Morikami


July 21, 5:30 p.m. - Sunset Stroll at Morikami


July 23, 10:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. - The Art of Kokedama workshop at Morikami


July 30, 10 a.m. - two-day Sumi-e Brush making workshop at Morikami



Aug 5, 8:30-10 a.m. - Yappy Saturday at the Norton


​Aug. 11-12 - Kusama Infinity: The Life and Art of Yayoi Kusama - film series - Boca Raton Museum of Art


SEE THE FULL CALENDAR ONLINE

Martin County

Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. - Open Mic Event at the Elliott Museum


ONGOING: NOTORIOUS ASHLEY GANG - THE MAKING OF A LEGEND at the Elliott Museum


Through June 25 - Spring Forward! - Martin Artisans Guild exhibit at Palm Room Art Gallery


Through June - 2022 Adult summer reading program - Martin County Library Systems


Through July 23 - Be Squared: A Members Exhibition at Court House Cultural Center, Stuart


Through Aug. 9 - Oceans of Possibilities, 2022 Summer Reading Program - Martin County Library Systems


June 24, 2&7 p.m. - StarStruck Academy & Theatre presents High School Musical Jr.


​June 25 - White Shirt Night at Taste Casual Dining in Hobe Sound for Helping People Succeed


June 26, 1-4 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk in Stuart - The Cravens - high energy rock


June 26, 3 p.m. - St. Mary's Summer Concert Series - Celestial Brass Quintet - Ross Hall at the Pittenger Center


June 28, 4-7 p.m. - Lew's Crew Cruisin' at the Elliott car show, weather permitting


June 30, 7 p.m. - StarStruck Academy & Theatre presents Les Miserables


July 1, 5 p.m. - First Friday CREEK Walk, Stuart


July 3, 2 p.m. - Stuart Community Concert Band presents a free patriotic concert at Blake Library. Tickets required.


July 4, 7 p.m. - Money Music Mondays at Terra Fermata


July 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Opening reception for Martin Artisans Guild Summer Salon



July 6-Aug. 27 - Martin Artisans Guild Summer Salon - Palm Room & Artisans Boutique in Harbor Bay Plaza


July 8, 7 p.m - An Evening of Chamber Music- St. Mary's Summer Concert Series - Ross Hall at the Pittenger Center


​July 11-29 - Summer camp at Lyric Theatre


July 12, 5 p.m. - Summerfest 2022 - Celebrating Young Musicians - at the Gallery of the Arts Council of Martin County


July 13-17 - Cultural Excursion to Chicago with the Arts Council of Martin County


​July 14-31 - Flashance The Musical at The Barn Theatre


July 17, 1-4 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk in Stuart - Dottie Kelly & The Rock the House Band - R&B


July 21, 6-9 p.m. - Motown Magic at the Elliott Museum


Aug. 9, 5 p.m. - Summerfest 2022 - Jazz Concert of Live Session - at the Gallery of the Arts Council of Martin County


Aug. 18, 6-9 p.m. - Downright Country at the Elliott Museum


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Brevard County

Through June 25 - WATER - an invitational exhibition at 5th Avenue Art Gallery, MLB


Through June 25 - Creatures in the Gallery at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery


Through June 25 - Through the Artist's Eye at Eau Gallery


Through June 26 - Dreamland Miniature Golf & More Pop-up at former Foosaner Art Museum, Eau Gallie


Through June: Bruce Desshetler at Downtown Art Gallery


Through July 3 - Artgames 2.0 at Strawbridge Art League


ONGOING, TUESDAYS, 9 A.M. - PLEIN AIR SESSIONS - ART STUDENTS GUILD OF BREVARD

June 24: Jitterbug June Dance, Melbourne Municipal Band, Melbourne Auditorium


June 24-26 - Footloose presented by STARS of Tomorrow at Cocoa Village Playhouse


June 25: America the Beautiful Concert, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Scott Center at Holy Trinity


June 26: America the Beautiful Concert, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Presbyterian Church, Cocoa Beach


June 27-July 30 - Lost & Found Take III at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne


June 30 - Deadline for entries for Cocoa Beach Art Show 2022


COURTESY OF BREVARD CULTURAL ALLIANCE


July 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - First Friday Artwalk - Eau Gallie Arts District, Melbourne


July 1: The Playhouse Playboyz Revue, Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse


July 1: Opening Reception: Lost & Found Take III, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Eau Gallie Arts District


July 1: First Friday Reception, Eau Gallery, Eau Gallie Arts District


July 2: Thunder Over the Indian River 4th of July Celebration, OUC Indian River Plant, Port St. John


July 2: Independence Day Celebration, Eastern Florida State College Palm Bay Campus


July 3: Suntree Stars & Stripes with Melbourne Municipal Band, Suntree United Methodist Church


July 3: Cocoa Beach 4th of July Fireworks, Fischer Park Beach


July 4: Symphony Under the Stars with Brevard Symphony Orchestra and Fireworks, Riverfront Park, Historic Cocoa Village Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.


July 4: Great American Celebration - 4th of July Fireworks, USSSA Space Coast Complex, Viera


July 4: MelBOOM Fireworks, Front Street Park, Melbourne


July 4: Red, White & Boom over North Brevard, Chain of Lakes Park, Titusville


July 4: Fireworks Viewing at Green Gables, Melbourne


July 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Veteran artist Desmond Frederick art show at Veteran's Memorial Center


July 6 - Deadline for entries for Textile Trends at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery


July 10: Daniel Tenbusch Quartet

Jazz Concert, Space Coast Jazz Society, Veterans Memorial Center, Merritt Island


July 10. 2 p.m. - Rock & Roll Revue presents a Rockin' July at Trinity Wellsprings Church, Satellite Beach



July 14, 6 p.m. - Melbourne Municipal Band Summer Youth Band public concert - Melbourne Auditorium


July 16: Downtown Melbourne Sidewalk Sale, Melbourne Main Street


July 16: BSA Summer Evenings Series: Nova Baroque, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Suntree United Methodist Church


July 16: Marcus Anderson with Special Guest Ilya Serov, King Center, Melbourne


July 16: Classic Albums Live: The Who – Who’s Next, King Center, Melbourne


July 17: Saxophonist Paula Atherton with Special Guest Cindy Bradley, King Center, Melbourne


July 20 & 21: Takin’ It Easy Concert, Melbourne Municipal Band, Melbourne Auditorium


July 22: SONIC SLAM 2022 Tour, King Center, Melbourne


July 23: Scandinavian Road Trip Concert, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Scott Center Auditorium at Holy Trinity, Melbourne, 


July 30: Christmas in July Sip & Stroll, Historic Cocoa Village


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And Beyond

Through June 24 - Frost School of Music Chopin Festival- University of Miami


Through July 2 - Sumer Shorts 2022, short-play festival, at City Theatre, Arsht Center

Through July 9 -Bob Marley's Three Little Birds at City Theatre

Through July 17 - Defining Lines: The Prints and Drawings of Maxime Lalanne at MFA St. Pete


Through July 31, 2022 - From Heath to Hedgerow: Doulton Lambeth Ware and the British Countryide  at MFA St. Pete.

June 24, 7 p.m. - Young Virtuosos - UM Gusman Concert Hall

June 25 - Cowmen Day at Lake Wales History Museum


June 26, 3 p.m. - At Water's Edge interactive performance at MFA St. Pete


​June 26, 7 p.m. - Garrick Ohlsson - UM Gusman Concert Hall


June 26, 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Family Day: Stars of Hope at The Bass


​June 28 - After Hours in the Aquarium - Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum


June 29, 7:30 p.m. - Geraldine Brooks - Horse, a novel - Books & Books, Coral Gables - Miami Book Fair 


July 1-31 - Reflections: Member Exhibit - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


​July 2 - Pioneer Day at Lake Wales History Museum


​July 4-11 - MFA St. Pete CLOSED


​July 4, 8-11 p.m. - Boston Pops Firework Spectacular returns to the Charles River Esplanade - outside the Greater Boston area, please check your local listings for information on where to watch.



July 6, 6 p.m. - Rollins Museum of Art's Happy Hour guided tour of selections from The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art. Meet in the hotel lobby.


July 7 - Summer Concert Series -  Entertainers of the '60s & '70s - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


July 7, 8 p.m. - Chico Pinheiro, jazz guitarist at Coral Gables Congregational UCC. www.CommunityArtsProgram.org


July 8, 11 a.m. - Rollins Museum of Art - tour of current exhibition with Curator Dr. Gisela Carbonell. Subject: Artist


​​July 9 - Train Day at Lake Wales History Museum


July 9, 10 a.m. - Garden Talk: Vines and Trellises - Edison and Ford Winter Estates


July 12, 11 a.m. - Volunteer Information Session at Polk Museum of Art


​​July 16 - City Day at Lake Wales History Museum


July 21 - Summer Concert Series -  Swing Street At the Hop Dance Party - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


​​July 23 - Summer Fun Day at Lake Wales History Museum


​​July 30 - Art History Day at Lake Wales History Museum


Aug. 3, 6 p.m. - Rollins Museum of Art's Happy Hour guided tour of selections from The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art. Meet in the hotel lobby.


Aug. 4 - Summer Concert Series -  Swing Street Rockin' Beach Party - Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers


Aug. 6 - Last Day of Summerat Lake Wales History Museum


Aug. 10-14 - Southeast Arizona Birding Festival - Tucson, Arizona


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TIDBITS

At the Lake Wales History Museum


Saturday Summer Fun Days

(Parents must be in attendance)


June 25 - Cowmen Day

July 2 - Pioneer Day

July 9 - Train Day

July 16 - City Day

July 23 - TBD

July 30 - Art History Day

August 6 - Last Day of Summer

Tour the new Maltz Jupiter Theatre any Monday this summer, June 13-Aug. 8. Tours begin at 2 p.m.

Flashdance The Musical is at The Barn Theatre July 14-31.

The Brevard Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is proud to announce the return of its Summer Evenings Series, hosted on Saturday evenings throughout the summer at the Suntree United Methodist Church at 7400 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940. Saturday, June 18, July 16, and August 13, all at 7pm.

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