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Volume 4 No. 35 | September 23, 2022 | |
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Notes from the Editor:
Our entire staff called in sick yesterday, so this will have to be an abbreviated Arts Blast. Check in on Facebook for more. (Mascot Wander showed up, of course.)
Keep an eye on Hermione! Who here remembers Hermione Gingold?
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FEATURES
VBMA and CCIRC Exhibition
The Boo Ball is Back
Troubadors at The Elliott
The Zest - Sebastian Area Historical Society
Avenue Q at The Barn
Love & Hope in Action in Martin County
See It Again! Pourquoi Non?
Pelican Island Conservation Society's Art Show
A Look at a Book - or Two or Three
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Available from September 23 through October 9 only. Access is $5. View the film as many times as you wish during the release period.
Pourquoi had its premiere at the 2022 Vero Beach Film Festival and is the expansion of Apres a solo that appeared on the very first benefit performance for Ballet Vero Beach ten years ago.
Pourquoi has never been danced by anyone other than Camilo A. Rodriguez and Kelsey Schwenker. Schwenker came out of retirement to make the film.
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Boo is Back at Backus!
The Boo is Back! The A.E. Backus Museum’s favorite Halloween-themed benefit event returns on Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on the Museum’s Outdoor Mural Plaza. Backus Boo Ball tickets are $50 each and are available online at www.BackusMuseum.org, or at the Museum at 500 North Indian River Drive in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce during regular hours.
“Boo ‘22” is the signature masquerade party with artsy-funky fun for adults. All attending ghosts and ghouls will be considered for the Costume Contest in one of seven categories including: Scariest (“Ultimate Nightmare”), Prettiest (“Wicked Beauty”), Funniest (“Scared Silly”), Most Original (“Unique Freak”), Best Couple (“Gruesome Twosome”), Best Classic Halloween (“Chiller Thriller”), and of course the People’s Choice Award rounding out an ominously delightful night. Cash prizes will be awarded this year, so come dressed in your spooktacular best.
Those who prowl the Outdoor Mural Plaza as the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is shining bright can plot to participate in the new “Creature Feature” Silent Auction with a host of special Jack-O-Lanterns and Pumpkins created by famed local artists. And if not a vampire, attendees can create special memories and capture their souls on film in Dorian Gray’s Photo Booth. Complimentary heavy munchies can be washed down by the fine selection of potions, poisons, and brews available at the cash bar. Scare away your troubles and enjoy live music by Jesse and The Thieves to get your Boo on in style … it will be a bloodcurdlingly boo-tiful bash for all.
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The Backus Boo Ball is inspired by the artist A.E. “Bean” Backus’s legendary Halloween parties. In those days, younger friends of Backus were deputized to stage and host highly-anticipated gatherings every year that terrified and enchanted hundreds of guests. The Backus Boo Ball is inspired by that long ago tradition, and is today a classy return to a fun Halloween-themed party at the Museum for grown-ups.
It’s time to eat, drink, and be scary to benefit the Backus Museum! Tickets are $50. Get your tricked out disguise ready for your treats, but tickets are limited so get them before they’re gone! Check online at www.BackusMuseum.org/boo-ball or call the Museum at 772-465-0630.
| NOTE: The 2022-23 Backus season will open on October 8 with the annual juried exhibition The Best of the Best, continuing the institution’s longstanding commitment of encouraging both amateur and professional working artists. | |
The Sebastian Area Historical Society is proud to present "It’s Simply the Zest”, presented by Heather Stapleton, Director of the Citrus Museum and Vero Heritage Inc., Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00 p.m.
This presentation will be held at the North Indian River County Library at 1001 Sebastian Blvd. (CR 512) at Roseland Road in Sebastian and is open to the public. Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted). This event is not sponsored by the North Indian River County Library.
Come join us as Heather tells us all about “The Zest”. You may be surprised!
The Sebastian Area Historical Museum located at 1235 Main Street, Sebastian is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment by calling 772 581-1380.
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For grownups only! Avenue Q, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is an adult laugh-out-loud musical spoof of Sesame Street, filled with gut-busting humor and a delightful catchy score, not to mention state-of-the-art puppets. Avenue Q is, indeed, the winner of Tony's Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.
A recent college grad named Princeton moves into a shabby New York City apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood.
Cast members include Aurora Jenkins, Josh Roland-Bramkamp, Cathy Randazzo-Olsen, Kyle Duncan, Andy Morejon, Kristal Davis, Brittany Hooper, Kyle Weber, Brandon Snyder, and Matt Wood. The production team includes Jeanette Mazzella, Producer, Bryan Childe, Director, Heidi Condon, Assistant Director, Mariano Garcia IV, Musical Director, Steven Mayer, Stage Manager, Jennifer Goodman, Assistant Stage Manager, Jennifer Goodman, Marcia Molinari, Costumer, Teri Hartman, House Manager, and Gus McCall, Master Carpenter. Avenue Q has adult content and is not suitable for young children.
Front Row:
Left to Right: Aurora Jenkins - Kate Monster; Josh Roland-Bramkamp - Princeton; Cathy Randazzo-Olsen - Lucy The Slut; Kyle Duncan is Brian & Andy Morejon is Christmas Eve
2nd Row:
Left to Right: Kristal Davis is Gary Coleman; Brittany Hooper - Ms. Thistletwat & Bad Idea Bear (girl); & Kyle Weber is Nicky & Bad Idea Bear (boy)
3rd Row:
Left to Right: Brandon Snyder - Trekki Monster & Matt Wood is Rod
| Pineapple Playhouse - September 15 - 25 | |
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In a first-of-its-kind exhibition, the Cultural Council of Indian River County, in collaboration with the Vero Beach Museum of Art, presents Abstract Art: Conceptual Creativity, on view in the Patten Community Gallery September 9 through October 9, 2022.
As part of its Art in Public Places initiative, Cultural Council member artists were invited to submit 2D and 3D works of painting, drawing, ceramic, sculpture and mixed media in abstract style. Often under-represented and misunderstood, abstract art tends to focus on line, shape, texture and color expressions rather than realistic or representational art.
“Our member artists responded to the call with bold, creative and evocative works,” said Mark Wygonik, Administrator of the AIPP program. “The variety of abstract interpretations might have been a challenge for the Museum staff to showcase, but they’ve produced a stunning exhibit.”
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There is no charge to visit the Education wing of the Museum and view the exhibit in the Patten Community Gallery. The Vero Beach Museum of Art hours are: Mondays, Closed, Tues. through Sat., 10 am to 4:30, Sun., 1 pm to 4 pm.
The Cultural Council’s Art in Public Places has four venues of exhibition, the Indian River County Courthouse, Indian River County Administration Buildings A and B, the Intergenerational Recreation Center and the Vero Beach Municipal Airport. New shows are rotated regularly every three months.
The Art in Public Places program is made possible through a grant from the Florida Department of State’s Division of Arts and Culture. The Division promotes the arts and culture as essential to quality of life for all Floridians.
The Cultural Council of Indian River County, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, promotes visual, literary and performing arts through education, collaboration, marketing and advocacy to enrich the lives of residents and visitors. It is the County’s designated arts agency. For more information, visit www.Cultural-Council.org or phone 772-770-4857.
|  | The Elliott Museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through September 30. Starting in October, the museum will resume normal operating hours, open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The House of Refuge remains closed while renovations continue. Thank you for your patience! | |
From Rob Steele, Elliott Museum:
Elliott Museum is adding a very eclectic basket of music to our already robust repertoire at the Elliott Museum. Through a unique collaboration with Ron Hart at Earthtones, former owner of Terra Fermata, we will present six incredibly diverse offerings in the Museum's acoustically perfect Forum space.
The series is called "Troubadour Sessions," and the name is, by all counts, as intriguing as the musical acts themselves. "I spent 18 years as an impresario for performing arts centers and have booked over a thousand performances in my career. I fervently believe that if you can convince people to 'take a chance' on an act that seems outside their comfort zone, you can change the world for them.
"A troubador is one of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians often of knightly rank who flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century, chiefly in the south of France and the north of Italy — and whose central theme was courtly love. Admittedly, many of these acts will not evoke the essence of a 13th-century minstrel…but the music will always be sublime. The Forum is a beautiful room, visually and acoustically, but seating will be limited to 75 guests for each exceptional performance. We hope to create a quality listening-room experiece for our guests fortunate enough to have a ticket."
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• October 6 - Alex Meixner - Celebrate Octoberfest with authentic Bavarian music by a Grammy-nominated Polka Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Winner.
• November 17 - Ukulele Russ - Down from Alaska, Russ and his One Man Frontier Band will give you an evening of ukulele like you've never heard before.
• December 22 - Professor Pennygoode's Mighty Flea Circus - It's a Rockabilly Christmas with the Rockabilly Rumble International Song Competition winners.
• January 1 - Flint Blade - Start the New Year with the ambient beats and grooves of the Chapman Stick, a 12-string guitar-on-steroids.
• February 9 - Ben Prestage - Ever heard anyone play a door or bedpan? Come and listen to this master of the diddly bow, cigar box, and anything else with strings.
• March 9 - Damon Fowler - Nominated for the 2022 Blues Rock Album BMA by The Blues Federation! From Tampa, one of the best singer/songwriters in Florida.
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The Pelican Island Conservation Society (PICS) Annual Indian River Bird and Nature Art Show will be at the Environmental Learning Center in Wabasso Monday October 3rd - Saturday Oct 29th. The show is held in October each year around the National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 9-15 this year.
There will be an artists reception Oct. 7, 4:30-6:30 p.m., with Ruth Stanbridge as featured speaker at 7. She will talk about Jungle Trail, "the history of a trail that turned into a commercial corridor for agriculture, ... a gateway for tourists, treasure hunters, and today's winter residents." Other events are planned for the month-long event including several sunset wine and cheese pontoon cruises to Pelican Island.
For more information, email Debbie Avery or PICS, or call the Environmental Learning Center at 772-589-5050.
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Playtime in the Park Fall Schedule:
October 8 @ 11am – Theatre Program Presentation
October 15 @ 11am – Dance Program Presentation
November 12 @ 11am – Theatre Program Presentation
(No Dance Program in November)
December 10 @ 11am – Theatre Program Presentation
December 17 @ 11am – Dance Program Presentation
Tickets are NOT required. For further information, call the Box Office at 772-231-6990.
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A Treasure Coast radio tradition since 1999, “The American Songbook” is heard on WQCP online and on 91.9FM Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.
This week, Sept. 24, host Dick Golden will present a lineup of American originals including Louis Armstrong with Duke Ellington’s band, in addition to Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and saxophonist Stan Getz.
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From Martin County Library System:
"Caring For Fines"
in support of L.A.H.I.A.
Love and Hope in Action
All MCLS Locations - September 2022
We will forgive your overdue fines!
Bring any of the following to your nearest library: Backpacks • Deodorant • Bug spray • Pop-top canned food • Flashlights • Socks • Batteries (AA, AAA, C & D)
(certain conditions may apply).
Supporting the goal to reduce hunger
and mitigate serious health and safety
risks for adults and families experiencing homelessness in Martin County.
Learn more about L.A.H.I.A.
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The Vero Beach Choral Society is in need of vocalists in both Tenor and Alto ranges. Anyone who can read music and has experience singing in a vocal ensemble is welcomed to join the group by audition. Visit the group’s website, www.VeroBeachChoralSociety.org, and click on “Audition” to apply. There is a $100 annual membership fee that covers operational costs for the group.
For more information, please contact Joanne Alexander at joannevbcs@gmail.com, or call (305) 797-7177.
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Last call!
It's a Grand Night for Singing at the Treasure Coast Theatre
Treasure Coast Theatre presents a fun and entertaining revue of songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved musicals. Includes songs from Allegro, Cinderella, Carousel, Flower Drum Song, Me and Juliet, Oklahoma, South Pacific, State Fair, The King and I, The Sound of Music
Sept. 9 - 25, dates and times vary.
Discounts are available for groups, students and season tickets
Town Centre Plaza (near Bealls)
10175 South Federal Hwy (US 1), Port St. Lucie
https://treasurecoasttheatre.com/grand-night
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This weekend's reading - finishing a couple of goodies:
Faye Kellerman's farewell to her Decker and Lazarus series, The Hunt; Elly Griffiths' The Locked room; and TWO by Anthony Horowitz.
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Weekend Changes at Riverside Theatre | |
Some new changes for The Comedy Zone:
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Face masks are recommended INSIDE Riverside Theatre facilities regardless of vaccination status, but not required. Masks will continue to be made available at the entrance.
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We have reduced the number of tables and seats, limiting shows to 50% attendance.
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Come Hungry! Support us by purchasing food & beverages at The Theatre’s Grill & Bar and help us keep the laughter alive and music rockin’! Do not bring coolers, tumblers, water bottles or food on our campus.
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Arrive early for Live Music on the outdoor stage before the comedy show begins. Live music times: 5:45pm-6:45pm, 7pm-8pm and 8:15pm-9pm.
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Some new changes for Live in the Loop 2022:
Walk-up Anytime, Tickets NOT Required. Free Open Seating Under Our Oaks, Bring Lawn Chairs Or Purchase Reserved Seating In Our New Covered Tents.
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Free Entry! Walk up anytime and sit at an available table. First come, first served.
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New Covered Reserved Table Areas! Guarantee yourself a table seat at the show under the the big tents and arrive anytime after 5:30pm, the seats are yours all evening. Purchase a reservation ticket up to 2 weeks in advance. Reserved Seats are $5 per person and are non-refundable.
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We welcome Lawn Chairs inside our gates. Sit on the grass in front of the stage or in designated areas. Order food and drinks inside at the lobby bar.
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Come Hungry! We offer table service or you may purchase food and beverages inside the lobby bar. Do not bring: coolers, tumblers, water bottles or food on our campus. We offer free cups of water and bottled water for $2. Support us by purchasing food & beverages at The Loop and help us keep the concert series alive and rock’n!
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The Bands play 3 sets rain or shine between: 5:45pm-6:45pm, 7pm-8pm, and 8:15pm-9pm
- Sorry, no pets allowed on campus (except for certified service dogs).
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From the Treasure Coast Chorale:
The Board of Directors and Music Director Dr. Michael Carter have announced that a full three-concert schedule is ready for the 2022-2023 season. This music group, now into its 21st year in Vero Beach, had been in hiatus for two years, returning to First Baptist Church in Vero Beach last spring. The first rehearsal has been called for Monday, September 12 at 7 p.m. No audition is required to join the chorale but Dr. Carter will work with each new singer to determine where they fit into the four-part harmony traditional to our selections.
There is an annual fee of $60 and women must purchase a special costume. Our men look very elegant in their tuxedos.
All concerts are held at the First Baptist Church, 2206 16th Avenue, Vero Beach at 4 p.m. in the afternoon. Doors will open at 3 p.m. for early seating and all concerts are free with no tickets required. A donation will be requested during the concert.
Anyone who has some experience with choral or choir singing and enjoys the style of music that we offer is welcome to come to a rehearsal on Monday, September 12 at 7 pm at First Baptist Church. Please call Dr. Michael Carter at 772-567-4341 or Sally at 772-231-3498 for directions and informational detail as to the meeting place. We are looking forward to a spectacular year and hope that many of you will join us!
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