Volume 3 No. 17 |April 30, 2021 |
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ARTS NEWS
& PROFILES
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FLORIDA'S
TREASURE COAST & BEYOND
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Sharing our wealth of arts and culture. We're having an ARTS BLAST!
Promoting The Arts & Arts Councils Everywhere
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Beginning in May — Wait! That's this weekend! — Arts Blast will be on summer publication schedule. A regular issue will go out biweekly, with On the Calendar and special editions as needed filling in the gaps. Keep your event information coming in and keep checking the willimiller.com website for auditions, calls for artists, volunteer opportunities, and On the Calendar. |
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In This Issue
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McKee's Mother's Day Present |
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Downtown Friday - Main Street Vero Beach |
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Indulge Your Green Thumb with FP Garden Club and Indian River Clay |
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Fun Drama Camp for Kids at VBHS |
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Sunday on Cultural Connection on the Air: Connie Cotherman, McKee Botanical Garden; Lori Rowe, new CCIRC gallery member. |
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Listen to Cultural Connection on the Air Sundays at 8 a.m. on WAXE 1370 AM and 107.9 FM and on iHeartRadio.com. NEW! Replays are now online on the Cultural Council's website.
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We're still looking for the currently cat-less person out there who can offer our late artist friend Arlia Almond's Kino a loving, one-cat home. All he needs is an empty lap and an indoor spot to curl up for a day of napping and nature gazing. He has several years of experience living with an artist, reader, and fellow napper, and will bring his own toys and dishes. Email Julie Lounibos if you have any leads. JulieLounibos@gmail.com
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Do you enjoy Riverside Theatre's Comedy Zone and
Live Music in The Loop?
The deadline to nominate Riverside for the Best of the Best Award is tonight!
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Drama is Fun at VBHS Summer Camp |
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The numbers will be smaller this year but the fun factor just as big for campers in the 2021 Vero Beach High School summer camp. Dee Rose, head of the drama department at VBHS for well over 30 years, filled me in on how it will work in this unusual year.
Students from any county are eligible to sign up, Rose said. "It isn't limited to only locally. We have had campers from up north that were visiting grandparents attend." She cautioned that because of Covid, only 36 students will be accepted, rather than the 40-60 in past years. "We will be following any and all CDC guidelines in place when we hold camp."
Campers' ages range from entering 2nd grade to entering 9th grade in the fall. It's a wide range but "it works ... somehow ... it works wonderfully," Rose said. For counselors, "I use my theatre competition troupe members, cleared through the county school district as workers. Many of the summer camp counselors are past campers themselves."
Their responsibilities are varied. "The counselors do theatre games with the campers, get them from place to place in the camp, do check-in in the morning and check-out at the end of the day, and dry tears when we have a 'booboo'," Rose said.
Students get a well-rounded experience, Rose explained. They learn "a full musical, with music and full orchestra, lights, sound, costumes, set, etc., just like a high school production would be." The counselors run the show technically while the campers perform in the show. This year, it's Madagascar JR, and camp dates are June 14-25. Performances will be June 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.
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Please note that seating is limited for all concerts. Social distancing and masks are required for all attendees. |
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Indulge Your Green Thumb and Artistic Side with
Fort Pierce Garden Club and Indian River Clay
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There are a couple of opportunities to get your garden growing this weekend. The Fort Pierce Garden Club is having its spring sale May 1, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 911 Parkway Dr (Georgia and 10th Street), Fort Pierce. Last year's sale went the way of so many other events but the club is ready to go with the 2021 Indoor Boutique and Outdoor Plant Sale, a fundraiser for the club's community projects and scholarship program.
Dotty Greene, who keeps Arts Blast up to date on club activities, sent this:
The warm, sunny weather that the Treasure Coast has been enjoying has many itching to dig back into their gardens. Just in time, Garden Club of Fort Pierce has brought back its Spring Plant Sale.
Last year's sale, like so many other events, was canceled due to the pandemic. Organizers are ready to welcome you on May 1 with some fantastic locally grown plants.
The sale will feature an indoor shop to serve as our fabulous-finds boutique sale and outdoor shop with plants. Plan on joining us for this once-a-year sale!
Gently used housewares, decorations, and various other items can be found for sale inside the yellow, historic garden center club building located at the corner of S 10th and Georgia Ave. After you have shopped inside, step outside to our beautiful grounds and peruse the perennials, annuals, exotics, and houseplants for sale outside.
The plants sold at our sale are from the gardens of our members and their families and friends. And we are here to help answer your questions and to find the right plant for your garden site (sun, shade, color, height, size, soil conditions, or ease of growing).
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The potters of Indian River Clay in Vero Beach will combine Plants and Pottery in their sale May 1. IRC members have been busy creating orchid planters and handcrafted flower pots for this fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit the Indian River Clay Capital Campaign.
Photo: Beverly Swatt, center, and Kim Mayo wedge pieces of red clay at the Indian River Clay studio during the March workshop on garden planters. Marilyn Kanner is pictured in the background. The Indian River Clay Garden Plants & Pottery Sale is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at the studio, 1239 16th St., Vero Beach.
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Botanical Gardens & Nature Preserves
(Archiving and adding to the list)
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St. Lucie County & Martin County
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Beyond the Treasure Coast
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Downtown Friday in Vero Beach! |
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April ends on a festive note in Vero Beach with Downtown Friday, 6 - 9 p.m. April 30. Everyone's invited to the monthly street party in the 14th Avenue area. There will be live music, food vendors, and craft beer from Walking Tree. Small businesses and Community Groups will have booths and the atmosphere is family-friendly.
From Main Street Vero Beach Executive Director Sue Gromis, "Lots of new vendors - people are so happy to be back! Come check it out!"
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Looking ahead, Gromis said, "Xaque Gruber will be the MSVB featured artist for May with his show 'Earth’s Natural Gifts.' Main Street is looking for guest artists for June-July-August, for our gallery wall at special summer rates."
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From McKee, to Mom, With Love |
McKee Botanical Garden has its traditional community-friendly spring and summer planned, and it begins with Mother's Day, May 9. Who doesn't love a BOGO, especially when it's combined with a chance to give Mom a grand day out in lush surroundings?
As always, "Mom" is defined loosely on her day, Christine Hobart, McKee's executive director reminds us. "All moms, grandmothers, mothers-in-law or someone who is like a mother to you are included in this special admission." Here's how it works: You pay for admission on Mother's Day and your Mom-figure gets to enjoy "the natural landscape of majestic palms, exotic plants, trees, waterfalls, tranquil streams, and peaceful surroundings throughout the Garden" at no charge.
The gift shop will be open if you'd like to add to the day with a special gift. One that will last and spread your love through this country, Canada, and the Caribbean is a gift membership. McKee participates in the American Horticultural Society Reciprocal Admissions Program, meaning she can show her card at more than 300 other horticultural institutions and be welcomed as a guest.
If you time it right, you can treat her to lunch, too. The Garden Café is open from noon to 3 p.m. on Mother's Day.
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Student Workshops July 26 - August 7 |
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has a busy month ahead. A new exhibition opens May 8 and runs through September 19. Painting Enlightenment: Experiencing Wisdom and Compassion through Art and Science, features “the indelible works of famed Japanese scientist and artist Iwasaki Tsuneo (1917-2002). The paintings create a contemplative journey and meditations on the interconnectedness of the universe. “
Learn the subtleties of Sado: Tea Ceremony in classes for beginners and those with some knowledge of the tradition with hands-on guidance from instructor Yoshiko Hardik. Note that the ceremony changes from month to month and season to season, so if you’ve taken one class, be prepared to absorb something new.
Classes in Ikebana flower arrangement and Sumi-E ink painting are offered for beginners and intermediate-level students. Intermediate level classes in Ikebana are for students who have experience or have taken at least three sessions of Ikebana at Morikami. A Sado: The Way of Tea demonstration is scheduled for May 15
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Preregistration is required for workshops, classes, and demonstrations. Be aware that space is limited. Due to COVID-19, all programming is subject to change. Always check the website for updates and/or cancellations.
Mother’s Day is a special day with Family Fun: Mother’s Day Nuigurumi a free, online activity. “Nuigurumi is the Japanese word for a stuffed toy or plushie. Create your own no-sew mini animal plushie using Japanese folding techniques on fabric.”
On the Morikami campus that day, watch a film screening, Kubo and the Two Strings by Travis Knight. Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey lend their voices to this animated film about Kubo, who “mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.”
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, is online at morikami.org, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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On the March of Museums website, pick an area of Florida and click on the map to find and read about a museum you'd like to visit.
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Get the Whole Picture on the Calendar
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Indian River County
Through April 30 - 3 Steps Forward - 2 Steps Back at Raw Space Gallery
Through April - Student art exhibit at Artists Guild Gallery
Through April - Mags Hobbs exhibit at Center for Spiritual Care
Through April 30, 2021 - Chul Hyun Ahn: New Light - n the Stark Rotunda and Stark Gallery at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Through May, 2021 - Dance classes ongoing at Riverside Theatre.
****Through May 2 - Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the NY Historical Society at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Through May 26 - CCIRC Member Exhibit at Indian River County Administration Complex
Through June 10 - CCIRC member exhibit at Indian River County Courthouse
Through June 29 - The Promise of Spring - CCIRC Art in Public Places at Intergenerational Recreation Center
Ongoing - Riverside Theatre’s virtual Putting it Together series. See the website for the link.
Spring Back show at The Galleries at First Pres - Joyce Simonton-Clamp, Michele Loftus-Trzcinski, and Donnan Ware.
April 30-May 1 - Live in the Loop and the Comedy Zone Experience at Riverside Theatre
April 30 - Deadline to enter Through the Eye of the Camera at Backus Museum & Gallery
May 1 - Application deadline for 12 x 12 Summer Squared exhibit at Gallery 14
May 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. - The Potters' Plant Sale at Indian River Clay - Orchid planters and flower pots plus orchids and garden plants. 1239 16th St., VB
May 2, 2:30 p.m. - Music Angels presents Seasons of a Soul concert, art exhibit, silent auction. First Presbyterian Church Vero Beach - Ticketed - www.musicangelsusa.org
May 2-4 - Vero Beach Theatre Guild's auditions for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
May 4-28 - Finger Painter Palmer: Digital Art by Rhett Palmer at Gallery 14, VB
May 6 - Orchestra concert at VBHS. Details TBA
May 7, 2021, 5-8 p.m. - First Friday Gallery Stroll on and around 14th Avenue in the historic Downtown Arts District in Vero Beach.
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Brevard County
Through April 30 - Vashti Verschoor: April Spotlight Artist at Downtown Art Gallery, Titusville.
Through May 1 - Circularity at Fifth Avenue Arr Gallery, Melbourne - Paintings in encaustic and cold wax
Through May 2 - Up at Surfside Playhouse
Through May 4 - Walk on the Wild Side at Eau Gallery
Through May 16 - Big Fish at Titusville Playhouse
Through June 30 - Abstractio: Retrospective Memories. The final show at the Foosaner Art Museum
April 30, 1:30-4 - Basketry by the River at The Field Manor Homestead, Merritt Island. Workshop, ticketed.
May 2-29 - Strokes by Red (Linda Harrison) at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne
May 3-29 - The World as I See It at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne - Solo artist Jim Kalupa
May 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - First Friday Gallery Stroll - Eau Gallie Arts District, MLB
May 9-11 - Brevard Watercolor Society online workshop - Chinese and Traditional Watercolor Techniques
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No. Palm Beach County
Through May - MOSAIC in May at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
Through May 9 - María Berrío: Esperando mientras la noche florece (Waiting for the Night to Bloom) at Norton Museum of Art.
Through May 21 - Palm Beach County Illustrators at Donal M. Ephraim Family Gallery
Through May 22 - Helen Levin: Gestural Abstraction at PBCC Solo Gallery
Through May 28 - Biennial 2021 juried exhibition at the Main Gallery - Palm Beach Cultural Council.
Through May 30 - Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.): The Krome Drawings at Norton Museum of Art.
Through May 30 - Art Finds a Way at Norton Museum of Art
Through May 30 - Boca Raton Museum of Art - Paul Gervais: Faces and Forms
Through June 13 - Celebrating the Norton: Eighty Years at Norton Museum of Art.
Through Sept. 5 - Boca Raton Museum of Art - An Irresistible Urge toCreate: The Monroe Family Collection of Outsider Art
April 30 - Garage Queens: Fierce, Fabulous, Divine at Arts Garage - Citris and DJ Joshua Atom - Onsite and online
May 1-31 - The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s MOSAIC celebration (Month of Shows, Art, Ideas, and Culture) MOSAICPBC.com
May 7 - An Evening with Kevin Smith at Old School Square Pavilion
May 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Outstanding Natural Area Family Day at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
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Martin County
Through May 22, Tue.-Sat. 12-6 p.m. - Martin Artisan Guild's April/MayExhibit - NEW LOCATION - Next to Cafe Boonma, Harbour BayPlaza, 3722 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart
Through May 31 - The Lure of Florida Fishing at the Elliott Museum.
Through May 31 - Martin Artisans Guild at Elliott Museum
May 4, 5:30 - Cultural Conversations: What Makes a Building Historic? - Arts Council of MC - Free, virtual
May 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Virtual puppet Workshop - pickup kit at Hoke Library
May 13-30 - Little Shop of Horrors at The Barn Theatre
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St. Lucie County
Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m. - Pro Jazz Jams in the Black Box at Sunrise Theatre. Professional musicians & singers only are invited to sit in. Wear a mask at all times. Cover charge.
Through May 13 - artist Danielle Biglin at Seriously Mixed Media
April 30, 8 p.m. - The Long Run: The Ultimate Tribute to the Eagles at Sunrise Theatre
April 30-May 2 - Virtual Reflections of Who’s Next - Sunrise Theatre
April 30 - Deadline to nominate Heathcote Botanical Gardens fir 2021 Best of Treasure Coast Award.
May 1, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. - Garden Club of Fort Pierce's Indoor Boutique and Outdoor Plant Sale, 911 Parkway Dr. (Georgia and 10th Street) Fort Pierce
May 1-2 - St. Lucie Art & Craft Expo - Spring Edition at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, PSL
May 8, 8 p.m. - One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullens & The Works.
May 7-June 18, 2021 - Through the Eye of the Camera Juried Exhibition at Backus Museum & Gallery
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Beyond the Treasure Coast
Through April 30 - H2O Art Exhibition at Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum
Through May 9 - 2021 Senior Student Exhibition at Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College
Through May 23, 2021 - Working Point: Contemporary Glass from the MFA Collection at Museum of Fine Art St. Pete
Through May 25 - Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland - Collier Museum at Government Center, Naples
Through July 18, 2021 - Explore the Vaults: Abstraction and the American Scene at Museum of Fine Art St. Pete
Through Aug. 22 - Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics at the MFA - Museum of Fine Art St. Petersburg
Sundays at 2 - Upstairs Downstairs Live Theater at the Plant Museum
April 30, 8 p.m. - Ensemble Ibis - Composer’s Edition - Frost School of Music
April 30-May 30 - Art in the Gardens Exhibit at Edison Ford Estates
May 1, 7:30 p.m. - CAMFest: American Modern Band - Music Video Showcase - Frost School of Music
May 2, noon-5 p.m. - Bubbles, Baubles, and Chocolate at the Henry B. Plant Museum
May 8, 10 a.m. - History on the Go - Amusement Park Rides - Collier Museum at Government Center, Naples
May 8, 10 a.m. - GardenTalk - Growing Citrus at Edison Ford Estates
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