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Arts Updates, Interviews, Calendar, Calls for Artists and Volunteers, Auditions --- It's All Here in Arts Blast, Arts Blast on the Air, and on Facebook. | Supporting The Arts & Arts Councils Everywhere | |
Volume 5 No. 29| August 11, 2023 | |
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Arts Blast is taking a little summer break but keep an eye on the Arts Blast Calendar. Schedules are rolling in for the 2023-2024 season and the information will be uploaded to our website within a day or two of our receiving it. If you're responsible for promoting an arts-related event, send in details using the format at the end of this email.
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Catching Up With What's Happening at Riverside Theatre | |
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Audrey II Coming to Bok Tower Gardens (But Fear Not!)
If your mind is conjuring up images of Little Shop of Horrors and you're wondering if you really want to take a chance on meeting Audrey II, rest easy. According to carnivorous-plant nurseryman Kenny Coogan, "The largest carnivorous plant can eat a small rodent like a mouse 1 or 2 times a year. If you want to feed a carnivorous plant a human, you will have to cut them up really small and have a lot of time on your hands."
On September 2, Tampa author Coogan will share the murderous qualities of carnivorous plants in a presentation and pop-up sale at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales. It will feature hundreds of pitcher plants, sundews, butterworts, and the infamous Venus Flytrap, Coogan said.
He explained how the plants work. "These plants use appealing scents, leaves, and sticky fluids to trap and imprison insects. Digestive fluids then absorb the prey giving the plant its nutrients." Many of these plants can be grown at home in the backyard, in rain gardens, or, in some cases, on the windowsill.
| Coogan opened his carnivorous plant nursery five years ago, after a career as a middle school science and agriculture teacher. "I love the fact that there are over 900 carnivorous plant species found around the world (except Antarctica) that have evolved to eat animals ranging from protozoa to small rodents. People often think animals are on top of the food chain, but all of these carnivorous plants prove that idea wrong." Florida has dozens of native species of carnivorous plants––more than any other state in the United States, he said. "Carnivory in plants has evolved at least 8 different times in different places independently of one another." | |
Coogan has a master’s degree in Global Sustainability and is passionate about Florida’s wildlife and plants. Hundreds of carnivorous plants along with signed copies of Coogan's newest book "Florida's Carnivorous Plants" will be available for purchase after the presentation. "Nepenthes also known as tropical pitcher plants make a great beginner plant. They do well in bright indirect sun. They can be grown inside on sunny windowsills pretty easily. And they are beautiful."
Event Date & Time
Saturday, September 2 - 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Magnolia Room - Bok Tower Gardens
1151 Tower Boulevard
Lake Wales, Florida 33853
863-676-1408
info@boktowergardens.org
$15 members/ $30 non-members (includes admission)
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(The Museum is closed for preseason maintenance August 7 – September 5; and closed for exhibition installation September 30 – October 7) | |
The A.E. Backus Museum has announced the Call to Artists for the annual juried art exhibition, The Best of the Best.
Now in its fifth decade, this fine art competition continues to spotlight the best artistic works in different media by amateurs and professionals from the Treasure Coast and beyond. Each year the independent jury panel finds and rewards excellence, technique, and presentation with cash prizes.
The Museum is accepting artist submissions by advance appointments beginning September 6 on Wednesdays–Sundays until 3:00 pm, through September 29, 2023.
Artists may enter their work in The Best of the Best by submitting into one of four media categories: Oil and Acrylic paintings; Watercolor (including gouache and tempera); Varied Techniques (which includes mixed media, pastel, pencil, pen & ink, printmaking, graphics, collage, and digital art); and Three-Dimensional. There is a $30 entry fee per work. Entries that are juried into the exhibition will contend for cash prizes and 1st-2nd-3rd place awards, with an overall "Best of Show" award. Additionally, at the end of the exhibition, visitor votes are counted for a special “People's Choice” award.
For a full Prospectus with guidelines, details, dates, appointment reservation link, and application form: http://www.BackusMuseum.org/juried-shows.
The Best of the Best annual juried exhibition will open the 2023-24 Season of the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery, and will debut with the Season Grand Opening Members Reception on October 7, followed by the season open house on October 8. The Best of the Best continues on view during regular hours through November 10, 2023.
All dates and programming subject to change; please check the website for any updates or cancellations.
A.E. BACKUS MUSEUM & GALLERY
500 North Indian River Drive • Fort Pierce, Florida 34950
info@BackusMuseum.org • www.BackusMuseum.org
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The Community Church of Vero Beach opens the Viner Series for the Visual Arts on Sunday, September 3 with artist George Pillorgé in the Sanctuary Narthex Gallery.
Award winning Artist George Pillorgé is a retired architect who uses his keen eye for design and detail to bring images and scenes to life. Seemingly everyday occurrences are given a new perspective through his use of colorful pastels. The artist said, “Pastel painting is a perfect extension of my past architectural drawing into a new expressive and colorful realm.”
To view the show, call ahead to the Church Office at 772-562-3633, Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Saturdays. All are welcome.
‘Girl With Laptop’ by George Pillorgé-winner Second Place Pastel/Graphics at Art By The Sea 2022 at Vero Beach Museum Of Art
Visit www.ccovb.org or www.facebook.com/ccovb.org to learn more.
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From Facebook: Alligator (Crocodile?) Jazz Hands! | |
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Call to Artists for CCIRC Members | Are you an artist? A member of the Cultural Council of Indian River County? If you answered yes to the first question but no to the second, make your way to the CCIRC website to remedy that so you can be part of the Feathers, Fins And Furs exhibit coming up. | |
From CCIRC - For CCIRC Members:
This is an invitation to our artist members to bring in your talents depicting animal friends.
Please submit up to five (5) images to Sheila@Cultural-Council.org by the submission deadline of Tuesday, September 5th. Include Title, Medium, Dimensions and Price. Download the spec sheet.
NOTE: If you are displaying artwork in the current exhibit, please plan on picking up Tuesday September 13, 2023, at 11 am .
Location: IRC Intergenerational Recreation Center, 1590 9th St SW, Vero Beach
Theme: Feathers, Fins And Furs
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Notification of Selection: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Delivery Date and Time: Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 11am.
Exhibit Start Date: Wednesday, September13, 2023
Exhibit End Date: Wednesday ,December 13, 2023
Pick up Date and Time: Wednesday, December 13, at 11am
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Less Than 4 Months Away!
Friday, December 1 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 2 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sunday, December 3 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winterfest is the rebranded, signature fundraising event for Riverside Theatre’s educational programs, formally known as Festival of Trees.
Considered Vero Beach’s premier holiday event, this festival transforms Riverside’s campus into a holiday wonderland filled with beautifully decorated trees, centerpieces, wreaths, vendor booths, arts and crafts, live performances, Santa’s Village, and even an “ice” skating rink!
More info coming soon.
#RTwinterfest
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Pineapple Playhouse has announced an early Call for Directors for the 2024/2025 season at Pineapple Playhouse.
Proposal Guidelines:
Please submit your directorial proposals via email to ThePineapplePlayhouse@gmail.com by August 15. Your proposal should include:
Director’s Statement or Resume: An introduction about you, detailing your theatrical background, directorial approach, and your interest in directing at Pineapple Playhouse.
Play Selections: A list of up to three plays you would be interested in directing. Please include the title, the author, a brief summary of each play, and why you believe it would resonate with the Pineapple Playhouse audience.
Potential Challenges and Solutions: Identify potential challenges in producing each play, such as budget constraints, casting issues, or complex staging requirements, and suggest solutions.
Selection Process:
Our selection committee will review all proposals, taking into account the director's experience, the relevance of the play selections for our community, and the feasibility of the productions. Selected directors will be notified by September 30 and will be invited to elaborate on their proposals in a meeting.
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On the Arts Blast Calendar | |
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Indian River County
Through Aug. 11 - Scenic Vero - Vero Beach Art Club Gallery & Marketplace
Through Sept. 1 - Crystal Jubilee 15th Anniversary Celebration at Gallery 14
Through Sept. 3 - Treasure Coast Creates: A Tribute to Local Artists at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Through Sept. 3 - Jack Tworkov: Drawings 1948-1981 at VBMA
Through Sept. 13 - CCIRC members exhibit Artist's Choice at IRC Intergenerational Recreation Center
Through Sept. 30 - Summer Art at The Galleries at First Pres -First Presbyterian Church - Vero Beach
Aug. 11, 5:30-9 p.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 11-12, 7 & 9 p.m. - Comedy Zone Experience at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 12, 5:30-9 p.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 14 - Dance Classes begin at Riverside Theatre. REGISTER NOW
Aug. 18, 5:30-9 p.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 18-19, 7 & 9 p.m. - Comedy Zone Experience at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 19, 5:30-9 p.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 19-21 - Glazing soup bowls at Indian river Clay
Aug. 19, 7 p.m. - Jesse & the Thieves at Walking Tree Brewery
Aug. 25, 5:30-9 p.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 25-26, 7 & 9 p.m. - Comedy Zone Experience at Riverside Theatre
Aug. 26, 5:30-9 p.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre
See the complete calendar online at willimiller.com.
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St. Lucie County
Aug. 11, 6 p.m. - Sacred Waters documentary at The Vault Art Gallery
Aug. 11, 6 p.m. - Sacred Waters documentary at The Vault Art Gallery
Aug. 16, 10:30 a.m. - Music in the Gardens at Heathcote
Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m. - Music in the Gardens at Heathcote
Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. - Music in the Gardens at Heathcote
Sept. 4 - Deadline for submissions to Paradox Exhibitions - St. Lucie Cultural Alliance
Sept. 15-Oct. 1 - Crossing Delancey at Treasure Coast Theatre
See the complete calendar online at willimiller.com.
Through Sept. 15 - At the SLCultural Alliance gallery, The Vault - Havana Days - Tina Pfeiffer; Summer Afternoon in Florida - Kate Broderick; Offshore Breeze - Kathryn Grof-Tisza; Ilander - Aurea Migenis
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Beyond the Treasure Coast
Aug. 11-Friday Fest - TEN-76 at Van Wezel, Sarasota
Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Free Saturday at the Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa
Aug. 12-Nov. 25 - Preserving Collier: 20 Years of Conservation Collier at Collier Museum at Government Center
Aug. 17 - Ekep Nkwelle - Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ
Aug. 17, 2 p.m. - third Thursday Lectures at Museum of the Everglades - Be Our Guest: How Collier's Chef Made Everglades Synonymous with Hospitality
Aug. 17 - Opening at The Bass- Kerry Phillips: Between the Mundane and the Miraculous
Aug. 17 - Online lecture: The Secret and Endangered Lives of Freshwater Mussels - Baily-Matthews Shell Museum
Aug. 18-20 - Central Florida Arts presents A Little Night Music at Dr. Phillips CPA with Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
Aug. 19, 9:30 a.m. - Making candles - Cowboy Coffee! - Immokalee Pioneer Museum
Aug. 19 6 p.m. - Summer Serenade: Strings at Bok Tower Garden
Aug. 22, 6 p.m. - Artist Talk with Eugene Ofori Agyei at Rollins Museum of Art
Aug. 24 - Train with Special Guest Parmalee at Tanglewood
Aug. 31 - Jackson Browne at Tanglewood
See the complete calendar online at willimiller.com.
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Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum Closed for Reconstruction Until Further Notice.
Through Aug.12 Silkroad's 8th annual Global Musician Workshop at New England Conservatory
Through Aug. 12 - Global Musician Workshop Performance Festival - Mike Block
Through Aug. 13 - Lasting Impressions: Japanese Prints from the Read-Simms Collection
Through Aug. 17 - Accepting donations of objects for Kerry Phillips: Between the Mundane and the Miraculous at The Bass
Through Aug. 18 - Summer art camps at The Bass
Through Aug. 20 - In Dialogue: Unexpected Visual Conversations at MFA
Through Aug. 20 - Imagined East: Decorative Arts and the Imperial Gaze Exhibit at Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa
Through Aug. 26 - Susan Martin Into the Green: Botanical Insights - Alliance for the Arts - Fort Myers
Through Aug. 27 - Tom Jones: Here We stand at Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Through Nov. 4 - From the Gulf to the Glades: Photography by Jim Freeman at Marco Island Historical Museum
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House of Refuge volunteers needed!
If you are interested in history and would enjoy being a part of the House of Refuge team — we need you! Come join our Volunteer Corps at the Historical Society of Martin County. If you (or someone you know) is interested, please contact Ales Day, director of visitor services, via email, or fill out an application online via the website.
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Martin County
Aug. 11 - Opening reception for Garage Art at The Court House Cultural Center, Stuart
Aug. 11, 7 p.m. - Selwyn Birchwood at the Lyric
Aug. 12, 7 p.m. - NY Rockabilly Rockets Shake Rattle Roll at The Lyric
Aug. 13, 1 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk, Stuart
Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m. - Cruising at the Beach - Elliot Museum
Aug. 17, 6-9:30 p.m. - Jammin' in Jensen - Downtown Jensen Beach
Aug. 18, 8 p.m. -A.C.T. Studio Theatre presents ELVIS Moody Blue
Aug. 19, 3 p.m. -A.C.T. Studio Theatre presents ELVIS Moody Blue
Aug. 20, 1 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk, Stuart
Aug.22, 4-7 p.m. - Cruising at the Beach - Elliot Museum
Aug. 24, 6-9:30 p.m. - Jammin' in Jensen - Downtown Jensen Beach
Aug. 27, 1 p.m. - Rock'n Riverwalk, Stuart
Aug. 29, 4-7 p.m. - Cruising at the Beach - Elliot Museum
Aug. 31, 6-9:30 p.m. - Jammin' in Jensen - Downtown Jensen Beach
See the complete calendar online at willimiller.com.
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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
Through Oct. 1 - History of Florida Keys Pineapples and the Martin County Connection at The Elliott Museum
Through Oct. 13 - Art Down the Hall at The Elliott: Tranquility in Color - Artists from Hobe Sound Fine Arts League
Every Tuesday at The Elliott: Tim Kyle Carpenter's Open Jam Session
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Brevard County
Visit the Brevard Cultural Alliance for a listing of classes and workshops
Through Aug. 13: She Always Sneezed Twice, Surfside Players, Cocoa Beach
Through Sept 10: Cabaret, Melbourne Civic Theatre, Downtown Melbourne
Aug 11 - Sept 3: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Henegar Center, Downtown Melbourne
Aug 12, 19 & 26: Green Gables Open House, Melbourne
Aug 12: Fly-in / Drive-in Breakfast, Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville,
Aug 12: BSO Summer Evenings Series: Lisa Ferrigno and Scott Watkins, Suntree United Methodist Church
Aug 13: Jazz Concert: Guitarist Walt Stacey, Space Coast Jazz Society, Veterans Memorial Center, Merritt Island,
Aug. 15 - Deadline to enter ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival - https://www.facebook.com/artworksofeaugallie
Aug 18: Friday Fest, Downtown Cocoa Beach,
Aug 19: Lawndale Historic Museum Tours, Rockledge
See the complete calendar online at willimiller.com.
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Through Aug 20: 9 to 5, The Musical, Titusville Playhouse
Through Aug. 26 - Lavender call for art at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
Through Aug. 26 - Follow the Sun - Rebecca Sherrick at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
Through August - Spotlight on Lydia Royce at The Downtown Art Gallery
Through Oct. 11 - Brevard Cultural Alliance Art i Public Places at the office of Commissioner Tom Goodson.
Through Oct. 19 - Brevard Cultural Alliance Art i Public Places at Sheltair Aviation
Through Oct. 26 - Brevard Cultural Alliance Art i Public Places at Palm Bay City Hall
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AUG. 12-13 - OBON WEEKEND AT MORIKAMI - Taiko Drumming Performances
Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. - Launch the Lantern dinner at Morikami
Aug. 17, 6-9 p.m. - Sunset Concert Series - Amphitheatre at Old School Square
Aug. 18, 7:30-10 p.m. - Legends Radio Free Friday Concerts: ELO Tribute Band - Amphitheatre at Old School Square
Aug. 18, 7 p.m. - Soul City Jazz Experience Downtown WPB - Yvette Norwood-Tiger
Aug. 24, 7/8 p.m. - Outdoor Summer Movie Series at Delray Beach Historical Society - A River Runs Through It
Aug 26, 5-9 p.m. - Art & Ales Soirée at Boca Raton Museum of Art
AUG. 29 - THE SYMPHONIA ON THE RED CARPET - Delray Beach
Aug. 30-31 - The Arts & Tourism Summit: Access for All at PBC Convention Center
Aug. 31 - Deadline to apply for Dec. 1-3 - Armory Art Center's 7th Annual Holiday Arts Festival
See the complete calendar online at willimiller.com.
Through Sept. 9 - Artist Innovation Fellowship Showcase at Cultural Council for the Palm Beaches
Through Sept. 9 - Artist Innovation Fellowship Showcase at Cultural Council for the Palm Beaches
Through October 6 - Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii - Morikami Museum
Through Oct. 22 - Sari Dienes: Incidental Nature at Boca Raton Museum of Art
Through Oct. 22 - Matthew Schreiber: Orders of Light at Boca Raton Museum of Art
Through Oct. 22 - Sri Prabha: Resonator - Reanimator at Boca Raton Museum of Art
Through Oct. 22 - Benn Mitchell Photographs: Hollywood to NYC at Boca Raton Museum of Art
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The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast needs volunteers all summer long! Must be 13+ to volunteer and 15+ to volunteer with Summer Camp.
1707 Ne Indian River Drive
Jensen Beach
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