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Volume 6 No. 30 | July 26, 2024

Notes from the Editor:

Our regional theater folks apparently haven't heard that things slow down in the summer! Scroll down to read about everything from Tootsie to Drinking Poison! Then get your tickets and settle into a comfy seat in air-conditioned chill. Inside, outside, music, dance, theater —we have it here!

Don't forget to check on summer hours before you head out!

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In This Issue

• Tootsie at Titusville Playhouse
• Space Coast Flute Orchestra Concert
• Cheryl Navo, Drinking Poison
• Summer Friday Art Walk
• ELC's Waterway Clean up
• Live in the Loop and The Comedy Zone at Riverside
• WAWA Summer Fun Days at Bok Tower Gardens
• MuralFest in Delray
• Comedy Corner at Sunrise Theatre
• Free Admission Saturday & Public Participation in Project at VBMA
• Sam Morrow at Lyric Theatre
• Comedian Johnny Mac at A.C.T. Studio Theatre
• Summer Art Show at Galleries at First Presbyterian
• Palm Beach Photographic Center Exhibit
• Riverside Dance Festival with Pigeonwing Dance
• The Tale of the Allergist's Wife at MCT
• Melbourne Municipal Band Concerts
• Elliott Museum Lecture
• Vero Beach Theatre Guild's Something Rotten
• FINAL WEEKEND - Suessical at The Barn
• FINAL WEEKEND - And Then There were None at Treasure Coast Theatre
• Aerial Antics Circus
• Studio 117 at Sunrise Theatre
• Paint Your Emotions with Joshua McMiller

and MORE!

Scroll down for a load of entries from the Arts Blast online calendar.

Titusville Playhouse

presents

Tootsie

 July 26 – August 18

Michael Dorsey will go to any length for his career in this award-winning musical. Based on the hit comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and ranked as one of the best comedies of all-time, Tootsie has had audiences rolling in the aisles in what was hailed as “Broadway’s funniest new musical!” by the New York Post.

Michael Dorsey is a skilled actor with a talent for not keeping a job. Desperate and out-of-work, Michael makes a last-ditch effort at making his dreams come true…by disguising himself as actress Dorothy Michaels. In a meteoric rise to Broadway stardom, Michael (disguised as Dorothy) soon has audiences enamored while falling for his co-star, Julie. It isn’t long before Michael realizes that maintaining his greatest acting success is going to be much harder than he expected.

Call: 321-268-3711

www.titusvilleplayhouse.com

Titusville Playhouse

301 Julia Street

Titusville, FL 32796

LoPresti Art Gallery’s

Summer Friday Art Walk

Featuring the work of Deb Gooch

July 26 – 5 to 8pm

Deb Gooch was an influential local artist and art instructor who shared her talents in Vero Beach for over 30 years. 

Four of Deb’s paintings will be on display during this event. Over the next 3 months, the gallery will rotate these paintings on a monthly basis with others in the collection.

Deb’s husband, Jim Gooch, generously donated the collection of artwork which will be available for sale. Proceeds from the sales of the paintings will benefit the Deb Gooch Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Vero Beach Art Club.

Summer Friday Art Walk will encompass 6 galleries featuring 10 artists in one location. Galleries include: LoPresti Art Gallery, Jemal Hays, Glen Bottalico, Fathom 202 Studio, Rowe Gallery and VS Studio.

Location:

900 7^th Ave.

Vero Beach, FL 32960

(Behind Chili’s Restaurant)

https://www.loprestiartgallery.com/art-walk

Waterway Clean Up Day

Saturday, July 27th

8 AM – 12:30 PM

Volunteer with ELC’s cleanup team and help make a difference at the 17th Annual Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup. They will be collecting trash at the Wabasso Causeway Park Boat Ramp (SR510). Since 2008 over 14,587 volunteers and more than 3,300 vessels removed 102.72 tons of trash from the waters of the Treasure Coast! This event is for all ages; perfect for students, service clubs, or anyone who wants to be part of the solution to pollution.

Register at www.discoverelc.org/17th-annual-treasure-coast-waterway-cleanup/

Environmental Learning Center

255 Live Oak Drive

Vero Beach, FL 32963

VBMA Invites the Community to Participate in Public Art Project During

July 27 Free Admission Saturday

Additional Exhibition-Inspired Events Scheduled Throughout the Summer

This month, Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Billboard Bonanza, a large-scale public art project inspired by the visiting Rock 'N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip exhibition. The special activity is part of the Museum Studios program for Saturday, July 27, a free admission day at the Museum.

From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Museum guests can paint a section of a pre-designed image celebrating the vibrant and dynamic spirit of the rock 'n' roll era. This collaborative project beckons artists of all ages to express their creativity while connecting to the history of music and exploring billboard advertising as a public art form.

“This community billboard project was inspired by the public and interactive nature of the billboards showcased in the Rock 'N' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip exhibition,” shares Sara Klein, VBMA Director of Education. “The Museum Education Team worked with local artist and VBMA Museum Art School instructor Barry Shapiro, who brought his expertise in community art projects to design an image that celebrates the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll at the VBMA. This initiative celebrates the legacy of billboard art and emphasizes VBMA’s commitment to fostering inclusive and participatory art environments.”

Guests can also enjoy docent-led mini-tours of the VBMA and discover complementary themes in the widely popular Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau exhibition.

The Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau exhibition is on view at the Vero Beach Museum of Art through September 1, 2024. For Museum admission fees, hours, and directions, visit vbmuseum.org.

Good Day Sunshine State: The Beatles in 1964 Florida*

Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 3 p.m.

Museum admission and lecture is free on August 31. Advanced registration is not required.

Through dozens of primary interviews, letters, photographs, and court transcripts, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, author, and historian Bob Kealing recounts the Beatles’ transformative visit through the potboiler that was 1964 Florida. This free lecture offers a local perspective on the Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip, illustrating how global music phenomena like The Beatles influenced Florida’s cultural scene during a dynamic era.

Sam Morrow

at The Lyric

July 27 - 7pm

With five albums under his belt, Sam Morrow has carved out a sound that exists somewhere outside of genre and geography. It's his own version of modern-day American roots music: a mix of roadhouse rock & roll, bluesy R&B, and country-fried funky-tonk, driven forward by groove, grease, and guitars.

It's also a sound that owes as much to the road — where Morrow spent most of the past decade on tour, supporting albums like Concrete & Mud and Gettin' By On Gettin' Down — as the various places he's called home. This is music for the fast lane. Music for empty highways. Music for people who, like Morrow, always seem to find themselves in transit.

Lyric Theatre

59 SW Flagler Ave.

Stuart, FL 34994

www.lyrictheatre.com

Actor & Comedian

Johnny Mac

July 27 - 8pm

Actor and Comedian as seen on HBO and the movie "Recount," Johnny Mac has worked at most of the best Comedy Clubs in the country such as Caroline's, the Comic Strip, and Catch A Rising Star! He performs regularly around the U.S. and has also performed in Ireland, Chile, and the Caribbean. Johnny's show is packed with laughter from start to finish! From adopting highways to the challenges of getting older, you are sure to have a great evening of entertainment. Johnny is currently working on a TV Pilot called “Dash N’ Dine” and can be seen in numerous national commercials.

A.C.T. Studio Theatre

2399 SE Ocean Blvd.

Stuart, FL 34996

www.Actstudiotheatre.com

Galleries at

First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach

spotlight genre newcomers in

Summer Art Show

Through September 30

Talent and creativity knows no age limit because art calls to everyone. Now through September 30th, Vero Beach residents and visitors can see the work of newcomers to the art world during the annual Summer Art Show at The Galleries at First Pres.

The public is invited to stroll the three gallery spaces at First Presbyterian and view the work of 10 art students from the Sebastian River Art Club. All students are under the tutelage of Suze Lavender, curator of The Galleries at First Pres, along with fellow art instructor, Sheila Lougheed.

The Galleries are open from noon to 3:00 PM Monday through Thursday and on Sunday mornings between church services.

First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach

520 Royal Palm Boulevard

Vero Beach, FL 32960

www.firstpresvero.org

(Top L to R): Becky Anders, Marian Gremillot, Wil Prodell, Tana Nalley, Maria Neely, Patti Kaylor, Jack Wilkenfeld

(Bottom L to R):Monica Griffey, Sally Digman, Lana McLeod.

Suessical

Through July 28



 The Cat in the Hat tells the tale of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, a whole population that lives there. Meanwhile, Jojo, a Who child, is sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks”.

Horton also faces another challenge, not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayze La Bird.

Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping, and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses her faith in him. And while the powers of friendship and community are challenged, loyalty and family emerge triumphant.

Barn Theatre

2400 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL 34996

www.barn-theatre.com

ACT Studio Theatre

Almost Maine

AUDITIONS: Friday, Jul 26, 7pm

A woman carries

her heart, broken into nineteen pieces, in a small paper bag. A man shrinks to half his former size, after losing hope in love. A couple keep the love they have given each other in large red bags, or compress the mass into the size of a diamond. These playful and surreal experiences are commonplace in the world of John Cariani’s Almost, Maine, where on one deeply cold and magical Midwinter Night, the citizens of Almost - not organized enough for a town, too populated for a wilderness -experience the life-altering power of the human heart.

CEDAR POINTE PLAZA

2399 SE Ocean Blvd.

Stuart, FL 34996

And Then There Were None

Through

July 28

Treasure Coast Theatre presents a classic Agatha Christie murder mystery, And Then There Were None, the world’s best selling mystery of all time. 

On a summer’s day in 1938, eight strangers arrive on a small, isolated island off the Devon coast of England, each having received an unexpected personal invitation. They are tended to by two married domestics, Thomas and Ethel Rogers, who explain that their hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Owen, have not yet arrived. The Rogers themselves were contracted only a week prior through an agency and have never met their employers.

A framed copy of an old rhyme hangs over the fireplace, and ten figurines sit on the mantle. Before supper, a phonograph record is played; the recording accuses all ten people present of having committed murder, then they begin to die one-by-one based on the verses of the rhyme.

Dates & times:  www.treasurecoasttheatre.com

Treasure Coast Theatre

10175 S US Highway 1

Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34952 

www.treasurecoasttheatre.com

presents

Renewal: Going Native, revisited

Celebrating Florida’s Indigenous Plants & Wildlife

60+ Stunning Images from 18 Talented Photographers

Free Opening Reception is July 31, 6 to 8 pm

A follow-up to its popular 2018 exhibition, the Photo Centre’s new artistic offering will present more than five dozen amazing prints, many of which will be available for purchase by the highest bidder. All the proceeds from this silent auction will go to benefit the conservation efforts of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.

“Photographs in the exhibition range from exquisite close-ups of flowers and butterflies to mysterious landscapes, and from stunning, rare orchids to surprisingly beautiful, common tillandsias,” says Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre, who curated the exhibit along with Susan Lerner from the local Native Plant Society. “Our goal is for the viewer to experience the joy and aliveness of the native landscape.”

The photographers in the exhibit include: Kevin Barry, Donna Bollenbach, Richard Brownscombe, Christina Evans, George Gann, Roger Hammer, Kirsten Hines, Craig Huegel, Teri Jabour, Mary Keim, Susan Kolterman, Susan Lerner, Don Marchetto, Chuck McCartney, Rufino Osorio, Rebecca Sabac, Loret Setters and Peg Urban. 

Spatterdock by Peg Urban

Spiderwort by Donna Bollenbach

Osceola’s Plume

by Christina Evans

Golden Canna

by Roger Hammer

Bloodberry

by Rufino Orsorio

Call 561.253.2600 or visit: www.workshop.org

Palm Beach Photographic Centre

415 Clematis Street

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Riverside Dance Festival

performances

August 2 & 3 – 7 p.m – Pigeonwing Dance

August 3 – 2 p.m – Festival Student

Showcase

Ballet Vero Beach and Riverside Theatre are thrilled to announce Pigeonwing Dance as the invited company for this year's Riverside Dance Festival.

Started in 2012 under the direction of Adam Schnell, Artistic Director of Ballet Vero Beach and Director of Dance Education at Riverside Theatre, accepted students from the local area and around the country will experience daily technique classes with Pigeonwing dancers and Riverside’s distinguished faculty. The thirteenth Riverside Dance Festival runs July 22 through August 3 with an accepted and limited number of dedicated young dancers from age 10 and up.

“Continuing the pursuit to bring the best of dance to our own backyard, Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to present Pigeonwing Dance to be part of this year’s Dance Festival,” said Mr. Schnell. “It is a very unique experience and I cannot wait to see what the students and professionals present at the end of the Festival.”

Pigeonwing Dance, named for its blend of airiness and New York City grit, was founded in 2016 by Princess Grace Award-winning choreographer Gabrielle Lamb. The company pushes ballet and contemporary dance forms beyond what is currently believed possible. 

The Riverside Dance Festival performance featuring the dedicated young dancers will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 2 p.m. This performance is FREE.

Pigeonwing Dance will also perform as part of the 2024-25 season of Ballet Vero Beach. The Ballet Vero Beach performances are Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets to these performances are $10-$75.

For more information, call 772-231-6990

or visit www.riversidetheatre.com or www.balletverobeach.org

Viera Resident's Play at Surfside

U.S. Army veteran Cheryl Navo has been awarded the 2024 Ropp Playwright Award and a $500 cash prize by Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach for her 90-minute original play, Drinking Poison. The 61-year-old resident of Indian River Colony Club in Viera will have her play produced at Surfside Playhouse, with six performances scheduled from July 26th through August 4th. Drinking Poison is a powerful look into the raw and complex aftermath of a school shooting. A description of the production directed by Nancy Matical-Bock reads: "Drinking Poison is not just a story about loss; it is a reflection on how we process grief, assign blame, and ultimately find a path forward."

Navo is a former Department of the Army Civilian who spent the majority of her government career in Germany. Cheryl first became involved in military community theatre in 2009 as an actor in a production of The Sound of Music.

Since then, she has explored a variety of roles, including playwright, director, set designer, artist and costume designer. Twice, Cheryl was awarded Best Director in the annual Army Europe Tournament of Plays. She has written two full-length plays and numerous one-act and ten-minute plays that have been performed in Europe, Canada, and the USA. She has two published plays: Hotline, Dramatic Publishing Company, and Parade of Queens, Rebel Belle Publishing.

Due to mature content, performances are for audiences 16 years of age and older. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 pm, and Sundays are at 2 pm.

July 26-August 4

$20 tickets for Drinking Poison are available at SurfsidePlayhouse.com.

The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife

by Charles Busch

August 2 – September 8

Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged Upper West Side doctor’s wife, is devoted to mornings at the Whitney Museum, afternoons at the Museum of Modern Art, and evenings at Brooklyn Academy of Music. Plunged into a mid-life crisis of Medea-like proportions, she’s shaken out of her lethargy by the reappearance of a fascinating and somewhat mysterious childhood friend.

Renowned for weaving popular culture, wicked camp humor, and biting social satire, Charles Busch’s play is, "Uproarious ... wall-to-wall laughs,” per The New York Times.

Melbourne Civic Theatre

817 E. Strawbridge Ave.

Melbourne Florida 32901 

www.mymct.org

321-723-6935

Something Rotten:

A Musical Comedy

by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick

Through August 4

 Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of Renaissance rock-star playwright, William Shakespeare. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

The role of the soothsayer is played by new Vero Beach Theatre Guild president Dee Rose.

Vero Beach Theatre Guild

202 San Juan Ave.

Vero Beach, FL 32960

www.verobeachtheatreguild.com

772-562-8300

Music for All Seasons

August 7 & 8 – 6:30pm

The Melbourne Municipal Band (MMB) wraps up its summer picnic concert series with the presentation, Music for All Seasons.

“It will be a fun evening of music in a picnic atmosphere," said MMB Conductor Staci Rosbury.

Music for All Seasons is part of the MMB’s annual summer Not-in-the-Park picnic concerts, which enable the audience to enjoy a picnic dinner and show in air-conditioned comfort. Attendees can bring their own dinner or purchase food on site from City Bistro.

There is no charge and tickets are not required. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Call 321-724-0555 or visit www.MelbourneMunicipalBand.org

 Melbourne Auditorium

625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Melbourne, FL 32901

Florida’s 236 Years of Missing History (1513-1776)

at The Elliott Museum

August 7 at 3pm

(Part 1 of a 3 Part Series)

The Elliott Museum presents a fascinating series of events exploring the rich and often overlooked history of Florida, focusing on the three Seminole Periods. Each session will include expert speakers, short films, and engaging discussions.

Part 1 covers the First Seminole Period with speaker Derek Boyd Hankerson. A short film will be screened and a discussion will be held on the Florida Channel and the Southern Route to Freedom.

Ticket price is included with Museum entrance. Free to Museum Members.

Part 2 takes place on October 9

Part 3 takes place on November 7

For more information: visit: www.hsmc-fl.com

Elliott Museum

825 NE Ocean Blvd.

Stuart, FL 34996

3rd Annual Members Showcase

Through August 31, 2024

This summertime tradition will showcase the diverse talents of MartinArts member artists. A special selection of original small works will also be available for purchase with all proceeds benefitting arts education programs. Don't miss your chance to add a new piece of art, big or small, to your collection and support local artists!

Artists featured at the showcase include: Caren Akers, Glen Allen, Deborah Aronovici, Debbie Beckmann, Alexandra Bruce, Barbara Bucci, Jennifer Collins, Suzanne Connors, Shoshana Cooper, Adrienne Davis, Angelica Dorizas, Gina Duffy, Jose Farinos, Sharon Ferina, Tom Forster, Dot Galfond, Neil Goodenough, Gloria Gronowicz, Ilene Gruber Adams, John Hart, Jill Heveron, Julia Kelly, Scott Klimek, Valerie Lally, Anita Lamb, Jane Lawton Baldridge, Barbara Z. Lyons, Debra Marler, Vickie Marsango, Robin Marshall, Jacklyn Matthews, Maria Miele, Sonja Mongar, Sheryl Odza, Patricia Pasbrig, Jacqueline Pimienta, Vitina Porrett, Tom Prestopnik, Linda Reymore, Danuta Rothschild, Mark Rudolph, Linda Schoppmeyer, Patrice Scott, Harold Silvers, Teresa Sroczynski, Marian Vitale, Laura Kay Whiticar-Darvill, Diana Zhang

Showcase takes place at:

Court House Cultural Center, 80 Southeast Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34994 

www.martinarts.org

The Annual Summer Salon

Now through August 31

Martin Artisans Guild will have their second Meet the Artists reception for their Annual Summer Salon August 7, 4-6 p.m. Featuring live music, cash bar, and appetizers, the exhibition includes works by artists Alexandra Akerberg, Barb Bucci, Chris Kling, Danuta Rothschild, James J. DeMartis, Jane Lawton Baldridge, Jose Farinas, Laura Kay Whiticar Darvill, Lynn Morgan, Sue Klahne, and Susan Clifford.

The Palm Room Art Gallery and Artisans Boutique

 3746 SE Ocean Boulevard

Stuart’s Harbour Bay Plaza

www.martinartisansguild.org

2024 Soup Bowl​ Open House

It's that time of year again!! Indian River Clay will be open to community potters for the purpose of Soup Bowl making!! They will be donating 1000 bowls to the Samaritan Center for their Soup Bowl fundraiser in November.

This is the 32nd annual Soup Bowl, and the sale of the bowls helps homeless families in our community. Please mark your calendars… all wheel throwers and hand builders are welcome. Registration is not required. Clay and glazes will be provided, but please bring your own tools. We will have volunteers wedging clay for you!

Don't know how to make a bowl but want to help? Stop in and wedge clay and/or help clean up.

DATES FOR MAKING AND TRIMMING BOWLS:

• Saturday, July 27: 12pm - 6pm
• Sunday, July 28: 12pm - 6pm

DATES FOR GLAZING BOWLS:

• Saturday, August 24: 12pm - 6pm
• Sunday, August 25: 12pm - 6pm
• Monday, August 26: 6pm - 9pm

The Soup Bowl project raises money for the Samaritan Center Transitional Housing program.

www.indianriverclay.org 

The Ariel Antics Circus’

50^th Anniversary

August 1, 2 & 3 – 7 pm

Saint Edward’s School

The City of Vero Beach Recreation Department’s Aerial Antics Circus celebrates its 50^th Anniversary with an always impressive and creative production.

Honoring 50 years of providing gymnastics, dance and circus instruction to the youth of Indian River County, this year’s program will include selected routines from throughout the past 50 years.

The Aerial Antics Circus is a non-competitive, performance based gymnastics and performing arts program that offers classes for children of all ages.

Audiences will see acts of all varieties, from beautiful dancing, amazing gymnastics feats and outstanding and fearless circus aerial routines choreographed to our favorite songs and routines from Aerial Antics Circus’ past.

Tickets are $8 for adults; $7 for children and seniors; Free for children under 5.

For more information, call 772-978-4500 or visit the recreation page at www.covb.org

Maltz Jupiter Theatre

July 27 to July 28

Studio 117

A Night at the Disco

August 3 – 7pm

It’s 1979 in New York, and disco and clubs are all the rage. All night parties, dancing to the latest disco hits, and mingle with the famous and infamous. You will know you have arrived at the right place because the best-looking cars are parked outside, and only the VIPs are allowed inside.

You want to get the party started, but first, you have to get past the bouncers, because only the beautiful people can get in, and you have to dress the part to get past the “screening”, through the velvet ropes to follow the sounds to the party as we turn the Sunrise Theatre into Studio 117, the biggest disco party on the Treasure Coast.

Join the Sunrise Theatre Foundation as they turn the Sunrise Theatre into the Treasure Coast’s largest dance club, Studio 117.

Dig out your white suits, platform shoes, and dress your disco best!

Sunrise Theatre

117 South Second Street

Fort Pierce, FL 34950

www.sunrisetheatre.com

ZOTO RETURNS TO MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN

WITH A NEW STONE BALANCING EXHIBIT ‘BEYOND THE ORDINARY’

Master Balancer Adam Conard, known as ZOTO, introduced the ancient art of stone balancing to McKee Botanical Garden with his "Playing with Gravity" exhibit. This summer, ZOTO returns with an all-new exhibit, "Beyond the Ordinary," on display through September 8.

Drawing inspiration from the garden's founders, Arthur McKee and Waldo Sexton, ZOTO incorporates unique, never-before-balanced objects into his pieces, some of which have been touched by the founders themselves. ZOTO will host a demonstration Saturday, August 3, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the Royal Palm Grove at McKee Botanical Garden.

Following the demonstration, guests will have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on session with smaller stones, where ZOTO will provide individual guidance. His paintings, inspired by the exhibit's theme, are displayed in the historic Hall of Giants.



McKee Botanical Garden 

350 US Highway 1, Vero Beach, FL 32962

For more information visit: mckeegarden.org

Happening in Brevard County

2025 Arts4All Florida Calendar Project

Arts4All Florida invites Florida’s artists with disabilities, ages 18 and up, to submit a visual piece of art for our Call for Calendar Art. Selected images of artwork will be featured in the Arts4All Florida 2025 Calendar. Thirteen images will be selected and featured in the twelve-month calendar (plus cover). The calendar will be distributed throughout Florida by Arts4All Florida and Regions Bank, our partnering sponsor.

Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024

More information

Coming Up on the Arts Blast Calendar

Events listed are for the next few weeks. For a complete listing of future events, (click here or go to: willimiller.com/arts-blast-calendar)

Indian River County

July 26 & 27, 5:30-8 9.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

July 26 & 27, 6 & 8pm, Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 1-3, 5:30-8 9.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 1-3 – 50^th Annual Aerial Antics Circus at St. Edward’s School

Aug. 2, 5-8pm – Reception for Going on Seventeen: Summertime at Gallery 14

Aug. 2 & 3, 6 & 8pm, Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 2 & 3, 7pm – Ballet Vero Beach presents Pidgeonwing Dance

Aug. 3, 2pm – Riverside Dance Festival Showcase at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 8-10, 5:30-8 9.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 8 & 10, 6 & 8pm, Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 9 – Sebastian River Area Chamber Grill Out Night

Aug. 15-17, 5:30-8 9.m. - Live in the Loop at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 16 & 17, 6 & 8pm, Comedy Zone at Riverside Theatre

Aug. 17, 11am – Gifford Youth Orchestra’s Back to School BBQ at Gifford Middle School

Aug. 17, 1:30pm – The Evolutionary Art of the Music Video: Rock and Roll and Beyond, Vero Beach Museum of Art

Aug. 18, 3pm – SCSO – Pirates of Penzance at VBHS Performing Arts, Vero Beach

Through August 4 - Something Rotten at Vero Beach Theatre Guild

Through Sept. 1 - Rock 'N' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau at Vero Beach Museum of Art

St. Lucie County

July 27, 8pm – Comedian Johnny Mac at A.C.T.

Studio Theatre

July 27, 8pm – Comedian Rich Purpura at Sunrise Theatre

Aug. 2 – Friday Fest Main Street, Fort Pierce

Aug. 16-25 – The Wild Women of Winedale at Treasure Coast Theatre

Ongoing:

Parado: Gina F. Duffy at The Vault Art Gallery

Mondays 10 a.m.-noon Art on the Porch at Cool Beans Brew

Mondays 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Fort Pierce Art Club Members Open Studio at 2nd Street Art, FP

Thursdays 12-1 p.m. - Music in the Garden at Heathcote Botanical Gardens​

Martin County

July 26 – Auditions for Almost Maine at A.C.T. Studio Theatre

July 27, 7pm – Sam Morrow at Lyric

July 27, 8pm – Comedian Johnny Mac at A.C.T. Studio Theatre

Aug. 3, 7pm – Panned at Lyric

Aug.7, 3pm – Florida’s 236 years of Missing History (1513-1776) at Elliott Museum

Aug. 10, 8pm – Comedian Scott Barreto at A.C.T. Studio Theatre

Aug. 11, 1pm – Sketchers and Painters at Elliott Museum

Aug. 15, 6pm – It’s The Coolest Night of The Summer Dance Party at Elliott Museum

Aug. 17, 7pm – NY Rockets – Good Rockin’ Tonight at Lyric

ONGOING:

Through July 28 - Seussical at Barn Theatre

Through Aug. 11 - Adventure Begins at Your Library - Library Foundation of Martin County ​



Through Aug. 16 - Surfing Florida: A Photographic History at the Elliott Museum​

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

Fridays, 2 p.m. - Guided Nature Walks at Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Thursdays, 6-9:30 p.m. - Jammin’ Jensen on Jensen Beach Boulevard

Tuesdays at The Elliott: Tim Kyle Carpenter's Open Jam Session

Tuesdays - 4-7 p.m. - Cruising at the Beach – Elliott Museum 

Brevard County

July 26, 8pm – Donny Osmond at King Center

July 26 – August 18 – Tootsie at Titusville Playhouse

July 28, 3pm – Space Coast Flute Orchestra at Suntree United Methodist, Melbou

Aug 2 – Sep. 8 – The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife at Melbourne Civic Theatre

Aug. 3, 7:30pm – Summer School Catechism at King Center

Aug. 11, 8pm – UB40 at King Center

Aug. 16 – Sept. 8 – Beauty and The Beast at Heneger Center

Aug. 17, 7pm – Timeless Classics with the Luminoso Quartet - BSO Summer Evening

Series at Suntree UMC

Aug. 17, 7pm – SCSO – Pirates of Penzance at Scott Center, Melbourne

Aug. 17, 8pm – Classic Albums Live – AC/DC at King Center

Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. - Art Night at Strawbridge Art League

Palm Beach County

July 26-28 – King Lear - Shakespeare by the Palm, Royal Palm Beach

​July 26, 4-10 p.m. - Delray Walls Mural Fest Kickoff - Spred the Dub

July 27, 7:30pm – La Sylphide, Boca Ballet Theatre, Boca Raton

July 30, 7:30pm – Ascension 33 Rhythmic Fusion at Kravis

Aug. 10-12 – OBON Weekend, Morikami Museum, Delray Beach

Aug. 17, 7pm – Yvette Norwood-Tiger Jazz Ensemble at Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

Through July at Old School Square - Central American Modernism

Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. at Cornell Art Museum - Music at the Museum

First Friday Art Walk 6-9 p.m. every month at Cornell Art Museum

Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - Garden Sculpture Tours at the Norton

Thursdays 6-9 p.m. - Clematis by Night

Every Friday, 5-10 p.m. - ART AFTER DARK at the Norton

Beyond the Treasure Coast

July 26 – Wawa Summer Fun Days at Bok Tower & Gardens

July 26 & 27 – Delray Walls Mural Fest at Old School Square, Delray Beach

Aug. 1-Oct. 5 - Before I Forget - Kristin M. Beck solo exhibition at Coral Springs Museum of Art - Dementia and Alzheimer's

Aug. 3, 6pm – Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at Bok Tower & Gardens

August 8, 7:30 p.m. - Doreen Ketchens - Community Arts Program at Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ 

Aug. 9-11 – Central Florida’s Vocal Arts’ The Pirates of Penzance at Dr. Phillips Center, Orlando

Aug. 13, 10:30am – FAU Lecture Series – Delray Beach’s Agricultural History at Old School Square, Delray Beach

Aug. 16-18 – Spirit of Japan Festival, Miami Beach Convention Center

ONGOING:



Every Saturday 1 p.m. - Saturday Exhibition Highlight Tours at Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park

Every Friday in June & July – Farmer’s Market at Edison & Ford Estates

Live carillon concerts Thursday - Sunday, 1 & 3 p.m. - Bok Tower Gardens. 

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