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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 4 No. 37 | October 14, 2022 | |
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Notes from the Editor:
You know how I have technical difficulties from time to time? Computer, internet, Constant Contact? Well, this time it's plumbing. I've been being helpful with the plumber who's working on making my laundry water stop backing up into the bathtub.. In the process of helping, I came across a snake on the enclosed back porch (help!) and was chased by a big hornet in the yard.. and it's far from over. That means I'll send out what I have now and try to get an early start on next Arts Blast over the weekend. FYI, the snake was about the diameter of a finger, more than a foot long, and RED, YELLOW, AND BLACK! I couldn't focus on whether it was red and black or red and yellow. but he isn't welcome on the porch. No idea how to make it go away.
Are you a fan of webcams? I am and there's always the danger of getting sidetracked in some of my favorites. Here's a link to a selection of St. John, USVI webcams. Yes, it really is that gorgeous.
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FEATURES
VBMA Museums for All
PIAS free trees and photography contest
Garden Club Ornament
PPICS Art show results
Edison and Ford update
American Songbook with Dick Golden
Melbourne Municipal Band
Nelson DeMille in Vero Beach
Tidbits
SRHS MARCHING SHARKS
Grassy Waters Photo Contest
Lake Wales Pioneer Days
Laura Riding Jackson Foundation volunteers
MartinArts Awards
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Treasure Coast Ballet
Wings To Fly Dance Company
... and more!
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It's here! The 2022 Garden Club of Indian River County Christmas Ornament | Stay tuned for details or go to the website for the list of vendors. | |
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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 through Saturday Oct 29. The show is held in October, around the National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 9-15 this year.
This year's awards went to:
Photography
1st: Valerie Mayton "Florida Naptime"
2nd: Jody Rawley "Flair"
3rd: Nina Mayes "Storm on the Sea"
2 Dimensional/Fabric
1st: Phyllis Petrillo "Spoonbill"
2nd: Cathy Heeter "Walking Tree"
3 Dimensional/Sculpture
1st: Cathy Ferrell "Dash to the Sea"
Mixed Media
1st: Beverly Tyson "Learning to Lead"
2nd: Dorothy Napp Schindel "Pelican Posing Perfectly"
Watercolor
1st: Gail Dolphin "Reef Turtle"
2nd: LuAnn Sampson "Red Legs"
3rd: Pam Webb "FLorida Scrub Jay"
2 Dimensional/Oil
1st: Karen McFeaters "Pelican Island Refuge"
2nd: Ginny Beeby "Serene Sands"
3rd: May Brandt "Riverside Cafe Dusk"
Acrylic
1st: Susan Lavender "Gator"
2nd: Charles Blake "Birds of a Feather"
3rd: Sherrel Galeotti "Ribbit in the Rain"
Honorary Mention
Barbara Landry "A Bird in Hand"
Best of Show
Judy Burgarella "White Egret w/orchids" (Acrylic)
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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The Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.
The program supports those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits visiting the Vero Beach Museum of Art. FREE admission, up to four people, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Similar free and reduced admission is available to eligible members of the public at more than 850 museums across the country. Museums for All is part of the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all audiences.
Museums for All helps expand access to museums and also raise public awareness about how museums in the U.S. are reaching their entire communities. More than 850 institutions participate in the initiative, including art museums, children’s museums, science centers, botanical gardens, zoos, history museums, and more. Participating museums are located nationwide, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About Association of Children’s Museums (ACM)
The Association of Children's Museums (ACM) champions children's museums worldwide. With more than 460 members in 50 states and 16 countries, ACM leverages the collective knowledge of children's museums through convening, sharing, and dissemination. Learn more at www.childrensmuseums.org.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is located at 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, Florida
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Local favorite, author Nelson DeMille, will be at the Vero Beach Book Center October 17 at 6 p.m. with his latest, The Maze.
In his dazzling #1 bestseller, Plum Island, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle’s waterfront estate on Long Island, convalescing from wounds incurred in the line of duty. A visit from the local Chief of Police results in the legendary Detective Corey becoming involved in the investigation of the murders of a married couple who were scientists at the top-secret biological research facility on Plum Island.
Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and The Maze opens with Corey on the same porch, but now in forced retirement from his last job as a Federal Agent with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Corey is restless and looking for action, so when his former lover, Detective Beth Penrose, appears with a job offer, Corey has to once again make some decisions about his career—and about reuniting with Beth Penrose.
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Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, The Mazetakes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine—and maybe more—prostitutes and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach.
As Corey digs deeper into this case, which has made national news, he comes to suspect that the failure of the local police to solve this sensational case may not be a result of their inexperience and incompetence—it may be something else. Something more sinister.
The Maze features John Corey’s politically incorrect humor, matched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills along with the surprising and shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Nelson DeMille.
Hear the author in conversation on Arts Blast on the Air.
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A Letter from the Pelican Island Audubon Society | |
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Let’s Cool Our Planet, Save Our Manatee, Fishes, Birds, Lagoon and Provide Safe Habitat For Us & Wildlife. Bring the birds to your yard!
Free trees available at the Audubon House:
- 7 ft Southern Live Oaks in 3g pots -Produces the most insects for birds
- 6 ft Pond Cypress in 3g pots-Grows in dry soils also
- 3 ft Dahoon Holly in small pots- Small tree that needs irrigation
Visit our Pelican Island Audubon Society’s Audubon House at 195 9th St. SE (Oslo Rd) Vero Beach on Sun, Wed, or Fri from 9-11 am to pick up trees. Also, Native Plants for sale! Hummingbirds will come! See our websites:
https://pelicanislandaudubon.org/home-page/free-trees-available-at-audubon-house/
https://pelicanislandaudubon.org/home-page/trees-for-life-plants-for-birds/
or call PIAS: 772-567-3520
Trees save energy, provide shade and wind breaks for our homes, cool our cities and neighborhoods, reduce the need for fertilizers, remove carbon dioxide and air pollutants from our air, retain topsoil, save water bills, provide for birds, butterflies, fish and people.
A great article on how simple tree planting can improve climate, air pollution, health, and urban heat can be found at https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.10245 and how to preserve our trees https://extension.psu.edu/a-guide-to-preserving-trees-in-development-projects
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They beautify landscapes. Folks are happier and there is less crime. They improve and maintain the quality of water, soil, and air by removing pollutants. Houses with trees sell more quickly and at higher prices—up to 12%.
The PIAS Education and Demonstration Native Plant Garden at the County Commission entrance is educating the public that native trees and plants can be used to create a garden setting that is both beautiful and contributes to saving our environment for our future generations. So far, we have distributed over 12,400 native trees and plants.
My vision includes not spending 64-88% of my drinking water on my lawn, instead using native trees and plants that because of their deeper roots survive in Florida’s heat without my drinking water. Turfgrass roots are only 2 inches long, while native plant roots generally reach 12 inches deep. Turfgrass requires watering every few days because of the rapid evaporation of water from the surface. I envision no more gas-powered lawnmowers and blowers producing CO2 and waking me up, but quiet electric engines that allow me to hear the beautiful songs of our birds, with lots of butterflies and bees flying around.
Richard H. Baker, Ph.D., President
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Instructions for PIAS Birds Need Plants Photo Contest
- Each month you can submit up to 3 photos for the Birds Need Plants Contest with emphasis on birds pursuing, consuming, using plants, or near plants and prey. To submit a photo for this month, the deadline is the last day of the month.
- A Florida bird must be pictured in your photograph (priority to action shots with or pursuing, using plant, food sources, habitat, and that demonstrate relationship to plants, insects, animals, natural foods).
- The photo must be taken in Florida.
- A photographer may submit 3 digital images per month.
- A photographer will submit only photographs that have never won an earlier award in any contest or exhibit anywhere.
- PIAS requests that you provide the highest resolution possible of your jpg digital images.
- Deadline: The last day of the month
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Email to piaudubon@yahoo.com
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The Melbourne Municipal Band (MMB) presents a musical tribute to military veterans with two Greatest Generation concerts Nov. 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. There is no charge and tickets are not required. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Pre-show entertainment will be provided by the New Horizons Jazz Band of Melbourne. | |
“Dr. Dan Bolin will be our guest conductor,” said MMB Conductor Staci Rosbury. “He will conduct a piece titled The Greatest Generation, which he commissioned Julie Giroux to write to honor his father, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Dr. Bolin will also conduct Sousa's The Gallant Seventh, which was written 100 years ago, and soprano Rachel Carter Murphy will sing a blockbuster arrangement of our national anthem and America, the Beautiful."
In keeping with the concert theme, Honor America will have a lobby display of WWII memorabilia and a miniature Liberty Bell. The organization works to increase knowledge of the nation’s cultural heritage, its constitutional form of government, and national, state, and local history.
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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 host Dick Golden will feature some highlights from the Concord All-Stars 1992 Cape Cod concert. Also a track from the soundtrack of the movie “New Orleans” featuring Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden performing “Where a Song is Born.” Another highlight will be a piano duet with Count Basie and Oscar Peterson.
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Good news from the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers:
Edison and Ford Winter Estates is re-opening the Garden Shoppe this Saturday, October 15 at 9 a.m. The Garden Shoppe carries exotic ornamentals, Florida natives, fruit trees, herbs, vegetables and butterfly plants. Decorative ceramic flower pots, fountains, and garden art pieces are also available.
"We know a lot of people in the area lost plants during the hurricane and want to replace them quickly," said Debbie Hughes, horticulture director at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. "We were very lucky here that many of the plants in the Garden Shoppe survived the hurricane and some are actually blooming."
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Guests should park on Larchmont Avenue and enter through the gate near the corner of Larchmont and McGregor Boulevard. Power is on in the Garden Shoppe and credit cards will be accepted. Members receive a discount on all retail purchases. The Shoppe will be open daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. New shipments of plants will arrive weekly.
The remainder of the property is still being cleared of debris and will open at a later date. Anyone wanting to help restore the gardens, may make a donation through the website at EdisonFord.org.
Photo: A statue of Mina Edison watches over the Garden Shoppe at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
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Congratulations to the Sebastian River High School Marching Sharks band! They won the Best Overall Band award at the 2022 Crown Jewel Festival of marching bands in Vero Beach.
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This is the final week to view the Grassy Waters Annual Nature Photo Contest in the Greenfield Gallery at Armory Art Center. Grassy Waters Preserve is in West Palm Beach. The exhibit closes Oct. 21.
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Lake Wales 46th annual Pioneer Days Festival is along the shores of the lake in Lake Wales Park Oct. 29 and 30. Presented by the Lake Wales History Museum, the festival is a celebration of Lake Wales’ history and heritage. 325 S. Scenic Highway, Lake Wales.
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Volunteer at the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation’s pole barn Oct. 15, 8 a.m. to noon, on the United Way’s Annual Day of Caring. Volunteers are needed to help waterproof picnic tables and weather stain the wheelchair ramp and front steps of the historic house.
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WE NEED ART!
Calling on all artists and art collectors!
Is your art collection getting too big? Would you be willing to donate a piece of your work to a good cause? Give your art to Lighthouse ArtCenter for D'Art For Art as a tax-deductible donation.
D'Art for Art is LAC's premier annual fundraiser. All donations made will go towards LAC's Art For All outreach and scholarship programs, and, thanks to a generous donor, will be doubled!
All D'Art donations of art must be delivered to LAC's Gallery by November 4, 2022.
Call us at 561-746-3101!
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MartinArts Awards 2022 will be presented
November 3, 5:30 p.m., at the Lyric Theatre
View the Nominees and 2022 Honorary Award Recipients.
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A.C.T. Studio Theatre has American Buffalo weekends through October 27; Treasure Coast Ballet brings Villains to The Lyric Oct. 29; Wings To Fly Dance Company - Evolve is at The Lyric Oct. 15.
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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. at the North Indian River County Library, on Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 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).
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I'm Still Standing Closing Night Reception
November 19, 6 - 8 p.m., Elliott Museum, Stuart
The Inner Truth Project sexual trauma survivors and St. Lucie Cultural Alliance artists joined forces to present the inaugural exhibition of I’m Still Standing.
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DATE CHANGE at the Sunrise Theatre
The Michael Carbonaro: Lies On Stage show originally scheduled for Friday, October 14th at 8PM has been rescheduled to: Saturday, March 18th, 2023 at 8:00PM
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Your current tickets are still valid for the new performance date. Please contact the Box Office if you have any questions.
The Box Office is open Monday - Friday 10am-2pm and can be reached by phone 772.461.4775 or email boxofficesrt@gmail.com
| The Elliott Museum has resumed 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! | |
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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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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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