|
|
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 6 No. 14 | April 5, 2024 | |
|
Notes from the Editor:
Just this week someone asked me how there can still be so much to do when it's April, and season is supposed to be over!
Lest we forget, it wasn't always like this. A story I'm fond of telling, especially to newcomers, is about the day in 1997 when Jim Holmes, then-station manager at WQCS, asked me if I thought I could record a five-minute segment every weekday exclusively on the arts in the WQCS listening area. Of course I said Sure!
That was in August, when season was long over and schedules for the following season hadn't been published. As it turned out, there really wasn't anybody around the week before Labor Day, and the first Arts Spotlight was due to air the day after the holiday. I don't remember why that week's guests were available but I do remember a sinking feeling of desperation and then relief! I've kept a record of my guests from 1997 to 2012 so I can say thanks again to these first Arts Spotlight guests for being willing to get the show — and my local arts coverage — started.
Don Armstrong - renovations architect for the Lyric Theatre
Lucy Corley - history of the Lyric Theatre
Ginger Baldwin - the coming season at the Lyric Theatre
Emile Pandolfi, performing at the Henegar Center
This Arts Blast offers news of plenty of things to do but there are far more that we can't fit in. Make the Arts Blast calendar at willimiller.com a frequent stop.
Willi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |
If you're responsible for promoting an arts-related event, send in details using the format at the end of this email. There's no charge for basic calendar listings but your advertising flyer that includes a link to your website will do more to catch readers' attention. Email for advertising information in Arts Blast and Arts Blast on the Air.
Please support small, local businesses. Arts Blast is one of them, so if you have an event coming up, or something artsy to sell or teach, consider advertising it in Arts Blast and/or Arts Blast on the Air!
Click to Subscribe to Arts Blast
Some St. John webcam links, just for the beauty of it.
| |
Bookmark On the Calendar at WilliMiller.com for frequent updates. Calls for Artists, Auditions, & Volunteers are on the website, too. Catch up with events at Willi Miller's Arts Blast on Facebook and pick up some laughs and interesting info on the Willi Miller's Arts Blast Extras page. | |
|
In This Issue
Brevard SO's Season Ender
Friday Fest - Main Street Fort Pierce/ First Friday
The Queen's Six
Ballet Under the Stars
Vero BeachOpera's Rising Stars
The Art of Jazz
Eclipse Watching
Distinguished Lecturer Series
Art of the Fantastic at Backus
Volunteers for MartinArts
Yankee Tavern at Riverside
Deb Gooch Art Auction
NEA Big Read
Silver Tones Spring Concert
Vintage Clothing at Hallstrom
The Symphonia's New Season
And More ...!
Scroll down for a load of entries from the Arts Blast online calendar.
| | |
|
|
Main Street Fort Pierce
Friday Fest April 5
Fort Pierce City Marina Square - 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Weather Permitting
MEET THE BAND: SILVER MULLETS
All members of the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society, the Silver Mullets include Ed Humphries on sax from Louisville, Kentucky, Debbie Bestor from New York, Doug Maher from Windsor, Connecticut, and Max Duhalde from Vero Beach, Florida.
FREE Admission
FREE Parking Garage
NO PETS or COOLERS
Food Trucks, Arts & Crafts, Kids Activities, Local Vendors
Volunteer Group of the Month: St. Lucie Historical Society
| First Friday in the Eau Gallie Arts District, Melbourne | |
Join us this Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. for Celebrate!
Our sixth and final Signature Six concert, Celebrate, ends our 70th Anniversary season with some incredible American music. In this season finale concert, The Brevard Community Chorus, Brevard Chorale, Brevard Youth Chorus, and other area singers join the BSO for Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo – a joyful and jubilant celebration sung in seven different languages! Aaron Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring opens the concert.
| |
Soprano Anna Eschbach is highly sought-after as a performer and private voice instructor in Central Florida. She earned her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Appalachian State University and a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Tennessee. Born and raised in Orlando, Ms. Eschbach has performed with numerous companies throughout Florida, including Opera Orlando, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, the Villages Philharmonic, the Orlando Philharmonic, and the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.
| |
Morgan Davis Peckels, mezzo-soprano, earned her Bachelors degree from Elon University and her M.M. from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Morgan is active with many ensembles in the Central Florida area and can be seen performing with Opera Orlando, The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, The Orlando Philharmonic, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, and The Messiah Chorale Society. She was most recently seen playing the role of The Mother in Opera Orlando's production of Amahl & the Night Visitors ... . In addition to her solo work, Morgan is also a founding member of the Bach Vocal Artists with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.
| The King Center has a clear bag policy. No non-clear bags larger than 4.5" x 8.5" x 2" are allowed. The theatre can also get a little chilly, so we recommend bringing a sweater if you get cold easily. We also ask patrons to avoid wearing perfumes, colognes, and other heavy scents due to patron allergies and sensitivities. | |
Jump into Spring
Join us at the Court House Cultural Center for a concert featuring the Stuart School of Music, directed by MartinArts Awards award recipient Cindy Kessler, presenting piano, clarinet, flute, voice, and string music for the young at heart.
Registration is encouraged. Free for MartinArts members; $5 donation for non MartinArts members.
Tuesday, April 9, 5:30 p.m.
| |
Eclipse watching
Read all about it in this TC Palm story by Gianna Montesano - Treasure Coast Newspapers.
"The Hallstrom Planetarium at Indian River State College will offer a free guided viewing with telescopes and projections of the eclipse live on the planetarium's inner dome showing different views of it. The planetarium also will have eclipse glasses for sale. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. April 8, on IRSC's Massey Campus, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce. The eclipse is expected to last from 1:48 to 4:16 p.m."
| |
April 13th - 19th
Hallstrom Family Fashions VINTAGE CLOTHING EXHIBIT
www.irchistorical.org
Visit the Historical Society website for details on tickets and event information
| |
|
Ballet Vero Beach’s 11th Season goes out with a bang with the third annual Ballet Under The Stars.
Ballet Under The Stars, a casually elegant cocktail party to benefit the education and community engagement programs of Ballet Vero Beach, will take place April 26, 2024 at 6:00pm at Tree House Vero Beach.
Guests will enjoy sumptuous international bites and a light seafood-themed buffet by Adrienne Drew. An open bar, provided by Sailfish Brewery and 21st Amendment Distillery, will feature wine, craft beer, and signature cocktails. The Ballet Vero Beach dancers will debut an exclusive performance, a deluxe live auction will be offered, and attendees will dance the night away with our artists to the fabulous sounds of the Dave Capp Project! Reservations are required, and the RSVP date is April 15.
This one of a kind fundraiser benefits the unique and much lauded programs Ballet Vero Beach uses to improve the lives of all citizens in our community. These programs include the company’s Ticket Donation Program, Stage to Page Student Matinee Series, and the Fellowship Initiative for Dancers.
Tickets to Ballet Under The Stars are $175 per person or $1500 for a table of 8. Tickets can be purchased at balletverobeach.org.
|  | |
|
Distinguished Lecturer Series at Riverside Theatre - Lawrence H. Summers on The Economy
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Dr. Summers’ tenure at the U.S. Treasury coincided with the longest period of sustained economic growth in U.S. history. He is the only Treasury Secretary in the last half century to have left office with the national budget in surplus. Dr. Summers has played a key role in addressing the major financial crisis for the last three decades.
Lecture times are 4 and 6 p.m. at Riverside Theatre.
Shannon Bream, FOX Broadcast Network anchor ends the season April 22.
| |
|
The Vero Beach Art Club presents the Deborah Gooch fundraising gala event! Deborah was an influential artist and art instructor who shared her talents in Vero Beach for over 30 years.
Join us Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM. for a celebration of Deborah Gooch and her legacy in Vero Beach’s art community at the Heritage Center 2140 14th Ave. Vero Beach.
Deb’s husband, Jim Gooch, generously donated the collection of artwork. Proceeds from the sales of the paintings will go to benefit the Vero Beach Art Club Scholarship program. The Scholarship money will aid the education of students in Vero Beach who excel and wish to pursue the arts. Silent auction items will also be featured with proceeds supporting the Vero Beach Art Club.
Tickets price: $100 per person. Sponsor a table for 10 of your guests: $1000.
Tickets can be purchased on our website: www.verobeachartclub.org
Or at the Vero Beach Art Club, 1903 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
|  | |
Start your literary engines: NEA Big Read Miami
Through April 30
The National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a great book – and Miami Book Fair is again marking this unique literary happening with two months of events for readers young and old, centered around our title pick for 2024, MADELINE MILLER’s bestselling and critically acclaimed novel CIRCE.
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child – not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power – the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
With vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling. It’s an intoxicating tale of family rivalry, palace intrigue, and love and loss – and an empowering celebration of female strength in a man’s world.
|  | Mental Health Matters Symposium at Emerson Center and Center for Spiritual Care - April 18-20 | |
The Symphonia to Unveil its 20th Season at
‘Cocktails & Classics’ Reception April 16
The Symphonia, South Florida’s premier chamber orchestra, will reveal the much-anticipated lineup of its 20th concert season at a special reception, ‘Cocktails & Classics,’ on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at St. Gregory’s Episcopal in Boca Raton. The event will serve as the orchestra’s first public announcement of the live performances taking place during its 20th season, kicking off in November.
“I’m so proud of how far we’ve come in the last two decades,” said Annabel Russell, executive director. “We’re like ‘the little symphony that could’ and we just keep climbing to new heights year after year. Our 20thanniversary season promises to be our best ever, and we can’t wait to share the news with our patrons and guests at the event.”
Tickets are $100 for individuals, $175 for pairs, and can be purchased at
https://thesymphonia.org/attend/calendar/cocktails-and-classics/.
| |
|
|
Indian River County
April 5, 5:30 p.m. - Concerts in the Park, Riverview Park, Sebastian - Sebastian HS Band
April 5 - First Friday Gallery Stroll Vero Beach
April 5 - Gallery Stroll at Center for Spiritual Care
April 5, 5:30-8 p.m. - Riverside Theatre Live in the Loop Ryz N Soulz
April 6, 5:30-8 p.m. - Riverside Theatre Live in the Loop - Dave and the Wave
April 6, 11:30 lunch, 12:30 performance- Ryan Dillahay - Treasure Coast Jazz Society at Oak Harbor Club
April 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - LagoonFest at ELC
April 6, 10 a.m - 3 p.m. - RAIN DATE IF NEEDED FOR The Sebastian River Art Club Art by the River
April 7, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Art in the Park - Vero Beach Art Club in Humiston Park, Ocean Drive
April 7, 2 p.m. - Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra concert at VBHS PAC
April 8, 4:30 p.m. - VBMA International Lecture Series - Bernard Fishman - Journey Up the Nile: The Victorian Grand Tour of Egypt in 3D
April 9 - May 5 - On Your Feet at Riverside Theatre
April 10-12 - Rising Stars Competition - Vero Beach Opera - VBHS PAC
April 11, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Silver Tones Spring Concert - Traveling Across America at First Presbyterian Church Vero Beach - Free, donations welcome
April 11 - Backstage Education -On Your Feet - Riverside Theatre
April 11, 7:30 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks IV/Ashley Garritson at Community Church of Vero Beach
April 12 - Classic Albums Live Performs The Who - Who's Next at The Emerson Center - LIVE! from Vero Beach
April 12, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. - Backstage Tour - On Your Feet: The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan at Riverside Theatre
April 12, 5:30-8 p.m. - Riverside Theatre Live in the Loop - Riptide
April 13, 5:30-8 p.m. - Riverside Theatre Live in the Loop - St. Johns Wood - British Invasion
April 13, 5-8 p.m. - Sunset Saturday Concert on Ocean Drive, Humiston Park - VB
April 13, 2:30-6:30 p.m. - 13th Annual LRJF Poetry & Barbecue at Richardson Center on IRSC Mueller Campus, Vero Beach
April 13, 7 p.m. - The Queen's Six Vocal Ensemble at Community Church of Vero Beach $40
April 13, 11 a.m. - Playtime in the Park at Riverside Theatre for Kids! - HONK!
April 13th - 19th - Hallstrom Family Fashions - VINTAGE CLOTHING EXHIBIT - Hallstrom House - Pineapple Plantation 1723 SW Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach
April 13 & 14 - Vero Beach Choral Society's Spring Concert, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, joined by the Vero Beach HS choral department
April 14 - 100th Anniversary Celebration at Community Church of Vero Beach
April 14, 4 p.m. - The Armed Man - Vero Beach Choral Society and VBHS Chorale April 7, 2 p.m. - Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra concert at VBHS PAC
Through April 7 - Yankee Tavern at Riverside Theatre
Through April 16 - Film Studies at Vero Beach Museum of Art: A Woman's Voice: Perspectives on Female Visionaries in the Arts
Through April 18 - Sebastian River Art Club presents A Look Back in Time - A Celebration of the Sebastian Centennial - North IRC Library 1001 Sebastian Blvd.
Through April 24 - Cultural Council of IRC - All Around the Town - Vero Beach City Hall
Through April 26 - Tied, Dyed, Woven & Stitched: A Fiber Arts Exhibition at the Center for Spiritual Care, Vero Beach
Through April 26 - Celebrating Nature - Paintings by Reed Dixon at Gallery 14. Reception April 5.
Through April 28 - Ancient Egypt & the Napoleonic Era: Masterworks from the Dahesh Museum at VB Museum of Art.
Through April 28 - A Tropical Flock of Avian Avatars by The Myth Makers, Donna Dodson & Andy Moerlein - at McKee Botanical Garden
Through April - Violins & Hope: From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall at Community Church of Vero Beach
Through May - Reflections of Nature presented by Orchid Island Art Club - Environmental Learning Center.
| |
St. Lucie County
Ongoing: Parado: Gina F. Duffy at The Vault Art Gallery
Thursdays 12-1 p.m. - Music in the Garden at Heathcote Botanical Gardens
Through April 28 - Art of the Fantastic: Imaginative Illustration from the Korshak Collection at A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
April 4-7 - Curtain Call Classics at IRSC McAlpin Fine Arts Center
April 5, 8 p.m. - Alan Cumming at Sunrise Theatre
April 6 & 7, 2 p.m. - Magician Randy Forster at Pineapple Playhouse
April 7, 3 p.m. - Dinosaur World Live at Sunrise Theatre
April 10 - The Guess Who at Sunrise Theatre
April 12-28- The Cemetery Club at Treasure Coast Theatre PSL
April 12-28 – Exit Laughing at Pineapple Playhouse
April 13 - Creedence Revived at Sunrise Theatre
April 13, 7 p.m. - Gin Blossoms w/Fastball - MIDFLORIDA Event Center
April 13, 8 p.m. - Comedy Corner at The Black Box at Sunrise Theatre
| |
Martin County
Through April 20 - Surreal Boundaries of Reality - LS Finch, Maya Schonenberger, Christine Sobczak at MartinArts
Through April 26 - Through the Eyes of Curt Whiticar at the Elliott
Through April 27 - Martin Artisans Guild exhibit Spring Forward at Palm Room Art Gallery.
Through May 31 - In Celebration of King Tut at the Elliott
April 5, 5-9 p.m. - First Friday Art Walk in The Creek District of Arts & Entertainment
April 5, 7 p.m. - Chris Ruggiero at Lyric Theatre
April 6, 7 p.m. - Annika Chamber & Paul DesLauriers at Lyric Theatre
April 7, 6 p.m. - Youth Arts Celebration 2024 at The Lyric
April 9, 3 p.m. - Bob Talks: The Tragic Vision of Arthur Miller at the Elliott
April 11, 7p.m. - The Jive Aces at Lyric Theatre
April 12, 4 & 8 p.m. - Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks IV/Ashley Garritson at Lyric theatre, Stuart
April 12-14 – Les Miserables in Concert at Barn Theatre
April 13, 7 p.m. - Coco Montoya at The Lyric
April 14, 7 p.m. - BoDeans at Lyric Theatre
ONGOING:
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
Through April 7 – Diana, The Musical at Henegar Center
Through April 7 – May We All, A New Country Musical – Titusville Playhouse
Through Apr 24: Cash on Delivery, Melbourne Civic Theatre, Downtown Melbourne
Through April 28 – The Sunshine Boys at Melbourne Civic Theatre
Through April 28 - Floridian Flora & Fauna, Artwork by Pete Steenland - Studios of Cocoa Beach
Through May 30 – The Play Goes Wrong at Cocoa Village Playhouse
ONGOING
Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. - Art Night at Strawbridge Art League
Through April 28 - Floridian Flora & Fauna, Artwork by Pete Steenland - Studios of Cocoa Beach
Apr 5: First Friday Reception, Eau Gallery, Eau Gallie Arts District
Apr 5: Friday Fest, City of Cape Canaveral
Apr 5: An Evening with the Stars, Florida Star Fiction Writers, Holiday Inn Melbourne-Viera Conference Center
April 6, 7:30 p.m. - Celebrate – Brevard Symphony Orchestra at King Center
Apr 6: Surfside Movie Night, Surfside Players, Cocoa Beach
Apr 7: Martha Seymour: The Golden Steppers, Cocoa Village Playhouse
Apr 10 - 28: It Takes a Village Historic Cruise, Indian River Queen, Cocoa Village Marina
Apr 12: Helen’s Dinner Cruise with Jena, Indian River Queen, Cocoa Village Marina
April 12, 7:30 p.m. - An Evening with Tab Benoit at King Center
April 12, 8 p.m. - Theresa Caputo Live – at King Center
April 13, 7:30 p.m. - An Evening with The Bodeans at King Center
Apr 13: Fly In Breakfast, Warbird Air Museum, Titusville
Apr 13: Field Manor Founder’s Day Fundraiser with Hot Pink, Field Manor, Merritt Islands open at 6 - Melbourne Municipal Band honors COL Hal Gibson in concert at Melbourne Auditorium
Apr 13: Botanical Fest, Downtown Melbourne
Apr 14: Derek Hough, Symphony of Dance, King Center
April 14, 5 p.m. - Kat Timpf Live at King Center
| |
Palm Beach County
Through April 6 - Nicole Soren at Donald M. Ephraim Family Gallery WPB
Through April 14 - Death of a Salesman - Palm Beach Drama Works
Through May 3 - Boca Raton Museum of Art' s Art School Studen Art Exhibition
April 5 - H2O: The Hall and Oates Project at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
April 5-6 – John Lloyd Young at Kravis Center
April 5-6 – Heather McDonald at Kravis Center
April 5-7 – Palm Beach Opera presents Norma at Kravis
April 6 - Celebrating Celine at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
April 10-21 - Hamilton at Kravis Center
April 12 - 2ND ANNUAL BROADWAY BALLROOM BATTLE - BENEFIT EVENT at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
April 12-14 - The Delray Affair - Downtown Delray Be3ach
April 13, 7 p.m. - Countess de Hoernle Theatre - Seeking Hayden - A New Direction Concert - The Symphonia/Willis
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
Through April 7 - Hamilton at Van Wezel
Through April 7 - Ruby! Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Sarasota
Through April 14 - The Nature of Art - at MFA St. Pete
Through April 30 - Big Read - Miami Book Fair
Through May 26 - Rockwell/Wyeth: Icons of Americana at Polk Museum of Art
April 5 - Lake Wales Live: B. Haven
April 7, 3-6 p.m. - Art Outside picnic at The Bass
April 11 – Theresa Caputo Live at Van Wezel
April 11, 2-4 p.m. - Clara Ford's Birthday Garden tea Party at Edison Ford
April 12 - Concert Under the Stars: The Fitzgeralds - Lake Wales
April 12 – Sarasota Orchestra at Van Wezel
April 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Grow Fort Myers Plant Sale and Workshops at Edison Ford
April 14, 6 p.m. - Lake Wales Chorale Spring concert
ONGOING:
Every Saturday 1 p.m. - Saturday Exhibition Highlight Tours at Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park
Live carillon concerts Thursday - Sunday, 1 & 3 p.m. - Bok Tower Gardens.
Through April 14 -The Nature of Art at MFA St. Pete
|  | |
VOLUNTEERS
Ballet Vero Beach is looking for energetic and outgoing individuals to help us promote the art of dance as a universal language in our community and beyond.
VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GUEST SERVICES
BOUTIQUE SALES
SPECIAL EVENTS
ADMIN SUPPORT
PUBLICITY
Ballet Vero Beach Volunteers receive FREE tickets, merchandise, and the opportunity to attend volunteer thank you events.
| |
|
Bookmark On the Calendar at WilliMiller.com for frequent updates. Calls for Artists, Auditions, & Volunteers are now online.
Catch up with events at Willi Miller's Arts Blast on Facebook and pick up some laughs and interesting info on the Willi Miller's Arts Blast Extras page. And now there's a Facebook Arts Blast on the Air!
Click to Subscribe to Arts Blast
To opt out of receiving Arts Blast, "unsubscribe" at the end of the page.
______________
| |
If you have an arts-related event coming up, scroll down for information on submitting it for a free basic listing. Limited advertising is available. PLEASE use that format!
Event schedules can change, often at almost the last minute. Verify, double check, and then do it again before you head out the door. And when you do go out, take a mask. Without one, you risk being turned away.
To Submit Calendar Information for ARTS BLAST!
Information is to be received in an email at least one week before publication.
Use this format for Calendar entries:
Who (organization)
What (Event)
When (dates, time)
Where (Name of venue, address)
Why (a brief description of the purpose)
Web/Facebook address
Contact for public use (for tickets, questions, etc.)
Then add a short, descriptive release if available.
Send only one photo, with caption, unless more are requested.
Media contact with email for Arts Blast followup (not for publication)
Copyright ©2019-2024 Willi Miller's ARTS BLAST!, all rights reserved.
| | | | |
