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Florida Artists Hall of Fame member James F. Hutchinson will be celebrated at the Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce Feb. 22 through April 26, 2020. The exhibit will feature works from the artist’s own collection, such as this 2014 oil painting, Jacaranda Island. JAMES F. HUTCHINSON

Icons & Mainstays

From one of the most interesting artists working on the international scene to beloved local artists who gained fame painting the area’s natural beauty to an interactive exhibit focused on the human body, Treasure Coast art museums promise something for everyone this upcoming season.

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Every year Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach auditions professional actors and creates hit dramas, comedies and musicals, like this performance of My Fair Lady last season. This season look for one of Broadway’s biggest hits, La Cage aux Folles.

The Curtain Calls

Once again Treasure Coast theater-goers can expect a blockbuster season with shows that can transport them to a different place — one where the internet, the phone, the worries don’t intrude.

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‘We Remember Backus’

Thank you for sharing your memories of landscape artist A.E. “Bean’’ Backus (1906-1990) of Fort Pierce. By participating in the ‘We Remember Backus’ project, you agree to allow your memories to be shared for possible publication by Indian River Magazine Inc. with no fee demand. Selected memories may be shared at the upcoming “We Remember Backus’’ session at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Sunrise Theatre Black Box, Fort Pierce, or in upcoming Indian River Magazine Inc. publications.

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The Beat Goes On

There is nothing like the sound of 50 to 100 professional musicians playing in perfect harmony. The melodic songs of the strings and the mystical tones of the woodwinds contrast with the resonant brass and powerful percussions, yet their movement and tempos stir emotions from deep within the soul. The Brevard Symphony Orchestra has been performing live symphonic music that leaves the audience breathless for more than 65 years.

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Cooking a turkey using the trash-can technique this Thanksgiving will make sure your turkey is juicy and your guests are amazed. PHIL REID PHOTOS

Smokin’ Hot Turkey

Thanksgiving is once again upon us — a time for family and friends to gather and give thanks for the many blessings throughout the year. And while many look forward to a Rockwellian event replete with mountains of scrumptious fare, most home chefs can attest to at least a few stories of Thanksgiving disasters.

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The ornate Ashley Table at Café Martier in the historic Post Office Arcade is great for large gatherings under one of the restaurant’s signature chandeliers. The room’s Dade County pine beams and tiled walls are original features of the almost 100-year-old building. GREG GARDNER PHOTOS

Vintage Chic Dining

Steeped in early Stuart history, Café Martier at the Post Office Arcade has been restored to its original grandeur and now boasts an eclectic fine dining menu with Prohibition-era cocktails served in the original speakeasy bar.

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Read more about the article Former Fort Pierce woman joins global voyage to fight plastic pollution

Former Fort Pierce woman joins global voyage to fight plastic pollution

Growing up on Hutchinson Island with the Indian River as a playground, Rikki Grober Eriksen relished long sails with her father, the late and loved orthopeadic surgeon Ron Grober, and developed a love of all things marine. Little wonder that she became a marine scientist, earning her phD and going on to hold her current position of marine ecologist at the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation. And next week she will embark on a leg of a journey, leaving the Azores Oct. 27 and arriving in Antigua Nov. 18, that is taking women on a voyage around the world to raise awareness of plastic pollution and its effect women’s health.

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