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 Because events can change and some stop for the summer months, contact the event host or visit its website to be sure the event is still on. Check, too, to see if COVID-19 safety guidelines are required to be followed.  
 CONTINUING 
 • Art Gallery Exhibits: All year at the MIDFLORIDA  
 Credit Union Event Center, Port St.  
 Lucie. 807.4488 
 • Grand Central – Stickwork sculpture by  
 Patrick and Sam Dougherty. A walk-through  
 one-of-a-kind woven stick creation with  
 arches and walls. McKee Botanical Garden,  
 Vero Beach. All year. 794.0601 
 • American Perspectives – From the Vero  
 Beach Museum of Art’s collection. More than  
 70 folk art and self-taught works of art from  
 the museum’s collection. Through Jan. 2,  
 2022. 231.0707 
 • Jane Lawton Baldridge, a Sea Story Girl  
 – Elliott Museum, Stuart. Through Oct. 2.  
 225.1961 
 • Exquisite Miniature Paintings – Elliott  
 Museum, Stuart. Through Dec. 12. 225.1961 
 • Seminole People of Florida Survival and  
 Success – Elliott Museum, Stuart. Through  
 Oct. 4. 225.1961 
 • Pour Your Heart Out – Emerson Center, Vero  
 Beach. Through Oct. 28. 778.5249 
 OCTOBER 
 Friday, Oct. 1 
 • Oktoberfest – Celebrate Oktoberfest with  
 traditional German food and drink, live music  
 and dancing. Free for all ages. MIDFLORIDA  
 Credit Union Event Center, Port St. Lucie.  
 5-10 p.m. 878.2277 
 • Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Pineapple  
 Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366 
 • Touch & Go: Ultimate Cars Tribute – Tradition  
 Town Hall, 8 p.m. 561.409.4587 
 • The Full Monty – Barn Theatre, Stuart. 8 p.m.  
 287.4884 
 • Tom Papa – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.  
 286.7827 
 • Plant Sale – Master Gardeners, St. Lucie  
 Cooperative Extension, Picos Road. Must  
 have ticket as they are giving each person a  
 designated arrival time due to COVID-19.  
 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 462.1660 
 Saturday, Oct. 2 
 • Rodney Carrington Live – Sunrise Theatre,  
 Fort Pierce, 8 p.m. 461.4775 
 • The Full Monty – Barn Theatre, Stuart. 8 p.m.  
 287.4884 
 • Oktoberfest  – Celebrate Oktoberfest with  
 traditional German food and drink, live music  
 and dancing. Free for all ages. MIDFLORIDA  
 Credit Union Event Center, Port St. Lucie. 2-10  
 p.m. 878.2277 
 • Gary Hoey – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.  
 286.7827 
 • Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Pineapple  
 Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366 
 • Comedian Jeff Allen – Tradition Town Hall,  
 7 p.m. 561.409.4587 
 • Plant Sale – Master Gardeners at St. Lucie  
 Cooperative Extension, Picos Road. Must  
 have ticket as they are giving each person a  
 designated arrival time due to COVID-19.  
 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 462.1660 
 Sunday, Oct. 3 
 • The Full Monty – Barn Theatre, Stuart. 2 p.m.  
 287.4884 
 • Spyro Gyra – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.  
 286.7827 
 • Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Pineapple  
 Playhouse, 2 p.m. 465.0366 
 Tuesday, Oct. 5 
 • Sounds of Soul – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.  
 286.7827 
 Wednesday, Oct. 6  
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 • Healthy U: Bipolar Affective Disorder – Port  
 St. Lucie Community Center, 6:30-8 p.m.  
 878.2277 
 Thursday, Oct. 7 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 • Chris Hillman, Time Between: An Evening  
 of Stories and Songs – Lyric Theatre, Stuart,  
 7 p.m. 286.7827 
 Friday, Oct. 8 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439 
 • Sawyer Brown – Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce.  
 8 p.m. 461.4775 
 • Talent Show – Port St. Lucie Community  
 Center, 6-8 p.m. 807.4499 
 • Eagle Watch – Manatee Center, Fort Pierce.  
 Virtual lunch and learn using Zoom, noon- 
 1 p.m. Call for instructions. 429.6266 
 Saturday, Oct. 9 
 • Foghat with opening act Sacred Union –  
 Foghat, the gold and platinum record blues,  
 boogie and rock group, takes the stage  
 outdoors at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union  
 Event Center, Port St. Lucie. It was originally  
 scheduled for January. All who bought tickets  
 for the January show can use them for this  
 show. Face coverings recommended. Gates  
 open at 5:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.  
 807.4488 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.  
 562.8300 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie. 8 p.m. 418.2439 
 • Oktoberfest of Tradition – Tradition Square.  
 4 p.m.  
 Sunday, Oct. 10  
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 2 p.m. 562.8300 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 2 p.m. 418.2439 
 • Mercury, Queen’s Frontman – Lyric Theatre,  
 Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827 
 Tuesday, Oct. 12 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 Wednesday, Oct. 13 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 Thursday, Oct. 14 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 • Home-Based Business Showcase – MIDFLORIDA  
 Credit Union Event Center, Port St.  
 Lucie. This is a great chance to meet and talk  
 to vendors you normally wouldn’t see because  
 they are home-based. You’ll find local makers,  
 artisans and direct sellers you may not have  
 even known about. Visit their booths and see  
 what they have to offer. 2-7 p.m. 807.4488 
 Friday, Oct. 15  
 • Albert Cummings – Blues and Rock guitar. –  
 Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439 
 Saturday, Oct. 16-Friday, Nov. 12 
 • Best of the Best Juried Art Exhibition –  
 Backus Museum and Gallery, Fort Pierce.  
 Exemplary works by amateur and professional  
 artists that demonstrate exceptional quality,  
 skill, creativity and presentation. Hours are  
 Wednesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday:  
 noon-4 p.m. 465.0630 
 Saturday, Oct. 16 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.  
 562.8300 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie at 8 p.m. 418.2439 
 • Fall Garden Fest – Heathcote Botanical Gardens, 
  Fort Pierce. Plant and accessories sale,  
 garden art sale. Presentations and children’s  
 activities. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 464.4672  
 • Freestyle Summer Fest – MIDFLORIDA Credit  
 Union Event Center, Port St. Lucie, hosted  
 by the Puerto Rican Association for Hispanic  
 Affairs. Enjoy ’90s Freestyle dance music and  
 new school music. 1-10 p.m. 807.4488 
 • Pumpkin Carvers – Bring your carved  
 pumpkin by 3 p.m. to the Harvest Fest in the  
 Garden at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens. The  
 pumpkin lighting begins at 8 p.m. Be part of  
 the jack-o'-lantern walk. 4-8 p.m. 878.2277 
 • An Evening with Jim Messina – Lyric Theatre,  
 Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827 
 • Pastor Shirley Caesar Concert – Grammywinning  
 gospel singer at Sunrise Theatre, Fort  
 Pierce, 8 p.m. 461.4775 
 • Stuart Craft Festival – Osceola Street. Enjoy  
 photography, paintings, sculpture, jewelry  
 and more, showcased from local and traveling  
 crafters, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No phone number  
 given. 
 • Crush: Bon Jovi Experience – Tradition Town  
 Hall, 8 p.m. 561.409.4587  
 Sunday, Oct. 17 
 • Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero  
 Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School  
 Performing Arts Center, 2 p.m. 562.8300 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 2 p.m. 418.2439 
 • Fall Garden Fest – Heathcote Botanical  
 Gardens, Fort Pierce. Plant and accessories  
 sale, garden art sale. Presentations for adults  
 and for children and children’s activities, noon- 
 4 p.m. 464.4672  
 Wednesday, Oct. 20 
 • Marshall Tucker Band: Southern Rockin’  
 Roundup – Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce,  
 7:30 p.m. 461.4775 
 Thursday, Oct. 21 
 • Walter Trout – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.  
 286.7827 
 Friday, Oct. 22 
 • Steven Wright, comedian – Lyric Theatre,  
 Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439 
 Saturday, Oct. 23 
 • Treasure Coast Bacon Fest – The enticing  
 smell of bacon wafting through Riverside  
 Park, Vero Beach. Crispy or flexible thin or  
 thick bacon, exotic bacon dipped in chocolate!, 
  wrapped around pickles! Enjoy the  
 Bacon Games, live entertainment, fun zone  
 for the kids, exhibits and vendors. Like the  
 taste? Ask for the recipe. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For  
 details go to www.pottcevents.com/treasurecoast 
 bacon-fest.html or call 561.792.9260. 
 • The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast  
 Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439 
 • Keb’ Mo’ – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 6 and 8:30  
 p.m. 286.7827 
 • Chili Cookoff – Now in its 39th year in Fort  
 Pierce, at the Fenn Center. Call first to make  
 sure venue has not changed! The theme is  
 Halloween. Sign up your team to cook by  
 going to www.bgcofslc.org. Event is hosted  
 by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Starts at 11 a.m.  
 460.9918 
 • Guided Hike – Savannas Preserve State Park,  
 Savannah Road, Jensen Beach. Hike to Hawk’s  
 Bluff. Registration and instructions at  
 https://friends-of-savannas.square.site.  
 Meet at 9 a.m. No phone provided. >> 
 Theaters have made accommodations for safety guidelines. For specifics, call the theater or visit its website. 
 Head out to the Fall Garden Fest at Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort  
 Pierce on Oct. 16-17, where plants, garden art and accessories will be on  
 sale. There will be presentations and children's activities. The Fest runs from  
 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday. For more  
 information, visit www.heathcotebotanicalgardens.org or call 464.4672. 
 
				
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