HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
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A SEASON OF CELEBRATION
The “Sights and Sounds on Second” holiday parade brings enthusiastic
crowds to Downtown Fort Pierce to view the parade and enjoy the festival.
art is presenting South Florida Dance Company’s A Christmas
Carol. Theater executive director Kia Fontaine says the play is
inspiring because its lessons can be applied to everyday life.
She also urges theater-goers to see the group called Canadian
Brass. “There’s something so cool about hearing an all-brass
band celebrating the holidays,” she says. And let’s not forget
a Treasure Coast favorite — “A Peter White Christmas” will
be back this year.
The Nutcracker can take many forms. But one that is unique
to the Treasure Coast is The Nutcracker on the Indian River,
choreographed by Ballet Vero Beach founding artistic director
and CEO Adam Schnell. While keeping to the ballet’s general
storyline, he moved the action to the Indian River Lagoon
where we see dancing flora and fauna on the shores, including
manatees. This year he added Nutcracker for All, an abbreviated
version for the needs of differently abled children
and their families.
The historic Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce is entering its
14th season after the ribbon was cut to celebrate the end of
its restoration. The theater is presenting a “Family Adventure
Series,” starting with Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer: The
Musical. This musical will enchant everyone who loves the
story when familiar characters take the stage, says marketing
director Anne Satterlee. “We learn that being different can be
a good thing.”
The State Ballet Theatre of Odessa performs The Nutcracker
at the Sunrise this holiday season too, and more “Family
Adventure Series” productions will take stage later in the
season. “It’s a great way for the entire family to enjoy some
wonderful entertainment this year,” Satterlee says.
Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach not only has its Festival
of Trees and Charlie Brown performances for children, it
also offers Holiday Nights on December weekends, the Ugly
Sweater Holiday Party and the Kiss 2019 Goodbye Party.
Pineapple Playhouse, the community theatre in south Fort >>
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