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SEASON OF THE ARTS
summer of 2009. We weren’t even organized at that point and
were amazed at how many people came in. Lots of students,
but it’s across the board, age-wise.”
In Vero Beach, it’s First Friday Gallery Stroll and it happens
in an area that’s steadily developing an identity as the
art district of the city: 14th Avenue and environs. The strolls
began as an “open house” concept, started by artist Lila
Blakeslee and former restaurant owner Eric Paris two years
ago. Rita Ziegler and Judy Burgarella, artists with Artists
Guild Gallery, have since taken over for Eric and, with Lila,
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ED DRONDOSKI
Judy Burgarella, one of the organizers of First Friday Gallery Strolls in Vero
Beach’s art district.
ED DRONDOSKI
Handcrafted jewelry is just one of the art forms on display at Artists Guild
Gallery in Vero Beach.
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