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Last Friday
• Downtown Friday –14th Avenue between
20th and 21st streets, Vero Beach, 5:30-8:30
or 9 p.m. 643.6782
• Classic Car Show – Fort Pierce. Second Street,
Orange Avenue, Avenue A. 6-9 p.m. 465.4888
Friday and Saturday
• Comedy Zone. Howl at the Moon. – The two
events at Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach, take
place on alternating weeks (Call before going
to make sure it’s on). Comedy Zone 7:30 and
9:30. Howl at the Moon with live music on
the Waxlax stage, food and bar, 6:15 p.m.
Reservations for Howl or tickets for Comedy
Zone: 231.6990 Visit www.riversidetheatre.
com for more details.
• Live in the Loop – Riverside Theatre outdoor
concerts. 6-9:30 p.m.
MARCH
Friday, March 1
• Pulling back the Curtain on Biosynthesis
of Marine Natural Products – Presented by
Rene Miller-Xavier at the Ocean Discovery
Visitors Center, Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institute. Fort Pierce. Free, 3-4 p.m. 242.2293
to reserve.
• Benice: Fuego – Sunrise Theatre, 8 p.m.
461.4775
• Where Water and Health Meet: What Goes
Around Comes Around – Dr. Edith Widder,
founder of ORCA Ocean Research & Conservation
Association, explains how we can help
our water quality improve after a season of
toxic algae in the lagoon. Free, presented by
Oxbow Eco-Center at Port St. Lucie Community
Center, 6:30 p.m.
• Home and Garden Show – Martin County
Fairgrounds, north end, Cooperative Extension
Office. 288.5654
• Gary Puckett and the Union Gap – Emerson
Center, Vero Beach. 7 p.m. 225.1961
• Mardi Gras Nights – Riverside Theatre,
Vero Beach, call for time. 231.5860
Saturday, March 2
• Trolley Tour – hosted by Main Street Fort
Pierce. Must call to reserve. Tours sell out fast.
1 and 2:30 p.m. 466.3880
• The Choir of Man – high energy dance,
percussion and foot-stomping choreography.
Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m. 461.4775
• Home and Garden Show – Martin County
Fairgrounds, north end, Cooperative Extension
Office. 288.5654
• An Interview with Folk Legend Arlo
Guthrie – Emerson Center, Vero Beach, 7 p.m.
225.1961
• Sierra Hull – Bluegrass singer, Lyric Theatre,
Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
• Mardi Gras Nights – Riverside Theatre,
Vero Beach, call for time. 231.5860
• Come to the Barn Dance – Treasure Coast
Community Singers, North Stuart Baptist
Church, 3 p.m. 224.8807
Sunday, March 3
• All You Should Eat Backus Brunch and
Painting Raffle – The modern translation of
an authentic Cracker breakfast. Drawing for
painting valued at $25,000. 9:30 a.m.-noon.
Fort Pierce. Call for details. 465.0630
• Anka Sings Sinatra – Sunrise Theatre,
Fort Pierce. 7 p.m. 461.4775
• Home and Garden Show – Martin County
Fairgrounds, north end, Cooperative Extension
Office. 288.5654
• Come to the Barn Dance – Treasure Coast
Community Singers, North Stuart Baptist
Church, 3 p.m. 224.8807
• Going Home – Treasure Coast Chorale,
celebrating Vero Beach through music, art and
story, First Baptist Church, Vero Beach, 4 p.m.
231.3498
Tuesday, March 5
• Florida Transportation History – Planes,
Trains & Automobiles, & Steamboats too.
Presented by Steve Noll at the Sunrise Black
Box Theatre, free, at 2 p.m. Hosted by Backus
and Main Street Fort Pierce. 465.0630
Wednesday, March 6
• Using Remote Sensing Technologies to
Detect Harmful Algal Blooms – Presented
by Tim Moore, University of New Hampshire
at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute,
Johnson Education Center. Free. 4 and 7 p.m.
To reserve call 242.2293. Live streaming available
at fau.edu/hboi/community/osls.php
• The Beach Boys – Sunrise Theatre,
Fort Pierce, 7 p.m. 461.4775
• Surface Water Runoff on the Indian River
Lagoon – Dr. Lisa Krimsky from University of
Florida IFAS will talk about source and concentrations
of nutrients. 9 a.m. St. Lucie County
Aquarium, 420 Seaway Drive. 465.3271
• Marjorie Harris Carr: A Florida Super Hero –
a lively talk by historian Dr. Peggy Macdonald,
presented by Oxbow Eco-Center at Port St. Lucie
Community Center. Carr led a small group
to do big things. Free, 6:30 p.m. 785.5833
Thursday, March 7
• Trolley Tour – hosted by Main Street Fort
Pierce. Must call to reserve. Tours sell out fast.
10 and 11:30 a.m. 466.3880
• Music for All Variety Concert - IRSC McAlpin
Theatre, Fort Pierce, 7 p.m. 800.220.9915
• Jekyll & Hyde The Musical – Barn Theatre,
Stuart, 8 p.m. 287.4884
• Full Moon Fever – Tribute to Tom Petty at
Emerson Center, Vero Beach, 7 p.m. 778.5249
• 7 Bridges: Ultimate Eagles Experience – Lyric
Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
Friday, March 8-Sunday, March 17
• Indian River County Firefighters Fair – Indian
River County Fairgrounds on 58th Ave. Enjoy
an old-fashioned country fair with animals,
shows, concerts, livestock, rides and games.
Monday-Friday, opens at 5 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday, opens at 1 p.m. Main exhibit building
closes at 10 p.m.; closing time for entire fair
varies nightly. 388.7399 or 663.8116
Friday, March 8
• Music for All Variety Concert - IRSC McAlpin
Theatre, Fort Pierce, 7 p.m. 800.220.9915
• The Microbiome, the Hurricane, and the
Canary – Presented by David Bradshaw at
the Ocean Discovery Visitors Center, Harbor
Branch Oceanographic Institute. Free, 3-4 p.m.
242.2293 to reserve.
• Legally Blonde, The Musical – Sunrise
Theatre, Fort Pierce, 8 p.m. 461.4775 >>
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