ARTS
The old entrance to the Vero Beach Museum of Art gave way to a new look in 2010.
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VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART
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VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART
A modern new entrance with dual staircases welcomes visitors to the art museum.
cant permanent collection and expanded mission in the arts, education
and humanities.”
She said partnerships with community organizations, such
as The Learning Alliance, have “increased its depth of offerings
in early childhood, school and family programs, and the long
planned for Children’s Interactive Center is now a reality.” Gedeon
sees growth in quality and impact in other areas.
“Riverside Theatre is thriving and new arts organizations, such
as Ballet Vero Beach, continue to develop,” she said. “We are
indeed a fortunate community.”
THEATRE THEN AND NOW
Riverside Theatre
Theater in Vero Beach is a tale of two passions, one for a
community theater that gives local thespians an outlet for their
talents and one that reaches for the stars.
From its beginning as an occasional stop for touring shows,
Riverside Theatre continues to evolve as the community’s needs
grow. It became the first and only Equity theater on the Treasure
Coast in the late 1980s and has become one of the largest producing
professional theaters in Florida.
The Riverside Theatre building was funded with private contributions
in 1973 on 54 acres that the city set aside for a cultural
park. It was the home of Vero Beach Theatre Guild until the group
moved across the bridge and to a new home on San Juan Avenue
in 1985.
Riverside Children’s Theatre was added in 1980, but it was five
more years before it really came into its own, hiring an education >>
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