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and patio, the home he built
next door for his daughter and
the grounds of his Vero Beach
Dairy and later Tripson Dairy.
Hear tales of the iconoclastic
Sexton from family members.
The event is being presented
as part of the Treasure Coast
History Festival. Admission,
$10 per person. For more
information, contact Tripson
at tripsonmt@aol.com or call
473.1714. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Trolley Historical Tours, sponsored
tour will go from downtown to
Piper Aircraft/Airport /Dodgertown
to 16th Street school area to
McKee and Miracle Mile/Young
Park on the mainland, and
Beachside historical references
with several stops along the
way including the airport,
Memorial Island, Vero Beach
Museum of Art, the marina,
dog park and the rowing club
area. Maximum of 20 people
per tour and reservations can
be made by calling the City
Clerk’s Office by 3 p.m. on the
Friday before at 978.4700.
Those attending should meet
at the Chamber of Commerce
in downtown Vero Beach at
8:45 a.m.
• Celebrate the Arts Festival –
The Cultural Council of Indian
River County will hold its annual
Under the Oaks. There will be
performances from member
organizations, artists on display
booths. For more information,
contact Barbara Hoffman at
director@cultural-council.org
or call 770.4857. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday-Monday, Jan. 18-21
• Vero Ice Age Lectures – The
Brackett Library will be the site
for the Old Vero Ice Age Sites
Committee’s exhibitions and
lectures on the world-class
archaeological and paleontological
in 1916 and from 2014 to 2017.
For more information, contact
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Saturday, Jan. 5
by Piper – The narrated
area, along 43rd Avenue
arts fest at Riverside Park’s
and many food and arts
site originally excavated
Peggy Lyon at pegjohn1@bellsouth.
net or call 913.1701,
Saturday, Jan. 26
• “Waldo Sexton, Vero Beach
Pioneer” – Indian River Charter
High School/Schumann School
for the Visual & Performing
Arts presents a musical/play
on Vero Beach pioneer Waldo
Sexton and his love for the city.
A part of the story centers on
unpublished letters between
Sexton and the famous writer
Zora Neale Hurston when
she lived in Fort Pierce. This
production, which will feature
musicians, dancers, singers
and actors from the school,
will be held at the Waxlax
Center for the Performing Arts
at St. Edward’s. For tickets and
more information, go to www.
showclix.com/events/irchs
or contact Ray Adams at ray.
adams@irchs.org. 2 and 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2019
Monthly Sponsor: St. Helen
Catholic School
Saturday, Feb. 2
• Trolley Historical Tours, sponsored
by Piper – The narrated
tour will go from downtown to
Piper Aircraft/Airport /Dodgertown
area, along 43rd Avenue
to 16th Street school area to
McKee and Miracle Mile/Young
Park on the mainland, and
Beachside historical references
with several stops along the
way including the airport,
Memorial Island, Vero Beach
Museum of Art, the marina,
dog park and the rowing club
area. Maximum of 20 people
per tour and reservations can
be made by calling the City
Clerk’s Office by 3 p.m. on the
Friday before at 978.4700.
Those attending should meet
at the Chamber of Commerce
in downtown Vero Beach at
8:45 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7
• Centennial “All around the
Town” – Enjoy a reception
in the lobby of The Emerson
A tribute show on Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles on Feb. 14 at The Emerson
Center will feature a special song recognizing the city’s centennial.
Center to meet the artists
whose paintings and photography
of Vero Beach are being
showcased. The center is on
the campus of the Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship of
Vero Beach, on the southeast
corner of 16th Street and 27th
Avenue. For more information,
send your inquiries to dawnorre@
gmail.com. 5-60 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 –
City of Vero Beach 1919-2019 VeroBeach100.org
Sunday, May 5
• Vero Beach Museum of Art
Victorian Radicals: From the
Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts
& Crafts Movement – In the
second half of the 19th century,
three generations of young and
rebellious artists and designers
revolutionizes the visual arts
in Britain, engaging with and
challenging the new industrial
world around them. Drawn
from the collection of Birmingham,
England, the exhibit will
bring together paintings, works
on paper, and decorative arts
– many never shown outside
of England – to illuminate this
dynamic period of British art.
Thursday, Feb. 14
• LIVE! From Vero Beach-The
McCartney Years Concert – The
World’s No. 1 Paul McCartney
tribute will be held at The
Emerson Center and feature a
song recognizing the centennial.
For more information,
contact Beverly Paris at parisproductionsvero@
gmail.com
or call 234.4412. 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16
• Indian River Genealogy
Society’s Valentine Seminar –
This annual all-day educational
genealogy seminar will be held
at the First Presbyterian Church
and is open to the public.
Pre-registration is required,
and there is a fee to attend.
The seminar will feature two
nationally recognized speakers
and provide attendees with
educational and networking
opportunities. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
• St. Helen‘s Catholic Church
Centennial Grand Gala –The
benefit dinner-dance and auction
will be held at the Bent
Pine Golf Club. For more information
or to purchase tickets,
call 567.5457. 6-11 p.m.
MARCH 2019
Monthly Sponsors: Youth Sailing
Foundation and the
Vero Beach Museum of Art
Saturday, March 2
• Trolley Historical Tours, sponsored
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