DATEBOOK
Winter 2015 ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CALL BEFORE ATTENDING.
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CONTINUING EVENTS
• Through January 27: Genome – The
Secret of How Life Works at the Elliott Museum,
Stuart. Explores the human genome
and how our genes make us who we are –
with interactive displays. 225.1961
• Through February 1: Restoring the Spirit
– Celebrating Haitian Art, Vero Beach
Museum of Art 231.0707
• Through February 1: Cultural Council
Members Art Show at Indian River County
Administration Building.
• Through February 28: Postage Stamp
Collage Exhibition – by Russell J. Hahn and
from his collection at Emerson Center, Vero
Beach, 1590 27th Avenue. Mon.-Fri. 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Postage stamp art is a unique
art form dating back to the 1800s.
• Through April 9: Sebastian River Art Club
at the Indian River County Courthouse.
ONGOING EVENTS
Every Saturday
• Farmer’s Market and Jazz Market Arts &
Crafts Show – Melody Lane, downtown
Fort Pierce, 8 a.m.-noon for market and to
2 p.m. for arts & crafts.
• Behind the Scenes Tours – at St. Lucie
County Aquarium, 420 Seaway Drive, Fort
Pierce, 2 p.m.
• Farmer’s Market Oceanside – Vero Beach
at parking lot north of 2901 Ocean Drive,
8 a.m. to noon.
Every First and Third Saturday:
• Casey N Spaz – comedy at Port St. Lucie
Civic Center, doors open at 7:30, show at
8:30 p.m. 807.4499
Every Second Saturday
• Art Beat on the Street – “Second Saturdays
on Second Street,” in downtown Fort
Pierce. Artists, authors, antiques, music
from 5-9 p.m. 475.0215
Every Third Saturday
• Bird survey – Meet at Pelican Island
National Wildlife Refuge office, 8 a.m.,
bring your own kayak or rent for small fee.
Call Kristen Beck for more at 202.0220
• Sebastian River Art Club Show – Riverview
Park, Sebastian, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
November-April. Rain date is next day.
• Community Garage Sale – Minsky Gym,
750 Darwin Blvd., Port St. Lucie, Windmill
Point area. 8 a.m. to noon 344.4142
Every Sunday
• Stuart Green Market – City Hall Parking Lot,
121 Flagler St. by Flagler Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Rockin’ Riverwalk – live outdoor concerts
on the waterfront – downtown Stuart,
free, 1-4 p.m. November through April.,
except March 31, 2014. 288.1010
• Tradition Green Market – at The Landing,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday through
Dec. 1 except for the month of July in western
Port St. Lucie in Tradition community.
Every Second Sunday
• Indian RiverSide Park Art Show – Jensen
Beach Art League, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
November-April. Free. 692.1191
First Tuesday
• Free admission to the St. Lucie County
Aquarium’s Smithsonian exhibit, Seaway
Drive, eastern end of South Bridge on
South Hutchinson Island.
• Heritage Bluegrass Band – through May.
7:30 p.m. Heritage Center, 2140 14th
Avenue, Vero Beach. 770.2263
Every Tuesday
• Jazz Jam – Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues
Society at Sunrise Black Box Theatre,
7-10 p.m. starting Nov. 4.
• Free Pelican Island Wildlife Tours –
8-10 a.m. Binoculars, field guides, spotting
scopes all provided. Vero Beach. Must call
for reservations 772.581.5557 ext. 2
Every Wednesday
• Green Market and Food Co-op – Marina
Square, Fort Pierce, 12-6 p.m.
• Free Wildlife Tour – Pelican Island,
8-10 a.m. Nov.-March Reservations
required. 581.5557
Every Second Wednesday
• Art Mundo Art Walk – 5-8 p.m. 111
Orange Ave., Fort Pierce 466.1010
Every Second and Fourth Wednesday
• Jazz Jam – Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues
Society at Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden,
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Every Thursday
• Bike Night – downtown Fort Pierce,6-
9:30 p.m.
• Jammin’ Jensen – downtown Jensen
Beach, crafts, music, entertainment,
6-9:30 p.m. 334.3444
Third Thursday
• Dancing – Heritage Center, Vero Beach,
7-10 p.m.
• Dancing – Ambassadors of Swing, Port
St. Lucie Civic Center, 6:30 p.m. 807.4499
Last Thursday
• Solid Gold Band Dance Party – Dancing to
classic rock from the 60s-80s, Port St. Lucie
Civic Center, 7-10 p.m. (every month but
November and December). 807.4499
First Fridays
• FridayFest – downtown Fort Pierce, 5:30-
9 p.m. weather permitting or call for rain
date. Music, vendors, fun. Sponsored by
Main Street Fort Pierce, 466.3880
• Gallery Strolls – Vero Beach, historic
downtown, 6-9 p.m. year round.
Every Second Friday
• Coffee with the PSL City Council –
8:30 a.m., PSL Community Center, 2195
S.E. Airoso Blvd. 871.5219
Every Third Friday
• Coffee with the Mayor of Fort Pierce –
8 a.m., new location: Fort Pierce Yacht
Club at 700 North Indian River Drive in the
Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Every Fourth Friday
• Coffee with the St. Lucie County Commissioner
– 8:30 a.m. at the SLCTV studio 101,
2300 Virginia Ave. (County Administration
Building), first floor facing 25th Street, on
the right.
Last Fridays
• Classic Car Cruise – downtown Fort Pierce,
6-9 p.m.
• Downtown Friday – Vero Beach, 14th
Avenue between 20th and 21st streets.
5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. through March. May
to September 6-9 p.m. (none in December
and April)
JANUARY
Thursday, Jan. 15-Friday, March 6
• A Tribute to Backus – The Power of
Patronage – Backus Museum and Gallery,
Fort Pierce. 465.0603
COLLECTION OF THE FIGGE ART MUSEUM, DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Daniel Orelus’ Crocodiles, oil on fiberboard, is in the Restoring the Light:
Celebrating Haitian Art exhibition at Vero Beach Museum of Art, through
February. Call 231.0707 for details.
Thursday, Jan. 15
• Boeing Boeing – Romantic comedy at
McAlpin Theatre, Indian River Community
College, 7 p.m. 800.220.9195
• Vocal Trash – Energetic singing, dancing,
playing, environmentally conscious music
– Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
• The Wiz – Maltz Jupiter theatre, Jupiter,
7:30 p.m. 561.575.2223
• Over the Tavern – Comedy at Pineapple
Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Crazy For You – high energy musical at
Riverside Theatre, 7:30 p.m. 231.5860
• Whose Wives are They Anyway – Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, 7 p.m., 562.8300
• London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
– Pinchas Zuckerman, conductor and
violinist. Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak at
7:30 p.m., Community Church of Vero
Beach. 778.1070
• Tour of the Smithsonian Marine Research
Station – meet the scientists; see what
they do. 2 to 3 p.m. Register: 462.6216
Friday, Jan. 16
• Memories of Elvis Rockin’ Birthday Bash –
Chris MacDonald at Sunrise Theatre 8 p.m.
464.4775
• Boeing Boeing – Romantic comedy at
McAlpin Theatre, Indian River Community
College, 7 p.m. 800.220.9195
• Cosmic Zoom – at Hallstrom Planetarium,
Indian River Community College, Fort
Pierce, 6 and 7:30 p.m. 800.220.9915
• The Wiz – Maltz Jupiter theatre, Jupiter,
7:30 p.m. 561.575.2223
• Over the Tavern – Comedy at Pineapple
Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Crazy For You – high energy musical at
Riverside Theatre, 8 p.m. 231.5860
• Whose Wives are They Anyway – Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, 8 p.m., 562.8300
• Atlantic Classical Orchestra – Opening
Night Master Works: Mozart, Kodaly,
Mahler, Brahms, at Lyric Theatre, Stuart,
4&8 p.m. The pre-concert talk is at 3:10
and 7:10 p.m. 460.0850
Saturday, Jan. 17 – Sunday, April 12
• Nature Connects Lego Sculptures – at
McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach.
Larger than life sculptures of bees, roses,
birds and more created from thousands of
colorful Lego bricks. 794.0601
Saturday, Jan. 17
• Trolley Tour – limited seating, 26 per
tour, 1 and 2:30 p.m. Special tour of the
Lincoln Park Historic District and a portion
of downtown Fort Pierce. Reservations
required! 466.3880. Arrive 15 minutes early
at city parking garage, Orange Ave, half
block east of US 1.
• Boeing Boeing – Romantic comedy at
McAlpin Theatre, Indian River Community
College, 7 p.m. 800.220.9195
• Cosmic Wonder – at Hallstrom Planetarium,
Indian River Community College,
Fort Pierce, 1 and 2:30 p.m. 800.220.9915
• Tito Puente-A Walk in my Father’s Shoes
– brings modern Latin sound to traditional
mambo and salsa at Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7
p.m. 286.7827
• The Wiz – Maltz Jupiter theatre, Jupiter, 2
& 8 p.m. 561.575.2223
• Over the Tavern – Comedy at Pineapple
Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Crazy For You – high energy musical at
Riverside Theatre, 2 & 8 p.m. 231.5860
• Whose Wives are They Anyway – Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, 8 p.m., 562.8300
• Sebastian Fine Art and Music Festival –
10 a.m. at Riverview Park
• Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre – 7 p.m. at
Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce, 464.4775 >>