THINGS TO DO
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JET SKI &
BOAT RENTALS
• Jet Skis • Pontoon Boats • Center Console
• Hydro Bikes • Paddle Boards • Kayaks
• Tours: Dolphin, Sightseeing, Wildlife, Sunset Cruises
Reservations: 772.448.4516 • www.saltyswatersports.com
813 S. Indian River Dr., Fort Pierce 34950
CUSTOMIZED
TOURS
& PARTIES
Call For Details
• Denny Diamond: Neil Diamond Tribute
– Sunrise Theatre, 7 p.m. 461.4775
• Florida’s Oculina Coral Reef – These
reefs occur nowhere else in the world
and are made of Ivory Tree Coral. They
were discovered by Harbor Branch
in 1975 and are now protected in a
600-square-mile Habitat Area of Particular
Concern. Presenter John Reed
of Harbor Branch did the research that
resulted in the HAPC area from Fort
Pierce to St. Augustine. In his talk, Reed
will give an update. St. Lucie County
Aquarium, 420 Seaway Drive at 9 a.m.
465.3271
Thursday, Feb. 21
• Trolley Tour – hosted by Main Street.
Must call to reserve. Tip: tours sell out
fast. 10 and 11:30 a.m. 466.3880
• Smithsonian Marine Station Lecture
Series – Speaker to be announced.
Pelican Yacht Club, Fort Pierce at 7 p.m.
Free. For information: 465.3271
Friday, Feb. 22 – Sunday, March 3
• St. Lucie County Fair – St. Lucie
County Fairgrounds – hours vary. See
stluciecountyfair.org for hours and
schedule of events. 464.2910
Friday, Feb. 22
• Anthropogenic Contaminants in
Stranded Cetaceans (whales and
dolphins) – How our addiction to convenience
is affecting them. Presented
by Catherine Lo at the Ocean Discovery
Visitors Center, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute. Free, 3-4 p.m.
242.2293 to reserve.
• Fire District Open House – meet your
first responders and learn about local
resources. Food, games, giveaways,
prizes and more for the whole family.
3395 North A1A. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
621.3333
• Free Movie: E.T. at the River Walk
Center – at about 6:30 p.m. Bring a
lawn chair, blanket, picnic if you want.
Children younger than 14 must be accompanied
by an adult. 467.3031
• Dr. Neu and Blujafunk: 21 Blue –
Sunrise Theatre, 7 p.m. 461.4775
• Darlene Love – Sunrise Theatre,
8 p.m. 461.4775
Saturday, Feb. 23
• New York Mets Spring Training –
begins at their stadium in St. Lucie
West with a 1:10 p.m. opener with the
Atlanta Braves. Tickets online: www.
mlb.com/mets/tickets/spring-training
• Bonsai Bash – Heathcote Botanical
Gardens. Music, libations, dining and
fun. Proceeds to benefit and maintain
the James Smith Bonsai Collection and
support programs. Ticketing information,
464.4672
• Phantom of the Universe – Hallstrom
Planetarium, IRSC Fort Pierce campus,
1 and 2:30 p.m. 800.220.9915
Sunday, Feb. 24
• New York Mets Spring Training –
at their stadium in St. Lucie West with a
1:10 p.m. game vs. the Houston Astros.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
• Investigating the deep pelagic
animals in the northern Gulf of Mexico
after the BP oil spill – Presented by Jon
Moore, FAU Wilkes Honor College at
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute,
Johnson Education Center. Free.
4 and 7 p.m. To reserve, 242.2293. Live
streaming available at fau.edu/hboi/
community/osls.php
• Aquarium After Dark – Smithsonian
Ecosystems exhibit at the St. Lucie
County Aquarium, 420 Seaway Drive,
at the east end of South Bridge.
Explore darkened aquariums with
special flashlights. Pizza dinner included.
6 p.m. 465.3271
Thursday, Feb. 28
• Free Movie: Sing – at Means Court
Center at about 6:30 p.m. Bring a lawn
chair, blanket, picnic if you want.
Children younger than 14 must be
accompanied by an adult. 467.3031
• Los Vivancos: Born to Dance –
Sunrise Theatre, 7 p.m. 461.4775
• Smithsonian Marine Station Open
House – Seaway Drive, South
Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce at 2 p.m.
465.3271
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.
Free, 3-4 p.m. 242.2293 to reserve.
• Benice: Fuego – Sunrise Theatre,
8 p.m. 461.4775
Saturday, March 2
• Trolley Tour – hosted by Main Street.
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, 8 p.m.
461.4775
Sunday, March 3
• All You Should Eat Backus Brunch
and Painting Raffle – Call for details.
465.0630
• Anka Sings Sinatra – Sunrise
Theatre, 7 p.m. 461.4775
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,
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
Thursday, March 7
• Trolley Tour – hosted by Main Street.
Must call to reserve. Tours sell out fast.
10 and 11:30 a.m. 466.3880
• Music for All Variety Concert – IRSC
McAlpin Theatre, 7 p.m. 800.220.9915
Friday, March 8
• Music for All Variety Concert – IRSC
McAlpin Theatre, 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. >>
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