Friday,  August 28

LIVE MUSIC AT DOWNTOWN FRIDAY

Main Street Vero Beach presents “Back 2 School Bash” Downtown Friday on August 28th from 6 to 9 pm.  To celebrate the upcoming football season, wear your favorite team jersey and play football trivia!  Enjoy a variety of vendors and community booths, food and drink and live music by the Wiley Nash Band.  The Vero Cycling Club will hold a 6 mile bicycle ride ending on 14th Ave at Downtown Friday.  Meet at 5:30 pm at the parking lot located at 1975 12th Court.   For more information, contact Ride Coordinator, Dave Hunter (516) 375-1836.

Saturday, August 29

VERO CLASSICAL BALLET REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Vero Classical Ballet is registering new and returning students for 2015-16 school year, ages 3 and up.  Tuition prices starting as low as $30 a month.  Register online or at the studio located at Leisure Square 3705 16th Street.    All students have the option of performing in the Annual Nutcracker and Cinderella Ballet.   Nutcracker auditions will be held on Saturday, August 29th at 12:30 pm.  Visit www.VeroClassicalBallet.com or call 772-360-8577 for more information.

FREE ADMISSION SATURDAY AT THE VERO BEACH MUSEUM  OF ART

Saturday, August 29th is Free Admission Saturday at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Drive.  On view now is “James Prosek: Ocean Fishes”, featuring twenty-two life-size mixed media paintings of some of the most well- known species of saltwater fish in the world, drawn from numerous private collections as well as the studio of the artist. Treasure Coast residents and visitors will be familiar with many of the fishes that the artist portrays, such as the Red Snapper, Grouper  Tarpon, and Snook. Others, such as the Mako Shark and Sailfish, are more often the subject of curiosity than direct knowledge.  Published in his book Ocean Fishes (available for purchase in the Museum Store), Prosek’s paintings portray Atlantic game fish still shining with the hues of life. Interestingly, he views some paintings as “self-portraits,” because he sometimes sees his own reflection in the eye of a fish.

The new exhibition of a portion of the Museum’s permanent collection “From Painting to Video” showcases approximately 40 works in varied media. Various artists and their signature works are featured in the exhibition, including Alex Katz, whose boldly delineated Swimmer (1974) reduces portraiture to its simplest terms. Other highlighted artists include César Martínez, a major figure in the Chicano art movement of the 1980s and his striking portrait Bato Verde (1982) (pictured at right); Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz, creators of Surprise Box (2000), a delightful trompe l’oeil cast bronze sculpture; Sharon Quasius, sculptor of Watson and the Shark (1982), a soft relief constructed of stuffed cotton duck; and Jennifer Steinkamp, whose video installation, Fly to Mars 5 (2005), centers on a maple tree that cycles through four seasons, and many others.

FUN FOR CHILDREN

Drop in to the museum on Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm for Kidz Art Shop “If Fish Could Fly”.  This hands on class for children is free for Museum Household members and above, and $2 per child for non members.

SHOP FOR A CAUSE TO SUPPORT THE ARC

On Saturday, August 29th at the Indian River Mall, Macy’s will partner with The Arc of Indian River County to invite customers to participate in Macy’s 10th annual national “Shop For A Cause” charity shopping event. Macy’s “Shop For A Cause” is a unique one-day-only shopping event created to support local charities’ fundraising efforts. Since 2006, the program has helped raise tens of millions of dollars for charities across the country. Macy’s has provided The Arc with shopping passes to sell for $5 each.  Pass holders will receive special discounts on most regular, sale and clearance purchases all day, but some exclusions apply.   Passes are good on all purchases on August 29th in every Macy’s store!  To purchase a shopping pass from The Arc, contact Noreen Davis at noreend@arcir.org or call 772.562.6854 x228.

Sunday August 30

FREE CONCERT THIS SUNDAY!

The Academy for the Performing Arts presents a Free Benefit Recital on Sunday, August 30th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at, First United Methodist Church Sanctuary, 1750 20th Street in Vero Beach. Marie Sinco Warren, a native of Vero Beach and Alyssa Yank will perform a duo recital with works by Zoltan Kodaly, Handel-Halvorsen, and Erwin Schulhoff.  The Academy for the Performing Arts, “Vero’s Music School” serving the community as a nonprofit  is in their 21st year.  For more information about the academy, visit AcademyInVero.org.