Cultural Calendar – Week of Feb. March 7

Ongoing

Riverside Theatre presents Hello Dolly! on stage from March 8th through 27th. Based on the uproarious comedy The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, Hello Dolly! tells the story of widowed matchmaker Dolly Levi, who connects, meddles, and negotiates everyone’s perfect match. Through a series of comedic romantic entanglements, even she finds her perfect man. For tickets, visit RiversideTheatre.com.

Through March 20: Vero Beach Theatre Guild: The King and I http://verobeachtheatreguild.com

Thursday, March 10

Meet the artist, Heather Kelley on Thursday, March 10th from 5 to 7 pm. The Foyer Gallery of Art located in the Emerson Center is open Monday-Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sundays from 10 am to 1 pm.

The ARC of Indian River County presents Starlight & Sneakers on Thursday, March 10th at Rock City Gardens, 9080 US 1 in Wabasso. The event includes dinner and cocktails from 6 to 9:30 pm and entertainment by the Gypsy Lane Band. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated sneakers/ sandals. For tickets($175) call 772.562.6854.

The Emerson Center’s free Florida Humanities Series, continues with “La Florida before Jamestown: Europeans, Africans and Indians in La Florida, 1513-1607” on Thursday, March 10th at 7 pm. This look back into early Florida will be presented by professor and chairman of the History Department at the University of North Florida, Michael Francis, Ph.D.

“Florida Crackers: The Cattlemen and Cowboys of Florida” is the film to be shown at the North Indian River County Library on Thursday, March 10th, from 3 – 4:30 pm. This documentary was produced by Rick Smith, son of Patrick Smith, and tells the story of Florida’s little-known cattle culture.