Pelican Island Preservation Society hosts yet another juried Indian River Bird and Nature Art Show October 12-14, 2018. This year the show will be held at the Sebastian River Art Club. There will be a Plein Air paint out on Friday from 9-3pm at either the SRAC location or at the Pelican Island Refuge. Winners will be on display to the public from 6-8pm with an artists reception. The show will be open to the public  Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-4. On Saturday a sunset cocktail cruise to Pelican Island  Wildlife Refuge  will be offered with tour leader “naturalist” Heather Stapleton at 5pm with a cost of $45. At 3:30pm there is a keynote speech about National Refuge week  by retired USFWS Missi Hatfield . The cruise and speech are both at Capt. Hiram’s.

For more information see www.firstrefuge.org, Indian River Bird and Nature Facebook or call organizer Debbie Avery at 772-494-6306.