ARTS AND CULTURAL Events ~ CCIRC Performances & Events
VBMA offers Vero Beach Art Club Exhibition on view through January 21 in the VBMA Patten Gallery.
Riverside Theatre offers Winterfest: Festival of Trees on December 8
The holiday celebration is back with trees, wreaths, Santa’s Village and a weekend full of entertainment including performances by community partners and Riverside Theatre for Kids doing Emmet Otter’s Jug-band Christmas JR.
Sunrise Theatre offers Turn Up the Heat Dance Studio: Clara’s Christmas Dream on December 8, 4pm,
Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation offers Kids Write Outside on December 8, 1pm. Children need to be outside observing and exploring the world around them. We’ve built a new set of programming that promotes writing-readiness for ages 3-5 and writing skills for ages 6-11 and it all takes place OUTSIDE, in and around our Children’s Garden.
Vero Beach Church of Christ offers Acapella Christmas on December 8, 5pm
Kick off the holiday season with an evening of Christmas cheer, community, and carols! We’re bringing everyone together for a cozy night of acapella singing and all your favorite Christmas songs-and it won’t be the same without you.
McKee Garden offers Jungle Lights on December 8, 6-9pm. Enjoy this special opportunity to enjoy the “Jungle” Garden by evening light. The garden will be illuminated with thousands of professionally installed LED lights and festive decorations.
VBMA offers Film Studies Program Series 2 on December 10, 1:30pm.
Film Studies Instructor Diane Thelen will introduce the films, which will be screened in the Museum’s Leonhardt Auditorium. Participants can also stream the films from the comfort of their homes. Following the in-house screening, attendees can participate in a brief, optional “talk-back” session to share their thoughts and ask questions about the film with fellow attendees.
VBMA offers Museum Stories: 0-23 Month Olds on December 11, 9:30am. A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Takes place in the Art Zone.
VBMA offers Museum Stories for 2-4 Year Olds on December 11, 10:30am. A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Takes place in the Art Zone.
Melbourne Municipal Band offers Bugler’s Holiday: Our Musical Gift to you on December 11, 12 – 7pm – Free Concert
Featuring Conductor Staci Rosbury. Buglers are not the only ones who like to celebrate the holidays! We’ll celebrate the season with your favorite holiday tunes, and we’ll play some of them in ways that you never heard before. Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd in Melbourne
Riverside Theatre offers Live in the Loop, on Thursday, December 12: EST – Eastern Standard Time. Friday December 13: Mighty Flea Circus performs and Saturday December 14: Gen X takes the stage. Wear your Ugly Christmas Sweaters at the December Holiday Concert Weekends!
Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presents 17th Annual Messiah Sing Along on December 13, 7pm. 3050 North Highway A1A ~ Indialantic, FL 32903
Your Space Coast Symphony presents the 17th Annual Messiah Sing-Along, Central Florida’s “ultimate Christmas concert.” Enjoy the Messiah, the enduring Christmas oratorio by George Friedrich Handel, as a Sing-Along. Raise your voice and sing your favorite movements from Handel’s Messiah. Accompaniment will be provided by members of the SCSO with four incredible soloists. The public is invited to sing or simply listen to the perennial Christmas favorite. Scores are provided to participating members. It’s a joyous start to the holiday season! Tickets are limited.
Riverside Theatre offers The Comedy Zone on December 13 & 14, with Myke Herlihy & Kevin White
Riverside Theatre offers Playtime in the Park on December 14, 11am, A FREE program for the community’s youngest audience members, Playtime in the Park will have dance and theatre offerings from our education programs on the Theatre’s outdoor Loop Stage. These offerings are ideal for kids 2-5, but entertaining for parents and the whole family, too! Theatre is showcased at this performance.
VBMA offers Art After Dark on December 13 & 14, 6pm. Art After Dark, the Treasure Coast’s only outdoor art exhibition, on Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition is FREE to the public and features a selection of imagery from international artists, celebrating digital art in many possibilities— motion graphics, experimental film, animation, and generative.
VBMA offers Holidays at the Museum on December 14, 10am. Guests will enjoy free admission to the current exhibitions as docents facilitate family-friendly tours and activities themed around artworks on display. Guests can create festive art projects in the studios and enjoy music and dance performances by local student and community groups.
Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce offers Sunset Saturday Concert, December 14, 8pm. Concert on Ocean Dr at Humiston Park. Hosted by the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce. Bring a chair Leave the cooler at home.
Indian River Photo Club Exhibition at the Vero Beach Museum of Art
Changes weekly, Located in the Patten Gallery.
Artists Guild Gallery, a fine art gallery featuring 11 local artists, is located at 1974 14th Ave. in Vero Beach. Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm (772) 299-1234.
Vero Beach Opera 2025 PREVIEW!
2025 Season promises a “dangerously good time!”
Tickets On Sale to the general public NOW! http://www.verobeachopera.org
Historic Home Tours Laura Riding Jackson’s historic home is open for tours from November through April each year. You can drop by on Tuesday’s or the second Sunday of each month 1pm-5pm and volunteer docents will give you a tour!
Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County on exhibit Indian River County Administration Buildings A (1st and 2nd floors) and B.“New Horizons” is the fall theme featuring the work of Debra Jenkins, Tara Rovani, Mark San Souci, Pat Willis. On view through December 12.
Anything Goes Exhibition at Art at the Emerson Gallery: An Array of Open Expression Where All Mediums Collide . On view through December 30. This event showcases a diverse range of works from local artists across all mediums, from painting and sculpture to digital art and mixed media. Featuring a broad spectrum of styles and techniques, the exhibition highlights the boundless possibilities of artistic expression, inviting viewers to engage with the raw, unfiltered creativity of the artists.
Sebastian River Art Club offers Artistic Views of Nature on exhibit at ELC. On view through December 31. Exhibit displayed in the Lagoon Room and Tidal Gallery. Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive in Vero Beach.
Those interested in an in-depth discussion about the works and the artists can join Museum docents at 2pm for a guided gallery tour. Roadside Reverie: Glass Works by John Miller, the artist’s largest solo museum exhibition to date, is organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art, on view through January 5. Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Dr in Vero Beach.
JM Stringer Gallery of Fine Art presents An Artistic Potpourri, an exhibition featuring new works from gallery artists and rare antique paintings.
On view through January 11. Located: 3465 Ocean Drive in Vero Beach
Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County on exhibit Indian River Intergenerational Center Primal Forces: Earth. Artists Members Exhibit features artists: Merana Cadorette, Tony Caruso, Yvonne Steere & Sheila McAvoy. On view through January 16.
Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County on exhibit at Indian River County Courthouse Experiences: A Solo Exhibit by Tony Caruso on view through February 6.
Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County on exhibit at Vero Beach City Hall .
Wendy Ryals in the Chamber and Jen Berlin in the Hallway. On view through April 24.
Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County on exhibit at Vero Beach Outlets Guest Services All About Vero on view through February 13. Featuring Member Artists Janet Grossarth, Judy Burgarella, Sheila McAvoy, Viktor Genel.
A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery presents STITCHPUNK on view through January 5.
Twenty-seven artists from the U.S. (including three from Florida), United Kingdom, France, and Canada have interpreted the riotous creativity and far-out fusions of punk (Steampunk, Biopunk, Atompunk and more) to tell their own distinctive stories using fabric as their medium.
In their hands, texture, stitching, stuffing, and more add a depth that cannot be conveyed through two-dimensional paintings or photographs. The dedication, skill, and unique perspectives of these creators form a rich tapestry of human expression. StitchPunk stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of sewing and the boundless possibilities it holds for artistic expression and social commentary.
December 2024 and January 2025 Gallery 14 Presents Magical Metaphors: Paintings by Ellen Kaiden and Counterpoint: Study in Contrast- Photographs by Allan Teger
On view December 3 – January 31
Receptions: December 6 & January 3, 5-8pm
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