CCIRC Arts & Entertainment Calendar for IRG

Arts, entertainment and fun in Vero Beach, Sebastian and Indian River County as compiled by the Cultural Council of Indian River County Apr. 4 to 11

Riverside Theatre offers Live in the Loop Local musicians play the Loop Outdoor Stage on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 5:30 p.m. | Saturday, April 4, Pepperland (Beatles tribute band) | Thursday, April 9, Juke Chapel Duo (Acoustic Clapton, blues-rock) | Friday, April 10, Chatterbox Trio (Top 40 hits from 60’s to today) | Saturday, April 11, Riptide (Fun Party Band)

Environmental Learning Center offers Little Wonders on April 4 at 10:00 & 11:30 a.m. An engaging outdoor nature enrichment and early literacy program for children 18 months to 4 years old. Participate in Interactive Story Time, Outdoor Mud Kitchen, Pond Exploration, and Nature Crafts.

Christ By The Sea presents Easter Cantata Apr. 4 at 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. Join us to experience the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ set to a full musical production with a mixed choir, full orchestra, liturgical dancers, dramatic scenes, and uplifting narration! Featuring opera singers and musicians from Florida and other states. Free will offering appreciated.

Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation offers Historic House Tours Tuesday 1-5 p.m. Apr. 7 (Each Tues. to the end of April 2026).  See how the noted poet and author lived in her “cracker” architecture-styled house during a docent led tour at the Indian River State College Mueller Campus in Vero Beach.

Unity Spiritual Center of Vero Beach presents The OM Circle Tues. Apr. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Held every Tuesday for an evening of live Inspirational Music, Kirtan, Chanting, Crystal Bowl Meditation, & Dancing. Come together in community for soulful expression, healing, and upliftment. Experience the power of sacred sound and heartfelt connection.

The Emerson Center presents Celebrating Special Needs Village Artist Group Exhibition & Reception April 9–30. A collaborative showcase between Village Artist Group and Art at the Emerson Gallery, highlighting the creativity and artistic expression of differently-abled artists. A reception on Wednesday, April 15 from 5:30–7:00 p.m.

Atlantic Classical Orchestra offers Masterworks IV, Themes & Variations Apr. 9 at 7:00 p.m. ACO closes their season with three tributes, each a reflection on musical lineage and transformation. Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4, and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis. Held at the Community Church of Vero Beach.

Florida Art Chix presents their April Opening Reception Fri. Apr. 10 at 5:00 p.m. Enjoy refreshments and music, chat with the artists and take in a gallery full of beautiful and exciting art!

Ballet Vero Beach presents Allusions and Allegories Apr. 10 & 11 at 7:30pm and Apr. 11 at 2:00 p.m. The company has become known for their ability to tell stories in unexpected ways. In Allusions and Allegories, that skill will be writ large across the stage. This robust program features the main stage debut of And So It Goes by Camilo A. Rodriguez and the return of Yves de Bouteiller’s West Side Story Suite. Held at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center. 

Vero Beach Museum of Art offers Children’s Art Festival on Apr. 11, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The FREE, all-ages event, is the museum’s annual celebration of the arts and art making. Attendees will enjoy art projects in the studios, music and dance performances, food trucks, art hunts, docent-led tours of the galleries, and free admission to the museum’s galleries.

Vero Beach Museum of Art offers Second Saturday on Apr. 11, 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   Admission is free every second Saturday of the month. Second Saturdays features a variety of cultural offerings, including the widely popular Museums Studios for families.  Activities vary each month.

Riverside Theatre offers Playtime in the Park on April 11, 11:00 a.m. A FREE program for the community’s youngest audience members, it includes dance and theatre offerings from their education programs on the Theatre’s Loop Stage. Ideal for kids 2-5, entertaining for parents and the whole family, too!

Unity Spiritual Center of Vero Beach presents EarthFest 2016 Apr 11 2:00-7:00 p.m. A community Earth Festival with Food, Live Music, Artisan Market, Family Activities, Environmental Booths and Wellness Practitioners.

Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts the monthly Sunset Saturday Concert on Ocean Dr. Apr. 11 at 5:00 p.m. Starting in Nov and ending in May. Non profit of the month and the Indian River Antique Auto Club each month. Southern Eagle provides beer and wine for sale. Located by Humiston Park.

The Heritage Center offers DEEPLY ROOTED – NEXTGEN Apr. 11 at 6:00 p.m. Vero Heritage, the non-profit that stewards the Heritage Center and Indian River Citrus Museum, will host its yearly gala fundraiser. This exciting and unique event will celebrate the young people in the county who are actively involved in their pioneer famiies’ business, community involvement, and leadership.

Riverside Theatre presents Almost, Maine through Apr. 12, times vary.  On a cold and enchanted winter night, the people of the town of Almost experience the life-altering power of the human heart. John Cariani’s Almost, Maine is a series of loosely connected tales about love and longing, each with a compelling couple, and each with its own touch of magic propelled by the mystical energy of the aurora borealis.

The Cave Gallery of Art presents Introspections – Artwork by Barry Shapiro exhibiting to April 15.

Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County is on exhibit in the Indian River County Administration Buildings A and B. “Fun In The Sun” is the theme. This Artist Member Exhibit includes Grace Cormier, Tony Caruso, Stuart Duvall and Janet Grossarth. On view to April 20.

Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County is on Exhibit at Vero Beach City Hall, 1053 20th Place until April 23. In Presence is the theme. Hallway gallery features works by Merana Cadorette. Council Chambers gallery features works by Tony Caruso and Richard Gillmor.

Gallery 14 presents Aloft: Aerial Kite Photography by Evan Reinheimer, guest artist to April 24. He is an award-winning artist from New York and specializes in a photographic technique wherein kites are used to lift a camera to capture aerial photographs unveiling a fresh perspective on the world unseen before.

Artists Guild Gallery presents Exhibit for April Guest Artist Ocean Surf Photographer Peter Jordan.  Peter is a painterly photographer unsurpassed in his field.  The images he creates with his camera flow as if painted by a master artist with calculated brush strokes. On view through April 30.

Center for Spiritual Care presents Timothy Sanchez. His New Works Exhibition will be showing at the Center through April 30.

Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County exhibit at the Indian River County Courthouse, 2000 16^th Avenue, Vero Beach. Solo exhibit by Merana Cadorette “Travels In Watercolor” On view through May 11.

Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County is on exhibit at Indian River County Intergenerational Recreation Center, 1590 9^th Street SW. Emerging Artists Program presents “Through Their Eyes” exhibit of photography by Audubon Advocates’ after school program. On view through May 18.

Art in Public Places Program sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County in conjunction with Mandy and Ray Hooker invite you to a viewing at Indian River Distillery. Exhibit Theme: “Stories By The Still” featuring Gloria Allen, Tony Caruso, and Robin Woodward. On view through May 28.

Vero Beach Museum of Art celebrates our Nation’s 250^th year with American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection to June 7. This is an exhibition of more than 80 works by renowned American artists, including Benjamin West, Sarah Miriam Peale, Edward Moran, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, and Charles Alston. The exhibit spans 250 years, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.