For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . March 9, 4:30 p.m. -- VBMA International Lecture Series March 10, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours March 11, 10 a.m. -- Vero Heritage Historic Downtown Walking Tour March 11, 4 p.m. -- The John and Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series at FAU Harbor Branch March 12, 7 p.m. -- MusicWorks Concert Series 2025-26 Season March 12, 7 p.m. --

There are few better ways to spend a Valentine's Day in Indian River County than at Windsor , and this year's Charity Polo Cup made the case convincingly. Some 650 guests turned out for an afternoon of high-level polo, an elegant field side luncheon, a Porsche concours featuring more than 40 vehicles, and a tailgate competition that rewarded a spectacular display called "That's Amore" with top honors. When it was all over, the Windsor Charitable Foundation had raised $417,000

Vintage postcard with text reading "Florida Orange Grove as seen from the Air, Near Vero Beach, Florida" This is the one night you don’t want to miss if you care about Vero’s history, what came before us, what survives, and what we’re passing on. On Saturday, April 11, from 6–9 p.m ., come to the Vero Heritage Center for Deeply Rooted , an evening honoring all of Vero's history—citrus, river, ranch, neighborhoods, downtown, the families and people who shaped it and the desce

Jason Beal’s story starts on Jungle Trail. Jason Beal His great‑great‑great‑grandmother and widow of Moses Beal , Adeline Beal , moved from the Ocala area to the Orchid Island side of the Indian River in the 1890s, working that sandy ground first with vegetables, then with citrus as groves spread along what became Jungle Trail. By the 1920s, that rough track was the growers’ road—about eight miles of hard‑packed sand that citrus families across Orchid Island used to haul fru

Duo Beaux Arts This Sunday, March 15 at the Vero Beach Museum of Art , two pianists sit down at a single Steinway and take you from Schubert's aching introspection to the full-tilt exuberance of Chabrier's España , finishing with a graceful transcription of Johann Strauss Jr.’s   Blue Danube Waltz . That's a lot of ground to cover in one sitting, and Duo Beaux Arts covers it beautifully. The concert, titled Kaleidoscope of Expressions ,  is part of VBMA's Chamber Music

Birdwatching, as we know it, is surprisingly modern: in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bird lovers in Britain and North America began trading specimen cases for binoculars and field notebooks, turning from collecting birds to watching them alive outdoors. As optics improved and conservation groups like the Audubon Society took shape, “birdwatching” evolved into birding — part sport, part science, part treasure hunt — built on the skill of finding and identifying wild

If you've never heard a fairy tale told through strings, next Saturday morning at the Vero Beach Museum of Art is a good place to start. The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra returns to VBMA on March 14 with The Princess and the Pea , Hans Christian Andersen's classic, reimagined through violin, viola, and cello, and admission is free! Conductor and Artistic Director Aaron T. Collins narrates the 45-minute performance, part of the Symphony's Once Upon an Orchestra  series.

Fifty-four years and Jesus Christ Superstar still hasn't lost its nerve.

We couldn’t let this week’s Vero Minute pass without honoring Ray McNulty , who passed away on February 18.   An award winning and celebrated journalist, yes, but his real genius was in those opinion pieces that landed like news.   His “My Vero” columns had the snap and certainty of a straight report, sourced, detailed, full of who said what and who did what, and then, before you knew it, you were deep inside his very specific take on what it all meant. When Ray weighed in, i