A snowman who has spent a decade pining for summer is about to get his wish, in Florida. In June. At Riverside Theatre. What most people don't know about Olaf is how close he came to being something else entirely -- a penguin. Instead, he became a snowman who wants nothing more than to revel in the one season built to destroy him. He'll be holding court at The Loop Kitchen & Bar three Wednesdays this summer: June 24, July 15, and July 22 5:30 to 7:30. The event is completely

Noriko Murai Andreas Marks Pico Iyer Fresh off a landmark season headlined by American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection, one of the most celebrated exhibitions in recent VBMA memory, and the museum isn't wasting any time. The 45th International Lecture Series lineup has been announced, and member tickets are already on sale. This season travels east, in conjunction with Hokusai, Hiroshige, Hasui: Japanese Landscapes in Print. Here's the lineup

The showdown is on as the best burger in Indian River County gets decided this Saturday, June 27. Eleven competitors. Live music by East Harbor. A Classic Car Show, food trucks, a Kid Zone, and craft brewery tastings. Gates open at 11 a.m. at 7955 58th Avenue. Every day, roughly 750 people walk through United Against Poverty's doors in Vero Beach for affordable groceries, job training, crisis support, or just someone to sit with them and help them figure out their next move.

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There is an entire philosophy built around the idea that what breaks you can also make you more beautiful. In Japan, they made it into an art form. When pottery shatters, some artists repair it with gold. The cracks become the most luminous part of the object. The break is the story. That's kintsugi. And this Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30 PM, the Vero Beach Art Club is hosting a kintsugi workshop benefitting The Sheepdog Program, which lives that philosophy every single day. Adr

Photo Credit: Emilia Muniz, Momento & Co Vero Beach has never had a shortage of things to do. What it has lacked, especially for young families, is a reliable way in. For years, the social fabric here has functioned on familiarity. If you grew up here or arrived with connections, you’re set. If you didn’t, it can take far longer than expected to find your footing. It often shapes who stays, who leaves, and who ever fully participates in the life of the community. Mom Walk

Saturday morning, New Vision Eye Center employee Ronnie officially became a homeowner-in-progress...hammer in hand, wall going up, her daughters looking on, thanks to Habitat for Humanity and its volunteers.

Photo Credit: Jim Wilson Every Flag Day, a flag goes up on the shipwreck 150 yards off Sexton Plaza. Every Fourth of July, nearly 1,000 people swim out to meet it. Yesterday, the flag went up, meaning the countdown has begun. Photo Credit: Jim Wilson Photo Credit: Jim Wilson The SS Breconshire has been resting on our reef since 1894. She's just 150 yards from shore, so close enough to swim, yet far enough to feel like an adventure. On the Fourth, before the heat sets in and t

McKee Botanical Garden has a signature mood. Cultivated calm. Pebble paths. Serene ponds. Last weekend, crowds materialized for the annual Waterlily Celebration, blossoms floating in glassy perfection, everyone behaving themselves. That era is over...at least for the next few days. Meet Princess Pungent. She arrived at McKee just last month, in May, as an unremarkable two-inch spike. She has since been growing nine inches in a single day. She is currently an imposing alien gr