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Vero Beach Film Festival turns 10. Here's how to Fest April 9 - 12

Mar 30, 2026

For the 10th anniversary of the Vero Beach Film Festival, your first decision is how you want to do it. From $20 at the door all the way up to the all‑in pass. HOW TO FEST: MONDAY APRIL 9 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12 The Producer’s Pass ($365) is the whole thing: every film, every party, the Filmmakers’ Lounge, the Grand Wine Tasting, and the “Toast to 10” cocktail party on Saturday night. Four days where you’re basically living at the festival. The Director’s Pass ($165) covers unlimited films,...

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The Week Ahead

Spring Break Camp

Environmental Learning Center

Mar 30, 2026

9:00 AM

7:00 PM

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Distinguished Lecture Series 2026 -- Speaker TBA

Riverside Theatre

Mar 30, 2026

6:00 PM

11:00 PM

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Spring Break Camp

Environmental Learning Center

Mar 31, 2026

9:00 AM

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Final Call for Deeply Rooted

Love Vero’s history? Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Deeply Rooted Celebration on April 11, an open‑air evening with the families who built this place and the next generation carrying it on. Last Call for Tickets -- Wednesday, April 1 CLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR SEATS The setting: the sweeping lawn of the Heritage Center, our historic downtown anchor that has seen Vero move from citrus town to small city and is the keeper of the citrus labels, packinghouse photos, maps, and more, ma

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9 to 5 Clocks In At Riverside

9 to 5 The Musical, Presented by Lisa and Ron Hunt at Riverside Theatre Few films from 1980 have aged quite like 9 to 5 , the workplace comedy that became a genuine cultural phenomenon, spawned one of Dolly Parton's most recognizable songs, and still makes people laugh out loud more than four decades later. I watched the movie for the first time over the weekend in anticipation of Riverside's upcoming production, and Parton's infectious anthem has been stuck in my head ever

Arts and Culture

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Evan Reinheimer Showcases Kite Aerial Photography at Gallery 14

Evan Reinheimer doesn't shoot from a ladder, nor does he rent a drone. In a seemingly old-fashioned twist, he flies a kite. The New York-based photographer's work lands at Gallery 14 this week in ALOFT: Aerial Kite Photography , a show that runs through April 24 at the gallery's home in Vero Beach's Downtown Historic Arts District. This Friday , you get to meet him in conjunction with the monthly First Friday Gallery Stroll, April 3rd, from 5–8 PM. Reinheimer's practice, t

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Around the Moon and Back with Artemis II this Wednesay at 6:20 pm

From left to right, Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot, and Christina Koch, mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. For the first time in over 50 years, humans are returning to the moon! Four astronauts are launching from Kennedy Space Center this Wednesday evening on the crewed Artemis II mission for a 10-day lunar fly-by, just 75 miles up the road from us. In Greek mythology, Artemis was

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Bestselling Author Dawn Tripp Headlines Literacy Services' Love of Literacy Luncheon

Lauren Michaels and Literacy Services of Indian River County Executive Director Valerie Kines On March 13 , Literacy Services of Indian River County held their annual Love of Literacy luncheon with nearly 180 people in attendance. One in three Indian River County residents struggles with basic literacy, which Literacy Services has been working to solve since 1971, on private funding alone, out of a donated office in the county library. This year's numbers were reason to cele

Social Scene & Party Pictures

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At a Glance: This Week and Next

For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . March 30, 6 p.m. -- Distinguished Lecture Series 2026 at Riverside Theatre March 31, 9 a.m. -- Spring Break Camp at the Environmental Learning Center March 31, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours April 2, 7 p.m. -- MusicWorks Concert Series 2025-26 Season April 3, 5 p.m. -- First Friday Gallery Stroll April 9, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust

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Tide Together at Saint Edward's

Saint Edward's School is debuting Tide Together this spring, a brand-new four-week series that reflects the school's long-standing role as a private institution with a public-facing mission. For Indian River County families with toddlers, nothing quite like it exists locally. Certified swim instruction alone would be worth the trip. Here it's folded into a broader weekly experience that gives 2- and 3-year-olds a joyful, low-pressure introduction to school life while giving

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Hats Off to the Green Heart Tribe

Vero in Bloom & The Hats in the Garden Luncheon at McKee Botanical Garden is arguably one of the most beautiful daytime events to take place every season.

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Almost. Right Here, Right Now

Almost, Maine — Riverside Theatre | March 24 – April 12 There is a town in northern Maine that doesn't quite exist. It never got around to being officially organized. Never made it onto any map. It sits so far north it's almost in Canada...almost, but not quite. Just Almost. That word "Almost," is doing a lot of work in this production. Because we all live there. Almost told someone we loved them. Almost stayed. Almost left. Almost picked up the phone. That one person you thi

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