For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see "The Week Ahead" section here. May 6, 4 p.m. -- Artist Meet & Greet at the Environmental Learning Center May 9, 10 a.m. -- Second Saturdays at VBMA -- Free Admission All Day May 9, 2 p.m. -- Film Screening: Experience the Painted Life of Artist Gregory Gillespie at VBMA May 9, 10 a.m. -- McKee Botanical Garden 15th Annual Pirate and Fairy Festival May 10, 9 a.m. -- ChoZen Artisan Market: Mother's Day Editi

Nichola Redmond, HSVB CEO, and Lisa McCarthy at March 4's Cause for Paws Gala If you've been contemplating getting a pet, the next two weeks are the best time to take action! The Humane Society of Vero Beach is running reduced adoption fees through May 17 as part of the national Empty the Shelters campaign organized by the BISSELL Pet Foundation. Every pet leaves vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed or neutered, ready to move into its new forever home. If you've never adopted

Tony Cho grew up in Vero Beach, left for Miami, and spent two decades reshaping places like Wynwood and Little Haiti into some of the hottest neighborhoods in the country. Along the way he became one of the more influential voices in regenerative placemaking globally, advising cities, building conservation districts and writing about what it looks like when developers stop extracting from communities and start restoring them. Then he came back to the Treasure Coast and activa

They don't care about arts and culture, but after a two-year absence, lovebugs have returned to Vero Beach, and if you've noticed them drifting across your driveway again, here's what you need to know. First, kill the myth: the University of Florida did not create these in a lab. The story that they were engineered to eat mosquitoes is fiction. They migrated here naturally from Central America, they don't bite, and they survive entirely on nectar. They're also not, technicall

Summer is around the corner, meaning now is the time to pick up a good book and get ready to hit the beach. Here's a look at what the Book Center has lined up to help you find your next read: Fox News Chief Political Anchor and bestselling author Bret Baier presents The Case For America, an argument for the nation's founding ideals as the country approaches its 250th anniversary. Saturday, May 9 at 11:00 AM. Call 772-569-2050 to reserve tickets. Divergent author Veronica Roth

On Thursday evening, Vero Minute and Page Wallace assembled a crowd of 75 Devil Wears Prada fans in black dresses, jackets, and heels that would not have looked out of place on the Upper East Side. All gathered for an advance screening of The Devil Wears Prada 2 at the Majestic 11. Champagne in hand, guests moved through the lobby and compared when they had last seen the original. The evening had a sense of occasion that went way beyond simply “catching a movie.” Once inside,

With the season winding down, Vero’s "Cultural Trinity": McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach Museum of Art, and Riverside Theatre is entering that sweet spot: Fewer crowds, a full slate of events, and a run of weekends that practically plan themselves. Pick a day, pick a place, and go. McKee Botanical Garden: Florigami + Pirate & Fairy Festival Florigami in the Garden, McKee’s centennial exhibition, is in its final stretch and closes May 24. This is the time of year when

Erika Masterson has spent more than two decades making a living from photography, including portraits, commercial work, and the steady grind of a business she built herself in California and Florida. The conceptual work came later, showing a different side of her work entirely. Her solo exhibition, Between Worlds, opens tomorrow, April 18 and runs through May 22. Gallery 14 describes her work as "quiet and soulful." They've turned up on magazine pages, greeting cards, and boo

On April 15, every player in Major League Baseball wears No. 42. Here in Vero Beach, nearly 3,000 people showed up to the ballpark where Robinson himself once played, continuing the United Way tradition that's been filling this ballpark since 2014. The Palm Beach Cardinals, playing as the Frozen Iguanas under a special limited promotional identity celebrating their South Florida roots, defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 4-2 at Holman Stadium. Every dollar raised goes back into