Vero Minute

A Broadway Evening with Riverside’s Friends

Mar 16, 2026

Tony Award‑winner Stephanie J. Block and Broadway leading man Sebastian Arcelus brought their celebrity shine to the Stark Stage last Monday, headlining Broadway Night at Riverside in an evening of songs and stories presented by the Friends Committee. Executive Friends Cindy Rounsavall and Wheatie Gibb , with event co‑chairs Marcy DeWolfe and Paula Shorts, have given the Friends real strategic heft: their work underwrites not only evenings like Broadway Night, but a full education...

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The Week Ahead

International Lecture Series -- VBMA

Vero Beach Museum of Art

Mar 23, 2026

4:30 PM

10:30 PM

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United Way Powered by Purpose Speaker Series

Northern Trust

Mar 24, 2026

3:00 PM

9:00 PM

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Indian River Symphonic Association -- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Community Church of Vero Beach

Mar 24, 2026

7:30 PM

2:00 AM

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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 16, 7:30 p.m. -- Indian River Symphonic Association: Academy of St Martin in the Fields March 18, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours March 18, 4 p.m. -- The John and Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series at FAU Harbor Branch March 18, 6:30 p.m. -- Heritage Bluegrass Music Series March 19, 7 p.m. -- MusicWorks Concert Series 2025-26

Talk of the Town

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Jungle Trail’s New Window on the Lagoon

This Saturday afternoon on Jungle Trail, Indian River County cuts the ribbon on the Jones' Pier Conservation Area Interpretive Center , designed by R+C Architecture , a new facility that tells the story of one of the county's most intact Old Florida landscapes. The namesake of the pier, the Jones family , shaped this stretch of the Indian River Lagoon for generations. In 1889, Seaborn Jones and his family homesteaded 160 acres on Orchid Island, tendering crops of beans and t

Talk of the Town

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This Thursday, the Garden Speaks in Scent

Before written language, before maps or money, humans were already crushing a leaf between two fingers, holding it to the light, and deciding it meant something. Temple smoke rising to gods in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Sacred oils anointing the living and the dead. The word perfume itself is born from the Latin " per fumum ," meaning "through smoke," because for most of human history, to release a scent was to send a message to something larger than yourself. This Thursday, Mar

Arts and Culture

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A Night for the Animals: Cause for Paws Sets a Record at Windsor

N early 300 guests filled the Windsor Beach Club on March 4 for the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County's 42nd annual Cause for Paws Gala , walking out having made it the most successful in the event's history, raising more than $800,000 after costs. Not a bad evening for the animals. Adoptable dogs and cats mingled with the crowd, stealing hearts with ease. If you were there, you know the cocktail hour demanded a certain amount of willpower. The money matt

Social Scene & Party Pictures

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Godspeed, Mr. GYAC

There has never been anyone in Indian River County quite like Freddie Woolfork . He was the Gifford kid who went out into the world, earned his degree from Florida A&M, saw his options and then chose, very much on purpose, to come home and widen the horizon for everyone coming after him. At the Gifford Youth Achievement Center , he helped turn a fragile idea into the “miracle on 43rd Avenue," founded in 1998 to boost the low 25% graduation rate for Black students in the area,

People

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A Testament to Time: Dubose Jewelry

Step into DuBose & Sons on Old Dixie and it’s immediately clear. With maps, photographs and posters on the walls, and a family who can walk you through Vero’s past intersection by intersection, the shop feels like a compact, working museum of Vero Beach history. The line runs back to 1912, when J.C. DuBose opened his first jewelry store and later moved to a remote little place called Vero, long before “Beach” appeared on the sign. Over the decades, the family expanded to se

People

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The Fighting Indians Earn the Key to the City

On Saturday, March 7 , Mayor John Cotugno took the stage at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center with the easy authority of a man speaking for the whole City. In front of him sat the 2025 Fighting Indians football team, fresh off the greatest season in program history, as he presented them with the key to the city. The crowd of players, families, coaches, and a community that lives for Friday night lights, had just watched the season highlight reel: a 14–1 team

Social Scene & Party Pictures

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Valentine’s Day at Windsor: Polo, Porsches, and $417,000 for Three Nonprofits

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

Social Scene & Party Pictures

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Vero’s Accidental Filmmaker Barry Nordstrand Poised for a Breakout

Vero local Barry Nordstrand didn't set out to make a movie, but to do something interesting with the historic ski lodge he owns.

People

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