For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . April 9, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours April 9, 7 p.m. -- Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks Series April 11, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours April 11, 6 p.m. -- Deeply Rooted Gala 2026: Celebrating Next Generation Pioneers April 13, 4:30 p.m. -- VBMA International Lecture Series April 14, 9:30 a.m. -- I

Travel + Leisure’s new “ Essential Guide to Vero Beach ” reads, for those of us who live here year‑round, like a reminder we didn’t quite need but are glad to see confirmed: this is an unusually rich corner of the map, unlike anywhere else in the state of Florida.   In a short sweep it moves from the Vero Beach Museum of Art and Riverside Theatre through McKee’s gardens to the lagoon, Pelican Island , and the Environmental Learning Center — our 64‑acre “hands‑on, feet‑wet

The Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Second Saturday program returns this weekend with spectacular day that shows exactly what it means to raise families in a culture-rich town. On Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Museum hosts its annual Children’s Art Festival — a free, all-ages immersion in art-making, performance, and gallery time designed with families at the center. Check out this short trailer of what you can expect: Second Saturday is always free and open to

Aerial view of Dodgertown from a vintage postcard Vero Beach is home to some of the most significant baseball history in America. And every April 15 , it comes alive. Jeanna Antinozzi, Meredith Egan and Branca Valentine at last year's game. Holman Stadium was built in 1948 as the heart of Dodgertown , Branch Rickey's answer to a segregated South that had no place for his integrated Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson played in the first official spring training game on that

Brewing Vats set the backdrop at our private dinner experience at Linda Moore's Salvador Deli, located at Walking Tree Brewery, owned by Brooke and Mike Malone ( 3209 Dodger Rd, Vero Beach, FL 32960) Recently, I sat down for a dinner at Salvador Deli at Walking Tree Brewery that I was lucky enough to win at last year's Mural Festival fundraiser . Salvador Deli is the latest venture of Kilted Mermaid owner Linda Moore , who also holds a seat on the Vero Beach City Council a

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

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

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

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