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Vero Beach is Having a Cultural Moment, and this Wednesday it Steps into the Spotlight
Let’s Talk Vero Arts & Culture is moving onto Riverside Theatre’s Stark Stage, where Baerbel O’Haire convenes three of the city’s cultural heavyweights: Rochelle Wolberg McKee Botanical Garden Brady Roberts Vero Beach Museum of Art Jon R. Moses Riverside Theatre In a town of just 17,000, they deliver the kind of seasons, exhibitions, productions, and signature events usually claimed by cities a hundred times larger, and this conversation offers a front-row look at what 2026
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Real Tickets Only, Please. Be Careful Where You Click
If you're planning on seeing a show at Riverside Theatre , The Emerson Center or other local venues, be careful where you click. Ticket scalpers have gotten sophisticated. Their fake websites often appear first in Google searches, above the official organization's box office. They copy actual seating charts and use official-looking branding to fool you into thinking you're buying legitimate tickets. You end up paying double or triple for terrible seats, if you get valid seat
Feb 21 min read


Derek Gores Returns to Gallery 14
Internationally recognized collage artist Derek Gores is back at Gallery 14 . Cut & Paste Paradise , his newest collection of signature portraits assembled from recycled magazines, maps, cocktail menus, and more, opens tomorrow, February 3 , and runs through February 27 . Each piece suggests one image from a distance, then unfolds into an intoxicating landscape of intricate details up close. And Gores' client list, which includes Prada, Tag Heuer, and the Cosmopolitan in Las
Feb 21 min read


Inside Windsor: Reserve an Afternoon of Lunch, Art, Wine, and Conversation
What if you could spend an afternoon at Windsor? The Gallery is making it possible this season, with docent-led tours, lunch and wine at the Clubhouse for just $60, all open to the public.
Feb 22 min read


Mauritius -- Theresa Rebeck's Pulitzer-Finalist Play on Stage February 3 at Riverside
As A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder enters its final week at Riverside Theatre (closing February 1st), there's still time to grab your seat here before you find yourself wishing you had! 32963 Theatre Critic Terry Girard's killer review is here . And then… the mood shifts. The Bobbie Olsen Series on the Waxlax Stage presents: Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck, the most Broadway-produced female playwright of our time. You may have also seen her television work on NYPD Blue
Jan 262 min read


Vero Beach Film Festival to Feature Dr. Edie Widder’s "A Life Illuminated"
The Vero Beach Film Festival held its annual White Party on Saturday night — the sparkling kickoff to the festival itself, which runs April 9–12, 2026 , bringing four days of films, food, and fine wines to Vero Beach. ORCA's Dr. Edie Widder and IRCHS Partnerships Director Barbara Alderman One of the marquee moments will be closing night, featuring A Life Illuminated, a documentary following Dr. Edie Widder’s deep sea expeditions and pioneering research in bioluminescence
Jan 262 min read


40th Anniversary at VBMA: An American Art Spectacle
The Vero Beach Museum of Art turns 40 and kicks off its winter season with a show-stopping exhibition: American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection.
Jan 262 min read


Unwind and Unfold at McKee's Origami Oasis -- Florigami in the Garden
I'm sharing only one photo here, and that’s deliberate: Florigami in the Garden at McKee is meant to be walked. Pictures simply won't do it justice.
Jan 192 min read


Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society's Masters -- Here this Wednesday
This Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30 PM marks the opening of the long-anticipated Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's 2026 Vero Beach season at Trinity Episcopal Church , with an all-Beethoven program. The house is already packed with Vero's most devoted chamber music faithful, but there are still a handful of seats remaining for the uninitiated. Get your seats here . And arrive early at 6:45 if you'd like to participate in the pre-conversation with the musicians bef
Jan 191 min read


Don’t Miss the Mayhem: Get Your Gentleman’s Guide Tickets Today
Opening night for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder this past Tuesday was an evening to "die for." Champagne, hors d’oeuvres, a packed house, and an afterparty with the cast! See photos below. The show runs through February 1, and seats are moving fast. Secure yours at www.riversidetheatre.com or call the box office at (772) 231-6990. Note: Be sure to get your tickets directly from Riverside -- Googling Riverside will bring you first to a ticket "scalper" site cap
Jan 191 min read
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