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

Duo Beaux Arts This Sunday, March 15 at the Vero Beach Museum of Art , two pianists sit down at a single Steinway and take you from Schubert's aching introspection to the full-tilt exuberance of Chabrier's España , finishing with a graceful transcription of Johann Strauss Jr.’s   Blue Danube Waltz . That's a lot of ground to cover in one sitting, and Duo Beaux Arts covers it beautifully. The concert, titled Kaleidoscope of Expressions ,  is part of VBMA's Chamber Music

If you've never heard a fairy tale told through strings, next Saturday morning at the Vero Beach Museum of Art is a good place to start. The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra returns to VBMA on March 14 with The Princess and the Pea , Hans Christian Andersen's classic, reimagined through violin, viola, and cello, and admission is free! Conductor and Artistic Director Aaron T. Collins narrates the 45-minute performance, part of the Symphony's Once Upon an Orchestra  series.

Fifty-four years and Jesus Christ Superstar still hasn't lost its nerve.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Trinity Episcopal Church on March 25 , and if the last two performances are any indication, tickets will not last! Violinist Benjamin Beilman will be joining CMS mainstays David Finckel (cellist) and Wu Han (pianist) for an evening that moves from Brahms to Shostakovich to Schubert and encompasses a profound range of emotional experiences along the way. The program opens with a piece of musical mischief: Brahms wrot

Vero Beach’s first and oldest cultural treasure has just become the first—and only—to have its story published by Rizzoli , the legendary house behind the world’s most beautiful art and design books. Few places are more deserving than McKee: a once-endangered jungle garden, saved and lovingly restored by this community, now celebrated as one of North America’s great sanctuaries of beauty and imagination. It took a century to grow the story, and this fall the world gets to rea

Every March, the artists of Indian River Clay bring their best work out of the studio and onto the gallery floor. Form + Fire is back for its fourth year, this time at Raw Space Gallery, and 2026 promises to be the strongest yet, with 60 artists and more than 80 pieces spanning functional pottery to full sculptural experimentation — the only rule being that clay has to be the primary material. Local artists from Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin Counties are joined this

There has never been more to do in Vero Beach. World-class theater. A botanical garden of international renown. A museum in the middle of a $105 million transformation. This is not "Zero Beach," and Vero Beach's "cultural trinity" (McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach Museum of Art, and Riverside Theatre) has the programming to prove it. Last week, Let's Talk Vero brought all three together on Riverside's Stark Stage, where Rochelle Wolberg, Brady Roberts, and Jon R. Moses ,

Ballet Vero Beach brings Made in America  to the Leonhardt Auditorium this Saturday, February 28 , with performances at 12pm and 3pm . The program features original choreography inspired by American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection , the museum's ongoing celebration of America's 250th birthday. Ballet Vero Beach's choreographers and dancers respond to the themes and stories the exhibition holds in paint and sculpture, translating them into mo

This Wednesday, Indian River Charter High School opens its production of Legally Blonde: The Musical , and everything you'll see on stage, from the sets to the costumes to the live music, will be put together entirely by students. Under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Naffziger , their Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) program is beginning to emerge as one of the most impressive public school arts programs in the region. VAPA encompasses five disciplines: theatre

The Indian River Symphonic Association continues its season next Thursday, March 5 , welcoming the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to Community Church of Vero Beach for an evening that challenges everything you think you know about how an orchestra works. For more than fifty years, Orpheus has operated without a conductor. No baton, no podium, and the intimacy and precision of a chamber ensemble. The New York Times  described it as "smiles born of camaraderie, shared accomplishm

The rock opera that forever shook the world of musical theater arrives at Riverside next Thursday, February 26. Jesus Christ Superstar remains Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's most daring work, portraying the final seven days of Christ's life through the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his close friend and, ultimately, his betrayer.

You may know the Environmental Learning Center for its guided tours through the Indian River Lagoon and environmental programming that bring thousands of students and visitors to its 64-acre lagoon-island campus each year. What you might not know is that the ELC also maintains a strong roster of rotating art exhibitions showcasing local, regional, and international artists. This week, artist Mark Schumann is hosting two artist talks tied to his current exhibition, both free

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.