The Indian River Symphonic Association opens its season with flair this Thursday evening (January 15) , welcoming the Minería Symphony Orchestra of Mexico for their Vero Beach debut. Under conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto , the ensemble brings trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores for an exhilarating tour through Latin American music that promises to be anything but provincial. The program charts a course from Haydn's Trumpet Concerto through Paquito d'Rivera's Venezuelan Concerto

The John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series returns to Harbor Branch this Wednesday, January 14 , offering the community a window into cutting-edge marine research happening right in our backyard. This free series takes place every Wednesday at 4 p.m. through March 25 at the FAU Harbor Branch Johnson Marine Education Center Auditorium, with livestream options available for those who prefer to tune in remotely. This season's lineup brings Harbor Branch research

​If you caught our Monday Minute last week, you know McKee Botanical Garden just threw quite the party to launch its centennial . Now, beginning this Saturday, January 17 through May 24 , they're landing another monumental event: think Chihuly-scale spectacle, but instead of molten glass, it’s the ancient art of paper folding translated into metal. Florigami in the Garden brings Jennifer and Kevin Box’s large-scale outdoor sculptures to Florida for the first time, and McKe

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center arrives at Trinity Episcopal Church next Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30 PM with an all-Beethoven program that's been making its way from California to Texas to Sarasota before landing here. Cellist David Finckel leads the evening alongside violinist Kristin Lee , pianist Juho Pohjonen , and violinist/violist Arnaud Sussmann . David Finckel, Cellist Kristin Lee, Violinist The program centers on Beethoven's Trio in D major, Op. 9,

Main Street Vero Beach — the organization behind Coffee with the Mayor and Downtown Friday — is launching a new monthly series that brings council members directly to downtown for casual conversation and city updates -- and, of course, cocktails. Meet Me on Main debuts this Thursday, January 15, at 4 p.m. , featuring Vice Mayor Taylor Dingle at 21st Amendment Distillery . Now in his second term as a council member and first as vice mayor, Dingle championed the downtown's o

Right in our backyard sits the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to Navy SEALs and their predecessors — a fact that still surprises people who assume such a place would be in Virginia Beach or Coronado. But the frogmen who stormed the beaches at Normandy trained here first, on our sand, which makes the National Navy UDT/SEAL Museum more than a repository of artifacts. It's hallowed ground, and it's ours. This Saturday afternoon (January 17) , that ground will h

The 18th season of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra's residency at VBMA kicks off this Sunday January 18 at 3:00 PM , and if you know, you know: arrive early, wander the galleries (admission included), then settle into the Leonhardt Auditorium. This Sunday's program, "Music and Nation," features Joseph Haydn's string quartets — of which he wrote dozens and essentially defined the form — alongside Dvořák's G Major Quintet. The Leonhardt's intimate setting puts ACO musician

Recently, Moor Baker Architects threw open their Cardinal Drive studio to raise a glass to House Love — a decade-long chronicle of residential design that reads less like coffee table architectural peacocking and more like a genuine meditation on what makes a house a home worth living in. The evening drew clients, collaborators, and the design-literate curious, all milling about with wine glasses and claiming their signed copies. The book, published by Vendome Press , featur

Riverside Theatre’s new preview audiences have weighed in: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a smash hit in the making.

Bestselling author Scott Turow at Emerson Center January 13 Bestselling author Scott Turow found himself back at the center of the cultural conversation last year, thanks to Jake Gyllenhaal's turn in the Apple TV adaptation of "Presumed Innocent" which became Apple's highest-rated drama series and earned four Emmy nominations. Next Tuesday, January 13 , he will be at the Emerson Center for the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation's third annual speaker and fundraiser event , w

Outside Marsh Landing Restaurant, where the Frog Leg Festival has its roots   Fellsmere may be the smallest name in terms of road signs, but it carries the loudest brag: its Frog Leg Festival holds not one but two Guinness World Records —one for being the largest frog leg festival on the planet, another for the staggering number of frog legs sold in a single run.​ Set that against the map: Fellsmere is the largest city in Indian River County by land, Sebastian is the lar

After a year-long hiatus, Vero's most anticipated canine celebration is back. Mark your calendars for this Saturday, January 10, 2026 , when the Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County returns to Riverside Park for the 13th annual Bark in the Park —back after Hurricane Milton cleanup efforts forced last year's cancellation. What started as a modest gathering has grown into "Treasure Coast's Largest Pet Festival," with attendance reaching over 12,000 in 2024. The

Executive Producer/CEO Jon R. Moses speaks to guests at a pre-show fine dining experience for Little Shop of Horrors If you haven't already heard, Chef Sue Torres is causing quite the stir at Riverside Theatre , both literally and figuratively. Formerly of New York's legendary "21" Club and La Grenouille —and, most recently, The Tides here in Vero—Torres is crafting pre-show fine dining experiences that rival the ultimate Broadway dinner-and-a-show experience. These exclusi

It started with a wild idea. New York and Vero-based architect Scott Johnson (now part of the Clearpath development team for Three Corners) is friends with cellist David Finckel and his wife, pianist Wu Han , co-directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center . "Come see our old power plant in Vero Beach and help us a design a future place there for CMS," Johnson said. So they did — and gave an impromptu concert. Soon after that, CMS began organizing three concerts

Last Monday, the McKee Botanical Garden centennial season opened not with speeches, but with a spectacle of rhythm summoning guests toward the palms.

In the world of theatre, preview nights are the industry's best-kept secret. They are the high-stakes final stage of production where the director and crew finally have a chance to test the show on a live audience before it is "frozen" for the official run. The countdown is on for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  at Riverside Theatre , but the true insiders aren't waiting for Opening Night. They’re eyeing the dates just before: January 9-11. The paint is metaphoricall

Years of living in Vero Beach, hearing the rave reviews, seeing the signs — and I'd never set foot in the Environmental Learning Center.

Austin Carter and Dee Humphrey exchanged vows this weekend beneath the oaks at Ashwood Grove Farm in a ceremony that called to mind Patrick Smith's A Land Remembered...

You may recall we've written about a few of the Indian River Land Trust's trails — from the three-mile Mangrove trail at Oyster Bar Marsh to the lagoon views at Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail , named after the Land Trust's founder. With cooler weather upon us, there's no better time to get outside, make good on your New Year's resolution, and experience these familiar spots and more -- but this time with expert naturalist guides. The Land Trust's free conservation tours add

From Jungle Lights to the Christmas boat parade, Vero offered plenty of ways to celebrate the holidays this December. Beyond the public festivities, hosts around town organized several memorable private gatherings. Here's a snapshot of some of the holiday parties from around town.