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.

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

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

INSIDE ADMISSTIONS at Saint Edward's School Monday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. It's college admissions time, and Saint Edward’s School wants every family in Indian River County to have a place to get real answers. No consultants, no plane tickets, just one night in the Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts with admissions leaders from the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, Lafayette, Florida State University, and the University of Miami.    Public school students, private sc

This year’s  White Party  for the Vero Beach Film Festival will unfold  under the dome   this Saturday, January 24 at Indian River Charter High School — a bold choice that signals an even bolder vision for film in Vero Beach.   It marks the beginning of a collaboration between Festival director David Yakir, filmmaker  Zacque Gruber , and Charter High to establish a film program that puts professional craft directly in students’ hands. Their first production? The White Par

Taking on early literacy at scale is one of the hardest things any community can attempt, and Indian River County has done it so well that we now serve as a national example that a moonshot for children can actually land.    On  Monday, February 16  at  Riverside Theatre ,  The Moonshot Story  film premiers, and you are invited for a 20‑minute front‑row seat to that journey, followed by a conversation that brings our “we did this” story to life.​   At the center of it all is

For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . January 20, 7:30 p.m. -- Indian River Symphonic Association -- Prague Philharmonia January 21, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours January 21, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. -- Vero Heritage Historic Downtown Walking Tour January 21, 4 p.m. -- The John and Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series at FAU Harbor Branch January 21, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. -- Chambe

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