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

We couldn’t let this week’s Vero Minute pass without honoring Ray McNulty , who passed away on February 18.   An award winning and celebrated journalist, yes, but his real genius was in those opinion pieces that landed like news.   His “My Vero” columns had the snap and certainty of a straight report, sourced, detailed, full of who said what and who did what, and then, before you knew it, you were deep inside his very specific take on what it all meant. When Ray weighed in, i

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

Much of Indian River County's conversation about literacy centers on children, and rightly so. Organizations like The Learning Alliance have done essential work confronting the early childhood reading crisis, making sure kids arrive at third grade with the foundation they need. But there's a parallel crisis that gets far less attention: the adults who never got that foundation -- or who came to the country without it -- and are now working towards building a better life. The

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

March is Women's History Month, and the most powerful thing you can do to show your support might just be to put on a hard hat and get to work. Next Saturday morning, March 7 , volunteers will gather in Gifford Gardens for Women Build Day to build homes for two sisters, Ladreka and Courtney King , who are working toward homeownership in Gifford Gardens, which broke ground in June of last year. Scroll down to read their stories below. Volunteers gather at 4730 40th Avenue fro

ELC Executive Director Barbara Schlitt Ford, Rich Brennan and Jane Smalley The Environmental Learning Center's Annual Gala is a just over two weeks out, and RSVPs close March 1 — so if you've been meaning to grab a seat, this is your last call. Mangroves, Moonlight & Milan  lands on March 14 with Italian flavors, a gorgeous outdoor setting, and special guest Dr. David Moore , Indian River Superintendent of Schools, who will discuss the impact the ELC has had beyond its cam

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 Treasure Coast's best retail weekend of the year kicks off this Friday! Saint Edward's School's 34th Annual Trunk Show runs Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1 , transforming the campus into a pop-up of more than 50 carefully vetted vendors from across the country. Clothing, jewelry, home goods, menswear, children's collections, all curated with a level of intention you simply won't find at a mall (or, even most pop-ups for that matter). Friday night's Sip & Sho

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

This April at the Heritage Center, the sons and daughters of Indian River County's founding families will gather for the 2026 Deeply Rooted Gala . Their ancestors turned swampland into citrus empires and ultimately a modern city, and now they are carrying on these traditions to lead the way in what comes next, whether in agriculture, real estate, or other endeavors. Emily DuBose chairs the event, representing the sixth generation of DuBose & Sons Jewelers . She'll be joined

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.

AAUW members watch as President Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act, 1963. Courtesy of the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. In 1881, seventeen college-educated women gathered in Boston to create what became the American Association of University Women . Their first project: justify their existence. At the time, Harvard-educated physicians insisted college would damage women's health and fertility. AAUW's 1885 research report proved them wrong, marking one of the first times w

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

Robert Kleinschmidt, Barbara Hammond, Nell Kleinschmidt, Tom Hammond The Vero Beach Museum of Art's annual gala sells out almost as quickly as tickets go live, and January 30's From Sea to Shining Sea  proved why. Over 400 guests turned up for an evening celebrating America's 250th birthday, in conjunction with the museum's American Made  exhibition. The night opened outdoors with East Coast oysters, West Coast wines, and regional specialties while the John Simon Band playe

58 combat-wounded veterans and Gold Star families received hand-carved canes at the Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce on January 17 . The Purple Heart Cane Project's annual ceremony brought together heroes spanning conflicts from World War II through Afghanistan, and by the end of the ceremony, there weren't many dry eyes left in the crowd. Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia took the stage alongside Congressman Brian Mast . Vietnam veteran Lloyd Lasenby , who founded th

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