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Inside Windsor: Reserve an Afternoon of Lunch, Art, Wine, and Conversation
Feb 2, 2026
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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.
The Week Ahead

American Made: Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
Vero Beach Museum of Art
Jan 31, 2026
10:00 AM
8:30 PM
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The John and Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series -- FAU Harbor Branch
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Feb 4, 2026
4:00 PM
10:30 PM
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MusicWorks Concert Series 2025-26 Season
The Emerson Center
Feb 6, 2026
7:00 PM
3:00 AM
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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
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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
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Spring Art Classes at VBMA: Registration Opens Today
The Vero Beach Museum of Art opens registration today for its spring 2026 class schedule, offering a variety of options across painting, drawing, sculpture, and specialty workshops. Classes run March 16 through May 23 , with both five-week and ten-week sessions available weekdays and weekends. The museum's roster of instructors, viewable in their online biographies, covers techniques ranging from traditional oil painting to contemporary mixed media. Those curious about cour
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A Last-Minute Chance to Paint with a Legend
Image from The Woodson African American Museum of Florida - St. Petersburg, FL It's admittedly eleventh-hour, but if you've ever wanted to learn the techniques behind one of Florida's most extraordinary artistic legacies, Ray McLendon is hosting a two-day painting workshop tomorrow and Wednesday, February 3-4, from 9 AM - noon each day . As a second-generation Highwayman whose father Roy McLendon was among the original nine pioneers of the movement, McLendon carries forward
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Florida's "First Billboards" Get New Life Thanks to the Heritage Center
The vintage advertising art that once adorned wooden citrus crates is getting new life along roadsides throughout Indian River County, thanks to the Heritage Center . The Florida Citrus Crate Label Trail , a statewide initiative that began in Polk County, has arrived here with plans for 30 to 40 signs, a significant expansion from the three that went up in 2022. Brenda Eubanks Burnette , former executive director of the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame and current board member of
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At a Glance: This Week and Next
For more details on all upcoming events and to register for these, see " The Week Ahead " section here . February 3-4, 9 a.m. - Noon -- Paint With Ray McLendon, 2nd Generation Florida Highwayman -- 2 Day Workshop February 4, 9:30 a.m. -- Indian River Land Trust Guided Conservation Tours February 4, 4 p.m. -- The John and Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series at FAU Harbor Branch February 5, 7 p.m. -- MusicWorks Concert Series 2025-26 Season: The Sixties Show February 6
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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
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Mangroves, Moonlight & Milan
Get your tickets for Saturday, March 14, when the Indian River Lagoon becomes the backdrop for Mangroves, Moonlight & Milan, the Environmental Learning Center’s annual gala, from 6 to 9 pm at the Schidel Pavilion.
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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
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