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Vero Beach Theatre Guild: “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” thru May 12. VeroBeachTheatreGuild.com or 772-562-8300
Riverside Theatre: Fri. & Sat. Comedy Zone Experience and free Live in the Loop concerts. RiversideTheatre.com
Register for June & July Nighttime Turtle Walks with Coastal Connections, Mon. & Wed. at Costa d’Este Beach Resort, and Sat. at Grand Harbor Beach Club. $20. Coastal-Connections.org
MAY
May 10
Block Party, Torchbearer Trike Wars, and Thank You Celebration hosted by the United Way of IRC, 5 p.m. at Sailfish Brewery, with live music, street bars and food available. UnitedWayIRC.org
May 10 to June 21
Through the Eye of the Camera, a juried exhibition at A.E. Backus Museum, with works by photographers in four categories: Animal, Flora & Landscape, People/Portrait, and Open. Opening reception 6 p.m. May 10. BackusMuseum.org
May 11
Take a Kid Fishing, hosted by Kiwanis Club of Vero-Treasure Coast for ages 5 to 12 (adult supervision required), 9 to 11 a.m. at the Barber Bridge fishing catwalk, followed by free lunch. VeroKiwanis.com or 772-321-0924.
May 11
All Hazards Disaster Preparedness Expo, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex hosted by the IRC Emergency Management Division. Free. IndianRiver.gov/DisasterExpo
May 11
Family & Friends Guided Sailing Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Youth Sailing Foundation Community Sailing Center, setting sail on a Hobie catamaran or traditional sailboat with skilled skippers. $100 first adult; $50 second adult (same group/boat); kids free. Limited seats. 772-492-3243 or ysfirc.org
May 11
Gifford Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, 1 p.m. at Gifford Community Center. Free. GYOTigers.org
May 13
Suncoast School’s cinematic fundraiser and red carpet premier of Train Story, a student ‘action/suspense/comedy’ directed by Manny Moreira, 7 p.m. at Majestic Theatre. $20 suggested donation.
May 15
The Cultural Council of IRC, Ballet Vero Beach and Riverside Theatre co-host Cultural Connections, 4 p.m. at Riverside Theatre, celebrating Ballet Vero Beach’s 10 years of ‘dance as the universal language’ with hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, conversations and a dance performance. $15. Cultural-Council.org
May 17
Concerts in the Park presented by Sebastian Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Riverview Park featuring Swamp Dawg. Free; BYO lawn chair. SebastianChamber.com
May 17 & 18
Riverside Dance Festival: A Celebration, hosted by Ballet Vero Beach and Riverside Theatre,
Celebrating the ten professional dance companies who have participated in the Riverside Dance Festival over the years: Ariel Rivka Dance, Ballet Vero Beach, Chicago Dance Crash, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami, konverjdans, and Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre. Performances 7:30 p.m. Fri., and 2 p.m. Sat. on the Stark Stage. Tickets $10 to $75. BalletVeroBeach.org
May 18 to September 1
Vero Beach Museum of Art exhibition, Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau. VBMuseum.org
May 19
Treasure Coast Chorale presents My Favorite Things – A Birthday Concert, 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church accompanied by pianist Judy Carter, guitarist Dave Mundy and drummer Richie Mola, with special guests, the Dolls, the Festival Brass Ensemble, the Carillon Handbell Choir and the Carter Family Singers. $10 donation appreciated.
May 26
Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presents its 15th Anniversary Celebration, 3 p.m. at VB High School PAC. SpaceCoastSymphony.org
May 27
Memorial Day Observation, 8:30 a.m.(ceremony at 9 a.m.) on Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary, hosted by the Veterans Council of IRC, with keynote speaker Comdr. Michael Fortunato, M.D., U.S. Navy. Limited seating; BYO lawn chair. HelpIRCVets.org or 772-410-5820
May 27
Memorial Day Ceremony, 9 a.m. outdoors at the Navy SEAL Museum, with keynote speaker Capt. (SEAL) Bill Wilson, USN (Ret.). Free admission to the museum from 9 a.m. to Noon. NavySealMuseum.org
May 30
Courtside Cabaret to benefit Gifford Youth Orchestra, 5:30 p.m. at the Boulevard Tennis Club, featuring the vocal stylings of Muffy Charles, Ellen Charle, Dolores Mark, and Kate Shanaphy Manigot. $30. GYOTigers.org
JUNE
June 7
Concerts in the Park presented by Sebastian Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Riverview Park featuring Tom MacLear and Renele. Free; BYO lawn chair. SebastianChamber.com
June 8
Wild Whispers, a night for big cat conservation, 5:30 p.m. at Vero Beach Yacht Club, with expert speakers, cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres buffet, and silent auction, to benefit the Central Florida Animal Rescue. $175. CFLAR.org
June 15
19th annual Waterlily Celebration, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKee Botanical Garden. Standard admission. McKeeGarden.org
June 28 to 30
Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents the Puffs: A One-Act for Young Wizards, performed by TLC Summer Camp students. VeroBeachTheatreGuild.com
June 29
Burgers & Brews Festival to benefit the programs and services of United Against Poverty, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverside Park, with burger competition, live music by Metalucious, car show, kids zone, games, apple pie eating contest, and family fun. Free admission; five slider punch card $25/30, unlimited beer samples $40/45; VIP Pass $150 (with air-cooled seating, private restrooms, and other amenities). BurgersAndBrews.org
JULY
July 19 to August 4
Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents the musical Something Rotten, set in the time of the Renaissance and Shakespeare. VeroBeachTheatreGuild.com
AUGUST
August 1 to 3
50th annual Aerial Antics Youth Circus, 7 p.m. at Saint Edward’s School. $8 adults; $7 children ages 6-12 and seniors. 772-978-4500
August 2 & 3
Riverside Dance Festival, co-sponsored by Ballet Vero Beach and Riverside Theatre, featuring Pigeonwing Dance, headed by master choreographer Gabrielle Lamb, 7:30 p.m. Fri. and 2 p.m. Sat. on the Stark Stage. BalletVeroBeach.org
August 24
Clear the Shelter, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Humane Society of VB & IRC, with adoption fees waived. HSVB.org
