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March 15, 2023 - Laura Kelley - Indian River Genealogical Society and Andrew Galuska - Community Church of Vero Beach.
March 8, 2023 - Jill Kerwick, Carol Ludwig - Kerwick's exhibition at Center for Spiritual Care;  Denis Lambert & Dani Nelson - in Oleanna, coming to Riverside Theatre's Waxlax Stage
March 1, 2023 -  Adam Schnell & Sophie Bentham-Wood / Ginny Piech Street & Jean Gaul
February 22, 2023 - Janie Graves Hoover from the Environmental Learning Center... and John Ryan from the Vero Beach Art Village.
February 15, 2023 - Adam Schnell joins us to talk about what's going on with Ballet Vero Beach... and we're joined by Dr. Crystal Bujol and Casey Lunceford of the Gifford Youth Orchestra.
February 8, 2023 - Elise Mahovlich discusses the Cultural Council of Indian River County. And Jennifer Cody gets us excited for the upcoming theatrical production of "A Comedy of Tenors" at Riverside Theatre.
Feb. 1, 2023 - Susan Hale, a Vero Beach artist, whose paintings are at the Center for Spiritual Care in a show called "Journeys" through February. Katelyn Johnson updates us on the 36th ArtsFest, in Gazebo Park, Stuart, February 11-12th.
January 25, 2023 - Steven Caras, Carasmatic photo exhibit at the Kravis Center; Linn DiMenna, Gifford Youth Orchestra and the Treasure Coast Jazz Society.
January 18, 2023 - Steve Brady and Laurie Dawn in Bakersfield Mist at Riverside Theatre; David LoPresti and Dominique Tynes, Vero Beach Art Club's Art Trail
January 11, 2023 - Author Brad Meltzer's new book, "The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill"; and Warren Obluck and artist Steve Bradbury, at the Center for Spiritual Care in Vero Beach. 
January 4, 2023 - Adam Schnell, Ballet Vero Beach, and Indian River County Historian Ruth Stanbridge
December 28, 2022 - Bill Cunningham of the Box Tops and Liane Marie Dobbs, in Man of La Mancha at Riverside Theatre
December 21, 2022 - Adam Schnell, CEO and artistic Director of Ballet Vero Beach, talks about the inner workings of bringing Nutcracker on the Indian River to the stage. December 30 & 31 at Vero Beach HS Performing Arts Center.
December 14, 2022 - Judy Collins, singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades, appearing with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra in January; and Lianne Marie Dobbs, Aldonza in "Man of La Mancha" at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, January 3-22.
December 8, 2022 - Connie Cotherman tells us all about the Festival of Lights happening now at McKee Botanical Garden... and Alyona Ushe will talk about her role as executive director of the the St Lucie Cultural Alliance.
November 30, 2022 - Ellen Fischer - Viva FOCA! at Center for Spiritual Care; Oscar Sales - Riverside Theatre, and Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach, talk about coming into a new season.
November 23, 2022 - Nancy Catania and Barbara Russell of the Garden Club of Indian River County... and Charlotte Terry of the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation
November 16, 2022 - Dr. Jacob Craig, First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, and Nancy Turrell, MartinArts executive director.
November 9, 2022 - Canceled by Hurricane Nicole
November 2, 2022 - Author Anthony Horowitz, from London, talking about his latest book, The Twist of a Knife, and Barbara Schlitt Ford, executive director of Environmental Learning Center.
October 26, 2022 - Artist Merana Cadorette with Artemis; Andrew Galuska and Sean Sexton for Community Church of Vero Beach.
Oct. 20, 2022 - We speak with Sara Bliss, associate director of the National Museum of American Illustration... and Indian River County Tax Collector Carole Jean Jordan and Chris Sexton discuss the Kids Tag Art program in Indian River County.
Oct. 13, 2022 - Tom Servinsky - Treasure Coast Youth Symphony and Academy Orchestra; Laurie Carter Rose - Butterflies Are Free at Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach
Oct. 6, 2022 - Author Nelson DeMille and Janeen Mason, Curator at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta
Sept. 30, 2022 - Dr. Edie Widder and Missy Weiss with Ocean Research Conservation Association and Mike Godown with Indian River Genealogical Society
Sept. 22, 2022 - Rachel Carter Murphy - Community Church of Vero Beach and Christina Barber - Art School at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Sept. 15, 2022 - Kevin Quillinan - Riverside Theatre for Kids! and Paulette Visceglia and Jackie Jennings - Vero Beach Art Club
Sept. 8, 2022 - Sara Wilson, executive director of the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation, and Casey Lunceford, executive director of the Gifford Youth Orchestra
Sept. 1, 2022 - Marjorie Shropshire - Nature Journaling at ELC; and Wendy Lo - Morikami Japanese Museum & Gardens education curator
Aug. 24, 2022 - Kirk Funnell - Visit Indian River and Ben Earman - Silver Tones and Senior Resource Association VB
August 17, 2022 - Bob Ferreira of the Four Freshmen, in Vero Beach next season; Maria Sparsis of Indian River Clay, preparing for the annual Soup Bowl in Indian River County
Aug. 11, 2022 - William and Wallace Da Silva - Gifford Youth Orchestra musicians; Brandy Eleazar - Stage director for The Sound of Music - Central Florida Vocal Arts and Space Coast Symphony Orchestra.
Aug. 4, 2022 - Jacob and Skylar Velasquez in concert; Bridgette Waldau and J. Michael Wilson - Okeechobee's new bronze Cattlemen sculptures
July 28, 2022 - Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach, and Jessica Deare - Chicago Dance Crash - Riverside Dance Festival 2022
July 21, 2022 - Penny Chandler - IRC Historical Society; Art Pearlstein - Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens Art Show
July 14, 2022 - Kevin Quillinan - Riverside Theatre for Kids! - Into the Woods JR; Thomas McKee - trombonist with Space Coast Symphony Orchestra's Scandinavian Road Trip
July 7, 2022 - Rob Steele - Historical Society of Martin County; Lynn DiMenna - Vero Beach vocalist
June 30, 2022 - Dick Golden - American Songbook; Angelina Dubois and David Calahan in Footloose at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
June 23, 2022 - Laura Kay Whiticar Darvill, Martin County artist; and jazz trumpeter Bria Skonberg
June 16, 2022 - Barbara Schlitt Ford - Environmental Learning Center, and Christopher Confessore - Brevard Symphony Orchestra
June 9, 2022 - Dimas Caraballo - 6/19/22 concert at First Pres Vero, and Mary Anne Kruger - SCSO concert 6/18 & 19
June 2, 2022 - Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach; David Yakir - Vero Beach Film Festival
May 26, 2022 - Oscar Sales - Riverside Theatre
May 19, 2022 - Sophie Wood - Vero Beach Museum of Art; Janeen Mason - Lighthouse ArtCenter
May 12, 2022 - John Ryan - Vero Beach Art Village; Brandon Glick - Lunch concert series at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Stuart
May 4, 2022 - Nancy Turrell - Martin Arts update; Patti Hall and Aileen Diaz - Native Gardens at Vero Beach Theatre Guild
April 28, 2022 - Sean Sexton on the LRJF poetry and BBQ week in May; Sam Sherwood talks about Almost Heaven, opening May 10 at Riverside Theatre.
April 21, 2022 - Dick Golden talks about National Jazz Appreciation Month; Jordan Lippert explains how the sets — and a real carousel — are built at Riverside Theatre.
April 14, 2022 - Dr. Crystal Bujol talks about the Gifford Youth Orchestra and the upcoming Diamonds and Crystals Gala; Bobbee Larsson and Dr. Jacob Craig look at the April 24 Vero Beach Choral Society concert at First Presbyterian Church, Vero Beach.
April 7, 2022 - Rachel Carter Murphy and Andrew Galuska - Community Church of Vero Beach; pianist Sergey Belyavsky and violinist Christoph Seybold, guest performers for the Gifford Youth Orchestra fundraising concert April 9, 7 p.m, Emerson Center, Vero Beach
March 31, 2022 - Katherine Eppink - Ballet Vero Beach ballerina, and Britt Bair - artist at Center for Spiritual Care through April
March 24, 2022 - USCG CDR Adam R. Williamson - US Coast Guard Band; Tom Pearson, CEO of Armory Art Center
March 17, 2022 - Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach; Jean-Hugues Feray - Paris Ballet and Dance School and Dance Conservatory
March 10, 2022 - Aaron Collins - Space Coast Symphony Orchestra SCSO Rocks - Art Martin - Melbourne music man!
March 3, 2022 - Paulette Viscaglia - Under the Oaks; Janet Tribus - Center for Spiritual Care
February 24, 2022 - Ben Earman and Lisa Keeler - Vero Beach Theatre Guild and Mike White - Okeechobee Community Theatre
February 17, 2022 - Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach and Tim Sanchez - artist at Center for Spiritual Care in February
February 10, 2022 - Livingston Taylor, in concert with Jonathan Edwards at the Emerson Center; Louise Kennedy talks about the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation's Writers Showcase and adult writing workshops.
February 3, 2022 - Karen Vatland and Barb Russell talk about Gardenfest! 2022 Feb. 5&6; Neil Capozzi has ArtFest 2022 in Stuart next weekend.
January 27, 2022 - Brad Taylor with End of Days, his latest Pike Logan thriller; Bridgette Waldau - Arts & Culture Chair for Okeechobee Main Street
January 20, 2022 - Tim Dorsey, with Mermaid Confidential, his 25th Serge and Coleman novel; Phillip Bergmann, Artistic Advisor for Classical Music at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Michael's date at the Sunrise Theatre has been postponed until Feburary 27
January 12, 2022 - Michael Feinstein at Sunrise Theatre and Kravis Center; Diane Miller and Cindy Baron - Vero Beach Quilt Guild-Sunbonnet Sue 
January 5, 2022 - Adam Schnell for Ballet Vero Beach; Jeanette Mazzella and Kate Johnson for the BarnTheatre's RENT!

December 29, 2021 - Mark Barnes for the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens Art in the Gardens show next weekend; Art Pingree and Carol Hunsberger with Calendar Girls at Vero Beach Theatre Guild, opening January 12.
December 22, 2021 A Holiday Arts Blast on the Air! Featuring Mike Block, Mark Barnes, Jim van Voorheis, Melbourne Community Orchestra, Dr. Marie Jureit-Beamish, Addison McGee, Kara Ravaschieri, Gabrielle Small, Ava Gunter, and an archived Santa Baby from the 2010 Ladies Chorus of Indian River Charter High School!
December 16, 2021 James Judd - The Symphonia -Florida conductor; Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach
December 9, 2021 Ellen Fischer- Friends of Contemporary Art; Joanne Alexander - Vero Beach Choral Society/Christmas Celebration at First Presbyterian Church Vero Beach
December 5, 2021 Oscar Sales - Riverside Theatre and Adam Schnell - Ballet Vero Beach

November 24, 2021 John Ryan - Vero Beach Art Village; Barb Russell and Karen Vatland - Garden Club of Indian River County
November 17, 2021 Aaron Collins - Space coast Symphony Orch.; Barry Trammell - Vero Classical Ballet
November 14, 2021 Sophie Wood - Vero Beach Museum of Art;  Dick Golden - American Songbook Host and author

​November 7, 2021 Josh McMiller - artist; Kathy Engerran - Brevard Cultural Alliance 

October 31, 2021    Nancy Turrell - Martin Arts; Alyona Ushe - St. Lucie Cultural Alliance
October 24, 2021    Juanita Baker; Andrew Galuska
October 17, 2021    Brad Meltzer;  Jamari Johnson Williams 
October 10, 2021    Barbara Schlitt Ford; J. Marshall Adams
October 3, 2021      JoAnn Falletta; Lee G. Smith    

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  • Latest ARTS BLAST!
  • Arts Blast Calendar
  • Arts Blast on the Air
  • Calls for Artists, Volunteers, & Auditions
  • ARCHIVES
  • An Introduction
  • Williwaw Studio