Impact100 Martin Announces 7 Finalists Seven finalists have been chosen for this year’s Impact100 Martin 2024 Impact Grants, with four $100,000 grants to be awarded at the annual awards ceremony on April 18 at Temple Beit HaYam in Stuart. Each of the seven nonprofit organizations is proposing an innovative project that meets community needs. Impact100 [...]
2024 Environmental Stewardship Awards From composting food waste in the backyard to turning trash into art, restoring pine flatlands, creating an eco-tourism program, and shining a light on water quality issues that plague our river, Martin County citizens continue to serve as outstanding examples of environmental stewardship in action. Keep Martin Beautiful will be honoring [...]
Special guided tour of Art of the Fantastic at Backus Museum The A.E. Backus Museum will host a special gallery program for the exhibition Art of the Fantastic: Imaginative Illustration from the Korshak Collection on Saturday, April 20 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Collector Stephen Korshak will share his deep knowledge and stories behind the art [...]
On The Water Poker Run coming soon The Fort Pierce Yacht Club Foundation, the charitable arm of the Fort Pierce Yacht Club (FPYC), invites you to participate in the annual charity On the Water Poker Run event, Saturday, April 27 at the Fort Pierce Yacht Club. Participants will enjoy a fun and challenging route, live country/southern rock [...]
Harmonious Connections at Backus Museum To celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, the A.E. Backus Museum and the BlueBird Educational Foundation will present The Art of Jazz on April 26 from 6 to 8 pm at the Backus Museum, with galleries open early at 5 pm for viewing. The program will include the lecture, performance, and hors d'oeuvres, [...]
The Source Presents a Health & Wellness Fair The public is invited to attend the Dignity Wellness “Health & Wellness Fair,” to be held on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This family-oriented and community event is free and will be held at Pathway Church at 1105 58th Avenue in Vero Beach. [...]
Call to Artists for juried photo competition Through the Eye of the Camera, the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery's annual juried photography exhibition, returns to provide amateur and professional artists a great opportunity to be a part of this enduring and coveted competitive survey. Entries in both traditional and digital photography will be accepted by advance [...]
50th Operation Homecoming for Honor Flight On Saturday April 6th, Southeast Florida Honor Flight volunteers will be escorting a full load of veterans on the free trip of a lifetime as the first Honor Flight of 2024 takes off for a daylong trip to Washington, D.C. The flight marks the 50th flight for Southeast [...]
Impact 100 IRC unveils ten finalists Impact 100 Indian River members revealed a total grant fund of $487,000 and announced ten 2024 finalists. The ten finalists were selected for their transformational proposals that align with Impact 100 IR's core values and high standards. The ten nonprofit organizations will compete for four $100,000 grants Bike Walk [...]
Vero Beach Museum of Art hires Chief Curator The Vero Beach Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Swindell as VBMA Chief Curator. Caitlin Swindell joins the VBMA from the Lowe Art Museum in Coral Gables, FL, where she has served as Curator of Collections and Exhibitions. At the Lowe, Caitlin [...]