OKEECHOBEE - Following a one-year hiatus, the enormously popular Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival will return Thursday, March 5 through Sunday, March 8, 2020.

VERO BEACH - Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach features two free rock concerts and a ticketed comedy show this weekend.

SEBASTIAN - Earl’s Hideaway in Sebastian will host two fun, very different classic rock bands on Sat., Aug. 31. First up in the afternoon is south Florida’s SolParty Band. Then, central Florida favorites Crashrocket take the stage at night.

VERO BEACH - Waldo's Beach Bar and Grill at the Driftwood Resort is the place to be on the Sunday before Labor Day.

VERO BEACH - The 12th annual Mulligan’s Skim Jam returns to Vero Beach Sat., Aug. 31. The event at Sexton Plaza Beach is billed as the world’s largest one-day skimboard contest.

One of Neil Simon’s lesser-known gems takes place in the West Hollywood home of Herb Tucker, a struggling Hollywood scriptwriter who is surprised when his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter who has trekked from Brooklyn NY with dreams of movie stardom. She want…

VERO BEACH - The seventh season of the LIVE! From Vero Beach concert series will feature singer Joan Osborne and return visits from Judy Collins, The Kingston Trio, and Max Weinberg.

VERO BEACH - As rock and roll fans celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the Indian River County music scene is also experiencing a Summer of Love. Local bands with musical roots in the 1960s-70s can be found almost every weekend somewhere in Vero Beach or Sebastian.

VERO BEACH - Riverside Theatre’s Cheeseburger in Paradise weekend includes free live music outside, and a ticketed Howl at the Moon show inside.

SEBASTIAN - On Aug. 25, international headliners Less Than Jake will close Capt. Hiram’s Summer Sunday Reggae Series.

SEBASTIAN - The Summer Sunday Reggae Series at Capt. Hiram’s continues Aug. 11 with a free afternoon concert from two local bands, headliner Lights Out Project at 4 p.m., and 23 Treez at 2 p.m.

SEBASTIAN - Badfish: A Tribute To Sublime returns to Capt. Hiram’s in Sebastian on Sun., July 21.

VERO BEACH - Walking Tree Brewery will celebrate their three year anniversary on Sat., July 20 with a big party from noon-10 p.m.

STUART – “Chewrassic Bark” is coming to The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast as the theme of its fifth annual Pup Crawl in downtown Stuart. The event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at Mulligan’s Beach House Bar & Grill, 131 SW Flagler Ave., Stua…

VERO BEACH - Ballet Vero Beach, in partnership with Riverside Theatre, has announced Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami as the invited company for the 8th annual Riverside Dance Festival. The festival will culminate with performances by Dimensions August 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. on the Stark Stage a…

VERO BEACH - The Vero Beach Museum of Art will host its second annual Star Party on Sat., July 13, from 7–10 p.m.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ­— Indian River County will have two big Fourth of July parties, one in Sebastian and one in Vero Beach.

VERO BEACH ­— The Cultural Council of Indian River County’s Arts in Public Places program has expanded to the Indian River County Intergenerational Recreation Center.

Students from the Theatre’s Goldner Conservatory of Performing Arts will perform the hit musical on the Theatre’s stage

THURSDAY, JULY 18TH THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 28TH, 2019

VERO BEACH — On June 21 and June 22, Riverside Theatre’s loop and front lawn will turn into a Classic Cruise-In Car Show and 1950s rock and roll party. Admission is free.

VERO BEACH — The Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold (2010), on view in the Stark Rotunda through Dec. 15.

FORT PIERCE – Remember when movies were classics, and the Sunrise Theatre was the place to be? Well, this summer they are back on the Big Screen and free. On Sundays: July 14, 21 and Aug. 4,11,18 and 25 at 3 pm. Bring a friend, escape the summer heat, treat yourself to some goodies at our fu…

STUART – Chazz Palminteri, creator of A Bronx Tale, has come on board to direct Peter Fogel’s hilarious show, “’Til Death Do Us Part... You First! True Confessions about Marriage, Sex, and other Things that End Prematurely.” After several successful runs in South Florida, author and star Fog…

MARTIN COUNTY — With eight years of lionfish removal and education under its belt, this year’s Lionfish Round-Up in Martin County will again benefit Sea-Life Habitat Improvement Project, Inc. (aka SHIP) and looks to exceed past years totals. SHIP is a 501.c.3 public charity on the Treasure C…

PORT ST. LUCIE – Spots are filling up at the Oxbow Eco-Center’s Summer Nature Camps, but there are still some spaces left, starting with the Wildlife Biology Bootcamp, beginning June 24.

VERO BEACH - Individual show tickets for Riverside Theatre’s 2019-2020 season go on sale Monday, June 3 at 10 a.m. Since full season tickets have been on sale since January, many performances will be sold out soon.

VERO BEACH – Riverside Theatre for Kids presents the area premiere of Junie B. Jones, The Musical live on stage May 30–June 1.

VERO BEACH – Tickets are on sale now for the big Vero Pride Studio 54 party on June 29 at the Heritage Center. The fun will continue with an after party at Kilted Mermaid, then with a free, family-friendly beach and cabana party June 30 at Heaton’s Reef Tiki Bar.

MARTIN COUNTY – A.C.T. Studio Theatre is recognizing LGBTQ Pride Month with the award winning play, Diana Son’s “Stop Kiss.”

VERO BEACH – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Sebastian Inlet State Park will present the Penny Creek Band as the next show in the Night Sounds concert series on Saturday, May 18, 7-9 p.m.

VERO BEACH – The Riverside Theatre is presenting two free country music concerts on May 17 and 18. Both concerts take place outside, rain or shine, with food and cocktails available for purchase.

VERO BEACH - If you want to take advantage of Riverside Theatre’s wildly popular children’s summer camps, now is the time to sign up. The more in demand camps tend to fill up very quickly.

VERO BEACH - Chico’s Outlet in Vero Beach will present three fashion shows Saturday, May 4 to benefit Indian River Habitat for Humanity.

MARTIN COUNTY – Excitement. Danger. Stardom. VEGAS! Nicky Wood returns to The Barn Theatre with another of his spectacular music and dance shows!

STUART – One of the funniest plays ever written, “The Nerd” by Larry Shue is an extraordinarily inventive comedy that was the top-grossing American play on London’s West End before its debut on Broadway. The action centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by a man…

MARTIN COUNTY – In Renee Rebman’s hilarious comedy, Nola goes back to her parent’s home after a disagreement with her boyfriend, but finds instead a circus of confusion. Mom is dealing with repairs and redecoration of the house, Dad refuses to help and escapes to work, and an energetic neigh…

VERO BEACH – There’s a full scale musical British invasion going on this weekend at the Riverside Theatre. Some events are free, others require paid tickets.