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It sounds like the stuff of fantasy but one of the most iconic heroines in children’s literature is coexisting happily with a tormented master of Impressionism and a slightly air-headed genie, on the Cocoa Beach Causeway.
Most motorists navigating the maze of car dealerships, roadside restaurants and gas stations near the intersection of State Road 520 and Interstate 95 have no clue that just beyond all the asphalt and pavement lies a verdant field of horticultural dreams: the Brevard Discovery Garden.
The world would be much nicer if everyone could be as embracing and supportive as the 200-plus members of the Brevard Watercolor Society, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Every morning, we never really know what will be headed our way. Nor do we know what we will have to do to, hopefully, come out laughing at the end. That’s what makes improvisational comedy — improv, for short — so relatable.
For a heaping helping of holiday cheer, it’s hard to beat the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, where everything from cirque to long-lasting, funky Tower of Power is themed around the jolliest season of the year.
Landscape photography is much more than pretty scenery. Ansel Adams, the titan of that genre, noted that photography is visual storytelling rooted in the photographer’s very soul. A great photograph, he said, “fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”
Rose Marie Capasso turned tragedy into triumph through the Galleria of Art & Photography.
Fifty-nine years ago, when her fifth baby was a few months old, Mary Allen joined the Melbourne Municipal Band. Like Allen’s baby, the band was in its infancy — and Allen is still playing the bassoon with them, as the group celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
The front page of the April 2, 1925, edition of the Cocoa Tribune proudly presented — front and center — the architectural rendering for the new Belair Building.
Snoopy — Charlie Brown’s best friend, created for him by artist Charles Schultz — became NASA’s mascot in 1968. The world’s most famous beagle was assigned this important role during the space race to raise spirits and promote safety. Snoopy is just one example of the powerful — and very much planned — intersection between art and STEM on the Space Coast.
A great lady of the theater marked her 100th birthday in Brevard County this August, and her legion of fans plans to celebrate her centenary well into 2025.
Are you looking for a fun-filled weekend activity that the whole family can enjoy? Look no further than the 39th Melbourne Art Festival happening on April 27th and 28th at beautiful Wickham Park in Melbourne, Florida. This event promises an unforgettable experience for families to enjoy on the Space Coast.
The days from Thanksgiving to Christmas can be make-or-break for area artists. More art is said to sell during November and December than any other time of the year. A big part of the Brevard holiday art scene is three outdoor festivals: the Space Coast Festival in Viera, the Eau Gallie ArtWorks Festival on the weekend before Thanksgiving and the Cocoa Beach Art Festival, which takes place Thanksgiving weekend.
Mark Stanford paints the Florida of memories, of palm fronds gently swaying to the songs of the ocean, of the panorama of poinciana trees and hibiscus flowers, of an Indian River Lagoon once clean, clear and teeming with fish.
Theatre on Ice is a competitive sport that combines the grace of figure skating with the excitement of theatre and dance. A team of 8 to 28 skaters forms a cast that tells a story with both free skating and choreography.