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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.
Tucked in a leafy oasis within walking distance of Melbourne’s original courthouse, this is Preston Studios Central, a place where two exceptional stained-glass artists have unleashed a constantly flowing river of elegant doors, windows and lamps.
Brevard, with a big heart for the arts, should enjoy 2023, thanks to cultural organizations eager to return to the way things were before the pandemic.
Oils, watercolors, pastels, pen and ink, photography, fiber arts, jewelry, sculpture. If it is an artistic medium, Space Coast galleries probably have a show in store with them.
When the pandemic closed down schools, Gemini Elementary School third grader Copeland Watters was bereft, not so much about missing in-person classes and catching up with friends, but about not being able to enjoy the school garden.
Sometimes it takes just one person with an idea and a few poker buddies to start something big. So big that it evolves into The Children’s Hunger Project, a 501c3 charity that feeds nearly 3,000 children weekly, in 47 elementary schools, in an effort to eliminate the growing problem of weekend childhood hunger.
Jill Harris found fame, fortune and romance, all in a grain of sand.
