VERO BEACH — The City of Vero Beach is celebrating its 90th anniversary on Friday, Oct. 16, and chairperson (City Clerk) Tammy Vock asked the celebration planning committee to investigate a logo to represent the historical significance of the upcoming event. Main Street Vero Beach Director Maria Kovachev stepped up to the plate and before long, local artist Stacy Ekey created a logo.
Ms. Ekey’s talent has been popping up all over Vero Beach; on the cover of the 2009 Cultural Council Event Planner, a colorful TurtleTrax turtle for the Mental Health Association, one of six banners hanging throughout downtown for the Main Street Vero Beach organization, T-shirts and yearbook covers for Rosewood Magnet School and currently she has a mural in progress on the exterior wall of 14th Avenue’s Beach Bum Bagel. “Each piece of my art tells a story of a person, a feeling or a moment captured freehand with watercolor and pen. Creativity has always come very naturally to me. I am in love with the fact that art itself can freeze moments for lifetimes to be shared with others for generations.”
Ms. Ekey conceived the idea of using oranges as the highlight of her logo art as she sees citrus as the common link within the community of Vero Beach.
According to Ms. Ekey, “Citrus was a natural to intertwine in my art and it took approximately eighteen hours to complete. The City will be using the art in all their event advertising and promotional materials. I was thrilled to be asked to participate and it is my contribution to the City of Vero Beach.”
The 90th Anniversary Celebration is planned to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on October 16th on the grounds of the Heritage Center (21st Street and 14th Avenue) in historic downtown Vero Beach. Plans include a variety of live entertainment, food vendors, historic booths and antique auto displays as well as the introduction of city officials, pioneer families and other special guests.
For more information about the event, contact Ms.Vock at (772) 978-4700.