<span style="font-weight: 400;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Environmental Learning Center</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">772-589-5050</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">255 Live Oak Drive</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vero Beach, FL 32963</span> <b>Environmental Learning Center Presents "A Cuban Season"</b><b> </b><b>Artist Meet & Greet: November 7, 2025 | 4-6 PM | Free to Attend</b> <b>Vero Beach, FL</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – The Environmental Learning Center (ELC) invites the community to celebrate Cuban art and culture at "A Cuban Season," a special exhibition featuring the works of six acclaimed Cuban artists. The exhibit will be on display from November through December 2025, with a free Artist Meet & Greet event on </span><b>November 7 from 4 to 6 PM</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Curated by Susan Lavender, Sheila Lougheed, and Manuel Adrian Lopez, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Cuban Season</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> highlights the diverse talents and techniques of Mayra Alpízar Linares, Orestes Barrios Marañón, Roberto Braulio González Rodríguez, Salvador Lorenzo González, Bruno Paz, and Candida Rodriguez. Now based in Miami, these Cuban artists will travel to Vero Beach to share their work, each bringing a rich tapestry of Cuban artistic tradition expressed through painting, engraving, textiles, sculpture, and mixed media.</span> <b>The Artist Meet & Greet will feature:</b> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Live music performance with Brandon Putzke on bongos and Manny Moreira, acclaimed Latin guitarist and recent lead performer in the sold-out Beatles & Bossa production at Riverside Theatre</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Complimentary Cuban appetizers, Sangria, Cuba Libres, and non-alcoholic beverages, generously sponsored by The Schlitt-Gonzalez Real Estate Team of Coldwell Banker Paradise </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Opportunity to meet the artists and learn about their creative processes and cultural heritage</span></li> </ul> <span style="font-weight: 400;">"This exhibit brings together extraordinary Cuban talent and offers our community a window into the rich artistic traditions of Cuba," said Barbara Schlitt Ford, Executive Director. "We're honored to showcase these artists' work and create a space where art, culture, and community come together."</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Artist Meet & Greet on November 7 is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, but appreciated. Find more details and register</span><a href="https://www.discoverelc.org/elc-presents-a-cuban-season/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> HERE</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The exhibit will remain on display at the ELC through December 2025 during regular hours.</span> <b>About the Environmental Learning Center:</b><b> </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Environmental Learning Center is a 64-acre lagoon-island nonprofit nature center dedicated to educating, inspiring, and empowering individuals to become active stewards of the environment.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about this event or the Environmental Learning Center, call 772-589-5050 or visit </span><a href="http://discoverelc.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DiscoverELC.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>