Noel Coward’s 1930 comedy of manners, “Private Lives,” continues its run at Riverside Theatre. “Private Lives” (reviewed in this section) is the story of a formerly married couple who find themselves face to face at the hotel where they are honeymooning with their new spouses. It has long been considered one of Coward’s most enduring comedies. The big-budget Riverside production is a rare work of non-musical theater on the Main Stage. It runs through Feb. 19.
The newest in the Vero Beach Art Club’s exhibitions, “Art on the Island,” comes to Marsh Island for the second season this weekend. The show features non-traditional three-dimensional works of art, displayed at the island community on the north side of the Wabasso Causeway. The show was such a success in its inaugural year that the artists decided to make it an annual event, with sculpture, jewelry, pottery, wood, fiber art, mixed media and glass. A cocktail reception takes place Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibit is open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Perk up your weekend with a walk outside amidst a quirky mix of animal, vegetable and mechanical, all coming together Saturday at McKee Botanical Garden. Along with the Nature Connects: Art with Lego Bricks exhibition, the annual customized car show is taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s the eighth year for the Rods and Customs Show that features street rods, custom rods and vintage cars parked throughout the garden. Last year, 3,500 people came to see it. The standard McKee admission lets you see both exhibits.
The Atlantic Classical Orchestra comes to St. Edward’s School next Thursday, Feb. 16, with “Masterworks II – A Night at the Opera.” The program is a collaboration with Palm Beach Opera’s Young Artist program and will include works by three great composers of bel canto opera – Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini – as well as Benjamin Britten’s Rossini-inspired “Soirées Musicales.” The admission price includes a lively and enlightening pre-concert lecture by ACO’s new conductor, David Amado.
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Judy Collins returns to Vero Beach Feb. 22, bringing her newest concert, “A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim,” to the Emerson Center. Collins has thrilled audiences for over 50 years as a classically-trained pianist with a lifelong love of the guitar.
A true Renaissance woman, Collins, 76, remains as creatively vigorous as ever, performing 80 to 100 dates nationwide.
