There are simply not enough hours in the week for you to do all that is Coming Up. So, get your calendar and start making choices.
One of the bigger deals this weekend happens Sunday evening when the Indian River Symphonic Association presents the Brevard Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Christopher Confessore. Titled “Inspired by Bach,” the concert reveals the continuing influence of Johann Sebastian Bach. It includes: Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Aria from Bachianas Brasileiros No. 5, performed by soprano Kyaunee Richardson; Bach’s Suite from BWV 1067 and 1068 arranged by Gustav Mahler; and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major. The concert begins 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Community Church of Vero Beach, 1901 23rd St. Tickets are $60. Call 772-778-1070 or visit
IRSymphonic.org.
We leap from the classics to country with the 32nd Annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival running Thursday through Sunday. This is the gathering where you get gator, frogs and more. There’s also music and rides and plenty of vendors. Specially priced armbands ($20 to $25) will get you all-you-can-ride days; otherwise you’ll be paying $1.25 for one ticket, and the roller coasters require three to four tickets for each ride. Entertainment features some great artists like Matt Rosman, Jason Wright, Hired Guns, Johnny Debt and Ch3mistry. You can also get a very “down home” T-shirt and poster. The 32nd Annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival runs 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 19-20, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Old School Complex, on the corner of CR 512 and Broadway Street (22 South Orange St.). For more information, call 772-571-3022 or visit FrogLegFestival.com.
Local tennis professionals will play at the King of the Hill Tennis Tournament running Thursdays through March 2. The event is one of the largest fundraisers for the Youth Guidance Mentoring Academy, which provides daily meals and mentoring programs in both vocational and life skills for children coming from Indian River County families with limited resources. The tournament begins with open division players 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Boulevard Village Tennis Club, 1620 Boulevard Village Lane, Vero Beach. For more information, call 772-979-5582 or visit Youth
GuidanceProgram.org.
Riverside Theatre for Kids presents “Playtime in the Park,” a program designed to nurture the creative energy in children 2 to 5 years of age. The free program begins 11 a.m. on the second and third Saturdays of most months. The young ones participate in dance on the second Saturday and participate in theatrical interactive plays on the third Saturday. The program is held outdoors at the new Loop Stage at Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside Dr., Vero Beach. For more information, call 772-231-5860 or visit
RiversideTheatre.com.
The Galleries at First Pres has opened its 6th Anniversary Art Show, featuring works of area artists Jean Breeding, Cathleen Hahn and George Kofas. The galleries are located throughout the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, 520 Royal Palm Blvd. Breeding’s work includes paintings revealing personal strengths of people who have overcome sickness, abuse, rejection and loss. Hahn attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., and eventually went into the advertising and design business. She began working with nonprofits and established the Gloria Ministries Crisis Center for Women in Kyiv, Ukraine. Upon returning to the U.S., she taught art and painted professionally. Kofas explores spiritual issues of the temporary and the eternal, or, in other words, the physical and the spiritual. For more information about the art galleries, the exhibition or the artists, call 772-562-9088 or visit FirstPresVero.org.
The Emerson Center is busy this week. MusicWorks brings in Judy Collins to perform “Wildflowers” with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Tickets are $55 to $130. MusicWorks later brings in Dave Mason at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Tickets are $45 to $80. The Pelican Island Audubon Society will have its Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future Conference with lectures from experts 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. $25, includes box lunch. Contact PelicanIslandAudubon.org. A benefit concert starring Russian pianist Sergey Belyavsky and German violinist Christoph Seybold begins 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. $20 suggested donation. Proceeds go to the Voice for Children of Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast. The Emerson Center E-Series kicks off 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 with “Here Be Monsters” by deep sea explorer and marine bioluminescence expert Dr. Edith Widder. Free. The Emerson Center is at 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Call 772-777-9321 or visit TheEmersonCenter.org.