Burgers & Brews moves to a new location this Saturday – the Oaks Area at Riverside Park in Vero Beach. The annual event invites you to enjoy slider tasting and a best burger competition, a car show, an apple pie eating contest, live music, breweries, a kids zone and just a whole lotta outdoor family fun. The festival runs from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 24. The Best Burger in Indian River County Competition runs 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. that day. Judges include Kenny Holmes, an NFL former defensive end and graduate of Vero Beach High School and the United of Miami. Those who bought $100 VIP tickets (they’re sold out already) will get reserved seating in air-conditioned comfort in the lounge which is near the stage; and they’ll get access to a cocktail bar, restrooms and that burger competition and brewery area. So remember that for next year and get those VIP tickets while they’re still available! The entertainment schedule begins 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with Riptide, and winds up 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with Metalucious. The NAPA car show runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Apple Pie Eating Contest will be held at 4 p.m. Slider tasting punch cards are $20; brew tasting wristbands are $40; combo slider punch card and brew wristbands are $50. Service fees are added to the tickets. Tickets will be available for purchase through Friday, June 23, at BurgersAndBrews.org. Proceeds from the event with help the transformative programs at United Against Poverty of Indian River County. For more information, visit BurgersAndBrews.org.
The 208th Army Band will present a “Patriotic Concert” next Wednesday evening at the First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach. Based in Concord, N.C., the band is currently on tour in Florida. The free concert will be led by Chief Warrant Officer III Robert Slade. There are about 50 soldiers in the band. They will perform works by great American composers including Aaron Copland, Glenn Miller, John Phillip Sousa and more. The program will include a special recognition of Vietnam veterans who returned home 50 years ago. The concert begins 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary, 520 Royal Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. For more information, call 772-562-9088 or visit FirstPresVero.org.
The Space Coast Symphony also has a free concert coming up. The 18th annual Red, White and Blue concert, “Spirit of America,” begins 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. It includes conductor Aaron T. Collins directing the wind orchestra as it performs music by Corigliano, Greenwood and rousing works by John Phillip Sousa. There will also be Holsinger’s “To Tame the Perilous Skies,” the performance of which will be dedicated to the men and women of the Tactical Air Command and the spirit of the modern military aviator. In addition, there will be a world premiere of “Pulse,” composed by Christopher Marshall, a composer and teacher based in Orlando. Marshall composed the work as a response to the Pulse nightclub tragedy. Marshall has had his work featured in concerts at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Barbican in London. For more information, visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org.
If classical music is your love, then you might enjoy the program offered by the Melbourne Chamber Music Society. The organization is offering “early birds” season subscriptions for only $120 through June 30. Its upcoming season features: the Zemlinsky String Quartet, Oct. 20; the Ehnes String Quartet, Nov. 17; the Frautschi, Manasse, Makamatsu trio, Jan. 26; the Esmé String Quartet with Yekwon Sunwoo on piano, Feb. 23; the Phaeton Piano Trio, March 22; and Roman Rabinovich on piano, April 12. Performances are held at St. Marks United Methodist Church, 2030 N. A1A, Indialantic. Call 321-213-5100 or visit MelbourneChamberMusicSociety.org.
Riverside Theatre’s Comedy Zone features Ken Miller and Kate Brindle this weekend with emcee Jim Harpring. The shows start at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday, June 23, and Saturday, June 24. All seats at $25. The theater’s “Live in the Loop” program presents free concerts 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, June 23, and Saturday, June 24. Featured this weekend are Collins & Company on Friday and Melinda Elena on Saturday. Riverside Theatre is at 3250 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772-231-6990 or visit RiversideTheatre.com.
There will be a “Meet and Greet” reception with Hezekiah Baker Jr., son of Highwayman artist Hezekiah Baker Sr., at noon Saturday, June 24, at Treasure Coast Collectibles and Manor Auctions, 8500 20th St., Vero Beach. Call 954-557-6226.
