Cool Beans Brew is a good go-to place for fun arts and crafts workshops. This weekend, there’s something for the younger set when co-owner Dawn Feola presents a “Ghost Candleholder Children’s Class.” Young students should be thrilled when crafting battery-operated votive candles with a laser-cut wood ghost figure. Children will choose additional decorations and accessories to make that ghostly image come to life. The cost is $25 per person. It runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. The next day, Cool Beans Brew presents artist Rita Pankraz teaching acrylic painting on wood in “Painting with Rita! Turtle on Wood Workshop” running 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22. All supplies and instruction will be provided. The cost for the “Painting with Rita!” class is $40 per person. Cool Beans Brew is at 1115 Delaware Ave., Fort Pierce. Call 772-828-2355 or visit CoolBeansBrew.com.
Enjoy the Florida autumn at Ye Ole Davis Farms when it presents “Fall Festival on the Farm” all day Saturday. Davis Farms has been owned by four generations and is a USDA-certified organic produce farm. In addition to being a source to pick up produce, Davis Farms also offers locally roasted organic coffee, organic teas, local baked goods and more. The festival includes vendors, music, ice cream, food specials, raffles, games, crafts and more. Fall Festival on the Farm runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Ye Ole Davis Farms, 9320 90th Ave., Vero Beach. Free admission. For more information, visit YeOleDavisFarms.com.
The Vero Beach Oktoberfest runs this weekend. This is the spot for a weekend full of live entertainment, a marketplace and, yes, a Biergarten with a full bar (think Schnapps shots) under a 15,000-square-foot Beer Garden Tent hosted by dirndl-clad waitresses. Cuisine is both German and American. There’s also a Kids Zone during the day. The Oktoberfest runs 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave., Vero Beach. Admission is $5 general and free for those under the age of 13. Parking is free. For more information, visit VeroBeachOktoberFest.com.
The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presents “Bewitching Broadway” this Sunday afternoon at the Emerson Center. The concert features Michelle Knight and Cesar De LaRosa, professionals who have performed at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. They will perform “fiendish Broadway favorites” from a number of musicals appropriate for a Halloween season. Those musicals include “Sweeney Todd,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Jekyll & Hyde,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Wicked,” Wizard of Oz, “Nightmare Before Christmas” and many more. They will perform with the orchestra under the baton of conductor Aaron T. Collins. “This is going to be such a fun concert,” says Collins. “Broadway music is always full of excitement and emotion. Add two expressive singers like Michelle and Cesar and these musical stories will come to life.” A little background on the two singers: Knight is an Orlando native and graduate of the University of Central Florida. She appeared on Broadway in “Jersey Boys.” She currently sings the role of Dory in “Finding Nemo” at Disney World. De LaRosa is known as the runner-up for Telemundo’s “Yo Soy El Artista.” He’s baritone in the popular a cappella group “Voiceplay.” “Bewitching Broadway” begins 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Concertgoers aged 18 and younger or with a college ID are admitted free. For more information, call 855-252-7276 or visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org.
