The Vero Beach Museum of Art will hold a Children’s Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27. There will be art-making activities, exhibition tours, art hunts, and performances by local students of music and dance. Admission is free. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is at 3001 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772-231-0707 or visit VBMuseum.org.
The Dignity Wellness “Health & Wellness Fair” will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Pathway Church. The event is presented by The Source, a Christian social outreach ministry serving the homeless. The event is free and will offer a chance for locals to get to know area organizations promoting health lifestyles. Vendors include Music Therapy by the Visiting Nurse Association, the Women’s Refuge of Vero Beach, the Cleveland Clinic, Tobacco Free Partnership of Indian River, Substance Awareness Center of Indian River County, Herbal Connect, 2·1·1 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast, The Source’s Dignity Wellness, Mental Health Collaborative, Indian River Bee Company and the Vero Beach Police Department. There will be demonstrations and activities by Maximum Velocity, free face painting, a live DJ, and refreshments by Dignity Food Trucks. Pathway Church is at 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach. For more information, call 772-564-0202, ext. 216, or visit IAmTheSource.org.
The Source will also host a Prayer Breakfast on the next National Day of Prayer. It begins at 7 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at King’s Baptist Church, 3235 8th Ave., Vero Beach. Orange juice provided by Natalie’s Orchid Island Orange Juice. You can RSVP by emailing linda.cutler@IAmTheSource.org or by calling 772-564-0202, ext. 220.
The Vero Beach Orchid Society Show and Sale is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Riverside Park in Vero Beach. There will be plenty of orchids to buy, as well as supplies and raffles. For more information, visit VeroBeachOrchidSociety.org.
Mix science with libations and you get “Tides & Tastings: An Ocean Science Pairing Event.” It begins at 6 p.m. at the Walking Tree Brewery, 3209 Dodger Road, Vero Beach. The event costs $80 plus tax with proceeds benefiting the Florida Atlantic Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. There will be food and drink at five stations by Salvador Deli and WTB brews as well as live music by Murphy Dogs. For more information, visit SalvadorDeliVB.com.
The Living Shoreline Community Education Event runs 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 30, at Riverside Park in Vero Beach. The event will showcase the new breakwater structures in the Indian River Lagoon. It is hosted by the Ocean Research Conservation Association and the City of Vero Beach. For more information, visit TeamORCA.org.
The Emerson Gallery will open its exhibition “Our Wondrous Planet: The Heartbeat of Our Wondrous Planet” featuring environmental art on Thursday, May 2. The exhibition will run through June 27. There will be a public reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. The Emerson Gallery is at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Call 772-778-5249 or visit TheEmersonCenter.com.
