The Mulligan’s Skim Jam comes back this weekend. There will be a Shore Lb Triple Crown event starting at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. That includes Little Board Riders Free Skim Clinic. At 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, there will be Men’s and Women’s Pro, Turning Pro, Beginner, I’m Good and I’m Better categories. It happens at Mulligan’s Beach House, 1025 Beachland Ave., Vero Beach. The awards ceremony with live music begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Walking Tree Brewery, 3209 Dodger Road, Vero Beach. The maximum is one division per competitor. Fees are $50 to $160 per division. For more information, visit ShoreLb.com.
The Bob Kealing lecture “Good Day Sunshine State: The Beatles in 1964 Florida” begins 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. While there, you can also see the “Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip” exhibition. Lecture and admission are free. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is at 3001 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772-231-0707 or visit VBMuseum.org.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art also holds a “Cork, Canvas & Company” event series from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. The cost is $45 per person. The fee includes admission into a fun way to spend evenings with friends and make new ones in the Museum Art School studios. It includes art materials and step-by-step instruction in creating artworks. No experience necessary. You can bring your own beverages and snacks if you want to. Another offering in the Museum Studios, “Rockstar Portraits,” runs Saturday, Aug. 31, with free admission all day. While on the subject of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, those with deeper pockets and a philanthropical inclination to support arts and culture will want to sign up now for the museum’s “Gala 2025: A Moveable Feast.” As the name suggests, the gala will have a Parisian tone to it with entertainment, food and drink with a French flair, a Parisian Street Market, wines from France’s Bordeaux region, dinner served French Family Style and Parisian Cabaret entertainment. Attendees will also get an early visit to the museum’s upcoming “French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950” exhibition. Tickets start at $1,000, with $875 of it tax deductible. Call 772-231-0707 or visit VBMuseum.org.
Act fast to get a “buy one, get ½ off the second” offer on boat tours and paddle rentals at the Environmental Learning Center. The bargain runs through Saturday, Aug. 31. Boat tours start at $40, and kayaks, canoes and paddle boards are $35 per person for two hours. The Environmental Learning Center is at 255 Live Oak Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772-589-5050 or visit DiscoverELC.org.
The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra will perform Big Band Favorites at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Emerson Center. The concert features Andrew Cleaver and the Space Coast Symphony Jazz Orchestra. They will play music from the Big Band Era, including that by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Count Basie. Modern selections will be from artists Peter Ellman, Sammy Nestico and Maynard Ferguson. Numbers include “American Patrol,” “Tuxedo Junction,” “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “Maria” and “Besame Mucho.” The bandleader and saxophonist will be Andrew Cleaver, who will pay homage to Charlie Almeida, a founding member of the U.S. Air Force’s elite jazz ensemble, Airman of Note. Cleaver has toured all over the world and was lead saxophonist for the Air Force’s Glenn Miller Band. The program also includes a dedication to Marshall Frank, the writer/musician who founded the Creative Arts Foundation of Brevard. Also on stage will be Orlando singer Chase Shelleé, who performs with Underground Retro. That band is known for its “high energy feel with a smoky finish and vintage throwback.” She performs at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in downtown Orlando in its Bosendorfer Lounge. Other jazz pros on the stage will be Joe Eckert, who was the lead alto sax with Airmen of Note for 20 years; and Daniel Jordan, who was lead tenor sax for Maynard Ferguson and more. Organizers say “these are not your average musicians. Jazz Fans should buckle up for an experience they won’t soon forget.” The concert begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Those 18 years and younger or with a student ID are admitted free. For more information call 855-252-7276 or visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org.
