Pelican Island Audubon Society
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
This fish is like a beautiful canvas that’s just been painted
Pelican Island Audubon Society is hosting Brian Hester & Barbara Beam authors of She Talks to Fish! Reception, live painting, and book signing will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2024, at the Audubon House, 195 9th St SE, Vero Beach, FL. Brian Hester is an avid Fly Fisherman from Boone, N.C., and has been a visual arts teacher for twenty-nine years. Brian is also a professional artist and sculptor! He will open the event by live painting with a 4’x5’ canvas. Come be surprised by his results. The painting will be auctioned at our 60th Anniversary “Under the Stars” Fundraiser on April 12, 2025.
Pelican Island Audubon Society was recently recognized as an “Outstanding Partner” with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network. This is due to our successes in creating the next generation that cares. Audubon received awards from Florida Audubon for Chapter of the Year and Excellence in Education –Pelican Island Audubon Society has been the voice of conservation in Indian River County since 1964.
After speaking with Brian and Barbara, it was important to have them come and talk about their book, She Talks to Fish; which is a coming-of-age story of a young black woman whose obsession with fly fishing in the mountains of North Carolina leads her to confront stereotypes, bigotry, weather, and even death with immeasurable perseverance.
This event is a fundraiser for Pelican Island Audubon Society’s Audubon Advocate program, an after-school science and outdoor adventure program for underrepresented students at Title I schools in Indian River County.
Tickets are $30 per person and available at www.PelicanIslandAudubon.org
For further information: Donna Halleran, Executive Director, 772-567-3520, ExDirectorPIAS@gmail.com.
