Dive into this Vero Beach Theatre Guild’s summer comedy: “The Dixie Swim Club” is about lifetime friendships – at once hilarious and touching; raucous and poignant. Opening this coming Tuesday, July 10, for a two-week run, it is the story of five Southern women who have been friends since they were teammates on their college swim team. Since those days, they’ve met for a weekend every August at a beach house on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to “catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives,” according to dramatists.com. The play covers three of those weekends over 33 years. Still the “team leader” is Sheree, focused on her “organized and perfect life.” Wisecracking Dinah is a career dynamo with a frustrating personal life; pampered, oft-married Lexi strives to maintain her looks and youth; sharp-tongued Vernadette is determined to “embrace” her chaotic and challenging life; and gentle, accommodating Jeri Neal surprises her friends with some unexpected news. “The Dixie Swim Club” show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $15 to $30. 772-562-8300.
If you have yet to see a performance by the young performers who have gone through Riverside Theatre’s excellent summer camp program, you might very well be surprised and amazed at their exuberance and the level of talent in these gifted young actors, singers and dancers. If you’re already familiar with the program, you know how much fun and well-done these summer kid shows are. This coming Friday, July 13, definitely bring the family to iRascals Pop, a Riverside Rascals Revue that showcases these emerging young stars, who’ll be performing “kid friendly” songs from the pop charts. Show times on the Stark Stage are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. 772-231-6990.
If you’re looking for somewhere to hang out this weekend with a laid-back vibe and live music, give a thought to Waldo’s over on the beach. (Smack on the ocean, actually.) Of all Vero’s cool watering holes, Waldo’s is among the coolest, and “laid back” is its middle name. Along with food and beverages, there’s live music on the poolside stage weekends. Friday, July 6, at 8 p.m., it’ll be the long-time southeastern favorite, the acoustic duo HairPeace, at 8 p.m. Chrystine on vocals, guitar, harmonica and percussion, and Ray adding vocals, guitar and mandolin are experienced singer/songwriters who keep the spirit of the ’60s alive with an original blend of folk/rock, Americana, bluegrass and a seemingly endless cover play list, says their bio. On Saturday, Category Five out of Port St. Lucie brings blues, swing, R&B and jazz instrumental covers, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. From Melbourne, the contemporary bluegrass band Penny Creek takes you into the night, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., with “heart-felt, hard-driving bluegrass music with tons of variety.” And on Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. it’s Soul Jam: five musicians who play select covers and write and perform their own stuff as well. Souljam blends classic rock – think Phish, the Grateful Dead, Tedeschi Trucks Band – as well as “the new and exciting.”
