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Leigh Bennett and her journey to teaching art

For Leigh Bennett, art is a journey, and getting there is all the fun. And if the trip ...

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Coming up: Festival of Trees, opera and classic guitar

While the country gears up for the holiday season with Black Friday next weekend, Vero gets the jump ...

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Ron Van Sweringen: Spreading peace by painting

“It strikes me, it bothers me. It just bothers me. There's something very unfair here, there's something that ...

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Local sci-fi author already working on his next book

Chemist-turned-author Arthur Doweyko says any writer has three things going on at the same time: promote the book ...

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COASTAL WRAP: Ballet Vero Beach, Dave Mason at Sunrise

Ballet Vero Beach wasn’t expecting to start its season until January. Then wheels started turning – literally – ...

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James Barsalou pushes boundaries of photography

The photography-based installation art of James Ruby Barsalou sets him apart here. In a community where many artists ...

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COASTAL WRAP: Sebastian Clambake and ‘Sweet Charity’

If Sebastian’s Indian River Drive isn’t already one of your favorite weekend destinations to relax, then maybe you ...

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Tim Sanchez: In his new painting series, less is more

Painter Tim Sanchez can tell you how hot it was this summer. For the past four months he ...

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Restoring the spirit: Celebrating Haitian art at the Museum

A trip to Haiti's capital from Vero Beach is a little over 800 miles by air, but through ...

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Don Soledad: Bringing the art of flamenco to Vero

A spellbound audience at the Vero Beach Museum of Art seemed blissfully unaware of the gale-force winds blowing ...

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Rae Marie Crisel: From cloning DNA to dinner plates

The aha! moment in biochemist Rae Marie Crisel’s career came when she was making DNA in the late ...

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COASTAL WRAP: The beach- and beer-friendly Landsharks

To the rest of 1970s America, Landshark was just a character on Saturday Night Live, lunging through women’s ...