Community Calendar

Join us for the Grassy Waters Annual Nature Photo Contest exhibition! The contest showcases the natural environment and diversity of Grassy Waters Preserve as captured by amateur photographers in 4 categories. Award winners from both 2020 and 2021 will be on display during this exhibition. All exhibitions at the Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.-4:00pm. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-Noon. Closed Sunday. Please refer to the website for the current Armory Art Center COVID-19 protocols. Galleries are free & open to the public. For more information go to www.armoryart.org/calendar/.

Welcome Fall with New Plants! The Annual Garden Club of Fort Pierce’s Mega Plant Sale is back and better than ever! The sale will feature an indoor “yard sale" and outdoor plant shop. The Garden Club has held a plant sale in the fall for many years, this year we will feature hundreds of young plants and flowers locally grown by our members. Plan on joining us for this once a year sale! The Mega Sale takes place at the Garden Center club house in beautiful Glidden Park located at the corner of South 10th Street and Georgia Avenue. It is Saturday, October 23rd and opens at 8 am. Most plants are affordably priced under $10. This is a great way for you to spruce up your gardens this year with locally grown plants. In addition to the plants there will be gently used items like gently used clothes, small furnishings, jewelry, decorations, and more can be found for sale inside the historic garden center club building located at 911 Parkway Drive. After you have shopped inside, step outside to our beautiful grounds and peruse the perennials, annuals, exotics, and houseplants for sale outside. The plants sold at our sale are from the gardens of our members and their families and friends. And we’re here to help answer your questions and to find the right plant for your garden site (sun, shade, color, height, size, soil conditions, or ease of growing). Monies raised support student scholarships and community projects. Plants for the Mega Sale are priced from $1 to $10 with a few exceptions. All marked at affordable prices. Any Questions or for more details about the Fort Pierce Garden Club see our Facebook page. We are looking forward to serving you! DETAILS Mega Yard and Plant Sale Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 to benefit the Garden Club of Ft. Pierce community projects A great selection of household treasures and locally grown plants! Sale will be open from 8 am - 2 pm Garden Club of Ft. Pierce 911 Parkway Drive (Georgia and 10th St.) Ft. Pierce, FL 34950. More info: (336) 202-3198

The annual Pelican Island Conservation Society (PICS) Bird & Nature Art Show with Birding tours, Nature Walks and Wine and Cheese sunset cruises. There are 116 pieces with 62 artists represented..Hours are ELC regular hours. Pay the entrance fee to ELC and the Art Show exhibit is free. Visit https://elc.donorshops.com/pelican-island-conservation-society to book the tours. Visit www.firstrefuge.org to know more about PICS Visit discoverelc.org to know more about the Environmental Learning Center.

In the 1950s, several African American self-taught artists from the Treasure Coast began painting Florida’s vivid landscapes. Coined as the “Highwaymen,” they sold their art out of their car trunks as they traveled the highways, which led to their nickname. Highwaymen paintings now hang in the Smithsonian, and several Highwaymen artists are represented in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Today, very few of the original 26 artists remain but fortunately, many of their paintings — which are now sought after by collectors worldwide — still do. More than 70 of their paintings will be showcased at The Elliott Museum in this special exhibit.

An evening of first-class entertainment straight from New York City! Renowned vocalist Lamar Peters will perform for the first time in Florida to raise funds for Indian River County Veterans.

The moving COVID Memorial Quilt exhibition sponsored by Jupiter Medical Center will take place September 10th to December 6th. This emotional work created by rising ninth-grader Madeleine Fugate memorializes those lost to COVID-19 by displaying quilts comprised of squares submitted by their loved ones. This is the only south Florida exhibition of the COVID Memorial Quilt. The exhibition opens Friday, September 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Go to www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ADA62DAAFFC25-thecovid for a reservation time for Friday, September 10 or Saturday, September 11. Please go to www.armoryart.org to check for any future timed reservations. The Armory will be monitoring the traffic to the exhibition and adding timed reservations as needed. All exhibitions take place at the Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-Noon. Closed Sunday. Please refer to the website for the current Armory Art Center COVID-19 protocols. Galleries are free & open to the public. For more information go to www.armoryart.org.

THE OPENING CONCERT OF THE SYMPHONIC BAND OF THE PALM BEACHES WILL BE HELD AT THE EISSEY CAMPUS THEATRE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS. THIS IS THE BAND'S 61ST SEASON. SINGLE TICKETS ARE ONLY $20, SEASON TICKETS (5 CONCERTS) ONLY $85. A SECOND SET OF CONCERTS IS HELD A WEEK LATER AT THE DUNCAN THEATRE IN LAKE WORTH. TO PLACE YOUR ORDER, CALL 561-832-3115 OR ONLINE AT www.SymphonicBand.org. THESE CONCERTS FUND MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTRUMENTS TO LOCAL STUDENTS.

Join us for the Grassy Waters Annual Nature Photo Contest exhibition! The contest showcases the natural environment and diversity of Grassy Waters Preserve as captured by amateur photographers in 4 categories. Award winners from both 2020 and 2021 will be on display during this exhibition. All exhibitions at the Armory Art Center, 811 Park Place, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.-4:00pm. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-Noon. Closed Sunday. Please refer to the website for the current Armory Art Center COVID-19 protocols. Galleries are free & open to the public. For more information go to www.armoryart.org/calendar/.

Year round, rain or shine! Featuring the best local, seasonal fresh produce, baked goods, artisan spices, organic dog treats, grass-fed beef, poultry, lamb and eggs, goat milk and cheeses, handcrafted jewelry and artwork from the finest of our community. Enjoy breakfast or lunch by our local chefs, too! Sundays only

The annual Pelican Island Conservation Society (PICS) Bird & Nature Art Show with Birding tours, Nature Walks and Wine and Cheese sunset cruises. There are 116 pieces with 62 artists represented..Hours are ELC regular hours. Pay the entrance fee to ELC and the Art Show exhibit is free. Visit https://elc.donorshops.com/pelican-island-conservation-society to book the tours. Visit www.firstrefuge.org to know more about PICS Visit discoverelc.org to know more about the Environmental Learning Center.