Vero Beach Magazine October 2022 by Palm Beach Media Group

VOLUME XXV NUMBEROCTOBERTREASURE COAST HARVEST • RANCHING & RESEARCH • MAISON MARTINIQUE • EAT LIKE A LOCAVORE • A DOG’S HOME WITHIN A HOME Explore some of our area’s top restaurants with our inaugural Dining Awards

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8 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 22 Wilde Side First, our state’s shape changed; much later, several flags have flown over its landscape By Evelyn Wilde Mayerson 30 New & Noteworthy You’ll fall for October’s products & projects 54 Previews An abundance of community events are cropping up this month 66 Indian River Insights More affordable homeownership and septic-tosewer conversion can have a big impact on the Indian River Lagoon By Jeffrey R. Pickering 72 Living Well Learn how to eat like a locavore By Renáe Tesauro 80 True Tails Customize a home within your home for your dog’s comfort and security By Amy Robinson 84 Vero’s Heroes Donating her medical services comes naturally to Dr. Nancy Baker By Teresa Lee Rushworth 30 72 54 Departments

10 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 88 Classic Cars The ever-changing array of automobile BycomponentsPatrickMerrell 95 Local Flavor Maison Martinique By Heather O’Shea 120 The Scene From water to watercolors, local residents find exciting experiences 126 Gallery Guide These fall colors will leave you breathless 134 Calendar October sets the stage for a splendid season 138 Business Directory Thank you for supporting our local businesses 144 Double Take Test your powers of perception By Heather Botto Departments 126 95

It started out that way when I was a girl growing up along the Connecticut shoreline, looking forward to cooler weather, enjoying the brilliant autumn colors, and celebrating my birthday.

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Season of Change

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All this talk about food is making me hungry. I’ll have to visit or revisit some of your favorite dining spots soon. If you see me, say hello and introduce yourself. If not, send me an email or give me a call. I’d love to get to know you.

Since we’re on the subject of food, remember that it all starts with the land on which it grows and grazes. The Archbold Biological Station and neighboring Buck Island Ranch on the Lake Wales Ridge are places that delve deeply into conservation and responsible ranching. Learn how ranchers and researchers are working side-by-side to remind us how “agriculture and ecology are all tied together.”

October is my favorite month of the year.

Fast-forward a few decades or so: I have spent my entire adult life in Vero Beach, where cool fall weather is replaced by waning humidity, autumn leaves are replaced by alwaysgreen palm fronds, and I’m celebrating the beginning of my new role as editor in chief of Vero Beach Magazine … and Heather O’Shea has left me some very big shoes to fill.

Food is the focus of our October issue. We know that our readers love to frequent this area’s many wonderful eating establishments, so we decided to ask what your favorites are. For our inaugural Vero Beach Magazine Dining Awards, we’re featuring the winners: 12 local restaurants in a dozen different categories that will take you through the entire day. Set your alarm, because we start early. Beginning with the best place to get your caffeine fix in the morning, we guide you through your day, wrapping up with the best place to enjoy some live music. With your dining-at-home days in mind, Renáe Tesauro introduces us to Treasure Coast Harvest, the 2020 brainchild of Catherine “Cat” Sheetz and Stephen Wright. Together, they’ve cultivated a virtual farmers market that connects Vero Beach residents to growers and creators of local, healthier foods. The pair pulls inventory into their market from 22 area farmers, chefs, bakers, and more.

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We at Vero Beach Magazine are proud to launch our readers’ choice Dining Awards! We appreciate everyone’s input, which has allowed us to make sure no one misses out on the great food and service at your favorite haunts.

A s I write this letter, it is the last week of August and football season is right around the corner. I have been waiting over 200 days to watch my team play again. Another favorite pastime that rivals college football for my attention is good food. So I am delighted to welcome you to our October issue, which will take you on a journey from local farmers and their produce to local hot spots for a variety of cuisine and atmospheres.

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Or, if you are like me, a stroll through the Vero Beach Farmers Market is great way to start a Saturday. I am a big supporter of our local farmers and family-owned businesses, and I hope you will be, too. If you are new to the area, be sure to check out the Farmers Market every Saturday morning across from Humiston Park. Since it’s October, and since I’ve already used the word “haunts,” I can’t forget to mention Halloween. It seems as if over the past few years the decorating for this holiday has exploded. It has evolved into a night not just for children but for adults as well. Some walk, while many ride golf carts through the neighborhoods, enjoying the decorations, costumes, and of course all the candy! If you happen to be looking for a pumpkin, stop by The Buggy Bunch’s annual Pumpkin Patch at Vero Beach Church of Christ between October 20 and 30.

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And if you have some youngsters to entertain, you can’t go wrong with the Pumpkin Patch’s Family Fun Days October 22 and 29. In fact, every day is a family fun day here in Vero Beach! Bon appétit!

We are also very lucky to live in a community with a strong agricultural heritage and an impressive number of people continuing that tradition and even using modern technology to give us access to their products. For those who may not be able to make it to one of our fine local farm stands, nutritious and delicious fresh produce and gourmet items are just an online click away and can be delivered to your door.

16 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 KELLY ROGERS Editor in Chief HEATHER BOTTO Creative Director TERESA LEE RUSHWORTH Senior Editor JANINE FISHER Senior Graphic Designer ANN TAYLOR Senior Writer EVELYN WILDE MAYERSON Wilde Side AMY ROBINSON True Tails PATRICK MERRELL Classic Cars REN Á E TESAURO Living Well JEFFREY R. PICKERING Indian River Insights AMY ROBINSON, RENÁE TESAURO Contributing Writers MEAGAN PUETT PHOTOGRAPHY, STEVEN MARTINE, PATRICK MERRELL, KELLY ROGERS, MARTINA TANNERY Contributing Photographers SINCE 1997

18 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 TERI AMEY-ARNOLD teri@verobeachmagazine.comPublisher MEGAN HYDE ROBERTS Client Marketing megan@verobeachmagazine.comSpecialist CATHY HART Executive Office Manager & Subscription cathy@verobeachmagazine.comManager772-234-8871 SINCE 1997 PUBLISHERS OF: Palm Beach Illustrated • Naples Illustrated • Fort Lauderdale Illustrated • Vero Beach Magazine • Palm Beach Charity Register • Naples Charity Register Florida Design • Florida Design Naples • Florida Design Miami • Florida Design Sourcebook Palm Beach Relocation Guide • Southwest Florida Relocation Guide • Fifth Avenue South The Jewel of Palm Beach: The Mar-a-Lago Club • Traditions: The Breakers • Palm Beach 100 • Naples 100 • Art & Culture: Cultural Council for Palm Beach County • Pinnacle: Jupiter Medical Center Foundation • Waypoints: Naples Yacht Club • Naples on the Gulf: Naples Chamber of Commerce • Jupiter • Stuart • Aventura • Community Foundation of Collier County Community Report • Advances: Tampa General Hospital • Official XII FIP World Polo Championship Magazine Published by Palm Beach Media Group North, LLC, P.O. Box 3344, Palm Beach, FL 33480 561-659-0210 • Fax: 561-659-1736 SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year $28; two years $45; three years $54. Subscribe online at www.verobeachmagazine.com or call 772-234-8871 weekdays from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. ET. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa are accepted. Our subscription information is never shared, rented or sold. Group Publisher Terry Duffy Sales Director Deidre Wade Chief Operating Officer Todd Schmidt Editorial Director Daphne Nikolopoulos HOUR MEDIA, LLC CEO Stefan Wanczyk President John Balardo Founder Elizabeth Moulton

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Vero Beach Magazine’s staff is committed to using print media to make Indian River County a better place for all res idents, mindful of environmental and historic preservation, while underscoring the best aspects of life in this charming oceanfront community.

In November 2021, Vero Beach Magazine was acquired by Palm Beach Media Group, publisher of internationally renowned Florida Design as well as six monthly flagship titles, including Palm Beach Illustrated and Naples Illustrated. A proven leader in publishing excellence, PBMG looks for ward to building on Vero Beach Magazine’s successful history. Our office is located at 3375 20th Street, Suite 100, on the corner of 34th Avenue and State Road 60, in Vero Beach. Visitors are welcome by appointment from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for subscription, article and adver tising questions.

Winner of numerous awards since its inception, starting with the Florida Magazine Association’s Best New Magazine Award in 1998, Vero Beach Magazine has made its greatest impact by providing meaningful information to readers about the needs of local nonprofit organizations in Indian River County, inspiring philanthropy and prompting non profit coverage by many other media companies.

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F lorida’s 1,350mile coastline, the longest of any state in the con tinental United States, is skirted with eight distinct marine terraces, abandoned platforms of sediment that have even been given names. The result of fluctuating sea levels, their designations sound more like railroad depots than limestone deposits; the most recent, Silver Bluff, at an elevation of 1 to 3 meters, fans out to deeper platforms: Pam lico, Talbot, Penholoway, Wicomico, Sunderland, Coharie, and the most ancient, Hazelhurst. These great limestone plains, seen mostly in the waters off Florida’s Panhandle, were paved during the Pliocene Age, the time of glaciation when the rest of North America was locked in ice. Their positions make it easy to imagine that Florida was once twice as wide as it is now, an explanation of very early maps of the peninsula more closely resembling the snub-nosed head of a manatee.Likethe ebb and flow of tides that lap at our shoreline, fluctuation seems to be Florida’sBY EVELYN WILDE MAYERSON

Florida in Flux FIRST, OUR STATE’S SHAPE CHANGED; MUCH LATER, SEVERAL FLAGS HAVE FLOWN OVER ITS LANDSCAPE

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The current iteration of Florida’s state flag dates back to the year 1900, with slight modification in 1985 to reflect changes to the state seal.

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Florida’stheirtheannexation,ingwantJamesanfromIslandfigurebayonet-chargingflownoverAmeliafollowingitscaptureSpainin1817,untilexasperatedPresidentMonroe,whodidn’trowdysettlersmuckupFlorida’spotentialsentwordtointruderstorollupbannerandgohome.Immediatelyafter1845statehood, when Spain finally washed its hands of the territory, the citizens of Tallahassee presented newly elected Governor William D. Mose ley with a multicolor state flag emblazoned with the fiat “Let Us Alone,” which the Boston Courier thought a strange motto for a terri tory just joining the Union. Since then, other than tee hole markers and hurri cane flags, Florida flies only two flags, the Stars and Stripes of the United States and Florida’s state flag, with its red diagonal St. Andrew’s Cross and state seal depicting a Seminole woman scattering flow ers, with a cabbage palm and a steamboat in the background.Themany flags of Flori da’s history have forecasted its current burgeoning and shifting demographics, all clear indications that the state has not been “let alone.” Florida is the third most populous state in the nation, with residents numbering more than 21.5 million—a gigantic leap from the 1830 census of 34,730, which was largely rural and included a recorded enslaved pop ulation, a few hundred free residents of African descent, and an untallied So-called Anastasia limestone is not rare in Florida, but exposed outcroppings of it are. The largest is at Blowing Rock Preserve in Hobe Sound, less than 50 miles south of Vero Beach.

signature, written in our shifting sands of marl and coquina shell, removed by the waves in winter and redeposited in the summer, although not always in the same place. The peninsula itself has been redepos ited, hijacked from the northwest coast of Africa during the breakup of the megacontinent Pangaea, then somehow sutured to Georgia after the waters of the Georgia Channel Seaway receded and Florida became an extension of North America. If Florida’s shape has been less than reliable, equally inconstant has been its allegiance. Several flags have fluttered domin ion over the peninsula, including two Spanish flags: the first, King Ferdi nand’s castle-and-lion flag, carried by Ponce de Leon and planted somewhere south of St. Augustine, most likely on the sands of present-day Melbourne, and the second, introduced at the time of Spain’s second occupation, the redand-gold-striped Spanish regimental colors. Also borne aloft were the French standard of gold lilies on a field of blue that once flew over Fort Caroline near present-day Jacksonville; the flag of the short-lived Free and Independent State of West Florida, a lone white star on a field of blue; Great Britain’s Union Jack, hoisted after Spain traded Florida for Havana; and, during the Civil War, the various iterations of the Confederate national flag.

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Less than two hun dred years later, the state of Florida is nothing if not diverse, with almost everyone from somewhere else, including takeover plant and animal species such as the kudzu vine, the Australian pine, and the Cuban tree frog. Spanish is spoken by 20 percent of the population, the highest Latino population on the East Coast outside New York State. Florida has the highest percentage of peo ple over 65 as well as one of the largest African Amer ican populations in the nation at over 16 percent; immigrants from Latin America, including Cubans who emigrated en masse; retirees from the Midwest; tax exiles from the North east; and transplants from California fed up with one thing or another. The result of this great mix has been razor’s-edge elections that have earned Florida the title of “swing” or “battleground” state.

The invasive Australian pine is classified as a “noxious weed,” as it grows aggressively and suffocates native plants with its needle litter. The invasive Cuban tree frog wreaks havoc on our much smaller native tree frogs.

Kudzu is a fast-growing, invasive vine that has overgrown native foliage throughout the Southeast.

26 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 population of runaway slaves sheltered among the Seminoles, who refused to disclose their numbers.

A seesaw with a critical balance, Florida’s recent registrations indicate a GOP edge, although Florida began as a Democratic state.The question is, “How do you get 21.5 million people to agree on any thing?” Especially since we have become decid edly more opinionated and more outspoken in opinions dispersed as easily on social media as a dandelion puff. Some are suggesting a third-party coalition, a centrist fusion of the right and the left, which seems like a lot of work indoors. The answer may be something we Floridians are already good at—compromise. It began with Florida’s indigenous tribes, who, except for a skirmish or two, compro mised among themselves on the use of the peninsula, with farming in the north being the province of the Timucuan and Apalachee; hunting and fishing in the south the province of the Ais, the Tequesta, and the Calusa; and everyone in agreement to misdirect gold-seeking Spaniards, which is how DeSoto wound up on the banks of the AsMississippi.Americans, we have always compromised, as early as the Great Compro mise of 1787, an agreement brokered during the Constitutional Conven tion between large and small states to establish a bicameral governing body, two-chambered like the heart of a mullet, with each state allotted a number

– “FLORIDA, WHERE THE SAWGRASS MEETS THE SKY” BY JAN HINTON

Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” waxes poetic about the Suwannee River, which Foster never saw.

promise settled the disagreement on whether or not Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home,” with its sentimental reference to the Suwannee River and the supposed idyllic life of the plantation, should remain the state song. Among other objections, Foster had never been to Florida.Theissue was resolved in 2008 when the legis lature decided that “Old Folks at Home,” with a bit of rewording, remains the state song, while “Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky,” an innocuous hymn in which alligators sun themselves and bridges span southward to the Keys, becomes the state’s officialCompromise“anthem.”shouldn’t be too difficult for Florid ians, who tend to be more flexible than most. We are more alike than we think— yearning for community, frustrated with gridlock, scuffing about in flip-flops, struggling with gate codes as well as lovebugs that smear our windshields, and sharing dangers like lightning strikes (Florida is the strike capital of the nation), riptides, African ized honeybees, sinkholes, and brain-eating amoebas that prompt some who swim in lakes to wear nose plugs. `

28 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 of representatives to the House proportionate to its population, in addition to two andbetweenwasfreelyallowedfree-rangelaw.last1949,fencefromwithdrawconditionHayes’sstatestivesmeetingresultofaswinments,Reconstructionstatessiana,Southrefusal1877appointedrepresentativestotheSenate.ThecompromiseofwaspromptedbytheofFloridaaswellasCarolinaandLouitheonlySouthernstillsaddledwithgoverntoacknowledgetheofRutherfordB.HayesthenineteenthpresidenttheUnitedStates.ThewasaclandestinewithrepresentafromeachofthethreeagreeingnottoblockvictoryonthethatRepublicansallfederaltroopstheSouth.Florida’smandatorylawwaspassedinmakingthestatetheonetoenactsuchaPuttinganendtothesituationthatcattletowanderaboutthestate,itanaccordofsortslanddeveloperscattleranchers.Amorerecentcom

“Whether youth’s vibrant morning or the twilight of years, There are treasures for all who venture here in Florida, Florida.”

First, October 1 marks the seasonal change in hours: The shop is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Second, on Thursday, October 27, you can enjoy a sneak peek at all of the new finds plus a one-day-only 20 percent discount on holiday merchandise. Finally, Trimmings introduces a delightful line of artisan bath products from A’Marie’s Bath Flower Shop. These exquisite soap flowers, handcrafted in Mississippi, provide fragrant decor, and each petal is a botanical soap that can be plucked and used to create a creamy lather.

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Veranda presents a day of dual trunk shows: Ti Siento of Milan, which crafts its sophisticated jewelry of silver and hand-set stones, and Shy Creation of Los Angeles, which is known for its fun yet luxurious designs. Both brands feature mix- and matchable pieces that allow each wearer to create her own personalized style. The two-day trunk shows will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. AT CANDLER GALLERY Candler Gallery presents Claire Kendrick, an artist born in Ireland and educated in England. Her career in fashion design took her to several European countries before she settled in the United States in 2006 and pursued her true love, painting, full time. Based in St. Augustine, Kendrick uses vivid colors and expressive brushwork to create captivating contemporary Florida seascapes. CANDLER GALLERY 6160 Hwy. A1A Village

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34 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 DECENT EXPOSURE KRUPP TO BE FEATURED IN ART MAGAZINE Vero Beach artist Barbara Krupp is delighted to announce that the next special edition of LandEscape Art Review, an online contemporary art magazine, will include a feature article with many images of her work. It all began when three of Krupp’s paintings were selected to appear in LandEscape ’s Biennial Edition; but the publication’s creators were so impressed with Krupp’s work that the recognition developed into an entire feature. In particular, they cite the way Krupp’s works “blend the real with the imagined,” inviting viewers to explore the convergence of “intellect and passion.” BARBARA KRUPP FINE ART STUDIO/GALLERY 4315 U.S. Hwy. 1 barbarakrupp.com440-574-4662 Music and Magic , acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18 inches 772.589.5835 | RockCityGardens.com Beautifully contained. Nicely overflowing. Design and care for seasonal gardens. Rock City Gardens_OCT22.indd 1 8/25/22 5:16 PM

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Students of Youth Guidance Mentoring Academy recently enjoyed an enlightening experience at LED Capstone. The two-day class focused on LED lighting and its many applications. On day one, Florence Howe covered the basics of LED lighting (beginning with the fact that “LED” stands for “light-emitting diode”), how it works, and its benefits, along with its properties and related terminology. On day two, LED technicians Shawn Conway and Scott Pinner led a hands-on project in which each student built a custom light strip to take home. The class was offered as part of YGMA’s vocational workshop program, of which LED Capstone is proud to be a part.

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The 2023 edition of Linnea Design’s popular poster calendar has arrived at The Laughing Dog Gallery. Each month introduces an original piece of art in the form of an 11-by-14-inch poster designed to be framed and hung on the wall. The calendar is also available in a smaller desk size. Both make artistic and practical gifts!

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Treasure Coast Community Health now holds the status of Diabetes Education Accreditation Program, a credential bestowed by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists. Colleen Symanski, a certified diabetes care and education specialist at TCCH, says, “The diabetes program within TCCH is patient centered and goal driven. It’s about us listening to what the patients want to accomplish and helping them reach their goals.” TCCH is a nonprofit that provides comprehensive health care to local residents on a sliding fee basis.

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TABLE TALK

MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN 350 U.S. Hwy. 1 mckeegarden.org772-794-0601

The enormous mahogany table long associated with McKee Botanical Garden is now permanently in the garden’s possession. Originating in the Philippines, the home of the kalantas mahogany wood of which it is constructed, the table first arrived in the United States to be displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Its rather convoluted history then took it to New York City, where it stayed for many years. Waldo Sexton purchased it in 1940 and built the Hall of Giants at McKee Jungle Gardens to accommodate it. When the gardens closed in 1976, the table was purchased by longtime Dodgers president Peter O’Malley for use at Dodgertown. McKee reopened in 2001 as McKee Botanical Garden, and in 2003 O’Malley returned the table there on loan. It has remained in the Hall of Giants ever since, and O’Malley has now officially donated the table to McKee. It is the world’s largest one-piece mahogany table, measuring 35 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 inches thick and weighing more than 2 tons.

HALL OF GIANTS TABLE OFFICIALLY DONATED TO MCKEE

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The United Way of Indian River County expresses its gratitude to the volunteers who came together in April for the organization’s Citizens’ Review Process, which helped UWIRC allocate funding to 36 local agencies. CRP volunteers bring a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and views to the decision-making process as they make all of UWIRC’s funding decisions. This group, shown above, included Kristen Heaney, Jessica Dodd, Jennifer Grant, Katie Nall, Frenetta Adams, Judi Miller, Suzanne Seldes, and Jamie Bell.

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MEDICAL MILESTONE ROSATO CELEBRATES THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY

BIG ART NOW ACQUIRES CONTI WORKS Artist Roger Conti now has paintings available at Big Art Now. Born in New York City, Conti spent his childhood in Vero Beach and later moved to Miami, where he worked for many years as a hairdresser. All the while, though, he was creating dynamic and expressive paintings and selling them to his clients. His use of naive imagery suggests objects associated with children and their fantasies. He recently took home a Best in Show ribbon from the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach.

Rosato Plastic Surgery is celebrating a major milestone: 30 years of serving the Treasure Coast community. The practice has treated more than 27,000 patients in that period, and Dr. Ralph Rosato has served in a variety of key positions in local hospitals, the Indian River County Medical Society, and the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons. And yet he has still found time to make many more contributions to the community. For example, he has donated his medical services to We Care and has served as president of Sunrise Rotary Vero Beach. It has been a busy 30 years indeed!

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Camellia Gate by Merana Cadorette, watercolor, 23 x 19 inches

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As part of its Art in Public Places initiative, the Cultural Council of Indian River County rotates art exhibitions every three to four months at four Vero Beach locations. Currently on display at County Administration Buildings A and B are works featuring a variety of styles and subjects by local artists Judy Burgarella, Susan Buschmann, Merana Cadorette, Judy Chatterton, Jessica Karam, Sheila McAvoy, Gwen McNenney, and Mark San Souci. It will run through October 5. Meanwhile, the exhibition “Waterscapes” by Richard Gillmor will adorn the walls of the Indian River County Courthouse through October 12. The other two venues involved in the program are the Intergenerational Recreation Center and the Vero Beach Regional Airport. CULTURAL COUNCIL OF IRC at IRC Administration Complex 1801 27th St. and IRC Courthouse 2000 16th cultural-council.org772-770-4857Ave.

49 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 IN THE PINK CATHY CURLEY HOSTS PINK PARTY Realtor Cathy Curley of Dale Sorensen Real Estate recently hosted the inaugural Vero Beach Pink Party, which served a dual purpose: First, it was Curley’s way of thanking everyone who has helped her to grow her business over the years. Second, it served to launch her new Flamingo Fundraiser, which will raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. CATHY CURLEY at Dale Sorensen Real Estate flamingofundraiservb.com772-559-1359 “North Fork” by Helen Cantrell Art Privе` On-line Art Gallery COMPLETE DESIGN SERVICES AT THE VILLAGE SHOPS By Appointment & By Chance VERO BEACH, FL 203·940·5609 GREENWICH, CT 203·629·8121 WWW.SANDRAMORGANINTERIORS.COM

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It was Findlay Galleries that introduced French artist Bernard Buff et to an American audience in continuing to represent him until his death in Today Findlay Galleries introduces its latest Buff et acquisition Le Cirque Born in Paris in Buff et frequented the Louvre as a child and enjoyed early success as an artist He was a stalwart of representational art during a period that celebrated abstraction though his preferred style was heavily infl uenced by Expressionism

OUT OF THIS WORLD CADILLAC UNVEILS CELESTIQ SHOW CAR Inspiration and innovation were on full display as Cadillac revealed the show car of the Celestiq anticipated to be the brand’s future ﬂ agship sedan The handcra ed all-electric vehicle pays homage to Cadillac’s -year heritage while forecasting its future details on the production version of the Celestiq are forthcoming In the meantime highlighted features include a Smart Glass roof that allows each occupant to customize the transparency level above his or her seat Ultra Cruise General Motors’ “next evolution of available hands-free driver assistance technology” and ﬁ ve advanced interactive LED displays Check in with Linus for the latest updates on this exciting new model

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NEW LINE OF DECOR BASKETS AT M MAISON M Maison introduces decorative baskets from Kazi—Swahili for “work”—a United States-based company that places an emphasis on fair trade environmental sustainability and community growth The process begins in California where the baskets and wall hangings are designed Then the items are handcra ed by expert artisans in Rwanda Uganda Ghana and Tanzania They are paid fair wages that allow them to build and invest in their local economies In creating their woven works of art these artisans use natural ﬁ bers that are sustainably grown The positive impact is felt from small villages in Africa to homes in Vero Beach! M MAISON Ocean Drivemmaisonvero- com ACQUIRES BUFFET PAINTING

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The Gifford Youth Orchestra has hired a new executive director, Charles R. “Casey” Lunceford II . Having retired recently from the post of IRSC Mueller Campus president, the lifelong Vero Beach resident is returning to his roots in music education. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education and has served as an associate professor of music, director of instrumental music, and dean of arts and sciences at IRSC. Lunceford is stepping into this position just in time to lead the GYO into its twentieth anniversary celebration next year and its campaign to construct a cultural and performing arts center in Gifford.

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Welcome Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty welcomes Realtor Melinda Pampallona to its team. In addition to eight years of experience buying and selling real estate, she has also been a home inspection assistant; this combined background will serve her well as she assists clients with every step of the real estate transaction. Beyond her native language of English, Pampallona also speaks Spanish and Italian. She has a strong affection for Vero Beach and is involved in a number of community organizations.

Thoracic surgeon Luis Marcelo Argote-Greene, MD, has joined Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital as regional director of thoracic and esophageal surgery. Dr. Argote-Greene obtained his medical degree at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and trained in general surgery at National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán in Mexico City. He then completed clinical fellowships in thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Prior to arriving in Vero Beach, he worked as a thoracic surgeon with University Hospitals in Ohio and as a clinical assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Argote-Greene is now accepting patients at CCIRH’s Health and Wellness Center.

Indian River State College introduces Terri A. Graham as the new president of the institution’s Mueller Campus here in Vero Beach. Graham holds a doctor of education degree in higher education administration from the University of Florida and has been teaching on the college level since 2009. She comes to Vero Beach from Valencia College in Orlando, where she served as executive dean. `

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OCTOBER 13 Little Birthday Angels, an organization that provides birthday parties and presents for Indian River County’s homeless children, is holding its annual Battle of the Realtors fundraiser. Presented by Lulich and Attorneys, the event will pit teams of four against one another in a head-to-head bowling competition for first-, second-, and third-place prizes as well as an award for team spirit. All are welcome to come out and cheer on the teams, and raffles will be open to all attendees.

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PLENTY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE CROPPING UP THIS MONTH BATTLE

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OCTOBER 15–DECEMBER 15

LITTLE BIRTHDAY ANGELS at Vero Bowl 929 14th Lane 5:30–9 littlebirthdayangels.org772-925-9352p.m.

It’s time to start putting together care packages for our troops who are out on deployment. All are far from home, and many are in harm’s way, so the local Military Moms Prayer Group gives us all an opportunity to boost their morale and remind them that they are not forgotten during the holiday season. Mailing kits can be picked up at many locations around town; see the Military Moms’ website for the list. Each kit contains a flat-rate USPS box, instructions for packing and shipping, and a list of items requested by the troops—simple things such as socks, puzzle books, and snacks.

MILITARY MOMS PRAYER GROUP at various militarymomsprayergroup.com772-473-0288locations

HOLIDAYS FOR HEROES

YASMINA REZA’S ART

VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD

OCTOBER 21–23 AND 28–30 Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents a stage reading of Art by French playwright Yasmina Reza. This story of art and friendship, which debuted in 1994 and centers around an all-white painting, will take place in the guild’s Studio Theatre.

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GREAT DUCK DERBY

THE BUGGY BUNCH at Vero Beach Church of Christ 3306 20th thebuggybunch.com772-226-0066St.

OCTOBER 20–30

PUMPKIN PATCH

OCTOBER 23

The tenth annual Treasure Coast Community Health Great Duck Derby is an opportunity to change lives while having fun and, for a few lucky ones, winning cash prizes. Five thousand adorable rubber duckies are available for “adoption”; on the day of the event, they will be released into the Indian River Lagoon, where they’ll race toward the finish line. All are welcome to come out and enjoy live music and cheer the ducks on. Prizes will be $1,000 for first place, $550 for second, and $250 for third. Proceeds support TCCH’s mission of providing high-quality, affordable health care.

The Buggy Bunch invites everyone to its annual Pumpkin Patch, complete with games, photo opportunities, kiddie corral, corn pit, and more. Both Saturdays, October 22 and 29, are special Family Fun Days. Pumpkins large, small, and in between will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the event fund The Buggy Bunch’s free programs and services for moms and families in our community. Admission is free.

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2020 San Juan Ave. Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.; $20 verobeachtheatreguild.com772-562-8300

TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH at Capt. Hiram’s 1580 U.S. Hwy. 1, Sebastian Noon–4 p.m.; $5 and up thegreatduckderby.com772-571-1985

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OCTOBER 28–29 Treasure Coast Food Bank invites everyone to participate in its eighth annual Pack the House event, a marathon of preparation to feed families in need during the upcoming holiday season. Volunteers will work in three-hour shifts, packing boxes of food. The folks at TCFB always make Pack the House a fun event for the volunteers.

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OCTOBER 25–NOVEMBER 13 Theatre presents Butterflies Are Free, Leonard Gershe’s heartwarming story of Don Baker, a blind young man who has just moved into his own apartment for the first time, and his carefree young neighbor Jill Tanner. Don’s newfound independence is a source of dismay and worry for his overprotective mother, but his blossoming relationship with Jill helps him find his footing and begin to enjoy life more. $40 and up

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LIFE X 3

OCTOBER 27–30 The Indian River State College Performing Arts program, under the direction of a new theater manager, Fort Pierce native Althea Christine Wilson, will kick off its 2022–23 season with the comedy Life X 3 by Yasmina Reza. Parents Sonia and Henry are struggling to get their 6-year-old to sleep when, due to a date mix-up, Henry’s coworker and his wife arrive for dinner. As tensions escalate among the foursome, the restless child becomes the least of their worries. The scenario is played out three times, with slight changes affecting the outcome of each. MCALPIN FINE ARTS CENTER 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce Thursday–Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.; $15 irsc.edu772-462-4750

TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK 813 S. Kings Hwy., Fort Pierce Friday 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–noon stophunger.org772-446-1752

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SOUP BOWL 3

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES SAMARITAN CENTER at the Heritage Center 2140 14th Ave. and various soup locations ccdpb.org/programs/samaritan-center772-770-3039

NOVEMBER

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It’s time for Samaritan Center’s highly anticipated annual Soup Bowl fundraiser, now in its thirtieth year. The potters of Indian River Clay will once again donate their time and talents to craft more than 1,200 bowls, which will be available for purchase at the Heritage Center on the day of the event. Also, various places of worship and local businesses will provide soup for lunch (11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.) and dinner (4:30–7 p.m.) Suggested donations are $15 per ceramic bowl, $5 per bowl of soup, and $15 per quart container of soup to go.

61 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 NAVY SEAL MUSTER & MUSIC FEST NOVEMBER 4–5 The National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce is planning its thirtyseventh annual Muster and Music Festival. It’s an action-packed event: tactical demonstrations, a keynote speaker, live music, the 5K Beach Challenge, and more. Food trucks will be on the premises both Friday evening and all day Saturday. All outdoor events are free to attend, and museum admission will be discounted on Saturday. NATIONAL NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM 3300 N. Hwy. A1A, Fort Pierce Friday 4–7 p.m. muster packet pickup; Saturday 8 a.m. 5K Beach Challenge; 11 a.m. muster opening ceremony, followed by keynote speaker and tactical demonstrations; 1–4 p.m. live music; 4 p.m. Rifle navysealmuseum.org772-595-5845Raffle Ralph M. Rosato MD, FACS 3790 7th Terrace, Suite 101 Vero Beach, Florida (772) www.rosatoplasticsurgery.com562-5859 Rosato Plastic Surgery SPECIALTIES INCLUDE  Minimal Incision Lifts for the Face, Body, Neck & Brow  ReductionsAugmentations,Breast&Lifts  ReconstructionsPost-Cancer  Chemical Peels  Botox  Dermal Fillers  Obagi ProductsMedical  Laser Surgery  Tummy Tucks  Liposculpture  Skin &TreatmentsCancerReconstruction Celebra ng Over 30 Years in Vero Beach THE ART & SCIENCE OF COSMETIC SURGERY TheRosatoPlasticSurgeryCenterfacebook.com/ twitter.com/RosatoMDtwitter.com/RosatoMDTheRosatoPlasticSurgeryCenter Rosato_OCT22.indd 1

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GOLD STAR WALK-A-THONMOMS

NOVEMBER 7 AND 14 Triple fairway fun is approaching with Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County’s three fundraising golf tournaments. The Pro-Am Tournament will be held November 7 at Riomar, and the Amateur Tournament and Ladies Nine & Shine is set to take place November 14 at Bent Pine. All three events help fund BGCIRC’s many programs and services in Vero Beach, Sebastian, and Fellsmere.

NOVEMBER 6

On the Sunday before Veterans Day, the American Gold Star Mothers of Indian River County will hold their fourth annual Walk-A-Thon for Military/Veteran Suicide Awareness. The walk, which takes participants through Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary at Riverside Park, measures 2.2 miles, a symbolic number meant to represent the 22 U.S. military veterans and active-duty service members who die by suicide each day. The event raises awareness about this horrifying statistic and raises funds for the Gold Star Mothers’ mission of serving the military and veteran communities. Coffee and donuts will be provided by The Salvation Army, and participants will also enjoy music and raffles.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF IRC at Riomar Country Club 2106 Club Drive and$600Bent Pine Golf Club 6001 Clubhouse Drive Amateur $350, Nine & Shine $225 bgcirc.org772-299-7449

NOVEMBER 4–27

VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD 2020 San Juan Ave. Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.; $20–$40 verobeachtheatreguild.com772-562-8300

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AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS OF IRC at Riverside Park 3280 Riverside Park Drive 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk; $35 online, $40 day of walk ircgoldstarmoms.org570-885-2811 CHAIRS: THE MUSICAL

The Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents a humorous musical about an audience watching a play. But it is a particularly challenging audience and a particularly important show in the career of the playwright. Based on an original story concept by Larry Pontillo, Musical Chairs features music by Tom Savage, who also co-wrote the book along with Barry Berg and Ken Donnelly.

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64 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER WALK TO REMEMBER NOVEMBER Walk to Remember is the signature fundraiser of the Alzheimer & Parkinson Association of Indian River County. The annual event, which is in its nineteenth year, is popular with both individual walkers and teams of coworkers, friends, neighbors, and family members. All proceeds remain in Indian River County, helping support important programs that improve the lives of residents living with memory and/or movement disorders as well as their caregivers and families.

LANDalzpark.org772-563-0505TRUST BENEFIT NOVEMBER

ALZHEIMER & PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF IRC at Riverside Park 3280 Riverside Park Drive 7:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk

INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST at Rock City Gardens 9080 U.S. Hwy. 1, irlt.org772-794-07016Sebastianp.m.,$250

The Indian River Land Trust will host its annual beneﬁt at the lovely Rock City Gardens. Guests will enjoy an evening of cocktails, dinner, live music, and more. Tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting the Land Trust either by phone or online. The event serves as a fundraiser to support the Land Trust’s conservation eﬀorts in Indian River County.

NOURISHING OUR SOULS NOVEMBER 14

SENIOR RESOURCE ASSOCIATION at Quail Valley River Club 2345 Hwy. A1A Noon, seniorresourceassociation.org772-569-0760$150

❀ Ashley Campbell shares a special moment with her father, Glen, during his 2012 “Goodbye Tour.”

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After a yearlong postponement due to the pandemic, Senior Resource Association is delighted to welcome musician Ashley Campbell for its inaugural Nourishing Our Souls event. She is the daughter of Glen Campbell, who enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career as a singer, songwriter, and musician before—and even after—being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2010. Ashley accompanied her father on a farewell tour and then helped care for him until his death in 2017. At this luncheon event, she will share familiar songs and personal stories of her father’s journey with Alzheimer’s. Her experiences and memories will be especially meaningful for those who have cared for a loved one with dementia or know someone who has been down that difficult road.

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Citizen scientists help ORCA maintain a steady stream of data for the monitoring of the living shorelines.

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The headline of the late-July column in the Wall Street Journal’s real estate section was almost too much to believe: “An Oceanfront Hamptons Home With Its Own Boardwalk Lists for $44.995 Million.” The roughly 8,000-square-foot estate on 2.6 acres with 190 feet of frontage on the ocean made a few of the recent record sales in the 32963 zip code look like bargains— even those that required some fixing up. When I caught the headline, I had just returned from a week of surfing and visiting friends in Califor nia. While we were away, we had arranged for a septicto-sewer conversion at our barrier island home in the Central Beach neighbor hood. The roughly $20,000 expenditure was not required, but like the new roof and hurricane shutters we installed when we pur chased the house in 2020, we thought it was a prudent investment that also aligned with our values of doing what we can to contribute to improving our local marine environment.According to a Decem ber 2021 report by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch InlongadjacentpermittedthanInstitute,Oceanographictherearemore300,000septicsystemsinsixcountiestothe156-mile-IndianRiverLagoon.IndianRiverCounty,

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MORE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP AND SEPTIC-TO-SEWER CONVERSION HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON BY JEFFREY R. PICKERING

For years, Edie Widder and the Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA) have used innova tive approaches to monitor the Indian River Lagoon and to map the “hot spots” where water quality is the worst. In some cases, where problem areas lie adjacent to well-resourced and wellintentioned neighborhoods, this data, information, and illustrations have been used to engage residents to voluntarily change cer tain landscaping or home maintenance practices that have improved surrounding water quality in hyperlocalized ways. These are some of the best examples of the promise of citizen science that our community has seen in years. In other parts of the lagoon, however, where home values and household incomes are lower, the solution requires more than an informed, motivated citizenry. It will take money. Money that these homeown ers simply do not, and likely will not ever, have. In the city of Vero Beach alone, there are 106 homes with appraised values of less than $100,000 with septic systems for their wastewater disposal. Most of these homes also take the homestead tax exemption, which suggests that they are owner occupied, likely by year-round residents, and not investor owned. Approximately half of these owner-occupied homes have mortgages associated with them, while the rest are owned outright. Of these mortgaged homes, 40 percent of the homeowners are considered “housing cost burdened” paying more than 30 percent of what limited income they have on housing expenses. Of those owned outright, not much wealth exists

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High school students participate in A Day in the Life of the Indian River Lagoon, a program that allows them to help collect data. septic systems represent more than 50 percent of the wastewater disposal methods for roughly 55,000 households. While the findings of the entire study can be found in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, septic systems, and the high concentration of nitrogen they leach into the lagoon, are indicated as significant contributors to pollution, poor water quality, and marine ecosystem failure.

69 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 beyond the equity in the home. With the onincomehomesthirdforpotentialforfinancialallythePumpyearsoutlicensedhomeownersmostcostseptic-to-seweraverageconversionatroughly$20,000,oftheseVeroBeachopttopayacontractortopumpaseptictankeveryfiveasrequiredbylaw.away;thatis,untilsepticsystemeventufails.Whenitdoes,aemergencyresultsthehomeowners,andacatastropheloomsthelagoon.Approximatelyone-oftheselower-valueownedbylower-householdssitthecity’snorthside, adjacent to the Main Canal, which flows directly into the lagoon immediately south of the Barber Bridge. This is one of the “hottest” spots on ORCA’s pollution maps of the lagoon.In2021, the City of Vero Beach offered homeowners in certain parts of the city limits—although not on the barrier island—finan cial incentives in the form of credits for converting from septic to sewer. The incentive program expired in July 2022, with little success. The likely reason for the program’s failure?

Earlier this year, leaders of the Clean Water Coalition presented Indian River Community Foundation with a request for $50,000 to be used to help homeown ers like the 106 referenced above to participate in the septic-to-sewer conversion process instead of having to come out of pocket outright up front. It was an interest ing request, albeit one that was competitively declined in favor of using limited discretionary dollars to support other proven pro grams that benefited more

The thousands of dollars in up-front costs required by homeowners to start a process that could last months, depending on the availability of equipment andInlabor.myown case, these up-front costs equaled deposits of about $10,000 in April for a project that was not complete until August, when the final balance was due. For me, this was unpleasant but manageable. However, for a house keeper, gardener, waitress, nurse’s aide, or a first-year police officer, firefighter, or teacher, this expense is unrealistic. Even when planned for, there are likely other priorities where those dollars are needed first. When unplanned, it could mean financial ruin.

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70 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 vulnerable people directly. I commend the Clean Water Coalition’s president, Paul Fafeita, and other volunteers I talked to who serve on the organization’s board of directors with him, such as Judy Orcutt, Bryan Corrigan, and Keith Drewett. Their pragmatic approach to bringing an equitable solution to a major environmental and economic problem is admi rable. It also makes sense in a community that is both generous and, at times, risk averse with public dollars and private philanthropy. In the short term, I believe it will be creative ideas like this one proposed by the Clean Water Coali tion, or the one advanced by the City of Vero Beach, that will begin to make a difference in some of the most polluted areas. In the long term, multiple solutions will be needed, like the ones that ORCA has advocated for. These solutions will require more extensive data and analysis about where the problem is at its worst, combined with more targeted interventions designed to overcome the challenges of homeown ers who are already cost burdened.Tolearn more about each of the charitable orga nizations mentioned in this column, visit Lagoonmakingstakeholdersbysolutionsaboutonelagoon.org“Nonprofittyfoundation.orgircommuniandclickSearch.”OrgototolearnmorealloftheideasandbeingadvancedacoalitionofcommunityfocusedontheIndianRiverapriority. ❀

Most of us are familiar with the terms “carnivore” (meat eater), “herbivore” (plant eater), and “omnivore” (plant and meat eater). But how about the term “locavore”?

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Coined on Earth Day 2005, locavore refers to someone who eats primarily food grown or produced as locally as possible. In 2007, it was crowned Oxford American Dictionary’s “word of the year.”

While some locavores defi ne “local” as within a 100-mile radius of their home, others establish parameters that are more loosely defi ned, depending upon where they live and their access to certain types of foods year-round. Not everyone lives near a co ee plantation, for example, so some locavores might purchase co ee from a local roaster who imports the Withbeans.minimal e ort, however, most people can incorporate locally sourced produce, eggs, meat, honey, and fish into their diets. Why go to that e ort, you might ask, when grocery stores have an abundant selection of the above items? Well, let’s consider your next salad: If you purchase all the ingredients (organic or not) at a grocery store, chances are they are a few weeks old. Your tomato would have been picked while it was Eat Like a Locavore LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION—IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT REAL ESTATE BY RENÁE TESAURO

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74 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER still green, transported several hundred miles, and sprayed with ethylene gas to hastenAlthoughripening.many fruits and vegetables produce ethylene gas (a naturally occurring hormone) in the ripening process, artiﬁcially inducing ripening results in a tomato that’s red but not necessarily ripe, and tastes … meh. Compare the taste of that tomato with a freshly picked heirloom variety such as Cherokee Purple or Green Zebra from a local farm. Your taste buds will know the di erence! Then there’s the lettuce. refrigerators—islettuce—aStore-boughtstapleinmanyhighly susceptible to bacteria such as E. coli. Because it is a ground-hugger, it absorbs an immense amount of groundwater, which can be laden with pesticides. From 2019 to 2021, the Centers for Disease Control issued nine multistate warnings related to leafy greens. Six were linked to prepackaged salads. One was linked to romaine lettuce, and another pertained to baby spinach.Aside from safety concerns, store-bought lettuce also has a short shelf life. How many times have you reached into the plastic bag or container only to discover that your spinach or spring mix had turned to mush?

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Food that has not been shipped from afar is fresher, more nutri ent dense, and less susceptible to contamination from multiple points of processing and handling. Studies also show that con suming locally grown products—particularly milk and honey— helps build resistance against local allergens.

IT TASTES BETTER

IT REDUCES WASTE

When food is grown locally and gets to your table more efficient ly, there is less spoilage and less packaging required for trans portation. A typical trip to the grocery store often results in the tossing of food packaging, plastic bags, twist ties, and more into the garbage and, ultimately, a landfill. Even recycling these items where possible is a worse option than bypassing the packaging altogether.

IT’S GOOD FOR THE PLANET

IT HELPS THE LOCAL ECONOMY

“Farm to Table” events are increasing in popularity.

Locally grown food tastes better because it hasn’t spoiled on its way to your plate and lost its nutrients.

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Community gardens allow people to be closer to their food sources; they also offer a good opportunity to enjoy some outdoor activity.

IT’S HEALTHIER

When food travels a shorter distance from field to fridge, it greatly reduces the carbon footprint that would have occurred if it had been transported across the country or from other parts of the world via truck, plane, or ship. Also, by purchasing products from local certified natural growers or organic farmers, you can help maintain farmland and green space in your community.

Forming relationships with the people who supply your food brings many benefits.

There are psychological and social benefits to establishing relationships with the people who supply your food and those who share similar attitudes about eating healthy food. Whether you’re at the farm stand or farmers market, vendors will begin to know your preferences for certain items and make sure you are clued in on their availability. They can also educate you about growing methods and other products you may never have sam pledWhetherbefore. you’re interested in building a better salad or rethinking your overall diet, locavores cite several benefits to eating locally grown food:

IT FOSTERS CONNECTIONS

Supporting local growers means your dollars are helping to sus tain those who live and work in your community. And by seeking out growers who support ethical labor practices and fair wages for their workers, everyone prospers.

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● Shop at local farm stands, farmers markets (in person and virtually), and grocery stores that feature locally grown food. Treasure Coast Harvest (tcharvest.com), and the Vero Beach Farmers Market go a long way toward showcasing the variety of nutritious foods local growers can provide.

● Order a weekly farm box. Five Acre Farm offers its Fresh Farm Box, which costs $30 and contains roughly 8 to 12 seasonal items predetermined by the farmer. The boxes are delivered to your doorstep every Thursday for a $10 fee or are available for pickup at the farm on Saturdays.

● Join a CSA (community-supported agriculture) farm in which members pay a fixed amount in ex change for regular access to fresh produce. For $100, members of Five Acre Farm in Vero Beach get a seasonal produce item each week; first dibs on popular items, such as local eggs; and free classes on topics such as orchids, beekeeping, and growing tomatoes, throughout the year. A portion of membership fees is used to provide fresh produce to nonprofit organizations throughout Indian River County.

In addition to the afore mentioned advantages of being a locavore, Indian River County farmers point out another: Supporting local agriculture is vital to our food security. “We live in a food desert here,” says Mark Smith, owner of Aunt Zorada Farm. “We’re too dependent on the conve nience of the grocery store. When the Publix trucks quit running, we run out of food.”“Bysupporting the local food system, we help strengthen agriculture in our community, which means more nutritionally dense food and a sustain able distribution system,” adds Catherine “Cat” Sheetz, co-owner of Pueo Farms and Treasure Coast Harvest, a virtual farmers market. “Wouldn’t it be great if Indian River County was 100 percent selfsufficient?” For more information on eating like a locavore, see the feature story “Raising the Salad Bar” on page 100.

❀ Peterson Groves sells a variety of produce in addition to the citrus that got the company going more than a century ago.

● Support stores that sell locally made products, restaurants that purchase locally grown food, and establishments, such as craft breweries, that incorporate locally grown ingredients in their products.

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● Dig in and start your own backyard or community garden.

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Bella had a knack for finding her way to a coveted place in the house. We did not let her on furniture, mostly due to her long and very fluffy coat, which produced small, hairy tumbleweeds that rolled down the hall with the air currents. It was for this reason, and in the interest of fancying ourselves the boss of her, that we did not allow Bella into bedrooms. She would eye us point edly from the hallway and then lie down and lean over on one side so that a small part of her overlapped onto the bedroom’s wood floor. An hour later, she had silently encroached until only her back legs remained in the hall. Within days, she was sauntering around the room, looking for exactly the right place to deposit the maximum amount of hair. We all have our favorite places: a chair overlooking the garden, the kitchen island stool with coffee brewing, or a soft sofa perfect for afternoon naps. Our dogs need a place to call their own within our homes, and that need may vary greatly with the dog’s size, breed, and personality. Small dogs may like a space with a view, since their short stature requires them to look straight up or see us only from our knees down. This is why we may have dog-size dents on the backs of sofa pillows—so they can see deliveries com ing up the driveway before we do. This need to survey is typical among companion breeds like the shih tzu, Pomeranian, Pekingese, Many dogs prefer resting spots that allow them to keep tabs on their humans.

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81 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 and the tiny Maltese, since these were the breeds that originally raised the alarm on palace grounds to rouse the slumbering mastiffs in the Conversely,courtyard. dogs of all sizes may seek out places in the house that offer a roof over their heads, like under a coffee table or bench. Beneath the dining table is a favorite, too, especially if they can lie on your feet so you can’t get up without their express permission. These dogs want to be part of the family activities while avoiding clumsy feet or curious children. Still others will stretch out across the front hall or impede the entrance to the kitchen to keep tabs on any movement that may be of interest to them. Nothing escapes the keen senses of these canine busybodies, since even senior dogs that are hard of hearing can feel the vibrations in the floor as their humans walk past. Many dog owners opt for a confinement system, for the dog’s own safety and comfort. Puppies usually need a crate, pen, or gate system until house-trained, but even adult dogs appre ciate their own personal den. For her entire life, Bella wanted to be put to bed every night and would poke us with her long nose until we escorted her to her crate; then she heaved a satisfied sigh as we gently closed the door. Gates and pens are pop ular, since they represent a halfway measure between full run of the house and a crate. While it may seem like shutting the dog into a guest room or laundry room is a good option, the dog would disagree. No matter how comfortable the room, closed doors seem like a punishment, since their whole focus is on us, and now we have shut them away.A dog’s home within your home can be outfitted like a canine version of a suite at the Ritz, and for considerably less expense. A pen should be spacious enough to hold a bed, a flat mat for chewing a bone, and open floor space for a flop on the tile when the dog is warm. Notice where the dog likes to be in the house to determine the best location—usually the kitchen or family room where people gather. To acclimate your dog or puppy to a pen, toss in delicious treats or a puzzle toy that requires some skill to coax out the goodies. It should be the dog’s idea to go in and be rewarded for doing so. Even with you providing top-notch accom modations, if you leave the room, your dog will object. Stay close or, better yet, play with him in the pen at least once a day. Placing your dog behind a gate demands a similar approach. All the good stuff happens behind the gate: feeding, introducing new toys or chews, and interac tive play with a favorite tug toy. Your presence makes the confinement tolerable and even enjoyable. When it comes to crates, the choices are nearly end less, unlike 30 years ago

I can see the benefit of paying attention to the breed, but variations within the breed are pronounced. For example, a Labrador retriever bred for field work will have a strong hunting and retrieving instinct and all-day energy. But the companion Lab, also known as a bench dog, which refers to his conformation at a benched dog show, will be much mellower for the pet owner who prefers not to stand in the sun all day with a whistle and a pair of binoculars. To better understand any dog breed, take a look at the larger group from which it hails. Terriers make good hunters; we all know a lizard-chasing dog with prey drive to spare. The working group is filled with big dogs that are all business but can still have a playful, goofy side, like the Doberman and the Alaskan husky. These dogs will appreciate task-oriented training. The overachievers of the dog world hail from the herding group, which is extremely diverse but share stamina, smarts, and a never-quit attitude. While purebred dogs within a group share very generalized traits, you are exactly correct in believing that training should be tailored to the individual. Just ask your dog.

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Your last statement was enlightening. If they come to blows only when you are around, then they likely see you as a prize to be won. Generally, dogs will fight for status, territory, or resources. You should not try to dictate status—which dog is the leader of the two—but you can control the rest. Observing their body language is an important step, so kudos for noticing their pre-rumble behavior. Do they crowd you on the sofa, each trying for lap access? Or do they get testy when you are having some pizza in front of the TV? These are territory defense and resource-guarding behaviors, respectively.

I advocate for having both dogs on the floor with leashes on, one on either side of you. This interrupts any staring or posturing and puts their focus solely on you. Step on their leashes to prevent crossing in front of you or sitting on your feet. Dole out a treat to each dog for good behavior, but the boys must wait politely for their turn. This puts you in charge and should encourage brotherly love. – Seth in Vero Beach – Celine in Vero Beach A friend of mine is enrolling her dog at a boot camp, and the training is supposed to be breed specific. She has a yellow Lab, which makes me wonder, aren’t Labs quite trainable in general? Why would training specific to this breed be necessary, or is it? I always thought it was more about training the individual. I have two small dogs that only recently have started to fight. Sometimes I can see it coming, like when they stare at each other, but sometimes it is a surprise to me. They are brothers, a year and a half old. They got along until just about a month ago, so I feel like I caught this early. I should mention this seems to happen only around me. What to do?

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To achieve success with a crate, remember that our attitude toward the crate will be detected by the dog with simply a glance; they are that good at reading us. If we view it as a jail rather than a secure den, the dog will, also. The crate option is great for dogs that curl up against a wall or in a corner, suggesting that they want to be a bit out of the way with something solid around them to enable a more restful sleep. Some puppies acclimated to a crate and preferring secu rity to complete freedom will become agitated if the crate eventually makes its way to the garage. Think of your dog’s nat ural tendencies and favorite places to best determine the right kind of contain ment. Introduce the idea of spending time confined by keeping the door open on the crate, gate, or pen for a couple of days, then work up to closing it while you remainDogsnearby.arenothing if not opportunistic, so ask your self: What’s in it for him?

83 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 when it was the clanking metal version or nothing. Nowadays, furniturequality crates come in graywashed wood, distressed or polished wood, wicker, rattan, mission-style wood, and rustic farmhouse-style wood complete with barn doors; but the upgraded look is there to please the human eye.

Treats are great, but we can offer more, like calming music for dogs and scents such as lavender and cham omile dry tea bags rubbed lightly on his bedding to set the mood. Sleep experts suggest making our own bedrooms television-free zones for maximum relax ation, and the same advice is good for dogs, too. Make his personal space his own and he will, too. ❀ Pens provide a happy medium between complete freedom and the confinement of a crate, and they allow the dog to watch surrounding activities.

84 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 A Passion for Patients DONATING HER MEDICAL SERVICES COMES NATURALLY TO A LOCAL FAMILY PHYSICIAN BY TERESA LEE RUSHWORTH

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The late Dr. Dennis Saver, a co-founder of We Care, served as a mentor and an inspiration to Dr. Nancy Baker.

“Family medicine is the perfect specialty, because it allows physicians to foster relationships with their patients throughout their lives.”

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As the current medical director of We Care and president of its board, Dr. Baker is proud to carry on Dr. Saver’s legacy and happy to be living up to the axiom she was taught as a child. “Being a We Care vol unteer has been extremely rewarding for me,” Baker says. “I have had the chance to make a true difference in my patients’ lives.” `

r. Nancy Baker was raised to believe that “when much is given, much is required.” Thus, she is committed to sharing her gifts, including her medi cal expertise, with others. In fact, she received the Junior League of Indian River’s 2021 Woman of the Year award, having been nominated in the volunteer category by Theresa Wood son of the American Cancer Society. Baker has served on the ACS board for the past 10 years and has been involved in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. It is a cause that is dear to her heart, as her father was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. Baker is a family medi cine physician who grew up in Coral Springs and moved here in 2001 with her hus band, who is a Vero Beach native. The following year, she began volunteering with We Care, a nonprofit that, through the generos ity of donors and volunteer health care professionals, provides free medical care to uninsured, low-income Indian River County adults.Baker credits the late Dr. Dennis Saver, her men tor, with inspiring her to become involved with We Care’s mission. One of We Care’s founding phy sicians, Saver was known for being a part of what he called the “long and honor able tradition” in medicine of “treating all comers and taking care of the poor.”

A 1998 graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Baker completed her residency in family medicine in 2001 at St. Vincent’s Medical Cen ter in Jacksonville. “Family medicine is the perfect spe cialty,” she says, “because it allows physicians to foster relationships with patients throughout their lives.”Baker’s desire to give back to the community in ways that foster relation ships extends beyond the medical office, of course. When her children were younger, she taught chil dren’s church on Sundays and took a week off over the summer to help with Vaca tion Bible School. Today, as the proud mother of an Eagle Scout, she serves as a merit badge counselor for her son’s Boy Scout troop. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Baker found a way to use social media as a tool to help others, posting frequent updates based on Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital’s infor mational “huddles” for medical providers. Baker kept a close eye on Indian River County’s COVID-19 statistics and kept up assiduously with emerg ing information about the virus and associated illness as the pandemic unfolded.Manypeople who followed her Facebook page anticipated her posts and shared them with others as a trusted resource during a time of confusion and mixed messages about a new and frightening medical reality. Countless comments expressed the gratitude of those who ben efited from Baker’s posts.

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This 2000 Corvette has pop-up headlights, a feature first used on the 1936 Cord 810. Many sports cars of the 1970s and ’80s also had pop-ups. Soon after the Motorwagen debuted, Bertha Benz, wife of the inventor, and her two sons took a 66-mile road trip in one to publicize it.

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What is a car? Some wheels, an engine, a place to sit, and something to point the contraption in the right direction. Oh, and a way to stop it. That’s pretty much all Karl Benz’s Patent-Motorwagen consisted of when it debuted in 1886, now widely regarded as the world’s first practical automobile. But that level of simplicity didn’t last long. Soon, designers were adding roofs and lights and mirrors and horns and ... cup holders. Some features have stood the test of time: bumpers, blinkers, and, oddly enough, glove boxes. Some features haven’t: manual steering, chokes, and 8-track tape players. Still other compo nents have changed—in how they look, how they work, or where they’re posi tioned. Let’s take a closer look at a few of the parts, pieces, and peculiarities of the past and present.

Headlights were one of the first automobile add-ons. Initially, openflame acetylene or oil lamps were used, but they were expensive and provided unfocused light. In 1912, Cadillac com bined electric lights with the ignition system, creating the first modern elec trical system. In 1915, Cadillac offered another first: a control inside the car to turn the lights on and off. In the 1920s and ’30s, luxury vehicles started sprouting additional sources of illumination up front. Spot lights were positioned atop the fenders or just outside the front windshield. One or two secondary headlights might also be mounted on a bar in front of the grille, moving left or right as the wheels turned.

The 1948 Tucker Model 48 had an unusual configuration that positioned a third, rotating “Cyclops Eye” light front and center above the grille. In 1957, two pairs of smaller headlights became legal across the United States. Although headlights remained consistently round for 70 years, you’d be hard pressed to find a new car with that open-eye look today. Tech nological improvements, government regulations, and design choices have resulted in a variety of rectangles, wedges, and squinting shapes. Speedometers have been with us for a long time as well. The first one, adapted from a device used to measure the speed of industrial cutting tools, appeared in Oldsmobile’s Curved Dash Runabout in 1901. A year later, Ger man engineer Otto Schulze patented a device that displayed a vehicle’s speed in real time on a dashboard dial. It wasn’t long before auto execu tives realized their cars would seem much sportier if speedometers dis played big numbers. The dials soon ranged from 0 to 110 mph, then up to 140 or 150, even if the vehicle would be lucky to reach 90. That excess came BMW

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1957 BMW Isetta 300

1964 Chevy Impala 2000 Plymouth Prowler 1941 Packard One-Twenty Deluxe 1957

This 1937 Packard Super Eight has a covered spare tire on either side, with a side-view mirror atop each. Bullet-shaped headlights and a pair of bumper guide poles are mounted on the front fenders.

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Dash- and fender-mounted mirrors, push-button shift, analog clock, control knobs, and a horn ring are a few features on this 1957 DeSoto Adventurer. to a screeching halt in 1979, when a new U.S. regulation mandated that speedometers visually emphasize the 55-mph mark and max out at 85 mph. The rule lasted only a year and a half, however, allowing carmakers to resume their optimistic ways. Mirrors started appearing widely on cars in 1921 thanks to Elmer Berger’s invention: a 3-by-7-inch mirror that attached to the top of a windshield. The “Cop-Spotter,” as he marketed it, sold in hardware stores for about $4. Car radios started to appear com mercially in 1930, when the Galvin Manufacturing Corp. introduced the first mass-market unit: the Motorola radio (“motor” + “ola” from Victrola). The AM-only device was bulky, includ ing two separate batteries, and cost

Cars come in all sizes and shapes, including whatever shape this 1952 Nash Rambler is. Surprisingly, it’s 5.6 inches shorter than the GT500 shown above. This 1968 Shelby GT500 KR has side racing stripes, dual air scoops in the hood, and two pairs of stylish side scoops aft, the bottom ones nonfunctional.

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Of all the audio technologies to be installed in cars, Chrysler’s “Highway Hi-Fi” record player had to be the oddest. Offered between 1956 and ’59, the device played specially made 7-inch records that revolved at 16 2/3 rpm and had extra-narrow grooves, allowing for up to an hour of music on each side.

$120. At the time, a Ford Model A sold for $540. FM car radios debuted in 1952, with an AM/FM combo following a year later.

This traffic light viewer sits on the dashboard of a 1957 Chevy Nomad. It reflects light from a traffic signal when the car is pulled too far forward for the driver to see it directly.

There are countless other car fea tures that have come and gone over the years, for one reason or another: motorized shoulder belts, car phones, swivel seats, cigarette lighters and ashtrays, glove box minibars, door rub strips, roof gutters, rich Corinthian leather, suicide doors, toggle switches, hood ornaments, floor vents, wind wings, and those faddish 1960s and ’70s polystyrene antenna balls—not to mention the antennas themselves. `

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THE RESTAURANTS AT MAISON MARTINIQUE PRESENT FOUR CULINARY CONCEPTS UNDER ONE ROOF BY HEATHER PHOTOGRAPHYO’SHEABYKELLY

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“There’s a lot of good history to this place,” he says. He speaks fondly of Yannick Martin, long known to locals as the chef at Chez Yannick and the owner of Café du Soir on Royal Palm Boulevard. Martin, who passed away in 2013, was the last independent owner of Maison Martinique, where Carr was general manager when Chef Wise arrived on the scene. “We quickly gained a rapport with each other,” CarrWisesays.is proud to have stepped into Martin’s big shoes and determined to live up to the reputation he estab lished. “I found his plates upstairs,” Wise says, “and we use them for break fast and lunch.” Wise has been working in restau rants since he was 10 years old. His journey has taken him around the country, including stints at several Vero Beach clubs and The Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. Carr has 33 years in the restaurant business. “For me, it is about the guests,” she says. “I love meeting new people and taking care of the new friends I have made here in Vero.” “I like to be in the back,” says Wise. “If I look out from behind that curtain and see people enjoying the food, then I’m good. That’s what it’s about.”

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t’s easy to miss The Caribbean Court Boutique Resort, tucked behind lush vegetation just south of South Beach, but you won’t want to. The quaint inn is home to four different dining venues.

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Business partners Colleen Carr and Dan Wise strive to give each guest, new and established, a great experience when visiting the resort for a meal or drinks.

Business partners Dan Wise and Colleen Carr purchased the restau rants, which could keep a person well satisfied from morning to night, just over a year ago. Creperie, managed by Wise’s wife, Maureen, serves breakfast and lunch daily. Wise describes the food, which includes crepes, omelets, and eggs Benedict for breakfast, as well as salads and sandwiches for lunch, as Dinner“French-ish.”isservedin the elegant dining room of Maison Martinique, where the menu includes dishes such as the Shrimp and Scallop Martinique featured here. “Clean, quality food” is the order of the day across the board. Some restaurateurs would be satis fied with serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but not Wise and Carr. They hope you’ll also join them for happy hour in the Shell Lounge and a night cap upstairs in the Havana Nights pianoWisebar.is motivated by a drive to restore the venue to its former stature.

Preheat grill to degrees Fahrenheit In a mixing bowl marinate shrimp with oil salt pepper paprika and cilantro Place shrimp on grill but don’t ﬂ are up cook each side but keep moist Place gazpacho glass on center of plate and garnish with lime Place shrimp on top of greens on each side of the glass Gazpacho large tomato cut into chunks / cucumber seeded and cut into chunks oz red onion garlic clove pinch fresh mint pinch salt oz tomato juice In a food processor blend all above ingredients and pour into small glass Grilled Cilantro Shrimp and Gazpacho SERVES This dish is served at the Shell Lounge. pieces of / gulf shrimp / oz chopped cilantro tsp paprika oz olive oil blend Salt and pepper to taste Slice of buncheslimeof greens

StartFahrenheitwithhot pan and add oil place bague e slice and brown both sides to create crostini Place scallops on towel to dry and add salt and Placepepperscallops ﬂ at-side down in hot pan and sear golden brown on both sides then add Sautéshrimpfor minutes then add white wine and lemon juice to deglaze pan Reduce heat and add bu er to cream up don’t break bu er Add basil and tomatoes for sauce to be creamy Place crostini on center of plate place shrimp on crostini place scallops around crostini and pour creamy bu er mixture over all items

This dish is served at Maison Martinique. pieces of / shrimp pieces of U- scallop oz chiﬀonade basil oz diced tomato oz fresh lemon juice oz white wine tbsp so unsalted bu er oz olive oil Salt and pepper to taste thin slice of French bague e Preheat sauté pan to degrees

Shrimp and Scallop Martinique

Both dishes are served at Creperie. Smoked Salmon Crepes & Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa and Fresh Mesclun Greens

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Tapas Plate SERVES This dish is served at Havana Nights Piano Bar. slices grilled French bague e crostini oz Greek olive blend oz roasted red peppers oz chickpea hummus Small bunch red grapes oz sliced dry salami oz sliced black pepper salami oz dry coppa oz bu ermilk blue cheese oz -year-old yellow cheddar oz Grand Cru Reserve cheese oz aged Gouda and fontina Hummus tbsp olive oil tsp fresh lemon juice oz PinchPinchclovechickpeasgarlicofsaltofcumin Drain ﬂuid chickpeasfrom In a food smoothingredientsblendprocessorallhummusforaconsistency Place all products throughout a plate or board for your visual acceptance Preheat grill to degrees GrillFahrenheitbague e crostini to mark and place on plate ❀

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Treasure Coast Harvest is the brainchild of Stephen Wright and Catherine “Cat” Sheetz of Pueo Farms.

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BY RENÁE TESAURO According to a recent Gallup poll, 73 percent of Americans try to include locally grown foods in their diets. Vero Beach residents are no exception, judging from attendance at the Saturday farmers market on Ocean Drive, the popularity of local farm stands, and the sold-out farm-to-table dinners hosted by Schacht Groves.

In 2020, Sheetz and Wright launched Treasure Coast Harvest, a virtual farmers market representing more than 22 purveyors of goods produced on the Treasure Coast. In the mood for squash blossoms or white eggplant? No problem! Need homemade mozzarella or microgreens for a special dish?

Look no Openfurther!October 15 through mid-May, Treasure Coast Harvest offers a wide variety of lettuces, herbs, and vegetables from Pueo, Birdie Hogan, Pepper Trail, and Aunt Zorada farms; microgreens from Zesty Fox Farm; fresh pasta, sauces, and antipasto from Garden of Esther; cheeses and charcuterie items from Chef Lippe; raw honey from Papa Bees Honey and Beeswax; grass-fed beef from Birdie Hogan Farm; pasture-raised pork, poultry, and eggs from Fojtik Flatwoods Farm; freshly baked breads and muffins from Michael’s on 7th and Milk and Honeybell Bakery; sauces and rubs from Smokey Robinsons Spice Company; vegan dips and spreads from Giving Seed; coffee beans from Rio Coco Beans Coffee; assorted teas from Wang

“We tried to recruit those with the same philosophy of growing that we have,” says Sheetz, referring to farms that use natural fertilizing and composting methods. “We wanted to vet people who not only promote local food but also healthier food with the goal of feeding the community the best we can.”

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But what if you can’t get to the farmers market every Saturday, don’t have time to drive to multiple farm stands, or are homebound? Thanks to some enterprising agrarians in our community, the cream of the crop is just a mouse click away.

VIRTUAL FARMERS MARKETS MAKE IT EASIER THAN EVER TO EAT HEALTHY, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD

For Catherine “Cat” Sheetz and Stephen Wright, owners of Pueo Farms, connecting farms to consumers seemed like a match made on the internet. After studying the success of online food hubs in Tallahassee and Hawaii, the couple began talking to other local farmers about teaming up to develop an online sales platform to serve the Treasure Coast community.

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and Dickerson Tea; freshly squeezed orange juice, grapefruit juice, and citrus from Schacht Groves; granola from Cravings; chocolate and desserts from The Swedish Fika Factory; soap, bath, and body products from Carlsward Farms and Orchid Island Soap Company; oysters from Treasure Coast Shellﬁsh; and mushrooms from Freedom Fungi.

The online market opens every Thursday at 6 a.m. and closes Monday at 11:59 p.m. Orders are harvested by participating farmers on Tuesday and brought to Pueo Farms’ mobile walk-in cooler. All orders are then brought to one of two free pickup locations or delivered to your home for an $8 fee. Pickup takes place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at Walking Tree Brewery in Vero Beach and on Wednesdays at Mash Monkeys Brewing Company in Sebastian. Home deliveries are made Tuesdays from 5 to 9 p.m. In some communities, such as The Moorings, where there might be an abundance of orders, Sheetz sets up a table in the parking lot and personally distributes orders to customers, just as she does at the breweries. Having that face-to-face connection with customers is important, she points out. “People are okay with buying their food online, but they’d like to meet the farmer who grows the food,” she “I’msays.trying to educate people at same time,” Sheetz adds. “When I set up, I make sure to have samples on a table display. People not only ask about my own products, but also ask about local honey or products from other vendors.” That’s why, she says, she’s made it a point to learn about all the products and vendors Treasure Coast Harvest represents. “I want to be able to sell it as they would sell it and make sure that it gets the respect it deserves.” Fulﬁ lling orders at local breweries has its pluses and minuses, Sheetz concedes. “People want to buy me beers, but I say ‘No, I have to function!’”

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At ﬁ rst, she says, they wondered how they would encourage people to buy products from a farmer online. “Then COVID hit, and people started calling us. It was the catalyst to getting the enterprise o the ground.”

When the pandemic closed the Vero Beach Farmers Market, participating vendors mobilized to keep it going by o ering customers the ability to place orders online and pick them up at Riverside Theatre or have orders delivered

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In addition to selling Pueo Farms’ products via Treasure Coast Harvest, Sheetz and Wright—along with most of their vendors—also participate in the weekly Vero Beach Farmers Market on Ocean Drive. “The oceanside farmers market is fantastic. We go every Saturday during our growing season, and our sales begin before 8 a.m. But it’s hard to make a living selling all our products in four hours,” says Sheetz, who, like many other local farmers, lacks her own on-site farm stand. “We wanted to make locally grown farm-fresh seasonal produce more available to the Treasure Coast community and give farmers another market space.” The e-commerce site, she says, “is great for small farms who can’t invest time and money in marketing, sales, and fulﬁ llment. We do it for them.”

“We all work together and want everyone to succeed.”

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“Some of our clients have been with us since the beginning of COVID,” says Rain Lippe, citing elderly people who might not be able to leave home. “If someone wants tricolor carrots or $5 worth of fresh corn, I go around to the vendors and get them the best deal I can.”

Whether selling their products online, at farm stands, at the weekly farmers market, and/or directly to restaurants and clubs, what’s clear is that local farmers support one

“People are okay with buying their food online, but they’d like to meet the farmer who grows the food.” CAT SHEETZ

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Orders must be placed before midnight on Thursday for Saturday pickup at the farmers market or delivery to your door. Delivery is free for orders over $100, and there is a $6 charge for orders under $100.

delicacies BLAISJARED When COVID shut down the Vero Beach Farmers Market temporarily Steven Thompson and Bri any Swartz organized Farmers Market Drop-oﬀ

MAGAZINEOCTOBER to their doors. “It was quite an e ort,” says Brittany Swartz, who has managed the market for 13 years. “The community wanted to keep our market vendors in business during their peak season, and it worked.”

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When the market reopened, Rain and Oscar Lippe, owners of Chef Lippe, a purveyor of artisanal cheeses and charcuterie items, took over the e-commerce market and continue to fulﬁ ll online orders year-round for farm, gourmet, and artisanal products via farmersmarketdropo .com.

Local vendors are at the Vero Beach Farmers Market from a m to noon another and depend upon the community to support them. They also take great pride in producing the best-quality products.“Weall work together and want everyone to succeed,” says Britain Hogan, who left her job in fi nance to manage Birdie Hogan Farm with her father, Doyle, and was one of the fi rst farmers Sheetz and Wright consulted in the development of Treasure Coast Harvest. “Our farm is only 10 miles from Central Beach, but far enough that people don’t always want to make the drive. The farmers market is great, but it’s only on Saturday. [The e-commerce site] is a very vital part of our sales because it gives people who might not otherwise be able to reach you the ability to get healthy food. It’s also nice to have a like-minded farmer sell your products.”Hogan, who raises grass-fed, grass-fi nished, and grainfree cattle that are never given hormones or antibiotics, says, “We put a lot of love into our products. It takes three years for an animal to become a steak!”

“I’m all for it,” says Mark Smith, owner of Aunt Zorada Farm, about the ability to sell his abundant variety of produce online directly to consumers. Plus, he adds, it’s a good way to buy because the vegetables are handpicked the same day orders are fulﬁ lled. “I always put the highest-quality produce in the box. You’re getting the cream of the crop.”

For more on the beneﬁts of eating locally, turn to this month’s “Living Well” on page 72. ❀

VERO BEACH SEEDLINGS ● , – , people visit the Vero Beach Farmers Market each Saturday ● , acres of Indian River County is dedicated to agriculture—primarily pastures and ranges, followed by cropland and woodland* ● There are farms in Indian River County, percent of which are family owned* ● Most farms in Indian River County are – acres* ● Citrus is the top crop* *USDA 2017 Census of Agriculture BLAISJARED

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Bowman points out the distinct changes in color of the topography—reddish yellow on the ridge as compared to white, powdery sand elsewhere. “Florida was once an archipelago of islands before the water receded,” he says.

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COWBOYS AND SCIENTISTS ARE TEAMING UP FOR CONSERVATION

Cattle, which now dominate as grazing animals, have thrived here for 500Untilyears.automobiles became common and fences were built, open rangeland with its frequent ﬁ re cycles beneﬁted bears, panthers, and deer along with a host of birds and small mammals that needed open space. These

The ridge is the central spine of the state, home to the highest elevations in peninsular Florida. The highest point on the station’s property stands 222 feet above sea level. As we exit the research vehicle, the rise is easily visible.

Just northwest of Lake Okeechobee, atop the southern end of the Lake Wales Ridge, sits a landscape unaltered by humans, except to claim it for conservation. The actions of just one man have kept this unique mosaic of scrub, seasonal wetlands, sandy dunes, and open grasslands largely in their original state. Richard Archbold, famed explorer and aviator, founded Archbold Biological Station in 1941 with the original 1,080 acres. After decades of careful acquisitions, the station now has 8,840 acres as well as 55 employees and interns responsible for its care.

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“The Florida Ridge that runs through Archbold is the only part of Florida that has never been submerged in ocean water, so it has had millions of years to evolve naturally,” says Reed Bowman, director of avian ecology at Archbold Biological Station. “There are species of plants and animals here found nowhere else on earth.”

In our tropical environment, it may be surprising to learn that grasslands and grazing have gone hand in hand since the Pleistocene period. Mastodons, giant ground sloths, and glyptodons (armored relatives of the armadillo that were the size of a Volkswagen Beetle) dined on native plants and grasses here until their extinction approximately 12,000 years ago.

Gene Lollis, manager of Buck Island Ranch, checks stock in the field. “Ranching has been here 500 years, and we’d like to be here for 500 more.” – GENE LOLLIS LIHAOYU

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108 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER ranges still provide valuable habitat for hundreds of species. At Archbold Biological Station, the relationship between cattle and the environment is being studied with an unprecedented level of Buckdetail.Island Ranch is a 10,500acre working cattle ranch just east of Archbold and the ridge, on part of the old Indian prairie. The ranch was leased by the station in 1988 and purchased in 2018 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to study sustainable practices while maintaining revenue streams.

Cattle have been blamed for emitting greenhouse gases, but the hundreds of pieces of water- and air-sampling equipment on the ranch are revealing some surprises. “Our measurements show that cattle grazing can have a cooling e ect on the atmosphere,” says Swain. “They eat the leaf litter that would normally build up, decompose, and release gases. Grazed lands actually uptake more CO2 because grazing stimulates new growth and photosynthesis,” she explains.“They also eat some of the exotic grasses and plants and help disperse seeds,” she adds. “These lands are relatively low-fertility, low-production lands with sandy, acidic soils where ﬁ re and ﬂood and drought are normal —well suited for grazing.” Many dozens of sensors and gauges measure soil moisture, soil temperature, water, and wind as well as CO2 and methane output, generating mountains of data and millions of records. Add to this information a network of more than 40 wildlife cameras, now with audio capabilities, that document wildlife populations on the ranch. “We will be able to hear the grunts, squeaks, and calls of animals from frogs to panthers to bears that make the ranch their home,” says Swain.

Gene Lollis, manager of Buck Island Ranch, began his cowboy career as a teenager working at ranches near Kissimmee and riding bulls. “I don’t know how much I rode them,” he laughs, “but I did get on.” He notes that ranchers and government Betsey Boughton checks one of the many sensors on Buck Island Ranch This one measures atmospheric ﬂ uctuations

“We seek to understand the ranch as a working ecosystem,” says Hilary Swain, director of the station. “Our mission is not to turn the clock back to the early 1900s but to put science into conservation action. The ranch is a rare opportunity for us.”

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“Phosphorus will be in our soil for at least another 100 years, and that stays whether this land is a subdivision or cattle ranch. Through our hydrology programs, we have been able to reduce the amounts.” BOUGHTON

Betsey Boughton checks water quality and biodiversity in one of Buck Island Ranch’s wetland areas

110 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER agencies have been butting heads for decades. “Our work here has built trust among ranchers, so we can advocate for sitting down and coming to a consensus.”Enterthe Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project (FRESP), a pilot program that set up a framework for ranchers to be compensated for upgrading their water management practices. It encouraged ranchers to surpass regulatory requirements for the quantity of water retained and the quality of water running o their land. FRESP paved the way for the North Everglades Payment for Environmental Services program (NE-PES), which has resulted in the completion of numerous projects, including wetlands restoration, which are beneﬁcial to the area’sManyecosystem.decades of draining and ditching have altered the landscape in undesirable ways. There are 500 miles of ditches on Buck Island Ranch alone, which take on excess water sheeting o the pastures during heavy rains. That water then races down to Lake Okeechobee and its estuaries, carrying one particularly undesirable

“The improved pastures have ﬁve- to seven-times the amount of phosphorus that semi-native pastures do, because native plants uptake and hold the phosphorus much better,” Boughton says. Cows ate native plants long before pastures were fenced and gathers nesting materials on Buck Island Ranch

This crested caracara a member of a species listed as threatened

hitchhiker: phosphorus, which was used widely in farming in the 1960s and ’70s and leads to toxic algae blooms and lower oxygen levels.

Cattle ranching has been blamed for water pollution, but phosphorus is not produced by cattle. Betsey Boughton, who holds a PhD in conservation biology, is the program director of agroecology at Archbold Biological Station. The ranch is her laboratory. “Phosphorus will be in our soil for at least another 100 years, and that stays whether this land is a subdivision or cattle ranch,” she says. “Through our hydrology programs, we have been able to reduce the amounts.” Soil and water sampling helps identify areas where the land holds more phosphorus, so Boughton’s team can work to mitigate water ﬂow from those areas. “We are planting various kinds of grasses, including along ditches, to uptake nutrients, and we are starting to grow our own feed,” she explains. “Hay uptakes quite a bit of phosphorus.”

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One low-tech approach spearheaded by researchers at Archbold and Buck Island Ranch introduces riser boards to partially block culverts and create temporary wetlands. The more time water spends in place, the more it percolates into the ground or is taken up by plants. Lollis is conﬁdent that more ranchers will opt into these programs that o er payment for taking part. “We started with eight ranches and now have 16,” he says. “The only limiting factor is funding.”

On the ranch, semi-native pastures coexist with improved, or planted, pastures with non-native grasses.

VERO BEACH planted, and it seems they have preferences. “They like the maiden cane, a wetland-loving native, and bluestem, along with muhly grass and panicum.”

Controlled burns are utilized to keep woody shrubs and non-native invasives from taking over. “Native grasses are adapted to fi re and will resprout just one or two days after fi re,” Boughton explains. “Grasses contain more protein after a fi re. If cows have the choice, they will go to grasses that have been burned over those that have not, and will keep going back to those spots for up to a year.”

The research conducted at Archbold Biological Station and Buck Island Ranch is inspiring other ranchers to take up some of these environmental practices. To have a sustainable, revenue-producing ranch while improving water quality is proving to be possible through careful management.Lollisappreciates riding out in the open space surrounded by nature. “We see birds and animals that thrive in this open environment, like the burrowing owl, crested caracara, Eastern meadowlark, fox, deer, and the Florida black bear,” he says, pointing out a family of sandhill cranes calling to one another at the edge of a pasture. Lollis knows this land would be quite different without the synergistic e ects of ﬁ re and water. “It would turn into a fairly wooded thicket where water won’t stand. Because we have wetlands in open areas, we’ll have water further into the dry season.”

Buck Island Ranch is producing cattle and data, which Lollis sees as equally important. “Ranching has been here 500 years, and we’d like to be here for 500 more,” he says. “For society in general, not just for wildlife but for food security. Whether you eat beef or not, agriculture and ecology are all tied together.” ❀

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The distinctness of the Florida Ridge is evident in the change in terrain from white sand to reddish-yellow soil as the elevation increases

AwardsDining2022 When it comes to dining out, we in Vero Beach are fortunate to have many outstanding local restaurants to choose from. In our inaugural readers’ choice Dining Awards, we asked you to vote for your favorite spots in 12 categories. We’re delighted to share the winners with you. Best Way to Start the Day THE LEMON TREE You won’t be the first person drawn in by the bright yellow awning along the west side of Ocean Drive. Our readers nailed it— this cheerful venue is a great place to start your day with a delicious breakfast. 3125772-231-0858OceanDriveWEBERJULIE

Waldo Sexton built the Ocean Grill in 1941, and, since 1965, three generations of the Replogle family have operated the restaurant. Classic dishes, excellent service, and, of course, the ocean view inspired readers who voted for this Vero Beach landmark. 1050772-231-5409Beachland Blvd. ocean-grill.com

Best Waterfront Table OCEAN

TANNERYMARTINA Best Caffeine Fix COFFEE HOUSE 1420

Centrally located in downtown Vero Beach, Coffee House 1420 features a laid-back vibe, good coffee, and a belief in the “lost art of hospitality.” They believe in keeping things simple and treating customers like family. coffeehouse1420.com2001772-925-157214thAve. GRILL

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Swankiest Place to

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WHAT SETS US APART: The food is always consistent, and the service is always pleasant and professional. We have a large amount of wonderful outdoor seating with tropical breezes and views of the stars, private dining room, and indoor dining with a charming bistro feel.

WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS: We are happy because everyone in the restaurant works hard to make the customer experience enjoyable. It is nice to know that our customers appreciate it. Celebrate a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and a Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Award, it’s no surprise that Chef Leanne Kelleher’s Zagat-rated restaurant is where locals head when they’re ready to celebrate. Don’t forget to make a reservation!

Relaxed sophistication is the name of the game at Citron Bistro. Dine inside or out under the oaks while enjoying dishes such as the curry apple chicken salad or an open-faced chicken caprese. 6260772-231-6556Hwy.A1A, Village Shops citronvero.com

CITRON BISTRO

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Best Brunch

BEST FEEDBACK FROM A PATRON: “Everything from the atmosphere to the food was top notch.”

WORTH COMING BACK FOR: The food is consistently good and the service is always professional. Great staff—both kitchen and waiters have remained consistent over the eight years we have been in business. The ambience is special both indoors and out. We have a wonderful group of shops to go to before or after lunch.

3450772-231-6996Ocean Drive “Greenest” Cuisine

Happiest Happy Hour

WORTH COMING BACK FOR We provide goodquality homemade food and happy service. We want everyone to feel as if they are family coming home for a meal. WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS We love what we do, and being recognized by our friends, neighbors, and community is great validation that what makes us happy makes you happy, too. It’s an excellent feeling. The Kilted kiltedmermaid.com1937772-569-5533MermaidOldDixieHwy.Michael’s on 7th michaelson7th.com2217772-213-85547thAve.

BOBBY’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

If you are looking for the “Cheers” of Vero Beach, you’ll ﬁnd it at Bobby’s, where it doesn’t take long to move from being a customer to being a friend. The dark-paneled, sportsthemed bar area is a hit for locals and visitors looking for a cool spot to land.

Readers couldn’t decide, so these two very di erent restaurants tied for ﬁrst place. Kilted Mermaid calls itself a “funky, eclectic neighborhood pub” and is known for fondues and small plates, including plenty of vegan entries. Michael’s on 7th is Chef Michael Lander’s newest restaurant, known for its “responsibly sourced high-quality” ingredients.

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MICHAEL’S ON TH AND THE KILTED MERMAID

MICHAEL’S ON TH WHAT SETS US APART We strongly respect our community and the products it can provide to enhance dining experiences at Michael’s on 7th. We have some great farmers and purveyors of fresh products in our backyard. We are glad to know them not just as people we do business with but as friends that work together and support each other.

BEST FEEDBACK FROM A PATRON The best feedback we get are the faces we see every day. We have some patrons who eat every meal with us and tell everyone they know about us.

Best-Kept Secret

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FIRE & WINE

This exquisite restaurant hides behind an unassuming “Diner” sign in a strip mall, so it’s no surprise that readers voted it “best-kept secret.” It’s deﬁnitely a secret you want to be in on. 2950772-794-75879thSt. SW (0slo Rd.) ﬁreandwineverobeach.com

MAGAZINEOCTOBER Tastiest Grab & Go AND Most Fun for the Family CASEY’S PLACE Casey Steil didn’t believe us when we told him he had won in these two categories. “I thought I would get best burger,” he quipped. And he might have, if that had been one of categories. This old-time burger joint is on Azalea Lane, a short walk from the beach. It’s in a convenient spot, whether you’re wrapping up a day at the beach or hungry from a day spent shopping on Ocean Drive. Dine outside at a picnic table under the umbrellas and rub shoulders with locals and visitors alike while enjoying a great meal. caseysplace.net917772-231-4790AzaleaLane

Top Spot for a First Date

WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS It’s a great honor to be chosen by the readers of Vero Beach Magazine Knowing that our everyday hard work and passion is recognized by the community is a great privilege.

This restaurant’s motto is “When you’re here, you’re family!” The excellent Italian food, welcoming environment, and spot-on service make this the perfect place to impress a date. scampigrill.com815772-563-976620thSt.

WORTH COMING BACK FOR I think that customers keep coming back because of consistency; that is our top priority, to have consistent food and atmosphere.

WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS We are honored.

SCAMPI GRILL

WHAT SETS US APART Throughout the years we have strived to consistently provide an excellent dining experience for our guests. We continue to look for ways we can improve and make their experience be er.

BEST FEEDBACK FROM A PATRON We love when people say our staﬀ made them have the best experience. They love our food, atmosphere, and music.

WHAT SETS US APART We have the best sunsets from our deck overlooking the water, with live music, great happy hour, and a friendly staﬀ.

RIVERSIDE CAFÉ Our readers chose Riverside Café both for its live music throughout the week and its weekend dance parties. And the view at sunset? Priceless. Arrive by car, by boat, or on foot to enjoy the fun. 3341772-234-5550BridgePlaza Drive riversidecafe.com

BEST FEEDBACK FROM A PATRON The best feedback we receive from our guests is the appreciation for the quality of food and service. We strive to consistently provide our guests with the freshest ingredients sourced locally.

WORTH COMING BACK FOR I believe our customers come back because they can taste the diﬀerence. The quality of our ingredients speaks for themselves, and as a chef I get to highlight these ingredients on a daily basis.

Best Spot If Music Is Your Jam

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In July, more than 200 of the top junior sailors in the United States descended upon the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon for the Optimist National Championship, and three young Indian River County residents were among them. Youth Sailing Foundation’s Alex Delamater, Skyler Dussan, and Ashton Evers made the trip along with their coach, Roberto Ayala, who had drilled the team with a “grueling six-week boot camp on the Indian River Lagoon” in preparation for the event. In 12 races over four days, the young sailors competed for a chance to have the honor of representing the United States on the National Optimist Team. Alex’s score qualiﬁed him to advance to the ﬁ nal selection rega a, which will take place next spring. He refers to the experience on the gorge as “so far the best week of my life.” Alex holds his own in winds gusting to 33 knots. The scenic Columbia River Gorge straddles the Oregon-Washington border.

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Ashton handles his 8-foot Optimist boat with conﬁ dence.

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GALLERY In June, Gallery 14 launched the exhibition “Summer Squared II: An Invitational of Great Proportions” with a lively reception. Artists and guests gathered among the 145 pieces, all 12 by 12 inches, arrayed in an engaging installation on the gallery’s ﬁ ve walls. Artist-owners Barbara Landry and Mary Ann Hall chaired the show, which featured artists from near and far. Mark Wygonik served as judge. First place went to Mags Hobbs for her painting Se ing Sun ❀ Barbara du Pont, Dorothy Napp Schindel, Barbara Landry, Mary Ann Hall, and Deb Polackwich Se ing Sun by Mags Hobbs, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 Dawn Miller, and Mark Kirby Jo Zaza, Mark Landry, and Barbara Landry While sharing dimensions, the artworks display a wide variety of colors and styles.

Caroline Frederiksen, Danielle Blake, and Carol Warrener Deborah West, Barbara du Pont, and Commissioner Laura Moss

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Steve and Dorothy Napp Schindel with Deb and Alan Polackwich Luis and Clara Acevedo

Jo Zaza, Karoline LeClaire, and Joy Brann Barbara Landry, Mark Wygonik, and Mary Ann Hall

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L’Andalouse by Jean Dufy, oil on canvas, 16.13 x 12.88 inches

126 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 Fall Colors OCTOBER’S ART WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS ‘THE SCHOOL OF PARIS’

Seaside Abode by Richard Oversmith, oil on linen, 30 x 30 inches

OCTOBER 1–31 “Through the Artist’s Eye,” the current exhibition series at J.M. Stringer Gallery, focuses this month on oil painter Richard Oversmith. Inspired by the beauty of nature, he intends for the viewer to interact with his paintings. Using linen as a substrate, he expresses his passion and creates a mood through his brushstrokes. Oversmith’s work has been exhibited extensively, and he has won numerous awards.

FINDLAY GALLERIES 165 Worth Ave.,

OCTOBER 1–31 Findlay Galleries presents “The School of Paris” group exhibition, which explores its collection of important works by Henri Matisse, Jean Dufy, Gen Paul, Gilles Gorriti, and Paul Aizpiri. These earlytwentieth-century works were created during the period of Paris’s ascendancy as an international art hub and thus helped bring about major innovations in modern art. Palm Beach THE ARTIST’S EYE’

J.M. STRINGER GALLERY OF FINE ART 3465 Ocean jmstringergallery.com772-231-3900Drive

VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART 3001 Riverside Park Drive vbmuseum.org772-231-0707Shine (Angel) by Jacquilyn Eusanio, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches Copper Iceberg, Ilulissat Isfjord, Greenland , 2007 by James Balog (b. 1952), pigment print on archival fiber paper, 33 x 50 inches

VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART 3001 Riverside Park Drive vbmuseum.org772-231-0707

OCTOBER 6–29 Big Art Now presents a two-artist exhibition, “Spirit Visions,” featuring works by Jacquilyn Eusanio and Roger Conti, both self-taught artists of the naive genre. Another common element is their use of textured and layered surface techniques, in some cases containing hidden imagery, to convey their personal visions of the beauty of life. Join the artists for an opening reception on Thursday, October 6, from 5 to 9 p.m.

BIG ART NOW GALLERY 1791 Old Dixie bigartnow.co561-440-4260Hwy.

GALLERY 14 1911 14th

THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2023

Beta 2 by Susan Davis Abello, watercolor, 30 x 22 inches Fire and Ice by Shelley Weltman, mixed media on Yupo paper, 26 x 36 inches

‘CHANGING NATURE’

INSTITUTEVISIONEARTH

OCTOBER 8–DECEMBER 31 Vero Beach Museum of Art presents “Changing Nature: A New Vision, Photographs by James Balog,” a thought-provoking collection of works examining the patterns of life on earth and the role of human activity in those patterns. Balog is passionate about exploring the relationship between man and nature, using photographs and films to depict the splendor of nature and evoke questions about “what is happening and why.” The exhibition comprises four sections: “Survivors,” “Transformation,” “Combustion,” and “Extraction.” It will occupy VBMA’s Holmes and Titelman galleries.

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EventsOngoing DUAL EXHIBITIONS

OCTOBER 4–28 Gallery 14 is delighted to kick off its fifteenth season with exhibitions by two familiar artists. “Life in Bloom: Colorful Worlds by Susan Davis Abello” and “A Different Look: Expressionism by Shelley Weltman” will provide a bright beginning to the season. Abello is a versatile talent, experienced as a book illustrator, architectural renderer, and nonfiction writer. Weltman is a popular contemporary painter whose works adorn many residences. Meet the artists at a reception during the First Friday Gallery Stroll October 7.

‘PICASSO, MATISSE, & FRIENDS’ The Stark Gallery at Vero Beach Museum of Art is currently home to “Picasso, Matisse, & Friends: Drawings from a Private Collection.” The works belong to a Vero Beach couple enamored of original drawings by Picasso, Matisse, and their contemporaries. The exhibition also includes original drawings by Cezanne, Chagall, Degas, Raoul Dufy, Gauguin, and Renoir.

Celebrating 30-plus years of sharing art with Vero Beach, this cooperative fine-art gallery features the work of artist-owners Sue Dinenno, Barbara Glover, Chuck Haaland, Sherry Haaland, Judy Mercer, Dawn Mill, Patricia Padoll, Judy Rixom, Fran San Miguel, and Rita Ziegler. In addition to paintings in various media, the gallery’s 12 rooms present works of sculpture, pottery, jewelry, ceramics, and glass. Art classes, commissioned works, and private showings are also 1974offered.14th beach.comartistsguildgalleryofvero772-299-1234Ave.

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The Emerson Center’s art gallery features the work of local artists in six themed twomonth exhibitions per year. 1590 27th artattheemerson.com772-778-5880Ave.

ARTISTS GUILD GALLERY

ART AT THE EMERSON

FINDLAY GALLERIES

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The gallery and studio presents the work of international artist Barbara Krupp, whose several collections feature abstract paintings in acrylic. Visitors are welcome by appointment. 4315 U.S. Hwy. barbarakrupp.com440-574-46621

The ELC’s Lagoon Room and Tidal Room are dedicated spaces for the exhibition of nature-related art in the form of paintings, photography, sculpture, and more. 255 Live Oak discoverelc.org772-589-5050Drive

BARBARA KRUPP FINE ART STUDIO/GALLERY

GALLERY 14 The gallery features a diverse array of works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, collage, sculpture, ceramic, jewelry, pastel, and photography by Gallery 14 owner-artists Edgardo Abello, Lila Blakeslee, Barbara du Pont, Mary Ann Hall, Barbara Landry, George Pillorgé, Deborah Morrell Polackwich, and Dorothy Napp Schindel. Other artists include Walford Campbell, Joan Earnhart, Terry Green, Viola Pace Knudsen, Mia Lindberg, Francis Mesaros, Michael Robinson, Carol Staub, and sales associate-artist Jo Zaza along with monthly rotation exhibits by guests. 1911 14th gallery14verobeach.com772-562-5525Ave.

THE GALLERY AT WINDSOR

Founded in 2002, The Gallery at Windsor is an independent art space at the heart of the Windsor community. The gallery annually invites curators to respond to the space with museum-quality shows of Vero Surf by Richard Oversmith, oil on linen, 36 x 48 inches at J.M. Stringer Gallery

ART WORKS Art Works is a fine art gallery and art school founded by educators Betsy Nelson and Mary Partow. The gallery features works by artists from various parts of the United States, particularly the East Coast, representing a range of styles. Classes for all ages and skill levels, as well as art parties, team-building events, and children’s art clubs and camps are 2036available.14thAve., Suite 106 Theatre artworksofvero.com772-559-5230Plaza

BIG ART NOW This gallery offers large contemporary paintings by more than a dozen Florida-based artists. Featured genres include abstraction, bigartnow.co561-440-42601791painting.Impressionism,Expressionism,andnaiveOldDixieHwy.

The campus of First Presbyterian Church is home to The Galleries at First Pres, a venue displaying the work of local artists in various media. Installments are rotated on a quarterly basis, with three artists featured each season. Indian River County artists are invited to apply to be part of the galleries’ ever-changing Firstlineup.Presbyterian Church 520 Royal Palm Blvd. firstpresvero.org772-562-9088

THE GALLERIES AT FIRST PRES

Findlay Galleries is celebrating 150 years in the art business. Renowned globally for its distinguished roster of exciting contemporary and abstract artists, the gallery continues to specialize in nineteenth- and twentiethcentury findlaygalleries.com561-655-2090165roofthreespaciouschangingart.twentieth-centurydeEuropeanImpressionism,Modernism,l’EcoleRouen,l’EcoledeParisandAmericanVisitthegalleries’biweeklyexhibitionsontwofloorsencompassingcenturiesofartunderoneonWorthAvenue.WorthAve.,PalmBeach

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THE ROWE GALLERY

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3125 Windsor windsorflorida.com/the-gallery772-388-4071Blvd.

The Rowe Gallery features the work of artist Lori Rowe; it also serves as her studio. Rowe is a self-taught artist who experiments with various methods of applying paint to canvas, such as brushwork, palette knife, and finger painting. Using bold strokes and vivid colors, she explores many facets of the human experience.

The studios and gallery showcase the handcrafted jewelry of Clair Brunetti, who creates custom, one-of-a-kind necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and more in a variety of themes, such as nature, sea life, golf, and spirituality. She also repairs and updates older jewelry. 2036 14th mainstreetverobeach.org772-643-6782Ave.

46 Royal Palm Pointe therowegallery.com302-521-4175

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A vibrant, innovative, and alternative cultural venue located in the heart of downtown Vero Beach, Raw Space provides a platform that promotes a spectrum of artistic disciplines and events with a distinct focus on community engagement. Its program includes exhibits from local and international artists, workshops, lectures, black box theater, film screenings, music, dance, and anything that promotes “out of the box” ideas.

The Art Club is an independent nonprofit organization serving 450 members and the art community through education, exhibitions, social events, and monthly meetings with special programs and guest artists. In addition to its presence at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Art Club holds activities at its Annex, which also houses the Jeanette Beach Gallery, named in honor of the club’s founder.

RAW SPACE

The museum is the largest accredited art facility on Florida’s Treasure Coast, presenting internationalchangingexhibitions from lenders and its permanent collection of more than 950 objects of American and international art. It features sculpture parks, five galleries, docent tours, art classes, public programs from lectures to film studies, jazz concerts, an annual children’s art festival, Museum Stories and Studios, Museum Babies, the interactive children’s Art Zone, and a museum store. Admission fees apply. Admission is free on the last Saturday of each month. 3001 Riverside Park Drive vbmuseum.org772-231-0707

MAIN STREET VERO BEACH STUDIOS AND GALLERY

The studio and gallery features original artwork by awardwinning artists Wendy Douglas, Dede Gilbert, Rick Kelly, Kathy Kemp, Madeline Long, Suzy Mellott, Jack Staley, and Emily Tremml. Their work includes landscapes, marine scenes, contemporary realism, portraiture, and narrative imagery. Commissions are welcomed. See the gallery’s website, Facebook, and Twitter to view current available artwork, works in progress, teaching videos, and biographies of the artists. Open by chance or appointment.

The Viner Series was established in 2020 to showcase the work of area artists, with a new artist featured every three months in the sanctuary narthex. The series is named for Teryl Townsend Viner, who served Community Church as a deacon and as a member of the church’s board of music and fine Communityarts. Church of Vero Beach 1901 23rd ccovb.org772-469-2320St. ❀ Handblown glass pumpkins by Treg Silkwood at The Laughing Dog Gallery

The club offers art, web design, and photography classes, demonstrations, workshops, and art shows inside the clubhouse and at Riverview Park. The club’s exhibit space features works in an array of media: pottery, sculpture, woodworking, jewelry, mixed media, photography, and glass.

The gallery offers worldwide collections of original paintings, objets d’art, sculptures, and select antique furnishings. 3465 Ocean jmstringergallery.com772-231-3900Drive

The gallery features a sophisticated collection from more than 350 contemporary American craftsmen. The Treasure Coast’s largest collection of art glass, along with ceramics, sculpture, furniture, and an extensive collection of fine art jewelry is represented in its friendly, 4,000-square-foot showroom. The collection is also viewable on the website. 2910 Cardinal Drive thelaughingdoggallery.com772-234-6711

1245 Main St., Sebastian sebastianriverartclub.com772-321-9333

SEBASTIAN RIVER ART CLUB

This studio and gallery features contemporary abstracts by Elise Geary, acrylic animal paintings by Andrea Lazar, and acrylic seascapes by Gail ElevatorSuite3349Fayerweather.OceanDrive,8,secondfloorlocatedin alcove behind Lyra comoceandrivegalleryverobeach.eliseartist.com772-579-7667Home

129 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 contemporary art. The gallery has exhibited works by leading contemporary artists including Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Ed Ruscha, Bruce Weber, Peter Doig, Alex Katz, Per Kirkeby, Christopher Le Brun, Beatriz Milhazes, Gert and Uwe Tobias, Jasper Johns, Grayson Perry, Sir Michael Craig-Martin, and Rose Wylie.

MEGHAN CANDLER GALLERY

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THE DOGLAUGHINGGALLERY

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The gallery has a beautifully curated collection of paintings by select local, national, and international artists and represents more than 40 contemporary emerging and established artists working in abstract, impressionist, and realistic styles. The gallery presents an uplifting, friendly, and sophisticated environment that currently features new paintings from the studios of its New York, California, Atlanta, and Cape Cod artists. Works are also viewable on the gallery’s website. 6160 Hwy. A1A Village meghancandlergallery.com772-234-8811Shops

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‘SPIRITThursdayVISIONS’ Big Art Now will hold a reception opening its exhibition “Spirit Visions,” which features works by Jacquilyn Eusanio and Roger Conti, both self-taught artists of the naive genre. 5–9 p.m.

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The Indian River Firefighters Benevolent Association will hold its second annual golf tournament benefiting the Mental Health Association in Indian River County. Registration fee includes 18 holes of golf, breakfast, lunch, beverages, putting contest, goody bag, games, raffles, and more. 8:15 a.m. putting contest, 9 a.m. shotgun scramble; $150 INDIAN RIVER FIREFIGHTERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION at Vero Beach Country Club 800 30th St. irffb.com OCTOBER 13

Michael Carbonaro, magician and star of TruTV’s The Carbonaro Effect, is bringing his “Carbonaro Lies on Stage” tour to the Sunrise Theatre. In the show, Carbonaro conjures up “a concoction of unbelievable magic, hysterical offbeat shenanigans, and wonder for audiences of all ages.” 8 p.m., $42.50 and up SUNRISE THEATRE 117 S. 2nd St., Fort Pierce sunrisetheatre.com772-461-4775

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Little Birthday Angels, an organization that provides birthday parties and presents for Indian River County’s homeless children, is holding its annual Battle of the Realtors fundraiser. All are welcome to come out to cheer on the teams, and raffles will be open to all attendees. 5:30–9 p.m. LITTLE BIRTHDAY ANGELS at Vero Bowl 929 14th littlebirthdayangels.org772-925-9352Lane

NATURE’ In its Holmes and Titelman galleries, Vero Beach Museum of Art presents “Changing Nature: A New Vision, Photographs by James Balog.” The exhibition comprises four sections: “Survivors,” October“Combustion,”“Transformation,”and“Extraction.”8–December31

TROPICAL NIGHT LUAU At the Youth Guidance Tropical Night Luau, guests will enjoy an open bar, a tropical buffet, dancing, a live auction, a presentation by YG students, and a dance performance by Hiti Mahana Polynesia. 6–10 p.m.; sponsorships $500 and up YOUTH GUIDANCE MENTORING ACADEMY at Boulevard Tennis Club 1620 Boulevard Village Lane youthguidanceprogram.org772-492-3933

October 4–28 GALLERY 14 1911 14th gallery14verobeach.com772-562-5525Ave.

OCTOBER 15 HOLIDAYSSaturday

It’s time to start putting together care packages for our troops who are out on deployment. Mailing kits can be picked up at many locations around town; see the Military Moms’ website for the list. October 15–December 15 MILITARY MOMS PRAYER GROUP at various militarymomsprayergroup.com772-473-0288locations

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BIG ART NOW GALLERY 1791 Old Dixie bigartnow.co561-440-4260Hwy.

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OCTOBER 16 ‘LEGENDS:Sunday KENTON & FERGUSON’ Bandleader Frank Wosar and the Space Coast Symphony Jazz Orchestra present a tribute to jazz giants Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson. 3 p.m., flexible pricing SPACE COAST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at The Emerson Center 1590 27th spacecoastsymphony.org855-252-7276Ave.

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OCTOBER 7 DUALFriday ARTIST RECEPTION Gallery 14 will hold a reception for the two artists represented in the dual exhibition “Life in Bloom: Colorful Worlds by Susan Davis Abello” and “A Different Look: Expressionism by Shelley Weltman.” 5–8 p.m.

DUALTuesdayEXHIBITIONS Gallery 14 kicks off its fifteenth season with exhibitions by two familiar artists. “Life in Bloom: Colorful Worlds by Susan Davis Abello” and “A Different Look: Expressionism by Shelley Weltman” will provide a bright beginning to the season.

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VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART 3001 Riverside Park Drive vbmuseum.org772-231-0707

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On the last Friday of each month Main Street Vero Beach holds a community street party with live music street vendors and food trucks Downtown Friday is a family- and dogfriendly event

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See what local artists have been up to as you take a pleasant evening walk in downtown Vero Beach pop into some galleries and perhaps grab a beverage or a bite October and November – p m

The Stark Gallery at Vero Beach Museum of Art is currently home to “Picasso Matisse & Friends Drawings from a Private Collection ” VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART Riverside Park Drivevbmuseum- org

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Browse the produce culinary delights and other wares of more than two dozen vendors at Vero Beach Farmers Market presented every Saturday morning at the corner of Ocean Drive and Dahlia Lane across from Humiston Park a m –noon

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EVERY COMEDYWEEKENDZONE Riverside Theatre’s Comedy Zone and Live in the Loop present two local bands and two comedians each weekend this month One band takes the outdoor stage on Friday and a diﬀerent one on Saturday while two comedians and an emcee provide the entertainment inside Arrive hungry because the grill will be open Comedy Zone performances are recommended for guests and older Live in the Loop p m general admission free reserved seating available Comedy Zone and p m

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EventsRecurring WE CAN HELP! Computer problems that resemble a Halloween horror show? 4881 North A1A, Vero Beach www.autobahnco.com772-234-1555 Autobahn_OCT22.indd 1 8/24/22 12:29 PM IR Solid Waste_OCT22.indd 1 8/25/22 1:06 PM “A good restaurant just makes me giddy.” – GAYLE KING

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OCTOBER 30 Sunday THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

OCTOBER 25 Tuesday BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE

It’s time for Samaritan Center’s thirtieth annual Soup Bowl

Riverside Theatre presents Butterflies Are Free, Leonard Gershe’s heartwarming story of Don Baker, a blind young man who has just moved into his own apartment for the first time, and his carefree young neighbor Jill Tanner. October 25–November 13; Times vary; $40 and up RIVERSIDE THEATRE 3250 Riverside Park Drive riversidetheatre.com772-231-6990

OCTOBER 27 SNEAKThursdayPEEK SALE Trimmings will offer a look at all of its latest finds at the Sneak Peek Sale. You’ll want to pay special attention to the holiday items, which, for that day only, will be 20 percent off.

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The Buggy Bunch invites everyone to its annual Pumpkin Patch, complete with games, photo opportunities, kiddie corral, corn pit, and more. Both Saturdays, October 22 and 29, are special Family Fun Days. Pumpkins large, small, and in between will be available for purchase. October 20–30, free admission. THE BUGGY BUNCH at Vero Beach Church of Christ 3306 20th thebuggybunch.com772-226-0066St.

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In celebration of 25 years serving the community, Master’s Academy has several special events planned, including the Homecoming Game, which will include an alumni tent, giveaways, food trucks, and recognition of those who have contributed to the school over the years. All are welcome. 7 p.m. MASTER’S ACADEMY at Leisure Square 3705 16th mastersvb.org772-794-4655St.

THE HOUSE It’s time for Treasure Coast Food Bank’s eighth annual Pack the House event, a marathon of preparation to feed families in need during the upcoming holiday season. Volunteers will work in three-hour shifts, packing boxes of food. October 28–29; Friday 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–noon TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK 813 S. Kings Hwy., Fort Pierce stophunger.org772-446-1752

Veranda presents a day of dual Trunk Shows: Ti Siento of Milan and Shy Creation of Los Angeles. October 27–28; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. VERANDA 3325 Ocean verandajewelry.com772-234-3404Drive

TRIMMINGS HOME GARDEN GIFTS 3201 Cardinal Drive trimmingsvb.com772-213-8069

The Vero Beach Art Club presents an exhibition titled “Tiny Treasures,” with artwork available for purchase. October 27–December 9 VERO BEACH ART CLUB GALLERY & MARKETPLACE 1903 14th verobeachartclub.org772-217-3345Ave.

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OCTOBER 24 CHAMPAGNE, & CHEFS Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Lucie, Indian River, & Okeechobee Counties will hold its fourteenth annual Chocolate, Champagne, & Chefs fundraiser. Guests will enjoy a delicious plated dinner, Champagne, and scrumptious chocolate dessert samples from prominent chefs of the Vero Beach area. The event will also include a live auction. 6 p.m., $200 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER, & OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES at Quail Valley River Club 2345 Hwy. bbbsbigs.org772-466-8535A1A

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The tenth annual Treasure Coast Community Health Great Duck Derby is happening. All you have to do is adopt a rubber ducky (or more than one if you’d like). On the day of the event, 5,000 rubber duckies will be released into the Indian River Lagoon and race toward the finish line. Noon–4 p.m.; $5 and up TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH at Capt. Hiram’s 1580 U.S. Hwy. 1, Sebastian thegreatduckderby.com772-571-1985

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The Indian River State College Performing Arts program, under the direction of a new theater manager, Althea Christine Wilson, will kick off its 2022–23 season with the comedy Life X 3 by Yasmina Reza. October 27–30; Thursday–Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.; $15 IRSC MCALPIN FINE ARTS CENTER 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce irsc.edu772-462-4750 ‘TINY TREASURES’

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OCTOBER 21 YASMINAFriday REZA’S ART Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents a stage reading of Art by French playwright Yasmina Reza. October 21–23 and 28–30; Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.; $20 VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD 2020 San Juan Ave. verobeachtheatreguild.com772-562-8300

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The Community Church of Vero Beach presents a Silent Film and Organ Concert featuring the 1923 classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame, accompanied by Andrew Galuska. 6 p.m., $10 COMMUNITY CHURCH OF VERO BEACH 1901 23rd ccovb.org772-562-3633St. NOVEMBER 3 SOUPThursdayBOWL

The thirty-seventh annual Muster and Music Festival will take place at the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce. It’s an action-packed event, with tactical demonstrations, keynote speaker, live music, 5K Beach Challenge, and more. Food trucks will be on the premises both Friday evening and all day Saturday. All outdoor events are free to attend, and museum admission will be discounted on Saturday. November 4–5; Friday 4–7 p.m. muster packet pickup; Saturday 8 a.m. 5K Beach Challenge; 11 a.m. muster opening ceremony, followed by keynote speaker and tactical demonstrations; 1–4 p.m. live music; 4 p.m. Rifle Raffle NATIONAL NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM 3300 N. Hwy. A1A, Fort Pierce navysealmuseum.org772-595-5845

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The Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents a humorous musical about an audience watching a play. But it is a particularly challenging audience and a particularly important show in the career of the playwright. November 4–27; Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.; $20–$40 VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD 2020 San Juan Ave. verobeachtheatreguild.com772-562-8300 WALK-A-THONMOMS

AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS OF IRC at Riverside Park 3280 Riverside Park Drive ircgoldstarmoms.org570-885-2811

137 VEROMAGAZINEBEACHOCTOBER2022 fundraiser. The potters of Indian River Clay will once again donate their time to craft more than 1,200 bowls, which will be available for purchase at the Heritage Center on the day of the event. Also, various places of worship and local businesses will provide soup for lunch (11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.) and dinner (4:30–7 p.m.). Suggested donations are $15 per ceramic bowl, $5 per bowl of soup, and $15 per quart container of soup to go.

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MUSIC CONCERT Community Church of Vero Beach is joining forces with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to present a performance of compositions by Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and Schumann. 7 p.m., $25 COMMUNITY CHURCH OF VERO BEACH 1901 23rd ccovb.org772-562-3633St.

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The American Gold Star Mothers of Indian River County will hold their fourth annual Walk-A-Thon for Military/Veteran Suicide Awareness through Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary at Riverside Park. Coffee and donuts will be provided by The Salvation Army, and participants will also enjoy music and raffles. 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk; $35 online $40 day of walk

TOURNAMENTSGOLF Triple fairway fun is approaching with Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County’s fundraising golf tournaments. The Pro-Am Tournament will be held November 7 at Riomar, and the Amateur Tournament and Ladies Nine & Shine is set to take place November 14 at Bent Pine. Pro-Am $600, Amateur $350, Nine & Shine $225 BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF IRC at Riomar Country Club 2106 Club Drive and Bent Pine Golf Club 6001 Clubhouse Drive bgcirc.org772-299-7449

WALKSaturdayTO REMEMBER Walk to Remember is the signature fundraiser of the Alzheimer & Parkinson Association of Indian River County. 7:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk ALZHEIMER & PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF IRC at Riverside Park 3280 Riverside Park Drive alzpark.org772-563-0505

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BENEFIT The Indian River Land Trust will host its annual benefit: an evening of cocktails, dinner, live music, and more. Tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting the Land Trust either by phone or online. 6 p.m., $250 INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST at Rock City Gardens 9080 U.S. Hwy. 1, Sebastian irlt.org772-794-0701

CATHOLIC SAMARITANCHARITIESCENTER at the Heritage Center 2140 14th Ave. and various soup locations samaritan-centerccdpb.org/programs/772-770-3039

OUR SOULS Senior Resource Association welcomes musician Ashley Campbell for its inaugural Nourishing Our Souls event. She is the daughter of Glen Campbell, who enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career as a singer, songwriter, and musician before—and even after—being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2010. At this luncheon event, she will share familiar songs and personal stories of her father’s journey with Alzheimer’s. Noon, $150 SENIOR RESOURCE ASSOCIATION at Quail Valley River Club 2345 Hwy. seniorresourceassociation.org772-569-0760A1A ❀

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