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Impact fees on rise By Patrick McCallister Staff writer pmccallister@yourvoiceweekly.com The cost of constructing most types of non-residential buildings

in Martin County is going up. At its last regular meeting — Tuesday, March 19 — the Board of County Commissioners opted to raise most non-residential impact fees about 10 percent. Additional-

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ly, the board directed county staff to look at financing options for the increased impact fees. The vote was 3 to 2, with com-

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By Shelley Koppel Staff writer PALM CITY – The motto of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is “Great Futures Start Here.” In Martin County, those words are taken seriously at its five branches in East Stuart, Hobe Sound, Indiantown, Palm City and Port

Salerno. Each one strives to give children 6-18 the tools to succeed academically, resist risky behaviors, learn good citizenship and plan for the future. Anne McCormick has been executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County for six years. She began as a volunteer in 1999 and when she left retail for a career change, she took a job at the Hobe Sound branch.

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Fees to be reinstated in county after June 1 By Patrick McCallister making people unable to get groceries and get to doctor’s apStaff writer pmccallister@yourvoiceweekly.com pointments, we’ve got to resolve it.” Claudette Mahan, transit manIt’s been a free ride for two ager, said that the county’s three years, but not after June 1. At its last regular meeting, the routes — Treasure Coast ConMartin County Board of County nector, U.S. Highway 1, Stuart Commissioners approved a plan and Indiantown — get about to reinstate the $1.50 fare to ride 6,500 boardings a month, up the county’s public buses, and to from about 5,000 a month last add another $1.50 to that for the year. The paratransit service has door-to-door paratransit service about 1,300 boardings a month. The fare reinstatement is aimed for people with disabilities. Fares were temporarily suspended in at keeping all of the county’s April 2011 to pump up rider- bus routes and service levels ship. By all accounts, it worked. after changes to state funding While there have generally been slated to begin next fiscal year sharp increases in public-tran- that could create an operationsit boardings for the past four al shortfall. Mahan said Martin years, Martin is up about 150 County Transit Services wanted to reinstate the regular fares and percent since 2011. The fare reinstatement goes into request the increase for paratransit rides early to hedge off effect on June 1. “We just have to monitor and any potential shortfalls next fisbalance it,” John Haddox, Palm cal year. There are federal guideCity, said in an interview after the meeting. “If we find out we’re See FARES page 6

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www.YourVoiceWeekly.com increases the needs and costs of government services and infrastructure, which is why impact fees exist. “The people of Martin County feel strongly that development, not taxpayers, should pay for that impact,” she said. “Government incentives to business don’t work. It’s worse than giving something for nothing.” Samantha Lovelady, principal planner for Martin, said that the county suspended many categories of impact fees in 2009, but also raised what they’d be at the end of the suspension. Commissioners reinstated impact fees in 2010. That’s when residential impact fees last increased. “In 2009, the residential went up around 30 percent,” she said. “Non-residential went down across the board except for hotels and nursing homes.” Since the beginning of the year builders have gotten permits to build 93 new homes in Martin. Additionally, a builder has gotten a permit to construct a bank. There have been 17 permits taken out for making structural improvements to existing non-residential buildings. Those require impact fees only when there’s a change in the use of a structure.

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The FWC’s Alligator Management Program issued 176 nuisance alligator harvest permits for Martin in 2012. The trappers netted 117 gators. of compensation is the sale of the alligator.” And those contractors come in all shapes, ages and sizes. Hort said many of the trappers are retirees, many former military, law enforcement and fire-rescue. Others seem to take up the parttime job as a bit of a hobby.

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The FWC’s Alligator Management Program issued 176 nuisance alligator harvest permits for Martin in 2012. The trappers netted 117 gators. In 2011, almost 7,000 gators were trapped throughout the state. That year there were about 14,000 complaints. To remove an alligator, the FWC generally requires that it’s at least 4 feet long, on a complainer’s property, and reasonably deemed to pose a threat to people, pets or property. What’s generally not going to happen is relocation. “That’s not a successful strategy for alligators,” Hort said. “If you insert a stranger into an established population, there’s going to be a problem. Someone’s going to die.” He said that the FWC usually aims at educating people about alligators, rather than removing the wildlife. “Anywhere we have alligators, we have people that complain about them,” Hort said. “People have a wide spectrum of attitudes in living with alligators.” Alligators are generally passive, and don’t really eat that much, because they’re ectothermic,

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Girls on the gridiron Lady Tigers take football spotlight By Patrick Bernadeau For Your Voice News & Views MARTIN COUNTY — Football season doesn’t end when winter transitions into spring. Players looking to go pro are preparing for the NFL Draft while spring practices are just getting under way on college campuses across the country. At Martin County High School, while the boys are getting ready for their spring game in May, the focus on the field is on the Lady Tigers’ flag football team. Like several other schools on the Treasure Coast, this is just the second season girls’ flag football has been offered to girls at Martin County High School. In Palm Beach County and other areas down south, girls have been playing flag football for their schools for years. Locally, with the sport being new to most, the learning curve for this 7-on-7 game is steep. “The first two weeks of the season is all teaching,” Martin County girls’ flag football head coach Jeff Padgett said. “There are a lot of teaching drills of

footwork and pulling flags. We wanted to see who could catch and throw.” “Running actual plays and working on X’s and O’s were all secondary.” Junior center Taylor Hooker played on junior varsity last year. Hooker jumped to varsity this season, realizing the level of play is as different as night and day. “At varsity, it’s far more intense,” Hooker said. “The speed of the game is so much faster and there a ton of plays to try and remember.” While the players in some cases are learning on the fly, many of the girls participating use flag football as a way to prepare them for other sports. “90 percent of our girls play other sports,” Padgett said. “Flag football is a way for them to have fun, but it also keeps them in shape for whatever their main sport may be.” Whatever the motive may be, once the Lady Tigers rumble onto the gridiron, the results resembles what other Tiger programs are prone to do: win. In their inaugural season, the Lady Tigers won seven of their eight games. This season, Martin County is

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FLIGHT from page 3 ary showings of the documentary at Carmike Cinema 14, 1900 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. She said the documentary showed thousands of Wisconsin locals turning out to greet returning veterans. “It was so huge, we thought it was Photoshopped or something, or they put a call out and said, ‘We’re making this movie,’” she said. “But, no. That’s how many always turn out for the veterans in Wisconsin. It was overwhelming to see the amount of people who came out.” According to a 2008 Associated Press estimate, the once 16.1 million World War II veterans are dying at a rate of more than 1,100 a day. Only about 2 million are living, according to a recent report by the Department of Veterans Affairs. No one has an exact daily death count, but the VA, AP and others have developed the same estimate by using long-form census data, VA data, and standard mortality tables. The VA estimates that America will have almost no World War II veterans by 2020. If the oldest lives as long as Frank Buckles — the last surviving American World War I serviceman — America will lose its last World War II veteran in 24 years, 2037. Buckles died in 2011 at age 110.

FARES from page 3 lines for increasing public transit fares that make it about a sixmonth process with public hearings. Mahan said few turned out for public hearings about the fare reinstatement and increase for paratransit rides. Only one person showed up at the public hearing in January. “We got letters,” Mahan said. “We got a few phone calls. I thought there’d be more.” Public transit cost Martin County about $1.4 million last fiscal year. Federal grants covered the largest portion, about $837,000. State grants were just over $232,000. The county’s general-fund contribution was about $322,000. In 2011, the state provided about $328,000 for Martin County’s public transportation system’s $1.6 million budget; the federal government, about $830 million. The county contributed $473,000. Don Donaldson, engineering director, told the commission that the fares could reduce ridership by about 20 percent for a short time, but it’s likely to bounce back to current levels, due to the persistently slow economic recovery following the Great Recession. “I’d hate to see us lose the 20 percent ridership we gained,” Commissioner Doug Smith, Jensen Beach, said at the meeting. “I’m

www.YourVoiceWeekly.com The youngest World War II veterans were born in 1927 and are 86. The Honor Flights are free to the veterans. They’re accompanied by guardians, volunteers who pay to their own way to care for the veterans during their visits to Washington. In addition to Honor Flight Southeast Florida, there’s another local hub, Space Coast Honor Flight. That volunteer group also has a flight scheduled for April 27. That flight is from the Orlando International Airport. The Space Coast hub has flights planned for June 1 and 22, Aug. 24, Sept. 28 and Oct. 19. The Southeast Florida hub has another flight planned for May 25, and is scheduling two more for fall. Honor Flight Southeast Florida is on the web at honorflightsefl. org. Space Coast Honor Flight is at spacecoasthonorflight.org. For additional information about the movie “Honor Flight: The Movie,” visit honorflightthemovie.com. For more about the national Honor Flight Network, see honorflight.org. Information about the Washington, D.C., World War II Monument is at wwiimemorial.com. Smolen said after their tours of Washington-area memorials, the Honor Flight veterans value something more. “When you talk to these people and ask, ‘What did you enjoy most about the day?’ they say, ‘The people that met them at the airport.’”

not happy about it.” MV Transportation provides the bus services for Martin County. Darlene Haney, its project manager for public transportation for Martin, told the commission that it’s important to start developing a financial reserve for the public-transit system. “A fare increase, I understand, can hurt ridership, but it can grow a community,” she said. “I feel that if there is not a fare increase, we could eventually lose a couple of (routes).” At the meeting, Vice Chair Ed Fielding, Stuart, expressed concerns about the fares stretching some regular riders too thin. He moved to include unlimited-ride, or discounted multiple-ride passes in the public transit fare structure. “A day ticket might be a really good advantage to the individual,” he said. Haddox seconded the motion, which passed with unanimous support. Transit officials will research time-period and multiple-pass fare options and present them at a later commission meeting. Haddox said he’d like to see the county expand its public transit routes and hours. The three routes operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. “To make it more available to the people (who) need it takes money,” he said.

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off to a 4-1 start. One of the key contributors to the Lady Tigers’ success is junior linebacker Carly Cox. Cox spearheaded a defense that recorded seven shutouts, but she believes this year’s team is better. With Martin County now able to take part in postseason play (the team did not participate in postseason play in debut season), Cox feels the Lady Tigers can

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make a big splash in the playoffs. “States is the goal,” Cox said. “We thought we had a good squad last year, but since there weren’t any playoffs to play in, we were all bummed.” “We had a great team last year, but we are even better this year. This team is faster on offense and the strength of this team, our defense, is just as good as last year.”

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his machine shop and he is also a racer as was his father and my great-grandfather. I guess it is just in my blood.” For the last two seasons, Kennedy has competed in the Grand Prix class, where speeds can top 170 mph. “I really like the race course in Stuart because it has long straightaways and bigger turns, which lets us go much faster.” Kennedy also races Formula Enterprise cars in races with the Sports Car Club of America. As the time comes closer to April 20, the first day of racing, Kennedy and his father, George, have their fingers crossed that their boat will be repaired and modified in time to make the trip here from Bear, Delaware. Be sure to look for Kennedy in the lineup. The race is sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association.

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AWARD from page 7 “I congratulate Mrs. Sperger for being named the District’s School-Related Employee of the Year. This award honors employees who exemplify excellence in their profession. Mrs. Sperger does just that every day in her role as an ESE Paraprofessional. The support she provides is instrumental in the success of her students and school,” said Superintendent Laurie J. Gaylord. Mrs. Sperger will now represent the Martin County School District in the competition to be named the 2013 Florida School

MartinCounty received about $1.9 million in impact fees last fiscal year. The year before, just more than $1 million. The lowest year was 2008-2009. That year the county raised about $960,000 in impact fees. In 2004-2005, the county got just short of $16 million in impact fees. The adopted budget for the current fiscal year anticipates $1.3 million in impact fees. In addition to the county, the school district and municipalities collect impact fees. Related Employee of the Year. In addition to the School-Related Employee of the Year award, the Martin County Association of School Administrators recognized the 2012-2013 Mary J. Brogan Scholarship Award Recipients. The scholarships are presented to employees pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Each scholarship is worth $1,000: • Kimberly Soko, ESE Paraprofessional (Jensen Beach Elementary) • Maria Cruz, Classroom Manager/Head Start Class (Port Salerno Learning Center)

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Community Calendar Craft Night at the Cummings Library in the Donahue Room. 6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. End your week making a craft, listening to music, or just hanging out with your friends. We provide all the supplies needed to make something extraordinary. Refreshments will be served. Grades 6-12. 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more information, call (772) 288-2551. Seven Last Words of Christ 7 p.m. For one night only, former Martin County High School musician Michael A. Ferrara returns to Palm City to conduct The Seven Last Word of Christ by Theodore Dubois at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Palm City. 2655 S.W. Immanuel Drive, Palm City. For

more information, call (772) 2878188. Saturday, March 30 Fairy & Gnome Homes at the Blake Library. 2 p.m.-3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Explore nature by building a home for Martin County’s more enchanted residents. Natural materials will be used such as sea shells, moss, and feathers. Take your completed creation home and find a secluded outdoor area for these magical creatures to take up residence. Materials will be provided but donations accepted! For kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. Registration is required. 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 221-1407.

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(15) Rounds at Seasonal Cart Fee • (1) Complimentary Round (10) Free Buckets of Range Balls Weekly Prize Drawings at a $60 Value $300 Annual Prize Drawing Some conditions apply. For more details go to:

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CALENDAR from page 17 enthusiasts. Designed for ages 4 and up. Legos will be provided, but donations are always welcome. 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more information, call (772) 288-2551. Art from the Heart at the Blake Library. 2:30 p.m. Opportunity to view Lisa Jill Allison’s art in the John F. Armstrong room. 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 2211407.

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1424457Sunday, March 31 Easter Sunday Stuart Green Market at Stuart City Hall. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Take home fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, honey, jams, jellies, preserves, eggs, cheese, sauces, plants, organic goods and more. Located in the Annex Parking Lot, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 2330297 or visit stuartgreenmarket. org

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Opening Up at 3 Martin County Library Locations: • Tuesday, April 9th 4:15 -5:15pm at Robert Margade Library, Stuart • Wednesday, April 10th 4-5pm at Hoke Library, Jensen Beach • Thursday, April 11th, 4-5pm at Cummings Library, Palm City “Use of library meeting rooms does not imply library endorsement of the aims, policies or activities of any group using the room.”

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Friday, April 5 Knight Run in Color 5K at The Pine School. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Cost to attend: $45, which includes dinner and a T-shirt, $15 for obstacle course and dinner for kids under 8 or $10 for dinner only. 12350

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St. Monica’s Famous Fish Fry at St. Monica’s Episcopal Church. 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Food and fellowship. $7-$10. 800 Central Ave., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 221-0552.

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Family Night at Mulligan’s Beach House. Kids eat free. Balloon animals, face painting and giveways. 300 Colorado Ave., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 600-7368.

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Thursday, April 4 Stuart Jazz Pro Jam at the Lyric’s Flagler Center. 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Held the first and third Thursday of the month. $5 admission. Cash bar. 201 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. For more information or to buy tickets, call (772) 286-7827.

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local Toastmasters club, is open to anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills Club meets from noon- 1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the AECOM office, 3550 S.W. Corporate Parkway, Palm City. For more information, call (772) 3249020.

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Singer celebrates Bocelli and music of Italy By Shelley Koppel Staff writer STUART — Franco Corso was born in San Remo, Italy. Fifteen years ago, he had the opportunity to open for one of his idols, Andrea Bocelli, at a concert in his native land. That experience brought Corso to the United States with a goal in mind. “I came to America 12 years ago, to bring Italian music to America,” he said. “It’s passionate, romantic and powerful.”

Italian singer Franco Corso presents ‘A Tribute to Andrea Bocelli and Friends’ on April 6 at the Lyric Theatre.

The singer has not forgotten his roots. Corso makes a return appearance at the Lyric Theatre on April 6 in “A Tribute to Andrea Bocelli and Friends.” He spoke recently about performing the music he loves so much. While the concert is a tribute to Bocelli, it also has songs from II Divo, Josh Groban, Michael Buble and others. Corso will also perform some original compositions.

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Conchy Joe’s Seafood Live music by Rainfall 8 p.m.-midnight. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 334-1130. Musicfest Downtown Stuart, second and third Friday of the month, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Free. 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 2881010 or (772) 485-1609.

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Charlie’s Bar and Grill Karaoke 7:30 p.m. 4695 S.W. Kanner Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 288-4326. The Sailor’s Return Live music 4 p.m.-8 p.m. 625 S.W. First St., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 872-7250. Conchy Joe’s Seafood Live music by Rainfall 4 p.m.-8 p.m. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 334-1130. Rockin’ Riverwalk Summer Series 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Variety of live music in Historic Downtown Stuart. October through May. For more information, call (772) 2881010.

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Friday March 29 Darrell Gwinn at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 4 p.m.-7 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243. Live Music at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 8 p.m.-11 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243. Sierra Band at The Sailor’s Return. 8 p.m. 625 S.W. First St., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 872-7250. Joel DeSilva at Crawdaddy’s. 7 p.m., 1949 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 225-3444.

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CORSO from page 19 “Everybody loves Andrea Bocelli,” he said. “The concert is a combination of pop songs and slow ballads,” he said. “There are popular songs in an operatic style.” Corso was also influenced by great Italian singers such as Sergio Franchi, Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti. “Italians are lovers by nature,” he said. “We express love in everything we do, in our songs and in food. I use words, instead of being a chef.” Corso said that his singing in Italy, for Italian audiences, was different. “When I was in Italy, I was doing American artists like Sinatra and Dean Martin,” he said. “Italians like American stars. When I go to Italy and the mayor of my town puts on a concert, I bring American songs, in English. Here, I sing Italian and some Spanish and English.” Corso began singing as a boy. “I sang in the church choir,” he said. “I was a good Catholic boy and then I turned into an Italian singer. I opened for Bocelli 15 years ago at an Italian festival and I met him again at Mar-a-Lago, the Trump place in Palm Beach. He was doing a concert there.” Corso has performed at the Eissey Theatre at Palm Beach State College, at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and in tours to New York and the West Coast. For this return engagement at the Lyric, the singer is bringing some friends with him. Lou Villano will open the program with songs from “The Great American Songbook.” Soprano Jackie Madeiras will sing several arias. The program, featuring popular Italian and Ameri-

Photo courtesy of the Lyric Theatre ‘Italians are lovers by nature. We express love in everything we do, in our songs and in food. I use words, instead of being a chef.’ can songs made famous by Bocelli and others, is under the musical direction of conductor Jason Buelow. Corso lives in Juno Beach, but he is a big fan of Stuart. “I love Stuart,” he said. “It has a great downtown. It feels like I’m back in Europe a little. The people in Stuart love this music.”

Franco Corso comes to the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, on April 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35. Call the box office at (772) 286-7827 or order online at www.lyrictheatre.com.For more information about Franco Corso, visit the website, www.francocorso.com.

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Rick Collins at Crawdaddy’s. 6 p.m., 1949 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 225-3444.

The Jensen Beach All Starz at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 8 p.m.11 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.

Wednesday April 3 First Serve Café Trivia Night. 6:30 p.m. 199 S.E. Via Tesoro Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 345-2100.

Bowl your Brains out Blazer at Jensen Beach Bowl. 8 p.m. to midnight. All you can bowl $11 per person. Black light bowling, everything glows in the dark, disco lights, music and fog. 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. For more information call (772) 225-2695 or visit jensenbeachbowl.com

Ladies Night at Applebees. 10 p.m. to close. 2 for 1 drinks all night and $1 wells for women. Music DJ Doe Dizzle. 3373 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 2236477.

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Scott Benge at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 6922243. Cruisers Bar Wacky Wednesday. 8 p.m. to midnight. Contests and prizes. Beer pong. $6 pitchers for players. 843 S.W. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 232-6103. Thursday April 4 Live Music at The Sailor’s Return. 6 p.m. 625 S.W. First St.,

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The Producers by the Martin County High School Fine Arts Department at the Wanda H. Yarboro Performing Arts Center located at 2801 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. Students will perform Mel Brooks’ famous musical for the first time in the newly restored theater. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Performance dates are April 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. For ticket reservations, call (772) 219-1800 extension 282 or email eckhark@martink12.fl.us Saturday, April 6 Bunfest 2013 by the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A day all about rabbits and the people who love them. Event will include a rabbit spa, bunny Olympics, rabbit education, spay and neuter sign-up, rabbit adoption, bunny glamour shots, arts, crafts, music and more. 4100 S.W. Leighton Farm Ave., Palm City. For more information, call (772) 708-9668. 2nd Annual Pinedemonium

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