THINGS TO DO
men. Pineapple Playhouse, 2 and
8 p.m. 465.0366
Sunday, March 12
Daylight saving time begins at
2 a.m. Move clocks forward.
• Wait Until Dark – Thriller. Blind
housewife threatened by three con
men. Pineapple Playhouse, 7 p.m.
465.0366
Tuesday, March 14
• Gordon Lightfoot – the legend
in concert. Sunrise Theatre, 8 p.m.
461.4775
Wednesday, March 15
• Emerging Environmental Issue in
the Indian River Lagoon – Ocean
Acidification, presented by M. Dennis
Hanisak and Kristen Davis at Harbor
Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Reservations required. Go to www.
fau.edu/hboi.osls for details.
Friday, March 17
St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday, March 18
• Carbonaro – Sunrise Theatre,
8 p.m. 461.4775
Sunday, March 19
• Waterside Blues Jazz Concert at
Marina Square Park. Fort Pierce Jazz
and Blues Society, Melody Lane,
1-4 p.m. 460.5299
Monday, March 20-Friday, March 24
• Jazz Week – For the week’s special
shows please see the Fort Pierce
Jazz & Blues Society’s calendar at
https://www.jazzsociety.org/p/16/
event-calendar/d/20230301 or call
for details at 460.5299
Wednesday, March 22
• Marine Global Earth Observatory –
Presented by Dean Janiak, biologist
from the Smithsonian Marine Research
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Station. Biodiversity of marine
life is concentrated along the coasts,
but our shorelines are changing
rapidly. The MarineGEO program, a
global network of partners led by the
Smithsonian, is focused on the causes
and consequences of this change on
marine biodiversity, which is fundamental
to a healthy ecosystem. St.
Lucie County Aquarium, 420 Seaway
Drive, 9-10 a.m. Coffee and light
refreshments 8:30 a.m. 462.3474
Thursday, March 23
• Jay and the Americans – With special
guest Chris Ruggiero. Sunrise Theatre,
7:30 p.m. 461.4775
Friday, March 24
• Powwow – 57th anniversary of the
Native American event,
4 p.m.-9 p.m. at the St. Lucie County
Fairgrounds. Hosts: Northern Drum –
Warpaint Singers and Southern Drum
– Ottertrail. Tepee display, flute music,
Native American food, vendors, storytelling
and more. Camping available
at the fairgrounds with special pricing
for Scout units. Visit www.facebook.
com/FIHApowwow or call 519.7888
for details and information.
Saturday, March 25
• Powwow – 57th anniversary,
annual Native American event,
10 a.m. -9 p.m. at the St. Lucie County
Fairgrounds. Hosts: Northern Drum –
Warpaint Singers and Southern Drum
– Ottertrail. Tepee display, flute music,
Native American food, vendors, storytelling
and more. Camping available
at the fairgrounds with special pricing
for Scout units. Visit www.facebook.
com/FIHApowwow or call 519.7888
for details and information.
• The Music of Neil Diamond – Tribute
by Marr Vee and the Killer Vees at the
Sunrise Theatre, 8 p.m. 461.4775
• Swap Meet – Lawnwood Stadium
parking area at 1302 Virginia Avenue,
7 a.m.-2 p.m. For details call 462.1100
and ask for Parks Department.
Sunday, March 26
• Powwow – Thunder on the Beach.
Annual Native American event, 10 a.m.-
3 p.m. at the St. Lucie County
Fairgrounds. Hosts: Northern Drum –
Warpaint Singers and Southern Drum
– Ottertrail. Tepee display, flute music,
Native American food, intertribal
dancing and dance seminars, gourd
dancing at 10 a.m., storytelling, princess
competition, vendors. Visit www.
facebook.com/FIHApowwow/ or call
519.7888 for details.
Friday, March 31
• R.E.S.P.E.C.T. The Aretha Franklin
Story – Sunrise Theatre, 8 p.m.
461.4775
APRIL
Saturday, April 1
April Fools’ Day
• Broadway and the Movies Forever –
McAlpin Fine Arts Center, Indian River
State College, Fort Pierce.
2 p.m. 800-220-9915
Thursday, April 13
• Singing Spectacular – IRSC Chorale
and IRSC Company Singers at
McAlpin Fine Arts Center, Indian River
State College, Fort Pierce,
7 p.m. 800-220-9915
• Theresa Caputo Live – Sunrise Theatre,
7:30 p.m. 461.4775
• Movies Forever – at McAlpin Fine
Arts Center, Indian River State College,
Fort Pierce. 2 p.m. 800.220.9915
Friday, April 14
• Singing Spectacular – IRSC Chorale
and IRSC Company Singers at
McAlpin Fine Arts Center, Indian River
State College, Fort Pierce,
7 p.m. 800.220.9915
Saturday, April 15
• Singing Spectacular – IRSC Chorale
and IRSC Company Singers at
McAlpin Fine Arts Center, Indian River
State College, Fort Pierce, 2 and 7 p.m.
800.220.9915
Sunday, April 16
• Menopause The Musical – Comedy
musical at the Sunrise Theatre, 3 p.m.
461.4774
Tuesday, April 18
• Million Dollar Time Machine –
Sunrise Theatre, 7:30 p.m. 461.4775
Wednesday, April 19
• The Martin and Lewis Tribute Show –
Sunrise Theatre, 7:30 p.m. 461.4775
Thursday, April 20
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
Fort Pierce, 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Cold Cases, College Students and
Community Service – Presented by
Kimberlie Massnick, assistant professor
of criminal justice at Indian River
State College, Fort Pierce, 10 a.m.
462.7880
Friday, April 21
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
8 p.m. 465.0366
Saturday, April 22
• Fort Pierce Oyster Fest – Enjoy
plump oysters made in a variety of
ways at this popular festival at Veterans
Memorial Park and Riverwalk
Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Festival-goers
can enjoy seafood and landlubber
food, too. Live entertainment, arts
and crafts and merchandise vendors.
The shells are used afterward to
create new habitat for baby oysters
in the lagoon to filter and clean the
water. Visit www.fortpierceoysterfest.
com for more information.
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
2 and 8 p.m. 465.0366
Sunday, April 23
• Fort Pierce Oyster Fest – Enjoy
plump oysters made in a variety of
ways at this popular festival at Veterans
Memorial Park and Riverwalk
Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Festival-goers
can enjoy seafood and landlubber
food, too. Live entertainment, arts
and crafts and merchandise vendors.
The shells are used afterward to
create new habitat for baby oysters
in the lagoon to filter and clean the
water. Visit www.fortpierceoysterfest.
com for more information.
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
2 p.m. 465.0366
Thursday, April 27
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
8 p.m. 465.0366
Friday, April 28
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
8 p.m. 465.0366
• Mary Poppins presented by Tradition
Preparatory School – Sunrise Theatre,
7 p.m. Call first in case this is canceled.
461.4775
Saturday, April 29
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
2 and 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Mary Poppins presented by Tradition
Preparatory School – Sunrise Theatre,
7 p.m. 461.4775
Sunday, April 30
• Steel Magnolias – Small group of
close friends share the good and the
bad of their lives. Pineapple Playhouse,
2 p.m. 465.0366
• Mary Poppins presented by Tradition
Preparatory School – Sunrise Theatre,
7 p.m. 461.4775
MAY
Saturday, May 6
• The Cream of Clapton Band – The
Very Best of Clapton, Sunrise Theatre,
8 p.m. 461.4775
Thursday, May 11
• The Council – at McAlpin Fine Arts
Center, Indian River State College,
Fort Pierce, 7 p.m. 800.220.9915
May 12-June 17
• Through the Eye of the Camera Annual
Juried Exhibition – Very popular
exhibit at the Backus Museum and
Gallery. Opening reception, 6-8 p.m.
May 12. 465.0630
Friday, May 12
• One Night of Queen – Gary Mullen &
the Works return to rock the Sunrise
in tribute to the legendary Freddie
Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and
John Deacon. Sunrise Theatre, 8 p.m.
461.4775
• The Council – at McAlpin Fine Arts
Center, Indian River State College,
Fort Pierce. 7 p.m. 800.220.9915
Saturday, May 13
• Brian Regan – Sunrise Theatre, 8 p.m.
461.4775
• The Council – at McAlpin Fine Arts
Center, Indian River State College,
Fort Pierce. 2 and 7 p.m. 800.220.9915
Sunday, May 14
Mother’s Day
Monday, May 29
Memorial Day
• Ceremony, Veterans Memorial Park,
11 a.m.
JUNE
Monday, June 19
Juneteenth Day
• Juneteenth Celebration – see your
local paper. Details not available at
time of printing.
JULY
Tuesday, July 4
Independence Day
• Stars Over St. Lucie – Fireworks at
9 p.m. over the Indian River Lagoon
at Marina Square.
OCTOBER
• Ghosts of Fort Pierce Past Historic
Walking Tours – look for it in the last
week of October. The two-evening
tour features four routes, each about
an hour long. Each route has about
eight stops where the walkers will
meet characters from the past. Tours
leave about 15 minutes apart. Call
Main Street Fort Pierce or watch its
website for dates and specifics. www.
mainstreetFortPierce.org or 466.3880.
NOVEMBER
Thursday, Nov. 23
Thanksgiving
Last week of November
• Garden of Lights, the exquisite and
unique display at Heathcote Botanical
Gardens usually starts the last week
of November.
DECEMBER
Sunday, Dec. 3
• Sights & Sounds on Second –
Christmas parade in downtown with
floats, marchers, music and magic all
around. Annual family friendly good
time with the lighting of the city’s
Christmas tree in the roundabout
at Indian River Drive and Avenue A,
parade and other activities. 466.3880
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for errors, omissions or schedule
changes. Please check with the facility
before attending any event.
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