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Because events can change and some stop for the summer months, contact the event host or visit its website to be sure the event is still on. Check, too, to see if COVID-19 safety guidelines are required to be followed.
CONTINUING
• Art Gallery Exhibits: All year at the MIDFLORIDA
Credit Union Event Center, Port St.
Lucie. 807.4488
• Grand Central – Stickwork sculpture by
Patrick and Sam Dougherty. A walk-through
one-of-a-kind woven stick creation with
arches and walls. McKee Botanical Garden,
Vero Beach. All year. 794.0601
• American Perspectives – From the Vero
Beach Museum of Art’s collection. More than
70 folk art and self-taught works of art from
the museum’s collection. Through Jan. 2,
2022. 231.0707
• Jane Lawton Baldridge, a Sea Story Girl
– Elliott Museum, Stuart. Through Oct. 2.
225.1961
• Exquisite Miniature Paintings – Elliott
Museum, Stuart. Through Dec. 12. 225.1961
• Seminole People of Florida Survival and
Success – Elliott Museum, Stuart. Through
Oct. 4. 225.1961
• Pour Your Heart Out – Emerson Center, Vero
Beach. Through Oct. 28. 778.5249
OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 1
• Oktoberfest – Celebrate Oktoberfest with
traditional German food and drink, live music
and dancing. Free for all ages. MIDFLORIDA
Credit Union Event Center, Port St. Lucie.
5-10 p.m. 878.2277
• Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Pineapple
Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Touch & Go: Ultimate Cars Tribute – Tradition
Town Hall, 8 p.m. 561.409.4587
• The Full Monty – Barn Theatre, Stuart. 8 p.m.
287.4884
• Tom Papa – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.
286.7827
• Plant Sale – Master Gardeners, St. Lucie
Cooperative Extension, Picos Road. Must
have ticket as they are giving each person a
designated arrival time due to COVID-19.
8 a.m.-2 p.m. 462.1660
Saturday, Oct. 2
• Rodney Carrington Live – Sunrise Theatre,
Fort Pierce, 8 p.m. 461.4775
• The Full Monty – Barn Theatre, Stuart. 8 p.m.
287.4884
• Oktoberfest – Celebrate Oktoberfest with
traditional German food and drink, live music
and dancing. Free for all ages. MIDFLORIDA
Credit Union Event Center, Port St. Lucie. 2-10
p.m. 878.2277
• Gary Hoey – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.
286.7827
• Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Pineapple
Playhouse, 8 p.m. 465.0366
• Comedian Jeff Allen – Tradition Town Hall,
7 p.m. 561.409.4587
• Plant Sale – Master Gardeners at St. Lucie
Cooperative Extension, Picos Road. Must
have ticket as they are giving each person a
designated arrival time due to COVID-19.
8 a.m.-2 p.m. 462.1660
Sunday, Oct. 3
• The Full Monty – Barn Theatre, Stuart. 2 p.m.
287.4884
• Spyro Gyra – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.
286.7827
• Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Pineapple
Playhouse, 2 p.m. 465.0366
Tuesday, Oct. 5
• Sounds of Soul – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.
286.7827
Wednesday, Oct. 6
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
• Healthy U: Bipolar Affective Disorder – Port
St. Lucie Community Center, 6:30-8 p.m.
878.2277
Thursday, Oct. 7
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
• Chris Hillman, Time Between: An Evening
of Stories and Songs – Lyric Theatre, Stuart,
7 p.m. 286.7827
Friday, Oct. 8
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439
• Sawyer Brown – Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce.
8 p.m. 461.4775
• Talent Show – Port St. Lucie Community
Center, 6-8 p.m. 807.4499
• Eagle Watch – Manatee Center, Fort Pierce.
Virtual lunch and learn using Zoom, noon-
1 p.m. Call for instructions. 429.6266
Saturday, Oct. 9
• Foghat with opening act Sacred Union –
Foghat, the gold and platinum record blues,
boogie and rock group, takes the stage
outdoors at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union
Event Center, Port St. Lucie. It was originally
scheduled for January. All who bought tickets
for the January show can use them for this
show. Face coverings recommended. Gates
open at 5:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.
807.4488
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
562.8300
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie. 8 p.m. 418.2439
• Oktoberfest of Tradition – Tradition Square.
4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 10
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 2 p.m. 562.8300
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 2 p.m. 418.2439
• Mercury, Queen’s Frontman – Lyric Theatre,
Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
Tuesday, Oct. 12
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
Wednesday, Oct. 13
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
Thursday, Oct. 14
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
• Home-Based Business Showcase – MIDFLORIDA
Credit Union Event Center, Port St.
Lucie. This is a great chance to meet and talk
to vendors you normally wouldn’t see because
they are home-based. You’ll find local makers,
artisans and direct sellers you may not have
even known about. Visit their booths and see
what they have to offer. 2-7 p.m. 807.4488
Friday, Oct. 15
• Albert Cummings – Blues and Rock guitar. –
Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 562.8300
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439
Saturday, Oct. 16-Friday, Nov. 12
• Best of the Best Juried Art Exhibition –
Backus Museum and Gallery, Fort Pierce.
Exemplary works by amateur and professional
artists that demonstrate exceptional quality,
skill, creativity and presentation. Hours are
Wednesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday:
noon-4 p.m. 465.0630
Saturday, Oct. 16
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
562.8300
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie at 8 p.m. 418.2439
• Fall Garden Fest – Heathcote Botanical Gardens,
Fort Pierce. Plant and accessories sale,
garden art sale. Presentations and children’s
activities. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 464.4672
• Freestyle Summer Fest – MIDFLORIDA Credit
Union Event Center, Port St. Lucie, hosted
by the Puerto Rican Association for Hispanic
Affairs. Enjoy ’90s Freestyle dance music and
new school music. 1-10 p.m. 807.4488
• Pumpkin Carvers – Bring your carved
pumpkin by 3 p.m. to the Harvest Fest in the
Garden at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens. The
pumpkin lighting begins at 8 p.m. Be part of
the jack-o'-lantern walk. 4-8 p.m. 878.2277
• An Evening with Jim Messina – Lyric Theatre,
Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
• Pastor Shirley Caesar Concert – Grammywinning
gospel singer at Sunrise Theatre, Fort
Pierce, 8 p.m. 461.4775
• Stuart Craft Festival – Osceola Street. Enjoy
photography, paintings, sculpture, jewelry
and more, showcased from local and traveling
crafters, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No phone number
given.
• Crush: Bon Jovi Experience – Tradition Town
Hall, 8 p.m. 561.409.4587
Sunday, Oct. 17
• Dracula – A perfect Halloween show. Vero
Beach Theatre Guild, Vero Beach High School
Performing Arts Center, 2 p.m. 562.8300
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 2 p.m. 418.2439
• Fall Garden Fest – Heathcote Botanical
Gardens, Fort Pierce. Plant and accessories
sale, garden art sale. Presentations for adults
and for children and children’s activities, noon-
4 p.m. 464.4672
Wednesday, Oct. 20
• Marshall Tucker Band: Southern Rockin’
Roundup – Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce,
7:30 p.m. 461.4775
Thursday, Oct. 21
• Walter Trout – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 7 p.m.
286.7827
Friday, Oct. 22
• Steven Wright, comedian – Lyric Theatre,
Stuart, 7 p.m. 286.7827
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439
Saturday, Oct. 23
• Treasure Coast Bacon Fest – The enticing
smell of bacon wafting through Riverside
Park, Vero Beach. Crispy or flexible thin or
thick bacon, exotic bacon dipped in chocolate!,
wrapped around pickles! Enjoy the
Bacon Games, live entertainment, fun zone
for the kids, exhibits and vendors. Like the
taste? Ask for the recipe. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For
details go to www.pottcevents.com/treasurecoast
bacon-fest.html or call 561.792.9260.
• The Glass Menagerie – Treasure Coast
Theatre, Port St. Lucie, 8 p.m. 418.2439
• Keb’ Mo’ – Lyric Theatre, Stuart, 6 and 8:30
p.m. 286.7827
• Chili Cookoff – Now in its 39th year in Fort
Pierce, at the Fenn Center. Call first to make
sure venue has not changed! The theme is
Halloween. Sign up your team to cook by
going to www.bgcofslc.org. Event is hosted
by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Starts at 11 a.m.
460.9918
• Guided Hike – Savannas Preserve State Park,
Savannah Road, Jensen Beach. Hike to Hawk’s
Bluff. Registration and instructions at
https://friends-of-savannas.square.site.
Meet at 9 a.m. No phone provided. >>
Theaters have made accommodations for safety guidelines. For specifics, call the theater or visit its website.
Head out to the Fall Garden Fest at Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort
Pierce on Oct. 16-17, where plants, garden art and accessories will be on
sale. There will be presentations and children's activities. The Fest runs from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday. For more
information, visit www.heathcotebotanicalgardens.org or call 464.4672.
/www.bgcofslc.org
/friends-of-savannas.square.site
/www.heathcotebotanicalgardens.org