Arts Blast on the Air with Willi Miller

Nancy Duclos tells us about the Spring Camp Sessions at the Vero Beach Art Club.  And we talk to two talented young musicians, Jake & Sky Valezquez, about the Music Angels concert on March 23rd at the Italian American Club in Vero Beach.  You can learn more about them at UniqueDifferentCool.com.     

Author of historical fiction, Patti Callahan Henry dicusses her career and her upcoming plans... And Adam Schnell tells us about Ballet Vero Beach and the upcoming Egyptian collaboration with Vero Beach Museum of Art.

Maria Sparsis from Indian River Clay joins the show to talk about Form & Fire, a juried clay show March 1-22... and we speak with Dr. Edie Widder and Jasmine Schwadron from ORCA (Ocean Research & Conservation Association).

Janie Hoover of the Environmental Learning Center tells us about ELC's Brown Bag Lunch & Learn on February 28th. You can learn more about it at DiscoverELC.org. Adam Conard gets us excited for Art Under the Oaks at Riverside Park, March 8, 9 & 10.

Adam Schnell, Ballet Vero Beach, drops by the studio to tell us about Program 2: Balanchine, Graham, Wheeldon at Vero Beach HS PAC, February 23 & 24, and a family friendly Firebird February 25. And Becca Harrison calls in to discuss her part as one of the seven pianists in the 7 Monster Pianos Concert on Sunday at Christ by the Sea UMC.

Linda Sposato (MusicAngelsUSA.org) is now accepting musical students and she tells us about their upcoming fundraiser, Flamenco & Tapas on February 14th... And we're joined by two members of the cast of Kinky Boots at Riverside Theatre, Terrence Clowe and Val Moranto.

Rusty Young and Marty Paris discuss the Live From Vero Beach Music Series via MusicWorksConcerts.com... and Leah Blythe-LoPresti, David LoPresti and Dominique Tynes tell us about the 2024 Art Trail Fine Art Show presented by Vero Beach Art Club.

Today Mike Godown speaks to us about the Indian River Genealogy Conference... and Mike Block tells us about the Vero Beach International Music Festival.

Connie Cotherman talks about the 15th Annual Motor Car Exhibition and A Tropical Flock of Avian Avatars at McKee Botanical Garden. Barb Russell and Karen Vatland from Garden Club of Indian Rivery County get us ready for Gardenfest! 2024 the first weekend in February.

Adam Schnell of Ballet Vero Beach joins the show to discuss the Indian River State College Fellowship Initiative for Dancers along with his upcoming shows which you can find at BalletVeroBeach.org... Sergey Belyavsky takes center stage at the Emerson Center’s Grand Piano, Saturday evening, January 27 at 7 p.m.

Saxophonist and singer Danny Bacher tells us about his career, working with kids in New Jersey, and his trio's upcoming concert with the Treasure Coast Jazz Society. Ray Adams, a well-known local educator and musician and a board member of the Treasure Coast Jazz Society, tells us about upcoming shows and the scholarship program. From the tcjazz.org website: The Treasure Coast Jazz Society was fou...

Oscar Sales of Riverside Theatre tells us about what exciting events to expect in the coming year at Riverside... And Adam Schnell of Ballet Vero Beach updates us on the Nutrcracker on the Indian River and why Riverside Theatre is such a great place to work if you're a dog-lover!

Xaque Gruber discusses the Vero Beach Film Festival coming in April, the Friends of Contemporary Art (FOCA) at the Environmental Learning Center, and "Iris' Cats & Old Buildings" Art Show on January 5th. Megan Elyse Fulmer & Brian Golub are stars in the musical "Jersey Boys," playing Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach January 2-28th.

We speak with Ray Brown, of TalkinBirds.com , about the his website and radio show, how hummingbirds fly, and the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival coming to Port Canaveral January 24-28th. And then we hear from David Amado, music director of Atlantic Classical Orchestra, about the coming season that begins January 11.

Adam Schnell joins us to get us excited for Nutcracker on the Indian River by Ballet Vero Beach and we discuss the new documentary... Then we talk to Christopher Confessore about Brevard Symphony Orchestra.

Connie Cotherman joins the show to talk about what's happening this Holiday Season at McKee Botanical Garden... and Nancy Catania and Penny Morgan discuss the Garden Club of Indian River County’s 2023 Ornament, featuring Riverside Theatre.

Janie Graves Hoover joins us to discuss Winter Green Night Lights and the other exciting events coming to the Environmental Learning Center. And Oscar Sales discusses the upcoming extravaganza, Winterfest, at Riverside Theatre, December 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Marshall Adams, Executive Director of the Backus Musem in Fort Pierce, invites one and all to the exhibition of "Kindred Spirits: Paintings and Letters From the Kiplinger Family Collection." And then we speak with Dr. Jacob Craig and Brad Gardner about the Vero Beach Choral Society and the upcoming concerts at the First Presbyterian Church.

Marcos Flores joins us to discuss the amazing concert series at Christ By The Sea Church. Jessica Russell, Director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, tells us about their OPen Mic Evenings on the second Tuesday of each month.

Marty Paris and Rusty Young talk about the coming season of Live from Vero Beach! concerts at the Emerson Center; Adam Schnell and Lance Glenn describe the making of the new Ballet Vero Beach documentary showing at the Majestic 11 in Vero Beach December 1.

October 25, 2023 - Sophie Bentham-Wood gets us excited for the upcoming season at Vero Beach Museum of Art, including Art After Dark, Free Admission Saturdays, and the Museum Holiday Shopping Event. Charlotte Terry of the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation invites us to Adventures in Poetry with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins — details at LRJF.org. And Ruth Stanbridge and Penny Chandler No...

Lucy Rhoades and Joel Ripka star in the upcoming smash musical "Million Dollar Quartet," playing live on stage at Riverside Theatre, October 24th - November 12th. And Meri Jo Theobald, of the St. Lucie Rock & Gem Club, is excited for the 46th Annual Jewelry, Rock & Gem Show, October 21st and 22nd at MidFlorida Event Center in Port St. Lucie.

U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins tells us about what it's like to be a Poet Laureate and his upcoming appearance at "Adventures in Poetry" for the Laura "Riding" Jackson Foundation... And Alex Kanter, the Indian River State College Master Instructor of Theatre, and Aileen Diaz, who plays Ariadna, discuss the work that went into translating and producing "The Labyrinth of Love" by Sister Sor Juana...

Sara Wilson stops by to tell us about the 30th Anniversary Season of the Laura "Riding" Jackson Foundation and the Adventures in Poetry Event on November 2nd featuring Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. And J. Marshall Adams joins the show to discuss the Backus Boo Ball on October 21st and the other exciting events happening at the Backus Museum in Fort Pierce.

Debbie Avery joins us to talk about the Pelican Island Conservation Society's 9th Annual Indian River Bird & Nature Art Show. Greg Pitts joins us by phone to discuss his upcoming performance at a benefit concert for Uganda's Village of Hope.