Indian River County

McKee’s Ocean Sole Exhibition will be on display throughout the Garden from November 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020. This exhibition features 40 brightly colored, whimsical hand-crafted marine species sculptures made from recycled flip flops that have washed upon the shores of Africa and were created by artisans from Ocean Sole located in Kenya.



The story of each sculpture begins as a flip flop on someone’s feet, which is later discarded and ultimately ends up in our earth’s waterways, landfills and oceans. The artists collect, clean, compress and carve it into beautiful art. The sculptures are made from upcycled EVA rubber flip flops, contact adhesive glue, and in some of the larger sculptures, recycled Styrofoam and wire.



Ocean Sole’s mission is to turn flip flop pollution into inspiring art to promote conservation and create employment. Their focus is 100% on conservation entrepreneurship. Ocean Sole positively impacts over 1,000 Kenyans through the collection of flip flops and direct employment. Their masterpieces create employment for a country that has 40% unemployment, but also sends a message about how we can help our planet, our oceans and people. Revenue generated from the sale of these sculptures helps clean up the beaches, provide vocational and educational programs to Kenyans, and supports conservation efforts. Over 80% of land waste ends up in our seas, impacting both human and marine life. Recycling efforts on the East African coast have made significant improvements to the environment and the quality of life within the areas which Ocean Sole operates and impacts.

Join us all January long for an exciting live music and entertainment schedule at Cobalt and Heaton's Reef!

Winner of six Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a high-spirited musical romp that takes you back to the height of the Jazz Age. When Millie Dumont arrives in New York City from Kansas, she quickly finds an exciting new world filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a villainess audiences love to hate. Based on the 1967 film starring Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfect evening of explosive tap numbers and hilarious situations.

Join us for famous mouth-watering frog leg and gator tail dinners. Browse hundreds of booths for unique gifts. Hear some great music and enjoy the fun rides. Discover why this festival is a January tradition for so many.

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January 16th: 4 pm - 11 pm

January 17th: 4 pm - 11 pm

January 18th: 10 am - 11 pm

January 19th: 11 am - 6 pm

Come hang out with Souljam at The Sebastian Art Fest for a day filled with with art, epic jams, beer, and great food.

What does Souljam sounds like? Souljam is a 5 piece jam band from Vero Beach that plays original music and covers from bands such as The Allman Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's McGee, The Grateful Dead, Bill Withers, Buddy Miles, Talking Heads, and more! Click the link below to listen...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_aJWvaG1D4

www.souljamband.com

Franni Palooza presents the best in international touring bands every Sunday afternoon!

ChamberFest returns to First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach. Public performances are in the sanctuary.

All performances are free to the community and a $10 donation is suggested to benefit the Vero Beach High School Orchestral program. Space is still available for local musicians to sign up for the Adult Amateur weekend workshop.

Enjoy the centerpiece of McKee’s horticulture collection during the 16th Annual Waterlily Celebration. The ponds and waterways throughout the Garden are adorned with over 80 varieties and over 300 potted and 100 free-range plants including night and day-blooming varieties. This event also features hands-on repotting demonstrations, plant sales (bromeliads, orchids, succulents, aquatic plants and garden accents). Guests will also have an opportunity to enjoy plein air artists creating original works of art, speaking with our plant experts throughout the day, and viewing the photos from the annual waterlily photo contest on display in the Hall of Giants. General admission rates apply.

Hours of Admission: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday noon to 5 pm. The last admission ticket is sold at 4 pm.

Admission rates: $15 Adults, $13 Seniors, and $10 Children ages 2-12. McKee members and children under 2 free.

Internationally acclaimed landscape artist Patrick Dougherty, the ‘Stickman’, will return to McKee to create another hand-crafted masterpiece made exclusively for the Garden. In January 2016, Patrick and a team of volunteers constructed “The Royals” over a three-week period. The sculpture featured three tall towers nestled among the stately palms in the Royal Palm Grove. “The Royals” graced the Garden for two and a half years until succumbing to the weather and nature’s elements.

In January 2020, Patrick Dougherty will once again design a one-of-a-kind sculpture woven from willow saplings harvested from a farm in upstate New York. A team of McKee volunteers will work alongside Patrick to construct what begins as a figment of his imagination and evolves into a masterpiece for all to enjoy.

General admission rates apply: $15 Adults, $13 Seniors, $10 Children ages 2-12. McKee members and children under 3 free.

Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club is proud to present the Vero Beach International Tennis Open - A $25,000 Womens USTA Pro Circuit Event will be held January 20-26, 2020 and will feature touring professionals on the USTA Pro Circuit and WTA Tour that are ranked from 150 to 350 in the world.

The return of the USTA Pro Circuit to Grand Harbor is significant as this years tournament offers $25,000 in Prize Money to the field. Players will compete in a 32 player singles draw, and a 16 team doubles draw. The Vero Beach International Open will begin with qualifying on Monday, January 20, 2020 and will culminate with the Singles Final to be held on Sunday, January 26, 2020. The full event schedule can be found by visiting VeroBeachTennisShowcase.com.

Tickets for the Grand Harbor College Cup are $10 for a Daily Pass and $25 for a Weekend Pass which includes all three days of the event. Tickets for the Vero Beach International Open USTA Pro Circuit Event are $15 for a Daily GA Pass, $85 for a Tournament GA Pass, and $175 for a Tournament Reserved Pass which offers a covered, Reserved Seat for all Tournament sessions. Advance ticket purchases can be made at VeroBeachTennisShowcase.com. Fans can follow the latest updates from the Vero Beach Tennis Showcase on Facebook and Instagram by following @verobeachtennisshowcase and on Twitter by following @verotennisopen.

Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club and the city of Vero Beach have a rich history in supporting professional tennis. The last time that the USTA Womens Pro Circuit visited Vero Beach was in 2014 at the Vero Beach Tennis Club. The 2014 event featured six players that have so far gone on to achieve career-high world rankings of 58 or better and was won by Laura Seigemund of Germany, who reached a career-high of 27 in the world in 2016. The second round of qualifying in 2014 featured a 16-year-old Naomi Osaka of Japan, against a 15-year-old American, Sofia Kenin. Over the last 15 months, Osaka has gone on to achieve the World Number 1 Ranking, won the very dramatic 2018 US Open by beating Serena Williams, and triumphed at the 2019 Australian Open. Kenin has recently been voted the 2019 Most-Improved Player on the WTA Tour as she won three WTA Titles this season and competed as an alternate at the 2019 WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, which prompted her to rise to a career-high number 12 in the world.