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News Release: 10/29/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patricia Youngstrum, Board President Kidz Closet Charities, Inc. Email: pyoungstrum@kidzcloset.org Phone: 305-773-5883 Website: www.kidzcloset.orgKidz Closet Charities Relocates to New Facility to Expand Support for Local Children and Families in Need Vero Beach, FL — October 2025 — Kidz Closet Charities, Inc., a local nonprofit serving children and families in crisis, is pleased to announce its relocation to a larger and more efficient facility at 690 4th Place,

Vero Beach Museum of Art Celebrates Our Nation’s 250th Year with American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection

Masterpieces by many of our country’s most important artists on view January 31–June 7, 2026In anticipation of our nation’s semiquincentennial, the Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) is delighted to present American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection, an exhibition of more than 80 works by renowned American artists, including Benjamin West, Sarah Miriam Peale, Edward Moran, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, and Charles Alston. The exhibition will be on view from

Ballet Vero Beach Returns to Vero Beach Museum of Art

Performances in November and February feature original works inspired by Museum exhibitionsDancers and choreographers from Ballet Vero Beach take the stage at the Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) Leonhardt Auditorium for noon and 3 p.m. performances on Saturday, November 15, 2025, and Saturday, February 28, 2026, inspired by the Museum’s season exhibitions Double Portraits and American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection.  “Throughout the season, the VBMA Education Team

Celebrate the Season at Holidays at the Museum on Saturday, December 13

Join the Vero Beach Museum of Art on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our annual Holidays at the Museum celebration. Families, children, and adults of all ages will enjoy free admission to the entire Museum—including the Double Portraits, Picasso and the Progressive Proof:Linocut Prints from a Private Collection, and Recent AcquisitionHighlights exhibitions—along with holiday art-making activities, music and dance performances, and other festivities inspired by the season.    Explore

Encounter the Complexities of Human Relationships, Memory and Identity, in Double Portraits, A Layered and Multifaceted Portrait of the American South

Discover the diverse ways artists depict human connection, presence, and absence within a shared frame, at Double Portraits, an original photography exhibition on view at the Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) October 25, 2025, through January 11, 2026.This exhibition features 47 photographs by 34 artists, each capturing the rich and ever-evolving American South through the concept of a “double portrait.” The exhibition was curated by VBMA Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum

Craig Chown Environmental Consulting Project Success

Craig Chown provided environmental consulting in Vero Beach, Florida that resulted in successful environmental mitigation to offset environmental impacts of projects.

Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Brings Children’s Classics to Life with Once Upon an Orchestra at the Vero Beach Museum of Art

First of two family-friendly performances takes place at VBMA on November 8The Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) is pleased to announce that the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra will perform two free concerts at the Museum during the upcoming season. Once Upon an Orchestra, performances designed for preschool and kindergarten-aged children and their families, will occur as part of VBMA’s free admission Second Saturdays in November 2025 and March 2026.  On Saturday, November 8, the Symphony’s woodwind quintet

News Release: 9/17/2025

Kidz Closet Charities Receives $10,000 Gift to Support Expansion Amid Rising Community Need  Anonymous donation underscores the growing urgency to support vulnerable children and families in Indian River County  Indian River County, FL – September 17, 2025 — Kidz Closet Charities, a trusted nonprofit serving children and families facing financial and safety challenges in Indian River County, has received a $10,000 donation from a generous local supporter who wishes to remain anonymous.   The donor shared

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