Mary Schenkel

Artists from around the state submitted a record number of 301 entries for consideration for the recently opened Best of the Best Juried Exhibition at the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery in Fort Pierce. The show, the longest running juried exhibition on the Treasure Coast, is on display through Nov. 15.

At the third annual Hidden Faces event, the Heritage Center was filled with a congenial mix of supporters and members of the Source, a Christian-based nonprofit that serves the poor and the homeless.

Gastronomy, defined as the study of the relationship between food and culture, could also describe the new exhibition at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Roadside Reverie: Glass Works by John Miller. The engaging exhibit of 40 large-scale glass sculptures, on display through Jan. 5, evoke the era of drive-ins and diners with colorful Pop Art foodstuffs and assorted automotive elements.

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Despite some disruptions caused by Hurricane Milton, the Pelican Island Conservation Society celebrated National Wildlife Refuge Week (Oct. 13-19) with events throughout the whole month.

As Ballet Vero Beach heads into its 12th season, the nonprofit arts organization continues to grow at an impressive rate, with inspiring performances and an ever-increasing number of community outreach initiatives.

Members of the John's Island Community Service League enjoyed an Opening Luncheon that began with a delightful 45th anniversary video, “Empower Tomorrow,” composed by Sallyan Pelletier, in which members spoke about ways the philanthropic group continues to enrich the lives of others while having fun doing so.

Following the highly positive response to the Vero Beach Art Club's inaugural Pointe West Fine Art Festival last year, the two-day show at the Pointe West Heritage Pavilion this year drew double the number of artists.

Ericka and Brandon Reardin, owners of Reardin Creative, are born storytellers. Not necessarily their own, but rather those of other people.

People's senses, all eight of them, were on high alert at A Night at the Sensorium, a festive evening at the Pointe West Clubhouse to benefit the Sunshine Physical Therapy Clinic. The only nonprofit outpatient therapy clinic on the Treasure Coast, Sunshine offers physical, occupational and speech therapy services to children and adults, regardless of their ability to pay.