Five Spring Events to Add to Your Calendar

Summer Art Camp Registration

Registration is now underway for Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Summer Art Camps for youngsters aged 5 to 16. Six one-week camps will be held in June and July. Children will be grouped by age and exposed to a variety of art-making materials and techniques. All supplies are included. This year’s weekly themes are inspired by the current visiting exhibition “French Moderns: Monet to Matisse” as well as the museum’s own collection. Campers’ creations will be displayed in the Eggert Children’s Gallery and the Patricia M. Patten Community Gallery. For prices and other details, contact VBMA at vbmuseum.org or 772-231-0707.

Starry Night Gala

Pelican Island Audubon Society will celebrate its 60th Anniversary at Schacht Groves’ charming outdoor venue (6100 12th St.) on Saturday, April 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, will be the guest speaker, and Low Ground Trio will bring the bluegrass/folk music. The evening will also include live and silent auctions. Tickets are $200, and proceeds support PIAS’ work in preserving and protecting the animals, plants, and natural communities of Indian River County through education, advocacy, and public awareness. PIAS can be reached at 772-567-3520 and pelicanislandaudubon.org.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Riverside Theatre will celebrate one of America’s most prolific singer-songwriters when it presents Beautiful: The Carole King Musical April 15–May 11. The show tells her story through the songs she composed either alone or with writing partners. Some she recorded herself, such as “So Far Away” and “It’s Too Late,” while others became hits for other artists, for example, “Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow?” (the Shirelles), “One Fine Day” (the Chiffons), and “You’ve Got a Friend” (James Taylor). Showtimes vary; tickets are $42 and up. Call the box office at 772-231-6990 or visit riversidetheatre.com.

Rising Stars

April 16–18 is the time to see (and hear) some of the opera world’s up-and-coming artists as Vero Beach Opera presents its annual Rising Stars competition at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center (1707 16th St.). The semifinals will take place Wednesday, April 16 (3 p.m., $12), with the finals happening the next day (3 p.m., $12). First prize is $10,000! The finale Awards Concert will take place Friday at 7 p.m., and tickets are $32–$102. Ian Campbell will serve as master of ceremonies. VBO’s contact information is 772-569-6993 and verobeachopera.org. The VBHS PAC box office number is 772-564-5537.

Folk Music Festival

The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra presents a program of six exhilarating pieces of music from around the world: Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances, Op. 72; Copland’s Billy the Kid; Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Overture; Kodaly’s Dances of Galánta; Percy Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry; and the world premiere of Mark Piszczek’s Native American–inspired Song Catcher. The concert will take place April 27 at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center (1707 16th St.) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door, but discounted tickets are available through SCSO’s Symphony for Everyone program. Tickets are free for guests 18 and under. More information can be found at spacecoastsymphony.org or by calling 855-252-7276.