Indian River Blog

Vero Beach, FL - Spirits will be haunting Indian River County this October through Halloween.

The Riverside Theater will host a Haunted House October 20 & 26 - 28, 2007. The event will be at Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse and the Anne Morton Theatre. It will feature storytelling in Ghost Gardens and a Costume Parade, Costume Contest. More at
http://www.riversidetheatre.com/web/guest/home.

McKee Botanical Gardens will host a Spooktacular Halloween Celebration October 31, 7 to 9pm for children. Ghosts and goblins will be lurking behind trees as you search for Halloween treats, there will be ghoulish ghost stories in the Hall of Giants. More at www.mckeegarden.org.

On September 29 you’ll get chance to taste BBQ from Florida’s best teams as they compete for cash at the Grant BBQ Fest. Categories include Chicken, Pork, Pork Ribs and Beef Brisket. The Grand Champion Prize is $1500 and $1000 for the Reserve Champion. Cash payouts run through 5th place for each category with trophies going to winner of each. Proceeds will benefit Toys 4 Kids.

Parking and admission are free, entertainment features The Usual Suspects and Elgin Hooper. There is also a Marketplace with arts, crafts and more.

Visit Grant BBQ Fest at www.grantbbqfest.com.

Kennedy Space Center, FL - Netflix LIVE! On Location will present a live concert with The Bruce Willis Blues Band at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Thursday, August 2 in the Rocket Garden. The 7:00 p.m. concert will be followed by a free outdoor screening of the 1998 Academy Award-nominated classic “Armageddon.”

Headlining this unique event is motion picture superstar Bruce Willis and his band, The Bruce Willis Blues Band, which will play a live, public concert prior to an outdoor screening of “Armageddon.”  The star and his band are expected to perform a 60-minute set of original blues music.  Returning to the space center for the first time since the filming of “Armageddon” a decade ago, Willis is expected to be welcomed by about 7,000 fans in the center’s spectacular outdoor Rocket Garden.

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This is the best time of year in Florida, many complain of the heat but you can tell they’re not beach lovers because if so, they would agree. July and August is when the seas lay flat and the water is clear.

That’s another reason Sebastian Inlet is so popular this time of year, the water is as clear now as it gets this far north, and snorkeling is very popular at Sebastian Inlet State Park.

Fishing is also good for summertime species like mangrove snapper and snook, however snook must be released until September.

Other activities at Sebastian Inlet include swimming, surfing and exploring.

A performance by the musical group HairPeace will be in concert at Riverview Park tomorrow, June 1, 2007 in Sebastian, Florida. Please call (772) 589-5969 for details regarding this event.

Families are invited to celebrate the start of summer at McKee Botanical Garden’s Annual Ice Cream Social in Vero Beach, Florida on June 9, 2007. The social is scheduled for 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Please call to make reservations for this event (772) 794-0601. Read more at McKee Botanical Garden’s website