By PAM HARBAUGH
Your pick. Theater — art — music. Or go for them all. There’s a couple shows still on the boards that you don’t want to miss. And another one opens tonight. Again, a “don’t miss it” show.
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THEATER:
THE PRODUCERS runs through Sunday at Cocoa Village Playhouse. This is a very funny musical based on the Mel Brooks movie. Tickets are $18 to $26. CVP is at 300 Brevard Ave., Cocoa, FL. Call 321-636-5050, visit CocoaVillagePlayhouse.com or click on their ad.
THE PRODUCERS at Cocoa Village Playhouse. Photo by Amy Goforth.
MOON OVER BUFFALO runs through Sunday at Surfside Playhouse. This is a very funny play by Ken Ludwig. Read the review by clicking here. Surfside Playhouse is at 301 Ramp Road (5th Street South), Cocoa Beach, FL. Tickets are $25 general and $22 seniors, military and students. There is a $1.75 service fee per ticket. Call 321-783-3127 or visit SurfsidePlayers.com.
MOON OVER BUFFALO at Surfside Playhouse. Photo by director Bryan Bergeron
RENT opens tonight and runs through June 2 at Titusville Playhouse. This is a good show. Look for a story in Brevard Culture soon. Tickets are $29 general and $21 for seniors, military and students. Titusville Playhouse is at 301 Julia St., Titusville, FL. Call 321-268-1125 or visit TitusvillePlayhouse.com.
RENT at Titusville Playhouse. Photo by Niko Stamos.
WEST SIDE STORY runs through May 19 at the Henegar. Read a review of it by clicking here. Tickets are $19 to $29. The Henegar is at 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL. Call 321-723-8698 or visit Henegar.org.
WEST SIDE STORY at the Henegar Center. Photo by director Niko Stamos.
VANITIES runs through May 12 at Titusville Playhouse 2nd Stage, 301 Julia St., Titusville, FL. Tickets are $20. Call 321-268-1125 or visit TitusvillePlayhouse.com.
VANITIES at Titusville Playhouse 2nd Stage. Photo by director Niko Stamos.
NQR COMEDY performs improv this weekend. NQR Theatre is at 587 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne. Visit NQRComedy.com.
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE:
HEIDI’S JAZZ LOUNGE presents Steve Kirsner and Friends with the Ron Teixeira Trio tonight and Hella on Saturday with the Ron Teixeira Trio Saturday night. Sunday is a MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL at the adjacent Heidelberg Restaurant and Heidi’s Jazz Club with Mark Hubrouk on piano and the Ron Teixeira Trio in the Jazz Club Jam session Sunday. Heidi’s is at 7 N Orlando Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL. Call 321-783-4559 or visit HeidisJazzClub.com or click on their ad.
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE kicks off its next series at the King Center. Its recreation of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Green River & Hits” begins 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets start at $31.75. The six concert series starts at $156. The King Center is at 3865 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, FL. Call 321-242-2219 or visit KingCenter.com.
Exhibits:
AURORA MOLINA: THE SELFIES PROJECT will be on view through May 25 at Florida Tech’s Foosaner Art Museum. The Selfie Project will feature hundreds of embroidered sculptures by Aurora Molina of Miami, Florida. Molina, a figurative fiber artist, uses thread to communicate her subversive narratives. The Foosaner Art Museum is at 1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne. Visit FoosanerArtMuseum.org.
VISION 2019, the annual juried exhibition of Melbourne’s Strawbridge Art League, will be on display in the Foosaner’s main galleries from April 6 to May 25, 2019. The Foosaner Art Museum is at 1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne. Visit FoosanerArtMuseum.org.
Auditions:
In addition to theater, auditions will be held May 19 at the King Center for Space Coast Ballet’s 2019 Nutcracker. This year, the production will include the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. It costs $20 to audition per dancer and $35 per family. Different ages, different times, so be sure to visit SpaceCoastBalletCompany.com or follow them on their Facebook page. The auditions are open to dancers from all over Brevard, regardless of studio affiliation. The ballet will be produced first weekend of December at the King Center.
Here’s the link to the theater auditions. Click here.
Plan Ahead:
HEDDA GABLER opens May 24 at Melbourne Civic Theatre.
FORCED TO FLEE refugee quilt exhibit opens May 25 at the Ruth Funk Center.
CIRCLE OF ANIMALS/ZODIAC HEADS: GOLD opens June 1 at the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR opens June 1 at the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
