This theater is one of my favorites to visit! Love the history of it for the past 100 years…read more Working and volunteering staff ia always smiling and helpful. The bar offers a good selection of drinks and enjoy the VIP experiences.

Good:103 year old historic theater. Bad: The policy of 8x10 purse size is ridiculous. The seats are…read morethe most uncomfortable. Absolutely no leg room. Wooden church pews would have been better.

This is my favorite place on the Treasure Coast…read more UNBELIEVABLE live Jazz. World class Jazz musicians at a great venue-The Black Box next door to the Sunrise Theatre in downtown Fort Pierce. There is a small admission charge and all proceeds go to scholarship funds for young musicians. They have a cash bar. If you are a jazz fan, do yourself a favor and go here. This is THE quality venue for live Jazz on the Treasure Coast. I can't say enough about this place. http://www.jazzsociety.org

A nice place to learn about manatees along the Fort Pierce waterfront…read more While visiting Fort Pierce, we decided to stop at the Manatee Observation and Education Center located near the A.E. Backus Museum and found it to be a very nice little attraction. Admission was only $3 per person, making it an inexpensive place to spend some time and learn about Florida's manatees and other local wildlife. The center is a stand-alone building with two main rooms and an observation area overlooking the water. Inside there are three tanks, including two with fish and another with starfish and anemones. There are a lot of interesting displays and activities that seem especially geared toward children, although we enjoyed looking through them as adults as well. One of the more unusual things I enjoyed was a small robotics display that I thought was very cool. The staff was wonderful and took the time to explain the different parts of the center and answer our questions. Outside, there is a covered walkway along the water with informational signs explaining the area and its wildlife. Across the water is a very nice mural painted along the seawall that adds some color to the view. Behind the center there is also a fun mural and photo opportunity where you can see how you "size up" compared with a manatee. Make sure you go up to the observation deck above the walkway, which gives you a nice view of the water and surrounding area and, if you're lucky, perhaps a chance to spot a manatee. Overall, this is a very nice and inexpensive stop in the Fort Pierce area. Between the displays, tanks, friendly staff, waterfront setting, and observation deck, it is a good place to learn a little more about manatees and the local environment. Enjoy!

We stopped in with our niece for some education and a break from the sun. We were pleasantly…read moresurprised by how knowledgeable and friendly the staff were. We learned so much! The scavenger hunt was an added bonus.

Must visit historic building. Very interesting museum upstairs. It's free and worth a visit…read more Oldest continuously operated commercial building on the east coast.

The Budd Adams-Cobb Cultural Center is in the upstairs of the historic P. P. Cobb building located…read morein downtown Ft. Pierce. The P. P. Cobb building was a trading post opened in 1896 by Peter Cobb. He operated it until 1931. The stores motto was Everything to Eat, Wear, and Use. A general store is still operated on the first floor. The cultural center is in a corner of the second floor. Bud Adams is Mr. Alto Adams, also known as Bud who made a financial contribution to preserve the P. P. Cobb building. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 91. He was a rancher and an environmentalist. The center has maps, vintage photos,drawing of archeological discoveries, and other materials. Jean Ellen Wilson is the centers administrator and it is staffed by volunteers. There is no admission to enter. I enjoyed my visit to the historic P. P. Cobb building. I especially loved the wall of vintage mail slots. If you are interested in old buildings and Treasure Coast history then you will definitely want to visit this link to the past.

This powwow is usually a good one but due to some scheduling conflicts it wasn't the same. The…read morepowwow is usually held under the Agriculture Pavilion but a Dog Show was being held there at the same time so it was moved out onto the grassy field. The dance arena was also made smaller and there was not as many vendors this year either. My friends were the Head Man and Head Lady dancers so I decided to come down and support them. There were 3 Native American drums this year, two from here in Florida and one from North Carolina. They travelled a long way to get out of the cold and snow. I can't blame them for that. While some of the songs that were being sung were not familiar to me, I did my best to keep up with the beat (Yes, I do dance at powwows). I The only major downside to this powwow was who they chose to be Emcee. He said a lot of things deemed "too political" for a powwow setting where we are supposed to be sharing the culture and not putting down other countries, or stating to vets that it's "their fault" we have our freedom. Poor choice of words. I'm sure that this event will be better next year once these things get straightened out.

Loved the Masterworks III Reflections and Impressions program conducted by David Amado concert at…read moreCommunity Church this month, complete with Mezzo-soprano Tara Curtis and Flamenco dancer/musician Eva Conti! Amazing that Georges Bizet composed his beautiful Symphony No. 1 when he was 17! And so sad that he died believing he was a failure as a composer. When we know our identity in Christ, that each of us is a masterpiece created by God, we are always a "success"!

To the person complaining there was nothing for children.....it is an adult arcade...get a…read morebabysitter like other people do ...that was no Treason to give a bad review . The age is 21 to enter.

The Third Annual Vero Beach Wine + Film Festival is jampacked with films that I might not otherwise…read moresee. I just finished viewing the first film of the festival, a documentary about the life and music of jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was well done and I learned a lot about a musician that I long admired but knew little. Tonight there is a vintners dinner. Over the next three days and there are number of wine tastings and movie screenings to look forward to. The Festival is using venues throughout Vero Beach so I'm getting to see parts of the city. You should check at the event website if you are interested in all the scheduled films and activities. There will be opportunities to interact with actors and directors. Overall, the Festival is well-organized. There have been a number of the last minute changes to the program, but I understand this is unavoidable with this kind of event. If you do intend to sign up this year or in the future, be aware of the fact that the films actually start 30 minutes after the posted showtime--but you should get there early because in some of the venues it's hard to see the screen if you are far back. It's not exactly Sundance, but it really is surprisingly high level. It's fun as well.