CULTURAL COUNCIL OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY | UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS
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Summer Art Camp for children ages 5 to 16 runs through Friday, July 26
Week 7 | THE MEANING OF COLOR | July 15 - 19 Week 8 | I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL! | July 22 - 26
Free VBMA Admission for Military Personnel and Their Families this Summer The Vero Beach Museum of Art joins Blue Star Museums from across the nation to offer free admission to active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families through Monday, September 2, (Labor Day). For details, Click Here
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Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau Exhibition on view through September 1
Be transported to Los Angeles’ celebrated Sunset Strip of the late 1960s and 70s and immerse yourself in rock and roll nostalgia when the Vero Beach Museum of Art opens its summer exhibition Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip: Photographs by Robert Landau, on view in the Holmes Gallery.
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In those years, the Sunset Strip was the heart and soul of a vibrant music scene—home to record companies, record stores, and legendary nightclubs. Through the lens of his camera, photographer Robert Landau chronicled the ephemeral pop-culture masterpieces—classic rock and roll billboards—that loomed over L.A.’s most iconic boulevard for only weeks before being dismantled, white-washed, and painted over with newer images.
Often adapted from edgy album cover art, the hand-painted wooden panels depicted imagery that eschewed traditional commercial considerations and instead reflected the period’s latest trends in music, graphic art, and even fine art, transforming the Strip into a veritable drive-thru art gallery. Everyone in the world of classic rock from the Beatles and Bowie to Led Zeppelin and Zappa was represented, beginning with the Doors’ breakthrough promotion for their debut record in 1967 right up until the advent of MTV in the early 80s.
The exhibition comprises 50 photographs; four of which are presented on a monumental scale. These include 40 images that Landau took—some captured as a teenager when he was living with his father in an apartment above the Tower Records store on the Strip—and ten historical photographs that complement Landau’s to reveal the progression of signage into billboard art, highlighting the intersection of art and advertising.
Among the musical artists represented in the billboards themselves are: The Beatles; Bruce Springsteen; Crosby, Stills, and Nash; David Bowie; David Lee Roth; Donna Summer; The Eagles Electric Light Orchestra; Elvis Costello; The Eurythmics; Faces; Humble Pie; Jackson Browne; Joe Cocker; John Lennon; Madonna; Marvin Gaye; Nazareth; Neil Young; Pink Floyd; Procol Harum; Queen; Randy Newman; Rhinoceros; Rick Wakeman; Rod Stewart; The Rolling Stones; Santana; Ted Nugent; URO; and The Who.
With the release of his book Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip (Angel City Press, 2012), Robert Landau in conjunction with Photographic Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California, organized a touring exhibition consisting of photographs of the key imagery from the book and pertinent text panels. The exhibition brings to life this unique and rarely seen period in the history of rock and roll while shedding new light on the fabled Sunset Strip.
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Vegas Nights July 18–20 5:00-9:00pm Attend Riverside Theatre’s fun-filled Vegas Nights with Casino Games & Live Entertainment! Our lobby will be transformed into a Vegas-style Casino where patrons can play authentic games for a chance to win prizes donated by popular local merchants. Enjoy live music, food, and a full bar. This casual attire event has no entry fee for the casino, play as you go and rock-out to the live music! Comedy Zone & Casino Bundle Packages are available for purchase and feature discount drink wristbands.
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Instructor Joshua McMiller Paint Like Van Gogh on July 20, 1:30 & 5pm Paint Your Emotions on July 27, 1 & 4:30pm
Center for Spiritual Care 1550 24th St. Vero Beach, FL 32960 (772) 567- 1233
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Willi Miller’s Arts Blast offers free basic calendar listings and affordable paid listings for arts-related classes, workshops, lessons, and gallery updates.
Email for details:
Willi Miller’s Arts Blast Lists arts-related scholarships. If you are offering a scholarship program that is open to Arts Blast readers, send the information to willi@willimiller.com. There is no charge for the listing.
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Cultural Council of Indian River County
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Alicia Quinn Operations Manager
- July 17, 2024
- (772) 770-4857
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