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Community notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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Resident author appointed oral history chair Dianne Marcum, who was recently appointed to the Brevard Historical Commission by District 2 Brevard County Commissioner Chuck Nelson, has been named by that group as chair of its oral history program. A Cape Canaveral resident, Ms. Marcum is a nonfiction writer who works in print, photography and vi...
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Community notes - north Brevard
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Family center receives grant The Titusville YMCA Family Center has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Jess Parrish Medical Foundation to support the Y Youth Scholarship Program. For more information about Jess Parrish Medical Foundation, call (321) 269-4066. The YMCA of Central Florida is one of the area's largest nonprofit organizations, co...
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Arts notes - Beaches
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'Bring Your Own Art' night Every Monday night "Bring Your Own Art" night is sponsored by the Strawbridge Art League 7-9 p.m. at the Henegar Center for the Arts, 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. The event is free for members and $5 for non-members. One the first and fourth Mondays, "Bring Your Own Art" starts at 5 p.m. For more information, cal...
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Community notes - Beaches
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American astronauts launching from U.S. soil NASA has announced new agreements with three American commercial companies to design and develop the next generation of United States human space flight capabilities, enabling a launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in the next five years. Advances made by these companies, under newly-signed Space Act ...
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Arts notes - Melbourne
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Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' at the Civic Theatre The Melbourne Civic Theatre presents Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" through Sunday, Sept. 23 at LeGallerie Plaza, 817 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho ...
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Community notes - Melbourne
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Sheriff's aviation unit wins international award The Brevard County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit was recently awarded third place in the Forward Looking Infra Red Vision Awards Ceremony, which was hosted at the 2012 Annual Airborne Law Enforcement Association Convention. The FLIR Vision Awards are presented annually to airborne law enforcemen...
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Obituaries
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Clarence Walker Hudson Clarence Walker Hudson, 41, of West Melbourne, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Arrangements by Davis Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, 560 Montreal Ave., Melbourne. Christopher Joseph Martin Christopher Joseph Martin, 24, of Palm Bay, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Arrangements by Davis Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, 5...
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Arts notes - north Brevard
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What is the Brevard Theatrical Ensemble? The Brevard Theatrical Ensemble's storytellers search all year for stories about Florida's historical past. The events and people involved with the states long history is exciting, funny and sometimes sad, but always entertaining. For, not only is the state surrounded by water that is enjoyed by touris...
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Arts notes - Palm Bay
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Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' at the Civic Theatre The Melbourne Civic Theatre presents Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" through Sunday, Sept. 23 at LeGallerie Plaza, 817 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho ...
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Community notes - Palm Bay
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Grant received to advance adult literacy Brevard Adult Literacy Volunteers, an organization that teaches adults in Brevard County to read, has been selected to receive a $4,000 grant as part of the inaugural Restaurant Community Grant Program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc. The Restaurant Community Gran...
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Arts notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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Pen and ink techniques, watercolors, basic art skills, open studio at Art Gallery of Viera During the basic pen and ink techniques class at the Art Gallery of Viera, students will learn about and experiment with line and shading techniques in pen and ink to create the illusion of form, texture and value. Using only a simple pen, the variety of ...
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Access to KSC launch pad for the first time
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For Hometown News For the first time in the 50-year history of Kennedy Space Center, NASA has begun allowing public visitors to tour one of the launch pads from which the space shuttles and Apollo Saturn V moon rockets were launched. The "KSC Up-Close: Launch Pad Tour," the latest to open of three special Kennedy Space Center 50th anniversary ra...
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