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Contents November 2022 

FEATURES 

SPACE COAST STATE FAIR 

The 36th Space Coast State Fair comes 

to Viera November 4th-20th. You can get 

your corn dog fix, ride the Tilt A Wheel 

and jam out to some good old Classic 

Rock. Southern Rockers Molly Hatchett 

performs on Nov. 18th and Fran Cosmo, 

formally of Boston, on Nov. 19th. 

Page 10 

ARTWORKS 

The 26th Annual ArtWorks of Eau Gallie 

Fine Arts Festival is the only art show of 

its kind in Brevard County. Artists display 

their art for sale and also create new 

artworks in their booths. 

Page 10 

THREE DOG NIGHT 

Three Dog Night, the Rock’n Roll Hall 

of Fame worthy band comes to The King 

Center on Dec. 8th. “It took me 30 years 

but I’m finally playing The King Center,” 

says drummer and Brevard native 

Pat Bautz. Steve Keller spoke to him. 

Page 12 

THE SUPERVILLANS 

The Space Coast Music Festival reboot 

(the original multi day festival ran 2010- 

2015) is in its third year. Orlando based 

rock reggae group The Supervillians 

will headline this year’s event, happening 

Saturday, November 5th, in the Eau 

Gallie Arts District. 

Page 14 

PHOENIX 

Just like “Phoenix from the Ashes” local 

cover band Phoenix brings new life 

into old favorites and can transform 

the dance floor and its participants into 

smiling people warming their hearts 

with joy, friendship and happiness. 

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THAT WAS THE MIFF 2022 

Like many years prior Matthew Bretz 

spent a weekend in the Oaks 10 Premier 

Theatres to attend the Melbourne Independent 

Filmmakers Festival. He tells 

you about Brevard’s best kept secret that 

is known around the world. 

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Columns 

18 

21 

26 

30 

36 

Chuck Van Riper 

Quantum 

Entanglement. 

Calendars 

Live Music in 

Brevard County 

Brevard Shopping 

Happy Turtle & 

Hornbelly Seafood 

Festivals 

Native Rhythm Fest 

Cocoa Beach Art Show 

Fishing Report 

by Pompano Rich 



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Ship Watching: The tanker “Sea Sapphire” enters Port Canaveral. The Greek 

flagged ship was put into service in 2022 in the Tanker / Suezmax segment. 

Below: The Cruise Ship Mein Schiff 1 at Port Canaveral. The luxury ship is operated 

by the German TUI cruises and has an extensive itinerary in the Caribbean 

with stops in Florida. 

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Brevard Live 

Space Coast State Fair Presents 

MOLLY HATCHET & FRAN COSMO 

As the weather gets “cold” and winter arrives, it’s 

time to head to the fair. The 36th Annual Space 

Coast State Fair comes to Space Coast Daily Park in 

Viera November 4th-20th. You can get your corn dog 

fix, ride the Tilt A Wheel and jam out to some good old 

Classic Rock. The Southern Rockers Molly Hatchet 

comes to town on November 18th and Fran Cosmo, 

formally of Boston on November 19th. Both shows 

along with ‘Wee Wee Wee Pig Races’ and ‘Queen B 

Spooky Circus Sideshow’ are included in the fair admission. 

Despite there being no original members left, Molly Hatchet 

continues to perform live as of 2022, and their current 

lineup features half of the Lighting Strikes Twice–era album 

lineup (keyboardist John Galvin and guitarist Bobby 

Ingram) as well as drummer Shawn Beamer, bassist Tim 

Lindsey and vocalist Jimmy Elkins, who replaced McCormack 

in 2019. In June 2022,The band has announced that a 

new Molly Hatchet album is in the works and intended for 

a late 2023 release. 

The band released its biggest hit ‘Flirting with Disaster’ 

in 1980. The band formed in 1978 in Jacksonville and was 

contemporaries with another iconic band Lynyrd Skynyrd. 

Various albums both studio and live releases followed over 

the years. Most recently, guitarist Steve Holland died from 

Covid complications in 2020 at the age of 66. 

Fran Cosmo has been a featured vocalist for the band Boston. 

In 1994, Cosmo was featured as the sole lead vocalist 

on the platinum Boston album Walk On which reached 

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November 19 & 20, Highland Ave, EGAD 

ARTWORKS OF EAU GALLIE 

Have you ever seen a piece of art and wondered how it 

was made? Well, come see for yourself at the 26th Annual 

ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival. ArtWorks 

is the only art show of its kind in Brevard County. Artists 

display their art for sale and also create new artworks in 

their booths. 

This Art Festival takes place along Highland Avenue in 

Melbourne’s Eau Gallie Arts District. Hours will be 10 am 

to 5 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday. Along 

with booths for the established artists, ArtWorks encourages 

Brevard high school students to get involved. These high 

school artists will have a booth on St. Clair Street where 

they will be creating and displaying their art. ArtWorks 

makes a donation to the art departments of the high schools 

that participate. 

Mike Della Cioppa, Apocalypse Coffee Roasters, is the 

music coordinator for ArtWorks. Live music is scheduled in 

Eau Gallie Square on both days. The Saturday lineup is: 10 

am Jacie Craft; 12 noon Nila Hant; 2pm Tricky McSmadigan. 

Sunday features performances by: 10 am Brad Burton; 

12 noon Paul Roub; 2 pm William Tracy. 

The food court in Eau Gallie Square includes Bottom’s 

Up Beverage, Cool Yeti, Country Kettler’s Korn, The Hangry 

Spartan, and Space Coast Hot Dogs. Authors for Authors 

will have its annual “Meet the Authors Book Fair” in 

the Eau Gallie Civic Center. Also in the Civic Center will be 

the Brevard Porcelain Artists annual “Touch of Elegance” 

show and sale. - No pets please at ArtWorks. 

More information at www.ArtWorksofEauGallie.org 



Brevard Live 

Thursday, Dec 8, 7:30 pm King Center 

THREE DOG NIGHT 

By Steve Keller 

Finally, they will come to Melbourne. Three Dog 

Night, the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame worthy band 

comes to The King Center on December 8th. Their 

hits include ‘One’, ‘Mama Told Me’ and ‘Joy To The 

World’, just to name a few. The band has survived 

music trends, member deaths plus a pandemic, and 

are back on the road playing multiple dates a week all 

over the US. 

“It took me 30 years but I’m finally playing The King Center,” 

says drummer and Brevard native Pat Bautz. He and 

keyboardist Howard Laravea called in from a tour stop last 

month in New Jersey. “It’s cold,” he says with his signature 

smirk heard in his voice. 

The band has been more active the last few months, post 

Pandemic. What started out as weekend trips is now extended 

to 4 or five shows in a row. The Florida run also includes 

shows in Ft. Pierce, Daytona Beach and The Villages. 

Bautz and his wife Laurie have also set their sights on 

living in Florida again, at least part time. They had built a 

house a few years ago in Colorado Springs, Colorado to be 

closer to family. It was always their intent to come back to 

Sunshine State. “One guy says it will be move in ready by 

Thanksgiving, another guy says the first of next year,” says 

Bautz. There are plenty of gigs to be had in between to keep 

Bautz and the band busy. 

Three Dog Night started as a band in 1967. They continue 

to sell out multiple nights in cities for their loyal fan base 

all the while making new ones. Their social media presence 

is impressive. The Three Dog Night official Facebook page 

boasts over 700,000 followers. There are numerous fan pages 

and group discussions. Many have called for their induction 

into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, an honor that has 

somehow eluded them. One possibility is determining how 

Photo by Polly Payne 

many of nearly 3 dozen members past and present members 

would be included. 

Another development with the band is that they are 

playing new material in concert. The song ‘Prayers of the 

Children’ has been in the setlist as of late. Bautz has made 

it a point to take and post pictures of the audience from behind 

his drum set. The ‘Pat DrumCam’ as the band has nicknamed 

it, shows off the various venues they play as well as 

the thousands of fans that are entertained at each stop of the 

tour. 

Don’t look for Three Dog Night to join the trend of a 

multiple band festivals any time soon. “Our fans are older 

and wouldn’t necessarily do well standing for hours outside 

waiting for us to perform”, Bautz explains. “They’re 

much more comfortable in an air-conditioned theater sitting 

down.” The idea of traveling overseas doesn’t appeal to him 

either. “We would have to travel with a team of doctors and 

have extra luggage for our medicines,” he says as both he 

and Laravea hold back their laughter. 

Keyboardist Laravea has been with the band since 2017. 

He was formally with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. 

The two get along so well that he moved from Nashville to 

Melbourne a decade ago. The issue of who gets the guest 

list for the King Center show is brought up. “We’ll split it 

evenly,” Bautz jokes, noting that with area shows happening 

there’s less chance that they’ll get taken off a Christmas card 

list if they can’t get everybody into the show. 

Outside of live shows, Bautz is kept busy in the studio. 

“It was easier (staying home) during Covid,” he remarks. 

He runs realdrumstudio.com and mixyoursongs.com, both 

song-based situations where he will participate on a song. 

He also heads up RDSrecording.com; a full-service studio 

and production company that has worked with local bands 

Part One Tribe and Tru Phonic. With him moving back East 

(they plan on living in FL about half of the year), we can 

hope that he will once again be part of the local music scene. 

Three Dog Night at The King Center will be a party 

for sure. A homecoming for Bautz and an introduction for 

Laravea to his new home. ‘Joy To The World’ indeed. 



Saturday, Nov 5, Eau Gallie Arts District 

THE SUPERVILLANS 

The Space Coast Music Festival reboot (the original 

multi day festival ran 2010-2015) is in its third year. 

Orlando based rock reggae group The Supervillians will 

headline this year’s event, happening Saturday, November 

5th in the Eau Gallie Arts District. 

The band was founded in 1997 by drummer/lead 

singer Dom Maresco and guitarist/vocalist Scott ‘Skart’ 

Suldo’ when they were in their late teens. Now 7 full 

length albums, 3 EPs and thousands of miles driven playing 

the continental US and Bahamas, the band will play 

alongside 97 bands on 7 stages for SCMF. 

The band also features Brevard native BJ Hall 

(Abandon The Midwest) on bass. Maresco comments on 

the longevity of the band: “Really, just being stupid and 

never quitting”, he laughs. “We love music, I love to be 

on stage and perform. We’re grateful that the fans keep 

coming, and after a while their kids start coming. It’s 

multi-generational.” 

Brevard County and surrounding areas have hosted 

The Supervillians on many occasions including a 2-day 

beach bash years ago held in Satellite Beach. Their most 

recent local appearance was last month in Cape Canerval. 

This time will be different as the SCMF is a free, family 

friendly event. “We’ve played rock festivals and jazz 

festivals,” he continues. “Being the genre that we are, we 

kind of fit in all over the place.” 

This year’s festival looks to continue the success of 

both 2019 and 2021’s editions. Back is the kid’s stage 

featuring up and coming musicians and the groups they 

have formed. The BMX exhibition is also back, giving 

attendees visual entertainment in addition to all the local 

music. New this year is Best Fest; the traditional night 

before pre party, featuring the 15th anniversary of the local 

band Best Supporting Actor, along with Rainy Angel, 

Lily of the Valley, Damion Suomi, Dollmaker and headliners 

PagingMrHerman. Both events are free and open 

to the public. 

www.SpaceCoastRocks.com 



Brevard Live 

Lou’s Blues 3rd Legendary 

Karaoke Contest 

BRY WHITE 

Won 1st Prize 

Congratulations to the winners 

Bry White (champion), 

Erika Densler (best female & fan 

favorite) and Chad Nibert (best 

male) of the 2022 3rd annual 

Lou’s Blues Legendary Karaoke 

Series! The Finals took place October 

12th in front of a packed 

house. Once again Master of 

Ceremony Robert Bowen has 

put on a class-act show exposing 

some of Brevard’s hidden talent. 

All contestants had applied for the sixweek 

contest. They would go through 

four weeks of preliminary rounds, one 

week of semifinals, and one week of 

finals. Due to the threat of hurricane 

Ian the semi-finals were scrubbed on 

September 28th, postponed to October 

5th. 

Now, Oct. 12th, 7 finalists took 

the stage, each performing 2 rounds of 

one song each. Most even had a wardrobe 

change to be “in character.” The 

judges did not just consider the voice, 

important was also the appearance, 

stage presence and professionalism. It 

must have been a hard call because all 

contestants were at their best and very 

impressive. Robert Bowen, Producer, 

MC, and host lead the contestants 

through an American Idol style competition 

with professionalism, wit, and 

humor. Cindy Walker, Lou’s Blues 

Karaoke DJ, spun the tracks for the 

contestants’ performances while Jeff 

Ross, Lou’s Blues Audio Engineer, 

insured the quality was at its highest. 

Each contestant was brought on stage 

as Robert read out the winners from 

the judges’ envelopes. The winner Bry 

White received a $500 prize and the 

honor to sing with one of Brevard’s 

most popular band, Ana and Switch. 

There was no third prize this year, 

instead the second prize (each $250) 

went to the best female performer 

Erica Densler and the best male performers 

Chad Nibert. - A little trivia: 

Bry White came in second in 2021, 

and Erika Densler was last year’s fan 

favorite as well. 

The singing contest opened with 

2021 champion Michael James and 

the “break” was filled with a performance 

by 2019 champion Van Floyd. 

Any show is as good as the music production, 

the show host along with the 

contestants. This is a first class event 

with very talented amateur singers 

- no comparison to the regular club 

favorite entertainment. What both, 

however, have in common is the fun 

factor. Each of the contestants admitted 

to a nervous state of mind, the 

adrenalin was pumping. But besides 

all that, it was great fun - for the contestants 

as well as for the audience. 

Once again, this karaoke contest has 

earned its legacy fair and square. 

Robert Bowen & Cindy Walker have 

producing this show for 3 years. 

SPACE COAST STATE FAIR 

continued 

#7 on the Billboard charts and produced 

three hit singles, including “I 

Need Your Love”, which climbed to 

#4 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, and 

“Walk On” which reached #14. Upon 

original singer Brad Delp’s return to 

Boston for the concert tour, the two 

shared vocals in concert, where Delp 

said Cosmo covered “the really tough 

high parts”. In 1997, Cosmo was again 

featured on two of the songs on Boston’s 

‘Greatest Hits’ album, and took 

an even larger role in the 2002 album 

Corporate America with the addition of 

co-production to his credits as vocalist. 

He sang lead vocals on five of the album’s 

songs and played guitar on one 

track as well. 

Cosmo performed in Boston tours 

from 1994 to 2004, and currently performs 

in the band Cosmo with his son, 

Anton Cosmo. He also sings in the 

World Classic Rockers. Cosmo released 

his first album with his band in 

2006, titled Alien. 

The concerts are free with fair admission. 

On November 18th Zeddemore 

will open for Molly Hatchet. For more 

information go to www.spacecoaststatefair.com 



The Column 

By Chuck Van Riper 

Quantum Entanglement 

“Quantum entanglement is the physical phenomenon that 

occurs when a group of particles are generated, interact, 

or share spatial proximity in a way such that the quantum 

state of each particle of the group cannot be described independently 

of the state of the others, including when the 

particles are separated by a large distance.” - Wikipedia 

“Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon observed at 

the quantum scale where entangled particles stay connected 

(in some sense) so that the actions performed on 

one of the particles affects the other, no matter the distance 

between two particles.” - www.astrogeeksco.com 

During this time when I have a multitude of time to 

do nothing, I spend some of my time reading either 

quantum physics stuff or Egyptology. In this article, I 

would like to discuss the very bizarre concept of Quantum 

Entanglement, even though it is a very abstract kind 

of concept. This will twist your brain cells around some. 

Now before you say “Damn, Chuck, how many pain killers 

did you take before you read this?!?”, let me say I’ll 

try to explain the basics in as concise a manner as I can, 

and what it means to me. 

Let’s start by saying this is seen on a quantum level, 

or stuff we can’t see without very special equipment (neutrons, 

electrons and photons). For this example, we’ll just 

use basic shapes, say a square and a circle. Under normal 

deduction, there are four outcomes: Both the objects are 

circles, the first object is a circle and the second a square, 

the first object is a square and the second is a circle, and 

both the objects are squares. That is it. That’s all the possibilities. 

These objects are not dependent on each other 

(or entangled). If you change the shape of one object, it 

has no effect on the other. 

In the quantum world, when both objects are entangled, 

if one object is a circle, the other is also a circle. If 

one object is a square, the other object must also be a 

square. They mirror each other’s properties in this way, 

no matter the distance between them. For example, if we 

have one object in Topeka, Kansas and another object in 

Sri Lanka, and they are entangled, and we observe the ob- 


ject in Topeka is a square, then we can assume the object 

in Sri Lanka is a square. Say the object in Topeka wants 

to be a circle, that information is instantly transmitted to 

the object in Sri Lanka. Both become circles. Ok, let’s 

just stop right here. 

In this overly simplified explanation, the information 

must travel faster than the speed of light, which is impossible. 

Since we’re talking about light, we must acknowledge 

that light exists as both, a particle and a wave. So 

this information, what is it? It’s not either. Herein lies the 

conundrum. The whole thing gets much more complex 

once we add color to the shapes, but that’s a whole other 

article! Anyway, one example I was reading used a pair 

of twins, separated on either side of the planet, as an example. 

He started out by talking about “Twin Telepathy”, 

saying he didn’t know if it was real or not. I had to write 

him immediately to tell him without a doubt, it is real. 

I know I’ve often written about my twin experiences 

with Billy. We used to say the same sentences at the same 

time, have the same dreams, write the same songs when 

we were apart, etc. There are two instances that exemplify 

this quantum entanglement theory that were brought 

to mind, though. One time I was living in the Keys, Billy 

was in Alaska. That’s pretty far apart! That year, we sent 

our mom the exact same Christmas card. Exactly The 

Same! We didn’t find out until we both went to visit her 

the following summer, because who goes to New Jersey 

in the winter time? Was that an example of quantum entanglement? 

What are the odds? The other time was when 

we were apart for a few years. I was traveling around the 

country a lot and Billy was in Ohio. We had no contact 

with each other at this time. This was before cell phones 

were ubiquitous but pay phones were all the rage. Every 

so often I would call my dad to check in. Every time I did, 

for three years, Billy would call him within minutes. My 

dad thought we were setting this up. 

As identical twins, we were always aware that this 

cosmic thing was there, we just didn’t know how to explain 

it or say what it is. Perhaps it’s quantum entanglement 

at its basic level. Perhaps quantum entanglement 

can show us how we are all connected and tied into the 

universe as well. Maybe the photons of Billy are floating 

in the universe somewhere prompting me to write this. 

All I know is, I’ve always believed in quantum entanglement, 

and I’m sure there are many twins out there that 

would agree. 



1 - TUESDAY 

LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm 

Trivia 

SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm 

Jam w/ Russ Kellum 

WHISKEY BEACH; 7pm 

Latin Dance w/DJ Hans,free 

dance lessions 

2 - WEDNESDAY 

COCOA BEACH FISH 

CAMP: 5pm Dueling Pianos 

CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm 

Jazz Wednesdayz 

HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm 

Billy D & Friend 

HURRICANE CREEK 

SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance 

Lessons; 9pm Country Music 

DJ 

LOU’S BLUES: 7pm 

Rockstar Karaoke 

SANDBAR: 8pm Adam Sean 


Geo & Friends 

WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm 

Karaoke 

3 - THURSDAY 

BLIND LION: 6pm SC 

Comedy 


CAMP: 5pm Scotte Hopson; 

7pm Line Dancing 

FOO BAR: 10pm Latin DJ 


Sybil Gage 




DJ 


Highway 1 

SANDBAR: 8pm Karaoke 

MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm 

DJ Thomas 

SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm 

Matt Riley 

SOCIAL DISTANCE: 

8:30pm Shelly Songer Duo 


Trivia 

4 - FRIDAY 

BLIND LION: 8pm Jeff 

Stanton Trio 

BONEFISH WILLY’S 

RIVERFRONT GRILLE: 

6pm Matt Adkins 


CAMP: 9pm Bryan James 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 

LONGBOARDS: 6-9pm 

Swerve 

November 2022 

Entertainment Calendar 

EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm 

Kevin McLoughlin Band 

FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Ducati 


Steve Kirsner & Friends; 8pm 

Damon Fowler 




DJ 

KEY WEST BAR: 9pm 

Acoustic Eric 


Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm 

Whiskey JuJu 


Luv’n Life 

PUB AMERICANA MELB: 

5pm Martini Martini 

SANDBAR: 4pm Jeff 

Marquis; 9pm Bullet Dodger 


Alex James 

SLOW & LOW Viera: 7pm 

Josh Keels 


8:30pm Rockfish Band; 

1:30am DJ Ray 


Latin Dance w/ DJ Hans 

5 - SATURDAY 

BLIND LION: 8pm Chief 

Cherry 



6pm Bill Hamilton 


CAMP: 9pm Bryan James 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 

LONGBOARDS: 2pm TBA; 

6pm Perfect Tuesday 

EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm St 

John’s Wood; 8pm Big Daddy 

Band 

FOO BAR: 10pm DJ White 

Wolf 


Rev Billy C Wirtz; 7pm Ron 

Teixeira Trio w/ Hella Ayelet 




DJ 

KEY WEST BAR: 8pm Allen 

Ronco 

LOU’S BLUES: 1pm Dave 

Kury; 5:30pm Karaoke w/ 

Cindy; 9:30pm Alter Ego 


DJ Chris 


5pm Drew Halverson 

SANDBAR: 9pm Saltwater 

Hippie Band 


Andy Harrington 


8:30pm Flori-Duh, 1:30am DJ 

Ray 


Pinch 

6 - SUNDAY 



4pm Scott St Piere 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Reggae Sunday w/ Top Hill 

Crew 


Otis Cadillac, The El Dorados 

& Swinging Seville Sisters 


Jazz Jam w/ Ron Teixeira Trio 

HILTON CB/ 

LONGBOARDS: 12pm DJ 

Salt Shaker 

LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Coolers; 

7pm Catgut Stitches 


My Remedy 

SANDBAR: 10pm DJ Cerino 

7 - MONDAY 

LOU’S BLUES: 7pm Dirty 

Bingo 


Jam w/ Florida Rock All Stars 

SANDBAR: 8pm Jam Band 

8 - TUESDAY 


Trivia 

SANDBAR: 10pm Electric 

Tuesdaze 



WHISKEY BEACH; 7pm 



9 - WEDNESDAY 



CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm Jazz 

Wednesdayz 


The Day Tripper 




DJ 


Rock-Star Karaoke 

SANDBAR: 8pm Vince & 

Corey Duo 


Geo & Friends 


Karaoke 

10 - THURSDAY 


Comedy 


CAMP: 5pm Jersey Mike 



Sybil Gage 

HILTON CB/ 

LONGBOARDS: 4pm DJ Salt 

Shaker 




DJ 

LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm ELW 

Band 


DJ Thomas 



8:30pm Karalyn Woulas 


Trivia 

11 - FRIDAY 

BLIND LION: 8pm Tony 

Wynn & Cameron Brown 





CAMP: 9pm Love Valley 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 

LONGBOARDS: 6pm Switch 


Justified Music 

FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Dexter 



Ron Teixeira Trio w/ Krystal 

Clarke 




DJ 


Loaded Dice 


Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 

9:30pm FlannelMELB 

BIERGARTEN: 6pm DJ 

Chris Long 


5pm Canaan 

SANDBAR: 4pm Drifting 

Roots; 9pm Tidal Theory 


Buck Barefoot 




2 Rock 


8:30pm Rios Rock Band; 

1:30am DJ Ray 


Miranda Realino 

12 - SATURDAY 

BLIND LION: 8pm Shuffle 

Tones 



6pm A & A 


CAMP: 5pm Tru Phonic; 

10pm UCF 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 

LONGBOARDS: 1-4pm Jake 

Salter; 6pm TBA 


Therapy; 8pm Wicked Garden 

Gnomes 



Brian Hancock 




DJ 


Shelly Songer Band 

LOU’S BLUES: 1pm Denise 

Turner; 5:30pm Karaoke w/ 

Cindy; 9:30pm Switch 


Kome Back Kid 


5pm Karalyn Woulas 

SANDBAR: 9pm Bullet 

Dodgers 


Pompano Pete 


8:30pm Swerve; 1:30am DJ 

Ray 


Just Us Band 

13 - SUNDAY 



4pm Jackie Lynn 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Reggae Sundayz 


Sean Chambers Band 


Mike Zito 

HILTON CB/ 


DJ Salt Shaker 

LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Galaxy; 

7pm Syd Taylor 


Billy Chapman 


SC HARLEY DAVIDSON: 

Bike Fest all day w/ live bands 

14 - MONDAY 


Bingo 




15 - TUESDAY 

LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm Trivia 






16 - WEDNESDAY 




Wednesdayz 


Billy D & Friends 




DJ 



SANDBAR: 8pm Teddy V 


Geo & Friends 


Karaoke 

17 - THURSDAY 


Comedy 


CAMP: 5pm Teddy V 



Sybil Gage HURRICANE 

CREEK SALOON: 7-9pm 

Free Dance Lessons; 9pm 

Country Music DJ 


Heatstroke 


DJ Thomas 



Matt Riley 

SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8:30pm 

Alexander James 


Trivia 

18 - FRIDAY 

BLIND LION: 8pm Which 

Doctors 





CAMP: 9pm TBA 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Harbour City Trio 


Shovelhed 




Ron Teixeira Trio w/ Hella 

Ayelet 




DJ 

KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Matt 

Rosman 



Kings County 


Joules Rio 


5pm Vince Love 

SANDBAR: 4pm Jeff 

Marquis; 8pm 9pm Rising Lion 


Josh Keels 


Tim England 


8:30pm Sonic Rendition, 

1:30am DJ Ray 


Latin Dance w/ DJ Hans 

19 - SATURDAY 

BLIND LION: 8pm Josh 

Miller 



6pm Bill Hamilton 


CAMP: 9pm Sweet Beans 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Skylar Green 


The Petty Hearts; 8pm Perfect 

Tuesday 

FOO BAR: 10pm DJ White 

Wolf 


Rev Billy C Wirtz; 7pm The 

After 5 Band 




DJ 


Rockfish 

LOU’S BLUES: 1pm John 

McDonald; 5:30pm Karaoke 

w/ Cindy; 8pm Jette County 

Dragster 


DJ Chris 


5pm Aaron Snyder 

SANDBAR: 9pm The Sky 

Club 


Wes Hufnagel 


No Pressure Band; 1:30am DJ 

Ray 


Lacey OnStage 

20 - SUNDAY 



4pm Haia & The Hits 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Reggae Sundayz w/ Lights Out 

Project 


Terry Hanck Band, Ezy Ryderz 

opens 


Jam w/ Ron Teixeira Trio 

HILTON CB/ 

LONGBOARDS: 12pm DJ E 

LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Vince 

Reed; 7pm Catgut Stitches 


My Remedy 


21 - MONDAY 


Bingo 




22 - TUESDAY 


Trivia 










Wednesdayz 




Sybil Gage 




DJ 



SANDBAR: 8pm Catgut 

Stitches 


Heatstroke 


Karaoke 

THANKSGIVING 

24 - THURSDAY 


Comedy 


CAMP: 5pm Jeff Marquis 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Lucky Martini 



Billy D & Friends 



Lessons; 9pm Country DJ 

LOU’S BLUES: closed 


DJ Thomas 


SOCIAL DISTANCE: Open 

at 6pm 


Trivia 

25 - FRIDAY 


Wynn & Cameron Brown 





CAMP: 3pm Megan Katarina; 

9pm Alex James 


Greentree Bros 




Ron Teixeira Trio w/ Krystal 

Clarke 



Lessons; 9pm Country DJ 

KEY WEST BAR: 9pm TBA 



Rukus 


DJ Chris Long 


5pm Jeff Bazemore 

SANDBAR: 4pm Natty 

Common Roots; 9pm Drifting 

Roots 

SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm Tim 

England 


Bonnie Harrington 


8:30pm Webb Songer Band; 

1:30am DJ Ray 


106 South Duo 

26 - SATURDAY 


Wynn’s TW6 



6pm Justin Vrealand 


CAMP: 9pm Blue Diamond 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Johnny Debt; 6pm TBA 


Dave Scott’s Reckless Shots; 

8pm LuLu Project 



Rev Billy C Wirtz; 7pm Scott 

Fickinson Quartet 




DJ 

KEY WEST BAR: 9pm TBA 

LOU’S BLUES: 1pm Shari 

Yeomans; 5:30pm Karaoke w/ 

Cindy; 9:30pm Luna Pearl 


ESP 


5pm Alex James 

SANDBAR: 9pm PM The 

Syndicate 


Andy Harrington 


8:30pm Hypersona; 1:30am 

DJ Ray 


JustUs Band 

27 - SUNDAY 



4pm Rick Cupoli 

CROWNE PLAZA/ 


Reggae Sundayz w/ 506 Crew 


Mike Zito 


Jazz Jam w/ Ron Teixeira Trio 

HILTON CB/ 


Salt Shaker 

LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Coolers; 

7pm Jeff Bynum 


TBA 


28 - MONDAY 


Bingo 




29 - TUESDAY 

LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm Trivia 










Wednesdayz 


Matt Hires 




DJ 



SANDBAR: 8pm The 

Syndicate 


Geo & Friends 


Karaoke 

All calendar listings are subject 

to change without notice. Please 

confirm with the venue. 

Nov 5, 8pm, King Center 

NY Bee Gees 

The New York Bee Gees 

offer all their namesake’s 

classic 70s hits, while embracing 

their early work as 

well. They deliver songs 

from every decade of the 

group’s catalog with powerful 

vocals, and the professional 

stage presence. 

The band is comprised of 

some of Long Island, New 

York’s most versatile and 

talented players. The band 

includes present or former 

members of well-known, 

acts including; The Alan 

Parsons Project, Happy 

Together Tour, Meatloaf, 

Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, 

Riot, Herman’s Hermits, 

Enrique Iglesias, The Rippingtons, 

and more. With 

her resemblance to Donna 

Summer’s style, grace, 

energy, and voice, special 

guest Crystal Stark delights 

audiences with her 

passionate performance 

of the Queen of Disco. 


Holiday Shows 

At The King Center 

If it doesn’t quite feel 

like the holidays, all you 

need is the right kind of 

show. You certainly find it 

at the King Center where 

they have everything from 

festive concerts to ballet 

performances of The 

Nutcracker by SC Ballet 

and Speeping Beauty by 

the State Ballet Theatre 

of Ukraine - imagine that! 

The Brevard Symphony 

Orchestra performs, 

Dave Koz & Friends are 

on their 25th Anniversary 

Christmas Tour. Holiday 

Dreams, A Spectacular 

Holiday Cirque! is a 

ground-breaking holiday 

show that incorporates 

acrobats, aerialists, comedians, 

daredevils and 

award-winning specialty 

acts performing incredible 

feats using the latest 

in visual and technological 

“magic” such 

as holograms, projection 

mapping and interactive 

lasers. Very family and 

child-friendly! There’s 

even a Christmas Musical, 

A Night To Remember. 

It’s the Christmas 

story set to ten original 

songs. This show is also 

a fundraiser. Sal Valentinetti 

is also back presenting 

holiday favorites 

and standards that he’s 

known for with the Rat- 

Pack style that has made 

him a hugely popular entertainer 

since he rose 

to fame on America’s 

Got Talent. Go to www. 

KingCenter.com and find 

the shows that fit your 

needs. Great tickets also 

made the best stocking 

stuffers. 

COMMUNITY 

CALENDAR 

Thru Nov 13: Dr. Jekyll and 

Mr. Hyde, Melbourne Civic 

Theatre, Downtown Melbourne, 

321-723-6935 

Nov 4: Septura Brass Septet 

Concert, Melbourne Chamber 

Music Society, St. Mark’s 

United Methodist Church, 

Indialantic, 321-213-5100 

Nov 4: Opening Reception: 

Comfort & Joy: 40th Annual 

Holiday Craft Show, Fifth Avenue 

Art Gallery, Eau Gallie 

Arts District, 321-259-8261 

Nov 4: First Friday Reception: 

Vanessa Bates Exhibition, 

Eau Gallery, Eau Gallie 

Arts District, 321-253-5553 

Nov 4: Friday Fest, City of 

Cape Canaveral, 321-868- 

1220 

Nov 4-20: HMS Pinafore, 

Surfside Players, Cocoa 

Beach, 321-783-3127 

Nov 5: Space Coast Music 

Festival, Eau Gallie Arts District, 

spacecoastrocks.com 

Nov 5: The New York Bee 

Gees Tribute Tour, King Center, 

Melbourne, 321-242-2219 

Nov 5: An Evening with The 

California Guitar Trio, King 

Center, Melbourne, 321-242- 

2219 

Nov 5: Central Florida Winds: 

Brassy and Sweet Concert, 

Rockledge Presbyterian 

Church, 321-405-2359 

Nov 6: Central Florida Winds: 

Brassy and Sweet Concert, 

Suntree United Methodist 

Church, Melbourne, 321-405- 

2359 

Nov 8: The Three Messketeers 

– Youth Theatre, King 


2219 

Nov 9 & 10: The Greatest 

Generation Concert, Melbourne 

Municipal Band, 

Melbourne Auditorium, 321- 

724-0555 

Nov 9 & 10: STOMP, King 


2219 

Nov 11-13: Native Rhythms 

Festival 2022, Wickham Park 

Amphitheater, Post Road 

entrance, Melbourne, 321-452- 

1671 

Nov 12: Fly-in / Drive-in 

Breakfast, Valiant Air Command 

Warbird Museum, Space 

Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, 

321-268-1941 

Nov 12: Downtown Melbourne 

Food & Wine Festival, 

Historic Downtown Melbourne, 

321-724-1741 

Nov 12: Tchaikovsky’s 

Pathetique Concert, Brevard 

Symphony Orchestra at the 

King Center, Melbourne, 321- 

242-2219 

Nov 12: Opening Reception: 

6th Annual Members Show, 

Studios of Cocoa Beach, 

Downtown Cocoa Beach, 321- 

613-3480 

Nov 13: Paul Polansky Trio 

Jazz Concert, Space Coast Jazz 

Society, Veterans Memorial 

Center, Merritt Island 

Nov 13: Fay Lake FestiFALL 

& Chili Cook-Off, Fay Lake 

Wilderness Park, Cocoa 

Nov 13: Disney Princess – The 

Concert, King Center, Melbourne, 

321-242-2219 

Nov 15: Bonnie Raitt: Just 

Like That… Tour, King Center, 

Melbourne, 321-242-2219 

Nov 16: Art Walk in the 

Gardens, Rockledge Gardens, 

321-636-7662 

Nov 18: Resurrection: A 

Journey Tribute, King Center, 

Melbourne, 321-242-2219 

Nov 18: Friday Fest, Downtown 

Cocoa Beach 

Nov 18 – Dec 4: Peter Pan, 

Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, 

321-636-5050 

Nov 18 – Dec 18: Irving 

Berlin’s White Christmas, 

Titusville Playhouse, 321-268- 

1125 

Nov 18: David Cook, King 


2219 

Nov 19: Colin Mochrie & 

Brad Sherwood, King Center, 

Melbourne, 321-242-2219 

Nov 19: Art by the River, 

Sebastian River Art Club, 

Riverview Park, Sebastian, 

772-321-9333 

Nov 19 & 20: ArtWorks of 

Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival, 

Eau Gallie Arts District, Art- 

WorksofEauGallie.org 

Nov 20: Foreigner, King Center, 

Melbourne, 321-242-2219 

Nov 25: Tom Segura: I’m 

Coming Everywhere World 

Tour, King Center, Melbourne, 

321-242-2219 

Nov 25 – Dec 11: Miracle on 

34th Street, Henegar Center, 

Downtown Melbourne, 321- 

723-8698 

Nov 26: Brevard Symphony 

Orchestra Holiday Concert: 

Sounds of the Season, King 


2219 

Nov 26: We Gather Together 

Concert, Space Coast Symphony, 

The Scott Center at 

Holy Trinity, Melbourne, 855- 

252-7276 

Nov 26: Light Up Viera Holiday 

Parade 10th Anniversary, 

Location TBA, VieraCommunityInstitute.com 

Nov 26 & 27: Cocoa Beach 

Art Show, Downtown Cocoa 

Beach, CocoaBeachArtShow. 

org 

Nov 26, Dec 3, 10 & 17: 

Downtown Melbourne 

Candlelight Shopping, Historic 

Downtown Melbourne, 

321-724-1741 

Nov 29: Dave Koz and 

Friends, King Center, Melbourne, 

321-242-2219 

Cultural events provided courtesy 

of Brevard Cultural Alliance. 

ArtsBrevard.org/events 

Please confirm the event 



Brevard Live 

The Happy Turtle 

in Downtown Melbourne 

UNIQUE FASHION 

& SPECIAL GIFTS 

Over the past years Downtown 

Melbourne has blossomed into 

a hip shopping paradise offering specialty 

items you won’t find at Walmart. 

In the middle of summer a little dress 

shop opened (across the street from 

Hurricane Creek Saloon) - The Happy 

Turtle. It features all kind of tropical 

clothing, accessories and an array of 

adorable coastal home decor. 

The owner Siara McKee is from 

Brazil and she makes trips to her homeland 

to pick up some unique merchandise, 

and this is where the individuality 

comes in. Many items at The Happy 

Turtle are homemade and imported. 

They are eco friendly and sustainable. 

One item that stands out is the 

Capim Dourado craftwork, beautiful 

accessories made out of “golden 

grass” which is the stem of a white 

flower from the family of evergreens, 

scientifically known as Syngonanthus. 

More than 50 products are made with 

golden grass amongst them purses, 

necklace, bracelets, earrings, hats and 

much more. The art of molding capim 

dourado is passed on from generation 

in the villages where it first started in 

the Jalapao region, being an important 

source of income for many families. 

Nowadays it has gained a lot of popularity 

and is present not only in Tocantis, 

but also widely used in Brazil. It 

was granted a geographic identification 

tag, which is a certification that the 

product possesses certain qualities and 

is made according to traditional methods. 

On her last trip Siara brought back 

some unique hand crafted figurines. 

One thing is for sure, nothing stays 

long on the shelves, and there is always 

something new when you get to the 

Happy Turtle next time. 

HORNBELLY OFFERS FRESH WILD SEAFOOD 

Anthony Marks, owner of Rigg’s 

Outpost in Downtown Melbourne 

by the Melbourne Harbor, had the vision 

all along: “There should be a fresh 

seafood market, right next to the bait 

and tackle shop and fishing boats and 

rentals,” he’s said all along. Seems that 

From left to right: 

Matt Riesgraf 

Jason Horn 

Anthony Marks 

his wish came true when just a couple 

of months ago Hornbelly Seafood 

moved in. Jason Horn has been specializing 

in selling wild, fresh, local seafood 

for a while visiting local markets 

in our area. Now Hornbelly has a retail 

store with refrigerated display coolers 

for the fresh catch and a huge deck 

where customers in the near future 

will be able to enjoy a fish sandwich 

or freshly prepared seafood meal. 

Jason Horn is a seasoned “fish 

monger” who has worked as a commercial 

fisherman for the last decade. 

About one and a half years ago, he 

started Hornbelly Seafood delivering 

the freshest catch to restaurants as a 

wholesaler. Now you can enjoy buying 

the same fish, either as a whole or 

fillet by the pound. There are not just 

plenty of fish to choose from, Hornbelly 

also offers a wide variety of crustation 

like shrimp, rock shrimp, lobster, 

oyster, clams, scallops, and right now 

fresh stone crab claws are in season. 

Hornbelly is open 7 days a week. Visit 

their Facebook page where they post 

the daily specials or call them at (321) 

508-0607. 



Brevard Live 

PHOENIX 

By Steve LeClair 

One of the traits of a Phoenix 

is that it obtains a new life by 

rising from the ashes of its predecessor. 

It has been written that the 

powers of the Phoenix include immense 

regenerative healing properties 

through blue flames, transforming 

at will, and being able to 

warm others through these flames. 

While that may define the mythical 

creature, our local cover band 

Phoenix brings new life into old 

favorites and can transform the 

dance floor and its participants 

into smiling people warming their 

hearts with joy, friendship and happiness. 

The band itself was formed in 2018 

which included a core that had played 

together previously in another band. Its 

members have many years of professional 

experience along with a history 

of playing with many Brevard bands 

over the years. Phoenix has been doing 

over 200 shows the past couple of years 

and you can expect to catch them playing 

clubs, large outdoor shows, private 

parties, benefits and numerous other 

venues. The band itself plays in different 

formations depending on what 

they are hired for. They vary from two 

pieces to five pieces and are identified 

as Phoenix, Phoenix-Lite, ESP, and Ellen 

and Friends. Let’s meet them! 

Buddy Luv plays bass and is very 

well known locally having played in 

Soultime and the Umbrella Thieves in 

the past. He got his humble beginnings 

in church. Since moving to Florida 

from Irvington, NJ, he has graced the 

stage with many local talented musicians 

and has played everything from 

Soul to Metal. He actually started his 

musical path on drums. 

Evan Colas is on guitars and adds 

vocals. Evan not only has performed 

on many stages but works as a studio 

musician and a composer through his 

company Paradise Sound Arts since 

2010. If you watch anything, you are 

sure to have heard something he composed 

as he writes TV Commercials, 

jingles, and music for numerous clients 

including Chevy, Harpo Productions 

(Oprah’s company), Real Housewives 

and many others. He’s been with the 

band now for over 7 months. A cool 

thing is that he has played with Santana, 

Chaka Khan and Luther Vandross! 

Fun fact- he studied Chemistry 

at NYU. 

Sam DeBella handles all keyboards. 

He’s been playing since he 

was 5 years old. Sam started playing 

in bands at the age of 13. He has an 

extensive knowledge of music, and his 

playing ability and range is equally 

extensive as he can play virtually any 

style of music whether it be classical, 

jazz, country, or rock. He is a past winner 

of a Brevard Live Music Award in 

2014 for Best Keyboardist while in the 

Last Chance Band. 

Peter Sailing is the drummer and 

has been playing for over 50 years. Peter 

moved to Eau Gallie in 1978. Well 

known in the Brevard music scene, 

he’s played with all the local greats. He 

teaches drums and when asked about 

anything special to know about him, he 

laughed “l boast, but I have the largest 

collection of Brevard Live Magazines 

around!” He travels almost annually 

to Amsterdam and sits in with various 

bands while visiting there. 

Ellen O’Neil is the lead vocalist and 

plays guitar along with percussion. 

Having sang in church for many years 

prior to joining bands, it was only 5 

years ago when she picked up the guitar. 

After she stopped traveling for her 

corporate training life, she decided to 

try singing at jam sessions. She credits 

John Quinlivan and his jam sessions 

for giving her confidence and an outlet 

to hone her live music skills. She’s paid 

that back by hosting a jam at the Moose 

in Satellite Beach with Brian Boggs 

in the pre-Covid days. Brian was another 

big part in her musical journey. 

Besides encouragement and opportunities 

to sing, he gave her the first 

electric guitar she ever owned. Brian 

passed away this past year and the guitar 

is very special to her. Along the way 

she’s met so many fantastic musicians 

and mentors including Yvette LoPrete 

who had a music studio in Indialantic 

and played with her in the group Lady 

Mane and Steve ‘Quinn’ Velten who 

was instrumental in helping her build 




Brevard Live 

PHOENIX continued 

her confidence and also was a regular 

participant in the Moose jams. He also 

has played in various groups with Ellen. 

She’s sung in the group Brevard 

Brass which morphed into Total Recall 

which did benefits and performed 

at assisted living facilities doing jazz 

and big band music. Fun fact- she 

teaches ukulele at various assisted living 

and retirement communities. Ellen 

is a big supporter of live music in 

Brevard and you can find her either at 

jams or supporting other groups when 

not playing herself. 

Curt Hanson is their sound man 

though he will substitute when needed 

on bass. The band prides itself in being 

able to change up sets and even 

the approach of the songs on a regular 

basis. Although you’ll hear classic 

rock standards by Fleetwood Mac, 

Tom Petty, Bad Co, Eagles, Billy Joel, 

Van Morrison and Elle King you are 

just as likely to hear Etta James, current 

dance tunes, jazz or country. Ellen 

told me “The band feels they try 

and make every show fun to the audience. 

We are really conscious of the 

songs we pick and try to make them 

meaningful.” One of the great things 

they see is how they bring fans and 

groups together. They see people meet 

at a show and then see those same 

people socializing at other shows. It’s 

all about creating an awesome experience 

whether it’s dancing, singing 

along or just reminiscing a memory 

that the song brought. You’re likely 

to hear different takes on songs as the 

band makes the arrangements their 

own with tempo changes, lyric differences, 

even genre shifting (yeah, let’s 

hear it done with a reggae beat!) but 

still recognizable. So, as you can tell, 

the name Phoenix is very appropriate 

bringing new life, getting people together 

and warming their hearts with 

joy and happiness. 

Visit their Facebook page Phoenix 

Band or their website LoveToJam. 

com for info on upcoming shows. 

Nov. 11-13 , Wickham Park 

NATIVE RHYTHM FEST 

In celebration and honor of Native 

American Heritage Month, the Native 

Heritage Gathering, the Indian 

River Flute Circle, Riverwind Flute 

Circle, and the Native Rhythms Festival 

Committee will host the 14th annual 

Native Rhythms Festival. This event 

will be held at the Wickham Park Amphitheater, 

Melbourne, on the weekend 

of November 11th to 13th. Building 

on previous festivals, the 2022 event 

will include even more entertainment, 

craftsmanship, art and learning experiences. 

Admission to the festival 

is FREE. Musical performances are 

scheduled throughout each day starting 

at 9 am, with headliner performances 

starting in the late afternoon through 

9 pm Friday and Saturday, 9 am to 5 

pm on Sunday. There will be competitions 

for flute-playing, flute-making, 

and art creation. This family-friendly 

festival will also host a wide variety of 

free workshops. In addition, vendors 

will sell musical instruments, Nativestyle 

and environmental arts & crafts 

and food. Presentations and displays 

by a variety of non-profit historical 

preservation and Earth Aware ecological 

groups, along with story telling 

during the music performances, will 

round out the educational experiences. 

Children are invited to attend the free 

Children’s-Day program. The Cultural 

Showcase will start at 10 am and go 

until 1 pm. The Cultural Showcase is 

repeated on Saturday and Sunday. 

www.nativerhythmsfestival.com 

Nov 25-27, Downtown CB 

COCOA BEACH 

ART SHOW 

The tradition continues. Downtown 

Cocoa Beach hosts its annual Art 

Show during the Thanksgiving Holiday 

Weekend. Up to 150 artists and 

exhibitors from across the country will 

display and sell their work along Minutemen 

Causeway. But the event offers 

much more than a cultural setting 

with a juried art show. There will be 

food vendors, beverages are sold, and 

lots of music. The stage is located on 

the east end of Minutemen Causeway, 

right in front of SR A1A northbound 

featuring some of the Space Coast’s 

most talented musicians and bands. 

The official start is the Friday 

Night Street Party on November 25th 

from 5:30 to 11 pm. Love Valley starts 

playing at 5.30 pm followed by the 

Radio Romance at 8:30 pm. 

Live entertainment has always 

been a major part of this art show, and 

this year festival organizers have put 

together an incredible line-up. 

Saturday, Nov 26: 11am Aquanuts, 

2pm Chase & Mondo Tikis, 5pm 

Whiskey JuJu, 8pm Karalyn & The 

Dawn Patrol 

Sunday, November 27: 10:30am 

Kevin Ebright, 12pm Greenlight, 3pm 

Tru Phonic. The music never stops and 

there will be a lot of dancing. 

The art show starts both days at 9 

am and closes at 5 pm. This event is 

run by volunteers and is a 501 c 3 nonprofit 

organization. 

www.CocoaBeachArtShow.org. 



Brevard Live 

MIFF - “DON’T KEEP IT UNDER THE HAT” 

Review By Matthew Bretz 

Every year I’m excited about 

attending the now world famous 

Melbourne Independent 

Film Festival written, directed, 

produced and starring the one 

and only Terry Cronin and 3 Boys 

Productions with a familiar cast 

of characters we like to call the 

“Cronies.” Honestly, I think I’m 

the only one that calls them that, 

but I’m trying to start something 

here so fingers crossed it’ll catch 

on by next year. 

Every year I am thoroughly impressed 

with how much Terry improves and 

tweaks what has become a staple 

weekend here in our little, but famous 

(I’m learning), corner of the world. No 

joke- every year this event just gets 

bigger and better. 

Once again this year the MIFF was 

held at the Oaks 10 Theater in Melbourne, 

Florida. I love this for a few 

reasons. First of all, the Oaks 10 is the 

picture of a classic theater filled with 

the kind of pageantry and décor befitting 

of the magic that is Hollywood 

and film culture in general. Secondly, 

the Oaks 10 is locally owned and I love 

that we have our own film festival and 

its venue is a home grown business. 

Thursday night kicked off the fest 

with a showing of a short film slash 

music video called The Voyagers directed 

by Ian Bertel (photo top left). 

The video stars local violinist Char 

Good (photo top right) and features her 

rendition of the Eagles’ Hotel California 

while she plays herself through the 

lobby, up the elevator and across the 

roof of the Hotel Melby in downtown 

Melbourne. Occasionally throughout 

the video you can catch local graffiti 

artist Maslow running around tagging 

pieces on the building. Maslow actually 

did all of the graffiti work on the 

exterior and interior of the hotel. There 

is also a mysterious black hatted character 

glimpsed a few times, but no one 

told me the secret about who that is - 

possibly Bertel himself? 

“We shot all the footage in one 

night and then went into editing and 

finished just as the sun was coming 

up.” Bertel told the MIFF audience before 

the screening. “It was a very long 

night, but really has kind of highlighted 

my life so far.” 

Later, at the after party, Ian told 

me he picked Hotel California because 

when it was written SoCal was really 

starting to grow into itself musically 

and artistically, and he thought the rising 

of Hotel Melby is symbolic of Melbourne, 

Florida about to do the same. 

After The Voyagers there was a premiere 

screening of Michael Baumgarten’s 

new film Hollywood Laundromat 

- a gritty and often hilarious look at the 

kinds of things that can happen at an 

overnight Laundromat in Hollywood. 

According to the man himself this film 

was shot in only 6 days with some of 

the dialogue improvised for character. 

No stranger to the MIFF, Baumgarten’s 

movies are always a treat and he’s 

always good to answer questions about 

his process. He’s also, I’ve noticed, 

keen to share the limelight with his 

cast and crew which I find refreshing. 

This year he crossed the country with 

actress Natasha Blasick, originally 

from Ukraine and her husband Martin 

Blasick who created all the music for 

the film and performed in a scene of 

the film. 

When asked why he keeps coming 

back to Melbourne every year 

Baumgarten replied, “I keep coming 

back every year because of the people 




MIFF continued 

of this town and how warm they treat 

me.” 

The opening night after party was 

again held at The Landing on the roof 

of Hotel Melby. It was a private event 

for those in attendance at the festival 

and featured entertainment by the star 

of The Voyagers, Char Good. It was 

a beautifully clear night on the top of 

the world and a great time was had by 

all. Not all of the stars were in the sky, 

however. One of Hollywood’s brightest 

was on scene as a special guest. Not 

slated to speak until Saturday, actor 

Patrick Gallo decided to fly in for the 

entire weekend and join the fun. 

Gallo has played quite a few notable 

roles and you would probably 

know him best from Scorses’s The 

Irishman or even more recently as Mario 

Puzo in The Offer, a limited series 

about the making of The Godfather. 

Later I asked Patrick how he became 

involved with the MIFF. 

“Back in 2006 I was in a film shot 

in Melbourne called I’ll Believe You. 

It had a lot of good people in it; Patrick 

Warburton, Ed Helms, Chris Elliot 

etc…. Anyway, it’s about aliens and 

UFOs, and they knew they wanted to 

film it on the Space Coast of Florida. 

Needless to say the location scouts 

found Melbourne and loved it. So we 

shot the film here. Well, long story 

short, I met Terry Cronin through 

some people while I was here and we 

became friends and kept in touch; so 

here I am,” Gallo told me. “Maybe 

you don’t know this, but people know 

about Melbourne now. This place isn’t 

such a big secret anymore. You have a 

lot going on here and people are taking 

notice.” 

Friday afternoon featured the International 

Program showing short films 

from around the globe. I absolutely 

love this section of the festival. I love 

to lean back in my seat and get lost in 

the movie magic performed by magicians 

from lands far away. It makes for 

a wonderful afternoon. 

Brevard Live 

Evening saw the festival roll into 

the Comedy Program featuring comedian 

Dara Weinstein (no relation, 

she made very clear) hosting the funnies 

and cooking up some laughs on 

her own. Visiting the MIFF by way of 

NYC, Dara is a returning guest and 

friend of Terry Cronin. Dara was also 

on hand to co-host the Crazy Hat contest. 

I have to be honest; this part both 

blew my mind and got me unsurprised 

at the same time. Cronin is known for 

his hat collection so it made sense to 

me that he might have a hat contest. 

What caught me of guard was just how 

many people showed up to participate. 

Terry has a way of bringing of providing 

an air of whacky fun and this was a 

prime example. Everyone loved it. 

Later on Friday night was the 

very popular and waited for Horror 

Program. This is actually my favorite 

part of the MIFF so after a quick bar 

break at Hemingway’s next door, I 

was right back to my seat for the show. 

One of the silliest and most endearing 

parts of the horror program are the 

little cuts in between films that seems 

to have become a tradition now. I just 

imagine how much fun the “Cronies” 

must have shooting these short intros 

in front of a green screen picking out 

which of Terry’s (I’m assuming they 

are his) hats to wear next. 

Saturday started early with the Florida 

Filmmakers Matinee featuring films 

from guess where… before an official 

meeting with actor Patrick Gallo 

where he talked about his career and 

engaged with the audience. I must say, 

I was lucky enough to spend a bit of 

time with Gallo over the course of the 

fest, and I found him to be extremely 

friendly and personable. He also 

seemed to have no qualms or annoyance 

about answering any of my fan 

boy questions about life on the screen. 

For instance: Right after I asked him 

about his process and what he drew 

from to develop his performance of 

Mario Puzo, I also asked him if Juno 

Temple is as wonderful as I imagine 

and did he think she might want to 

marry me. First off, he did his research 

and talked to Puzo’s family and then 

he tried to find a mix of himself in the 

character combined with the spirit of 

who Mario Puzo was as an artist and a 

person. And then he graciously let me 

know that Juno Temple is an absolute 

angel that I would never have a chance 

with. Fair and honest. Thanks Patrick. 

The rest of the afternoon was 

packed with programing including 

the Filmmakers Roundtable Q & A 

featuring a guest panel fielding questions 

from about their processes and 

projects, The MIFF Youth Filmmaking 

Program which I think is a wonderfully 

innovative addition to the festival, and 

a screening of Church of Darkness, a 

new film by Mike L. Germaine that is 

stirring up quite a buzz. The Red Carpet 

Reception is always a big hit for 

the MIFF. Everyone comes dressed to 

impress and walks the carpet for interviews 

and pictures in front of the official 

MIFF step-and-repeat. It’s only 

a short walk through the theater lobby, 

but I feel it brings a sense of glitz and 

glamour to the fest, and it’s really fun! 

The end of the festival found everyone 

partying away at Hemingway’s with 

two of our favorite local karaoke hosts 

Charles and Lisa Knight a.k.a. Rockstar 

Entertainment. The Knights are 

staples in our neck of the woods and 

always put on a good show. They are 

also known to show up in local films 

now-and-again so they were the perfect 

choice to close the festival out 

again this year. 

The Melbourne Independent Film 

Festival continues to be a beautiful 

gift of culture for us every single year 

and the only issue I ever have with it 

is that not more people partake in the 

festivities. As Terry told the crowd on 

opening night “The MIFF is the best 

kept secret we have here in Melbourne. 

Make sure to tell all of your friends 

about what they are missing and let’s 

continue to do this every year!” 

Can’t wait until next year! 



Rigg’s Outpost 

FISHING REPORT 

NOVEMBER FORECAST 

By Captain Pompano Rich 

I 

t’s hardly noticeable while driving Brevard in Autumn. 

The beaches are lined with diverse palms, scrub pines 

and all the scrub that is indigenous to Florida. Our Estuary 

is mangrove lined and placid driftwood islands that 

show remnants of hurricanes. If you are looking for what 

the Indians and Ponce DeLeon enjoyed hundreds of years 

ago, then that’s us! 

Moving on my tour guide man ship is following the 

fish to provide an impactful catching experience. I will 

provide you the road map and you might accept my suggestions. 

Once you decide to target or choose to freelance 

you will land in “Rigg’s Outpost Land”. 

October was a signal that November will be easy 

for vermillion and mangrove snapper fishing. If it’s red 

and scaly in Florida, it’s delicious! These are easy picking 

for party boat fishing and inexpensive. Always nice 

to be comfortable on a big craft when the weather could 

turn. The big adventure will be chasing the cobia on chartered 

swift moving vessels. Binoculars out, the mate and 

Captain are looking for marked eruptions on the sea. The 

correct birds will help in locating a dolphin or a cobia. 

It’s cobia time. Ranging 10 to 50 pounds muscle bound 

bruisers are here. You won’t believe the battle. Delish on 

grill or blackened, cobia are a rare treat. 

How about filling your cooler with Spanish mackerel 

and bluefish? Put gear in vehicle. Average spinning rods, 

plugs and jigs. Drive to beach, park and send associate to 

the berm. Look for birds, bait and eruptive activity. You 

don’t see that, drive to the next beach park. 

Mr. Pompano is our silver tourist. Originating in the 

Outer Banks and headed for the Palm Beaches. They are 

migrating thru and will continue all month. This challenge 

will best be met with colorful tackle and the right 

baits. Rigg’s has the best everything! Plus I make the 

optimal tackle to catch pompano! Be sure to bring a 9 or 

10 foot rod to clear rough seas and hold in rip currents. 

Two piece light weights will be terrific. Captain Matt Burr 

at Rigg’s is the man to see. He is Pro Staff and beach 

guides for pompano, tarpon and redfish. Want to catch a 

60 to eighty pound shark, he’s your man! He works there 

daily and Anthony and his sales guys will give you a card. 

If the condition are right he will help you nail the fish. 

Make Rigg’s your one stop shop and enjoy your trip to 

the fullest !

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