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Contents November 2022<br />
FEATURES<br />
SPACE COAST STATE FAIR<br />
The 36th Space Coast State Fair comes<br />
to Viera November 4th-20th. You can get<br />
your corn dog fix, ride the Tilt A Wheel<br />
and jam out to some good old Classic<br />
Rock. Southern Rockers Molly Hatchett<br />
performs on Nov. 18th and Fran Cosmo,<br />
formally of Boston, on Nov. 19th.<br />
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ARTWORKS<br />
The 26th Annual ArtWorks of Eau Gallie<br />
Fine Arts Festival is the only art show of<br />
its kind in Brevard County. Artists display<br />
their art for sale and also create new<br />
artworks in their booths.<br />
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THREE DOG NIGHT<br />
Three Dog Night, the Rock’n Roll Hall<br />
of Fame worthy band comes to The King<br />
Center on Dec. 8th. “It took me 30 years<br />
but I’m finally playing The King Center,”<br />
says drummer and Brevard native<br />
Pat Bautz. Steve Keller spoke to him.<br />
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THE SUPERVILLANS<br />
The Space Coast Music Festival reboot<br />
(the original multi day festival ran 2010-<br />
2015) is in its third year. Orlando based<br />
rock reggae group The Supervillians<br />
will headline this year’s event, happening<br />
Saturday, November 5th, in the Eau<br />
Gallie Arts District.<br />
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PHOENIX<br />
Just like “Phoenix from the Ashes” local<br />
cover band Phoenix brings new life<br />
into old favorites and can transform<br />
the dance floor and its participants into<br />
smiling people warming their hearts<br />
with joy, friendship and happiness.<br />
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THAT WAS THE MIFF 2022<br />
Like many years prior Matthew Bretz<br />
spent a weekend in the Oaks 10 Premier<br />
Theatres to attend the Melbourne Independent<br />
Filmmakers Festival. He tells<br />
you about Brevard’s best kept secret that<br />
is known around the world.<br />
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Columns<br />
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Chuck Van Riper<br />
Quantum<br />
Entanglement.<br />
Calendars<br />
Live Music in<br />
Brevard County<br />
Brevard Shopping<br />
Happy Turtle &<br />
Hornbelly Seafood<br />
Festivals<br />
Native Rhythm Fest<br />
Cocoa Beach Art Show<br />
Fishing Report<br />
by Pompano Rich<br />
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Ship Watching: The tanker “Sea Sapphire” enters Port Canaveral. The Greek<br />
flagged ship was put into service in 2022 in the Tanker / Suezmax segment.<br />
Below: The Cruise Ship Mein Schiff 1 at Port Canaveral. The luxury ship is operated<br />
by the German TUI cruises and has an extensive itinerary in the Caribbean<br />
with stops in Florida.<br />
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Space Coast State Fair Presents<br />
MOLLY HATCHET & FRAN COSMO<br />
As the weather gets “cold” and winter arrives, it’s<br />
time to head to the fair. The 36th Annual Space<br />
Coast State Fair comes to Space Coast Daily Park in<br />
Viera November 4th-20th. You can get your corn dog<br />
fix, ride the Tilt A Wheel and jam out to some good old<br />
Classic Rock. The Southern Rockers Molly Hatchet<br />
comes to town on November 18th and Fran Cosmo,<br />
formally of Boston on November 19th. Both shows<br />
along with ‘Wee Wee Wee Pig Races’ and ‘Queen B<br />
Spooky Circus Sideshow’ are included in the fair admission.<br />
Despite there being no original members left, Molly Hatchet<br />
continues to perform live as of 2022, and their current<br />
lineup features half of the Lighting Strikes Twice–era album<br />
lineup (keyboardist John Galvin and guitarist Bobby<br />
Ingram) as well as drummer Shawn Beamer, bassist Tim<br />
Lindsey and vocalist Jimmy Elkins, who replaced McCormack<br />
in 2019. In June 2022,The band has announced that a<br />
new Molly Hatchet album is in the works and intended for<br />
a late 2023 release.<br />
The band released its biggest hit ‘Flirting with Disaster’<br />
in 1980. The band formed in 1978 in Jacksonville and was<br />
contemporaries with another iconic band Lynyrd Skynyrd.<br />
Various albums both studio and live releases followed over<br />
the years. Most recently, guitarist Steve Holland died from<br />
Covid complications in 2020 at the age of 66.<br />
Fran Cosmo has been a featured vocalist for the band Boston.<br />
In 1994, Cosmo was featured as the sole lead vocalist<br />
on the platinum Boston album Walk On which reached<br />
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November 19 & 20, Highland Ave, EGAD<br />
ARTWORKS OF EAU GALLIE<br />
Have you ever seen a piece of art and wondered how it<br />
was made? Well, come see for yourself at the 26th Annual<br />
ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival. ArtWorks<br />
is the only art show of its kind in Brevard County. Artists<br />
display their art for sale and also create new artworks in<br />
their booths.<br />
This Art Festival takes place along Highland Avenue in<br />
Melbourne’s Eau Gallie Arts District. Hours will be 10 am<br />
to 5 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday. Along<br />
with booths for the established artists, ArtWorks encourages<br />
Brevard high school students to get involved. These high<br />
school artists will have a booth on St. Clair Street where<br />
they will be creating and displaying their art. ArtWorks<br />
makes a donation to the art departments of the high schools<br />
that participate.<br />
Mike Della Cioppa, Apocalypse Coffee Roasters, is the<br />
music coordinator for ArtWorks. Live music is scheduled in<br />
Eau Gallie Square on both days. The Saturday lineup is: 10<br />
am Jacie Craft; 12 noon Nila Hant; 2pm Tricky McSmadigan.<br />
Sunday features performances by: 10 am Brad Burton;<br />
12 noon Paul Roub; 2 pm William Tracy.<br />
The food court in Eau Gallie Square includes Bottom’s<br />
Up Beverage, Cool Yeti, Country Kettler’s Korn, The Hangry<br />
Spartan, and Space Coast Hot Dogs. Authors for Authors<br />
will have its annual “Meet the Authors Book Fair” in<br />
the Eau Gallie Civic Center. Also in the Civic Center will be<br />
the Brevard Porcelain Artists annual “Touch of Elegance”<br />
show and sale. - No pets please at ArtWorks.<br />
More information at www.ArtWorksofEauGallie.org<br />
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Thursday, Dec 8, 7:30 pm King Center<br />
THREE DOG NIGHT<br />
By Steve Keller<br />
Finally, they will come to Melbourne. Three Dog<br />
Night, the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame worthy band<br />
comes to The King Center on December 8th. Their<br />
hits include ‘One’, ‘Mama Told Me’ and ‘Joy To The<br />
World’, just to name a few. The band has survived<br />
music trends, member deaths plus a pandemic, and<br />
are back on the road playing multiple dates a week all<br />
over the US.<br />
“It took me 30 years but I’m finally playing The King Center,”<br />
says drummer and Brevard native Pat Bautz. He and<br />
keyboardist Howard Laravea called in from a tour stop last<br />
month in New Jersey. “It’s cold,” he says with his signature<br />
smirk heard in his voice.<br />
The band has been more active the last few months, post<br />
Pandemic. What started out as weekend trips is now extended<br />
to 4 or five shows in a row. The Florida run also includes<br />
shows in Ft. Pierce, Daytona Beach and The Villages.<br />
Bautz and his wife Laurie have also set their sights on<br />
living in Florida again, at least part time. They had built a<br />
house a few years ago in Colorado Springs, Colorado to be<br />
closer to family. It was always their intent to come back to<br />
Sunshine State. “One guy says it will be move in ready by<br />
Thanksgiving, another guy says the first of next year,” says<br />
Bautz. There are plenty of gigs to be had in between to keep<br />
Bautz and the band busy.<br />
Three Dog Night started as a band in 1967. They continue<br />
to sell out multiple nights in cities for their loyal fan base<br />
all the while making new ones. Their social media presence<br />
is impressive. The Three Dog Night official Facebook page<br />
boasts over 700,000 followers. There are numerous fan pages<br />
and group discussions. Many have called for their induction<br />
into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, an honor that has<br />
somehow eluded them. One possibility is determining how<br />
Photo by Polly Payne<br />
many of nearly 3 dozen members past and present members<br />
would be included.<br />
Another development with the band is that they are<br />
playing new material in concert. The song ‘Prayers of the<br />
Children’ has been in the setlist as of late. Bautz has made<br />
it a point to take and post pictures of the audience from behind<br />
his drum set. The ‘Pat DrumCam’ as the band has nicknamed<br />
it, shows off the various venues they play as well as<br />
the thousands of fans that are entertained at each stop of the<br />
tour.<br />
Don’t look for Three Dog Night to join the trend of a<br />
multiple band festivals any time soon. “Our fans are older<br />
and wouldn’t necessarily do well standing for hours outside<br />
waiting for us to perform”, Bautz explains. “They’re<br />
much more comfortable in an air-conditioned theater sitting<br />
down.” The idea of traveling overseas doesn’t appeal to him<br />
either. “We would have to travel with a team of doctors and<br />
have extra luggage for our medicines,” he says as both he<br />
and Laravea hold back their laughter.<br />
Keyboardist Laravea has been with the band since 2017.<br />
He was formally with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.<br />
The two get along so well that he moved from Nashville to<br />
Melbourne a decade ago. The issue of who gets the guest<br />
list for the King Center show is brought up. “We’ll split it<br />
evenly,” Bautz jokes, noting that with area shows happening<br />
there’s less chance that they’ll get taken off a Christmas card<br />
list if they can’t get everybody into the show.<br />
Outside of live shows, Bautz is kept busy in the studio.<br />
“It was easier (staying home) during Covid,” he remarks.<br />
He runs realdrumstudio.com and mixyoursongs.com, both<br />
song-based situations where he will participate on a song.<br />
He also heads up RDSrecording.com; a full-service studio<br />
and production company that has worked with local bands<br />
Part One Tribe and Tru Phonic. With him moving back East<br />
(they plan on living in FL about half of the year), we can<br />
hope that he will once again be part of the local music scene.<br />
Three Dog Night at The King Center will be a party<br />
for sure. A homecoming for Bautz and an introduction for<br />
Laravea to his new home. ‘Joy To The World’ indeed.<br />
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Saturday, Nov 5, Eau Gallie Arts District<br />
THE SUPERVILLANS<br />
The Space Coast Music Festival reboot (the original<br />
multi day festival ran 2010-2015) is in its third year.<br />
Orlando based rock reggae group The Supervillians will<br />
headline this year’s event, happening Saturday, November<br />
5th in the Eau Gallie Arts District.<br />
The band was founded in 1997 by drummer/lead<br />
singer Dom Maresco and guitarist/vocalist Scott ‘Skart’<br />
Suldo’ when they were in their late teens. Now 7 full<br />
length albums, 3 EPs and thousands of miles driven playing<br />
the continental US and Bahamas, the band will play<br />
alongside 97 bands on 7 stages for SCMF.<br />
The band also features Brevard native BJ Hall<br />
(Abandon The Midwest) on bass. Maresco comments on<br />
the longevity of the band: “Really, just being stupid and<br />
never quitting”, he laughs. “We love music, I love to be<br />
on stage and perform. We’re grateful that the fans keep<br />
coming, and after a while their kids start coming. It’s<br />
multi-generational.”<br />
Brevard County and surrounding areas have hosted<br />
The Supervillians on many occasions including a 2-day<br />
beach bash years ago held in Satellite Beach. Their most<br />
recent local appearance was last month in Cape Canerval.<br />
This time will be different as the SCMF is a free, family<br />
friendly event. “We’ve played rock festivals and jazz<br />
festivals,” he continues. “Being the genre that we are, we<br />
kind of fit in all over the place.”<br />
This year’s festival looks to continue the success of<br />
both 2019 and 2021’s editions. Back is the kid’s stage<br />
featuring up and coming musicians and the groups they<br />
have formed. The BMX exhibition is also back, giving<br />
attendees visual entertainment in addition to all the local<br />
music. New this year is Best Fest; the traditional night<br />
before pre party, featuring the 15th anniversary of the local<br />
band Best Supporting Actor, along with Rainy Angel,<br />
Lily of the Valley, Damion Suomi, Dollmaker and headliners<br />
PagingMrHerman. Both events are free and open<br />
to the public.<br />
www.SpaceCoastRocks.com<br />
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Lou’s Blues 3rd Legendary<br />
Karaoke Contest<br />
BRY WHITE<br />
Won 1st Prize<br />
Congratulations to the winners<br />
Bry White (champion),<br />
Erika Densler (best female & fan<br />
favorite) and Chad Nibert (best<br />
male) of the 2022 3rd annual<br />
Lou’s Blues Legendary Karaoke<br />
Series! The Finals took place October<br />
12th in front of a packed<br />
house. Once again Master of<br />
Ceremony Robert Bowen has<br />
put on a class-act show exposing<br />
some of Brevard’s hidden talent.<br />
All contestants had applied for the sixweek<br />
contest. They would go through<br />
four weeks of preliminary rounds, one<br />
week of semifinals, and one week of<br />
finals. Due to the threat of hurricane<br />
Ian the semi-finals were scrubbed on<br />
September 28th, postponed to October<br />
5th.<br />
Now, Oct. 12th, 7 finalists took<br />
the stage, each performing 2 rounds of<br />
one song each. Most even had a wardrobe<br />
change to be “in character.” The<br />
judges did not just consider the voice,<br />
important was also the appearance,<br />
stage presence and professionalism. It<br />
must have been a hard call because all<br />
contestants were at their best and very<br />
impressive. Robert Bowen, Producer,<br />
MC, and host lead the contestants<br />
through an American Idol style competition<br />
with professionalism, wit, and<br />
humor. Cindy Walker, Lou’s Blues<br />
Karaoke DJ, spun the tracks for the<br />
contestants’ performances while Jeff<br />
Ross, Lou’s Blues Audio Engineer,<br />
insured the quality was at its highest.<br />
Each contestant was brought on stage<br />
as Robert read out the winners from<br />
the judges’ envelopes. The winner Bry<br />
White received a $500 prize and the<br />
honor to sing with one of Brevard’s<br />
most popular band, Ana and Switch.<br />
There was no third prize this year,<br />
instead the second prize (each $250)<br />
went to the best female performer<br />
Erica Densler and the best male performers<br />
Chad Nibert. - A little trivia:<br />
Bry White came in second in 2021,<br />
and Erika Densler was last year’s fan<br />
favorite as well.<br />
The singing contest opened with<br />
2021 champion Michael James and<br />
the “break” was filled with a performance<br />
by 2019 champion Van Floyd.<br />
Any show is as good as the music production,<br />
the show host along with the<br />
contestants. This is a first class event<br />
with very talented amateur singers<br />
- no comparison to the regular club<br />
favorite entertainment. What both,<br />
however, have in common is the fun<br />
factor. Each of the contestants admitted<br />
to a nervous state of mind, the<br />
adrenalin was pumping. But besides<br />
all that, it was great fun - for the contestants<br />
as well as for the audience.<br />
Once again, this karaoke contest has<br />
earned its legacy fair and square.<br />
Robert Bowen & Cindy Walker have<br />
producing this show for 3 years.<br />
SPACE COAST STATE FAIR<br />
continued<br />
#7 on the Billboard charts and produced<br />
three hit singles, including “I<br />
Need Your Love”, which climbed to<br />
#4 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, and<br />
“Walk On” which reached #14. Upon<br />
original singer Brad Delp’s return to<br />
Boston for the concert tour, the two<br />
shared vocals in concert, where Delp<br />
said Cosmo covered “the really tough<br />
high parts”. In 1997, Cosmo was again<br />
featured on two of the songs on Boston’s<br />
‘Greatest Hits’ album, and took<br />
an even larger role in the 2002 album<br />
Corporate America with the addition of<br />
co-production to his credits as vocalist.<br />
He sang lead vocals on five of the album’s<br />
songs and played guitar on one<br />
track as well.<br />
Cosmo performed in Boston tours<br />
from 1994 to 2004, and currently performs<br />
in the band Cosmo with his son,<br />
Anton Cosmo. He also sings in the<br />
World Classic Rockers. Cosmo released<br />
his first album with his band in<br />
2006, titled Alien.<br />
The concerts are free with fair admission.<br />
On November 18th Zeddemore<br />
will open for Molly Hatchet. For more<br />
information go to www.spacecoaststatefair.com<br />
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The Column<br />
By Chuck Van Riper<br />
Quantum Entanglement<br />
“Quantum entanglement is the physical phenomenon that<br />
occurs when a group of particles are generated, interact,<br />
or share spatial proximity in a way such that the quantum<br />
state of each particle of the group cannot be described independently<br />
of the state of the others, including when the<br />
particles are separated by a large distance.” - Wikipedia<br />
“Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon observed at<br />
the quantum scale where entangled particles stay connected<br />
(in some sense) so that the actions performed on<br />
one of the particles affects the other, no matter the distance<br />
between two particles.” - www.astrogeeksco.com<br />
During this time when I have a multitude of time to<br />
do nothing, I spend some of my time reading either<br />
quantum physics stuff or Egyptology. In this article, I<br />
would like to discuss the very bizarre concept of Quantum<br />
Entanglement, even though it is a very abstract kind<br />
of concept. This will twist your brain cells around some.<br />
Now before you say “Damn, Chuck, how many pain killers<br />
did you take before you read this?!?”, let me say I’ll<br />
try to explain the basics in as concise a manner as I can,<br />
and what it means to me.<br />
Let’s start by saying this is seen on a quantum level,<br />
or stuff we can’t see without very special equipment (neutrons,<br />
electrons and photons). For this example, we’ll just<br />
use basic shapes, say a square and a circle. Under normal<br />
deduction, there are four outcomes: Both the objects are<br />
circles, the first object is a circle and the second a square,<br />
the first object is a square and the second is a circle, and<br />
both the objects are squares. That is it. That’s all the possibilities.<br />
These objects are not dependent on each other<br />
(or entangled). If you change the shape of one object, it<br />
has no effect on the other.<br />
In the quantum world, when both objects are entangled,<br />
if one object is a circle, the other is also a circle. If<br />
one object is a square, the other object must also be a<br />
square. They mirror each other’s properties in this way,<br />
no matter the distance between them. For example, if we<br />
have one object in Topeka, Kansas and another object in<br />
Sri Lanka, and they are entangled, and we observe the ob-<br />
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ject in Topeka is a square, then we can assume the object<br />
in Sri Lanka is a square. Say the object in Topeka wants<br />
to be a circle, that information is instantly transmitted to<br />
the object in Sri Lanka. Both become circles. Ok, let’s<br />
just stop right here.<br />
In this overly simplified explanation, the information<br />
must travel faster than the speed of light, which is impossible.<br />
Since we’re talking about light, we must acknowledge<br />
that light exists as both, a particle and a wave. So<br />
this information, what is it? It’s not either. Herein lies the<br />
conundrum. The whole thing gets much more complex<br />
once we add color to the shapes, but that’s a whole other<br />
article! Anyway, one example I was reading used a pair<br />
of twins, separated on either side of the planet, as an example.<br />
He started out by talking about “Twin Telepathy”,<br />
saying he didn’t know if it was real or not. I had to write<br />
him immediately to tell him without a doubt, it is real.<br />
I know I’ve often written about my twin experiences<br />
with Billy. We used to say the same sentences at the same<br />
time, have the same dreams, write the same songs when<br />
we were apart, etc. There are two instances that exemplify<br />
this quantum entanglement theory that were brought<br />
to mind, though. One time I was living in the Keys, Billy<br />
was in Alaska. That’s pretty far apart! That year, we sent<br />
our mom the exact same Christmas card. Exactly The<br />
Same! We didn’t find out until we both went to visit her<br />
the following summer, because who goes to New Jersey<br />
in the winter time? Was that an example of quantum entanglement?<br />
What are the odds? The other time was when<br />
we were apart for a few years. I was traveling around the<br />
country a lot and Billy was in Ohio. We had no contact<br />
with each other at this time. This was before cell phones<br />
were ubiquitous but pay phones were all the rage. Every<br />
so often I would call my dad to check in. Every time I did,<br />
for three years, Billy would call him within minutes. My<br />
dad thought we were setting this up.<br />
As identical twins, we were always aware that this<br />
cosmic thing was there, we just didn’t know how to explain<br />
it or say what it is. Perhaps it’s quantum entanglement<br />
at its basic level. Perhaps quantum entanglement<br />
can show us how we are all connected and tied into the<br />
universe as well. Maybe the photons of Billy are floating<br />
in the universe somewhere prompting me to write this.<br />
All I know is, I’ve always believed in quantum entanglement,<br />
and I’m sure there are many twins out there that<br />
would agree.<br />
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1 - TUESDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm<br />
Trivia<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Jam w/ Russ Kellum<br />
WHISKEY BEACH; 7pm<br />
Latin Dance w/DJ Hans,free<br />
dance lessions<br />
2 - WEDNESDAY<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Dueling Pianos<br />
CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm<br />
Jazz Wednesdayz<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Billy D & Friend<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7pm<br />
Rockstar Karaoke<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Adam Sean<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Geo & Friends<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Karaoke<br />
3 - THURSDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 6pm SC<br />
Comedy<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Scotte Hopson;<br />
7pm Line Dancing<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm Latin DJ<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Sybil Gage<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm<br />
Highway 1<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Karaoke<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Matt Riley<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Shelly Songer Duo<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Trivia<br />
4 - FRIDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Jeff<br />
Stanton Trio<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Matt Adkins<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 9pm Bryan James<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 6-9pm<br />
Swerve<br />
November 2022<br />
Entertainment Calendar<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm<br />
Kevin McLoughlin Band<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Ducati<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Steve Kirsner & Friends; 8pm<br />
Damon Fowler<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm<br />
Acoustic Eric<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm<br />
Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm<br />
Whiskey JuJu<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
Luv’n Life<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Martini Martini<br />
SANDBAR: 4pm Jeff<br />
Marquis; 9pm Bullet Dodger<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Alex James<br />
SLOW & LOW Viera: 7pm<br />
Josh Keels<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Rockfish Band;<br />
1:30am DJ Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 8pm<br />
Latin Dance w/ DJ Hans<br />
5 - SATURDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Chief<br />
Cherry<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Bill Hamilton<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 9pm Bryan James<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 2pm TBA;<br />
6pm Perfect Tuesday<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm St<br />
John’s Wood; 8pm Big Daddy<br />
Band<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ White<br />
Wolf<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Rev Billy C Wirtz; 7pm Ron<br />
Teixeira Trio w/ Hella Ayelet<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 8pm Allen<br />
Ronco<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 1pm Dave<br />
Kury; 5:30pm Karaoke w/<br />
Cindy; 9:30pm Alter Ego<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 6pm<br />
DJ Chris<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Drew Halverson<br />
SANDBAR: 9pm Saltwater<br />
Hippie Band<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Andy Harrington<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Flori-Duh, 1:30am DJ<br />
Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Pinch<br />
6 - SUNDAY<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
4pm Scott St Piere<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-7pm<br />
Reggae Sunday w/ Top Hill<br />
Crew<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
Otis Cadillac, The El Dorados<br />
& Swinging Seville Sisters<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Jazz Jam w/ Ron Teixeira Trio<br />
HILTON CB/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 12pm DJ<br />
Salt Shaker<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Coolers;<br />
7pm Catgut Stitches<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 6pm<br />
My Remedy<br />
SANDBAR: 10pm DJ Cerino<br />
7 - MONDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7pm Dirty<br />
Bingo<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
Jam w/ Florida Rock All Stars<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Jam Band<br />
8 - TUESDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm<br />
Trivia<br />
SANDBAR: 10pm Electric<br />
Tuesdaze<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Jam w/ Russ Kellum<br />
WHISKEY BEACH; 7pm<br />
Latin Dance w/DJ Hans,free<br />
dance lessions<br />
9 - WEDNESDAY<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Dueling Pianos<br />
CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm Jazz<br />
Wednesdayz<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
The Day Tripper<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm<br />
Rock-Star Karaoke<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Vince &<br />
Corey Duo<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Geo & Friends<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Karaoke<br />
10 - THURSDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 6pm SC<br />
Comedy<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Jersey Mike<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm Latin DJ<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Sybil Gage<br />
HILTON CB/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 4pm DJ Salt<br />
Shaker<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm ELW<br />
Band<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Karaoke<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Karalyn Woulas<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Trivia<br />
11 - FRIDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Tony<br />
Wynn & Cameron Brown<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Matt Adkins<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 9pm Love Valley<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 6pm Switch<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm<br />
Justified Music<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Dexter<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Steve Kirsner & Friends; 7pm<br />
Ron Teixeira Trio w/ Krystal<br />
Clarke<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm<br />
Loaded Dice<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm<br />
Karaoke w/ Bob Neal;<br />
9:30pm FlannelMELB<br />
BIERGARTEN: 6pm DJ<br />
Chris Long<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Canaan<br />
SANDBAR: 4pm Drifting<br />
Roots; 9pm Tidal Theory<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Buck Barefoot<br />
Brevard Live November 2022 - 21
Entertainment Calendar<br />
SLOW & LOW Viera: 7pm<br />
2 Rock<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Rios Rock Band;<br />
1:30am DJ Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 6pm<br />
Miranda Realino<br />
12 - SATURDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Shuffle<br />
Tones<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm A & A<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Tru Phonic;<br />
10pm UCF<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-4pm Jake<br />
Salter; 6pm TBA<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
Therapy; 8pm Wicked Garden<br />
Gnomes<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Ducati<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Brian Hancock<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm<br />
Shelly Songer Band<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 1pm Denise<br />
Turner; 5:30pm Karaoke w/<br />
Cindy; 9:30pm Switch<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 8pm<br />
Kome Back Kid<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Karalyn Woulas<br />
SANDBAR: 9pm Bullet<br />
Dodgers<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Pompano Pete<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Swerve; 1:30am DJ<br />
Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Just Us Band<br />
13 - SUNDAY<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
4pm Jackie Lynn<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-7pm<br />
Reggae Sundayz<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
Sean Chambers Band<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Mike Zito<br />
HILTON CB/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 12pm DJ<br />
DJ Salt Shaker<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Galaxy;<br />
7pm Syd Taylor<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 6pm<br />
Billy Chapman<br />
SANDBAR: 10pm DJ Cerino<br />
SC HARLEY DAVIDSON:<br />
Bike Fest all day w/ live bands<br />
14 - MONDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7pm Dirty<br />
Bingo<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
Jam w/ Florida Rock All Stars<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Jam Band<br />
15 - TUESDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm Trivia<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Jam w/ Russ Kellum<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Latin Dance w/DJ Hans,free<br />
dance lessions<br />
16 - WEDNESDAY<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Dueling Pianos<br />
CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm Jazz<br />
Wednesdayz<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Billy D & Friends<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm<br />
Rock-Star Karaoke<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Teddy V<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Geo & Friends<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Karaoke<br />
17 - THURSDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 6pm SC<br />
Comedy<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Teddy V<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm Latin DJ<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Sybil Gage HURRICANE<br />
CREEK SALOON: 7-9pm<br />
Free Dance Lessons; 9pm<br />
Country Music DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm<br />
Heatstroke<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Karaoke<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Matt Riley<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8:30pm<br />
Alexander James<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Trivia<br />
18 - FRIDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Which<br />
Doctors<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Matt Adkins<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 9pm TBA<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 6-9pm<br />
Harbour City Trio<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm<br />
Shovelhed<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Dexter<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Steve Kirsner & Friends; 7pm<br />
Ron Teixeira Trio w/ Hella<br />
Ayelet<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Matt<br />
Rosman<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm<br />
Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm<br />
Kings County<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 8pm<br />
Joules Rio<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Vince Love<br />
SANDBAR: 4pm Jeff<br />
Marquis; 8pm 9pm Rising Lion<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Josh Keels<br />
SLOW & LOW Viera: 7pm<br />
Tim England<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Sonic Rendition,<br />
1:30am DJ Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 8pm<br />
Latin Dance w/ DJ Hans<br />
19 - SATURDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Josh<br />
Miller<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Bill Hamilton<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 9pm Sweet Beans<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-4pm<br />
Skylar Green<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
The Petty Hearts; 8pm Perfect<br />
Tuesday<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ White<br />
Wolf<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Rev Billy C Wirtz; 7pm The<br />
After 5 Band<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm<br />
Rockfish<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 1pm John<br />
McDonald; 5:30pm Karaoke<br />
w/ Cindy; 8pm Jette County<br />
Dragster<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 8pm<br />
DJ Chris<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Aaron Snyder<br />
SANDBAR: 9pm The Sky<br />
Club<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Wes Hufnagel<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 9pm<br />
No Pressure Band; 1:30am DJ<br />
Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Lacey OnStage<br />
20 - SUNDAY<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
4pm Haia & The Hits<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-7pm<br />
Reggae Sundayz w/ Lights Out<br />
Project<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
Terry Hanck Band, Ezy Ryderz<br />
opens<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Jam w/ Ron Teixeira Trio<br />
HILTON CB/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 12pm DJ E<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Vince<br />
Reed; 7pm Catgut Stitches<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 5pm<br />
My Remedy<br />
SANDBAR: 10pm DJ Cerino<br />
21 - MONDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7pm Dirty<br />
Bingo<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
Jam w/ Florida Rock All Stars<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Jam Band<br />
22 - TUESDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm<br />
Trivia<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Jam w/ Russ Kellum<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Latin Dance w/DJ Hans,free<br />
dance lessions<br />
23 - WEDNESDAY<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Dueling Pianos<br />
CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm Jazz<br />
Wednesdayz<br />
22 - Brevard Live November 2022
Entertainment Calendar<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Sybil Gage<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm<br />
Rock-Star Karaoke<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Catgut<br />
Stitches<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Heatstroke<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Karaoke<br />
THANKSGIVING<br />
24 - THURSDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 6pm SC<br />
Comedy<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Jeff Marquis<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-4pm<br />
Lucky Martini<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm Latin DJ<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 6pm<br />
Billy D & Friends<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: closed<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Karaoke<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: Open<br />
at 6pm<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Trivia<br />
25 - FRIDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Tony<br />
Wynn & Cameron Brown<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Matt Adkins<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 3pm Megan Katarina;<br />
9pm Alex James<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm<br />
Greentree Bros<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Ducati<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Steve Kirsner & Friends; 7pm<br />
Ron Teixeira Trio w/ Krystal<br />
Clarke<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm TBA<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm<br />
Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm<br />
Rukus<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
DJ Chris Long<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Jeff Bazemore<br />
SANDBAR: 4pm Natty<br />
Common Roots; 9pm Drifting<br />
Roots<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm Tim<br />
England<br />
SLOW & LOW Viera: 7pm<br />
Bonnie Harrington<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Webb Songer Band;<br />
1:30am DJ Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 6pm<br />
106 South Duo<br />
26 - SATURDAY<br />
BLIND LION: 8pm Tony<br />
Wynn’s TW6<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
6pm Justin Vrealand<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 9pm Blue Diamond<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-4pm<br />
Johnny Debt; 6pm TBA<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
Dave Scott’s Reckless Shots;<br />
8pm LuLu Project<br />
FOO BAR: 10pm DJ Dexter<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm<br />
Rev Billy C Wirtz; 7pm Scott<br />
Fickinson Quartet<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
KEY WEST BAR: 9pm TBA<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 1pm Shari<br />
Yeomans; 5:30pm Karaoke w/<br />
Cindy; 9:30pm Luna Pearl<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 8pm<br />
ESP<br />
PUB AMERICANA MELB:<br />
5pm Alex James<br />
SANDBAR: 9pm PM The<br />
Syndicate<br />
SLOW & LOW CB: 7pm<br />
Andy Harrington<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE:<br />
8:30pm Hypersona; 1:30am<br />
DJ Ray<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
JustUs Band<br />
27 - SUNDAY<br />
BONEFISH WILLY’S<br />
RIVERFRONT GRILLE:<br />
4pm Rick Cupoli<br />
CROWNE PLAZA/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 1-7pm<br />
Reggae Sundayz w/ 506 Crew<br />
EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm<br />
Mike Zito<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Jazz Jam w/ Ron Teixeira Trio<br />
HILTON CB/<br />
LONGBOARDS: 12pm DJ<br />
Salt Shaker<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Coolers;<br />
7pm Jeff Bynum<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 5pm<br />
TBA<br />
SANDBAR: 10pm DJ Cerino<br />
28 - MONDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7pm Dirty<br />
Bingo<br />
MELB BIERGARTEN: 7pm<br />
Jam w/ Florida Rock All Stars<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm Jam Band<br />
29 - TUESDAY<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 6:30pm Trivia<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Jam w/ Russ Kellum<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Latin Dance w/DJ Hans,free<br />
dance lessions<br />
30 - WEDNESDAY<br />
COCOA BEACH FISH<br />
CAMP: 5pm Dueling Pianos<br />
CROWNE PLAZA: 6pm Jazz<br />
Wednesdayz<br />
HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm<br />
Matt Hires<br />
HURRICANE CREEK<br />
SALOON: 7-9pm Free Dance<br />
Lessons; 9pm Country Music<br />
DJ<br />
LOU’S BLUES: 7:30pm<br />
Rock-Star Karaoke<br />
SANDBAR: 8pm The<br />
Syndicate<br />
SOCIAL DISTANCE: 8pm<br />
Geo & Friends<br />
WHISKEY BEACH: 7pm<br />
Karaoke<br />
All calendar listings are subject<br />
to change without notice. Please<br />
confirm with the venue.<br />
Nov 5, 8pm, King Center<br />
NY Bee Gees<br />
The New York Bee Gees<br />
offer all their namesake’s<br />
classic 70s hits, while embracing<br />
their early work as<br />
well. They deliver songs<br />
from every decade of the<br />
group’s catalog with powerful<br />
vocals, and the professional<br />
stage presence.<br />
The band is comprised of<br />
some of Long Island, New<br />
York’s most versatile and<br />
talented players. The band<br />
includes present or former<br />
members of well-known,<br />
acts including; The Alan<br />
Parsons Project, Happy<br />
Together Tour, Meatloaf,<br />
Queen, Blue Oyster Cult,<br />
Riot, Herman’s Hermits,<br />
Enrique Iglesias, The Rippingtons,<br />
and more. With<br />
her resemblance to Donna<br />
Summer’s style, grace,<br />
energy, and voice, special<br />
guest Crystal Stark delights<br />
audiences with her<br />
passionate performance<br />
of the Queen of Disco.<br />
Brevard Live November 2022 - 23
Holiday Shows<br />
At The King Center<br />
If it doesn’t quite feel<br />
like the holidays, all you<br />
need is the right kind of<br />
show. You certainly find it<br />
at the King Center where<br />
they have everything from<br />
festive concerts to ballet<br />
performances of The<br />
Nutcracker by SC Ballet<br />
and Speeping Beauty by<br />
the State Ballet Theatre<br />
of Ukraine - imagine that!<br />
The Brevard Symphony<br />
Orchestra performs,<br />
Dave Koz & Friends are<br />
on their 25th Anniversary<br />
Christmas Tour. Holiday<br />
Dreams, A Spectacular<br />
Holiday Cirque! is a<br />
ground-breaking holiday<br />
show that incorporates<br />
acrobats, aerialists, comedians,<br />
daredevils and<br />
award-winning specialty<br />
acts performing incredible<br />
feats using the latest<br />
in visual and technological<br />
“magic” such<br />
as holograms, projection<br />
mapping and interactive<br />
lasers. Very family and<br />
child-friendly! There’s<br />
even a Christmas Musical,<br />
A Night To Remember.<br />
It’s the Christmas<br />
story set to ten original<br />
songs. This show is also<br />
a fundraiser. Sal Valentinetti<br />
is also back presenting<br />
holiday favorites<br />
and standards that he’s<br />
known for with the Rat-<br />
Pack style that has made<br />
him a hugely popular entertainer<br />
since he rose<br />
to fame on America’s<br />
Got Talent. Go to www.<br />
KingCenter.com and find<br />
the shows that fit your<br />
needs. Great tickets also<br />
made the best stocking<br />
stuffers.<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
CALENDAR<br />
Thru Nov 13: Dr. Jekyll and<br />
Mr. Hyde, Melbourne Civic<br />
Theatre, Downtown Melbourne,<br />
321-723-6935<br />
Nov 4: Septura Brass Septet<br />
Concert, Melbourne Chamber<br />
Music Society, St. Mark’s<br />
United Methodist Church,<br />
Indialantic, 321-213-5100<br />
Nov 4: Opening Reception:<br />
Comfort & Joy: 40th Annual<br />
Holiday Craft Show, Fifth Avenue<br />
Art Gallery, Eau Gallie<br />
Arts District, 321-259-8261<br />
Nov 4: First Friday Reception:<br />
Vanessa Bates Exhibition,<br />
Eau Gallery, Eau Gallie<br />
Arts District, 321-253-5553<br />
Nov 4: Friday Fest, City of<br />
Cape Canaveral, 321-868-<br />
1220<br />
Nov 4-20: HMS Pinafore,<br />
Surfside Players, Cocoa<br />
Beach, 321-783-3127<br />
Nov 5: Space Coast Music<br />
Festival, Eau Gallie Arts District,<br />
spacecoastrocks.com<br />
Nov 5: The New York Bee<br />
Gees Tribute Tour, King Center,<br />
Melbourne, 321-242-2219<br />
Nov 5: An Evening with The<br />
California Guitar Trio, King<br />
Center, Melbourne, 321-242-<br />
2219<br />
Nov 5: Central Florida Winds:<br />
Brassy and Sweet Concert,<br />
Rockledge Presbyterian<br />
Church, 321-405-2359<br />
Nov 6: Central Florida Winds:<br />
Brassy and Sweet Concert,<br />
Suntree United Methodist<br />
Church, Melbourne, 321-405-<br />
2359<br />
Nov 8: The Three Messketeers<br />
– Youth Theatre, King<br />
Center, Melbourne, 321-242-<br />
2219<br />
Nov 9 & 10: The Greatest<br />
Generation Concert, Melbourne<br />
Municipal Band,<br />
Melbourne Auditorium, 321-<br />
724-0555<br />
Nov 9 & 10: STOMP, King<br />
Center, Melbourne, 321-242-<br />
2219<br />
Nov 11-13: Native Rhythms<br />
Festival 2022, Wickham Park<br />
Amphitheater, Post Road<br />
entrance, Melbourne, 321-452-<br />
1671<br />
Nov 12: Fly-in / Drive-in<br />
Breakfast, Valiant Air Command<br />
Warbird Museum, Space<br />
Coast Regional Airport, Titusville,<br />
321-268-1941<br />
Nov 12: Downtown Melbourne<br />
Food & Wine Festival,<br />
Historic Downtown Melbourne,<br />
321-724-1741<br />
Nov 12: Tchaikovsky’s<br />
Pathetique Concert, Brevard<br />
Symphony Orchestra at the<br />
King Center, Melbourne, 321-<br />
242-2219<br />
Nov 12: Opening Reception:<br />
6th Annual Members Show,<br />
Studios of Cocoa Beach,<br />
Downtown Cocoa Beach, 321-<br />
613-3480<br />
Nov 13: Paul Polansky Trio<br />
Jazz Concert, Space Coast Jazz<br />
Society, Veterans Memorial<br />
Center, Merritt Island<br />
Nov 13: Fay Lake FestiFALL<br />
& Chili Cook-Off, Fay Lake<br />
Wilderness Park, Cocoa<br />
Nov 13: Disney Princess – The<br />
Concert, King Center, Melbourne,<br />
321-242-2219<br />
Nov 15: Bonnie Raitt: Just<br />
Like That… Tour, King Center,<br />
Melbourne, 321-242-2219<br />
Nov 16: Art Walk in the<br />
Gardens, Rockledge Gardens,<br />
321-636-7662<br />
Nov 18: Resurrection: A<br />
Journey Tribute, King Center,<br />
Melbourne, 321-242-2219<br />
Nov 18: Friday Fest, Downtown<br />
Cocoa Beach<br />
Nov 18 – Dec 4: Peter Pan,<br />
Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse,<br />
321-636-5050<br />
Nov 18 – Dec 18: Irving<br />
Berlin’s White Christmas,<br />
Titusville Playhouse, 321-268-<br />
1125<br />
Nov 18: David Cook, King<br />
Center, Melbourne, 321-242-<br />
2219<br />
Nov 19: Colin Mochrie &<br />
Brad Sherwood, King Center,<br />
Melbourne, 321-242-2219<br />
Nov 19: Art by the River,<br />
Sebastian River Art Club,<br />
Riverview Park, Sebastian,<br />
772-321-9333<br />
Nov 19 & 20: ArtWorks of<br />
Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival,<br />
Eau Gallie Arts District, Art-<br />
WorksofEauGallie.org<br />
Nov 20: Foreigner, King Center,<br />
Melbourne, 321-242-2219<br />
Nov 25: Tom Segura: I’m<br />
Coming Everywhere World<br />
Tour, King Center, Melbourne,<br />
321-242-2219<br />
Nov 25 – Dec 11: Miracle on<br />
34th Street, Henegar Center,<br />
Downtown Melbourne, 321-<br />
723-8698<br />
Nov 26: Brevard Symphony<br />
Orchestra Holiday Concert:<br />
Sounds of the Season, King<br />
Center, Melbourne, 321-242-<br />
2219<br />
Nov 26: We Gather Together<br />
Concert, Space Coast Symphony,<br />
The Scott Center at<br />
Holy Trinity, Melbourne, 855-<br />
252-7276<br />
Nov 26: Light Up Viera Holiday<br />
Parade 10th Anniversary,<br />
Location TBA, VieraCommunityInstitute.com<br />
Nov 26 & 27: Cocoa Beach<br />
Art Show, Downtown Cocoa<br />
Beach, CocoaBeachArtShow.<br />
org<br />
Nov 26, Dec 3, 10 & 17:<br />
Downtown Melbourne<br />
Candlelight Shopping, Historic<br />
Downtown Melbourne,<br />
321-724-1741<br />
Nov 29: Dave Koz and<br />
Friends, King Center, Melbourne,<br />
321-242-2219<br />
Cultural events provided courtesy<br />
of Brevard Cultural Alliance.<br />
ArtsBrevard.org/events<br />
Please confirm the event<br />
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The Happy Turtle<br />
in Downtown Melbourne<br />
UNIQUE FASHION<br />
& SPECIAL GIFTS<br />
Over the past years Downtown<br />
Melbourne has blossomed into<br />
a hip shopping paradise offering specialty<br />
items you won’t find at Walmart.<br />
In the middle of summer a little dress<br />
shop opened (across the street from<br />
Hurricane Creek Saloon) - The Happy<br />
Turtle. It features all kind of tropical<br />
clothing, accessories and an array of<br />
adorable coastal home decor.<br />
The owner Siara McKee is from<br />
Brazil and she makes trips to her homeland<br />
to pick up some unique merchandise,<br />
and this is where the individuality<br />
comes in. Many items at The Happy<br />
Turtle are homemade and imported.<br />
They are eco friendly and sustainable.<br />
One item that stands out is the<br />
Capim Dourado craftwork, beautiful<br />
accessories made out of “golden<br />
grass” which is the stem of a white<br />
flower from the family of evergreens,<br />
scientifically known as Syngonanthus.<br />
More than 50 products are made with<br />
golden grass amongst them purses,<br />
necklace, bracelets, earrings, hats and<br />
much more. The art of molding capim<br />
dourado is passed on from generation<br />
in the villages where it first started in<br />
the Jalapao region, being an important<br />
source of income for many families.<br />
Nowadays it has gained a lot of popularity<br />
and is present not only in Tocantis,<br />
but also widely used in Brazil. It<br />
was granted a geographic identification<br />
tag, which is a certification that the<br />
product possesses certain qualities and<br />
is made according to traditional methods.<br />
On her last trip Siara brought back<br />
some unique hand crafted figurines.<br />
One thing is for sure, nothing stays<br />
long on the shelves, and there is always<br />
something new when you get to the<br />
Happy Turtle next time.<br />
HORNBELLY OFFERS FRESH WILD SEAFOOD<br />
Anthony Marks, owner of Rigg’s<br />
Outpost in Downtown Melbourne<br />
by the Melbourne Harbor, had the vision<br />
all along: “There should be a fresh<br />
seafood market, right next to the bait<br />
and tackle shop and fishing boats and<br />
rentals,” he’s said all along. Seems that<br />
From left to right:<br />
Matt Riesgraf<br />
Jason Horn<br />
Anthony Marks<br />
his wish came true when just a couple<br />
of months ago Hornbelly Seafood<br />
moved in. Jason Horn has been specializing<br />
in selling wild, fresh, local seafood<br />
for a while visiting local markets<br />
in our area. Now Hornbelly has a retail<br />
store with refrigerated display coolers<br />
for the fresh catch and a huge deck<br />
where customers in the near future<br />
will be able to enjoy a fish sandwich<br />
or freshly prepared seafood meal.<br />
Jason Horn is a seasoned “fish<br />
monger” who has worked as a commercial<br />
fisherman for the last decade.<br />
About one and a half years ago, he<br />
started Hornbelly Seafood delivering<br />
the freshest catch to restaurants as a<br />
wholesaler. Now you can enjoy buying<br />
the same fish, either as a whole or<br />
fillet by the pound. There are not just<br />
plenty of fish to choose from, Hornbelly<br />
also offers a wide variety of crustation<br />
like shrimp, rock shrimp, lobster,<br />
oyster, clams, scallops, and right now<br />
fresh stone crab claws are in season.<br />
Hornbelly is open 7 days a week. Visit<br />
their Facebook page where they post<br />
the daily specials or call them at (321)<br />
508-0607.<br />
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PHOENIX<br />
By Steve LeClair<br />
One of the traits of a Phoenix<br />
is that it obtains a new life by<br />
rising from the ashes of its predecessor.<br />
It has been written that the<br />
powers of the Phoenix include immense<br />
regenerative healing properties<br />
through blue flames, transforming<br />
at will, and being able to<br />
warm others through these flames.<br />
While that may define the mythical<br />
creature, our local cover band<br />
Phoenix brings new life into old<br />
favorites and can transform the<br />
dance floor and its participants<br />
into smiling people warming their<br />
hearts with joy, friendship and happiness.<br />
The band itself was formed in 2018<br />
which included a core that had played<br />
together previously in another band. Its<br />
members have many years of professional<br />
experience along with a history<br />
of playing with many Brevard bands<br />
over the years. Phoenix has been doing<br />
over 200 shows the past couple of years<br />
and you can expect to catch them playing<br />
clubs, large outdoor shows, private<br />
parties, benefits and numerous other<br />
venues. The band itself plays in different<br />
formations depending on what<br />
they are hired for. They vary from two<br />
pieces to five pieces and are identified<br />
as Phoenix, Phoenix-Lite, ESP, and Ellen<br />
and Friends. Let’s meet them!<br />
Buddy Luv plays bass and is very<br />
well known locally having played in<br />
Soultime and the Umbrella Thieves in<br />
the past. He got his humble beginnings<br />
in church. Since moving to Florida<br />
from Irvington, NJ, he has graced the<br />
stage with many local talented musicians<br />
and has played everything from<br />
Soul to Metal. He actually started his<br />
musical path on drums.<br />
Evan Colas is on guitars and adds<br />
vocals. Evan not only has performed<br />
on many stages but works as a studio<br />
musician and a composer through his<br />
company Paradise Sound Arts since<br />
2010. If you watch anything, you are<br />
sure to have heard something he composed<br />
as he writes TV Commercials,<br />
jingles, and music for numerous clients<br />
including Chevy, Harpo Productions<br />
(Oprah’s company), Real Housewives<br />
and many others. He’s been with the<br />
band now for over 7 months. A cool<br />
thing is that he has played with Santana,<br />
Chaka Khan and Luther Vandross!<br />
Fun fact- he studied Chemistry<br />
at NYU.<br />
Sam DeBella handles all keyboards.<br />
He’s been playing since he<br />
was 5 years old. Sam started playing<br />
in bands at the age of 13. He has an<br />
extensive knowledge of music, and his<br />
playing ability and range is equally<br />
extensive as he can play virtually any<br />
style of music whether it be classical,<br />
jazz, country, or rock. He is a past winner<br />
of a Brevard Live Music Award in<br />
2014 for Best Keyboardist while in the<br />
Last Chance Band.<br />
Peter Sailing is the drummer and<br />
has been playing for over 50 years. Peter<br />
moved to Eau Gallie in 1978. Well<br />
known in the Brevard music scene,<br />
he’s played with all the local greats. He<br />
teaches drums and when asked about<br />
anything special to know about him, he<br />
laughed “l boast, but I have the largest<br />
collection of Brevard Live Magazines<br />
around!” He travels almost annually<br />
to Amsterdam and sits in with various<br />
bands while visiting there.<br />
Ellen O’Neil is the lead vocalist and<br />
plays guitar along with percussion.<br />
Having sang in church for many years<br />
prior to joining bands, it was only 5<br />
years ago when she picked up the guitar.<br />
After she stopped traveling for her<br />
corporate training life, she decided to<br />
try singing at jam sessions. She credits<br />
John Quinlivan and his jam sessions<br />
for giving her confidence and an outlet<br />
to hone her live music skills. She’s paid<br />
that back by hosting a jam at the Moose<br />
in Satellite Beach with Brian Boggs<br />
in the pre-Covid days. Brian was another<br />
big part in her musical journey.<br />
Besides encouragement and opportunities<br />
to sing, he gave her the first<br />
electric guitar she ever owned. Brian<br />
passed away this past year and the guitar<br />
is very special to her. Along the way<br />
she’s met so many fantastic musicians<br />
and mentors including Yvette LoPrete<br />
who had a music studio in Indialantic<br />
and played with her in the group Lady<br />
Mane and Steve ‘Quinn’ Velten who<br />
was instrumental in helping her build<br />
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PHOENIX continued<br />
her confidence and also was a regular<br />
participant in the Moose jams. He also<br />
has played in various groups with Ellen.<br />
She’s sung in the group Brevard<br />
Brass which morphed into Total Recall<br />
which did benefits and performed<br />
at assisted living facilities doing jazz<br />
and big band music. Fun fact- she<br />
teaches ukulele at various assisted living<br />
and retirement communities. Ellen<br />
is a big supporter of live music in<br />
Brevard and you can find her either at<br />
jams or supporting other groups when<br />
not playing herself.<br />
Curt Hanson is their sound man<br />
though he will substitute when needed<br />
on bass. The band prides itself in being<br />
able to change up sets and even<br />
the approach of the songs on a regular<br />
basis. Although you’ll hear classic<br />
rock standards by Fleetwood Mac,<br />
Tom Petty, Bad Co, Eagles, Billy Joel,<br />
Van Morrison and Elle King you are<br />
just as likely to hear Etta James, current<br />
dance tunes, jazz or country. Ellen<br />
told me “The band feels they try<br />
and make every show fun to the audience.<br />
We are really conscious of the<br />
songs we pick and try to make them<br />
meaningful.” One of the great things<br />
they see is how they bring fans and<br />
groups together. They see people meet<br />
at a show and then see those same<br />
people socializing at other shows. It’s<br />
all about creating an awesome experience<br />
whether it’s dancing, singing<br />
along or just reminiscing a memory<br />
that the song brought. You’re likely<br />
to hear different takes on songs as the<br />
band makes the arrangements their<br />
own with tempo changes, lyric differences,<br />
even genre shifting (yeah, let’s<br />
hear it done with a reggae beat!) but<br />
still recognizable. So, as you can tell,<br />
the name Phoenix is very appropriate<br />
bringing new life, getting people together<br />
and warming their hearts with<br />
joy and happiness.<br />
Visit their Facebook page Phoenix<br />
Band or their website LoveToJam.<br />
com for info on upcoming shows.<br />
Nov. 11-13 , Wickham Park<br />
NATIVE RHYTHM FEST<br />
In celebration and honor of Native<br />
American Heritage Month, the Native<br />
Heritage Gathering, the Indian<br />
River Flute Circle, Riverwind Flute<br />
Circle, and the Native Rhythms Festival<br />
Committee will host the 14th annual<br />
Native Rhythms Festival. This event<br />
will be held at the Wickham Park Amphitheater,<br />
Melbourne, on the weekend<br />
of November 11th to 13th. Building<br />
on previous festivals, the 2022 event<br />
will include even more entertainment,<br />
craftsmanship, art and learning experiences.<br />
Admission to the festival<br />
is FREE. Musical performances are<br />
scheduled throughout each day starting<br />
at 9 am, with headliner performances<br />
starting in the late afternoon through<br />
9 pm Friday and Saturday, 9 am to 5<br />
pm on Sunday. There will be competitions<br />
for flute-playing, flute-making,<br />
and art creation. This family-friendly<br />
festival will also host a wide variety of<br />
free workshops. In addition, vendors<br />
will sell musical instruments, Nativestyle<br />
and environmental arts & crafts<br />
and food. Presentations and displays<br />
by a variety of non-profit historical<br />
preservation and Earth Aware ecological<br />
groups, along with story telling<br />
during the music performances, will<br />
round out the educational experiences.<br />
Children are invited to attend the free<br />
Children’s-Day program. The Cultural<br />
Showcase will start at 10 am and go<br />
until 1 pm. The Cultural Showcase is<br />
repeated on Saturday and Sunday.<br />
www.nativerhythmsfestival.com<br />
Nov 25-27, Downtown CB<br />
COCOA BEACH<br />
ART SHOW<br />
The tradition continues. Downtown<br />
Cocoa Beach hosts its annual Art<br />
Show during the Thanksgiving Holiday<br />
Weekend. Up to 150 artists and<br />
exhibitors from across the country will<br />
display and sell their work along Minutemen<br />
Causeway. But the event offers<br />
much more than a cultural setting<br />
with a juried art show. There will be<br />
food vendors, beverages are sold, and<br />
lots of music. The stage is located on<br />
the east end of Minutemen Causeway,<br />
right in front of SR A1A northbound<br />
featuring some of the Space Coast’s<br />
most talented musicians and bands.<br />
The official start is the Friday<br />
Night Street Party on November 25th<br />
from 5:30 to 11 pm. Love Valley starts<br />
playing at 5.30 pm followed by the<br />
Radio Romance at 8:30 pm.<br />
Live entertainment has always<br />
been a major part of this art show, and<br />
this year festival organizers have put<br />
together an incredible line-up.<br />
Saturday, Nov 26: 11am Aquanuts,<br />
2pm Chase & Mondo Tikis, 5pm<br />
Whiskey JuJu, 8pm Karalyn & The<br />
Dawn Patrol<br />
Sunday, November 27: 10:30am<br />
Kevin Ebright, 12pm Greenlight, 3pm<br />
Tru Phonic. The music never stops and<br />
there will be a lot of dancing.<br />
The art show starts both days at 9<br />
am and closes at 5 pm. This event is<br />
run by volunteers and is a 501 c 3 nonprofit<br />
organization.<br />
www.CocoaBeachArtShow.org.<br />
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MIFF - “DON’T KEEP IT UNDER THE HAT”<br />
Review By Matthew Bretz<br />
Every year I’m excited about<br />
attending the now world famous<br />
Melbourne Independent<br />
Film Festival written, directed,<br />
produced and starring the one<br />
and only Terry Cronin and 3 Boys<br />
Productions with a familiar cast<br />
of characters we like to call the<br />
“Cronies.” Honestly, I think I’m<br />
the only one that calls them that,<br />
but I’m trying to start something<br />
here so fingers crossed it’ll catch<br />
on by next year.<br />
Every year I am thoroughly impressed<br />
with how much Terry improves and<br />
tweaks what has become a staple<br />
weekend here in our little, but famous<br />
(I’m learning), corner of the world. No<br />
joke- every year this event just gets<br />
bigger and better.<br />
Once again this year the MIFF was<br />
held at the Oaks 10 Theater in Melbourne,<br />
Florida. I love this for a few<br />
reasons. First of all, the Oaks 10 is the<br />
picture of a classic theater filled with<br />
the kind of pageantry and décor befitting<br />
of the magic that is Hollywood<br />
and film culture in general. Secondly,<br />
the Oaks 10 is locally owned and I love<br />
that we have our own film festival and<br />
its venue is a home grown business.<br />
Thursday night kicked off the fest<br />
with a showing of a short film slash<br />
music video called The Voyagers directed<br />
by Ian Bertel (photo top left).<br />
The video stars local violinist Char<br />
Good (photo top right) and features her<br />
rendition of the Eagles’ Hotel California<br />
while she plays herself through the<br />
lobby, up the elevator and across the<br />
roof of the Hotel Melby in downtown<br />
Melbourne. Occasionally throughout<br />
the video you can catch local graffiti<br />
artist Maslow running around tagging<br />
pieces on the building. Maslow actually<br />
did all of the graffiti work on the<br />
exterior and interior of the hotel. There<br />
is also a mysterious black hatted character<br />
glimpsed a few times, but no one<br />
told me the secret about who that is -<br />
possibly Bertel himself?<br />
“We shot all the footage in one<br />
night and then went into editing and<br />
finished just as the sun was coming<br />
up.” Bertel told the MIFF audience before<br />
the screening. “It was a very long<br />
night, but really has kind of highlighted<br />
my life so far.”<br />
Later, at the after party, Ian told<br />
me he picked Hotel California because<br />
when it was written SoCal was really<br />
starting to grow into itself musically<br />
and artistically, and he thought the rising<br />
of Hotel Melby is symbolic of Melbourne,<br />
Florida about to do the same.<br />
After The Voyagers there was a premiere<br />
screening of Michael Baumgarten’s<br />
new film Hollywood Laundromat<br />
- a gritty and often hilarious look at the<br />
kinds of things that can happen at an<br />
overnight Laundromat in Hollywood.<br />
According to the man himself this film<br />
was shot in only 6 days with some of<br />
the dialogue improvised for character.<br />
No stranger to the MIFF, Baumgarten’s<br />
movies are always a treat and he’s<br />
always good to answer questions about<br />
his process. He’s also, I’ve noticed,<br />
keen to share the limelight with his<br />
cast and crew which I find refreshing.<br />
This year he crossed the country with<br />
actress Natasha Blasick, originally<br />
from Ukraine and her husband Martin<br />
Blasick who created all the music for<br />
the film and performed in a scene of<br />
the film.<br />
When asked why he keeps coming<br />
back to Melbourne every year<br />
Baumgarten replied, “I keep coming<br />
back every year because of the people<br />
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of this town and how warm they treat<br />
me.”<br />
The opening night after party was<br />
again held at The Landing on the roof<br />
of Hotel Melby. It was a private event<br />
for those in attendance at the festival<br />
and featured entertainment by the star<br />
of The Voyagers, Char Good. It was<br />
a beautifully clear night on the top of<br />
the world and a great time was had by<br />
all. Not all of the stars were in the sky,<br />
however. One of Hollywood’s brightest<br />
was on scene as a special guest. Not<br />
slated to speak until Saturday, actor<br />
Patrick Gallo decided to fly in for the<br />
entire weekend and join the fun.<br />
Gallo has played quite a few notable<br />
roles and you would probably<br />
know him best from Scorses’s The<br />
Irishman or even more recently as Mario<br />
Puzo in The Offer, a limited series<br />
about the making of The Godfather.<br />
Later I asked Patrick how he became<br />
involved with the MIFF.<br />
“Back in 2006 I was in a film shot<br />
in Melbourne called I’ll Believe You.<br />
It had a lot of good people in it; Patrick<br />
Warburton, Ed Helms, Chris Elliot<br />
etc…. Anyway, it’s about aliens and<br />
UFOs, and they knew they wanted to<br />
film it on the Space Coast of Florida.<br />
Needless to say the location scouts<br />
found Melbourne and loved it. So we<br />
shot the film here. Well, long story<br />
short, I met Terry Cronin through<br />
some people while I was here and we<br />
became friends and kept in touch; so<br />
here I am,” Gallo told me. “Maybe<br />
you don’t know this, but people know<br />
about Melbourne now. This place isn’t<br />
such a big secret anymore. You have a<br />
lot going on here and people are taking<br />
notice.”<br />
Friday afternoon featured the International<br />
Program showing short films<br />
from around the globe. I absolutely<br />
love this section of the festival. I love<br />
to lean back in my seat and get lost in<br />
the movie magic performed by magicians<br />
from lands far away. It makes for<br />
a wonderful afternoon.<br />
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Evening saw the festival roll into<br />
the Comedy Program featuring comedian<br />
Dara Weinstein (no relation,<br />
she made very clear) hosting the funnies<br />
and cooking up some laughs on<br />
her own. Visiting the MIFF by way of<br />
NYC, Dara is a returning guest and<br />
friend of Terry Cronin. Dara was also<br />
on hand to co-host the Crazy Hat contest.<br />
I have to be honest; this part both<br />
blew my mind and got me unsurprised<br />
at the same time. Cronin is known for<br />
his hat collection so it made sense to<br />
me that he might have a hat contest.<br />
What caught me of guard was just how<br />
many people showed up to participate.<br />
Terry has a way of bringing of providing<br />
an air of whacky fun and this was a<br />
prime example. Everyone loved it.<br />
Later on Friday night was the<br />
very popular and waited for Horror<br />
Program. This is actually my favorite<br />
part of the MIFF so after a quick bar<br />
break at Hemingway’s next door, I<br />
was right back to my seat for the show.<br />
One of the silliest and most endearing<br />
parts of the horror program are the<br />
little cuts in between films that seems<br />
to have become a tradition now. I just<br />
imagine how much fun the “Cronies”<br />
must have shooting these short intros<br />
in front of a green screen picking out<br />
which of Terry’s (I’m assuming they<br />
are his) hats to wear next.<br />
Saturday started early with the Florida<br />
Filmmakers Matinee featuring films<br />
from guess where… before an official<br />
meeting with actor Patrick Gallo<br />
where he talked about his career and<br />
engaged with the audience. I must say,<br />
I was lucky enough to spend a bit of<br />
time with Gallo over the course of the<br />
fest, and I found him to be extremely<br />
friendly and personable. He also<br />
seemed to have no qualms or annoyance<br />
about answering any of my fan<br />
boy questions about life on the screen.<br />
For instance: Right after I asked him<br />
about his process and what he drew<br />
from to develop his performance of<br />
Mario Puzo, I also asked him if Juno<br />
Temple is as wonderful as I imagine<br />
and did he think she might want to<br />
marry me. First off, he did his research<br />
and talked to Puzo’s family and then<br />
he tried to find a mix of himself in the<br />
character combined with the spirit of<br />
who Mario Puzo was as an artist and a<br />
person. And then he graciously let me<br />
know that Juno Temple is an absolute<br />
angel that I would never have a chance<br />
with. Fair and honest. Thanks Patrick.<br />
The rest of the afternoon was<br />
packed with programing including<br />
the Filmmakers Roundtable Q & A<br />
featuring a guest panel fielding questions<br />
from about their processes and<br />
projects, The MIFF Youth Filmmaking<br />
Program which I think is a wonderfully<br />
innovative addition to the festival, and<br />
a screening of Church of Darkness, a<br />
new film by Mike L. Germaine that is<br />
stirring up quite a buzz. The Red Carpet<br />
Reception is always a big hit for<br />
the MIFF. Everyone comes dressed to<br />
impress and walks the carpet for interviews<br />
and pictures in front of the official<br />
MIFF step-and-repeat. It’s only<br />
a short walk through the theater lobby,<br />
but I feel it brings a sense of glitz and<br />
glamour to the fest, and it’s really fun!<br />
The end of the festival found everyone<br />
partying away at Hemingway’s with<br />
two of our favorite local karaoke hosts<br />
Charles and Lisa Knight a.k.a. Rockstar<br />
Entertainment. The Knights are<br />
staples in our neck of the woods and<br />
always put on a good show. They are<br />
also known to show up in local films<br />
now-and-again so they were the perfect<br />
choice to close the festival out<br />
again this year.<br />
The Melbourne Independent Film<br />
Festival continues to be a beautiful<br />
gift of culture for us every single year<br />
and the only issue I ever have with it<br />
is that not more people partake in the<br />
festivities. As Terry told the crowd on<br />
opening night “The MIFF is the best<br />
kept secret we have here in Melbourne.<br />
Make sure to tell all of your friends<br />
about what they are missing and let’s<br />
continue to do this every year!”<br />
Can’t wait until next year!<br />
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Rigg’s Outpost<br />
FISHING REPORT<br />
NOVEMBER FORECAST<br />
By Captain Pompano Rich<br />
I<br />
t’s hardly noticeable while driving Brevard in Autumn.<br />
The beaches are lined with diverse palms, scrub pines<br />
and all the scrub that is indigenous to Florida. Our Estuary<br />
is mangrove lined and placid driftwood islands that<br />
show remnants of hurricanes. If you are looking for what<br />
the Indians and Ponce DeLeon enjoyed hundreds of years<br />
ago, then that’s us!<br />
Moving on my tour guide man ship is following the<br />
fish to provide an impactful catching experience. I will<br />
provide you the road map and you might accept my suggestions.<br />
Once you decide to target or choose to freelance<br />
you will land in “Rigg’s Outpost Land”.<br />
October was a signal that November will be easy<br />
for vermillion and mangrove snapper fishing. If it’s red<br />
and scaly in Florida, it’s delicious! These are easy picking<br />
for party boat fishing and inexpensive. Always nice<br />
to be comfortable on a big craft when the weather could<br />
turn. The big adventure will be chasing the cobia on chartered<br />
swift moving vessels. Binoculars out, the mate and<br />
Captain are looking for marked eruptions on the sea. The<br />
correct birds will help in locating a dolphin or a cobia.<br />
It’s cobia time. Ranging 10 to 50 pounds muscle bound<br />
bruisers are here. You won’t believe the battle. Delish on<br />
grill or blackened, cobia are a rare treat.<br />
How about filling your cooler with Spanish mackerel<br />
and bluefish? Put gear in vehicle. Average spinning rods,<br />
plugs and jigs. Drive to beach, park and send associate to<br />
the berm. Look for birds, bait and eruptive activity. You<br />
don’t see that, drive to the next beach park.<br />
Mr. Pompano is our silver tourist. Originating in the<br />
Outer Banks and headed for the Palm Beaches. They are<br />
migrating thru and will continue all month. This challenge<br />
will best be met with colorful tackle and the right<br />
baits. Rigg’s has the best everything! Plus I make the<br />
optimal tackle to catch pompano! Be sure to bring a 9 or<br />
10 foot rod to clear rough seas and hold in rip currents.<br />
Two piece light weights will be terrific. Captain Matt Burr<br />
at Rigg’s is the man to see. He is Pro Staff and beach<br />
guides for pompano, tarpon and redfish. Want to catch a<br />
60 to eighty pound shark, he’s your man! He works there<br />
daily and Anthony and his sales guys will give you a card.<br />
If the condition are right he will help you nail the fish.<br />
Make Rigg’s your one stop shop and enjoy your trip to<br />
the fullest !<br />
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