Brevard Live November 2018 - 1 2 - Brevard Live November 2018 Brevard Live November 2018 - 3 4 - Brevard Live November 2018 Brevard Live November 2018 - 5 6 - Brevard Live November 2018 Contents November 2018 FEATURES ACE FREHLEY ARTWORKS Columns He is best known as the original lead ArtWorks aims to instill a deep apprecia- guitarist and co-founding member of the Charles Van Riper tion of art. Since 1996, ArtWorks of Eau rock band Kiss. He invented the persona 22 Political Satire Gallie has brought the Melbourne com- of the “Spaceman” and played with the When I Was Your Age munity together by providing an open- group from its inception in 1973 until air street festival for talented artists to his departure to pursue a solo career. Calendars display and sell their original art. Page 14 Live Entertainment, Page 11 25 ZEDDEMORE Concerts, Festivals The four members of Zeddemore - vo- COCOA BEACH ART SHOW Love Affair w/ Music For the 54th time Downtown Cocoa calist Brad Burton, guitarist John Robert by Matt Bretz Beach hosts an annual Art Show dur- Bridges III, drummer Alex Petrosky and 30 Human Satire ing the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. bassist Brian Roberts - have paid their Over 150 artists and exhibitors from dues in other bands and have now come across the country will display and sell to find each other. Totally 80’s their work along Minutemen Causeway. Page 16 32 by Ian Bertel Page 13 WOODSONGS CD Reviews SPACE COAST STATE FAIR Stephen Cotta and Andrew Walker are 36 by Rob Pedrick The Space Coast State Fair is Brevard’s like Night and Day. Together they find a The Dope Doctor largest and most popular annual family special harmony that helps them to write event. Enjoy the many thrill rides, the and record original songs. Brevard Live 42 Luis A. Delgado, CAP shows and the concerts with headliner talked to them about their unusual dy- Fran Cosmo of the band Boston. namics and their future plans. Florida Arts Page 13 Page 18 44 by Bruce Marion Brevard Live November 2018 - 7 8 - Brevard Live November 2018 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most BREVARD LATELY popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 27 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GRAPHIC ART/ SALES Heike Clarke SALES ASSOCIATE Anna Delgado CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matthew Bretz Ian Bertel Bruce Marion Rob Pedrick Steve Keller PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper Don Martin (Fair/Cover) Bradley Burton (Zeddemore/Cover) COLUMNISTS Chuck Van Riper Luis A. Delgado Spence Servoss Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live Magazine is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Phone: (321) 956-9207 [email protected] COMMENTS & LETTERS Brevard Live Magazine P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 Copyright © 2018 Brevard Live All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos or scripts sent to Brevard Live Magazine. Published photos and articles become property of this publication. We are not responsible for wrongful advertised or canceled venues. Download a pdf file BREVARD Celebrating their twentieth year, The Melbourne Independant Filmmakers Festival FLORIDA was a success of huge proportions! Record attendance during this year’s event made it evident that Brevard is indeed becoming a mecca for cinema and the arts. LIVE Photos by Lissa Knight at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live November 2018 - 9 10 - Brevard Live November 2018 Brevard Live Nov 9-11, at Wickham Park, Melbourne Native Rhythms Nov 18-19, Eau Gallie Art District to create and display their art. Their Festival work may also be priced and sold. The ArtWorks high school artists will be on St. Clair n celebration and honor of Native Street. The Art Outpost, presented by IAmerican Heritage Month, the Na- rtWorks of Eau Gallie, a unique the Foosaner Art Museum/F.I.T., will tive Heritage Gathering, the Indian Afine arts festival on the Space have hands on art activities for kids of River Flute Circle and the Native Coast, will be held November 17th all ages. The Art Outpost will also be Rhythms Festival Committee will host through 18th, the weekend before on St. Clair Street. the 10th annual Native Rhythms Fes- Thanksgiving. Now in its 22nd year, Every year, the ArtWorks Com- tival. This event will be held at the ArtWorks takes place along Highland mittee selects a local artist to create the Wickham Park amphitheater in Mel- Avenue in Melbourne’s Eau Gallie art for the festival poster. Christopher bourne, the weekend of November 9th Arts District. Hours will be 10 am to 5 Maslow’s painting, “Exploding Pea- thru 11th. Building on previous festi- pm both days. cock,” is the art on this year’s poster. vals, the 2018 event will include even More than just a festival, ArtWorks The poster designer is Ryan Speer, more entertainment, craftsmanship, art aims to instill a deep appreciation of art Speerbot. This commemorative poster and learning experiences. Admission in the community and the area schools. will be available for purchase at the in- to the festival is free. Musical perfor- Since 1996, ArtWorks of Eau Gallie formation booth during the festival. mances are scheduled throughout each has brought the Melbourne community Live music is scheduled in Eau day starting at 9 am, with headliner together each year by providing an Gallie Square on both days. The Sat- performances starting in the late after- open-air street festival for talented art- urday lineup: 10 am Marvin Parish, noon through 10 pm Friday and Satur- ists to display and sell their original art 12 noon Paul Roub, 2 pm Love Valley. day, 9 am to 6 on Sunday. and also create new artworks in their Sunday features performances by 10 Multiple award-winning musi- booths. ArtWorks provides a unique am Chuck Van Riper; 12 noon Sidney cians from all over the United States experience for the public to view art Taylor, 2 pm The Radio Flyers. will be on stage. There will be compe- as it happens. In addition to the awards Food and beverages will be avail- titions for flute-playing, flute-making, given for excellence in art displayed at able in the food court in Eau Gallie and art creation. This family-friendly the Festival, there are awards for the Square. festival will also host a wide variety of best demonstrators. Authors for Authors will have its free workshops that focus on flute, per- New this year is “Kaleidoscope,” a annual “Meet the Authors Book Fair” cussion and other instrument playing, contemporary art fair in digital projec- in the Eau Gallie Civic Center. Also in technical and collaborative techniques, tion mapping, mixed media sculpture, the Civic Center will be the Brevard crafting and art training In addition, drawing and painting. Porcelain Artists annual show and vendors will sell musical instruments, Along with booths for the estab- sale. Native-style and environmental arts & lished artists, ArtWorks encourages For more information visit www. crafts and food. This is the largest free Brevard high school students to get artworksofeaugallie.org and facebook. Native music-related festival in the involved by providing space for them com/artworksofeaugallie. Southeast. nativerhythmsfestival.com Brevard Live November 2018 - 11 12 - Brevard Live November 2018 Brevard Live Oct 26-Nov 11, SC Stadium, Viera Space Coast State Fair he Space Coast State Fair is Bre- Tvard’s largest and most popular annual family event. Located in the middle of Brevard County, and eas- Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 24-25, Downtown Cocoa Beach ily accessible from Interstate-95, the Space Coast State Fair is a short ride Cocoa Beach Art Show With Big Stage from all areas of the Space Coast. The he tradition continues. For the 54th High Schools, Grades 9 - 12. Cash fair offers a tremendous Pay-One- Ttime Downtown Cocoa Beach prizes and school scholarships will be Price value every day and night – pay hosts an annual Art Show during the awarded to the best and most original just $12 or $15 at the gate and all the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Over young artists. rides and shows are included. 150 artists and exhibitors from across The festivities begin with the Tur- A lot of entertainment is sched- the country will display and sell their key Trot 5K Race on Thursday morn- uled. The big headliner is Fran Cos- work along Minutemen Causeway. ing (Thanksgiving Day). It’s a Cocoa mo on Saturday, November 10th; the But the event offers much more than a Beach road race for runners and walk- concert starts at 8 pm. The Van Halen cultural setting with a juried art show. ers through residential Cocoa Isles. tribute band Completely Unchained There will be food vendors, beverages The official start is the Friday performs Nov. 9th, 10th, and 11th. are sold, and lots of music. The stage Night Street Party on November 23rd Other attractions are Professional Bull is located on the east end of Minute- from 6 to 11pm. The band Love Val- Riding on Friday, Nov. 2nd, Saturday, men Causeway, right in front of SR ley starts playing at 6 pm followed by Nov. 3rd at 8 pm, and Sunday, Nov. A1A northbound featuring some of the Radio Romance at 9 pm. 4th at 3 pm. Daily performances by Space Coast’s most talented musicians Live entertainment has always the Arias Family Circus, Wolves Of and bands. been a big part of the art show, and The World Show, The Plant Guy who Kenne Wells, one of the volunteer this year festival organizers have put always appears when you least expect organizers of this show, describes the together an incredible line-up. it. Enjoy the Robocars, check out these efforts of this non-profit organization: Saturday, November 24th: 11 am Transformers on Oct.