OPEN HOUSE! MEET THE PROS! See All Deltona Arts Center has to Offer! Meet Art, Dance and Music Professionals. Tour the Recording Studios and Facility. LIVE Demos! LIVE Performances!
YOU WILL MEET.... Music Producer & Engineer Frank Starchak (studio tour & demo) Music Producer & Engineer Adrian Sutton (studio tour & demo) Renowned Trumpeter Frankie V Art Instructor & Curator Kathy Steinis (art demo) Dance Instructor Sarah Starchak (Live demo) V Music Academy Faculty Singer/ Songwriter & Fine Artist Lloyd Marcus (5 tips for Success & Live Performance) Singers Joe & Lynn Goldovitz (Live Performance. Joe is a faculty member at V Music Academy)
ALSO FEATURING Free Refreshments! LIVE Performances! Raffles for Lessons! Raffle for Instrument! Special Discounts!
Parking Available Across the Street. Please do not park at AllState.
Seaside Fiesta, the annual New Smyrna Beach Flagler Avenue family block party, will usher in the summer season from 5-9 p. m. Thursday, June 18, hosted by the Merchants of Flagler Avenue and the New Smyrna Beach Parks and Recreation Department. Seaside Fiesta will feature booths, live entertainment, arts and crafts, food, and a variety of games for both young and old.
The variety of entertainment at this year's Seaside Fiesta is sure to appeal to every member of the crowd.
AcoustiCon will perform at the Seaside Station staging area. The popular duo plays original music that is a combination of light smooth jazz and rock. The performance stage will be set up at Flagler and Peninsula avenues and will feature local groups such as American Martial Arts, NSB High School Color Guard and Terri's Twirling Tornadoes. The Christian Rock Band "Holy Smoke" will be featured at the gazebo at the corner of Flagler and Pine. This favorite local group performs every year.
Most of the street's businesses will remain open and there will be added food and craft vendors along the street, with plenty of games for the kids and lots of food choices for everyone. Restaurants on the street will be open and festival food vendors will offer fresh squeezed lemonade, kettle corn, Gran Arepas, sausage and onion sandwiches, and much more.
Flagler Avenue will close to cars at 3 p.m., and will stay closed until 9:30 p.m. For more information, call NSB Parks & Recreation at 386-424-2175.
Continuing the fun, the New Smyrna Surfari Club will hold its 30th Annual Seaside Fiesta Surfari Club Surf Contest Saturday, June 19. The contest will begin at 9 a.m. at the Flagler Avenue Beach approach, and is open to amateurs in all divisions. Entry forms are available at area surf shops, the Surfari Club booth at Seaside Fiesta, and the morning of the event. The club will be selling contest T-shirts and tickets for a chance to win a custom surfboard valued at $600 at Seaside Fiesta. For more information, please visit smyrnasurfariclub.org.
Mystery-novel readers can get a dose of the real thing during "Murder, Mayhem and Mystery - Behind the Scenes," a lecture series at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library.
Guest speakers will take mystery lovers behind the crime scene tape to explain what really happens and why. Adults are invited to these lectures, which will be from 6 - 7 p.m. May 4, 6 and 7 in the library's auditorium. Light refreshments will be served.
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On Monday, May 4, New Smyrna Beach resident Michael Berish, who
spent 20 years with the real Miami Vice Squad, will tell true tales of his life in "The Pit," the most crime-ridden ghetto in Miami. Berish published short stories of his adventures as an undercover detective in the award-winning "Reflections from the Pit."
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On Wednesday, May 6, Lt. Albert Pagliari, a 27-year veteran of
the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, will explain basic crime scene investigation.
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On Thursday, May 7, Marie Herrmann, M.D, will discuss her
experiences as a coroner and medical examiner for the last 20 years. Dr.
Hermann has been the chief medical examiner for Volusia and Seminole counties since 2006.
The series is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Used mystery books and other items will be sold during the week and at the events.
The New Smyrna Beach Regional Library is open seven days a week at 1001 S. Dixie Freeway. For more information, please call (386) 424-2910.
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Pat Kuehn, APR
Community Information Specialist
Volusia County Government
123 W. Indiana Ave., Room 301
DeLand, FL 32720-4612
e-mail: pkuehn@co.volusia.fl.us
From DeLand, call (386) 822-5062, ext. 2934 From Daytona Beach, call (386) 239-7756, ext. 2934 From New Smyrna Beach, call (386) 423-3868, ext. 2934
MELBOURNE, FL - "Who's that on clarinet?" That's what everyone was saying a few months back when Syl LaFata was a supporting musician at Jazz Friday. On Friday, May 1, 2009 Syl LaFata is back for BrevardArt Museum's Jazz Friday.
Often compared to bandleader great, Benny Goodman, LaFata is a talented musician in his own right. LaFata has appeared along with Lawrence Welk, has played with drummer great Mousie Alexander and guitarist Cal Collins (both Goodman alumni).
Jazz Fridays are the first Friday of each month from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 and Museum members are free. Jazz Fridays are sponsored in part by WFIT and AT&T Real Yellow Pages®, and includes raffle prizes and door prizes.
About the BrevardArt Museum
The Brevard Art Museum is a non-profit organization supported in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; Brevard County through the Brevard Cultural Alliance; the Brevard County Tourist Development Council; and by members of the Brevard Art Museum.
Visitor Information
Location:1463 Highland Avenue in the Eau Gallie District of Melbourne.
(321) 242-0737
Hours:Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., sponsored by Gatto's Tires & Auto Service.
Admission:Adults $5; seniors $3; children and students with I.D. $2. Free for Museum members.Special rates and tours are available for groups of 8 or more, and can be scheduled by calling Tina at 242-0737 at least two weeks in advance.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 30, 2009) - The 17-day Daytona Beach International Festival (DBIF), April 16 through May 2, will include a new series of concert performances devoted to jazz music.The Jazz at DBIF concert series features an incredible lineup of some the biggest names in jazz - from the iconic Chuck Mangione to the charismatic Chris Botti.The series also includes performances by jazz quartet The Yellowjackets with guitar virtuoso Mike Stern, and Cuban pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader Chuchito Valdes.
DAYTONA BEACH - Stars in the sky. Stars on the screen. Six Saturdays from April through September will be filled with stars as Cinematique of Daytona presents a series of free outdoor films.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 31, 2009) - True to its name, the 2009 Daytona Beach International Festival (DBIF), featuring the London Symphony Orchestra, will once again deliver a diverse lineup of musical artists from around the world.Held April 16 through May 2, the 17-day Festival will showcase a magnificent mix of international artists and genres in the World Stage at DBIF concert series.Gracing the World Stage will be extraordinary performers such as the Irish group, Celtic Crossroads, the sizzling, young Latin band, Tiempo Libre, internationally acclaimed Ballet Hispanico, and three remarkable bluegrass bands.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The National Philharmonic of Russia will provide an exciting and dramatic conclusion to the Daytona Beach Symphony Society's stellar 57th season at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 5. Under the baton of the electrifying conductor Vladimir Spivakov, the orchestra has become a musical symbol of the new Russia.
Spivakov is a remarkable musician with a multi-facted career. He's a prominent violinist; a respected guest conductor; founder, conductor and violin soloist of the Moscow Virtuosi, one of the world's leading chamber ensemble; and has been music director and principal conductor of the Russian National Orchestra. Spivakov has been music director and principal conductor of the National Philharmonic of Russia, comprised of the finest musicians in the country, since it was formed in 2003.
Joining them on the Peabody Auditorium stage for Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 will be Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio, the 2007 Gold Medal winner of the 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 2001, the violinist was the youngest artist ever to be presented in the Young Concert Artists Series at the Kennedy Center.
She started playing the violin at age four and made her concerto debut at age 10 under the baton of Charles Dutoit. She has appeared with many of the world's leading orchestras, and conductors including Keith Lockhart, Mstislav Rostropovich and Zubin Mehta.
The April 5 concert will feature works by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Tickets range from $34-$59. There are three options for purchasing tickets: Visit the Peabody Box Office, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach; call Ticketmaster at (407) 839-3900; or order on-line at www.dbss.org. For more information call the Daytona Beach Symphony Society, (386) 253-2901.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 11, 2009) - The Daytona Beach International Festival (DBIF) has announced its first-ever Battle of the Bands, offering Central Florida musicians the opportunity to participate in the 17-day musical extravaganza. Held April 16 through May 2, the Festival is taking submissions from local musicians who would like to perform during the new DBIF Family Days event at the Daytona Beach Bandshell on April 25.
"DBIF is working diligently to make the 2009 Festival accessible to the local community," said Manuel Bornia, Executive Vice President of DBIF. "The Battle of the Bands is a great way to get local artists involved and offer them the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform as part of Florida's largest international and orchestral festival."
Of the submitted entries, three grand prize winners and one honorable mention will be chosen. The winners will receive a monetary award of $1,500 (grand prize), $750 (second place), $500 (third place) and $250 (honorable mention). Additionally, the top five bands will perform leading up to the major performance by Festival artist, PROJECT on Saturday, April 25. The performing bands will compete live for the prizes with audience participation and local judges.
Interested artists can apply by sending a recording and media kit to DBIF Bands, 212 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, or by emailing mary.gossett@dbif.com. Submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. on March 27, 2009. Judging will be completed by select DBIF staff and committee members. The top five winners will be announced in early April, along with their performance times.
With nearly 100 performances, the Daytona Beach International Festival offers a 17-day sensory overload, overwhelming in its sheer variety, intensity and vitality of stellar musical performances. The one-of-a-kind Festival fuses a diverse lineup with the surprising blend of natural, historic and cultural treasures of Daytona Beach, to create an incredible cultural destination. The Festival takes place April 16 through May 2, with hotel and group rates available. For information on tickets or for a free travel guide, visit DBIF365 Live at 212 S. Beach Street in Daytona Beach, call (866) 849-0731, or visit
www.dbif.com. Experience the music, rediscover the destination.
The Daytona Beach Area is 23-miles of picturesque beaches along the Atlantic Coastline of Florida. Historically known for its spectacular beaches and motor sports, the Daytona Beach area is also endowed with numerous first-class cultural organizations, including the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Southeast Museum of Photography, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and the largest international and orchestral Festival in Florida, the Daytona Beach International Festival.
