cherrynegra
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Food and wine aficionados can celebrate good times with a musical lineup that kicks off with Kool & the Gang and includes a total of eleven acts during the ninth annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, Oct. 1-Nov. 14 at Walt Disney World Resort.
The six-week-long Eat to the Beat! concert series features a diverse musical lineup of rock, pop, country, r&b and soul with three half-hour concerts daily (5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m.) on the America Gardens Theatre stage:
Oct. 1-5 - Kool and the Gang
Oct. 6-10 - Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
Oct. 11-12 - Beach Boys
Oct. 13-15 - The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards
Oct. 16-20 - Taylor Dayne
Oct. 21-25 - Commodores
Oct. 26-28 - Three Dog Night
Oct. 29-30 - Survivor
Oct. 31-Nov. 4 - Blake Shelton
Nov. 5-9 - Eddie Money
Nov. 10-14 Chubby Checker & the Wildcats
Throughout World Showcase, food and wine marketplaces will serve up food and wine samplings from $1-$4.50 while performers from many countries weave music, dance, acrobatics and other acts into the festivities. Ongoing entertainment includes:
* The 1960s British rock 'n' roll revival sound of The British Invasion (United Kingdom)
* The gravity-defying Dragon Legend Acrobats (China)
* OrisiRisi interactive drum circle and African folklore (Outpost)
* The daring Chair Balancing act (France)
* High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
* The Arabic rhythms of Mo'Rockin (Morocco)
* Matsuriza traditional Taiko drummers (Japan)
* Voices of Liberty (The American Adventure)
* Rhythms and harmonies of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
* Norwegian folk music of Spelmanns Gledje (Norway)
* Oktoberfest Musikanten dinner show (Germany)
In Epcot Future World, the popular JAMMitors will perform their own comedic brand of "clean-up" percussive artistry. The music, light and fireworks finale, "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth," will cap each festival evening.
The six-week-long Eat to the Beat! concert series features a diverse musical lineup of rock, pop, country, r&b and soul with three half-hour concerts daily (5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m.) on the America Gardens Theatre stage:
Oct. 1-5 - Kool and the Gang
Oct. 6-10 - Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
Oct. 11-12 - Beach Boys
Oct. 13-15 - The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards
Oct. 16-20 - Taylor Dayne
Oct. 21-25 - Commodores
Oct. 26-28 - Three Dog Night
Oct. 29-30 - Survivor
Oct. 31-Nov. 4 - Blake Shelton
Nov. 5-9 - Eddie Money
Nov. 10-14 Chubby Checker & the Wildcats
Throughout World Showcase, food and wine marketplaces will serve up food and wine samplings from $1-$4.50 while performers from many countries weave music, dance, acrobatics and other acts into the festivities. Ongoing entertainment includes:
* The 1960s British rock 'n' roll revival sound of The British Invasion (United Kingdom)
* The gravity-defying Dragon Legend Acrobats (China)
* OrisiRisi interactive drum circle and African folklore (Outpost)
* The daring Chair Balancing act (France)
* High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
* The Arabic rhythms of Mo'Rockin (Morocco)
* Matsuriza traditional Taiko drummers (Japan)
* Voices of Liberty (The American Adventure)
* Rhythms and harmonies of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
* Norwegian folk music of Spelmanns Gledje (Norway)
* Oktoberfest Musikanten dinner show (Germany)
In Epcot Future World, the popular JAMMitors will perform their own comedic brand of "clean-up" percussive artistry. The music, light and fireworks finale, "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth," will cap each festival evening.
and finish, there is always next year..