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Cocoa Beach Wine & Food Festival 2011 Featuring AMERICA

By: SpaceCoast Living

Legendary rock band AMERICA, featuring original founders Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, will headline this year’s Cocoa Beach Wine & Food Festival.

The 2nd annual Cocoa Beach Wine & Food Festival, founded last year by Cocoa Beach attorney Tony Hernandez, returns to Lori Wilson Park for a day of enticing food, savory wines and classic tunes capped off with an exhilarating fireworks display. Presented by Craig Technologies, the CBWFF features many of the Space Coast’s finest restaurants and chefs sharing their signature dishes paired with the perfect wine, followed by the Grammy Award-winning band, America, performing an open-air concert of their greatest hits as the sun sets.

Pouring, Serving & Performing . . .

Look no further than Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach for the ultimate celebration of the senses – food, wine, music, stars, fireworks, friends, and cool ocean breezes. Tickets are available for the day ($45 in advance or $50 at the door), which includes food & wine tasting plus America in concert, or for the concert only ($30). Bring a blanket or lawn chair; no coolers or outside food or beverages permitted.

Schedule of Events

2-5 p.m. Wine & Food Tasting

5 p.m. Gates Open for Concert-Only Attendees

5-6 p.m. Local Band and Stage Announcements

6-8 p.m. AMERICA in Concert

8 p.m. Fireworks

All times approximate and subject to change.

Who’s Serving

Participating Restaurants and Caterers include:

* A Taste of Thai

* Asian Too

* Bald Strawberry, The

* Brano’s Italian Grill

* Brasas Grill

* Cape Canaveral Hospital

* Chameleon Fusion Bistro

* Chart House

* Confectionery, The

* Fat Snook, The

* Fishlips

* Green Room Café

* Juice-N-Java Café

* Lobster Shanty, The

* Matt’s Casbah

* Melting Pot, The

* Pizza Gallery & Grill

* Rubio’s Cuban Cafe

* Rusty’s

* Silvestro’s

* Trevor’s Blue Toucan

* Vintage 56

* Yellow Dog Cafe

* Zachary’s Family Restaurant

Who’s Pouring

The reds, the whites and the specialty wines from numerous wineries around the country will be flowing courtesy of Petty’s Meat Market.

Who’s Performing

For four decades, AMERICA has entertained with hits including:

* A Horse With No Name

* Sister Golden Hair

* Tin Man

* Ventura Highway

* You Can Do Magic

For tickets or more information call (321) 799-3971 or visit www.cocoabeachwinefoodfestival.com

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