If you’ve seen their show once, you’ll undoubtedly want more! The classics and The Embers never go out of style.  An evening of dancing to The Embers at the Kroger Cabin Fever Series is just what the doctor would order for those cold February nights! So mark your calendar now for Friday, February 17th to hear this legendary beach and party band!

And last but not least, The Band of Oz, winners of the 2011 CAMMY Awards “Group of the Year,” will be closing out the Cabin Fever Series on Friday, March 9th! They boast countless Cammy’s for “Best Group,” “Best Album,” “Song of the Year,” and were inducted into the Beach Music Hall of Fame in 1997.

Don’t wait to purchase your tickets, if you plan to come to all three, go ahead and buy your 3 pass, that comes with a complimentary CD of highlights from 2011 BB&T’s Party in the Park. You can’t buy this CD, so don’t pass on this amazing deal! What a great gift to give to someone special!  To purchase tickets, click here!

The Cabin Fever ticket information.  Individual concert advance tickets are $17.00. You save $3.00 – because “day of” admission is $20.00. Also remember this is a 21 & older event.

Friday, February 18, 2011- Band of Oz

Friday, March 4, 2011- Jim Quick & Coastline

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]]> http://www.eventzone.org/2011/03/cabin-fever-2011-dates-have-been-booked/feed/ 0 http://www.eventzone.org/2010/04/silent-auction-for-scholarship-for-the-arts/ http://www.eventzone.org/2010/04/silent-auction-for-scholarship-for-the-arts/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:55:24 +0000 Larry http://www.eventzone.org/?p=1650 At the March 4, 2011 Kroger Cabin Fever Series concert (featuring Jim Quick and Coastline) – we will be holding a terrific Silent Auction to benefit the Festival in the Park Scholarship for the Arts Program.  Make sure you arrive early, as there are so many great items to bid on!  This is a fun night filled with dancing and fabulous music, why not help out a worthy cause while you’re there – and pick up some great deals!  If you are interested in donating an item for the auction please contact the EventZone office. Donating an item is also a tax deduction!

Festival’s Scholarship for the Arts Program began in 1991 and has to date awarded over $115,000 to area students pursuing further education in the arts.  These awards are made annually to high school seniors and college freshmen who live within a 100 mile radius of Roanoke.  This scholarship program is for post secondary educational studies in the arts which include:  music, dance, theater, sculpture, painting, photography, and drawing.  Please help us support the future of the ARTS in our community!!

For more information about the Scholarship for the Arts Program, visit the Festival in the Park website.

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Put on your dancing shoes and don’t forget your wallet! We will see you there!

Plus get ready and don’t miss the first ever (at least for the Kroger Cabin Fever Series) Glow-Stick Dance Contest. Up to five couples decked out in glow sticks compete for BB&T Party in the Park Tickets, dinner for two at Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, and bragging rights!

The Holiday Band

The Holiday Band,  formed in 1991 in Burlington, NC, has been honored by the Carolina Association of Beach Music many times receiving Cammy Awards for “Group of the Year” and “Album of the Year” among many others. They have 6 musicians on stage including saxophone, trumpet, keyboards, drums, guitar and bass, and feature several lead vocalists and smooth background harmonies. The Holiday Band has performed everywhere from Lincoln Center in New York City, to private gigs in Florida; and soon will play its first cruise to Mexico. To date, the Holiday Band has released 8 CDs, many of have been nominated and won various awards at the Carolina Beach Music Awards Show. With an eclectic song list that includes Soul, R&B, Rock, Funk, Top 40, Beach Music, Disco and even country, The Holiday Band can please any Crowd!

Friday March 26, 2010 marks the first appearance at the Kroger Cabin Fever Series for the Holiday Band – every summer their performance at BB&T’s Party in the Park is so impressive and fun we just knew we had to have more of these guys.

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The Band of Oz

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Don’t miss one of the most popular bands in our entire region The Band of Oz.   “Making it groovy since 1970,” The Band of Oz is always a big time Roanoke favorite.   Be sure and get  your tickets early.

The Holiday Band blends the sound of soul, blues, funk, and Carolina Beach music, into one band of unique entertainment. Join us at the Roanoke Civic Center – March 26, 2010.

The Entertainers are a first timer at the Cabin Fever Series will appear on Friday April 16, 2010! One of the reasons we invited The Entertainers this year is because their range of dance music is so broad – you’ll get your beach music fix, and so much more!

Beach Bands….Oldies….Motown….Soul….It’s a dance party!

The Embers kick off the '10 Kroger Cabin Fever Series - Jan. 22, 2010

For decades The Embers have been making music by playing a mix of rhythm and blues and heart and soul.  Rhythm and Blues became the foundation and essence of SOUL music and the Motown sound, but in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, the name that applies is “Beach Music.” Some believe that Beach Music is simply lyrics that are easy to sing with simple melodies and pretty harmonies that accompany them. Bobby Tomlinson, drummer and leader of the band, believes that Beach Music is music with a memory.

To say “The Embers play Beach Music” is an understatement. After eighteen albums and numerous single releases, THE EMBERS are one of the most popular and active groups in the country. THE EMBERS boast an average of two hundred fifty dates per year all ranging from Toronto to Florida and westward to California, Hawaii and most recently South Korea. Over the years they’ve played for presidents and princes, students and bankers, at the beach and in the city, on record and in concert, for our armed forces and audiences all around the world.

A musical marvel, the EMBERS have survived disco, punk, new wave, and hip-hop and continue to take the stage as one of the most entertaining bands ever to perform. Named North Carolina’s Official Musical Ambassadors, they were inducted into the South Carolina Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. They’ve opened for the Rolling Stones, done commercials for Budweiser, performed for the Olympics, President Clinton’s inaugurational ball and created the soundtrack for endless summers. THE EMBERS were involved in a video commercial for the Sands Hotel in Atlantic City where their captivating premier performance resulted in a return engagement for a sold out New Year’s Eve show. Pepsi released a commercial performed by The Embers to the title tune Beach Music from their Beach Music, Super Collaboration Album. In December of 2007 and 2008, The Embers were invited to perform their Christmas program for our troops and their families at various military camps and bases throughout South Korea.

The Embers at BB&T's Party in the Park - July 2, 2009

The EMBERS Beach Music, Super Collaboration (2004) is an album of internationally known recording artists that has received international critical acclaim. This album evokes the best of memories and emotions for anyone who has been touched by the magic of Beach Music and introduces newcomers to the same passion that has made these enchanting melodies one of the greatest music phenomena of all time. Their most recent album, The Show Must Go On was released in early 2008 and was produced by Charles Wallert (George Benson, O.C. Smith, The Main Ingredient, Dionne Warwick, etc.) with compositions by Wallert, (”Brenda”) and multi-Grammy nominee Jimmy George (”I’ll Always Love You”, “Just To See Her”) and the Steals Brothers (”Could It Be I’m Falling In Love”), among others. The first single release,  “The Last Time I’m Saying Goodbye”, from the album The Show Must Go On, debuted at number 4 on the UK’s Soulwalking charts.

THE EMBERS of today consist of: Bobby Tomlinson (Leader/Drummer), Wayne Free (Lead Vocalist/Trombone), Stephen Pachuta (Trumpet), David Dixon (Guitar),  John Ray (Bass) Matt Kosma (Saxophone), and Rick Sanders (Piano).  THE EMBERS are truly one of the finest entertainment experiences of our lifetime.

If you’ve seen their show once, you’ve undoubtedly come back for more.  And the best way to see them again soon is at the 2010 Kroger Cabin Fever Series kickoff on Jan. 22, 2010

For complete details and tickets go to the Kroger Cabin Fever Series web site.