* Delray Beach Craft Beerfest.

If you’re into beer and wine (and who isn’t?)- this one sounds like a real nice outing in the making!

MAY 13, 2016
DELRAY BEACH CRAFT BEERFEST
(Friday) 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Outdoor Pavilion
51 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach, Florida 33444
EVENT DETAILS
Craft the perfect night out in Delray Beach! Old School Square celebrates art and culture in many forms… including the art of a well-crafted beer! DELRAY BEACH CRAFT BEERFEST will mark its fifth year as a signature fundraiser supporting community programs and outdoor concerts.
WHEN: Friday, May 13th at Old School Square Pavilion and Park.
VIP EARLY ACCESS: 6:30 p.m. Ticket holders will have exclusive tasting of all beers and wines from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ticket includes a commemorative tasting mug, and featured tap releases – ONLY 500 VIP TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE.
GENERAL ADMISSION: 7:30 p.m.
ADVANCE TICKETS: $50 VIP / $35 GEN; 21 and over
Purchase Tickets: oldschoolsquare.org
WHAT TO EXPECT:
+BEER TASTING! – Unlimited sampling of more than 100 craft brews, international beers and ciders from national, local and home brewers.
+DJ and LIVE MUSIC – A mix of music will be the backdrop for sampling. Then at 9 p.m. the headlining band will hit the Pavilion the stage and turn things up a notch!
+WINE TASTING courtesy of popular vintners with several varietals each
+PUB BITES for purchase
+PHOTO BOOTH for animated fun shots to share on social media
+LIVE ART – Plans are in the works!
+GAME AREA – Try your luck!
+CASH BAR – Mixed drinks, shots, Red Bull and water (no beer for sale)

This article originally appeared on March 4, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked the Boca Black Box box-office (bocablackbox.com) and there are just a handful of really good seats left for both Friday- April 15 & Saturday- April 16th’s shows! I also just checked goldstar.com and it’s got a few discount tickets listed for both shows! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, if you haven’t yet seen Bobby Slayton in action- get to one of these shows! He’ll crack you up!

Posted March 4, 2016
* Bobby Slayton.

Comedian Bobby Slayton’s Boca Black Box- November 7, 2015 show was SRO!

The hysterically “blue” funny Slayton returns to the Boca Black Box, April 15th & 16th for 2- encore performances!

Don’t miss him!

The Skinny:

Bobby Slayton
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Rd #10, Boca Raton, FL 33434
Friday & Saturday – April 15th & 16th (8pm)
Tickets: bocablackbox.com 561 483-9036

* Music vs Food.

A recent e-mail from reader Stu…

From: Stu
Subject: music vs food

Message Body:
I have been reading your blog for along time and have tried many of your picks and liked most of them. Just wondering why you have replaced the food reviews with the music info. I prefer the food. What has been the feedback from the other readers. Just curious. Thanks.
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Stu:

If you check- Jeff Eats hasn’t replaced food reviews with music info. The music and entertainment “info” that you referenced is additional content. Based on -comments received, it would be fair to say, that Jeff Eats’ readership really-enjoys the current food/music-entertainment article mix!

Thanks for reading…

Jeff Eats

* GLCOMMERCIAL Presents FABULONS.

The Fabulons- one of South Florida’s premier “oldies” bands got a free show set for Saturday, April 16th at the Canyon Amphitheater in Boynton Beach. All you need is-yourself and a lawn chair!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been big Fabulons’ fans for years. Like I just said, the group is one of South Florida’s premier “oldies” bands!

***** Bates New England Seafood & Subs, 1201 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Winter Garden, Florida 34787, (407) 347-9861.

Got an absolutely dynamite seafood/diner joint for you guys, Bates New England Seafood & Subs in Winter Garden.

Jeff Eats is thinking- husband is cooking, wife is waitressing in this maybe-half-dozen table joint.

Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple recently “did” lunch and the food absolutely killed!

Like I said a few seconds ago, Bates’ food is absolutely off the chart!

The suggestion here is that you try and get to “it” before a guy- like Guy Fieri from tv’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives tells everyone and their mother about Bates!-because when he does, we’ll all be standing in line to get in!

Bates New England Seafood & Subs is open Suday-Monday 11am-7pm, Tuesday-Wednesday 11am-8pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-9pm.

* Two Rock n Roll Dream Shows!

To All Florida Music Show Promoters:

Jeff Eats thinks that either “one” of these shows would be Standing Room Only Affairs down here in Sunny South Florida!

Not gonna name names, but enough already bringing us the same doo wop/Rock n Roll retread national acts year in and year out! For sure, we all love The Temptations and The Four Tops-but hey- Ruffin, Kendricks, Stubbs are no more…and The Turtles are fun but -how many times can you “trot out” that Happy Together Tour?

Jeff Eats will bet you guys a buck that most Floridians aged 55+ have never seen Dion or Ronnie live-in-concert! They both can still “really” sing, so let’s get busy and make these shows happen!

The way I see it, if the folks in Brooklyn, Bethel NY and elsewhere can see Dion and Ronnie- then the folks in Florida- should also be able to see them! Heck, Dion lives in Boca Raton- so you won’t even have to pay travel expenses for him!

In closing, nobody and Jeff Eats means nobody- is getting any younger here or for that matter elsewhere! Time to bring in “fresh” legendary performers before…

Thanks,

Jeff Eats

* Uncle Gary’s Rock & Rib Fest- Kids Cancer Foundation Benefit.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna be there!

from unclegarysrockandribfest.com

What started out as a family get together has turned into a great community event. 13 years ago, Uncle Gary lost his 3 year old daughter, Ashley, to cancer. A couple of years later, he started a BBQ event in her honor. After realizing the outreach he had received from friends and family alike, Uncle Gary decided it was time to grow the event, and dedicate his event proceeds to “Kids Cancer Foundation” in Royal Palm Beach. Uncle Gary’s Rock and Rib Fest now includes great live music, bounce houses, kid’s Fun-zone, grab bags, raffles, face painting, playgrounds and so much more!

The “Kids Cancer Foundation” was Founded by Michelle O’Boyle RN, CPON, and is located in Royal Palm Beach FL, providing support services to over 300+ children with cancer. Visit their website at: http://www.kidscancersf.org

Located this year at the Wellington Amphitheater, located at 12100 Forest Hill Blvd. Wellington, FL. This facility has a beautiful playground area for the kids with fencing all around for their protection. I will have volunteers all day to watch them. There will be face-painting and balloon artists there from 3-7 to entertain the children.

For the adults there will be a parking lot full of vendors to enjoy and we will feature three live bands throughout the day. The event will be from 2-10 pm and the first band, “Pelvis” – will start at 2:00pm and end at 3:00pm. The second band will be the “The Natty Bõs”, starting at 3:30pm and going till 5:30pm. Final group with be “Melinda Elena Band”, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Melinda and Clay Goldstein will perform together from 8:30-10:00.

There will be fun and excitement throughout the day for all.

No admission fees! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, sunblock and kids

EVENT: 11th Annual Uncle Gary’s Rock and Rib Fest

TO BENEFIT: Benefit for the Kids Cancer Foundation

WHEN: April 16th 2016 at 2 pm – 10 pm

WHERE: Wellington Amphitheater. 12100 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414

UPDATES: There will be souvenir cups, T shirts, 50/50 raffle tickets, donations will be raffled off…. etc. / No admission fees! ….all proceeds go to the Kids Cancer Foundation

* Donovan Sunshine Superman Tour.

The legendary Rock & Folk icon just announced -that he is set to play the Parker Playhouse on Thursday- September 8, 2016. The announcement is so “new” that the Parker Playhouse date isn’t yet listed on Donovan’s Tour Schedule at his official internet site!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be there! Just picked up 2- tickets!

You can do the same (that is pick up some tickets)- and don’t say Jeff Eats never gave you nothing!

There are things in life that are certain…DEATH, TAXES and that this show will be SRO!

Don’t Miss This Pre-Sale Offer

Parker Playhouse
Donovan at Parker Playhouse
Thursday, September 8 • 8 PM
Sixties rock and folk icon, poet and one of our most enduring singer-songwriters
of our time joins us to celebrate his 50th year in the music business with songs
from his latest acclaimed album, Donovan Retrospective, featuring hits like “Sunshine
Superman,” “Season of the Witch,” “Mellow Yellow,” “The Hurdy Gurdy Man” and the
brand new single “One English Summer.” Known as “the British Bob Dylan,” the
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee will engage the audience with his legendary
storytelling and share anecdotes about his remarkable career and the songs
that made him famous.

Enter Pre-Sale Code JUNIPER* To Buy Tickets Now
BUY NOW: ticketmaster.com

Parker Playhouse Box Office
707 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Ticketmaster | 954.462.0222
Group Sales | 954.660.6307

* DICE.

Last night legendary comedian Andrew Dice Clay’s new half-hour series DICE premiered on SHOWTIME…and I gotta tell you Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats really enjoyed the R-rated premiere!

If you got SHOWTIME give the series a shot- for sure it’s no – All In The Family but I’m kinda thinking you’ll enjoy Dice’s take-on-life!

If you guys do some checking, Jeff Eats in a past tale (11/27/14) told you how Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats first met Dice on February 14, 1990 and we’ve been huge fans since. Take it for what it’s worth, Andrew Dice Clay (real name-Andrew Clay Silverstein) despite his public persona is just- a nice Brooklyn born and bred “Jewish Boy” looking to make a good living and taking good care of his family!

Anyway,

Check the series out..

From andrewdiceclayoffical.com

SHOWTIME announced that its new comedy series DICE will premiere on Sunday, April 10th at 9:30PM. ET/PT. The scripted, semi-autobiographical series will follow the life of renowned comedian, Andrew Dice Clay, chronicling the stops and starts of his career resurgence in his transplanted home base of Las Vegas.

The series stars Kevin Corrigan & Natasha Leggero and features guest-stars: Lorraine Bracco, Adrien Brody, Michael Rapaport and Criss Angel.

Created by Scot Armstrong (Old School, The Hangover Part II), DICE chronicles life in the Vegas suburbs, as Andrew Dice Clay tries to live his life while trapped in the skin of “The Diceman.” Whether he’s attempting to pay back his gambling debts, manage his sons’ heavy metal band or fend off pumped up fans, this show shines a light on the sides of Dice we’ve never seen before. Yet all the while he dons his trademark black leather jacket and fingerless gloves, ready for a comeback.
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For those of you who maybe interested…

The below picture of Jeff Eats and Andrew Dice Clay was taken on February 14, 1990. By the way, Since that date, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have “run into” Andrew Dice Clay something like 5 times and like I said before a nice Brooklyn born and bred “Jewish Boy”…

Posted November 27, 2014
Andrew Dice Clay’s Autobiography
Just finished reading- Andrew Dice Clay’s recently released (11/11/14) Autobiography -“The Filthy Truth” and I gotta tell you it’s a very interesting read.

For those of you who just landed from Mars, Andrew Dice Clay is one of America’s most famous-controversial comedians.

Whether you are pro-or-con on Dice, I seriously recommend that you give this book a read. A real fast paced telling-of the rise, fall and resurrection of a Brooklyn Jewish Kid in the entertainment industry.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats first met Dice on February 14, 1990 at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, New York-we ate dinner with him, his fiance Trini, his body guard Kenny and Kenny’s wife and we were seated together in the Hotel’s showroom-on 2/14 and 2/15…and I must tell you, Andrew Dice Clay was one of the most pleasant and engaging “stars” that we have ever met. From that weekend to date, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have been huge fans of this comic genius.

Like I said before, people either hate or love the guy…

Read the book (I got my copy on Amazon.com)-it will definitely give you some insight as to what makes the now 57 year old-Dice…tick!

* NY Comedy Night presents…Comedy Ventriloquist Jerry Goodspeed.

Just curious, any of you guys remember Paul Winchell, Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff?

Anyway,

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have seen ventriloquist Jerry Goodspeed in action- and the guy is absolutely amazing!

Just picked-up 2-tickets for the show on goldstar.com.

For you guys who do -remember the late Paul Winchell (and even for you guys who don’t) -besides having been a phenomenal ventriloquist, Winchell was the first person to design/build/patent a mechanical heart that could be transplanted into the human body!

from goldstar.com
Jerry Goodspeed is one of the finest comedy ventriloquists in the business, playing straight man to a host of eccentric characters who he brings vividly to life. There’s Bernie, a crotchety and cranky senior citizen, Lydia, a wisecracking spinster, and Sylvester, a young ladies’ man with a complicated love life. Goodspeed, whose performance has won prizes at the prestigious International Ventriloquist Convention, has opened for Charo, Leslie Uggams, and Al Martino, and continues to entertain audiences on cruise ships all over the world. Jerry Goodspeed and his friends are coming to the stage at the Boca Black Box in Boca Raton.

The Skinny:
NY Comedy Night presents…Comedy Ventriloquist Jerry Goodspeed
Thursday, April 14, 2016 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561-483-9036
Box-Office: bocablackbox.com
Discount Tickets: goldstar.com