Freedom is a very powerful concept. Wars have been foughtfor it, and no one has been able to achieve complete freedom.There is still the question, though, of what freedom reallymeans. Well, I believe it is being able to peacefully do thingsyour own way, being free of expressing your feelings with-out fear of reprisal, and America. Now I’ll explain my choices.
Being able to peacefully do things your own way is a majorpart of freedom. This is mostly unique to the United States. If
I felt like singing a song while skipping down thestreet in a neon pink jogging suit with clown makeupon, I could probably do it. (In larger cities, though,
HOLIDA Y GALLER Y WALK - Saturday Night - November 3rdDo you love art? Come out to enjoy an evening of fine art, live music and refreshments. Allthe Art Galleries and Art Studios will be open from 6:00pm until 10:00pm. You will see thelatest work by local Artists and Art Demonstrations. There will be refreshments offered andseveral musicians playing through out the village. Begin your walk at any of the villagegalleries and receive a map to guide you on your way. Visit all 17 galleries to be eligible toenter a drawing to win a gift basket over flowing with art donated by all the Cocoa VillageGalleries and Studios participating. For more information call 631-6890.
The Mystery Photo for the last issue turned out to be not much of a mystery at all. The firstday the paper was out Mr. Trafford and Mr. Daniel Meadows both called to let me know thatthe picture was of Flower Dell Florist and that the building was at 426 Brevard Ave., in thegeneral area of where the Bank of America’s drive-thru window is now. The man in the photois John England, the owner. I also received calls from people who remember purchasingcorsages from Mr. England for special occasions. Others called to say that they remembered
that Mr. England grew most of the flow-ers he used in the shop. MargaretFunsch called to let us know her motheruse to work at Flower Dell. This month’s mystery has been do-nated by Margaret Funsch. The ques-tions for the house in the photographare: where was (yes –was) this houselocated, who owned it, and when was ittorn down. Let us know any other information youknow about the house or its owners. Theanswers we receive will be in the nextissue.
There are two new galleries opening in the Village. The first gallery is Mino’s located at 403Brevard Ave., # 3. Mino’s is a photo gallery. The second gallery opening in the Village is theThomas Kinkade Signature Gallery of Cocoa Village, which will be located at 217 King St.(Next to Black Tulip) An address correction from the last issue, Leta’s House of Gifts is located at 123 Harrison St. River Road is back in the Village! Susan Snooks brings her wonderful collection of “shabbychic”, to her new location on Delannoy Ave (across from Travis hardware). Stop in and visit. Cocoa Village has two new residents who “hang out” all day at StrawberryPatch (Garrison Gallery). Our newest residents are Jake and Elwood, betterknown as The Blues Brothers.
Among the additions to greater downtown Cocoa Village isan old friend, River Road. The owner, Susan Snooks, hasrelocated her charming shop to 313 Delannoy Ave, near thenew park and almost directly across from Travis hardware.After several months of renovations the old Rexall Drug Storehas finally been transformed into a wonderful, well-lit an-tique and garden décor shop. Susan offers old and old-fash-ioned items to mix with almost any style. She suggests thather customers take their wonderful gardens and bring themindoors for a fresh setting. She also says that anything thatcan be done indoors can be taken outside too. Try drapingtrees with gauzy fabrics to create a sophisticated naturaltented atmosphere and have your next dinner party outsideon fine china. The shop presents fine fireplace surrounds,beds and plate racks among other items beingcustom made locally. Also shown in the shop are wonder-
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Essays on Freedom - McNair Magnet SchoolThank you to the students who submitted these articles. There wasn’t enough room for all the articles so we
will post the articles on the village website, www.cocoavillage.com
After more than five years in the writing, the Brevard County Board of County Commission-ers and the Brevard County Historical Commission have just published Volume Three of TheHistory of Brevard County. Written by Jim Ball, Roz Foster, Douglas Henriksen and Vera Zimmerman, Volume Three is abeautifully bound volume of photographs that readily complements the first two volumeswritten by Dr. Jerrell Shofner of Orlando. “This has been a major undertaking for the Historical Commission,” said Chairman DouglasHendriksen, “and the results speak for themselves. This volume contains images from anumber of public and private collections, many of them extremely rare, that captures thescope and breadth of Brevard County’s history.” The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners originally funded the first two vol-
umes of the series, but saleshave proven so successfulthat the Historical Commissionhas repaid the initial costs. “There’s no reason to thinkthis volume won’t be just asp o p u l a r , ” c o n t i n u e dHendriksen. “With the holi-day gift-giving season justaround the corner, VolumeThree would make an excellentpresent for anyone with an in-terest in local history.” An authors’ autograph recep-tion will be held on November3, 2001, from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.at the Tebeau-Field Library ofFlorida History in Historic Co-coa Village. The authors willbe available to talk with citi-zens and to personalize auto-graphs. Copies of the new book willbe on sale at the library’s book-store, The Print Shoppe. Call690-1971 for more information.
Volume 3 of County History
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What Freedom Means to MeBy Duke Moore “Power to do, say or think as one pleases; liberty.” Thedictionary states the meaning clearly in ten words, but free-dom is more complex than a few words. Destiny awaits all ofus, but I can choose my own. Opinions on life, liberty and thepursuit of happiness vary, but I can express my own. Mosthighways come to a crossroads, but I can choose my ownway. This is what freedom means to me. Choosing my own destiny sounds ominous to a twelve yearold, but I do it everyday. Do I want to take Algebra orfundamental math? Do I want to take band or homeeconomics? I am making choices that will lead me to my
November December 2001A Free bi-monthly publication about Historic Cocoa Village and surrounding area. Historic Cocoa Village is located in
The first Thursday and Friday of each month Café Margauxhosts a 6-Course Wine Dinner. Each month a different wineryif featured with representatives from the vineyard introduc-ing the wines. The cost per person varies from $50-$75 whichincludes the 6-course dinner and wine samples. Seating timeis always at 6:30 PM with availability on the patio or inside.
Wines are available for retail purchase after the event withgood deals while the representatives are in town. Most ofthe wines served at the events are unavailable in the retail orrestaurant market at all since they try to get exclusive winery-only products. An invitation is sent to those on their special event mailinglist. For a complete list of upcoming events check out theirwebsite at http://www.margaux.com. In addition, Café Margauxhosts events for various food and wine societies and clubs.Contact them if you belong to a wine, food or theme club andwish to discuss a private gourmet tasting for your group. In addition to their regular event in October, which featuredNew Zealand wines from Kim Crawford Estates along with aNew Zealand food menu, they threw in an extra event, “TheBest of the Best,” which was an 8-course food menu pairedwith exceptional reserve wines requested by their guests overthe last year.
Long before Gardener’s Cottage had a home, Jeff& SheilaHansen had a dream tucked away in their minds & souls.Both had a dream of a health food store and café that was tobe uniquely different. It had to be a warm, friendly, happyplace with visions of an old time mercantile store. Woodenshelves from floor to ceiling, like an old general store, wouldbe filled with wonders of health. Folks would always begreeted with a happy face wishing them well and just theright personal touch of love to make their customers feel spe-cial each day
With no name or location for their dream, the search be-gan for fixtures, furniture, and antiques that would create justthe right look. Every spareweekend would mean thestart of new adventures, asthey headed off in their oldpickup truck scouring everyantique shop, garage sale,and thrift store in the state. Itwas a great trip when theycame home with the truckpiled high with pricelessgoodies. The no name storetook on a life of its own as thegarage became overflowingwith boxes of castaway trea-sures. With some special 50’sstyle enamel top tables, rustygarden chairs, a batteredhomemade work bench, oldgarden tools, chipped enameldish pans, amateur needle-work art & pictures, and dozens of mis-matched dinnerwarecollected for making something very special yet to be.
The search for the perfect location for their store contin-
Hello, my name is Tiki and I am a professional artcriticat.Franklin my Twin brother and I work at Gallery OCOCOshowing people the art work by exceptional Central FloridaArtists. Our job is rewarding and at the end of the day we getto go home with our Mom. She makes us dinner and we roughhouse and unwind.
Recently therewas a terribletragedy in NYand the GalleryOCOCO donatedmoney to helpthe people there.We hope we didsome good. Theholidays arecoming and ourartists are start-ing to make orna-ments for theGallery OCOCOTree. With all the
attention focused on NY, Franklin, mom and I are concernedthat local charities are being over looked. We know that notall animals have great jobs and happy homes like me andFranklin, so the artists at our gallery will work hard on orna-ments for the tree so that we can give the local no-kill sheltersand united humanitarians some monetary assistance duringthe holidays. Come and see me, Franklin and the Tree atGallery OCOCO.
The Cocoa Village merchants, under the sponsorship of theHistoric Cocoa Village Association, are participating in acommunity service project for Brevard County’s Alzheimer’sFoundation. The Village shops are selling Forget Me Notcandles from the Lady Primrose’s Collection. The LadyPrimrose’s Company donates 30% of their proceeds from thesales of the candles, to its local Alzheimer’s Foundation, un-der the leadership of Joe Steckler, who has a matching fundsprogram which doubles the donations of the Historic CocoaVillage Association. From the saleof each $25.00 candle a do-nation of more than $23.00 will be made to the BrevardAlzheimer’s Foundation. November is National Alzheimer’s Month. The HistoricCocoa Association encourages you to purchase thisbeautiful fragrant candle. They are lovely gifts for anyreason.
ued. The Hansen’s had almost given up hope when theydiscovered a drab little cottage left abandoned. It was setback off the street with its paint faded & peeling. The yardwas overgrown and in great need of a facelift. The cottagewas built in 1925 with a Victorian tin roof giving it lots ofcharm. With lots of T L C a coat of paint in bright yellow &green garden colors, and some fixing up inside, dreams werecoming true. There would even be space for their herb gardenunder the towering oak tree giving cover over the paved pa-tio with rustic tables for outside dining. Their visions of Love
for their cottage were coming true. Thiswould be the home for the no name store.
Sheila & Jeff are both vegetarians, andshare a desire to educate and introduce oth-ers to a healthier lifestyle. Gardening is alsoa passion they share so the name”Gardener’s Cottage “Natural Kitchen andHealthy Mercantile became a reality. Aftermonths of painting, repairing the plumbing,installing a kitchen and fixing the roof, wouldSheila finally get to make all the rescued trea-sures look perfect in the little wooden cot-tage.
Dozens of recycled art, framed needle-work, and the other strange but unique gar-den objects were lovingly hung. Each piecebrought back a memory of when and where itwas discovered. The antique tables, andpieces of painted furniture were placed. Nextit was time to stock the tiny kitchen with all
the special ingredients used to prepare her favorite vegetar-ian soups, such as eggplant parsam, orange carrot, enchi-lada, golden noodle, black bean chili. She told us she learned
how to make the homemade salsa in Texas, where she ownedand operated a sandwich shop. But as for the soups, blackbeans, hummus, salad dressing, tofu coconut cream pie, ornonfat carrot cake that comes from years of cooking and fromthe tips she picked up at cooking classes in Tampa, and Texas.
Jeff began utilizing a lifetime of Health & Nutritional expe-rience to fill the old wooden shelves with the best supple-ments, health foods, fresh breads & produce, snacks, anddrinks available. Gardener’s Cottage has their own qualityprivate label vitamins & supplements. In a very small space,this Healthy Mercantile has the best assortment of Healthyproducts available in the market today. You may special or-der, at discounts, any item you desire if not stocked. With astate of the art information center, Jeff can help you find theanswers for all your Health questions. Jeff will work with youand give you options to improve your health with down toearth, reliable sound nutritional advice.
If you haven’t visited the Hansen’s at Gardener’s Cot-tage, now is the perfect time to enjoy a breakfast or lunch inthe garden or stop by to pick up a loaf of fresh bread, somehomemade salsa, or to talk to Jeff about your individualsupplement needs. Gardener’s Cottage will have their firstCookbook out soon and will also schedule one of their VeggieDinners this fall. Customers and friends have asked Sheila toconsider giving Cooking Lessons. Sheila is finally going togive in, and schedule some soon. So go by or call (321) 631-2030 for information at Gardener’s Cottage 902 Florida Ave.Cocoa Fl 32922. Located in south Historic Cocoa Village.
Thank you to the McNair students who submitted articleson “What Freedom Means.” There wasn’t room in the paperfor all of the articles so we will be setting up a page on thewebsite www.cocoavillage.com to post all of them. Please goto the website and read about how our youth view freedom. If you would like to submit an article, photos, or advertisingour office is located at 415 Brevard Ave. in Cocoa Village. Ourphone number is 321-639-4344 and our address for email [email protected] The deadline for submitting in-formation for the January/February will be December 15th.Debra PruettCottage Dream
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career, my lifestyle and my destiny. Should I study hard andmake grades I can be proud of or should I just do enough toget by? These are choices that will affect my life. I have thefreedom to make these choices that will point me to my life’sdirection. Say what you mean and mean what you say. I can do thiswithout fear of retribution. I can explore new ways of thinkingand share my thoughts with others. Free to take a chance onnew ideas or new ways of doing old things. I have no fear ofhiding away, being secretive about my thoughts. I won’t goto jail for saying what I mean or meaning what I say. Crossroads, I think about crossroads at life’s big momentslike graduating from high school and marriage. Maybe a bet-ter word for crossroads would be choices. Freedom is choices.When I graduate from high school, I will have a choice—going to college or working at a vocation. I have choices.Through my own hard work or lack of it, I have choices. Theyare mine to make. Obstacles can be overcome if I work hardenough, try hard enough, and study enough. Freedom is about destiny, having no fear and choices. I canmake my own destiny, live my life without fear and I can makemy own choices. This is what freedom means to me.
that would be called disturbing the peace.) If I wanted tocreate a baseball team named the Gurjenkallfloogers, I couldprobably realize that dream, provided I had the money. Theseare only two examples of what freedom of expression is. Thisis also the reason why protesters are almost always com-plaining about something. Sometimes it is because they aremad about an injustice being perpetrated, but I think most ofthe time it is because they are exercising their right to freedomof expression. That is also the same logic behind pro athletesbeing able to celebrate in any way they desire after playingwell. It’s just an American freedom.
Being free to express yourself without fear of reprisal isanother part of freedom. Think back to England in the seven-teenth century. The Puritans couldn’t express their beliefswithout being arrested. Luckily, the Puritans did sail over toNorth America and helped to discover America. Even whenthe first thirteen colonies were established, there were stillsome things that were regulated. For example, newspaperwriters couldn’t express their feelings if they were contradic-tory to people with more power than them. The people whodidn’t have a job at a newspaper were in the same boat, beingscared of voicing their beliefs. The punishment for contra-dicting their superiors was usually being arrested. However,when the United States Constitution was written, freedom ofspeech was the first problem addressed. With that in mind,I’ll make the transfer to my last definition of freedom.
The final definition of freedom, to me, is America. Americawas founded on the basis of people striving for more free-dom, and their descendants have helped keep that ideal aliveinto a new millennium. There was a time in American historywhen people disagreed on the matter of slavery. Americansfelt so strongly about the issue that war was waged over it. Inthe end, the slaves were freed, and now everyone in Americadoes their own work. Another historical mailer of freedomwas about women’s right to vote. Well, the women were al-lowed to voice their opinions about that, and they were ableto make it so that all people over 18 can vote. Possibly thebest example of American freedom is the black civil rightsmovement. The white people essentially abused the blackpeople. However, under the Constitution, the blacks wereable to voice their words. They voiced their words so wellthat it convinced lawmakers to pass laws so that all people,regardless of race or color, were to be treated equally. Thatleads up to the America of today. We are a free society, andwe can choose to express our beliefs and our words in anyway we want, without fear of being arrested. Everyone is
treated equally, and everyone canvote to make his or her voice heard.This is all guaranteed by the Con-stitution. Maybe that’s whyAmerica is the model society for anynewly autonomous country. Finally,the freedom Americans have is aprofound blessing. Luckily, thatblessing can’t be stolen. Americaand freedom are synonymous andinseparable. In the wake of the re-cent terrorist attacks, many things have been taken from us,such as our loved ones and our sense of security. However,there is one thing that the terrorists can’t deprive us of, andthat’s our freedom. In the words of Lee Greenwood, “The flagstill stands for freedom, and they can’t take that away!”
Those were my three ideas of what freedom is. I believethat freedom is being able to do things undisturbed. I alsothink that being free to express your feelings without reprisalis a key part of freedom Finally; I believe that America meansfreedom, and that freedom means America. What do you thinkfreedom is?
mission as an artist is to create, through his light-infusedimages, little glimpses of a world that is tranquil, and full ofthe beauty of God’s creation “I see light as a symbol for the joy in my own heart. Perhapsmy work will in some way communicate that joy,” Kinkadesays. Thomas Kinkade was recently awarded 1999Artist and Litho-graph of the Year by the National Association of LimitedEdition Dealers (NALED). The same organization named himGraphic Artist of the Year for 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.Kinkade was also presented with the Distinguished ServiceAward from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the first time thisaward was presented to an artist. Gallery owners, Ben and Deborah Remer invite you to comeand discover for yourself, the romantic and peaceful worldonly the Painter of Light can create. The gallery carries alarge selection of paintings; canvas lithographs, collectibleand gift items, to bring a little light into your life or thatsomeone special. Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery of Co-coa Village, 321-636-4446, Sharing the Light in our commu-nity!
The work of artist Thomas Kinkade, considered to be one ofthe most successful painters of the 20th century, can be en-joyed right here in Cocoa at the Thomas Kinkade SignatureGallery of Cocoa Village, 217 King Street, next to the BlackTulip restaurant. The gallery is scheduled to open in earlyNovember. Thomas Kinkade’s masterful use of color, and almost magi-cal manipulation of light, has led him to be called the “Painterof Light”™. He has been considered by many as a “modern-day Norman Rockwell,” perfecting a technique first intro-duced by a distinguished group of nineteenth-century Ameri-can painters, known as Luminists. “For every critic of my work,” Kinkade says, “there are hun-dreds of everyday people who write to tell me how my art hasbrought peace and joy to their lives.” Anyone who has ever yearned to escape to a cozy cottage,a lush garden, a rustic fishing hole, or to enjoy a mountainview cabin or an oceanside stroll amidst the beauty of nature,need look no further than Thomas Kinkade’s paintings. Thomas Kinkade is a devout Christian and credits the Lordfor both the ability and the inspiration to paint. Kinkade’s
Painter of Light - Thomas Kinkade
“What Freedom means to me” continued from page 1By Andy Hutchins, continued By Duke Moore, continued
Minos Gallery-403 Brevard Ave. upstairs #3 321-960-1313This is a new gallery featuring Fine Art Photography. Opening night is Saturday, Nov. 3rd the night of the “Holiday Gallery Walk.”Ar t Vue Galerie - 225 King St. open 10-5pm Tues.- Sat. 637-2787Art Vue Galerie is holding their annual “Hospice Christmas Tree” event Nov.15-Dec.20 at the gallery. The tree is decorated with “artsy”one of a kind ornaments made by the artists of the gallery. Buy an ornament and 50 percent of the sale goes to Wuesthoff Brevard Hospiceand Palliative Care and the other 50 percent goes to the artist. Last year, the gallery bought over 400 cans of Ensure and Boost nutritionaldrinks for the patients in need with their sales. The Gallery is also accepting donated items such as nutritional drinks, puddings, Dependsand lap blankets. Throughout December the gallery is holding a “Holiday Open House”-meet and greet artists, displaying new works/holiday works of art including paintings, pottery, stained glass, art glass, jewelry, silks, basketry, fine art and collectables. A special exhibitof fine porcelain”Frosted Treasures” ornaments by Jackie Lum with Jackie demonstrating her technique creating these beautiful pieces.Refreshments served all month.The Black Dog Gallery - 404D Brevard Ave. open 10-5pm Mon.-Sat. 631-6890All hand made in the USA. One of a kind art pieces made by local artists.Beautiful Wooden American Flags and Lighthouses made by theFolk Artist, Jamison Pruce of Indialantic, Florida. Over 15 local artists exhibiting their unique hand made work. Some great holiday giftideas: custom pet story boards, custom painted signs, ornaments, paint a fish (for kids), bubble wands, fairies, glass fish, mirrors, stoolscabinets, fish coat hooks and so much more.Carolyn Seiler Studio -117 Harrison St. open 10-5pm Mon.-Sat. & Boatyard Studios-120 Harrison St. Upstairs 637-04444Visit this colorful gallery and see the work of Carolyn Seiler. Carolyn has painted many beautifulCocoa Village and Indian River scenes inoil and in watercolor. She also has a large series of whimsical cat paintings. Art Classes with Carolyn Seiler will be starting soon. Stop byfor information on kids and adult classes.Central Brevard Ar t Association Inc. Studio - 1015 Florida Ave. 636-3673Tuesday & Wednesday, November 6th and 7th “STAMP YOUR ART OUT” A festive workshop sponsored by CBAA hosted by RuthBarnhart. Create your own unique holiday or greeting cards using stamps, embossing tools and other colorful materials all provided by thecenter. Bring a friend to share in the fun 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm. Half day: $5 Full day $10 For details,Tuesday, November 27th CBAA Exhibition at Brevard Community College Library in Cocoa To celebrate this special invitation toexhibit, CBAA’s board of directors has designated this event a “juried show” and asks that members wishing to participate plan onsubmitting two works for consideration. Contact the studio center for details.Saturday, December 1 General Meeting 1pm CBAA Studio CenterDecember 2001 CBAA Long time member’s exhibition at Cocoa Library The association wishes to honor it’s long time memberswith a special exhibition during the month of December. If you have been a CBAA member for more than 10 years, dust off your paintingsand contact Anita for details! Please call or visit the Center for more information on workshops and ongoing art classes for Kids and Adults.
Just three months shy of its sixteenth birthday as a state,Florida did the unthinkable and seceded from the Union. Dur-ing the next four years, more than 15,000 white Floridianswould see service in the Confederate army in the major the-aters of the Civil War. The end result was a decimation of acomplete generation of Floridians, the destruction of Florida’seconomy and untold hardships for the state’s residents.
Just as important was the participation of hundreds ofrunaway slaves who fought in the Federal army in Florida,Georgia and South Carolina. Some of these Florida troopswere featured in the hit movie, Glory, which starred DenzelWashington and Morgan Freeman.
Two historians, Dr. Robert A. Taylor of the Florida Insti-tute of Technology and Dr. Nick Wynne of the Florida His-torical Society, have just written Florida in the Civil War, ahardcover book with more than 150 historical photographs.The book, published by Arcadia Press, details the many as-pects of the war in Florida.
“Florida was unique,” said Taylor. “It had the smallestpopulation of any southern state, but gave the largest per-centage of its population to Confederate service. It was theonly Confederate state east of the Mississippi to escape thecapture of its capital, and, despite a lack of major Confederateforces, managed to supply the Confederate armies with saltand beef from the beginning of the war in 1861 until the end in1865.”
“Florida was also unique,” chimed in Wynne, “becauseof its geography. The more than 1400 miles of coastline madeit necessary for the Federal government to assign two com-plete fleets to patrol its shores. Even at that, the peninsulawas a favorite landing destination for the hundreds of block-ade-runners that slipped past the Union ships.”
The Indian River lagoon was a major problem for Unionships patrolling the Atlantic coast. The long shore lines ofthe barrier islands and the shallow dept of the lagoon frus-trated many Federal commanders who could not take theirbig ships into the lagoon and who could not cover everyconceivable landing area.
“The Indian River offered blockade runners an opportu-nity to connect with the St. Johns River system quite easily,”said Taylor. “Once supplies or commercial goods were intransit on the St. Johns, they could be distributed to theinterior of the state. The Indian River area was also a reason-ably safe area for salt production, and salt was critical forproducing munitions and preserving food.”
Wynne took up the conversation, “The loss of towns likeFernandina, St. Augustine, Pensacola and Jacksonville toUnion armies meant very little in military terms. The interiorof the state was so vast and Florida population so small thatoccupying territory permanently was very costly for theUnited States. Some larger ports, like Jacksonville, whichwas occupied four times, did have some impact, but not much.The key to a Union victory was to conquer the interior. Thelargest Union attempt to do so resulted in a tremendous Con-federate victory at Ocean Pond or Olustee.”
“Florida did have its share of Unionists,” continued Tay-lor. “Two Federal regiments were formed in Florida from Union-
ist sympathizers, deserters from the Confederate army andrunaway slaves. One of the great concerns Florida’s politi-cal leaders had was that the Seminoles, who had been atwar with whites in the 1850s, might join the Union cause,but they remained neutral.”
Florida in the Civil War is well written and illustrated.The authors admit that some scholars may find the book,which has no footnotes, does not have as much detail asthey might want, but there is a comprehensive bibliogra-phy and index.
“We have so many residents from other parts of theUnited States and the world who don’t know much Floridahistory, particularly the state’s role in the Civil War, that wewrote for the general public,” said Wynne. “We think thisoverview is an important starting point for more reading.”
When asked what was the most memorable event in thewar, both historians were quick to respond.
“I think the suffering of people on the home front—womenhaving to deal with running farms and keeping familiestogether—was the most memorable thing for me,” said Tay-lor.
“I always think of the total commitment Governor JohnMilton had to the Confederate cause,” Wynne commented.“On April 1, 1865, he knew the war was lost and he retired tohis plantation home, placed a shotgun in his mouth andpulled the trigger with his toe. It is reported that his lastwords were, ‘Death is preferable to reunion.’ Now that’scommitment!”
An authors’ autographing and reading is scheduled forOctober 27 at 2:00 p.m. at the Tebeau-Field Library in His-toric Cocoa Village.
Florida in the Civil War is priced at $29.95 and is avail-able at Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million andAmazon.com. It is also available at The Print Shoppe book-store at the Tebeau-Field Library of Florida History, 435Brevard Avenue, Historic Cocoa Village. Telephone ordersare acceptable at 690-1971.
The Clay Studio - 116B Harrison St. open 10-5pm Mon..-Sat.636-4160Harry Phillips ,the aquatic sculptor has recently created a newpiece, a beautiful sculpture over 3 ft. long with fish and underwaterfoliage. It’s one of his largest sculptures.Gallery OCOCO - 119 Harrison St. open 10-5 Mon.-Sat &12-4 Sun. 631-2978The theme is Fall in New England. The Artists are exhibiting newwork: glass pumpkins,fall scenes, leaves falling and geese flying south.A Garrison Gallery - 423 Brevard Ave. open 10-5pm Mon-Sat& 12-4 Sun. 632-5991Formerly the Strawberry Patch is now exhibiting original paintings,hand painted glass, pottery, hand painted umbrellas, hand madepuppets and raku.The Rag Factory & Cousins II Gallery - 415 Delannoy Ave.open 10-5 Mon.-Sat. 632-2326Cindy Maronde, artist and co owner of the gallery has been ac-cepted into the American Impressionist Society Show to be held inPort Reyes Station, California. This Exhibit is being held at theWilliam Lest Gallery from Oct. 4 - 29th. Stop into the the galleryand see some of her oils, acrylics and pastels. Stop in and see Charolette’s most recent paintings. Charolettewas on a painting excursion over in France and has done over adozen beautiful landscape paintings.Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery - 220 King St.Opening soon! Located next to the Black Tulip Restaurant. Checkout this new gallery the night of the Gallery Walk- Sat., Nov. 3rd
Kur t Zimmerman Studio ( Visionary Folk Ar tist ) - 120Harrison St. Upstairs 633-6514See Kurt’s newest series of paintings inspired by his recent trip toFrance.
Canaveral Light is an explosive novel about the struggleof early Florida pioneers to live in harmony with the land andits native people.
Florida history serves as a backdrop to the conflict of thestory. The Seminole war and the resulting dominion of thewhite man over the Indian parallels his dominion over theNegro. As the conflict moves onto the larger canvas of thewar between the states, the struggle of the two friends mir-rors the efforts of the Seminole and the Negro to coexist inparadise.
The author, Don Argo, is a Professorof Mathematics at Brevard CommunityCollege in Cocoa, Florida, an award-win-ning writer, and is the president of theSpace Coast Writers’ Guild.
The Indian River area, including CapeCanaveral, fascinates him, and he isbusily working on additional novels thatexplore the lives and times of early set-
tlers in this region of Florida. Fueled by intriguing tidbits ofhistorical information found in period newspapers and in li-braries in the region, Don Argo isn’t content to merely workfrom documents. An intrepid explorer of East Florida, hebelieves in “getting the lay of the land” firsthand. He liveswith his wife and children in Rockledge, Florida.
The book is published by our FHS Press located here inBrevard and will be available at the FHS Print Shoppe.
Don David Argo
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Australia is the smallest, flattest, and driest inhabitedcontinent in the world. It is the only country that is alsoa whole continent - 18.6 million people live here. The seeing-eye dog, or any dog trained to guide theblind, cannot tell a red light from a green one. When itlead its master across the street, it watches the traffic
flow to tell when it is safe to cross. Credit for the invention of the parachute goes toSebastien Lenormand in 1783. In 1495, Leonardoda Vinci designed a pyramid-shaped chute. J. P.Blanchard (1753-1809), a Frenchman, is said to havebeen the first to use a parachute. In 1785, hedropped a dog in a basket, to which a parachutewas attached, from a balloon high in the air.Blanchard claimed to have descended from a bal-loon in a parachute in 1793. Ales usually have a fuller flavor and body thanlagers or pilsner. The length of time the malt isroasted determines the color and flavor of the ale.Pale ales have malts that are dried rather thanroasted. Therefore, they have a light gold or cop-per color and a crisp, lighter flavor. The celebration of the New Year is the oldest ofall holidays. It was first observed in ancientBabylon about 4,000 years ago. In the years around2000 B.C., Babylonians celebrated the beginningof a new year on what is now March 25, althoughthey themselves had no written calendar. In Malaysia, people greet each other by saying “Where areyou going?” Because it is not really a question, the politeresponse is “Just for a walk.” The proper way to say “Hello”is for both hands to touch the other person’s hands, andthen they are brought back to the breast. This is called a‘salame’ gesture. The crocodile does not chew its food, but swallows it whole.
It carries several pounds of small stones in its stomach to aidin grinding up and digesting its nourishment. Dachshunds are the smallest breed of dog used for hunting.They are low to the ground, which allows them to enter andmaneuver through tunnels easily. A snake has no ears. However, its tongue is extremely sensi-tive to sound vibrations. By constantly flicking its tongue,the snake picks up these sound waves.
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fully creative handmade cabinets- large and small. Both ofthese lines may be custom ordered in the artists’ style tomeet your personal residential needs and are offered byfriends of the shop. You will find many garden props including concrete cast-ings, some of which Susan produces in original molds fromantique pieces she has collected over the years. Other gar-den items include vintage lawn furniture pieces and sets.Trellises along with mosaic tabletops, water cans, lamp basesand accessories will be offered. Coming soon are picket ac-cessories, including flowerpot holders and small shelves,green benches, potting tables, upholstered and wallpapered
Way back in April 1992, Joanne and Bud Springer joined theUnited Spacecoast Crafters Co-op with two specialty items.Joanne, a professional dressmaker by trade, provided the la-dies’ painted sweaters while Bud, then health and physicaleducation teacher in the Brevard county school system,brought handmade wood and metal wind-chimes to the ven-ture. The items were an instant hit, and the couple decided toexpand the business. And expand they did. Since retirement from the school system and the dressmakingbusiness a little more than two years ago, Bud and Joannehave devoted their business efforts exclusively to the craftsbusiness, and it shows. Upon entering the Spacecoast CraftersCo-op shop on Brevard Avenue in Historic Cocoa Village, visi-tors instantly see the result of the Springers’ commitment totheir business. Just to the left of theentrance, thecouple’s doubledisplay spaceoverflows withall manner ofh a n d c r a f t e ditems. Miniatures of all kinds,marvelous little spool dolls, baby bibs, toddler tee shirt sets,clever novelty items such as spouse remote controls and mos-quito houses — and more — fill the shelves. Bud’s wind chimesstill sell well, and more than 1,000 of Joanne’s painted sweat-ers (an embellished ladies cardigan made of sweat shirt fabricand perfect for a slightly cool Florida evening) have foundhomes throughout theUnited States. When asked if any ofthe Springers’ childrenor grandchildren had aninterest in continuingthe business, Joanne re-plied that a granddaugh-ter, Melissa, has shownan interest in sewing,and will be gifted withone of Joanne’s six sew-ing machines sometimethis week. This could bethe start of somethingeven bigger! Joanne and BudSpringer reside inMelbourne, and havefour children, threegrandchildren and,amazingly, two great-grandchildren. The United SpacecoastCrafters Co-op shop islocated at 410 BrevardAvenue in Historic Co-coa Village. The co-op isa true working coopera-tive, all members ofwhich are co-owners ofthe business and shareexpenses and work re-quirements, includingstaffing the shop yearround. The shop is opendaily from 10 a.m, to 5p.m., and Sunday fromnoon to five. For moreinformation, call321/632-6553.
folding screens. Many items are being designed for the from Susan’s ex-tensive collection of vintage fabrics – toile and bark clothincluding pillows and interesting linens. Photography byNatasha Lawrence is available for the tourist to take home aremembrance of a favorite nearby view. Susan will be offering coffee for those who stop by andwant to sit a spell and look through magazines and discusssolutions to decorating problems. You will enjoy what yousee and will find wonderful adventures to take home and fitinto your own special style and place. You are special andso is this unique shop.
Hand made Hug-a-Bears are being distributed monthly toemergency rooms and pediatric units in all of Brevard Countyhospitals, as well as to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando bya local group. The Wuesthauff car-diac surgery unit also benefits bybeing able to supply a donated, firmlystuffed bear to each patient, who mayplace them over their sutures duringtimes of discomfort. The Christian Crafters of NorthMerritt Island United MethodistChurch meets twice a week to makeand distribute the 500-600 bearsneeded monthly. The women and menof the group range in ages from 15-80+ and include people from all overBrevard County and members of vari-ous church denominations. Beginning as a small group in 1997, the first donation was toCape Canaveral Hospital and consisted of 19 little bears. Overthe years, over 18,000 bears have been crafted from donated
and purchased material and have given comfort to childrenand adults who sought help at local hospitals. The groupalso receives letters from many tourists living and the coun-
try who visitedthe Space Coastand returnedhome with acomforting bear.Inspired, newgroups havebeen started uparound the USAand Canada. Many skills areneeded by theC h r i s t i a nCrafters and theywelcome new
members, as well as donations of trim, thread and material.For more information on how to help, call the North MerrittIsland Church office at 452-7180.
There’s a new kid on the block! CCT, formally known asChildren’s Community Theater, has moved to the corner ofWillard St. (520 West) and Florida Avenue, right on the edgeof Cocoa Village. They bring with them an expanded dance,karate, and theater program. CCT isn’t just for kids anymore! For many years Bruce McReynolds, former CCT director,produced lavish productions with and for children in thecommunity. CCT over the years has become a “school of theperforming arts”, offering courses after school hours andduring school breaks for the children of Brevard County.Today’s CCT is run by a director and a board of directors(volunteers). They, along with ten instructors, are interestedin offering training and experiences in the arts to childrenand adults. Classes offered range from pre-tap/ballet (combo)to ballet/pointe for the experienced teenager. Hip-hop, mod-ern and classical jazz, tap, ballet, performance group, karate,musical theater, improv, and acrobatics classes are also avail-able. Adults now have the opportunity to take classes in tap,classical jazz, professional group, karate, and coming soon...ballroom dancing! CCT’s summer camp program gives children an opportunityto participate in the development of all aspects of a drama,improv, or musical production. They will perform for theirfamilies, friends, and the community at the end of the camp.This past summer the musical theater camp performed “Pi-rates of Penzance” with a cast of over 20 students ranging inage from 7 to 14. CCT’s performance group is well known in the community.It has performed at the Back to School EXPO in Melbourne,the Rockledge 4th of July Picnic, the Cocoa Beach Art Festi-val, Pumpkins in the Park, and at various nursing homes inthe central Brevard area.
We’re Five years Old! Hard tobelieve how fast the time goes by.
Hardcovers continues to grow –over 30,000! For your convenience,more New Books are now in stock, as well as Gift Certifi-cates. New Books are almost always 20% Off the CoverPrice – in Stock or Special Ordered. Most Orders are re-ceived within 10 days, and we call you when your bookcomes in. Phone Orders and Credit Cards accepted. CallMarilyn at 639-5624 or stop by the Book Xchg, 602 BrevardAvenue, across from Cocoa City Hall, and pick up a FREESoutheast Booksellers’ 2001 Holiday Gift Book Catalogue.Also, welcome their new neighbors: The Haven Tea Roomand Gift Shoppe.
Who else but CCT can offer such a diversified outlet forthe children of Brevard County? CCT will be happy to en-rich your child’s life through their participation in the arts.Register your children (and yourself) at CCT for classes.While you are in the Cocoa Village area browse through themany shops, dine at the restaurants, or enjoy the Fridaynight entertainment! Take advantage of all that Cocoa Vil-lage offers. We encourage you to visit our new facility. The entry toCCT faces west, just across from the grassy parking lot nextto Past Gas. See you soon! Call 632-9217 for more informa-tion.
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Does the phrase “tiny bubbles” remind you of a song? Onceyou go by Bath Cottage it will also remind you of the newbubble machine Jan and Theresa have recently put outside.For more fun go by Annie’s Toy Chest and see all the newtoys “Annie Jan” has gotten in, lots of classic toys andpuzzles. Mangos has installed a very nice looking fountain in frontof their store, go by and take a look. Speaking of taking a lookat things, have you been by the see the mural on the side ofthe Bank of America building? The mural depicts differenthistorical period scenes, as well as featuring faces of some ofour current residents. Studio 639 hasmoved in to Ken Har-ris’ old location andKen Harris has movednext door toMurdocks. The SportsBar is now open. It islocated on the secondfloor of Tabu. On October 27 & 28Kool Beanz had a ben-efit to raise money forthe September 11th
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Many people think of the cornerof Delannoy Avenue and HarrisonStreet as “The Big Three.” First,however, take a walk back in historyand enjoy the background of thebuildings. The first building, the Hillbuilding, was built around 1895 andwas the only working bank betweenJacksonville and Miami. You can stillsee the word “Bank” imprinted onthe front on Delannoy Ave. It wasknown as the Brevard County StateBank and was established in 1898 byHarrison Albert Taylor. The City ofCocoa held their meetings on thesecond floor from 1895 to 1900. Dur-ing the past it was used as offices, arestaurant, an apartment, and stores.It is now the home of Bello Mondo
(which means beautiful world) on the first floor and Big Daddy Dave’s Jazz and Blues Club on the second floor. The buildingwhere you now find Corleone’s Too was built after the Hill Building and was a bowling alley. Corleone’s Too is the home ofthe “best pizza in Brevard” as written by Florida Today and Florida Trend Magazine. The brick you see in both Bello Mondorestaurant and the Jazz club, took over a year to restore. Bello Mondo restaurant will be changing the menu every two weeksto showcase cuisine from around the world as well as from Italy, hence, “Welcome To Our Beautiful World.” The Jazz andBlues club reminds patrons of a “Classy Speakeasy” where you can hear the best jazz and blues in the county (Upon request,you might even get Big Daddy to sing for you.) All three locations have full liquor service. Like most of our customers, enjoy
Starting December 3, 2001 The Historic Cocoa Village Play-house will hold auditions for the musical production of FunnyGirl. The auditions on December 3, 2001 will be at 7 pm andwill be for females 13 years old and older, auditions on De-cember 4, 2001 will be at 7 pm and will be for males 13 yearsold and older, auditions on December 5, 2001 will be at 5 pmand will be for children up to 12 years old. There is no experience necessary. Limit vocal auditions to amaximum of 2 minutes and please bring sheet music, pianoistprovided. If you bring a cd or tape with music, it cannot con-tain prerecorded vocals. If you do not have a song the pianistwill play “Happy Birthday” for you to sing to. Call the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse at 321-636-5050.
The United States flag consists of two sections and threesymbolic colors. The blue canton in the upper left
corner contains stands for the Union: its 50stars represents the fifty states. The
13 red and white stripes on the re-mainder of the flag symbolizethe 13 original colonies. Thecolor blue in the flag sym-bolizes loyalty, devotion,
f r i e n d - ship, justice and truth. The red standsfor courage, zeal, and fer-vency. The white representspurity and rectitude of conduct.
Of note, for an outdoor flag typically the length of the flagis typically ¼ to 1/3 the height of the flagpole. So a 30 footpole could accomodate a 5’ by 8’ flag.
Cocoa has spent more than $3 million on thenew Riverfront Park, and it is a beautiful facility! In-
deed, one to be extremely proud of. Now let’s see if theCity of Cocoa can make use of it.
One of the persistent points of conflict between the cityofficials and the merchants who make up the core of the Vil-lage economy is the apparent carte blanche given to thecorporation that holds its multiple alcohol-driven events onthe streets of the Village. Despite years of protest that suchevents effectively kill a full day’s income for these merchantsand often produce damage to private and municipal property,our officials persist in issuing permit after permit for thesestreet parties. No other municipality in the county grants per-mits for similar “happenings.” Sort of makes you wonder—WHY? Why Cocoa? Why the streets and not the park? It is certainly clear—at least to us—that the corporationenjoys a rather special relationship with city officials—electedand hired—that takes precedence over considerations shownto the people who daily work, pay taxes and try to earn aliving in the Village. As a result of this privileged relationship,the event organizer and promoter is allowed to levy an unof-ficial tax on the merchants of the Village. Tragically, this taxdoes not accrue to the treasury of the city, nor does it find itsway into the pockets of the promoters. It is a funny kind oftax—levied on one group and lost to all—but a tax neverthe-less. The restriction of street events to the confines ofRiverfront and Taylor Parks could prevent this unfair burdenon the merchants. While our some elected city officials seems bound and
determined to continue these kind of events—confident thatany kind of event is good for Cocoa—there are those thatoppose them for what we consider three very good reasons. First, these events can actually cost the city and taxpayersmoney when the portion paid to Cocoa doesn’t meet the costof police, cleanup, emergency services or the labor of cityworkers involved in preparing for, policing and cleaning theVillage. Second, the availability of alcohol—with very few identitychecks—creates the potential for serious personal and prop-erty damage in Cocoa. Some merchants have experienced prop-erty damage, and even residents of the areas around the Vil-lage have witnessed fights and act of hooliganism. Certainlythe city does have a considerable liability if someone is seri-ously hurt or perhaps killed as a direct result of one of thesestreet parties. Third, there are a number of merchants and residents ofCocoa who do not agree with the view that such events aregood for the city. They argue that such events create a falseimpression that Cocoa is “party central” for Brevard County—a poorly prepared Daytona Beach wantabe! We think theyare right! Cocoa Village is a unique historic tourist destina-tion and shopping district. It is the ambiance of the Villagethat attracts visitors (who frequently return), not the raucousparties that disrupt the Village. We think it is time for all our Cocoa officials—elected orhired—to seriously rethink the entire policy regarding streetparties. At a minimum, they should be restricted to the con-fines of the parks. At the optimum, they should be eliminatedentirely. We realize this is perhaps too much to ask right now. It IS election time, so why not a referendum?
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Jazz in the gazebo sponsoredby contributing merchantsFridays, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM(Weather permitting)
Antique & classic car showthird Saturday of every month. Starts
5 pm.Motorcycle rally last Saturday of every month.
Call (321) 633-0600 for detailsSpacecoast Postcard Club meets in the Tebeau-Field
Library first Sunday of each month at 2pm. Call (321) 690-0099 for more information.October 26-27 Pumpkins in the Park, sponsored by the Jun-ior LeagueOctober 27 Saturday Lecture Series at the Tebeau-Field Li-brary, 435 Brevard Ave. Lecture begins at 2pm.The speakerwill be Dr. Robert A. Taylor. Dr. Taylor is a professor of his-tory at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. Hewill be presenting the findings of his latest book, Florida inthe Civil War. His book will be on sale and he will be availablefor autographs. Call (321) 690-0099 for more information.November 3 November Fall Gallery WalkNovember 4 Mustang Car ShowNovember 4 Country Lunch at First Baptist Church of Co-coa, located at 750 Brevard Ave. Feature will bechickn’n’dumplins. Reservations not needed and event willbenefit youth ministry. Call (321) 636-2868 for more informa-tion.November 10-11 Holiday Open House in Cocoa VillageNovember 23-25 Old Fashioned Christmas in Cocoa VillageNovember 25 6th Annual Tree Lighting sponsored by His-toric Cocoa Village Association. The Community Band ofBrevard and several church choirs will be providing music;Santa will stop by for a visit, and the Waterfront Park will bededicated.November 25 Hanging of the Greens Christmas Service atFirst Baptist Church of Cocoa. There will be carols, decorat-ing the Chrisom Tree, and communion. Call (321) 636-2868 formore information.
November 30 & December 1 Christmas Cookie Sale spon-sored by First Baptist Church of Cocoa. Order your cookiesby calling the church at (321) 636-2868. Delivery of cookies isfree and this event benefits the youth ministry.December 1 & 2 Historic Cocoa Village Association pre-sents the Holiday Craft Fair. For more information call (321)631-9075December 4 Cocoa High School Holiday Concert at the CivicCenterDecember 8 Coca -Rockledge Christmas Parade sponsoredby Parks & Recreation DepartmentDecember 9 Tastes and Sounds of Christmas at First BaptistChurch of Cocoa. Program starts at 5pm. There will be Christ-mas foods and a children’s Christmas program. Reservationsare not needed. Call (321) 636-2868 for more information..December 11 Cocoa High School Holiday Concert at theCivic CenterDecember 16 Christmas musical How Great our Joy! At FirstBaptist Church of Cocoa. Program will begin at 6pm, ticketsare not needed. Call (321) 636-2868 for more informa-tion
December 24 Christmas EveCandlelight Service at First BaptistChurch of Cocoa. Service begins at5:30pm and all faiths are welcome. Call (321) 636-2868 for more informationDecember 31 New Years Eve Street PartyFebruary 23 Mardi GrasMarch 2 & 3 Spring Craft Fair sponsored by Historic CocoaVillage AssociationMarch 17 St. Patrick’s Day PartyApril 26 Arbor Day in Waterfront Park
If you have an event you would like to have listed pleaseemail it to [email protected] or fax 639-8681.If youhave further questions about a specific event please con-tact the sponsor direct. We do not represent the City of Co-coa, Historic Cocoa Village Association, or Cocoa MainStreet Association.
Big Daddy Dave’s Jazz and Blues ClubCasual but nice attire please. Private parties welcome.Tuesdays & Wednesdays: Jason CookThursdays: Debby BoyerNovember 2 & 3 Jazzin’ the HouseNovember 9 & 10 BluescastersNovember 16 & 17 Usual SuspectsNovember 23 & 24 BluescastersNovember 30 Jazzin’ the HouseDecember 1 Jazzin the HouseDecember 7 & 8 BluescastersDecember 14 & 15 Usual SuspectsDecember 21 & 22 BluescastersDecember 28 & 29 Jazzin the HouseMusic schedule is subject to change without notice.
Kool Beanz Every first and third Saturday of each month from 5-7 pmKool Beanz will host Short Fiction Night.Come and listen to local authors/writers perform their fic-tional works live and on stage. If you’re a writer we welcome
your participation (arrive early to sign in). Divorce your tele-vision and let us reawaken your love of true entertainment.You won’t be sorry. For more information call 784-0752 or783-5084 AND FOR YOU POETS.....Are you ableto read your poetry to move an audi-ence to tears or laughter? Would youlike to hear local poets read, speak, orsing their poetry? Well, here’s your op-portunity to be a minstrel, troubadour,or even a bard with your own poeticpresentation. Save the 2nd & 4th Satur-days (4pm-7pm) each month at Kool Beanzfor your poetry pleasure. This event issponsored by the Space Coast Poetry Clubof Brevard. Contact Dan at [email protected] for in-formation. Let others know about this event, too. You neverknow what poet might be at your elbow.Sundays: Acoustic Open Mic starting at 7pm.Mondays: Scott Judkins at 5pm and Hootenanny (unpluggedopen jam session) at 8 pmTuesdays: Billy Heigle at 5pm and Dave Grooms at 8pmWednesdays: Aimee Alden at 5pm, 1st & 3rd Mike Runion, 2nd
& 4th One Street OverThursdays: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Barry Brogan at 5pm, 2nd & 4th SherlyOlguin at 5pm. 1st Marc Weinland at 8 pm, and 2nd, 3rd, & 4th,
Dianne Runion at 8pm.Fridays: Lewis & Roque at 5pmSaturdays: 1st & 3rd Short Fiction at 5pm, 2nd & 4th PoetryReadingOctober 27 & 28: Folk For Firefighters/September 11th Fund.Saturday is 7pm – midnight and features The Ashley Gang,Grant Livingston, Ada Forney, Terry Deer, Dr. Jim Phillips,along with other performers. Sunday is 4pm – 9pm and fea-tures Grammy nominee Jeanie Fitchen, Frank & Ann Tho-mas, Al Scortino, norm mcdonald, Frank & Mary Lee Sweet,Bill Suiter, Ken Parsons, and other performers. Tickets arelimited to 50 seats each day and cost $20 each day, or $30 forboth days (in advance). All proceeds from tickets and rafflego to the September 11 Fund.November 2:Rocky D’Andrea at 8:30pmNovember 3: Florida Friendz of Kool BeanzConcert # 6 at 8pmNovember 9: Ron MacDonald & Terry Kelly at 8:30pmNovember 10: Neil Young Birthday Bashw/ Dave Groom & Friends at 8:30pmNovember 16: The Cool Bus Riders at 8:30pmNovember 17: Lewis & RoqueNovember 18: Sunday Concert – Bryan Rivers& Nancy Cook at 5pmNovember 23: Sam Pacetti at 8:30pmNovember 24:Amy Carol Webb at 8:30pmNovember 30: The New Millenium HippiesDecember 7: John “Still The One” Hall in concert for oneshow only! Show will be at 8:30pm and include Cyd Ward &norm macdonald.December 8: Bob Rafkin, Carl Wade, & Barbara Shafferat 8:30pmDecember 14: Melbourne Drum Tribe & Dave Goomsat 8;30pmDecember 15: Sam Pecetti at 8:30pmDecember 16:Jeanie Fitchen’s Christmas Concert at 5pmDecember 21: Melany at 8:30pmDecember 22: To be announcedDecember 28: Robin & Eddyat 8:30pmDecember 29: Todd HokeDecember 31: New Year’ EveParty featuring The AshleyGang beginning at 8pmCheck our website, www.koolbeanz.com for more information andupdates. GROOVEY BABY!
“Let Every Day Be Christmas” with Mindy Simmons, FRIDAY DECEMBER 1st, 8:30pm Come celebrate with me on Dec 1stat Kool Beanz. I’m going to sing Christmas carols and I hope you will want to sing along. The first set at 8:30 will be the songsfrom my Christmas CD and other holiday music. I will have my Christmas CD for sale at that time. Proceeds from my ChristmasCD go to help fund the Casa Ave Maria mission in Masaya, Nicaragua which feeds, clothes, and educates the at-risk childrenthere living in abject poverty, Many of them orphaned and alone. Then at 10:00 I’ll do another couple of more generic sets of“Mindy Music” to round out the evening. Of course you can sing along with those songs as well. I look forward to kickingoff the holidays with you all. See you soon. -Mindy Lou
KOOL BEANZ ANNUAL X-MAS PARTY with Big Red & the Bus, SUNDAY DECEMBER 10th, 5pm-8pm Happy, humor-ous, and thought provoking songs about the holiday season. Folk rock, surf, reggae, rock and roll, blues, country rock, andchildren’s music. Big Red & the Bus will be performing songs from their “Christmas All The Time” CD. They’ll be performingthe title tracks which asks why isn’t the spirit of Christmas practiced through out the year, and not just during the holidays?,and other such favorites as- ‘Sandy Beaches And Sunny Christmas’,’Shake Your Sleighbells’, ‘Santa Is A Surfer’,and ‘NoLines At All’- folk rock ballad describing how the Earth looks at Christmas time from an astronaut’s view in space, inspiredwhen the band met Max Q, a part time rock and roll band composed of active NASA astronauts. They’ll also play traditionalholiday favorites. Cover charge: cash donation, toys or canned goods.
All donations to go Salvation Army Brevard County Domestic Violence Program (631-2766 ex.-24), and Vietnam Veteransof Brevard Transitional Facility
The merchants of the Village and thestaff of this newspaper would like to thank you for your
patronage over this last year and wish you all thebest this holiday season. We would like to express our appreciationfor your concerns, compliments, suggestions and questions wehave received during the year. We look forward to continuingserving you the readers in the New Year..
