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Get ready to savor the flavor the weekend of Oct. 10-13 at the inaugural New Smyrna Beach Uncorked, a food and wine event. This four-day festival will showcase New Smyrna’s finest chefs and restaurants through a series of food and wine tasting and demonstrations.
Booths will be stationed along beachside’s historic Flagler Avenue from the Indian River to the Atlantic Ocean ending at Seaside Station.
Artists, musicians and street performers will be clustered at the corner lot at Peninsula and Flagler (Waverly Property), the CRA 200 Block site (across from shuffleboard courts), and at Seaside Station. There will be about 65 booths combining artists, musicians, vendors and culinary exhibitors.
New Smyrna Beach Uncorked, Friday, Oct. 10:
Galleria di Vetro “Welcome Reception”, 4-6 p.m., at 310 Flagler Avenue (free). The reception will feature glass blowing demonstrations, chocolate and champagne, live music, and fun for all.
Butler Style Cocktail Party “La Playa Lounge”, 7-10 p.m. ($110 per person). Venue for this event will be located on the 300 block of Flagler Avenue (future site of Beachside Village.) The event will take place under an elegantly staged tent reminiscent of a Mediterranean Style Lounge. Spanish River Grille and Riverside Catering will service the event. Tables will be bistro style with some seating available. More than 16 heavy hor’s d’oeuvres and 40 wines, not available in restaurants, will be offered along with cheese, meat and fruit tables and jazz music will be playing for the entire event. Ticket sales are limited to 250. Parking available along Flagler Avenue or the Valet Service will park cars.
New Smyrna Beach Uncorked, Saturday, Oct. 11
Flagler Avenue Beach Party Blowout: 6-10 p.m. ($25 per person). Traders Beach Club will host this event – Sponsored by Margaritaville. Venue will be located at the Collado Property (corner of Flagler and Cooper Street). Ticket sales are limited to 350.
Bayou Boil: 1-4: p.m. ($45 per person). Chases on the Beach will host this event. Venue for this event will be tented and take place on the Corner of Cooper/Flagler Avenue). Raw Bar will include cracked crab, steamed oysters and smoked lobster dip. Hot bar will include shrimp and sausage etoufee, jambalaya, boiled crawfish. Open cash bar available. There will be blue grass music. Ticket sales are limited to 150.
Pacific Northwest Grande Wine Dinner and Tasting, 7-10 p.m. ($150 per person). Norwood’s Restaurant and Wine Shop will host the “Five Course Meal” with an 8-10 wine pairing. Venue for this event will be tented, staged elegantly and will be located on the 300 block of Flagler Avenue (future site of Beachside Village). This sit down dinner will showcase the finest culinary talents available in the city. Expert Sommelier, Randy Ford, King Estates, will educate and entertain. Guests will receive educational materials regarding the menu, ingredients, the wine, and its pairings. Ticket sales are limited to 100.
New Smyrna Beach Uncorked, Sunday, Oct. 12
Champagne Gala Brunch: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ($79 per person). The Grille at Riverview, 101 Flagler Avenue will host this champagne tasting and savory brunch. Tickets will be limited to 100. Format will be a sit down experience educational in nature in regards to the courses served and its champagne pairings. Educational materials to be distributed at the event.
International Beer Festival: 1- 4 p.m. ($35 per person/$10 designated driver). The Flagler Tavern and Woodchuck Cider will host this event and the venue will be at Collado Property (corner of Flagler and Cooper St) with bistro style tables, and tasting arrangement along the perimeter. Light food will be available for consumption. Tickets will be limited to 350. Proceeds to be donated to “Gifts of Love”. Educational materials will be distributed at this event.
Luau Celebration and Dinner Show: 6- 10 p.m. ($75 adult/$40 child). The Flagler Tavern and D.B. Pickles will host and service the Polynesian fantasy dinner spectacular. Sponsored by Tommy Bahama Ultra Premium Rum. Venue to be located at Collado Property (corner of Flagler and Cooper St). Tickets will be limited to 250. Polynesian Hula Dancers, fire knife thrower, audience participation, dance lessons, tropical music, lei greeting ceremony and photo opportunities available. It will be a sit down buffet style seating and viewing allowing easy maneuvering around venue.
New Smyrna Beach Uncorked, Monday, Oct. 13
From Ocean to Plate Chef Demo and Lunch Service: 1-3 p.m. ($55 per person). Chef Danny and Chef Erik of Flip Flops Grill & Chill boast their talents illustrating advanced techniques in culinary arts. Lunch service to follow the chef demo. Venue to be located at the 300 Block behind Flip Flops Bar & Grill. Live music and wine flights to be served during the event. Tickets will be limited to 50.
Culinary Tours, Demos and Culinary Instruction: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ($TBA) Monday culinary instruction will take place at Riverside Catering on Orange Street (Canal Street). Classes will be by advanced reservations and are first come basis.
Culinary Demos and Tasting will take place at Malony’s Oyster Bar on Canal Street.
New Smyrna Beach Uncorked, throughout the weekend
Culinary Tours by Segway of Volusia will take place Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday by reservation only, 307 Flagler Avenue – Suite 104, 386-402-8992. Times and fees TBA. Discounts available to those with event tickets. Tours will vary in length 1-1/2 to 3 hrs.
Art Walk on Flagler “Culinary Arts” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (free) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Gallery Group of Flagler Avenue will host this event (wwwflaglergallerygroup.com) along the avenue. Chef Demos will take place at the Colony, the Cloisters and Gone Bonkers (times TBA). Music venues will be at Waverly Property, the Gazebo, Collado Property and Seaside Station on Flagler Avenue
There will be 30 VIP Tickets available which will allow access into each of the venues for a discounted combined cost of $535 per person (excluding Segway tours and Monday’s culinary tours, demos and instructions). Tickets for all venues, including VIP tickets, will be available at Galleria di Vetro, 310 Flagler Ave., 386-409-0402 and the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, 115 Canal Street, 386-428-2449.
Tickets for specific venues will be sold at the host restaurant:
Riverside Catering (La Playa Lounge), 104 N. Orange (off Canal Street) 386-409-5588
Traders Beach Club (Flagler Avenue Beach Party), 317 Flagler Avenue; 386-426-2080
Norwood’s Seafood & Wine Shop (Pacific Northwest Grande Wine Dinner), 440 E. Second Avenue; 386-428-4621
Chases on the Beach (Bayou Boil), 3401 S. Atlantic Avenue 386-423-8787
The Grille at Riverview (Champagne Gala Brunch), 101 Flagler Avenue; 386-428-1865
Flagler Tavern (International Beer Festival & Luau Celebration/Dinner Show), 414 Flagler Avenue; 386-426-2080
Flip Flops Grill & Chill (From Ocean to Plate Chef Demo and Lunch Service), 103 Pine Street; 386-424-0161
For more information, call 800-541-9621 or visit www.nsbfla.com/uncorked.
Photo by Sandi Carroll:
Kyle Carni will demonstrate live glassblowing and flame working at Galleria di Vetro during the September Art Walk. The punch-drawing prize for the month is one of his creations.
NOTE: The Sept. 27 Art Walk on Flagler Avenue will be held in conjunction with the 8th annual NSB Jazz Festival and with scheduled “surf” artists from the Fay-canceled August Art Walk.
ART AND JAZZ – ART WALK ON FLAGLER AVENUE
Art Walk on historic Flagler Avenue in New Smyrna Beach is held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month along the quaint five-blocks from the Indian River to the Atlantic Ocean. The Saturday, Sept. 27 Art Walk, themed “Paint to Music,” will be held in conjunction with the 8th annual NSB Jazz Festival, which will feature live music at 10 indoor venues on Flagler Avenue. Also, “surf” artists, such as Kem McNair, from the Fay-canceled August Art Walk will be on the avenue.
Visit Art Walk and take a fascinating stroll along Flagler Avenue while enjoying the wonderful art on
Artwood Forest
display in galleries, under canopies, on porches and in courtyards. The popular event features painting, jewelry, ceramics, glass blowing, sculpture, fabric arts and more; free children’s activities, entertainment and a special prize drawing; presented by the Gallery Group of Flagler Avenue. DJ Dennis will be playing tunes and making announcements at the gazebo, and look for “musical themed” face and body painting in front of the Cloisters.
As if that’s not enough – there will be music emanating from venues up and down the avenue, courtesy of the 8th Annual New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival.
It’s all free and in walking distance along the five fabulous blocks between the Indian River and the ocean along New Smyrna’s Flagler Avenue.
Galleria di Vetro will be donating the punch-drawing prize this month. It is sure to be something special created by Kyle Carni, who will be demonstrating live glassblowing and flame working during Art Walk.
The Jazz Festival performances will be held from noon-10: 30 p.m. at several different indoor venues. Organized by Marc Monteson Promotions, there will be a Jazz Fest kick-off party Thursday night at the Om Bar & Chill Lounge. For more information about the NSB Jazz Festival, call 423-9760 or visit www.marcmontesonpromotions.com for the complete schedule of performances.
Art and music – in a charming setting between the river and the ocean – what more could one ask for?
Come for the art, stay for the music and the sunset at the September Art Walk on Flagler Avenue.
Sponsoring galleries are Anthony Bell Creations, 316 Flagler; Beachsyde Jewelers, 415 Flagler Ave.; Galleria di Vetro, 310 Flagler; Jewelry of Joy, 307 Flagler; Palms Up Pottery, 413 Flagler; and Ta Da Gallery, 113 Flagler.
Themes for the rest of the year will be Masquerade, Oct. 25; Christmas Village, Nov. 22; and Christmas Celebration, Dec. 20 (a week earlier, due to the holiday).
For more information about Art Walk, or to request an artist’s application, call 386-428-1770, 386-689-2672 or visit www.flaglergallerygroup.com.
And don’t forget that the NSB Water Taxi now stops at the west end of Flagler Avenue, at the Grill at Riverview every two hours starting at 12:30 p.m. For details, call 386-428-4828 or visit www.nsbtaxi.com.
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