Virginia BeachFest '08

Stage Set for July 25 & 26 Beach Music Event

Groseclose, VA July 11, 2008 - Preparations are nearing completion for what is being billed as one of the largest beach music and oldies events ever staged in Southwestern Virginia. Set for July 25 and 26, BeachFest ’08 will present eight bands, many considered to be Beach Music legends, in Davis Valley Winery’s state-of-the-art amphitheatre.

The talent lineup includes the Tams, the Catalinas, The Embers, and the Fantastic Shakers, all of whom have songs on most top 100 beach songs lists. Beach Music fans who attend this event can shag to such classics as I Love Beach Music by the Embers, Be Young - Be Foolish - Be Happy and What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am by the Tams, Summertime is Calling Me by the Catalinas, Myrtle Beach Days and Shakin’ the Shack by the Fantastic Shakers, and scores of other beach music and oldies hits.
The Carolina Beach Music Academy’s 2007group of the year, Jim Quick and Coastline will perform, along with Sammy O’Banion and Mardi Gras, the Entertainers, and the Kings.

“We have worked very hard to present a first-class event,” said winery owner, Rusty Cox. “We’re bringing in a dance floor which we will set up right in front of the stage for the shag dancers to strut their stuff and our big natural amphitheatre is perfect for just sitting back and enjoying the music and the performers.”
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the gate for Friday evening’s performances, which begin at 6 p.m. Saturday’s performances start at 12 noon and tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the gate. The best deal is the two-day weekend pass for $25.

A variety of food, Davis Valley’s award-winning wines, and other beverages will be available at the festival. However, Virginia’s ABC regulations prohibit bringing in other alcoholic beverages.
Among the food selections is a perennial crowd favorite, Davis Valley Winery’s Famous Buffalo Burgers. Buffalo are raised on winery-owned farm property not far from the winery itself.

Beach Music is a phenomenon that began in the Virginia and Carolinas coastal resort areas as an outgrowth of Rhythm & Blues music. Beach Music began evolving into its own genre in the 1950s and really took its own identity when a dance called the Shag - with its own rhythm and dance moves - evolved out of bop dancing. Now, there are Shag clubs all over the eastern U.S.

Mr. Cox reports that beach music fans from several adjacent states have purchased advance tickets.

Davis Valley Winery’s official address is Rural Retreat, Virginia but it is actually located near the community of Groseclose, just 1.5 miles from I-81 Exit 54 between Wytheville and Marion, Virginia.

BeachFest ’08 will be held rain or shine and everyone is urged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Visit www.dvwinery.com or call 276-686-8855 for details and to purchase advance tickets. Advance tickets must be purchased by July 18.

Performance Schedule:
Friday, July 25th
6:00 pm The Kings
7:45 pm Catalinas
9:30 pm The Tams
Saturday, July 26th
12:00 noon Jim Quick & Coastline
1:45 pm Sammy O’Banion & Mardi Gras
3:30 pm The Shakers
5:15 pm The Entertainers
7:30 pm The Embers
CONTACT:
Davis Valley Winery
276.686.8855
Web Site: www.dvwinery.com Email: davisvalleywinery@hotmail.com
Interstate 81 Exit 54 between Wytheville and Marion, VA. 1.5 miles from exit.