Janna Ivey To Perform Before Willie Nelson at Space Coast Seafood & Music Festival Feb. 17

By  //  January 26, 2018

AT SPACE COAST DAILY PARK IN VIERA

Brevard’s own singer-songwriter Janna Ivey, right, is set to perform at the Space Coast Seafood and Music Festival, opening for Los Lonely Boys and Willie Nelson, on Saturday, Feb. 17.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard’s own singer-songwriter Janna Ivey is set to perform at the Space Coast Seafood and Music Festival, opening for Los Lonely Boys and Willie Nelson, on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Space Coast Daily Park in Viera, Florida will be the venue for the Space Coast’s hottest event when Space Coast Daily presents the four-day 2018 Space Coast Seafood & Music Festival Feb. 15-18.

Ivey is a native Floridian who discovered the love of music at an early age. Growing up in Vero Beach, she was exposed to a variety of different music types and sounds and was encouraged by her parents to pursue her passions.

Ivey began playing cello at the age of 11 and continued through high school, claiming the coveted first chair position in her high school orchestra for many years.

While living in Titusville, she began to discover country music and take in influence from her surroundings, and at the age of 19, received her first guitar

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Although Ivey had been writing song lyrics since the age of eight, she never had the tools to put together a complete song. Fast forward to 2015, and the 26-year old is now playing regular shows at local hot-spots across Brevard County, and opened for Clint Black at Port Canaveral in 2015.

Ivey performs with a variety of musicians and is currently making the final edits to her first demo which she calls an eclectic mix of country, alternative, blues and pop.

Her main influences musically have been Janis Joplin, Travis Tritt, Carrie Underwood, Maroon 5, John Mayer, and said her own personal upbringing and life experiences have all helped to shape her style of songwriting and vocals.

“Like most singer-songwriters, I would love to be able to tour the world performing my songs, and to one day be considered as one of the best performers in the music industry,” said Ivey.

“I truly value and understand the importance of hard work and dedication, and won’t stop until I achieve my goals.”

Janna Ivey performs with a variety of musicians and is currently making the final edits to her first demo which she calls an eclectic mix of country, alternative, blues and pop.

Ivey, whose father is Brevard County  Sheriff Wayne Ivey,  performed at the Police Hall of Fame in Titusville for the families of fallen officers during a special ceremony.

“Although it was a difficult show to get through without crying, it was also deeply moving,” said Ivey.

“You could sense that you were helping, at least in some small way, for these families to be able to grieve and to know that their loved ones’ lives mattered.”

Ivey is currently employed with Brevard County, and also works hard on behalf of the welfare of animals.

“I’m a huge animal lover and the proud mom of two incredible rescue dogs, I would encourage everyone to visit their local animal shelters and give a pet a forever home,” said Ivey.

Ivey currently performs with a variety of musicians throughout Central Florida at various venues and special events.

“I am honored to have been selected to open for music legend Wille Nelson and Los Lonely Boys at such an incredible event right here in my own hometown,” said Ivey.

“Having the chance to perform for so many people from our community is incredibly rewarding and I am so excited to be a part of the Space Coast Seafood and Music Festival.”

Ivey will perform at 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 17 at the Space Coast Seafood & Music Festival on the Space Coast Daily Stage.

ABOUT THE SPACE COAST SEAFOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL 

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Cousins Maine Lobster has offered their famous Maine and Connecticut Lobster rolls, New England Clam Chowder, Lobster Bisque, Cousins Lobster Tacos, Lobster Quesadillas, Maine Lobster Tail, Lobster Tots, Whoopie Pies and Lobster Ice Cream at the Seafood Festival.

The Space Coast Seafood and Music Festival will feature a large and diverse variety of seafood and other food choices for the public during the four-day festival, February 15-18 at Space Coast Daily Park in Viera.

Lobster, aka Maine’s red gold, is one of the gustatory stars of the Cocoa Beach Seafood and Music Fest, a weekend jammed with great music and fantastic food.

From 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15 to the evening hours on Sunday, Feb. 18, Viera’s expansive and easy to get to Space Coast Daily Park will be the place for grazing on seafood and listening to top musical entertainers perform live on the Space Coast Daily Stage.

“King Lobstah” will be joined by shrimp, clams, oysters and other princes of the deep during this seafood extravaganza. For seafood lovers and music lovers, this will be a weekend to remember.

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“We will have a terrific amount and variety of seafood on offer at the festival,” said Giles Malone, partner in Maverick Multimedia and Brevard Productions, publishers of Space Coast Daily and organizers of the festival.

“Top-class seafood vendors will join us from here at the beautiful beachfront Alan Shepard Park and from all across the USA to satisfy every appetite. We thought of the landlubbers, too, and we’re also offering lots of great BBQ and other food choices.”

Francine Quigley from New Jersey will offer her Clam Stew at the festival
Seafood vendors have been selected for the variety of dishes they bring to the festival table, including delicious clam stew.
Shrimp cocktails will be offered by Jersey Girl Superfoods at the festival
Shrimp cocktails will be offered by vendors at the festival.

Seafood vendors have been selected for the variety of dishes they bring to the festival table. Familiar faces on the Brevard restaurant scene will also be dishing out their specialties.

Felice Firestone of Golden gate foods is organizing the plethora of seafood vendors traveling to Brevard. For the Space Coast Seafood & Music Festival, Firestone plans to feature a large variety for festival goers.

High-quality vendors will serve shrimp cocktails, prepared with fresh, still warm shrimp with lots of spices, cocktail sauce and drawn butter.

Additional menu items, among others, include fish tacos and smoked whiting with drawn butter.

If all the mention of drawn butter brings images of high cholesterol, not to worry, for Firestone will also have non-seafood, healthy offerings such as broccoli salad and kale salad.

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Willy T’s Crab Shack, home of Maryland-style crab cakes will offer their legendary authentic Maryland-style crab cake sandwich, Willy T’s chefs start with generous portions of lump blue crab meat, to which is added the company’s “World Famous Secret Family Recipe” spices before being deep-fried to perfection.

The sandwiches are served on artisanal buttery brioche buns with lettuce and tomato on the side.

Willy T’s also features mini versions of the crab cakes and spicy shrimp sandwiches, as well as crab salad and shrimp and clam baskets.

Fans of the television hit “Shark Tank” may remember Portland, Maine cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomax, who wowed the “sharks” with their proposal for expansion of their Cousins Maine Lobster food trucks.

ABOVE VIDEO: Cousins Maine Lobster has been featured at the Seafood and Music Festival.

Orlando resident Kevin Anderson saw the show and was so impressed by what the Cousins offered, he bought into their franchise.

“They grew up in the lobster business and know what they’re talking about,” said Anderson. “Their recipes are so good, they couldn’t keep up with the demand.”

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Anderson brings his Cousins Maine Lobster food truck to the Festivals to satisfy lobster cravings. Expect lobster rolls, lobster tacos, lobster quesadillas, Maine lobster tail, lobster bisque and lobster tots.

“This is authentic Maine lobster, shipped in several times a week,” said Anderson.

Does Anderson ever get tired of eating the leggy crustaceans? “I never get tired of our lobster,” he said.

Golden Gate Seafood will feature crawfish among many other delights.
Golden Gate Seafood will feature crawfish among many other delights.

Golden Gate Seafoods, mainstays at outdoor events around the country, will present 150 feet of seafood delights, including crawfish, crab legs, alligator, calamari, lobster mac and cheese and seafood boil, and that’s just for starters.

From Jacksonville straight to the Seafood Fest arrives What’s the Catch, a super-cool retro Airstream brimming with Florida Keys attitude…and seafood.

Catch both amazingly tasty options such as Key Est Grilled Grouper and pan-seared ahi tuna as well as some delicious deep-fried dishes such as the Blue Lava Shrimp Taco and island-style shrimp entrees.

These are just for starters, folks. There’s plenty of more seafood to discover by the Exploration Tower.

Richard Cockerel with his What's The Catch unique Silverstream trailer will offer some delicious tuna
Richard Cockerel with his What’s The Catch unique Airstream trailer will offer some delicious tuna.

Because man lives by more than seafood alone, the festival features an international beer and wine pavilion, an arts and crafts show, a children’s activity zone and special events such as the Pirates’ Parade and Party, when several Pirate Krewes, including the Brethren of the Space Coast Pirates’ Krewe, strut their stuff.

Pirate sword fighting demos, roaming pirate troubadours, pirate belly dancers and even a pirate balloon artist make for “aargh-mazing” entertainment. The legendary Panama Pearl and Rosalie The Red will organize a wide variety of pirating activity during all four days.

After the parade, the pirates will party hearty, with samplings from Code Rum, the festival’s official rum.

The festival also features a carnival with rides and games, cooking demos, magic shows and much more.

SPACE COAST SEAFOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL MUSICAL LINE UP & SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, FEB. 15, OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION:

• Thursday, Feb. 15: The Space Coast Symphony Under The Stars at 7:30 p.m. is free with festival admission.
• Friday, Feb. 16: Don McLean, 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 17: Willie Nelson, plus special guests Los Lonely Boys
• Sunday, Feb. 18: The Wailers, 3 p.m.

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The 2018 Space Coast Seafood & Music Festival at Space Coast Daily Park in Viera, is sponsored by Viera Hospital, Space Coast Daily, Florida’s Space Coast, News 6, Miller Lite and Savings Safari.

For more information, or if you would like to register for the Arts & Crafts Show, call 1-855-386-3836 or e-mail Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com

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SPACE COAST DAILY PARK – THE VENUE: The beautiful 30-acre park was named after Space Coast Daily – Brevard’s most popular free news source. Space Coast Daily Park is ideally located in the middle of Brevard County, just off Interstate 95, for easy access from all areas of central Florida. Please do not bring the following items to the event: No food or beverages, coolers, chairs, alcohol of any kind, weapons, umbrellas may be brought into the event. Enter Space Coast Daily Park from Stadium Parkway. Parking is $5 and VIP parking is $10.

NOTE: There are no refunds, exchanges or rain checks for any reason. Gate admission does not include seafood, food or beverages. Children under 10 are free. Bags will be checked for inappropriate items. Please be courteous and avoid bringing prohibited items.

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