Extreme Illusions & Escapes starring Josh Knotts & Lea is a fast paced, large scale, Las Vegas style show. They have performed at some of the largest fairs and festivals across the United States. Their performances feature exciting illusions, edge of your seat escapes, family friendly comedy and lots of audience participation. Josh will even float someone from the audience in the
air- right before your very eyes! They perform over 300 shows a year all over the United States.
Forget all you know and prepare to be amazed by Extreme Illusions & Escapes!
The Dennis Lee Show delves into several genres of music including hot country and pop music; nostalgia, old time rock n’ roll, patriotic ballads and Elvis Presley favorites. Dennis keeps the show fresh with his topical jokes and off-the-wall humor. Expect the unexpected with The Dennis Lee Show.
The Dennis Lee Show comes complete with a state-of-the-art sound system and lights upon request. With Dennis, you also get a community goodwill ambassador. Dennis realizes the importance of pre-event promotion and on-going public relations. Whenever possible, Dennis makes himself available for press/VIP parties and public appearances. With ease, Dennis jumps into community spirit and brings everyone together in celebration
Dennis’ impromptu wit and incredible singing voice has taken him from a rural upbringing in Memphis, Tennessee to show time success. Early in his childhood, Dennis earned attention by standing out in the crowd.
Dennis’ road to success is paved with entertainment-related opportunities including a disc jockey; Graceland tour guide, Ronald McDonald presentations; and a sad-faced clown fondly known as “Denny the Clown”.
In 1987, The Dennis Lee Show hit the entertainment scene. The Dennis Lee Show is truly a “one-of-a-kind” entertainment showcase. Dennis blends musical favorites from every genre with improvisation and audience antics. Something for everyone, from baby to teenager, parent to grandparent, and singles to couples makes The Dennis Lee Show a supreme talent buy. The Dennis Lee Show is a proven crowd-pleaser at major events throughout the country and Canada.
Dennis Lee is one of today’s most dynamic entertainers. Over the last ten years, Dennis has performed in front of over 1 million people at countless events and functions including the Montana State Fair where he and his band opened for pop superstar, Sheryl Crow. . . Dennis has also opened for Lee Greenwood and the legendary Beach Boys.
A skilled showman, Dennis is a master at improvisation. With ease, Dennis wears numerous hats…whether lead showman with his own inimitable music & comedy show; clown and mime; TV or Radio Host; or emcee for an event or entertainment stage; Dennis’ magnetic stage presence captures any audience.
The Dennis Lee Show is entertainment extraordinaire. A high-energy, interactive experience, Dennis keeps your customers coming back for more. The Dennis Lee Show is a proven crowd pleaser at state fairs, corporate parties and conventions, county fairs and festivals. Flexibility and versatility make it a pleasure to work with Dennis and his band. The show can easily be adapted to any size venue, stage, or audience.
The Volusia County Fair & Youth Show is proud announce Senior Day Concerts by the Fabulous Platters AND The Original Drifters. They will do two shows (Each group will take the stage for 45 minutes for at total showtime of 1 1/2 hours) one at 3pm and the other at 7pm on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 (Senior’s Day) inside the Tommy Lawrence Arena at the Volusia County Fair & Youth Show. Gates open at 11am and Seniors 55+ pay only $6.00/person to get in until 7:00pm. All others, Regular Price. Rides not open until 5PM. Both of these iconic groups from the 50’s & 60’s had many hit, memorable songs.
The Platters perform with the Original Drifters Tuesday, Nov. 12 with shows at 3pm & 8pm Senior’s Day
Performing live Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 3pm & 7pm inside the Tommy Lawrence Arena
The Platters
In 1953, bass player Herb Reed assembled four men and created the now legendary group The Platters. Reed was inspired to name the group based on hearing a disc jockey refer to records as platters. In the very beginning, the group consisted of Reed, Joe Jefferson, Cornell Guther and Alex Hodge. The group would enter amateur shows for fun and always won first prize with Reed singing the lead. The first TV appearance for The Platters was on a show called Ebony Showcase. Gunther sang lead on a swing version of “Old McDonald Had a Farm.”
Months later, David Lynch replaced Joe Jefferson, and Tony Williams replaced Cornell Gunther. While at an amateur show, Ralph Bass from Federal Records saw the group perform with Reed singing lead. Bass signed the group to its first recording contract.
Late in 1953, Hodge brought a songwriter from Chicago to meet the band. The songwriter happened to be Buck Ram. The group soon after signed a management contract with Ram.
Early in 1954, Ram thought it would be a good idea to add a female to the group and as luck would have it, Zola Taylor was rehearsing at Hodge’s house with Gunther’s sister Shirley (a group called “The Queens”). Shortly after meeting The Platters, Zola joined the group. In August of 1954, Paul Robi replaced Hodge.
2014 marks the 60th Anniversary of The Platters launching on the International music scene with “Only You (and You Alone)”.
In 1955, The Platters signed a recording contract with Mercury Records. The group ended up putting Mercury on the International map.
The Platters recorded just under 400 songs, sold well over 100 million records, performed in more than 91 countries and received more than 250 awards from all over the world.
The group appeared in 27 movies including: “Rock Around The Clock,” “The Girl Can’t Help It” (Jane Mansfield), “Europe By Night,” “Girls Town” (Paul Anka), “Carnival Rock” and 22 more in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Japan and Israel.
The Platters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
In June of 2012, the Federal District Court in Las Vegas, Nev., restored the exclusive right to the mark “The Platters” back to Reed. After many years of having the band identity stolen, the name was finally returned solely to its creator.
Today, Reed’s legacy lives on exclusively through The Platters consisting of Wayne Miller, Valerie Victoria, Frank Pizarro and Cheo Bourne. Michael Larson is the music director for the group. finally returned solely to its creator.
Six-time Vocal Group of the Year, Diamond Rio won their first Grammy their first Christian album, The Reason on Word Records which also garnered the band their first Dove award. Formed in 1984, Diamond Rio features lead
singer Marty Roe, guitarist Jimmy Olander, drummer Brian Prout, keyboardist Dan Truman, bassist/harmony Dana Williams and Gene Johnson on mandolin/
harmony. The band signed with Arista in the early 90’s and embarked on one of the most successful careers in country music. The band has sold over 10 million
albums earning three platinum and five gold records and won the Country Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year award four times as well as netting two Academy of Country Music Awards in the top Vocal Group of the Year category and thirteen GRAMMY ® nominations. When they debuted in 1991 with the hit “Meet in the Middle,” Diamond Rio became the first group in the history of
country music to have a debut single reach No. 1. They continued to place 32 more singles on the Billboard chart, including “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “Norma Jean Riley,” “Beautiful Mess,” “Love a Little Stronger,” and “One More Day.” The band are long-time supporters and National Spokespersons for Big Brothers Big Sisters and have raised over 1.5 million dollars for the charity to date through annual events including golf tournaments and Team Rio, a marathon and half marathon group.
Casey James grew up with a guitar in his hands, and he sang before he could talk. No surprise, then, that his 2012 self-titled debut album from Sony Music Nashville should blend those talents into a blues-soaked country sound all his own. “I’m a musician,” James shrugs, when asked to classify his creativity. “Not a guitar player, not a singer – I’m a musician.” And as sophomore single “Crying On A Suitcase” climbs the charts, the story behind his music makes more sense than ever: James has been prepping for this gig his entire life.
Believe it or not, the young man with the super-smooth style was raised in a place called Cool. That’s the name of the tiny North Texas town where James spent his childhood, enjoying the freedom of a simple rural upbringing and surrounded by a tight-knit family with deep musical roots. “The very first memory that I’ve got of music is listening to a Ricky Skaggs album at my Nana and Papaw’s house,” James recalls. “‘Walking In Jerusalem’ has this guitar intro, and then the drums and bass come in… I remember moving a chair over in front of the speakers, just sitting there and listening, and as soon as all the instruments came in, I would start the song over.” He laughs at the thought of himself as a toddler, climbing that chair to move the needle on the record over and over again. “My Nana actually came and made me stop because she was tired of hearing it,” he says. It was 1986, and four-year-old Casey had found his calling.
Both Mom and Dad were active in music at church, and although the two split up when James was young, they would each have a tremendous influence on his musical education. “My dad plays guitar and sings extremely well, and Mom was always singing,” he says. When he was 13, she bought him his first guitar, and the boy and his instrument quickly became inseparable. “If you’d asked me back then if I spent all my time practicing, I would have told you no,” James chuckles. “But the funny thing is that, years later, different people were like, ‘You spent every day, all day long, with the guitar in your hands. You didn’t go anywhere without it.’ I guess when you love to do something you don’t really think of it as practice. I was just having fun, and spending time doing something that I love to do.” Within a year, he’d mastered a classical Spanish guitar piece called “Malaguena,” a song he learned from his dad. James played it at eighth grade graduation – his first public performance.
At the same time, like any typical teen, James was expanding his musical horizons. “I went through big phases, musically,” he says. He started with a love of traditional country music like Merle Haggard and George Jones, then moved to more modern artists like George Strait; the first song he ever learned to play and sing at the same time was “The Dance,” by Garth Brooks. But it didn’t take long for his curious mind to stretch out and discover classic rock, and soon his repertoire included Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as Bob Seger tracks like “Old Time Rock N’ Roll” and “Night Moves.” (“Isn’t that great?” James says of the latter. “I don’t know what I’m saying, but I’m singing it.”) Since it was the ‘90s, he wasn’t immune to Seattle grunge, and he followed that with a blues phase that started in Texas with Stevie Ray Vaughn, and eventually took him all the way to the Mississippi Delta.
Unlike a typical teen, however, James wasn’t just soundtracking the struggles of adolescent life through his headphones – he was building a lasting relationship with the art of playing guitar.
The only traveling, self-contained sea-lion show in the United States. See close up how sea lions react in a natural setting. Learn how they act in the wild and how we can preserve them.
“Hey Jessica, Kevin, Kim, Spark, Zoey, and Alicia!!
Hey! Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your show together!! I actually go to the Big E in Massachusetts every year and wait in the front row for about an hour for the show to start!! I love the sea lions and have my picture taken with them every year.
You guys are a great team and two thumbs up!! (way up)”
Fanatic Fan,
Danielle
The natural exhibit is presented in a tropical setting with rocks, palm trees, waterfalls, foliage and two pools. One pool where the sea lions can be observed under water and one pool outside with a top view. The exhibit is designed so the animals are seen from all sides during the show and during breaks. Marco and Philip Peters are recognized by millions of people for their always unique and exciting shows and exhibits. Let us invite you to their latest unique creation the Sea Lion Splash Show.
Showtime! Surfer Joe, trainer and host of the show, takes you through a thirty-minute spell binding show where he brings out the natural comedic behavior of these animals. These behaviors include in and out of water actions, balancing, catching and retrieving objects, hand stands, dancing, singing and interaction with the audience. The show is geared around educating the audience on the habits and nature of the sea lions with a lot of comedy thrown in. Sea lions are natural performers and will ad lib without prompting, stealing the showwith their cute mischief. The finale of the show provides the audience a magical moment with a close sea-lion encounter. Whether Showtime or not, sea lions will continuously provide entertainment by being their natural selves.
The 44th Florida Rail Fair (Model Train and Railroad Artifact Show and Sale) takes place Saturday, July 13, 2013 inside the Tommy Lawrence Arena and Talton Exhibit Hall from 9am – 4pm.
Large operating layouts! – Kids ride on Train!
ALL GUAGES AND SCALE MODEL RAILROAD ITEMS FOR SALE
FREE PARKING
$1.00 OFF WITH COPY OF THIS POST
Admission is: $7.00
Children under 12 are FREE
For dealer information contact Charles Miller: 703-536-2954
Marvin Gardner has been a Blacksmith for over 35 years, first as a hobby and later as a profession. Over the years he has enjoyed creating many blacksmith art pieces including an Eagle with an 18′ wing span as a memorial for 9/11 victims and a Memorial Cross with over 300 different leaves and flowers sculpted into it. Through the years he had the opportunity to create many custom utilitarian pieces including stair railings, table bases, chandeliers etc. Recently, his wife and he have decided to redirect their focus to something they both really enjoy… Blacksmith Demonstrating. Marvin had been the Blacksmith in the Primitive Skills Section of the Ossahatchee Indian Pow Wow for 9 years. This experience had been the highlight of his year and has caused his wife and he to change their focus from production to demonstration. What they enjoy most is the interaction with the audience and the young people who become their apprentices for about 10 minutes. During the demonstration, Marvin’s apprentice and he transform a tiny piece of quarter inch rod into a hand wrought miniature horseshoe. This horseshoe can be purchased as a key chain or necklace for. Initials and or names can also be stamped into the handmade horseshoe. The horseshoe is only a small cost but the look on their faces as they walk away with a “one of a kind” souvenir that they helped create is PRICELESS!
Marvin and Beverly are also enlarging their territory to include Schools and Churches to provide a “Field Trip Experience” for them without the cost and time involved with group travel since they take the Mobile Blacksmith Shop to them.
Volusia County Fair & Expo Center 