Caribbean Festival

The 9th Annual Brevard Caribbean Fest will take over Riverfront Park in historic Downtown Cocoa Village on Sunday - September 2. This is an all-day event! The festival will have something for everyone from live entertainment, great food, activities and bounce houses for kids! Location:  401 Riveredge Blvd. and Delannoy, Cocoa, FL 32923

"Everyone gets lei'd" at WOB

 Liquid Aloha!

Join us this Sunday, September 2nd, for the WOB Luau featuring Kona Brew Co. We will be featuring the new release of Kona Big Wave Golden Ale along with other great brews from Kona. The Lakins will be serving their famous pulled pork and cole slaw.  Also we will be giving away another Kona beach cruiser. Party starts at 1:30 pm. Everyone is getting lei'd this Sunday.

Also, we will be accepting non perishable items to donate to our local food pantries. If you would like to contribute, we will then contribute to you. Bring in 1 item, you will receive a free Kona beer shot, but if you feel amibitious and bring in 3 items, you will receive a free select Kona draft. Come hang out at WOB Labor day weekend!

BIG Surfing Contest week-end!

 27th Annual Nat'l Kidney Foundation Surf/Skate Event in Cocoa Beach THIS Labor Day weekend!!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

7:00 AM: On Beach Registration (by CB Pier)
8:00 AM: Pro Am Surfing Competition Begins
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Ron Jon Surf School Learn to Surf experience
10:00 A.M. –4:00 P.M. – Massages by Melissa
12:00 PM: Live Bands at The Cocoa Beach Pier
                 Booker D. Surfdog Exhibition
                 2012 ISA Tandem Surfing World Championship
1:00 PM: Poster Signing celebrities and Surfing Greats
2:00 PM: Karate Demo
3:00 PM: Mar Chiquita Bikini Contest  (Oh Shucks )
6:00 - 9:00 PM: Surf Competitor Party

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

7:15 AM: Church Service – Non-Denominational
8:00 AM: Pro A.M. Surfing Competition continues
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Ron Jon Learn to Surf experience
10:00 A.M. –4:00 P.M. – Massages by Melissa
12:00 PM: Live Bands at The Cocoa Beach Pier
                 Booker D. Surfdog Exhibition
                 2012 ISA Tandem Surfing World Championship
1:00 PM: Poster Signing celebrities and Surfing Greats
2:00 PM: Karate Demo
3:00 PM: Mar Chiquita Bikini Contest  (Oh Shucks )

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

7:30 AM: ISA Tandem Surfing  World Championship Finals
8:00 AM: Pro Am. Surfing Competition Finals
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Ron Jon Surf Shop – Learn to Surf experience
9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. – Donate blood at the Blood Mobile and get a chance to win a $500 surfboard.
10:00 A.M. –4:00 P.M. – Massages by Melissa
12:00 PM: Live Bands at The Cocoa Beach Pier
                 Booker D. Surfdog Exhibition
                 2012 ISA Tandem Surfing World Championship
1:00 PM: Poster Signing
2:00 PM: Karate Demo
3:00 PM: Mar Chiquita Bikini Contest FINALS
4:00 PM: Awards Ceremony

Cold-Blooded weekend at Brevard Zoo!

Sept. 1 - 3 is Cold-Blooded Weekend at Brevard Zoo!  Learn all about the amazing world of cold-blooded animals including reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, and insects!

Be sure to see the cold-blooded animals on exhibit in the Nyami Nyami River Lodge. New this year, check out "Toad Town", featuring a variety of toad abodes created by Zoo Teen Volunteers. They'll also be serving up a whole new variety of delicious treats involving insects as the main entree! 

Cold-Blooded Weekend also includes zookeeper talks, animal encounters, a bake sale with proceeds benefiting the Zoo’s conservation projects, a daily alligator feeding demo, tortoise races, special enrichments for the Zoo animals, and more.
 

Cold-Blooded Weekend is free with paid Zoo admission.

Daily Event Schedule:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Special Cold-Blooded Animal Exhibits in the Nyami Nyami River Lodge.
10 a.m. Stingray Feeding - Paws On Aquarium
11 a.m. Animal Encounter - Paws On Entrance
12 p.m. Bug Eating - Nyami Nyami River Lodge
1 p.m. Tortoise Races - Paws On Entrance
1:30 p.m. Zookeepers Rob & amp; Jonny Talk "Insects" - Nyami Nyami River Lodge
2:30 p.m. Animal Encounter - Paws On Entrance
3 p.m. Gator Feeding and Meet a Baby Gator - Wild Florida Loop

Sept discounts at Zoo

Members-Only Discount: Treetop Trek

Zoo Members are eligible to receive a discount at Treetop Trek from September 4 - 30. Be sure to show your Brevard Zoo membership card when purchasing admission to experience Treetop Trek courses for a discounted rate! To learn more about Treetop Trek, follow this link.

Treetop Challenge:         $6 OFF
Canopy Walk:                    $5 OFF
Chutes and Ladders:       $3 OFF

Paddleboard surprise

In case you missed it in the news - and, no, it wasn't Florida; it was California - check out these pictures of the whale that was in the news this week!

Creed at King Center

8 p.m. Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts. Creed was voted Favorite Group in 2003 on the People's Choice Awards and has won numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and others including the Grammy Award for best Rock Song in 2001 for "With Arms Wide Open." 2012 marks the 15-year anniversary of  their debut album, My Own Prison. $40.50. (321) 242-2219 or click here for ticket information.  

Isaac go home

Isaac, get your tail out of here, please! We don't need no stinkin monsoons!!

If this is the outer bands, imagine the inner bands!

RIP Neil Armstrong

 Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
A familiar sight in our neighborhood.
Thanks for the memories!
Rest in peace.

Shop For a Cause tomorrow!!!!

 Suntree, Rockledge and Viera Jazzercisers are planning a big fundraiser tomorrow to raise money for cancer research and to provide assistance to those undergoing treatment locally. Several of the ladies in the group are survivors, or sisters, mothers, daughters, or friends of survivors. Many have known women who have lost their battle or are in the midst of the fight. In fact, the team is named after one Jazzerciser who tragically lost her battle with cancer. They call themselves Team Amazing Grace - because she really was.

Macy's Shop for a Cause
The team is selling Macy's Shop For a Cause passes that, with a few exceptions, entitle the pass holder to 25% off purchases made at any Macy's store on August 25 (10% on purchases of electronics, watches, furniture and mattresses). Pass-holders will also have a chance to win a $500 Macy's gift card. The passes are $5 each and can be purchased from team members on August 25 at the mall entrance to the Melbourne Square Macy's from 12 - 2 p.m. The team members will be recognizable by their pink attire, which will probably include their signature, bedazzled pink bras. Read about more upcoming fund-raisers here!

World Champs to be honored

This Sunday, August 26, the City of Rockledge will honor it's own recently-crowned World Champion Little League Junior All-Star baseball team. There will be a parade, which will begin at 5 p.m. , followed by a reception. Come see these kids that pulled off a 50-0 season record! Details here.

TD9

Read more at http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/at201209.disc.html#ZttJ822FcedBgC3i.99

Surfers: get up and give your knees a rest now and them, okay? 

Resources you can use!!!!!

Baseball's final days of 2012 season

Every night this week - Brevard Manatees baseball!! Games start 6:35pm and there are plenty of promos!! Come support the Manatees and the stadium!!! Tuesday, Aug 21 - Sunday Aug 26 HOME games!! Link.

Freedom of Speech violation

The movie 2016 is out but not being advertised, announced, or promoted. I remember when Michael Moore made a movie slamming Bush - and that was advertised. What is wrong with this picture? 2016 Trailer link: It doesn't matter what party you are affiliated with - it's called freedom of speech and this is just a longer commercial. If we were bombarded with commercials during the Olympics - why is this movie not getting the same exposure?
CBS News:
" To watch this movie and realize – or simply be reminded of – all that is unknown about President Obama is of concern. Much of the information has been ignored by the American media totally. When appropriately reminded as to what is still unknown about Obama to date, one has to ask: How can any logical-thinking person give a damn about Romney’s taxes while not asking any questions regarding our current president’s past?
The man influences the entire globe, but liberal Americans want to know how much Mitt Romney paid in taxes in the past rather than learn about the man who they have entrusted with the country. Unbelievable. "

Baseball week!!

This week, at Space Coast Stadium, the Manatees (Milwaukee Brewers Minor League) will have a game every night from Tuesday through Sunday. Games are early evening, the breeze is blowing, the sun is setting and there are promos nightly. Find out more here!

Beach clean-ups Sunday Aug 5

Two clean-ups scheduled this week-end: Hightower Beach in Satellite Beach and Spessard Holland in Melbourne Beach. 

Hightower is a regular Sunday event run by Frank Skiff. You need to bring your own bags, gloves if you use them, water, and sunscreen. Time: 8 - 10 a.m.

Spessard Holland is 8-noon and is sponsored by Keep Brevard Beautiful. Bags are supplied and you only need to bring your own water and sunscreen.

August 5	*N. Spessard Holland, Melbourne Beach - Cleanup

Brevard Zoo $3 admission day !!

Brevard Zoo is offering a $3 admission day on Monday, August 6. The $3 admission price applies to anyone who is not already a member of the Zoo and is age two and older. Zoo members and children under two still receive free admission into the Zoo. Brevard Zoo hours of operation are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with last admission at 4:15 p.m.  

Additional charges apply to activities inside the Zoo, including feeding giraffe and lorikeet, kayaking or paddle boating, and riding the train. Treetop Trek is also an additional fee. School starts Wednesday, August 8 so take advantage of this great offer!!!!

No-tax week-end!!!!!

This is IT, folks. NOT paying sales tax brings a smile to my face. I pay rent, care-and-maintenance on the parking lot and sales tax on the care-and-maintenance because it is a service. Enough already!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week-end, Aug 3-5 is Florida's annual tax-free week-end!!! Stores are fighting for your business and have prices to prove it! Last year, I scored spiral notebooks for 8 cents each - tax-free, of course!!

Keep in mind the spending thresholds, too. Tax-exemptions only apply to clothing items less than $75. Thus, a $76 jacket is taxed, but two $70 jackets are both tax free! There’s also no limit to how many tax free items you can buy so, in essence, you could buy 10 million $70 jackets and they’d all be tax-free!!!!!!!!!

A couple of items on the Florida tax-free weekend list aren’t really related to Back-to-School. Since you won’t be taxed on them this weekend, it’s a great time to buy some of these items in addition to all those school clothes, shoes, pens, and paper:

• Diapers: If you’ve got a baby or even an adult in diapers, you know that those things are expensive and that the best brands are seldom on sale. But diapers are tax free from August 3-5, so you’ve got a built in savings of 6-7% on items that you just can’t do without. Other baby care items are tax-free, too, including receiving blankets and baby clothes. (Strangely, though, crib blankets are taxed.)
• Costumes: It may feel a little early, but Halloween is creeping up on us quickly. And since costumes are tax-exempt, it might be a good time to invest in your kid’s Halloween costume. Careful, though – children are finicky and what they’re in love with this summer could totally change once they pow-wow with classmates and friends.
• Sports Uniforms: As mentioned above, the rules for taxing on sport equipment are kind of complicated. Remember, pads, helmets, and balls aren’t exempt. But uniforms are exempt, so if you’re in charge of a sports team or your child takes dance classes, it’s a great chance to score some discounts on uniforms.
• Employee uniforms: Scrubs, maintenance jumpsuits, and other work clothes and uniforms are exempt from August 3-5. 

The rules are a little confusing. For example:

Tax-Free	Taxed
Baseball Cleats	Baseball Gloves
Fishing Vests	Fishing Boots (waders)
Gardening Gloves	Surgical Gloves
Jewelry (Necklaces, Earrings	Accessories (Ties, Barettes, etc)
Safety Goggles	Prescription Goggles
Swimsuits	Swim Masks and Goggles
Wallets, purses, and handbags	Briefcases and luggage
Binders, Rulers, and Poster Board	Staplers and Computer Paper