LPWire: New Concert Series, Diverse Performances Add Pizzazz To 7th Epcot Int'l Food & Wine Festival

New Concert Series, Diverse Performances Add Pizzazz To 7th Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Oct. 19-Nov. 17

Food, wine and music fans can “Eat to the Beat” of a new concert series and enjoy an entertainment bonanza by performers of many cultures at the seventh annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Oct. 19-Nov. 17 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Name entertainers booked for the “Eat to the Beat!” Concert Series will perform three half-hour concerts daily at 5, 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. on the America Gardens stage:

Oct. 19-23 - The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards
Oct. 24-28 - Mary Wilson of the Supremes
Oct. 29-Nov. 2 - Sister Sledge
Nov. 3-7 - Little Anthony and the Imperials
Nov. 8-12 - The 5th Dimension
Nov. 13-17 - Chubby Checker & the Wildcats

Throughout World Showcase, food and wine marketplaces will serve up appetizer-sized portions and wine samplings from $1-$4.50 while performers from many countries weave music, dance, acrobatics and other acts into the festivities. Entertainment slated for the event include:

The 1960s British rock 'n' roll revival sound of The British Invasion (United Kingdom)
The gravity-defying Dragon Legend Acrobats (China)
OrisiRisi interactive drum circle and African folklore (Outpost)
Magnificently costumed Character Masquerade (Italy)
The enigmatic Imaginum statue act (France)
High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
The Arabic rhythms of Mo’Rockin (Morocco)
Matsuriza traditional Taiko drummers (Japan)
American Vybe, with swing, jazz and gospel sounds (American Adventure)
Rhythms and harmonies of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
Norwegian folk music of Spelmanns Gledje (Norway)
Oktoberfest Musikanten dinner show (Germany)

In Epcot Future World, the popular JAMMitors will perform their own comedic brand of “clean-up” percussive artistry. Twice-nightly performances of the “Tapestry of Dreams” parade are slated in World Showcase, and the evening music, light and fireworks finale, “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth,” will cap each festival evening.