Gardens at Night: Robert Eric Band

Dance and sing along with Robert Eric and his tribute band playing the best of music made famous by the "piano man," Billy Joel. Enjoy family lawn games from 6–8 p.m. Food, hard cider, beer, and wine will be available for purchase.** Bring a chair. Seating begins at 5:30 p.m. Gardens, galleries, and food/drink stations open at 6 p.m. The music goes from 7 to 9 p.m. No outside food/drink. Rain/shine.

Thanks to sponsor Navy Federal Credit Union, admission is FREE to all active-duty, National Guard, and Reserve military personnel and their families (military ID required) as well as to individual veterans and individual retired military service members (military ID required). Admission is always free to MSV Members and ages 12 & under. The fee is $10 for all others (includes concert, gallery, and garden admission). Sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union and Shenandoah Country Q102.

** Food trucks: Talk of the Mountain Seafood, Roaming Bistro (see menu), Crash Test Yummies (see menu), and Shaffer's BBQ (see menu). Also on site: Chick-fil-A (see menu) and Stir Krazy Kettlecorn. Hard cider from Winchester Ciderworks, beer by Winchester Brew Works (American Wheat Beer & Canoe Love Cream Ale; 12 oz. pour; $6), wine by James Charles Winery & Vineyard (by the bottle & glass), soda, and water will be available for purchase. 

Robert Eric began his Piano Man tribute with the group "Big Shot", in 2003 playing in the Long Island Area. Robert Eric has also toured "Rocksplosion" from 2004-2005, as Billy Joel, playing throughout the New York/Metropolitan Area.

Known as "Philly's Piano Man", Robert Eric performs regularly at Ceasars, Harrahs, Trump Marina, Hilton, and the entire Jersey Coast. The band has opened for Dennis DeYoung and twice at the Wachovia Center for Billy Joel, with Billy asking for and receiving a big round of applause from the crowd in honor of the warm-up tribute act.