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Yesterday marked the final day of this year’s Epcot Food and Wine Festival. So let’s finish off our multi part tour of the festival with a stop at the American Adventure pavilion, and some of the new and musical happenings over there.

New to this year’s festival is something called the Pearville Fair.  It is an elaborate, if somewhat offbeat, tribute to…you guessed it…the pear.  You can see culinary demonstrations focused on the pear, as well as buy some pear-related gifts.  And it is all set in a “county fair” type theme.  This one must have been a bit over my head because I just didn’t get it…

Luckily Samuel Adams was back with their Hops and Barley Market only step away.  It has a full selection of Samuel Adams beer, as well as great New England food selections.

Samuel Adams also brought back the “History of Beer” seminar offered just to the right of the American Adventure gift shop.  All in all, the seminar is not bad.  But the name is very deceiving.  Yes, you get free beer, if only a very little bit, and that is always a good thing.  But this is not about the history of beer in America.  It is about the History of the Samuel Adams Company.    Calling anything but that is a bit silly.

Finally the American Gardens Theater is home the Eat to the Beat Concert Series.  If you are lucky, you’ll get a performer you really like.  We got to see the Four Tops, and they were just great fun to watch.  The crowd really responded to them.

My love for the Food and Wine Festival is no secret.  It is something I try not to miss.  Great food, great drink, and great music.  Can it be any better?