Gates Open 1:00 pm | Show at 2:30 pm
FREE OUTDOOR EVENT
Saturday, September 20, 2025
FREE
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 20, 2025! Wild Rose Casino & Hotel is bringing back one of your favorite events, Wild Rose Wine Fest! This year will feature music by The Yacht Groove and will be held in the Wild Rose Courtyard (weather permitting). This community event is free to the public.
Those in attendance may sample wines from some of the finest wineries around the Eastern Iowa area. Sip a familiar favorite or be adventurous and try a new one! Winery representatives will be on-site to assist you with your selections, offering product knowledge, and answering any questions to help you select the perfect variety. If you find one that you like, visit our sales tent to purchase a bottle to take home or enjoy at the event!
Please come join us for an evening of great music from one of SOCALs most talented Yacht Rock acts . All five musicians: Kevin Bachelder - Vocalist / Trumpet, Allison Piccioni - Vocalist / Keys / Sax, Dieter Weinzettl - Drums, Henry Soliz - Bass and Frank Browne - Guitar / MD. have opened for and or performed with numerous National touring acts over the last several Years as well as laying down licks as top-notch musicians on various albums and other music era acts throughout their careers. The Yacht Rock style of music which has been coined Yacht Rock has only been in the last 10 years but it’s an endearing term to describe what is a basically a hybrid of Jazz, Rock, Pop and Soul. Baby Boomers used to call it EZ Listening or Kick Back Music. It was an easy choice for the band to want to join similar creative forces since having had experience in the genres from those ongoing musical endeavors. The Yacht Groove became a reality a few Years ago as a high-end Corporate Party Music Agency band booked primarily at: Country Clubs, Special Events and Birthday Parties but in the last couple years they have been doing City parks, Casinos, and Festivals as well. . This tightly knit fun pop rock act THE YACHT GROOVE will not disappoint. The show performance format is usually a 90-minute concert or done as two shows with a short intermission. Performing a concert style compilation of all the recognizable 70’s & 80s radio rock hits you hate to admit you love. This party band cranks out all those party hits of yesterday in a fun filled show format while dressed in laid back Nautical attire and throwing in some smooth yachty era banter. So come on out and join the fun . Jump on board, enjoy the ride and be the Captain of your own Yacht Rock musical experience. Here’s to good friends. No socks required, sun screen optional.
Feel free to bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and snacks (sorry, no coolers allowed). There will be beverages available for purchase, and local food trucks will be in attendance. If the weather does not cooperate, the event will be moved to our Oakwood Grand Ballroom.
Let’s sip & sing together at Wild Rose’s 5th Annual Wine Fest!
