By Denise Bly
The Villager – Can you sing? Do you like to be on stage performing before others? Are you available April 13th, May 18th and June 29, 2014? If your answer is yes to all of the above, you need to consider auditioning for this years Garrettsville Idol. Garrettsville Summerfest announces the audition dates for this year’s Garrettsville Idol, the grand finale event that closes out the Summerfest Festival every year on the fourth weekend in June. Adults will compete for a $1000 cash prize awarded to the winner at the finals held during Summerfest, while the youth and teens will each compete for $500.
The open-call auditions are scheduled for Sunday, April 13, 2014 at James A Garfield Schools’ Iva Walker Auditorium starting at 1p.m. Contestants are asked to come prepared to sing an entire song without musical accompaniment. The closed audition, with no audience has been broken down into the following three age brackets youth 8– 12 years, teen 13-17 years and adults 18 years and up. The youth auditions will start at 1pm, the teens at 2pm and the adults will start at 3pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out a biographical sheet for our program.
Registration can be done online by filing out the registration form. One may also register by mail; label the top of paper with Garrettsville Idol include name, address, email address, phone number, and date of birth and send it to Garrettsville Summerfest at 8311 Windham Street Garrettsville, Oh 44231. Idol registration can also be dropped of at Skylanes Bowling as well. Registration can be done at the door but they prefer folks to register prior to the event. More information, including the rules can be found online or by calling Aaron King (330) 524-2646.
Garrettsville Idol is sponsored by The Middlefield Banking Company
This years Summerfest Festival is traditionally held the fourth full weekend in June at the corners of State Route 82 and State Route 88 in downtown Garrettsville.
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