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Stanislaus
County Fair Idol auditions coming soon!
Turlock–If
you want to be the next Stanislaus County Fair Idol
then mark your calendar for Saturday, July 17.
 Stanislaus
County Fair Idol auditions are slated for Saturday,
July 17, at the Stanislaus County Fair. Mandatory
registration will be held from 7
to 7:30 a.m. in Exhibit Building E-2, located at
the fairgrounds at 900 N. Broadway in Turlock.
To
eliminate ‘camping out’ for a place in line, and
to ensure that interested contestants have an equal
chance of an audition, fair officials will use a
random number distribution drawing of registrants to
determine the 100 contestants to be auditioned.
The
Stanislaus County Idol competition is sponsored by
Black Oak Casino and will be hosted by KAT Country 103
FM.
Auditions
are open to vocalists between 16 and 24 years of age, who reside in the 38th Agricultural Association, which
includes all of Stanislaus County and the portion of
Merced County north of the Merced River, served by
Turlock Irrigation District.
For those 100 contestants selected from the
random number distribution drawing, auditions will
begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. on July 17. Contestants
will be judged by a panel involved in the music
industry, in addition to Greg Scudder, the 2003
Stanislaus County Fair Idol winner.
The 10 highest rated contestants will become
Stanislaus County Fair Idol finalists.
In addition, the audition contestants scoring
the 11th, 12th and 13th
places will be named runners-up and will be called on
to fill vacancies that may arise by one or more of the
10 finalists.
Finalists
and runners up must attend the following 2004
mandatory rehearsals and pre-fair performances:
·
July
23/Friday: 6 to 10 p.m. – Choreography rehearsal
·
July
24/Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Choreography
rehearsal
·
July
24/Saturday: 1 to 5 p.m. – Recording session
·
July
25/Sunday: 1 to 6 p.m. – Choreography rehearsal
·
July
29/Thursday: 1 p.m. – Media performance
·
July
29/Thursday: 1 to 6 p.m. - Choreography Rehearsal
·
July
29/Thursday: 6 to 9 p.m. – Sponsor performance and
dinner
Finalists
and runners up are also required to perform each
evening at the Stanislaus County Fair at the Black Oak
Casino Stage beginning Friday, July 30, 2004, and
continuing through Sunday, August 8, 2004.
The Stanislaus County Fair Idol winner will
receive:
·
$1,000
cash award
·
Stanislaus
County Fair Idol trophy
·
8
hours studio recording time with professional
musicians
·
Original
song written for Idol winner
·
Live
radio performance of one vocal selection on KAT
Country 103 Radio, on Monday, August 9, 2004
Plus, the 2nd
place finalist will win a $500 cash award, the 3rd
place finalist will win a $250 cash award and the 4th
through 10th place finalists will win a
$100 cash award.
The
complete set of rules for the Stanislaus County Fair
Idol competition is available online at www.stancofair.com.
From the fair’s home page visitors should click
on the Stanislaus County Fair Idol icon.
“The
Idol competition was one of the highlights of the 2003
Stanislaus County Fair,” said Janine Runnels, Idol
competition coordinator for the Stanislaus County
Fair. “Last
year’s finalists were great and they had a fabulous
time. The
audience grew from hundreds the first night to more
than a thousand every other night as the competition
was so fabulous.”
For
additional information regarding the auditions and
competition contact Janine Runnels, Idol Competition
Coordinator, at (209) 668-1333 x336.
The
Stanislaus County Fair is now in its 93rd
year. The
2004 fair opens Friday, July 30 for a 10-day run.
The theme of this year’s fair is “Say
Cheese!”
Last year
more than 225,000 people enjoyed the fair.
In 2002 and again in 2003, Modesto Bee readers
voted the Stanislaus County Fair their “Favorite
All-Around Event” in the Bee’s Reader’s Choice
Awards.
The mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to
provide a family and community oriented experience
promoting agriculture, education, entertainment and
technology. For
more information about the Stanislaus County Fair log
onto www.stancofair.com.
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