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Bandera, Texas ~ Where the Fun Never Sets!
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BANDERA: Did you know that Texas Monthly listed Bandera as one of the top 10 Music Destinations cities in Texas? Did you know Bandera is home now, or has been home in the past to many well known performers such as Willie Nelson? Bandera’s claim to fame is not just the Cowboy Capital of the World. Our secret identity is the great music scene. Well, we know there are some great singers in Bandera…..maybe even one that has not yet been discovered – a hidden “Bandera Idol” if you will. And Bandera Business Association decided it would be fun to try and find that Idol! The BBA will do just that at the 2nd annual “Bandera Idol” competition to be held at the 11th annual RiverFest scheduled for June 28th 2008.
Here’s the scoop!
2008 BANDERA IDOL COMPETITION RULES
- There will be two competition divisions: one for Adults ages 19 and over and one for Youth ages 5 to 18. The Youth competition will be further divided into two age groups: ages 5 to 13 and ages 14 to 18. Contestant age group is determined by the contestant’s age at the start of competition - May 14, 2008.
- Contestants must pay a $10 entry fee.
- All judges’ rulings are final.
- Contestants may provide their own music as follows:
- Provide a CD that contains music for the song the contestant will be singing, OR
- Pick from the vast selection of songs provided by Kim’s Karaoke, available by calling Kim at 830-370-5429, OR
- Have someone play live guitar or keyboard accompaniment.
- The competition will consist of multiple preliminary qualifying competitions. More than one person may be eliminated during each of these preliminary competitions. If more than one preliminary competition is held in a category, a Final competition will be held. The top five finalists from each Youth Competition and the top 10 from the Adult Competition will be chosen to participate in the Semi-Finals at RiverFest.
- Judging: Judges will consist of three music professionals. Each judge will award a score from 1 to 10 for each performance. Additional points will be given to each performance based on the amount of applause from the audience. If necessary, the audience applause will be judged using a calibrated decibel meter. Readings will be ranked from highest to lowest with the highest getting the top score. Example: if there are 15 contestants the top score would receive 14 points, the next highest will get 13 points, etc.
- Should contestants be eliminated in a preliminary competition, they may enter again at the next preliminary competition by paying an additional $10 entry fee.
- The Semi-Finals will consist of 10 performers from the Youth competition (5 from each age division) and 10 performers from the Adult competition.
- The Semi-Finals will be held at RiverFest beginning at 10:00 A.M. and end at 12:00 P.M. At the Semi-Finals, 5 adults will be eliminated and 5 Youth will be eliminated. The remaining contestants will advance to the finals.
- The Finals will take place at 5:00 PM with the winners being announced at 6:00 PM. One winner will be selected from the Adult division and one winner from the Youth division.
- The winners of each division will be declared the Bandera Idols for 2008 and will have the opportunity to perform at Celebrate Bandera on the Bandera Hall of Fame Stage on Labor Day Weekend. Other public performances may be arranged. Winners will also receive a cash prize of $100.
PRELIMINARY COMPETITION SCHEDULE:
YOUTH COMPETITION:
May 14th 5:30 pm – Silver Sage
May 30th 5:30 pm – Silver Sage
ADULT COMPETITION
May 30th 5:30 – Silver Sage (after the Youth competition)
June 4th 6:00 – 11th Street Cowboy Bar
June 18th 6:00 – 11th Street Cowboy Bar
So, how do you enter? Applications for Bandera Idol are available at the following locations: The Bandera Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Gingerbread House or click here to download. Get your application in early! You could be the 2008 BANDERA IDOL!
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