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Open for Randy Travis at the Fraze
By
Kim Margolis
| Friday, July 17, 2009, 05:18 PM
By Kim Margolis
Staff Writer
KETTERING - If you’re a great karaoke singer, you can earn the chance to open for
a big-name entertainer.
Area singers can enter a karaoke contest, where the three top finalists will open
for country singer Randy Travis at the Fraze Pavilion on Friday, Aug. 14.
Travis will be performing at the 12th annual Celebrity Concert for Charity. Proceeds
benefits cystic fibrosis research and aid those with cystic fibrosis.
The top three finalists will also win two orchestra seats for the concert. The grand
prize winner will be announced at the concert and win a trip for two to Las Vegas.
John Condit, who founded the concert in 1998, said the karaoke contest has been a
mainstay of the event and the talent impresses him each year.
“I will tell you that it is amazing at how good the singers are that come out,” Condit
said. “It’s always tough because people leave disappointed and they’re really good.”
Those entering must be at least 18 and make a $20 donation to the foundation. Singers
will be judged on vocals, stage presence and presentation.
Thirty singers per event will be allowed to enter. Judges include Nancy Wilson and
Steve Kerrigan of K99.1FM and Gabby Enright and Rich Wirdzek from Newscenter 7.
How to go
Registration begins at 7 p.m. each night. It is first-come-first-serve and limited
to 30 people.
The contest will start at 8 p.m. each night at the following locations:
* Wednesday, July 22: Fricker’s, 6834 Miller Lane, Dayton
* Wednesday, July 29: Clark County Fairgrounds
* Monday, Aug. 3: Fricker’s on 1818 Woodman Dr., Dayton