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Historical First Night Akron record: First Night® Idol is Back for Third Year. Captured 2006-11-02; original information from an earlier edition, separate from the returning 2027 event.

Historical record · capture 2006-11-02
Original text from an earlier festival edition. Dates, performers, prices, addresses and application instructions below are historical; they do not describe the returning 2027 edition. Old forms and transaction controls are disabled. Read current information ↗
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
CONTACT:Sarah Steidl, Communications Director
330-762-8555 (phone); 330-762-6622 (fax)
[email protected]

First Night® Idol is Back for Third Year

Local high schools are invited to get involved in the competition.

(Akron, OH)- Local high school students will once again compete on New Year’s Eve for the title “First Night® Idol.”  The popular singing competition is back for First Night® Akron’s 10th anniversary celebration.

The competition will be held at the John S. Knight Center from 5:30 –7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The winner will help the crowd count down to midnight at the finale fireworks show on the Main Stage.  Preliminary auditions for the competition will take place at local high schools throughout the fall.

Interested school districts are invited to participate. To learn how to get involved, call 330-762-8555 or [email protected] by Oct. 31, 2005. Interested students should encourage their music teachers to contact the First Night® office.

First Night® Idol is being presented by InfoCision Management Corporation.  First Night® Akron is a program of the Downtown Akron Partnership. Founding partners of the program are the City of Akron and the Akron Beacon Journal.


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