4 August 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan MacNeil, 603.357.6855
5th ANNUAL KEENE KARAOKE IDOL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
At the August 4 finale of Keene Karaoke IDOL at the Moose Lodge, Keene, NH the following winners were chosen. Grand prize $1250 and a day in the recording studio at Angry Chair Studios of Turners Falls, MA, Shelby Lyn Rogers; 2nd prize $750, Kim Patterson; 3rd prize $500, Karen Bays. Audience favorite award $250, determined solely by audience votes, went to Zac Binney.
Corporate sponsors for the event included KeeneOnline, The Keene Sentinel, Monadnock Radio Group, Murphy’s Auto Body, Markem Imaje and Angry Chair Studios and Cheshire TV.
AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region is funded in part by the Monadnock United Way Agency and the City of Keene. www.asmronline.org, 357-6855.
28 July 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan MacNeil, 603.357.6855
TOP 10 KARAOKE IDOL FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
August 1
The top ten IDOL contestants will compete with a song of their choice and a Broadway selection at the Finale of the fifth annual Keene Karaoke IDOL on Friday, August 1! Competing for the grand prize of $1250 and a day of recording at Angry Chair Studios in Turners Falls, MA are Karen Bays, Zac Binney, Robert Donohue, Matt Dunton, Wade Garrett, Kim Patterson, Debbie Pickering, Shelby Lyn Rogers, Barbara Zerillo and Jamie Zielinski.
Second prize is $750, third prize $500 and the Audience Favorite Award is $250. Audience members vote nightly toward the 1st-3rd place winners and these votes are compiled exclusively for the Audience Favorite Award.
Emcee Parker Springfield is Operations Manager for Great Eastern radio
(WGXL, WXXK, WTSL, WTPL, and WVRR) including Keene's only locally owned and operated radio station 101.9 K-Rock. Music provided by High Note Productions (www.highnoteproductions.com) with over 50,000 digital songs in their library. Judges include Ted McGreer, five-year alum and owner of Ted's Shoe and Sport; Shana Stack, lead singer for the country band Fastlane; Steve Pro, front-man for the Tom Foolery Band; and Judy Fine, owner of the Judy Fine Singers and Musicians Studio on Emerald Street, Keene. Webmaster for the fifth year is David Teubner, owner of KeeneOnline www.keeneonline.com/idol.
Corporate sponsors include KeeneOnline, The Keene Sentinel, Monadnock Radio Group, Murphy's Auto Body, Markem Imaje and Angry Chair Studios. Watch the show on Cheshire TV local cable access Channel 8. Contact AIDS Services for more information about sponsorship opportunities at susan.macneil@asmronline.org.
The finale will be held at the Moose Lodge, Park Ave, Keene. Doors open at 6:00p, show begins at 7p. Admission $10/person; tables can be reserved if paid in advance. Master Card/VISA accepted by calling 603-357-6855. Reserve soon as seating is limited. Tickets $15 at the door, if available. All beverages sold through the Lodge's cash bar. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region is funded in part by the Monadnock United Way Agency and the City of Keene.
Susan MacNeil, Executive Director
AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region
The Cleve Jones Wellness House
POB 396, 16 High Street
Gilsum, NH 03448
ph: (603) 357-6855
fax: (603) 358-5091
www.asmronline.org
Partnering with Twin States Network to improve the quality of life for
people living with HIV/AIDS/HCV in NH and VT
The H in HIV Stands for Human
21 July 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan MacNeil, 603.357.6855
TOP 15 CHOSEN FOR KARAOKE IDOL WEEK 3
July 25
The contestant pool has been narrowed to the Top 15 for week 3 of the fifth annual Keene Karaoke IDOL! Going on to the July 25 Elimination Round 3 at the Moose Lodge, Park Ave in Keene, NH will be Karen Bays, Zac Binney, Tami Brooke, Robert Donohue, Matt Dunton, Nichole Farnham, Wade Garrett, Dawn Mayo, Kim Patterson, Debbie Pickering, Shelby Lyn Rogers, Johanna Schillemat, Edward Sheldon, Barbara Zerillo and Jamie Zielinski. Contestants will sing one song of their choice and one song from the Wheel of Death.
Grand Prize includes $1250 and a day in the recording studios of Angry Chair Studios in Turners Falls, MA. Second prize is $750, third prize $500 and the Audience Favorite Award is $250. Audience members vote nightly toward the 1st - 3rd place winners and these votes are compiled exclusively for the Audience Favorite Award. The finale will be held August 1 at the Moose Lodge, Park Ave, Keene.
Emcee Parker Springfield is Operations Manager for Great Eastern radio
(WGXL, WXXK, WTSL, WTPL, and WVRR) including Keene's only locally owned and operated radio station 101.9 K-Rock. Music provided by High Note Productions (www.highnoteproductions.com) with over 50,000 digital songs in their library. Judges include Ted McGreer, five-year alum and owner of Ted's Shoe and Sport; Shana Stack, three-time judge who has earned country music acclaim at the state and national level; and Steve Pro, front-man for the Tom Foolery Band who returns for his second stint. Webmaster for the fifth year is David Teubner, owner of KeeneOnline www.keeneonline.com/idol.
Corporate sponsors include KeeneOnline, The Keene Sentinel, Monadnock Radio Group, Murphy's Auto Body, Markem Imaje and Angry Chair Studios. Watch the show on Cheshire TV local cable access Channel 8. Contact AIDS Services for more information about sponsorship opportunities at susan.macneil@asmronline.org.
Doors open at 6:00p, show begins at 7p. Admission $10/person; tables can be reserved if paid in advance. Master Card/VISA accepted by calling 603-357-6855. Reserve soon as seating is limited. Tickets $15 at the door, if available. All beverages sold through the Lodge's cash bar. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region is funded in part by the Monadnock United Way Agency and the City of Keene.
Susan MacNeil, Executive Director
AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region
The Cleve Jones Wellness House
POB 396, 16 High Street
Gilsum, NH 03448
ph: (603) 357-6855
fax: (603) 358-5091
www.asmronline.org
Partnering with Twin States Network to improve the quality of life for
people living with HIV/AIDS/HCV in NH and VT
The H in HIV Stands for Human
13 July 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan MacNeil, 603.357.6855
RESULTS OF KEENE KARAOKE IDOL ELIMINATION ROUND ONE
July 18 and 25
The contestant pool has been narrowed to the Top 20 for the fifth annual Keene Karaoke IDOL! Going on to Elimination Round 2 will be Karen Bays, Zac Binney, Tami Brooke, Paige Cushing, Linda Denno, Robert Donohue, Matt Dunton, Nichole Farnham, Alex Faulkner, Wade Garrett, Cassandra Holloway, Sarah LeClair, Dawn Mayo, Kim Patterson, Debbie Pickering, Shelby Lyn Rogers, Johanna Schillemat, Edward Sheldon, Barbara Zerillo, Jamie Zielinski.
The second round of competition will be held on July 18 where contestants must sing a song from the 80s. Future dates include July 25 and the August 1 finale held at the Moose Lodge, Park Ave, Keene. Grand Prize includes cash prize of $1250 and a day in the recording studios of Angry Chair Studios in Turners Falls, MA. Second prize is $750, third prize $500 and the Audience Favorite Award is $250. Audience members vote nightly toward the 1st - 3rd place winners and these votes are compiled exclusively for the Audience Favorite Award.
Emcee Parker Springfield is Operations Manager for Great Eastern radio
(WGXL, WXXK, WTSL, WTPL, and WVRR) including Keene's only locally owned and operated radio station 101.9 K-Rock. Music provided by High Note Productions (www.highnoteproductions.com) with over 50,000 digital songs in their library. Judges include Ted McGreer, five-year alum and owner of Ted's Shoe and Sport; Shana Stack, three-time judge who has earned country music acclaim at the state and national level; and Steve Pro, front-man for the Tom Foolery Band who returns for his second stint. Webmaster for the fifth year is David Teubner, owner of KeeneOnline www.keeneonline.com/idol.
Corporate sponsors include KeeneOnline, The Keene Sentinel, Monadnock Radio Group, Murphy's Auto Body and Angry Chair Studios. Contact AIDS Services for more information about sponsorship opportunities at susan.macneil@asmronline.org.
Doors open at 6:00p, show begins at 7p. Admission $10/person; tables can be reserved if paid in advance. Master Card/VISA accepted by calling 603-357-6855. Reserve soon as seating is limited. Tickets $15 at the door, if available. All beverages sold through the Lodge's cash bar. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region is a Monadnock United Way Agency.
Susan MacNeil, Executive Director
AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region
The Cleve Jones Wellness House
POB 396, 16 High Street
Gilsum, NH 03448
ph: (603) 357-6855
fax: (603) 358-5091
www.asmronline.org
Partnering with Twin States Network to improve the quality of life for
people living with HIV/AIDS/HCV in NH and VT
The H in HIV Stands for Human
TOP CONTESTANTS CHOSEN FOR KEENE KARAOKE IDOL!
July 11, 18 and 25
The contestant pool has been chosen for the fifth annual Keene Karaoke IDOL! Competing will be Karen Bays, Jennifer Beauregard, Zac Binney, Tami Brooke, Cindy Choate, Heather Crosby, Paige Cushing, Linda Denno, Robert Donohue, Matt Dunton, Nichole Farnham, Alex Faulkner, Wade Garrett, Cassandra Holloway, Sarah LeClair, Dawn Mayo, Paul Morehouse, Jr, Michael Palizzolo, Kim Patterson, Debbie Pickering, Shelby Lyn Rogers, Johanna Schillemat, Amanda Shaw, Edward Sheldon, Caitlin Sullivan, Barbara Zerillo, Jamie Zielinski.
Elimination rounds begin July 11 where contestants will sing one song of their choice. Future dates include July 18, 25 and the finale on August 1 at the Moose Lodge, Park Ave, Keene. Grand Prize includes cash prize of $1250 and a day in the recording studios of Angry Chair Studios in Turners Falls, MA. Second prize $750, third prize $500 and the Audience Favorite Award is $250. Audience members vote nightly toward the 1st- 3rd place winners and these votes are compiled exclusively for the Audience Favorite Award.
Emcee Parker Springfield is Operations Manager for Great Eastern radio
(WGXL, WXXK, WTSL, WTPL, and WVRR) including Keene's only locally owned and operated radio station 101.9 K-Rock. Music provided by High Note Productions (www.highnoteproductions.com) with over 50,000 digital songs in their library. Judges include Ted McGreer, five-year alum and owner of Ted's Shoe and Sport; Shana Stack, three-time judge who has earned country music acclaim at the state and national level; and Steve Pro, front-man for the Tom Foolery Band who returns for his second stint. Webmaster for the fifth year is David Teubner, owner of KeeneOnline www.keeneonline.com/idol.
Corporate sponsors include KeeneOnline, The Keene Sentinel, Monadnock Radio Group, Murphy's Auto Body and Angry Chair Studios. Contact AIDS Services for more information about sponsorship opportunities at susan.macneil@asmronline.org.
Doors open at 6:00p, show begins at 7p. Admission $10/person; tables can be reserved if paid in advance. Master Card/VISA accepted by calling 603-357-6855. Reserve soon as seating is limited. Tickets $15 at the door, if available. All beverages sold through the Lodge's cash bar. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region is a Monadnock United Way Agency.
Susan MacNeil, Executive Director
AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region
The Cleve Jones Wellness House
POB 396, 16 High Street
Gilsum, NH 03448
ph: (603) 357-6855
fax: (603) 358-5091
www.asmronline.org
Partnering with Twin States Network to improve the quality of life for
people living with HIV/AIDS/HCV in NH and VT
The H in HIV Stands for Human
