Competition Promotes Students’ Talents in Rap, Poetry, & Song for a $1,000 Prize
CHICAGO, May 3 /PRNewswire/ —
WHAT: Former dropouts from the Alternative Schools Network (ASN), will
compete in the Alternative Idol for a chance to become the next
super star and win a $1,000 grand prize.
Participants will compete in rap, poetry, & song and winners will
be selected by celebrity judges, including WGCI’s Bionce Foxx and
"The WordSmyth" Malik Yusef. The final event will be held on
Thursday, May 4, 2006 beginning at 7:00PM at the International
House Auditorium, University of Chicago, 1414 E. 59th St.,
Chicago, IL
Alternative Idol is a talent competition, modeled after the
popular American Idol Show, where hundreds of students are
encouraged to explore and express their artistic abilities.
– Finalist and semi-finalist will move on through each round by
judges’ selection, and the top fifteen (five in each group)
will perform at the Finals on Thursday, May 4, 2006.
– Three winners, one from each category, will be awarded a
$1,000 prize each and perform live at the ASN’s 2006 prom.
Winners will also get recording studio time to produce and
record their songs.
– Alternative Idol was created to engage youth in performing
arts as a medium for achievement and expression. Also,
through exposure to performing arts, ASN educates students on
exploring performing arts as a post high school option.
WHO: Participants to include:
– Bionce Foxx, Celebrity Judge, Host on WGCI’s Radio Station
– Malik Yusef, "The WordSmyth", Celebrity Judge, nationally
known spoken word artist
– Chi Blizz, Performance, Master of Ceremony (MC) on Power 92.3
Hip Hop Radio
– Frank Townsend, Comedian
– African American Fraternities Step Show
– Alternative Schools Network’s Students and Youth
WHEN: THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006, 7:00PM to 9:00PM
WHERE: International House Auditorium, University of Chicago
1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL
The Alternative Schools Network (ASN) is a Chicago not-for-profit organization, that has been supporting community based and community-run programs to provide quality education and to develop and expand training and other educational services in Chicago’s inner-city neighborhoods, focusing on inner-city children, youth, and adults.
Source: Alternative Schools Network
CONTACT: Laurie R. Glenn-Gista, +1-773-832-9101, Cell, +1-773-704-7246,
E-mail, lrglenn@lrglenn.com , or Ilona Gregory, +1-773-832-9101, Cell,
+1-773-426-2792, E-mail, Ilona.Thinkinc@ameritech.net
