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Fiddler’s Convention Saturday; Proceeds Benefit High School Students
July 16, 2010
The 31st South Alabama Old Time Fiddler’s Convention will be held Saturday at the Escambia County High School auditorium.
The event begins at 2 p.m., and the Atmore Rotary Club’s award-winning BBQ will be for sale. The auditorium is located at 1215 South Presley Street (near Food World) in Atmore.
The event is sponsored by the Atmore Rotary Club, with proceeds going toward the club’s Academic All-Stars Program that honors high school students that maintain A and B averages during the school year. The awards are presented to students from Northview High School, Escambia County (AL) High School, Escambia Academy and Atmore Christian School.
Musicians and singers will compete for cash prizes up to $1,000 in various categories like fiddlers, vocal groups, bands, dobro, banjo, guitar and mandolin.
The competition categories and prize money are:
- Vocal Band $200/$100/$50
- String Band $200/$100/$50
- Guitar $100/$75/$50
- Mandolin $100/$75/$50
- Banjo $100/$75/$50
- Dobro $100/$75/$50
- Fiddle $1000/$200/$100
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