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<p class="Pa2"><span class="A2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">SHINING STAR CLE 2024 – 2 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT AUDITIONS!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="Pa2"><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Looking for high school solo singers who dream of singing before a live audience!
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Pa2"><a href="https://www.mandeljcc.org/shining-star-cle/mandeljcc/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shining Star CLE</span></b></a><span class="A0"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
</span></b></span><span class="A0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">a Northeast Ohio favorite since 2017, is hosted by the Mandel JCC of Cleveland.
</span></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">This unique solo-singing competition affords 10 students and 2 alternates a chance to perform center stage at Playhouse Square in a competition for
a total of $18,500 in college scholarships. Celebrity judges choose the top 4 singers. Then the audience along with the judges select the winner.
<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="Pa2"><span class="A2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">* All genres of music are welcome and participation is free. *
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="Pa2"><span class="A2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">* Upload your audition video (3 minutes max) to
</span></b></span><a href="https://shiningstarcle.submittable.com/submit"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://shiningstarcle.submittable.com/submit</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">
*</span></b></span><span class="A2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="Pa2"><span class="A2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">* Join us for THE FINALS on</span></b></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">
<b>Sunday, September 22, 2024 • 7 pm at Playhouse Square </b>*<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt"><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Competition open to high
</span></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">school students with a 2025 to 2028 graduation date and who live in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne
counties, including homeschooled students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Pa2"><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Audition videos must be submitted online
<u>before June 30, 2024 at 11:59 pm</u>; Audition link: </span></span><a href="https://shiningstarcle.submittable.com/submit"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://shiningstarcle.submittable.com/submit</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
</span></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Piano accompaniment, personal instrument usage or a cappella are preferred, but recorded accompaniment is permitted.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt"><span class="A2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">THE SCHOLARSHIPS
</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">1st Place Winner: $10,000 college scholarship + an opportunity to perform with Cleveland Pops Orchestra
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">2nd Place Winner: $5,000 college scholarship
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">3rd Place Winner: $2,500 college scholarship
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">4th Place Winner: $1,000 college scholarship
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Bonus Prize: $2,500 to the high school music department of the 1st place winner
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span class="A2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">All winners will receive a free one-year membership to The J
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="A2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Shining Star CLE is an inclusive singing competition showcasing the best of Northeast Ohio’s talented teens while supporting a broad range of Mandel JCC programs
and services including healthy aging adults, youth, arts and culture, and scholarships.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kate Martin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Special Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mandel JCC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">26001 S. Woodland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beachwood, Ohio 44122<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Direct: 216-593-6214<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please join us at Playhouse Square on September 22, 2024 for this year’s
<b>Shining Star CLE</b>. For more information, click here </span><a href="https://www.mandeljcc.org/shining-star-cle/mandeljcc/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">ShiningStarCLE.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
</span>Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shiningstarcle/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Facebook</span></a> and our new Instagram account
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialshiningstarcle/"><span style="color:#0563C1">#OfficialShiningStarCLE</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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