AUDITIONS OPEN FOR SHINING STAR CLE 2024 Calling all high school solo singers dreaming of performing for a live audience at Playhouse Square! This event is an "American Idol" style solo-singing competition for a total of $18,500 in college scholarships. All genres of music are welcome and participation is free. Shining Star CLE<https://www.mandeljcc.org/shining-star-cle/mandeljcc/>, a Northeast Ohio favorite since 2017, is now hosted by the Mandel JCC of Cleveland. Join us for THE FINALS on Sunday, September 22, 2024 * 7 pm at Playhouse Square ELIGIBILITY * High school students with a 2025 to 2028 graduation date * Must live in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne counties, including homeschooled students THE AUDITIONS * Submit your video audition online before June 30, 2024 at 11:59 pm * Upload your audition video (3 minutes max) to https://shiningstarcle.submittable.com/submit * Piano accompaniment, personal instrument usage or a cappella are preferred, but recorded accompaniment is allowed THE SCHOLARSHIPS * 1st Place Winner: $10,000 college scholarship plus an opportunity to perform with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra * 2nd Place Winner: $5,000 college scholarship * 3rd Place Winner: $2,500 college scholarship * 4th Place Winner: $1,000 college scholarship * Bonus: $2,500 to the high school music department of the 1st place winner * All winners will receive a one year membership to The J THE CAUSE 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. For more information: kmartin@mandeljcc.org<mailto:kmartin@mandeljcc.org> or 216-593-6214 Kate Martin Special Events Coordinator Mandel JCC 26001 S. Woodland Beachwood, Ohio 44122 Direct: 216-593-6214 Please join us at Playhouse Square on September 22, 2024 for this year's Shining Star CLE. For more information, click here ShiningStarCLE.org<https://www.mandeljcc.org/shining-star-cle/mandeljcc/>.