EN-RICH-MENT, a not for profit program that provides free music lessons, instruments, education, training, art, dance, voice and drumline to underserved urban youth ages 5 - 18, will host its FIRST DRUMMING COMPETITION PRESENTED BY THE BLUECOATS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS (ages 8 to 16) (Marching and Free-Style) APRIL 2ND, 11 AM - 3PM, Arts in Stark Ed Center, 1014 Cleveland Ave., NW Canton. Each contestant will have up to two minutes to showcase their skills in one of two classes - marching percussion using a marching snare, quads, or bass drum, or free-style percussion using buckets, trash cans or homemade instruments. Each class will have three age groups - 8-10, 11-13, 14-16. In addition to an overall winner in each class, our judges will select a winner from each age group. Each winner will receive a trophy. In addition, the overall winner from the marching percussion class will win $100, two tickets to the Bluecoats' Innovations in Brass: Massillon competition at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium and a day "behind the scenes" with the 2016 Bluecoats Drumline. The overall winner from the free-style class will win $100, two tickets to a Cleveland Cavaliers game, and an evening "behind the scenes" with Cavs QStix Entertainment Ensemble. Serving as judges for the competition: Marching - Julian Goldthwaite (Bluecoats alum, QStix Manager), David Vielhaber (Bass Line performer, Bluecoats alum) Free-style - Julian Goldthwaite (see above), Elec Simon, QStix. JUDGING BY: Marching - Julian Goldthwaite (Bluecoats alum, QStix Manager), David Vielhaber (Bass Line performer, Bluecoats alum) Free-style - Julian Goldthwaite (see above), Elec Simon, QStix. Registration is $10.00. Betty Smith Executive Director EN-RICH-MENT www.facebook.com/en.rich.ment.1 <http://www.facebook.com/en.rich.ment.1> www.en-rich-ment.org <http://www.en-rich-ment.org/> If you put a musical instrument in a kids hand, he will not pick up a gun. El Sistema Support our youth with your tax deductible donation made payable to Enrichment and mailed to 4110 Meadowview Dr., NW Canton OH 44718 CANTON IDOL AUDITIONS MARCH 12, 2 PM, ARTS IN STARK EDUCATION CENTER, 1014 CLEVELAND AVE., NW.