For the fifth year in a row, the Dunwoody Preservation Trust Lemonade Days Festival will hold its popular “Dunwoody Idol competition, a showcase for local high-school singing talent.
Acceptance into the Dunwoody Idol show is by audition only.
Auditions will be held at the historic 1870 Donaldson-Bannister Farm on March 22, 2:00 pm till 4:00 pm, to select ten singing finalists.
Accompanied by the Dunwoody Idol Band, The ten singing finalists will compete in the Dunwoody Idol competition on Saturday, April 25, during the Lemonade Days Festival. That night, a panel of three judges will select the 2020 Dunwoody Idol winner and a runner-up. A crowd favorite will also be chosen by audience vote.
The Dunwoody Idol winner will be awarded a full-service session of professional recording time to produce one finished track, plus a featured appearance at a young artists musical review to be staged at a local venue in the fall. The Dunwoody Idol winner will also be invited to return as a featured performer on the 2021 Lemonade Days Festival stage. The Dunwoody Idol runner-up will also perform at the fall musical review.
WGCL-TV CBS46 investigative reported Adam Murphy will serve as host on the night of the contest while hair and makeup are provided by Bernadette’s Hair Salon.
To audition for Dunwoody Idol, contestants must be 12-18 years old and pre-register at hopefollmer@gmail.com. The audition fee is $5.00, which also includes a Dunwoody Idol T-shirt.
The Lemonade Days Festival is the only fundraiser of the Dunwoody Preservation Trust (DPT), with the profits going to the continued rehabilitation and maintenance of the historic 1870 Donaldson-Bannister Farm – an historic restoration partnership of the City of Dunwoody, DPT and the community. Spring 2020 will mark the two year anniversary of the almost four acres of property as a public special-event and educational facility. This year the five-day festival runs April 22 through April 26.
For basic information about Lemonade Days, please go to http://dunwoodylemonadedays.org, where $5 ticket discounts are available. Weather updates will be provided on Twitter @Lemonadedays.
About DPT: Founded in 1995, the Dunwoody Preservation Trust is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to the preservation of the history and heritage of the Dunwoody community. A volunteer non-profit organization, the DPT owns and manages the circa 1906 Cheek-Spruill House, Dunwoody’s signature building at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Chamblee Dunwoody roads, and also rehabilitated and now manages the circa 1870
Donaldson-Bannister Farm, a public park and special events venue in the heart of Dunwoody. More information is at
https://dunwoodypreservationtrust.org.
