Anthem Tryouts Tour Set for First Three Saturdays in February
CURVE, Pa. -With a 16th season of baseball just over two months away, the Altoona Curve are embarking on a National Anthem Tryouts Tour over the first three Saturdays in February in search of folks to sing the national anthem before Curve home games in 2014. The tour begins this Saturday (Feb. 1) at the Logan Valley Mall in Altoona, continues to the Country Club Mall in LaVale, Md. on February 8 and will wrap up at the Johnstown Galleria on February 15.
Fans who wish to sing the national anthem before a Curve home game in 2014 must try out at one of the three tour stops to be considered for the upcoming season. Those that have performed the national anthem at the ballpark in previous seasons also must try out at one of the three stops to be considered for 2014. No tapes/CDs will be considered. Lyrics for the national anthem, as well as "God Bless America" will be provided upon request.
A rundown of times and celebrity judges for each of the three stops are listed below:
Altoona Tryout (Saturday, Feb. 1)
Logan Valley Mall (5580 Goods Ln.)
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Registration begins at 8 a.m.)
-Judging from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. will be Rocky 104.9's Dave Troxell (The X-Man) and WTAJ Reporter/Weekend Anchor Jim Madalinsky.
-Judging from 10:30 a.m. to noon will be Altoona Mayor Matt Pacifico, WTAJ Sports Director K.C. Kantz, and WRTA/True Country's Doug Herendeen.
LaVale/Cumberland, Md. Tryout (Saturday, Feb. 8)
Country Club Mall (1262 Vocke Road, LaVale Md.)
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Registration begins at 9 a.m.)
-Judging from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be Amanda Mangan & Brian Chase from Magic 100.5 in Cumberland. Hannah & Trucker from 105.3/105.7 WFRB Country in Frostburg, Md. will be judging from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Johnstown Tryout (Saturday, Feb. 15)
Johnstown Galleria (500 Galleria Dr.)
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
-Judging from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. will be Rocky 104.9's Dave Troxell (The X-Man), WJAC News Reporter/Anchor Melanie Gillespie and WJAC Reporter Kerri Corrado
-Judging from 10:30 a.m. to noon will be Johnstown Tomahawks president Rick Bouchard and Mix 94.7's Adam Erikson.
For more information on the National Anthem Tryout Tour call 877.99.CURVE, visit AltoonaCurve.com or stop by the offices at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Follow the Curve on facebook (Altoona Curve Baseball), twitter (@AltoonaCurve) and Instagram (@altoonacurve).
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