I jgrticfigte-ali xdexter taint-el tite- cro-w-d gt New-Sthclext rruleittSkov; Adelitkeioun{to-w-x, Cc-An/title-. Tale-xi-Skim rig.Mc-N.4,dd wanfirst ?Li:wet/trough,her bmatifutdisp1c9/of choreography. WNW, tite, audience,with/their pank-rodc rendii-ionof "Brown,Eyed girt" All ten acts were musical in nature - no ventriloquists, tightrope walkers or magicians this year. Erin McDaniel won the $75 first prize with an original ballet performance, choreographed tothesong"IPromise." Ben DeLongfinished third in the judging,while the Erin Flora and Meredith Gbur duo finished second. AdamHenkerandjourneyman guitarist Phil Sheward got the night off to a good start with their song,"Burdens." After Kim Baggett's performance of "Love In Any Language" and Steve Hallgren's original compositions"TakeHisHand"and "Confused," Sheward took to the stage a second time to play and sing,"PartofMe." Willy Shelton, broken arm and all, sang "With Me," followed by the night's only female duo,Flora and Gbur. They sang "Refine Me," a cappella. Trumpeter Ben DeLong, the last act before intermission,amazedthecrowd with a back flip while on stage. Forced to wait due to problems with his back-up music,DeLong tookthe opportunity to give an unscheduled display of his talent - one which earned him a return trip to the stage later in the program, by the MC's special invitation. Brian Antes led off the second halfoftheshow with afew MichaelW.Smithcovers from the "Trilogy" album.Emily Cook followed with a performance of "In Return", after which Phil Sheward and Brian Antes returned together to sing "When a Love is Right." Erin McDaniel's ballet brought an invitation back onto the stage by MC's Joel Shenkand ScottLehrtoteach Lehr to dance. McDaniel tried...with only moderate success. Lehr's antics led into a set by the most anticipated band of the evening - On Going Fight. Members Aaron Kline, John Eck,Steve Hallgren,and Joseph O'Neal played two songswhichgotthecrowdon their feet and clapping. j.13. H-etwi HOMECOMING PRAISE/TALENT SHOW 0
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