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East Bay Chamber Crowns Winner of Rhode Island's Got Talent Show
Bristol, RI August 18, 2008 -- East Bay Chamber of Commerce announced the winner of Rhode Island’s Got Talent, their first-ever Talent Show contest last week: singer/pianist Alissa Musto from Rehoboth, MA.
WINNERS:
***First Place*** Alissa Musto, pianist/singer from Rehoboth, MA performed "Travelling Band Medley”, an arrangement she composed with her father that incorporated Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chopin, Mozart & Beethoven. Ms. Musto took home the $1,000 cash prize and will sing the National Anthem at a 2009 Pawtucket Red Sox Game.
***Second Place***Melanie Donnelly, singer from North Kingstown, RI sang "Gimme Gimme" from the Broadway musical ” Thoroughly Modern Millie” and took home the $500 cash prize.
***Third Place*** 2 AM Band from Pawtucket, RI (Alexander Graff, Max Saccone and Alex Saccone) performed Stevie Ray Vaughn’s "Pride and Joy" and took home the $250 cash prize.
“Judges of the show were overwhelmed with the level of talent - expressing that all performances were phenomenal and that they were blown away. Ultimately though, they found what they were looking for in singer/pianist Ms. Milano.”, said Betty Pleacher, President, East Bay Chamber of Commerce. “Charlie Hall did a wonderful job of hosting this event and entertaining the audience of over 200 enthusiastic family, friends and East Bay residents. RIGT was successful beyond our expectations and we’ll definitely be doing it again in 2010.”
To see the full list of the RIGT 2008 finalists performance lineup visit www.rhodeislandsgottalent.com
A very special thank you to all the East Bay companies and individuals who donated time, funds or professional expertise to ensure Rhode Island’s Got Talent was a great success!
Master of Ceremonies: Charlie Hall, Ocean State Follies
Special Guest Judges:
· Matt Roberts, Professional Performer & The on-court emcee for the WNBA’s #1 team
· Lawrence Lepore, Event Manager for Ogden Entertainment at the Providence Civic Center
· Patrick Little, Sports Director at WPRI Channel 12
Special Guest Accountant: Mark G. Devine, CPA of Devine & Associates, LLC, Bristol (Independent Accounting Firm retained to tabulate the results of the competition.)
Donations:
· Fast Signs, Seekonk
· Bristol House of Pizza
· Dunkin Donuts, Barrington
· Ocean State CPL
· Crystal Springs Water
Volunteers:
· East Bay Chamber of Commerce Board Members, Chamber Members and Friends
Partners:
· The Substance Abuse Task Force of Bristol and Warren
· Womens Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties
Sponsors:
· Ocean State Follies: www.oceanstatefollies.com.
· The Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club: www.pawsox.com.
· The Substance Abuse Task Force: 401-245-7387.
· Pirata Media LLC www.piratamedia.com
· East Bay Newspapers www.eastbayri.com
· Cardi’s Furniture www.cardis.com
Official Rhode Island’s Got Talent Merchandise: Offering t-shirts, mugs, hats, and other memorabilia priced between $9 and $25 available at www.rhodeislandsgottalent.com.
The East Bay Chamber of Commerce is located at 16 Cutler Street, Suite 102, Warren, RI and can be reached at 401-245-0750 or www.eastbaychamberri.org.
Media Contact:
Betty Pleacher
(401) 245-0750
betty@eastbaychamberri.org |
