Merrimack Valley Has Talent presented by the Andover and North Andover Rotary Clubs

2010 Prizes
1st place: $500
2nd place: $100
3rd place: $50

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Rotary Club of Andover
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P.O. Box 1152
Andover, MA 01810

Merrimack Valley Has Talent!

A fun TV-like local talent show
that benefits your community/nation/world at the same time.
presented by the Rotary Clubs of Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, USA

And The 2010 Winners are...

1st Place: Melody Carabello & Mindy Matar

2nd Place: Bevin Vigneau & Rocco Derosa

3rd Place: Heather Fahey

The following is the complete list of our Finalists:

•Heather Fahey, vocalist, North Andover
•Bevin Vigneau and Rocco Derosa, vocal duet, Burlington
•Alyssa Surrette, vocalist, Bellingham
•Katie Amaro, vocalist, Bradford
•Laura Wood of North Reading
•Dan Cormier and Lisa Barone, vocal duet, Methuen
•Chris Penta, pianist, Andover
•Samantha Swatski, vocalist, North Andover
•Johnny Rocca, musician, Andover
•Kendall Wipff, vocalist, Andover
•Melody Carabello and Mindy Matar, vocal duet, Methuen
•Gaetan Demers, vocal & guitar, Lawrence
•Matt Gennetti and Dan Klisiewicz, acoustic guitar duet, North Andover
•Gina Marte and Edmil De La Cruz, dancers, Lawrence
•Drew Reinhardt, vocalist, Lowell
•Stephanie Ramos, dancer, Lawrence
•Eduardo "Snoopy" De Jesus , rap singer, Lawrence
•Cleopatra Welch, vocalist, Lawrence
•Michele Lescarbeau, vocalist, Haverhill
•Steph Twomey, vocalist, Lawrence and Dan Klisiewicz. vocal & guitar, North Andover

Our Judges
We were fortunate to have some excellent judges, including:

David Boudreau (Actor, Singer, Improv)
Jason Edwards (Season 5 American Idol Top 60 contestant).
Karla Pattavina (The Dance Academy, Ward Hill, MA).
Linda Schoonmaker (Assistant Organizer and co-founder, Acting Out Theater Company, Lawrence, MA)
Rhea Simon (Jazz and cabaret singer)

Auditions
Our auditions were held at The Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem NH on Sundays, March 14th and ch 28th, 2010 for high school age and older. We had 35 acts enter the competition, including many very talented candidates for our show, giving our Judges some cause for deliberation in choosing finalists. Acts included a nice variety of singers, dancers and instrumentalists. From these, 20 acts were chosen for our Finals (with three acts as alternates).

The Finals
Our Finals were held at the Claddagh Pub & Restaurant, 399 Canal St., Lawrence, MA on Sunday, April 25, 2010. Our thanks to the Claddagh for helping us have this successful event!

Please consider joining us next year, as we anticipate continuing this wonderful event yearly!

Contact email: info@MerrimackValleyHasTalent.com

Our Clubs benefit many in need, and support causes that include: Shelter Boxes for Haiti, Literacy Program, Bike Bank, Lazarus House, S.T.O.P. (school anti-bullying program), Scholarships, Rotaplast (plastic surgery missions to benefit children with significant deformities in impoverished areas), and much more!!

For more information about our Clubs and Rotary in general:

Rotary Club of Andover: http://rotaryandover.org
Rotary Club of North Andover: http://www.northandoverrotary.org/

Rotary International: http://rotary.org