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The Smithfield Lions Club announces its annual James A. Bland Memorial Music Scholarship Contest to be held on Saturday, March 14, 2025 at 2 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church, 201 Cedar St, Smithfield, VA 23430. This is the first rung of an escalating series of contests (local, regional, district and state) sponsored by the Lions Clubs of the State of Virginia culminating in scholarships for music study. This preliminary contest (local) is open to youth attending elementary, middle, junior or senior high school (or equivalent home-schooled level) that are residents of Virginia.
Contestants are not required to be from Smithfield, but may only enter one local contest. For those advancing as far as the state finals, the Lions award scholarships of $3000 – 1st place, $2,500 – 2nd place, and $2000 – 3rd place, and cash awards of $1,500 for 4th, 5th, and 6th places to vocal and instrumental finalists.
Interested instrumentalists and vocalists may obtain contest rules and download applications by visiting the Smithfield Lions Club website at https://smithfield-lions.com/explore-our-impact-1. Then click the download application button at the bottom of the Bland Music information.
Please return completed applications to Lion Katie Lemon ([email protected]) or Lion Jon May ([email protected]) who can also be reach with any questions. Deadline for completed applications is March 9, 2025.
Lastly, if you would like to be a spectator for the contest, it is free and open to the public.
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Trinity United Methodist Church - Smithfield, VA, 201 Cedar St,Smithfield, Virginia, United States
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