Jul 06, 2018 | BOCA RATON BOWL

ONLINE PUBLIC VOTING OPENS FOR THE 2018 CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL IDOL, PRESENTED BY MARSHALL SOCARRAS GRANT

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ONLINE PUBLIC VOTING FOR THE 2018 CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL IDOL, PRESENTED BY MARSHALL SOCARRAS GRANT OPENS THIS FRIDAY

Tickets Now on Sale for Live August 1 National Anthem Performer Finalists Event Featuring Top Eight

BOCA RATON, Fla. (July 5, 2018) – The competition to find the next Cheribundi Tart
Cherry Boca Raton Bowl Idol presented by Marshall Socarras Grant is heating up as
online open-to-the-public voting begins Friday, July 6. Following review of video
audio submission entries by the 2018 committee, the top 20 will be featured on www.CheribundiBocaRatonBowl.com for the public to help determine the top eight
semi-finalists. The semi-finalists will then take the stage to compete live at the
open-to-the-public event on August 1 at The Addison, Boca Raton for the opportunity
to perform the National Anthem at the 2018 game.

Public Voting Opens This Friday

Twenty semi-finalists have been selected from dozens of South Florida vocalists and instrumentalists of all ages who entered the talent competition. The semifinalists’ audition videos will be featured for online voting at www.CheribundiBocaRatonBowl.com from Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 15, at 11:59 p.m. The public is invited to vote for their favorite semi-finalist once per day throughout this round of the competition.

The Addison to Host Public Finalists Night on August 1 to Benefit Spirit of Giving

The final round kicks off Boca Chamber Festivals Days on Wednesday August 1, at
6 p.m., when the public is invited to watch eight finalists perform on stage for a panel of judges and live audience at The Addison, located at 2 East Camino Real, in Boca Raton. Friends, family and fans watching from “the stands” will have the chance to vote for their favorite contestant and a combination of those audience votes and judges selections will determine the top three who will perform once more before the
winner is chosen.

Admission to the live performance finals event is $35 and includes food provided by
The Addison. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds from the event will benefit Spirit of Giving’s Back to School Bash. Tickets may be purchased through Spirit of Giving at www.spiritofgivingnetwork.com.

The winner will get the opportunity to perform the National Anthem during opening ceremonies at FAU Stadium prior to the game being televised nationally on Tuesday December 18. The winner will also receive 10 game tickets for family and friends which will include sideline access during the performance.

About the Boca Raton Bowl:
The Boca Raton Bowl is one of 41 postseason college bowl games in the country and the only one hosted in Palm Beach County. Featuring all the pomp and circumstance of traditional bowl events, the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl is a high-energy, entertaining experience for both college football fans and non-fans alike and allows the national spotlight to shine on Boca Raton and Palm Beach County. This year, the fifth annual bowl game will have primary tie-ins for teams from Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference with the Mid-American Athletic Conference having a secondary tie-in. The team from Conference USA will make its headquarters at the Boca Raton Resort & Club and the American Athletic Conference team will be at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.

This bowl game first ‘touched down’ in 2014 and has since aired live annually on ESPN throughout the U.S., as well as on international affiliates in South America, the Caribbean, Australia and Europe as well as on ESPN Radio. As one of 14 bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, this year’s bowl game is once again held on the Tuesday before Christmas. The event has become a celebrated annual holiday tradition in Boca Raton and Palm Beach County as it lives up to its other name, ‘Boca’s Biggest Annual Outdoor Party’.” Bowl week activities will begin with the arrival of the participating teams on Friday, Dec. 14. Days, times and sites for the team welcome parties, beach parties, luncheon, pep rallies and other bowl week activities will be released at a later date. For more info, visit www.CheribundiBocaRatonBowl.com.

For full 2018 Boca Raton Bowl Idol talent competition entry details and official registration form, visit www.CheribundiBocaRatonBowl.com.  To purchase tickets for the finalists night event on August 1, visit www.spiritofgivingnetwork.com.

ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of 32 collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; FCS opening-weekend game; 14 college bowl games, 12 college basketball events, a college softball event and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 300-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

Collegiate Football
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (Houston); AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.); Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); Celebration Bowl (Atlanta); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Frisco Bowl (Texas); Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Atlanta); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta)

Collegiate Basketball

AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Armed Forces Classic (Fort Bliss, Texas); Charleston Classic (South Carolina); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women’s Classic Presented by Corona (South Bend, Ind.); Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off; State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis) and Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.)

Collegiate Softball

Elite Softball Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.)

For more information, visit the official website, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube pages.

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