Arts & Entertainment

Encore Advances to 'Sing' Semi-Finals

Voting is underway to select the choirs that will compete nationally for a $20,000 prize for charity.

Encore, a division of the ’s Buffalo Grove Singers group, has advanced to the next round in the national Sing competition.

Encore is among three choirs in the semifinals, .

The winner of the semifinals round will be determined exclusively by the number of votes received. Encore fans can vote once per day through midnight Oct. 5 at deerpark.2011sing.com.

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Those who voted in the first round are already registered and can vote online immediately. Newcomers to the site must complete the registration form, then confirm registration via email before voting.

If Encore wins the next round, the singers will compete in the national finals against 11 other finalists for a grand prize of $20,000 for charity. Encore has chosen the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss as its beneficiary.

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Encore members include Robin Axel, Bruce Bohrer, Steve Bulmash, Catherine Crandal, Teri Dickinson, Tricia Dockery, Pam Enright, Wendy Friedman, Donna Garfield, Mike Garfield, Jill Gavin, Stacy Groner, Jeanette Kratz, Lori Lapping, Debbie Macklin, Greg McWright, Cathy Novak, Jerry Rottman, Lynne Schneider, Steve Schneider, Lenna Scott, Mel Siegal, Charla Silver, Shelly Spector and Wendy Zimmerman.


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