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EcoArts kicks off with livewire Battle of the Bands
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Posted on Jul 30 2005
The first 2005 EcoArts Festival kicked off Friday night with livewire band performances and a film festival at the American Memorial Park Visitor Center.
Gov. Juan N. Babauta opened the ceremony with brief congratulatory remarks to the organizers of the event. He said the CNMI is proving itself to be a continuing advocate for the environment, from controlling the Puerto Rico dump site to the effective operations at the Marpi landfill.
Hundreds of people witnessed 15 live acts during the Battle of the Bands competition, which started right after the brief opening ceremony.
The competition, said contest coordinator Angel S. Hocog, was divided into three categories. There were six participants for the soloist category, four for the two or more category and five for the complete band category.
Each participant sang their own composition and some cover songs. The criteria for judging were credibility, musicality, and overall composition.
Cash prizes at stake for the competition are $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for the complete band category, while $1,500, $1,000 and $500 are awaiting winners in the two or more category. The winners in the soloist category will get $1,000, $500 and $300 each.
Judges during the competition were Ben Ilo, Janet Villagomez, Ace Elameto, Scott Guerrero, and Lou Tilipao. Trish Tudela was the official tabulator of the competition.
Hocog said the success of the competition would not have happened without the assistance of Cora Norita and Eliza Matagolay who helped him with the committee.
The festival also kicked off with a competitive film festival. Coordinator Galvin Guerrero said there were entries submitted from Fiji and Guam. Several entries were also received from the filmmakers in the CNMI.
All winners for both competitions will be announced tonight during the awarding and closing ceremonies starting at 6pm.
