FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (2/05)
Contact: Ashley Young or Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120

Centenary’s “Battle of the Bands” Offers $500 in Prizes

SHREVEPORT, LA — Centenary College’s Up ‘til Dawn organization, in conjunction with the college’s radio station, KSCL, is offering $500 in prizes to bands that compete in their Battle of the Bands fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and KSCL.

Battle of the Bands is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Hargrove Memorial Bandshell in the center of the Centenary campus.

Musical acts can sign up for Battle of the Bands by sending an email to kscl@centenary.edu or by calling the radio station at 318-869-5296.

Organizers said bands and solo artists of any music genre are welcome to sign up for the competition. A panel of judges from the community will select the first, second and third place winners, which will receive $250, $175 and $75, respectively. All proceeds from the competition will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and KSCL.

Battle of the Bands is sponsored by Centenary’s Student Government Association and the Centenary Activities Board as part of Centenary’s Homecoming Week activities.

Up 'til Dawn is a student-led fund-raising program hosted by colleges and universities nationwide. It unites faculty, students, the community and sponsors in a goal to help children receiving treatment at St. Jude. Centenary’s Up ‘til Dawn organization has raised over $19,000 for the hospital so far during the 2004-05 academic year.

KSCL is a non-commercial educational radio station that broadcasts to the Shreveport-Bossier City area. The student-run radio station introduces new and often unknown artists from a variety of genres to the campus and community. KSCL has recently received approval from the FCC to upgrade from 150 watts to 3,500 watts, an increase that will enable the station’s programs to be heard throughout the Shreveport-Bossier area. The station is currently raising funds to buy the necessary equipment to support the upgrade.

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