60 Elvis Tribute Artists Competing for $10,000 at LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival

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60 Elvis Tribute Artists Competing for 10000 at
LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival
(1888PressRelease) 60 Elvis tribute artists will
be joined by fans and bands to rock the 2012
LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival which is being held
May 31-June 3. To find complete information about
the 2012 LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival and to
buy tickets visit www.LakeGeorgeElvisFest.com or
call the festival hotline [phone] Lake
George N.Y. - Lake George is about to have an
Elvis invasion - 60 Elvis tribute artists will be
joined by fans and bands to rock the 2012
LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival which is being held
May 31-June 3. Fans will be able to cheer for
dance to and vote for their favorite among more
than 60 Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) competing
for 10000 in prize money in five competition
divisions and six categories. One tribute artist
will be chosen to represent the festival at the
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis
during Elvis Week 2012 August 10-18 One of the
highlights of the four-day event is Saturday
nights Elvis 35 Years Later which will allow
all the guests to relive the music and many
styles of Elvis long career. Shawn Klush
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Winner from Elvis
Week 2007 will be the featured performer. Fans
will also be treated to Dwight Icenhowers
tribute to Elton John and Denny Diamond
recreating the sound and swagger of Neil
Diamond. We are very excited about the
festivals many events and venues that weve
organized and scheduled this year for our
guests said Jason Sherry president of Sherry
Management LLC and festival director. The
LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival is always a great
time and a successful celebration because Elvis
loyal fans come in droves and we receive
excellent support from our festival sponsors and
especially the Lake George
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community. Elvis music and the devotion of his
fans from throughout New York and surrounding
states will be in evidence at various Lake George
area locations. Shepard Park is the site for the
2012 LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival opening
ceremony which is free to the public and begins
at 700 pm Thursday May 31. Fans will then be
hurrying to the Tiki Hotels Whispers Ball Room
to stake claim to a position close to the stage
as some of the most popular Elvis Tribute Artists
honor the king and his music in their own way
during Thursday nights featured event
Interpreting Elvis. Although the all-star
lineup of ETAs had not been finalized at press
time Cliff Wright the festivals 2011 50s
champion will perform as well as Robert
Washington the 2007 70s division winner.
Highlighted among the events for Friday June 1
is the opening of the Elvis Collectibles Sale
which will then be open throughout the festival
at the Lake George Forum. Friday evening will be
a late night for many of Elvis rockin fans as
the Tribute to Rock and Roll History show starts
at 800 pm. Seven of the immortals of rock n
roll will fill the Lake George Forum with their
equally immortal music. With his tribute to the
King 2011 Grand Champion Jay Zanier will take
center stage but the other tribute performers
will reaffirm their artists share of rock n
roll heaven. Cliff Wright returns to the stage
not as Elvis but in tribute to Johnny Cash.
Other tribute performances will include Irv Cass
(Tom Jones) Steve Bobbitt (Rod Stewart) Jesse
Aron (Roy Orbison) and Robert Washington (James
Brown) and Jerry Connelly will appear for the
first time at the LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival
with his tribute to Gene Pitney. Festival goers
will then move to the Boardwalk Restaurant for
the Elvis After Hours Party. Everyone will be
rockin and dancin into the wee hours and fans
will be able meet their favorite tribute artists
and maybe even join them in a duet. Another
Elvis After Hours Party is scheduled for
Saturday June 2 at King Neptunes Pub
following Saturday evenings big show. Festival
attendees will have already enjoyed a full day of
activities with the Elvis Classic Car Parade
during the morning and multiple appearances of
ETAs throughout the Lake George region.
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Sunday June 3 will provide even more fun for
Elvis fans with the Elvis Gospel Music Concert
at 900 am the Ultimate Elvis Wedding at 1000
am and the Festival Wrap Party at 700 pm. The
Wingate by Wyndham Lake George will be the
official headquarters hotel for the 2012
LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival. It and other
hotels inns and lakeside resorts are offering
special room rates for festival attendees. To
find complete information about the 2012
LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival and to buy
tickets visit www.LakeGeorgeElvisFest.com or
call the festival hotline [phone]. About
Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. - Elvis Presley
Enterprises Inc. (EPE) is based in Memphis with
additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to
Graceland and related attractions in Memphis
Tenn. including the Heartbreak Hotel EPE is
aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing
program as well as merchandising music
publishing and television film video and
Internet projects. For more information on EPE
and Graceland visit www.elvis.com. EPE is a
subsidiary of CKX Inc. (www.ckx.com) a publicly
traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global
Market under the ticker symbol CKXE. About
Sherry Management LLC - Sherry Management LLC
is an event production company based in upstate
New York. Working under a license agreement with
Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. Sherry
Management produces the ElvisFestival.com series
of events that celebrate the life and music of
Elvis Presley through live performances of his
music. The series includes events in Las Vegas
Nev. Lake George N.Y. New England and the
Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania. More
information can be found at www.ElvisFestival.com.
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