By Daily Press staff
The voting is over and the winners of the Downbeat Showdown talent competition will be announced and perform this week.
Find out on Tuesday, March 29 at the Miles Memorial Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. who will be the winning local “idols” in the three talent categories of singer, poet and band?
It could be Gabrielle Michel, Morgan Mills or Caitlin Tortorici, who faced off in the singing category.
The potentials for the poetry category include Kristina von Hoffman, Cornelius Rex and David Kim.
And the three bands that battled it out from the beginning are Parchment Farm, Exposition and Four Letter Word.
So, sit yourself down in your favorite easy chair and watch the final Downbeat Showdown show when it airs on Thursday, March 31 at 11 p.m., Friday, April 1, Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on CityTV of Santa Monica Channel 16. The program will also air Friday, April 1 at 11 p.m. on LA36.
All of these local “idols” are students between the eighth and 12th grade. Some of the prizes winners will receive have been donated by Fatburger, Wild About Music and the Santa Monica Karate School.
“The audience response has been even more enthusiastic than I was hoping for … and I was hoping for a lot,” said CityTV Station Manager Robin Gee. “We at CityTV feel so validated by our efforts because local community television is there to present local culture as well as community issues.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 28, 2005. Read the original PDF.