For immediate release April 5, 2006

Contact: Jacquie Lucy 443-840-1742

Project Millennium Rolls Out Hollywood Red Carpet for
“DUNDALK IDOL 2006” Finalist Competition June 3
CCBC is a title sponsor for this year’s event

Baltimore County, Md. – Stroll down the red carpet in your glittering Hollywood attire, stop to chat with fashion mavens, Russ Lingner and Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (a la Joan and Melissa) and then find a seat for the final round of Project Millennium, Inc. (PMI) “Dundalk Idol 2006,” to be held at 8 p.m., Saturday, June 3 at Donna’s Tavern and Restaurant, 6607 Pine Avenue. Tickets for the Red Carpet Final Round must be purchased prior to 8 p.m., May 20 before the finalists are announced. No tickets will be sold on the evening of the Red Carpet Final Round.

Auditions for “Dundalk Idol 2006” will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20. The Preliminary Round 1 is slated for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6 and Preliminary Round 2 at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20. All “Dundalk Idol 2006” events will be held at Donna’s Tavern and Restaurant. While there is no fee for spectators at the auditions or preliminary rounds, contestants must pay a $5 registration fee to compete. The twenty selected competitors must also pay a $20 registration fee.

On June 3, the five finalists from the preliminary rounds will flaunt the dazzling talents that advanced them past stiff competition to the Red Carpet Final Round. Ticket holders will vote to select the Grand Prize winner.

This year, The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) joins this PMI initiative as a title sponsor. CCBC will award the final winner with a choice of either voice or music lessons as well as the prestigious “Idol” Trophy. CCBC give-a-ways will include: an IPod (door prize), CCBC hats for contestants and “Dundalk Idol” memorabilia for all ticket holders. “CCBC is delighted to be a title sponsor this wonderful Dundalk community event,” remarks Sandra L. Kurtinitis, chancellor, The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). “As part of the Dundalk community, CCBC wants to show its support for PMI and community arts initiatives.”

Donna’s Tavern and Restaurant, the host and a sponsor for the “Dundalk Idol,” will award a $500 cash Grand Prize as well as an appearance for the winner in the Dundalk 4th of July Parade. Other prizes include: a recording session for one song demo from Invisible Sound Studios and a Shure SM58 Microphone courtesy of Dundalk Music Center. All contestants will receive “Dundalk Idol” T-shirts from Thunder Creek Apparel and medals from Donna’s Tavern and Restaurant. The first and second runners-up will win karaoke machines from Karaoke.com. “Without the support of these sponsors, PMI could not undertake such a large event,” notes Ken Rosier, PMI president.

“Dundalk Idol 2006” is brought to the community by Project Millennium, Inc., a grass-roots organization dedicated to “Positive Programs for Today’s Youth” and “Projects Dedicated to Showcasing Historic Dundalk.” According to Carla Crisp, an organizer of this event, “The ‘Dundalk Idol’ competition gives PMI fun-filled evening entertainment while raising monies to help us restore the vitality of the Dundalk community through our many and varied community arts events.”

For complete up-to-date information on “Dundalk Idol 2006,” visit www.DundalkMainStreet.com or call Project Millennium at 410-288-0610.