All-Star ``Player'' Auditions Announced for 2001 John Hancock All-Star FanFest; Major League Baseball Scouts for Puget Sound Talent to Perform at Premier All-Star Week Event.City Desks, News & Entertainment Editors SEATTLE--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 23, 2001 Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a few good "players" to perform at the 2001 John Hancock All-Star FanFest, taking place in Seattle this year for the first time ever, July 6-10, at the Stadium Exhibition Center. All available positions are for performing artists, including musical groups, specialty acts and character actors. The John Hancock All-Star FanFest will provide a truly unique showcase opportunity for Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. area performing artists. The 11th
annual John Hancock All-Star FanFest is the premier event of Major
League Baseball's annual All-Star Week, which also includes
RadioShack All-Star Sunday (RadioShack All-Star Legends & Celebrity
Softball Game and RadioShack All-Star Futures Game The All-Star Futures Game was conceived by Jimmie Lee Solomon, an Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball, looking for an event to showcase the minor leagues and round out the All-Star week festivities. ), Sunday, July 8;
Claritin All-Star Workout Day (Century 21(TM) Home Run Derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series).The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. ), Monday, July 9; culminating in the 72nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers , Tuesday, July 10, at SAFECO Field • • [ . Major League Baseball is holding auditions in search of the best local talent to perform at the event. Casting requirements include:
WHAT: The opportunity to perform at the 2001 John Hancock All-Star
FanFest at the Stadium Exhibition Center, a five-day baseball
and entertainment celebration, July 6-10, 2001.
WHO: A wide variety of musical groups, including A Cappella groups
(college and university groups encouraged), strolling acoustic
bands and traditional one-person bands. Specialty acts such as
stilt-walkers, jugglers, etc., especially those with
baseball-related material. Approximately 20 male and female
performers also are needed to play a variety of
baseball-related character roles. John Hancock All-Star
FanFest invites submissions from artists of all ethnic and
cultural backgrounds.
WHEN: Auditions for all potential performers will take place
Wednesday, May 30, and Thursday, May 31. All interested groups
and individuals must submit resumes, photos and video or
audiotapes no later than Wednesday, May 23. Appointments
cannot be granted without prior submittal of a promo package.
WHERE: All submissions should be sent:
ATTN: Jerry Lloyd
Passion Productions
1722-C North 47th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
206-545-1760
John Hancock All-Star FanFest is the largest baseball-fan event in the nation, allowing families and fans of all ages to experience the thrills and excitement of baseball with cutting-edge interactive games and attractions, Major League clinics and seminars, free autograph sessions, live entertainment, memorabilia and much more. A national leader in sports marketing and a national sponsor of Major League Baseball, John Hancock Financial Services Inc. centers its marketing efforts -- including television advertising, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and community outreach activities -- around its sponsorships. These unique and powerful properties include an unprecedented five-year pact with Major League Baseball. Hancock uses its sponsorship of sporting events such as the John Hancock All-Star FanFest not only for brand building, but also as unique attractions to motivate producers and employees, and strengthen relationships with customers. John Hancock Financial Services Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :JHF JHF John Henry Foster Co. (St. Louis, MO) JHF Jewish Healthcare Foundation JHF Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis ) and its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. provide a broad array of insurance and investment products and services to retail and institutional customers. As of December 31, 2000, John Hancock and its subsidiaries had total assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. of $125.2 billion. Tickets for John Hancock All-Star FanFest are timed-entry and may be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets or charged by phone at 206/622-HITS (4487), Major League Baseball's Web site http://www.mlb.com, Seattle Mariners' Web site http://www.seattlemariners.com and the SAFECO Field box office. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, and $10 for children 12 and under and senior citizens. For more information on dates, times and attractions, please call the John Hancock All-Star FanFest hotline at 800/449-3267 or visit the Major League Baseball Web site at http://www.mlb.com or Seattle Mariners' Web site at http://www.seattlemariners.com. |
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