Open Mic Monday Grand Finale Winners Selected

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Keith Kozicki, 706.282.3232

Date: 1/23/2018

RE: Open Mic Monday Grand Finale Winners

Open Mic Monday Grand Finale Winners Selected

OMM Grand Finale Winners Hailey Little & Ethan Smith

Toccoa, GA, January 23, 2018

The Grand Finale Winner for the first-ever Open Mic Monday competition was announced Monday night capping off a great evening of free entertainment at the Historic Ritz Theatre. Judges selected Hailey Little and Ethan Smith from Franklin County, Georgia as the contest’s overall winners. The pair performed a variety of classic Broadway show tunes during their time on stage.

Phil Hobbs of WNEG Radio, Tom Council of Toccoa Falls College, and Spa & Salon Anastasia owner, Rebekah Gailer, served as the judges. The event was emceed by veteran Atlanta radio personality, Kelly McCoy. 

The other contestants included previous first-round winners Marion Montgomery and Maribel Montgomery-Anderson of Danielsville, GA and Toccoa, along with Ethan Phillips and Joe Kilby of Clayton, GA, Daniel Mack and Clint Coker of Toccoa and Habersham County, and Ashley Strickland and Will Fowler from Franklin and Hart County.

“The talent level was top-notch from start to finish” noted Ritz Theatre General Manager Keith Kozicki. “We were amazed at the quality of all of the performers and the response from the crowd. We will definitely continue this event and make it even bigger in the future.”

Ritz Theatre GM Keith Kozicki with OMM Grand Finale Winners Hailey Little & Ethan Smith

Grand Finale winners Little and Smith will be paid to perform as an opening act for the upcoming Ida Cox music series performance in the summer of 2018.

For more information about Open Mic Monday, contact Keith Kozicki, General Manager, Historic Ritz Theatre at 706. 282.3232.

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