My most airhead moment as a judge came at the Fairfield competition about 10 years ago. I was sitting between Linda Southard and Dave Moellenkamp, and the very first group of the day started performing at either 7:30 or 8 a.m. I started talking to them and making a critique tape when Linda tapped me on the shoulder. I was in the middle of making a constructive point, so I ignored her. About 5 seconds later, she leaned into my ear and whispered...."Damon, you're talking into a cup of coffee!" Sure enough, I was doing a critique into a cup of coffee, while my recorder laid silently on the table in front of me......
Weekend Tickets:
> Crystal Classic VIP 2-Day Ticket - $30.00 VIP 2-Day Ticket covers admission to Friday and Saturday of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission. This ticket also gets purchaser special discounts throughout both days on water, popcorn, select food specials, Crystal Classic programs, select merchandise and more!
> Crystal Classic 2-Day Ticket - $25.00 2-Day Ticket covers admission to Friday and Saturday of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission.
Friday Tickets:
> Crystal Classic VIP Friday Ticket - $17.00 VIP Ticket covers admission to Friday of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission. This ticket also gets purchaser special discounts throughout both days on water, popcorn, select food specials, Crystal Classic programs, select merchandise and more!
> Crystal Classic Friday Ticket - $12.00 All-Day Friday Ticket covers admission to Friday of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission.
Saturday Tickets:
> Crystal Classic VIP Saturday Ticket - $25.00 VIP Saturday Ticket covers admission to Saturday of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission. This ticket also gets purchaser special discounts throughout both days on water, popcorn, select food specials, Crystal Classic programs, select merchandise and more!
> Crystal Classic Saturday Ticket - $20.00 Crystal Classic Saturday Prelims Ticket covers admission to Saturday Prelims and Finals of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission.
> Crystal Classic Saturday Prelims Ticket - $15.00 Crystal Classic Saturday Prelims Ticket covers admission to Saturday Prelims of Fairfield Crystal Classic for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission.
> Crystal Classic Saturday Finals Ticket - $12.00 Crystal Classic Saturday Finals Ticket covers admission to Saturday of Fairfield Crystal Classic Finals for Ages 5+. Children under the age of 5 receive free admission.
Please note schedule changes that have been updated in the schedule below.
The 2020 Judges will be as follows:
Middle School (Friday - Arena)
- Kristin Anderson (Ohio) - Full Sheet
- Randy Sage (California) - Full Sheet
- Linda Southard (Tennessee) - Full Sheet
High School Small Mixed (Saturday - PAC)
- Kristin Anderson (Ohio) - Vocals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Chantz Gould (West Virgina) - Visuals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Ellie Jordan (Illinois) - Visuals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Tyler Moore (Florida) - Best Performer/Captions [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Nick Oswald (Iowa) - Vocals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
High School Single-Gender and Large Mixed (Saturday - Arena)
- Sam Chenoweth (Indiana) - Visuals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Kassy Krause (Illinois) - Vocals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Randy Sage (California) - Best Performer/Captions [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Linda Southard (Tennessee) - Visuals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
- Ly Wilder (Indiana) - Vocals [Prelims]; Full Sheet [Finals]
I can’t wait to see the schedule for this event. Just going to watch last season was crazy enough, but actually competing here for this upcoming comp season? Wack.