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South Florida Fair Announces

Varied Lineup Of 2020 Concerts

The 2020 South Florida Fair will be hosting a variety of a string of top hits and gold, platinum and multi-platinum
concerts featuring genres ranging from Christian and country records.
to rock ‘n’ roll and oldies. The fair’s 2020 theme is “Play Ball, To celebrate 20 years of “The Starz of the Future,” the
Play Fair!” and will kick off with its Ride-A-Thon at 5 p.m. largest talent competition in South Florida, the fair will
on Thursday, Jan. 16, followed by the full fair from Jan. 17 host a Starz MVP (Most Valuable Performers) fundraising
to Feb. 2, at the fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd. concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. Starz of the Future
Cory Asbury will begin the concert series on the Coca- has hosted thousands of aspiring artists and is the largest
Cola stage in the Party Pavilion at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. competition over five counties.
19. Asbury is a worship leader and songwriter who joined “The Starz will feature and honor previous Starz
the Bethel Music Collective in May of 2015. He began participants and winners who have carved out incredible
leading worship at his local church at age 14 and from there careers and made an impact in the music and entertainment
launched into full-time worship ministry at the International industry,” said founder and event organizer Maggi
House of Prayer in Kansas City in 2005. He is most known Rosenberg. “To celebrate this special milestone, this concert
for his latest album, Reckless Love, named after the single. will benefit a local charitable organization and establish The Lettermen
At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, Starship featuring scholarships for high school students interested in the arts
Mickey Thomas will take the stage. Held in conjunction and entertainment industry.” Starz performers will include Chris Grant, Beyoncé’s
with the fair’s first Bike longtime choreographer; singer-songwriter-storyteller
Night, Thomas is the owner Michaela Paige, Season 3 runner-up on NBC’s The Voice;
of the soaring voice that Emmy and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jaime
propelled Starship through Floyd; and Prodigal Son, a seven-time Billboard-charting
the decades of the 1980s gospel rap artist who rhymes about his rough and tumble
and 1990s. With his soulful past life on the streets.
and compelling vocals, he At 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, The Lettermen are
has established himself as expected to draw a large crowd during Seniors Day. For
one of rock music’s most more than 50 years, The Lettermen — Donovan Tea,
recognizable stars. Thomas Bobby Poynton and Rob Gulack, each of whom are
made his mark in 1976 as entertainers in their own right — have kept the meaning of
lead vocalist on the mega-hit harmony alive with their soft, romantic, harmonic blend of
Fooled Around and Fell In music which is as popular with their fans today as it was
Love with The Elvin Bishop in 1961 when they recorded their first hit, The Way You
Band. In 1979, he joined the Look Tonight. The Lettermen have more than 75 albums
Jefferson Starship as lead — numerous certified gold — and a myriad of hits. The
vocalist, after the departure band also has enjoyed international success touring Japan,
of Grace Slick and Marty The Philippines, China, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Hong
Balin. The band went on to be
renamed Starship and scored Starship Around Town on page 16