{"id":16087,"date":"2014-05-29T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=16087"},"modified":"2014-05-30T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T17:43:23","slug":"elvises-invade-lake-george-for-annual-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2014\/05\/29\/elvises-invade-lake-george-for-annual-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Elvises invade Lake George! (For annual festival)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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German Elvis Oliver Steinhoff will be performing at the festival Saturday night. Photo via Facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Wow, I can’t believe it’s time already…the annual Lake George Elvis Festival<\/a> has begun again. It started last night with opening ceremonies, and continues through Sunday. The Glens Falls Post-Star<\/a> was at the big night; The Saratogian<\/a> has more.) This year’s festival is the 11th, and it’s featuring an international set of Elvis Tribute Artists (this, or ETAs, is the preferred term): Elvises from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Argentina and Japan will perform, among many others.<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering what exactly people do at an Elvis festival (other than dress up as The King, obviously): Probably the biggest parts of it are the “ELVIS: It’s International” performances, and the contest where entrants compete for more than $10,000 in prize money in categories including ’50s-’60s Professional, ’70s Professional, ’50s-’60s Non-Professional, ’70s Non-Professional and Youth. These are open enrollment contests, incidentally, so if you’re interested it may be too late for this year but next\u00a0 year’s wide open!<\/p>\n

Among the international performers is Mori Yasumasa from Japan; enjoy this clip of him performing “Suspicious Minds.”<\/p>\n