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In 3rd place was Ox ford of Lyons’ performance of "Proud Mary" as Ike and Tina Turner. The group consisted of Meka Cook, Randy Yarbourough, Lisa White, Flora Torres, and Angie McDaniel, and selected the Boys & Girls Club of Toombs County as their charity.

Franklinia Playhouse’s “The Frankies” performed “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree,” as they gave a sneak peek at the group’s upcoming production of Elf later this year. Several members of the theatre troupe came together for a chance to raise money for the Salvation Army; these members included Adam Futch, Donna Futch, Kairi Futch, Sadie Dasher, Mikayla Dasher, Bonnie Davis, Gracie Davis, Katie Nichols, Karter Toole, and Bailee Stalls.

Gerald Nagle, Marilyn Edkin, Doris Clemons, and Tesla Bivins came together as “The Bethany Home Breakouts,” as they performed “Untamed Melody” for a chance to win money for Mercy Medical Clinic and Foundation.

Allena McCoy represented Leigh-Anne White & Company with her performance of “Rolling in the Deep” as Adele, as she selected Community Hospice as her charity.

The Vidalia Federal Savings Bank “Bank Bellas” shared their rendition of “Pitch Perfect Final Mashup,” as they performed with hopes of earning money for Gardens of Hope RCO. Performers included Brandi Hardeman, Destiny Mc-Coy, Laura Dowd, Maci LaCoss, Jessica Carter, JJ Jones, and Lisa Chesser.

The Vidalia Police Department floored the crowd with their performance of “Thriller,” as they performed to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Toombs County and the Vidalia High School Dance Team. The performance featured the styling’s of Chief James Jermon, Shannon Martin, Kelsey Coursey, Jasmine Pierce, Madge Collins, Dwayne Carpenter, Dallas Handsome, Oshiana Roberts, Raniya Simmons, Destinee Walton, and Mikayla Stovall.

“The River Queens from Plant Hatch” paid tribute to Dolly Parton with their performance of “9 to 5” in hopes to raise money for the Altama Museum. Performers included Loretta Bowman, Beverly Foreman, Ally Humphries, Kristi Sikes, Melissa Stanley, and Sara Waters, and a special guest appearance by “The Boss.”

Beth Busch, Amanda Higgins, Jordan Robins, Angela Lane, Sara Brown, Michael Lane, Tyler Salter, and Zac Moore – also known as “The Lunch Bunch” – performed a mashup of “Bye, Bye, Bye” and “Wannabe,” as NSYNC and The Spice Girls battled for supremacy in the performance. The group chose The Altama Museum as their charity.

Guest Performances

The Altama Museum Board of Trustees opened the event with their own special guest performance, as the group performed “September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire. The Downtown Barre also surprised attendees with a performance of “Old Time Rock and Roll.”

Reflections

Altama Museum Board of Trustees Chairman Wes Chapman spoke on the event, as he credited Maria Gibase for coming up with the idea for the unique fundraiser. “Maria Gibase was the mastermind behind this all. She came to me and asked if we could do an event like this, and I told her to take it and run with it. She’s done a fabulous job, and we have really enjoyed this,” he emphasized.

Chapman also reminded the audience of the upcoming Vidalia Porchfest event, which will feature live music, artisans, and food trucks on November 9. More information on this event will be available in the coming weeks.

INTERGALACTIC – Gardens of Hope RCO performed their rendition of “Intergalactic” by the Beastie Boys.Photo by Evan Riekhof

MAC DADDY AND THE BARRE BABES – Cassie Neal, Olivia Ferrara, Julie Spivey, Pattie Feimster, Staci Worth, Beth Busch, Jacqui McKay, Tammy Gingrich, Brenda Driggers, and Mac Suber performed “Old Time Rock and Roll” as a special guest performance during the show.Photo by Evan Riekhof

THE SECURE CONNECTIONS – Responsive Technologies and Pineland Telephone Cooperative came together as “The Secure Connections” to perform “Jessie’s Girl.”Photo by Evan Riekhof

LIP SYNC CHAMPIONS – Gardens of Hope Recovery Community Organization (RCO) Members gathered on stage to celebrate together after being named the Altama Museum Lip Sync Battle Champions.Photo by Evan Riekhof