

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Smithfield Lions Bland Music Competition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Smithfield Lions Club announces its annual James A. Bland Memorial Music Scholarship Contest to be held on Saturday, March 14, 2025 at 2 PM at Trinity United Methodist  Church, 201 Cedar St, Smithfield, VA 23430. 
This is the first rung of an escalating series of contests (local, regional, district and state) sponsored by the Lions Clubs of the State of Virginia culminating in scholarships for music study.  This preliminary contest (local) is open to youth attending elementary, middle, junior or senior high school (or equivalent home-schooled level) that are residents of Virginia.
Contestants are not required to be from Smithfield, but may only enter one local contest.  For those advancing as far as the state finals, the Lions award scholarships of $3000 – 1st place, $2,500 – 2nd place, and $2000 – 3rd place, and cash awards of $1,500 for 4th, 5th, and 6th places to vocal and instrumental finalists. 
Interested instrumentalists and vocalists may obtain contest rules and download applications by visiting the Smithfield Lions Club website at https://smithfield-lions.com/explore-our-impact-1.  Then click the download application button at the bottom of the Bland Music information.
Please return completed applications to Lion Katie Lemon (lemon2@hotmail.com) or Lion Jon May (jmay@fathomrealty.com) who can also be reach with any questions. Deadline for completed applications is March 9, 2025. 
Lastly, if you would like to be a spectator for the contest, it is free and open to the public.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/smithfield/2026-smithfield-lions-bland-music-competition/200029630425716
- **Event Categories**: contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 138

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Smithfield
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Trinity United Methodist Church - Smithfield, VA
- **lat**: 36.980562
- **long**: -76.631658
- **full address**: Trinity United Methodist Church - Smithfield, VA, 201 Cedar St,Smithfield,VA,United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Smithfield Va Lions Club (https://allevents.in/org/smithfield-va-lions-club/3271284)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Trinity United Methodist Church - Smithfield, VA, 201 Cedar St,Smithfield,VA,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Smithfield Va Lions Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 Smithfield Lions Bland Music Competition ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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