‘The Voice’ star Mike Parker to perform at Lord Fairfax Community College

Staff Reports

Mike Parker, a Gainesville resident and Fauquier County native who is competing on NBC’s “The Voice,” is coming to Lord Fairfax Community College’s Warrenton campus Thursday, Nov. 1.

Parker’s mother, DeJuanna Parker, is an LFCC academic adviser. Her son will perform a few songs and act as a celebrity judge during the LFCC “‘80s Lip Sync Battle,” starting at 12:30 p.m., according to a college news release.

Mike Parker and his brother, Collin, were shown celebrating backstage during his “The Voice” audition that aired earlier this month. Mike won his battle round during last week’s episode.

The college will open the lip-sync competition to the public, in addition to LFCC students, faculty and staff. The public is also welcomed to come and watch the show, the news release said.

“We are so excited and so grateful to Mike for agreeing to come to Lord Fairfax and perform a few songs,” LFCC campus life and student engagement specialist Chris Lambert said in a news release. “Come out to LFCC and see Mike as his musical career is taking off.”

The first-place winner in the lip sync contest will receive a $100 Visa gift card, with $50 going to the second-place finisher and $25 to the third. The campus is at 6480 College Street in Warrenton.

Register for the competition at https://goo.gl/forms/eCegG- N8dwnZup7Dm1, or email engage@lfcc.edu.

The Nov. 1 lip sync battle is part of a weeklong celebration of the Lord Fairfax Community College’s Fauquier campus.

Other highlights include a Halloween costume runway contest, games, theme days and a showing of 1988 hit movie “Beetlejuice,” the news release said.

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