Free tix to 'David Foster & Friends' show featuring Ruben, Michael and Ayla

Idol Season 5 Top 16 semifinalist Ayla Brown announced she has a limited number of free tickets available to give away to fans to tonight's David Foster and Friends show at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass., at 8 p.m.

The show features fellow alums Ruben Studdard and Michael Johns as well as veteran artists Peter Cetera, Philip Bailey and Deborah Cox and newcomer Charice. The tour's principle ringmaster, producer David Foster, accompanies the singers during the show. Below is a synopsis of the show:

Famed musical showman, producer and songwriter David Foster, whose PBS Great Performances Special "David Foster and Friends" was one of the highest pledged PBS shows in history, will be embarking on a l0-city tour. Foster will perform with some of his talented friends the hits that have paved the way for the many artists he has worked with over the years including Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Chris Botti, Celine Dion, Michael Buble, Andrea Bocelli, Chaka Khan, Madonna and Chicago.

To score the free tickets, contact Wayne Laako, president of Ayla's record label Double Deal Brand Records, at wayne@double-deal.com. The deadline to place your name on the list is late this afternoon. Unless you hear back that tickets have been sold out, you will be guaranteed a free ticket if you e-mail by the deadline.

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Will Makar in Boston for Berklee

Season 5's Top 16 semifinalist Will Makar is now enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. He began classes earlier this month and is slated to graduate in 2012.

Will is not the first Idol alum to attend the prestigious school, as Season 3 finalists Leah LaBelle (12th place) and John Stevens (6th place) also called Berklee home (John is still attending).

Will currently has a self-titled EP out and is signed to Double Deal Brand Records, the same record label as fellow Season 5 Top 16 semifinalist Ayla Brown.

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Keeping up with Will Makar

Upon finishing in the Top 16 on the fifth season of Idol, Will Makar of The Woodlands, Tex., went on to make the most of his limited time on the show. In 2006, Will signed a record deal with independent record label Double Deal Brand Records, and began work on his debut album. After beginning it more than one year ago, Will's debut single, "I Won't Make It Out," was released to digital retailers in March 2007 and can be streamed on his official music MySpace page.

His debut self-titled EP was released to Amazon MP3 on May 27, 2008, and will be added to iTunes shortly. It features five tracks, many of which Will wrote or co-wrote, including "I Wonder" and "For You."

Will has also made many local appearances since being eliminated from Idol, including singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" with the Houston Symphony Orchestra on July 4, 2006, and at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Moral Courage Award Dinner sponsored by Holocaust Museum Houston on May 12, 2008.

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