INFORMATION FOR BILL RILEY  STATE FAIR
TALENT COMPETITION


This Year's TALENT Competition will be Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 7:15pm - 8:15pm on the Sturgis Falls Celebration Stage!

Overman Park
Master of Ceremonies: John Luzaich 

Sponsored by: USBank

Registration forms must be received by Wednesday; June 4, to participate in the preliminary auditions.

 Preliminaries are held at the Lincoln School, 821 W. 8th St., Cedar Falls.  PLEASE NOTE THIS IS IN THE NEW LINCOLN SCHOOL.  Sprout auditions will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., and Seniors from 10:30 to 12:00.  YOU MUST BE PRESENT AT THE AUDITIONS BETWEEN 9:00 AND 12:00 TO BE CONSIDERED.

 The piano available is a Roland.  A Clavinova is used for the show on June 27.  We do not use microphones for the preliminary auditions, due to the proximity to the judges.

 If you are chosen as a finalist, you will be notified by phone by Monday, June 11.  You will also receive a confirmation letter.  If you cannot perform in the June 27 show, please let us know as soon as possible so someone else can take the spot.

 If you are chosen as a finalist, your schedule will be as follows.

 FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008

6:45 p.m. -- register with Sandy in Overman Park   

        (Second and Franklin Streets, Cedar Falls) Band Shell. 

***In the event of rain, the decision on where the competition will be held will be at the discretion of the Overman Park Committee.

 7:15 -- Final Competition

 Sprout Division performs first, followed by the Seniors.  The judges then choose the winners from both divisions, and the winners are announced that evening.  The show, plus time for deliberation, usually lasts about an hour and a half.

 If you are a first-place winner in the competition, you will be invited to ride in the Sturgis Falls Parade on Saturday morning, and to perform again on Saturday afternoon on the Overman Park stage.

 COMPETITION PRIZES

Sprout Division                       Senior Division

First Place        $100.00                $200.00

Second Place        50.00                 100.00

Third Place           25.00                    50.00

 ****If you have any questions, please call me at (319)277-6799.

 Application due prior to June 4 to be eligible to tryout June 7 at Lincoln School. Sprouts (12 and under) are 9:00-10:30 AM and Seniors (13-21) are 10:30-12:00.


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