Talent Show Contest
| 12 July 2010
JULY 22nd...Slots filling up fast...
As part of the Thursday Night On Main events this summer in downtown Iola, the July 22 edition will feature a Talent Show, open to any style of entertainment --- karaoke singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, standup comedy or any other style of entertainment.
With a limit of 20 spots, the Talent Show is filling up fast. Kafé Beans, 179 N. Main Street, 445-2200, is the registration headquarters to sign up for the contest. There is no entry fee.
The event starts at 6:00 p.m. and takes place in the parking lot of downtown businesses on Main Street in Iola. In the event of rain, the contest will move to the Iola-Scandinavia High School auditorium.
A trio of local music and entertainment experts, headed up by Linda Trepasso of Iola, will be the judges for the event. Contestants will be judged on originality, quality of performance, and audience reaction, among other considerations.
The winner of the contest will receive a Grand Prize gift basket filled with gift certificates and products valued at more than $200. Smaller gift baskets will be awarded to the Second and Third Place finishers.
WDUX radio announcer Justin Moen will MC the event, and Rick “King Of Sound” Ertl will provide the sound system and any karaoke tunes needed by contestants. A complete list of songs he has in his system is available at Kafé Beans.
Hoop It Up performers from the I-S Fitness Center will provide additional entertainment before the contest starts and between acts.
In addition, there will be a 50-50 raffle, horse-drawn wagon rides, a Farmer’s Market, and local restaurants will be selling food.
The Iola Historical Society will also be unveiling and dedicating its second Historic Iola marker for the 1999 Father’s Day Fire, which leveled half a block of downtown Iola. Fire engines and uniformed firefighters from some of the 13 fire departments that battled the blaze will be on hand.
The Talent Show night is one of six Thursday Night On Main events, held the second and fourth Thursday from June through August.
