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Entrants wanted for our 2008 Mid-Winter Talent Contest
Sign up now for The Coffee House’s 22st Annual Mid-Winter Talent Contest. Acoustic Performers of all kinds are welcome and encouraged to enter: musicians, singers, songwriters, comedians, poets, storytellers, and more. Audition run-offs will be held on Jan. 18th and 25th, and the Talent Contest finals will be held on Feb. 16th, 2008.
The first place winner will receive The Pastor Chuck Witt Award of $100.
The first runner-up will receive The Deanna Morici Award of $50, and the second runner-up receives $25.
All three top performers will be featured in a special concert at The Coffee House on May 3rd, 2008. Entry applications with complete rules will be available beginning Dec. 1st at The Coffee House during regular open hours. You can also request that an entry form be mailed to you by leaving a message on The Coffee House Info Line at (414) 534-4612, or by emailing us:
talent_contest@the-coffee-house.com
Note: The contest is limited to the first 30 entries received so don’t hesitate! You can email the information below to talent_contest@the-coffee-house.com to enter or send the completed form to:
The Coffee House
631 N 19th ST
Milwaukee, WI 53233-2152
www-the-coffee-house.com
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ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2008 MID-WINTER TALENT CONTEST
Name of act:
Contact person:
Type of act:
Phone number (day):
Phone number (evening):
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email:
Preferred Audition Night:
Fri. Jan. 18
or
Fri. Jan. 25
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY! If we can’t read your entry, we can’t contact you!
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Talent Contest Rules (Please save for reference) By turning in your entry you are agreeing to all the rules below:
DATES: The entry deadline for the 2008 Coffee House Mid-Winter Talent Hunt Contest is December 31, 2007.
Talent Contest Auditions will be held Friday, January 18, and Friday, January 25. The Talent Contest Finals will be held on Saturday, February 16th. The first place winner will receive The Pastor Chuck Witt Award of $100. The first runner-up will receive The Deanna Morici Award of $50, and the second runner-up receives $25. All three top performers will be featured in a special concert at The Coffee House on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
1. All contestants must submit an entry form. THE CONTEST IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 30 ENTRIES RECEIVED BASED ON POSTMARK, EMAIL DATE STAMP OR DATE GIVEN TO A COFFEE HOUSE MANAGER. Entry forms may be given to one of the managers at The Coffee House, or may be mailed to: The Coffee House Talent Contest, 631 N 19th ST, Milwaukee, WI 53233-2152.
2. Auditions are limited to 15 entrants each. Entrants will be scheduled to perform at one of the two Audition Nights. The top scoring performers will advance to the finals. Entrants who cancel or fail to appear at the Audition forfeit their chance to be in the Contest.
3. The Contest is limited to vocal and acoustic instrumental music, singing and/or spoken word. The Coffee House will provide sound reinforcement. Electronic effects, pre-recorded or sequenced materials, drum sets and amplification (provided by contestants) will not be permitted. A piano is available. Poets, storytellers, comedians, jazz, gospel, folk, country, ethnic, and other types of music and entertainment are encouraged.
4. No individual may perform more than once or as part of more than one act. Members of The Coffee House board are excluded from entering.
5. In lieu of an entry fee, contestants will pay the normal admission price of $3.50.
6. Each act will have up to 10 minutes to perform no more than two songs or 10 minutes of spoken word.
Any set-up time will be considered part of an entrants given time. Time limits will be strictly enforced.
Anyone running overtime will be automatically disqualified.
7. Entrants will be judged on vocal/instrumental technique, originality/tradition, stage presence, audience response, and general entertainment value.
8. The decision of the judges will be final.
9. Finalists will be notified by Feb. 5, 2008. The winners will be announced at the end of the Talent Contest.
