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ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2010 COFFEE HOUSE MID-WINTER TALENT CONTEST

Name of act_______________________________________________________________________________

Contact person_______________________________ Type of act____________________________________


Phone number (days)__________________________________(evenings)_____________________________



Address__________________________________________

City_______________ State_____ Zip_________ Email_____________________________________



Preferred Audition Night: Fri. Jan. 22______ Fri. Jan. 29______



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)

Notice: By turning in your entry you are agreeing to all the rules below: 

DATES: The entry deadline for the 2010 Coffee House Mid-Winter Talent Hunt Contest is December 31, 2009. Talent Contest Auditions will be held Friday, January 22, and Friday, January 29, 2010. The Talent Contest Finals will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010. 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 the Dick “Nitelinger” Golembiewski Award of $25. All three top performers will be featured in a special concert at The Coffee House on Saturday, May 15, 2010.



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, emailed to talent_contest@the-coffee-house.com, 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 scores from both nights will be compiled and 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. Previous 1^st place winners are ineligible to compete. 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 entrant’s 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. 8, 2010. The winners will be announced at the end of the Talent Contest.