Got talent? Nut Club Amateur Hour tryouts are this week
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is coming up soon, and the tryouts for Amateur Hour are August 21 and 22.
They both start at 5:30 p.m. and are in the Mater Dei High School Auditorium.
Nut Club members say any talent is welcome, including dance, vocal, instrumental, magician, gymnast, etc.
Those picked with perform live on Franklin Street during the festival, and they could win cash prizes and trophies.
It’s free and open to the public.
Their are four age divisions from Pre-K to College.
Here are the eligibility requirements:
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTESTANTS
1. JUNIOR DIVISION - Pre-School thru Fifth Grade.
2. MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION - Sixth Grade thru Eighth Grade.
3. SENIOR DIVISION - Ninth Grade thru Twelfth Grade.
4. COLLEGE DIVISION - Thru Age 24 (Vocal Acts Only) (Five College Division acts will be chosen at tryouts to perform on Friday Night only.)
5. A Soloist’s Division is determined by their grade level. You cannot move to a lower or higher division.
6. A Group’s Division is determined by the grade level of the oldest contestant. (For example, a Junior Division contestant enters with a group and one or more contestants are Middle School Division, the group will be entered in Middle School Division. If a Junior or Middle School Division contestant enters with a Senior Division contestant, they will be entered in the Senior Division.)
7. A contestant may only enter twice: once as a single and once as a group member.
8. Contestants cannot enter as a duplication. (No more than one tryout per act)
9. All acts will be limited to a five (5) minute performance time.
10.All contestants must furnish live or recorded accompaniment. If performing a vocal act, recorded accompaniment must not have background vocals. Recorded accompaniment should be at the beginning of a standard CD or thumb drive labeled with their name. West Side Nut Club is not responsible for recordings left behind.
11.Contestants must disclose receipt of payment for performing their talents prior to the tryouts and Festival. Chairman will have final say on determining Amateur Status. (A contribution to the child, parent, or school for costuming, training, or to a designated charity will not disqualify the contestant.)
12.Contestants may be from outside of the County or State.
13.Bands are required to set up and be ready to perform in fifteen (15) minutes. (Maximum time for performing will be five (5) minutes.)
14.Any type of talent (OF MORAL NATURE) is acceptable.
15.If selected in two acts, the acts will perform on different nights at the Festival.
16.Acts must perform in the same costume and with the same group members at the Festival as they performed at the tryouts.
17.A previous Festival winner in any division is eligible to participate in that same Division again.
18.ANY CONTESTANT VIOLATING THE ABOVE RULES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
ANY OTHER RULES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
*** Acts selected to participate in the Festival will be notified by mail at least one (1) week before the Festival begins.***
For any additional questions email amateurhour@nutclub.org or Lee Fehrenbacher-Chairman (812) 589- 7767 or Scott Beard-Co-chairman (812) 457-1189
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