Talent show to take stage Friday
Warren County High School’s annual Talent Show, sponsored by the Black History Club, will be held at the WCHS auditorium this Friday. The contest will begin at 6 p.m.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow and can be obtained by contacting the high school. Advance tickets are $6, or $7 at the door.
There are 14 talented acts scheduled to perform, and it promises to be another great display of local talent. As in years past, hometown favorite T.C. Cope will emcee the proceedings with his trademark humor and knowledge of local personalities.
Cope is an accomplished comedian who has performed at a number of high-profile venues on the same bill with comedy greats like Bernie Mac, D.L. Hughley, Tommy Chong, Damon Wayans, Paulie Shore and the late Mitch Hedberg, just to name a few.
One of his recent activities was hosting the Def Jam comedian auditions at the comedy club Zanies in Nashville.
According to Cope, ‘Laughing is living, and listening is learning.’
Black History Club advisor Jeff Martin says the talent show is the highlight of the organization’s year, and also an important fundraiser.
‘One of our largest fundraisers is the talent show,’ Martin said. ‘The main purpose for the talent show, and the other fundraisers that we have, is to pay for a trip we’re going to take this summer to Atlanta, Ga. We’re going to tour the Martin Luther King museum there and some other historical sites there in Atlanta.
‘This is to give these kids some experience of what the civil rights movement was like back in the ’60s,’ Martin said. ‘The talent show has been held pretty much since the high school’s been there, about 14 years now. The kids get very excited about it. Of course at the high school this is one of the things the kids look forward to every year. It’s a way for them to showcase their talents, and we want the community to come out and see that talent. It’s a positive thing for the school and the community and everyone involved.
‘So we want everyone to come out and support the show,’ Martin said.