Talent show set to hit the stage Friday night
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The show is the club’s biggest fund-raiser, the proceeds of which will be used to finance a club trip this summer to Birmingham, Ala., where members will have the opportunity to study that city’s black heritage and its place in the civil rights movement.
According to club president Brian Terry, the show will feature 16 acts and three special performances. Most of the acts, he said, will be musical, featuring individual singers, bands and variety acts.
“The show’s going to be very good and we invite everyone to come out,” said Terry. “We have a lot of talented people here at the high school and people need to see some of the positive things we do.”
Serving once again as talent show emcee will be comedian T.C. (Terry) Cope. Raised in McMinnville, Cope has performed his routines at colleges and in clubs across the country. Over the years he has worked with such comedians as Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac, Tommy Davidson and George Wallace.
Talent show participants will be judged by a panel of community members, who will judge contestants on their stage presence, technical skills, creativity and overall performance. The top 10 finishers will have the chance to perform for the school’s student body May 15.
The Black History Club’s talent show will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and will take place inside the high school auditorium. It is scheduled to last about two hours, which includes an intermission with refreshments in the school’s commons area. Tickets can be purchased for $5 before Friday by calling club sponsor Jeff Martin at 668-5935 or for $6 Friday night at the door.