Lake Sunapee’s got talent and a lot of it! The Center for the Arts is proud to bring this new production, showcasing some of the finest talent in the Lake Sunapee Region, online this year!
Although quite challenging, the entire show will be broadcast on May 30 on YCN TV at 6 p.m., and Facebook, and YouTube at 7:30 p.m.
“This is traditionally our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Jean Connolly, the chair of the CFA. “This is part of our annual Scholarship Drive, which includes the show and a wonderful silent auction, raising money for students in the Lake Sunapee Region.”
Every year the CFA awards scholarships to talented students who hope to pursue their education in the visual, preforming, or literary arts. Last year 12 scholarships were awarded to students from the surrounding towns. “COVID-19 has thrown us a challenge, but we are still hopeful that people will watch the show and generously donate to this important fund.”
With the help of Angela Tarleton of the Kearsarge Conservatory of the Performing Arts and YCN Yankee Network, all the elements of the live show will take place. The show is a new format this year, with 10 acts ranging from acrobatics, R&B singing, contemporary dance, and classical violin.
The MC this year is Lyndsay Lund Harkins, and judges include pianist Missy Owens, thespian Michael T Brown II, and dancer/choreographer Lara Hyde.
The acts include Renee and Steve Patten dancing a rumba/waltz to “Over the Rainbow”; jazz vocalist Lauri-Ann Smerald; pop music with the Fern Family Band; R&B vocalist Amita Ayer; Kristi and Elizabeth Upton dancing to “Forest”; violinist Oliver Andrews; Olivia Brown, Allison Callaghan, Emily Swindell, and Kristi Upton dancing to “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now”; contortionist Sofia Upton; and Zoie the Wonder Dog. The second half showcases the junior and senior performance companies “Art in Motion” from the KCPA. Complete bios, photos, and pre-show information on all the acts and judges can be found on the CFA website.
Thanks to business sponsors and donors, awards given that evening are valued at over $1,000 in cash and prizes. Besides the “Rising Star Award” for a student performer, the public is invited to vote online for the overall winner, the “People’s Choice Award.”
Links to the online show, to the online voting, and to the online silent auction are posted on the CFA website, CenterForTheArtsNH.org. For more information, contact the CFA at info@centerfortheartsnh.org