Show will be held Tuesday of Fair starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Logan-Magnolia High School Auditorium. Send entries to Grace Vandemark, 2800 Overton Avenue, Logan IA 51546. Include the following information: Type of act, name, address, age, birth date, social security number of each person in act and phone number. Indicate if special equipment will be needed (piano, etc.). If questions, call 644-2510. All entries will be confirmed. Check-in time will be 7 p.m.

There will be competition in the Sprout division and Senior division with the championship act of each division advancing to compete at the Iowa State Fair.

PREMIUMS:
FIRST PLACE in each division will receive a special Dean J. and Bernice King Memorial Award of $75.
SECOND PLACE in each division will receive a special Dean J. and Bernice King Memorial Award of $50.
THIRD PLACE in each division will receive a special Dean J. and Bernice King Memorial Award of $25.
FOURTH PLACE in each division will receive a special Times-News award of $25.

A special “TOP OF THE COUNTY” trophy will be presented to the top Harrison County participant in both the sprout and senior divisions. A Harrison County participant is a person who lives in Harrison County or attends a Harrison County School. This award is sponsored by the Missouri Valley Times-News.

SHOW RULES

• Show is open to residents of the state of Iowa only. Acts must appear in a locally sponsored show somewhere in the state of Iowa and WIN to be eligible to compete at the Iowa State Fair. Judges decisions are final.

• Sprouts: 2 through 12 years
  Seniors: 13 through 21 years
  A person's age for the Iowa State Fair competition is determined at the time they win a local show. A 12-year-old (or 21-year-old) could turn 13 (or 22) by State Fair and still be eligible in the sprout (or senior) division, as they met age requirements at the time of qualification.

• When one member of an act is 12 or under, that act must appear in the sprout category. All 13- or 14-year-olds may appear with younger persons in an act, but no one age 15 or older will appear in the sprout category and no one 12 or under will appear in the senior division.

• Each act will run no more than three minutes. Acts running longer than three minutes may be disqualified. Set up time is not included, but is limited to one minute.

• No more than five persons are allowed in an act. Piano accompanist is NOT included in an act and may be any age. No more than three accompanists permitted per act. Drums, amps, etc. are discouraged due to the one minute set-up time. No combos, rock bands or similar musical group permitted.

• Groups must form a straight line on stage for introductions. Acts may not dance onto or off the stage. After introductions, you may take any position you wish to begin your performance.

• Vocalists may not sing with a prerecorded tape or any type of prerecorded electronic musical accompaniment. This includes prerecorded accompaniment within an instrument. (For example, keyboards with added rhythms or orchestration.) Pantomime, lip sync, and karaoke are also not allowed with a prerecorded accompaniment of any kind. CDs or cassette tapes may be used as accompaniment for dance acts, baton, etc. Pure "mime" is accepted.

• Contestants may only appear once in any given show. They may not perform "solo" and then return in the same show in a duet or trio. Contestants are allowed to perform in different acts in different shows, but they may only qualify for the State Fair Show with one act.

• Professionals are NOT permitted to compete. This includes Union musicians and anyone whose principle source of income is from their talent. Compensation for performing at weddings, etc. does not constitute principle source of income.

• For more information or complete Bill Riley’s Iowa State Fair Talent Search Rules for Contestants go to http://www.iowastatefair.org/competition/talent.php
   

4-H Fair King and Queen Crowning

4-H Fair King and Queen Crowning will be held following the talent show. Reception (sponsored by Harrison County 4-H Clubs) to greet the King and Queen will follow.

The Queen will participate in the Iowa State Fair Queen Contest at Des Moines. The flowers for the King & Queen contestants and the Queen’s bouquet have been provided courtesy of Perkin’s Florist.

The Talent Show is sponsored by the Missouri Valley Times-News.