Show What You’ve Got At Fort Ontario Festival Of The Arts Talent Show

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So you think you got talent? Then the Fort Ontario Festival of the Arts Express Yourself” Talent show is for you. The show will be held on festival grounds on Sunday August 10 from 12 p.m. till 5 p.m. and is open to young adults between the ages of 13 and older willing to show off their special talents, which could be anything from dance to music, vocal or instrumental, comedy to magic, or any special gift. So come on down and “Express Yourself”.

Teens and young adults entering the “Express Yourself” talent show will have chance of winning  $100 for First prize, $75  for Second, and $50 for Third prize. The show is limited to those between the ages of 13 and above and requires an entry fee of $10 per participant with $25 being the top fee for groups of three or more. For further information and application call 342-5265 or e-mail [email protected].

The Fort Ontario Festival of the Arts is a free family friendly event held on the grounds of Fort Ontario State Historic Site, in the City of Oswego,. on Saturday August 9 from noon till 7 p.m. and on Sunday, August 10 from noon till 5 p.m..  The event will feature a bazaar of Fine Arts and Craft vendors, a vintage softball game, and three separate stage venues geared towards different age groups.

The Festival  is a part of the statewide ‘Canal Splash’ celebration, and is made possible in part by a Decentralization Grant secured through the Cultural Resources Council from the New York State Council on the Arts, and is hosted by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Fort Ontario State Historic Site, The Art Association of Oswego, The Greater Oswego and Fulton Chamber of Commerce, The City of Oswego, The Oswego Players, The American Federation of Musicians and The Oswego Children’s Theater.

So, come one, come all and participate. Be able to say you were there at the beginning.

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