Calling all musicians, street entertainers and local singing Idols – Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights, the popular summer concert series in downtown Chelsea, is holding their annual auditions for the 2012 entertainment lineup. The audition date is MONDAY, MARCH 12, from 5-8pm at the CHELSEA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, located at 128 Park Street, across for the Purple Rose Theatre in downtown Chelsea.
Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights has become one of the largest weekly, outdoor music attractions in S.E. Michigan with crowds as large as 2,000 people attending the free Thursday night concert series. This year’s 11-week schedule kicks off on June 7th and runs every Thursday through August 16th.
The committee is typically looking for any type of entertainment. However, this year in addition to musical acts, the group is hoping to add more street/visual performers. “We’re looking for something different,” says Craig Common, event co-organizer and owner of The Common Grill. “That means just about anything (within reason and good taste) that can entertain a crowd. Sword swallowers, dance troupes, stilt walkers, and so on.”
In addition to musical acts, the festival is hoping to add more street/visual performers. That means just about anything that can entertain a crowd. Sword swallowers, dance troupes, stilt walkers, and so on.
There are over approximately 100 paying spots open on the schedule. Interested parties are asked again this year to fill out an application and reserve a time slot online at chelseafestivals.com. Those auditioning will then have 3-5 minutes to perform at one of four stages before a panel of judges made up of local musicians, committee members, merchants and maybe a few celebrities. Performers should bring any necessary equipment they would normally perform with. There are 50 audition slots available on a first come basis. Those that can’t make the audition or are not able to secure a time slot should still fill out the application online and then send in a CD, demo, or email a link to an audio demo. Selected performers will be contacted to schedule performance dates based on availability. Applications and more information are available online and there is no charge to audition.
For More Information
For more information email info@chelseafestivals.com, or call the Chelsea Center for the Arts (CCA) at 734-433-2787.
CDs must be received by March 16, 2012, and can be sent to:
Chelsea Center for the Arts
400 Congdon St.
Chelsea, MI 48118 .
Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights is presented by the downtown Chelsea Merchants, the Chelsea DDA, and is a program of the Chelsea Center for the Arts.
