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Woodbury County Fair
BILL RILEY TALENT SEARCH
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SPONSORED BY: WOODBURY COUNTY REC
Superintendents
Kathy Clarkson (712) 251-9844 ([email protected]) &
Tom Gerking (712) 899-6344
The Woodbury County Fair will hold two complete Bill Riley Iowa State
Fair Talent Searches. The contests will be on Thursday, August 3, at 7 PM and
Saturday, August 5, at 7 PM. The competition will be in Flathers Hall on the
fairgrounds in Moville. The search is divided into two divisions, Sprouts--Ages 2
through 12, and Seniors--ages 13 through 21. The winner of each division will be
entitled to enter the competition at the Iowa State Fair. If the first place winner
cannot attend the Iowa State Fair, the second place winner may compete.
Prizes in each division will be 1st--$75; 2nd--$50; and 3rd--$25. A special
prize of $25 will be awarded to the highest placing Woodbury County resident in
each division.
The following rules are specified by the State Fair Talent Search. We have
no means for checking every rule the day of the contest, however, you will be
disqualified at state if you break one, so make sure your act is within these rules
before you come.
1. Show is open to legal residents of the state of Iowa only. Acts must appear in a
locally sponsored/Iowa State Fair sanctioned show somewhere in the state of Iowa
and be the show qualifier to be eligible to compete at the Iowa State Fair. Judges’
decisions are final.
2. 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.
3. Sprout acts will be permitted to have one performer who is 13 years old only. If a
performer in a Sprout act turns 13 before the State Fair, thus making the Sprout act
have two or more 13 year olds, that act will automatically become a Senior act. Any
performer who is 14 years or older will not be allowed to perform in a Sprout act.
4. Professionals are NOT permitted to compete. This includes Union musicians and
anyone whose principal income is from his/her talent. Compensation for performing
at weddings, etc. does not constitute principal source of income.
5. Acts are required to keep the performance at three minutes or less. Acts running
longer than three minutes are subject to possible disqualification or point deduction.
Five seconds over would be a starting point to begin deductions, ten seconds over
or longer can be considered for disqualification. This will be at the judge’s discretion.
Keep the act at three minutes, please. Set-up time is not included. Limit set-up time
to one minute.
6. 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 groups permitted.
7. All acts must pre-register with the Talent Show Superintendent prior to the day of
the talent show. Acts will need name, complete address, birth date, age, phone
number (include area code), email, and type of talent. Multiple acts need one
member to act as a contact person with all information going through them.
Additional members of the act need only birth date, age, and town. Social security
numbers are not needed.
8. Acts are asked to not dance onto or off the stage. After introductions, you may
take any position you wish to begin your performance.
9. Vocalists can perform with an accompanist or CD/Ipod/USB flashdrive.
Prerecorded tracks should be instrumental only. Any prerecorded track with backing
vocals is not allowed, and the act will be disqualified.