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Auditions Planned For Fifth Annual Hamptons Got Talent

author on Jan 4, 2018

Auditions for the fifth annual Hamptons Got Talent competition will be held this month on three dates and at three different locations.

Students in grades five through 12 who reside in Southampton Town are eligible to enter. Solo artists, bands, dance groups, poets, magicians, comedians, and other artistic acts are encouraged to audition.

Contestants who wish to sing over recorded music at their audition must bring music tracks without vocals.

Auditions are planned Friday, January 12, at the Hampton Bays Community Center; Thursday, January 18, at Southampton Town Hall in Southampton Village; and Tuesday, January 23, at the Flanders Community Center. The time is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on all three dates.

The finalists will perform in the Hamptons Got Talent competition on Friday, March 2, at Hampton Bays High School.

For more information, call the Southampton Youth Bureau at 631-702-2425. Find the application at southamptontownny.gov/youthbureau.

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