{"id":34698,"date":"2024-06-13T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T20:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34698"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T20:46:16","slug":"saturdays-performing-arts-festival-set-to-showcase-array-of-local-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/saturdays-performing-arts-festival-set-to-showcase-array-of-local-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday\u2019s Performing Arts festival set to showcase array of local talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An array of local talent in multiple age groups and multiple disciplines will be in the spotlight this Saturday, June 15, as the Aurora Performing Arts Festival returns to Town Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kicking off at 10 a.m., the festival, hosted by Marquee Theatrical Productions in association with the Town of Aurora, will culminate with the crowning of Aurora\u2019s 2024 Teen Idol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s shaping up to be a great event with lots of entertaining entries,\u201d says Marquee\u2019s Sheryl Thomas. \u201cWe had to make some really tough choices with the panel of judges to get our finalists in line. A real positive [this year] is our acting division is finally taking flight, which is nice, and the vocal category is strong, strong, strong. We\u2019re hoping that everyone comes out to not only support our performers and the show itself, but also the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market, which is happening at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in its third year, the Aurora Performing Arts Festival has expanded every season \u2013 and Thomas says the community is getting \u201cmore and more involved\u201d with each passing year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This same view is offered by Shelley Ware, Special Events Coordinator with the Town of Aurora, who says she\u2019s \u201cso grateful I\u2019m not a judge!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe talent this year, if you look at the story of the evolution of those coming forward, sharing their talents, the quality of it \u2013 it\u2019s not even describable the amount of talent in York Region that are choosing to participate in this Performing Arts Festival,\u201d says Ware. \u201cYou never know who you\u2019re going to see on that stage and maybe the next time you see them it will be on that jumbo TV screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven if the ages (of participants) are young, this is your one and only opportunity to see the age of innocence as a precursor to someone potentially exploding into performing. Sheryl and I have the inside scoop because we\u2019ve seen the videos, but this event is so unique. It\u2019s not like Concerts in the Park when you come knowing you\u2019re going to see a tribute artist and you know what you\u2019re in for; when you come to an open arts festival, you\u2019re given an unmapped experience across different genres, different age groups. It\u2019s an unplanned adventure that we\u2019re providing to you for free!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Festival is also something of a finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it will continue into the foreseeable future, it\u2019s set to move from Town Park next year to new space at Aurora Town Square, a switch which Thomas says will allow the Festival to expand even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to move into that \u2013 it\u2019s going to be a game-changer because we can add other components to the performances,\u201d she says. \u201cThe lighting can be a new thing and weather is never going to be a factor, and that\u2019s a beautiful, beautiful thing right there. I think that is going to be a great way to kick things off for the next season!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on this year\u2019s Aurora Performing Arts Festival, visit www.aurora.ca\/en\/recreation-arts-and-culture\/aurora-performing-arts-festival.aspx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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