Iroquois County Fair Talent Contest Rules
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
8:00 p.m.
Stage
Age Division Requirements
(Classifications refer to both solo and group)
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Junior Division: all contestants must be 9- 14 years old on the date of the local contest. They may be 15 years old when competing at the State Level the following January.
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Senior Division: all contestants must be between the ages of 15-21 years of age on the date of the contest. They may be 22 years old when competing at the State level the following January.
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Mixed ages must compete in the division of the oldest member of the group.
Talent Divisions
Junior Division – 14 years and under on July 14, 2021
Senior Division - 15-21 years as of July 14, 2021
Future Iroquois County Fair Stars – 8 years & under. (Not eligible for State Competition)
Contest Specific Rules
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Completed entry forms need to be received by the deadline date (May 1, 2021) by the Iroquois County Fair Office - Box 301 - Crescent City, IL 60928. All entries must be mailed with a post mark. No entries will be accepted in person. Group entries may be mailed together in one envelope. (All group forms must be received for the group to qualify)
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Contestants must agree to an audition. Auditions will be held on a date to be determined later.
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All Contestants may appear in multiple acts with a maximum of 2.
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Contestants will be checked into the staging area by a committee member.
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Accompaniment CD's are acceptable. No like talent is allowed. I.e. tap sound for tap dancers, back ground vocals for singers.
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Any act that goes over four (4) minutes performance time will be disqualified.
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There is a 3 minute setup time limit.
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All acts must be memorized.
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All contestants are responsible for making his or her own entry including their legal name. Alternates in group performances must also fill out a form. Correctly completed forms must be postmarked by deadline date. Groups may NOT include a name of a business, school, organization or other community service group.
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1st place winners from another fair talent show this season may only participate as an exhibition. 1st place winners from our Iroquois County 4-H and Agricultural Fair will be asked to sign a waiver in agreement that they will represent Iroquois County and not another county at the State Fair Talent Show.
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All contestants must be single and never married and a resident of Iroquois County or regularly enrolled in a school located in Iroquois County.
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Contestants must supply their own equipment. Microphones, CD player and plug ins for contestants' instruments/amplifiers will be provided by the fair's hired sound personnel.
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Judging is based on one hundred (100) points: Costume-10, Audience appeal-10, Stage presence-30, Ability-50. Decisions of the judges will be final.
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Participation ribbons will be awarded to all contestants. Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 place contestants both divisions along with prize money of $100, $50, $25.
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Future Iroquois County Fair Stars Division will each receive a ribbon and trophy only.
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Entry Fee and a stipend of $75 will be provided for 1st place winners in the Junior & Senior Division for State Competition in January 2022. If the 1st place winner does not appear at the state contest, the 2nd place winner will be eligible.
Extraneous Rules
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Contestants will be notified by mail after auditions along with a complimentary gate pass and stage area pass, (NO replacement passes will be issued). Contestants will have to be checked into the staging area by a member of the committee on arrival.
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State level is described as the IAAF Talent Show in Springfield the following January.
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To be able to represent Iroquois County at the IAAF Convention, contestants must meet the official rules of the IAAF talent show.
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Rules of the above IAAF Talent Show State will be used as guidelines.
Trophies donated by Country Theatre Workshop, Cissna Park, IL
TALENT COMMITTEE
Chairman - Pat Ward - 815-383-1269
Pam Hibbert - 815-694-2965, Gary Cahoe - 815-432-4841, Jordyn Ward - 815-383-1271