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It's Time for "Long Island's Got Talent" 2017; Entry Deadline is March 17

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By Published: February 14 2017

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Attention Long Island students! Can you carry a tune? Is a musical instrument your specialty? If so, get your audition DVD or YouTube video submitted now for Long Island’s Got Talent 2017.

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(L-R): Tom Manuel, Judge (Founder of The Jazz Loft); 2015 First Place Winner Julianna Gape, Setauket; Kyle Foley, Judge (Stony Brook University Music Dept.), James Faith, Judge, 2nd Vice Chairman, Long Island Music Hall of Fame).

Photo by: WMHO.

Stony Brook, NY - February 13, 2017 - Attention Long Island students!  Can you carry a tune? Is a musical instrument your specialty? If so, get your audition DVD or YouTube video submitted now for Long Island’s Got Talent 2017, hosted by the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO).

Created by WMHO’s Youth Corps, the event gives Long Island students the opportunity to show off their talents this spring. It’s open to students 10-17 years of age in Nassau or Suffolk County who must still be in high school at the time awards are given in November 2017.  Talent must be non-professional vocal or musical instrument performances. The entry deadline is March 17 and there is a $25 entry fee.

Those who are contacted after submitting their audition will be asked to perform at the first round performance on April 7 at 6:30 pm at WMHO’s Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main Street in the Stony Brook Village Center. Finalists chosen will also have the opportunity to perform at WMHO’s Sunday Summer Concerts series in July and August and finals will take place on November 3, 2017 when the winners will be chosen.

For full details and Official Entry Form, call 631-751-2244 or visit www.stonybrookvillage.com

Created in 1998, the WMHO Youth Corps is a student volunteer group operating under the auspices of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization.  They provide growth and leadership experiences for young people grades six to twelve through various activities and community service projects.