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Auditions set for Aurora library's Teen Talent Show

Auditions for the Aurora Public Library's seventh annual Teen Talent Show and Competition are set for June 24, 25 and 27 at three library locations.

Auditions are limited to 3½ minutes. All talents are welcome and competitors do not need to be Aurora residents. Those who audition must be between the ages of 12 and 18 on Aug. 8, the date of the competition.

Audition times and dates are:

• 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the West Branch, 233 S. Constitution Drive;

• 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Eola Road Branch, 555 S. Eola Road;

• and 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Santori Library, 101 S. River St.

A signed parental permission form, available at the auditions, is required. Performances will be judged by members of the Young Adult Committee of the Aurora Public Library.

A CD player will be available for those singing to a background track. There is no advance registration. Performers will audition on a first-come, first-served basis. Finalists who advance to the Aug. 8 competition will be notified by phone or email.

The competition, planned by Aurora Public Library's three young adult librarians, is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. A mandatory dress rehearsal is planned for the evening of Thursday, Aug. 6, also at the Copley Theatre.

Both the audition and the competition are free.

Last year's winner was San Sandberg of Geneva. She will be the guest performer at this year's show. Judges for this year's competition will be Skye Daru, the winner of the second annual Teen Talent Show and Competition, and Olympic gymnast Anna Li.

The first-place winner will receive a trophy and will be asked to perform in the 2016 competition while the judges deliberate.

For details, call (630) 264-4125.

  San Sandberg, the winner of last year's Teen Talent Show and Competition sponsored by Aurora Public Library, will perform at the seventh annual show on Aug. 8. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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