Local tryouts

Posted July 06, 2010 11:00 pm

• Potential contestants for the Mount Prospect Idol Contest (part of the annual Mount Prospect Block Party) need to audition, preregister, be high school-aged and be available on Sunday, July 11, and Saturday, July 24. Try outs are at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at Capannari Ice Cream, 10 S. Pine St., Mount Prospect. For more information, visit mountprospect.org/general/mp idol.html.

• The Burr Ridge Village Center is seeking artists to submit work for a two-day art fair Art on the Green 2010 on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10-11. More than $3,000 will be available in prize money. Apply online through zapplication.com. Call (630) 654-2782 or visit shopburrridge.com.

• The Albright Theatre Company has auditions for a September run of the comedy "The Desk Set" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, July 18-19, on the third floor of the Batavia Government Center, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia. Auditions are open for eight women (ages 20-80) and eight men (ages 25-60) and consist of cold readings from the script. Visit albrighttheatre.com or call (630) 406-8838 for more information.

• The annual Great Lakes Photo Contest, co-sponsored by the Biodiversity Project's Great Lakes Forever program and AnheuserBusch, is seeking submissions for 2010 to help promote environmental conservation. The deadline is Sunday, July 18. Visit greatlakesforever.com.

• Bowen Park District has auditions for Arthur Miller's tragic drama "Death of a Salesman" from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 25, and from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 26, at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 39 Jack Benny Drive, Waukegan. Call (847) 360-4740 for more information.

• Chicago-based Pride Films and Plays holds a Great Gay Screenplay Contest. There is a $1,000 prize and a $400 people's choice prize. The contest is open to writers ages 18 and older. The entry fee ranges from $45 to $60 and all entries are due by Saturday, July 31. Visit pridefilmsandplays.com for full contest rules and regulations.

• Gallery 28 in Geneva is sponsoring a special art contest called YO! Art, which allows members of the community to decorate standard yo-yos. Entries are being accepted through Saturday, July 31. The contest is open to all ages (though those 18 and under must get permission from a guardian). For more information, call (630) 845-9673 or visit gallery28.biz.

• The New Classic Singers has auditions by appointment only for its select 36-member ensemble in the month of August. For more information, call (630) 942-2552 or send an e-mail to lrk@newclassicsingers.org.

• The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance holds auditions by appointment only from now until August for its 2010-11 season of the Fox Valley Youth Symphony Orchestras, which consist of Fox Valley Youth Strings I & II and the Fox Valley Flutes. Positions are available for string, woodwind, brass and percussion students. Visit fvyso.org or call (630) 879-8018 for more information.

• Illinois artists are invited to submit applications to the Illinois Artisans Program. Submission deadline is Friday, Sept. 10. Visit museum.state.il.us/artisans.