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The talent show is slated for the March 15th broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater. Please watch this space for more information on the finalists, and how to cast your vote online the night of the show.
We have almost nailed down the finalists for the talent show — with almost 1,000 entries, the task of choosing this year's crop of performers was more difficult than ever before. Here is a sampling of the talented twentysomethings we have had to choose from...
The talent submission deadline has passed. Please watch this space for our finalists, who will perform on the March 15th broadcast, live from the Fitzgerald Theater.
Here are the submission specifics:
- All entries must be submitted by performers who will be between the ages of 20 and 29 on March 15, 2008 (the day of the contest).
- The contest is open to soloists and performing groups alike. Acts must be self-contained, no accompanists will be provided. All members of each act must be between 20–29 years of age as of the date of the contest (3/15/08)
- All contestants must be available to be in St. Paul, Minnesota, from March 13–16, 2008.
- Mailed Submissions must be POSTMARKED by February 4th, 2008
- Digital Submissions must be RECEIVED by 11:59 PM CST, February 4th, 2008
Submission Information:
- The submission window has officially closed. Please watch this page for more information about the finalists, and how to vote on March 15, 2007.
Please check our Web site for updates on the status of the contest and to verify when final selections have been made.
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On July 4th, help us celebrate the 35th Anniversary of A Prairie Home Companion and the Fourth of July with a free live nationally broadcast show from Avon, MN.
From Garrison Keillor:
“When I was 16, Helen Fleischman assigned me to memorize Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 29, ‘When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state’ for English class, and fifty years later, that poem is still in my head. Algebra got washed away, and geometry and most of biology, but those lines about the redemptive power of love in the face of shame are still here behind my eyeballs, more permanent than my own teeth. The sonnet is a durable good. These 77 of mine include sonnets of praise, some erotic, some lamentations, some street sonnets and a 12-sonnet cycle of months. If anything here offends, I beg your pardon, I come in peace, I depart in gratitude.”
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Robin & Linda Williams are among the most popular guest performers of A Prairie Home Companion (they also appeared in the movie, have performed as part of the The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and made appearances as Marvin & Mavis Smiley). This CD features some of the duo's best harmonies from the show. Among the 12 tracks are familiar fan favorites, including "For Better or Worse", "Visions of Mother and Dad", "Tied Down, Home Free" and the title track. A collection that is muy bueno!
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