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There’s a new word out on the
street. A new movement. A new
sound. And it all comes together
July 31" at the Aladdin Theatre
when P-Town Talent Night makes
its debut appearance. This perfor­
mance of Portland’s best amateur
talent promises to be the Showtime
at the Apollo and Solid Gold all
rolled up into one exciting two-hour
variety show. This is a family show
folks, so bring granny and the little
tykes, too. Tickets are $8.50 in ad­
vance and are on sale now at the
Aladdin Theatre box office and all
Ticketmaster locations.
The show’s organizers, Robbe
Hardnette and Anna Stone, have
been holding city-wide auditions
sincejune 5'h in three major catego­
ries: The Word - dramatic read­
ings, skits, rap, comedy; The Move­
ment - dance, tap, stomp; and The
Stomp - vocal and instrumental
music. Three performers from each
category, a total of 9 acts, will be
featured, with one winner per cat­
egory. All styles of entertainment in
these categories are welcome, and
there’s no cost to audition and no
cost, if chosen, to perform.
Stone reminds you to “keep it
clean. This is a family show, so no
profanity or explicit lyrics.” While
P-Town Talent Night focuses on
the youth of Portland, auditions are
open to all ages.
A less publicized feature of P-
Town Talent Night is its special pro­
fessional guest performers. These are
seasoned performers who
volunteer to appear at Tal­
ent Night as a service to
the community. The orga­
nizers are secretive about
who the first guest per­
former will be, but with a
lineup that includes
Portland’s best amateur tal­
ent and a special guest per­
former, Portlanders are
getting a great value for
their entertainment dollar.
In adddition to youth
apprentices ranging from
sound and lighting techni­
cians to stagehands, P-
Town will present a prom­
ising youth co-host at each
of its monthly shows. So
far, youth focus groups
have helped with planning
Talent Night, auditions,
and distributing flyers.
Hardnette wouldn’t have
it any other way. From
mentoring youth in music
and dance to volunteering
with the Boys and Girls
Club Center, Hardnette
has always been involved
with serving the youth of
the community. And he knows the
entertainment side of things from
his work as a background singer for
Marvin Gaye and as a promoter of
acts such as Tina Turner and Prince
in the Seattle area. Hardnette’s
dream is “to give the Portland metro
community, especially the youth, a
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