"Got Talent? Long Island" Auditions in January 2012

The Huntington Arts Council has announced that there will be live auditions for amateur and professional entertainers for "Got Talent? Long Island," the fourth annual Island-wide competition, on two Sundays: January 22 and January 29, 2012 from 1 to 5 p.m.

The auditions will be held at the Huntington Center for the Performing Arts, 310 New York Avenue, Huntington Village, NY.

Performers will audition for the chance to go on stage as finalists before celebrity judges and a packed auditorium at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening, March 30, 2012. The top winner will receive a $1,000 cash award, an opening performance at the 47th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival, and more. Other awards include Audience Choice and Rising Star Awards.

The competition is open to performing artists of any age, whether amateur or professional, except dance (which is prohibited because the stage is over concrete). No animal acts or fire permitted.

The live auditions are by reservations or sign-up on the day of audition. Audition doors will open at 12 noon and registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $25 for Arts Council members and $30 for non-members. The only instrument available is a piano. Performers must bring their own accompanist.

Award-winning broadcaster and Judy Martin of News12 Long Island and two-time Got Talent? Long Island Audience Choice award winner Salvatore Valentinetti will co-host the performance on March 30, 2012.

Sponsorships are still available to support this Island-wide event. Please call Diana Cherryholmes, Executive Director of the Huntington Arts Council at (631) 271-8423 or e-mail dcherryholmes@huntingtonarts.org.

For more information and an application, please visit www.huntingtonarts.org