Media Advisory

Natal Day Festivities - 32nd Annual ESSO Amateur Talent Show
Request for Talent Show Submissions

(Monday, June 21, 2010) Halifax-Dartmouth: On Saturday, July 31st beginning at 1:00 pm talented singers, songwriters and musicians from across the region will be competing for top prizes and trophies, at the longest running annual amateur talent show in Nova Scotia.

The ESSO Amateur Talent Show features a full line-up of competitors vying for a 1st place prize of $ 1,200 Cash, a one year’s membership to the AFM and the ESSO Talent Show trophy with a second place prize of $ 600 and a third place prize of $ 300.

Open to all Amateur performers, the ESSO Talent Show continues from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm with the finals taking place from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Alderney Landing on the Dartmouth Waterfront.

Applications are available now through Friday, July 23rd at Alderney Gate, Dartmouth, all ESSO stations throughout Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford, HRM Storefronts and the Alderney Landing Theatre Box Office.

For more information or applications call 490-6773 or visit natalday.org

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Tim Rissesco, Acting Committee Chair
Phone: 902- 463-7531 Fax: 902-490-5950
Email: forrestp@halifax.ca Web: www.natalday.org

or

Paul Forrest, Natal Day Coordinator
Phone: 902-490-6773