Contact: Gary Jones, Show Director

           (810) 730-0323

          gary@raiseitupyouth.org

 4th ANNUAL SUPER TALENT SHOW WITH A $1,000 PRIZE FEATURING LOCAL ART GROUPS

Saturday, November 7th, 2015 RAISE IT UP! Youth Arts & Awareness will host the 4th Annual Super Talent Show, a reinvention of one of the biggest talent shows in the city of Flint, the “Super Show”, under the direction of artist/activist, Gary Jones.  The show will feature local art groups: Flint’s Brave New Voices Poetry Team, Culturas Del Sol, Gamma Delta Kudos and Kappa Leadership League.  The Kudos and Kappa Leaguers are sponsored by the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, INC. and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, INC. Mentor-ship through the Institute of R.H.Y.M.E.S. (Reaching and Helping Young Minorities Excel & Succeed), respectively. 

Flint’s own American Idol finalist LaKisha Jones and Aftermath recording artist Jon Connor were featured at the show in previous years. The event will take place at the Flint Youth Theatre from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.  Doors open at 6:30 pm.  Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show.  The first place winner will receive a $1,000 prize.  

Prior to the show, RAISE IT UP! and Flint Youth Theatre will be hosting a community conversation about Flint.  We invite you to come out and make your voice heard.  The first 15 people to attend the community conversation will be admitted into the Super Talent Show free of charge.

For a recap of the 2012 Super Talent Show, check out the following link: http://youtu.be/X9mG9EKDTUk

For more information, call Show Director, Gary Jones, at (810) 730-0323.

About Raise It Up! Youth Arts & Awareness:

With years of experience in activism and community arts, RAISE IT UP! co-founders, Natasha Thomas-Jackson and Lyndava Williams decided to create an organization aimed at empowering youth to use their unique talents to become creative community activists  and socially conscious artists.  In 2009, RAISE IT UP! was officially launched through a generous grant by the Ruth Mott Foundation. Operating under the fiscal sponsorship of the United Way of Genesee County, RAISE IT UP! continues to provide safe and healthy avenues for youth voice and creative expression.

About Flint Youth Theatre:

Through public performances, school matinees and classes, Flint Youth Theatre serves audiences of children and families, teens and adults, and provides acting and theatre-making opportunities for students age 2 through college.

• Imaginative, daring and insightful, our flagship MainStage plays for all audiences are drawn from literature, folklore, fantasy, history and social issues.

• Tailored for ages three and up and their families, FirstStage is a great first step in a life-long journey of celebrating theatre and the arts.

• SummerStage presents two plays, one for very young children and another for older audiences, side-by-side in a fun-filled end-of-summer festival.

• For adults and older teens, Off The Press presents staged-readings of the latest plays from Broadway and American Regional Theatre.

• For school groups and their teachers, Learning Through Theatre matinees bridge the gap between theatre and the classroom.

• Drama School offers classes in acting and creative drama year-round for students age two through 12th grade. 

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