Marquee
Mirror: Virtual Talent Show for Cowley County Now Open for Voting
Marquee
Performing Arts Center has announced that voting is now open for entries in its
inaugural online talent show, called Marquee Mirror: A Virtual Talent Show for
Cowley County. The online competition features videos and photos of entries, and
allows viewers to vote for their favorite entries in visual and performing
arts. Area businesses have contributed cash & prizes for the competition,
which will feature categories for adults and youth (18 and below).
Entries
were due by midnight on Friday, March 19, and voting will take place throughout
the next week, closing at midnight on Friday, March 26. Winners will be
announced on March 27 at 8:00pm. While there was no fee to enter the
competition, voters will be asked to contribute $1 for a single vote, $5 for 5
votes, or $10 for 10 votes, with proceeds going to support the Marquee and Winfield
Arts and Humanities Council. To vote, go to visit marqueepac.org/marqueemirrorvoting
Marquee
Board President Roger Moon: “While there is a fee to vote, we do not see this
event primarily as a fundraiser, which is why the cost of voting is set so low.
The Marquee has organized live talent shows in the past, and they have
generally been very popular. We thought that this was a way we could reach out
to the community, and folks could get involved in something that showcases the
talent and resources of our community at a time when getting together to watch
a talent show is impossible. And I must say that area businesses were so very
supportive when we approached them with the idea.”
More
than $1000 has been pledged as cash and prizes for the competition, with the
following area businesses contributing: Biederman’s Bistro, Bob’s Liquor, C&B
Liquor, College Hill Coffee, Eagle’s Nest, The Emporium, Field to Fabric,
Gallery 1001, Gold’s Nutrition, Graves Drug, Ken & Jan Hathaway, Health
Center Pharmacy, Home Lumber & Supply, Jarrett & Norton CPAs, Lucky
Star, El Maguey, Sonic, Timber Creek Floral, Trunk N Treasure, WB Meats, Walnut
Valley Dental, & Walnut Valley Festival.
The mission of the
Marquee Performing Arts Center is to create a dynamic cultural hub in the heart
of downtown Winfield for social, artistic, educational, and business gatherings
by restoring and transforming the historic Winfield Fox Theater into a
state-of-the-art facility that connects and serves the people of Winfield and
South-Central Kansas. The Winfield Arts & Humanities Council works to
provide the public with programs and events centered around the arts. This
includes providing new art each month in the WAHC galleries, organizing
Winfield's annual Art in the Park juried arts and crafts show, and organizing
the Kansas Voices contest for writers living in Kansas. 