alright ladies and gentlemen the three
stooges we tried to be the three
musketeers but we settled with this we
could have done three amigos right we
are excited about our big event this
Wednesday it is auditions for oh say can
you sing to our friends from River City
live Marc Peyton and Rance Addams here
with the details first of all I can't
believe that it's time for auditions
again we like it just happen it's
getting the same thing and this is the
sixth time around and we've actually
took in part wedding about three of them
this will be our third year yes we've
done - yeah but six for the stage yeah
and others some changes this year so for
starters auditions are Wednesday this
one's at the 17th and it's at the Ritz
and you've done many events at the Ritz
and it's a great venue for auditions I
mean if you're a performer in
Jacksonville and you have an opportunity
to perform in this iconic venue that has
so much history I mean it's part of the
original chitlin circuit so you've got
people like Stevie Wonder been here even
before that so this is a great
opportunity to showcase your talent and
then you can register at 10:00 a.m. and
the actual auditions they're gonna start
at 11:00 they go until 2:00 and then you
have to sign in by 5:30 at night and
they will get everybody through in about
6 o'clock is when they shut the doors
and here is like some of the rules we
ask that obviously you come prepared
you're gonna have a minute to sing in
front of the judges you could have maybe
a track on your phone right or CD but we
encourage you not to sing the American
anthem yeah the national anthem because
we don't want to cut it short and you
only get a minute now if you do win
you'll get to perform the national
anthem for our firework show right here
on channel 4 in front of your city and
you'll win $500 all right pretty sure
make will be there for that as well see
see what happens this year so there's
gonna be people at home that are
watching right now that are saying
either a I don't think I'm good enough
or I'm too nervous to do it what are
your words of wisdom for them
well actually personality I think is key
and you want to pick a song that shows
your personality and that you're
comfortable with you'll know your range
bounce it off with your family and for
a lot of times your family they're gonna
be pretty honest but that's if that's in
your comfort zone
now there's last year's winner that's
Lauren Pescara she's a freshman this
year she did an amazing job and her
reign she kind of did more of a like
show tunes yeah stop yet everybody is
different but again stay in your box
have fun with it and again the judges
are there you know to you know really
embrace you yeah to encourage you it's a
fun event and one of things that I love
to you you know hundreds of people come
out for it but by the end of day they're
all friends I'm talking about where
you're from and that's why we do this
yeah pulling the community together it's
really a great way to network I've got
to ask though I mean who's the mean one
out of the judges
there's no mean judge but that tough
judge was Deborah yes she does help
people
oh yeah and from start to finish they
really do a great job you're talking
about ever the renowned music yeah yeah
and then when it comes to the finale
when you we have the contest it's very
important that you have your tribe
voting for you so it's big big social
media impact a great another great way
to connect the community because people
at home watch and then you're like oh I
love this one I love that one right we
have so many talented people here we
really do in our community on the First
Coast that really are just waiting to be
discovered they're waiting for that step
and this is a great way to do it
downtown Jacksonville this Wednesday you
don't have to go through all the hoops
law that you do for the national TV
shows exactly yeah news for Jax calm and
then there is an oh say page there with
all the details so maybe it's not you
maybe it's a family member maybe it's a
friend
definitely recruit them get them out
there one of things we love the
diversity as far as talent you'll have
country artists out there you'll have
pop artists small yeah a Broadway type
things it's a treat it's awesome and I
know
on Wednesday River City live we're gonna
have about three or four live hits
covering the event and that will carry
on into the news really you know
checking just in with everybody that's
competing alright guys well thanks so
much I appreciate it hopefully you get a
yodeler this year that'll be the spice
burly's can make it really fun so this
year
winner will sing the national anthem
during our 4th of July show called red
white and boom and they will take home a
$500 prize auditions are Wednesday April
the 17th at the Ritz theater that's
located downtown at North Davis Street
the audition times are on your screen
there are morning and afternoon sessions
you must arrive early though and
register in person for more information
go to news for Jax comm hover over the
lifestyle page and then click oh say can
you sing
Allison belted out for us