St. Albert Idol is up and running with more than $3,000 in prizes to give away at the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce Lifestyle Expo, April 17 to 19 at Servus Credit Union Place.
For the past three months, organizers have accepted video entries and attended qualifying events in search of the next emerging star. But it’s not too late to enter.
Singers from the ages of five and up are invited to submit video entries or attend a live audition on Friday, April 10 at Visionary College. For live open auditions, singers can obtain entry forms at Innovations Music, 580 St. Albert Trail.
Contestants preferring to submit online, can upload a YouTube video link before Monday, April 13.
Qualifying applicants perform during semi-finals April 17 to 18 at the lifestyle expo. Finals are held on April 19. Winners are to be determined by audience vote.
For more information contact Martha at 780-460-4430 or email [email protected].
TELUS’ community powered funding program, STORYHIVE, launched a new music video series on Monday, April 6. It offers emerging filmmakers and musicians in Alberta and British Columbia the opportunity to secure up to $40,000 in funding as well as distribution opportunities.
STORYHIVE recently hosted beta, short film and a web series edition and is now focusing on music videos.
Here is how it works. Creators first pitch their concept sending a video idea and plan for the production.
Successful applicants move to phase two where the community votes for the first round of pitches from each province and promotes them on social networks.
The third and final phase is the awards and screen time where favourites receive funding to produce their video project. Twenty finalists will receive a cool $10,000 to produce a music video.
The final winners will be announced in August and will win $30,000 to produce another music video and documentary as well as content distribution on TELUS Optik TV On Demand.
Entry deadline is Sunday, April 26. To apply visit storyhive.com/music-videos.
Kaybridge Puppets is back at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre bringing their classic version of the famous Brothers Grimm fairytale The Frog Prince.
In this tale, a spoiled princess reluctantly befriends the Frog Prince after she drops her golden ball into a pond. He retrieves the ball, but the haughty princess refuses to keep her promise.
She runs back to the palace but through determination and grit he follows and he hops his way into her heart. With her help, the frog’s spell is broken and he transforms into a prince.
The Frog Prince is appropriate for ages three to eight years. The show is on Saturday, April 11 at 10:30 a.m. A munchkin workshop follows where theatregoers can make a puppet. Tickets are $10 and are available through tixonthesquare.ca or at the centre box office at 9502 – 100 Ave.
