Dancer Meaghan Patterson takes first place in inaugural talent show.
Heart-FM presents Woodstock's Got Talent!
A fundraiser for Theatre Woodstock.
All the comments have been very positive for the first ever Woodstock's Got Talent! Talent Show. On Saturday March 24th, the Market Centre Theatre was alive with the talent of dancers, musicians, singers, and even a poet. The calibre of acts that were on stage was undeniable and the feeling in the theatre was professional and fun. The judges, Vicki St Pierre, Ron Cameron, Jennifer Paquette, and Dan Henry all offered positive and constructive criticism to all the contestants. Our preliminary judges Doug Marsh, Juliana Sherk, Jennifer Paquette, and Betty Ford picked very accomplished acts that contributed to the great show.
By the end of the night our field of 40 performers in 24 acts was brought down to the top 5 finalists. In first place we had a dancer, Meaghan Patterson who in the words of the judges gave a very art filled and professional performance. Jim Cocchetto, our second place winner made the accordion very cool and CAST kid Kyle Rose performed his self written song and impressed everyone. Heart-FM (our sponsor) was so impressed with Kyle's song they played it on their morning show and then again during the request show the next day because so many people had called in about it. Rene McIntyre and Julia Morden-Phipps were our forth and fifth place finalists. Rene sang a country favourite while Julia sang a classical vocal piece. All of the contestants showed how diverse our show was.
Many times the question has been asked if we are going to be having this talent show next year. Right now Heart-FM is very interested and so is the outstanding committee that put the whole thing together. If anyone is interested in getting involved in a possible show next year let Jason Paquette know and we'll see what happens from there.
Finally I would like to thanks everyone who handled their very big jobs with enthusiasm and professionalism and we should all give ourselves a pat on the back for raising close to $3,000 for Theatre Woodstock.
Sincerely;
Jason Paquette
Release dated: 27 March 2007
