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Bill Riley Talent Show is July 14
The Bill Riley Talent Show returns to the Henry County Fair with performances starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14 in the Wright Pavilion.
The talent show features dancing, singing, magic and more. To participate in the show, youngsters should adhere to the following rules:
The Bill Riley Talent Show is open to legal residents of the state of Iowa only. Acts must appear in a locally sponsored/Iowa State Fair sanctioned show somewhere in the state of Iowa and be the show qualifier to be eligible to compete at the Iowa State Fair.
Judges decisions are final.
2. Sprouts: Ages 2 through 12 Seniors: Ages 13 through 21
Seniors and Sprouts must qualify within the age requirement at local shows. For example, if you are 21 and don’t qualify before you are 22 you are ineligible. All Sprout acts must qualify for the State Fair at the age of 12 or under.
Professionals are not permitted to compete. This includes Union musicians and anyone whose principal source of income is from their talent. Compensation for performing at weddings, etc. does not constitute principle source of income.
Acts must keep the performance to three minutes. Acts timed past three minutes are subject to possible disqualification or point deduction. Five seconds over would be a starting point to begin deductions, ten seconds over or longer can be considered for disqualification. This is at the judges’ discretion and should be monitored closely. At the local level this would be a great opportunity for show coordinators to let an act know that they were over the time limit. Set up time is not included. Limit set up time to one minute.
Kalley Hudson, 10 of Wayland performing a contemporary dance solo to “Soldier” at the Bill Riley Talent Search at the 2021 Henry County Fair. (Liam Halawith/ The Union)
Ruby Orr, 13 of West Burlington, performed a vocal solo to Hallelujah at the Bill Riley Talent Search at the 2021 Henry County Fair. (Liam Halawith/ The Union)
Bella Tedrow, 11 of Salem, performed a dance solo to “Rockstar” at the Bill Riley Talent Search at the 2021 Henry County Fair. (Liam Halawith/ The Union)
Fairfield's Teagan Gilcrest performed a solo dance to “I like to Move it” at the 2019 Bill Riley talent show at the Henry County Fair. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
In to the night to save the day! A group of five from Mt. Pleasant; Isabella Doddgs, Megan Newton, Adra Cargill, Molly Baker and Charlise Mullin paid tribute to the popular kids show “P.J. Masks” at the 2019 Bill Riley talent show at the Henry County Fair. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
