Here's something for all you folks who like to sing in the shower or strum your guitar out on your porch in the summer. There will be a Talent Show at the Cabot Performing Arts Center on May 20th. Here's more about it from Hugh Burke, one of our neighbors who lives up on Cabot Plains Road:

THE FIRST ANNUAL CABOT SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS

CENTER TALENT SHOW

This year on May 20th, the 1st annual Cabot “World’s Best Talent Show” lands in our little town of Cabot, and you’ll be happy it did. It doesn’t matter how old you are because people of all ages can enter and there will be three age groups competing; elementary/middle school age, high school age, and adults. There will be a cash prize for each category and the amount of money one can win is determined by how many people attend. Bring your friends and family. If you have a talent, we want to see it.

To register, you can either go to cabotschool.org and click on the CSPAC link or you can call 802.563.2546 and leave a message. Someone from the Performing Arts Center will contact you with further details.

The entry fee per act is $10.
The audience admission price is $5 for adults and $3 for students.
The talent show is open to residents of Cabot and the surrounding areas (Danville, Walden, Hardwick, Plainfield, and Marshfield). We will provide a full sound system, back line of instruments and amps, and microphones for participants. If you will need any assistance with your act then we may be able to provide 1 or 2 stage crew members to lend a hand.

So all of you undiscovered (or frustrated, under appreciated) musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers -- get your acts together and be ready to compete.
See you there!

Doesn't that sound like fun?? Talent shows were regular entertainment years ago, and they came up with some pretty darned good performances, too, according to the old newspaper reports. With gas prices the going higher, this is a great time to maybe win some extra gas money - and if you don't want to enter the contest, you can have some great entertainment without traveling many miles or spending a bundle.