Kent Community Foundation to Host Kent Has Talent, Nov. 18 Audition Applications due Oct. 28

KENT, Wash. - Oct. 24, 2016 - PRLog -- The Kent Community Foundation (http://kentcf.com/) is hosting a fundraiser, Kent Has Talent, an all-ages talent show, on Friday, November 18 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center. Presented by Bowen Scarff Lincoln Ford of Kent, Kent Has Talent will feature dancing, singing and other talents in three ages groups: youth (ages 12 and younger), ages 13 to 19 (teen) and ages 20 and up (adult). There will be a grand prize winner, division winners, and an audience choice award, all receiving cash prizes.

Performers for the show will be selected through auditions held on October 30 by Allegro Performing Arts Academy. Anyone who lives, works or goes to school in Kent is eligible to participate. Audition applications are being accepted by Allegro through Friday, October 28. Participants will be chosen by community leaders and supporters of the arts in Kent. Visit Allegro online (http://allegrodance.com/events-schedules/4742362) for audition rules and an online application.

Due to the generosity of community sponsors, all proceeds for the event will benefit the Kent Community Foundation to support the nonprofit's work in education in cultural arts, including college scholarships and school grants. Sponsors include:

Presenting Sponsor: Bowen Scarff Ford Lincoln of Kent
Grand Prize Sponsor: Marti Reeder of John L. Scott, Covington-Kent-Maple Valley
Youth Prize Sponsor: Cathy Wahlin, Windermere
Teen Prize Sponsor: Curran Law Firm
Adult Prize Sponsor: AAA Pest Control

Friends of Kent Community Foundation:

• iLoveKent.net
• Cindi Cameron, Fairway Mortgage
• Steve and Dee Klem

In-Kind Sponsors

• Audition Sponsor: Tonya Goodwillie, Allegro Performing Arts Academy
• Graphic Design Sponsor: Kathryn Schmidt, Schmeedes Creative
• Marketing Sponsor: Dana Neuts, Virtually Yourz

While all major sponsorships have already been matched with community partners, those wishing to support the event and the foundation can become Friends of the Foundation for $100. They will be listed in the event program and on the Kent Community Foundation website. To become a Friend of the Foundation, contact Kent Community Foundation president Dee Klem at deebklem@gmail.com or 206-200-9195.

Kent Has Talent will be held Friday, November 18 from 7 PM to 9 PM at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256^th St., Kent, WA 98030, which offers free parking. Tickets for Kent Has Talent are $20 each, plus $1.69 service fee, and are available for purchase online now on Brown Paper Tickets at http://kenthastalent.brownpapertickets.com/.

For more information about the event, contact Kent Community Foundation president Dee Klem at deebklem@gmail.com or 206-200-9195. For more information about Kent Community Foundation, visit KentCF.com.

About the Kent Community Foundation:

Founded in 1986, the Kent Community Foundation (http://kentcf.com/) supports education and cultural arts in the Greater Kent area, including Covington, by providing scholarships to Kent high school students and grants to qualifying arts and education programs and organizations. Kent Kids' Arts Day and the Kent International Festival are two local events that the Foundation helps support. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 corporation; all donations are tax deductible.

For more information, contact:

Dee Klem, president

Kent Community Foundation
deebklem@gmail.com
206-200-9195