It’s going to be a star-studded show at the Silverdale Center Creekside Theater on July 29, and the stars are local talented seniors age 60 and up!
Auditions are going on now through June 28 for the Morning Pointe Foundation’s 5th Annual Chattanooga Seniors Got Talent variety show. All talented seniors age 60 and older in the greater Chattanooga area are encouraged to try out. Acts have included singers, musicians, dancers, poets, comedians and more. Groups are limited to a maximum of six performers.
Ten to 12 seniors or groups will be selected to perform at the big show on Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m. They will vie for the grand prize of $1,000; second-place prize of $500; and third-place prize of $250. Attendees at the show will also determine a People’s Choice winner based on audience votes.
The venue, Silverdale Center Creekside Theatre, is part of the Silverdale Baptist Academy. It is located at 7236 Bonny Oaks Drive in Chattanooga.
All proceeds from the show will go to the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit public service organization. Seniors Got Talent is produced by the Morning Pointe Foundation in conjunction with Morning Pointe Senior Living, but contestants do not have to be affiliated with Morning Pointe. Proceeds from show sponsorships and ticket sales support the Foundation’s funds for college scholarships.
Interested seniors can submit audition videos online at morningpointefoundation.com/events/seniors-got-talent/ through June 28.
In-person auditions will run June 18-27 at local Morning Pointe Senior Living communities during their Family Nights:
- Tuesday, June 18, from 5-7 p.m. – Morning Pointe of East Hamilton at 1776 Generations Way in Ooltewah; Phone 423-212-1208
- Thursday, June 20, from 6-7 p.m. – Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at 7719 Shallowford Road in Chattanooga; Phone 423-296-0097
- Thursday, June 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. – Morning Pointe of Hixson at 5501 Old Hixson Pike; Phone 423-847-1370
- Thursday, June 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. – Morning Pointe of Collegedale at Greenbriar Cove at 9650 Leyland Drive in Ooltewah; Phone 423-396-6999
- Thursday, June 27, from 5-6 p.m. – Morning Pointe at Happy Valley at 2989 Happy Valley Road in Rossville, Georgia; Phone 706-916-2777
Contestants will be judged on technical ability, stage presence and professionalism, appearance/costume, difficulty of act and originality/creativity.
“Our Morning Pointe Seniors Got Talent in Chattanooga is shaping up to be a great show,” said Miranda Perez, Morning Pointe Foundation executive director. “This is a great opportunity for talented seniors in our area to show that age can’t stop a star from shining!”
Tickets for the Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent show are $10. They will go on sale in July.
Gino D, radio personality with Hits 96 in Chattanooga, is debuting as master of ceremonies for Seniors Got Talent. Returning judges for 2024 will be Steve Darmody, award-winning Christian recording artist, and Danielle Farrell, author, dancer and director of Raw Art Dance & Entertainment Dance Academy. Joining them will be two new judges – Josh Robinson, executive producer of The Daily Refresh on NewsChannel 9 in Chattanooga, and Susan Caminez, executive director of the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra.
To inquire about sponsorships for Seniors Got Talent, contact Miranda Perez at 423-238-5330.
The Morning Pointe Foundation hosts four Seniors Got Talent shows each year. Besides Chattanooga, shows are held in Franklin and Knoxville, Tennessee, as well as Lexington, Kentucky.
The Morning Pointe Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living founded by senior healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and J. Franklin Farrow. The nonprofit was created in 2014 to provide caregiver support programs, sponsor educational awareness events and fund scholarships that advance the care of seniors throughout the Southeast.
Founded in 1997 by Vital and Farrow, Morning Pointe Senior Living owns and operates 38 assisted living, personal care, and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama and Indiana. Morning Pointe’s 41st community, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, East Hamilton, is under development in Hamilton County. It is expected to open in 2025.
