The 4th Annual Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent variety show, in partnership with Morning Pointe Senior Living, is introducing some big changes this year, including a lowered age of competition and additional prize money.
The 2024 Knoxville show will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre. Ten local senior acts will compete.
This year, the Foundation has lowered the minimum age of contestants from 62 to 60, opening the doors to a wider variety of talent in the greater Knoxville community. Seniors Got Talent is open to any talented seniors (not just Morning Pointe campus residents). Acts have included singers, musicians, dancers, poets, comedians and more.
More changes for this year’s Seniors Got Talent show include an increase in prize winnings. The grand-prize winner will receive $1,000, with $500 going to the second-place winner and $250 awarded to the third-place winner.
Online auditions are open now at morningpointefoundation.com/events/seniors-got-talent/, and in-person auditions will take place Sept. 24-Oct. 6 at local Morning Pointe Senior Living campuses. Tickets will be $10 and will go on sale in October.
The purpose of Seniors Got Talent is twofold: to give local seniors a place to shine, and to raise funds for the Morning Pointe Foundation through sponsorships and ticket sales.
“We have a growing and enthusiastic audience in Knoxville, as well as some incredibly talented seniors,” said Miranda Perez, Morning Pointe Foundation executive director. “We can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store!”
The Morning Pointe Foundation hosts four Seniors Got Talent shows each year. Besides Knoxville, shows are held in Chattanooga and Franklin, 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 and has bestowed more than 111 scholarships in the Southeast to date.
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. Local Morning Pointe campuses include communities in Knoxville, Hardin Valley, Powell, Clinton and Lenoir City. Each provides access to clinical care; meals with dietician oversight and an emphasis on fresh, local produce; a full life enrichment activity program; engaging community partnerships; and on-site physical, occupational and speech therapy services.
Morning Pointe’s 40th community, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Hardin Valley, is under development at 2433 Reagan Road. It is expected to open in late 2024.
