Talented seniors ages 60+ have less than a week left to audition for this year’s Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent show on July 29 in Chattanooga, presented by Morning Pointe Senior Living.
The final in-person auditions (open to ALL area seniors or senior groups of six or fewer ages 60 and over) will take place this Thursday, June 27, at several area Morning Pointe Senior Living communities, and online audition videos will be accepted through Friday, June 28, at morningpointefoundation.com/seniorsgottalent/. Examples of acts include singers, musicians, comedians, dancers, original poets or any performing talent.
The top 10 acts will be chosen to perform in the Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent show on Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m. the Silverdale Center Creekside Theater at 7236 Bonny Oaks Drive in Chattanooga, part of the Silverdale Baptist Academy campus next to the sports fields.
The grand-prize winner will receive $1,000, and prizes will also be given to second- ($500) and third-place ($250) winners. Contestants will be judged on technical ability, stage presence and professionalism, appearance/costume, difficulty of act and originality/creativity. A People’s Choice winner will be determined by attendee votes.
Remaining audition times and locations are:
- 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; 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
“I encourage all talented seniors in the Tennessee Valley to try out, to give it a shot,” said Miranda Perez, Morning Pointe Foundation executive director. “We have seen some great performers so far, and it’s such a unique opportunity to show that seniors can still shine. We have a great audience, and you can win up to $1,000.”
Tickets for the Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent show are available now for $10 at silverdaleba.org/arts.
Proceeds from the show go to the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit public service organization, to support nursing and other college scholarships. 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 Foundation 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.
Emcee for this year’s show will be Gino D, radio personality with Hits 96 in Chattanooga. Judges are Steve Darmody, award-winning Christian recording artist; Danielle Farrell, author, dancer and director of Raw Art Dance & Entertainment Dance Academy; Josh Robinson, executive producer of The Daily Refresh on NewsChannel 9 in Chattanooga; and Susan Caminez, executive director of the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra.
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.
To learn more or inquire about sponsorships for Seniors Got Talent, contact Miranda Perez at 423-238-5330 or visit morningpointefoundation.com.
Founded in 1997 by Vital and Farrow, Morning Pointe Senior Living owns and operates 38 assisted living 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 and is expected to open in 2025.
