A ‘nose’ for talent

Youth acts will take the stage in second annual Red Nose Talent Show

The second annual Red Nose Talent Show is at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown on Saturday, Oct. 27.

This event is title sponsored by Holland College, and proceeds will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association of P.E.I.

“This event is organized in memory of my dear friend Lisa Carragher,’’ said Kate Flanagan, the event’s producer. “Lisa was an educator who often used a red clown nose to incorporate humour into her lessons with my son, Jack.

“She loved children and music, so it seemed fitting to create an event in her memory that encompassed both and incorporated a fundraising component for a cause near to her heart — mental health”.

The young people who will perform through song, dance, humour, instrumentals and theatrical piecees are Cheyenne McConnell, Keira Page, Marie Claire Currie, Emma Richards, Emma MacNeil, Annabelle Orichefsky, Brennan Gallant, Abigail Rogers, Keirsten Jackson, Keira Leone, Lucas Hartinger, Mathew Mahood, Jack Flanagan, Sophie Linton, Jasper McCormack and Sam Langille. The show begins at 7 p.m.

There will be three prizes awarded at the end of the evening comprising of a $1,000 grand prize to the act that wins over the audience and guest judges through a combined ballot, a $500 Lisa’s Choice Award, voted on and awarded by members of Carragher’s family who will be in attendance, and a gift basket donated by Holland College awarded to a runner-up.

Ticket holders will be entertained upon arrival and during intermission by students from the Holland College School of Performing Arts (SoPA).

Tickets can be purchased through ticketpro.com, at 902894-6885 or from the Florence Simmons Performance Hall box office, 140 Weymouth St.

Programs, 50/50 raffle tickets and the red clown noses will be available for purchase. Last year, the show was sold out and raised $10,000 for mental health programs and services for Islanders.