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Carp's Got Talent
updated: Jan 26, 2013, 11:00 AM
By David Powdrell
There's something magical about a small town talent show.
It's where the town's postal clerk dances the hula to Hapa's Lei Manoa. Where a 94-year-old retired
high school teacher plays harmonica to a 1914 Percy Wenrich tune. Where a high school student
dreams of becoming the next Taylor Swift with an original piece she composed. Or where an 8-year-old
dancer digs deep to find the confidence and self-esteem necessary to take to the stage to tap dance.
A small town talent show is loaded with volunteers manning spotlights, building props, designing
programs, taking tickets, ushering, serving concessions, shuffling performers to and from the Green
Room, building tents and scheduling auditions. And a small town talent show usually has its local
celebrity serve as emcee. They do it all for the love of the event.
Community support is big at a small town talent show. The community wants to applaud those brave
enough to bare their souls under a bright, hot spotlight. It wants to support performing artists, young
and old. Businesses and local citizens understand the benefits of sponsoring these kinds of events.
Maybe the best part of a small town talent show, however, is when 100% of the net proceeds go back
into the community in the form of college scholarships, community projects and supporting the arts.
I hope your small town offers a talent show. If it does, I hope you'll support it. The positive ripple
effect can be significant.
My home town is Carpinteria and our small town talent show is on February 16th.
David Powdrell
Co-chair
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