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2011 PARTICIPATING COUNTY FAIRS and TALENT SHOW DATES

2011 PARTICIPATING COUNTY FAIRS and THEIR CONTEST DATES

  • BAKER - Wednesday, August 10 - Allows non-county participants
  • BENTON - Thursday, August 4
  • CLACKAMAS - Saturday, August 20 (finals)
  • CLATSOP - Wednesday, August 3 - Allows non-county participants
  • CURRY - Saturday, July 30
  • DESCHUTES - Wednesday, August 3 - Allows non-county participants
  • DOUGLAS - Wednesday - Friday, August 3 - 5 (Preliminaries); Friday, August 12 (Semi-Finals); Saturday, August 13 (Finals)
  • GRANT - Wednesday, August 24 - Allows non-county participants
  • HARNEY - Thursday, September 8
  • JEFFERSON - Wednesday, July 27, 6 pm (Preliminaries), Thursday, July 28, 6:30 pm (Finals) - Allows non-county participants
  • LANE - Thursday, August 18
  • LINCOLN - Sunday, July 10
  • MALHEUR - Thursday, August 4
  • MARION - Saturday, July 9 (by KLOO) - Allows non-county participants
  • MORROW - Thursday, August 18 - Allows non-county participants
  • MULTNOMAH - Monday, May 30 - - Allows non-county participants
  • POLK - Friday, August 12 (Youth); Saturday, August 13 (Adults) - Allows non-county participants
  • UNION - (Fair dates Aug 3-6)
  • WASHINGTON - Saturday, July 23 - Allows non-county participants
  • YAMHILL - Thursday, August 4

OREGON STATE FAIR - Sunday, September 4

 

How to Participate

County Fair to Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals:  Contestants* who participate in a county fair talent contest will be selected by the county fair officials to advance to the Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals at the 2011 Oregon State Fair.  Individual county fair rules determine whether contestants advance to the finals competition. Please contact your county coordinator for county entry and, if entering as a non-resident of that county, contact the county coordinator for details on advancing to state - varies by county (for counties that accept non-residents).

*Contestants living in a county that does not hold a contest, may apply through participating county fairs.  See below for a list of participating county fairs and their talent show dates.

County Fair Forms

Contact and More Info

For information about the Oregon Fairs Talent Search, contact:
 
Laura Bindley
Oregon Fairs Talent Search
Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center
2330 17th Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
 
PH: 503-947-3242
FAX: (503) 947-3206

2011 Oregon State Fair Talent Search Results

Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals Rules

If an individual resides in a county that does not have a county fair or a talent contest, he/she can enter only one county fair talent contest of his/her choice (if that county allows non-county resident participation) to be eligible to enter the Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals.

Duos and/or groups must enter the state contest in the same division they entered at the county level.

Oregon Fairs Talent Search (OFTS) will only accept one contestant per division from each county.  In the event of a tie breaker at the county level, the county decides which winner will proceed to the state-level in each division.

At the county level, it is up to the county fair officials to decide which winner will proceed to the Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals (regardless of winner's county of residence).  

An individual can only enter one talent show in one category; e.g., an individual may enter the individual category, but cannot enter as a member of a group.

Must be amateurs – No individual belongs to a musicians’ union, nor does any person’s talent provide more than 50 percent of his/her income (if income exceeds $7,500). 

Previous Winners – Previous first place winners of the Oregon Fairs Talent Search may not compete in contest for two years after their win.

Divisions – Must be entered in appropriate Division based on age of contestants at time of state fair competition date.  If the ages of a duo or group members are in different divisions, they will compete in the oldest member’s age group division at time of county fair talent show or preliminaries. 

  • Children (ages 5 – 9)
  • Youth (age 10 – 17) 
  • Adult (ages 18 and over) 

Accompaniment – Recorded track may not include lead vocals. 

Talent Categories –Lip sync performance is not allowed.   

Selection – Selections must be appropriate for family audiences. Selections do not have to be the same as performed in the county OFTS, but the skill must be the same (for example, if won at the county-level for singing, must sing at state, but may sing a different song).

Time Limit – Performances must not exceed five minutes plus a one minute set up.

Not following any of the above guidelines will result in disqualification

Our standardized judging system includes judging guidelines (see separate attachment) and a separate committee to tabulate results that will be overseen by internal auditors. There will only be one winner/winning group per place (1st - 3rd) in each division.  In the event of a tie for any of the three placements at the finals, the auditors will use a consistently administered tie breaking calculation method.

 

Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals

Oregon Fairs Talent Search - 2011 Winners!

The Oregon Fairs Talent Search finals are scheduled for Sunday, September 4, 2011 on Bi-Mart Center Stage.  Stay tuned for the exciting announcement of this year's winners in the Kids Division, Youth Division and Adults Division!

Oregon Fairs Talent Search Prizes for Finals Winners

Kid's Division:

  • 1st Place: Ellie Pederson representing Clackamas County
  • 2nd Place: Elizabeth Abel representing Multnomah County
  • 3rd Place: Lexi Blacksten representing Clatsop County

Youth Division:

  • 1st Place: Nadara Chesshir representing Polk County
  • 2nd Place: Yani Curry-Emry representing Yamhill County
  • 3rd Place: Sierra Latrice Lantz representing Deschutes County

Adult Division

  • 1st Place: Stephanie La Torre representing Curry County
  • 2nd Place: Abbe Groh representing Polk County
  • 3rd Place: Aiji Jean representing Deschutes County

We would like to thank the 2011 Oregon Fairs Talent Search Finals sponsors: Opera Organically, Dark Wing Productions and Columbia Distribution.