{"id":642,"date":"2013-12-04T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T20:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=642"},"modified":"2025-06-30T03:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T03:29:29","slug":"mackinacs-got-talent-music-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=642","title":{"rendered":"Mackinac\u2019s Got Talent Auditions! &#8211; Music In The Park &#8211;  June 26, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mackinacartscouncil.org\/music-in-the-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"float: right; margin-left: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/50c956c6b0e24cadb5fc0e1262266dd0.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_1958,h_1104,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/50c956c6b0e24cadb5fc0e1262266dd0.jpg\" alt=\"Mackinac\u2019s Got Talent! - Music In The Park\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time &#038; Location<\/p>\n<p>Jun 26, 2025, 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Marquette Park, Missionary Bark Chapel, 7200 Huron St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757, USA<br \/>\nAbout<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 of Mackinac&#8217;s Got Talent. Experience the boundless creativity of Mackinac Island! Open to all island residents and summer employees. <\/p>\n<p>AUDITIONS!<\/p>\n<p>Who can enter? &#8211; Anyone who Lives or Works on Mackinac Island, and who is not a professional artist.*<\/p>\n<p>Contestants must arrive by 6pm on June 26th to compete. <\/p>\n<p>You do not need to sign up before arriving. If you are using a backing\/accompaniment track it MUST be publicly available online for us to access &#8211; EXAMPLES &#8211; YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music&#8230;etc. If you are using a custom track, please email it to Laura@mackinacartscouncil.org by 10 pm June 25th.<\/p>\n<p>Singing , Dancing, Acting, Comedy, Spoken Word, Magic, Variety, Slam poetry and more! Have a talent? Come and share it with us &#8211; All TALENT Welcome ++<\/p>\n<p>The Finale will take place on Thursday, August 28nd. You must be available on August 282nd to advance to the Finale.<\/p>\n<p>*This event is meant to be a showcase of Mackinac Island talent; we kindly ask that only those who work and live on the island participate.<\/p>\n<p> All are welcome in the audience. This is an amateur competition, we kindly ask that no professional artists compete. <\/p>\n<p>++ Please ensure that any talent act and lyrics are family friendly. Let\u2019s keep it PG!<\/p>\n<p>Grand Prize $600 Plus a spot as an opening act at  Music in the Park 2026<\/p>\n<p>Second Place $300<\/p>\n<p>Third Place $100  <\/p>\n<p>Student Award $100 Must be 18yrs or younger<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music in the Park &#8211; 6:00pm, Marquette Park, Mackinac Island &#8211; Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a spectacular backdrop, our summer concert series takes place on the lawn of a National Historic Landmark, Marquette Park, which is at the foothills of Historic Fort Mackinac downtown across from the marina. Bring a picnic and tune in for some great live folk, rock, country, blues\u2014the best of Americana. All concerts are free. We recommend bringing a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music In The Park<\/strong><br \/>\nEVERY THURSDAY 6:30pm<br \/>\nMARQUETTE PARK<br \/>\nRain location: Mission Point Theater<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mackinacartscouncil.org\/events\/mackinacs-got-talent-auditions-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Mackinac Arts Council Website &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<h2>Mackinac Arts Council On Facebook<\/h2>\n<p>Below are the latest postings from the Mackinac Arts Council Page On Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacartscouncil\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"2000\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"false\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacartscouncil\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacartscouncil\/\">Mackinac Arts Council<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mackinacartscouncil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Mackinac Arts Council On Facebook &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Time &#038; Location\nJun 26, 2025, 6:00 PM\nMarquette Park, Missionary Bark Chapel, 7200 Huron St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757, USA\nAbout\nRound 1 of Mackinac&#8217;s Got Talent. 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