Chelsea's Sounds & Sights offering auditions for performers

Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights, the popular series of weekly street performances throughout downtown Chelsea in the warmer months, has scheduled its open audition.

Auditions will be held from 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 19, at The Common Grill, 112 S. Main Street in Chelsea.

In its 6th year, Sounds & Sights is slated to run Thursdays June 17-August 26, plus added dates July 30 and 31 during Chelsea's SummerFest.

Eric Walter performs at Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights in downtown Chelsea in 2006.

Leisa Thompson | File photo

“We’re excited to be adding more available spots this year,” Craig Common, event co-organizer and owner of The Common Grill, said in a press release. “It has become more difficult each year to select talent because the level of ability we see is just unbelievable. This event has become the benchmark around Michigan for other communities looking to the something very similar.”

There are over 100 paying spots available on the schedule. Auditions are open to musicians, singer-songwriters, jugglers, magicians, performers, dance troupes, artists and other street arts performers. Those auditioning will have 3-5 minutes to perform before a panel of judges. Performers should bring any necessary equipment (including amplifiers). There is no charge to audition.

For more information visit the Chelsea Festivals & events web site, or call the Chelsea Center for the Arts at 734-433-2787. Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights is presented by the downtown Chelsea Merchants, the Chelsea DDA and the Chelsea Center for the Arts.