‘Ohio Has Talent!’ show this weekend

VW independent/submitted information

The “Ohio Has Talent!” fundraising event returns to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center this Saturday with the eighth annual installment of the benefit show to support Community Health Professionals’ Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

2014 "Ohio Has Talent" winners Kaden Hohman and Sayler Wise hold their trophy and $1,000 check (more photos in on Tuesday). (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent) — **2014 “Ohio Has Talent” winners Kaden Hohman and Sayler Wise hold their trophy and $1,000 check**. (VW independent file photo)

Acts will be coming from all around the region, with the top audience votegetters taking home $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third place.

Sponsored in part by Citizens National Bank, the show features 16 performers. Those performing this year include the following:

Doug Adams, singer-guitarist from Celina
Eric Adams, singer-songwriter from Celina
Awakened Commotion, an a cappella group of select 8-12 grade students from Hardin Northern High School
Gabe Bailey, musician from Berne, Indiana, will sing and play piano
May Coppler, multi-talented performer from Fostoria
Yan Coppler classical music singer from Fostoria
Sam Duquette, vocalist from Van Wert, accompanied by Aaron Cooper of Van Wert
Alexis Heath, singer-songwriter-guitarist from St. Henry
Kuroi Taka Taiko, Japanese drumming groups from Mississinawa Valley Middle and High School in Union City

Mack Newman, pop, country and blues harmonica
Tyler Nygren, award-winning illusionist from Van Wert
Diana Rose, vocalist from Coldwater who has placed in several area talent shows
Victoria Ruble, “Miss Northeast’s Outstanding Teen 2015” for the Indiana circuit
Saxophone Quintet from Delphos St. John’s School
Alex Schlegel, dancer from Defiance will perform the “Evolution of Dance”
Sarah Vanbrocklin, vocalist from Botkins

The dance duo of Kaden Hohman and Sayler Wise of Van Wert will perform during the vote counting. The dance duo claimed first place in last year’s “Ohio Has Talent!” event.

Tickets start at just $10 through the NPAC ticket office, 419.238.6722, and online at npacvw.ticketforce.com. Select tickets are also available through Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Drive in Van Wert: 419.238.9223.

POSTED: 02/25/15 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: News