KISS FM deejays to host third Teen Talent Show Competition

AURORA – KISS FM disc jockeys Special K and Ty Bentli will cohost the Aurora Public Library’s Third Annual Teen Talent Show Competition at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at The Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora.

The free show is the brainchild of the library’s three teen librarians: Hannah Berry at the Main Library; Pat Schwartz at the West Branch, and Angie Baugher at the Eola Road Branch. Library  Teen Advisory Board members will judge the competition along with a guest judge.

The 15 competitors hail from Aurora, North Aurora, St. Charles, Yorkville, Naperville, Lemont and Itasca.

They are: Jessica Blakely, 17, of St. Charles; Alex Butler, 17, of Aurora; Sierra Lyn Genslinger, 14, of Yorkville; Sara Butler, 14, of Aurora; Brittany Marie Austin, 14, of Aurora; Billy Beilman, 12, of Aurora; Becca Zagorski, 14, and Annie Elizabeth Ternes, 14, of Lemont; Kristina Viloria, 13, of Aurora; Kristin Rios, 13, of Aurora; Jacob Metoyer, 15, of Itasca; Sam Coyner, 14, of Aurora and Caiiti Cassidy, 15, of Naperville, performing as “Don’t Try this at Home,”; Kathryn Margaret Griswold, 12, of North Aurora; Shannon Rachel Scott, 13, of Aurora; Anna Gupta, 15, and Ashu Gupta, 13, of Aurora; and Caitlin Rose Winckler, 14, of Naperville.

Returning as the guest performer will be Hayley Darukhanavala, 13, of North Aurora, the winner of the 2010 competition.

The Copley Theatre is located at 8 E. Galena Blvd. in North Island Center, across from the Paramount Theatre. For information, call 630-264-4125. The event is open to the public and free of charge.