March 19, 2021 9:50 a.m.

In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight:

Umpqua Actors Community Theatre will have its annual youth talent competition beginning Monday.

All Douglas County students grades 1-12 can participate digitally. To enter students can send a video, three minutes or less in length, showing themselves singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, doing a comedy routine, performing magic, creating pottery, of anything else.

Solo performances are encouraged because of social distancing. Those who enter will be separated into three groups:

*Grades 1-4

*Grades 5-8

*Grades 9-12

Cash prizes will be given in each category. The first-place winner receives $150. Second-place gets $100. Third-place receives $50. Fourth-place gets $25. Out of all the acts submitted, there will be one $250 grand prize winner.

Go to www.uact-theatre.com for more information and official rules. The competition ends on April 9th with the winners announced on April 16th.