The Allied Arts Council says they still have slots open for tapings for the St Joe’s Got Talent competition.

Tapings are January 21 and 22 at Missouri Western State University in Potter Hall starting at 5:30 p.m., and the final taping is January 23 at First Ward beginning at 8:00 p.m. if under 21 parent/guardian must be present at First Ward.

As in previous years, there is no age limit, all groups are welcome to participate and you do not have to be from St. Joseph. Registration forms are available at www.stjoearts.org, and preregistration is recommended. The entry fee is $10 for acts with 1-3 performers; groups of 4 or more are $15.

St. Joe’s Got Talent is a family event, so acts must be family friendly. Each act has 3 minutes, so time your performance accordingly. Any act over 3 minutes will be stopped due to time constraints. Like last year, KQ2 will post acts online where viewers vote for their favorite act. Acts will be edited to or about 1 minute before posted online. Visit the Web site for the official rules.

On April 4 at 7:00 p.m., the top voted acts perform live on the Missouri Theater stage. Each act will have up to five minutes to perform before judges and a live audience. Again, strict time adherence will be enforced.

Two awards will be handed out that evening: the Critics Award, as determined by the judges and the People’s Choice Award. The winner of the People’s Choice award will be determined by counting the number of votes submitted for each act. Each donation of $1.00 equals one vote. Bring your friends, family and entire fan club to vote with their change, dollars, and checkbooks!

Admission to St. Joe’s Got Talent is $5 for adults, and children 10 and younger are $3. All proceeds from the night’s event benefit the 2013 Arts Fund Campaign. The Arts Fund supports a wide variety of arts activities.