Poway High School Presents First 'Poway’s Got Talent' Show

students will showcase their talents in the first ever “Poway’s Got Talent” show this Friday.

Twelve different acts will take the stage at the to help raise funds for student programs.

Participating groups include Poway High’s Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Cheer, Dance, Winter Guard, AVID, Peer Counseling and Speech and Debate teams. PHS Senior Emily Cade will present a musical performance for her Senior Project. There will also be performances by The Saxy Men, Cello Fellows and two snares in-between the larger acts.

“There’s so much talent at Poway High School,” said Program Coordinator Emily Brown. “We were thinking it would be kind of cool to come together for a real fun night with a variety of acts put on by these groups on campus.”

The idea for the fundraiser came about after the PHS Music Boosters, a nonprofit that supports the PHS Instrumental Music program, expressed concern about funds, Brown said.

“They were saying that they needed to raise money to continue the program the way that it’s been in the past number of years,” she explained. “They were just really concerned about decreasing funds.”

What began as a fundraiser for the band and orchestra, soon expanded into a school-wide event, Brown added.

“These groups were all approached,” she said. “We have a handful that the timing was right for them and they needed the money, so they committed to put on this fun evening.”

In addition to $15 tickets, PHS students have sold sponsorships, which were $250 each. The sponsors will be listed in the program. Brown said each participating group will receive a share of the funds raised from sponsorships and tickets.

“We’ve tried to funnel as much money as possible back into these organizations, because they have stepped up and they’re participating,” she said.

Brown said the event is exciting, because the various PHS groups have never worked together like this before.

Although her daughter, a junior and the section leader of the PHS Drumline, has been in band for three years, she said she has never seen some of these groups perform.

“It’s going to be an opportunity for people to become exposed to many different groups on campus,” she said. “It will be an eclectic and fun evening.”

Participating students are selling tickets during lunchtime in the PHS quad. Tickets will also be sold at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, located at 5498 Espola Road, at other student concerts on Wednesday and Thursday. The public can also purchase tickets at the door or contact Michelle Bourget at mjbourget@cox.net.

“Poway’s Got Talent” will take place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday. For more information, visit www.powaysgottalent.com.

Poway’s students won’t just be displaying their talents in Poway’s Got Talent this week.

The Poway High School band and orchestra will present their pre-festival concerts on two days. The student ensembles will perform at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets, which will be sold at the door, are $5 for adults. Admission is free for students.  

Bernardo Heights and middle school orchestras, along with special orchestra Palomar Symphony Orchestra, will perform at the Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted at the door.

The Middle School Orchestra Festival will also be held at the Center this week. Jung-Ho Pak, the artistic director and conductor of Orchestra Nova San Diego, will guest adjudicate the six orchestras at the festival concert.  The concert will take place on Sunday at 11 a.m. It is also free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted at the door.

New art will also be displayed on the Center’s walls this week. The Center will showcase art from Poway Woman’s Club in its lobby. The Poway Center for the Performing Arts Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The new exhibit will be on display from March 3-26.

In other news, , will open its new comedy this week.

Skin Deep, which is written by Jon Lonoff, is a play about middle-age dating. PowPAC’s version is directed by Sherrie Colbourn.

The play will run from March 4 through March 27. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. and Sunday shows begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $13 for students, seniors and active military. There is a $2 surcharge for opening night, which includes a cast party following the show. PowPAC is located at 13250 Poway Road.

For tickets, call the PowPAC box-office at (858) 679-8085 or e-mail boxoffice@powpac.org. For more information, visit www.powpac.org.