Southland's Got Talent Show

The Chicago Southland's brightest stars will be out Sunday, Dec. 5, from 3-6 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Alsip for the free "Southland's Got Talent" show, sponsored by the Alsip Park District and the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Alsip.

This new regional talent show features the 30 best and brightest up-and-coming local individual and group acts in music, dance, and performance, and is based on talent, originality, audience engagement, creativity and appearance.

Performances will be judged by an independent panel of regional performance and arts professionals.

"We're excited to be sponsoring this unique competition for the entire Southland region," said Alsip Park District Director Jeannette Huber, "and we hope to see a talented cross-section of performances from our residents."

The host of the show, the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Alsip, 5000 W. 127th St. in Alsip, will have food and refreshments available for purchase during the competition.

"The Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Alsip is a strong supporter of the arts in the Southland, and we're delighted to welcome this competition to our hotel," said Doubletree General Manager Jacob Washlow. "It should be a lot of fun on a December afternoon, and we're looking forward to some excellent performances."