GAGE PARK — Kanye West’s nonprofit Donda’s House will start scouring Chicago for local talent to perform at three festivals being organized with Common’s nonprofit.
The festival organizers are holding seven audition sessions starting Saturday for the Aahh! Fest in Union Park, Teens in the Park Fest on Northerly Island and Peace on the Beach Bash in Humboldt Park.
Singers, rappers, poets and dancers can make their bid to get on the biggest of the three stages at Aahh! Fest Sept. 23-24 starting at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gage Park, 2411 W. 55th St.
It’s potentially a big opportunity for performers between ages 13 and 24 to get on the community showcase for Aahh! Fest, which for the past two years has attracted big crowds to see acts like Common, Ice Cube and the Roots. Teens in the Park has also attracted big crowds, selling out in 2016.
There will be six more audition dates this summer with special dates on July 7 and Aug. 8 for full bands to audition.
Registration is required online to get a three-minute-long audition slot and can be done online.
Upcoming audition dates include:
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Gage Park, 2411 W. 55th St.
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 3 at Sauganash Park, 5861 N. Kostner Ave.
• 6-9 p.m. June 12 at Ping Tom Park, 1700 S. Wentworth Ave.
• 6-9 p.m. July 7 at Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N. Avers Ave.
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. July 8 at Trumbull Park, 2400 E. 105th St., full bands allowed
• 6-9 p.m. Aug. 8 at Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St., full bands allowed