Calling all musicians, storytellers, poets and more!
Sonoma County Library is hosting its second annual
Virtual OPEN Mic!
Film your performance and submit it for a chance to win! The community will vote for their favorites in two categories (Adult and Youth) and the top three vote-getters from each category will win gift cards of $100, $75, and $50 in value.
This is an all-ages community-submitted open-mic program. Submit a short video (under 5 minutes long) of you performing a song, piece of poetry, or spoken word piece.
Submissions accepted June 6th – July 31st 2022.
Submit Your Video Here!
This year, the Adult Open Mic will premiere on Friday, August 19th on the Sonoma County Library Facebook and YouTube channels. The Youth Open Mic will as well, premiering on Saturday, August 20th.
Awards & Prizes
The community will vote for their favorites in two categories (Adult and Youth) and the top three vote-getters from each category will win gift cards of $100, $75, and $50 in value.
Rules & Terms
- Each performer must be a resident of Sonoma County.
- Submissions may be on any topic, but must be family-friendly (G or PG rated) in language and subject matter, or they will be disqualified.
- G – General Audiences
- All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children
- PG – Parental Guidance Suggested
- Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
- No need to include graphics, title pages, or credits-- we will do the editing!
- Submissions may be no more than 5 minutes in length including credits.
- Performances must be your own, and submissions must abide by all applicable copyright laws.
- Submissions are not guaranteed inclusion in the final production.
- Adult submissions are for those aged 19+. Youth submissions are for those under age 18.
Notice: If your performance has been chosen for inclusion in the adult or youth festival, expect to receive a notification from FilmFreeway requesting permission to download your video.
Legal Disclaimers:
By entering your performance into the Sonoma County Library Virtual Open Mic, the applicant agrees to all rules and regulations as defined in the official rules.
The applicant also grants a non-exclusive license, throughout the world and in perpetuity, to the Library to:
- Show their performance to a non-paying public at a future Sonoma County Library Virtual Open Mic, other partner programs and promotional events.
- Display the performance, in part or in its entirety, on the Sonoma County Library website, video streaming websites, and/or Sonoma County Library website and Facebook page.
Submissions accepted June 6th – July 31st 2022.
Submit Your Video Here!
