FAQ's about the Mark Show
What is this Event?
The Mark Show is a teen talent showcase that is being put on to raise money for the Mark Brent Dolinsky Memorial Foundation, a charitable fund for the benefit of Westchester Teens. The event will have about 20-25 acts lasting up to 10 minutes each. The show will feature teen acts from all over Westchester County. The audience itself will be the judge of the show and will determine the winners.

When is it?
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Where will the Mark Show be?
The show will be at the White Plains High School Auditorium. We are expecting about 500 people to come to this event. Directions



How Are People Finding Out About It?
The Mark Show will be advertised and publicized all over Westchester County, targeted at teenagers and their families. It is also being advertised on Facebook. We hope that those who are performing will be especially good sources of word-of-mouth among their friends.

What's the Cost?
General Admission - $10.00
Kids under 5 - Free

What Qualifies as an 'act'?
An act can be any kind of performing art (i.e. music, dance, comedy, magic) as long as it is under 10 minutes long. The talent show is limited to participants between the ages 12 and 19 at the time of application.

Are there Prizes?
Yes!
First place: $500
Second place: $250
Third place: $100

How Do I Audition?
Auditions will be held virtually through submission of an original video cassette, DVD, links to your performance on YouTube, and so forth. To get your application and audition started, click here.

Who do I contact?
Diane Dolinsky-Pickar
50 Roundabend Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914)645-1667

info@dolinskyfoundation.org

What is the Dolinsky Foundation? What Does it do?
Since its creation, the Mark Brent Dolinsky Memorial Foundation has awarded more than $275,000 to individuals and organizations whose mission it is to serve young people, and by its own estimate, more 4,000 people's lives have been positively affected by the Foundation. In recognition of its efforts, the Foundation received the Jack and Ina Marash Distinguished Service Award in 1986 and the 1993 Presidential Citation of the New York State recreation and Park Society Therapeutic Section.

The primary vehicle for dispursing monies is through other non-profit organizations in the Westchester community. There is a formal application process for entities interested in funding specific projects or programs. Only applications that benefit Westchester youth are considered. Organizations have used funds n a variety of ways: underwriting the cost of teenagers preparing meals for the elderly, purchasing equipment for summer theater, developing a pilot program for teaching karate to youth with disabilities, providing woodworking and videography classes to local youth, awarding tickets to Radio City Music City Hall holiday shows to terminally ill children and their siblings, sponsoring a legally blind girl to Music & Arts camp, electrification and installation of an ice hockey scoreboard, underwritiing the cost of college tours for disadvantaged youth, and much more.

For more information, please visit the About Us, Funding Awards, and Testimonials pages of this site.