Pictured, left to right, Morning Pointe Senior Living Co-Founder and President Greg A. Vital; 2024 1st Place Seniors Got Talent Winner Susan Taylor; Morning Pointe Foundation Executive Director Miranda Perez; and Morning Pointe Senior Living Co-Founder and CEO Franklin Farrow.
The Morning Pointe Foundation’s Chattanooga edition of Seniors Got Talent has been growing year over year and is returning for the 6th time for 2025. The show, which the Foundation puts on in conjunction with Morning Pointe Senior Living, will take place on Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Once again, 10 to 12 senior acts will compete for the $1,000 grand prize at the Silverdale Center Creekside Theatre. The theater is part of the Silverdale Baptist Academy
campus at 7236 Bonny Oaks Dr. in Chattanooga.
The contest is open to all seniors age 60 or older (not just Morning Pointe campus residents) with any of a wide range of performing talent.
Past acts have included singers, musicians, dancers, comedians, illusionists and more.
Prizes, as last year, not only include the first-place $1,000, but also $500 for second place and $250 for third place. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges, although the audience will have a chance to vote as well, determining a People’s Choice winner.
Auditions will be opening soon, so talented seniors in the area are encouraged to start honing their talents to try out.
Seniors Got Talent does more than just spotlighting the enduring talent of seniors. It is also a fundraiser for the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit that provides local scholarships, forms community partnerships and supports caregivers in its mission to advance the care of seniors. Monies raised through sponsorships, ticket sales and People’s Choice votes go to help fund nursing and other scholarships at partner schools. In the greater Chattanooga area, these schools include Chattanooga State Community College, Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Chattanooga, Dalton State College in Dalton and Cleveland State Community College.
“We almost had a sell-out show last year here in Chattanooga, and we can’t wait to see how the show continues to grow in 2025,” said Miranda Perez, Morning Pointe Foundation executive director. “Dozens of deserving students have benefitted directly from the funds raised at Seniors Got Talent Chattanooga, and dozens of senior performers have graced the stage and proven that seniors still have so much talent to give.”
The Foundation hosts four Seniors Got Talent shows each year. Besides Chattanooga, shows are held in
Franklin and Knoxville, as well as Lexington.