Teal Takes Top Honours in Frontenac’s Got Talent Variety Show

Craig Bakay | Feb 22, 2017

The only thing missing was some guy spinning plates on sticks to Sabre Dance.

But as the dust settled, country crooner Zach Teal took top honours in Frontenac’s got talent, the kick-off event at this year’s 11th annual Frontenac Heritage Festival.

Singer-pianist Amber Minutillo took second, poi juggler Eric Zwier was third and the Bucket Drummers were awarded an honourable mention.

It was an eclectic evening at the Granite Ridge Education Centre as emcee Rob Moore introduced 12 acts in a spoof of the popular ‘Got Talent’ TV format.

The “No” dancers kicked off the show followed by local legend Dave Dawson (yes, he yodelled a bit). Minutillo followed showing considerable promise followed by the increasingly popular Bucket Drummers.

What followed next was anybody’s guess but essentially it was pictures of some guy playing with his dog.

The last act before intermission was Rudy Hollywood and Brian Robertson camping up an ode to “Tichborne,” a performance that prompted judge Sherry Whan to observe: “I’ve never seen anything like that before.”

Intermission.

Coming back from the break was an act that pretty much defies description. We’re calling it Mike McKenzie’s levitation trick.

After that, a sense of normalcy settled in with Brett and Nancy Hilder followed by last year’s sensation Jennifer Argyle.

Then the lights went down for Zwier to spin his lighted poi’s (no fire but it was still pretty cool).

Then judge Mike Proctor took the mike for some comedic musings followed by Teal’s winning performance.

The Food Bank however was the big winner on the evening, collecting $475 in donations plus food items.