Now in its seventh year, The Mountain Stage NewSong Contest presented by Folk Alliance is one of North America’s premier showcases of performing songwriters across ALL genres of music. The Ark is proud to host the Midwest Regional Finals of the NewSong Contest this year. The regional finals will take place on Monday, August 11 at 8 p.m. at The Ark.

Ten regional finalists will compete in the Midwest Regional Finals at The Ark. One finalist will be selected to perform in the international contest finals, held this year on Saturday, October 11 in Charleston, West Virginia's Cultural Center theater – the home venue of the internationally broadcast Mountain Stage radio and television show. All finalists will attend the Mountain Stage show on Sunday, October 12 in Charleston, where one of the contest's five co-winners will be a featured performer of the show.

We feel that The Ark is the perfect venue to host the Midwest Finals, as it is a large part of The Ark’s mission to support and present emerging artists. We hope you’ll join us at The Ark to support these talented new performing songwriters.

For more information about the NewSong Contest including deadlines and how to enter, please visit www.newsongfestival.com.