Children sought for Fun Fest performances

• KINGSPORT — School children between the ages of 6 and 17 who would like to be part of the “Thriller” and “We are the World” performances during this summer’s Fun Fest should attend the practice Thursday at the Kingsport Civic Auditorium, 1550 Fort Henry Drive, beginning at 6 p.m. The performance will be choreographed by Brooke Taylor, and the music director is Angel Pruitt. Johnnie Mae Swagerty will be working with youth ages 6 to 10 on a dance routine to the Jackson 5’s “ABC.” The “Thriller” show will be performed three times during Fun Fest this summer. It is being sponsored by New Vision Youth and the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department Community Services Division. For more information contact Swagerty at 429-7553, Taylor at 202-4368 or Mark Kilgore at 224-2489.