AURORA – Competitors from St. Charles and North Aurora will be among those who will take part in the Aurora Public Library's third annual Teen Talent Show Competition.

The event takes place at 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. KISS-FM disc jockeys Special K and Ty Bentli will cohost the event.

Among those competing will be St. Charles resident Jessica Blakely, 17, and North Aurora resident Kathryn Margaret Griswold, 12. Returning as the guest performer will be North Aurora resident Hayley Darukhanavala, 13, the winner of the 2010 competition.
 
The free show is the brainchild of the library's three teen librarians: Hannah Berry at the Main Library; Pat Schwartz at the West Branch, and Angie Baugher at the Eola Road Branch. Library Teen Advisory Board members will judge the competition along with a guest judge.

The 15 competitors hail from Aurora, North Aurora, St. Charles, Yorkville, Naperville, Lemont and Itasca.

In addition to Blakely and Griswold, competitors include Alex Butler, 17, of Aurora; Sierra Lyn Genslinger, 14, of Yorkville; Sara Butler, 14, of Aurora; Brittany Marie Austin, 14, of Aurora; Billy Beilman, 12, of Aurora; Becca Zagorski, 14, and Annie Elizabeth Ternes, 14, of Lemont; Kristina Viloria, 13, of Aurora; Kristin Rios, 13, of Aurora; Jacob Metoyer, 15, of Itasca; Sam Coyner, 14, of Aurora and Caiiti Cassidy, 15, of Naperville, performing as "Don't Try this at Home,"; Shannon Rachel Scott, 13, of Aurora; Anna Gupta, 15, and Ashu Gupta, 13, of Aurora; and Caitlin Rose Winckler, 14, of Naperville.

The Copley Theatre is at 8 E. Galena Blvd. in North Island Center, across from the Paramount Theatre. For information, call 630-264-4125. The event is open to the public and free of charge.