MIDDLEPORT — A variety of entertainment will be featured in the Riverbend Talent Revue 2006 to be staged on Nov. 24, at Riverbend Arts Council headquarters in the Masonic Temple building.

Showtime for the Riverbend Arts Council’s traditional night-after-Thanksgiving talent revue is 7:30 p.m. For a half-hour prior to the show, the Big Bend Community Band directed by Toney Dingess will play songs of the season along with two patriotic selections.

A welcome to the two-act show which will include a variety of Christmas music, with vocals, dances, and instrumental numbers will be given by Jordan Roush. The show will be emceed by T.J. King.

The show will open with “White Christmas” by David Stiffler, followed by tap dance routines to “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Jingle Bell Rock”, by students of the Gallia-Meigs Performing Arts Studio, Bill Crane singing “Everything’s Changed” with self accompaniment on the guitar, Beth Stivers playing “Star Dust” on her clarinet, Donna Wilson adding some homespun humor, Ginger Cummings doing “White Satin” on the bowed psaltery, selections by the Athens County Harmonica Club, and vocals by Jeanie Owens and Tammy Taylor. The first act will also include caroling around the piano by a group of show vocalists accompanied by Susan Legg at the piano.

Following a short intermission, the second act will open with Tom Payne singing “All I Want for Christmas is You,” Charles Scott playing “Rhapsody in Blue” on the piano, Kay Spencer singing “Rock Around the Christmas Tree” and “Give Me One Reason,” Crane doing “Find the King,” and Tim and Edie King and Harry and Jane Tompkins performing a 1956 dance.

Tammy Taylor and Stiffler will sing “With Me Always,” Tiffany McDonald will do “Kiss Me,” and the Buck Town Band will entertain with their style of instrumental music, which will be followed by a full cast finale gathered on stage for ”We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”

In the Gallia-Meigs Performing Arts dance groups are Marissa Brooker, Sierra Cleland, Phoenix Cleland, Sydney Cleland, Shelby Cleland, Jessica Cook, Kylie Dillon, Katlin Fick, Miranda Greenlee, Lauren Lavender, Madison Lisle, Madison Matthews, Sharla Moody, Madison McInryre, Peyton Lovell, Lara Perrin, Lauren Dunn, Mallory Nicodemus, Jorden Evans, Kendra Fick, Emma Perrin, Keana Robinson in tap routines.

Advance tickets are on sale at Clarks Jewelry in Pomeroy, and King’s Hardware and Peoples Bank in Middleport and are also available at the door. Tickets are $5.