SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE ARTS Program to Award San Francisco High School Seniors

Producer Jo Schuman Silver, The Steve Silver Foundation and Beach Blanket Babylon - the world's longest running musical revue - are proud to announce the 2016 Steve Silver Foundation and Beach Blanket Babylon "Scholarship for the Arts" program. Created in 2002 as part of its commitment to the arts, the "Scholarship for the Arts" program has grown into an annual event eagerly anticipated by San Francisco Bay Area high school seniors.

"Steve Silver was dedicated to encouraging and inspiring young artists to follow their dreams," said Schuman Silver. "Over the years, we have seen the ways the scholarship money has helped students make those dreams a reality. I am thrilled to announce that this year we will be raising each of the three scholarships from $10,000 to $15,000."

Last year's program proved, once again, to be extremely successful, with Beach Blanket Babylon receiving a record number of submissions. Jessica Fry (Dance) from Menlo High School in Atherton, Gabriel Cowger (Acting) from Novato High School in Novato and Rachel Wirtz (Voice) from Berean Christian High School in Walnut Creek each walked away with a check towards their college education.

High school seniors throughout the San Francisco Bay Area are asked to submit a completed entry form along with a three-minute performance in one of three categories: singing, acting or dancing. Nine finalists - three from each category - will be selected by a panel of performing arts professionals and notified on Monday, May 9, 2016 and will perform their three-minute piece live at Club Fugazi (home of Beach Blanket Babylon) on Monday, June 6, 2016 in front of a panel of celebrity judges and an invited audience made up of their family and friends. One winner from each category will be presented with a $15,000 check from The Steve Silver Foundation and Beach Blanket Babylon toward their higher education. The "Scholarship for the Arts" is based entirely on talent; grades and financial needs are not factors. All entries must be postmarked or uploaded by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, April 29, 2016.

For complete rules and guidelines, or to download an entry form, visit beachblanketbabylon.com/scholarship.

Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon has a long-standing commitment to philanthropic efforts in the community and has been involved with numerous charities including the Make-a-Wish Foundation, UCSF Cancer Center, the Child Abuse Prevention Society, St. Anthony Foundation and the National AIDS Memorial Grove.