EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A SUCCESSOR AT THIS YEAR'S RAINBOW PUSH CONVENTION.

>>> YOUNG PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS, YOUR SHOT AT THE STAGE COULD BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

THE CHICAGO PARKS DISTRICT IS ASKING THE CITY'S YOUTH PERFORMERS TO TRY OUT FOR ITS EIGHTH ANNUAL FEST WHERE SINGERS, RAPPERS, DANCERS AND POETS AGES 14 TO 24 CAN SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT.

THE PARK DISTRICT SAYS IT WANTS TO SEE ALL OF CHICAGO'S TEEN ARTISTS SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT.

>> WE'RE CURRENTLY GETTING READY FOR OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP FEST WHICH WILL BE HELD AT UNION PARK SEPTEMBER 30th WHERE STUDENTS AND TEENS FROM EVERYWHERE ARE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT, WHETHER YOU ARE A POET OR IN A BAND OR YOU'RE A SINGER OR RAPPER OR YOU'RE JUST IN THE ARTS IN GENERAL, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, TWICE THIS SUMMER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL.

THERE'S ONE CURRENTLY THIS WEEKEND ON JULY 15th AND A SECOND ONE WILL BE AUGUST 25th.

THE FEST IS LIKE A REAL LOLLAPALOOZA FOR TEENS ESSENTIALLY.

YOU COME, IN GET YOUR TICKET, WALKING THROUGH.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT ACTIVATIONS THERE, THINGS THEY CAN INTERACT AND PARTICIPATE IN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE WATCHING THE FESTIVAL, PEOPLE PERFORMING ON STAGE.

THEY ARE RAPPERS, SINGERS.

THEY ARE POETS.

THEY ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVATIONS FOR THEM WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THEIR ARTISTIC TALENT.

I THINK AFTER THE PANDEMIC THEY HAVE TO REBUILD AND REBRAND EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY NOW MAY HAVE NEW TALENT.

I'M EAGER TO SEE WHAT WE'RE OFFERING.

THE NEXT CELEBRITY RAPPER, SINGER ARTIST, WHOEVER, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

IT'S CHICAGO.

THEY WANT TO COME HERE.

THEY WANT TO