January 2012

Transylvania University presents first-ever campus CSA Fair with local farmers

Posted on January 31, 2012July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Berries on Bryan Station CSA basket. LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Lexington community is invited to stop by Transylvania University’s first-ever Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) fair Friday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Glenn Building, off Old Morrison Circle. Farmers from Berries on Bryan Station, Elmwood Stock Farm, Three Springs Farm, Triple J Farm, the Gaffney Farm, Dove’s Landing Farm and Greenley Farms will be available to talk about how their CSA program works. Through the CSA Fair, sponsored by Transylvania’s office of sustainability, participants will learn about this easy way for consumers to buy seasonal produce directly from local farmers. The farmers will also have a few items for sale. Through CSA programs, customers pledge to support a farm by purchasing a “share,” usually early in the year. Then, throughout the growing season, customers receive a box or basket of seasonal produce or other products from the farm. CSA programs are based on produce; occasionally eggs, meat, or dairy products are included. “The idea for the fair was inspired by a substantial amount of conversation about local food on our campus, including a Creative Intelligence talk on January 26 by David Wagoner and Arwen Donahue of Three Springs Farm,” said Angela Dossett, Transylvania’s sustainability coordinator. Marksbury Farm, Seedleaf Farm, the Good Foods Co-op, the Bluegrass Farmers’ Market, the Lexington Farmers’ Market, Azur Farmers’ Bazaar and WLAP’s Sunny Side Up will also be present at the event, which is

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Concert postponed; will be rescheduled. Acclaimed fiddler and pianist to perform at Transylvania University; tickets are $10

Posted on January 31, 2012July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

UPDATE: The concert has been postponed due to inclement weather. We will reschedule for a later date. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Grammy-nominated fiddler Liz Carroll will give a concert Friday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Transylvania University’s Carrick Theater. Accompanying Carroll will be Cork-born composer and pianist Cormac McCarthy. Tickets for the World Voices Series Concert are $10. (One free ticket with a Transylvania ID). Carroll began composing music as a child and has performed with artists ranging from violinist Yehudi Menuhin to rocker Don Henley. “Liz Carroll has amazed audiences around the world and we are thrilled to have her perform at Transylvania,” said Larry Barnes, professor of music and director of the World Voices Series. “She is a recognized master of the Celtic fiddle and all who come to hear her are in for a real treat.” In April 2011, Carroll was awarded the Cumadóir TG4, becoming the first American-born composer to be honored with Ireland’s most significant traditional music prize. Irish Echo, the largest circulation Irish American weekly newspaper, calls Carroll’s playing “nothing less than breathtaking,” and a concert review from The New York Times declares Carroll “Brilliant…She does more than run through her finger twisting reels and sustained slow airs. She—and her listeners—continually rediscover each melody.” McCarthy, originally from Cork, Ireland, lives in Chicago. A composer and pianist, he began studying piano at age four and continued his studies at the Cork School of Music as a teenager.

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Prominent Kentucky poet Manning joins Transylvania faculty

Posted on January 24, 2012July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University has hired notable Kentucky poet Maurice Manning as professor of English. He will join the faculty full time in September; until then he will organize readings on campus during the winter and May terms. Manning, who lives in Washington County, Ky., has published four books on poetry, including his most recent, “The Common Man,” which was one of three finalists for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. His first collection, “Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions,” was selected for the 2000 Yale Series of Younger Poets. He has had his works in publications including The New Yorker, Washington Square, The Southern Review, Poetry, Shenandoah, and The Virginia Quarterly Review. “I am delighted to be coming to Transylvania and certainly look forward to this wonderful opportunity,” Manning said. “My mother’s parents were Transylvania grads, and so are some of my cousins. It feels as if I have a family connection, and the warm atmosphere of the campus makes that sense of connection all the more pleasant. I can tell good things happen at Transylvania, and I will be glad to be part of that.” Manning has taught the past seven years at Indiana University as associate professor of English and assistant director of creative writing after four years as assistant professor of English at DePauw University. He also teaches in the M.F.A. Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. IU granted him the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in

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“An Evening at the Cabaret: Outer Space” at Transylvania Jan. 27 and 28

Posted on January 23, 2012July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University’s vocal ensembles will present “An Evening at the Cabaret: Outer Space,” Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. All tickets are $5. The box office next to Carrick Theater will be open for ticket reservations Monday, Jan. 23-Friday, Jan. 27, from 12-3 p.m. The phone number is (859) 233-8601. “An Evening at the Cabaret,” featuring the Transylvania Choir, the Transylvania Singers, the Pioneer Voices, a capella groups TBA and Grace Notes and several soloists, will include a variety of songs including “Moon River,” “Space Jam,” “Star Wards—John Williams is the Man,” and “On the Sunny Side of the Street.” For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or the fine arts office at (859) 233-8141.

Transylvania accounting students offer free tax service to those with incomes $50,000 or less

Posted on January 23, 2012July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Students electronically file tax forms. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University accounting students will assist taxpayers with an income of $50,000 or less in the preparation of Internal Revenue Service income tax forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and the Kentucky form 740. The service is free. All forms will be filed electronically. Student volunteers will be available each Wednesday in February (1, 8, 15 and 22) from 3-5:30 p.m. on the first floor of Transylvania’s Cowgill Center for Business, Economics and Education on Third Street. This is a popular program and taxpayers will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Transylvania accounting students, who have completed an income tax preparation training program, will work under the supervision of accounting professors to aid taxpayers. Individuals interested in this free service should bring with them all of the necessary information including: their W2s, 1099s (interest income), state and federal tax returns from last year, the IRS forms received in the mail and the birthdates and social security numbers for any dependents. Transylvania has offered this free program to the Lexington community for more than 20 years. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or Stephanie Coriale at (859) 233-8104.