Events

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Come join Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come and of course old Scrooge himself in a solo performance* of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Transylvania’s drama program director, Tim Soulis, will present this holiday classic Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lucille Little Theater. The one-hour production is open to the public and donations taken at the door will benefit the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center. For more information, contact the public relations office at 233-8120 or Tim Soulis at 233-8163.   * The production is a solo performance, not a reading.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania’s music department presents A Gift of Holiday Music, free and open to the public Friday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. Canned food donations will be accepted at the door and donated to God’s Pantry. The concert will feature performances by Transylvania’s orchestra, choir and band. In addition to the performed tunes, audience members will be able to participate in a holiday sing-a-long. For more information, call the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or the fine arts office at (859) 233-8141.

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Transylvania presents a student-run production of An American Buffalo Thursday, November 30 through Saturday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m., in the Lucille C. Little Theater. Admission is $5. Directed by senior Justin Whitt, the play follows the story of Don Dubrow who runs a junk shop. He has two friends, young Bobby, a drug addict, and Teach, older, smarter and more volatile. Don and Teach devise a robbery to repossess an American buffalo nickel that was sold in the store, but things do not go as planned. The cast includes senior Mark Rouse as Don, sophomore Corey Arnold as Bobby and junior Dustin Kyle Smyth as Teach. For more information, call the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or the fine arts office at (859) 233-8141.

A book signing by six Transylvania alumni authors will take place Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. in the Glenn Building, which houses the Transy bookstore and Jazzman’s Café. The event is free and open to the public. The authors and their books are: Red River Gorge: The Eloquent Landscape by John Snell. The 168-page hardbound book features stunning images of the dramatic landscape and vibrant scenery of the Red River Gorge, one of Kentucky’s most treasured areas, known for its 100-plus natural stone arches, extravagant displays of springtime wildflowers and rich autumn color. Kentucky Wide by Jeff Rogers. A beautiful coffee table book filled with stunning panoramic scenes of the Bluegrass area ranging from horse farms to the Red River Gorge. 75 color images that spread across both pages. Cooking With My Friends: Kentucky Recipes Tried and True by LaVece Ganter Hughes. The 206-page book includes more than 400 recipes of the very best of southern cooking and celebrates the little-considered role of food in human relationships—and the people who prepare it.  Best Damn Desserts from Bear Wallow to Goosehorn by LaVece Ganter Hughes. More than 350 recipes for a wide variety of desserts and sweet dishes, southern style. Shifting for Myself by Charlie Glen Hughes. A collection of poems. Hughes’s poems and short fiction have appeared in many prominent literary magazines, including Kansas Quarterly, Kentucky Poetry Review, Hollins Critic, International Poetry Review, ART/LIFE, Appalachian Heritage, Cincinnati Poetry Review

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