1780 – The Official Blog of Transylvania University

1780 | The Official Blog of Transylvania University

2010 Governor’s School for the Arts session opens June 20

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Some 225 of Kentucky’s best young artists from 46 counties will assemble on Transylvania’s campus on Sunday, June 20, to begin the three-week 2010 session of the Governor’s School for the Arts. The latest GSA class is comprised of rising juniors and seniors from all regions of the Commonwealth who will receive top-level training through daily seminars, master classes, lectures, hands-on workshops and field trips to various arts attractions in central Kentucky. The student-artists will receive instruction in a total of nine areas. Those disciplines are architecture, creative writing, dance, drama, instrumental music, musical theatre, new media, visual arts and vocal music. Over 4,200 of the state’s most talented high school artists from all 120 counties have attended the 23-year-old GSA summer program following a rigorous selection process. Each year since the program’s inception in 1987, over 1,500 students have applied annually for one of the available scholarships, valued at more than $3,000. Currently, 18 colleges and universities, including Transylvania, offer scholarships to GSA alumni. The program will culminate on Saturday, July 10, with an all-day festival at Transy that celebrates the achievements of the young artists through performances that are open to family, friends and the public. Graduation ceremonies are held at approximately 5 p.m. Transylvania and Lexington have hosted the GSA program annually since 2000 and recently announced an agreement to keep the program on campus at least through 2011. “The presence of the Governor’s School for

Transylvania and the city of Lexington invite the public to annual patriotic concert Friday, July 2, at 8 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University and the city of Lexington once again invite the public to the city’s annual patriotic concert on the steps of Transylvania’s historic Old Morrison on Friday, July 2, at 8 p.m. The annual concert features new tunes and old favorites from the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lexington Singers. The concert is free and open to the public and draws upwards of 5,000 people who set out their blankets and picnics from the front lawn of Old Morrison to the Carnegie Center in Gratz Park. The concert is sponsored by PNC Bank, Saint Joseph Health System and Hilliard Lyons. The Young at Heart Dixieland Jazz Band will perform in Gratz Park prior to the concert, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Handicapped accessible parking will be available in the semi-circle driveway on Broadway between Third and Fourth streets. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or Penny Ebel in the mayor’s office at (859) 258-3130.

Juried student exhibition May 5-21 in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery

LEXINGTON, Ky.—A juried student exhibition opens Wednesday, May 5, in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery. All students who made art during the 2009-10 academic year were invited to show their work in the Juried Student Exhibition, which runs through Friday, May 21.   A public reception honoring the artists will be Friday, May 7, from 5-7 p.m. Jurors’ awards will be presented at 6 p.m. William Pollard, dean of the college, will select one piece to receive the Dean’s Purchase Award. The award-winning piece will become part of Transylvania’s permanent collection. Morlan Gallery is open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m., and the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For more information go to: www.transy.edu/morlan or contact Morlan Gallery Director Andrea Fisher at (859) 233-8142.

Transy on Broadway presents musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” May 6-8 at 7:30 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transy on Broadway will present the hilarious “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, May 6-8 at 7:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. This love-happy music revue holds the record as the second-longest running off-Broadway musical and uses a series of scenes to explore themes of dating, love, marriage and children. The cast of four—first-year Alyson Cox, sophomore Joseph Underwood, junior Matt Elmore and senior Kathy Shewmaker—plays more than 40 roles in a collection of scenes and songs scaling the spectrum of male/female relationships. Senior Elizabeth Guy directs the show, senior Michelle Franzetti is the musical director and junior Ashley Stafford has choreographed the musical numbers. Reserve tickets ($10) for this hit musical by calling (859) 233-8141 from 1-4 p.m. Tickets, if still available, can also be purchased at the box office prior to each show. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

Transy Boys A Cappella to give free concert Wednesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. and debut new CD; tickets required

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transy Boys A Cappella (TBA) will perform Wednesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the William T. Young Campus Center, on Transylvania’s campus at the corner of Broadway and Fourth Street. The performance is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Concert attendees will also receive a free copy of TBA’s debut CD. Tickets can be ordered online at http://tbamayshow.eventbrite.com. Ticket confirmation will be sent from eventbrite.com to the reserver’s e-mail address and directions and further information will be sent two weeks prior to the show. The show will showcase the repertoire TBA has developed over the years, and includes selections for music-lovers of all ages.  Performances will range from “Amazing Grace” to “Who Put the Bomp?” to Paul Simon’s “Loves Me Like a Rock.” TBA will be one of the local acts performing downtown during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this September. “Our being asked to perform at the Equestrian Games speaks to TBA’s increasing notoriety and credibility in Lexington,” said senior Kris Olson, who sings bass and is the booking agent for TBA.  “The new CD will be a phenomenal public relations tool, as well.  Thousands of people from around the world will visit Lexington this September, and we will have the chance to showcase TBA’s sound to a growing audience.” For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.