Events

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.

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.

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.