{"id":24767,"date":"2025-03-12T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=24767"},"modified":"2025-03-12T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:17:50","slug":"transylvania-invites-lexington-community-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-with-renowned-musicians-dancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2025\/03\/transylvania-invites-lexington-community-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-with-renowned-musicians-dancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania invites Lexington community to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with renowned musicians, dancers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you’re looking for world-class musical entertainment with an Irish flair for St. Patrick’s Day \u2014 you’re in luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transylvania’s Mitchell Fine Arts is hosting two performances influenced by the culture of the Emerald Isle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the holiday itself Monday, the band Scythian<\/a> promises the “craziest St. Patrick’s Day bash” with its Celtic, Appalachian and Eastern European roots music. A cross between a rock concert and barn dance, the 7 p.m. performance will showcase the group\u2019s “thunderous energy, technical prowess and storytelling songwriting.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scythian is well-known internationally, especially on the Irish festival circuit. Nashville\u2019s Music City Roots says they are \u2018what happens when rock star charisma meets Celtic dervish fiddling.\u2019”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reserve tickets to the concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show is presented by the Lexington St. Patrick\u2019s Parade and Festival<\/a>, which is the city’s longest-running civic event and part of this year\u2019s 250Lex celebration<\/a> of its 1775 founding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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