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  • May 2012

     

    Thursday, May 17, 2012 — 10am 

    Friends Of The Lyric Board Meeting

     

    Friday, May 18, 2012 – 8pm

    PNC Bank, Friends of The Lyric & Kentucky Utilities Presents…

    The Duke Ellington Jazz Series: Hip, Harlem & Hollywood

     

    PNC BANK & FRIENDS OF THE LYRIC PRESENT:

    THE DUKE ELLINGTON JAZZ SERIES- “HIP, HARLEM, AND HOLLYWOOD”

    Earlier this year the “Duke” returned to Lexington as part of the Lyric Theatre’s Duke Ellington Jazz Series.  On Friday, May 18, 2012 at 8pm, the “Duke” along with soloists from The American Spiritual Ensemble, the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra, professional tap dancer Lee How, and, special guest, world-renowned jazz pianist Harry Pickens will join forces for the second installment in the Duke Ellington Jazz Series—featuring musical selections rarely performed in the region. This time the “Duke” will bring what is “Hip, Harlem, and Hollywood” into focus.

    The Duke Ellington Jazz Series is presented by PNC Bank and Friends of the Lyric. Special thanks also to LGE-Kentucky Utilities, Cornett IMS, WUKY and 107.9 The Beat for their support.

    VIP Tickets will include premier seating as well as a reception in the Lyric’s Art Gallery.

    Tickets sold through The Lyric Box Office- by phone (859-280-2218) or online.

     

    Saturday, May 19, 2012 – 10am

    FREE Jazz Music Presentation by Pianist Harry Pickens 

    FREE Jazz Music Presentation by Pianist Harry Pickens Saturday, May 19th - In addition to performing in Friday night’s Duke Ellington Jazz concert, on Saturday, May 19, 2012, professional jazz pianist, Harry Pickens will give a special presentation, “Celebrating the Genius of Black Music: Jazz, Gospel, Soul & Blues,” at the Lyric Theatre from 10AM – 12PM. Guests of all ages are invited to attend this FREE jazz music class.

     

    Tuesday, May 22, 2012–5:30pm

    Lyric Theatre Board of Directors Meeting

  • Visual Art

    • Gallery Hours — Tuesday thru Friday — 11:00-5:00     Saturday — 1:00 – 5:0

    April 20 – June 2, 2012

     

    “Who is My Neighbor?” Exhibit by John Lynner Peterson

    From Papua New Guinea to Afghanistan and India to Iowa- Come experience the photography of John Lynner Peterson.

    During his world travels, like many, John Lynner Peterson captured his experience through photographs. Unlike many other travelers, Peterson focused his camera on the individuals in these exotic locations, walking away from his experiences with a new understanding of the world. “Who is My Neighbor?” consists of black & white images of people- forcing viewers to focus on our common humanity and not their color or clothes.

     

    “Identities: there’s ME in thEM” Community Exhibit

    by The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky

    Identities: there’s ME in thEM gives members of our community—youth and adults, artists and non-artists—a chance to reflect on our varied identities–as individuals and as members of families, neighborhoods, organizations, cultural, social and economic groups, and even as citizens of the USA and the world.   Our views of ourselves often differ from how others see us, and, just as often, others misread us.   As you view this exhibit, you may see yourself in someone else, discovering that ‘they’ are, in fact, like you in some ways — that there’s some of you in ‘them’.

    This exhibit is inspired by Richard Bell: Uz vs Them, on view through May 6, 2012 at the Art Museum at the University of Kentucky.  One of Australia’s leading and most controversial artists, Richard Bell addresses the frustration of Aborigines over issues of land rights, discriminatory practices, and the preservation of cultural heritage in Australia.