Sts Peter & Paul's New Arts Wing

Above: Students create Alibrijes!

Nanci Barnhart, Arts Coordinator for Sts. Peter and Paul School in Lexington, sends this update:

Sts. Peter and Paul School started off the 2010-2011 school year with the opening of a new Fine Arts wing, including the state-of-the-art Little Theatre. New classrooms include spaces for Band and Vocal Music, Drama, and Art. Our Knights of Columbus Gym is also being used for dance and Zumba classes that are open to the community. We have added Middle School electives classes in Hip Hop Dance, Advanced Topics in Art, Art studio, Advanced Theatre topics, and Technical Theatre.

On November 5th, our entire school will be attending the Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s production of “Alebrijes”. It is the true story of a fatally ill Mexican cardboard artist, Pedro Linares, who dreamed about mythical creatures calling out to him. When he follows each to its universe, he is miraculously cured. Art teacher Beth Ettensohn, in collaboration with Spanish teacher Luke McClees, is working with students to create their own Alebrijes. Their artwork will be on display at the Opera House the week of November 1st.

SPPS middle school students will present their fall musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” on November 12th and 13th at 7 PM. It will be the first production in our newly restored Little Theatre. General admission tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students 13 and under. Reserved seating can be purchased for $10 and $8. Call 859-904-9437 for tickets. General admission can also be purchased at the door.

"Music of the Bluegrass" Will Fill the Air

LCHS Chorus Director Adam Beeken sends this update (via a Facebook invite!):

Lexington Catholic Choirs present their Fall Concert for 2010:

Music of the Bluegrass

Tuesday, October 26 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lexington Catholic High School Theatre
2250 Clays Mill Rd.
Lexington, KY

Music of the Bluegrass will include performances by over 170 high school musicians. It will also feature a guest Bluegrass Group. We will also be glad to welcome Kentucky composer, Earlene Rentz.

The pop groups will perform in the lobby at 6:30pm.

We hope to have a lot of alumni come to the concert. Please join us in singing The Lord Bless You and Keep You at the end of the concert!

Lex Cath Choir News and Events

Above: The Lexington Catholic HS Chamber Choir sang during the celebration of the beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman at Holy Spirit Parish, which serves as the University of Kentucky's Newman Center.

The school year is well underway, and the Lexington Catholic HS Choirs have swung (make that "sung") back into action, including gigs at the LCHS Bluegrass Bowl, the Walk for Life, Pax Christi, the Newman Celebration at UK, the Men's Choir Festival at Scott County High School, the Red Mass at St. Peter, and a few more as well.

Plenty more is on the way, including the Fall Concert on Oct. 26!

At right, a bunch of choir members were among the new inductees of the LCHS Tri-M Music Honor Society