THE LYRIC THEATRE AND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, 70TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

THE LYRIC THEATRE AND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER IS CELEBRATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL OPENING IN 1948. FROM HOSTING CAB CALLOWAY, COUNT BASIE, RAY CHARLES AND IKE AND TINA TURNER IN THE PAST TO GEORGE CLINTON, TALIB KWELI, GALACTIC AND MAVIS STAPLES SINCE REOPENING, THE LYRIC HAS LEFT A MARK ON CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND BEYOND. AT THE 70TH GALA, WE WILL HAVE MUSIC FROM RAE CAMP BAND AND TEE DEE YOUNG, A COUNT BASIE PHOTO RECREATION AS WELL AS AN AWARDS PRESENTATION. ORIGINS JAZZ SERIES BRINGS THE CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN TO LEXINGTON, KY ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28TH. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE IS THE CURRENT HOST OF NPR’S JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA AND IS A SIX-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER. HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST RECORDED MUSICIANS OF THIS GENERATION. ORIGINS JAZZ SERIES IS IN IT’S 2ND YEAR OF BRINGING JAZZ SHOWS TO LEXINGTON AND HOPES TO HELP BUILD A CULTURE OF HIGH LEVEL JAZZ PERFORMANCE IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY.