Couple's program assists people raising children of another race By Laura Oppenheimer, Herald-Leader Staff Writer Barbara and Ray Reed didn't fall in love at a dinner table or a dance hall. It happened at a conference about race relations nearly three years ago in New Orleans. If William Prinzing Briggs keeps it up, he's going to destroy the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra's image as a bunch of boring people who play boring music. Truth is, CKYO's new music director has added variety to the repertoire, not unlike the approach he has taken to recruiting new musicians for the expanded orchestras. Tickets are free and available to pick up at ArtsPlace from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Tickets are limited to two per person and four per family because of limited seating.
A Lexington woman has won acceptance to a prestigious New York arts academy. Amy Henderson, daughter of Andrew and Peggy Henderson of Lexington, will begin her studies at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City in February. A 2000 graduate of the Bluegrass School for the Creative and Performing Arts, she plans to pursue a career in musical theater. Before reaching their surprise decision, Urban County Airport Board members reached not one deadlock, but two. With each runway option put on the table, the vote came up as 5-5.