Arts & Culture

Cuba art students participate in duckstamp art program

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Saturday, March 17th, 2012, 10:00am

Cuba art students participate in duckstamp art program

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) – Cuba art students participated in the Federal Junior Duckstamp art program recently.

During their weekly art class, students learned about the importance of wetland and water fowl conservation and the characteristics of specific duck species. They then used that information to draw pictures of ducks and swans in their proper habitat.

Pictured above are the students whose artwork will be entered into the contest. They include:

Laken Emerson
Maddie Adams
Katie Adams
Sam Sisco
Luis Rodriguez
Malcom Gilbert
Dustin Morris
Jakob Mills
Zane Adams
Bradley Benson
Jaqueline Rosas
Tabatha Judd
Camien Coday
Not pictured: Madison Brown, Carrie Cavitt and Jordan Burkeen

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Paducah Symphony to host 5K Run/Walk

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Tuesday, March 13th, 3:38 pm

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Symphony Orchestra will host a 5K run/walk.

The "Beat Beethoven 5K Run/Walk" will take place on Saturday, March 17th at Noble Park Shelter #10 in Paducahy.

Participants will start the 5K to the famous opening notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. The goal is to complete the race course before the music ends. If you do, you "beat Beethoven!"

Athletes of all ages and abilities are invited to participate. Later that night, the symphony will perform at the Carson Center.

Race registration runs from 7:30-8:45 a.m. the morning of the race. The 5K kicks off at 9:00 a.m.

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Graves Central Elementary drama players earn notice for Atlanta show

Submitted by Paul Schaumburg, Community Relations Director, Graves Co. Schools

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, 1:00pm

Graves Central Elementary drama players earn notice for Atlanta show

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Graves County Central Elementary School presented "Annie Jr." in the district’s Performing Arts Center in April 2011.

The show was a condensed version of the legendary Broadway play "Annie," which, in turn, is based on the 1930s comic strip and radio show "Little Orphan Annie." Teachers Patsy Riley and Amy Murphey took eight students from that cast to the 2012 Junior Theater Festival the weekend of Jan. 13-15 in Atlanta, Ga.

Central won the festival’s top team “Spirit Award,” despite the fact that its eight performers constituted one of the smallest groups in attendance. The next smallest group was in excess of 30 members.

More than 3,000 students from across the country competed and participated in theater workshops with Broadway producers, writers and actors.

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Graves High All-State Band students

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Saturday, January 14th, 2012, 11:00am

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Graves County High School student-musicians were recently chosen to participate in the KMEA All-State Band weekend which will take place in early February in Louisville.

The students chosen include:

Todd Shiflett
Chris Rice
C.J. Elliott
Mitchell Rollins
Zach Smith

Students selected for the All-District Symphonic Band must be recommended to participate in another audition, from which the honor band participants are selected to play in a prestigious musical group comprised of the top student student-musicians from across Kentucky.

Competition to make the All-District and All-State bands took place recently at Murray State University, which each year hosts the weekend-long event.

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Graves High students named to All-District Concert Band

Submitted by Paul Schaumburg, Community Relations Director, Graves Co. Schools

Friday, January 13th, 2012, 1:00pm

Graves High students named to All-District Concert Band

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Graves County High School student-musicians were recently chosen for and performed in the Kentucky Music Educators Association’s District 1 All-District Concert Band.

Students chosen include:

Samantha Sims
Aubrey Farmer
Jordan Cavitt
Savannah Gardner
Cody Ball
Jackson Sanderson
Ben Mullins
Gordon Gunn
Jacob Stephens

Competition to make the band and the selected band’s performance took place recently at Murray State University, which each year hosts the weekend-long event.

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Symphony to host "Made in America" concert

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Thursday, January 12th, 5:23 pm

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Symphony will host its second annual "Made in America" concert on Saturday, January 28th.

The concert starts at 4:00 p.m. At Harrison Street Baptist Church. The church is located at 1126 Harrison St. in Paducah.

The concert will feature African American Spirituals, art music, and hymns. The symphony will play several selections including "Steal Away" and "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel."

The Paducah Symphony Adult, Youth, and Children's Choruses will be featured along with the Murray State Concert Choir.

Admission to the concert is $10 for adults and free for students. A nursery will be provided by Harrison Street Baptist.

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Paducah Symphony accepting applications for youth concerto competition

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, 3:14pm

Paducah Symphony accepting applications for youth concerto competition

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Symphony Orchestra and Murray State University Music Department announced they will be bringing back the Young Artist Concerto Competition in early 2012.

The competition will be divided into two divisions: one for pianists and one for all other orchestral instruments. One performer from each division will receive a $1,000 cash prize, an invitation to perform as guest soloist with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra during one 2012-2013 season concert and a music scholarship to Murray State University (if eligible).

The Young Artists Concerto Competition began in 1993 to showcase the best high school musicians from Kentucky and surrounding states and to give them an incentive to hone their special talents as a soloist with a symphony orchestra. The orchestra says only high school students in grades 9 through 12 and 14 years old by Jan. 1, 2012 are eligible.

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