From an Elvis tribute artist to “The Lord’s Prayer” to an Everly Brothers medley, the Morning Pointe Foundation’s 5th Annual Seniors Got Talent show in Lexington offers a wide variety of performances.
Seniors Got Talent, produced by the Morning Pointe Foundation in partnership with Morning Pointe Senior Living, is less than a week away. The show is on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Lexington Opera House (401 W Short St.).
Tickets are $10 plus Ticketmaster fees. They are available on the Lexington Opera House website or MorningPointeFoundation.com/seniorsgottalent.
The show will open with last year’s winner, singer Ron Cheak, performing “I Love Being Here With You.”
Performers are ages 61-84 and include:
- Endre Samu (65) – Elvis tribute artist performing “Suspicious Minds”
- Sentimental Journeys (66 and 73) – musical duo performing a medley of “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up, Little Susie”
- Gigi Hampton and Yolanda Graham-Green (61 and 71) – violinist and pianist performing “The Lord’s Prayer”
- Annette Dence (65) – singer performing “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”
- The Beatnixs (64-78) – a drum line group performing to “Bandstand Boogie”
- Mark Smith (63) – singer/guitarist performing a medley of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” and “Get Together”
- Collins and Cox (63 and 65) – musical duo performing a medley of “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” “Jambalaya,” and “Tiger by the Tail”
- Sally Kelton (64) – harpist performing “New Blues”
- Jerry and Kim St. Saviour (65 and 63) – musical duo performing “My God is Able to Do Anything”
- Lexington Tap and Jazz Company (61-83) – dancing group performing to “Fever”
- Keith Williams (64) – singer/songwriter performing “I Don’t Have to Put Up With You”
- Overtones Barbershop Quartet (65-84) – singing group performing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
Acts are competing for the $1,000 grand prize, $500 second-place prize and $250 third-place prize. Show attendees will also be able to vote for the People’s Choice Award winner for $1 per vote, with funds going to the Morning Pointe Foundation.
More About the Show and Morning Pointe
The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living founded in 2014 by Tennessee-based senior healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and Franklin Farrow. Seniors Got Talent proceeds specifically go toward clinical scholarships for students at partner colleges in the Commonwealth.
Founded in 1997 by Vital and Farrow, Morning Pointe Senior Living operates 39 assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama and Indiana. Morning Pointe’s 40th community, Morning Pointe of Danville Assisted Living, Phase II of the Kentucky campus, is expected to open this fall.
Doug and Lyssa High, co-anchors at ABC 36 News in Lexington, are the emcees for this year’s show. Judges are Meaghan Richardson, local pianist and vocalist; Austin Robinson, owner and director of Edge Music Therapy; Chapel Tinius, Miss Kentucky 2024; and Jack Wollman, box office manager for Studio Players in Lexington and coordinator for advising and recruiting for the School of Nursing at Kentucky State University.
Sponsors for this year include Wingspan Integrated Marketing, The Weston Group, Silver Lexington, AGC Automotive Americas, Delta Natural Gas Company, Citizens Guaranty Bank, John Sirasky, Tailor Made Compounding, Yardi, Capital Pharmacy & Medical Equipment, CenterWell Home Health, Aphix Lawn Service, Farmers National Bank, Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, Village Caregiving, Whitehead-Hancock, Senior Living Locators, CarePatrol, Eventus WholeHealth, Cornerstone Caregiving, Mercer Outfitters, and Family Choice Home Care.
For more information, contact Miranda Perez at 423-238-5330 or visit morningpointefoundation.com.
The Morning Pointe Foundation also sponsors Seniors Got Talent competitions in Chattanooga, Franklin and Knoxville, Tennessee.
