The stage is set for an exciting lineup at this year’s Seniors Got Talent, Lexington variety show. It is produced by the Morning Pointe Foundation in conjunction with Morning Pointe Senior Living at the Lexington Opera House.
The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Aug. 11.
Acts on deck include a poet, a musician with a one-handed Native American-style flute, two pianists, a ventriloquist and other entertainers in several genres and spanning ages 62-90!
Dillon Gaudet, morning meteorologist with ABC36, is the master of ceremonies for the senior talent show. Judges include Richard Ryan, last year’s first-place winner who has performed with The Kentucky; Whit Whitaker, performing artist and executive director of the historic Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center; Austin Robinson, owner and director of Edge Music Therapy LLC; and Lyndy Franklin Smith, who co-founded The Lexington Theatre Company (The Lex) alongside her husband, Jeromy.
Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third-place winners. The overall winner of the senior talent show will receive $500.
“We are very excited about this year’s show,” said Miranda Perez, Morning Pointe Foundation executive director. “We have exceptional talent lined up, and each contestant has a unique and fascinating story.”
Tickets for Seniors Got Talent, Lexington can be purchased at the door for $25 or online in advance at lexingtonoperahouse.com.
Those who wish to inquire about VIP sponsorships should contact Perez at 423-238-5330.
The Morning Pointe Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living founded by Tennessee-based senior healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and J. Franklin Farrow. The 501(c)3 nonprofit public service organization was created in 2014 to provide caregiver support programs, sponsor educational awareness events, and fund clinical scholarships to advance the care of seniors throughout the Southeast. Morning Pointe Senior Living, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, develops, owns, and manages 37 Morning Pointe personal care and The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence communities in five southeastern states.
