Events

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Tickets are still available for the Kentucky Lions All-Star Classic Friday, June 13, in the Clive M. Beck Center at Transylvania University. They can be purchased ahead of game day at www.kyallstars.net or at the door beginning at 4:30 p.m. Bench seating is $20 and chair-back seating is $30. Tip-off for the girls’ game is at 5:30 p.m., and the boys play at 8 p.m. The event, which has been held since 1940, pits the best high school senior basketball players from Kentucky and Indiana against each other in an annual matchup that raises money for the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation. The current agreement will keep the game at Transylvania for three years, the first time it has been held in Lexington since 1996. Lexington’s WKYT-TV will broadcast the event live on the CW Network in Lexington and WYMT in Hazard, Ky., along with WKYT affiliates across the state. “It’s going to be a really great event,” Director of Athletics Holly Sheilley said. “Any time we can showcase not only Transylvania, but our city, I get excited.” The game will have an especially Bluegrass flavor this year, as three of the four players of the year on the teams have committed to play college basketball in Kentucky. Kentucky Mr. Basketball Quentin Snider from Ballard High School signed with the University of Louisville; Indiana Mr. Basketball Trey Lyles of Indianapolis Tech will attend the University of Kentucky; and Kentucky Miss

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University will open its arms to the neighborhood Saturday, April 26, with the dedication of its $10-million Athletics Complex. Public tours will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the 555 West Fourth Street facility and resume after the 1:30 dedication ceremony. Then, at 3, the women’s lacrosse team will take on Defiance College. The event coincides with Transylvania’s Alumni Weekend. “I consider the dedication to be like a neighborhood open house,” said Mike Vetter, special assistant to the university. The facility, which is home to the university’s field hockey, lacrosse, soccer and track and field teams, will benefit not only the college but also the surrounding community. The transformation of an old tobacco warehouse site is part of a wider revitalization effort in the area that includes the Newtown campus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College as well as new restaurants and entertainment venues along Jefferson Street. West Fourth Street recently received a facelift, going from one- to two-way traffic and getting sidewalks and bike lanes. The community will be able to use the facility for events such as clinics and tournaments. The Athletics Complex features an 860-seat grandstand, an eight-lane track, and an artificial turf field with lights for night games. The 18,000-square-foot field house has locker and conference rooms, coaches’ offices, public restrooms, a sports medicine facility, concessions and a ticket booth. The university’s teams began playing on the field this past October while construction continued on

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—As part of its growing international engagement, Transylvania University plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide Friday, April 11. The school, which has four students from the central African country, will remember the atrocity with a candle lighting ceremony, poetry readings, coffee, tea, food and a musical performance by the Dreamin’ Rovers, who will debut a new song based on hope and renewal. Because many college-age students weren’t even born in 1994 when the genocide killed 800,000 to a million people, this will be an educational opportunity. The wider community is welcome to attend the event, which begins at 9 p.m. in Back Circle, the grassy courtyard off West Fourth Street. Lexington has a larger Rwandan community than many people would expect, said Serenity Wright, international student services coordinator. “It’s important to recognize what brought these residents here and let them know they’re respected members of our community,” she said. Rwandan students from Transylvania, the University of Kentucky and Bluegrass Community & Technical College will speak at the event about the future of Rwanda, how they see their role in continuing to develop the country, and what their hopes, dreams and goals are. The theme for the event, which is being celebrated around the world, is “Remember, Unite and Renew.” Everyone is encouraged to wear gray the week leading up to the event to mark the anniversary. Those who come out to the Transylvania event are

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