Arts

7th-grader Martion’s play makes cut at Actors

Gavin Martion, a seventh-grader at East Middle School, was a semifinalist recently in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s eighth annual New Voices Young Playwrights contest.

Gavin submitted a 10-minute play, and his piece was chosen from among 512 entries – the only middle school student to advance that deep into the competition.

Susanne Busey Osberg plays recital in Louisville

Susanne Busey Osberg, who grew up in Bagdad and studied music at the Boston Conservatory of Music, is returning to Kentucky this week for a piano recital at a church in Louisville.

Busey will perform at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Louisville at 5 p.m. Sunday with a program that will include J. S. Bach’s Italian Concerto and portions of Franz Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage).

Shelby artist McCardwell part

of annual exhibit in Frankfort

Michael McCardwell of Shelby County is one of 28 artists from across the commonwealth whose works are on display in hallways and conference rooms of the Kentucky Senate and House offices in the Capitol Annex in Frankfort.

The show, which opened Tuesday and continues through March 26, is the Kentucky Arts Council’s “Kentucky Visions at the Capitol,” an annual exhibit.

Wendy Whelan had a dream. One day she would become a star ballerina, dancing principal roles and creating her own interpretation of music and art through dance.

Tom Thurman also had a dream. One day he would document the stories of musicians and artists, to share his appreciation for the arts.

The work of these two Kentucky natives comes together in “Wendy Whelan: Moments of Grace,” an episode in the KET series Kentucky Muse that tells the story of a prima ballerina from Louisville.