7:40am

Fri November 18, 2011
Kentucky Arts and Culture

Desperately Seeking Mrs. Santa

Credit Rich Copley / Lexington Herald-Leader
Caperton Q. Elf (Chip Becker) and Blitzen (Katie Swim) fly into Florida. Swim's childhood letter to Santa inspired her mom to write Looking for Mrs. Santa Claus. Studio Players presents the world premiere production of Looking for Mrs. Santa Claus Nov. 17

The holiday theater season begins this weekend in Lexington when Studio Players stages “Looking for Mrs. Santa Claus” at the Carriage House Theater.  Also, the New York Metropolitan Opera Saturday publicly auditions vocalists at Memorial Hall.  Also, a pair of improvisational comedians recreate a TV show at the Eastern Kentucky University Arts Center, and, a reunion of artists resurrect a defunct gallery that one operated in downtown Lexington.  Providing a preview is Rich Copley, who reports on arts and culture for the Lexington Herald Leader.