McCann grew up watching his father draw on their front porch after work in the evenings and listening to opera with his mother while she cleaned house and sang along. McCann is a self-taught musician, focusing on piano early in his career and then…

The Lyric Theater opened in 1948, originally built as a movie-house in the Art Deco style. It quickly became a cultural icon and fostered the height of entertainment for Lexington’s African American community. It hosted movies, fashion shows,…