Arts & Entertainment

The pandemic has brought steep challenges to all of us this year, but sometimes it also brings new opportunities, as 10 determined young women from Buena Vista recently discovered.

While last week’s candlelight processional and tree lighting in Lexington were virtual, part of the video shown for the first time on Friday included scenes of an actual carriage ride for Mr. and Mrs. Claus and an actual tree lighting that were filmed on the preceding Tuesday. The SPCA staged luminaries on Main Street to commemorate how it was done 25 years ago, and SPCA Executive Director Tara Rodi and a crew of volunteers also set luminaries up at Hopkins Green. Mayor Frank Friedman did the honors for the tree lighting, and also helped with the luminary setup. To view the video, visit Main Street Lexington’s Facebook page. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)