The Lexington Opera House is known for the impressive talent that has graced its stage over the years.

Tuesday night, the legendary venue continued the trend, with 12 acts all competing for top prize in the annual Morning Point Foundation's Seniors Got Talent showcase.

The competition gives locals, seniors 60 years and older, the chance to show off lifelong or newly discovered talents.

We have the highlights as part of Katy's next chapter initiative that focuses on the challenges and rewards of growing older.

Swing low, sweet Sherry.

Morning Point Foundation Seniors Got Talent is our version of America's Got Talent.

At the Age requirement is 60.

We hosted auditions statewide and we took the top 12 out of 45 auditions to compete live tonight at the Lexington Opera House.

It just can show people that even though you're over 60 or 65, that you still have energy in life left.

I compare that to the fact that I do a lot of benefit shows at senior citizen centers.

And when you first walk into a senior facility, you think you know why you're here.

These people are our age, but yet when you sing songs to them, you can see life come back to them.

And that's very important.

So if I can share that life with people to bring happiness and joy, then I'm all for it.

I hope there's no fear of.

Me, but I am an activities director and a nursing home.

And music has just just changed the lives of and the moods of my clients.

And it's been a blessing and it's just been it's been a service.

It's just been great.

They actually picked the song My Residents Only.

So a lot of it is making dreams come true.

That's one thing I love about this event is that people underestimate seniors.

People underestimate their talent.

And I love this because when people leave, not only will they see seniors that always wanted to compete on the stage or perform or become the star they always wanted to be as a child, we're making dreams come true and we're witnessing it.

But also all the proceeds from this event field nursing scholarships, occupational therapy, scholarship, physical therapy, social work.

So right now with, you know, with inflation rates being as high as ever, we are making students lives a little bit easier by paying for their tuition.

We need more people to stay in nursing and we need more people to stay in health care as as people are getting older and living longer and medications is, you know, the longevity of people's lives.

We need more health care workers.

And this is an opportunity for some of these individuals to get scholarships and to get the support that they need to continue their education and pursue their careers.

It's a wonderful career to be in.

All three towns have.

It's hard to take it all in right now, but we're elated.

How can how can you not be a leader?

And we've worked really hard when we've been able to work in the midst of moving and doing vacations and everything else.

But it it really has paid off.

The work that we've done has been done in and the love of singing with me.

I'm all enjoying on the.

Bus and my while we want them to feel like the stars that they are.

And again, age is just a number and they have the opportunity to come out here and show it and show their family and their loved ones about what they're good at and create new memories with their families.

Thank you all.

All right, Sweet sounds.

The Morning Point Foundation host Seniors, Got Talent competitions and three other cities, all in Tennessee, the winner of last year's competition and Knoxville.

63 year old stand up comedian Corky Miller ended up appearing on America's Got Talent after show producers saw her routine and a net debt.

So you saw their singing, got the people's Choice Award for that Seniors Got Talent event.