Lexington School for the Deaf Honors Ralph Lauren

The students and board members of The Lexington School/Center for the Deaf recently honored Ralph and Ricky Lauren at a gala event celebrating the opening of the school’s new state-of-the-art Ralph and Ricky Lauren Center for the Performing Arts. Comedian Robert Klein emceed the event. The event acknowledged Mr. and Mrs. Lauren’s $2 million dollar gift, which converted the school’s auditorium into a performance center with cutting edge technology. A special one time-time performance of “Blue, White, and Red” hosted by Robert Klein featured the Lexington Students. The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Center for the Performing Arts is a unique 427-seat performing arts venue representing the transformation of a 33-year-old school auditorium into a model theatrical space for dramatic, dance, musical and multimedia productions. Founded in 1865, The Lexington School and Center for the Deaf provides exemplary education and service to deaf and hard-of-hearing students, ages pre-kindergarten through age twenty-one.#

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