HOLeY Jeans opens curtain again after two years

"Imagine all the people, living life in peace."

When HOLeY Jeans opens the curtain Sunday at the Barrow-Civic Theatre, it will end a two year absence from this show.

It will be a poignant night in many ways, but especially for the choir's director Martha Heise.

​She has eight seniors in her youth group who have sung with her for a long time, some as long as 11 years.

"I'll probably cry through the entire show," she said.

And she is not likely to be the only one crying before the curtain is closed on the performance. Near the end of the show, the group will sing a song for Ukraine - John Lennon's "Imagine."

HOLeY Jeans is a labor of love for Heise. She started the choir years ago when the young music educator returned from college as a singing group for her younger sister and her friends. 

Since then she has educated hundreds of young singers and entertained thousands of area folks with her young singers, who show up at events across the region several times a year.

She not only helps youth sing in a positive atmosphere, Heise encourages them to be announcers and student directors to gain stage presence and confidence. This also helps bring up the next generation of local performers as well as folks who will take their talents to others.

The show titled "Through the Years" will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin. The group, which typically holds a simple audition in the late summer, is always looking for young people who love to sing to be a part of their fun. They also accept donations for scholarship funds to help youth even further.
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Ticket information can be found at barrowtheatre.org/tickets. Seating is $10 or $13.