Nadia Wilkes

KWC graduates Nadia Wilkes and Kerry Showers, along with Kerry's mom Terri, just shared an amazing rendition of "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts.

I will never forget the first time I heard Nadia Wilkes sing.  I was playing tennis on the courts at Kentucky Wesleyan College and, seemingly out of nowhere, I heard this huge, booming voice.  I looked up and saw Nadia walking across campus belting out "I Am Changing" from Dreamgirls.  It was flawless . . . and amazing.  And, though I was sweating from playing tennis, I had cold chills. 

Denim & Diamonds, our annual concert fundraiser for St. Jude, is coming up Friday, January 30th at Theatre Workshop's Empress Theatre in downtown Owensboro.  And I am personally thrilled this young lady is joining us.  Oddly enough, I first heard Nadia Wilkes singing at the KWC tennis courts.  Lol!  Not lying.  My friend Craig and I were playing tennis and, all of a sudden, we heard this voice