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Pasadena Senior Center Partners with MUSE/IQUE for the 2024 Spring ArtNight Pasadena

Live music, art exhibits by Pasadena Senior Center Members and a food truck all on hand to celebrate the arts in Pasadena

The Pasadena Senior Center (PSC) has been selected as a host venue for this spring’s City of Pasadena’s ArtNight, this year set for Friday, March 8 from 6-10pm. This marks the first year that PSC is participating in ArtNight, joining the Art Center College of Design, the Jackie Robinson Community Center, the Armory Center for the Arts, and local museums.

For the event, the Center will team with MUSE/IQUE, the celebrated music non-profit organization, to offer live music, photography and watercolor exhibits, facility tours, a food truck and other activities during the evening.

With a theme celebrating MUSE/IQUE’s 2024 season, ‘Make Some Noise,’ ArtNight at the Pasadena Senior Center will feature two musical performers, the DC6 Singers and Rachel Gonzalez,  who will rotate each half hour throughout the evening at PSC’s Scott Pavilion.

The DC6 Singers, a Los Angeles-based collective of dynamic, energetic and professional singers will perform their unique blend of a capella, gospel and Motown hits, including their fresh take on classic and current standards ranging from Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder to Adele and Bruno Mars.

Also performing is singer-songwriter Rachel Gonzalez, a Los Angeles native, who offers soul driven melodies & intentionally honest storytelling, accompanied by her acoustic guitar.

ArtNight Pasadena is a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions, who partner with the City for the event. For a city of fewer than 140,000 residents, Pasadena has a significant number per capita of museums, art schools, music conservatories, live theaters, galleries, concert halls and dance performance venues.

 “We are honored and excited to have the Pasadena Senior Center participate as a host venue for the spring Pasadena ArtNight,” stated PSC executive director Akila Gibbs. “We invite everyone to come to the Center to enjoy an evening of live music, art exhibits and wonderful food, and see all that we offer to older persons in the community.”

Visitors to the PSC on ArtNight will also have the opportunity to view special photography and watercolor exhibits with works created by PSC members. What’s more, The ‘Tropic Truck’ food truck will be on hand at the Pasadena Senior Center that evening, offering a variety of ‘Cali-Carribean’ grilled seafood and meats to guests. The City will offer free hop-on/hop-off shuttles between ArtNight locations that evening as well.

About MUSE/IQUE:

MUSE/IQUE is a member-supported, nonprofit performing arts organization making radically engaging live music experiences accessible for all. Built on a tradition of community and collaboration, we create events that feature an eclectic mix of artists and artistic disciplines in unconventional locations—spaces where art typically does not happen. MUSE/IQUE creates transformative musical adventures and illuminates the music that shapes our lives. By reimagining the traditional format of the live classical orchestral experience, Artistic Director Rachael Worby seamlessly blends musical performances with researched curation.

About the Pasadena Senior Center:

The Pasadena Senior Center’s mission is to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing the issues of aging and provides innovative, cutting-edge, nationally recognized programs for this population group.

As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults in the San Gabriel Valley than any other organization. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4331. The Center is located at 85 E. Holly Street in Pasadena.