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CULTURAL THURSDAY AT PASADENA SENIOR CENTER MAY 30: ARTS AND FOLKLORE OF MEXICO

Blanca Araceli Soto, founder and executive director of the Tierra Blanca Arts Center in Los Angeles, will share her passion for broadening awareness of the arts and folklore of Mexico on Thursday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.

Activities at Tierra Blanca Arts Center include stage plays, classes in dance and acting, an after-school program for at-risk youths to appreciate their respective heritages, opportunities for low-income youths and their families to become aware of the many multicultural performing arts programs in the greater Los Angeles area, and much more.

Born and raised in Mexico, Soto’s love of performing arts led her to study theater and dance at the University of Guadalajara. She has 40 years of experience working with Ballet Folklorico del Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez, Floricanto USA and Los Angeles Mexican Dance Company. She has been featured in more than 200 Mexican and American films and television programs, including Coco, Real Women Have Curves, The Conners, SWAT and many more. In 2023 she was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Supporting Actress by the Global Film Festival for the Spanish-language film Mi Niña.

This Cultural Thursday presentation is free for members of the Pasadena Senior Center and only $5 for nonmembers. To register, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Activities & Events, then Special Events.

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 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 than any other organization in the San Gabriel Valley. 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 626-794-4331.