Center for the Arts hosts
anniversary gala

 

The Laredo Center for the Arts will kick off its 10-year anniversary celebration with its Noche de Arte Gala fundraiser Friday, September 20, at 7 p.m. The event will be held throughout the Center building.
The black-tie event will feature a silent auction, cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and dancing. Music will be provided by ELS from Metairie, Louisiana. Food will be provided by gourmet caterer Don Strange of San Antonio.
Auction items include jewelry by Vogue magazine featured artist Lazaro Diaz from SOHO in New York City, furniture by Evan Quiros, and artwork by Amado Peña and Mary Quiros.
Proceeds from the event will help the Center continue to provide art exhibitions, performances, and outreach programs. For the past ten years, the Center has provided monthly art exhibits by thousands of professional artists from around the world. The Center's outreach program, with suppor from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Foundation, had been able to offer school tours, classroom visits, summer art programs, after-school art programs, and adult art workshops to local communities and schools.
Tickets for the Noche de Arte Gala are $100 per person and are available at the Center for the Arts, 500 San Agustin Ave. The Center is free and open to the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday.
For more information or to purchase tickets, the Center for the Arts at (956) 725-1715.
The Noche de Arte Gala is sponsored by Michelob Light, International Bank of Commerce, Evan B. Quiros, Walker Plaza, Border Title Group, Mercy Hospital, Proviron, West Wind Homes, Mr. & Mrs. Evan James Quiros, Tony Leyendecker, Barbara Leyendecker, and the ASA Group Limited.