{"id":6325,"date":"2022-09-29T12:08:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:08:57","slug":"the-padua-center-announces-the-peaces-of-art-celebration-to-be-held-on-october-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/29\/the-padua-center-announces-the-peaces-of-art-celebration-to-be-held-on-october-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Padua Center Announces the \u201cPeaces\u201d of Art Celebration to be held on October 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baldemar Velasquez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Padua Center Announces the \u201cPeaces\u201d of Art Celebration to be held on October 9, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 at the Sullivan Center, 2049 Parkside Blvd. Toledo Ohio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baldemar Velasquez has been chosen to be the keynote speaker \u00a0for the Padua Center\u2019s \u201cPeaces\u201d of Art celebration.\u00a0 Baldemar Valesquez \u00a0is internationally known for his work with FLOC (Farm Laborer\u2019s Organizing committee), an organization that he founded and presently serves as president<\/p>\n

Baldemar leads FLOC on a national and international level. He also has organized the FLOC Homies and is a founder of the Black\/Brown Unity Coalition<\/p>\n

Mr. Velasquez will also be the recipient of The Padua Promoter\u2019s Award, given to someone who exemplifies the values of The Padua Center \u2013 empowering people at all stages of development.<\/p>\n

Fletcher Word, owner and publisher of Sojourner\u2019s Truth newspaper will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the event. Fletcher Word is a native of New York City and grew up in the Washington, DC area. He\u00a0 received a degree in Political Science and Government from Harvard University.<\/p>\n

Mr. Word\u00a0 is active in the Toledo community and\u00a0 is president of the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union Board. He is guiding the TUFCU in an expansion\u00a0 of its services and buildings.<\/p>\n

Mr. Word supports the work of The Padua Center and promotes its activities through print media.<\/p>\n

A highlight of the event will be the silent auctioning of a framed counted cross stitch picture done by Kay Shrewsbery. This \u00a0piece of work made of thousands of small stitches reflects the cultural and ethnic riches of the African American community. \u00a0The \u00a0picture, as well as some other auction items are listed on the Betterworld auction site now and bids can be made immediately. Bidding on the Betterworld site will continue through the \u201cPeaces \u201cof Art Event.<\/p>\n

Art work created by the children of The Padua Center will be auctioned in the live auction.<\/p>\n

Music will be provided by \u201cStraight Up\u201d and a variety of food selections will be provided at numerous serving stations. Tickets ($40) and more information are available by calling The Padua Center, 419-241-6465, or visiting the webpage: www.paduacenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you go:\u00a0 Peaces of Art, a silent and live auction to benefit the work of The Padua Center, Sunday, October 9, 2022, \u00a05:00-7:00 at The Sullivan Center, 2049 Parkside Blvd., Toledo, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Bidding for selected items is open now and will continue through the event at: \u00a0https:\/\/paduacenter.betterworld.org\/auctions\/peaces-art-2021?<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cPeaces\u201d of Art Celebration includes a silent auction, dining stations, and art work done by the children of The Padua Center.\u00a0 Blademar Valesquez will be the keynote speaker and honoree of the Padua Promoter\u2019s award. Fletcher Word will be Master of Ceremonies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Padua Center Announces the \u201cPeaces\u201d of Art Celebration to be held on October 9, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 at the Sullivan Center, 2049 Parkside Blvd. Toledo Ohio. Baldemar Velasquez has been chosen to be the keynote speaker \u00a0for the Padua Center\u2019s \u201cPeaces\u201d of Art celebration.\u00a0 Baldemar Valesquez \u00a0is internationally known for his work with FLOC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[141],"class_list":["post-6325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headline","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6327,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325\/revisions\/6327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6325"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=6325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}