The Boys and Girls Club of Laredo’s newest program, a music clubhouse called the BGC Music Studio, is off to a rousing start at the Lamar Bruni Vergara Club on Los Presidentes Avenue in South Laredo.
Board member Joe Arciniega, a longtime supporter of the arts, told members at a recent quarterly board meeting that the summer pilot program has been launched for children ages 6 to 12. “The children are learning to read and play basic music. It’s all tied to pop music,” he observed.
Hector Noyola, Boys and Girls Club executive director, noted that a $5,000 grant from Laredo Gateway Rotary fostered the project, which is directed by Laredoan Jose Villa, a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston. “School districts are not providing this kind of program for this age group,” Noyola said.
For information on all Boys and Girls Club activities call 723-1051 or 242-4975. The website address is bgclaredo.com.
