This week on WUKY's Open Studio Tom talks with Soreyda Begley, the new president of Casa De La Cultura Kentucky. The local arts group helps U.S. born Hispanic and Latino children connect with their ancestry and culture through workshops, dance performances and other community-wide events. Begley says priority 1 and 1a includes finding a permanent headquarters for the organization.
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Soreyda Begley is the new president of Casa De La Cultura of Kentucky
Tom Musgrave is a senior public relations writer for the University of Kentucky and editor of the daily campuswide electronic newsletter UKNow. Prior to joining the UK staff, Tom spent nine years as the Kentucky Arts Council’s communications director. In 2018 he created the arts council’s monthly podcast, Kentucky ArtsCast, serving as primary host and executive producer. Tom’s first job in state government was working for Virginia Moore at the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.