Foreign Community Donates Benches in Plazuela Machado

by Maureen Dietrich on 18 Dec 13
mazmessenger.com

Janice and Peter Stratychuk share a joke with Mayor Higuera at the inauguration ceremony.

Mazatlán Mayor Alejandro Higuera and Raúl Rico, director of the Instituto de Cultura y Arte de Mazatlán (Cultura), were guests last night at an inauguration ceremony in the Plazuela Machado of eight benches donated to the city by members of the Mazatlán foreign community.

Henri Jarrat, co-ordinator of the project, explained that in association with the director of Cultura various North Americans donated the eight benches each with a plaque representing the arts such as theater, music and ballet.

Each bench, designed and constructed by local businesses, cost 12,000 pesos, said Rico.

The idea arose following the erection of a bench by Cultura in front of the Angela Peralta Theater in honour of now deceased American resident Jackie Peterson, a staunch patron of the local arts scene, said Jarrat.

At the inauguration, United States Consul in Mazatlán Luis Ramírez presented Mayor Higuera with a recognition plaque for his support of cultural events during his three terms of office benefitting the American community, Mazatlecans and the community at large.

 (from Noroeste)