DAY OF THE DEAD EVENTS.Dia de los Muertos Día de los Muer·tos n. See Day of the Dead. [Spanish : día, day + de, of + los, the + muertos, pl. of muerto, dead.] is a two-day Latino ritual that starts at midnight Oct. 31, and celebrates life and death through all-night vigils at the grave sites of loved ones. Families share feasts with the spirits they believe return for the occasion and set up homemade altars called ofrendas, offerings, that are adorned with marigolds, sweet bread, candles and photographs. Day of the Dead events begin this weekend: Casa de Arte, a Mexican arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. shop, will kick off Dia de Los Muertos with a reception featuring Day of the Dead altars created by local artists, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at 13747 Foothill Blvd., Sylmar. Buffalo Bruce's Mercantile, a mini-art gallery selling cigars and coffee will host a Dia de los Muertos reception featuring the work of local artists, live music, food and coffee, from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at 13661 Hubbard St. in Sylmar. The Fifth Annual Dia de los Muertos cultural arts festival hosted by CultuAztlan, a committee of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Latino Arts Council, will take place at the Andres Pico Adobe House, 10904 Sepulveda Blvd. in Mission Hills, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1. The festival will feature paintings, photography and sculptures by 26 Latino artists and an art exhibit by pupils from four local elementary schools. Other festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. include a Day of the Dead procession, mariachi music, folklorico and Aztec dancing. Students from California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , will create a Dia de los Muertos altar exhibit for public viewing all day Nov. 2 in the lobby of the Chicano studies department at CSUN's Jerome Richfield Hall. Self-Help Graphics, a Chicano art and cultural center in East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. , will celebrate its 25th anniversary with its annual Day of the Dead celebration from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 1, at 3802 Cesar Chavez Ave. The celebration will feature an art exhibit, food and craft booths, and performances by Lyssa Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the (Star Maps), Quetzal, Blues Experiment, Aztlan Underground and Teatro ChUSMA. |
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