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Dia de los Muertos, numero nueve en Memoria a Guillermo Castro!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
5pm - 10pm
2115 1st Avenue South, Birmingham AL
Admission: $10.00 (13yrs & older)
$ 3.00 (7yrs-12yrs)
Free (6yrs & under)
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Miércoles, 2 de Noviembre 2011
5:00pm a 10:00pm
2115 1ª avenida sur, Birmingham AL
Admisión: $10 (13 años y mayores)
$3 (niños de 7 -12 años)
gratis (Niños 6 años o menores)
Entrance gates on both ends of 1st Ave South between Richard Arrington Jr Blvd and 22nd Street South / 2115 1ª avenida sur, la calle 22 sur y la calle Richard Arrington jr. Boulevard. Las entradas estarán sobre la 1ª avenida sur.
Food, Adult & Kid Beverages, Adult & Kid T-shirts, Masks, Art and Face Painting will be available for purchase. No BYOB. / Se venderá comida, bebidas, camisetas para niños y adultos, mascaras, artesanías, y se pintaran caras con dibujos de calaveras. No se aceptan bebidas de afuera.
MUCHAS GRACIAS CORPORATE SPONSOR: WORKPLAY!
Muchas Gracias Community Partners / Socios: Agoge Fitness, ¡Aqui Manda! La Jefa 1500 AM - 1450 AM - 620 AM, Barton's Greenhouse, B'ham FOOTMAD, Books, Beans & Candles, Brad Morton, The Briary, Cantina, Chris Holmes, DanielDay Gallery, Event Concessions, GoPro Event Solutions, HICA, Jones Valley Urban Farm, Lucy's Coffee & Tea, Mi Pueblo Supermarkets, Plant Odyssey, Regions Bank, Sloss Realty, Sol y Luna, Tom Nichols, Yardsmith
You are invited to bring mementos or small altars (2ft x 2ft or less) for lost loved ones to display in the public altar spaces on the night of the festival. Send altar questions to Brian Kelleher at bpkelleher gmail.com.
If you would like to add the name of a departed loved one to the memorial roll call, send the name/s to Matt Layne at muertos.rollcall gmail.com. Try to be present to answer "here" or "present" on their behalf when the roll is read at 6:55pm.
Activities & Performances
5:00 - 6:15 Kid Crafts - traditional sugar - sugar skull decorating with royal icing (for decoration not for eating), and painting/decorating clay sugar skull lanterns to carry in the procession
6:00 - 6:25 Ballet Folklorico Corazon Azteca - traditional dances
6:25 - 6:35 Matt Layne - spoken word
6:40 - 6:50 Aria for Those Who Have Crossed the Ocean - new performance piece by Karen Graffeo with Beau Gustafson, Omari Jazz, Kurt Jenkins, Celeste Laboarde, Jeszi Parrish, Sharrif Simons
6:55 - 8:00 Roll Call then Muertos Dixieland Jazz Procession up 21st Street Viaduct and Second-Line back
8:00 - 8:10 Presentation of Frida Kahlo
8:15 - 8:30 Ballet Folklorico Corazon Azteca - traditional dance
8:45 - 10:00 Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia - four piece accordion based dance-like-crazy Conjunot and more music from Austin, TX!
Food & Beverage Vendors
Thank you to our food & beverage vendors! Cantina – tamales & tacos, Cosmos – pizza slices, Shindigs – a few yummy sandwiches, Mi Pueblo – traditional Mexican chocolates, pan de muerto and hot drinks like atole & ponche, and Event Concessions – beer, wine, soft drinks & water
Congratulations to Our Design Winners
Adult T-shirt & Postcard: Doug Barrett
Poster: Craig Legg w/ Kim Graham
Kid's T-shirt & Flyer Handouts: Christopher Murphy
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