Observances in Houston
Multicultural Education and Couseling through Arts
MECA Day of the Dead Festival: Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future
11:00am - 6:00pm, October 30 and 31, 2004
1900 Kane Street, Houston, TX 77007
(713) 802-9370, www.meca-houston.org
"Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future" features Dia de los Muertos celebrations from throughout Latin America, with an altar exhibit competition, foods from Latin American countries, and vendors selling authentic Latin American Dia de los Muertos arts and crafts. This festival truly is a community cultural event celebrating our ancestors and Latin American traditions. Performing artists will include Danza Azteca Tlaloc, Ambassadors International Ballet Folklorico, Houston Balalaika Society, Sargam School of Music, Kuumba House Dance Theatre, Los Skarnales, and more.
MECA's Day of the Dead Festival is held annually at MECA's colorful, art-filled campus located at the nationally recognized historic Dow School in Houston's Old Sixth Ward.
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Casa Ramirez Folk Art
Day of the Dead Exhibit
October 26 - November, 2004
241 W 19th St, Houston, TX 77008
(713) 880-2420
Casa Ramirez annually presents an exhibit of traditional altars for El Dia de los Muertos and Mexican folk art for this important season. A reception for altar exhibit artists and the public will be held on Friday, October 29, 2004.
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Lawndale Art Center
Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos
October 23 - December 10, 2004
(Fiesta: October 23; Gala: November 5)
(713) 528-5858, www.lawndaleartcenter.org
Due to building renovations, Lawndale's 17th Annual Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos events will be held in two offsite locations:
Family Day/Fiesta
Saturday October 23, 2004, Noon - 4:00pm
Performances by Ballet Folklorico Mixteco: 1:30pm & 2:30pm
Admission: Free
Student Exhibitions
Exhibition Dates: October 23 - December 10, 2004
Admission: Free
Houston Community College, Northeast Campus Gallery
401 Northline Dr.
Gallery hours 10:00am - 2:00pm Monday-Friday
(713) 718-8089
Retablo Gala and Silent Auction
Friday, November 5, 2004, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art; 5101 Montrose Blvd.
Admission: $35; Complimentary to Lawndale members
In this annual event, Lawndale invites Texas artists to create their own interpretation of the traditional tin devotional painting practice in Mexico known as the retablo. Every year the works created for this event range from the very traditional to the more abstract. All proceeds from the silent auction help to fund Lawndale Art Center's annual programs.
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Mango's Cantina
2nd Annual Dia de los Muertos
Monday, November 1, 2004
403 Westheimer at Taft
Houston, TX
(713) 522-8903
Exhibition 6:00pm - midnight; Performances until 2:00am
Donations: $5 or non-perishable food items, flowers, or candles
A community altar will be created throughout the night of the celebration. Guests are invited to bring mementos and photos in remembrance of departed loved ones. Anyone may also bring flowers, candles and non-perishable food to add to the main altar exhibition. Food collected will be donated to the Houston Food Bank.
Latino artists, sponsored by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, Adrian de la Cerda, Rene Cruz, Maria Guzman, and Mario Hernandez will participate in creating individual altar installations. Their altars will be a work-in-progress beginning Sunday, October 31, culminating during the festivities, and will be up for display thru Saturday, November 6. The night's music is provided by some of Houston's best DJs: Witnes, Suma, Vic Vegas, Salucema with Diva Karina and more.
Mango's will offer a traditional Dia de los Muertos menu on this night.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Family Day - Dia de los muertos
1:00 - 6:00pm, Sunday, October 31, 2004
1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005
Free, (713) 639-7300, www.mfah.org
Houston artist Lisa Hernandez will create an altar titled "Soldaderas."
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