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Main Procession: Monday November 2 "Dedicada a las Victimas Inocentes"
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street
Mission Branch Library Children's Programs 2601 Mission at 22^nd Street
New College of California Cultural Center 766 Valencia Street
Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th Street
Balazo / Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission Street
Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts 904 Valencia at 20^th
ArtBeat Gallery 3266 21 St. near Valencia

 

Main Procession: Monday November 2 "Dedicada a las Victimas Inocentes"
Procession Route: Starts at 7:00pm, at corner of Bryant & 24th Street, moves to Bryant & 25th, then to 25th & Mission (and a stop over at Mission Cultural Center), then to 24th & Mission, then down 24th St. through Balmey Alley, and culminates in a Public Ritual at Garfield Park (corner of 25th & Harrison Streets). Participants are encouraged to bring gifts and offerings to be placed in any of the five major altars which will be erected at Garfield Park; candles, flowers, incense, photos of loved ones, decorations, food, fruit, sweets, scents, music poems and ritual objects. These gifts and objects represent the tools and building blocks in the joining of the necessary forces for the creation of bridges between ourselves, our families, our loved ones, our past, our present and our future, as we recognize, honor and celebrate Death as an integral part of life. For information call the "Collective Del Rescate Cultural/Cultural Rescue Collective" Tel: 282-3246.

Sunday, November 1, beginning at 10pm will be a Processional High Ritual, at CELL 2050 Bryant Street. Everyone is invited to this All Night Vigil.

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street
Artistic and Traditional Altars November 1st - 30th 9am to 6pm, Tuesday - Saturday. An Opening Reception at 7pm follows the November 2nd candlelight procession. Aztec Dance and Prehispanic Music are featured. Guided Tours of the Center's Exhibit are available. Also Mission Cultural Center's Rainbow Theater Company presents "Death and the Artist" with Carlos Baron, October 29, 30, 31 at 8pm, and November 1st at 9pm in the theater. Tel: 821-1155.

Mission Branch Library Children's Programs 2601 Mission at 22^nd Street
Saturday, October 24, beginning at noon, children age 6 and over are invited to help make an ofrenda --altar offering-- for Mission Library. Local artist Raul Aguilar will show kids how to make crafts to be used to put together an ofrenda inside the library. Space is limited, so please call 685-5090 for reservations.

New College of California Cultural Center 766 Valencia Street
Offering Light to the Shadow, a Day of the Dead Exhibit with installations and altars dealing with political, spiritual, experimental and traditional themes. Curated by Rene Yanez, Christine Cuneo, Amanda Cambell, Mark Barnett, and Leslie Ellman. October 20th through November 15. Reception and Procession November 2: assemble at 3pm at New College and on to the 16th Street BART Station to Yerba Buena Gardens for nighttime festivities. Tel: 437-3465.

Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th Street
Dia de los Muertos exhibit "Destiny Manifesting 98", includes altars by several artists. Exhibit runs October 7 - November 8. Opening Reception Sunday November 1 3-6pm. Artists' talks on Saturday October 24, 3-5pm. Sugar Skull demonstration October 31 & November 1, 1-5pm. Tel: 826-8009.

Balazo / Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission Street
Artists' Call For Entries for the Dia de los Muertos Exhibit. In past centuries, Dia de los Muertos was not only celebrated to commemorate loved ones who had passed away, but also as an occasion to express social discontent: common people used powerful images to of death to protest against corruption, repression, and economic injustice. The political impetus behind the occasion has become diffused over time, and today is approached more as pseudo-folklore. Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery seeks to revive this aspect of Dia de los Muertos by sponsoring an exhibit that pays tribute to this more subversive spirit of the tradition in a contemporary context. The Gallery is seeking artwork that utilizes images of the dead to explore contemporary social problems that reflect the big picture. Call the gallery for more information on submitting work for The deadline for submissions is Oct. 23rd, early submissions given precedence. Tel: 920-0896.

Encantada Gallery of Fine Arts 904 Valencia at 20^th
Exhibition by six artists with richly decorated traditional altars, and special works of paper mache by craftsmen Jesus Aguilar and Pedro Morales. Exhibition dates: October 17th - November 7th; hours Tuesday - Sunday 12-6pm, Friday & Saturday 12-8pm. Master folk artists from Puebla, Mexico, Emilio & Miguel Quintana will demonstrate traditional alfeniques and sugar skull making using molds that have passed from generation to generation. Hot liquid sugar is poured into the molds, and you can watch as they're transformed into fanciful "calacas", perhaps with your name. Artisan's demonstrations are October 24 & 25, October 30 & November 2. Encantada celebrates its first year on Valencia Street November 2nd, at 4pm. Tel: 642-3939.

ArtBeat Gallery 3266 21 St. near Valencia
Altar installation and exhibition of works on paper by visiting Venezuelan artist, Carlos Mardriz. The public is invited to participate by bringing a tribute (ofrenda) for a deceased loved one, and by joining the neighborhood procession with the Lexington Street Lookouts. Exhibition opens October 15 - November 7. Reception for the artists on Monday, November 2, 6-8pm. Tel:643-8721. 

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