[imc-st.louis] Dia de los Muertos on Cherokee St., starts tomorrow

[Ben]

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*CHEROKEE STREET*

*Dia de los Muertos Festival*

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*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2006*

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*3 pm-6 pm*

** Children’s Sugar Cube Skull-Making Workshop*

with Community Activist Minerva Lopez

/Gooolll Sportswear Shop, 2646 Cherokee, 314-771-5966/

/Free and open to public age 8 and up./

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*7 pm-9 pm*

** Dia de los Muertos Mini-Carnival*

with Day of the Dead food tasting, including homemade

tamales, hot beverages, and Day of the Dead bread.

/Street Lot, 2600 Cherokee, 314-771-5966 Free and open to the public./

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*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006*

*3 pm-6 pm*

** Dia de los Muertos Bread-Making Workshop*

Sponsored by Chico’s Bakery and Black Bear Bakery

/El Chico Bakery, 2634 Cherokee, 314-664-2212/

/Free and open to the public./

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*SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2006*

*4:30 pm-7 pm*

*Belas Artes Welcoming Reception/Presentation*

for Giselle Mercier, Edra Soto, and Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa,

artists for “Accumulated Material: Contemporary Altares and

Ofrendas.” /Belas Artes Cultural Center, 1854 Russell Blvd., 314-772-/

/ARTS. Free reception with cash bar./

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*NOVEMBER 2006 EXHIBIT EVENTS*

*GALLERY VISIO*

*Lecture/Workshop Series*

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*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006*

*11:30 am-1 pm*

*Transformative Art: Exploring Latina/o Culture*

A Panel Discussion with Giselle Mercier and Elvia Rodriguez-

Ochoa, /UM-St. Louis, Century Room B, Millennium Student Center/

/Light refreshments - 314-516-7922 or 314-516-6807 - Free to public./

*12 noon-1 pm*

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*Presentation by Edra Soto: Ornamentos 2004*

/Hosted by the Fine Arts Department, UM-St. Louis, 201 Fine Arts Drive./

*3 pm-5 pm*

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*Lecture with Giselle Mercier: Afro Caribbean*

*Aesthetics*

/Hosted by the Education Department, UM-St. Louis, 312 Marillac Hall,/

/South campus./

*6 pm-8 pm*

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*Hojalata Workshop with Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa*

for area teachers of ESOL students; Hosted by the Center for

Human Origins and Cultural Diversity. $20 fee required.

Includes materials and light refreshments. /Location: Belas Artes/

/Cultural Center, 1854 Russell Blvd., 314-772-ARTS../

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*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006*

*4 pm-7 pm*

*OPENING - Accumulated Material:*

*Contemporary Altares and Ofrendas Exhibition*

November 7-18

/Gallery Visio, UM-St. Louis, 170 Millennium Student Center, Free and/

/open to public./

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/A unique cultural experience - November 2-18, 2006/

*NOVEMBER 2006 POST-EXHIBIT*

*EVENTS at UM-St. Louis, Novak’s Bar*

*and Grill, and Cherokee Street*

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*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006*

*9 am-3 pm*

*Papel Picado: Paper Arts Day with Elvia*

*Rodriguez-Ochoa*

Free to invited area middle and high schools; limited

to three 1-hr sessions. Contact Gallery Visio at 314-

516-7922 for reservations.

/Location: TBA/

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*7 pm-9 pm*

*AIDS Community Ofrenda with Elvia*

*Rodriguez-Ochoa*

Sponsored by Novak’s Bar and Grill, Z Salon and

Homestead Mortgage Company; coordinated by Mr.

Roc Quade.

/Free and open to anyone affected by HIV/AIDS. Please bring/

/items to add to community Ofrenda. Novak’s Bar and Grill, 4121/

/Manchester//, 314-531-3699./

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*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006*

*6 pm-8 pm*

** Hojalata Workshop for Homemakers and*

*Traditionalists with Elvia Rodriguez Ochoa; *Hosted

by Gooolll Sportswear Store. /Gooolll Sportswear, 2646/

/Cherokee Street//, 314-771-5966. Open to anyone interested in/

/learning/passing on this traditional art form./

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*8 pm-10 pm*

** Cherokee Street Community Ofrenda/Altar*

*Building with Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa*; Hosted by

Cherokee Place Business Incubator. /2715 Cherokee St. Free/

/and open to residents of Cherokee Street and supporters. Please bring/

/items to add to community Ofrenda./

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*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006*

*10 am-12 noon*

** Dedication of Cherokee Street Community*

*Ofrenda to Cherokee Street Community led by*

*Minerva Lopez and Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa*; Hosted by

Cherokee Place Business Incubator. /2715 Cherokee St. Free/

/and open to the public and invited guests//./

-- 
Ben West
westbywest at riseup.net