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Day of the Dead Festival (Dia de los Muertos), LASC

November 1, 2012 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Festival del Dia de los Muertos – 7th Annual Day of the Dead Festival

LOCATION: The Living Arts and Science Center

November 1 2012

5-9pm

Suggested donation – $2.00 ea.

The Living Arts & Science Center’s 7th annual Day of the Dead celebration presents the visual, musical, dance and culinary traditions of this holiday that is celebrated in Mexico and in other cultures of the world.

Though traditions vary in different countries and regions, Day of the Dead is a time to remember friends and family members and to use humor in a colorful defiance of death.

The Day of the Dead Festival features traditional Mexican musicians and dancers and a candlelight parade from the LASC to the Old Episcopal Burying Ground at 3rd Street and Elm Tree Lane.

This year, the parade will showcase masks, banners and costumes created by community members in community art workshops at the LASC. In the cemetery guests will view an exhibition of altars created by local artists and community members.

The LASC’s art gallery will present Danse Macabre, a new body of work by artist Robert Morgan. In this exhibit, Morgan’s work draws from many cultures to show humans struggling with and being tricked by death.

A participatory event, the LASC’s festival also invites children and adults to work with artists to create and take home traditional Day of the Dead crafts such as sugar skulls, papel picado, tin ornaments, and more

Details

Date:
November 1, 2012
Time:
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Venue

Living Arts and Science Center
Lexington, KY United States + Google Map