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Celebrate Día de Los Muertos Saturday, November 2 in San Jose

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Celebrate Día de Los Muertos Saturday, November 2 in San Jose

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This coming Saturday celebrate Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a full day of live entertainment, cultural demonstrations, and an eclectic mix of art-making experiences at San Jose Museum of Art!

Saturday, November 2, 2019
11am–5pm
Free

Getting to The Museum:

Take ACE 101 or 103 to San Jose's Diridon Station. Hop on the free VTA DASH shuttle to downtown San Jose.

Schedule of Events:

11am–4:30pm: Art-making stations including decorating your own Calaveras de Azucar (sugar skulls) and Mariposas de Papel (paper butterflies).
12–3:30pm: Photo-op with roaming skeleton performers.
1:30–3:30pm: Ofrenda building demonstration by local artist Phyllis Carrasco.
2:30pm: Traditional Mexican folk dance performance by Los Lupeños de San José; performance followed by participatory dance.
All-day: See a traditional altar by artist Lissa Jones.

For more information about Día de Los Muertos at the museum, visit https://sjmusart.org/event/community-day-dia-de-los-muertos

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