WEDNESDAY, November 1st at 7pm: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ~ "Day of the Dead"

Día de los Muertos is a time-honored holiday with deep cultural roots. The traditional Mexico and in many places throughout the United States, Día de los Muertos and its rituals date back thousands of years, where it was celebrated by the Olmec, Toltex, Mexika, and Maya. Poets and authors have commemorated Día de los Muertos by writing about childhood memories, their families - living and dead, and the foods and traditions associated with the holiday.

commemoration, celebrated in

“Terra-cotta shrines for loved ones

Who died to hurt us. We rehearse

Their tunes & display their favorite

Colors in a labyrinth of unwinding rooms…”
see more at http://ucipoets.blogspot.com/2005/09/dia-de-los-muertos.html

~ Poet, Yusef Komunyakaa

Caledonia shares some selected stories and poetry tonight, live in voice.

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TUESDAY, November 1st at 7PM: DIA DEL LOS MUERTOS!

Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey.

“He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us more potent -- nay, more present -- than the living man.” -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“We never bury the dead, son. We take them with us. It's the price of living.” -- Mark Goffman and Jose Molina, “Sleepy Hollow ”

“Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” -- George Eliot

Trolley and Caledonia share tales of this beautiful, soulful holiday, live in voice.
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Enjoy this Fabulous, award-winning animated short produced by Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre at Ringling College of Art and Design as their senior thesis.